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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Curtis Granderson clubbed three home runs in the first four innings, becoming the first Yankee to accomplish the feat since Alex Rodriguez in 2010, as New York held off Minnesota, 7-6.
"It's a thing I've never done. So it's kind of cool," Granderson said. "Definitely a night to remember."
Granderson finished with five hits and four runs batted in, while Mark Teixeira hit a two-run home run in support of Phil Hughes (1-2), who gave up six runs -- just two earned -- on six hits with four strikeouts and two walks over 5 1/3 frames. The Yankees split the four-game set behind 13 hits and Granderson's power show. Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth for his third save.
Ryan Doumit hit a two-run home run as part of a four-RBI night, but Anthony Swarzak (0-3) relinquished an early four-run lead, giving up six runs on eight hits over just 2 2/3 frames in defeat.
"All I want to do is try to give my team a chance to win, and when you give up six runs in the first two innings, that's asking a lot [of your team]," said Swarzak.
Both teams lit up the scoreboard before most fans could find their seats at Yankee Stadium. The Twins flurry was aided by an Eduardo Nunez throwing error, and a walk to Justin Morneau eventually loaded the bases for Doumit, who beat an exaggerated shift by punching a single through the hole vacated by Derek Jeter at shortstop, scoring the game's first two runs. Danny Valencia followed with a long drive that soared over Raul Ibanez's head in left, plating the two remaining runners for a 4-0 lead.
New York immediately punched back courtesy of the long ball. Granderson crushed a pitch into the right-center field seats with one out, then Teixeira drove home Rodriguez with a shot into the same section of the seats for his first home run of the season.
The Yankees used a two-out rally to claim the lead in the second, starting with Nunez's two-out double. Derek Jeter claimed his 3,110th career hit, tying former Yankee Dave Winfield, with a run-scoring opposite-field single to right. He then trotted home when Granderson crushed a down-and-in pitch into the second deck in right for his second home run in as many frames.
Granderson did it again in the fourth, driving a pitch into the right-field seats for his third home run of the game. The three-run edge quickly became one in the sixth as Doumit hammered a two-run homer to right after Morneau walked.
The Yankees bullpen scattered four hits without a walk in 3 2/3 scoreless frames to preserve the win.
In a stat that interests those in the Boston-New York rivalry, Granderson had more total bases in his first three plate appearances (12) than Boston's Kevin Youkilis has all season (11). Granderson also had more home runs in the first four innings than Rodriguez, Teixeira, Albert Pujols and David Ortiz combined this season...The Twins have won just four of their last 15 and nine of their last 36 in the Bronx...Yankees catcher Russell Martin finished hitless in four plate appearances and is now batting .133 on the season. Jeter is hitting .373.


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Songwriters rule Nashville's live music venues for five straight nights next month, as the 21st annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival returns on April 2-6. Billed as "the world's largest all-songwriter festival," this year's Tin Pan once again features a broad crop of talents, from behind-the-scenes forces to front-and-center stars.
The festival kicks off with a bang on Tuesday, April 2, with Jake Owen, Charles Kelley, Dave Barnes, Brett Eldredge, Joey + Rory, Tracy Lawrence, RaeLynn and Kevin Griffin all set to take the stage at nine local venues. Later in the week, attendees can look forward to performances from Amy Grant, Ashley Monroe, Matraca Berg, Kara DioGuardi and more.
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"The recipe for this easy salad came from my grandma, who made it in the summers with fresh dill and cucumbers from her garden."
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2 tablespoons
fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons
chopped fresh dill
cucumbers, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
1/2 cup
thinly sliced red onion
coarse salt and ground black pepper to taste
This was my dinner tonight. I did not have fresh dill, I used one teaspoon dried dill weed. I also added a pinch of sea salt. I made no other changes. Not only was it delicious, it was low in calories and carbs which tickled me. This. Is. AWESOME. I know I will be making this recipe a lot this summer. NOTE: You know, this would make a GREAT base for tzakiki sauce, too.
I thought this kind of tasted like a salad version of taziki. I made a 1/2 recipe and used seedless English cucumbers. I had to sub dry dill, because it was all I had. I did 3/4 tsp. dry for half the recipe. It seems to wilt the cucumbers kind of fast, with the lemon juice. However, although it wasn't a favorite salad of mine, I would consider mixing up the dressing part, again, just for dipping vegetables.
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Very nice light and refreshing salad! Plus it's a perfect way to use up fresh cucumbers from the garden! I added a little salt to the thinly sliced the cucumber and let that set for about twenty minutes to let the cucumbers produce their own water then drained. I also used white wine vinegar vs. lemon juice as it's a bit milder. I chilled it for a couple of hours and it was delicious! A very nice combination of flavors and a great summer side dish - thanks!
Cucumber salad just the way we like it - with fresh and light lemon juice rather than vinegar, and no sugar. I also loved the addition of the very thinly sliced red onion which gave it just a little bit of a bite.
The original recipe for this called for 3 cucumbers. Because my grandparents had their own garden, they always used homegrown vegetables, which were grown without pesticides and picked before the deer and animals could get them. This means that they were smaller than the cucumbers you often find in the grocery store today. Because of this, you may need to increase the sour cream in this recipe, depending on how much cucumber you have. When I mnade this using 3 large cucumbers from the grocery store, I ended up putting a cup of sour cream. Adjust accordingly and also to your personal preferences. The best way to make this is to add what you like! More dill, less onion, greek yogurt... This is very versatile.
