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Newswise — To protect themselves, some animals rapidly change color when their environments change, but chameleons change colors in unusual ways when they interact with other chameleons. Arizona State University researchers have discovered that these color changes don't happen "out-of-the-blue" — instead, they convey different types of information during important social interactions.
For example, when male chameleons challenge each other for territory or a female, their coloring becomes brighter and much more intense. Males that display brighter stripes when they are aggressive are more likely to approach their opponent, and those that achieve brighter head colors are more likely to win fights. Also, how quickly their heads change color is an important predictor of which chameleon will win a skirmish.
The results of the study are published online today in the journal Biology Letters.Russell Ligon, a doctoral candidate in ASU's School of Life Sciences, and Kevin McGraw, an associate professor in the school, used photographic and mathematical modeling tools in new ways to study how the color change of veiled chameleons (Chameleon calyptratus) relates to aggressive behavior. They studied the distance, maximum brightness and speed of color change of 28 different patches across the chameleons' bodies.
"We found that the stripes, which are most apparent when chameleons display their bodies laterally to their opponents, predict the likelihood that a chameleon will follow up with an actual approach," said Ligon. "In addition, head coloration — specifically brightness and speed of color change — predicted which was lizard was going to win."
Chameleons typically have resting colors that range from brown to green, with hints of yellow, but each chameleon has unique markings. During a contest, the lizards show bright yellows, oranges, greens and turquoises. Interestingly, when the chameleons showed-off their stripes from a distance and followed that display with a "head-on" approach before combat, the important color signals on the striped parts of the body and head were accentuated.
"By using bright color signals and drastically changing their physical appearance, the chameleons' bodies become almost like a billboard — the winner of a fight is often decided before they actually make physical contact," Ligon said. "The winner is the one that causes its opponent to retreat. While sometimes they do engage in physical combat, these contests are very short — five to 15 seconds. More often than not, their color displays end the contest before they even get started."
This is the first study of its kind. The research team took pictures of color standards and estimated the sensitivity of different photoreceptors in their cameras. Then, they used information on the physiology and sensitivity of the photoreceptors of chameleons, and were able to measure the colors actually seen by the lizards.
Though this method has previously been used to quantify static (unchanging) coloration, this study is the first to quantify rapid color change while incorporating the visual sensitivities of the animals under study.
There are approximately 160 species of chameleons in the world. Veiled chameleons (Chameleon calyptratus) are native to the Arabian Peninsula – specifically Yemen and Saudi Arabia. They are omnivorous and live essentially solitary lives except when mating. Many chameleons are at great risk, as destruction of their habitats is occurring at alarming rates.
The study was funded by an ASU GPSA grant and by individual sponsors. The School of Life Sciences is an academic unit of ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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Representatives from 113 economies have finalized a new agreement on sustainable Investment Facilitation for Development at the World Trade Organization.
The World Economic Forum – committed to improving the state of the world – is the international organization for public-private cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
Representatives from 113 economies have finalized a new agreement on sustainable Investment Facilitation for Development at the World Trade Organization.
The Forum, Bain, Ralph Lauren, Vestiaire Collective and EVRYTHNG, have launched a pilot to ensure the authentication of fashion products in second hand markets.
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The World Economic Forum is convening stakeholders with a role to play for global cities to have a chance of reaching the net zero carbon goal for by 2030.
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Wendy, it is funny how much you & I are enjoying each other's blogs for these advent Memories. We must have a connection some where! ha!ReplyDelete
Love the story and it is so true that family can keep a story going. Thanks for the comments on my blog.ReplyDelete
Hahaha! Love your letter to Santa :-) My brother and I always left a letter & cookies on the kitchen table for Santa. And every Christmas morning, the cookies were gone and Santa had left us a thank you note :-) Christmas is so magical!ReplyDelete
{Love your comment about Sheldon on my chandelier post :-) Are there any real-life people who are that smart?!}
Wendy, What a great list - everything from a sleepyhead doll to a mechanic's bench! And, yes, don't you just love it when what YOU did is the subject of family stories for years to come.ReplyDelete
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Despite rocky region, Israeli tourism booming
JERUSALEM _ It's priming for a risky showdown with Iran over its suspected nuclear program, concerned about neighboring Syria's bloody civil war spilling across the border and dealing with terrorists attempting to infiltrate from Egypt's lawless Sinai Peninsula.
But that doesn't seem to be deterring hundreds of thousands of tourists from flocking to Israel each month. Despite the region's turmoil, Israel is enjoying an unexpected tourism boom, and 2012 is shaping up to be a record year.
Nearly 300,000 tourists arrived in July, a record for the month and an 8 percent increase over the previous July, according to the Tourism Ministry. The trend is nothing new: The ministry says each month of 2012 so far has set an all-time record for that month.
"It's a period where, on the face of it, we should be struggling with an economic downturn and the Arab Spring around us," said Uri Steinberg, head of the America department at the Tourism Ministry, "but it hasn't worked out that way."
He said Israel initially hoped that tourists fearful of traveling to Egypt would choose Israel instead. But more often than not, he said, tourists planned Israel-Egypt combo tours and then put off the whole trip because of the unrest in Egypt.
Israel has more than made up the difference with American and eastern European travelers, who are arriving to the Holy Land in record numbers.
Just a decade ago, Israel was overwhelmed with suicide bombings and shooting attacks on buses and restaurants that killed more than 1,000 Israelis and devastated incoming tourism. With the recent years of calm, a post-9/11 sense that Israel is no longer disproportionately dangerous and an aggressive worldwide campaign to promote Israeli tourism, the tables have turned.
Steinberg said Israel has also become a destination for specialized tourism. These include Jewish and Christian faith-based travelers to the Holy Land, bird watchers, opera fans and marathon buffs.
Gay travel has also provided a boost. Tel Aviv was recently crowned by readers of the travel website GayCities and American Airlines customers as "Best Gay City of 2011," ahead of New York, Toronto and London.
Young American Jews taking part in organized trips, such as Birthright Israel, are increasingly spreading the word back home to older, wealthier relatives.
"Faith-based travel, though, is our bread and butter," said Steinberg. "There are 85 million Americans who identify as Evangelical, and they all want to visit."
The numbers point to an economic rebound in the United States, he said.
Nearly 70,000 July tourists were from the United States, a nine percent increase over the previous July.
The second largest source, with just under 30,000, was Russia. In the past two years, Israel dropped its visa requirements for tourists from Russia and Ukraine. In the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, dozens of large billboards promoting Israel as a tourist destination can be seen flanking downtown streets.
Naturally, the holy city of Jerusalem is a top draw, attracting 80 percent of all those who visit Israel, according to the Tourism Ministry.
Not everything is rosy, though. Tourism operators complain of a severe shortage of hotel rooms and affordable accommodations. In Jerusalem, for instance, rates in upscale hotels start at $450 a night, and quality budget rooming options are limited.
Mark Feldman, CEO of ZionTours, the largest American-owned travel agency in Israel, said Israel caters to high-end visitors and modest pilgrims but offers little in between.
"Tourists are being overcharged for hotel accommodation," he said. "I'd say Israel is a happening place to get away to. I wouldn't market it as good value for your money, though."
The fear of violence is never too far away either.
"The biggest concern here is whether Israel is going to go to war with Iran, but that is the only concern by and large," Feldman said.
The Tourism Ministry says it has no control over that. But in a partial attempt to rectify the price of travel, on Thursday it announced a $20 million investment to renovate and expand six hotels across the country. The initiative will add 146 hotel rooms.
The ministry said projects approved in 2012 are expected to add 1,123 hotel rooms overall, with $190 million in investments.
"Increasing the number of hotels promotes competition and reduces the cost of vacation packages for many Israelis and foreign tourists whose numbers are increasing and therefore we need to make the necessary preparations in order to accommodate them," Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov said in a statement.


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2019 SCCA Hall of Fame Class Inducted
2019 SCCA Hall of Fame Inductees Selected
TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 5, 2018) -- Another seven individuals, all who have made significant contributions to the Sports Car Club of America® and world of motorsports, have been announced as the Club's newest Hall of Fame class, adding their names to a list of timeless superstars. David Ammen, Dr. Frank Falkner, George Follmer, Patricia "Patc" Henry, John McGill, Dorsey Schroeder and Henryk Szamota make up the 2019 Hall of Fame class which joins the prestigious ranks.
As usual, this current group will be formally inducted during the SCCA® Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet. That event takes place Saturday, January 19 and serves as the capstone of the three-day SCCA National Convention taking place again in 2019 at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Along with the accomplishments of all previous inductees, the new Hall of Fame members listed below helped position the building blocks that elevated SCCA's stature in the world of motorsports over the last 75 years.
