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With respect to Doug Ross' Aug. 15 column, "Two public corruption cases, two sentences," the question he asks is a good one. I do not know, of course, whether the answer that satisfies me will be satisfactory to you, but this is what I think:
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s crime is that he is a thief, taking what is not his to take.
He defrauded in some way those who contributed the money he stole from his campaign account. He was punished as a thief.
Al Salinas solicited and received a bribe while a Hammond councilman. Accepting a bribe by a public official betrays not only his constituents but also betrays all of us who learn of it because it is an actual theft of our constitutional right to have public officials act in our best interest. It works against the American ideals that built this nation.
Since Salinas' theft injured far more people and was in fact a more grievous crime, he should be punished more heavily.
- The Rev. John Blakslee, Hobart

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URL: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/07494467.asp
Language(s): English
Keyword(s):Musical Landscape , Narrative , Utterance , Text-sound Composition
In this article, the author offers a general introduction to his work, the VOX cycle, which consists of five pieces, VOX-1, VOX-2, VOX-3, VOX-4, VOX-5. He discusses the cycle purely from the point of view of its use of text.
All references of the same author:
(English)Wishart, Trevor (1978). Red Bird: A Document
Wishart, Trevor (1984). Soundscape Design in the Jorvik Viking Centre Museum
Wishart, Trevor (1986a). Sound Symbols and Landscapes
Wishart, Trevor (1986b). The Environment for Computer Music Composition
Wishart, Trevor (1988). The Composition of Vox-5
Wishart, Trevor (1991). Computer Music and Post-Modernism
Wishart, Trevor (1992). Music and Technology: Problems and Perspectives
Wishart, Trevor (1993). From Architecture to Chemistry
Wishart, Trevor (1994). Audible Design: A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Sound Design
Wishart, Trevor (1996a). On Sonic Art - Revised Edition
Wishart, Trevor (1996b). The Situation of the Sonic Arts Today
Wishart, Trevor (2000). Sonic Composition in Tongues of Fire


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Off-base events
The annual Busan International Fireworks Festival is Oct. 25 & 26 and features fireworks along Gwangalli Beach, Geumnyeonsan Station (Busan SubwayLine 2), Exit 1 or 3/Gwangan Station (Busan Subway Line 2), Exit 3 or 5. For more: www.bff.or.kr.
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Events are as accurate as possible at press time. Since times or event schedules can change, please verify events before attending.
ROUGH WATER SWIM JAPAN SERIES IN YORON: Oct. 25, 9 a.m.; swim in the ocean in 1.5, 3 and 5K individual & group relay (1 km x 3 persons); Ookaneku Kaigan Seamans Beach, Yoron Island, Kagoshima prefecture; 45-minute flight from Okinawa; 4,000 yen individuals, 9,000 yen groups; 0467-84-8639.
DEMO RIDE AT KEIYO FESTA 2014 (Chiba prefecture): Oct. 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; test rides of 2015 Harley Davidsons at Keiyo Auto Training Center (341 Naganuma-cho, Inage-ku), Chibakita I.C. on Higashi Kanto Express (Wangan Ishikawa); free; 0120-59-6371.
LE TOUR DE FRANCE SAITAMA CRITERIUM PRESENTED BY BELLUNA (Saitama prefecture): Oct. 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; the first one-day cycling event used for "Le Tour de France" held outside of France, 2014 Tour de France winner, Vincent Nibali, 2013 Tour de France winner Christopher Froome, Peter Sagan, Nicolas Roche, Michael Rogers, Marcel Kittel, Yukiya Arashiro and more to participate in 2.7 km street-course race located in Saitama Shintoshin Areas; Saitama Shintoshin Station; 048-647-8338.
KAZUSA ICHIKAWA KOKUFU MATSURI (Chiba prefecture): Oct. 25 & 26, noon-8 p.m.; a procession of 45 people dressed in Heian period (794-1192) clothes, followed by street dance, hula dance, taiko (Japanese drums), marching band, parade of huge floatsdecorated with seven-storied pagoda, tug-of-war and more at Kazusa Sarashina Koen; 10-minute walk from JR Goi Station on Uchibo Line; 0436-23-9755.
46TH ALL JAPAN OPEN KARATE TOURNAMENT (Tokyo): Oct. 25, 11 a.m. & Oct. 26, 10 a.m.; also qualifying tournament for 11th World Championship of Karate; Tokyo Gymnasium, one-minute walk from JR Sendagaya Station on Sobu Line or Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on Oedo Line; 6,000-8,000-12,000-17,000 yen; 03-3268-5671.
KANDA SECONDHAND BOOK FESTIVAL (Tokyo): Oct. 25-Nov. 3; at bookstores on Jinbocho Omote-dori streets, a well-known secondhand bookstore district; one-minute walk from Jimbocho Station on Tozai-Line or five-minute walk from JR Ochanomizu Station on Sobu-Line; 03-3293-0161.
YATSUGADAKE SHIN-SOBA FESTIVAL 2014 (Yamanashi prefecture): Oct. 25-Dec. 21; taste new soba (buckwheat noodles) at 34 restaurants near Mount Yatsugatake areas; Nagasaka and Kobuchizawa I.C. on Chuo Express; 0551-48-3457.
JAPAN SUPERBIKE ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP (Oita prefecture): Oct. 26; Round 5 of championship race at Autopolis International Racing Course; 70-minute ride from Yufuin I.C. on Oita Express or 40-minute ride from Kumamoto Airport; 500 yen adults, ages 14 & younger free; 0973-55-1111.
NIHON-BASHI KYO-BASHI MATSURI (Tokyo): Oct. 26, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Oedo Kakki Parade by 3,000 people on Chuo Street from 3-chome Muromachi to 3-chome Kyobash areas; 03-3561-7348.
SCARLET SAGA (SALVIA) FESTIVAL (Saitama prefecture): Through Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; 15,000 scarlet saga in bloom, group planting and more; Hana-no Oasis, 736 Teraya, Konosu city, five-minute walk from Teraya-higashi Dainchi bus stop after taking a bus bound for Kawasato loop line; free; 048-541-1321.
