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Tuesday September 4, 2012
Hikaru Author Hotta Yumi Interviewed
Monday September 3, 2012
Hikaru no Go author Hotta Yumi was interviewed on film at the International Go Symposium on August 5th, 2012. For those who missed the live stream, the Tiger's Mouth website has printed the entire text of the interview. The AGF is currently editing the videos from the symposium, all of which will be available online at a later date. A few choice highlights from the Hotta interview are below, you can read the full article here.
On how the series began, Hotta says "I wanted to learn go, so I paid a go school and started to attend classes once a week with a pro. He was mean, and never let the students win the teaching games. This was frustrating to me, because I was thinking 'Why am I paying to lose all the time?' I wished that I had a guardian angel or a ghost that could help me beat him really bad. It was at that moment that Hikaru no Go was born." When asked about how go has affected her life, Hotta replied: "Honestly, I had no idea that so many kids would want to learn how to play go. Not just in Japan, but all over the world. Especially kids in other countries where there aren't many teachers or resources for playing go. Nowadays many more kids can play go thanks to the efforts of teachers, professionals, and groups that are helping to bring go to kids around the world. For my own life, Hikaru has made it very hard for me to attend go tournaments. So many people will watch over my shoulder during my games, and I'm not a very strong player so it is very embarrassing!" – Paul Barchilon, E-J Youth Editor. Translation by Akane Negishi and Solomon Smilack. Photo: Hotta Yumi, by Paul Barchilon.
Hikaru Trivia Winners
Monday September 3, 2012
Thirteen readers submitted answers to the E-J Hikaru no Go trivia contests, published on Aug. 6, but only four readers got all the answers right. The winners are Hena Garcia, Linden Chiu, Elizibeth Comer, and "Jeffrey" who did not provide a last name. All four win a free month of KGS+. The questions and answers are below. Q:Who drank his coffee black, even when he was in middle school? A: Kishimoto. Q: Who was Isumi's roommate in China? A: Yang Hai. Q: What is Akira's mother named? A: Akiko (best wrong answers: Mrs. Touya and Sue Me). Q: How is Hikaru able to take the Insei test, even though he missed the deadline? A: Ogata vouches for him. Q: On what day does Sai disappear, and how can you tell? A: Children's day, May 5th. You can tell because of the carp streamers in the window. -Paul Barchilon, E-J Youth Editor. Questions by Paul Barchilon and Justin Teng.
12-Year-Old Albert Yen Tops Chi Tourney
Monday September 3, 2012
Twelve-year-old Albert Yen 6d (at right in top photo, playing Changyu Han) took top honors in the September 1 "Me Tarzan" tournament in Chicago, IL, undefeated in the Dan division. "Congress attendees will remember High Kyu division winner Zihang Yin (below left), who is even younger," says TD Bob Barber. "He swept all before him as 3k then, and repeated as 2k in Chicago. In his spare time, I saw him multiplying and dividing square roots on his I-pad." Thirty-four players participated in the Labor Day weekend tournament.
"We had many new players, including Deke and Marcus Gould, father and son in from Moline, IL," notes Barber. "And your humble TD was especially happy to have John Hogan join us. We haven't seen each other in years, and I recall fondly all the work John did for us during the 2002 Chicago Congress."
Winner's Report: 1st Place Dan: YEN, Albert, 6d; 1st Place High Kyu: YIN, Zihang, 2k; 1st Place Mid Kyu: DAVID, Brian, 7k; Tie 1st Place Low Kyu: LIN, Crystal, 16k & SONG, Kevin, 18k.
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Fall Semester Enrollment Open at Guo Juan's Internet Go School
Monday September 3, 2012
Guo Juan's Internet Go School is currently accepting new students for group classes for the next term, which begins October 6/7. Group class participants also receive a 20% discount on a year's membership for Guo Juan's audio lectures. In addition to Guo Juan 5P, the school's teaching faculty includes Jennie Shen 2P, Young Sun 8P and Mingjiu Jiang 7P. Click here for details on Guo Juan's Internet Go School.
Frank Luo Wins AtlantaTournament
Sunday September 2, 2012
Frank Luo won the Atlanta tournament August 25 when the Atlanta Go Club and the Chinese Go Association teamed up with a local Korean Baduk salon for a weekend one-day tournament. The tournament featured two divisions, a High Dan Division consisting of players 4-dan or greater and a Dan/Kyu Division consisting of players 3-dan or less to about 5 kyu.
"Although this was not an AGA-rated event the 19 participants had a great time," reports local organizer Jeffery Kerlagon. Each division played three rounds. "Luo's final win in the High Dan division featured an exciting tesuji that captured his opponent's corner," reports Kerlagon.
"We really wish to thank Mr. Song Kim, owner of Oriental Chess," says Kerlagon. "Mr. Kim's establishment — 3182 Steve Reynolds Blvd. Suite 101 Duluth, GA 30096 678-508-6578 — features 10 go boards in half of the building and several poker tables in another part of the building for Texas Hold Em. The Atlanta Go Club encourages any AGA member to visit Mr. Kim. He is 4 Dan and welcomes all players. The entrance fee is $5 to play all day and hours of operation are from 11 AM until after midnight, 7 days a week."
Winner's Report: High Dan: 1st: Frank Luo; 2nd: Yaofeng Wang; 3rd: Neirong "Neil" Xiao. Dan/Kyu: 1st: Hunq Y Lee & Darrell Spence; 2nd: Dalan Robertson; 3rd: Youn Lee.
Photo from left to right: Yaofeng Wang, Lixian Liu, Junfeng Gu, Vladimir Rerikh, Yongming Zhuang, Jeff Kerlagon, Huan Tan, Song Kim, Youn Lee (in front of Mr. Kim's Baduk Salon)
SmartGo Kifu Half-Price Through Sept. 15
Sunday September 2, 2012
SmartGo Kifu is on sale for half-price until September 15. Building on the acclaimed SmartGo Pro for the iPhone, SmartGo Kifu offers a go board with tools to study go: professional game records, go problems, and annotated games enabling users to replay master games, solve problems, play against the computer, and record their own games. The first-ever sale for SmartGo Kifu, it may also be the last, says SmartGo author Anders Kierulf. "The main reason for the sale is to give SmartGo Pro users a fair way to upgrade to SmartGo Kifu. SmartGo Pro, now discontinued, was iPhone-only, and has since been superseded by SmartGo Kifu, which works on both iPad and iPhone. Unfortunately, Apple doesn't provide a solution to upgrade users from one app to another." At the sale price of $9.99 — instead of $19.99 – "This is your chance to upgrade to SmartGo Kifu, or simply get SmartGo Kifu at half off," says Kierulf. "The next release of SmartGo Kifu will include joseki matching. Get ready by upgrading to SmartGo Kifu now." For more information, see Kierulf's blog post.
