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The music sounded low to me. Check your volume settings on your computer.
It's nothing special, but it is a commission, so you have to go back to your buddy and say, "Pay up!" Keep going, and don't be afraid to solicit suggestions from friends if that's what keeps you consistently submitting!
good job its decent. could add voice to it then it would be better
really... it is good, for a thing done for a request, but as you can do some nice graphics, you should start something good!
I'll keep that in mind, thanks.
Well, I'm not saying downright horrible, (it's definitely imaginitive) but I don't find it that interesting, all in all, I think you'll need to spend more time on your animating time if youu want it to look better.
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Southern Baptist churches have detailed positions within the church, such as the deacon. Deacons generally are older church members elected to this role. The length of time a deacon serves and the exact duties may vary from church to church, but many of the fundamental duties are the same. Some Baptist congregations allow women to serve as deacons, though many relegate the role to men.
Assisting the Pastor
The pastor, or elder, in a Southern Baptist church leads the church and gives sermons to the congregation. As needed, the deacon should be prepared to help the pastor with his duties. Some churches require that the deacon be prepared to evaluate the pastor and his effectiveness within the church.
Business and Administrative Duties
In order to give the pastor more time to focus on the church's spiritual side, the deacon handles the church's business and administrative tasks. Deacons may handle scheduling, so that the church isn't double-booked for events. Deacons also may be in charge of keeping the church records and financial books up to date as well as answering phones and taking messages. Some deacons maintain the church property and handle lawn care, cleaning and small repairs.
Enhancing Church Unity and Spirituality
Deacons are expected to be models of commendable faith and help other church members with their own faith. Deacons counsel members of the church as needed; many times they are responsible for helping widows within the congregation come to terms with their loss. Some churches ask deacons to recruit new members for the congregation. Deacons may be required to visit the homes of sick or elderly members of the congregation. The deacon also may help organize church activities, such as picnics or holiday parties.
- The Baptist Start Page: The Biblical Role of Deacons
- The Sermon Notebook: The Relationships of the Baptist Deacon
- Bible Truth: A Biblical Look at Deacons
- Southern Baptist Convention: Frequently Asked Questions
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SAARMSTE annual conferences are open to anyone involved and interested in research in science, mathematics or technology education.
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2017 SAARMSTE Conference
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Followed by Post Conference Writing Clinic: Friday 20 - Saturday 21 January 2017
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I'm from California and am not used to this... just going outside hurts and they don't cancel classes for weather. I'm told that this year was unusually bad though, so it's definitely manageable if you're okay with being inside all the time.
Minnesota winters suck! But a warm coat makes all the difference…the longest walk to class (across campus) is 7 minutes. If you dress for it, you'll be fine.
Macalester is absolutely beautiful during the Fall. The winter is long, but campus looks lovely in a fresh coat of snow, and the cold is survivable if you have a warm coat... which you can buy at the Patagonia store on the block immediately next to campus.
The cold and the snow are a part of going to college in Minnesota. Luckily, everything on campus and around is a very short walk.
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It's often said that people talk about the weather when there's nothing else to converse about. At Macalester, sometimes it's the only thing to talk about. Minnesota is a hotbed for out-of-control seasons and weather. The fall months range from hot to temperate to chilly, depending on how long summer chooses to stick around for during the school year. Midway through autumn, the air gets noticeably crisper, and seeing your breath cloud up outside will be a regular occurrence until at least March. Snow follows soon after, and winter in Minnesota blows through full force. Believe everything you've heard about this state's wicked winters because not only will your hair freeze, but little ice crystals will hit your face on the way to class while you navigate icy sidewalks and snow banks. Spring comes after a long-awaited arrival, but it usually teases students with meltdowns followed by snow showers. Snow soon turns to rain, which leads to muddy puddles all over campus, but there's usually a solid month of good hanging-out-on-the-quad weather for students to enjoy before school ends.
Students should pack for anything and everything. It's been known to snow on Halloween in Minnesota, but in recent years, the area has also had 60-degree days in November. The weather in Minnesota just can't seem to make up its mind, but when it does, it comes with a vengeance. Students from warmer climates might want to invest in long underwear and a healthy winter wardrobe equipped with puffy sweaters and down jackets. Though temperatures during the winter months dip below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, the thermometer also soars past 100 degrees in the summertime. Counteracting and beating the weather on a daily basis is an art that involves layering your outfits so you can peel off or put on items to hit your optimal temperature.
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How Well Do You Know ... High Tech's Leaders?
The world of high-tech companies is home to larger-than-life personalities.
