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basketball will join Oklahoma State, Oregon State and Tulsa in Las Vegas for
the MGM Grand Main Event, head coach Bruce Pearl announced on Thursday. All
four teams which Auburn will play, which will also include home games against
Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Louisiana as a part of the tournament, played in the
postseason a year ago.
are several NCAA Tournament teams in this field that will challenge us early,"
Pearl said. "I'm hoping that the MGM Grand and a pre-Thanksgiving tournament
will attract Auburn fans to travel out with the team."
Oklahoma State, Oregon State and Tulsa will play Nov. 24 and 26 in Las Vegas,
with the match-ups yet to be determined. Auburn will play host to
Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Nov. 14 and Louisiana on Nov. 21 at the Auburn Arena.
State went 21-13 last season, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the second
straight season and the 16th time in the past 24 seasons. Last
season the Cowboys averaged 80.2 points per game while allowing just 69.6 ppg.
Auburn and Oklahoma State last met in 2006 in the South Padre Invitational at
South Padre Island, Texas.
State will be in its first year under head coach Wayne Tinkle, who took over a
team that went 16-16 last season and played in the College Basketball
Invitational. Auburn and Oregon State have never faced each other on the
went 21-13 last season and played in the NCAA Tournament after finishing in a
four-way tie for the Conference-USA regular season title and winning the league
tournament. Tulsa is under the direction of new head coach Frank Haith, who
made the move from Missouri following last season. Auburn is 2-0 all-time
against Tulsa, with Auburn defeating the Golden Hurricane, 74-55, in the 2009
will be playing in Las Vegas for the first time since facing UNLV in the Las
Vegas Showdown on Dec. 20, 2003.
part of the tournament, Auburn will open up the 2014 season at home against
Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Pearl coached the Panthers from 2001-05, taking UWM to its
first appearance in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 2005. In four years as the head
coach at UWM, Pearl and the Panthers won a pair of Horizon League titles (2004,
2005) and two Horizon League Tournaments (2003, 2005). They earned NCAA bids
twice and played in the NIT in 2004. UWM went 21-14 last season, winning the
Horizon League Tournament and earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA
will also play host to Louisiana as part of the tournament. The Ragin' Cajuns
went 23-12 last season, winning the Sun Belt Championship and playing in the
NCAA Tournament. Auburn is 5-3 all-time against ULL, with the last meeting
coming in 2000 at Auburn.
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The JGSGO Board of Directors has appointed three existing members to fill recently created vacancies on the board. We are excited to have this new energy working with us to improve our society for the remainder of the year. Please join us in welcoming new Board Members:
· Helaine Blum, Production Editor, "Etz Chaim" Newsletter (Editor-in-Chief)
· Tom Hirsch, V.P. Membership
· Marlis Humphrey, V.P. Programs
Our full board officers and directors slate is posted on the About Us page of our new JGSGO blog.
THE BOARD wishes to thank the efforts and accomplishments of those board members/Officers, who have stepped down: Namely, Dr. Raeburn Wallen, President, (due to medical reasons); Marcie Wallen, Librarian; Herb Adler, Production Editor, Etz Chaim Publication; Rikki Hanin, V.P. Membership; Jose Valle, Director; Edith Schulman, Director.
These are not the only changes underway at the JGSGO. Supercharged by attending the recent IAJGS in Washington, D.C. and learning what other JGSs are doing to provide increased value to their members, we have several initiatives underway:
LAUNCH OF THE JGSGO BLOGThe first change is the launch of the JGSGO blog and its planned replacement of the aging JGSGO Rootsweb website. How does the blog benefit you?
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For those of you who do not have experience with blogs or are unsure, we will be publishing a short overview of how to: register to follow the blog, comment on a blog posting, and access the information resources on the blog. So far we have moved the existing assets from Rootsweb to our JGSGOwww.jgsgo.blogspot.com and have started to update and add to them. So going forward, www.jgsgo.blogspot.com is where you should go for the most current JGSGO news. Even if you do not want to or do not yet know how to become a follower of the blog, you can simply save this link www.jgsgo.blogspot.com in your browser bookmarks or favorites and return to it to read and comment on the latest JGSGO information.
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The Thai manufacturer Ango is known for its amorphous lamps mostly made of natural materials such as rattan or silk. With their new pieces both designed by the Britsh Angus Hutcheson they realised some delicate and graceful lampshades made of very fine woven steel wire.
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BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A southwestern Illinois man who as a teenager admitted drunkenly causing a 2006 death is free on bond after being charged again with driving under the influence.
The Belleville News-Democrat reports 22-year-old Dan Polites was arrested early Friday and also was ticketed for driving without headlights, improper lane usage and disobeying a traffic signal.
Polities pleaded guilty as a juvenile in 2007 in the death of Timothy Frazier, a passenger in a Mustang that Polites wrecked. Polites and another occupant were injured. In that case, Polites was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 180 hours of community service with orders that he pay $140,000 in restitution.
Polites got his driver's license back in February.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It should be a special season in
Tucker Stadium this year for the Tennessee Tech football team, so
several special events that have become traditions at Golden Eagle
home contests are scheduled again this year.
The home field action for fifth-year TTU head coach Watson Brown and his team starts Thursday night, Sept. 8, when the Golden Eagles host Maryville College at 7 p.m.
That game will feature three special promotions – Military Appreciation and Public Safety Night, Communiversity Night, and First Tennessee Bank Poster Night.
The first home game will be Military Appreciation and Public
Safety Night, with special recognition to members of the U.S. Armed
Forces, both active and retired, as well as personnel who work in
all public safety fields.
"This year should be a special Military Appreciation and Public Safety Night," said TTU Director of Athletics Mark Wilson. "It's our home game that falls the closest to the 10-year anniversary of 9-11. We are all so grateful to our military and our public safety personnel, and this will give Golden Eagle fans a small opportunity to say 'thank you' to the men and women who serve in those fields."
The game against Maryville will be Tech's annual Communiversity Night when Golden Eagle Athletics joins forces with businesses, partners and supporters throughout the community.
The opener is also First Tennessee Bank Poster Night, with free schedule posters to fans attending the contest.
The second home game, a visit from defending OVC champion Southeast Missouri on Saturday, Sept. 24, will be the University's annual Family Day on campus.
Tech hosts two crucial OVC games in November, beginning with
Murray State on Saturday, Nov. 5.
The game against the Racers will be Homecoming with kickoff at 1:30 p.m. following the annual Homecoming Parade. Hall of Fame activities will take place Friday night and Saturday.
Tech's fifth and final home game, a contest with the Austin Peay Governors on Saturday, Nov. 19, will feature three special promotions – Recognizing Academic Excellence, Football Alumni Reunion, and Senior Day. It could also be the game that determines the winner of the Sgt. York Trophy.
The sixth annual game for Recognizing Academic Excellence will feature Honor students from across the region. The Football Alumni Reunion will honor returning players, including a special tribute to the 50th anniversary of the 1961 OVC champions.
Finally, 20 Golden Eagle seniors will be recognized as they play their final home game in Tucker Stadium.
"All of these are events that we feel enhance the atmosphere and provide an exciting framework for the action on the field for coach Brown and his team," said Wilson.
"Many of these events have become familiar traditions for our
fans," he added. "We hope to continue to build upon the excitement
and enthusiasm that have been generated over the past few years
under coach Brown. Our staff will continue to reach out to include
groups, organizations, and every college football fan in the
More details for each special event will be announced as the game approaches, or contact the Athletics Ticket office for additional information.
Season tickets for Tech football can be purchased at the TTU
Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center, online at TTUsports.com,
or by calling (931) 372-3940.
2011 Golden Eagle Football Special Events:
|Thursday, Sept. 8
|vs. Maryville/7 p.m.
|Military Appreciation and Public Safety
Communiversity Night
First Tennessee Bank Poster Night
|Saturday, Sept. 24
|vs. Southeast Missouri/7 p.m.
|Family Day
|Saturday, Oct. 15
|vs. Tennessee State/7 p.m.
|Saturday, Nov. 5
|vs. Murray State/1:30 p.m.
Hall of Fame Game
Saturday, Nov. 19
vs. Austin Peay/1:30 p.m.
|Recognizing Academic Excellence
Football Alumni Reunion (Featuring 1961 OVC Champions)
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DIXON – Byron Adams made many choices on Sept. 11, 2009, prosecutors said Monday.
He chose to go to Margaret Atherton's home with a realistic-looking pellet gun, to rob her for gas money to get back to Chicago.
He chose to force her upstairs to her bedroom, bind her hands with a black necktie, stuff two rolled-up socks in her mouth, and put a pillowcase over her head, suffocating her.
He chose to take her purse, wrap it in a towel, and throw it in a trash bin behind a local store before heading back to Chicago.
Those choices led Lee County Associate Judge Charles Beckman to sentence Adams to the maximum 60 years in prison with no possibility of parole.