Your Move/Readers Write: Whence the Seattle Portable Set?; No Politics
Sunday September 2, 2012
Whence the Seattle Portable Set? "In a world of on-the-go go, it is really difficult to find a portable go set that is satisfying to play with," writes Ramon Mercado. "But I think I've managed to find it. I was searching for a set to take to the club meetings on the coffee shop, and to have available for a quick middle-of-the-day game break at work. Thus, one of those magnetic non-standard size sets was not enough; I wanted a full standard-size board. So imagine my excitement when one day a member of the Des Moines Go club shows up with this perfect folding go Japanese-standard board. No hinges or interlocking pieces, and when opened, the lines perfectly aligned. Great sounding wood too! I asked excitedly 'where did you get this?" and was told 'This board is from Seattle.' Apparently the board dated back to the early days of the Seattle Go Center and the board's owner has never seen anything like it again. After a few months of searching I did track one down on eBay, but I'm wondering if someone could tell me more about this board, what is its relation to the Seattle Go Center, what it's made of, and most importantly, can someone make more?"
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No Politics: "Please do not include political pieces in future journals," wrote Mason this week (Ron Paul Using Go Strategy to Advance Agenda at GOP Convention? 8/26 EJ). "There is no place for them."
The E-Journal is dedicated to covering go-related news without fear or favor. Sometimes that news may have political or social aspects but our focus is always on the game of go and it is never our intent to imply support or endorsement of any particular political or social view.
Jasiek Releases "First Fundamentals"
Saturday September 1, 2012
Designed to "help beginners to rise above their current level and become intermediate players as quickly as possible," First Fundamentals has just been released by author Robert Jasiek. The 212-page book (also available as a PDF) is also intended to help intermediate players "abandon their remaining mistakes," says Jasiek, who notes that "A lack of awareness and understanding of mistakes is the by far greatest obstacle for improving." First Fundamentals includes clear and simple principles about the fundamentals of strategy and tactics and illustrates the principles with examples from beginners' games. "Apply these principles and improve several ranks!" says Jasiek. Click here for sample pages.
Your Move/Readers Write: The Elegant Hedgehog Pops Up Again
Saturday September 1, 2012
"My wife Kathy Kline's book group recently read The New York Times best-seller The Elegance of the Hedgehog" writes Terry Benson. "Pages 112-114 in Muriel Barbery's book (translated from the French) have a wonderful go reference."
"The main character is a precocious 12-year-old girl who comments acerbically about the adults around her and knows more about go than the father of a friend who is making a movie of The Girl Who Played Go. She uses go as a philosophic metaphor, saying that 'One of the most extraordinary aspects of the game of go is that it has been proven that in order to win, you must live, but you must also allow the other player to live. Players who are too greedy will lose: it is a subtle game of equilibrium, where you have to get ahead without crushing the other player. In the end, life and death are only the consequences of how well or how poorly you have made your construction. This is what one of Taniguchi's characters says: you live, you die, these are consequences . It's a proverb for playing go, and for life.'"
(Previously reported in GO SPOTTING: The Elegance of the Hedgehog 5/4/2010 and The Return of the Elegant Hedgehog 10/24/2010. NOTE: The novel was adapted into a film The Hedgehog (Le hérisson) released in the U.S. in 2011, starring Josiane Balasko as Renée Michel, Garance Le Guillermic as Paloma Josse, and Togo Igawa as Kakuro Ozu, with a score by Gabriel Yared. Click here to see a trailer)


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The Kenai Peninsula Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project (Project) will help restore physical and biological processes within the Kasilof and Anchor River Watersheds in order to contribute to a healthy, productive and biologically diverse ecosystem for the benefit of injured species and services. This project addresses root causes to ecosystem impacts by eliminating four aquatic organism passage barriers in the Kasilof and Anchor River Watersheds in order to restore healthy ecosystems in these watersheds. This project builds on the long standings interest of multiple state and federal agencies and organizations (e.g. Kenai Watershed Forum, Trout Unlimited) to restore physical and biological processes within these and other watersheds on the Peninsula. This project supports the overarching stated goal of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (EVOSTC) Restoration Program by providing benefits to injured resources andservices, and helping to sustain healthy, productive ecosystems in order to maintain naturally occurring diversity.
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For 10-15 years post-impoundment, Lake Livingston was a bass fishing destination with numerous regional and national bass fishing tournaments held on the lake. The fishery was aneconomic engine for the local economy. Sedimentation with its associated turbidity, along with extensive shoreline development have negatively impacted shoreline habitat for littoral fishes.In addition, invasive aquatic plants, hydrilla and giant salvinia have become established and have further impacted littoral fisheries habitat.
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The purpose of this project is to restore access to the upper reaches of Pinole Creek for the current population of Central California Coast Steelhead by modifying the existing box culverts where Pinole Creek passes under Interstate Highway 80 (I-80). Habitat assessments conducted on Pinole Creek in 2009 indicate sufficient habitat to support anadromous steelhead spawning and rearing if passage issues at the I-80 culvert are remedied. This project will improve access to nearly 7 miles of documented quality steelhead spawning and rearing habitat on the main stem of Pinole Creek.
Desert Fish Habitat Partnership
Shoshone pupfish are one of the most imperiled species in the Death Valley region due to their natural rarity, historic disruption of their habitats, lack of replication of the one remaining population, and genetic effects of small population size. Shoshone Spring and wetlands have been owned by one family for over 50 years. Endemic Shoshone pupfish were considered extinct by 1969, but rediscovered in a ditch near the springs in 1986. A single pond was built and stocked with 75 of these fish, believed to be the last of their kind. The purpose of the project was to construct two new additional habitats, one secluded in a mesquite bosque, and one in a landscaped tourist area. The project secured the existence of Shoshone pupfish in their native range far into the future, and will educate the public about their importance. The project quadrupled the habitat area occupied by endemic Shoshone pupfish, benefiting the entire known population in the one spring, springbrook, and spring supported riparian system where they naturally occur.
Western Native Trout Initiative
Sun Creek originates on the southern slopes of Crater Lake National Park (CLNP) and was historically a tributary to the Wood River in the Upper Klamath Basin. Due to agricultural land use there have been extensive channel alterations over the last century and Sun Creek is no longer connected to the Wood River. A population of federally threatened bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) inhabits Sun Creek and with aggressive management from CLNP, increased in abundance ten-fold in the last two decades. This project will reconnect Sun Creek to the Wood River, creating a migratory corridor for the isolated bull trout population and expanding available habitat for redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) already present in the Wood River. To accomplish this objective, a new Sun Creek stream corridor will be established, flow in the new channel will be increased by permanently transferring water instream, and diversions will be screened to prevent fish entrainment in irrigation ditches. This project represents a highly successful collaboration between federal, state, tribal, non-profit, and private entities.
Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership
The primary project objective was to remove the existing pipe and re-create a meandering stream system along with the associated wetland community down to the Hillsborough River. The Hillsborough River flows into Tampa Bay, an EPA priority watershed. In addition, the spring boil area was expanded to its former size by the removal of the concrete wall coupled with excavation of the banks to expand the wetland community, this newly restored wetland area was planted with native wetland vegetation. In spite of these anthropogenic activities, the spring boil area is very healthy with crystal clear waters that support native vegetation including ell grass which is unique to the Hillsborough River (while it is a native species, scientists are unaware of any other ell grass populations within the lower river system). These activities now allow fish to seek refuge in the spring run, provide wetland (estuarine habitat, specifically oligohaline environs) within the urban core of the city, and provide a unique area for the citizens to enjoy, as well as providing educational opportunities.