Entrepreneurial executives like Bill Gates, frequently the world's richest man, Steve Jobs, one of the few businessmen to become a cult hero, and Craig Newmark, a populist who refuses to maximize the value of his Craigslist, have all changed the world to one degree or another.
Leaders one year are sometimes goners the next, while other onetime heroes face indictment or exile. How well do you know the leaders of high tech?
1) What high-tech veteran left his operating role recently?
A. Bill Gates, chief software architect, Microsoft Corp.
B. Sam Palmisano, CEO, International Business Machines Corp.
C. Larry Ellison, CEO, Oracle Corp.
D. John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Systems Inc.
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ANSWER: A. In June, Mr. Gates ended his daily operating role at the company he started, although he remains chairman of the board. He stepped down as chief executive in 2000, but he has remained prominent in helping shape the software giant's technical direction. The 52-year-old Mr. Gates plans to concentrate on his philanthropic endeavors.
2) What activist investor who has profited by taking big stakes in companies and pushing corporate change is struggling with some high-tech bets?
A. Warren Buffett
B. Carl Icahn
C. T. Boone Pickens
D. Henry Kravis
ANSWER: B. Mr. Icahn acquired stakes in Yahoo Inc. and Motorola Inc., among others, and has pushed for strategic change to boost the value of the companies. His 5% stake in Yahoo, acquired this year with the goal of forcing it to sell out to Microsoft, has resulted in his election to the board. But the stock price languishes below his cost of $25 a share. Mr. Icahn invested $2 billion in Motorola and joined its board earlier this year. It has agreed to split the company in two, a move he advocated. But Motorola stock remains well below his cost of up to $18.53 a share.
3) Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist Inc., and Jim Buckmaster, its chief executive, were sued by which online company that is both a rival and a partial owner of the largely free online classified-ad service?
A. Google Inc.
B. eBay Inc.
C. Yahoo Inc.
D. Amazon.com Inc.
ANSWER: B. EBay acquired a minority stake in Craigslist in 2004. But in April, eBay said in a suit in Delaware's Court of Chancery that the Craigslist leaders have tried to dilute its stake. In a countersuit in California, Craigslist charged that eBay unfairly interfered with its business when eBay started a rival classified-ad service called Kijiji last year.
4) Pick the party affiliation of these high-tech luminaries who are supporting campaigns this year or plotting runs for 2010.
A. Carly Fiorina, ex-CEO, Hewlett-Packard Co.
B. Rob Glaser, CEO, RealNetworks Inc.
C. Mitch Kapor, founder, Lotus Development Corp.
D. Steve Poizner, ex-CEO, SnapTrack Inc.
E. John Thompson, CEO, Symantec Corp.
F. Meg Whitman, ex-CEO, eBay Inc.
ANSWER: A, D and F are Republicans. Ms. Fiorina has been advising Sen. John McCain in his presidential campaign. Ms. Whitman, a McCain fund-raiser, reportedly is considering running for governor of California in 2010. If she does, she's likely to face the state insurance commissioner, Mr. Poizner, who reportedly made nearly $1 billion when he sold SnapTrack, a company that developed GPS tracking technology, to Qualcomm Inc. in 2000.
B, C and E are Democrats. Mr. Glaser posted an effusive video blog from a Barack Obama rally in February. Mr. Thompson hosted a Silicon Valley fund-raiser for Sen. Obama. Mr. Kapor has praised Sen. Obama's plans to appoint a chief technology officer for the government and reform the patent system.
5) What high-tech company CEO was briefly strengthened last month by an electoral miscount?
A. John Swainson, CA Inc.
B. Joe Tucci, EMC Corp.
C. Jerry Yang, Yahoo Inc.
D. Antonio Perez, Eastman Kodak Co.
ANSWER: C. Mr. Yang was initially reported to have received 85% of the votes cast at Yahoo's annual meeting in his bid for re-election to the company's board. But, after questioning by major institutional investors, Yahoo investigated and discovered that one investor's vote withholding support hadn't been tabulated because of a glitch by vote processor Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. When the votes were recounted, it turned out Mr. Yang was re-elected with just 66% of the votes cast. The muted endorsement could serve as ammunition for critics who seek strategic changes at the Sunnyvale, Calif., company.
6) Which of these high-tech chief executives from The Wall Street Journal's 2007 "Women to Watch" list hasn't lost her leadership post?
A. Anne Mulcahy, Xerox Corp.
B. Meg Whitman, eBay Inc.
C. Patricia Russo, Alcatel-Lucent SA
D. Diane Greene, VMware Inc.
ANSWER: A. Ms. Mulcahy remains on the job. Ms. Whitman retired in March to pursue other interests. Ms. Russo was replaced as chief executive at the beginning of September. And Ms. Greene was ousted by the board in July, just before the company publicly announced slowing growth.
