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This unusual annual trailing plant with highly aromatic, ornamental fruit is also known as Plum-Granny and has been grown for at least 1000 years. This melon is native to Persia and Linnaeus attributed it to Egypt and Arabia. Legend has it that the ladies of the Queen's court carried the fragrant melon as a perfumed sachet. Grown for their irresistible, sweet fragrance, these 8cm round golden fruits are striped and speckled with dark orange. While edible, this melon is valued more for its scent than its rather flavorless white flesh. Ready to pick in 75 days.
Sow February to May. Sow seeds 1cm deep in pots of free-draining compost. Place in a propagator and keep at a temperature of around 20-25C until germination, usually 5-7 days. Transplant into the garden into 20-25 days.


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Good day.
Simple suggestion. Been loving this server and would continue to stay and play here but something comes to my concern, and here is what I think:
The glyph of treant to be free after the first purchase on the same character, since I run 2 different talent trees depending on certain bosses, both resto spec (and I know of other that does also that hates that purple ugly bush we have atm). I payed 250 mp's = 5 xmog = 20GBP for something that disappears when I change spec or talent trees (to secondary talent tree, which is how it should work i know but), seeing that the treant is how the actual tree form should look from the original wotlk content it won't hurt to make it obtainable at the mall for free after You have bought it already on that character.
Please consider this suggestion when making decisions on how and what you want to sell. Anyway, thanks for the amazing server.

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November 2
Should Churches send only to the unreached
Last Thursday I wrote that if you're called to Italy you should
Go to Italy
. This was largely in response to an article on Upstream Collective about the
dangers of focusing only on the unreached
, as well as a personal interaction at a Perspectives lesson.I couldn't think of anyone who would say we should go "only" to the unreached, so
I asked Caleb Crider
(also with Upstream as well as with IMB, a long-time Twitter friend whom I've genteelly sparred with over some issues from time to time) if he knew anyone where that was the case.
He mentioned
that several churches he worked with "sent only to the unreached." On Thursday in the comments I answered Tony Sheng, saying I thought it was a good idea for agencies to be specialists (e.g. going to unreached, going to Muslims, doing Bible translations, what-have-you), but churches to be more generalists (helping people discover callings and sending them through appropriate agency channels). So, what to make of this idea of a church only sending people to the unreached? On the one hand, there is a huge imbalance in missionaries sent to the unreached. The comments on the Upstream Collective article notwithstanding, many, many agencies send workers to many places I would think of as reached. Greater Europe Mission is just such an example: I like what they do (in terms of disciple-making), and I promote their work on Twitter, but I consider Europe to be technically 'reached.' (I know there are those who disagree with me, of course.) ActBeyond generally doesn't send workers there, so I mention GEM from time to time when the subject of Europe comes up. They aren't the only ones, of course: YWAM, WEC, OM, Pioneers, NTM, SIM, Wycliffe, etc., are all in many places I'd consider largely reached (as are denominational boards like IMB, WorldVenture, DFM, etc). So many churches send many people through traditional channels (denominational boards and parachurch agencies), and much of the work goes to largely evangelized (and often heavily Christianized) places. So on the one hand, having a few churches that send workers "only to the unreached" helps to tip the scales a bit in their favor. On the other hand, I don't know which churches we're talking about. Based on the 80/20 rule I suspect 20% of the churches send 80% of the workers, and if many of these churches "only send to the unreached" it could be problematic. I suspect this is not the case, as there is no particular "surge" of workers into unreached areas that I'm aware of - and it would certainly show up if there were. Still, on purely theoretical grounds, I really don't like the idea of a church sending
to one spot. For one thing, what does that say to the people in the church who might feel a calling to some place else? It can make them feel like their call is somehow invalid and less-than.
Our own church
has what I would call a "strong emphasis" on a program in Tanzania yet supports other things locally and abroad as well. I like that particular mix. The strong emphasis allows them to develop a specialization, but the "other things" allows them to acknowledge the callings of various people in the church. The unreached are still underengaged, and I think we need to intentionally be challenging people to consider whether they are being called by God to do something about them. A calling to the unreached is difficult and we are tempted to shuck it off. I think the church needs to speak prophetically on behalf of those who have no voice at our tables. That said, I think we also need to honor and help people whose callings may not be to the unreached. Obeying Christ wherever he commands us to go must trump everything else. How is your church helping people to identify their callings? Why not share what you're doing in the comments section below? Let's spur one another on to good works!


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Nowadays, the most effective and healthy way to smoke marijuana concentrates, like shatter, wax, and BHO, is to dab them. In this article, we have prepared three tips for your smooth and enjoyable first-time dabbing experience.
What is dabbing?
Dabbing is one of many ways to vape marijuana concentrates by pressing them against an extremely heated titanium, quartz or ceramic nail that is placed on the dab rig, which resembles a glass bong or water pipe but in fact works in a different way. The most common form of marijuana dabbing involves a dome-and-nail rig. Just as a bowl is applied to a bong, a nail slides into a dab rig. After that, the nail is heated up to 700 degrees Fahrenheit with a butane torch. Once the nail becomes red, you need to place a glass dome over it. Using a dabber, put a piece of marijuana wax or another concentrate on the heated nail. You will see how the milky clouds full of THC are created. Enjoy them! As you see, the process of dabbing is quite simple, though extremely potent marijuana concentrates can be quite daunting for beginners. Here are tips that will help you easily get the vape from concentrates.
1. Start small
When it comes to dabbing marijuana concentrates, the good old method of throwing someone into the pool to teach them how to swim will not really work. The reason for that is that cannabis concentrates contain more THC than dry herbs that you smoke. Normally, marijuana contains up to 25% of THC, while the level of the cannabinoid in the concentrates can exceed 80%. Find the level that is comfortable for you.
2. Hydrate
Be aware that the temperature of nails can reach 900 degrees Fahrenheit. Without high temperature, you will not get those thick and milky clouds you love dabbing so much for. However, the vapor from dabbing is harsher than that from vape pens. Make sure you have a glass of water near you.
3. Create the right atmosphere
To dab marijuana concentrates, you need to be relaxed. Dim the lights, add some music, light up candles, and make sure you have a comfortable couch. Physical satisfaction causes mental well-being.


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Driver's license examiners unite as a team until the end
WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — In mid-November one of Watertown's best teams called it quits. You probably didn't know them, and for sure you won't find their successes in any record book.
But listen to Ruby Reichling, Terry Weaver and Ken Hejl talk about their time together and one realizes they were a good team.
They were all driver's license examiners at the State of South Dakota's facility in Watertown. Reichling had the longest reign at 34 years. Weaver joined her in 1991, and Hejl was the newcomer, arriving in 2010. They served a combined 70 years.
They all retired on Nov. 16, 2018, a date chosen by Hejl, after they learned they didn't have to wait until the end of the year to receive the benefits they had already earned.
"I knew I had their backs, and I hoped they felt the same way," said Hejl to the Watertown Public Opinion . "We weren't ever against each other. We worked as a team."
While anyone who drives may have a story about their experiences receiving a license, the three examiners each have dozens, including how much more complicated the process of earning a license has become for examiners and students.
The Sept. 11, 2001 suicide attacks brought about the biggest changes. By 2010 prospective drivers needed three forms of identification to prove who they were, especially since a driver's license is one of the key tools against fraud. Also required was a certified birth certificate.
"The hospital birth certificate has those cute little footprints on the back, and people would wonder how much more certified that can be," said Reichling. "But it was certified by the hospital. It didn't have the state seal on it."
Women had perhaps the toughest time because they needed official proof of any changes in marital status. The Watertown examiners twice dealt with women who had been married seven times and divorced six.
"Can you imagine how someone would feel getting this one from California, this one from Nevada, this one from Utah, and so on?" Reichling said.
Weaver told how people would wait for hours to start the licensing process and then, after speaking with an examiner, learn they didn't have the right documentation and couldn't proceed.
"When all of this started it was misery for Terry and me," said Reichling, who estimates that 85 percent of those seeking licenses didn't have the proper documents. "People were absolutely crude about it."
Following complaints to Pierre about the workload, Hejl was hired to serve as the guy who greeted people and checked their documents. Hejl's career in retail management prepared him for what he was about to face.
