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The Aristotlean Tragedy of pMark
The Aristotlean Tragedy of pMark
As far as I can tell, my particular reconstruction of the historical Jesus is idiosyncratic. I explain this oddity as arising from the main source I use to profile the historical Jesus. This source is not readily apparent as it is what has previously been labeled as "gMark." "pMark," "proto-Mark," and "Ur-Markus." These terms all refer to the theory that there is an earlier version of Mark that has been editorially expanded and so produced the final form of the gospel.
I find evidence of its existence based on three considerations. First, I think that there is convincing evidence that an underlying text has been expanded to be found in three texts in particular. In all three cases, the narrative flow seems to be interrupted by some material, after which the narrative appears to be resumed. To illustrate this, I have put the suspected expansion in italics:
7 And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits ; 8 and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff -no bread, no bag, no money in their belt - 9 but to wear sandals ; and He added, "Do not put on two tunics." 10 And He said to them, "Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave town. 11 "Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them." 12 They went out and preached that men should repent. 13 And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.
14 And King Herod heard of it, for His name had become well known ; and people were saying, "John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him." 15 But others were saying, "He is Elijah." And others were saying, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old." 16 But when Herod heard of it, he kept saying, "John, whom I beheaded, has risen !" 17 For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. 18 For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." 19 Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so; 20 for Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed ; but he used to enjoy listening to him. 21 A strategic day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his lords and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee ; 22 and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests ; and the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you." 23 And he swore to her, "Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to half of my kingdom." 24 And she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist." 25 Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." 26 And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her. 27 Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison, 28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl ; and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 When his disciples heard about this, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.
The apostles gathered together with Jesus ; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught.2) Jesus' family comes to get him because he seems unbalanced:
20 And He came home, and the crowd gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal. 21 When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, "He has lost His senses."
22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons." 23 And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan ? 24 "If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 "If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 "If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished ! 27 "But no one can enter the strong man's house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house. 28 "Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter ; 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin "- 30 because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit."
31 Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him. 32 A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You." 33 Answering them, He said, "Who are My mother and My brothers ?" 34 Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, "Behold My mother and My brothers ! 35 "For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother."
3) Jesus' assertion about an unknown exorcist:
33 They came to Capernaum ; and when He was in the house, He began to question them, "What were you discussing on the way ?" 34 But they kept silent, for on the way they had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest. 35 Sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all." 36 Taking a child, He set him before them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them, 37 "Whoever receives one child like this in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me."
38 John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us." 39 But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. 40 "For he who is not against us is for us. 41 "For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.
42 "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea.
The second line of evidence is to identify those text which contain distinctive Markan motifs. These themes are characterized by the fact that they are so often repeated. The first is the highly repeat use of the adverb, euthus, which means, "immediately." The second is the often repeated idea that people were "amazed" at Jesus. To view a marked Gospel of Mark, go to this link:
The third line of evidence is found where I and at least one other contemporary scholar, Dominic Crossan, think that gMark ended in Mk 15:39 with the centurion's "epiphany" that Jesus was indeed a uios theou. For reason that I shall give below, I translate this phrase as, "a son of a god." Note that what immediately follows are the two episodes of Jesus' burial and resurrection, which are tied together by the actions of women. It is women who learn where Jesus was buried and women that come to the empty tomb. The continuity of these two episodes, linked by the action of women, begins immediately after the alleged conclusion of gMark, while the woman are not present before that. This difference provides an indication that it is a supplemental expansion.
Now if we worked back from the conclusion of gMark, we have a dramatic presentation of Jesus' attitude changing from one of extreme confidence and abject despair and possibly reaching the point of insanity. The height of Jesus' confidence is found is his answer to the second question of the high priest, "Are you the Messiah?" This is a dramatic crescendo in as far as that hitherto, Jesus has taken great efforts to avoid making an explicit Messianic claim. It especially stands in contrast to his evasion to answer by what authority he usurped that of the High Priest in his "cleansing" of the Temple. Now at last, he is put on the spot. His opponent finally have him where they want him. No more chance to evade this most critical question and answer:
Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" 62 And Jesus said, "I am ; and you shall see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN.
Due to the Markan expansions, and I think for theological reasons, Jesus' response is often not understood. The question is, when did Jesus expect his interrogator to see the fulfillment of this prophecy from Daniel 7:13 to which Jesus alludes? Here is the text in full:
13 "I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. 14 "And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away ; And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed.
I can think of no other text that so well presents the Messianic expectation.
But when does Jesus expect the high priest to witness the fulfillment of this prophecy? Answer, any second. It is in this way that Jesus backs the Messianic he just announced. Indeed, when Jesus usurped the high priest's authority over the Temple, the authority by which he did this was his Messianic authority had he chosen not to evade the question. But now, at this most dramatic moment, his unequivocal claim was to be immediately fulfilled by him doing so! Here is the height of Jesus' confidence, not only that he was indeed the Messiah, but that his claim will be vindicated any minute by a supernatural event that would establish him as Messiah and so usher in the Messianic Age.
But his expectation was sorely disappointed, for as he felt death coming on, he cried,
which is translated,
But there is more. Our very skilled author wishes to convey, I think, that Jesus received an answer to his question. It was, "Because you are not the Messiah." Fate itself had answered his question and provided an inescapable conclusion. How does Jesus respond?
37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.
A loud cry. Here Jesus is portrayed as going insane. From the time of John's baptism, Jesus became convinced by it that he indeed was the Messiah. But now, he was forced to face the impossible conclusion that both himself and John were dead wrong. This was the crowing moment of gMark's portrayal Jesus as the Tragic Hero. Indeed, gMark's portrayal perfectly conforms to Aristotle's definition of the figure of a Tragic Hero. Here is a summary of the ingredients that go to comprise this archetypical figure:
"A tragic hero is a protagonist with a tragic flaw, also known as fatal flaw, which eventually leads to his demise. The concept of the tragic hero was created in ancient Greek tragedy and defined by Aristotle. Usually, the realization of fatal flaw results in catharsis or epiphany. The tragic flaw is sometimes referred to as an Achilles' heel after the single fatal flaw of the Greek warrior Achilles."
Aristotelian tragic hero:"In a complex Aristotelian tragedy, the hero is of noble birth and is more admirable than ordinary men. He cannot, however, be morally perfect because the best plots arise when his downfall is the inevitable consequence of some defect in character (or tragic flaw).The spectacle of a good man dragged to destruction by a single error arouses in the audience both pity and fear, leading to the catharsis, a psychological state through which those emotions are purged; the audience leaves the theater relieved, or even exalted, rather than depressed."
An Aristotelian tragic hero must have four characteristics:
Nobleness (of a noble birth) or wisdom (by virtue of birth).
Hamartia (translated as tragic flaw, somewhat related to hubris, but denoting excess in behavior or mistakes).
A reversal of fortune (peripetia) brought about because of the hero's tragic error.
The discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero's own actions (anagnorisis).
