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|*December 10 - 16
|The Christian Warfare
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Read for This Week's Study:
|Isa. 35:4; Dan. 10:19; Luke 22:31; Rom. 7:15-20; Eph. 6:10-12; 2 Tim. 4:7, 8; Rev. 12:9.
Memory Text:
| "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places"
The reality of the war. The Bible begins with two great accounts. First, God created a perfect world and placed Adam and Eve in stewardship of this perfect world (Gen. 1:27, 28). Second, Satan led Adam and Eve into a rebellion against God, bringing that world and the entire humanity under the curse of sin (Genesis 3). The Bible also proclaims two great accounts of good news. First, God sends His Son to this earth to die for the sins of the world and reconcile the fallen humanity unto Himself (2 Cor. 5:14-18). The Cross and the resurrection of Christ ensure the ultimate destruction of sin and Satan at the end of the world. The second part of the good news is that God will create the new heaven and new earth as the home of the saints (John 14:1-3).
Between these accounts the Inspired Word traces the perils and the progress of the great war between Christ and Satan, a war that we are all involved in. This week we look at Paul's words on how we can be victorious.
The Week at a Glance:
|How real is the Christian warfare? Ultimately, what kind of battle are we in? What are some of the wiles of the devil? Where and how do we fight this enemy? What promises do we have of victory over Satan?
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, December 17.
|December 11
Finally . . . the War
Paul begins his narration of the Christian warfare with the words "Finally, my brethren" (Eph. 6:10). The word finally makes a forceful point. Thus far, Paul has outlined how God has redeemed us from sin through Christ, sealed us by His Spirit, brought us into a fellowship of unity, and made us a family of God. As members of this new family, God expects us to "walk worthy of [His] calling" (Eph. 4:1, NKJV) by putting away the old sinful life; by putting on the new transformed being; by walking in purity, in love, in light, in wisdom, and in godly relationship with all. The Christian life and walk should be in the fullness of the Holy Spirit (see Eph. 5:18).
But there is a demonic, evil spirit working against the Christian. Satan desires to have us, as he did Peter (Luke 22:31). So, Paul says, "Finally, my brethren," get ready for the daily battle against Satan.
The word finally provides a summary or a conclusion. But the Greek word can be rendered better by the phrase "From henceforth" or "From now on."
Read Luke 22:31. What do you think Jesus meant when He said that Satan desired to "sift" Peter? What does it mean when Satan "sifts" a person?
Read Ephesians 6:10. As Paul begins this exhortation, what's his point? How are we to fight? What hope does God's Word give us that we can be victorious?
Paul has spoken of God at work in Christ for us. The coming of Christ in history has introduced a new and powerful dimension in the cosmic battle between God and Satan. Christ's victory over Satan on the cross has become the basis of the believer's acceptance before God. But the believers should know that their journey to the kingdom has just begun. "From now on," they have many battles to fight, a cunning enemy to contend with, and a war to win "against the wiles of the devil" (Eph. 6:11). "With full assurance of faith we may expect that He will unite His omnipotence with the efforts of human instrumentalities, for the glory of His name. Clad with the armor of His righteousness, we may gain the victory over every foe." Ellen G. White, Prophets and Kings, p. 111.
|Think about a time you were victorious in a spiritual baffle and a time you failed. What made the difference?
|December 12
"The Wiles of the Devil" (Eph. 6:11)
Paul's description of the spiritual warfare begins with a general warning to be aware of the "wiles of the devil" (Eph. 6:11).
What are the wiles of the devil? The devil does not always or necessarily attack the believer in the most obvious and evil ways. Often his ways are subtle, and his appeals may appear to uphold higher and nobler motives. Note two examples: First, the high motive he offers in his temptation to Eve in Genesis 3:1-5; second, the eagerness to establish the Messianic kingdom on earth with which he filled the mind of Judas.
In his book The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis presents a series of imaginary letters that Screwtape, a senior demon, writes to a junior partner not experienced in the skillful art of tripping the saints. For example, when John is praying for his mother who is suffering from rheumatism, Screwtape advises the junior demon not to cause John to lose faith in prayer. Instead, John should be encouraged to pray for his mother at all times; meanwhile, John's attention should be diverted from the necessity of massaging his mother's aching joints.
In another letter, Screwtape suggests that Christians must be encouraged to worry and fret over great and grave issues in order to divert their attention from real and immediate problems. The name of the game, says Screwtape, "is to have them all running about with fire extinguishers whenever there is a flood." (London: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1956), pp. 128, 129.
Look up the following texts: How, in each case, can we see how Satan works? Do any of these methods seem especially familiar to you?
Job 2:9
Zech. 3:1
Mark 4:15
Luke 22:3
Cor. 2:10, 11
1 Thess. 2:18
Pet. 3:4
Rev. 12:12
|December 13
The Enemy We Face
How does Paul describe the enemy we face? What is he really saying to us about the kind of battle we are engaged in? Eph. 6:12.
First, our primary enemy is not "flesh and blood" (Eph. 6:12)that is, not human. Selfishness, pride, egotism, and anti-Christian hostility are all forces Christians have to contend with, but there are cosmic powers greater than all these working to disconnect our relationship with God.
Second, our enemy is described as "principalities," "powers," and "rulers of the darkness of this age" (vs. 12, NKJV). They are "spiritual agents from the very headquarters of evil" (vs. 12, Philips). The description is frightening but real, indicating superhuman, cosmic, demonic forces that contend for our allegiance in opposition to God. Whose shall we be? Satan's or God's? That's the central pursuit of the Christian warfare, the great controversy between Christ and Satan.