"He caught a lot of crap, but because of his background he could defuse people, and I'm not kidding," Weaver said. "By the time they caught up to us, most of them had calmed down."
Reichling said people would also be irritated about the amount of time the examiners stood behind a counter, seemingly not doing anything. What they were doing were all the background checks required by the new U.S. Homeland Security department.
"People would think we were just sitting there, waiting to take their picture, give them the test and give them their license," she said. "There was a lot of law enforcement involved, too."
Not everyone left the building angry.
"Everything could have been perfect and they still would have come in upset," Hejl said. "Sometimes they were very irate and they'd say some things, and I'd say we don't want to hear any swearing.
"But so many times when they'd leave they'd be smiling and say thank you. They'd be 180 degrees different. That wasn't just to me. It was also for these two people who were taking care of them."
The driving test could bring about tense moments, especially if a new driver didn't fully understand the concept of right-of-way. Some didn't realize that oncoming traffic wasn't going to stop just to allow them to turn. The route the examiners used included going south on S.D. Highway 20 and turning left onto Kemp Avenue.
"Right then and there you had to decide whether you can stop them in time or tell them to hit the gas and go, go, go, go!" Reichling said. "That happened a lot."
Reichling also remembers an older woman driving into the ditch because she couldn't turn the steering wheel fast enough.
"I had a real big problem with grabbing the steering wheel. In case there was an accident, who's driving?" she explained. "I did grab it in this case, and I said, 'No, no we're in the ditch. She didn't pass the test."
Younger drivers also presented problems, especially if they weren't accustomed to four-lane traffic.
"Anytime you gave an instruction, the younger generation would absolutely think that they had to do it," Reichling said. "I'd tell them to take a left turn up at the light, and they'd think no matter what, they had to do it."
Weaver remembered when a 14-year-old from a small town took his test and then went for a drive. When he pulled onto Highway 20 he started crying because he had never been on a four-lane street before.
There were other oddities. Weaver recalled one test that he ended within a few blocks of starting. The reason — a very foul smell.
"I asked him what stunk so bad, and he said he had dead chickens in his trunk that he used for trapping," Weaver said. "He said he didn't even notice the smell anymore. We didn't go any farther."
Another test never got started. Weaver got into the car and noticed a white python sunning itself in the back window.
"We weren't allowed to take pets," Weaver said. "And besides, I hate snakes."
Despite the problems, all three former examiners said they enjoyed their jobs in part because they worked together so well.
"Twenty-eight years you work with somebody and you never have an argument," said Weaver. "Not once did we have a spat. I'll tell you what; you can't say that about too many people now. We got along great."
Hejl recalls when he interviewed and was offered the job.
"The last thing the northeast supervisor asked me if I was sure I wanted to do this. But so many times people would come in and we'd be laughing and joking. People would say this is the best license place in the state."
The three considered retiring in 2013 but Reichling had to stay on because her family needed the health insurance. She told both men to go ahead with retirement, but they said they wouldn't leave until she did.
"That's why we became such a great team," she said. "We never fought, and those two made it fun. They made it a blast. I can't say enough good things about either one, and if I keep talking I'll start to cry."
Information from: Watertown Public Opinion, http://www.thepublicopinion.com


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When it comes to the female reproductive anatomy, there are parts on the inside and on the outside. Both areas have important jobs. The Cleveland Clinic says the function of the external structures is twofold; to both enable sperm to enter the body and protect the internal genital organs from infectious organisms.
The vulva is the main external part. It covers the vagina entrance and urethra opening. In an About.com article on the female reproductive system it states, the vulva comprises all the external female genitalia which includes the labia majora and minora, clitoris, perineum, mons pubis, bartholin glands and skene glands.
The labia majora literally means "large lips". These lips enfold and protect the genitalia listed above. The Cleveland Clinic calls them relatively large and fleshy. The labia majora contain sweat and oil-secreting glands. After puberty, they are covered with hair. An About.com article says the inner surface is hairless and incredibly sensitive to touch, temperature, pressure and pain.
As the name suggests labia minora means small lips. Found inside the labia majora, they too protect the vagina entrance and urethra opening. About.com describes them as hairless, pink, and considerably thinner and smaller than the labia majora. The labia minora are well-supplied with blood vessels and nerves, making them highly sensitive, and glands that produce a lubricant during sexual arousal.
Located between the labia minora is the clitoris. Many compare it the male penis. Covered by a small bit of skin, it too has many nerve endings and is highly sensitive. It also enlarges during stimulation and arousal. EverydayHealth.com says the clitoris does not directly affect reproduction, but it is an important part of the female sexual anatomy.
The mons pubis is the fatty tissue covering the pubic bone. After puberty, this area is covered by hair. The About.com article says it divides to form the labia majora. It also provides cushioning and protection of the pubic bone, especially during intercourse.
The perineum is the area of skin located between the vaginal opening and the anus. It has less hair and many nerve endings.
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Passion. Communication. Design.
About the Designer
I'm Anna, the designer behind Anchored Creative Studio. I create brand concepts and meaningful design pieces for small businesses, non-profits and special events.
I always loved design and considered studying it in college, but I thought I 'wasn't artistic enough'. So I picked a different form of creative communication, majoring in journalism and starting my career in marketing. Working mainly for non-profits after college, I became a self-taught designer—partly from necessity and partly because I loved it. I just couldn't leave it alone! After five years, I went back to school for design and launched Anchored Creative Studio in 2016.
Now that I'm working on my true passion, it's my mission to help other individuals and organizations communicate their passions too. My grounding in marketing helps me create graphic designs with intention. I understand that the images I create are part of a wider promotional strategy, and that every shape and flourish is part of your message.
I work mainly with non-profits and creative types, but I love helping anybody who's passionate about their mission and trusts me to share it with visual design—whether it's a new logo, custom lettering, branded packaging, or anything else we can imagine together.
I also create unique invitations, greeting cards and illustrations under the banner of Harbor Paper Company.
Currently based in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, I can be found most days working out of a local coffee shop or in my living room with my furry coworker, Roscoe the cat.
Why work with Anchored Creative Studio?
I most often collaborate with non-profit organizations, small businesses and solo entrepreneurs, and many of my clients have creative flair. I work with people who are passionate about their message and eager to trust me to communicate it. I love promoting work that makes a tangible difference in the world, whether you're making a creative product or making concrete change happen. If any of that sounds like you, we're off to a good start.
So, what sets me apart from other designers?
I was a marketer first. My marketing background helps me create graphic design with intention, because I understand that the images I create are part of a wider promotional strategy. I don't just design things that look good—I design things that work from a marketing perspective.
I design overall branding, as well as individual pieces. I can offer a whole branding package, including colors and custom lettering that you can use for your brand, forever. Or I can design individual pieces that integrate with your existing brand.
Authenticity rules my work. When I took the leap to pursue my true passion - design - I started helping other people be authentic in their pursuits too. I do this with design that communicates your message clearly, and reflects your mission and values.
I want my work to make a difference. I started my career working for non-profits, and I loved seeing how those organizations produced tangible differences in the world—like funding a school or planning a city. In the same way, I want my designs to make a meaningful difference to my clients. You'll walk away with design pieces that are easy to use, cover all your needs and empower your to promote your business better.


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Our first week arriving at Africa School of Missions, the students took a class called Walking With Wounded Children. The week long course consisted of techniques on how to work with traumatized kids, as well as how to properly listen and communicate with them. The students were also able to evaluate their own ways of listening, communicating, and close relationships with other people. They were taught that a relationship should consist of three things: U-understanding, S-sincerity, and A-acceptance. I've seen the students take what they learned in class and apply into their interactions with the high school students we meet with on Monday nights.
The past two Monday evenings we have had the privilege of doing a youth group called Momentum. This takes place at a large public high school. On average 50-70 students come to Momentum, but last week we were just under a hundred! The first Monday we were involved, our PYB team shared three of their life testimonies. The theme of the night was Love & Grace. The team acted out a small scene pertaining to the testimonies. The high schoolers loved it. Earlier that week the student body in this high school was hit with shocking news of a student who had committed suicide. God knew exactly what he was doing when one of our students shed light on this sensitive situation through their testimony. Everyone was greatly impacted. You could sense the passion and great works of God through the testimonies each of our students shared. It was amazing to know God was at work.