Delicious! I didn't have fresh dill or red onion, so i used 1 tsp dried dill and finely sliced green onion. Usually make this salad with vinegar and a bit of sugar...was out of vinegar, so tried this one using lemon and no sugar. Have to say, I like it better! Big hit with the family. Also, used a dash of seasoning salt instead of plain salt. Oh, and for slicing the cucumbers super thinly, I use the slicer side of my cheese grater. Fast and efficient!
loved it! great way to use cucumbers!. Another reviewer compared it to tziki and it really does have that flavor to it. its light yet flavourful. great as a dinner side dish or a light lunch. will make again!
This was such a fabulous, light summer salad! The onion and dill taste great and complement the cucumber. I'll be making this again soon.
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There's a new academic resource available to North Shore students! Berwick Academy invites you to an open house where you and your child can participate in hands-on activities led by their Lower School Faculty, and tour the school's facilities. Walk across the campus and you'll instantly feel it – this is more than a school; it is the convergence of three divisions, each with its own personality, but together forming a community that is uniquely Berwick. Nestled against a backdrop of pines in South Berwick, Maine, you'll find a hilltop school as unique as it is traditional.
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So I have patched rust before and it turned out pretty good, I just cut out the rot and welded in new sheet... But on this project I am tackling there is a need to patch some not so flat areas ( window seals, door jams, body mounts, etc...) do any of you guys have any tips?
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Patching Rust on VW Baja...
06-15-2013, 10:39 AM #2Nothing welded, Nothing gained
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Depending on your location I would find another body and cut the pieces out you need and weldthem in,that is what I did with a 67 bus.Even if you live in an area where bodies have long since disappeared you should be able to find what you need on thesamba.com
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I like big mikes answer.
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just make sure that you go from good steel to good steel and then some, no surprises that way, i use cardboard for templates, i also use 14 ga if i can get away with it, it makes the welding go that mush quicker
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Patching Rust on VW Baja...
I have done lots of VW's in California from 5-1600 and class 11 off road race cars to lowered street sedans. The places you speak of are the most common places for cancer other than the pan and battery tray area. As stated above finding a donor car with the corresponding panels is the easiest way to go. If possible remove plug welds and separate at the seams to get a better lineup and fit on the panel to be stitched in. Be careful as some spots on those cars are already very thin and grinding away too much will be harder to cover up come finish time. What kind of project are you working on?
I already replaced the pan and battery tray, it was good and rotten... Im just fixing the rusted areas for my buddy, he's more of a mechanic than a fabricator. but I believe its a '67, 1500cc or something like that.
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The samba is awesome. Best vw site around.Syncrowave 250
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If making new patches then measure the bad area. Make the patch first then trace it on the bad area & cut. Much easier than trying to make a patch fit an already cut area. Fit up is essential, no big gaps! It is easier to overlap slightly, like an 1/8" than it is to butt weld. Done right butt welding is better but more tedious for fit up. Small tacks jumping around rather than continuous welding. Keep it cool while welding & grinding. Heat is not your friend here.
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The daily adventures of a mom of 12 who loves to run and is training hard to see just how good I can be.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
5k win!
When someone mentioned that there was a 5k today I was doubtful that I would do well and wasn't sure I wanted to do it, but then I knew racing on tired legs has training benefits, that a 5k would be a decent fitness gauge, etc. So I decided "Woo hoo! Let's do it!"
I didn't have a lot of time to stress and there wasn't much to do to prepare. I had done my usual recovery routine after my long run yesterday (Fluid Recovery, stretch, roll, ice bath, compression tights, healthy breakfast, eating well, and drinking lots of water) so I knew that all I could do was sleep, get up, and run the best I could.
After a decent sleep I did my usual core work out and then ran to the start of the race (just under five miles) for a warm up. My legs felt tired, but I could feel them loosening up over the five miles. Josh had gone on a long, very hilly, trail run the night before so he was not racing, and Shane was sleeping at a friend's house so he wasn't racing, but Ryan (14) had signed up to race as well. Josh and Ryan drove in to the start and arrived just as I did. I put on a jacket to stay warm and we got our numbers and had fun chatting with friends.
This race, the Swift Creek 5k, starts up a canyon. It has lots of downhill, although there is a decent climb in the middle of the second mile and a smaller hill towards the turn to the finish line. They shuttle you up to the start, and the problem was that once we got up there, it was freezing! (Although we saw a moose which was super cool!) I shivered and shivered and shivered. I jogged around and did a couple of strides in hopes of warming up, but my teeth were chattering even as I was jogging. I knew I would be fine once we started racing, but I felt really "tight" since I was so cold and I was a little worried that between that and having tired legs from the day before that I may not be able to run 3.1 fast miles.
Despite the shivers and a little doubt, I was smiling and calm overall. I didn't really have a plan except to run as fast as I could, and I decided right before we started that I would start my Garmin but not look at it until I crossed the finish.
We took off and about 12 people passed me in the first few hundred feet. I could feel that I had taken off FAST, and my goal was to feel for a pace that felt fast, but also felt like one that I could maintain for the whole race without bonking. After about half a mile I realized that I was in for three miles of hurt to get the result that I wanted and wondered if I had it in me today. I told myself I could do it and would do it, and I actually started to feel better as I got into a groove and kept pushing on.