HIBIYA PARK GARDENING SHOW 2014 (Tokyo): Through Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; gardening contest, seminars on care of flowers and gardening, concerts and special discount sales; two-minute walk from Kasumigaseki Station on Marunouchi and Chiyoda lines; 03-3232-3097.
AUTUMN ROSE FESTIVAL IN KYU-FURUKAWA TEIEN GARDEN (Tokyo): Through Oct. 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 30-minute concerts noon & 3 p.m. Oct. 25; Kyu-Furukawa Teien Garden, 1-27-39 Nishigahara, Kita-ku, 12-minute walk from JR Komagome Station, Yamanote Line; 150 yen for garden entrance; 03-3910-0394.
SANKEIEN GARDEN – CHRYSANTHEMUM REDISCOVERY (Kanagawa prefecture): Oct. 26-Nov. 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., daily; chrysanthemum and dwarf potted chrysanthemum on display; 10-minute bus ride from JR Negishi Station; 500 yen adults, 300 yen seniors, 200 yen children; 045-621-0634/5.
TAKAHATA FUDOSON CHRYSANTHEMUM FESTIVAL (Tokyo): Oct. 28-Nov. 17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; 1,500 chrysanthemum in the precincts of Takahata Fudoson, five-minute walk from Takahata Fudoson Station on Keio-Line, 30-minute ride from Shinjuku Station; free; 042-591-0032.
27TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Through Oct. 31; 14 films selected from 1,373 entries among 92 nations compete in the main section. Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks are special guests; Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills, Cinemart Roppongi and other movie theaters; 1,000-1,300-1,500-2,000 yen; 0570-007-506.
DEUTSCHLAND FEST 2014 (Tokyo): Oct. 31, 4-9 p.m. & Nov. 1-3, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; enjoy German beers, performances, crafts and more; Aoyama Koen, one-minute walk from Nogizaka Station on Chiyoda Line or five-minute walk from Roppongi Station on Hibiya Line; free admission; 03-6404-4430.
TOSHOGU SHRINE, FUTAHARA SHRINE, NIKKOZAN RINO TEMPLE NIGHT ILLUMINATION (Tochigi prefecture): Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 6-9 p.m.; illumination focusing on a five-story pagoda; 0288-50-1171.
SAGA INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA 2014 (Saga prefecture): Oct. 30-Nov. 3; largest balloon event in Asia with 115 balloons from around the world; JR Nagasaki Honsen Balloon Saga Station; 0952-29-9000.
DAIDOGEI WORLD CUP 2014 (Shizuoka prefecture): Oct. 31-Nov. 3; 92 street performers at Sunpu Koen and Shizuoka's shopping districts; Shizuoka city, JR Shizuoka Station, one-hour Shinkansen ride from Tokyo; 1,100-1,600-2,100 yen; 054-205-9840.
GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2014 (Tokyo): Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., until 6 p.m. Nov. 4; 100 Good Design awarded items displayed; 1,000 yen; Tokyo Midtown; Roppongi Station on Oedo-Line or a three-minute walk from Nogizaka Station on Chiyoda-Line or a 10-minute walk from Roppongi Station on Nanboku-Line; 03-6743-3776.
YOKOSUKA OCEAN WALK (Kanagawa prefecture): Nov. 1, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; 19 km walk, starting from Zushi Ocean Beach, followed by 14 km walk starting at Chojagasaki parking lot and 7 km walk starting at Sajimanohama Koen, along on Miura Peninsula; 045-227-0095.
DREAM YOSAKOI FESTIVAL (Tokyo): Nov. 1, noon-9 p.m. & Nov. 2, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; more than 6,000 people are expected to attend this festival, in which processions of 80 groups of dancers in colorful costumes parade through Odaiba areas; Daiba Station on Yurikamome (monorail); 03-5796-2550.
OKUTAMA FUREAI FESTIVAL (Tokyo): Nov. 1 & 2; local products on sale and local traditional entertainments scheduled; Okutama Sogo Undojo, 940 Hikawa, Okutama-cho; 0428-83-2295.
MASHIKO AUTUMN POTTERY FAIR (Tochigi prefecture): Nov. 1-4; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; about 500 shops sell Mashiko wares; Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi prefecture, take Moka Line to Mashiko Station, 63 miles north of Tokyo; 0285-701120; blog.mashiko-kankou.org.
MUSICAL "CHICAGO" (Tokyo): Nov. 1-9 & Dec. 10-19; commemorating 100th anniversary of funding Takarazuka, musical group performed by women; Tokyo International Forum, 3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, one-minute walk from JR Yurakucho Station; 5,000-9,000-13,000 yen; Kyodo Tokyo 0570-550-799.
BUNKYO CHRYSANTHEMUM FESTIVAL (Tokyo): Nov. 1-23, 6 a.m.-sunset; 2,000 chrysanthemums in the precincts of Yushima Tenjin Shrine; free; Yushima Station on Chiyoda Line; 03-3836-0753.
FUJI KAWAGUCHIKO AUTUMN LEAVES FESTIVAL (Yamanashi prefecture): Nov. 1-24, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; see maple leaves in autumn red along Fuji Kawaguchikohan Maple Corridor (Kawaguchiko Art Museum street), local products and crafts on sale, also and illumination on Maple Corridor until 10 p.m. at Nashigawa (north side of lake); 0555-72-3168; tinyurl.com/p3f3ygr.
MOUNT TSUKUBA MAPLE TREE FESTIVAL (Ibaraki prefecture): Nov. 1-30; hike, events including taiko (Japanese drums) performance, making and tasting rice cake, open-air tea ceremony and more at Mount Tsukuba Cable Car Summit Station; also see illuminated mountain view from cable car, every 20 minutes 5-8 p.m. weekends; 40-minute bus ride from Tsukuba Express Tsukuba Station; 1,050 yen adults, 530 yen children until 5 p.m., 1,000 yen adults, free children after 5 p.m.; 029-869-8333.
MOUNT TAKAO MAPLE TREE FESTIVAL (Tokyo): Nov. 1-30; hike and view maple trees turning into autumn red, along with events such as new sake tasting, local crafts and more at Takao Forest Center, Kiyotaki Station on cable car; JR Takao Station or Takaosanguchi Station on Keio Line; 042-643-3115.