2 Corinthians 12:9 "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." (Love & Grace)
The second week at the Momentum youth service our theme was God Is In Control. There was again three life testimonies shared by our students. They contributed something unique. One had a visual, one read an original poem, and the other sang an original song. Although we didn't feel as prepared as the week before, God did even greater things the second night. We ended the evening in small groups of 6-10 people. I heard testimony after testimony of meaningful conversations our students were able to have with these high schoolers. So many were blessed by the testimonies shared that night. We were able to pray with students for the troubles going on in their life and encourage them with our testimonies.
I saw our students use the the things they had learned in class about how to listen and communicate with those who are sharing their story. One of our students in particular was able to share his testimony to his small group for the first time, and I could see the joy and encouragement that it brought him, as he knew God was able to use his story to minister to others that night. I saw others being stretched out of their comfort zone, as they lead a small group discussion, but I am always amazed when our students take on a challenge. The Lord is using them greater than the eye can see. God's presence has been with us and every prayer that is prayed for us through friend and family can be felt. I thank God for all he is doing and I am excited to see what God will do the next couple weeks before we leave.
Deuteronomy 31:8 The Lord himself goes before you & will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. (God Is In Control)
Prayer Requests: Health and healing for our team. Students stepping out of their comfort zones to grow. God's miraculous power of love and healing through prayer.


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Roethlisberger Leads Steelers to 12th Straight Win
Super rookie Ben Roethlisberger threw for a season-high 316 yards and a touchdown, and Jeff Reed kicked four field goals to help the Pittsburgh Steelers slip past the New York Giants 33-30 and collect a team record 12th consecutive win.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – For a blink, the Meadowlands seemed such a familiar fit for this player. But you had to catch Jerome Bettis at just the right moment.
Maybe it was when he was cutting a swath into the New York Giants, like a snowplow in a pirouette. Or when he crossed into the shadow dividing the field early Saturday, turning his Pittsburgh Steelers jersey into a silhouette.
Just then, maybe Bettis reminded you of Ottis Anderson and the 1990 New York Giants – the Super Bowl team given balance by a running back pounding into his twilight.
"Oh yeah, I remember Ottis," a grinning Bettis said Saturday. "Of course I remember him. How could I not?"
In the midst Pittsburgh's 33-30 win over the Giants Saturday, how could anyone not?
It was 15 years ago that a New York team similar to these Steelers ground its way to the Super Bowl. Granted, we're not talking carbon copies here. The 1990 Giants had a defense just a bit stouter, while this Pittsburgh edition packs more offensive pop. And the two coaching Bills – Parcells and Cowher – aren't exactly separated at birth.
But look into Pittsburgh's backfield, and you'll see a player bearing eerie similarities to Anderson, who battered his way to a Super Bowl MVP despite critics who said he had nothing left.
Sound familiar?
"Everyone wrote him off," Steelers center Jeff Hartings says of Bettis. "People were even calling for him to be released in training camp. They said he was missing a step."
Nobody's saying that anymore, not with opposing defenses wearing Bettis' cleat marks like floral patterns. The Giants can attest to that fashion statement, after Bettis left a 36-carry 140-yard imprint on them Saturday.
With running back Deuce Staley's hamstring still throbbing, Bettis has shouldered the Pittsburgh load like the old days. In his five starts subbing for Staley, he's gone over 100 yards every time, rolling up 621 yards and averaging just over 31 carries per game.
Those are the classic blunt-instrument numbers that have rendered Bettis suddenly invaluable, and worthy of team MVP consideration. While it's been hard to see anything past rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's blinding acclaim, Bettis gives the Pittsburgh offense its backbone.
Considering Staley's injury, it's hard to believe this team would be 13-1 and the toast if the AFC if you take Bettis out of the equation. That's a coup for a player who entered this season as little more than a goal-line specialist and emergency option. A player who, as the pundits framed it, had little more to offer than a burden on the team's salary cap.
Bettis has bagged 13 touchdowns, and given Pittsburgh unexpected flexibility in the backfield. When Staley returns, the Steelers should have the luxury of both power and finesse in the playoffs – an Ottis Anderson-Rodney Hamptonesque duo, if you will.
"Without a question, we can be that," Staley said. "It's been proven. I was able to come in the first seven games and start off pretty good. Now he's definitely picked it up since I went out."
When Saturday's outcome was in doubt and the ball was on New York's 8-yard line with the Steelers trailing 30-26, Bettis got three straight handoffs to score the go-ahead touchdown. Nearly four minutes later, when Pittsburgh faced 3rd and 3 and needed a first down to run out the clock, Bettis went over tackle for seven yards. Game over.
"I've been a closer all year long," he said. "When it gets on the one [yard line], that's when my true duties come out. There was no question about it, I was going to get that football in. Just like on that 3rd and 4 at the end of the football game – there was no way that we weren't going to get a first down."
By the time he was done, Bettis had notched the 48th 100-yard game of his career, passing Franco Harris to become Pittsburgh's all time leader. Just another stat on a resume that includes 13,177 rushing yards and 85 total touchdowns, yet still attracts the occasional barb. Only last week, Hartings went red-faced when he heard a television commentator question whether Bettis deserved Hall of Fame consideration.
"One of the dumbest questions I've ever heard," Hartings said. "I can't even believe that they would even have to question that. He's a no-doubt Hall of Famer."
A Super Bowl ring would go a long way toward crushing any remaining doubts. Bettis is acutely aware of this, just as he knows the same people lauding him now are the people who said he had nothing left to offer only a few months ago.
"It always upsets you when you hear those things, because you know that you're better than that," Bettis said. "Just to get the opportunity now is the thing. You've got to get the opportunity to make things happen."
Twelve years into his career and eyeing another shot at the Super Bowl, it would be hard for anyone to deny Bettis is doing just that.
Pittsburgh Rolls to 73-42 Win Vs. Coppin State
Chris Taft scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 10 Pittsburgh rolled to a 73-42 win over Coppin State in a non-conference matchup at the Petersen Events Center.
George Harrison Guitar Sells for $567,500
A classic Gibson guitar played by George Harrison on the Beatles' "Revolver" album and by John Lennon during the recording of the "White Album" sold Friday to an anonymous bidder for $567,500, Christie's auction house announced.


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Though most people realize the potential value in acquiring a college education, not everyone knows how to begin the process of pursuing one. The choices can seem overwhelming. The decisions include picking a school and a major and then arranging for living accommodations, as well as many other considerations. The information shared below will help make college time easier.
Create a list of items that you are going to need to bring along to college. It's better for you to be prepared prior to going to school instead of needing to give your parents a call to get help all the time. If you are far away from your home town or state, this is especially true.
You should always eat healthy, even when you are at college. The freshman 15 is very real. Take great care in monitoring your eating. Resist the temptation to grab junk food from a vending machine or go on a late-night pizza binge. Not only is it expensive, those extra pounds can be hard to lose.
Set aside a good amount of time to study everyday. The more work you put into getting a good education, the more positive things you'll get from it. Although you can still have fun and socialize, you must take your college studies seriously. You will make more money and get a better job if you do well.
Find out about grants and scholarships available to you. You may find a scholarship for a student who excels academically or others that cater to specific, unique situations. There are various state and federal grants that don't require repayment.
Before your first day of classes, you should memorize your schedule and the location every place you will need to be. Determine the amount of time you need to travel from class to class, and plan accordingly. Also, pinpoint other places of importance which you will be frequenting often and mark those on the map.
Your study space is vital to being able to successfully study and get assignments done. A dorm room is probably not a good place for you to study. It is much better to find a study area that is completely quiet and free of all interruptions. Libraries are a great location for studying. If there isn't anywhere you can go, try getting headphones that have a noise cancelling feature.
You aren't at home, and no one will pick up after you or prepare your meals. Some indulgences are okay, but still maintain a nutritious diet, get proper sleep, and take care of yourself and your possessions. Create a schedule to prioritize classes, study, relaxation and taking good care of yourself. A stressful lifestyle and poor nutrition can lead to illness.
It's well known that graduating from college makes a big impact on whether or not a person will struggle with life due to how much money they make in the future. Although,the way towards obtaining a higher education might not always be clear, and you can benefit from additional guidance. Keeping this information for the future can help you make better decisions when picking course to get your degree.