Within half a mile I started passing some people back and I fell in with a young guy who made it very clear he did not want to be passed by a girl. He would try to block me and was being a big pain. I could have sprinted around him, but didn't want to waste the energy and decided to just bide my time. The road was dirt and there were a lot of rocks, bumps, and ruts, so I really had to watch my step. I was also being conscious to run the tangents.
My Garmin beeped for one mile and we were nowhere near the one mile marker on the course. Josh always says how great my "internal Garmin" is, as I have a really good judge of distance run without any aids, and I knew that when we finally had gotten to the first mile marker on the course that the first mile had been long.
In the second mile of the course there is a decent uphill climb. It sucks! I pulled back my pace a little bit (by feel) and the guy I had been running shoulder to shoulder with blew past me up the hill. I was glad just to have some space and not have him right by me. I got to the top of the hill and surged and then took advantage of the downhill, and quickly passed the guy right back, and never saw him again.
Again my Garmin beeped for two miles a considerable distance before we hit the two-mile marker (and the same thing happened with the three mile marker).
The last mile of the course is out of the canyon, on the road, and mostly flat, with a small uphill with about a quarter mile to go. I picked off a few more people in this last mile. At this point every muscle in my body was screaming to stop or at least slow down, but I willed myself forward and did not let myself ease off the effort. I felt my pace slow on the uphill, but then turned the corner and saw the long (longer than hoped for!) straight away to the finish line. I gave it everything I had left - sprinted for all I was worth. I was running in to the sun so I couldn't see Josh, but I could hear him whistling and I loved knowing he was getting to see me cross a finish line.
I finished as the first female and third overall, with an official time of 20:18. Both of the men who had finished ahead of me told me right away that their Garmin's had read 3.22 miles, and sure enough, mine read exactly 3.22 as well.
My splits were 6:07, 6:31, 6:17, (and 6:24 average pace for the last .22 miles), with an average pace for the race of 6:19 a mile.
I was happy for the win, but I was most excited about how I ran this. Being able to run the splits I did the day after such a fast/tough 18-miler and at the end of a tough training week overall was a big confidence booster. Also, being able to push myself mentally and run strong was a big confidence booster as well. This was a very hard effort and on this day, I truly feel that I ran this race as hard and as fast as I possibly could have. I finished knowing I had not held back and had given it all I had that day. That feels really good!
Lots of my friends ran very well today and Ryan set a PR of 23:xx. I got a set of hot and cold water bottles, an ITUNES gift card, and a medal for the win, and we all got shirts.
We didn't get any pics, but here is a short video clip of me crossing the finish line.
I also used this for Adam's Sweat Your Thorns Off Virtual 5k. :)
More soon!
15 comments:
- Raina said...
Congrats on the WIN Erin! This is really a kick-butt time, especially considering the long course and the training mileage you have been doing.
Nice work!! You've got some serious speed.
- August 4, 2012 at 4:48 PM
- Terzah said...
Great job, Erin! I'm glad you smoked that annoying guy in the end--it sounds like he deserved it. You also managed the race really well--and wow! I wonder how fast you could do a 5K on fresh legs....I'm sure you will find out someday! :^)
- August 4, 2012 at 7:34 PM
- Laura @ Mommy run fast said...
Just amazing. That's such an impressive 5k, especially running the day after a hard 18! Congrats to you!!
- August 5, 2012 at 6:57 AM
- Jen@runfortheboys said...
Hellz yeah baby girl!!! 5K win: check!, Half win: check!, and a Full win on the horizon...just a question of which one! I have two possibilities in my mind and I will be at both races...can't wait! Love you and am super proud of you!!!
- August 5, 2012 at 7:14 AM
- Mark Matthews said...
After those runs, to kick it out like you did. You are excellent at always tapping into your potential and expanding your limits.
- August 5, 2012 at 8:00 AM
- brg said...
wow! smoking fast time! No doubt you could do a sub-20 with rested legs. congrats!!
- August 5, 2012 at 9:33 AM
- Amy Lauren said...
Congratulations on your win! That is so amazing, especially since the course was a little long AND you were racing on tired legs. Plus you got some pretty awesome prizes too- Itunes gift card, nice!! And congrats to Ryan on his PR, sounds like a great day for everyone.
- August 5, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- christa said...
Awesome job!! I'm laughing at "wearing a jacket and freezing" How cold was it, we've been swealtering here in VT high 80's and low 90's.
- August 5, 2012 at 3:09 PM
- christa said...
Awesome job!! I'm laughing at "wearing a jacket and freezing" How cold was it, we've been swealtering here in VT high 80's and low 90's.
- August 5, 2012 at 3:09 PM
- Suz and Allan said...
Congratulations to both you and Ryan! You guys both ran a very speedy race!
- August 5, 2012 at 7:15 PM
- Fit Mommy said...
Congrats! You are fast.
- August 6, 2012 at 12:09 AM
- jayloh said...
I love your detailed recaps. I hope this constant winning thing doesn't start to get old, for you. ;)
Congrats to your son, as well. My oldest (14) is running (jogging)
a 5k, this week. I love sharing this sport with my children, too.
- August 6, 2012 at 6:49 AM
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- August 6, 2012 at 8:20 AM
Nice job as always! You are a fantastic inspiration : )
- August 6, 2012 at 1:44 PM
- {lifeasa}RunningMom said...
Awesome run! I love that all your Garmins matched up too. :)
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When you look at this week's schedule at the end of this column, you'll see that there's not a lot of high school basketball on the slate. Really, after tonight's pretty busy night of basketball, there won't be such a night until after the Thanksgiving Break.