David Ammen
An SCCA member for more than 60 years, Ammen spent nearly half that time as a competitor who made nearly 20 National Championship appearances through the '60s, '70s and '80s. An accomplished driver, the New England Region member is also well known for his hard work behind the scenes. He was a Road Racing Steward until the 2000s, participated on the Competition Committee, served consecutive years on the Board of Directors, and is a Woolf Barnato Award winner.
Dr. Frank Falkner
Born in England, Dr. Falkner moved to the United States in 1956 and soon joined the Sports Car Club of America where he became a Regional Executive and helped host an SCCA National Convention. In 1960, Dr. Falkner became a member of the newly formed SCCA Competition Events Committee, and served as the Committee's Chairman one year later. It was during his tenure that the Club introduced the Stewards program. Also during the '60s, Dr. Falkner was elected to the SCCA Board of Governors, became Vice Chairman in 1965, and Chairman of the Board a year later. After retiring from the Board of Governors, he became a member of SCCA's Professional Competition Board and was a Woolf Barnato Award winner.
George Follmer
Follmer started racing in 1959 and was immediately successful. Over the following two decades, he competed in virtually every form of racing, including the United States Road Racing Championship, USAC, NASCAR, IROC, Fast Masters, SCCA's RaceTruck Challenge, Formula 5000, Formula One, the World Endurance Championship, IMSA, and both SCCA Trans Am and Can-Am. In 1972, he earned the unique honor of winning the Trans Am and Can-Am championships in the same year -- the only driver ever to have done so.
Patricia "Patc" Henry
Henry has been a member of SCCA for 54 years. During the first 18 years of her membership, she was a vital member of the Nebraska Region, filling many positions and winning many awards. And while her string of accomplishments in the early days left a strong impression on the SCCA locally, it is her work both in SCCA Road Racing and SCCA Pro Racing for which she became nationally and internationally known. During her ten years at SCCA Pro Racing, her detailed and dedicated work made her a fixture on the professional sports car racing scene in the United States. Henry later moved to the SCCA Road Racing department and became known for her extraordinary work in managing all of SCCA's Road Racing activities. In that role, her experience guided a booming racing program and its crown jewel – the National Championship Runoffs®.
John McGill
McGill was a longtime member of SCCA and a Regional Executive of the Mahoning Valley Region. But what he's perhaps best remembered for is his untiring work as track manager of Nelson Ledges Road Course in Northeast Ohio. During his tenure at the track, McGill helped bring about use of "tire walls" to improve safety. Because of his dedication, SCCA created the John McGill Award in 1975 that honors those that make a significant contribution to the Road Racing program, and McGill was the first person to receive that award.
Dorsey Schroeder
One of the youngest drivers to earn an SCCA competition license more than 45 years ago, Schroeder went on to become an accomplished competitor in SCCA Road Racing, SCCA Pro Racing, IMSA, IROC, Grand Am, ARCA and NASCAR. He has been a broadcast television race commentator for many years and continues to serve the motorsport community today as Chief Steward of SCCA's Trans Am presented by Pirelli. Additionally, Schroeder is Competition Director for the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) series, and formerly worked as Race Director for Pirelli World Challenge.
Henryk Szamota
A member of SCCA's New York Region since 1950, Szamota was an active and dedicated SCCA competitor, supporter and patron. His commitment progressed through Region involvement that included Race Chairman, Assistant Regional Executive and many years as Regional Executive. Beyond his own region, Henryk is credited with founding the North Atlantic Road Racing Championship (NARRC), collectively run by the New York, North Jersey, Mohawk-Hudson and New England Regions for many years. In 1961, Szamota was elected to the National Board of Governors. There he served for 14 years, but then decided fresh leadership was instrumental for the Club and helped create the two-term Board of Directors limit that stands today. For his work and dedication to the Club, Szamota received in 1977 the Woolf Barnato Award.
The new class of eight inductees join the list below of 83 previously-entered SCCA Hall of Fame members:
2005: Cameron Argetsinger, A. Tracy Bird, John Fitch, Arthur Gervais, Harry Handley, Vern Jaques, Bill Milliken, Sue Roethel, Art Trier, Rob Walker
2006: John Bornholdt, John Buffum, Mark Donohue, Denise McCluggage, Grant Reynolds
2007: Marge Binks, Marc Gerstein, Carl A. Haas, General Curtis E. LeMay, Theodore F. Robertson
2008: Roger E. Johnson, Don and Ruth Nixon, Kjell Qvale, Robert Ridges, Fred Schmucker
2009: Bill Chambres, Bill Johnson, Jim Kimberly, Paul Newman, John Timanus
2010: Nick Craw, Briggs Cunningham, R. David Jones, Burdette "Berdie" Martin, Wayne Zitkus
2011: Karen Babb, John Bishop, Jim Fitzgerald, Tracer Racing, Harro Zitza
2012: Charlie Earwood, Jim Hall, Gene Henderson, Dr. Peter Talbot, Bryan Webb
2013: Skip Barber, Bill Noble, Bobby Rahal, Carroll Shelby, Andy Porterfield
2014: Kathy Barnes, Robert "Bob" Bondurant, Dan Gurney, Dr. Robert "Bob" Hubbard and Jim Downing, Pete Hylton
2015: Roger H. Johnson, Oscar Koveleski, Ron Sharp, Dr. George Snively, Bob Tullius
2016: Hubert Brundage, Bob Henderson, Roger Penske, Randy Pobst, Alec Ulman
2017: Pete Brock, Dennis Dean, Larry and Linda Dent, Joe Huffaker Sr., Lyn St. James, Phil Hill, Jim Kaser
2018: William C. Bradshaw, Peter Cunningham, Janet Guthrie, August Pabst, Dave Stremming and Loren Pearson, Bob Sharp, Dr. Dick Thompson
The purpose of the Sports Car Club of America Hall of Fame is to preserve, protect and record the history and accomplishments of the Club for current and future members by recognizing those members who have had a significant impact on the Club and the sport. This may be through service to the national organization, achievements in competition, advancement of the sport, or bringing recognition to the SCCA.
The Hall of Fame is overseen and guided by four Committees. The Steering Committee oversees the entire process. The Legacy Committee focuses on nominees from the first third of SCCA's history. The Nomination Committee focuses on nominees from the last two-thirds of the Club's history. The Chairs of the Legacy and Nomination Committees are encouraged to liaison with each other in cases where nominees might reasonably fall under the purview of both committees. The Selection Committee then picks each year's inductees.
Online registration for the SCCA National Convention can be found here and includes the Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet. Additional information about the upcoming SCCA National Convention can also be found here.
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Snivy Plays Hard to Catch! (Japanese: ツタージャ・ゲットでメロメロ!? Tsutarja - Mad Love by Catching It!?) is the seventh episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, and the 664th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on October 28, 2010 and in the United States on March 19, 2011.
Now accompanied by Cilan and Iris, Ash is headed toward Nacrene City and his second Gym Battle challenge. On their way, the three Trainers come across a wild Snivy. Of course, Ash's first reaction is to catch this intelligent and speedy Pokémon, and the wily Snivy doesn't give up easily, ensnaring most of Ash's team with a devastating Attract move. After Pikachu, Oshawott, and Tepig all fall prey to Snivy's charms, Ash enlists the aid of his Pidove, who turns out to be a girl—and thus immune to Snivy's Attract! Finally, after some intense battling, the weary Snivy finally stays in its Poké Ball, and Ash has his fourth Unova region Pokémon!
After obtaining his first Badge from the Striaton City Gym, Ash and his friends are now heading towards Nacrene City. Meanwhile, Ash's stomach began to growl and he said that he is hungry. Iris subsequently proposes stopping for lunch and volunteers to search for food. Ash and Cilan wait at a clearing in the forest. Iris soon returns with a basket of fruits and berries, and before she and Ash could start eating, Cilan stops them. Putting his cooking skills to use, Cilan prepares lunch for the group using the fruits and berries Iris had picked. Ash and Iris compliment Cilan on his wonderful cooking. Pleased with their response, Cilan tells them that he prepared seconds, causing Ash and Iris to rush to the cooking area. However, when the two of them realize that there isn't any food left, they alerted Cilan, causing him to be as equally puzzled as them. While they were pondering, Iris notices that the grass is moving, hinting that something is hiding amongst the grass, and moving away from them.
Ash follows the trail of disturbed grass leading him to an empty clearing, where a Snivy is seen eating one of the flour-like cakes Cilan had prepared. Ash instantly throws a Poké Ball but she soon breaks free. Sweeping the Poké Ball back to Ash with her tail, the Snivy quickly escapes by running into the grass. Realizing that only a wild Pokémon can be caught by a Poké Ball, Ash is determined to make the wild Snivy a part of his team, and chases after her.