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Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Volume 2012, Article ID 936960, 6 pages
Clinical Study
Benefits from Long-Term Treatment in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Department of Preclinical Development, Menarini Ricerche SpA, Via Sette Santi 1, 50131 Firenze, Italy
Received 12 September 2011; Accepted 21 September 2011
Academic Editor: Per G. Farup
Copyright © 2012 Stefano Evangelista. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to Cite this Article
Stefano Evangelista, "Benefits from Long-Term Treatment in Irritable Bowel Syndrome," Gastroenterology Research and Practice, vol. 2012, Article ID 936960, 6 pages, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/936960.


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Herbal blend for toxin elimination & occasional constipation*
Herbal blend for toxin elimination & occasional constipation*
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Thisilyn® Digestive Cleanse promotes liver bile production.* Bile carries toxins to the intestine, where they are eliminated through the bowels.
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Soothing action. It includes a unique blend of peppermint, ginger, fennel and marshmallow to comfort the digestive tract during the cleansing process.*
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STATE'S FISCAL CRISIS Paying back schools for cuts is point of contention
Budget negotiations between the governor and legislative leaders stalled late Wednesday night over the question of whether schools should receive billions of dollars to make up for deep cuts over the past two fiscal years, Democratic lawmakers said.
Despite the disagreement, lawmakers plan to return to the negotiating table today. "It's not a complete breakdown," said Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento.
With the state facing a $26.3 billion shortfall, school spending is expected to face billions of dollars in reductions, and Democratic lawmakers are arguing to have $11 billion in funding repaid in future years.
But Republican lawmakers argued they should focus on solving the current deficit rather than future spending.
"What we're focused on is this year's budget," said Assembly GOP leader Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo.
Earlier Wednesday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders expressed a rare optimism that they are close to reaching a tentative agreement on how to eliminate the state's $26.3 billion deficit.
The closed-door talks include the "Big Five": the governor, the Assembly speaker, the Senate leader and the Republican leaders of both houses of the Legislature. The meetings are typically called by the governor in the final stages of hammering out a budget deal.
Following marathon budget talks that ended at midnight Tuesday, the state's five top leaders had returned to the negotiating table Wednesday afternoon to continue hammering out the final details of a deal.
"Legislative leaders have shown a willingness to make this budget work," Schwarzenegger had said Wednesday before meeting with the lawmakers.
Lawmakers have been grappling with how to close a deficit that is growing by the day due to the issuance of interest-bearing IOUs.
But some of the remaining issues that need to be resolved centered on the Republican governor and GOP lawmakers' demands for deep spending cuts, particularly in health and human services, according to legislative sources.
Other education issues being debated include the question of how to pay for K-12 schools and community colleges, which represent roughly 40 percent of the state's general fund budget.
Schwarzenegger has proposed suspending Proposition 98, which sets minimum spending levels for K-12 schools and community colleges, but Democrats have rebuffed that idea.
Another education issue that the leaders were debating had to do with suspending a $450 million payment to schools, which was part of the settlement of a lawsuit by the California Teachers Association prompted by a previous suspension of Prop. 98 in 2004, legislative sources said.
There is also a question of whether schools, which will inevitably see billions of dollars in spending cuts this year, would be promised a repayment in future years.


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On Saturday I photographed the wedding of Lauren and Keith at Hedsor House. The ultimate in sophistication and luxury, this wedding was perfect from start to finish. Lauren was surrounded by her best friends and had her mum by her side during bridal prep in one of the most stunning bridal rooms I have ever seen. Keith looked like he had just walked out of Vogue magazine and the flower girl – well take a look below and be blown away by how cute she was in her tutu!
These are just a few images from the wedding at Hedsor House, I will share more in the full blog as soon as the gallery is finished.
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Venue – Hedsor House
Make-Up and Hair – Powder Blue Artistry
Cake – Tees Bakery
Band – The blue Lion Band
Florist – La Belle Floral
Catering – Caper and Belly
Production – JSO Production
Videography – Cross Sullivan Weddings
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The Richmond Hill Hotel & Lovekyn Chapel Wedding of Ash & Ruta
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A country wedding at Hambleton Hall
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The Significance of Jesus' Death
Anyone who has studied the life of Jesus must ultimately decide on one of four scenarios regarding his death:
1. That his execution was a senseless, unjustified act by a group of people who saw him as a threat to religious stability;
2. That his execution was a reasonable and justified act that put to rest someone who was stirring up rebellion;
3. That his execution was part of God's ultimate plan to atone for human sinfulness; or
4. That his execution was and is an opportunity for humans to ask forgiveness from God for sinfulness.
The first two scenarios presuppose that Jesus' death had no divine significance, while the last two are attempts at understanding Jesus' death against the backdrop of some grand divine plan. In the days, weeks, and months after Jesus' execution, those who knew of Jesus had to choose between options one and two. Most chose option two, but those who followed Jesus and believed in the lifestyle he taught clearly chose option one. For the option two crowd, that was where it ended. However, those who believed Jesus' death was a senseless tragedy began, in the years and decades after his death, to see his death in light of options three and four. They accepted his death as seemingly senseless, and, because of this, sought ways to define his death as something that perhaps wasn't so senseless and final after all. In this essay, I want to primarily focus on these last two options, as those are the two that have most impacted Christian theology.
It's important to define the difference between atonement and forgiveness. Because Christian theology has for so long confused these terms, we tend to use them interchangeably, or at least as two parts of one whole. Atonement is a method of "making up" for a wrongdoing. If I cut down a tree in my neighbor's front yard that had been planted by her grandfather and was sentimental for her and irreplaceable, I may atone for this act by paying her a thousand dollars or washing her car every day for a year. In that scenario, forgiveness is not an issue, because I am paying the debt for my mistake by doing something else in return. I don't need forgiveness. Another example might be a bank robber doing 15 years in prison – he pays his debt for the crime he committed. He atones for the crime – that is, he makes up for the crime – by doing the time.
Forgiveness, on the other hand, involves one person absolving another from a mistake or shortcoming. In the scenarios above, the woman whose tree I cut down could simply forgive me and I wouldn't have to do anything to make it up to her – pay her money or wash her car. For the bank robber, if his crime was forgiven, he would not have to do time in jail. The crime would be absolved through forgiveness. Forgiveness, by its very definition, does not require atonement. On the flip side, if something is atoned for, forgiveness is not necessary or relevant.
Yet, Christian theology, as I said above, has confused these two terms in a convoluted effort to understand Jesus' death as something other than a senseless tragedy. Most Christians understand that the blood of Jesus functioned as an atoning sacrifice for human sinfulness (option three above). But most Christians also understand that they must ask God for forgiveness for their sins, and if they do so, God will be "faithful and just" to forgive them their sins (option four above). Yet, as I already illustrated, it can't be both ways. If Jesus' death atoned for human sinfulness, then no forgiveness is necessary. If, by Jesus' death, my sins are atoned for, then why do I, if I am a Protestant, feel the need to daily or weekly ask God to forgive my sins? If I am a Catholic, why do I feel the need to go to confession? And, on the flip side, if forgiveness is required, then what significance did Jesus' death really have? If I still have to ask forgiveness for my sins, then why did Jesus have to die?
This, of course, was the central question that plagued early Christians.
Our earliest Christian documents are the letters of Paul. In these letters, Paul consistently portrays Jesus' death in light of atonement – option three. For Paul, human beings are hopelessly and irreversibly sinful. Because of this, God chose Jesus – an especially upright and moral teacher – to die for the sins of the world. Since average men and women are incapable, because of sin, of ever being right with God, God used Jesus' death as an atonement; that is, the blood Jesus shed functioned as the ultimate sacrifice to put humanity right with God. No longer would God require the blood of animals – Jesus' sacrifice was the end. And this was proven, for Paul, by the fact that God raised Jesus spiritually into heaven with him. In all of Paul's authentic writings, there is never a discussion about forgiveness of sins being part of the equation. For Paul, sins are already washed away, because Jesus paid the ultimate price.