7) What Japanese consumer-electronics executive recently saw his company's market value vault to No. 4 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
A. Fujio Mitarai, Canon Inc.
B. Satoru Iwata, Nintendo Co.
C. Howard Stringer, Sony Corp.
D. Masayoshi Son, Softbank Corp.
ANSWER: B. At the end of July, Nintendo, benefiting from soaring sales of the Wii videogame console, was ranked No. 4, behind Toyota Motor Corp., Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and mobile-telecommunications provider NTT DoCoMo Inc., all of which have much larger annual revenue. Nintendo had climbed even higher in the past: It briefly hit No. 2 behind only Toyota last year. At the end of July, printer and camera maker Canon ranked sixth; Sony ranked 14th and Internet and cellphone company Softbank ranked 40th.
8) In what country is Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, former chief executive of Comverse Technology Inc., fighting extradition to the U.S. to face charges of backdating stock options?
A. Namibia
B. Bermuda
C. Jamaica
D. Moldova
ANSWER: A. Namibia, a small African nation that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the U.S., is where Mr. Alexander fled in 2006. He is living in a guarded, gated community alongside a golf course. In March, he hosted a party for his son's bar mitzvah, which was attended by more than 200 guests, including some from his son's school in New York, and an Israeli hip-hop artist with an 11-piece backup band.
9) Major companies that buy or build online units often find they come with challenges. Match the executive and his or her company's online subsidiary, all of which face business problems.
|A. Jeff Bewkes
|1. Washingtonpost.com
|B. Katharine Weymouth
|C. Steve Ballmer
|D. Les Moonves
ANSWERS: A-3. Mr. Bewkes, in his first year as CEO of Time Warner Inc., needs to straighten out or sell the AOL unit, which is losing subscribers rapidly. B-1. Ms. Weymouth, the new publisher of the Washington Post, is committed to eliminating the separation between the paper and online versions of the publication. C-2. Microsoft's CEO, having failed to acquire Yahoo, needs to figure out a strategy to help MSN compete with Google. D-4. Mr. Moonves, CEO of CBS Corp., has to boost revenue and profit growth at CNET to justify the $1.8 billion cash CBS paid for the technology-oriented online news service in an acquisition completed June 30.
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- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy to support project with nearly 17 million euros
- Bosch to assume lead role in backend-solution work package
- Consortium of automakers, automotive suppliers, as well as highway administration and research partners
- Project scheduled to run until November 2018
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Mobility Solutions is the largest Bosch Group business sector. In 2015, its sales came to 41.7 billion euros, or 59 percent of total group sales. This makes the Bosch Group one of the leading automotive suppliers. The Mobility Solutions business sector combines the groups expertise in three mobility domains automation, electrification, and connectivity and offers its customers integrated mobility solutions. Its main areas of activity are injection technology and powertrain peripherals for internal-combustion engines, diverse solutions for powertrain electrification, vehicle safety systems, driver-assistance and automated functions, technology for user-friendly infotainment as well as vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, repair-shop concepts, and technology and services for the automotive aftermarket. Bosch is synonymous with important automotive innovations, such as electronic engine management, the ESP anti-skid system, and common-rail diesel technology.
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True leaders don't foment dangerous intolerance
I am appalled by growing intolerance and diminishing civility in our society. Turning the TV off and on this past weekend to follow the health care vote, I was sickened by a racial slur that I had not heard since the early '60s. I was shocked to hear a congressman shout "baby killer" at another. On Monday Rush Limbaugh used public airways to call people he disagrees with "bastards." Last year another congressman called the president a liar during Mr. Obama's speech on health care. Some of these words used to be bleeped on TV.
I was taught to respect my elders, my neighbors, my co-workers and those different from me. These principles allowed me to experience school desegregation in the South, mature and later on agree to disagree during stressful labor situations.
Most important I learned that differences of opinions and positions did not make the people I interacted with inferior or less worthy -- they made all of us stronger. I learned a lot by listening and trying to understand different points of view. Some of those views I've even embraced.
Where is this intolerance leading? Shunning, white robes and burning crosses or, worse yet, violence? Some of our elected officials have forgotten that intolerance eventually leads to violence. John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King were both victims of this man-made sickness.
Elected officials should lead and bring us closer; they should never polarize us and take us back in time.
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Ten years after issuing a damning report on the intelligence failures leading up to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the 9/11 Commission has warned of parallel U.S. vulnerabilities in cybersecurity.