THE WORLD OF TIM BURTON (Tokyo): Nov. 1-Jan. 4, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, until 11 p.m. weekends; featuring Tim Burton's 500 artworks: oil paintings, sketches, videos and more; Mori Art Museum; Roppongi Station on Hibiya Line or four-minute walk from Roppongi Station on Oedo Line; 1,800 adults, 1,300 yen student, 800 yen senior junior student; 03-5777-8600.
TOKYO BIG SIX BASEBALL LEAGUE: Through Nov. 2; Jingu Stadium, six-minute walk from JR Suidobashi Station; 1,300 yen for infield bleachers, 800 yen for outfield bleachers; 03-3409-5610.
89TH ALL JAPAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Tokyo): Nov. 2-9; Top Japanese tennis players compete at Ariake Colosseum, 10-minute walk from Ariake Station on Yurikamome (monorail); 1,000-1,500-2,000-2,500-3,500-4,500 yen adults, 500 yen students Nov. 7, 1,500-2,000-3,500-5,000-6,000 yen adults, 500 yen students Nov. 8-9, free Nov. 2-6; 03-3481-2321.
OEDO ANTIQUE FAIR (Tokyo): Nov. 2 & 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; in the courtyard of Tokyo International Forum, 3-5-1Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, one-minute walk from Yurakucho Station, JR Yamanote Line; 03-5805-1093.
AUTUMN ROSE FESTIVAL IN IKUTA RYOKUCHI GARDEN (Kanagawa prefecture): Through Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 9 a.m. on weekends, closed Mon.; 4,000 trees and shrubs and 440 varieties of roses; free; 15-minute walk from Shukugawara Station on JR Nambu-Line; 044-978-5270.
KAGURAZAKA MACHITOBI FESTA 2014 (Tokyo): Through Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; events on stage of a hill and an alley, including experiencing an entertainment session in a private room with geisha girls, drawing paintings on a street, Japanese traditional entertainment of Noh and rakugo as well as modern art at Kagurazaka areas; Iidabashi Station on Yurakucho, Nanpuku and Tozai Lines; 03-6426-1728.
COSMOS GARDEN (Yokosuka): Through Nov. 3; one million cosmos flowers in bloom and 2 p.m. Oct. 26 & Nov. 3; visitors can pick the flowers; Kurihama Flower World, 1 Shinmei-cho, 15-minute walk from Kurihama Station, Keikyu and JR Yokosuka Lines; free; 046-833-8282.
SHOWA KINEN PARK COSMOS FESTIVAL (western Tokyo): Through Nov. 3, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., until 6 p.m. weekends in September; live concert 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Minna-no Harappa on Oct. 4; Showa Kinen Park, 3173 Midori-cho, Tachikawa city, one-minute walk from Nishi-Tachikawa Station, JR Ome Line; 042-528-1751.
YOKOHAMA TRIENNALE (Kanagawa prefecture): Through Nov. 3; art exhibition with the theme "Art Fahrenheit 451: Sailing into the sea of oblivion" at Yokohama Museum of Art and Shinko Pier Exhibition, three-minute walk from Minato Mirai Station on Minato Mirai Line or 10-minute walk from JR Sakuragicho Station; 2,400 yen adults, 1,800 yen college students, 1,400 yen senior high school students; 045-671-2278.
NAGASAKI HUIS TEN BOSCH GARDENING WORLD CUP SHOW (Nagasaki prefecture): Through Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; 15 gardens designed by world top-ranked gardeners at this Dutch-style theme park; 0570-064-110.
AUTUMN ROSE FESTIVAL IN JINDAI BOTANICAL GARDEN (Tokyo): Through Nov. 4, closed Mon.; 100,000 trees and shrubs, and 5,100 varieties of roses grow here, and 2 p.m. concerts at Rose Garden Terrace Oct. 13, 20 & 27; 5-31-10 Jindaiji Motomachi, Chofu City, bus from Mitaka Station, JR Chuo Line, or Chofu Station, Keio Line, Jindaiji Shokubutsu Koen Mae bus stop; 500 yen to enter; 0424-83-2300.
HIROSAKI CASTLE AUTUMN CHRYSANTHEMUM AND MAPLE LEAF FESTIVAL (Aomori prefecture): Through Nov. 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; chrysanthemum in bloom and maple leaves turning in the botanical garden in Hirosaki Park, one-minute walk from a bus stop of Shiyakusho-mae Koen-mae after taking a bus at No. 6; 300 yen adults, 100 yen children; 0172-35-3131.
HOKUSAI FROM THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON (Tokyo): Through Nov. 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., until 8 p.m. Fri., closed Tuesday; features selected 140 arts created by Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849); Ueno Royal Museum, three-minute walk from JR Ueno Station; 1,500 yen adults, 1,200 yen college and senior high school students, 500 yen children; 03-5777-8600.
ASAKUSA CHRYSANTHEMUM FESTIVAL (Tokyo): Through Nov. 15; Asakusa Sensoji Temple, five-minute walk from Asakusa Station on Ginza-Line; free; 03-3844-1221.
AUTUMN ROSE FESTIVAL AT KEISEI ROSE GARDEN (Chiba prefecture): Through Nov. 16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., open at 8 a.m. on Oct. 25, 26, Nov. 1, 2, 3, 8 & 9; varieties of attractions such as rose garden tour, flower arrangement by the artists, live concerts and more; Keisei Rose Garden; 1,000 yen adults, 700 yen seniors, 400 yen junior high school students, 200 yen children; 15-minute walk from Yachiyo Midorigaoka Station on Toyo Rapid Railway; 047-459-0106.
NAGANO EBISU FIREWORKS FESTIVAL (Nagano prefecture): Nov. 23, 6-8 p.m.; the festival was originally started in 1899, and this display with 10,000 fireworks is done by skilled fireworks experts at Saigawa Dai-ni Ryokuchi Koen, 20-minute walk from JR Nagano Station; 026-227-2428.
KUNISADA UTAGAWA: 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH (Tokyo): Through Nov. 24, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; ukiyo-e of his work on display; Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum of Art, five-minute walk from JR Harajuku Station; 1,000 yen adults, 700 yen senior high school and college students, kids free; 03-3403-0880.