There's only two games on Thursday (including Bokoshe's season openers), and Friday's lone action, Cameron at Gans, has been canceled because the Grizzlies made it to the Class B state quarterfinals in football. Thus, that match-up won't take place Friday night, but I'm sure it will be rescheduled for a later date.
Unless the Cameron-Gans games are rescheduled for next week, or some other dates are moved to next week, there won't be any high school basketball games at all next week. Action won't resume until the week after Thanksgiving, when most of the football schools — Poteau, Arkoma, Heavener, Panama, Pocola, Spiro and Talihina — will begin their basketball seasons.
So, I'm going to enjoy the slowdown of hoops for the next two weeks so that this ol' man will be ready when LeFlore County hoop-la gets going in full force the week after Thanksgiving Break.
Cameron at Wister, 6:30 and 8 p.m.
McCurtain at Howe, 6:30 and 8 p.m.
Leflore at Panola, 6:30 and 8 p.m.
Whitesboro at Red Oak, 6:30 and 8 p.m.
Thursday Night
Leflore at Bokoshe, 6:30 and 8 p.m.
Whitesboro at Buffalo Valley, 6:30 and 8 p.m.
Friday Night
Cameron at Gans, 6:30 and 8 p.m., canceled due to Gans still in the Class B football playoffs.


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Stephen Wenn, Robert Barney, and Scott Martyn, Tarnished Rings: The International Olympic Committee and the Salt Lake City Bid Scandal ( Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press, 2011).
Stephen Wenn and Tim Elcombe, "A Path to Peace: Thoughts on Olympic Revenue and the IOC/USOC Divide," The SAIS Review of International Affairs XXXI (Winter-Spring, 2011): 117-133.
Stephen R. Wenn, "IOC/USOC Relations and the 2009 IOC Session in Copenhagen," in Robert K. Barney, Janice Forsyth, and Michael Heine, eds., Rethinking Matters Olympic: Investigations into the Socio-Cultural Study of the Modern Olympic Movement: Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium for Olympic Research (London, Ontario: International Centre for Olympic Studies, 2010), pp. 60-75.
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Gerald P. Schaus and Stephen R. Wenn, eds., Onward to the Olympics (Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007).
Robert K. Barney, Stephen R. Wenn, and Scott G. Martyn, Selling the Five Rings: The IOC and the Rise of Olympic Commercialism [Revised Edition] (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2004).
Stephen R. Wenn, "Reforging the Rings: Jacques Rogge's Legacy and Juan Antonio Samaranch's Shadow," North American Society for Sport History Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 2012.
Stephen R. Wenn, "Rivals and Revolutionaries: Avery Brundage, David Cecil - The Marquess of Exeter, and Olympic Television Money," North American Society for Sport History Conference, University of Texas, May 2011.
Stephen R. Wenn, "IOC/USOC Relations and the 2009 IOC Session in Copenhagen," 10th International Symposium for Olympic Research, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, October 2010.
Stephen R. Wenn, "Down Goes Chicago 2016! IOC/USOC Relations and the Copenhagen Collapse," North American Society for Sport History Conference, Orlando, Florida, May/June 2010.
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Owen Memorial Rose Garden: 300 N Jefferson St
- Located just across the river from the Valley River Inn, this 9 acre garden isone of Eugene's hidden treasures with over 4,500 roses representing 400 varieties, as well as other ornamental plans.
Alton Baker Park: 1000 Day Island Rd.
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Have you ever finished watching a movie feeling unsatisfied – even upset – by an unexpected or cliffhanger ending? Today's scripture, the original conclusion of the Gospel of Mark, can certainly leave one feeling underwhelmed or even frustrated.
We want more because other Gospels tell us that Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene and then to the disciples, that he issued the Great Commission and ascended to heaven. In other words, we want our Easter Sunday story to have a happy and unambiguous ending – the triumph of good over evil and life over death, with side orders of Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies.
But that's not what happened on that morning long ago. Instead, as this scripture relates, grief gave way to distress and then shock at the angel's startling revelation, followed by amazement and fear. The women were too frightened to believe Christ had risen and was on his way to Galilee, the embodiment of the Good News.
So how are we supposed to respond to Mark 16:1-8? I believe we are called to put ourselves into the story and imagine how we would respond to the angel's message – immediately and with belief or only after we gathered more evidence.
When I was a young newspaper reporter, I often ran out of the newsroom, notepad in hand, when the police scanner sputtered to life and 911 dispatchers directed emergency personnel to respond to reports of fires, car crashes, robberies or shootings. I wanted to see the action first hand and interview witnesses. Sometimes that led to good stories, filled with vivid details, but sometimes the reports were false alarms. As I got older, and more experienced, I usually waited to verify the initial reports by telephone before heading out for the story.
As Christians, we often face a similar dilemma: we don't always know how and when to respond to circumstances that test our faith – whether to forge ahead or weigh the evidence and act only when we feel ready. Fortunately, faithful believers can help write the story as long as we keep open hearts and minds: Jesus eventually will meet us, whether on the road to Galilee or after we arrive there.
Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia! Through his life, his teachings, his suffering and his sacrifice, Jesus ushered in an "Upside Down and Inside Out" kingdom and world. May the risen Christ renew your faith, bring you hope and joy through all your days and give you courage to spread the Good News. Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
Thank you for reading Goshen College's online devotionals for the 2015 Lenten season. This year, 16 GC students and 19 employees contributed reflections, stories and prayers and our theme was "Upside Down and Inside Out." We hope you will join us online for our Advent Devotions, which will begin in late November. Peace and blessings!