In another empty clearing, the group finds Snivy almost finishing the flour-like cake. Ash promptly commands his Pikachu to do a Quick Attack, in which Snivy evaded almost instantly. Cilan tells Ash about Snivy's agility and intelligence; her cool demeanor emphasized by her finishing the cake slowly and calmly, then beaming at them. Taunted, Ash tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, but Snivy prevents Pikachu from attacking by using Attract. While Pikachu was being infatuated with Snivy, Iris deduced that the wild Snivy is a female. Immediately, Snivy uses Vine Whip. While her first two hits manages to hit Pikachu, the subsequent three hits were blocked by Ash when he suddenly shields Pikachu. Shocked by how Ash protected Pikachu, Snivy escapes using Leaf Storm. Cilan commented on Snivy's demonstration of high level competency and ability, causing both Iris and Cilan to speculate that Snivy may have abandoned her Trainer, who she apparently thought was unworthy of her. Ash becomes even more determined to earn the respect of Snivy, and sends out Pidove to find her.
Meanwhile, in Wellspring Cave, Giovanni is contacting the Team Rocket trio—Jessie, James and Meowth—to inform them that another secret organization had started activities in the Unova region as well. Snivy is quietly observing them when James talked about strengthening their forces and not only with one Pokémon. Just when Snivy decides to walk away, Jessie notices her and decides to catch her. Jessie throws a Poké Ball but Snivy gracefully dodges it. Meowth pursues Snivy and uses Scratch, but Snivy evades it completely, causing the attack to land on a rock instead.
Snivy, having escaped from Team Rocket (and previously Ash), feels tired and lies on some rocks to rest. She recalls the earlier incident when Ash protected Pikachu, before closing her eyes and falling asleep. Pidove manages to find Snivy and flies back to Ash to inform him. Ash follows Pidove and finally finds Snivy at the top of a rock formation, looking down at him. Ash challenges Snivy to another battle and Oshawott comes out of his Poké Ball, indicating that he wants to battle with Snivy. Snivy, in an attempt to stop them from ascending the rock formation, uses her tail to sweep some rocks down. However, Ash, Pikachu and Oshawott managed to evade the falling rocks by hiding behind a huge rock, and was successful in reaching the top (Oshawott riding on Ash's head).
Ash commands Oshawott to use Water Gun and Snivy dodges it with a series of jumps. Meanwhile, Iris and Cilan finally make it to the top of the rock formation. Iris, once again, reminds Ash about type-compatibilities (Water going against Grass), while Cilan praises Oshawott's fighting spirit. Snivy continues the battle with Vine Whip but Oshawott blocks it with his shell. Ash tells Oshawott to use Razor Shell. For a second time, Snivy used her Attract which prevents Oshawott from attacking, causing him to be infatuated. Snivy uses Vine Whip and Oshawott falls onto the ground. Before another Vine Whip could be executed, Ash recalls his Oshawott. Snivy runs away again.
As Ash and his friends follow Snivy with the help of Pidove, Iris complains about Ash's persistence and stubbornness. However, Cilan reassures her that it's only due to Ash's willpower. Subsequently, Snivy is seen jumping from tree to tree. Ash tells Pikachu to get onto his shoulder, grabs a vine and swings from vine to vine. While crossing a muddy swamp, Snivy lands on a lily pad. At the same time, however, one of the vines Ash had grabbed starts giving way, and together both Ash and Pikachu fall. At that instant, Snivy jumps away from the lily pad, and both Ash and Pikachu land on it. Due to their heavy weight, however, the lily pad starts to flood, and they both start sinking into the muddy water. Ash tells Pikachu to get on his shoulder while Snivy watches. As Ash sinks further, he tells Pikachu to get on top of his head. Though it seems like they will continue to sink all the way, Iris and Cilan throw them a vine and pull them out of the swamp. Seeing that Ash is finally out of the swamp, Snivy walks away. Iris and Cilan discourage Ash from getting Snivy but Ash is still determined to catch her.
Snivy approaches a river and starts drinking from it when she sees Pidove flying in the sky. As Ash approaches, she gives a grin of confidence. Ash sends out Tepig, but Iris and Cilan are worried that Tepig might be affected by Attract as well, despite his advantageous Fire type. Ash commands Tepig to use Ember, to which Snivy dodges. True to Iris's and Cilan's worries, Snivy uses Attract once again and Tepig becomes infatuated. Ash has no choice but to recall Tepig, allowing the successful Snivy to spite him with a wave and a smile. Pidove requests to battle. Ash tells Pidove to use Gust, but Snivy was still able to dodge it and perform Attract. At that instant, Pidove attempts a Quick Attack to dodge the Attract, but she was still hit by it. This time, however, Attract had seemingly no effect on Pidove, which led Iris and Cilan to conclude that Pidove is also female. Snivy performs a Vine Whip and a Leaf Storm, in which was completely dodged by Pidove. With a combination of Gust, Air Cutter and Quick Attack executed by Pidove, Snivy is weakened. Ash immediately throws a Poké Ball in an attempt to catch her, but Snivy breaks free again. Pidove is told to use Quick Attack, but Snivy counters it with Vine Whip. Ash tells Pidove to use Air Cutter. Unable to dodge or run away, Snivy is hit and damaged badly. Nevertheless, Snivy manages to get up on her feet. With a wave of determination, Ash throws a Poké Ball at Snivy. Knowing her Trainer is competent and worthy of catching her, Snivy gives a small, humble smile before allowing the Poké Ball to catch her.
Delighted at his success, Ash sends out Snivy and informs her that together they will be competing in the Unova League. Snivy smiles.
Major events
- Giovanni informs Team Rocket of the presence of another villainous team.
- Jessie tries and fails to catch a Snivy.
- Ash catches the Snivy that Jessie failed to catch.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Pokémon debuts
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Axew (Iris's)
- Pidove (Ash's)
- Oshawott (Ash's)
- Tepig (Ash's)
- Snivy (Ash's; new)
- Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Tepig.
- The eyecatches have been updated to include Iris and Cilan.
- This episode marks the largest number of instances in one episode where the gender of a main character's Pokémon is revealed, with a total of four. While Pidove and Snivy were revealed to be female, Oshawott and Tepig are both revealed to be male.
- This is the first episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White not to debut any new Pokémon species.
- This episode establishes that Cilan is the cook of the group, much like his predecessor Brock.
- This episode marks the third time Ash has caught all of the starter Pokémon of a region. He did so for the first time in Kanto, then again in Johto. However, for the other regions, he didn't, only getting one starter in Hoenn and Kalos, and two in Sinnoh and Alola.
- The episode's English dub title is meant to be a play on the phrase "Playing hard to get". ゲット "GET" is also the Japanese equivalent of "Catch" in terms of Pokémon.
- When Axew comes out of Iris's hair after the group wonders who took the food, Axew is missing the green markings around his eyes.
Dub edits
In other languages
|Mandarin Chinese
|Snivjja je teško uhvatiti!
|Snivy er en svær fangst!
|Snivy laat zich moeilijk vangen
|Snivy esittää vaikeasti napattavaa!
|European French
|Vipélierre se fait désirer !
|Ein Serpifeu lässt sich nicht so leicht fangen!!
|Το Snivy Είναι Δύσκολο να Πιαστεί!
|Snivy को पकड़ना आसान नहीं! Snivy ko pakadna asaan nahi!
|Snivy! Menangkap dengan Jurus Attract!?
|Uno Snivy difficile da catturare!
|주리비얀의 헤롱헤롱에 모두 헤롱헤롱되다?!
|Snivy er ikke lett å fange!
|Snivy, która nie chciała dać się złapać!
|Snivy Joga Duro!
|A Snivy Faz-se Difícil de Apanhar!
|В погоне за Снайви!
|Latin America
|¡Atrapar a Snivy es un juego difícil!
|¡Snivy se resiste!
|Snivy spelar svårfångad!
|Snivy Yakalanması Zor Olanı Oynuyor!
|This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.


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If you're expecting the end of the world this Friday, I believe you will be sorely disappointed. Saturday will come and you will find yourself running to the mall to do the Christmas shopping you put off because the Mayans ran out of room on their calendar.
On the other hand, the world will end and predicting that end has been a popular cottage industry for millennia.
Christians have tried to set dates for the return of Jesus since our earliest centuries. The years leading up to AD 1000 and the millenarian movements in the 19th and 20th centuries marked particularly active predicting. Recently, a poor excuse for exegesis concluded that since Jesus said we couldn't know "the hour or the day," we could know the month and the year: September 1994 — revised to May 2011, revised to... The end will come, but as a friend said, books proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that Mussolini is the Anti-Christ are profoundly unpopular these days.