Satan is our adversary. A relentless and formidable foe, he is a vicious fighter, lurking "about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour" (1 Pet. 5:8, NKJV). He is the accuser (Rev. 12:10), a liar and murderer (John 8:44). He has sinned from the beginning (1 John 3:8), perverts the way of the Lord (Acts 13:10), "deceives the whole world" (Rev. 12:9, NKJV), wars against God's remnant church (Rev. 12:17, NKJV), persecutes the saints (Rev. 2: 10), can appear even as an angel of light (2 Cor. 11:14), and, at the end of this age, will lead all those opposed to God in a final battle to overthrow His rule (2 Thess. 2:4-10). It is against this superhuman being and his army of fallen angels that Christians are engaged in a constant and continuous warfare. "In every soul two powers are struggling earnestly for the victory. Unbelief marshals its forces, led by Satan, to cut us off from the Source of our strength. Faith marshals its forces, led by Christ, the author and finisher of our faith. Hour by hour, in the sight of the heavenly universe, the conflict goes forward. This is a hand-to-hand fight, and the great question is, Which shall obtain the mastery?"Ellen G. White, Sons and Daughters of God, p. 328.
|In your own life, how have you experienced this struggle between these two forces? In what ways is the battle manifested? How well does Satan hide? How aware are you of what's really going on?
|December 14
"Be Strong . . . in the Power of His Might"
The word wrestle (see Eph. 6:12), as used to describe the Christian warfare, indicates two things. First, it is like a hand-to-hand combat, as in wrestling. Second, the enemy is as close and immediate as the opponent in wrestling. The enemy is both subtle and audacious in his attempts to deceive those who have their faith and loyalty rooted in Christ. Victory in this warfare depends on three fundamental principles of Christian life and faith: "Be strong" (vs. 10); "Put on the whole armor of God" (vs. 11, NKJV); and "Stand" (vss. 11, 13, 14). Today's lesson will focus on the first essential; the other two will be examined later.
The phrase "Be strong" appears in the New King James Version more than thirty times, three of which are in the New Testament. In most cases, the expression signifies God's call to face fearlessly the enemy in either physical or spiritual conflict. The call suggests that God is saying "Your strength comes from Me. Therefore, be strong, and be not afraid." Look up the following texts and note the assurance offered in each one, despite the varying circumstances. How could you apply that admonition to yourself and whatever struggles you are now facing? Josh. 10:25, Isa. 35:4, Dan. 10:19, 1 Cor. 16:13.
Paul's call is to "be strong in the Lord" (Eph. 6:10). God's eternal foe can be fought only by his opponents being on the side of God. " 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts" (Zech. 4:6, NKJV). Spiritual hosts of wickedness cannot be fought by human strength, however great and refined and morally precise that human strength may be, but only by spiritual forces. Nothing short of the power that flows from God through the Holy Spirit will suffice in fighting the evil one. "Without Me," said Jesus, "you can do nothing" (John 15:5, NKJV). To this Paul adds: "Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. 15:57, NKJV). His grace is sufficient for us (2 Cor. 12:9).
Paul adds one more specific to "Be strong in the Lord." The strength from the Lord flows from the "power of His might" (Eph. 6:10, NKJV). Already, in Ephesians 1:17-21 Paul prays that we would experience God's power as He displayed it in Christ's resurrection. In Ephesians 2:1-7 the apostle explains how he hopes we will experience this power. Just as God was able to raise Christ from the dead, so He is able to raise us from death in sin to newness of life in Christ, and it is in this resurrection power that we ought to fight "the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" (Eph. 6:12, NIV).
|December 15
"Put on . . . Stand"
Having issued the call to "be strong ... in the power of His might" (Eph. 6:10, NKJV), Paul gives what admonition to the believers? What does he tell them to do, and why? Eph. 6:11.
Look up the following texts. What role do we have in this battle against Satan and sin? Are we to be passive, or is there a battle we must endure? Matt. 16:24; Luke 13:24; Acts 14:22; 2 Tim. 2:3; Phil. 4:1; James 5:10, 11; 1 Pet. 4:1.
Even though Christ has defeated Satan on the cross and gives that victory to us, our new life is not without its perils. As Herman Ridderbos, a noted New Testament theologian, points out: The satanic powers, "however much already vanquished in Christ, have not yet become harmless. But in order to be able to contend against them suitably, the church has received an armor from God, so richly furnished that it is able to continue to stand."Paul: An Outline of His Theology (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1975), p. 392.
It is with this armor that God sends us into battle against "spiritual hosts of wickedness" (Eph. 6:12, NKJV). This armor is more than adequate to deal with Satan's deceptive schemes. Satan is a cunning enemy and will not fight fair. He will use every trick he can-from turning into a talking serpent (Genesis 3) to masquerading as an angel of light (2 Cor. 11:14). Hence Paul's twofold admonition: "Put on." "Stand."
"Put on" is a command to take something that does not originate with us. Anything that springs from within us is totally insufficient to meet the foe. "Put on" also indicates the idea of permanence; the Christian cannot live for a moment without the "armor of God" (Eph. 6:11, NKJV)and it must cover the entire being, from head to toe, from thought to action. In Ephesians 6:11-14, four times Paul urges the believers to "stand"hold the ground, resist the enemy, be awake and alert, and never surrender. Victory is ours.
If you know someone who is going through "hand-to-hand" combat with Satan right now, why not spend time with that person? Besides prayer, what other things can you do to help?
|December 16
Further Study:
|The cosmic war "In the Word of God are represented two contending parties
that influence and control human agencies in our world. Constantly these
parties are working with every human being. Those who are under God's control
and who are influenced by the heavenly angels, will be able to discern the
crafty workings of the unseen powers of darkness. Those who desire to be
in harmony with the heavenly agencies should be intensely in earnest to do
God's will. They must give no place whatever to Satan and his
angels."Ellen G. White Comments, The SDA Bible Commentary, vol.
6, p. 1119.
Warfare as a lifelong conflict. "The enemy will use every argument, every deception, to entangle the soul; and in order to win the crown of life, we must put forth earnest, persevering effort. We must not lay off the armor or leave the battlefield until we have gained the victory, and can triumph in our Redeemer.
"As long as we continue to keep our eyes fixed upon the Author and Finisher of our faith we shall be safe. But our affections must be placed upon things above, not on things on the earth. By faith we must rise higher and still higher in the attainments of the graces of Christ. By daily contemplating His matchless charms, we must grow more and more into His glorious image."Ellen G. White, My Life Today, p. 105.
Discussion Questions:
| As a class, read aloud
Corinthians 10:3-5 and discuss what insights you find on spiritual warfare.
Satan's wiles often involve a subtle combination of truth with error (for example, the common tendency to equate material prosperity as God's approval and blessing on one's life). What are other examples of this mixture of truth and error Satan uses to deceive?