Many questions surface for me as I reflect on this passage. Why did the first disciple not enter the tomb? What did he fear?
Why was Mary Magdalene not surprised by the presence of angels?
Why did Mary stay at the tomb after the disciples had left?
However, despite these curiosities, one question remains most pertinent for me: Why could Mary Magdalene not recognize her beloved's voice?
Jesus's voice. The very man whom she was weeping about.
Mary seemed so consumed by her own fears and worries that she had forgotten the timbre of the voice of her most cherished person. Someone's voice that she thought she knew very well. A voice she could never forget. Yet how quickly we forget.
How have you forgotten God's voice? In what ways are you no longer able to hear your creator?
Through apathy, laziness, arrogance, stagnancy or the illusion of good deeds, we have all experienced seasons of drought in our ability or even willingness to listen for God's voice in our lives.
Like with Mary, God not only whispers the spirit into our lives, but when our ears have become so deeply clogged God passionately shouts out our names. "Mary!"
"Taylor! Hear my voice, I am ALWAYS with you. Never forget this"
I invite you to reflect upon these thoughts, in hopes that not only your ears, but also all of your senses will be re-tuned and awakened to a state of desire and awareness of God's voice.
The voice that speaks through people, the sun, the winds, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, the spirit, silence and screams. The voice that warms, challenges, produces, transforms, forgives, affirms and loves.
May we listen, hear, and echo God's voice!
Today the Christian church remembers the agony of Christ's death on a cross. The one who came to Earth, took on flesh, and brought an ethic of justice and love to the world suffered to the point of death at the hands of those intent on maintaining the status quo and on preventing Christ's way from spreading. The cross, crown and spear snuffed out the Light of the world, and left those who remained in a despairing, hopeless state. The one who was our leader, who drew us together and provided us with hope, is gone. What does one do when the image of their hope falls to the powers of evil?
I think Acts 10:34-43 gives us one answer: we name, we remember and we do this together. We name where we have found hope before; we name the pain we feel; we name the loss that we experienced; and we name the struggles we continue to face. We remember the one who we lost; we remember the stories of our faith; we remember the acts of faith that Christ did; and we remember the hope we found in the model of Christ. By naming and remembering, we affirm where we have found hope before, and we delve into a space where we might again find hope. For those of us ascribing to the Christian faith, the statement of faith that we find in Acts 10 provides a strong history of hope that can sustain us through moments of greatest loss.
In the field of science, we must justify theories, hypotheses and claims with supporting evidence which underlines some understood truth. As a science major, I often extend this kind of philosophy to other areas of my life. It is much easier for me to believe something is true if there is evidence to support my claim. While I recognize that my faith cannot ever be entirely justified or "proved" by physical evidence, having some basis in this makes my faith more understandable and real; it balances the intangible with the tangible.
In his letters to the church in Corinth, Paul made a point to remind the people of the evidence for Jesus' death and resurrection, mentioning the events that took place and the witnesses who saw the resurrected Jesus. This would have been an important component of the early church's doctrine, and necessary to ground the beliefs of these new Christians in something real and experienced. Now, many centuries after Christ walked the earth, we still need to be reminded of these truth claims.
Paul's account is what helps us as Christians today paint the picture of the resurrection in our minds. We see Jesus interacting with each of the witnesses; we are able to imagine what it would have been like to meet the resurrected Jesus, the amazement and excitement of this encounter. As we prepare for our celebration of Easter in a few short days, let us all dwell in the invitation to participate, witness and proclaim Jesus' resurrection and the power this has in each of our lives.
As we arrive at Easter this coming week, we anticipate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We are encouraged with the words from the psalmist, "The Lord's love endures forever." This particularly encourages me, at this time of year with the stress of school work, commitments and other elements of daily life, which seem to pile up and consume time. Even during busy schedules, I have found taking time to spend in the Word and other ways of connecting with God has encouraged and reminded me of the psalmist's words, "The Lord's love endures forever." I am amazed at the simple yet powerful message behind these words.
When my schedule is out of control,
"The Lord's love endures forever."
When I spill soup on my laptop,
"The Lord's love endures forever."
When I am overwhelmed with school work,
"The Lord's love endures forever."
When I found out I need to take two online classes to graduate,
"The Lord's love endures forever."
When I found out I am teaching the entire class period and not just 30 minutes,
"The Lord's love endures forever."
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his steadfast love endures for ever!
'His steadfast love endures for ever.'
The Lord is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.
'The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;
the right hand of the Lord is exalted;
the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.'
I shall not die, but I shall live,
and recount the deeds of the Lord.
The Lord has punished me severely,
but he did not give me over to death.
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.
the righteous shall enter through it.
and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the Lord's doing;
it is marvellous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
It is easy to fall into God's comfortable arms of grace, and carry on with our busy lives.
It is easy to lay our heads on our pillows, and make a quick and mediocre prayer to fulfill our "Christian duty."
It is easy to ignore God's omnipresence that is constantly trying to catch our attention, so we may seek Him.
It is easy to focus and submerge into our work, relationships and ourselves, and only think of God on Sundays.
It is extremely easy to think that our relationships with God are fine, and what we do is enough to maintain a status as a "follower of Christ."
But when hardships in life force us to see a new reality, all of a sudden our world is shaken and held upside down.
It is hard to find comfort and peace amidst our busy lives.