Other common traits:
Hero must suffer more than he deserves.
Hero must be doomed from the start, but bear no responsibility for possessing his flaw.
Hero must be noble in nature, but imperfect so that the audience can see themselves in him.
Hero must have discovered his fate by his own actions, not by things happening to him.
Hero must see and understand his doom, as well as the fact that his fate was discovered by his own actions.
Hero's story should arouse fear and empathy.
Hero must be physically or spiritually wounded by his experiences, often resulting in his death.
Ideally, the hero should be a king or leader of men, so that his people experience his fall with him.
The hero must be intelligent so he may learn from his mistakes.
This nearly perfect portrayal of gMark of Jesus as Aristotle's Tragic Hero shows that the author was both familiar with it and a skilled "playwright." It has been suggested by someone that it was none other than Seneca, or someone very much like him, who composed what we know as gMark. The question then becomes, was the actual events of Jesus' passion molded into Aristotle's tragic hero, or did Jesus live out the actual experience upon which Aristotle developed his character? Certainly, non-historical elements are present in the story. But how much is based upon historical event?
I will leave this question with the reader.
The author has portrayed Jesus as a Messianic Pretender who was the epitome of the Tragic Hero. The author's own assessment is voiced in the Centurion's epiphany. Jesus was certainly "a son of a god." I translate this way because it is intended to express what a Roman point of view. In gMark's estimation, Jesus ended up being tortured by a subscription to Messianic apocalyptisim that finally betrayed him in a most pathetic way. Even so, from a Roman point of view, he was a transcendent being, belonging to that class of person who stand above his fellow men. In this, the author gave Jesus the highest rating that he could.
Let me note that a dominant feature of this portrayal is the presence of "dramatic irony," or a surprising outcome. The Sanhedrin was right. Jesus was wrong. Jesus' own executioner voices the epiphany.
This portrayal I feel compelled to say, offers a more sublime story than Christian gospel. Instead of a divine comedy, it is a searing, most pathetic tragedy. So which is to be commended? I side with Aristotle. I prefer the latter.
God have mercy on the man,
who doubts what he's sure of.
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RE: The Aristotlean Tragedy of pMark
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Have you met Bucky Ball? He and a few other TTA scholars will be able to add value to the above.
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RE: The Aristotlean Tragedy of pMark
Interesting. I have to read it more carefully. Mark Fulton should read it too, and hopefully comment. Welcome.
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(15-12-2012 01:49 AM)Bucky Ball Wrote: Interesting. I have to read it more carefully. Mark Fulton should read it too, and hopefully comment. Welcome.Thank you.
RE: The Aristotlean Tragedy of pMark
Here is where I find pMark currently:
Here is my presentation of my demarcation of pMark. The translation chosen is the NASB because of its literal approach of formal correspondence as opposed to dynamic equivalence. Of course, the material I assign to Mark's redaction is all the material excluded from that below. If my analysis is approximately correct, not only is a study of pMark is at hand, so also is a redaction-critical study of Mark.
1:2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet : "BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY ; 3 THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.' "
4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 6 John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and his diet was locusts and wild honey. 7 And he was preaching, and saying, "After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals.
Jesus Preaches in Galilee
14 Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, 15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand."
32 When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon-possessed. 33 And the whole city had gathered at the door. 34 And He healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons ; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was. 35 In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there. 36 Simon and his companions searched for Him; 37 they found Him, and said to Him, "Everyone Is looking for You." 38 He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may preach there also ; for that is what I came for." 39 And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out the demons.
2:15 And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples ; for there were many of them, and they were following Him. 16 When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, "Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners ?" 17 And hearing this, Jesus asid to them, "It Is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick ; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.
18 John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting ; and they came and said to Him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast ?" 19 And Jesus said to them, 21 "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment ; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear results. 22 "No one puts new wine into old wineskins ; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins."
Question of the Sabbath
23 And it happened that He was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees were saying to Him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath ?" 25 And He said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions became hungry ; 26 how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests, and he also gave it to those who were with him?" 27 Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
The Twelve Are Chosen
3:13 And He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him. 14 And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach, 15 and to have authority to cast out the demons. 16 And He appointed the twelve : Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter ), 17 and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, "Sons of Thunder "); 18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot ; 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.
20 And He came home, and the crowd gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal. 21 When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, "He has lost His senses. 31 Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him. 32 A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You." 33 Answering them, He said, "Who are My mother and My brothers ?" 34 Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, "Behold My mother and My brothers ! 35 "For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.
21 And He was saying to them, "A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket, is it, or under a bed ? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand 22 "For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light. 23 "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 And He was saying to them, "Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides. 25 "For whoever has, to him more shall be given ; and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him."
Parable of the Mustard Seed
30 And He said, "How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it? 31 "It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil, 32 yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and forms large branches ; so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR can NEST UNDER ITS SHADE." 33 With many such parables He was speaking the word to them, so far as they were able to hear it; 34 and He did not speak to them without a parable ; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.
The Twelve Sent Out
3:17 And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits ; 8 and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff -no bread, no bag, no money in their belt - 9 but to wear sandals ; and He added, "Do not put on two tunics." 10 And He said to them, "Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave town. 11 "Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them." 12 They went out and preached that men should repent. 13 And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.
30 The apostles gathered together with Jesus ; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught. 31 And He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while."
Followers of Tradition
7:1 The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, 2 and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders ; 4 and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.) 5 The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands ?" 6 And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written : 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. 7 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.' 8 "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men." 9 He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. 10 "For Moses said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER '; and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH '; 11 but you say, 'If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God),' 12 you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother ; 13 thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down ; and you do many things such as that."
The Heart of Man
14 After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand : 15 there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man. 16 "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
17 When he had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him about the parable. 18 And He said to them, "Are you so lacking in understanding also ? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him, 19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated ?" (Thus He declared all foods clean.) 20 And He was saying, "That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. 21 "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, 22 deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy , slander, pride and foolishness. 23 "All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man."
8:11 The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him. 12 Sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, "Why does this generation seek for a sign ? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation."
22 And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him. 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village ; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, "Do you see anything ?" 24 And he looked up and said, "I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around." 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes ; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, "Do not even enter the village."
Peter's Confession of Christ
27 Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi ; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, "Who do people say that I am ?" 28 They told Him, saying, "John the Baptist ; and others say Elijah ; but others, one of the prophets." 29 And He continued by questioning them, "But who do you say that I am ?" Peter answered and said to Him, "You are the Christ." 30 And He warned them to tell no one about Him.
9:33 They came to Capernaum ; and when He was in the house, He began to question them, "What were you discussing on the way?" 34 But they kept silent, for on the way they had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest. 35 Sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."