Is there an individual or a group of people your class knows who is in the midst of a deep spiritual struggle? What practical things can you, as a class, do that can show these people your care and support?
|I N S I D E Story
|The Reluctant Carpenter
by HECTOR GALLARDO
Hector Gallardo wanted a better life than he could find in his homeland, Chile. So he traveled to Argentina to find work. He was a carpenter by trade, but he wanted something better. He worked hard and started his own business. For eight years life was good, and he did not think about God. Then he was accused of a crime he did not commit and was sent to prison. He spent two years in prison, far from his home and family.
In prison Hector had time to think. He remembered a dream he had as a youth in which Jesus was angry with him. In another dream bad things happened to him. Hector decided that his dreams were coming true. He wondered if Jesus really was angry with him.
One day a fellow prisoner gave him a Bible, and Hector began reading it. He could not understand many things he read, but he doggedly kept on reading. He fasted and prayed as he read the Bible. After one long fast he felt weak, but other prisoners said that his face was shining, and they were afraid of him.
Another prisoner gave him a copy of The Great Controversy. He began reading it and found that it contained many new ideas. He compared the book's claims with the Bible and found them to be true.
At last Hector was released from prison. He took his Bible and The Great Controversy with him. He wanted to find the people who published the book, a group called Seventh-day Adventists. After searching for several days, he found a small group of Adventist believers. He stayed near the church and worshiped with them, studying the Bible with them, learning more about his new faith. After four months, the group of believers asked Hector to be their leader. But he told them he was not yet baptized. They urged him to prepare for baptism.
Shortly after his baptism, the same voice that had spoken to him in prison told him to return to Chile and share his faith with his family. Reluctantly he packed his few possessions and returned home.
His family welcomed him home, but when he told them that he had become an Adventist, they laughed at him and said he was crazy. It took seven years for his parents and sister to accept God's message and join the Adventist church.
Hector once more works as a carpenter, sharing his faith with those who come to his carpenter shop in Chile. He is satisfied to spend his life where God wants him, even if he never becomes rich.
HECTOR GALLARDO serves as a local elder in his home church in La Union, Chile.
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Nick Brunner grew up in rural Illinois with his sister, parents and a vast amount of corn. His first run-in with radio came when he and other cast members of the yearly musical would perform scenes on 1240-AM, WSDR in Sterling, Illinois.
He discovered NPR in college when he was hired to work, part time, on the air at WGLT-FM. Over that five year period Brunner came to appreciate the alternative that NPR and its affiliates provide to a drab and predictable commercial radio landscape.
These days Nick is experiencing his first taste of what he considers adulthood. He holds delusions of sophistication that often don't match his modest lifestyle. As a result, he spends time trying to find just the right wine to accompany Tuna Helper . . . a Shiraz works well.


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Neupane B, '''Jaschke P''', Saer R, Beatty JT, Reppert M, Jankowiak R. (2012). Electron Transfer in ''Rhodobacter sphaeroides'' Reaction Centers Containing Zn-Bacteriochlorophylls: A Hole-Burning Study. The ''Journal of Physical Chemistry'' B. Mar 15; 116(10): 3457-3466. [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp300304r Abstract] [[Media:jp300304r.pdf|PDF]]
Neupane B, '''Jaschke P''', Saer R, Beatty JT, Reppert M, Jankowiak R. (2012). Electron Transfer in ''Rhodobacter sphaeroides'' Reaction Centers Containing Zn-Bacteriochlorophylls: A Hole-Burning Study. The ''Journal of Physical Chemistry'' B. Mar 15; 116(10): 3457-3466. [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp300304r Abstract] [[Media:jp300304r.pdf|PDF]]
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I am currently a post-doc in Drew Endy's lab at Stanford University. The focus of my project is to redesign phage using both rational and combinatorial methods in order to finish the genetics of a simple system.
I started off my science career at the University of Alberta (Canada), working in the Casey and Michalak labs. Summer student work in the Casey Lab on the human sodium-bicarbonate co-transporter protein resulted in an authorship in a peer-reviewed publication. My honors project in the Michalak Lab had me determining the role of calcium signalling and calreticulin on murine embryonic stem cell differentiation. After achieving a B.Sc. (Honors) in Biochemistry in 2003 I went to the Beatty Lab at the University of British Columbia to start my Ph.D. While at UBC I discovered that a photosynthetic organism called Rhodobacter sphaeroides was capable of re-routing its chlorophyll biosynthetic machinery around a blockage to generate a new type of chlorophyll. November 2010 I was conferred a Ph.D in Microbiology and Immunology from UBC.