"One lesson of the 9/11 story is that, as a nation, Americans did not awaken to the gravity of the terrorist threat until it was too late. History may be repeating itself in the cyber realm," said the July 22 report.
The commission, headed by former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean, a Republican, and former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, a Democrat, reconvened to reflect on how U.S. security interests have shifted over the last decade.
Cyber threats have since multiplied with advances in IT, and a comprehensive assessment of the nation's cyber-readiness was beyond the scope of the report. The document instead touched on the growing nexus between terrorism and cybersecurity, the American public's supposed lack of awareness of cyber threats, and the need for "comprehensive" legislation from Congress – a point on which the Obama administration has demurred. A senior White House official told FCW recently that addressing issues like data breaches and information sharing in separate legislation is more effective than Congress trying to pass a comprehensive bill.
The report called on Congress to pass legislation that encourages private firms and federal officials to share cyber-threat information while protecting those firms from liability for doing so. The Senate Intelligence Committee on July 8 approved a bill that would do just that.
Executive-branch agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI would be wise to "complement, rather than replicate" the National Security Agency's technical capabilities in cyberspace, the report advised.
The 9/11 Commission's assessment also held up alleged Chinese economic espionage as an opportunity to boost slack public awareness or appreciation of cyber threats. If the Obama administration and Congress harp on job losses and other economic ills caused by intellectual property theft, the report said, Americans "will support the measures needed to counter the cyber threat."
About the Author
Sean Lyngaas is an FCW staff writer covering defense, cybersecurity and intelligence issues. Prior to joining FCW, he was a reporter and editor at Smart Grid Today, where he covered everything from cyber vulnerabilities in the U.S. electric grid to the national energy policies of Britain and Mexico. His reporting on a range of global issues has appeared in publications such as The Atlantic, The Economist, The Washington Diplomat and The Washington Post.
Lyngaas is an active member of the National Press Club, where he served as chairman of the Young Members Committee. He earned his M.A. in international affairs from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and his B.A. in public policy from Duke University.
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We went to Florida for a week, but unfortunately only had time for one night at the Atlantis House back in January. It was THAT good, that I still needed to write this review and give Kayla and Steve a 5 Star Plus. From the moment we communicated to our departure, everything was perfect. As soon as we arrived we were awed by this place. We stayed in the master suite, which was superb, super romantic, spacious, clean, stylish and artistic. As soon as you enter, you know you are transformed and you never want to leave again.
We highly recommend it. We travel a lot and do not often come across a gem like the Atlantis House.
Make sure you try the Key Lime pie, you will never want to eat another after Kayla's!!
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- Atlantis House is a romantic boutique guesthouse with only 2 suites along the beaches of Key West steps away from the Ocean and 1 block from the Key West Marine Park and White Street Pier. Perfect for honeymooners and anniversaries. The owners, Captain Steve and Kayla (LMT & NMT), offer snorkeling, eco-tours, sunset cruises, dolphin watch and fishing trips. ... more less
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SB 604 has Passed! What this Means for Virginia Beer
Minutes ago, Senate Bill 604 passed the Senate floor, and is on its way to Governor Bob McDonnell's desk for signing. We've talked a bit about SB 604 recently via Facebook and Twitter, but if you haven't spoken with us directly, a 140 character tweet probably doesn't suffice to explain what the bill is all about, or what we think it means for us specifically, and for Virginia's beer culture at large.
SB 604, introduced by Senator Jeffrey L. McWaters and Senator William M. Stanley Jr., gives brewery license holders permission to sell their beer for on-premise consumption where it is made. At present, Virginia breweries that do not have a full service restaurant (brewpubs) have been limited to offering free samples, and selling beer to go. The bill was amended once by a House sub-committee to specify that breweries can only sell brands they own (this law is currently in place for Virginia commercial breweries, so I believe the amendment just provided clarity to lawmakers), and ultimately passed the House floor on March 1, 2012 with 99 yeas and 0 nays, and the amended bill passed the Senate floor on March 5, 2012 with 38 yeas and 1 nay. The bill will go into effect on July 1, 2012. Read the full language of the bill here: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB604
As brief background on the main group lobbying for the bill, the Virginia Craft Brewer's Guild re-formed in 2011 as an affiliate organization with the long-standing Virginia Manufacturer's Association. Among the potential legislative priorities of the group was the ability to sell beer on-premise at non-brewpub (sans restaurant) breweries. When Senator McWaters submitted the bill for the 2012 legislative session, several members of the Virginia Craft Brewer's Guild, including Devil's Backbone, Starr Hill, Hardywood Park, Bull & Bones, O'Connor Brewing, Legend Brewing, and St. George Brewing, as well as some start-up breweries and local beer lovers, rallied together to lobby in support of this bill. Among the lobbying efforts included numerous visits to the General Assembly, scheduled visits to many delegates and senators, attendance and speaking at several sub-committee meetings, and a hospitality event for the General Assembly at Hardywood Park.