Scientists, not to be left behind (so to speak), hold press conferences to preach imminent doom. The end has been near because of global cooling, nuclear winter, over-population, the hole in the ozone layer and global warming. Their record of success is no better than anyone else's, though they've secured much more funding.
And I still remember dire predictions of doom with the coming of Comet Kohoutek in 1974. And now it's the Mayan calendar that runs out on December 21.
But having said all that, if the world ends this Friday, I for one will be delighted. And all the more so in light of Adam Lanza's murder spree last Friday in Newtown, Connecticut.
In the past 12 months, I've been to more funerals than in the prior 12 years, including funerals for my mom and my mother-in-law. It's been rough even though all of the faithful departed were over 80. They had lived long, productive and mostly happy lives, leaving children, grandchildren, accomplishments and good memories.
By contrast, 20 of the 26 who died in Newtown were kindergarteners, "6 and as clever as clever." I remember when my son turned 6 and we asked a friend to illustrate the poem "Now I Am Six" as a birthday gift. I know 6-year-olds at church. I see 6-year-olds getting on school buses. Our grandson is only 6 months old, but will be 6 years old before we know it.
I cannot fathom the pain, shock, and anger in the lives of parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends of the murdered children and adults. The washington post reported, "The most raw display of human grief that [Monsignor Robert] Weiss [pastor or St. Rose of Lima in Newtown] had ever seen or imagined — wailing, weeping, screaming, people sinking to the floor."
And all this, many will say, just before Christmas.
Exactly. Clear away the presents, tinsel, twinkle lights, cookies and forced smiles that we've dumped on the holy day and we can, in the wailing, weeping and screaming, discern the meaning of the Feast of the Nativity, a.k.a. Christmas.
This sad and violent world is precisely the world into which the Savior was born. Jesus didn't inhabit a sanitized version of reality, but lived in this world as it was and is, a world where innocents are senselessly slaughtered (Matthew 2:16) and where human life is treated as cheap (Luke 23:13).
Christmas, rather than being "a magical time," is a gritty reminder that the Son of God came to share our lot. He came to suffer with us and to suffer for us.
He was born Immanuel ("God-with-us") and he is still Immanuel. He still suffers with us and for us as he walks with us through "the valley of the shadow of death," even when Jeremiah's prophecy is fulfilled yet again (Jeremiah 31:15, Matthew 2:16):
"A voice is heard in Ramah,
mourning and great weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more."
The good news is this world of wailing, weeping, screaming, and children who "are no more" has an end. These kinds of things will not go on forever. Jesus will come again as the conquering King, justice will be done, and all accounts will be settled. The innocent will be vindicated and the guilty condemned.
God's presence and goodness will remake everything and "'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." (Revelation 21:4).
When will that happen? I have no interest in speculating, but this Friday works for me. Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus — and the sooner the better.
Publication date: December 17, 2012


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Flyover Tour
This straightaway hole starts over a wash toward a left-side fairway bunker edged with wispy native grasses. The wash re-crosses the fairway, forcing a carry to at least the mown area in front of the rectangular green.
Bunkers on both sides of this narrow landing area display more flowing, native grasses. A wash area splits the fairway, forcing a carry on the second shot. Pot bunkers protect an elevated green with a sloping ridge.
Teeing off from the highest point of course, a huge bunker runs all along right side, with a pot bunker short of the sloping green that drops off in the front left and back right. Another blind bunker sits in the back left.
Gently bending right, the landing areas are bordered by bunkers and desert. A centered pot bunker 80 yards short of green creates a choice: ignore it, or lay up. Four more bunkers dominate the final 70 yards to the green.
A wide landing area features a massive bunker complex on right (52 yards long). The approach presents a carry over a wash and two deep front bunkers to a narrow green, which is low in front and rises to the back.
Wash areas create a possible double-carry – first from the tee and then where it crosses the fairway, 120 yards from the green (225-yard carry needed). A deep pot bunker is 50 yards short of the level, narrow green.
A downhill carry over the desert wash from the tee, a mown area covering the final 50 yards is bordered by a wide, shallow bunker on the right and pot bunker on the left. The green rises from the front right to back left.
A substantial landing area on this dogleg right includes a bunker on the right that stretches for 77 yards. The approach is a carry over desert wash. The green is defined by a huge center ridge, creating 3- to 4-foot dropoffs.
A roomy landing area on this dogleg right has two bunkers – one on the right and the other centered in the fairway. The approach is a carry over the wash to an elevated green, surrounded by a grassy amphitheater.


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Adult Transition Agencies, Resources & Web Sites
Agency Linkages:
1. http://www.michigan.gov/dhs
Clinton Township Main MRS Office
Department of Human Services-Michigan Rehabilitation Services
Atrium Office Center
43630 Hayes Road, Suite 120
Clinton Township, MI 48038
877-620-7943 (Toll Free)
586-412-1510 (TTY/Voice)
The mission of Michigan Rehabilitation Services is to assist individuals with disabilities into employment and self-sufficiency.
2. http://www.arcservices.org/
ARC Services of Macomb, Inc.
44050 Gratiot Avenue
Clinton Twp., MI 48036-1308
Phone: (586)469-1600
Fax: (586)469-2527
ARC Services of Macomb, Inc. is a CARF accredited, 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership association comprised of people with disabilities, parents, friends and professionals involved with supporting people with disabilities in Macomb County, Michigan.
3. http://www.omcil.org
Disability Network Oakland & Macomb (formerly Center for Independent Living)
16645 15 Mile Road
Clinton Township, MI 48035
Phone: (586) 268-4160
Fax: (586) 268-9942
The Oakland & Macomb Center for Independent Living (OMCIL) is a consumer driven, non-residential; community based organization helping people with disabilities live independently and become participating members of society. The Staff and Board, most of whom are people with disabilities, are strongly committed to supporting others in their efforts toward independence.
4. http://www.macombcountymi.gov/communitymentalhealth/index.asp
Macomb County Community Mental Health
10 N. Main 5th Floor, Mt. Clemens Michigan 48043
Phone Access Center: (586) 948-0222
Macomb County Community Mental Health provides a wide variety of mental health treatment and support services to adults and children with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse treatment needs. Individual services provided may include assessment; outpatient or home-based treatment; mental health assessment prior to nursing home placement; residential, respite or support services; or other alternatives as determined by individual needs.
5. http://www.ssa.gov/
Social Security
44400 Van Dyke Ave.
Sterling Heights, MI 48314
Toll-Free: 1-800-772-1213
Disability under Social Security is based on your inability to work. We consider you disabled under Social Security rules if you cannot do work that you did before and we decide that you cannot adjust to other work because of your medical condition(s). Your disability must also last or be expected to last for at least one year or to result in death.
6. http://www.michigan.gov/dhs
Department of Health & Human Services
Macomb County DHS - Sterling Heights District
41227 Mound Road, Suite A
Sterling Heights MI 48314
Phone: (586) 254-1500
Fax: (586) 254-8029
Independent Living Services (ILS) offers a range of Medicaid and non-Medicaid services to individuals of any age who require consultation or assistance to maintain and maximize functional capacity within their own homes or other independent living arrangements.
7. www.morcinc.org
Macomb-Oakland Regional Center, Inc. (MORC)
Clinton Township Office
16200 Nineteen Mile Road
P.O. Box 380710
Clinton Township, Michigan 48038-0070
Phone: (586) 263-8700
Fax: (586) 412-7889
The Macomb-Oakland Regional Center, Inc. (MORC) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, human services agency. The mission of MORC is to serve men, women and children with differing abilities so they may, as true citizens, celebrate life, freedom and independence in the community.
Post Secondary Education Transition Programs/Resources
1. http://www.misd.net/Lutz/
Lutz School
19600 Cass Ave.
Clinton Township, MI 48043
Lutz School is a Special Education Center, operated by the Macomb Intermediate School District, which serves more than 270 special needs students ages 18 to 26 who live in Macomb County Michigan.
We provide experiences and training to promote each student's transition from school to community life. As a work based educational program, we provide training to help develop appropriate work habits and attitudes.
2. Macomb STEP Program
A Macomb County Post-Secondary Program designed to assist special education students with mild impairments, on a Certificate of Completion course of study, between the ages of 18-26. Year round calendar, alternate school hours, instruction in classroom, community-based experiences, agency connections. The student must be referred by resident district and placement determined by IEP. For further information contact the MISD or your local Special Education Department.
3. http://macombacademy.net/
Macomb Academy
39092 Garfield Road
Clinton Township, MI 48038
Macomb Academy is a charter school servicing special needs students 18 – 26 years old. Our program focuses on daily living and employment skills. We strive to challenge each student and provide new experiences to learn and grow.