Contact Info
- Paul R Jaschke
- Stanford University
- Stanford, California, USA
- pjaschke 'AT' stanford.edu
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I work in the Endy Lab in the Department of Bioengineering
2010 Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Canada
2003 B.Sc. Honors Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Canada
Jaschke PR, Lieberman EK, Rodriguez J, Sierra A, Endy D. (2012). A fully decompressed synthetic bacteriophage øX174 genome assembled and archived in yeast. Virology. DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.09.020. Abstract PDF
Neupane B, Jaschke P, Saer R, Beatty JT, Reppert M, Jankowiak R. (2012). Electron Transfer in Rhodobacter sphaeroides Reaction Centers Containing Zn-Bacteriochlorophylls: A Hole-Burning Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. Mar 15; 116(10): 3457-3466. Abstract PDF
Jaschke PR, Hardjasa A, Digby E, Hunter CN, Beatty JT. (2011). A bchD (Mg-chelatase) mutant of Rhodobacter sphaeroides synthesizes zinc-bacteriochlorophyll through a novel zinc-containing intermediates. The Journal of Biological Chemistry Jun 10;286(23):20313-22. Abstract PDF
Jaschke PR, Saer RG, Noll S, Beatty JT. (2011). Modification of the genome of Rhodobacter sphaeroides and construction of synthetic operons. Methods in Enzymology. 497:519-38. Abstract pdf
Jaschke PR, Drake I, Beatty JT. (2009). Modification of a French pressure cell to improve microbial cell disruption. Photosynth Res. 102(1): 95-7. Abstract PDF
Jaschke PR. (2010). Discovery and characterization of a new zinc-bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic pathway and photosystem in a magnesium-chelatase mutant. PhD Thesis. University of British Columbia. Abstract PDF
Lin S,Jaschke PR, Wang H, Paddock M, Tufts A, Allen JP, Rosell FI, Mauk GA, Woodbury NW, Beatty JT. (2009). Electron transfer in the Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction center assembled with zinc bacteriochlorophyll. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA.106(21): 8537-42. Abstract PDF
Jaschke PR, LeBlanc HN, Lang AS, Beatty JT. (2008). The PucC protein of Rhodobacter capsulatus mitigates an inhibitory effect of light-harvesting 2 alpha and beta proteins on light-harvesting complex 1. Photosynthesis Research. 95(2-3): 279-84. Abstract PDF
Jaschke PR, Beatty JT. (2007). The photosystem of Rhodobacter sphaeroides assembles with zinc bacteriochlorophyll in a bchD (magnesium chelatase) mutant. Biochemistry. 46(43): 12491-500. Abstract PDF
Loiselle FB, Jaschke P, Casey JR. (2003). Structural and functional characterization of the human NBC3 sodium/bicarbonate co-transporter carboxyl-terminal cytoplasmic domain. Molecular Membrane Biology. 20(4): 307-17. Abstract PDF
Jaschke PR and Beatty JT. (2010). Out of the Blue. In a mutant lacking the magnesium-chelatase complex, we find zinc-bacteriochlorophyll incorporated into the photosystem and a new way to make bacteriochlorophyll. PDF
Jaschke PR and Beatty JT. (2007). Discovery of zinc-bacteriochlorophyll in Rhodobacter sphaeroides. PDF
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Easy As Pie Crust – #foodchem carnival
When this science writing gig gets tough—like when I've failed to balance an equation in a story or when an egomaniac chemist is on my case—I tell my editor that I'm going to give it all up to open a pie shop. Baking pie is a meditative exercise for me, and though I don't make pies as much as I'd like, any day that I can make a pie is one I give thanks for.
So, I was hoping to devote this column to pie crust science. The problem is, well, the science of pie crust making is a little murky. Most experts say the key is to cover small lumps of fat, such as butter or lard, with flour and then moisten. The key, they contend, is to not form too much gluten—the stretchy protein that gives elasticity to dough.
Anyway, the experts' recipes seem pretty tough. Carefully cut butter into flour. Chill overnight. How could that ever be calming? Rather than give you a good dose of pie crust chemistry, I'm just going to give you my recipe (actually my mother's recipe and her aunt's recipe before that). It's easy and it makes a great crust. If you have any idea why that is, chemically speaking, please enlighten me in the comments.
For a top and bottom crust:
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 2/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 6 tablespoons milk (whole milk, ½ & ½, or cream) plus some extra
- ¾ teaspoon salt
Combine flour and salt in a bowl and add oil and milk. Mix with a fork. The mix should be moist throughout but not sticky. You'll probably need to add a couple more tablespoons of milk. Work dough with your hands into two balls of equal size. Roll out each ball between two sheets of parchment or waxed paper until each is large enough to cover your pie plate. Filling recipes vary, but I usually bake the whole thing at 375 °F.
One last thing: If you do use this recipe and find it to be as easy as I've promised, you can't use it to open a pie shop. I'm still keeping that plan on the back burner.


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Uber-guidette Jenni "JWoww" Farley says she wouldn't say no to a Valentine's Day marriage proposal from her burly boyfriend Roger Matthews.
The couple has only been together for seven months, but JWoww calls him "the guy I'm most compatible with" in an interview with PopEater.
JWoww re-connected with Matthews during season two of "Jersey Shore" while living with Snooki, The Situation, and the rest of the crew.
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Hanging out the foreclosure sign? Berkeley's Strawberry Creek Lodgers protest..again
Strawberry Creek Lodge tenants are thinking about staging a protest outside the Board of Trustees' meeting tomorrow. Monday, November 19, 2012.
SCL tenant Jane Eisley reports that the Tenant Association sent a November 14 memo to the Lodge Board of Trustees regarding proposed change in ownership: (1) "We reject the Board of Trustees plan to change the ownership of Strawberry Creek Lodge." Motion passed with 45 ayes, 1 nay and 3 abstentions. (2) "We insist that the Board consider alternative financing, phased seismic work, apartment renewal by attrition, and negotiate new terms of the 23 Section 8 slots." Motion passed with 37 ayes, 1 nay, no abstentions.
The Board will meet on Monday, November 19, 2012 at the office of board member Holly Near-Brown, and cast a vote that will approve transfer of ownership to a new partnership with one of three candidate management companies, unless at least a third of the members are persuaded to vote no.
Strawberry Creek Lodge was built 1962 at 1320 Addison Street in Berkeley, California to provide adequate rental housing for lower to middle income senior citizens. In 2009, SCL achieved a 66.69 (out of 100) inspection score, which is 26.6% worse than the average for all Section 8. The Lodge has a total of 150 total units,53 "assisted units," as they are mistakenly referred to. This not-for-profit complex consists of three adjoining buildings in a park-like setting. Some are one-bedroom apartments, most are small Section 8 studios, all with bathrooms and kitchenettes. An elective, not-free evening meal is served. There is no longer a grocery supermarket within walking distance.
It is owned by the Strawberry Creek Lodge Foundation, a community based organization governed by a volunteer board of Trustees which contracts with California Community Housing (CCH) to manage the Lodge. Income is derived from residents' rents and HUD subsidies under Section 8. Board members include: attorney William Samsel, banker Steven Carr, Albany- based social worker Ada Burko, Suzanne Cohen, contractor Ted Temple, interior designer Bev Wilson, and Director of Policy at Health Research for Action Holly Brown-Williams.
Tom Slocumb is a Board ex-member, now a resident. Board meetings are attended by representatives of the Tenants Association. Tenant representatives to the Board are Saeeda Khan and Rachel Starr. However, Board member Steve Carr decreed that only Saeeda and Jerry Essel could come to the meetings related to choosing the management company.
In March 2012, the Berkeley Daily Planet received a message from two tenants that "while Strawberry Creek Lodge is being refurbished it's causing lots of problems for the residents." There have been health and disruption problems at SCL. "We are on pins and needles," declared a former hospice patient.