Waters to Watch
The 10 Waters to Watch list, assembled by the nation's leading authorities on aquatic conservation, is a collection of rivers, streams and shores that will be cleaner and healthier habitats for the many fish and wildlife species and people who call these areas home.
Thanks to the combined actions of concerned community groups, non-profit organizations, local watershed groups, Native American tribes and state and federal agencies, these waters are being improved by planting stream-side vegetation, removing structures blocking fish from habitat and protecting bodies of water from the effects of industrial processes, agriculture and livestock.
They are representative of freshwater to marine waters across the country including lakes and reservoirs that are improving through the conservation efforts of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan — a bold initiative to reverse persistent declines in aquatic habitat.


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internships would be very easy. I don't have to do one but i have hosted a MSW at NCSU and its easy to find one.
from what i understand they mean business in terms of their rules but it is nothing like a private college
Everything was straightforward and I found out if I was admitted very quickly.
Athletics are a big part of North Carolina State University. There are several clubs and intramural sports teams and students are greatly involved in that. The official sports teams work very hard and they have earned a huge fan base on and off campus. That being said, they have their own dining hall, scholarships, and students on campus are always ready to show their school spirit.
The academics at NCSU are great. The professors are very proficient and willing to help during their office hours. The curriculum is very diverse and it is easy to switch majors during your first couple of years to find the one you enjoy most. The work load is as challenging as you make it, but despite having 16-18+ hours, there is a lot of room for failure. I say this because all classes have the schedule for the course listed on the moodle page and in most cases, the homework can be done months ahead of time. You can't go wrong attending NCSU.
Greek Life:
Fraternities and sororities are greatly involved in the events going on around campus and are great contributors to the social atmosphere on campus. I have a couple friends in fraternities and sororities and they just seem more sociable and likeable than some of my other friends. Perhaps it is because they are constantly involved in events.
when someone spray painted obscenities on the LGBT student group door most people protested and rallied in support of the club. I found it very inspiring despite some jerk's ignorant actions.
Health & Safety:
We get alerts of crimes happening just off campus.
Party Scene:
There are house parties and on campus events that happen frequently, but the true nightlife of NCSU and Raleigh happens downtown for those who are over 21. The bars are diverse and interesting, with taxis as well as a bus line running to and from downtown (this bus is infrequent and difficult to catch).
Everyone loves the Wolfpack here. The student sections are always packed during home games, especially for football and basketball. Since I came to NCSU, athletics has become increasingly competitive within the ACC and nationally as well.
They have added a ton of buses since I went here as an undergrad. So, there have greatly expanded the number of buses and also new paths. Sometimes it can be tricky to catch the night buses.
Campus Housing:
Some are new some are old. My room was not really that clean when I got it and I had to clean it. That does not seem to be the norm though.
Most programs here you just need to meet the GPA requirements and the course requirements if your transferring. For BME you must have a paper application to the department as well. Thats what messed me up I got the duedate mixed up and am now having to matriculate either this spring or in the fall into the program.
The courses for my major are rigorous and serious. The professors and TA's are very helpful and want for us to learn and succeed. I am enjoying my classes very much. I feel like my time here is going to help me to become a very successful biomedical engineer.
Local Area:
It is nice there are things to do. There's not as much to do as there is in Charlotte, where I am from, but that was expected. Overall I'd say it is a very nice environment, people are nice and friendly and you can always find something to do on a friday or saturday night.
Drug Safety:
There really arent any drugs being used on campus.
Campus Housing:
I live in grad housing/apartments near campus. I love it.
Off-Campus Housing:
I live in grad housing/apartments near campus. Very convenient.
Party Scene:
The bar seen is cool. There are alot of bars near campus. Plus, buses run til 3 a.m. and will take you downtown to more nightlife.
As an Animal Science Industry major, I have had the opportunity to work very hands on with animals in my labs. This major is not a pathway for Vet School but still gave me the animal interactions I wanted. The business classes required for this major are applicable for any student going to work for any kind of business. I do wish less advance science classes were required. With a full schedule I am not given the opportunity to take as many communications, PR, or English classes that I would like. I am hoping to go into a career of animal related publications.
We have a very diverse student body, ranging from anywhere around the world.
Off-Campus Housing:
It's not hard to find a student apartment. The closer to campus you are the more expensive, but on average apartments aren't too costly.
I'm currently in the Master's program in the Communication department. The faculty is excellent. My professors are interesting, experienced, and available. I feel like the whole department has a strong relationship.
Campus Quality:
There are some beautiful parts on campus, but there are also some embarrassing parts of campus. The construction going on is temporary and I'm sure the resulting new building will look excellent.
NC State has lots of extra resources to help students that are struggling. All of my graduate school professors are excellent.
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Overall, the students' experience with NCSU is that it provides them with a rich learning environment. Students learn to balance play and work. Some come to NC State because of family tradition, to get away from the cold, or because of the College of Engineering-but whatever the reason is for the individual, positive feedback always finds its way out. Professors at the University will go above and beyond their call of duty. You make lifelong friends, and you have a huge list of organizations to partake in. Whether you're involved in a college sport, student government, or the Agribusiness Club, you will find your niche here among the thousands of students. Some professors will take you under their wing, and you will learn enormous amounts of information from them. These professors will also become lifelong connections who will probably end up writing letters of recommendation for you when it is time for you to find a job.
NC State wants its students to succeed not only in academics, but in life, too. Here you learn important lifelong skills that are essential to your survival in the real world. Classes can be rigorous and stressful, but students find a way to overcome hardships and get through. Professors will push you to do your best, but at the same time, they understand what it was like to be a student. NC State will help you become an expert in your subject of choice, and with the large number of students, you will come out of college ready to work in some of the most diverse settings.
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Nestled next to lakes joined by a soothing brook, this Custom Contemporary Mediterranean is the essence of elegance. Situated on a premiere west facing lot near the 12th green of the Mountain Course, this home boosts 3 bedrooms, 5 baths with beautiful neutral finishes.
The spacious master bedroom has a fireplace, huge master bath, mini kitchen, and its own washer and dryer. Bedrooms two and three are located with their own private entrance (casita-like) and share combined sitting area. Bedroom Two offers a Queen Bed and Bedroom Three offers two Full Beds - new heavenly linens throughout the home also!
Limestone floors, vaulted wood ceilings, and invisible lighting throughout make this home picture perfect.
If you must work while on vacation, use the spacious office/media room. This room also potentially can be a fourth bedroom offering a Aero Bed option. It also has a full bath in here as well.
The open kitchen with center island, Sub Zero frig, Bosch dishwashers will make any cook feel at home. Views out to the pool and famed Santa Rosa mountains are enjoyed from the kitchen, great room, open bar and master suite.
Be swept away by the warmth, sophistication, and sheer elegance of this La Quinta Resort Masterpiece.
The La Quinta Resort offers restaurants, shopping, tennis, golf and the luxurious spa. Our location is 'on property' and very close walking distance to these amenities.