The ability to sell beer for on-premise consumption has worked extremely well as a way to enhance beer culture in other states, like neighboring North Carolina. As evidence, Ashville has been named "Beer City USA" three years straight, and has become a major tourist destination for an ever growing population of craft beer lovers. Further, North Carolina was selected as the location for Sierra Nevada's east coast satellite brewery, and is a front-runner in New Belgium's search for an east coast site. With more breweries from the western part of the country looking to expand to the east coast, more favorable beer laws will certainly make Virginia more competitive in attracting $20M - $100M+ expansion projects that will create a great deal of new jobs in a rapidly growing industry.
On the local level, SB 604 will also make it easier for much smaller breweries to launch and start growing. Given a lack of automation and significant labor inefficiencies, smaller breweries tend to create a great deal more jobs per unit of output than larger breweries. As a point of comparison, Hardywood hand-fills 60 bottles per hour with a team of five people. The mega-brewers fill 75,000 bottles an hour with the same or fewer people. In simple terms, small breweries like us have the potential to create 1,250 times as many jobs per unit of output.
For years, thanks to their successful lobbying efforts, Virginia's wineries have been able to sell wine by the glass at their facilities. As a result, Virginia's winery industry is thriving. Wineries in Virginia are generating substantial excise tax revenue, sales tax revenue, and property tax revenue for local municipalities and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia wineries are creating jobs, they're promoting responsible manufacturing, they're fostering local agriculture, they're attracting tourism, and they're enhancing Virginia's food and beverage culture to a level matched by few states. With the ability to sell glasses of beer, we hope and believe that Virginia's breweries will make similar positive economic and cultural contributions.
At Hardywood, we see SB 604 as an opportunity to build our relationship with the community and with other local businesses, to make visits to our brewery more educational and engaging, to create more jobs and to increase our output through our distributor and retail partners more on par with demand. We may increase our visiting hours, but we still plan to close by 8PM at the latest. Our hope is to encourage greater traffic to local restaurants by encouraging more people to come out in Richmond in the early evening. We would like to offer occasional live music, and to become available as a host of private events. We would also like to release more pilot/test beers to the market for feedback on a regular basis. Certainly, with the additional opportunities SB 604 will create this July, there will be more work opportunities with Hardywood.
All in, we feel the passing of SB 604 will help pave the way for a very bright future for Virginia's craft breweries, and will enable Virginia's beer scene to become truly world class. We extend our deepest gratitude to all who reached out in support of this bill.
Special thanks go to Mike Killelea, brewer at Legend and chairman of the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild, Brett Vassey, president and CEO of the Virginia Manufacturer's Association, Alice and Olivia from the VMA, Jeff Smith IV and Jeff Smith III of the Smith Group, Inc., Curtis Coleburn with the Virginia ABC, Antonio Elias with Delegate Betsy Carr's office, Jasen Eige from Governor McDonnell's office, Steve Crandall with Devil's Backbone, Mark Thompson with Starr Hill, and last but not least, my colleagues at Hardywood Park, Patrick Murtaugh and Brian Nelson.


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Whether a friend or family member throws a birthday party, baby or bridal shower or graduation event in your honor, thank her for the gesture with a handwritten letter. Use these tips to adequately express your gratitude and to let her know what a great time you had.
Send a handwritten thank you letter instead of calling on the phone or sending an email. Not only does a formal letter help you follow proper etiquette and express everything you want to say, but it can also become a keepsake for the person who threw you the party.
Thank the person for all of her hard work and for opening her home to guests if she hosted the party in her home. Acknowledge how much time it must have taken to prepare the elements for the party, such as the invitations, food, games and entertainment.
Discuss the most memorable moment from the party. It can be a conversation that touched you, a mishap that made you laugh or a discussion or tip that taught you something new. If you're having trouble coming up with something, stop and think about the party, then write about the first thing that came to mind.
Suggest getting together so you can take her to lunch as another way of saying, "thank you" and so you can reminisce about the party in even greater detail. Also mention that you can't wait to throw a party in her honor if you intend to reciprocate the gesture in the future.
Tips & Warnings
- Write a thank you letter even if the event was a disaster. Even if you and the guests had a terrible time or if you and the hostess got into an argument during the party, express your appreciation for the effort and kindness it took to plan and organize it.