They estimated that there may be a dozen or so old old tenants — people who typically came to SCL when they were just plain 'old', then in their sixties perhaps. The tenancy is divided – the "others" are mostly boomers and in their sixties. It is the older group that has been most impacted by aspects of the rehab work that was underway: inconsiderate construction managers; toxicity from new carpeting and painting; moving their belongings elsewhere without their knowledge. Indeed, this has happened in at least one other Berkeley Section 8 seniors' project, wherein an elderly person who speaks no English returned to find her belongings piled up in the corridor, while workers departed for the weekend. In the words of a geriatrician with a vantage point, "I have heard about the latest Strawberry Creek Lodge drama. I get the sense that the administration tends to use a lord-of-the-manor approach towards its tenants …" Seniors without power, they are further handicapped by not being computer literate.
On Tuesday evening, March 27, 2012, a goodly crowd gathered in Strawberry's meeting area-dining room, a long skinny room in which it is not always possible for everyone to hear everything being said. Approximately fifty persons attended; I was told that 33 is a typical SCL turnout. Board member Bill Samsel fended questions and problems, reportedly talking over one gutsy woman tenant. Six-eight persons constituting what might have functioned as a resource panel were situated at the front of the room, while the SCL property manager "floated." Lodgers' questions and problems focused mainly on fears of eviction and complaints about work that was underway.
I commenced an email trail when I started work on the report that appeared in the Planet Friday March 30, 2012 issue. A friend suggested contacting Be Tran in Housing, who referred me to Rachel in the Berkeley Housing Authority, who referred me to Mike Rogers, "...the consultant, hired by Strawberry Creek Lodge to oversee the property rehabilitation." He ultimately emailed "please feel free to give me a call on either line and I'd be happy to talk about Strawberry Creek." Rogers did not return my several phone calls. Why the runaround? I wondered. A Tenants Association's rebuttal appeared in the Planet April 17, 2012 issue.
The role of CCH in all of this is dark. They probably introduced the idea of seismic retrofit and the federal tax credit program to pay for it. The story begins with resident Saeeda Khan, who spent much time and effort applying for and negotiating some additional Section 8 slots for the Lodge from the Berkeley Housing Authority. The BHA, which controls the Section 8 vouchers, demanded "substantial rehabilitation" as a condition. A Board member who is a contractor resigned from the Board in order to be the project manager of the rehab. He imposed a scheme that had people being forced to move into "hotel units" while their apartments were rehabbed. It was supposed to go very fast, but he hired various subcontractors who were not up to the job. One of them was caught violating the rules on asbestos containment and the whole thing was shut down. The rehab itself had features no one liked, such as taking out the bath tubs and substituting shower stalls. CCH's response was to send many new employees into the building, supposedly to "help" with the rehab.
CCH has been advising the Board on the tax credit program. Their expectation may well have been that they would end up owning the building. Instead, the Board has been interviewing management companies and may select one at the Monday, Nov 19 meeting. Whoever gets it will have a 51% interest in the partnership, while the Board retains 49%. After 10 years, the liability for the tax credits goes away and the partnership is dissolved, with the 51% partner owning the building. The tax credit program would be unnecessary —HUD would loan the money for a modest rehab— if it were not for the seismic retrofit.
Board member Steve Carr seems to be the main proponent, but he has browbeaten the rest of the Board by threatening how they will feel if there is a quake. CCH has an expert —Mike Rogers— who informed residents about the tax credit financing. Strawberry Creek Lodge, a Berkeley institution, is about to be transferred to a "partnership" Many tenants feel that the Board of Trustees, which, as the SCL Foundation, owns the Lodge, is going to give them away to become eligible for federal tax credit funding. Why? So they can do a destructive seismic retrofit and some remodeling.
Tenant activist Pondurenga Das reports "We are having an urgent problem with our Board of Trustees, who are planning to 'sell' the Lodge into a corporate partnership with another nonprofit corporation. The new partner will get a controlling interest. It's all a scheme to raise $14 million, with which they will rush thru a complete overhaul of the property including seismic work. This noisy, dusty work will again be imposed on 150+ tenants, most of whom are older than 80. We want to stop them, but how?... [We are not experienced with] financing of tax-exempt low cost housing with tax-exempt loans and low cost Bank bonds. I think we are being privatized in a way that you don't even realize your pants have been pulled down."
Strawberry Creek Lodge was the brain-child of a group of idealists who wanted old people to live in lively, friendly circumstances. Discharging their dual responsibilities for care of the property and care of the tenants, the Board of Trustees tried earlier this year to upgrade some apartments. The results were catastrophic, including shoddy workmanship, unidentified temp workers with access to our apartments, excessive noise and dust, including asbestos, sickening of aged tenants due to noise, dust, strangers and forced relocation.
The Board then decided to seek professional assistance. Unfortunately they have hastily chosen a plan that will again be very disruptive for the tenants and, in addition, will surrender the independence of Strawberry Creek Lodge. Its appeal is that it will raise $14 million in loans and get everything done in one year - an upgrade of the apartments, dining area, activity rooms, storage spaces, etc., plus a seismic upgrade.
"Please help us to dodge this bullet," writes Lodger Pondi. All this construction happening at once will literally have a deadly effect on the health of tenants, the majority of whom are over 80. It will also have a deadly effect on SCL's non-profit status. Apparently, the Lodge is being privatized to serve as collateral on the proposed loans. This may be pushed through as early as Monday, November 19."


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A topic is the basic element that contains your content (text, images, multimedia, links, and more) in a project. You can add, edit, format, and delete content in a topic. You can have multiple topics organized in a folder and have multiple folders in a project. This way you can easily maintain structured content in your project.
Folders store your topics. You can have multiple folders in a project.
You can create a folder at the root level in the Contents panel or a subfolder inside a folder.
To create a root-level folder in an open project:
You can create a topic inside a folder or at the root level in the Contents panel.
To create a topic in a folder:
In the Contents panel, do one of the following:
- Select the desired folder, then click in the upper-right corner of the panel, and click New Topic.
- Right-click the folder or click against it, and choose New > New Topic.
If you don't select a folder, the topic is created at the root level in the Contents panel.
In the New Topic dialog box, specify the properties for the topic in different sections as required.