The Kosmos have owned this home for four years. It is only now they have decided to share their dream home with others. They take immaculate care of this home and would hope you do the same. The Kosmos enjoy traveling in style and ease and their home represents their philosophy. 'Make time away from home feel like the comforts of home!'
Christine Nichols purchased this estate in 2008
Have you seen the pictures? The 'To Die For' view and setting can't be beat, all at the La Quinta Resort!
This is the perfect desert retreat, situated right next door to La Quinta Resort, overlooking the golf course and nearby mountains . We enjoyed 3 heavenly months here this winter, and look forward to next year. The house is beautiful designed and maintained. Living room and terrace are wonderful for entertaining. Furnishings are well designed and comfortable. The pool & spa overlook the golf course. The house manager responds quickly & thoroughly to any problems that may arise. Having a separate guest house for was a special treat. We loved cooking in the nicely designed kitchen.
This home is located steps away from the world famous La Quinta Resort and Spa - restaurants, shopping, tennis, spa etc.


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Oprah Winfrey Memoir 'The Life You Want' Set for 2017 Release
Oprah Winfrey Didn't Tip Ellen Off to Weight Watchers Deal Because She Wants to 'Stay Out of Jail' (Video)
Why Oprah Winfrey's Partnership With Weight Watchers Is Like 'Winning the Lottery'
Oprah Winfrey Joins Weight Watchers Board, Shares Shoot Up Over 80 Percent
Weight Watchers stock soars 19.51 percent after Winfrey plugs carb-friendly program
We all love bread — but Oprah Winfrey is the only one who can make $13.8 million in a day talking about it.
On Tuesday, the new-ish Weight Watchers minority owner posted and pinned a tweet claiming that she's lost 26 pounds on the popular program, despite eating bread every single day — a
Immediately after her Twitter post, WTW stock soared, settling up 19.51 percent for the day, or plus $2.17 per share.
Also Read: Oprah Winfrey Recounts Weight Struggles in Emotional New Weight Watchers Ad (Video)
Also Read: Oprah Winfrey Recounts Weight Struggles in Emotional New Weight Watchers Ad (Video)
Here comes the math lesson. Winfrey owns 10 percent of the company, or 15 percent when stock options are exercised. Weight Watchers has 63,621,022 shares outstanding, which would mean Winfrey owns 6,362,102.2 of those, without even exercising her option.
That means on Tuesday, Winfrey's shares jumped in value a total of $13,805,761.80. Not bad for 31-seconds worth of work, and what sounds like a ton of ciabatta.
Here's her tweet: Eat bread. Lose weight. Whaaatttt? #ComeJoinMe https://t.co/jUgpk9ToXY
https://t.co/xtnB53EwSf — Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) January 26, 2016
Eat bread. Lose weight. Whaaatttt? #ComeJoinMe https://t.co/jUgpk9ToXY https://t.co/xtnB53EwSf
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) January 26, 2016
And below is a shot of yesterday's WTW growth. The blue line represents Tuesday's normal U.S. trading times, 9:30 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET.
Oscar Week Party Report in Pictures: Oprah, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and More (Updating)
As the countdown to the Oscars enters the final hours, TheWrap's Party Report delivers all the key people, parties, and places from celebrations across town in this continually updating gallery.
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"Foxcatcher" nominee Mark Ruffalo and Sunrise Coigney turn around in their seats at STK on Saturday night to accept congratulations during Sony Pictures Classics' dinner.
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SPC has 18 nominations. Everyone in this photo should be happy: Tom Bernard, frontrunner JK Simmons (to Ruffalo's detriment), Michelle Schumacher, and Michael Barker.
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The scene on La Cienega outside the STK Supper Suite, which hosted the Sony dinner. David Manning's A-List Communications produces the traveling series.
- Todd Williamson/Invision for Ketel One Vodka/AP Image
"Whiplash" writer/director Damian Chazelle has been the "must-meet" for many this awards week, reportedly getting an audience with Mick Jagger on Thursday night. He and Jasmine McGlade arrive at the SPC dinner, where the step and repeat nods at sponsors Kia and Ketel One vodka.
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Meanwhile, the belle of last year's SPC ball, Cate Blanchett, hosted a party with Roberta Armani in Beverly Hills on Saturday night. The hostess with an Oscar poses with Matt Bomer and Greg Sulkin.
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Over at the Sunset Tower, Julianne Hough and Malin Ackerman got close at the now-annual party hosted by agents and managers Michael Sugar, Warren Zavala, and Doug Wald.
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The Sunset Tower - typically packed. This space only became available in 2014 after Vanity Fair pulled up it's stakes and moved on.
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Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak made a couples' appearance at the party.
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Michael Keaton wore his sunglasses, even inside the big Spirit Awards tent at times, on Saturday afternoon. He also hit the Heineken tent with Sean Douglas and Rachel Bartov before "Birdman" won big.
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Team "Nightcrawler" also had a good Saturday: Dan Gilroy, Rene Russo, Open Road CEO/President Tom Ortenberg, Open Road's Jason Cassidy, and supporting actor Riz Ahmed pre-game the Spirits.
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Fashion correspondent Louise Roe, Selita Ebanks, and Catcha's Patrick Grove huddle up by the beach on Saturday afternoon.
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"Inherent Vice's" Yvette Yates (left) and Jordan Hearn (right) were amongst the faces getting filled with Breyers at their gelato tent as the scene swirled behind them.
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On Saturday morning, "Captain America" star Chris Evans stopped by the Gold Meets Golden event hosted by Maria Shriver at Equinox Sports Club West Los Angeles to meet with athletes who'll be competing in the World Games this summer.
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Maria Shriver and Katie Holmes were best buddies at the Gold Meets Golden event hosted at Equinox Sports Club West Los Angeles on Saturday morning as they took a break from the Oscar glamour in denim and sneakers.
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Nicole Kidman was a late arrival at the Gold Meets Golden event at Equinox Sports Club West Los Angeles because was filming "The Secret in Their Eyes" in Pasadena, but jumped right into hugging the Special Olympic athletes when she got there.
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Katie Holmes, Nadia Comaneci, Gina Rodriguez and Chris Evans gathered to ring in the Special Olympics at the Gold Meets Golden event on Saturday morning.
- Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Netflix/AP Images)
Richard Perry, Jane Fonda, one lucky dog, and Netflix chief Ted Sarandos had a toast to "Virunga" at Sarandos and Nicole Avant's house on Friday night before the agency parties kicked in.
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Five weeks removed from the horrific NFC championship loss, packers QB Aaron Rodgers has been attending Oscar week events with Olivia Munn. On Friday night, they hit Grey Goose and Killer Films' celebration of "Still Alice" at the Sunset Tower Hotel.
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"Still Alice" producers Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon with frontrunner Julianne Moore at the Sunset Tower on Friday night.
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"A Most Violent Year" director J.C. Chandor, Teddy Schwarzman (who produced Chandor's previous film "All is Lost" before taking on Best Picture contender "The Imitation Game") and "Blue Valentine" producer Rena Ronson, as the french inspired cocktails like Grey Goose Le Fizz and Grey Goose Je Crois flowed on Sunset.