KASAMA INARI JINJA CHRYSANTHEMUM FESTIVAL (Ibaraki prefecture): Through Nov. 24; festival, started in 1890, is Japan's oldest; also features Kasama Inari Museum and Kasama Inari special Chrysanthemum decorated dolls exhibition; 70-minute ride from Ueno Station on Joban Line to Tomobe, then take a 10-minute ride to Kasama Station on Mito Line; 800 yen adults, 400 yen children; 0296-73-0001.
KOYASAN 1200TH ANNIVERSARY TREASURES OF THE SACRED MOUNTAINS (Tokyo): Through Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., until 8 p.m. Fri. & Sat.; numerous temple treasures, focused on the most preeminent Buddhist artifacts, from personal articles associated with Kukai and the temple's founding to Buddhist sculptures and paintings based in Shingon esoteric doctrine; Suntory Museum of Art of Tokyo Midtown; 1,300 yen adults, 1,000 yen college and senior high school students, kids free; Roppongi Station on Hibiya Line or Nogizaka Station on Chiyoda Line; 03-3479-8600.
GALLERIA DEGLI UFFIZI (Tokyo): Through Dec. 14, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., until 8 p.m. Fridays and Nov. 1 & 2, Dec. 5, 13 & 14; featuring 80 oil paintings by the artists Sandro Botticelli, Agnolo Bronzino and more from Galleria Degli Uffizi in Firenze, Italy, at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, seven-minute walk from JR Ueno Station; 1,600 yen adults, 1,300 yen college students, 800 yen senior high school students, ages 15 & younger free; 03-3823-6920.
FERDINAND HODLER: TOWARDS RHYTHMIC IMAGES (Tokyo): Through Jan. 12, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., until 8 p.m. Fri., closed Mon.; commemorating 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Switzerland and Japan, featuring Swiss artist of Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918) including 100 of his paintings; National Museum of Western Art, one-minute walk from JR Ueno station; 1,600 yen adults, 1,200 yen college students, 800 yen senior high school students; 03-5777-8600.
WILLEM DE KOONING EXHIBITION (Tokyo): Through Jan. 12, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., until 8 p.m. on Fridays; featuring 27 arts from Kooning (1904-1997), one of the leaders of abstract expressionism, which flourished in the U.S. after World War II; Bridgestone Museum of Art, five-minute walk from JR Tokyo Station, No. 6 Exit; 800 yen adults, 600 yen seniors, 500 yen senior high school and college students, kids free; 03-5777-8600.
38TH OKINAWA SANGYO FESTIVAL: Oct. 24-26, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; products made on Okinawa; at Ounoyama Koen and Okinawa Kenritsu Budokan, five-minute ride from Naha Airport or five-minute walk from Tsubokawa Station (Okinawa Toshi Monorail) and Ounoyama Koen Station; 0980-859-6191.
YOMITAN FESTIVAL: Oct. 24, 4 p.m., Oct. 25, 2-9 p.m. & Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; traditional music and dance, lion dance, karate performances and more; Yomitan Village Athletic Gymnasium, 30-minute ride from Okinawa North IC on Okinawa Express, 70-minute ride from Naha Airport; 098-982-9201.
GREAT EARTH ISHIGAKI ISLAND RIDE 2014: Oct. 26 & 27; 50, 90 & 120 km rides on Sunday, 40 km fun rides on the Jungle Land in Iriomote Island on Monday, staring and finishing at Funakura Koren in Ishigaki city; 10,000 yen adults, 5,000 yen senior high school students, 15,000 yen 40 km fun ride on the Jungle Land, including ferry ride, lunch and a drink; 0980-84-3178.
SHURI CASTLE FESTIVAL (Naha): Oct. 31-Nov. 3; a reproduction of the ceremony during the Ryukyu Dynasty era to welcome envoys and Okinawan citizens in period costume parade from the castle to Kokusai-dori Street 12:30-2:30 p.m. Nov. 2, and another traditional parade in costume marches from the castle to Ryutan Street is 12:50-3:30 p.m., Nov. 3; Shuri Castle Park, 1-2 Shuri Kinjo-cho; 098-886-2020.
2015 MISS OKINAWA BEAUTY CONTEST: Nov. 2, 2:30 p.m.; Okinawa Convention Center; free; 098-859-6126.
19TH OKINAWA WOODY FAIR: Nov. 6-9, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; wooden furniture, accessories and toys produced on Okinawa on sale at Plaza House, shopping Center Fair Mall 1F, 2F & 3F; 098-877-8588.
TOUR DE OKINAWA BICYCLE RACE 2014: Nov. 8 & 9; events and races for more than 4,400 participants including men's championship race (210 km), eight cycling events and 13 road races for citizens; NPO Tour de Okinawa Office 0980-54-3174.
South Korea
PUCHON INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Bucheon city): Through Oct. 26; with the theme of "Dream, Adventure, Freedom and Challenge" at Korea Manhwa Museum and others; one-minute walk from Samsan Gymnasium Station (Seoul Subway Line 7), Exit 4 or 5; +82-2-1330; 5,000 won.
ICHEON RICE CULTURE FESTIVAL: Through Oct. 26; Icheon is known as the best rice-producing city in Korea, and this event features a re-enactment of the parade that transported rice to Hanseong (the old name for Seoul) for presentation to the king and more; take the free shuttle bus to Seolbong Park from Icheon Bus Terminal; +82-2-1330.
JEONJU BIBIMBAP FESTIVAL (North Jeolla province): Oct. 23-26; festival with the theme of Jeonju Bibimbap, one of the most recognizable local foods in Korea, along with International Fermented Food Expo, traditional liquor festival and more; take Bus 79 or 119 from Jeonju Station and get off at Jeondong Cathedral (Hanok village); +82-2-1330.
IKSAN TEN MILLION CHRYSANTHEMUM FESTIVAL (North Jeolla province): Oct. 24-Nov. 2; features outdoor chrysanthemum exhibition, chrysanthemum artwork contest, and more at Iksan Jungang Sports Complex; +82-2-1330.
MASON GAGOPA CHRYSANTHEMUM FESTIVAL: Oct. 24-Nov. 2; exhibitions, culture programs, food tasting, live performance and more; Masonhang Port, Wharf 1; take an express bus to Mason Express Bus Terminal, then take Bus 703 and get off at Jeil Girls' High School; +82-2-1330.