It is hard when we lay our heads on our pillows, only to spend sleepless nights of agony and confusion.
It is hard to ignore thoughts that constantly tell us that we are hopeless.
It is extremely hard to find the strength to extinguish the burning sorrow in our souls.
Frankly, it is easier to view life as purposeless, senseless and worthless.
Yet, when we are facing anguish and affliction, God has promised to wipe away our tears from our faces, remove our disgrace and provide a refuge and salvation. So stand up, hope and believe that God is near.
a feast of rich food, a feast of well-matured wines,
of rich food filled with marrow, of well-matured wines strained clear.
And he will destroy on this mountain
the shroud that is cast over all peoples,
the sheet that is spread over all nations;
he will swallow up death for ever.
Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces,
and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth,
for the Lord has spoken.
It will be said on that day,
Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us.
This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Maybe we shouldn't have told my 3-year-old son life's biggest secret already, but we did: "We are all going to die someday." Now he regularly talks about death and people dying. And he is so matter of fact about it; there is no fear or anxiety. He asks if he and other people he knows are going to die soon, but I try to reassure him that though we don't know when we are going to die, most people die when they are old. He doesn't need reassuring though; I do.
This all can produce a bit of awkwardness when my son tells complete strangers that they are going to die. As his mother, I feel the need to quickly apologize on his behalf. But why am I apologizing for an honest and innocent child who is naming truths from which the rest of us hide, ignore, turn away?
This week, we must face death head on: Jesus' death. Friday is indeed coming. It reminds us that we too will die one day. It invites us to sit with the question: "How do I want to die?" Can we ask that question, like a child, without fear?
But we also don't have to stop there. Because, "on the third day…" This week's Scriptures remind us that death will be swallowed up forever (Isaiah 25:6-9). With God, everything is upside down and inside out. The great mystery of death is that it always brings new life. And ultimately, the question it brings us back to is: "How do I want to live?"
I'm looking forward to Easter this year, to telling my son how Jesus died, but then how God raised him from the dead. It will blow his mind, because it still has my head spinning in awe and wonder.
It's two days before the Passover and Jesus is at the house of Simon the Leper when a woman enters and anoints his head with costly oil. Some scold the woman, for the oil could have been sold for a significant sum of money and that money could have been used to help the poor. But Jesus defends her and notes that whenever and wherever the Good News is shared, her act of kindness will be told in remembrance of her. Indeed, if we attend church at Easter time, we have heard that story countless times. But how many of us think about that story as the catalyst for Judas' betrayal of Jesus?
There's an economy to Mark's story-telling that we need to pay attention to. In Mark 14:1, the Chief priests are looking for a way to arrest and kill Jesus. In 14:3 we have the anointing of Jesus at Simon's house and the ensuing conflict over the appropriateness of it, and immediately following verse 14:10 reads " Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the Chief Priests in order to betray him to them."
Something about that encounter at Simon's house was so offensive to Judas that he turned on his master, teacher and Lord. Jesus' defense of the woman's wasteful largesse, somehow revealed Jesus as someone so different than who Judas thought he was or wanted him to be, that he became willing to hand Jesus over to the people who wanted to kill him.
History has not been kind to Judas. We Christians seem to have a vested interest in casting Judas as the personification of evil, or alternately, the pre-ordained fall guy who has to betray Jesus to fulfill the prophecies. Implicit in those caricatures of Judas is the notion that WE never would have done such a thing. But in the Mark account, Judas seems less like the personification of evil and more like a man blinded by his own righteousness. If there's a shred of truth in that statement, it should hit very close to home for many of us. It should disturb us. After all, we are good Christians and many of us have worked hard over long periods of time to hone our ethical sensibilities, built our reputations as upright followers of Jesus, and avoided even the appearance of evil. The idea that our desire for righteousness might somehow keep us from following, serving, loving and worshiping Christ, to the point of becoming an enemy of Christ—that should both scare and convict us. It should make us think.
God, we are your imperfect followers. Help us to grow ever more into your likeness, to love as you loved us, to follow you even when it is costly. Help us to see and discern when our desire for righteousness leads us to do things that are more Judas-like than Christ-like. In the Spirit of our risen Lord. Amen.
In the church, we often turn to our hymns to think about who God is and how we should live. That's exactly what Paul does in the second chapter of Philippians – he quotes a preexisting Aramaic hymn in his letter.
This passage is a beautiful connection between a discourse on the nature of Christ and how we should act as followers of Christ. In this epistle, Paul is writing to the church at Philippi. One of the issues he addresses in this letter is a petty and self-serving conflict within the church. Instead of simply telling the church that they need to shape up, Paul points to Jesus as the model of how they should live and relate to others.
Even though Jesus is "in the form of God," he does not use that as an excuse to exploit his power, and acts with humility and self-sacrificing love. This is manifest in the incarnation – Jesus is willing to live with us despite our failings and mortality – and Jesus' death on the cross. Because of Jesus' humility, he is exalted by God. Jesus demonstrates an upside-down kingdom – one in which "the last will be first, and the first will be last (Matthew 20:16). In this kingdom, humility – not coercion – results in exultation and rejoicing in heaven. Jesus inverts our expectations by confronting the powers of sin and death not with more violence but by submitting even to death.
Paul suggests that since even Jesus – the Son of God – emptied himself so radically, we should also live with one another in love and humility, not acting selfishly, even "having the same love" as Jesus and considering others' needs and interests before our own. As followers of Jesus, we must be transformed according to the nature of Christ.