4. http://www.risingstars2013.com/
Rising Stars Academy
23855 Lawrence Street
Centerline, MI 48015
With a "farm to plate" philosophy, Rising Stars is open to special needs students ages 18-26 who leave high school with a certificate of completion.
5. http://www.csdd.org/
Comprehensive Services for the Developmentally Disabled was established in Michigan in 1983 and is dedicated to providing vocational services and community integration skills training for adults with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses.
The vision of CSDD is to inspire and encourage participants to grow within a positive, success oriented environment and to recognize their own self worth and confidence.
CSDD has convenient Southeast Michigan locations in New Haven, Monroe, Shelby Township, and Warren. This program is accessed through Community Mental Health & is available to eligible clients with no age limits.
6. http://www.specialdreamsfarm.org/index.html
Special Dreams Farm
6524 Fred Moore Highway
St. Clair Township, MI 48079
Where Dreams Are Becoming Reality
Our program will enable all individuals, mainly adults, of varying special needs and developmental disabilities to participate in various aspects of the farm.
Part of our DREAM includes future activities such as:
• Non-Competitive Meaningful Work for disabled adults
• Day Programs for developmentally disabled adults
• Summer Camps for developmentally disabled adults
• Therapeutic Horseback Riding for developmentally disabled adults
• Supported Living for developmentally disabled adults
• Residential Living for developmentally disabled adults
• Individual Vocational Courses for Transitional Special Needs High School Students
• Advocacy and Training for developmentally disabled adults
Post Secondary Education/College/Training/Resources
1. http://www.miconnections.org/hshtcollege.php
MiConnections (pronounced "My" Connections) is an enrichment project that links youth with disabilities to opportunities to explore jobs and careers in technology-related fields. MiConnections is part of a national model known as High School/High Tech. It is a systems change demonstration project funded through a federal grant* that was awarded to the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth - Michigan Rehabilitation Services.
2. http://cenmi.org/tspmi/collegecontacts.asp
Contact Information for Michigan Colleges and Universities.
3. www.ed.gov/ocr
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
P.O. Box 14620
Washington, DC 20044-4620
202 208 2545
[email protected]
4. http://www.thinkcollege.net/
Youth with disabilities have not had many chances to go to college. This is changing as individuals across the country begin to create opportunities for these youth to reap the benefits of postsecondary education. This website will provide information and links to anyone interested in finding out more about the possibilities.
5. http://www.khake.com/index.html
Explore vocational and technical careers, check out the skills employers really want, find a trade school, research technical topics, and look at the current job market within the Vocational Information Center.
Web-Site Resources:
6. http://www.family-friendly-fun.com/aspire-achieve
Terry Scott Cohen has written a book dedicated to kids and young adults who are having a hard time dealing with their disabilities. He has a disease called myotonic muscular dystrophy which has no cure. He has accepted the disease and gone on to live his life.
7. http://cenmi.org
CEN responds to the information needs of families, educators, community service providers, and others across the state of Michigan who have a vested interest in the education of individuals with disabilities. There is a link to Michigan Transition Resources
8. http://www.ncld.org
The National Center for Learning Disabilities works to ensure that the nation's 15 million children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work, and life.
9. http://www.youthhood.org/index.asp
This site is a place teens. Here teens can start thinking about what they want to do with the rest of their lives. This Web site was built to help plan for the future. What will you do after high school? Will you work? Go to college? Live in a place of your own? By using this Web site, plans for the future can start right now!
10. http://www.ncset.org
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures.
11. http://www.acrnetwork.org/students.aspx
America's Career Resource Network (ACRN) consists of state and federal organizations that provide information, resources and training on career and education exploration. ACRN is focused on helping students and adults make the best possible decisions about education, training and career development. ACRN helps learners identify their skills and interests, and plan an education and training pathway that makes the most of their natural abilities and leads directly to fulfilling work.
12. http://www.cacareerzone.org/flash/index.html
California CareerZone is a spin-off of the New York CareerZone, a proven, successful career exploration and planning system designed especially for students. Jobseekers, educators, and counselors will also benefit from the wealth of information on 900 occupations from the Occupational Information Network (O*Net) database.
13. http://www.careercruising.com
Career Cruising is an interactive career resource designed for people of all ages. If you want to find the right career, explore different career options, or plan future education and training, you've come to the right place! Visit your High School Counseling Office for Login Name and Password.
14. http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/careered
Career Development/Macomb ISD
• Self assessment of interest, personality, work values, and skills
• Exploration of job clusters and specific occupations
• Participate in other career development activities
15. http://www.nichcy.org
NICHCY stands for the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. We serve the nation as a central source of information on:
• disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth,
• IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education,
• No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and
• research-based information on effective educational practices.
16. http://www.jacksplaceforautism.com
Jack's Place intends to provide persons at any age with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) a comprehensive menu of supportive, educational and referral services.
17. http://www.okcareertech.org/guidance/parent_guide.html
Parent's Guide to Career Information: Here are resources that can help parents guide their children, whether they are preschoolers, teenagers or young adults.
18. http://www.pacer.org
The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.
1. http://colleges.suite101.com/article.cfm/scholarships_for_learning_disabled
2. http://www.ncsd.org/scholar/scholarship.htm
3. http://www.ldrc.ca/scholarships.php
4. http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/financial-aid.html
5. http://www.edufax.com/faq/l63.html
6. http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/2259
7. http://www.ldonline.org/scholarship_ops
8. http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/fin.aid.index.htm
9. http://www.suite101.com/reference/scholarships
10. http://www.everything-about-college.com/
11. http://www.ldresources.org/1996/11/27/choosing-a-college-for-students-with-learning-disabilities/
12. http://www.newmobility.com/articleViewIE.cfm?id=122
13. http://sites.salineschools.com/lmc/shs/college%20planning%20all.htm
14. http://www.new-horizons.org/edusch.html
15. http://ncld.softsourcecorp.net/content/view/1019/389/
16. http://www.bridges4kids.org/College.html
17. http://www.ehow.com/how_2154893_get-scholarships-disabled-students.html
Check local banks, businesses, local clubs, specific disability networks, individual colleges, etc.
Parent Resources Are Available at the Link
(586) 797-1000(586) 797-1001
11303 Greendale, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Robert S. Monroe, Superintendent of Schools
[email protected]
Website Accessibility


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Eat Your Heart Out, Columbus: A Sailing Ship That Travels On Sunshine
Columbus, they say, crossed the Atlantic at a speed of roughly four knots. That's four-plus miles an hour. When the wind gusted, he could hit 9.2 mph. In 1492, that was speedy.
Sailing has improved since then. There is now a sailing ship built by the Japanese being pushed along by sunshine through deep space. It has only one sail (The Santa Maria had many) and that sail is just 7.5 micrometers thin, about one-tenth the thickness of a human hair. And yet this little voyager is rushing along at about 328 feet per second. "It's the space equivalent of a yacht sailing the sea," says Yuichi Tsuda, deputy project manager. The Japanese have named it IKAROS, after the Greek boy Icarus who tried to fly to the sun. IKAROS has already sailed past Venus.
This is an ancient dream. In 1610, the great astronomer/mathematician Johannes Kepler wrote to his friend Galileo about how one day, it might be possible to "Provide ships or sails adapted to the heavenly breezes, and there will be some who will brave even that void."
Then, in the 19th century, James Clerk Maxwell predicted that when a wave of light hits an object, the wave might be absorbed, or reflected, pushing electrons on the surface, and thus, the whole object forward. He was right. It turns out there are indeed heavenly breezes. And they can push sailing ships, but very gently. Photons are very small, and they don't land with a punch. They wouldn't move a sailboat on Earth, because the drag from water and air would cancel them out. But in space, where it's very empty, it turns out sunshine is an unlimited, never-ending, accumulating source of power. Over time, IKAROS has gained speed — on heavenly fuel. The tricky part was getting the sail up.
In this gorgeous video, you'll see how the Japanese did it.
They released a compact rotating cylinder, which over a few weeks (this video compresses time) grew masts, radiating in four directions. Then the masts, like spring time buds, swell, open and release a square sail. It's 46 feet across. Then the masts, like sails on Earth, can be turned to change direction. Elegant, no?
IKAROS is an acronym, created by Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency. It stands for Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun. I like the word "kite-craft." It suggests that we on Earth are like boys and girls running along a beach, catching a breeze and dreaming of far away places — which is, sometimes, not too far from the truth.
We've always been a little that way. Happy 520th, Columbus!