10:1 Getting up, He went from there to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan ; crowds gathered around Him again, and, according to His custom, He once more began to teach them. 2 Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce a wife. 3 And He answered and said to them, "What did Moses command you?" 4 They said, "Moses permitted a man TO WRITE A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY." 5 But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. 6 "But from the beginning of creation, God MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE. 7 "FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, 8 AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH ; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 "What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
Jesus Blesses Little Children
13 And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 "Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all." 16 And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.
The Rich Young Ruler
17 As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?" 18 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good ? No one is good except God alone. 19 "You know the commandments, 'DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.' " 20 And he said to Him, "Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up." 21 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, "One thing you lack : go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven ; and come, follow Me." 22 But at these words he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property.
Jesus enters Jerusalem and drives out the money changers
11:15 Then they came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves ; 16 and He would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple. 17 And He began to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS '? But you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN." 18 The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and began seeking how to destroy Him. 19 When evening came, they would go out of the city.
Jesus' Authority Questioned
27 They came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him, 28 and began saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things ?" 29 And Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 "Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men ? Answer Me." 31 They began reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?' 32 "But shall we say, 'From men '?"-they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet. 33 Answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Jesus Answers the Pharisees, Sadducees and Scribes
12:13 Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement. 14 They came and said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one ; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not? 15 "Shall we pay or shall we not pay ?" But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to look at." 16 They brought one. And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this ?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's." 17 And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
18 Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection ) came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying, 19 "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that IF A MAN'S BROTHER DIES and leaves behind a wife AND LEAVES NO CHILD, HIS BROTHER SHOULD MARRY THE WIFE AND RAISE UP CHILDREN TO HIS BROTHER. 20 "There were seven brothers ; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children. 21 "The second one married her, and died leaving behind no children ; and the third likewise ; 22 and so all seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also. 23 "In the resurrection, when they rise again, which one's wife will she be? For all seven had married her." 24 Jesus said to them, "Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God ? 25 "For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 26 "But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, and the God of Jacob '? 27 "He is not the God of the dead, but of the living ; you are greatly mistaken."
28 One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is the foremost of all ?" 29 Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL ! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD ; 30 AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' 31 "The second is this, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is no other commandment greater than these." 32 The scribe said to Him, "Right, Teacher ; You have truly stated that HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE BESIDES HIM; 33 AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE ONE'S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." 34 When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.
35 And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, "How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David ? 36 "David himself said in the Holy Spirit, 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET."' 37 "David himself calls Him 'Lord '; so in what sense is He his son ?" And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him. 38 In His teaching He was saying : "Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places, 39 and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, 40 who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers ; these will receive greater condemnation."
The Widow's Mite
41 And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury ; and many rich people were putting in large sums. 42 A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent. 43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury ; 44 for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on."
Death Plot
14:1 Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away ; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him; 2 for they were saying, "Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people."
10 Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Him to them. 11 They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.
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53 They led Jesus away to the high priest ; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes gathered together
Jesus before His Accusers
55 Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any. 56 For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent. 57 Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying, 58 "We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.' " 59 Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent. 60 The high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, "Do You not answer ? What is it that these men are testifying against You?" 61 But He kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" 62 And Jesus said, "I am ; and you shall see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."
63 Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, "What further need do we have of witnesses ? 64 "You have heard the blasphemy ; how does it seem to you?" And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death. 65 Some began to spit at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, "Prophesy !" And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.
15:1 Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately held a consultation ; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate. 2 Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews ?" And He answered him, "It is as you say." 3 The chief priests began to accuse Him harshly. 4 Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, "Do You not answer ? See how many charges they bring against You!" 5 But Jesus made no further answer.
6 Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. 7 The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection. 8 The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. 9 Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews ?" 10 For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead. 12 Answering again, Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews ?" 13 They shouted back, "Crucify Him!" 14 But Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done ?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify Him!" 15 Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked
16 The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium ), and they called together the whole Roman cohort. 17 They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; 18 and they began to acclaim Him, "Hail, King of the Jews !" 19 They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him. 20 After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him. 21 They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus ), to bear His cross.
The Crucifixion
22 Then they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. 23 They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh ; but He did not take it. 24 And they crucified Him, and divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take.
25 It was the third hour when they crucified Him. 26 The inscription of the charge against Him read, "THE KING OF THE JEWS." 27 They crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left. 28 [And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with transgressors."] 29 Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha ! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 save Yourself, and come down from the cross !" 31 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, "He delivered others ; He cannot deliver Himself. 32 "Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe !" Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.
33 When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI ?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?" 35 When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah." 36 Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down."
37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last. 38 And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, "Truly this man was a son of a god."
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12 Cozy, Charming Breakfast Nooks
Why are these called breakfast nooks? Sure, sipping coffee and enjoying toast while reading the paper in the morning light seems the fitting activity in one of these smallish spaces. But we're sure the owners of these homes tuck in to meatloaf there, too. Either way, we love nooks. The nearer they're nestled to the kitchen, the better.
By the standards of some apartment dwellers, some of these nooks could classify as dining rooms. Others are carved out of a tiny corner, accented with two stools and nothing more. Some are the sole eating surface in the house; others are just a spot to have tea or for a friend to sit while she chats with the cook.
We especially love the ones that have cushions or padded benches. After all, if you are using it for breakfast, it's nice to have a soft landing early in the morning.
• 1. A beautiful French set-up, from Marie Claire Mason.
• 2. Renee Fleming's cushioned corner, from Country Living.
• 3. A cute IKEA corner, from Erin and Melanie's Sunny Mission Oasis.
• 4. Another nook by a window, from Lydia's Subtly Divided Studio.
• 5. Snug, vintage booth, from Kristie's Thirties Tennessee Treasure.
• 6. Warm, pinkish-orange beauty, from Angelique's Sunlit Breakfast Nook.
• 7. A rounded-edge table to take up less room, from a Swedish real estate site.
• 8. A padded bench and a table, from Anderson's Love, Eat, Party.
• 9. Usable space beside the fridge, from Delight's Cozy Nest for Three.
• 10. Ahhh, club chairs, from Living Etc.
• 11. Practical seating in a historic kitchen, from Edna St. Vincent Millay's Poetic Farmhouse.
• 12. More like a dining room, but still stunning, from Sharon and Spencer's Danish & Dogs Domicile.


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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Many of us have heard of the North Star Polaris, but we may not understand that the Celestial North Pole actually changes over time. In this lecture by longtime Hayden presenter Ted Williams, we'll learn about the shifting poles; whether there is a star akin to Polaris in the Southern Hemisphere; and much more: did you know there are north and south "poles" in our solar system—and even in the Milky Way galaxy? Join us as we travel across the globe in search of these celestial anchors.


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'Jack the Snipper' suspect arrested on exposure charge in DoverBy TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 05. 2013 8:47PM
DOVER - A Manchester man police pinpointed as "Jack the Snipper" - for the intruder's habit of breaking into homes and cutting off the nighties of sleeping women - was arrested Tuesday by Dover police on a charge of indecent exposure.