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Andy Boose and the guy who will be busy on Sunday afternoon and night, The Elton John Aids Foundation Executive Director Scott Campbell.
Meanwhile at Ysabel in West Hollywood, Kelly Rowland hit Common's party with Ciroc to celebrate his nomination. Oprah and Ava DuVernay were on hand as well.
- Eric Charbonneau
UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television had its annual "Sketch to Screen" panel on Saturday while the Spirit Awards were taking place. Nadja Swarovski, Deborah Landis (who produced the "Hollywood Costume" exhibit), and Dean of the school Teri Schwartz inside UCLA's Schoenberg Hall.
Highlights from Friday night's parties included Meryl Streep, Rory Kennedy, and the Tom Ford fashion show.
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On Friday night, Meryl Streep was "the get" at Women In Film's cocktail party for nominees at Hyde Kitchen on Sunset.
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"To have Meryl Streep here at our party and speaking to all of us about sisterhood and supporting each other was incredible," Schulman told me as the party wound down.
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Overwhelming favorite Julianne Moore (wearing Tom Ford) with Bart Fruendlich graced the first of many carpets this weekend for her at Milk Studios on Friday night. Tom Ford's first Womeswear show drew Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Munn, and Miley Cyrus amongst others.
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Rory Kennedy's lunch with 50 of intimates at the Chateau to celebrate "Last Days in Vietnam" on Friday brought together names from fashion, film, politics, and media.
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"I've known Andres (Balasz) for 25 years, he's one of my closest friends so I'm not sure (awards season) has gotten us closer, but he let us use the Chateau to host parties early in the season," Kennedy said of the hotelier (left). Minnie Driver had a flower in her hair by the end of Dom Perignon's three course, three glass lunch.
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Peter Fonda and Donovan Leitch personified the reach and breadth of Kennedy's supporters.
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Last year, Dom Perignon honored Morgan Neville and "20 Feet From Stardom" in the same setting, two days before it would go on to win the Oscar.
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Ron Yerxa, who went through awards season last year as a Best Picture nominee for "Nebraska," wedged in between the co-heads of table Mark Bailey and Kennedy.
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First cousins: Rory Kennedy and Maria Shriver brought the glamorous side of politics to Oscar week.
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Sonya Falcon, Nicole Ruvo, and Jennifer O. Hill in the Chateau courtyard. Unaffiliated, Richard Lewis showed up near the luncheon ordering what looked like a Coke-float.
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Massachusetts natives Bill, Will, and Angela Lowell have 12:30 p.m. Dom with PBS' "American Experience" Executive Producer Mark Samels (far right) before the sit-down.
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MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd did not cast his Oscar ballot until Tuesday, the last day of voting he told me at the Great British Film Reception on Friday night. True to his political roots, the former Senator arrived with Congressman Bob Goodlatte.
For more party coverage from earlier in Oscar week, click here.
- Participant Media
In the midst of Oscar week, a couple of studio bosses jetted off to London to join Prince Charles and Camilla at the Royal Premiere of "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" on Tuesday night. From left, Jonathan King. Fox's Jim Gianopulos, Participant's Jim Berk and Searchlight co-President Stephen Gilula.
- Participant Media
Jonathan Darby (2nd from left) and Jason Allen (far right) walked the orange carpet for the Participant and Fox co-financed sequel.
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The one funny voice not at "SNL 40" Jimmy Kimmel and his parents Joan Kimmel and James hit the Los Angeles Italia Opening Gala at the TCL Chinese, one week to the minute before the Oscars would take place next door.
Mikey Glazer's continually updating image from inside and backstage with the people, places and parties across Hollywood before Sunday's Oscars
As the countdown to the Oscars enters the final hours, TheWrap's Party Report delivers all the key people, parties, and places from celebrations across town in this continually updating gallery.


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Fashioning an effective disaster mitigation approach in an uncertain world
The dramatic images of natural disasters show that nature, not the people preparing for hazards, often wins the high-stakes game of chance. Sometimes nature surprises us when an earthquake, hurricane, or flood is bigger or has greater effects than expected. In other cases, nature outsmarts us, doing great damage despite expensive mitigation measures or causing us to divert limited resources to mitigate hazards that are overestimated. Much of the problem comes from the fact that formulating effective natural hazard policy involves combining science, economics, and risk analysis to analyze a problem and explore costs and benefits of different options in situations where the future is very uncertain.
Costs of extreme weather events multiply
The United States sustained $1.15 trillion in economic loss in the past thirty years due to extreme weather, a trend that will continue if state and local governments do not prepare for future weather disasters, according to Munich Re, the world's largest risk insurer.The GAO's Mark Gaffigan told lawmakers that as a result of extreme weather, the federal government's crop insurance program had increased four-fold since 2003, and the flood insurance program has a $24 billion debt.
W.Va. spill leads lawmakers, industry to look at reforming toxic substances law
The government was slow to respond to the 9 January 2014 massive chemical spill in West Virginia because the law governing such response, the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), limits regulatory agencies' authority to investigate such spills.Under TSCA, the EPA must first prove that a chemical poses an unreasonable risk to health or the environment before it can require the needed testing that would show a potential risk. One observer called this a Catch-22, telling a congressional panel that "This is like requiring a doctor to prove that a patient has cancer before being able to order a biopsy."
U.S. takes action against tank car loaders for mislabeling hazardous cargo
One of the charges against Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway (MMAR), the rail carrier operating the train which exploded in the small city of Lac- Mégantic, Quebec in July 2013, was that it mislabeled the cargo, claiming it to be less hazardous than it was. The mislabeling and downgrading of the contents of the cars allowed to company to take less rigorous security measures to secure the cars without appearing to break the law. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is moving against other carriers who mislabel the contents of their cargo to avoid the cost of required security measures.
U.K. facing flood crisis, as prime minister warns victims they are in for "long haul"
David Cameron warns flooding victims that they are in for a "long haul," as the weather service says the weather will get worse this week, leaving thousands more homes at risk. There is a growing anger at the government by residents who complain that in addition to lack of preparation and response – thus, there were many complaints that sandbags intended for the worst-hit areas being "hijacked" and unavailable to stem the rising water – government agencies have not provided enough security after resident were ordered to evacuate, leading to looting of vacant homes. Officials have predicted that thousands more homes will be flooded over the coming days and said restoring the country's battered rail network could take months.
Coastal areas must adapt to sea-level rise and storm surges or suffer massive damage
A new study presents, for the first time, comprehensive global simulation results on future flood damages to buildings and infrastructure in coastal flood plains. Drastic increases in these damages are expected due to both rising sea levels and population and economic growth in the coastal zone. Asia and Africa may be particularly hard hit because of their rapidly growing coastal mega-cities, such as Shanghai, Manila, and Lagos.
The world likely to face more frequent, and more severe, blackouts
U.S. household electricity usage increased by 1,300 percent between 1940 and 2001. In the last few decades, air conditioning has been the greatest factor in increased electrical consumption, and one of the greatest sources of systematic strain, with considerably more blackouts occurring in the summer months than during winter. The electricity used to fuel America's air conditioning is currently of a similar volume to the U.S. entire energy consumption in the 1950s. A new study reveals that today's occasional blackouts are dress rehearsals for the future, when they will occur with greater frequency and increased severity. Power cuts will become more regular around the globe as electrical supply becomes increasingly vulnerable and demand for technology continues to grow at an unprecedented rate.