This form of celestrial navigation is called "Solar Sailing." What's literally happening is photons create pressure when they land on extra-reflective embedded panels in the sail. The force here, as I said, is very small, about 0.0002 pounds on a nearly 700 IKAROS instrument. This particular voyage is not a pure sailing experiment. Some of the sunshine is being turned into electric power by (I think this is right) spinning the mast and turning it into a generator, but it is now clear that true solar sailing is indeed possible. Another thing: I wondered how a ship can move against the radiation pouring off the sun. Wouldn't the sunshine push the craft away? No. In the same way that sailors can "tack" against a current, so can IKAROS. Amazing. Thanks to Chris Impey, astronomy professor at the University of Arizona, for explaining some of this to me.
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I have been accused by GLO members with Divinity Masters and Ph.D's, saved and unsaved, etc. that I misinterpret scriptures. Well I am here to place some Bible Commentaries that I had never sought out to place here. These are commentaries of scriptures that I use on this site, at lectures, debates, in my book, etc.
Matthew Henry Complete Commentary
on the Whole Bible
[I Corinthians ] Chapter 5
In this chapter the apostle, I. Blames them for their indulgence in the case of the incestuous person, and orders him to be excommunicated, and delivered to Satan (v. 1-6).
II. He exhorts them to Christian purity, by purging out the old leaven (v. 7, 8). And,
III. Directs them to shun even the common conversation of Christians who were guilty of any notorious and flagitious wickedness (v. 9 to the end).
Verses 1-6 Here the apostle states the case; and,
I. Lets them know what was the common or general report concerning them, that one of their community was guilty of fornication, v. 1. It was told in all places, to their dishonour, and the reproach of Christians. And it was the more reproachful because it could not be denied. Note, The heinous sins of professed Christians are quickly noted and noised abroad. We should walk circumspectly, for many eyes are upon us, and many mouths will be opened against us if we fall into any scandalous practice. This was not a common instance of fornication, but such as was not so much as named among the Gentiles, that a man should have his father's wife —either marry her while his father was alive, or keep her as his concubine, either when he was dead or while he was alive. In either of these cases, his criminal conversation with her might be called fornication; but had his father been dead, and he, after his decease, married to her, it had been incest still, but neither fornication nor adultery in the strictest sense. But to marry her, or keep her as a concubine, while his father was alive, though he had repudiated her, or she had deserted him, whether she were his own mother or not, was incestuous fornication: Scelus incredibile (as Cicero calls it), et prater unum in omni vitâ inauditum (Orat. pro Cluent.), when a woman had caused her daughter to be put away, and was married to her husband. Incredible wickedness! says the orator; such I never heard of in all my life besides. Not that there were no such instances of incestuous marriages among the heathens; but, whenever they happened, they gave a shock to every man of virtue and probity among them. They could not think of them without horror, nor mention them without dislike and detestation. Yet such a horrible wickedness was committed by one in the church of Corinth, and, as is probable, a leader of one of the factions among them, a principal man. Note, The best churches are, in this state of imperfection, liable to very great corruptions. Is it any wonder when so horrible a practice was tolerated in an apostolical church, a church planted by the great apostle of the Gentiles?
II. He greatly blames them for their own conduct hereupon: They were puffed up (v. 2), they gloried, 1. Perhaps on account of this very scandalous person. He might be a man of great eloquence, of deep science, and for this reason very greatly esteemed, and followed, and cried up, by many among them. They were proud that they had such a leader. Instead of mourning for his fall, and their own reproach upon his account, and renouncing him and removing him from the society, they continued to applaud him and pride themselves in him. Note, Pride or self-esteem often lies at the bottom of our immoderate esteem of others, and this makes us as blind to their faults as to our own. It is true humility that will bring a man to a sight and acknowledgement of his errors. The proud man either wholly overlooks or artfully disguises his faults, or endeavours to transform his blemishes into beauties. Those of the Corinthians that were admirers of the incestuous person's gifts could overlook or extenuate his horrid practices. Or else, 2. It may intimate to us that some of the opposite party were puffed up. They were proud of their own standing, and trampled upon him that fell. Note, It is a very wicked thing to glory over the miscarriages and sins of others. We should lay them to heart, and mourn for them, not be puffed up with them. Probably this was one effect of the divisions among them. The opposite party made their advantage of this scandalous lapse, and were glad of the opportunity. Note, It is a sad consequence of divisions among Christians that it makes them apt to rejoice in iniquity. The sins of others should be our sorrow. Nay, churches should mourn for the scandalous behaviour of particular members, and, if they be incorrigible, should remove them. He that had done this wicked deed should have been taken away from among them.
III. We have the apostle's direction to them how they should now proceed with this scandalous sinner. He would have him excommunicated and delivered to Satan (v. 3-5); as absent in body, yet present in spirit, he had judged already as if he had been present; that is, he had, by revelation and the miraculous gift of discerning vouchsafed him by the Spirit, as perfect a knowledge of the case, and had hereupon come to the following determination, not without special authority from the Holy Spirit. He says this to let them know that, though he was at a distance, he did not pass an unrighteous sentence, nor judge without having as full cognizance of the case as if he had been on the spot. Note, Those who would appear righteous judges to the world will take care to inform them that they do not pass sentence without full proof and evidence. The apostle adds, him who hath so done this deed. The fact was not only heinously evil in itself, and horrible to the heathens, but there were some particular circumstances that greatly aggravated the offence. He had so committed the evil as to heighten the guilt by the manner of doing it. Perhaps he was a minister, a teacher, or a principal man among them. By this means the church and their profession were more reproached. Note, In dealing with scandalous sinners, not only are they to be charged with the fact, but the aggravating circumstances of it. Paul had judged that he should be delivered to Satan (v. 5), and this was to be done in the name of Christ, with the power of Christ, and in a full assembly, where the apostle would be also present in spirit, or by his spiritual gift of discerning at a distance. Some think that this is to be understood of a mere ordinary excommunication, and that delivering him to Satan for the destruction of the flesh is only meant of disowning him, and casting him out of the church, that by this means he might be brought to repentance, and his flesh might be mortified. Christ and Satan divide the world: and those that live in sin, when they profess relation to Christ, belong to another master, and by excommunication should be delivered up to him; and this in the name of Christ. Note, Church-censures are Christ's ordinances, and should be dispensed in his name. It was to be done also when they were gathered together, in full assembly. The more public the more solemn, and the more solemn the more likely to have a good effect on the offender. Note, Church-censures on notorious and incorrigible sinners should be passed with great solemnity. Those who sin in this manner are to be rebuked before all, that all may fear, 1 Tim. 5:20. Others think the apostle is not to be understood of mere excommunication, but of a miraculous power or authority they had of delivering a scandalous sinner into the power of Satan, to have bodily diseases inflicted, and to be tormented by him with bodily pains, which is the meaning of the destruction of the flesh. In this sense the destruction of the flesh has been a happy occasion of the salvation of the spirit. It is probable that this was a mixed case. It was an extraordinary instance: and the church was to proceed against him by just censure; the apostle, when they did so, put forth an act of extraordinary power, and gave him up to Satan, nor for his destruction, but for his deliverance, at least for the destruction of the flesh, that the soul might be saved. Note, The great end of church-censures is the good of those who fall under them, their spiritual and eternal good. It is that their spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus, v. 5. Yet it is not merely a regard to their benefit that is to be had in proceeding against them. For,
IV. He hints the danger of contagion from this example: Your glorying is not good. Know you not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? The bad example of a man in rank and reputation is very mischievous, spreads the contagion far and wide. It did so, probably, in this very church and case: see 2 Co. 12:21. They could not be ignorant of this. The experience of the whole world was for it; one scabbed sheep infects a whole flock. A little heaven will quickly spread the ferment through a great lump. Note, Concern for their purity and preservation should engage Christian churches to remove gross and scandalous sinners.
Verses 7-8 Here the apostle exhorts them to purity, by purging out the old leaven. In this observe,
I. The advice itself, addressed either, 1. To the church in general; and so purging out the old leaven, that they might be a new lump, refers to the putting away from themselves that wicked person, v. 13. Note, Christian churches should be pure and holy, and not bear such corrupt and scandalous members. They are to be unleavened, and should endure no such heterogeneous mixture to sour and corrupt them. Or,
2. To each particular member of the church. And so it implies that they should purge themselves from all impurity of heart and life, especially from this kind of wickedness, to which the Corinthians were addicted to a proverb. See the argument at the beginning. This old leaven was in a particular manner to be purged out, that they might become a new lump. Note, Christians should be careful to keep themselves clean, as well as purge polluted members out of their society. And they should especially avoid the sins to which they themselves were once most addicted, and the reigning vices of the places and the people where they live. They were also to purge themselves from malice and wickedness—all ill-will and mischievous subtlety. This is leaven that sours the mind to a great degree. It is not improbable that this was intended as a check to some who gloried in the scandalous behaviour of the offender, both out of pride and pique. Note, Christians should be careful to keep free from malice and mischief. Love is the very essence and life of the Christian religion. It is the fairest image of God, for God is love (1 Jn. 4:16), and therefore it is no wonder if it be the greatest beauty and ornament of a Christian. But malice is murder in its principles: He that hates his brother is a murderer (1 Jn. 3:15), he bears the image and proclaims him the offspring of him who was a murderer from the beginning, Jn. 8:44. How hateful should every thing be to a Christian that looks like malice and mischief.