HAMPYEONG GRAND CHRYSANTHEMUM FESTIVAL (South Jeolla province): Oct. 24-Nov. 9; attractions at Hampyeong Expo Park; take a bus to Hampyeong Bus Terminal from Seoul Central City Terminal, then walk about 10 minute to the festival site; +82-2-1330.
BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FIREWORKS FESTIVAL: Oct. 25 & 26; annual fireworks along Gwangalli Beach, Geumnyeonsan Station (Busan SubwayLine 2), Exit 1 or 3/Gwangan Station (Busan Subway Line 2), Exit 3 or 5; +82-2-1330.
MINDUNGSAN EULALIA FESTIVAL (Gangwon-do): Through Oct. 26; mountain climbing, talent contest, eulalia music contests, photo exhibition and more; Mindungsan Mountain area; take a train from Cheongnyangni Station to Jeungsan Station; +82-2-1330.
SUNCHANG FERMENTED SOYBEAN FESTIVAL (North Jeolla province): Oct. 30-Nov. 2; hot sauce cooking competition, making soybean malt & hot sauce rice cakes, folk art festival, traditional tofu-making and more; Sunchang Traditional Red Pepper Paste Folk Village; take an intercity bus to Sunchang from Seoul Central City Bus Terminal; +82-2-1330.
JEONGEUP NATIONAL BULLFIGHTING FESTIVAL (North Jeolla province): Oct. 30-Nov. 3; Korean bullfighting is two bulls fighting each other, and more; Naejangsan National Park; take a bus to Jeongeup from Seoul Central City Bus Terminal; +82-2-1330; culture.jeongeup.go.kr.
MUSICAL, "CAVALIA" (Seoul): Nov. 5-16, Big Top Theater in Jamsil Sports Complex, 50,000-250,000 won.
FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUSICAL (Seoul): Through Nov. 9; Seoul Arts Center, Towol Theater, 30,000-60,0000 won.
JUMP (Seoul): Through Dec. 31; comic martial arts performance, including Korea's Taekwondo and Taekkyeon; Kyunghyang Art Hill; 40,000-60,000 won ages 4+; +82-2-1330.
THE MUSICAL "THE CROWN PRINCE RUDOLF" (Seoul): Through Jan. 4; D Club Art Center; 60,000-80,000-110,000-130,000 won.
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This beautiful polysilk wall hanging features the eight auspicious symbols. Perfect as an addition to your meditation room or any other room of your house which you wish to lighten with color and inspiration.
The eight auspicious symbols are:
Size: 33 x 6 Inches (84 x 16 cms) approx
Made in Nepal.


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Displaying Animations in OpenGL on iOS using Bink and Shaders
I've discussed before the issues with fluid 2D animation in an iOS game before. Memory, load time, bundle size, and hardware limitations all contribute to making traditional sprite sheet animation on iOS difficult. We were able to just get by with them in the early days of MinoMonsters. Then the evolutions happened.
Suddenly we needed more space for our monsters. With the hard limits presented by sprite sheet animation, we couldn't fit more than half of an evolution animation on a full size texture sheet. The device simply could not bear the memory load required for monsters of this size. A different approach was needed.
One Word: Video
Each animation is taking up too much memory. We are holding every frame of the animation in memory for the entire duration although only one frame is visible at a time. The contents of a single frame make up only 3% of the total texture sheet area. That is 97% wasted memory. How can we cut down on this waste?
There has been a lot of engineering effort invested making computers capable of playing video. What does video actually mean from a software perspective? Video playing pipelines work something like this (my understanding of it at least, I'm probably wrong):
This process occurs each frame, the next frame is pulled from the video file and decompressed, this often involves applying diffs pulled from the video file to the previous frame, the video data is then in a state of several images that represent the different channels of the final frame (i.e. RGB). The color planes are then recombined using either built in hardware or in software. The resulting image is then sent to the display. This process repeats at the framerate of the video, producing a smooth image. The advantage of a system like this is that each frame is pulled from the video file on demand. The only memory required for video decompression are few buffers to hold the color planes and a destination buffer for the final composite. More on this later.
A video codec is not something that you can just whip up from scratch, at least not in a startup environment. The system that compresses, stores, and decompresses the image data must be heavily engineered in order to remain efficient yet small in file size. This was not something we could do on our own.
Enter Bink
There are tons of video codecs out there. Apple's iOS APIs support about 20 of them out of the box. iOS even has many built in facilities that take advantage of the h.264 hardware on the phone for fast video decompression. Unfortunately we ran into a major issue with most of these formats, the lack of alpha support. Most video codecs were never designed with transparency in mind but MinoMonsters requires it for compositing monsters with the background environment. I then recalled something I'd seen on the back of retail game boxes and on splash screens before:
Bink Video. What is this mysterious framework who's brand I recognized instantly? After reading the marketing copy it looked very much like our solution. A self contained video codec that supports video with alpha, optimized for games AND they had just released an iOS versions. Yes, please.
What Bink Does
Bink is made up of a proprietary video format and codec. The codec can be embedded directly into your application via a static lib, avoiding any dependencies on iOS versions. The C framework then gives you facilities for opening these files, decompressing them, compositing them on the CPU and some examples on how to get the final products on to the screen (which is very platform dependent). After verifying the resultant video files would be small enough, we proceeded with implementing a new rendering system using Bink.
The Bink Pipeline
Our first attempt at rendering with Bink looked something like this:
Many video frameworks don't maintain the video in RGBA channels instead opting for a lesser know Y cR cB A representation. This representation consists of a luminance channel, two color channels, and an alpha channel. The reasoning behind this being the human eye can not perceive compression in the color channels as easily as it can in the luminance channel. This allows the 2 color channels to be compressed more heavily and even to be stored at a smaller resolution then the final video without sacrificing quality.
The first step in rendering a Bink video is decompressing these color planes. Below are examples of the separated color planes for a frame of a MinoMonsters animation:
These images then have to be recombined in order to produce the final resultant frame. The simplest way of doing this is by combining them using built in Bink methods which do the compositing on the CPU (utilizing some of the vector hardware in the iPhone processor):
Following CPU composition this image then has to be uploaded to the GPU for display in our OpenGL context, no problem.