"Virtual earthquakes" used to forecast Los Angeles quake risk
Stanford scientists have developed a new "virtual earthquake" technique and used it to confirm a prediction that Los Angeles would experience stronger-than-expected ground motion if a major quake occurred along the southern San Andreas Fault. The new technique capitalizes on the fact that earthquakes are not the only sources of seismic waves – rather, there is also an ambient seismic field consisting of much weaker seismic waves. The scientists devised a way to make these ambient seismic waves function as proxies for seismic waves generated by real earthquakes. By studying how the ambient waves moved underground, the researchers were able to predict the actions of much stronger waves from powerful earthquakes.
Know when to go: a new way to keep firefighters safe from harm
For a firefighter, knowing when it's time to evacuate can be the difference between life and death. But that can be a difficult call to make when you're trying to protect life, property and resources while battling wildfires in arduous weather and terrain. Whether working at the fire's edge or creating a fire break far from the front, firefighters must maintain situational awareness and monitor impending threats to their safety. When firefighters are unable to properly recognize risks, or they underestimate conditions, the results can be tragic.
Massachusetts takes steps to withstand climate change impacts
Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts earlier this week unveiled a $50 million plan to help prepare Massachusetts for the challenges climate change poses to energy supplies, public health, transportation, and basic infrastructure in his state. A $40 million grant from the state's Department of Energy Resources will help cities and towns develop protections around energy services, and $10 million will go toward shoring up critical coastal infrastructure and dam repair.
Surviving a nuclear explosion in your city
During the cold war, scientists modeled every imaginable consequence of a nuclear explosion. Michael Dillon, a Lawrence Livermore Lab mathematician, found a gap in the sheltering strategies for people far enough from ground zero to survive the initial blast but close enough to face deadly radioactive fallout. Dillon's model's addresses the most vulnerable people, those who found shelter from the blast in lightweight buildings, or buildings lacking a basement (these buildings are more easily penetrated by deadly radioactive dust). His recommendations: if adequate shelter is fifteen minutes away, people should remain in their initial, poor-quality shelter no longer than thirty minutes after detonation. If the better shelter is only five minutes away, however, individuals should move there immediately, leaving the closer but unsafe buildings altogether.
Sandia to show Mine Rescue Robot at 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge
Engineers from Sandia National Laboratories will demonstrate real-world robotics successes at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials 2013 Expo this week (20-21 December) in Florida. The challenge is focused on human-scaled robots that assist in humanitarian aid and disaster response. Sandia engineers will demonstrate the Gemini Scout Mine Rescue Robot, which was designed to overcome dangers lurking in a mining accident: poisonous gases, flooded tunnels, explosive vapors, and unstable walls and roofs. Such potentially deadly conditions and unknown obstacles can slow rescue efforts to a frustrating pace.
Scrapping sea level protection puts Australian homes at risk
As the science on the coastal impacts of climate change gets stronger, the protections for Australia's coastal communities are getting weaker. Along the eastern seaboard of Australia, where most Australians live, state governments are relaxing their policies and largely leaving it to local councils to decide if homes can be built in low-lying areas.Over the past fifty years, there have been twenty-five national inquiries and reports into coastal management. Those inquiries have overwhelmingly come to the conclusion that rather than leaving it to local councils, Australia needs one set of clear, national guidelines on coastal development and infrastructure. That is the opposite of what we are now seeing around Australia, with a mish-mash of different rules in different states. If that continues, everyone will pay.
New Jersey shore to face unprecedented flooding by mid-century
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A committee has decided to examine
building a new arena, rather than renovate the University of
Louisville's current basketball home venue.
The Executive Committee of the Big East Facilities Task Force
approved the motion in a meeting in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on
Friday. The committee was created with the mission of making the
Cardinals' facilities competitive with the those of their Big East
opponents. The Cardinals begin competition in the Big East in all
sports in fall.
Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson's first preference for the
location of the new venue is downtown Louisville, near 4th Street
Live, an entertainment district several months old. Other downtown
amenities within walking distance would include the
under-construction Muhammad Ali Center, the Kentucky International
Convention Center, and a newly opened Marriott hotel.
Cardinals athletics director Tom Jurich likes a downtown
location as well, but closer to the riverfront, similar to
Cincinnati's Paul Brown Stadium and Great American Ball Park.
There is also a plan for a new arena to be built near the
current one, 50-year-old Freedom Hall.
"Nobody's asked for my view, and my view very candidly, isn't
very important," university president James Ramsey said. "If I
had my druthers, I'd put it right over there on campus. ... Every
option should be on the table. There should be no vested interest.
Everybody should come and lay the facts on the table."
Ramsey has received e-mails, phone calls, and been stopped in
public and accused of being "anti-downtown" in the past few days,
he said. He pointed out in the meeting that the university has
invested in downtown Louisville, including its Health Sciences
Center downtown campus.
"We have a payroll in downtown Louisville of $300 million," he
said. "We are downtown."
Mayor's spokesman Chad Carlton doesn't think the sides are far
"It needs to be a thoughtful discussion not a sprint to
judgment," Carlton said. "I think people are more closely aligned
on this issue than it may seem at some points. I think there's a
lot more consensus than there is conflict in this issue."
The task force also approved a motion which laid out a
"critical list of essential needs" that would have to be included
in any agreement, regardless of the location. That list included
priority scheduling for the men's and women's basketball teams,
revenue sharing for concessions, rights to sell luxury suites,
court side seating and advertising, and a share of parking revenue.
At least one Task Force member questioned whether they would be
requiring too much of a new landlord.
Harold Workman, chairman of the Kentucky Fair and Exposition
Center Fair Board, said the requirements were similar to the
current deal with Freedom Hall.
"These are not unreasonable," Workman said.
If the worst-case scenario comes down to the basketball team
staying at Freedom Hall, Jurich says that's fine too.
"Remember one thing: we don't have to go," he said. "We went
to the Final Four under these circumstances."


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To everybody who found themselves during the fire in our region, the Crikvenica Tourist Board and the Kvarner County Tourist Board would like to thank you for your patience and understanding, and for your support and confidence in the local people, whose main concern was the safety of the guests and to contribute to the stabilisation of the situation.
At exactly 18:00 hours, the Croatia Rally 2012 started. Starting with number one, Juho Hanninen from Finland went first, followed by Iliev from Bulgaria and Gassner Jr from Germany. From the Croatian crew, Juraj Šebalj was first to set out. The ceremonial start brought in a gathering of representatives from the city of Rijeka, our county and main sponsor INA. After the driving down the starting ramp they headed towards Učka on the Istrian side and continued on the Permani special stage. They drove both special stages twice.
The best time was achieved by Juho Hänninen, as expected.
On today's schedule there are special stages called Platak, Lokve and "super stage" Preluk. We invite everyone to come and cheer for their favourites. May the best man win!