II. The reason with which this advice is enforced: For Christ our passover is sacrificed for us, v. 7. This is the great doctrine of the gospel. The Jews, after they had killed the passover, kept the feast of unleavened bread. So must we; not for seven days only, but all our days. We should die with our Saviour to sin, be planted into the likeness of his death by mortifying sin, and into the likeness of his resurrection by rising again to newness of life, and that internal and external. We must have new hearts and new lives. Note, The whole life of a Christian must be a feast of unleavened bread. His common conversation and his religious performances must be holy. He must purge out the old leaven, and keep the feast of unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. He must be without guilt in his conduct towards God and man. And the more there is of sincerity in our own profession, the less shall we censure that of others. Note, On the whole, The sacrifice of our Redeemer is the strongest argument with a gracious heart for purity and sincerity. How sincere a regard did he show to our welfare, in dying for us! and how terrible a proof was his death of the detestable nature of sin, and God's displeasure against it! Heinous evil, that could not be expiated but with the blood of the Son of God! And shall a Christian love the murderer of his Lord? God forbid.
Verses 9-13 Here the apostle advises them to shun the company and converse of scandalous professors. Consider,
I. The advice itself: I wrote to you in a letter not to company with fornicators, v. 9. Some think this was an epistle written to them before, which is lost. Yet we have lost nothing by it, the Christian revelation being entire in those books of scripture which have come down to us, which are all that were intended by God for the general use of Christians, or he could and would in his providence have preserved more of the writings of inspired men. Some think it is to be understood of this very epistle, that he had written this advice before he had full information of their whole case, but thought it needful now to be more particular. And therefore on this occasion he tells them that if any man called a brother, any one professing Christianity, and being a member of a Christian church, were a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, that they should not keep company with him, nor so much as eat with such a one. They were to avoid all familiarity with him; they were to have no commerce with him; they were to have no commerce with him: but, that they might shame him, and bring him to repentance, must disclaim and shun him. Note, Christians are to avoid the familiar conversation of fellow-christians that are notoriously wicked, and under just censure for their flagitious practices. Such disgrace the Christian name. They may call themselves brethren in Christ, but they are not Christian brethren. They are only fit companions for the brethren in iniquity; and to such company they should be left, till they mend their ways and doings.
II. How he limits this advice. He does not forbid the Christians the like commerce with scandalously wicked heathens. He does not forbid their eating nor conversing with the fornicators of this world, etc. They know no better. They profess no better. The gods they serve, and the worship they render to many of them, countenance such wickedness. "You must needs go out of the world if you will have no conversation with such men. Your Gentile neighbours are generally vicious and profane; and it is impossible, as long as you are in the world, and have any worldly business to do, but you must fall into their company. This cannot be wholly avoided.'' Note, Christians may and ought to testify more respect to loose worldlings than to loose Christians. This seems a paradox. Why should we shun the company of a profane or loose Christian, rather than that of a profane or loose heathen?
III. The reason of this limitation is here assigned. It is impossible the one should be avoided. Christians must have gone out of the world to avoid the company of loose heathens. But this was impossible, as long as they had business in the world. While they are minding their duty, and doing their proper business, God can and will preserve them from contagion. Besides, they carry an antidote against the infection of their bad example, and are naturally upon their guard. They are apt to have a horror at their wicked practices. But the dread of sin wears off by familiar converse with wicked Christians. Our own safety and preservation are a reason of this difference. But, besides, heathens were such as Christians had nothing to do to judge and censure, and avoid upon a censure passed; for they are without (v. 12), and must be left to God's judgment, v. 13. But, as to members of the church, they are within, are professedly bound by the laws and rules of Christianity, and not only liable to the judgment of God, but to the censures of those who are set over them, and the fellow-members of the same body, when they transgress those rules. Every Christian is bound to judge them unfit for communion and familiar converse. They are to be punished, by having this mark of disgrace put upon them, that they may be shamed, and, if possible, reclaimed thereby: and the more because the sins of such much more dishonour God than the sins of the openly wicked and profane can do. The church therefore is obliged to clear herself from all confederacy with them, or connivance at them, and to bear testimony against their wicked practices. Note, Though the church has nothing to do with those without, it must endeavour to keep clear of the guilt and reproach of those within. IV. How he applies the argument to the case before him: "Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person, v. 13. Cast him out of your fellowship, and avoid his conversation.''
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GLO's have no such forms of judgment to cast out sinful members, because they are not Christlike organziations. Christian in these organizations tolerate this sin to people they are YOKED to. This watered down attitude of not judging fellow believers in their organizations, or EXPOSING the evils within are why they are soft on KNOWN sin in their churches. So Greek Christians bring this perverted attitude into the church, especially those who get saved after pledging.
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This pleasant walk follows the Great North Walk from Berowra Station down to Berowra Waters. On this walk you will spend much of the time on ridges enjoying scattered views across the Berowra Creek Valley, there are especially good views from Naa Badu Lookout. The walk crosses a few moist and cool gullies and scrambles for a few rocky outcrops. There are some steep climbs, and some pleasant strolls alongside the Berowra Creek. A short side trip at the end of the walk uses the ferry to cross the creek, to a cafe where you can grab a well deserved ice cream or bite to eat.
Total climbing: 287m
5.7 km One way
2 hrs 45 mins
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With train station at each end this walk explores the ridges and valleys around Berowra Waters. There are plenty of excellent views, especially at Naa Badu Lookout and the many creek vantage points along the way. There are some solid climbs on this walk so be sure to allow enough time. Berowra Waters, in the middle of the walk, is a great place for lunch or an ice cream, by taking the optional side trip across the river, on the free car-ferry, which is a pleasant ride in itself.
Total climbing: 884m
12.9 km One way
6 hrs
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An Australian river turtle with a distinctive green punk-rock hairstyle, two spikes under its chin and the ability to breathe through its genitals is on a new list of endangered reptiles.
The Mary River turtle, native to Queensland, Australia, has the unusual ability to breathe underwater through specialized glands in its cloaca -- a posterior opening for excretion and reproduction.
This biological function allows the turtle -- referred to as a "butt breather" -- to stay underwater for up to three days. That ability also usually provides these turtles with a vibrant green mohawk, the result of algae growing on their heads because of the extended time spent submerged.
Rikki Gumbs, a reptile biologist at Zoological Society London (ZSL), told CNN that because of the exotic pet trade in the 1960s and '70s, the turtles were often kept as pets and were already at risk of being endangered when they were first recognized as a species in the 1990s.
"The turtle takes a long time to reach sexual maturity, taking up to 25 to 30 years," he said. "As their vulnerability was discovered late, we lost a whole generation due to the pet trade and now their population has become very small."
The turtle comes in at No. 29 on the first list of its kind for reptiles, ZSL's register of Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered creatures. The highest-ranking reptile is the Madagascar big-headed turtle, which is at risk due to human exploitation for food and trade. Joining them are the world's largest sea turtle, the leatherback, and the gharial, a crocodile found in the rivers of Nepal and northern India. Fewer than 250 gharials are still alive.
Both freshwater and sea turtles are under pressure worldwide. For example, in Hainan, an island province in southern China, sea turtle meat and shellsare in high demand and in the past 30 years, Hainan has seen a decrease of turtles coming in to lay eggs.
Sea turtles have lived for over 110 million years and are now considered to be endangered, relying on the work of conservationists to prevent their extinction over the next 50 years.
"Releasing the turtle back into the ocean is a very good feeling," Fikiri Kiponda, a marine conservationist, told CNN. "You feel like you've done something tangible and I guess everybody would love to do that... So I guess it's unique work."


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Voters in east Snohomish County appeared on Tuesday night to be strongly backing a proposal to double their annual financial support of Valley General Hospital in Monroe.
And a bond proposal to build a new civic center in Mountlake Terrace looked like it was doomed for failure for a third time.
About 58 percent of voters in Monroe, Snohomish, Maltby and the U.S. 2 towns of Sultan, Gold Bar and Index had cast ballots in favor of increasing their support for the hospital. It was far ahead of the simple majority needed to pass.
In Mountlake Terrace, about 53 percent of voters had cast ballots in favor of the measure of the new civic center. But that was falling far short of the 60 percent supermajority it needed to pass.
The two issues were the only measures on Tuesday's special election. Ballots are expected to trickle in over the next several days.