The Performance
Well, there was one problem. This approach was slow. We were now asking the CPU to decompress a video file and then to recombine it, pixel by pixel, before uploading it to the GPU. The CPU based approach is plenty powerful if you are only displaying a single video. In MinoMonsters we are always playing at least 2 videos and sometimes 4. We also started to run up against the limits of GPU bandwidth as we were uploading a full texture every frame. But there was another way.
Loving the GPU
The GPU is built for this kind of work, taking data buffers and operating on them in parallel. Using the GPU to recombine the image, the pipeline becomes slightly modified:
The key difference here being: We upload each color plane to the GPU as a separate texture. Then, through the powers of OpenGL, we recombine the frames into a render texture which is already on the GPU. We are then instantly ready to display this frame.
YcRcBA Compositing in OpenGL
Recombining the color planes in GLSL is fairly straight forward process. It can be entirely represented with a matrix multiplication and a post bias addition. After several iterations, I found this to be the most efficient method of transforming the color vector in GLSL on iOS:
Each color component of the YcRcBA vector is pulled from its individual texture which have been uploaded to the GPU straight from Bink. The components are then combined into a vector and transformed. The alpha component does not need to be processed and goes straight to the resultant fragment. The fragment color is then passed down the rendering pipeline to eventually be 'rendered' to a framebuffer bound to a texture. This allows us to use the result in rendering without a download and upload step, saving considerable amounts of time.
Pure Savings
In my previous post I explored the memory costs of using traditional sprite sheet animations. An animation in that system typically ran upwards of 16 MB of memory. We can compare that to Bink.
Let's examine a worse case scenario: an image that takes up the entire screen (as some of our attacks do!). The Video file itself is fairly small, on average of about 500KB. We open the entire video file into memory to reduce filesystem read times. The next memory budget item is the buffers Bink requires to do decompression. Bink requires 2 buffers for each color plane due to the nature of the Bink decompression algorithm. The luminance (Y) and alpha planes are 960x640 and 8 bits per pixel, for 614k each. The color planes are only half the resolution of the luminance and alpha planes, 480x320 at 8 bits per pixel, for 153k each. This is a total of 1.5 MBs per frame buffer. Bink requires 2, so that brings us up to 3 MB. 3MB is great but we aren't quite done yet. Each animation has 4 associated textures on the GPU for uploading the color planes. These make up another 1.5 MB. The final memory requirement is the destination texture, at 960*640 and 32 BPP this knocks us back another 2.4 MBs. This brings us to a grand total of 7.5 MBs total memory for a full screen animation. This is the absolute worst case scenario and we've achieved a 56% reduction in memory usage!
This sizable reduction was enough to eliminate memory crashes for the vast majority of our users. I am convinced that it played a big part in pushing our app to the 5 star threshold.
The Costs
All these savings aren't free, aside from the Bink licensing fee (which was not bad), we have taken a lot of load off the systems memory and pushed it onto the CPU and GPU. This did lead to a marked decrease in frame rate on the iPhone 4 and 4th generation iPod. Is it still playable? Absolutely, but you can feel it. We squeezed as much performance as we could out of these devices but we just aren't able to push back up to that 60 FPS gold standard. Our compromise was to lower the target framerate to 30 FPS. This gives us smoother overall framerate which, I think, is preferable. The iPhone 4S has no problem keeping which gives me faith that as new hardware is released, frame rates will once again reach 60 FPS.
Solving Problems
Implementing a Bink based rendering system was no small feat for me and our team. My personal understanding of OpenGL was basically zero before embarking on this journey. Many concepts had to be learned from first principles (read: the red book). The going was slow but we emerged out the other side with something that solves our problems. This is what we do as software engineers. Sometimes there is a better way. You just have to figure it out.
This project was one of the most ambitious engineering efforts I've ever done. It would not have been possible if not for the rest of the MinoMonsters team, for clearing the road for me, letting me dive into the bowels of the OpenGL stack. Also a big thanks to the team at Bink, they were nothing but helpful and responsive to my questions during the integration process.


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Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations
The Veterinary Pharmacy, Inc. 06-Aug-04
Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
Dallas District
August 6, 2004
Dr. Richard D. Hansen, DVM
Chief Operating Officer
The Veterinary Pharmacy, Inc. (TVPI)
812 NE 24th Street
Newcastle, Oklahoma 73065
Dear Dr. Hansen:
A Food & Drug Administration (FDA) investigator conducted an inspection of your firm from March 1, 2004 through April 5, 2004. The inspection covered your firm's compounding and distribution of single dose Biobullet® drug products (containing ivermectin or ceftiofur sodium) distributed for food producing animals and horses, for propulsion into the flat muscle of an animal by a pneumatic .25 caliber rifle, also available from your firm. The inspection documented significant violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act).
The Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act (AMDUCA) of 1994 and its implementing regulations at Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, (CFR) Part 530 - Extralabel Drug Use in Animals, allows a veterinarian or pharmacist to compound animal drugs on the lawful written order of a licensed veterinarian when the health of an animal(s) is threatened and only if certain conditions are met. The conditions include the requirement that the compounding be within the context of a valid Veterinary-Client-Patient-Relationship (VCPR), and that the compounding be conducted with the use of already approved drug products. Compounding using bulk active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) is not permitted.
Marketing Practices:
TVPI promotes the sales of its ivermectin and ceftiofur sodium Biobullet® drug products by directly contacting the prospective customer's veterinarian. If the veterinarian declines to prescribe and authorize the compounding of the Biobullet® drug product, TVPI assists the prospective customer in finding a veterinarian who will prescribe and authorize compounding of the Biobullet® drug product, resulting in the lack of a valid VCPR.
Once a veterinarian has agreed to prescribe and authorize the use of the drug Biobullets® TVPI provides a partially completed prescription order form to be finished by the veterinarian. However, this prescription order form is already filled in by TVPI with the drug concentration, directions for use, and in the case of ivermectin, a 30 day withdrawal. The prescription order is not based on the directions of the prescribing veterinarian. The information from the prescription order form is translated into prescription labeling when shipped. Our inspection has shown instances where the prescription order forms were signed by the veterinarian, but did not contain the required information, e.g., date, amount to be dispensed, and number of refills. Prescription labeling lacks the same information, required for extralabel use by 21 CFR 530.12.