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Former MSU hockey coach Ron Mason dead at 76 Former MSU hockey coach Ron Mason dead at 76 Close Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0 More More Sports Aledo's Gray more than top talent by Ben Glicksman Add Favorite Favorite Added Email Posted: Wed Oct. 12, 2011 From the endless plains of Odessa, to the imposing mountains of El Paso, to the sprawling cityscape of Dallas, Texas has a reputation for its size. The sheer area of the state, more than 268,000 square miles, is greater than all but 39 countries. Its population, more than 25 million, is equivalent to that of Ohio, Virginia and Colorado combined. It has oversized everything: culture, food, personality.Most of all, though, Texas is devoted to football. The Cowboys -- America's Team -- play in a palace better suited for a Roman emperor. The Longhorns -- the NCAA's highest-grossing athletic department -- recently launched a $300 million TV network. Even at the high school level, unending obsession reigns. 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"We had a short, casual conversation," said Leah. "I thought I was the coolest person ever [for having talked to him]."But that was the extent of it. Gray was an all-everything athlete. Vann a sophomore and diehard fan. In a school of 1,500, they were mere acquaintances.Within a week, that would forever change.On Nov. 11, 2010, Vann had a doctor's appointment. She had recently experienced some strange symptoms and wanted to make sure they didn't signal anything serious. She felt short of breath walking down the hall, uncharacteristic for someone who ran varsity track as a freshman. A softball-size bruise lingered on her shin, a baffling remnant that hadn't healed in weeks. She was strikingly pale, and most concerning, consistently lacked energy. "I would get so dizzy and all of a sudden blackout and fall on the floor," she recalled.She went to take a simple blood test. The results were life-changing.Vann's white blood cell count was off the charts. She was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), the same type of cancer her father, Barry, died from 10 years earlier. She was rushed to the nearby Cook Children's emergency room, panicking as attempts to contact friends and family -- the ER lacked cell phone service -- repeatedly failed. "I'm freaking out and throwing things and crying," she said. "I'm stuck in the room and I can't tell anybody."At around 5 p.m., despondent, she resorted to a desperate Facebook status.I can't believe it guys, but I just found out I have leukemia.Word spread fast. Vann would immediately start chemotherapy, a grueling six to eight month process. She would miss school indefinitely. But, remarkably, that's not what troubled her most. She would also be forced to miss Aledo's playoff opener against Wyatt High, the first in its quest for a second straight Class 4A title. In the hours after her diagnosis, spread across her hospital bed, she listened to the game -- a 56-7 Bearcats' win -- on the radio."I was so dedicated to Aledo football," she said. "That was just something that kept me sane."Six days later, the team, and its star player, would begin to return the favor.*****After practice on Nov. 17, in the week leading up to a second-round bout with Waco, Aledo coach Tim Buchanan organized for each member of the team to sign a football for Vann. It was an effort to brighten her spirits, to show her that Aledo -- and her beloved Bearcats -- cared. A touching gesture, to be certain. But it's fairly commonplace in the sports realm.What happened next wasn't. Gray and three teammates volunteered to personally deliver the gift."We've got 50 seniors on that football team," Buchanan said. "And Johnathan, Matt Bishop, Todd Christian and Michael Mann, four juniors, took it."It was the start of a beautiful relationship. Gray and Mann continued to come back. They spent hours discussing sports, school and the Aledo dating scene -- "basic teenager talk," Vann said.Under the unlikeliest circumstances, Gray and Vann became friends.A month later, on Dec. 17, Aledo challenged La Marque for the 4A Division 2 title in Cowboys Stadium. The game featured two of Texas' premier tailbacks: Gray, who rushed for 3,221 yards and 59 touchdowns in '10, and Tim Wright, who tallied 2,218 and 21 scores. It was a prep football fan's dream, replete with exceptional talent and an extravagant scene.Nine minutes into the game, leading 7-0, Gray received a handoff from quarterback Matthew Bishop. He circled left, shuffling behind the line of scrimmage. Then he broke upfield. More than 27,000 fans watched as he bolted 40 yards -- untouched -- to the end zone.Two minutes later, he burst up the right seam for a 66-yard touchdown. Then he found the end zone from two yards out. With 1:28 remaining in the half, he sprinted left, juked a defender and raced 42 yards to pay dirt. In the biggest game of his career, on the biggest stage, he was having the performance of his life."It was like they were afraid to tackle him," said Bishop. "They were running the other way."Gray wasn't finished. After doubling his production in the second half (four more touchdowns of 9, 16, 13 and 54 yards), Gray registered a legendary stat line: 29 carries, 325 yards and eight scores. The eight touchdowns gave him 59 for the season, snapping the Texas single-season mark also held by Ken Hall."Going into a state championship game, you're hoping that your team can score three or four touchdowns," said Buchanan. "To think that a kid is gonna score six or more in a state championship is just crazy."Teammates mobbed the 5-10, 202-pound back after Aledo's 69-34 triumph. Scouts hounded him. Gray remained calm, driven by a little-known inspiration."My biggest motivation is this girl, Leah Vann," he said later. "Seeing what she had to go through just touched me in my heart. I battle on the field for it."