He gets credit for more than 3 years already served in the Lee County Jail.
"Margaret Atherton was not safe even in her own home," Beckman said. "Her home, which she has a right to feel safe and secure [in], as we all do."
"Your intent was to silence her and shut her up," the judge told Adams. "You are the one that invaded her residence and destroyed her world and the world of her family."
Adams, 54, showed no emotion as the sentence was handed down. His attorney, David Mandrgoc, immediately filed an appeal of the conviction and the sentence.
Newly elected State's Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller said she was "thrilled" with the sentence.
"Justice has been done today," she said.
On Oct. 9., a Lee County jury convicted Adams of first-degree murder after deliberating less than 2 hours.
Adams initially told police he had nothing to do with Atherton's death and said he was not even in Dixon that day. He later changed his story and said he was having an affair with Atherton, went to her house to break up with her and things got out of control.
In a later interview with Sauk Valley Media, Adams said he lied about the affair and about killing Atherton so police would let him make a phone call.
The day he was found guilty, Adams told Assistant State's Attorney Peter Buh and investigating officer Lt. Clay Whelan that he went to Atherton's home to steal gas money, and that her death was an accident, Whelan testified.
Adams said the same thing in a letter he wrote to the court that Beckman read Monday. "There are no words to express how sorry I am," he wrote. "I can only tell you how I feel for 3 years. I have laid in bed and cried without any sleep because I didn't mean to harm Ms. Atherton."
Adams wiped his eyes and sniffled as the letter was read. He declined to make a statement before being sentenced.
Atherton's husband, Ryan, and their oldest daughter, Hailey, 16, read statements during the emotional 90-minute hearing.
Ryan Atherton, 38, said his wife was a caring, loving woman who loved to entertain family and friends and was very involved in her church. She also supported Hailey and her sisters Hannah and Madison in all of their extracurricular activities. She had recently finished schooling to become an EKG technician.
Now, she will never see her daughters graduate, walk down the aisle at their weddings, or see her grandchildren, Ryan said.
"Mr. Adams took the sacred part of life from her and them ... imagine having to tell a 7-, 10-, and 13-year-old that their mother wasn't coming back. She didn't just die ... she was taken by a stranger for no reason."
Hailey said Adams robbed her family of a mother, wife, daughter, and sister.
"And if that wasn't enough, you dragged my mother's name through the dirt by saying you had an alleged affair with her," Hailey said. "You made us wait 3 years to get any kind of closure, and even then, you still tried to deny your guilt. But, you can't deny your guilt any longer."
Adams already has served two stints in prison for two rapes in Cook County, in 1978 and 1982. In one case, he forced his way into a woman's home with a gun, bound her hands, and tried to suffocate her with a pillow, Buh said.
Another woman testified Monday that Adams had raped her at gunpoint in October 2007, then let her go.
Police have said they believe Adams went to Atherton's home to rape her.
Adams' crimes have escalated over the years, and he has become more dangerous. The minimum 20-year sentence the defense sought was not enough, Buh said.
Mandrgoc noted that Adams was not charged with the 2007 rape and hadn't served any prison or jail time since his last release in the the 1980s. The police, not Adams, claimed he was having an affair with Atherton, he said.
Adams has diabetes and heart problems, so even the minimum sentence "is probably a life sentence," he added.
After the hearing, Mandrgoc said 60 years was more than he expected.
"I think he was truly remorseful in his letter," Mandrgoc said. "It's hard to see remorse after all the things that have gone on in this case, but I think he was truly remorseful. I know he's changed dramatically since I've come in contact with him."
Byron Adams Case: Atherton Daughter Reads Statement
Byron Adams Case: Atherton Husband Reads Statement
Part 1: Judge Sentences Adams to 60 Years


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A judge was convinced Wednesday that an Adrian Township mom's romance with a convicted sex offender did not have to end in prison.
"This violation will not send you to prison," Lenawee County Circuit Judge Margaret M.S. Noe told Marcy Rowe.
Rowe, 42, was charged with a probation violation in January for seeing a convicted sex offender despite her own probation terms forbidding contact with other convicted felons. Rowe pleaded guilty in 2011 to a felony sex offense and admitted having sex with a 15-year-old boy she had given alcohol to at a New Year's Eve party in her home.
A probation violation charge was filed after she was caught dating a convicted sex offender she had met while serving her sentence at a work release facility in Adrian. She was charged with a second violation in January after her probation officer reported discovering the romance had continued in secret last year.
Noe threatened a prison term when Rowe pleaded guilty to the second violation in January. Defense attorney James Daly of Adrian argued for a two-month delay to give Rowe an opportunity to make amends.
"We would ask that she not go to prison at this time, your honor," Daly said Wednesday.
"There's no defending her conduct and her relationship," Daly said. But she has not committed any new offenses, he said, and has continued to be successfully employed.
"She has done an excellent job of being a contributing member of the community," Daly said. She has completed payment of all court costs, fees and restitution ordered in the case, he said.
Rowe apologized to the court and said she has talked at length with her probation officer in the past two months.
Noe said there is a risk of harm in associating with other sex offenders.
"I know you know it in your head. I worry when you associate with someone who has these same problems that you leave yourself open to repeating these same behaviors," Noe said. She credited Rowe with maintaining a "cooperative and beneficial" relationship with her children and former husband and with completing every rehabilitation program she has been placed in.
She told Rowe to also solve her relationship problem with the convicted sex offender.
"You have lit too many fires in your life and you are done," Noe said. "Get it straight or it won't matter if you are here or in prison."
No prison for convicted mom's romance violation
A judge was convinced Wednesday that an Adrian Township mom's romance with a convicted sex offender did not have to end in prison.


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Local businesses pledging support for Haiti
In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, local businesses in Palm Beach County have begun organizing drives and pledging dollars to aid survivors of the natural disaster.
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#1 Idaho prof. to use drones in quest for Bigfoot
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Science: unmanned drone will hunt down Bigfoot now
A professor at Idaho State University in Pocatello has announced that his plan to use an unmanned aerial vehicle to search for Bigfoot is nearly ready for launch.
The man behind the worlds first Bigfoot drone is Jeffrey Meldrum, Ph.D., a versatile professor of both anatomy and anthropology at Idaho Stateand a noted Sasquatch hunter. He is the author of Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science.
The professors airship is called The Falcon Project, reports Idaho Mountain Express. It is 45 feet long. It will carry a remote-control camera. The academic plans to fly it over the densely-wooded forests of Bigfoot territory.
Meldrum, whose curriculum vitae includes teaching stints at Northwestern University and Duke University Medical Center, has been spending the summer raising money for the project in the area.
The benefit of a drone in Bigfoot hunting would obviously be the ability to spot and observe the shifty apelike creature in its natural habitat without alarming it.
The latter is critical for survey in areas of dense stands of forest where a sustained vertical perspective is essential for locating animals on the forest floor, Meldrum explained in wonderfully academic fashion, according to Boise Weekly.
These unmanned drones, I believe, are the next step in proving the nature of these creatures, he added...
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/30/sc...#ixzz2awZ4NQ38
Just put some Jack Link's Beef Jerky out and Bigfoot will come to you.Solve a man's problem with violence and help him for a day. Teach a man how to solve his problems with violence, help him for a lifetime - Belkar Bitterleaf
Liberalism is what the stupid think is smart.
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In the first place they are looking in the wrong state, my sister in law moved to Illinois
Sent from my XT557 using Tapatalk 2Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB
Sic Hacer Pace, Para Bellum.
Before you can do things for people, you must be the kind of man who can get things done. But to get things done, you must love the doing, not the people!
I'm sure DEA would kick in a few bucks if he offered to give them a copy of all the imagery.
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A tornado came very close to the Naval Support Activity in Bay County, and hurricane force winds swept through taking trees and bringing the bay waters onto shore, but Lt. Commander Dan Stoddard says the base escaped with fairly minimal damage.
"We had about a half dozen buildings have some roof damage and we had significant number of trees down. Some large trees like the one you see behind us."
The worst damage was felt financially with about $65,000 in lost labor for administrative leave for employees to go home and prepare for the storm. The Naval Surface Warfare Center lost an estimated $1.26 million because of lost labor and production.
With only about 30 people on base during the storm, standard operations were still important.
"Power was the biggest issue. The tornado that came down Thomas Drive, which some of our people actually saw go by, had taken down some of the power lines at the substation that fed the base, so we were out of power here for about a day and a half."
The base even has its own meteorologist on hand, ready to answer questions and help the base prepare before and after the storm, and responding to any threat, even weather, is something the Naval Support Activity is always ready to handle.


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Meridian, Miss. The City of Meridian is changing some of its hiring policies. By a 3-2 vote, the city council approved a measure which affects temporary workers.
Council president George Thomas and Ward 3 Councilwoman Barbara Henson were the council members who voted against changing the hiring policies at this time.