In the decades after Paul, as Christian theology continued to develop, an obvious problem was encountered with Paul's atonement theology. If Jesus' death, instead of being a senseless tragedy, was actually part of God's master plan for atonement, then this must mean that all sin, past, present, and future, was automatically washed away at the moment of Jesus' death. My sins, your sins, George Washington's sins, and King Tut's sins were all absolved and atoned for when Jesus' blood was shed. Clearly this posed a problem because it meant that no religion was really necessary. Everyone is already saved! Thus, you have later New Testament writers changing this theology from one of atonement to one of forgiveness. Jesus' execution became an opportunity for forgiveness – sinful humanity put Jesus on the cross, but if we ask God to forgive our sins, he will do it. The requirement for getting right with God is repentance.
An example of this changing theology is the book of Acts, where Paul is depicted preaching on his missionary journeys about the forgiveness of sin, and never once uttering a word about atonement – even though in Paul's own letters, it is exactly the opposite. Which is more likely to be representative of the real Paul's theology – Paul's own writings, or Paul's biographer, writing several generations later? Forgiveness theology permeates most of the remainder of the New Testament books and letters.
The Church, of course, once it had created the New Testament and once it had begun to centralize its power, had to face the problem I mentioned above – if we have to ask forgiveness for sins, then how was Jesus' death really an atonement? And if it wasn't really an atonement, then what purpose did it actually serve? Couldn't God have forgiven our sins, at our request, without having Jesus put to death first? He's making the rules, after all. So Church doctrine, and especially Church liturgy, began to be formulated in such a way as to mix Paul's atonement theology with later New Testament forgiveness theology. Jesus was the ultimate sacrificial lamb, his blood served as the ultimate atonement between humanity and God, but one still must ask God for forgiveness in order to make the atonement "kick in" (for lack of a better phrase). In other words, the atonement doesn't count for you if you don't ask forgiveness.
Well, you can see the problem here. I've already explained how atonement doesn't require forgiveness, and forgiveness doesn't require atonement. But the Church, in an effort to make divine sense out of a senseless tragedy, and in an effort to mesh early Christian theologies (some of which were already quite convoluted to start with) into one, pretty package and thereby centralize its power, came up with this complicated mixture of forgiveness and atonement to explain Jesus' death. They couldn't throw the atonement idea out the window, because then Jesus' death would have been pointless – God could forgive us with or without Jesus' death. But they couldn't throw forgiveness out the window either, because then they couldn't lord our sinfulness over us as a means of wielding power, and they would also have to admit that everyone was automatically forgiven upon Jesus' death, thereby rendering their own institution irrelevant. I suppose they could have come up with an entirely new theological reason for Jesus' death, but it was too late for that.
So modern Christians are left with a confusing, contradictory, and complex theology in order to understand why Jesus had to die. This elaborate and intellectually irreconcilable theology is one of the reasons so many Christians leave the Church and leave the faith. I saw a comic strip just today that had God sitting in heaven on a throne with a newly arrived human being standing before him, pleading his case for entry into heaven. "But I'm forgiven!" the man says. "You died on the cross for the world's sins! Jesus saves!" God's response is: "That's absurd. Why would I sacrifice Myself to Myself to allow me to change a rule I made Myself?"
For me, when understood without divine overtones, and when understood against the backdrop of his life, Jesus' death has a lot more significance. His message was so powerful and revolutionary that the religious power base he threatened killed him over it. He, apparently, was willing to go to his death for his message. And his message lived on even beyond the bounds of death, because of its transcendence and relevance to life. For me, Christianity is not about atonement and blood sacrifice or forgiveness of sins, and it's certainly not about a convoluted and irreconcilable mixture of the two; instead, it is about abundant life in the here and now, a life lived to the fullest, and a life over which the boundaries of death can hold no sway.
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i loved that quote from the comic. thanks.
- Scott said...
Thanks for reading and posting, anon.
- Fred said...
I have now read quite a few of your posts and they always leave me with a sense of satisfaction that thank goodness others get it.
I know that "liberal" views on Christianity are not that rare but they seem to be around here. Either people seem to be full on evangelical or not interested in Christianity at all. There never seems to be any middle ground. I think that this is largely because most people think that it is all or nothing and the only form of Christianity that they are aware of is the noisiest one.
I think that there is a lot to said for removing the religious pablum from the christian message.
Are you able to comment on how this emerging Christianity (or whatever you prefer to call it)is developing in the US ?
- Scott said...
Thanks again for reading and engaging in discussion on these issues.
It's hard to say exactly what's happening right now in the U.S. There is no question that fundamentalism has been on the rise in some regions. Fundamentalists are certainly more shrill and noisy than ever before. That is, without a question, a response not only to modernism in general, but especially to the rise of Muslim terrorism. It's us vs. them.
Yet while fundamentalist forms Christian faith seem to be rising, the overall trend seems to be going in the opposite direction. A lot of folks are leaving the faith or are beginning to embrace new paradigms. In polls, Americans who claim no religious affiliation are at an all time high. In 2008, the Pew Research center found 16% of Americans with no religious affiliation - by far the highest ever. Furthermore, the same poll found that both Protestant and Catholic religious affiliation has decreased, with now only 51% of Americans claiming to be Protestant and 24% claiming to be Catholic.
The poll also found that nearly half of all Americans claim a religious affiliation that is different than the one they were raised in (this includes those who claim no affiliation). So a lot of folks are clearly moving around, testing the waters of other traditions.
Finally, among young adults (18-29), nearly 25%, or 1 in 4, claim no religious affiliation, despite the fact that most of them say they were raised in a religious household.
Clearly people are tending to move away from faith, and to move between faiths in the U.S. Christianity in all its forms is declining, while religions not traditional to the U.S. - Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.) are rising. Atheism and "no religious affiliation" are groups that are also rising (it's important to note that most of those who claim no affiliation do NOT claim to be atheists...only about 3% overall).
So I think it's fair to say that while new paradigms of Christianity are definitely emerging and growing in the U.S., the majority of Americans are still members of traditionally-believing organizations. If you break the poll's findings down into five Christian subgroups (Evangelical Protestant, Mainline Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Mormon), the largest group is still the Evangelical one, covering more than 26% of Americans. If you add in Roman Catholics, you have nearly 50% of the U.S. population claiming affiliation with a "traditional" faith system.
As for my own perspective based on my own experience, it definitely seems to me that traditionalists, while getting louder, are growing smaller as a group. More and more Christians are embracing new paradigms of Christian faith and are moving away from the traditional beliefs of their childhood. There are a lot of new kinds of churches in the U.S., and "social justice" is one new paradigm that I am beginning to hear more and more about. These folks are moving away from the simple faith of yesteryear and are beginning to embrace the idea that being a Christian means way more than just a profession of faith.
So overall, I think the trend is good, but there is still a lot of work to do.


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The Rev. Kim Jackson is Associate Rector for Adult Formation and Service Ministries at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Atlanta, GA.
She is a public theologian and a fierce community activist. Kim works to end the death penalty, advocates for women and children's issues, and is passionate about sharing the liberating Gospel of Christ. When she's not wearing a collar, you can find her in the gym perfecting her weightlifting techniques.
Kim is a graduate of Furman University and Candler School of Theology at Emory university. She and her spouse, Trina, live on a small hobby farm in Stone Mountain with goats, ducks, and chickens.
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LEGO Grand Opening
Matt learned of a LEGO event happening this past weekend at a mall in nearby Glendale. A master LEGO builder was there constructing an 8ft tall Yoda to celebrate the opening of the malls new LEGO store. The kids had a great time!!
Here's a shot of the smaller Yoda that appears will be inside the larger 8 ft Yoda.
The instruction sheet to build a 4x brick that is a larger version of the basic small 8 "peg" lego.
Aidan so proud of his block!!
Emma's block.
Handing the Master LEGO builder our blocks to add to the project.
Their Certificate as a LEGO builder.
Another LEGO creation they loved. And here's cutest.best.baby.shopper.ever.
We stepped away from the LEGO event to go into the Disney store. When we came out the master builder was quizzing the crowd on Star Wars trivia. Matt TOTALLY could have won…..won a Star Wars Lego kit! He looked so sad to not be a part of the contest. My teary Star Wars geek. :)
And one last note. This is an actually traffic sign on our way to the mall. If you have to count several times on the sign and then compare based on lines of car beside you to even know which lane you're in- that's a bad thing. :) Evidence #34 why I do not drive unless necessary. :)
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It's been two weeks since the CYA conference, but I am still buzzing, and the inspiration and creativity it sparked in me has not died down at all.