*****As winter turned to spring, with temperatures climbing into the 80s, speculation over which school Gray would commit to ballooned. The state championship served only to heighten expectations, tipping his top three -- Texas, Texas A&M and TCU -- into an unabashed frenzy. "Coaches wanted you to call them every night," he said. "Fans were sending letters. The recruitment process was crazy."With rumors circulating, Gray had enough. He called a press conference at 9 a.m. on April 22, his 18th birthday, to officially announce his decision.There was just one conflict: On the same day, the Bearcats were also conducting offseason testing, requiring players to complete 40-yard dashes and open quarter-mile sprints. It allows coaches to gauge the team before spring ball. It's also one of the most grueling sessions of the year.Just 15 minutes remained until the press conference. Buchanan offered Gray a chance to skip the session, to clean up before addressing the media. He declined. He didn't want to be above the team."Most kids would've taken that opportunity," said Buchanan. "Most of them will fake an injury to get out of an open quarter. I gave him an out and he wouldn't take it."After a hurried shower, still soaked in sweat, Gray finally announced his decision: Texas.Longhorns' fans fantasized about landing the next Earl Campbell. Aggies' and Horned Frogs' faithful sulked. Leah Vann, a Michigan fan in honor of her father's alma mater, pledged her allegiance to the burnt orange and white."I'm gonna have to secretly cheer for Texas," she said. "There's no way I can oppose J-Gray."Three weeks earlier, Gray had solidified those sentiments. As Vann's condition improved, doctors granted her permission to attend Aledo's home track meet on March 25. There were strict precautions -- she had to wear a mask, limit interaction and sit in the upper box seats, where she'd be less exposed to harmful germs -- but she didn't mind. She teemed with excitement.When she arrived at Bearcat Stadium, she noticed students wearing ribbons on their left wrists. They were orange, the color of leukemia, signifying that Leah had left cancer. Sherri Mann, Michael's mother, came up with the idea. Nearly everyone on varsity had one.Then she saw Gray. He was wearing five."He's got them all tied around his wrist," she recalled. "He's like, 'I'm wearing these for you.'"*****On June 21, 2011, Vann was at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. She spent the past month there undergoing Natural Killer Cell Transplant, an experimental stem cell procedure. It takes white blood cells from a parent -- Leah's mother, Elizabeth Vann-Stenzler, in this case -- and infuses them intravenously in the patient. The cells then attack the remaining leukemia cells that machines can't detect.Discovered five years earlier, it's an unproven procedure. But it's safer than the alternative. The other option is a bone-marrow transplant, laden with life-threatening complications; Leah's father died from the procedure in 2000. Understandably, Leah had reservations. "It's such a dangerous and disheartening treatment," she said.There was one problem. To qualify for an NK Cell Transplant, patients must maintain a percentage of leukemia below 0.01 percent. Despite persistent pleas to send her to Tennessee, Leah's most recent reading registered 0.05 percent. She held out hope. But she was a longshot.After a week of rigorous tests, doctors took a final reading: 0.00 percent leukemia. Leah had the procedure. She was rid of cancer."It was kind of a miracle," she said. "I had done no chemo between those two points."Following a week of observation, she packed her things, departed for Memphis International Airport and hopped the next flight back to Texas. Her battle -- long, exhaustive and terrifying -- was finally over. "I was crying my eyes out with happiness," she said. "I ran around the airport screaming I was in remission."Throughout treatment, Vann was a model of courage. She didn't show her brother, Harrison, how she looked bald until three months into chemo. She carefully put on makeup each morning, emulating her pre-cancer routine. She even relearned piano, a skill she neglected once high school sports picked up. She wanted to keep herself occupied, to focus on anything but leukemia.Visitors, however, became less frequent. As with many cases, the shock factor -- Leah Vann has cancer -- wore off. People resumed life as normal, somehow at terms with a once unfathomable situation.Not Gray. He made five or six visits after his initial trip, forgoing parties and recruiting events to drive more than 20 miles to Cook Children's. As the adage goes: A little goes a long way."Your true friends, the people who really care, continue to visit throughout the whole course of treatment," Vann said. "That's what Johnathan did."