The change requires department heads and the chief administrative officer, who work as temporary employees, to be brought before the council for confirmation within 90 days of his or her appointment.
The council can grant an extension. However, under the new policy the council can suspend the employee's salary if the mayor does not present that candidate for confirmation, or if the extension request is denied.
"This puts the city of Meridian in a better position so people can't just be in limbo," says Ward 4 Councilwoman Kim Houston. "They're either going to be confirmed to work for the city, or they're going to be voted down, and we can get somebody in that position that can fill that position, and do it correctly."
"I did not like the fact that I got a signed temporary policy given to me right before the meeting," says Mayor Percy Bland. "I did not get a chance to go over that policy, but I think that the entire decorum and respect shown by certain leaders of the city council last night was uncalled for, and that will be the last time that this mayor is disrespected at a city council meeting!"
Since July, the chief administrative officer for Meridian and two department heads have been working as temporary employees. The council's vote Tuesday night also affects all temporary employment jobs that fall under the civil service division. The new policy will require all of those workers to go through civil service hiring procedures no later than 90 days after being appointed. This means that they will have to take the civil service test, be interviewed, and that the position will have to be advertised within 90 days of the temporary worker being hired.
"That temporary policy is going to affect a lot of people, and I just want it to be consistently done across the board, even with all the employees that have been hired since the '90's who have been hired that way," said Bland. "There will be a lot of good people who most likely will lose their jobs until all of this gets ironed out."
Prior to Tuesday's meeting, a dozen or more temporary workers had been appointed by Mayor Bland. Newscenter 11 has contacted officials with the City of Meridian's Civil Service Division. As of mid-afternoon Wednesday, we were awaiting a response from them regarding the exact number of city workers who could be affected by the new policy changes.


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For many curious folks, their impassioned yearning to soak up as much of the world's wonders as possible completely transcends the boundaries of a traditional classroom. Armed with an insatiable lust for knowledge, they set out to acquire it on their own terms, although a few pointers obviously can't hurt before departure and landing!
Not every possible technique will necessarily stick with all self-motivated learners, of course, but the only way to find out is to test them. Try some of the following and experiment with what works in a more independent educational setting.
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#1 ZOMFG. Simples is Good. Rosemary Cream Sauce.10-09-2010, 05:42 PM
Every now and then, this happens. I find something really easy to cook that I should have figured out long ago how to do.
Rosemary Cream Sauce
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup seasoned stock
Method for sauce:
Chop the rosemary leaves very thoroughly
In a small saucepan, sauté them briskly in the butter, to the point where they emit a pleasing odour.
Put stock and cream in, turn the heat down and let it run.
Cook your other stuff to taste and time whatever you choose to finish with the sauce.
How simple can this be?
Served tonight with some very nice organically raised lamb chops (baaa), lumache, broccoli and cauliflower. I dumped the pasta into the sauce and let it cook in a bit before serving.
We had a very nice American Cab Sauv with this, a Gallo 2009, I think it was. It went very well, indeed.20010911
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Can stalling the progression of Parkinson's disease be as simple as riding a bike?
Jodi Cianci is a living example. The West Chester resident and wife of chiropractor Christopher Cianci was diagnosed with the degenerative neurological disorder just one year after they were married.
Although Cianci has not had the tremors associated with Parkinson's, she lost functionality in her hands to the point where she had to step down from practicing law because of diminished physical ability to type or write.
"I was moving very stiffly. My neck wasn't moving properly. I just wasn't moving as quickly as I used to be," said Cianci, who had received diagnoses of a herniated disc, carpal tunnel syndrome and stress, before tests at University of Pennsylvania Hospital found that low levels of the brain chemical dopamine were indeed a symptom of Parkinson's.
Searching for an alternative to doing nothing or beginning a medication schedule, the newlyweds visited the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where research was being conducted on a connection between bicycling, the brain and the disease.
Dr. Jay Alberts told them that research showed that spinning or pedaling a bicycle at 80-90 rpm for 45 minutes for three times a week — a rigorous workout, especially for someone with Parkinson's — makes a difference, even though the problems are with Cianci's arms, and not her legs.
Chris Cianci, an avid cyclist for more than 25 years and a triathlete, said that although his also-athletic wife had to be introduced to the pedaling workout with "forced exercise" on a tandem bike, that kind of exercise "changes the circuits of the brain in a way that's good."
"We went to the Cleveland Clinic in March, took part of the program and brought it back to Bryn Mawr (Rehab Hospital)," said Jodi Cianci.
After six weeks of spinning, Chris Cianci noticed his wife's fine motor skills returning. They said that she is regaining hand function and her handwriting, which had gotten smaller and harder to read because of the disease, has become legible again.
"If you do the exercise, you can stall the progression and reverse the symptoms," said Jodi Cianci.
As a 52nd birthday present for his wife,Chris Cianci will begin an eight-day, 520-mile journey by bike to spread the word about the beneficial effects of cycling and raise funds for research for a cure for Parkinson's. The PD500 City-2-City Bike Tour begins at the Cleveland Clinic Oct. 6 and ends at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital Oct. 13 with a Family Fun Day celebration at noon.
"I can't ask for a better gift than a cure for (my) birthday," said Jodi Cianci, who will ride on a tandem bike with her husband for the first few miles out of Cleveland.
The couple has also founded a nonprofit organization, Shake It Off Inc., to raise Parkinson's awareness and promote advances in finding a cure, and help those with the disease to "come out of the closet." According to Chris Cianci, although more than one million Americans live with the disease, and celebrities like Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali have it, Parkinson's patients "are afraid to speak up" because of stigma associated with the disease or fear of losing their jobs.
"Parkinson's gave me a purpose," said Jodi Cianci.
The couple believes a cure for Parkinson's is less than 10 years away.
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Police activity reports
Compiled from selected police activity reports.
Buckeye Lake
• March 17: The Buckeye Lake Fire Chief reported someone removed a hand held radio from the department without permission.
• March 18: A Walnut Road woman said she got into an argument with her daughter's boyfriend, who threatened to kill himself.
• March 19: A Millersport man claimed a bouncer injured him as he was being physically removed from a bar.
• March 21: An Anchors Way resident reported a Buckeye Lake Estates resident threatened and harassed her.
• March 22: An officer received a complaint of juveniles driving a go-cart on or near Central Avenue.
• March 22: Police assisted a Licking County Sheriff's Office deputy with an impaired driver.
• March 23: An East Street man said someone removed a GPS unit and an MP-3 player from his car without permission.
• March 23: A Union Street woman reported keys were stolen from her car.
• March 23: A First Community Church employee reported someone stealing more than $400 from the church's bank account.
• March 24: A North Bank Road man said his ex-wife took out credit cards in his name without permission.
• Feb. 21: Police responded to a reported verbal domestic dispute at a Canal Road apartment. The man said his wife and daughter had been calling him names and yelling at him all night. His wife said he was intoxicated and had been cussing at her and her daughter. She wanted him out of the apartment and told police that he had a warrant for his arrest. Police found the probation violation warrant from Lancaster Police. Police confirmed the warrant, but the man fled to another apartment and locked the door before police could arrest him. He refused to open the door so the officer then hid behind a tree to see if he would come out. He did so in about five minutes, carrying a large tree limb and tried to get back into his apartment. Police told him to drop the limb and drop to his knees. He dropped the limb, but ignored the other orders. He eventually complied under the threat of being tased. He was arrested and turned over to Lancaster Police at the TA Travel Center.
• Feb. 23: Police checked out a report of a possible impaired driver at the coin laundry. The woman didn't appear to be intoxicated and police checked her license status. It had not been reinstated. Police told her about her status and advised her to call a friend to pick her up since she couldn't legally drive. When police drove by later, she was seen getting into the vehicle. Police watched as she drove down Main Street. She was stopped and cited for failure to reinstate her license. She told police she couldn't find a ride home.
• Feb. 24: A motorist was cited for excessive speed on Ohio 79 at US 40.
• Feb. 24: During an earlier arrest, allegations were made about a stolen firearm and other items being kept at a Canal Road apartment. Police learned the apartment was vacant and was being used for storage. After getting a signed consent to search agreement, police found five bikes believed to have been stolen in the aparatment. No fire arms were found.
• Feb. 24: A THK employee reported that a window in his vehicle had been broken out and that his GPS unit had been taken.
• Feb. 25: Police checked out a report of a man riding a bike in the wrong direction in traffic on South High Street. Police found the "wrong way rider," who promptly confessed. He was advised.
• Feb. 26: A driver was cited for driving under suspension on East Main Street.
• Feb. 26: A driver was cited for excessive speed on Ohio 79 at US 40.
• Feb. 26: A motorist was cited for travelling 70 mph in a 50 mph zone on Ohio 79 at US 40.
• Feb. 27: Police on patrol at 4:31 a.m. saw a child with a backpack waiting in front of the elementary school. The 12-yearold told police he was waiting for the bus. He thought it was 6:30 a.. Police took the "early riser" to his Kelly Drive home. His mother then realized that the power had gone off and their clocks weren't right.