If you missed CYA this year or attended different sessions, here are some of my conference gems and learnings. I hope they help in your writing journey and inspire you to check out CYA next year...
Education verses Trade? Which one should you aim for? - Pamela Rushby
Pamela Rushby gave us a fantastic overview of education publishing and some of the common misconceptions about the industry.
Pamela told us:
- Educational publishing includes fiction and non-fiction for all age groups. It can include poetry, short stories and even plays.
- Educational publishers are always looking for good educational writers.
- Education writing is sometimes paid for through royalties and sometimes through one-off payments for an author's work.
- Education books have legs – they can run for a long time.
Master Class: Junior and Middle Grade Fiction - Jacqueline Harvey
I could have listened to Jacqueline Harvey talk all day. She is so inspiring and generous with her advice.
Here are my favourite Jacqueline Harvey gems from the day:
- Childhood is a critical time for instilling a love of reading in kids.
- When you write for kids, think about the books you loved as a child and what they provided for you.
- Think about the obvious, the cliché, and then try and do the opposite.
- Have a look at the books that have stood the test of time in the category you write in. Try to figure out why the characters work. Look at similarities but also look at what is different about them.
- Kids want to see their lives reflected in stories, but they also want windows into other worlds.
- Make sure each character adds something to the story. Too many characters can spoil the story.
- Setting anchors the story. Know the setting intimately and use it to add atmosphere.
- Endings must be satisfying and leave the reader yearning for more.
- Listen to others read your work.
- To stand out: have a good hook, have an interesting premise, be new, different or have a twist.
The Adolescent Brain - Natalie Hatch
Natalie Hatch provided fantastic insight into how our brains work when we are young and how this impacts on how we act and react (and how our characters act and react).
Natalie said:
- Teenagers are more likely to take risks.
- Visceral responses (knowing, gut instinct, non-voluntary and voluntary actions) change with age.
- Because of this, the age of your protagonist will have a great influence on how they react in a story.
- Dialogue, too, will be different depending on age (including depth of language, how speech is delivered and body language).
CYA is a fantastic children's and YA writers conference, and I highly HIGHLY recommend it. My only regret was not being able to go to ALL the parallel sessions at the same time!
Hermione's Time-Turner sure would have come in handy!
P.S: If you are thinking of heading to CYA next year, or any conference for that matter, you might like to check out my posts on prepping for a writers conference: How to Prep for a Writing Conference (Part 1) and How to Prep for a Writing Conference (Part 2).


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Shakespeare's Richard III is one of the most infamous villains of all time, and one of the most relished. This episode explains how Shakespeare created both a loathsome and brilliant manipulator, as well as a real man who speaks to every age.
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The story unfolds with Jean Valjean, a worn-out convict who cannot seem to break free from his life of crime, until a simple act of kindness changes his life for the better as he chooses to "pay it forward" by committing to save a young girl from a life of poverty.
While you have probably heard of Les Misérables, or have seen the musical or the film of the musical, the dramatic interpretation of this classic novel on MASTERPIECE takes a new twist. Viewers tuning into the series will see the same story told differently, in a modern take on this French classic, as the team behind this television adaptation is ignoring the famous songs and instead embracing speaking-only roles in an ethnically diverse cast sporting British accents in a French setting. The intent is to add a contemporary feel to the 150-year-old story.
The series features an esteemed ensemble of actors to bring the story to life. It stars Dominic West in the iconic role of ex-convict Jean Valjean, David Oyelowo as his nemesis Javert and Lily Collins as the destitute Fantine as key players in the amazing cast.
This television adaptation of Les Misérables brings the renowned classic by Victor Hugo vibrantly to life through colorful and fetching characters. Multi award-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies goes back to the original novel and digs deep into the many layers of Hugo's story, taking viewers on a roller coaster ride through Jean Valjean and Javert's cat-and-mouse relationship set against the epic backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest.
Les Misérables includes some of the most famous characters in European literature, and touches upon many of the same social problems that we face today – the struggle of poverty, crime and punishment, good vs. evil, social injustice and wrong vs. right.
Director Tom Shankland says: "Working with this incredible cast on Andrew Davies' fantastic adaptation of Les Misérables, really is a dream come true. We want to capture the thrilling spirit of passion and protest in Victor Hugo's novel and make it feel more relevant than ever. The conviction, intensity and authenticity that all of these actors bring to their work is going to be a massive part of making this story speak to audiences everywhere."
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Romola Garai explores "Measure for Measure," one of Shakespeare's most provocative plays that presents a surprisingly timely drama of sexual morality, hypocrisy and harassment.
As the most recognized sports voice in Hawai'i, Jim Leahey did more than call plays; he was a masterful storyteller who informed as well as entertained. After lending his voice to thousands University of Hawai'i and other athletics games, and a career of more than 60 years, he retired from sportscasting in June of 2018.
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People that come up to me and said: You know, I'm gonna do my first game. I said: Well, you have to know the players, you have to study the statistics, you have to know the trends that are going to happen. You have to study the language, you have to read, read, read. And you don't have to read sports all the time; you read other words that you can compare and contrast for the theater of the mind, the people that listen, the people that you're providing the picture for.
Jim Leahey is an iconic name in the world of Hawai'i sports broadcasting. For thousands of games, his voice brought University of Hawai'i athletics into our living rooms. And he's one-third of a local sports dynasty; his father was legendary sportscaster Chuck Leahey, and the ball is now in the hands of Jim's son Kanoa. Jim Leahey, next, on Long Story Short.
One-on-one engaging conversations with some of Hawai'i's most intriguing people: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox.
Aloha mai kākou. I'm Leslie Wilcox. James Charles Leahey, sometimes called Kimo, but better known as Jim, retired in June 2018 from a career that spanned more than sixty years in sports broadcasting. He started out teaching school, which he calls his first love. After he changed careers, he became the most recognized sports voice in Hawai'i, announcing games and hosting sports talk shows on radio and television for decades. His first radio announcing job came unexpectedly in his teens, when his sportscaster father, Chuck Leahey, fell ill. Chuck Leahey had gotten his start in Hawai'i as a U.S. Navy reporter during World War II.
He was at the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was on the destroyer tender Dobbin, seven hundred yards from the Arizona when it blew up. For one month, his job was to pick up dead bodies and body parts. Okay? And that really affected him. He was also at Midway, he was also at Tarawa, he was at Iwo Jima, but he never talked about them. So, later on, I said: Dad, they're having the anniversary for Pearl Harbor, and all of these people, you know, they wear the hats, survivor. How come you never joined that? He says: Let me tell you something. And he looks … Let me tell you something. That was the greatest defeat in the history of the United States Navy; it has affected me greatly. I'm not going out wearing a celebratory hat. And so, that's the kind of person he was. I mean, he really loved his children, he really loved his family, but he knew as a chief petty officer, a journalist chief petty officer in the Navy, which he stayed in after World War II, and he married my mother a month after the attack, he needed something else. So, he went into play-by-play; he went into radio. He refereed basketball games. He did that kind of thing. And because of that, he would have to take us along, because he had these kids. He had to take me along.
How many kids?
Well, he had a total of five. One is deceased now. My brother Robby was blown up in that ammunition firecracker incident.
In Waikele.
In Waikele; yeah.
I'm sorry.
So, the thing was that we sat there, and we absorbed, we absorbed, we absorbed. And we were all sportscasters. I mean, we were all sportscasters. And even when my brother lived in Mililani, had a little pool, we used to play games, and we used to announce the games. And you had to come up there as a new guy with a new bat, and a new way of doing things, and describe what was going on. So, he was able to make a living at it, and he was able to, you know, push it out. And then, he went into Armed Forces Radio in Los Angeles, and we went with him, then we came back. And the first time that I had done it, or I did it, was a boxing tournament in Schofield Barracks at Conroy Bowl. He had pleurisy; he said I can't do it. Pleurisy, liquid in the lungs. And he—This is your pass to get in.
How old were you?
I was fifteen. I was a sophomore at St. Louis. Okay? So, he says: This is your ticket to get in, this is your ticket to get into the arena. This is the equipment; you plug in this, there'll be a radio thing down there, you plug in that, and then you'll hear the engineer, and then you talk to him again. I did it. I went, I got in, I went there. And you know, it sounded fifteen-ish. You know, it was like: There's a hard right to the body, there's a hit to the head, the referee. Oh, he may be down. You know, yeah.