Police said Jeffrey Gelinas, 37, on Sunday exposed his genitals to a young girl while at the Bed, Bath and Beyond store at 875 Central Ave. The girl got her mother's attention and Gelinas ran away, police said.
Police, after receiving several tips identifying him from surveillance videos, arrested him without incident on Elm Street in Manchester Tuesday.
He is scheduled to be arraigned at 10:45 a.m. today in Dover District Court.
Gelinas was paroled last year after serving an eight-year sentence.
In 2003 and 2004, Durham police had zeroed in on Gelinas as their sole suspect in eight "Jack the Snipper" burglaries. Gelinas was arrested and subsequently pleaded guilty to a single charge of attempted burglary.
"The reality of it was this was a series of acts that, I wouldn't want to say paralyzed the community, but was incredibly unsettling for the community," Durham Police Chief David L. Kurz said last year.
The case drew national media attention. At one point, Durham police consulted with a psychologist, who feared the crimes could progress into violence, Kurz said.
The Snipper never targeted university-owned housing, the chief said. He accessed off-campus apartments by walking down common hallways and checking doors. He never broke a lock or window; he merely walked into unlocked apartments, Kurz said last year.
"There were some really traumatized victims. Trauma and fear were really permeating the community," he said.


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Kermit Johnson, 87 - August 18, 2010
Kermit Roy Johnson, 87, of Holdrege passed away Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at Holdrege Memorial Homes.
Services were conducted at the Moses Hill Evangelical Covenant Church in Phelps County on Monday, Aug. 16, with the Rev. Craig Roberts officiating. Interment took place at Moses Hill Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Roy and Hanna; two sisters—Norma Ryden and Sadie Kimberling; a brother, Delwin Johnson; a grandson, Michael Sheen.
Survivors include: his wife, Elaine of Holdrege; four children—Joan Kay (Steve) Sheen of Kearney, Gene Larry (Marjorie) Johnson of Douglasville, GA, Merle Elton (Debra) Johnson of Ann Arbor, MI, and Janell Sue (Larry) Rossen of Gothenburg; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; three sisters—Merna Smith of Bertrand, Bonnie (Elsworth) Samuelson and Betty (Warren) Jacobson, all of Holdrege; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
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text: Thursday, November 10, 2011 New in the Literature: Low Back Pain (Lancet. 2011;378:1560-1571.) Authors of a study that compared the clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of stratified primary care (intervention) with non-stratified current best practice (control) report that a stratified approach, by use of prognostic screening with matched pathways, will have important implications for the future management of back pain in primary care. For this study, 1,573 adults (aged ≥18 years) with back pain (with or without radiculopathy) consultations at 10 general practices in England responded to invitations to attend an assessment clinic. The 851 eligible participants were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n=568) and control group (n=283) by use of computer-generated stratified blocks with a 2:1 ratio. Participants in both groups were screened using the Keele STarT Back Screening Tool to stratify their prognostic risk. Treatment, including physical therapy, was standardized for the participants in the intervention group and matched according to their risk; whereas the participants in the control group received current best practice including referral for physical therapy. Primary outcome was the effect of treatment on the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) score at 12 months. In the economic evaluation, the authors focused on estimating incremental quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and health-care costs related to back pain. Analysis was by intention to treat. (This study is registered, number ISRCTN37113406). Overall, adjusted mean changes in RMDQ scores were significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group at 4 months (4.7 vs 3.0, between-group difference 1.81 [95% CI 1.06-2.57]) and at 12 months (4.3 vs 3.3, 1.06 [0.25-1.86]), equating to effect sizes of 0.32 (0.19-0.45) and 0.19 (0.04-0.33), respectively. At 12 months, stratified care was associated with a mean increase in generic health benefit (0.039 additional QALYs) and cost savings (£240.01 vs £274.40) compared with the control group. "For many years, the potential for targeting treatment has been emphasized as a research priority for back pain," the authors said in a press release. "The results of this trial provide the first evidence that a stratified management approach to target the provision of primary care significantly improves patient outcomes and is associated with substantial economic benefits compared with current best practice." This study was published October 29 in Lancet. Comments These kinds of studies are going to drive me crazy! First--there is this study "helping" primary care figure out what to do with back pain and then in another article from APTA on a study on patient self referral to PT as being more cost effective (rather dramatically) than seeing an MD first. The study on the screening tool is comparable to how someone would feel/react/behave if they were given a diagnosis of "consumption" 100 or 2000 years ago--you would be miserable, pessimistic, etc because there wasn't a treatment. When patients see a doctor who does a poorly applicable exam and then gives them a psychological tool to figure out what to do, the patient knows they are in big trouble. That is why massage therapists, chiropractics, PTs and acupuncturists all get better patient satisfaction and outcomes from all of these other practitioners--unless your back pain is coming from kidney disease, the primary care and internal medicine doctor can't help. That is all this study on this screening tool says. The tool is only helping them to figure out that they really can't help people who score more than 6--unfortunately, the "easy" folks that score less than 6 who are just being given "recommendations" are the folks PTs should most certainly see. We should be the ones giving recommendations based on OUR screening tools that screen for treatment (this tool screens for morbidity in an untreated or poorly treated population--think about it). I guess I should applaud that this at least is making an effort on subjective information to screen patients. I wonder what would happen if I screen patients and determined their treatment based on a thorough physical therapy exam. That is what is being tested when we look at the outcomes when patients self refer to PT first. We need more studies looking at how PTs stratify their patients (not to say this hasn't been done but there are more strategies out there that PTs are using that have not been evaluated--there are probably some excellent answers to how to stratify patients that need to be tested). Posted by Herb Silver on 11/11/2011 8:41 AM


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Kendall-Whittier Library will be closed Sep. 24 - Oct. 7 for library improvements
Join us for Job Lab, an open computer lab just for job seekers. Job Lab is offered at Martin Regional, Rudisill Regional, and Central Libraries. Upcoming dates are:
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During this open lab time, you can update your resume and write a cover letter, search for jobs, complete online job applications, explore new careers, or access library databases to build new work skills or take practice tests for professional exams. At Job Lab, you will have access to Microsoft Office software and the Internet. USB drives are available for purchasing, or you can bring your own to save your work. Standard printing charges apply. Library staff and resources will be in the lab to provide assistance. No registration is required, but available PCs are limited on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 918-549-7323 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Now, the question that i have is would it be possible to remotely turn on the arduino by touching the screen? Basically, i would wire the arduino to only come on while the ignition is on, but then also come on when i touch the screen - for x seconds. Is this possible? if not, would leaving the arduino on,but turning off the LCD/everything, would this be too hard on the atmega? I don't think that would be too big of a load for my batteries, just wondering if the chip can handle being on constantly. Or could the arduino be put in "sleep" mode.. then woken up on touch?
I realize this project is probably WAY over my head, but I'm up for a challenge.. If it's too much, I'll end up just using this 16x02 lcd display to monitor egt's and a few other engine perimeters i can find/tap into. But i just think a small touchscreen would look SICK.