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Fire From Heaven
By Editorial Staff
Published January 6, 2008
By Del Fehsenfeld Jr.
It had been an exhausting day. The hot sun beat down on the parched earth. The crowd had sat under the cloudless sky for what seemed like an eternity – silent spectators in this play-off between Baal and Jehovah. Jehovah's side was hopelessly outnumbered – the odds, 850 to 1 in favor of Baal.
Silently they watched and waited and wondered, as the prophets of Baal tried first one tactic and then another to persuade the god of lightning and fire to prove himself and send fire from heaven. They pleaded, they appealed. Unsuccessful, they began to cry out more earnestly, to cajole, to demand that Baal heed them and send fire. Still no answer. Still no fire.
Undaunted, they persisted in leaping upon the altar, and in cutting themselves until the blood flowed – desperate, vain attempts to prove their sincerity to Baal and to see some evidence – any evidence – of spiritual reality. But there was no sign of fire from heaven – not even a spark. In fact, there had been no movement of any kind in the heavens for more than three years – no fire, no rain, no voice, no reality.
Weary with the exercise in futility, desire turned to disappointment and defeat.
At this point in the familiar account, one cannot help but notice some striking similarities to the church in our day.
By and large, we are not lacking in activity, fervor, or attempts to obtain spiritual power. To the contrary, our church calendars are bulging with services, retreats, conferences, and programs. We are making lots of noise. We are busy, earnest, and perhaps, sincere. But still, there is a deafening silence in the heavens. There is no fire. It's not that we're not trying. We are. But, apparently, all of our programs, promotions, meetings, buses, budgets, baptisms, committees, and conventions have failed to produce the one thing which we most desperately need – fire from heaven.
And while the spiritual leaders and activists are busily trying to produce sparks, the average church member sits back with the rest of the world – waiting, watching, and wondering. Oh yes, theologically they know that Jehovah is the only true God of fire. But can they be blamed for asking deep within themselves questions they would never dare to verbalize? Is God really as powerful as their pastor claims He is? After all, they've never seen anything truly supernatural or unexplainable. Most of the "spiritual" results they've seen can be accounted for in purely human terms.
Into the arena now steps a solitary figure. For years he has been a fugitive from the king whose wrath he incurred three years earlier. One would expect him to cower in the presence of the offended monarch. After all, he stands to lose his life. But, no, he is secure, assured, and bold.
Now he is calling to the people to listen. They gather around him somewhat skeptically. This man has always been something of an oddity – a real contrast to the other religious leaders of his day. His has always been a minority voice. His message cuts across the grain of what is traditional and palatable. His challenge to "get off the fence" and take a public stand for Baal or Jehovah, makes the average person uncomfortable. They'd rather not commit themselves.
Now he directs their attention to the altar of Jehovah. Unused for many years, it is in a state of disrepair. One by one, he selects 12 large stones and constructs an altar. He prepares the sacrifice and places it on the altar. Nothing out of the ordinary yet.
But then he catches them off guard. Turning to the crowd, he directs them to fill four barrels full of water and pour them on the sacrifice.
What?! Has he lost his mind? Anyone knows wet wood won't burn! And, even more importantly, doesn't this strange man know that it hasn't rained for over three years? They are down to the last few days of their meager water supply.
"Fill four barrels full …"
"He sounds crazy to me – but, on the other hand, this may be the only hope we've got. After all, Baal hasn't done anything to help us …"
"What a waste! We're all going to die!"
"Do it again …"
"There goes the last drop of water we've got. It's never cost me so much to serve God!"
Then a short, simple prayer, and … FIRE! No matches. No kerosene. No magic tracks. No gyrations. No pretending. Just fire. Real fire. Fire that licks up the water and utterly consumes the sacrifice, the wood, the stones – even the dust on the ground. Fire from heaven. The fire of God.
What Is the Fire of God?
I do not know of any greater need in the church today than for the fire of God to fall. Just what do we mean by the fire of God?
I'm talking about the manifest presence and glory of God. I'm talking about the supernatural power of God. I'm talking about services that are more than just nice meetings with nice music and nice preaching. I'm talking about results that cannot be explained in terms of human effort. I'm talking about that which man cannot program, manipulate, plan, or make happen. I'm talking about something more than the ordinary operation of the Holy Spirit in the lives of His people. I'm talking about the extraordinary outpouring of His Spirit. I'm talking about the fire of God.
What Does the Fire Do?
When the fire falls, we see God for who He really is. Both the Old and New Testaments reveal God to be a God of fire. In the 20th century, we have come to teach and worship two Gods – "the God of the Old Testament," who is loving, merciful, and gracious. But the God of the Old Testament is the same as the God of the New Testament. At Mt. Sinai, where the law was given, God revealed Himself with "lightnings and thunderings and voices." Then, in the last book of the Bible, the Apostle John was given a glimpse into the Throne Room of Heaven. Out of the throne "proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices."
What we have today is a concept of God as a gray-haired, cosmic grandfather, siting in a rocking chair, pushing buttons, passively tolerating and winking at the sin in the world and the church.
But God has not changed since Mt. Sinai. The only difference in John's vision is that there is a Lamb next to the throne. He has given His life to satisfy the wrath of a holy God against our sin. But God is no less holy or just. He is no less a God of wrath and judgment against those who spurn the provision of the cross by sinning willfully.
When the fire falls, God comes. And when God shows up, people are more comfortable on their face on the floor, than sitting in a pew. The Beloved Apostle John fell back, terrorized at the vision of God. Even the seraphims in Isaiah's vision had to cover their faces from the overwhelming view of God's holiness and glory.
Dear Friend, how long has it been since you've seen God? How long since you have been overcome by the awareness of His holiness and a sense of your unworthiness before Him?
When the fire falls, it consumes everything that is unholy, earthly, or temporal. The fire of God purifies, purges, melts, and devours, for "our God is a consuming fire" (Hebrews 12:29). God is like a refiner's fire (Malachi 3:2) that brings impurities to the surface, and exposes and consumes them.
When the fire falls, sin is judged and dealt with thoroughly and uncompromisingly – not just the obvious sins of the flesh, but subtle, secret sins of the spirit, as well. Masks of respectability are pulled off, pretense stripped away, and the souls of men laid bare before the gaze of an all-seeing, all-knowing God.
When the fire comes, there is deep, heart conviction and grief over sin. The intense searchlight of God's holiness makes things once thought acceptable, to suddenly become abhorrent. Indifference is turned to mourning. A casual attitude toward sin is replaced by brokenness and genuine repentance.
When the fire falls, the efforts and works of believers are tested. Much of what appeared to be spiritual activity, is exposed to be nothing more than fleshly effort and is consumed as wood, hay, and stubble.
When the fire falls, our traditional methods and programs are all yielded to His Lordship and the Holy Spirit begins to preside in reality over the workings and operation of His Church. When the fire falls, there is power, there is life, there is purity, there is spontaneity, there is reality.
Where is the fire of God today? Where is the evidence of His presence and power? Where is the sense of awe, of wonder, of fear in His presence? Where are the tears of brokenness and contrition? Where are lost people falling on their faces, overcome by the reality of God's presence in the midst of His people? What church in your community is known to have the fire of God? In what Sunday School class, what home, what mom, dad, or teen-ager is the fire present?