But you were accurate the whole way?
I was pretty accurate. You know, I was pretty accurate. I could tell who won.
And uh, then, you know.
Fifteen; you went there on your own without a buddy or—
Nope; just me.
–chaperone, or anything?
Just me.
So, that started it off.
But that's live. You sink or swim in live.
Yeah; no retakes.
No. Yeah; that's right. And people that come up to me and said: You know, I'm gonna do my first game. I said: Well, you have to know the players, you have to study the statistics, you have to know the trends that are going to happen. You have to study the language, you have to read, read, read. And you don't have to read sports all the time; you read other words that you can compare and contrast for the theater of the mind, the people that listen, the people that you're providing the picture for. So, I said: That's what you have to do. And usually, they get right through the opening, the lineups, everything is good. Tipoff; now, all of that is gone. All of that research is gone, and it's your mind and your talent. And I've always believed in three things. One is, always be yourself. Always be yourself. You've been given this talent. Don't imitate anybody else. Two, never tell a lie. Never tell a lie when you're in play-by-play. And three—and you'll get this; never, ever trust broadcast management.
Never trust them.
Never trust myself; no.
Never trust them; yes.
No, no; of course not.
And it's not their fault; it's not their fault. They look at the broadcast, they look at games in a different way. How many people will listen, how many sponsors will we get, how much do we have to pay the announcer, how much do we have to, you know, pay for the rights, and all kinds of stuff. So, theirs is different.
Different parameters.
Yeah; yeah. But don't trust 'em. Don't come buddy-buddy with 'em. No.
Okay; you say that. But when you're asked who are the people who've influenced you most, two of them are from broadcast management: Bob Sevey and Rick Blangiardi.
Absolutely; absolutely. Bob Sevey; let me tell you the story of Bob Sevey. Bob Sevey was my idol, Bob Sevey was my mentor, Bob Sevey was—well, you worked for him too.
And you did trust him, apparently. He was the news director.
Well, he was the news director, but he also had to present the news every day. And he had to say things like: I want three sources on this story before we put it on the air; I'm not gonna go with this, I want three sources. So, he had the best crew in Hawai'i, and you were one of them, that supplied that for him. For me, he says: Don't say U-nited Airlines, it's United Airlines. I said: What's the difference? He goes: You can tell the difference if you're a pro. I go: Well, I gotta be a pro. You know. I was teaching school at Campbell High School in 'Ewa Beach. He came to see me. So, he came in, and he came into my classroom and he sat down, and he said: Can I talk to you? And I go: Sure; how you doing? You know.
So, he looks at me and he says: Joe Moore is leaving for Channel 2 to do the news; we want you to do the sports at six and at ten. And I told him: No. He says: What? What? He says: How much do you make? I say: Seventeen thousand dollars a year teaching school, and I like it. And he says: I'll double it. Now, it's up to thirty-four thousand. And he says: I'll double it. I say: No, I don't want that. I've been in this part-time, and I don't like it, it's kind of a phony business. You know. And he's looking at me kind of funny, he's looking at me kind of funny. And I said: Look, I live in this community, I ride my bicycle to school every day.
Okay; but Channel 9 was the biggest station of its time.
Oh, it was. It was.
But still, were you negotiating at this point?
No, no, no, no. There was no negotiation here. No, no. What I was trying to say is that I liked my job, I liked where I was, and I liked what I was doing as a teacher. He says he'll double it. I say: No, because I like it. He says–and this is what got me, this is what got me: When are you going to think of your own children instead of everybody else's? Uh … uh … uh … and I knew that this offer was not gonna be there, because this is Friday, and he wants me to be there on Monday.
And lots of other people wanted the job.
That's right; that's right. So, he said: And I'll triple it. So, I said: Well, I'll take a sabbatical one year, see how it is. And I never went back.
Jim Leahey's sportscasting career took off as he informed and entertained. And in live sporting events for the University of Hawai'i, he did more than call plays; he was a masterful storyteller. But he was no master of his emotions. He wore his heart on his UH sleeve.
He loses the ball! Rainbows have it! * How sweet it is! How sweet it is!
This is delicious!
Here comes Muhammad. Muhammad step on the plate, he's safe. The Rainbows have defeated UCLA. I don't believe it! I don't believe it!
Jim Leahey made the job look easier than it was. While some of it came naturally to him, he also did a great deal of homework, prepping for a game.
It's a tremendous thing, and what you had to do, and the amount of hours. Oh, I should have brought in my scorebooks, where I had to handwrite all the updated statistics for the next game.
You just immerse yourself in all the information.
And it takes hours, and hours, and hours. And then, you know, you go and do the best you can in describing—
And then, how did you come up with some of the expressions you've used on the air? I imagine you thought about them ahead of time. I mean, when you said at the Brigham Young game that Hawai'i won, you know: This is better than statehood. That was perfect.
You know, that just came. That just came into my mind, because that's how I felt.
That's how I felt.
And the enthusiasm in your voice is just palpable.
Do you consciously build enthusiasm in games, or is that natural?
I think that you … in order to present the theater of the mind—I keep going back to that, especially in radio. In radio, you have to describe everything. And when you do, people have different ways of looking at it. They have different ways of looking at the stadium, different ways of looking at the grass in the stadium, different ways of where the baseball players are playing defensively. How does the batter look, what kind of bat does he have, what kind of stance does he use, what kind of pitch is going to come his way. All of that have to be conveyed. Now, on television, everyone sees the same picture. But you still have to enhance it. You have to enhance who these people are, what kind of record does the pitcher have.
With a few words, too.
And the words that you use come from reading, reading, reading, reading, reading. And it doesn't have to be sports; it can be anything else. Because then you can compare and contrast. That ball is aloha. Homerun; that ball is aloha. No one in the other forty-nine states is going to say: What? What is that? But the people here do. So, you have to be very concerned with your audience, too. You have to really be concerned with that.
Now, Bob Sevey was probably better known than most governors.
Yes. He was a tremendous guy, and I owe a lot to him. Really.
And yet, it wasn't smooth sailing all the time.
Because he was broadcast management, so you had your tiffs with him. In fact, one time I said–I think we called you Kimo.
Kimo Leahi at the time.
What's Kimo angry about? And he goes: I don't know.
There were a lot of guys in that newsroom that were the same.
Always angry about something. And they reported the news, I think, the best that it could be reported. But for me, working on that particular crew—and then you have Blangiardi coming in, and his idea about taking the events of the University of Hawai'i football team, basketball team, volleyball team, and to televise it to the Hawaiian Islands was amazing. And he had a man who worked very, very hard at it, and that was Stan Sheriff. And Stan Sheriff built already a big arena at Northern Iowa when he was there, before he came as the athletic director at the University of Hawai'i. And he fought with the politicians all the time, because the politicians were saying: We don't need a big arena; the only good team we have is volleyball, we only need four thousand seats. And he says: No, we—
Think big.
Think big. Because we need fifteen thousand, because then we can have regionals, then we can have—you know, it would be national; it would be national. That's what he was looking for. He was so dedicated to what he did, it killed him. Because one night after coming back from the mainland, he went to pick up his baggage and died, right there. And so, that was really a tragedy. But we kept working at it, and Blangiardi kept working at it. And so, Blangiardi, even though he was management, he was my color man. He was my color man in what I consider the greatest game, which was in 1989 when the Bows finally beat Brigham Young after ten years.
Farmer at the forty. Farmer at the forty-five. Farmer at the forty. in front of it. The thirty, the twenty, the fifteen, the ten, the five! Touchdown!
I'm not sure. They say no! And they put it on the three-yard line! No way! No way!
He has it at the fifteen. He will score!
Final seconds will tick away. And so, if you ask yourself: Is this the year? Is this the year? You better believe this is the year!
I remember the time watching that clip. Rick Blangiardi sat at Jim Leahey's side, providing color commentary during many live sports events. Once the broadcast was over, though, Blangiardi's role went back to being the boss at the TV station.
And he fired me twice. And his method of firing, I mean, it was Broadway show. Get out, you'll never work in this town again.
I chase him down the stairs to his car, make sure he leaves. And I go: Boy, I don't want to get fired like that. And yet, I was. One night, he's gonna show the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and I went … No, no; you don't want to watch this. I did the sports lead-in to the movie. I said: You don't want to watch this. Tomorrow night, we have a better, it's better for the kids, we have a better movie.