I would just make sure you get one that has good supporting documentation, along with examples or tutorials about how to intereface it with microcontrollers.
I also have an atmega8 here, was like $3 on ebay.. Would this be large enough to hold a sketch to control a good bit of stuff? I.e., running the lcd, controlling a few relays via input from the lcd/throttle position sensor/some other engine parameters, running the max6675 + k type tc, also possibly controlling when the torque converter locks up / overdrive for the transmission..
One last question, if i get a touch screen display that doesn't use SPI(?) or i2c, are there any libraries that are out there where i can use a shift register(s) to lower the number of pins needed? Now i've got a 74hc595 running a 1602 lcd with a new liquidcrystal library someone else made.


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Former U.S. Reps. Robert A. Weygand (D-RI) and Bob McEwen (R-OH) will be in residence at Suffolk University Feb. 19 through and 21 as part of the Congress to Campus program, which offers students perspectives about American government, politics and public affairs from people who have experienced the workings of Washington firsthand.
The bipartisan team of former congressmen will conduct classes, meet with students and hold public events, offering insights into American democracy through the lens of their real-life experiences as candidates and office holders.
"This program provides us with an opportunity to discuss issues of national importance with people who have a real understanding of how Congress works -- and sometimes doesn't work," said Julia Collins Howington, director of the Moakley Institute at Suffolk University. "More importantly without the pressure of an upcoming campaign or the latest news cycle, these former members of Congress can tell it like it is."
As they conduct classes, hold forums, and meet informally with students and faculty McEwen and Weygand will present a model for bipartisan democracy, demonstrating that decent people with different points of view are able to discuss constructive ways to work through differences and solve public problems.
Public events include:
- Legislative Responses to Gun Violence
4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont St., Boston, fourth floor
A panel discussion featuring McEwen; Weygand; Richard Arenberg of the Government Department; Professor Erika Gebo, Sociology; and Distinguished Scholar in Residence James Carroll, who will serve as moderator.
- Rappaport Roundtable: Gridlock in Congress: Can Washington Tackle Today's Pressing Issues?
Noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont St., Boston, first-floor function room
Government Department Chair Rachael Cobb, Weygand and McEwen will discuss gridlock and polarization in Congress, the role of the Tea Party, and the prospects for meaningful congressional action on issues such as the national debt and gun control. Co-sponsored by the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service, the Moakley Archive and Institute, and the Suffolk University Government Department, with financial support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
Robert A. Weygand is vice president for Administration and Finance and an adjunct assistant professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Rhode Island He has served as the president and CEO of the New England Board of Higher Education. He is a former congressman, lieutenant governor and state representative from Rhode Island.
Bob McEwen is senior adviser with a national law firm. He represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms, where he served on the Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Committee on Rules. As one of only four Republicans on the 13-member Rules Committee, McEwen managed nearly one-third of all legislation on the House floor for the Republican side of the Congressional aisle. He also served three terms in the Ohio General Assembly.


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It has been said many times that baseball is a game of failure, yet for seven innings yesterday it was difficult to find any flaws with this team. Every member of the line-up, Halladay included, had a hit. New third baseman Placido Polanco not only drove in six runs, but started a 5-4-3 double play that ended the fourth inning. Raul Ibanez, who struggled in the second half of last season and throughout spring training, reached base twice and scored two runs.
But if you were looking for a reason to worry, the eighth inning blessed you with an opportunity, as young lefty Antonio Bastardo made just the fourth relief appearance of his big league career. Bastardo, as you well know, is the team's only lefty reliever, and likely will be for at least the next two-to-three weeks. If the Phillies need a big out against Adam Dunn or Brian McCann, there's a good chance manager Charlie Manuel will call on his rookie. Yesterday, however, all three lefties he faced put together good at-bats against him. Nyjer Morgan led off the frame with a well-hit double. Willie Harris then made good contact on a 2-0 fastball, but ended up flying out to right field. Bastardo then walked Adam Dunn on four pitches to put runners at the corners with two out. He then struck out right-handed hitting Adam Zimmerman before Manuel called on Danys Baez to replace him (Baez ended the frame with a groundout).
There's no doubt Bastardo is talented. In fact, he could very well wind up at the back of the Phillies' bullpen someday. But his slider is still a work-in-progress -- Morgan's double came on an 0-1 slider -- and while he posted a spectacular 19/3 strikeout-to-walk ratio in spring training, he sometimes hurts himself falling behind hitters. Because he still isn't consistent with his slider, this forces him to throw his fastball. It's a damn good fastball -- Zimmerman struck out on an 1-2 inside fastball -- but when hitters know it is coming, it obviously diminishes its effectiveness. The ball Harris hit was a 2-0 fastball.
This isn't a Code Red situation. Bastardo seems to be what folks in the biz call a red light player -- when the red light on the camera clicks on, so do they -- and spring training and the eighth inning of a blowout hardly qualify as red light situations. In his final appearance of the spring, Bastardo put a couple Pirates on base before striking out three straight. And at-bats like the one against Zimmerman are why the Phillies are willing to endure some growing pains in the hopes that he finds a groove. Bastardo started the at-bat with a high fastball that induced a swing-and-miss. He then threw a 94 MPH fastball for a strike on the inside corner. This gave him a chance to throw his slider, which he buried in the dirt for a ball. But the change-of-pace was just as important as the ball/strike call -- the next pitch was an inside fastball that Zimmerman swung and missed at. If Bastardo can repeat bats like that, he can develop into a serious weapon.
Other observations from Opening Day. . .
1) Roy Halladay was a big topic of conversation in spring training, both inside the Phillies organization and outside of it. For folks in the National League, he is still something of a curiosity. Everybody knows he is good. What defies conventional wisdom, however, is his consistency. Most pitchers will throw a few clunkers in a row. Most pitchers will suffer a hiccup for a season. Halladay seems immune to both. While working on a story on Halladay for our preview issue, Yanks catcher Jorge Posada fingered this consistency as his biggest strength. Over the course of a 162-game season, Posada said, you are often going to take the mound feeling less than 100 percent. Your fastball might not be working as good as you want it to. You might be struggling with the feel for your change-up. Halladay, he said, is the rare pitcher who is able to overcome this.
Yesterday would seem to be a good example of this. Halladay didn't have his best stuff, yet he still managed to strike out nine and allow one run in seven innings. He threw 19 pitches in the first inning, but finished the day with just 88. He rarely threw his change-up, mostly because with a huge lead he didn't have to. Around the majors, you saw other pitchers endure customary early-season struggles -- C.C. Sabathia, Josh Johnson, Josh Beckett, etc. What sets Halladay apart just might be his ability to make the best out of the bad (relatively speaking) days.
2) Speaking of facing lefties. . .