• Feb. 27: A Cumberland Street apartment resident reported the theft of a man's wedding ring. He also reported that a woman had been there two days earlier to drop off her child for a play date. Pollce questioned her and she suggested police talk to her brother.
• Feb. 28: Police assisted an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper administer a BAC test.
• Feb. 28: Police cited yet another driver for a stop sign violation on West 2nd and Cumberland.
• Feb. 28: A driver was cited for travelling 60 mph in a 50 mph zone on Ohio 79 at US 40.
• Feb. 28: A driver was cited for driving under suspension.
• March 1: Police on patrol saw an intoxicated man walking along Ohio 79. He was given a ride to his Hebron Road home.
• March 2: A driver was cited for going 69 mph in a 50 mph zone on Ohio 79 at US 40.
• March 3: Police were asked to assist Hebron Fire at 2 a.m. with an intoxicated subject having seizures. The man initially refused to let EMS personnel check him out, but eventually agreed to cooperate.
• March 3: Police checked out the entire Lake Forest subdivision after receiving a report of juveniles with BB guns. No juveniles with BB guns were found.
• March 3: A Kelly Drive woman said a man delivered a paper to her home and was very pushy about getting a donation. Police checked the area, but didn't see anyone matching her description.
• March 4: A driver was cited for excessive speed on Ohio 79 at North Maple Drive.
• March 4: Police are still investigating a road rage hit skip accident. A driver said he cut off another driver on I-70 and said the driver followed him to Hebron. The upset driver caught up with him on Pence Street and intentionally backed into his vehicle. The driver then left the scene. Police said the hit skip driver later called dispatch to report his involvement in the accident.
• March 5: A Lakewood Drive resident reported the theft of a magnetic lock off her vehicle.
• March 5: A driver was cited for excessive speed on Ohio 79 at O'Neill Drive.
• March 5: A Union Township officer said a young Cumberland Street resident stopped and told him about an unknown bike found in his yard. After speaking with his mother, police took the bicycle into storage for safekeeping.
• March 6: Police cited two drivers for excessive speed on Ohio 79 at US 40.


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The Washington Racing Hall of Fame has announced 20 finalists in five categories eligible to win the state's highest honor in Thoroughbred racing for 2013.
Four finalists were announced in each category—male horse, female horse, jockey, trainer, and breeder—with the winners to be chosen by a 16-member committee composed of media, track officials, Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association, and the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. Winners will be announced in March, followed this summer by the official induction ceremony on the eve of the 78th Longacres Mile (gr. III).
Jockey Jack Leonard, trainers Clint Roberts and Wesley Ward, male horses Georgie Drum and Loto Canada, and female horses Reba Is Tops and Run Away Stevie all make their first appearances as HOF finalists.
Reba Is Tops and Run Away Stevie join grade I winner Flag de Lune and 1979 Washington Horse of the Year Table Hands to compose the 2013 Female Horse category. By He's Tops, Reba Is Tops began her career at Emerald Downs and later became a turf specialist, winning multiple stakes in northern and southern California en route to honors as 2009 Washington Horse of the Year. By Table Run, Run Away Stevie is the only horse to win stakes at both Emerald Downs and Longacres and is the third richest filly or mare in state history with earnings of $468,267.
Georgie Drum and Loto Canada join 12-time stakes winner Military Hawk and 1965-66 Washington Horse of the Year Travel Orb in the Male Horse category. Named after Washington Hall of Fame Breeder George Drumheller, Georgie Drum made national headlines in 1944 while defeating a star-studded field that included Kentucky Derby winner Pensive in the Stars & Stripes Handicap. Loto Canada represents one of the state's greatest underdog stories: fledgling owners purchase inexpensive yearling after winning million-dollar lottery; colt becomes state champion 2-year-old of 1979 and is among nation's top sophomores in 1980.
Jack Leonard scored Longacres Mile victories aboard Sparrow Castle (1961) and Praise Jay (1969) and captured the 1969 Longacres riding title. He joins fellow Longacres riding greats Gary Boulanger and Basil Frazier, and all-time winningest Emerald Downs jockey Gallyn Mitchell as finalists in the jockey category.
Wesley Ward and Clint Roberts are newcomers in the trainers' category, joining two-time Longacres Mile-winning trainer Howard Belvoir and the husband and wife tandem of Larry and Sharon Ross as 2013 finalists.
A native of Selah, Ward won the 1984 Eclipse Award as apprentice jockey, but he grew too big for riding and instead has developed into one of the nation's most successful trainers. With over 1,000 training victories on his ledger, Ward competes at many of the nation's toughest meets, and in 2009 he became the first American trainer to win a stakes at England's prestigious Royal Ascot. Roberts, a former rodeo star, was a dominant figure in the 1980s when his powerful claiming outfit captured Longacres training titles in 1980, '83 and '88.
The breeding category alternates between pre-and-post 1970 accomplishments. Post 1970 will be honored in 2013, with Czechmate Stable, Griffin Place, Gunshy Manor, and Savario Farm named finalists.
Introduced in 2003, the Washington Racing Hall of Fame is co-sponsored by Emerald Downs and the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association. The inaugural class featured three inductees in each category, while subsequent classes have been limited to a single member in each category.
2013 Washington Racing Hall of Fame Finalists
Horse: Georgie Drum, Loto Canada, Military Hawk, Travel Orb
Horse (F&M): Flag de Lune, Reba Is Tops, Run Away Stevie, Table Hands
Jockey: Gary Boulanger, Basil Frazier, Jack Leonard, Gallyn Mitchell
Trainer: Howard Belvoir, Clint Roberts, Larry & Sharon Ross, Wesley Ward
Breeder: Czechmate Stable, Griffin Place, Gunshy Manor, Savario Farm


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Human foot in sneaker found on Seattle shore
SEATTLE – A Port of Seattle spokesman says a human foot in a white sneaker has been found on the shore at a park near Seattle's Pier 68.
The Seattle Times reports that port spokesman Peter McGraw says volunteers cleaning the park found the shoe and foot Tuesday.
Port police turned both over to the King County medical examiner's office.
Since 2007, there have been roughly a dozen cases in which a human foot encased in a tennis shoe has washed ashore in regional waters. A number of them were found in British Columbia.
In a couple of cases, investigators determined the feet belonged to men who had been reported missing.
The Times reports that oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer of Seattle says it's common for decomposing bodies to come apart at the joints, including at the ankles.
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Textures Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Digital Art Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Textures" DakkanmemberMember #Joined: 23 Jan 2000Posts: 259Location: London, England (Nationality: Belgian) Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2001 9:32 pm I was wondering how u guys do u'r textures (whether for 2d or 3d art...), and if u got any tips for me since i can't draw textures for shit... thnx Back to top JerrymemberMember #Joined: 28 Oct 2000Posts: 306Location: Canada, Ontario Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2001 9:41 pm ...With My Hand ...With My Mouse ...With My Computer ...Carefully No actually... I do them 2D usually with PhotoShop... I haven't done much textures yet. ------------------ -KARN- Forever. Die? Never KARN's Page Back to top FlinthawkmemberMember #Joined: 14 Oct 2000Posts: 415Location: Los Angeles Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2001 10:32 pm I do most of my textures purely by hand...I'd say at least 95% of them. The other 5% is from taking bits and pieces from photo source or from my fellow artist's textures here. The others here reference a lot more photo source from digtal photographs and like but still do quite a bit of original stuff in their textures. Since I have to spit out a lot of textures in little time I have to use filters and other tricks to start off with a good, quick base. After that, it's all hand painting and cleaning up to get the texture as rendered as possible. I've had projects where I've forced myself to paint by hand. Well, I kinda have to since there aren't too many dragons around today I got more satisfaction knowing I came up with original textures but I occasionally have to resort to photo-refs due to time constraints. Just some examples...no photos, just hand painting and photoshop tricks, nothing special: -Flinthawk [This message has been edited by Flinthawk (edited January 12, 2001).] Back to top faustgfxmemberMember #Joined: 15 Mar 2000Posts: 4833Location: unfortunately, very near you. Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2001 3:43 am wacom burn/dodge displacement maps tons of channels tons of layers tons of insane drive http://faustgfx.0wns.org/socalledart_10.html http://faustgfx.0wns.org/socalledart_5.html http://faustgfx.0wns.org/gallery/11.jpg the archway thing (oviarkki_1.psd) = burn/dodge from hell. these are quick ones though. 5-7 minutes at most each. work stuff would be nice to show but i can't yet :| ------------------ sky high with a heartache of stone you never see me 'cos i'm always alone/ministry the law of lead now reigns!@#!/earth crisis email@example.com icq#35983387 http://faustgfx.0wns.org Back to top DakkanmemberMember #Joined: 23 Jan 2000Posts: 259Location: London, England (Nationality: Belgian) Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2001 9:26 am hey, thanks for the tips/help... guess i gotta start practicing like crazy. cool textures btw. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Digital Art Discussion All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Further evidence of the Robb family's Episcopalianism comes in the record of the marriage of Charles Robb (b.1842), youngest son of George Robb (1804-1880), to Mary Hay (1844 – 1912).