The Psalmist bemoans the lowliness and reproachful nature of mankind. "My strength fails and my bones waste away; I am repulsive and an object of scorn and dread for others; I am forgotten, a broken vessel; my life is spent with grief; I hear the slander and whispering of many, as they scheme to take away my life." Wow, this sounds like the ultimate in glass half-empty pessimism! How awful are these words, and how can there be any hope, with these kinds of thoughts?
I'm reminded of reading with my granddaughter about Lowly Worm. Life can be and IS the pits at times for the poor little guy, and of course for us. We all experience depths of struggle, pain, ill health, untimely death of loved ones, etc., at different points in life. It is our reality – and even unfairly more for some of us than others – where, oh where is God in our anguish?
But of course God indeed is always there, a lifter and supporter of Lowly Worm. The underdog's hero! How can we not overcome, and how can we not believe? God is the creator, the author and shaper of our very lives. Hosanna in the highest, yes, dancing cherubs and dancing/prancing Lowly Worm with the jaunty hat and smile! Our LORD is in our worm-mobile with us! ZOOM!!!


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DURHAM, N.C. - The 19th-ranked Duke field hockey team outshot No. 15 Michigan State, 25-6, en route to a 4-2 victory over the Spartans Sunday afternoon at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium. Senior Mary Nielsen scored twice and juniors McKay Ross and Emmie Le Marchand each added goals as the Blue Devils improved to 4-6 overall with the win.
The first half of play was a back-and-forth affair, with Michigan State (5-5) getting on the board first on a score by Heather Howie less than four minutes into the game. However, Duke responded at the 18:44 mark, as Nielsen deflected a ball into the goal off a short pass from sophomore Martine Chichizola. The Spartans' Abby Barker added an unassisted strike five minutes later to give Michigan State a 2-1 advantage at halftime.
The Blue Devils continued to attack the goal in the second period, dominating the time of possession to limit Michigan State's offensive opportunities. Ross registered her first goal of the season early in the second half on an assist from redshirt junior Devon Gagliardi, knotting the score at 2-2. Nielsen then gave Duke its first lead of the game, putting back a rebound for her second goal of the contest and fourth of the season.
"I'm so proud of our girls, head coach Pam Bustin commented. "They came out and played hard in the first half and when we went into halftime I challenged them to focus on scoring and finishing and not to worry about anything else. They came out and did that and it worked out well for us."
Le Marchand was awarded a penalty stroke a few minutes later, expanding the margin to two goals. A strong defensive effort by Duke in the remaining minutes of the period ensured the 4-2 victory.
After totaling 14 shots in the second half, the Blue Devils finished the game with 25 shots and three penalty corners while holding Michigan State to just three shots and two penalty corners in regulation. Junior Ashley Camano recorded one save in goal for Duke, while the Spartans' Molly Cassidy was credited with eight saves.
"I am really proud of them for sticking with it through these five games without any subs. At this point, our fitness level is great and we are excited to have our family back together again."
Sunday's game marked the final of five games where the Blue Devils played without six players due to their participation in the Junior Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico. Sophomores Lauren Blazing and Abby Beltrani along with freshman Aileen Johnson and Hannah Barreca were members of the United States squad while sophomore Jessica Buttinger and freshman Kendra Perrin represented Canada. Both teams competed well in the tournament, earning qualifying slots at the Jr. World Cup with Canada finishing second and the United States finishing third.
Duke will return to action with a full roster next Friday night against Boston College at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium. Game time is set for 6 p.m. Live stats and live video will be available for the contest on www.GoDuke.com.
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Big Innings Carry UNCG Past East Tennessee State, 14-8
Saturday, March 16, 2002Greensboro, N.C. (March 16, 2002) - It was one of those days for the East Tennessee State pitching staff, as UNC Greensboro jumped on Buccaneer pitching early, piling up an 13-2 lead after three innings on the way to a 14-8 Southern Conference baseball win over ETSU this afternoon. The win by the Spartans evened the series at 1-1. A double by Chad Boruff (Knoxville, Tenn.) in the first brought home Jeremy Terry (Cumberland, Ky.) from second and gave the ETSU (6-9, 1-3 SoCon) an early 1-0 lead. The Spartans answered in the bottom of the first on a solo home run from Jason Sarvis and then broke the game open with seven in the second and five more in the third. ETSU's starter, Matt Hensely (Powell, Tenn.) got in trouble in the second, allowing the Spartans to load the bases with no outs. He then walked in the first run of the inning before Trevor Smith (Newport, Tenn.) took over on the mound. He fared no better, allowing a run scoring single and a sac fly before giving up the big hit, a grand slam to Ryan Gordon that made the score 8-1. After getting the first out in the third, UNCG had its next eight hitters reach base safely, getting six hits and two walks. The end result was the Spartans had another five runs on the board before the Bucs got a double-play to end the inning, taking a commanding 13-2 lead. Jackson Simerly (Bluff City, Tenn.) came on in relief to get the double-play ball that ended the inning and went the rest of the way for ETSU, shutting down UNCG the rest of the way. He allowed just one run in 5.2 innings of work, striking out three without allowing a walk. Boruff continued his hot hitting in the series, slamming his second home run in as many days in the eighth, bringing home Jason Brotherton (Erwin, Tenn.), who had walked. ETSU made some more noise in the ninth, scoring four more times before UNCG could come up with the final out of the game. With the bases loaded no outs, Terry singled home Brandon Cross (Bluff City, Tenn.) from second. Brotherton walked again to bring home the second run before a sac fly off the bat of Boruff, his fourth RBI of the day, brought home another. Terry scored the final run of the inning on an error on the UNCG second baseman. Scooter Michael started for UNCG and picked up the win, going 7.1 innings and allowing four runs on eight hits. Gordon was the big stick for the Spartans, going 2-for-4 with five RBIs and scoring a pair of runs. Boruff wound up going 3-for-4 with a double and home run, bringing home four runs. Tim Turner (Marietta, Ga.) and Terry each had a pair of hits for the Bucs. The two teams will finish the series on Sunday with a 1:00 p.m. game.