This is looking well down the road, but things could get very interesting when J.C. Romero and Brad Lidge come back from the disabled list, presumably by the end of April. I say this because the David Herndon who took the mound in the ninth yesterday looked a lot like the David Herndon who cruised through spring training. He gave up a couple of hits, including a double by Ivan Rodriguez, but three of the four balls in play that he allowed were on the ground, and he struck out Cristian Guzman. For a guy making his first ever appearance above Double-A, it was a solid debut. He could prove to be a valuable arm to have, particularly in middle-inning situations, and throughout spring training he has been pretty impressive against lefties (All three of his outs yesterday came against lefties).
3) The first time the Phillies scored 10 or more runs in a game last season, they followed it by scoring three runs. The second time, they followed it by scoring one run. The Phillies scored 10 or more runs in 20 games last season - they lost the next game nine times. In 2008, they lost five of 10 games.
Cole Hamels will be on the mound tomorrow tonight as the Phillies attempt to stop the trend. He'll face RHP Jason Marquis.
4) Plenty of coverage today in the Washington Post on the overwhelming contingent of Phillies fans who invaded Nationals Park yesterday. Half of them might've been in town to boo Donovan McNabb, but in the meantime they turned Washington's home opener into anything but that.
The Nationals couldn't even catch a break from the President of the United States, who donned a White Sox hat before throwing out the first pitch.
"Philly fans doing that in our ballpark, I think that's a statement on where we need to get to," manager Jim Riggleman was quoted as saying.
Wrote Post baseball columnist Thomas Boswell: "It's a shock when rude interlopers boo a home team during its own Opening Day. Perhaps, after a century of almost uniform misery, including a celebration of their own 10,000th loss, it's too much to ask Philadelphia guests to have the class of visiting Yankees or Red Sox boosters who, accustomed to winning teams, invade but don't insult."
The Hopefully Semi-regular Yunel Escobar MVP Watch
Because of all the heat that I have taken over predicting that Braves short stop Yunel Escobar wins this year's National League MVP, we here at High Cheese are starting a new feature. It is called "The Hopefully Semi-regular Yunel Escobar MVP Watch." Last night, my good friend Jared informed me that if Escobar does in fact go on to win the NL MVP, he will never speak to me again. Because if Escobar does win the MVP, it will give me license to walk around thinking that I am even smarter than I already think I am. And Jared is well aware of how insufferable I can be.
So, throughout the season, we'll be monitoring young Yunel's progress as he mashes his way through the National League, scoring runs and stealing hearts. The thing is, we're only going to provide updates when he does something that makes me look like a genius. In my estimation, that will be every day. But on the off chance that he goes 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, you'll have to get your Yunel news elsewhere.
So, here's the first installation of The Hopefully Semi-regular Yunel Escobar MVP Watch.
Yesterday's performance: Escobar opened the season with a bang, going 2-for-5 with 5 RBI against the Cubs.
Today's projection: The Braves are off, and even Yunel Escobar can't homer when he doesn't play.


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If Thursday's test of the decline's objective intends to hold… then can it range narrowly so narrowly for another day? No. Thursday's narrow range is already suspicious, if sellers were satisfied already. Tick, tock.
Pattern points… (Setups and technicals)
Thursday's 1350.50-1351.00 close was essentially flat with Wednesday. That's bad news for anyone expecting a rally. Two consecutive sessions tested the same lows without strong-handed buyers appearing
Worse news is that Thursday's lower lows were relatively shallow. The decline's 1348.00 objective was met already during the morning. Yet, the afternoon's bounce was retraced almost entirely back down to its 1345.50 origin.
Even worse news is what Thursday afternoon's retracement did after coming within 1 tick of 1345.50. It launched a 7-1/2 point bounce. That's not arbitrary noise. And having coming so close to the low first, a fresh low should print at some point. So, the bounce was optimism. A lot of it, which is not the stuff of a durable bottom.
Perhaps a brief, fresh low Friday morning can be rescued (from 1342.25?) before it gains traction that extends down to 1324.00. The bearish Wednesday Expiration Indicator suggests that would be futile, since the afternoon should be biased downward.
What's Next… (Outlook and opportunities)
Since buyers gained no traction Thursday, any credible rally would begin by gapping up. And this being expiration, the morning's trending would be difficult to reverse. The good news is that there's an attraction back up to overbought RSIs at Thursday afternoon''s 1356.50 high, but it becomes bad news if testing holds as resistance.
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NHIAA Football Roundup: Portsmouth tops Souhegan
September 28. 2013 12:02AM
NHIAA Football Scores, ScheduleFriday's Score
Division I
Bedford 30, Salem 0
Man. Central 22, Goffstown 21
Nashua So. 35, Nashua No. 27
Winnacunnet 28, Alvirne 22
Keene 40, Spaulding 0
Division II
Merr. Valley 26, Kingswood 7
Milford 35, Hollis/Brookline 8
Portsmouth 53, Souhegan 28
Kearsarge 14, ConVal 0
Laconia 26, Hanover 20
Kennett 30, Lebanon 11
Monadnock 27, Sanborn 19
Division III
Stevens 42, Fall Mountain 12
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Division I
Man. Memorial at Concord, 1
Merrimack at Man. West, 1
Timberlane at Dover, 1:30
Londonderry at Pinkerton, 6:45
Exeter at Bishop Guertin, 7
Division II
St. Thomas at Pembroke, 1:30
Plymouth at Trinity, 4:30
Windham at John Stark, 7
Division III
Bow at Gilford, 1:30
I-L-M'boro at Newfound, 1:30
Franklin at Newport, 1:30
Mascoma at Farm-Nute, 1:30
Somersworth at Campbell, 1:30
Winnisquam at Bp Brady, 6
Visiting Portsmouth overcame an early deficit and then held off a surge from host Souhegan of Amherst to post a 53-28 win in NHIAA Division II football action Friday night.
Mikel Toar scored two touchdowns and quarterback Donovan Phanor scored two on the ground as well to lead Portsmouth (3-1).
Souhegan (0-4) quarterback Isaac Nevrla scored one rushing touchdown and another passing. Cam Kinney added a TD run for the Sabers.
Division I
Nashua South 35, Nashua North 27: At Nashua, senior quarterback Trevor Knight threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to keep the Purple Panthers undefeated at 4-0.
Knight connected with Robbie Smyth on a 64-yard pass play to get South rolling two and a half minutes into the game. Knight later teamed with Jesse Clauss for a 25-yard touchdown and Malik Langa for a a 28-yard score. He ran for a 14-yard TD. Josh Perry scored the other South touchdown on a 1-yard run.
North quarterback Brandon Martin ran for touchdowns of 14 and 2 yards and hit Dylan Salazar for an 11-yard passing score. The Titans fell to 0-4.
Division II
Milford 35, Hollis/Brookline 8: At Milford, the Spartans rolled up 356 yards on the ground and improved to 3-1 for the season. Mitchell Vanuskevich and Harrison Urda each scored a pair of touchdowns and Evan Perron had one for Milford.