According to the record at Scotland's People, they were married in the parish of Culsamond on 17th January 1863. The wedding took place at St. Thomas' Church, Tillymorgan, Culamond, 'after banns, according to the forms of the Scottish Episcopal Church.' Charles is described as a farm servant, age 22, from Auchterless parish, while Mary is a domestic servant, 20, from Newseat, in the parish of Culsamond.
Charles' father's name is given as George Robb, innkeeper, and his mother's as Isabella Robb (Clark), deceased. The name of Mary's father seems to be Ferdinand Hay, an agricultural labourer, while her mother was Janet Hay (Green), also deceased.
The witnesses were James Gammock, the incumbent at Tillymorgan, together with James L. Cruickshank and William Robb. I'm intrigued to know the identities of these last two. William Robb is probably Charles' half-brother, born in 1848 so 15 or 16 by this time. Charles and Mary would give their first child, Elizabeth, the middle name 'Cruickshank', and it crops up elsewhere in the Robb records: an Alexander Robb in Logie Newton married an Amelia Cruickshank, so this may be evidence of his connection with 'our' Robbs.
But the main question raised by this record is this: if the Robbs were a loyal Episcopalian family, why did my 3 x great uncle William Robb need to take instruction in the principles of the church (see last post)? Maybe I'm getting my William Robbs muddled up, or maybe he or his branch of the family had conformed to the Church of Scotland at some stage?
Anyway, the Tillymorgan link suggests that further research in the records of this church (presuming they still exist) might throw some more light on the matter.


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Joker from The Dark Knight Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Work in Progress View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Joker from The Dark Knight" austerejunior memberMember #Joined: 06 May 2006Posts: 15 Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:26 pm Hello. I did this with a mouse in photoshop. Any suggestions to improve it would be nice. I used the trailer from the movie as a reference. Back to top mathmemberMember #Joined: 07 Mar 2004Posts: 254Location: Gnarsemole Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:21 am Well i saw this thread like 5 times now and i still dont know what to say. its a good image. But i think the blur needs a workover. It doesnt really look like camera blur so much for me but like normal selfmade blur But cant help u with that much. Did u use a reference pic? Maybe u could post it here so i can say "owww i was wrong about the blur". I suggest u to just draw more so ur style will improve. Its good like it is so just keep on going._________________quit pro quo Back to top austerejunior memberMember #Joined: 06 May 2006Posts: 15 Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:48 pm thx for the suggestions. I did go and tighten up areas such as the clothes. Here's the result. I looked at an image from the trailer for this pic, I'll try to post it up later. Back to top eyewoomemberMember #Joined: 23 Jun 2001Posts: 2662Location: Carbondale, CO Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:42 pm for being done with a mouse this is quite well done... You do need to get yourself a tablet... for 2008._________________HonePie.com tumblr blog digtal art Back to top austerejunior memberMember #Joined: 06 May 2006Posts: 15 Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:34 pm Oh I forgot to mention that I did use a drawing tablet a little for the updated picture. My brother has one and he let me play around with it. I just ordered one online (couldn't find one in any stores, a good one that is) and I'll be gettin it in a month. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Work in Progress All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Beer enthusiasts pour into Hickory
Saturday started with pouring rain, but by afternoon, the only thing pouring in Hickory was hundreds of gallons of craft brews under clear blue skies.
Union Square played host to the ninth annual Hickory Hops Brew Festival and was brimming with beer enthusiasts who lined up to fill their cups long before the 1 p.m. start.
With 49 brewers and distributors from four states pouring unlimited samples of their unique recipes, and a 35 percent increase in online ticket presales, Hickory Hops became one of the most popular brew festivals in the Southeast. This year, organizers had to turn away brewers because of limited space and estimated more than 2,700 people to be in attendance.
The event also serves to showcase beers entered in the Carolinas Championship of Beer and announce the best of show winners.
"The competition is just what these brewers love to participate in," said Connie Kincaid, a festival organizer and executive director of the Hickory Downtown Development Association. "Then, the festival is just icing on the cake."
Festival organizer Bobby Bush presented Natty Greene's Brewing Co., of Greensboro, with first place for the brewery's wood and barrel-aged sour ale, while Old Hickory Brewery, Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery and Foothills Brewing received second, third and an honorable mention award, respectively.
At the heart of the event are Olde Hickory Brewery and its owners Steven Lyerly and Jason Yates, whose involvement in the craft brew trade led them to start the festival to focus on local and Southeastern beers. Now, their whole team is committed to keeping fellow brewers happy and returning.
"We're competing against each other, but at the same time, it's a small industry," said Olde Hickory brewer Jake Gee. "We're all friends, everybody knows everybody, and we help each other out when we can. It's a tight-knit community, and it's a lot of fun."
Kincaid agrees it's the hospitality that has the festival growing.
"They all keep coming back because they know these guys really know their stuff," she said.
Billy Klingel, of Asheville's Oyster House Brewing Company, said, with a small operation and little product to give away, Hickory Hops is the only out-of-town festival where he showcases his brews.
"It's just a great festival, great turnout, great community response," he said. "Plus, we have a blast hearing bands and introducing people to our unique brew."
His Moonstone Oyster Stout, brewed with oysters to harden the water and add salty undertones, got many drinkers talking.
"People's tastes are changing," Gee said. "People are learning that there's more than just Bud, Miller, Coors, not that there's anything wrong with those, but there's a lot more flavors out there, and people find them at these festivals. I think it's really helping to grow the whole industry, and brewers are taking a lot more risks than they used to with their flavors."
One beer connoisseur, Randy Rhodes of Winston-Salem, was the first in line for the festival. He and his friends attended beer festivals in Portland, Chicago, Wisconsin and even several World Beer Festivals.
"This one is close to home and is smaller, more intimate, meaning more beer for us," Rhodes said grinning. "It's nice because some bigger festivals just turn into a big drunk-fest. We'll still get drunk here, but enjoy the low-key atmosphere. We take beer seriously."
Though the brews were regional, many of the other revelers like, Michall Holmes of Lee's Summit, Mo., and Perry Depew of Kansas City, Mo., flocked from far away states. Both men took careful notes in their festival programs as they tasted, saying the travel is well worth it to find blends they never tried.
Kincaid said the festival's $305,000 total economic impact last year was because of a large influx out-of-town guests. Local hotels, like Crowne Plaza and Park Inn, provide shuttle to visitors, which Kincaid said puts drinkers from out of town at ease to enjoy the experience.
Anyone who missed this year's Hickory Hops doesn't need to worry. Bush confirmed there will be a 10th festival, and Kincaid said space has been identified for expansion.
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2007-2008 Team Record: 31-5, 14-2 SEC (1st)
Key Losses: Chris Lofton (15.5 ppg, 3 3's, 38%), JaJuan Smith (14.4 ppg, 1.6 spg), Ramar Smith (7.4 ppg, 3.0 apg)
Key Returnees: Tyler Smith (13.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 3.1 apg), Wayne Chism (9.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg)
Newcomers: Bobby Maze, Renaldo Woolridge, Scottie Hopson, Daniel West, Emmanuel Negedu, Cameron Tatum, Philip Jurick
Tennessee lost a lot of talent to graduation (Chris Lofton, JaJuan Smith) and suspension (Ramar Smith, Duke Crews), but they will still be loaded next season. They return arguably the best all-around player in the SEC in Tyler Smith. Smith has successfully made the transition from power forward to small forward after transferring from Iowa. He is one of the best passing wing players in the country, but he can also score in a variety of ways - he is a good enough shooter that you have to respect his jumper, and he is able to get by defenders when they get too close. He isn't a great ball handler, and usually attacks the basket with a couple dribbles going right or left, but he is slippery in the lane (meaning he has great body control once he gets in the paint). He is also a tenacious defender and will be the leader of this Tennessee squad. Joining Smith in the front court is Wayne Chism. Chism is known for being a face up power forward because he is a good shooter and is pretty good at putting the ball on the floor and getting by his man. But his back to the basket game is developing and he is a good finisher around the rim. If he continues to develop, he could be one of the better bigs in the SEC.
The Volunteers also have a slew of other talented big men. JP Prince, who was forced into the point guard role at the end of the season because of the struggles of Ramar and JaJuan Smith, is a crafty player who is a very similar player to his cousin (Tayshaun). He is long and athletic and makes a lot of plays defensively, and he should be very effective in Bruce Pearl's tough man-to-man defense. A couple freshman should see a lot of minutes as well. Emmanuel Negedu, a top 40 player who originally committed to Arizona, is a very muscular and athletic kid (6'7", 230 lb). The rest of his game is developing, and he could develop into a Tyler Smith-type player if he continues to work. Renaldo Woolridge is an athletic 6'8" small forward with a nice stroke and should see a lot of time. Also expect freshman Philip Jurick, sophomore Brian Williams, and senior Ryan Childress to compete for playing time.