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http://www.technologyreview.com/news...vil-liberties/A decade-plus of anthropological fieldwork among hackers and like-minded geeks has led me to the firm conviction that these people are building one of the most vibrant civil liberties movements weve ever seen. It is a culture committed to freeing information, insisting on privacy, and fighting censorship, which in turn propels wide-ranging political activity. In the last year alone, hackers have been behind some of the most powerful political currents out there. ---
Take, for instance, the reaction to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a far-reaching copyright bill meant to curtail piracy online. SOPA was unraveled before being codified into law due to a massive and elaborate outpouring of dissent driven by the hacker movement.
The linchpin was a Blackout Daya Web-based protest of unprecedented scale. To voice their opposition to the bill, on January 17, 2012, nonprofits, some big Web companies, public interest groups, and thousands of individuals momentarily removed their websites from the Internet and thousands of other citizens called or e-mailed their representatives. Journalists eventually wrote a torrent of articles. Less than a week later, in response to these stunning events, SOPA and PIPA, its counterpart in the Senate, were tabled (see SOPA Battle Won, but War Continues). ----
In fact, just the next day, on January 18, 2012, federal authorities orchestrated the takedown of the popular file-sharing site MegaUpload. The companys gregarious and controversial founder Kim Dotcom was also arrested in a dramatic early morning raid in New Zealand. The removal of this popular website was received ominously by Anonymous activists: it seemed to confirm that if bills like SOPA become law, censorship would become a far more common fixture on the Internet. Even though no court had yet found Kim Dotcom guilty of piracy, his property was still confiscated and his website knocked off the Internet.
As soon as the news broke, Anonymous coordinated its largest distributed denial of service campaign to date. It took down a slew of websites, including the homepage of Universal Music, the FBI, the U.S. Copyright Office, the Recording Industry Association of America, and the Motion Picture Association of America.
Just a few weeks later, in Europe, as massive online and offline demonstrations, notably in Denmark and Poland, were unfolding to protest ACTA, another international copyright agreement, Anonymous again appeared (see Europeans Protest Anti-Piracy Treaty). After the Polish government agreed to ratify ACTA, Anonymous took down a slew of government websites and publicized street protests sweeping Krakow. Soon after, the left-leaning Polish Party, Palikots Movement Party, adopted the signature Anonymous symbol, the Guy Fawkes masks, wearing them during a parliamentary session to protest ACTA. Amidst this and many other outcries, the European Union scrapped this proposed law in July 2012.
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Land exchange to add more acres to Berlin ATV park
BERLIN - A land exchange will add nearly 100 acres to the land available for off-road vehicle trails in Jericho Mountain State Park.
The first step is a swap of conservation land in Bartlett and White Mountain National Forest land completely surrounded by the Berlin ATV park. The swap is between the Society for Protection of New Hampshire Forests and the U.S. Forest Service.
The society will then sell the Jericho tract to the state. The tract on the northern slope of Bartlett Mountain will become part of the White Mountain National Forest. The appraised value of the 96.6-acre parcel at Jericho was set at $48,300; the 76.5-acre Bartlett tract is valued at $39,000.
The Forest Society will pay the White Mountain Forest the difference in value of the two parcels - $9,300. And the state will pay the society the appraised value for the Jericho parcel.
"It absolutely makes sense for us to acquire it," Chris Gamache, head of the New Hampshire Trails Bureau, said Thursday.
Gamache said formal discussions started in 2009, and that the transfer is expected to be complete by late summer or early fall.
The acreage has a dirt road through it which could not be used as long as it was part of the White Mountain National Forest, he said. There is already a snowmobile corridor through the land.
"This land exchange is the result of consideration by an interdisciplinary team and collaboration with two of our local land management partners, the Forest Society and the state of New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED)," Tom Wagner, White Mountain National Forest supervisor, wrote in his March 11 letter of decision for the Bartlett Mountain Land Exchange.
He added: "We're extremely happy to be able to finish this land acquisition."
"The outcome is well worth it," Jack Savage, Forest Society spokesman said, noting the society bought the land in 2009 with the goal of holding it for eventual purchase by the WMNF.
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Is there a way to connect an external hard disk directly to a Canon T3i/600D in order to copy photos directly from the card to the disk, without using a computer.
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There are hard-drive enclosures and even DVD burners which run independently from a computer and have memory card slots to perform such copies.
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Apparently the Jests are doing more dumpster diving for WRs. They have reportedly tried out ex-Dolphin Derek Hagan who played for part of last season for the Bills and was cut by them last week.
Maybe somebody should explain to Mike Tannenbaum that the point of picking through the NFL scrapheap for future Super Bowl MVPs is to improve your team, so maybe he should look at the WRs that great passing teams like GB and NO cut rather than at the WRs that couldn't even make teams with, ahem, very modest passing games.


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