The New Topic dialog box has the same sections as the Topic Properties dialog box, except for the File Info section, which is specific to topic properties. For more information, see Topic properties.
In the Contents panel, expand the folder that contains your topic, and double-click a topic to open it.
To quickly search for the topic you want to edit, click on the top left toolbar or press Ctrl+F. In the search dialog box, type the topic title and filename. Double-click to open the relevant topic from the search results.
In an open topic, you can add or edit text, images, and multimedia content. You can also include expanding text, drop-down text, and create links within topics and to external content. You can also insert and customize a Mini TOC, variables, snippets, and fields.
See the following resources for more details:
To toggle the display of paragraph markers in a topic, choose View > Show > Paragraph Markers.
To quickly run a spell check in an open topic, do the following:
- Choose Edit > Preferences or press Ctrl+Shift+T.
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- Click Done.
RoboHelp highlights the misspelled words in the topic. Right-click a misspelled word to:
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- Apply condition tags to the word by clicking Apply Conditon Tags.
In the left pane of the Apply Conditon Tags dialog box, select the condition tags you want to apply. The selected tags are removed from the left pane and appear in the right pane. You can click against a tag to remove it from the right pane. Click Apply.
- Create a snippet by clicking Create Snippet. For more information, see Create a snippet.
- Locate the topic file in the Contents panel by clicking Locate in Contents panel.
- Open the Topic tab in the Properties panel by clicking Topic Properties.
Save your work before closing a topic. When you click to close a tab, the Save Changes dialog box appears.
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You can import files and Word documents as topics in a project folder. You can also import folders and Adobe Captivate videos.
To import:
To import a file:
- Right-click a folder or click against it, and choose Import > File.
- In the Open dialog box, select the file you want to import and click Open.
The file type drop-down list in the Open dialog box displays the supported file types, for example, all files, topics, style sheets, and more. Use this drop-down list to filter files according to its type during file selection.
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- Right-click a folder or click against it, and choose Link > Link File.
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The file is copied inside the selected folder. RoboHelp notifies that the copied/project file is linked to the original/source file. A green arrow precedes the project file in the Contents panel, indicating in-sync status.
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- From source to project: Right-click the topic or click against it, and click Sync > From Source to Project.
- From project to source: Right-click the topic or click against it, and click Sync > From Project to Source.
A sync success or failure notification appears.
To remove the link between the project and source versions, right-click the topic or click against it, and click Remove Link. This also removes the arrow preceding the project file in the Contents panel.
To import the HTML version of a FrameMaker document, see Import FrameMaker documents into a project.
Applicable only for Word and FrameMaker files.
To create HTML topics from a Word or a FrameMaker file, right-click the file or click against it, and click Update HTML.
RoboHelp creates a folder with the same name as the Word or FrameMaker file and places all HTML topics and referenced assets inside the new folder.
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RoboHelp displays the TOCs to which the topic belongs. Click the TOC in which you want to locate the topic.
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For information about setting topic properties, see Set topic properties.
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Lesson Four: Putting Research Into Practice in the Workplace
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
The challenge for business is to decipher fact from fiction about the issues that may be of concern to employers. Questions about costs of accommodations, productivity and other work-place issues are the focus of much research. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services' (OSERS) National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) assists businesses by funding research on a wide spectrum of issues related to the employment of people with disabilities.
NIDRR's research:
- measures attitudes in the business community to identify employer needs;
- refines workplace technologies designed to increase the productivity of people with disabilities; and
- evaluates reasonable accommodations and personal supports needed to successfully assist people with disabilities in the workplace.
NIDRR's research also tracks current employment statistics about people with disabilities, helping you keep up with trends and issues affecting recruitment and retention.
Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers
NIDRR funds Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) that improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and thereby improve the rehabilitation services outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
For example, Cornell University's RRTC for Economic Research on Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities has developed a Web site that offers an interactive repository of employment statistics about people with disabilities (http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/). In making important business decisions regarding employment, you might ask, "What are the most effective approaches for reducing barriers to employment for people with disabilities in the workplace?" Human resource professionals can look up Cornell's surveys of employers at www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/ and find strategies employers believe are effective approaches in reducing barriers to employment for people with disabilities, including:
Visible Top-Level Management Commitment
Staff Training
On-Site Consultation or Technical Assistance
refer to employers surveyed who consider the various strategies effective.
(Brannick and Bruyère, 1999)
Through the work of NIDRR-funded research programs, many partnerships among the business, industry and rehabilitation communities have been established. One model for establishing collaborative partnerships is provided by Virginia Commonwealth University's (VCU) RRTC on Workplace Supports.
This RRTC identifies factors that enhance or inhibit your business from hiring people with disabilities. It collects data and resources related to employment supports, a particularly useful employment strategy for individuals with disabilities.
A Web site created by VCU's RRTC (www.worksupport.com) contains valuable information on return-to-work strategies, effective disability management programs and financial tax credits to offset accommodation costs and encourage hiring, retention and advancement. VCU also created the VCU Business Roundtable as a forum to identify and address factors that deter or inhibit industries from employing workers with disabilities.
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers
To help business and industry find, hire and retain people with disabilities, NIDRR established 10 regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs) to provide information, training and technical assistance to employers about the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
The centers serve as a comprehensive resource for ADA issues on employment, public services, public accommodations and communications. The centers are a resource for businesses and disability, government and rehabilitation networks, placing special emphasis on helping small businesses understand and comply with the ADA.
Programs vary in each region, but all DBTACs provide the following programs:
- technical assistance on ADA questions;
- education and training;
- materials dissemination;
- information and referral;
- public awareness; and
- local capacity building.
Lesson Four: Strategies
Strategy 1:
Look at the facts. Hiring people with disabilities makes good business sense for your company. Visit Cornell University's RRTC for Economic Research on Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/. You can also look up Cornell's surveys of employers at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/.
Strategy 2:
Learn about successful employment strategies used by other businesses and form your own business roundtable to support disability recruitment, hiring practices, retention methods and placement efforts in your business and community.
For more information about a model for business-led efforts to increase the employment of people with disabilities, visit the Worksupport.com Web site at www.worksupport.com.