Why Don't We Have the Fire?
1. In many cases, we don't have the fire of God because we don't think we need it. We are content to live without it. The Israelites didn't think they needed fire. They thought they needed water. They focused on their felt need, while being blind to their real need. But once the fire came, then the rain came.
For the most part, our nation, churches, homes, and lives today are devoid of the glory and power of God. But when asked to state our needs, we speak of needing bigger buildings, more money, more volunteers, better staff, more equipment, etc. Why can't we see that our real need is for God Himself?
We have sinned against God and He has withdrawn His manifest presence from us. But our eyes have grown accustomed to the darkness. We have gotten used to functioning in our own effort. Hardly anyone questions the authenticity of our results. Someone has said that if the Holy Spirit were taken out of the average church, 95 percent of the program would just keep right on going.
We have become blinded to our true spiritual condition and need. Like the Laodicean church, we think we are "rich, increased with goods, and have need of nothing."
I hear Christian leaders today speak of how Christianity is flourishing. Others insist we are in the throes of revival. If that is the case, then why is every form of moral impurity rampant in our evangelical, Bible-preaching churches? Why is the divorce rate as high in the church as it is in the world? Why do the vast majority of Christians never introduce anyone to Christ? Why do people laugh their way down the aisle to make "decisions"?
Why are our churches loaded with people who want a part-time, convenient, weekend Christian experience and who show no serious interest in spiritual growth? Why do pastors have to twist people's arms to give, to serve, to get involved in the work of the ministry? Why are church splits so common? Why are so many professing Christians barren, empty, hurting, confused, and in spiritual bondage? Why is the world so utterly disinterested in what we have to offer?
As long as we think we're doing all right, we will never be motivated to cry out to God to send fire from heaven.
2. I believe another reason we don't have the fire is that we really don't want it. Oh, we say that we do. But what too many of us really want is the kind of "fire" that will draw attention to our church, pack our auditoriums, increase our offerings, and solve all our problems. We don't want the fire that will consume, destroy, expose, root up, burn, and hurt. We're afraid of what might happen if God appeared on the scene. We want a tidy religious experience that we can control.
Furthermore, we don't want the kind of preaching that precedes revival. I have found that many people want nothing but encouragement and "love" from the pulpit. They don't want the truth! Preaching on sin, repentance, holiness, brokenness, or confession is considered negative. "You're putting people on a guilt trip. You'll damage their self-esteem." I wish we were half as concerned about people having a proper view of God as we are about people having a proper view of themselves! Deceived by the world, our ego-centric theology has become more concerned about self-image than about God's image.
3. We don't have the fire of God because we don't believe it can happen today. In order to justify our impotence, we have dispensationalized away most of God's Word. "That's Old Testament!" "God doesn't work that way today." A serious study of the history of revival reveals that every revival is, in a sense, a repetition of what took place on the Day of Pentecost. The Spirit is poured out upon His people in an extra-ordinary way, and the manifest presence and power of God are released.
But in our concern to avoid the excesses and abuses of certain movements, we have denied altogether the possibility of a supernatural outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We don't pray for miracles, because we don't really believe that God still does miracles in the 20th century!
4. Finally, we don't have the fire of God, because we aren't willing to pay the price to get it.
We want an instantaneous, costless, painless revival. We want all the positive results and benefits of revival – all at little or no cost. We want gain without pain. We want the joy of new life without going through the travail of labor pains. We want healing, without surgery. We want joy without mourning. We want to enter into the power of the Resurrection, without first suffering the agony of the Cross. We want our schedules and programs and institutions to stay intact – we want a minimum of disruption or interference with our plans and traditions.
Revival involves a process – a process that requires plowing up the hardened, uncultivated ground of our hearts, before there can be planting of the seed, and ultimately, a harvest. The plowing is painful. But it cannot be circumvented. And it takes time. Yes, time is an unavoidable part of the price. Weekend, mini "revivals" may be easier to fit into our schedules, but they are unlikely to result in genuine revival.
Elijah had been in a process of preparation and purification for 3-1/2 years, before God sent the fire. And the people of Israel had suffered the consequences of their sin for the same period of time before they got desperate enough for God to send the fire.
We're too busy to listen to God. God meets with those who wait for Him (Isaiah 64:4), but we want Him to send the fire on our timetable. And He'd better be through by noon! Friend, God simply will not fit into our plans, our schedules, or our timetables. He is God! And He must be given the freedom to operate as He wills, on His schedule.
If God is going to send the fire, we've got to be willing, if necessary, to discard our man-made traditions, methods, structures, and programs, to make room for Him. It's not that those things are wrong, in and of themselves. But for too many of us, they have become gods. Anything that has become more essential to us than His presence, is part of the price He will require.
There certainly will be no fire until the sacrifice has been offered. For the Israelites, it meant placing their water supply on the altar. God didn't need water. But when He had their water supply, then He had them. And that's what He wanted all along.
I don't know what sacrifice God may require of you or your church. He may ask you to surrender your reputation and what others think of you. He may ask you to bear criticism, misunderstanding, and rejection from those whose opinions matter most to you. He may ask you to quit your job. He may ask you to put your life savings or retirement fund on the altar. Ultimately, it is ourselves that God wants to be laid on the altar.
Let me ask you a question. Do you want the fire? How badly do you want it? What price are you willing to pay to get it?
Are you willing to sacrifice that which is most precious to you? Are you discontent to go on living without it? If so, join me in crying out to the God of Elijah, the God of Fire:
Revive us again;
Fill each heart with Thy love.
May each soul be rekindled
With fire from above.
Hallelujah, Thine the glory;
Hallelujah, Amen.
Hallelujah, Thine the glory;
Revive us again!
Reprinted with permission of Life Action Ministries, Buchanan, MI 49107.
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I would say its time to start sending real messages like this,and get rid of all the flowery foolishness of those who desire to be idolized. I like this I pray we will always see GOD first, and not we ourselves, seing we are supposed to be his stewards.,
Posted by Evelyn Higgin on 02/20/2010 07:09 PM #
The Lord has been speaking these exact words to my heart. He gave me a dream
years ago where I was in the sky looking down at all these white tents and the Lord spoke to me and said "man has put these up." He was saying that He (the Lord) did not ordain or call those men to do a "revival." The tents and program were not of Him and that's why we have not seen any real tangible revival. I have also asked God (as I am sitting in church) where is He? I told Him, "God, I hear the pastor yelling and screaming that you are here, but uhm, seems to me that you have left the building." I've had a tangible, very real encounter from the Lord while seeking Him wholeheartedly, and when His presence showed up I almost fell flat back and passed out. It was the Glory and POWER and splendor of the Lord, I literally felt a reverence and fear of the Lord because the power of Him was so strong!! God is not a respecter of man, He is gonna start showing up when and where He wants too. He looks upon the earth seeking a heart to serve Him, it doesn't say He's seeking a big church with nice comfy chairs where the pastor has a parking spot with his name on it….. He is coming and we need to be ready!!
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