Valley General officials say they need the levy increase to continue to provide the hospital's current health care services, including emergency room and in-patient hospital care. Under the measure, a homeowner would pay $46 more or a total of $74 a year for property valued at $200,000.
The increased tax rate would bring in an additional $2.4 million at a hospital where financial losses hit about $4.5 million last year.
Eric Jensen, the hospital's chief executive, said earlier this month that if the tax increase isn't approved, there will be cuts in essential services.
The cuts would affect every area of the hospital, he said, and could mean closing in-patient services.
Patients who were treated at the hospital's emergency room and needed to be hospitalized probably would be sent to hospitals 30 to 45 minutes away in Everett or Kirkland, Jensen said.
The emergency room itself could be at stake, Jensen said. The cost of running the hospital's emergency department is about $2.6 million a year, or roughly 6.5 percent of the hospital's $40 million budget.
Valley General has struggled financially for years, in part because of the large number of patients it treats who don't have health insurance or who are Medicaid patients, a federal-state health care program which typically pays hospitals, clinics and physicians far less than the full costs of providing medical care.
With the first round of ballot counting, 10,285 people voted in favor of the tax levy and 7,311 were opposed.
This is the third time in the past three years that Mountlake Terrace city officials have asked for voters to support a $25 million civic center. Voters rejected an identical package in August and a larger measure in 2010. The most recent attempt fell short of the required 60 percent supermajority by just 124 votes.
City leaders for years have batted around the idea of a new civic center, a place of one-stop shopping for city services as well as a gathering point for community programs and events. Then the old City Hall was demolished in 2010 following a ceiling collapse in 2008. The campus, at 232nd Street SW and 58th Avenue W., as a whole is seen as under-used piece of property. The site also houses Fire Station 19, the police station and the library.
Mountlake Terrace resident Leonard French, who opposes the measure, said that residents already have voted down the Civic Center proposal twice already and that the city employed "scare tactics" by creating a false choice.
He said the city has other choices for many of those needs. For example, French noted the recently closed municipal golf course at Ballinger Lake — now slated to become a park — has a clubhouse, which he says would be suitable as a senior center.
Tuesday's results showed that 1,964 people voted in favor of the measure with 1,729 voting against.
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Home Page Chess Life Online 2008 July Pan-Am Youth Begins With Over 20 U.S. Players
|Pan-Am Youth Begins With Over 20 U.S. Players
|By Jennifer Shahade
|July 1, 2008
The Pan-American Championships (Villa Carlos Paz, June 30-July 6) kicked off a day late due to flight delays in Argentina. The U.S. brought over 20 players and 4 coaches: the head of the delegation, Aviv Friedman as well as Michael Khodarkovsky, IM Armen Ambartsoumian and WIM Beatriz Marinello. You can follow the tournament on the official website or on various blogs including two from young female participants. Claudia Munoz, who has dual Mexican-American citizenship is playing in the Girls Under 12 and her blog, www.womancandidatemaster.blogspot.com features regular updates in Spanish and English. Simone Liao also has a blog of her own , and she won her first game in the Girls Under 10, against a Colombian WFM rated over 2100!
Watch CLO for more updates on the progress of our large delegation, listed in full below. Also check out the tournament website for daily results and live games.
U.S. Delegation
Standings after two rounds
Under 8
Stan Liao 1/2
Under 10
Jordan Pamatmat 1.5/2
Under 12
Jarod Pamatmat 2/2
Eric Ruiyang Zhang 1.5/2
Under 14
Vincent Huashi Huang 1/2
Justin Karp 1/2
Cheston Gunawan 0/2
Under 16
Alec Getz 2/2
Stanley Yang 2/2
Christian Tanaka 2/2
Jared E. Tan 1/2
Under 18
Robert Lau 2/2
Under 8
Reva Singh 1/2
Under 10
Simone Liao 1.5/2
Evan Xiang 1.5/2
Under 12
Claudia Munoz-1/2
Sylvia Yang -2/2
Ellen Xiang-1.5/2
Under 14
Alena Kats 2/2
Darrian Robinson 1.5/2
Under 18
Nicole Suzanne Maffeo- 2/2
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Keeping your dog safe while your at work can be a big task. While your out your dog has so many things to get into . Clothes, food, your couch, etc. Your not at home to stop them eather. In this article i will be giving you tips to ease your stress while your at work.
One great way to keep your dog safe throughout the day is to have a morning excersize to get his enery out early. The type of exersize depends on the dogs size and age. For most dogs, off-leash running, trotting, and sniffing are ideal, because they supply not only varied physical exercise, but mental stimulation as well. The result your looking for is for him to drop on his bed and snooze.
Dog proofing the house is a big deal. You never want to leave objects on the floor or in reach for the dog. Before you leave for work i would suggest walking around picking up everything and anything. I would not advise leaving the dog in the yard. Even though you might think your fence is tall enough or dug deep enough the dog can still be in danger of intruders.
Following these tips will keep your dog out of harms way. In the end you might find your own little tricks and tips to help.


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This is how I made my blocks a little wonky. Follow Amanda Jean's instructions, except I cut my strips 2.5 " wide to make a 9 " blocks and then I cut it to size after its sewn. It seems like my blocks always turn out a little stretched or shrunk after sewing, so I leave some extra fabric and trim them to size, so my 8" blocks are perfectly square.
I made my blocks a little wonky by making the center strips different sizes, I cut the one on the left 1.5" and the right 3.5". Then after sewn you can turn the blocks to create the wonky look.
I used 1.5" white sashing on this quilt, I really like the 1.5", which after sewn is more like 1".


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Virginia Tech biomedical engineers announce child football helmet study
Virginia Tech released today results from the first study ever to instrument child football helmets. Youth football helmets are currently designed to the same standards as adult helmets, even though little is known about how child football players impact their heads. This is the first study to investigate the head impact characteristics in youth football, and will greatly enhance the development of improved helmets specifically designed for children.
The Auburn Eagles, a local, Montgomery County, Va., youth team consisting of 6- to 8-year-old boys, has participated in the study since August. The helmets of the child football players are instrumented with custom 12 accelerometer arrays that measure how a child's head responds to impact. Each time a player impacts his head, data is recorded and wirelessly downloaded to a computer on the sideline.
The technology is similar to what Virginia Tech has used since 2003 to instrument its collegiate football team. "The research conducted with the Virginia Tech football team has led to a better understanding of head impacts in football and how they relate to concussions," said Stefan Duma, the Virginia Tech professor of biomedical engineering and department head of the Virginia Tech – Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences that directs this project.
Furthermore, this research has led to the development of the National Impact Database, which contains the first safety rating system ever available for adult football helmets (STAR Evaluation System). Similar developments for youth football are anticipated from the current study with the Auburn Eagles.
"Based on eight years of studying head impacts experienced by Virginia Tech football players, we were able to quantify exposure for adult football players relative to impact location, severity, and frequency," Duma said. "Unfortunately, we cannot translate the adult exposure to the youth helmets because the impact conditions of youth football are completely unknown. To solve this problem, we are applying the same approach that we have used with the Virginia Tech football team to a youth football team," Duma added.
The instrumentation wasn't compatible with the older helmets that were initially provided for the youth team, so Virginia Tech purchased new helmets for the entire team. "The kids are very excited about wearing the same technology in their helmets that the Virginia Tech football team has worn over the last eight years," said Ray Daniel, the graduate student whose master's thesis will be focused on the study.
"The parents, kids, and coaches have been very cooperative and are all excited about being part of this important study that will lead to better design guides for youth football helmets," added Daniel, who performs the daily duties for the study and who is at every practice and game. All players and parents have consented to the study in accordance with the Virginia Tech Institutional Review Board procedures.
To date, over 400 head impacts experienced by the youth football team have been collected and analyzed. "Not only are the impacts generally less severe in youth football when compared to adults, but the frequency of the most severe impacts is substantially lower," Duma said. While most of the impacts collected have been of very low severity; surprisingly, a few impacts are approaching impact levels associated with concussion in adult football players. The goal of this study is to completely quantify and characterize the head impact conditions of youth football, which will provide guidelines to aide manufacturers in designing better helmets for children.
"We have a unique opportunity to quantify the distribution of head impacts experienced by youth players, which no one has ever looked at before," said Steven Rowson, research assistant professor of biomedical engineering and creator of the STAR Evaluation System for football helmets. Rowson, who also helped design the sensors that are currently in the youth helmets, added, "By knowing these impact distributions, we can develop a safety rating system for youth football helmets that will supplement the National Impact Database. This not only educates consumers on relative helmet safety, but also provides improved design criteria for helmet manufacturers."
This work has implications that are not limited to improved helmets in football, but also has applications towards improved head protection in other sports, as well as advancements in automobile safety designs. Funding for this project is provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science at Virginia Tech.