The Tennessee backcourt will have a completely new look to it this year. Bobby Maze is talented but has had a series of issues involving eligibility. He is very quick and a good defender with a score first mentality, and should step in as the starter. Joining him will be highly touted recruit Scottie Hopson. Hopson is a 6'7" athlete with a developing game. His ball skills (jump shot, handle) are still a little raw, but he knows how to score and should thrive in the Tennessee system. Daniel West (Ed. Note: West did not practice with the team at the start of practice because of eligibility issues) is another incoming point guard, but he is a much different player than Maze - he is a distributor and an excellent defender (6 spg in high school). Redshirt freshman Cameron Tatum, a 6'6" wing, should also see some time.
Outlook: Tennessee has a ton of big, athletic wings, which is perfect for the pressure defense and fast break style that they like to play. There is a ton of talent on their roster, but not a lot of experience. They are probably still the favorite to win the SEC, especially with Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and Kentucky losing so much.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
No. 11 Tennessee: 2008-2009 Team Preview
2007-2008 Team Record: 31-5, 14-2 SEC (1st)
Posted by Rob Dauster at 3:34 PM
Labels: Season Previews, Team Previews, Tennessee
2 comments:
- The World Champion said...
Tyler Smith has only played the four position(PF) for Pearl. Jajuan Smith did not struggle at the PG position, that was Jordan Howell.
- October 21, 2008 at 5:39 PM
- Rob Dauster said...
He might be listed as a PF, but he plays like a SF.
- October 21, 2008 at 6:18 PM


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I had a Socratic dialogue with a couple of religious believers, that you might find interesting:
Christian #1:
I can certainly understand your sentiment, but I must also humbly submit to you that you don't really have an understanding of who or WHAT "God" is.
I can agree with you on one thing: God is NOT some mythical, invisible old man that lives in the sky and looks down on people, judging them or moving them around like game board pieces... I was told pretty much the same thing when I was a child and it NEVER made sense to me. Everything I was told about God from my family to pastors, to other religious zealots CONTRADICTED pretty much everything I ever read about God in the Bible and other scriptures.
However, to believe that there is NOTHING out there that's GREATER than yourself, is equally ridiculous. Proof of such is that we cannot give our own selves LIFE. There is a force and power beyond ourselves that brbrought us into existence... even if you tried to explain the creation of human life by cells and atoms, there was a FORCE that made those cells and atoms move and join together. That's why I honestly don't believe there's any such thing as an actual "atheist". "Agnostics" is more of an acceptable term.
The term, "God" has to make sense to you, in order for you to believe it... that's why I don't blame you for your current disbelief.
So far, the worldwide MAJORITY of those who believe in God, accepts fairy tales that contradict the very Laws of Life, Nature. Science and Mathematics that He Himself have created and have based ALL of creation.
Me @Christian #1
Yes there are forces that move cells and atoms around. Electromagnetic forces, gravity, the laws of quantum mechanics.
It sounds like you are identifying God with the laws of physics.
Christian #1 @Me Yes sir in a way I am, however it's much deeper than that. I am talking about the unseen Force that gives power to the laws of quantum mechanics. Scientists tend to not believe in God in most cases because to them, the concept of God, as believed by the massive majority, does not compute with what they've learned. They believe in that which can be PROVEN as factual. It's like the law of Mathematics.
Most people tend to not even try to explain the REALITY of God's existence in the physical sense because they believe that do so somehow puts a limit on God's power or knowledge.
My point, is that GOD is the TRUE "Center" or Power behind everything in existence. The creation of and the laws governing nature, all branches of science, mathematics, etc...they can ALL be traced back to the same "Source".
God does not break His own laws that govern the universe...He is the Creator and Master of it All.
Me @Christian #1:
What makes you think some kind of being is the cause of the universe?
Christian #1 @Me
Good question! Everything that we ever need to know about ANYTHING can be found in a book...in this case, I think it's only appropriate to use the Bible as one of my sources...now, before I answer, if you are one who does not put too much stock in the concept of a Supreme Being you may reject this explanation...and you are free to do so. "Free will", is a Divine Blessing bestowed upon ever human being, and oftimes we turn can that blessing into a curse when we begin to believe and act as if the world revolves around US!
As we are taught in grade school and high school, everything in existence has an origin. One of the greatest deceptions that's been around for many years is the "mystery" or "secret" of Who or What God is. One of the most widely read books throughout the world is that of scriptural writings, mostly the Bible, which only contains about 6,000 years of history..this planet, and even Man have been around, WAY longer than that.
In order to answer your question, I feel that it is first necessary to "parse" (analyze, describe, or uncover a deeper meaning) of the word, "being".
1. the fact of existing; existence
2. conscious
3. substance or nature
4. a living thing
With everything that's been recorded in human history, and with even the extremely limited educational institutions that we attended as students from grade school to and beyond college, how could it even be conceivable that the universe and everything in it came into existence ANY OTHER WAY?
I'm not sure how or when it began, but somewhere over the last few thousand years, the knowledge of the True origin of God and His is physical existence (as described and referenced continuously throughout our very own Bibles!) has been relegated to a ghost story...throughout our scriptures, it tells us in almost every book that God is Supreme...He is Beneficient, He is Merciful, He is called, "Wonderful" , "Mighty", Counselor, The Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace... all of these characteristics are describing a "being". Someone who is of actual substance; someone who is really ALIVE...He is a living, breathing thing. There are three major life forms on our planet... Human, Animal and Plant. In all three life forms, there is "spirit" , which is the ENERGY of one's life. When we hear these descriptions of God, and all of the many wonderful names that He has, what is the image that shows in your mind, even if but for a fleeting second? Are you visioning a plant? Animal? A mythical creature, or does the image of a person show there?
Remember, if we read the Bible and say we believe in it, then we have to bear witness that we were made in His image and after His likeness.
Ever heard someone tell you that you look like your Mom or Dad? That's because you have their image and their likeness... and you SHOULD...they gave BIRTH to you!
How on earth did we move away from KNOWING that God looked like us, to believing that He's some intangible, formless, spirit with no specific looks or characteristics, but is somehow deeply involved with and responsible for Human affairs?
Before there was Sun, Moon or Star, there was God...before there was light... there was God. There IS a beginning to all of this... there is an eternal source... He had to come FIRST before ANYTHING else! There was nothing in this universe before Man.
You say it's impossible for God to be Man? Every scripture that we read TELLS us that He's a Man. He has ears, He walks, He talks, He loves, He gets angry, He becomes pleased, He judges, He sorrows, He avenges, He punishes, He is capable of and EXERCISES conscious thoughts, He has the ability to reason and decide affairs... these are characteristics that describe a Man... a Son of a Man.
Tell me this... are there ANY other Men, that are NOT "Human"s If so, Who? And where? What living organism is HIGHER than that of Man?
It's right in our books...and STILL people find that either hard to believe or IMPOSSIBLE to believe.
The question is, WHO told us that this was IMPOSSIBLE? That a human being CAN'T create things?
Everything in existence is a manifestation of that basic Truth...we touch it... feel it, sense it, build with it, rejoice in it, reap the benefits and blessings of it... and yet, we allowed for someone to tell us that it was NEVER real.
Christian #1 @someone else
Thank you for your response! I absolutely LOVE a good dialogue on thread posts...and you're right...it's INCREDIBLY rare to see a mature dialogue on these kind of threads, so this was a refreshing change! LOL!
Me @Christian #1:
What makes you think "everything that we ever need to know about anything can be found in a book", in your case referring to the Bible?
You gave several different definitions of "a being", so I don't know what you mean by "God".
There are other possible answers for the question "what caused the universe".
First, maybe the universe was always here, so it didn't "come into being". Hinduism and Buddhism teach that the universe is eternal.
The other answer is that nature somehow explores all the possibilities for universes. We observe a universe that is suitable for intelligent life. If the universe weren't suitable for intelligent life, nobody would be aware of its laws of physics, etc.
There are many variations on this idea. One is that the universe IS mathematics - and any mathematical structure exists. Our universe seems real to us because it's a (very complicated) mathematical structure that allows consciousness. This idea is explored in Our Mathematical Universe, by the cosmologist Max Tegmark.
Another idea is "cosmological natural selection" - see The Life of the Cosmos by Lee Smolin.
Christian #2 @Me:
Anyone using time can't understand the universe. Time someday will end, indicating it had a beginning. You can't comprehend anything that doesn't have a ending or beginning.
Me @Christian #2:
What makes you think time someday will end? Or that time must have had a beginning?