Compounding Ivermectin Biobullets®:
The inspection confirmed that your firm has compounded and distributed in interstate commerce, ivermectin Biobullets® for administration to food producing animals. The compounding has been conducted using ivermectin powder API labeled in part "**[redacted]* Batch No 000307 * EXPIRY DATE: 2002.03 *[redacted]**" and received on 4/24/01 from [redacted]
TVPI's records indicate that [redacted] ivermectin pellets were compounded and that the same number of Biobullets® were distributed on 4/20/01. Other batches have been compounded since, although numerous FDA approved and OTC ivermectin drug products for animal use are available on the market. Your compounding using the bulk API is not permitted under AMDUCA. The following are examples of recent ivermectin Biobullet® shipments, the compounding of which was conducted with the use of an expired lot of ivermectin API:
On or about 2/18/04, 50 ivermectin Biobullets® labeled in part "**[redacted]**[redacted]** Ivermectin-one bullet per 500# of body weight in large flat muscle or as directed ** 30 day withdrawal ** [redacted]**" were shipped via UPS to [redacted] in response to an e-mail from [redacted], TVPI Pharmacy Technician. The shipment was made without your firm having a veterinarian's prescription order for the drug and without establishing the existence of a VCPR. Your files do not include documentation that the drugs were identified for a particular species of animal to be treated; diagnosis of a specific disease(s); dosage and time period for treatment; or a withdrawal time, established by a practicing veterinarian, for animals that may be marketed for consumption as human food. The website for [redacted] announces the availability of its bison meat products from its USDA approved processing facility.
On or about 2/18/02, 30 ivermectin Biobullets® were shipped via UPS to [redacted] under TVPI Invoice # 43051. The shipment was made to this cattle ranch without your firm having a veterinarian's prescription order for the drug and without establishing the existence of a VCPR.
These drugs, which are for administration in food producing animals, were compounded using bulk APIs. Such compounding is not permitted under 21 CFR Part 530.
The ivermectin Biobullet® drug product compounded and distributed by your firm is a new animal drug as defined under section 201(v) of the Act. The composition is such that the drug is not generally recognized, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of animal drugs, as safe and effective for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in its labeling. The drug is adulterated under section 501(a)(5) of the Act because it is unsafe within the meaning of section 512 of the Act. Section 512 in part deems a new animal drug to be unsafe unless an approved new animal drug application (NADA) is in effect for the specific product in question. The Veterinary Pharmacy, Inc. holds no FDA approval of an application for its ivermectin Biobullets® drug product.
Compounding Ceftiofur Sodium Biobullets®:
Your firm also compounds and distributes large quantities of ceftiofur sodium Biobullets® for food producing animals using ceftiofur sodium labeled in part "**[redacted]**[redacted]** For intramuscular injection in cattle, *** [redacted] ** Preslaughter meat withdrawal = 0 hrs. **Caution: Federal Law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. ** Mfd. for: [redacted]* by: [redacted]**".
TVPI records indicate that [redacted] ceftiofur sodium pellets were compounded and that the same number of Biobullets® were distributed between the dates of 11/26/03 and 12/3/03. Records available at your firm document the following examples of recent ceftiofur sodium Biobullet® shipments:
On or about 1/5/04, 500/100mg Ceftiofur Sodium Biobullets® labeled in part "**OFFICE USE FOR [redacted]** One bullet per 250 lbs. of bodyweight ** or as directed by veterinarian.** 30 day withdrawal.**" were shipped via UPS to [redacted] As of 4/28/04, 100 of the Biobullets® remained in stock for office use at the firm.
On or about 1/31/02, 20/100 mg Ceftiofur Sodium Biobullets® labeled in part "** [redacted] ** One bullet per 250 lbs of bodyweight ** or as directed by a veterinarian. ** 30 day withdrawal. [redacted]**" were shipped via UPS to [redacted] This shipment was made on the basis of a prescription order dated 1/31/02 by [redacted] This order also authorized 5 refills of 20 Biobullets®. Records available at TVPI and at [clinic] clinic document that 50 of the Biobullets® were shipped to [redacted] [redacted] on each of the dates of 2/18/02 and 3/18/02. Records also show additional shipments by TVPI of the Biobullets® to the ranch on 4 different dates from 4/16/02 to 1/19/04 for a total of 310 Ceftiofur Sodium Biobullets® that are not covered by a prescription order.
The ceftiofur sodium Biobullets® were compounded with the use of an FDA approved drug product, labeled [redacted], in food producing animals. The ceftiofur sodium Biobullet® drugs were distributed contrary to the requirements of AMDUCA and its implementing regulations at 21 CFR 530.13(b)(2) and 21 CFR 530.20, because the conditions for permitting such extralabel drug use from approved animal drugs have not been met. The products were compounded and shipped without documentation of a veterinarian's initiated prescription order, based on a VCPR. In addition, there was no determination that an approved new animal drug or approved human drug, when used as labeled or in conformity with criteria established in 21 CFR Part 530, will not, in the available dosage form and concentration, appropriately treat the condition diagnosed.
We are in receipt of your April 26, 2004, written reply to the inspection and Form FDA-483 Inspectional Observations. We acknowledge your destruction of the expired bulk ivermectin used in Biobullet® compounding and your agreement to discontinue this product. However, we note that you have not stated your intentions regarding the unapproved and adulterated ivermectin Biobullets® already distributed by your firm that was compounded with the expired API.
Additionally, your response does not satisfactorily address steps to be taken to assure the safety and efficacy of ceftiofur sodium Biobullets® which your firm continues to distribute The testing conducted on the ceftiofur sodium Biobullets®, documented in final reports entitled "Influence of Ceftiofur Sodium Bio-Bullets Administration on Tenderness and Tissue Damage in Beef Round Muscle", and "Blood Availability: [redacted] are not adequate to provide assurance of the drug product's safety and effectiveness for its intended use (see 21 CFR 530.13(b)(4)).
The corrections stated in your response regarding the filling and dispensing of prescriptions for your compounded Biobullet® drug products appear to be adequate, however, all compounding and distribution of the products must meet conditions and requirements as set forth by the regulations, 21 CFR 530. Your corrections will be evaluated for compliance with the regulations and the Act during a future inspection.