*****Six games into the 2011 season, Gray continues to torch the competition. He's broken the state's all-time touchdown record, previously held by Cayuga High's Traylon Shead, and is averaging 258 yards per game. Though the Bearcats have struggled -- losing two of their first three to snap a 29-game winning streak -- he's showed no signs of slowing down.Texas fans remain giddy for his arrival. Malcolm Brown, the Longhorns' freshman phenom out of Cibolo Steele High, has rumbled for 381 yards through five games. A tandem with Gray could produce historic results, a precocious two-pronged attack. Buchanan envisions offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin playing both at once, Brown in the backfield and Gray in the slot. It prompts the question: Who do you stop?"We're gonna have defensive coordinators goin' crazy," Gray said. "I can't wait to get down there."In Austin, it's the stuff of dreams. But for Gray, it's a distant goal. His current concern is bettering Aledo football -- and everybody attached to it.In addition to Vann, Gray has a strong relationship with Brodie Sharp, a 27-year-old Aledo native born with cerebral palsy. A team manager as a student, Brodie remained with the Bearcats following his graduation in 2004. He was promoted to assistant coach two years ago -- an embodiment of the magnanimous culture Buchanan has created -- and even received championship rings for the team's back-to-back titles in '09 and '10. "They said they need me as much as I can be there," he said. "Football allowed me to be part of the community."During games, Brodie sits on the field, spinning down the sidelines with a water bottle rack welded to his electric wheelchair. It's the only water that Johnathan will drink."That's just John," Buchanan said. "He's the type of kid you'd want your daughter to date."Gray has also remained close with Vann, accompanying her on her daily walk to English class. They gossip about the same seemingly trivial things -- sports, school and dating. It's "teenager talk" all over again.But it's more than that. It's also a reminder of Gray's character, one that transcends his superstar status and uncommon talent."He could've stopped after that first visit," Vann said. "He could've said, 'Oh yeah, I visited Leah.' But, no. He kept coming."****In 2008, Gray was set to start for the freshman team. He would spend a year developing against lesser foes, learning the ins and outs of Aledo's scheme. That plan was derailed once he started making runs better suited for video games: His forward progress stopped, Gray would reverse fields, gallop into the backfield and blow by defenders for a did-you-see-that touchdown. Then he'd do it again. And again."He'd outrun everybody, run back 20 yards behind the line of scrimmage and still score," Buchanan recalled. "He could do it on JV, too."It was an unorthodox strategy, but it worked. And it prompted Buchanan to promote the youngster to varsity. He'd match up with opponents twice as fast. It would force him to learn the mantra increasingly popular in the football world: adapt or die.Or so Buchanan thought. "The scary thing was he was able to do it against some of the varsity teams," he said. "We knew he had the potential to be a really good player."A legend was born. And since then, he's only added to his lore. He's sliced through helpless defenses, changing direction on a dime. He's decimated the record books, accounting for 9,490 yards and 165 touchdowns. His numbers more closely resemble typos than conceivable football statistics. As his game has matured (don't lose 20 yards before gaining 60), he's secured a spot among the all-time great high school running backs. He's a Texas-sized talent.His impact off the field is even bigger.


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Why I Failed in the Music Business...and how NOT to follow in my footsteps
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Business is business and the more you know about it, the more you'll succeed.
You are pursuing a career in an industry just like Henry Ford did when he made the first Model T a century ago.
-Steve Grossman
Musicians have a problem. They believe in differences between the Creatives and the Suits, the Right Brains and the Left Brains, the artists and the businesspersons; differences that keep them focused on their music and ignorant of what it takes to succeed in the music business.
Steve Grossman should know. He failed in the music business. And while failure may be a harsh way to describe a 20 year drumming career with multiple hits, tours, endorsements and a Grammy, it's the truth. He failed to build a long-term, music career and left music in 2001 for a job in the "Real World."
That's when he learned that there is really very little difference between The Arts and the Real World. You can make a living in either world...you just have to know the rules. By NOT following in Steve's footsteps you'll discover:
•Why your talent is your biggest problem.
•The importance of planning and how to do it well.
•How and why you must think like a business owner.
•Why people are key to your success and how to succeed with them.
•Why "succeeding in the music business" is a terrible goal.
"When it comes to the music business, Steve Grossman owns the Been There, Done That t-shirt. With a healthy dose of humor and clear-eyed look at his own failures he answers all the questions working musicians are afraid to ask. You can learn to succeed in the "Real World" of the "The Arts" by learning how NOT to follow in his footsteps."
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