Strategy 3:
Locate your local Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) and explore its resources by visiting http://www.dbtac.vcu.edu or calling 1-800-949-4232 (voice/TTY).


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So What is "Feed to JavaScript"?
An RSS Feed is a dynamically generated summary (in XML format) of information or news published on other web sites- so when the published RSS changes, your web site will be automatically changed too.
It is a rather simple technology that allows you, the humble web page designer, to have this content displayed in your own web page, without having to know a lick about XML!
Think of it as a box you define on your web page that is able to update itself, whenever the source of the information changes, your web page does too, without you having to do a single thing to it. .
This Feed2JS web site (new and improved!) provides you a free service that can do all the hard work for you-- in 3 easy steps:
- Find the RSS source, the web address for the feed.
- Use our simple tool to build the JavaScript command that will display it
- Optionally style it up to look pretty.
Please keep in mind that feeds are cached on our site for 60 minutes, so if you add content to your RSS feed, the updates will take at least an hour to appear in any other web site using Feed2JS to display that feed.
Good News for Feed2JS Users (April 11, 2013)
I tried to turn off the lights on Feed2JS, but you would not let me. A big thanks to Brian Teller, who offered web hosting and adoption services, so Feed2JS lives on.
Run Your Own Version
If you host your own web site and can download, configure, and install a few PHP files, then you are welcome to set up your own instance of Feed2JS. Check out the details on the github code site.
For those running their own copies, check out some of the possible modifications you can do, including limiting use to domains you specify. If you want to feed in the cloud, see the Amazon EC2 AMI crafted by Tim Owens.
Why Are You Doing This?
A very good question! I developed this as an experiment, largely for our own use from a server originally hosted at the Maricopa Community Colleges. RSS was just starting to get popular in 2003, and it seemed like people could use an easier method for incorporating RSS into their own web sites. See the footer for the legal verbiage as far as the open source license for this software.
Code Details
Latest version: 2.34 as of 22.Apr.2013
Current code version is now hosted on github https://github.com/cogdog/feed2js


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Obituary & Tributes
Celebrating Life
The staff of E. Merrill Smith Funeral Home encourage you to call, visit, or send personal cards to the family. However, we realize that this is not always possible.
Therefore, we have created a condolence and tribute section on each obituary page for you to send your thoughts and prayers to the family members and friends of the deceased. Sharing memories to celebrate life can be helpful during the grieving process.
At the E. Merrill Smith Funeral Home we offer many options for those who prefer cremation as a means of final disposition. The only difference between a funeral service followed by burial and one followed by cremation is that the remains are taken to the crematory after the service instead of to the cemetery for burial. This means that families have the option to have visitations and funeral services where the remains are present and still choose cremation as a means of disposition.Learn More
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Possibly for the first time, the word grief has become personal. No longer is death something that happens to other people in other places. The multitude of experiences resulting from this overwhelming loss-emotional, physical, social, spiritual and cognitive-comprise what we call "grief."Learn More
When a death occurs, we are prepared to help you in any way possible.
It is best to contact us by calling 814-944-9755. Our phone is answered 24 hours a day. You will be connected to a funeral director on call.
Be prepared to give us the name of the deceased and where the death occurred. Other information we need at this time is the name and phone number of the next of kin. We also need the name of the person calling. It is a requirement that we get permission to make the removal from the place of death to our facility and also for embalming if it is desired. Verbal permission is accepted at this time and ratified by written permission at the first convenient time.
It is usually best to set a time to make funeral arrangements on this call. If that is not possible, we will call the next of kin to do so when the time is appropriate.
When coming in to make funeral arrangements, it is helpful to bring along the deceased's Social Security number, Veteran Discharge if the person was a veteran, clothing that the deceased will be wearing, and a photo for the obituary if desired. At the arrangement conference we will help you put together the services you desire. There is no need for you to contact the cemetery or newspaper before this conference. Some families like to inform their clergy of the death. This is certainly appropriate but is better to wait until the arrangement conference to set times for visitation and/or service.
If the death occurs out of town and the deceased is going to be brought back to this area it is best to call us first to handle all the arrangements. We will contact a funeral home in the area that the death occurred which will adhere to the same standards of ethics and service that we do. We feel very confident in the firms we select to work with us. We select a funeral home in the area the death occurred to help us deliver the same quality service that you expect from us. It saves families the frustration of trying to make arrangements to return their loved one back home. In most cases it is also a cost savings.
Many families plan ahead and make prearrangements with us so that when death does occur we have all the information we need to start the process of fulfilling the wishes of the family. Needed information for the obituary, death certificate, services and merchandise selected is gathered and kept on record with us and the family.


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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (July 11, 2009) – If revenge is a dish best served cold, then the U.S. Men's Volleyball team was stone cold on Saturday as it dished out eight aces and defeated Italy, 3-1 (25-19, 18-25, 25-22, 25-21) in an FIVB World League match before 4,183 at the Sears Centre Arena.
After falling to Italy on Friday, Team USA had to win Saturday's match in order to maintain its lead in Pool A. The winners of the four World League pools will advance to the final round in Belgrade, Serbia (July 22-26) along with host Serbia and an FIVB wild card pick. Saturday's win improved the United States' record to 7-3. Italy falls to 6-4.
The U.S. Men's National Team will travel to Wichita, Kan., on July 17-18 to play Netherlands in their final World League pool play matches.
Hometown hero Sean Rooney, from nearby Wheaton, Ill., led all scorers on Saturday with 22 points on 19 kills, one block and two aces. Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) added 11 points on nine kills, one block and one ace. Scott Touzinsky (St. Louis, Mo.) scored 11 points on 10 kills and one ace.
Michal Lasko led Italy with 16 points on 13 kills, two blocks and one ace. Simone Parodi scored 15 points on 12 kills, two blocks and one ace. Cristian Savani, Italy's leading scorer on Friday was held to four points on four kills.
The U.S. scored on eight aces as opposed to two for Italy.
"The difference tonight was our serving," said U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.). "It wasn't just the aces. It was the opportunity to get their setter off the net and get them out of system."
Team USA also avoided making service errors in key situations, as it had done on Friday.