You should take prompt action to correct these violations and assure that your future manufacturing and distribution of compounded prescription veterinary drugs complies with the requirements of the Act and its implementing regulations. Failure to correct the violations and to establish procedures whereby such violations do not recur may result in possible Agency actions against regulated products and/or responsible individuals. These sanctions may include, but are not limited to, seizure and/or injunction.
You should notify this office in writing within 15 working days of receiving this letter of the steps you have taken to bring your firm into compliance with the law. Your response should include each step taken, or to be taken, to correct the violations and prevent their recurrence. You should include copies of any available documentation demonstrating that corrections have been made. You should address your response to the attention of James R. Lahar, Compliance Officer at the above letterhead address.
Michael A. Chappell
Dallas District Director
Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy
Executive Director
Bryan Potter, D. Ph.
4545 Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 112,
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3488
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
State of Oklahoma
Chief Investigator
G. Dale Fullerton
201 N.E. 38th Terr., Suite 1
Oklahoma City, OK 73105


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Take any upholstered chair, like the dining chairs shown above. Depending on the chair itself, you may need to use a screw driver to remove the seat and back. Once removed, you can save yourself some time and place new fabric over the old (unless there are major damages).
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Ben Wyatt - Border Collie One of the most intelligent breeds, Border Collies get a little weird if they aren't being mentally stimulated enough. You can also dress them up as Batman.
Ann Perkins - Doberman "the breed is well known as an intelligent, alert, and loyal companion dog" Ann will mess you up, okay?
Ron Swanson - Tibetan Mastiff "intelligent and stubborn to a fault", "not an appropriate dog for apartment living" I think the word they're looking for is "obstinate".
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Tom Haverford - Pomeranian "very friendly and lively", "can suffer from separation anxiety" They're also pretty smart, and do well with guidance and training. Also the size thing.
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Surprising absolutely no one, Marvel announced that Frank Cho would be writing and drawing a new Wolverine series. The title, Savage Wolverine, will feature Wolverine teaming up with Shanna the She-Devil in the Savage Land. On top of his roles of leader of the Avengers and X-Men, headmaster of the Jean Grey School, and member of fifteen different teams, Wolverine will somehow squeeze in time for an extended vacation in a land filled with dinosaurs and boobtastic cave-women.
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- Tuesday, January 24, 2012
As you make "peace" with your affliction, I want to share with you a few Biblical reasons God may be allowing your migraines. I use the following analytical questions as a checklist to help me understand some of the pain and suffering in my life—and to be certain that I have covered all the bases as I ask God for healing. Remember that any particular trial may have one or more purposes. I find answers by asking the following questions. You will find some answers as you investigate them, too.
- First, am I being punished for a sin I've committed (Joshua 7:10-12; John 5:14; 1 Corinthians 11:31-32; James 5:13-16)? If so, confess your sin God promises to remove the sickness.
- Second, is this trial intended to keep me from future sin (2 Corinthians 2:7)? If so, stop asking for relief and, like Paul, enter into the experience of God's grace. Christ said to Paul, "My grace is sufficient of you."
- Third, is this suffering designed to increase my faith and God-dependence (Matthew 8:23-27)? The faith of the Disciples soared when Jesus walked on water, and calmed the wind and the waves. Watch for God's hand at work in your sickness. You may find your faith soaring.
- Fourth, is this suffering designed for my personal growth and/or spiritual maturity (Job 23:10; Romans 5:3-5; Hebrews 12:4-11)? Job understood the larger purpose of suffering: "He knows the way I take; and when He has tested me I will come forth as gold" (Job 23:10).
- Fifth, is God using this trouble so that His glory may be displayed in my life (John 9:1-3; 2 Corinthians 4:1-31)? Some things are carefully designed for God to receive glory by favorable circumstances or by our godly response and behavior.
- Sixth, is God using this affliction to mold me into the image of Christ (Romans 8:28-29)?
- Seventh, is it time to die (Psalms 90:10; John 11:4)? After all, bodies don't last forever!
As a pastor I have watched too many suffer. My family and I included. On the bright side, most of those I know have lived victoriously despite the pain. Let me share with you some insights that I see working in the lives of those who've made peace with their afflictions.
- Sometimes we are forced to live with mystery! We will understand everything later (1 Corinthians 13:12).
- Bruised hearts often emit the sweetest fragrance.
- One hour of intense trial often gives more insight into the deep meanings of life than years of success and prosperity.
- God has the right to give and to take away. Hold everything loosely.
- God never promised to remove every trouble. He did promise to provide the grace and strength we need to live well through them.
Throughout my life, Philippians 4:10-13 has helped me through my most difficult times. I hope you find the words blessed as well.
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Rex Ryan is hitching his wagon to Mark Sanchez and starting him against Jacksonville despite benching him in last Sunday's game. This is coming on the heels of news that New York Jets owner Woody Johnson prefers Greg McElroy over Mark Sanchez. This could essentially be a career defining decision for Rex Ryan, one that might lead to him being fired.
"I'll just keep working, go study this film and keep trying to improve," Sanchez said after last Sunday's game. "I need to understand where the mistakes came from, keep studying, keep preparing, be ready to play next week and see what happens."
Needless to say Mark Sanchez must have studied a lot of film and improved a lot in two days to be named the starter today. In his last 4 games he has thrown 2 touchdown passes and 5 interceptions.
One upside for Sanchez, he is facing the Jacksonville Jaguars, one of the worst teams in the league defensively and offensively for that matter. Coming into this game they are 28th in the league against the past allowing an average of 260.9 yards per game. And to add some balance to the offense, they're 31st against the run allowing 144 yards per game.
With that said, in his career Mark Sanchez is 1-1 against the Jaguars. In his rookie season the Jets lost 22-24 and Sanchez completed only 53.3% of his passes for 212 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. In his third season he beat the Jaguars with what appears to be a dominating 32-3 win. In that contest he completed 70.8% of his passes and even had two touchdowns. The catch, he only had 182 yards and he again threw 2 interceptions.
But it's safe to say one could assume that Greg McElroy will be ready to go again if Sanchez starts to slip. No word on whether Tim Tebow would be available to go against his hometown team.


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