Christian #2 @Me:
Well, for one thing the bible says it will, and for another, time doesn't make since astronomically as death. 75 years of life for a human indicates something happened to cause death. For that to be all there is doesn't add up. This planet is full of diseases, and we have to have an immune system to keep from dropping dead. Were not evolving, were dying.
Me @Christian #2:
Why do you believe what the Bible says about the end of the world?
I don't know what your other statements are intended to imply. Yes we have an immune system, otherwise we'd die quickly. How does that relate to the end of time?
Christian #2 @Me:
Read Sir Isaac Newton. He was the greatest scientist who ever lived. Maybe he can make you understand better than me. ?
Me @Christian #2:
So you believe that time has an end and beginning - but you don't personally know why you believe this?
What is it that Isaac Newton said that you feel is relevant to the end of time?
Yes, Isaac Newton was religious. Do you think Newton was infallible?
Christian #1:
He is correct that "Time" DOES have a beginning...but he's also correct that one may not be able to comprehend WHEN time began...the only thing that's known for certain is that Time began when there was first MOTION...no matter how many millions or TRILLIONS of years ago it was, MOTION had to come first. Time is the measurement of motion.
I just disagree with the 2nd point, Mr. Bishop made however... there will NEVER be an ending to Time itself, but there IS an ending to a particular Time period. The Bible is truthful regarding that..this current time period where WE are now... that is DEFINITELY coming to an end...
...if you don't believe in God, or put too much stock in the Bible, this next part probably won't make a lot of sense to you...
Me @Christian #1:
Why do you believe what the Bible says? There are many ancient religious books.
Christian #2:
When God said let there be light," there was a great explosion. This could have been the beginning of our Universe? However I don't think time started at this moment. I think time started when Adam and Eve the son of God disobeyed him and had the fruit. And also death began. The time or days referred to in the bible of creation is an outline, not a text book on the subject. A day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day with God, meaning it's irrelevant. But Moses had to explain it with a time element so we could some what understand it?
Christian #1:
...We all know that there was a beginning... we are proof of that. But this creation called, Earth and the people therein, were meant to live in total peace and harmony, among each other and among the beasts of the field and every creeping thing that crawls on the Earth, each in their separate families, kingdoms, classes, and species; each after its own kind.
The current world we are living in is ABSOLUTE CHAOS. There are lies, deceit, murder, rape, abuse of drugs, abuse of children, abuse of men and women, abuse of the land, air, seas, pollution, selfishness, greed, jealousy, envy, arrogance, racism, classicism, sexism, cronyism, theft, pride and just overall dissatisfaction. All of this came into the Earth,when Satan was granted his time to rule, and he DID say that he would make the WHOLE WORLD deviate, and make evil, "fair-seeming"...we see these behaviors AND WE PRACTICE these behaviors every day, and we are so de-sensitized to it that it's almost not even a shock anymore...
"That's life", is one of the phrases we utter when such misfortune befalls us...
That is NOT how life is supposed to be. This world is in absolute CONTRADICTION to what the Supreme Being had in mind when He brought this Earth into existence. There WAS a purpose for it, and only He knew the purpose... even the angels questioned Him on it... His response to them (angels) was, "I know, what you know not."
This world may not look as if it's ending, but it is... and the closer it gets to the end, the WORSE and more HORRIFIC these behaviors and events we're going to witness firsthand.
This world has GOTTA GO...it's just gotta go... if we say we believe in a Hereafter, then this current condition CANNOT last... Heaven is NOT some place we're going to go after we DIE... our scriptures teach us that the Kingdom of God is going to be RIGHT HERE, after Satan and his world is removed.
That's why it's called, "HEREafter"... not "THEREafter".
Christian #1 @Christian #2:
I doubt that time began when Adam and Eve disobeyed God. There were people on the Earth LONG, LONG, LONG before Adam and Eve got here.
Remember, after Cain killed his brother, he was afraid, so he ran off and eventually married a woman from a different tribe.
Me @Christian #2:
Cosmologists do form theories about what was before the Big Bang. You can find some of them on Youtube by putting "before the Big Bang" in the search box.
You get a lot of your ideas from the Bible - but why do you believe what's in the Bible?
Christian #1 @Me:
You are correct that there are many ancient religious books...the Bible itself only covers about 6,000 years of history so I usually find it very foolish to limit all of religious history to just one book. I study, the Bible, Holy Qur'an, and I've even studied the Bhagavad Gita before, I reference the Bible a lot because it's the book that's most familiar when I have these types of discussions...
The Bible is widely used and widely misunderstood, because so much if the stories therein are allegorical and are taken as LITERAL accounts. However, the truth is going to remain the same, no matter what book is referenced.
Me @Christian #1:
If you don't take the Bible literally, then why do you believe God exists? Maybe God is a metaphor too.
Christian #2 @Me:
IT goes back to my own experience. I have experienced God in the Holy Ghost. It's a super natural manifestation. And our small mind's cannot comprehend it.
Me @Christian #2:
Why do you think your experience proves the real existence of a supernatural being outside yourself?
I have also had a "perception of God". But I don't see how the real existence of a supernatural being, follows from such a perception.
And why do you think your experience shows that time had a beginning and a supernatural being created the universe?
Christian #2 @Me:
I don't tell many people this because I don't want them to think I am lying. But something told me when I was a young child I would live to see the end of time. I didn't understand it. But why would a child have thoughts like that in the first PLACE. And every day I think about that. I started studies on it. Sir Isaac Newton. Believed it too, but he thought 2020 or so. No much sooner
Me @Christian #2:
Perhaps every human lives to see the end of time. Maybe when they die, that's the end of time.
When you felt that something told you that you would live to see the end of time, did you think that "something" was outside yourself - if you do?
People have a lot of thoughts that aren't true, how do you know it was a true thought?
(Christian #2 disappeared after this)
Christian #1 @Me:
I do believe in God, but I believe that God is a REAL person...a real, live human being, differing from us because He's a Supreme Being in knowledge, wisdom, understanding and power.
Ever since I was a child, I was taught that God was just a "spirit"... I was told that he's some big, invisible man that lives in the sky and looks down on us and moves everyone on earth as if they were chess pieces.
I'm an adult now...I no longer believe God to be that, especially once I began reading the Bible and gaining a better understanding. Every reference in the Bible constantly tells us that God is an actual Man, mighty in power.
Me @Christian #1:
So you think the parts of the Bible that talk about a transcendent Being called God or Yahweh, are sufficient evidence that such a being exists? Why do you think that is sufficient evidence?
Christian #1 @Me:
Because to me, no other explanation of God ever made any sense. I mean, think about it: it is written that we were made in His image so that automatically tell me that He must be human, because nothing else looks like a human except ANOTHER human.
The Bible teaches that He gets angry, exacts vengeance, it says that His own arm upheld Him; the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah stinks in his "nostrils",
... it's even written in the Book of Genesis that when Abraham was resting under a shade tree that he saw "three men: coming towards him, and ONE of them was God. He immediately stood up, came towards them and BOWED and said, "My Lord, if I have found favor, pass not away from your humble servant". Even his wife, Sarah saw him and invited Him and the two other men to have supper with them.
Spirit" is the energy of LIFE. In that sense, we can lean on the common knowledge we acquired in elementary school when we learned that 'energy' cannot be created, no destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another".
It's not just the Bible that convinced me that the existence of a Mighty One is sufficient.
This human body of ours is a MAGNIFICENT creation ...in fact, the scriptures teach us that the creation of man is God's very BEST of all of His creations...
Think of how everything was made, or created... every magnificent structure, every advance in the fields of science and medicine, ALL of it came from an idea that sparked in the brain of Man. There is literally NOTHING ELSE that has the capability or capacity to produce such ideas, nor have the power to bring it into existence.
It is said that the average man uses only about 10 PERCENT of his total brain capacity. Can you image how powerful one could be if He used 100% of his brain power?
Think about it: What other being do YOU know that is on a HIGHER plane with regards to intellect, form and/or function?
This also bears witness to the scripture that teaches that God's "throne sits on water". The average person would read that scripture and picture a man sitting on a big chair in the middle of a body of water. That is NOT what that means! (smile)
Our brains are surrounded by "water"...doctors refer to it as "brain fluid" or cerebrospinal fluid.
Me @Christian #1:
You seem to think what you said is evidence that God exists, but I don't see any evidence in what you said.
What is your reason for believing that God exists?
Christian #1 @Me:
Respectfully sir, if everything that I stated in my previous responses STILL do not convince you that there is a power greater than yourself, then chances are that you'll probably identify yourself as an "atheist".
Considering how the mass majority have been "taught" about who or what God is, I don't blame you for your doubts... we've ALL been taught about God as if He was some kind of "ghost story", where He throws lightening bolts, or makes people walk on water or get virgins pregnant.
I identify as one who believes in God, but I also believe that it is equally important to understand the REALITY of God... we have been so conditioned to believe that God was not one of us, DESPITE our very own Biblical and holy scriptures that tells us JUST THAT.