Among other U.S. scorers, David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) scored 10 points on seven kills and three blocks. Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawai'i) scored 10 points on six kills and a match-high four aces. Andy Hein (Carol Stream, Ill.) scored five points on four kills and one block. David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) scored five points on three kills and two blocks. Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) scored one point on a solo block of Savani in the second set.
Suxho was credited with 29 running sets (assists) and one fault in 109 attempts.
Trying to shake things up a little from Friday, Knipe started Suxho at setter instead of Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.), who did play as a serving substitute. He also started Patak at opposite, but brought Stanley into the match in each set and finally started Stanley in the fourth set.
"Evan has been playing well in World League and he deserved a chance to start," Knipe said. "But when things started going badly, it wasn't a hard decision to bring in Clay."
Knipe also started Rooney and Touzinsky at outside hitter and Hein and Lee at middle blocker. Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) started at libero and was credited with 17 excellent receptions and no faults in 23 attempts.
Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) and Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) also played as substitutes.
In the first set, Italy held a slim 8-7 lead at the first technical timeout (TTO). But the United States did not back off and the score remained close. With the U.S. trailing 10-11, Touzinsky scored with a kill from the left. He took the serve and Team USA scored on a Rooney block and a Touzinsky ace. Italy called a timeout, but the damage was done. The United States increased the lead to 16-12 at the second TTO. Italy substituted setter Dragan Travica for Valerio Vermiglio and pulled to within two at 19-17. With the U.S. leading 20-18, a Patak kill put Team USA up by three. Patak took the serve and the U.S. scored two more straight points on kills from Patak and Rooney. Italy could not recover and Team USA won the set 25-19.
The second set looked like it would be a battle as well as Italy held an 8-7 lead at the first TTO. With the score tied 13-13, Italy took the lead on a U.S. hitting error and then scored the next four points behind the serving of Lasko, who had an ace in the run. A Patak kill ended the surge, but the United States could not catch up and Italy won the set, 25-18.
Italy once again held an 8-7 lead at the first TTO of the third set. The score stayed close until it was tied at 14-14. Team USA went ahead 15-14 on Rooney's quick kill and scored again on a kill and block by Lee to lead 17-14. Parodi ended the rally with a kill, but Italy couldn't score two straight points. Team USA reached set point first at 24-18, but Italy's Emanuele Birarelli got the serve on a U.S. serving error. Italy scored four straight points, including kills by Andrea Sala and Lasko before Team USA won the set when Birarelli served into the net.
Team USA led the fourth set 8-6 at the first TTO. With the U.S. Men leading 11-10 Stanley took the serve and kept it for the next five points, including an ace. Team USA went into the second TTO with a 16-10 lead and Italy never cut the deficit to less than three points.
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2009 U.S. World League Roster for July 10-11
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
3 Evan Patak (Opp, 6-8, Pleasanton, Calif., UC Santa Barbara)
4 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6 Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7 Donald Suxho (S, 6-5, Korce, Albania, USC)
8 Andrew Hein (MB, 6-11, Carol Stream, Ill., Pepperdine)
13 Clay Stanley (Opp, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
15 Russell Holmes (MB, 6-8, Fountain Valley, Calif., BYU)
16 Jayson Jablonsky (OH, 6-5, Yorba Linda, Calif., UC Irvine)
18 Scott Touzinsky (OH, 6-6, St. Louis, Mo., Long Beach State)
Head Coach: Alan Knipe
Team Manager: Rick McLaughlin
Assistant Coach: Gary Sato
Trainer/Therapist: John Hawks
Technical Coordinator: Chris Jackson
Team Doctor: William Briner
Medical Support: Aaron Brock
Pool A Standings (as of July 10)
1 USA 7-3 (21 points)
2 ITA 6-4 (17 points)
3 NED 4-5 (13 points)
4 CHN 2-7 (6 points)
2009 FIVB World League Schedule and Results
Date: June 13-14
Opponent: Netherlands
Location: Rotterdam
June 13: Netherlands def. USA, 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 26-24)
June 14: USA def. Netherlands, 3-2 (25-16, 30-32, 25-17, 20-25, 15-6)
Date: June 19 and 21
Opponent: Italy
Location: Florence and Catania
June 19: USA def. Italy, 3-1 (25-21, 30-28, 21-25, 25-21)
June 20: USA def. Italy, 3-1 (25-19, 18-25, 25-22, 25-20)
Date: June 26-27
Opponent: China
Location: San Jose State University Event Center Arena in San Jose, Calif.
June 26: USA def. China, 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-21)
June 27: USA def. China, 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-22)
Date: July 4-5
Opponent: China
Location: Nanjing
July 4: China def. USA, 3-2 (25-19, 27-29, 18-25, 26-24, 15-12)
July 5: USA def. China, 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 25-12)
Date: July 10-11
Opponent: Italy
Location: Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
July 10: Italy def. USA, 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 26-24)
July 11: USA def. Italy, 3-1 (25-19, 18-25, 25-22, 25-21)
Date: July 17-18 (7 p.m. both days)
Opponent: Netherlands
Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan.
Date: July 22-26
Event: Final Round (teams must qualify)
Opponents: TBD
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Stocks were flat on Wall Street as the latest round of earnings reports failed to give investors an impetus to push the market's recent rally forward.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 7 points to 13,973 as of 11:51 a.m. EST Wednesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 dropped one point to 1,511. The Nasdaq composite was flat at 3,171.63.
Time Warner rose $2.20 to $52.16 after the company said its net income grew 51 percent in the last three months of 2012 even as revenue was largely unchanged. Marathon Oil Corp. fell 46 cents to $34.26 after its fourth-quarter net income fell 41 percent on higher exploration costs and taxes.
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_ Walt Disney rose 47 cents to $54.76 after the company posted fiscal first-quarter profits that exceeded analysts' expectations. The entertainment giant's stock rose to a record $55.50, boosted by optimism about the earnings potential of its networks, movies and theme parks.
_Boise Cascade, a wood products and building materials company, jumped $5.14, or 24.5 percent, to $26.14 on its first day of trading.
_ Aflac fell $2.58 to $51.40 after the insurer reported its fourth quarter earnings late Tuesday. RBC Capital Markets cut their forecast for the company's 2013 earnings to reflect the impact of a weaker Japanese yen. Aflac earns a significant portion of its revenues from in Japan.
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