Vanuskevich carried 14 times for 93 yards, Urda seven for 122 and Perron seven for 130. Hollis/Brookline fell to 0-4.
Merrimack Valley 26, Kingswood 7: At Penacook, Ivan Niyomugabo completed 10 of his 13 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns in the first half alone to lead the Pride. The Merrimack Valley defense came up three goalline stands in the second half. The Pride improved to 3-1 and Kingswood fell to 1-3.


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very nice interview with Jim, I'm blushing now lol He looks like Truman Burbank in this interview clip.
ps. Thanks for posting this!
poor scrooge
people should have just left him how he was he didn't need to change.
people should have bothered somebody else
^ Yep, everyone has to change a person with faults. But, Scrooge was mean so let's scare him into being nice!
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June 13. 2013 10:09PM
Atop New England, runners are satisfied at the Mount Washington summit
Staff report
Fourteen years ago, when he was 18, Conway's Kevin Tilton raced the 7.6 miles up the Mount Washington Auto Road for the first time.
"I'm still in high school at the time, and after running every step for three miles, I notice the course is still going up," he recalled this week. "By the time you reach the finish line, your heart is in your throat and your legs are burning. I swore after that first time, I would never run it again."
Tilton didn't keep his promise.
On Saturday at 9 a.m., he'll answer the starting cannon at the base of the Auto Road in Gorham for the 14th time, joining a field comprising both world-class competitors and recreational runners in the 53rd Mount Washington Road Race.
"I grew up in the area, and it's my hometown race," said Tilton, the top New Hampshire finisher in last year's race, with a time of 1 hour 5 minutes 54 seconds.
"Competing against the world's best (mountain) runners on a course which is relentless is challenging for me. It's grueling when you run it but rewarding when you finish it."
Sage Canaday of Boulder, Colo., returns as the defending champion. Last year, Canaday registered the third-fastest time in Mount Washington history, 58:27, in finishing ahead of Joseph Gray of Newcastle, Wash. (1:00:33), a former all-American steeplechaser and U.S. Mountain Running Team veteran, and two-time Mount Washington winner Eric Blake of New Britain, Conn. (1:00:54), who placed third in 1:00:54.
All three are returning to battle for this year's top spot at the highest summit in the Northeast.
In the women's field, Kim Dobson of Denver, who has won the last two races, will not return this season.
In the field this season is 35-year-old Brandy Erholtz of Evergreen, Colo., who won consecutive Mount Washington races in 2008-09, was runner-up in 2010 and 2012, and placed third in 2011.
Erholtz is four months pregnant, said race organizer John Stifler.
"Although she may be slightly slower this year than last, her strength and her intelligent training keep her on top of the list of contenders," Stifler said.
Even at the age of 54, Craig Fram of Plaistow continues to be one of New Hampshire's most successful runners.
He won the race in 1997, was runner-up in 1995, fourth in 1996 and third in 2001 and 2002. In 2001, at 42, Fram finished in 1:04:29, breaking a men's masters record that had stood since 1962. No one has won more prize money at Mount Washington than Fram.
"He's amazing," said Tilton. "The way he races and his ability to stay in it is impressive. Recently in this race he passed me at the 4-1/2-mile mark, and I just shook my head. He's not only relentless, but he's tenacious, which you have to be on this course. It's a grind because it never gives you a break."
Comparing a marathon to the Mount Washington road race, Tilton said, "they're both grueling. The marathon is a thinking man's race. In the Mount Washington race, you have to be physically and mentally fit to survive it."
New Hampshire will be represented well in this year's race.
Among the notable Granite Staters are New Hampton's Freeman brothers, Justin and Kris. Better known as nordic skiers — both are former national champions, and Kris is a three-time Olympian — the Freemans also are accomplished runners. Last year at Mount Washington, Justin Freeman finished 24th overall.
Denise Spenard, 46, of Manchester, who finished 39th overall in the women's field last season, will compete again Saturday.


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A Conversation with Lee Daniels, Director of "Precious"
A Conversation with Lee Daniels
By Talia Whyte
Acclaimed filmmaker Lee Daniels spoke before a group of aspiring Hollywood hopefuls at Emerson College on Feb. 23, where he discussed his own journey in the film world and success behind his latest work Precious. I had a chance to talk to him more in-depth about his films following the discussion.
With only $7 in his pocket, Daniels, a Philadelphia native, dropped out of college and took a bus to Los Angeles with a dream to make it in the entertainment world. After a brief stint running his own health care agency, he got his first break in Hollywood when he worked with legendary rocker Prince on some of his music videos. In the following years, Daniels mainly worked on the business side of Hollywood, doing casting and management for other actors before taking the helm at the director's seat.
Daniels says he is proud that his films have not only been successful, but also break down Hollywood old boys' network. He first saw success with his gritty film Monster's Ball, which propelled Halle Berry's historic Best Actress Oscar win. Precious is the filmmaker's most accomplished movie to date, receiving international critical acclaim and recently taking six Academy Award nominations. While Daniels is the second African-American to be nominated for Best Director, he is the first African-American director to have a film with a mostly black cast nominated for a Best Film Oscar.
When asked about what has inspired his path in life, he said his success has come from being true to himself and that other up and coming filmmakers should embrace the same method.
"I always believe in myself," Daniels said. "Don't embrace the 'No,' and don't dance to anybody else's drum beat but your own beat."