One big reason that I believe a God or Supreme Being exists is because I DID NOT give myself LIFE. NONE of us did, except, or course, the FIRST God, or "Originator" (remember, earlier in our discussion we were speaking about "the beginning"...there HAD to be some kind of "beginning"). Then, as it is with ANY family, we reproduce...it has been this way since the beginning of time (don't ask me how long ago that was... I have NO CLUE! lol )
Me @Christian #1:
Here's a nice article about how life is thought to have originated on the earth.
It seems life first started about 750 million years after the earth formed. So it was after a huge amount of time. There was time for unlikely things to happen. According to the article, after life started on earth, for 2 billion years there were only single-celled organisms, like bacteria, on the earth.
Christian #1 @Me:
Thanks! I'll be sure to check it out in my free time (I'm posting while working).
(I didn't hear back from Christian #1 after this)
Peter Boghossian is more indirect and gentle about his questioning than me. I listened to a Socratic dialogue he did, and he cushions the threat from the Socratic questioning with a lot of flattering attention and indirectness. Maybe that's how he gets Christians to not disappear when you say something that really challenges their belief system.
However, I hope this dialogue stimulated questioning in these Christians. Also, if you want Christians to quit making unfounded assertions about reality, this seems to work.
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Wow, very patient and well done! They really can rationalize anything, can't they??
I once dated a guy, over a decade ago, who would troll christian message boards. Back then, I didn't think of myself as an atheist so much as a lapsed catholic, but I wasn't a believer anymore. I thought it was funny but a little mean. Don't know what he would post exactly, somehow I doubt it was anything as thoughtful or patient.
I should practice on those message boards, asking genuine questions.
I think Peter Boghossian's method in A Manual for Creating Atheists really gets to the heart of things. I don't have any appetite for arguing with religious people, I'm not interested in developing snappy comebacks to "You're going to hell", etc.
What PB talks about is helping religious people develop critical thinking skills through the Socratic method, and his technique focuses on getting religious people to think about their standards for believing in things.
I don't know if what I did above was successful in raising doubts about their beliefs. At least with Christian #2, I did give him an alternate interpretation of something he'd considered a mystical revelation. PB is puzzlingly indirect in many of his sample Socratic dialogues in his book, he says it decreases the feeling of threat that religious people have when their faith is questioned.
I found the conversation rather profound, actually, with intimations of mortality and a really good question from Christian #1 at the end - since everything has a parent, how could life begin?
The best current scientific answer is in the article on the evolution of cells - cells may have evolved from the "RNA world". RNA can evolve, since it's a molecule that can replicate itself. I didn't know about the "RNA world" hypothesis before this conversation, I think it's really interesting.
The key is showing people that not everybody falls into step with supernatural beliefs. Religion has long enjoyed an unchallenged run, b/c people get "offended" and such.
Now that religion is trying to take over science, health care and education, secular people are finally speaking up for good reason. It can't continue unchallenged.
You don't have to explain all the science to them about how life began. Evolutionary biology and astrophysics are two separate sciences, for one thing. Second, scientists don't know everything about everything, at least not yet. Remind the religious that "God" usually fills in the gaps of knowledge until science DOES find out.
Peter Boghossian's Socratic method aims at eradicating faith - belief without good evidence.
The idea is to get believers to think critically about their beliefs about reality and why they hold them.
It's astonishing to hear Christians declaring "knowledge" about things like the end of time, whether time had a beginning. They claim to know things that physicists have no knowledge of. Like, if you have such profound knowledge, why don't you prove it and you can pick up your Nobel Prize in physics?
The reason I brought up the currently-favored scientific idea about how life began, is that Christian #1 brought up this issue as a reason to believe in God. It's a phase of the Socratic method where one gives alternatives to the person's hypothesis. The idea is to open doors in the person's mind - not to tell them The Real Truth.
Indeed, even if scientists had no idea of how life began, the existence of a personal God would not follow from that.
Peter Boghossian calls his method "Street Epistemology". The idea is to counteract the epidemic of people claiming knowledge about reality that they don't actually have.
When Christian #1 went on at length in the response starting "Because to me, no other explanation of God ever made any sense" - I had NO idea of how what she said was supposed to be evidence for the existence of a supernatural God. Then she said
if everything that I stated in my previous responses STILL do not convince you that there is a power greater than yourself, then chances are that you'll probably identify yourself as an "atheist"
I had to laugh. So she regarded the things she said as clinching the case for God!
Peter Boghossian writes about "coherentism" - meaning belief that's justified by a lot of elements - an ancient text, one's feelings, one's experiences - where one element justifies others in a circular way, but there's no justification from an outside source. He says it doesn't work to challenge those elements one by one because of the circular nature of the justification. He advises targeting faith instead: the use of an unreliable process for coming to knowledge.
Christian #1 seems to have a coherentist faith justification. All her statements, which to me didn't mean much of anything, to her seemed like proof when they were all taken together.
So why do this "street epistemology"? For me, it's a way of learning how to stand up for myself. PB's "street epistemology" violates the taboo against questioning people's beliefs. The world is full of irrationality and people who believe things for no good reason. This irrationality is harmful, and his method helps me to stand up for myself in practical situations as well - without having to become combative. The Socratic method is very useful for this.
I haven't literally done it on the streets, though :)
There's a "Street Epistemology" group on Facebook where people discuss these techniques. I joined it and I've been having interesting discussions.
Thanks Laura: that was an interesting dialogue. I like people who will invest in a long discussion even if, especially if, they don't agree with me. And so I have some respect for Christian#1, even though they made a big serving of word salad.
One of the several things that struck me was that Christian#1 referred a couple of times to "A power higher than yourself", as if someone who dismisses the idea of gods somehow therefore sees themselves as some ultimate being in some kind of existential hierarchy. And then he/she goes on to talk about just such a hierarchy, at the pinnacle of which is humanity, and further that a super (male) human is the actual God. This, to me, smacks of someone who misses Daddy.
I live deep in the Bible Belt, and have several friends who I like and respect who hold many of these same views. I think that such views are harmful to society, but realize that I'm not the only one with a valid opinion.
I think that Peter Boghossian has the right idea when he says that these individual assertions are not as important as the basic concept of faith -- believing that you know something that you don't. With that as a lynchpin, you can carry on a Socratic dialogue of continually asking someone to explain why they believe what they do. Unfortunately this often results in a deep bowl of word salad, as seen here. But sometime there are some nice cherry tomatoes in there.
I think that such discussions are worthwhile, and really don't know what else we could do that would be productive. Thanks again Laura.
Peter Boghossian has the right idea when he says that these individual assertions are not as important as the basic concept of faith
Yes, his ideas are sound and they're supported by evidence on how you change people's minds, exiting cults, etc.
He emphasizes that it's not a combat, that one is trying to clear up foggy thinking that people have been taught is praiseworthy, and it's something that needs to be done in a friendly, positive way.
Both of those people had thought about their religion more than most believers.
It seems like being taught to believe things with no evidence is a kind of rape of one's cognitive processes, and people who've been raped over this way may have a hard time evaluating non-religious claims as well.
Peter Boghossian says he's been called "the mouth of the devil" etc. etc. when doing his interventions ... and the same people have come back later and thanked him!
I especially love the part of the book where the father of the college student complains about his class, where he challenges religion. PB patiently starts asking him questions, such as how the koala bear got to Australia from Mount Ararat (whatever the mountain where Noah landed is called.) "They migrated!" the guy answered, before calling his pastor and leaving a message asking him. LOL!!
I'm not as precise with the questioning as you are, so I should be careful, but I've been going through the book again. I tend to go with the conversation- don't think I have the guts to challenge people as directly as PB.
It is encouraging to read that even people who react angrily to him at first, will often tell him much later that he got them thinking, and often, changed their minds. Some of his questions that confuse religious people would confuse ME so I try to keep it conversational.
That's why I should practice more online, so I can take a little more time to analyze their reasoning and be more precise.
Yes, PB's ideas about how to get people to quit having faith are difficult to convey. His book is kind of confusing - I'm not too sure what he actually recommends. His interventions vary a lot in style.
He says the "street epistemology" is something people learn by practice. People try different kinds of Socratic questioning and over time they get a sense of what works with what kind of believer.
I've been wondering what I could say to a very Christian friend who I haven't seen for many years, if I did get back in touch with him. I didn't question his faith back then - I was sort of a wannabe Christian, only nobody ever convinced me of its truth. And later, I realized he was in fact delusional. I'd been admiring his mild ongoing craziness.
I might really have been a friend to him if I managed to get him to question. That's what a nonbeliever can do for a believer.
Yes, on Youtube is safe, and one can think about it. It might be unsafe to literally do street epistemology - people get angry when you question their faith, and there are a lot of unstable people around.
Well done Luara! I think you did quite well
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