So, you were an employee of the station telling people not to watch the station.
Right; okay.
That's the first thing he said to me when I came in the next day. And then following that is: You're done, you're finished, you'll never work in this town again. So, I drive home, I drive home and I tell my wife: Toni, I'm sorry, but I got fired today; I got fired by Blangiardi. And she, being the Catholic school girl that she was, said: What did you do now?
Okay? So, I said: Chainsaw Massacre. Ring; the phone rings. It's Blangiardi. Eh, this is Blangiardi. You know.
And he says: We had a good one today; yeah? And I go: Yeah, you fired me. Ah, don't worry about that, come back tomorrow.
But see, he's like nobody else.
Some chances you don't get more than once.
Yeah. But the thing is, I think that now that I've retired, I find it very difficult.
Okay. This is really the nub of it. You've just retired from sportscasting, after more than sixty years. Sportscasting has defined your life; you've loved it. Other people have a love-hate relationship with their job, or they really lost interest a while back. But you have always been all in, all love it. You know, whatever you've had to put up with to do it, you've loved. So, now what?
Ooh; that's a good question, isn't it?
You're supposed to think about it before you retire.
Yeah. I … I did think about it, but it was like on and off, on and off, on and off. And then, when I had my last tiff with the management of the radio station that carried University of Hawai'i basketball—
Oh, that's right.
I mean, baseball.
You've probably been fired from other places too; right?
Yeah, yeah. I've been fired from other places, too.
So, this one, the manager says: Well, it was only a two-year deal. I said: two-year, I never signed anything. Where is it; show me the paper. So, I'm telling them: Look, I can do it one more year; I know I can do it one more year. And he goes: Well, you know, I don't know, in one or two years, the new guys that's coming in, they actually work here, and… And I go: Well. And he says: Well, call me. I hang up. My wife is across the room, and she's giving me the what-for. I mean, her eyes are like, neeeee. She says: Don't you ever do that again. And I said: What? Beg people for a job. Do you know the kinda people they are, compared to you? What are all these awards? What are all these; you haven't done anything? You're just coming up, just starting? No, you don't even need 'em. Now's the time for you to step away. That's what she tells me; now's the time for you to step away. Now, we have been married fifty-two years. And when her eyes get big, I tend to take that as a signal that I'd better maybe start to think in a different way.
Jim Leahey's home life was in many ways a reflection of his life as a sports fan, enjoying the give-and-take and the back-and-forth opinions, even relishing the disagreement and not wanting to give an inch. He credits his wife Toni and their three children for opening him up to new perspectives, and making him a better person. Those real-life spirited discussions around the kitchen table became the format for Leahey & Leahey, a show he co-hosted with his son Kanoa Leahey for nine years here on PBS Hawai'i.
I would love to have been at your family's dinner table over years, because I know it was vociferous debate many times.
Oh, yeah.
We saw it when you and Kanoa were doing the show here together. You would take positions, and you would advocated mightily. And both of you were so articulate in doing so. And it could get very …
Yes, it could.
So, I think you're comfortable with conflict.
And I think …
Because in conflict, if you have the right conflict, if you have the kind of conflict where you leave and you don't like the person anymore, you know. But if you leave with respect, you can converse, you know, all the time.
It's true that you don't solve anything unless you work it out.
That's right.
So, what were your dinner table conversations like as a family?
Oh, when we disagreed with each other, it was: How can you possibly be saying that, when you called yourself a human being? You know.
Ooh, that sounds a little personal.
Well, yeah. I mean, but the other ones were: No, no, no, that's not right. Because especially when they got into high school, then they could argue back, then they could really make a case. Then they could say: Yeah, well, you don't know anything; you don't know anything about this. And I didn't like that, because … they were right; I didn't know anything about that.
But did you admit it?
No; not then.
No, of course not.
But later on; you know, later on, you do. No; the family dinner is something that is very special. The family dinner is something that, what happened during that day, you discuss it. And sometimes, you agree, sometimes you don't agree, sometimes you leave it unsaid, or solutions un—
Is any conversation forbidden, any subject forbidden?
No; absolutely not. And I think my wife watches that pretty good. She goes: Don't say that. You know, that kinda stuff.
And everybody listens to her.
Yes. I mean, she's the one that sets the standard. My wife and I set the standards. Fifty-two years; fifty-two years of the greatest arguments that you will ever hear.
Who wins? Who wins your arguments?
— vocabulary, I may say.
Oh, I bet.
She's a teacher, and you're a word guy.
I'll tell you what. When we go to sleep, we're solving it. So, when the lights go out, about a half hour after that … Sorry, I said [INDISTINCT]. And I think that's the best way. You can disagree, but then there's also that it's not permanent. It's not permanent.
And you learn something from every argument? Is that what you think?
You learn most of it; you learn most of it in there. But I wouldn't trade her.
Right now, people are so polarized, and we have a hard time talking to each other about our differences. And you feel really comfortable doing that. It's had some negative effects, but it's really healthy to talk when you don't agree.
Yes. That's the only way that you really make progress. If you're afraid not to state your views, if you're afraid to say that what I believe … I really don't, I really don't think it'll work. You gotta go in there with some certainty. You gotta go in there and say: Yeah, that's a good point, and I'll give you that, but. And then you challenge, you challenge, you know, whatever they have to say.
Have you ever regretted that you spoke up or disagreed?
Sure. Sure.
Oh, I think that I … emotionally, I leapt emotionally before I leapt intellectually. And at the end, I think I hurt the person a little bit too much. Lady. So, I called her up and said: If that's an example of me, I was not up to standard. You know. But you have to have respect for the person. You have to have. You know, what they say to you, you learn from that.
Do you think it made your kids stronger, that you're such a strong personality, and outspoken? And obviously, Toni is very much a part, and probably quieter and more definitive when it's over. But you know, your kids hear a lot from you. Do you think it's made them stronger?
I think it's made me stronger. I think it's made me stronger. Because when I talk to them on the phone or something like that and they have a point, they go boom-boom-boom-boom. You know. Yeah. That's right; that's right. Yeah, yeah, okay. Yeah, okay. Yeah, that's okay. All right. Let me look into that. You know, that kind of made me stronger. At times, you know, I think it's helped them with their problems. Everybody has problems. But I just think, you know, you're Leaheys, and we have a pride, we have a way of doing things, and what you've said has made me stronger. I finally understand where you're coming from; finally understand.
You know what I noticed about you when you were doing a show here? 'Cause I got to observe you. If a guest didn't show, if for some reason a featured guest was not available for the taping, it didn't concern you whatsoever. You and Kanoa knew you could put on a half-hour program.
Sure; yeah.
Adlib it, and it would be a really good show. And it was not necessary, even though it would have been welcome.
It would have been better.
That would be so daunting to almost anybody else.
No; because see, that's who we are. That's who we are. We deal with ideas, we deal with viewpoints. We deal with things that happen. And maybe our viewpoint is a little bit off, a little bit different, but we're going to explain it to you. You know, we're going to show you.
What do you think about Kanoa? When you listen to him call sports, do you hear yourself, and then do you hear things that you wouldn't say?
I hear myself; I hear the same things that I've said in the past. But I also hear something that … is really good. It's really original. But I can still hold my own. I can still hold my own in basketball, or have good games in baseball. I think I'm a little bit better than he is in baseball. But don't tell anybody.
Jim's son, Kanoa Leahey, has taken his place in the Leahey dynasty as a consummate sportscaster very skilled at handling live coverage, and a sports talk show host. Mahalo to Jim Leahey of East Honolulu for sharing your stories with us. And mahalo to you, for joining us. For PBS Hawai'i and Long Story Short, I'm Leslie Wilcox. Aloha nui.
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A horse walks into a bar. Tell me the joke.
A horse walks into a bar. The bartender looks up and says: Hey, big fella; why the long face?
That's it; that's the joke. She got it.
That was perfect.
That was flawless delivery.
How many years; how many years did it take for you to remember that joke? 'Cause I used to tell it every day for about three months, and you never got it right. The bartender wasn't right, the horse didn't have a long neck.
Twenty-five to thirty years?
It was about that. Yeah, it was about that.
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