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From fairest creatures we desire increase
When forty winters shall besiege thy brow
Look in thy glass, and tell the face thou viewest
Unthrifty loveliness, why dost thou spend
Those hours, that with gentle work did frame
Then let not winters ragged hand deface
Lo! in the orient when the gracious light
Music to hear, why hearst thou music sadly
Is it for fear to wet a widows eye
For shame! deny that thou bearst love to any
As fast as thou shalt wane, so fast thou growst
When I do count the clock that tells the time
O! that you were yourself; but, love you are
Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck
When I consider every thing that grows
But wherefore do not you a mightier way
Who will believe my verse in time to come
Shall I compare thee to a summers day
Devouring Time, blunt thou the lions paws
A womans face with Natures own hand painted
So is it not with me as with that Muse
My glass shall not persuade me I am old
As an unperfect actor on the stage
Mine eye hath playd the painter and hath stelld
Let those who are in favour with their stars
Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage
Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed
How can I then return in happy plight
When in disgrace with fortune and mens eyes
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
Thy bosom is endeared with all hearts
If thou survive my well-contented day
Full many a glorious morning have I seen
Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day
No more be grievd at that which thou hast done
Let me confess that we two must be twain
As a decrepit father takes delight
How can my Muse want subject to invent
O! how thy worth with manners may I sing
Take all my loves, my love, yea, take them all
Those pretty wrongs that liberty commits
That thou hast her, it is not all my grief
When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see
If the dull substance of my flesh were thought
The other two, slight air and purging fire
Mine eye and heart are at a mortal war
Betwixt mine eye and heart a league is took
How careful was I when I took my way
Against that time, if ever that time come
How heavy do I journey on the way
Thus can my love excuse the slow offence
So am I as the rich, whose blessed key
What is your substance, whereof are you made
O! how much more doth beauty beauteous seem
Not marble, nor the gilded monuments
Sweet love, renew thy force; be it not said
Being your slave, what should I do but tend
That god forbid that made me first your slave
If there be nothing new, but that which is
Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore
Is it thy will thy image should keep open
Sin of self-love possesseth all mine eye
Against my love shall be, as I am now
When I have seen by Times fell hand defacd
Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea
Tird with all these, for restful death I cry
Ah! wherefore with infection should he live
Thus is his cheek the map of days outworn
Those parts of thee that the worlds eye doth view
That thou art blamd shall not be thy defect
No longer mourn for me when I am dead
O! lest the world should task you to recite
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
But be contented: when that fell arrest
So are you to my thoughts as food to life
Why is my verse so barren of new pride
Thy glass will show thee how thy beauties wear
So oft have I invokd thee for my Muse
Whilst I alone did call upon thy aid
O! how I faint when I of you do write
Or I shall live your epitaph to make
I grant thou wert not married to my Muse
I never saw that you did painting need
Who is it that says most? which can say more
My tongue-tied Muse in manners holds her still
Was it the proud full sail of his great verse
Farewell! thou art too dear for my possessing
When thou shalt be disposd to set me light
Say that thou didst forsake me for some fault
Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill
But do thy worst to steal thyself away
So shall I live, supposing thou art true
They that have power to hurt and will do none
How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame
Some say thy fault is youth, some wantonness
How like a winter hath my absence been
From you have I been absent in the spring
The forward violet thus did I chide
Where art thou, Muse, that thou forgetst so long
O truant Muse, what shall be thy amends
My love is strengthend, though more weak in seeming
Alack! what poverty my Muse brings forth
To me, fair friend, you never can be old
Let not my love be calld idolatry
When in the chronicle of wasted time
Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul
What s in the brain, that ink may character
O! never say that I was false of heart
Alas! tis true I have gone here and there
O! for my sake do you with Fortune chide
Your love and pity doth the impression fill
Since I left you, mine eye is in my mind
Or whether doth my mind, being crownd with you
Those lines that I before have writ do lie
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Accuse me thus: that I have scanted all
Like as, to make our appetites more keen
What potions have I drunk of Siren tears
That you were once unkind befriends me now
Tis better to be vile than vile esteemd
Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain
No, Time, thou shalt not boast that I do change
If my dear love were but the child of state
Were t aught to me I bore the canopy
O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power
In the old age black was not counted fair
How oft when thou, my music, music playst
The expense of spirit in a waste of shame
My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun
Thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art
Thine eyes I love, and they, as pitying me
Beshrew that heart that makes my heart to groan
So, now I have confessd that he is thine
Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy
If thy soul check thee that I come so near
Thou blind fool, Love, what dost thou to mine eyes
When my love swears that she is made of truth
O! call not me to justify the wrong
Be wise as thou art cruel; do not press
In faith, I do not love thee with mine eyes
Love is my sin, and thy dear virtue hate
Lo, as a careful housewife runs to catch
Two loves I have of comfort and despair
Those lips that Loves own hand did make
Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earth
My love is as a fever, longing still
O me! what eyes hath Love put in my head
Canst thou, O cruel! say I love thee not
O! from what power hast thou this powerful might
Love is too young to know what conscience is
In loving thee thou knowst I am forsworn
Cupid laid by his brand and fell asleep
The little Love-god lying once asleep
When my love swears that she is made of truth
Two loves I have of comfort and despair
Did not the heavenly rhetoric of thine eye
Sweet Cytherea, sitting by a brook
If love make me forsworn, how shall I swear to love
Scarce had the sun dried up the dewy morn
Fair is my love, but not so fair as fickle
If music and sweet poetry agree
Fair was the morn when the fair queen of love
Sweet rose, fair flower, untimely pluckd, soon vaded
Venus, with young Adonis sitting by her
Crabbed age and youth cannot live together
Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good
Good night, good rest. Ah! neither be my share
It was a lordings daughter, the fairest one of three
On a day, alack the day
My flocks feed not
Whenas thine eye hath chose the dame
Live with me, and be my love
As it fell upon a day
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The Graduate Assistant (GA) for the Student Union office is responsible for various duties and functions as outlined under primary responsibilities. The Graduate Assistant reports directly to the Associate Director of the Student Union, who in turns reports to the Director.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
- Administer ID production and Access control systems; Manage CBORD operations, data entry and reporting;
- Performs system backup and supplies Inventory;
- Manage Union Office front desk and Information Desk Organization;
- Conduct project assessment and implement data collection processes;
- Manage data files and conduct statistical analyses for Student Union projects;
- Proofread and edit reports for errors and inconsistencies;
- Tabulate and present project results;
- Completion of a learning outcomes project each semester, as assigned by the Director of the Student Union
- Assist in the day-to-day office operations;
- Participate and/or assist in divisional events and activities (i.e. in-services, and meetings);
- Obtains feedback for Food Service operations;
- Performing other duties as assigned by the Director or the Associate Director.
Learning Outcomes
Through this experience, the GA will synthesize curricular experiences obtained through graduate study into higher educational and business practice by directly applying theory and research to practice. The GA will develop an understanding of the roles and functions of operations, and research within Student Union Office as well as a general understanding of the department's role in a broader institutional context. More specifically, the GA will gain knowledge and experience in the following:
- Learning operational and managerial concepts;
- Designing and implementing a variety of assessment efforts including participating in survey construction, sampling strategies, and data collection;
- Managing and analyzing quantitative data;
- Synthesizing findings through writing executive summaries and comprehensive reports;
- Communicating results (including formal oral presentations) to inform policy and programs; and
- Acquiring an operational understanding of Barry University.
- Candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree and be enrolled in a Master's program or enrolling in a Master's program in the next proceeding semester.
- Understanding of and proficiency in statistical software packages and other data management programs (e.g., Microsoft Access and Excel);
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Effective organizational, planning and conceptualization skills;
- Working independently, as well as in groups;
- Orientation towards detailed work.
Time Commitment and Compensation
- Assistantship requires a 20 hour per week time commitment.
- The successful candidate will be able to commit time on occasional nights and weekends.
- Assistantships are generally July 1 – June 30 and carry a typical annual award of 18 (eighteen) graduate credit hours and a stipend, but may be pro-rated as necessary.
Work Environment
Most of the work of the candidate is carried out within a generally accessible, indoor environment. The candidate will be required to operate a personal computer and associated equipment such as computer printers as well as other office equipment used in day-to-day operations. The candidate will be required to attend workshops, conferences and meetings on and off campus and during and after normal business hours and must be able to walk or drive or make alternative arrangements.
Application Process
Please submit a resume and cover letter by e-mail to email@example.com . Resumes will be accepted until December 2nd at 3 pm.