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FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO -- My daughter and I just finished coming from a movie, and since she skipped dinner and went swimming earlier, she had quite the appetite. The first place we came across was a Sonic. I was driving my 2002 Chevy Silverado (foreshadowing), and drove past the dine-in area where you can park and eat, and onto the drive-through area. The intercom (order box) is on the backside in the middle of a U-turn. There are yellow pylon-like barriers on the outer edge (passenger side). The barriers leave very little room for any vehicle other than a compact or mid-size.
Being in the Silverado, I pulled around the outside of them, as though I was just going to drive through the parking lot. I then checked to make sure no one else was in line or coming anytime soon, and then began to back up to the intercom from the front side. As soon as I had my truck positioned, a young man (presumably 16+/-) then came over the intercom and asked me to pull all the way around the building, past the pick-up window and all the way around from where I just came from. I asked him what the problem was.
I thought for a split second that may be I hadn't tripped their sensor, but then immediately realized that I had to have, or else how was he talking to me, without visual eye contact. The next response uttered from his mouth nearly floored me. He said because I had backed in, and they don't like people doing that. I said, "Okay, well my truck didn't fit through the U-turn, yada-yada-yada, but I'm here now." Can you still take my order. If his first statement wasn't shocking enough, the next sentence flabbergasted me. He said I STILL needed to pull around because "he saw me back-in". It was as though he was attempting to play a power trip.
He physically wanted to see me pull around or else he wasn't going to take my order. I told him that I am sitting at the intercom, regardless of how I arrived there, so would he please take my order. That's when things got interesting. He snaps, "FINE... WHAT CAN I GET YOU THEN!" I said I would like a #1 (Sonic Burger w/ fries & a medium Dr. Pepper). He began asking mayo, mustard, or ketchup... fries or tots, etc... and cutting me off each time before I could complete my answer. My daughter said, "What's his problem?" I told her I'm not sure, but I've had enough of this conversation and condescending attitude for one night.
I asked to speak to his manager. A few seconds later, a very polite woman asked me to pull forward to the window. She was very apologetic and sincere, and asked me to repeat my order. I did and she rang up the transaction very professionally. End of story, right? WRONG! This is where things really take off and escalate. A different young woman, about the same age as the young man I dealt with earlier on the intercom, comes to hand us our bag of food (no drink). She slides the window open and literally STARED at my daughter and I for what seemed like an eternity, with the cheesiest smirk I have ever seen in my life. No exaggeration!
The look on her face spoke with a sarcastic tone saying, "Go ahead... enjoy the spit." My daughter looked at me and said, "What was that all about?" I said, "Okay, then you saw her expression too. It wasn't just my imagination." I then yelled through the window (not because I was mad, but because they closed it and couldn't hear me), "Excuse me!" The manager slid the window open and asked what else I needed. I said that they hadn't given me my drink. And I also questioned her as to the attitude of the lady that handed the food to us. She asked what I was talking about. My daughter and I both explained the sneer and smirk she had given us.
Again, the manager apologized. She was very professional. As she was talking and apologizing to us, another crew member (thuggish looking) was peering through the window over the manager's shoulder. I asked her what his problem was, and that I didn't need an audience and didn't appreciate the intimidating feeling my daughter was beginning to have. I could tell by her body language that she was getting extremely uncomfortable. The manager then asked me to calm down. I politely told her I was very calm, that it was in fact the rest of her crew that needed to calm down.
I asked for the store #, along with the General Manager's phone number. Being that it was pretty late, I'll have no choice but to visit in the morning. It comes as no great surprise to any of the regular members on this site just how much I eat out at fast food restaurants. Let me tell you... I WILL NEVER EAT AT THIS LOCATION AGAIN. Somethings I can let slide, while others I cannot. This is falling under the latter of the two. I will contact the General Manager tomorrow, and if I don't feel an acceptable resolution and apology has been made to my daughter and I, I will take it a step further and go to corporate.
I will keep you updated for those that are reading this review. P.S. The manager on-shift that night (sorry I didn't catch her name) was EXTREMELY professional in dealing with me as a customer. It was the other three employees that have no business whatsoever in the customer service industry. FYI... I drove down the street, ordered McDonald's and threw the bag of Sonic in the trash. We both looked at each other and were FULLY convinced they spit in it or something worse.
BUFORD/FLOWERY BRANCH/BRASELTON, GEORGIA -- Sonic Not-so-Special 5 for $5.95. Funny thing how advertising works for this company. Most days I pass through Sonic (which avgs 3 times a week) they have signs posted on their marquee and around the drive-through and the drive up window with their " for $5.95 Tuesday special". Of course, today is Tuesday so I head over to get their advertised special. Upon arrival, I look for the signage to confirm I've come on the correct day. Not a single sign in sight anywhere on the premise.
With the employee coming over the intercom asking for my order, I stated "Is today the 5 for $5.95 special??" The reply was "What would you like on your burgers?". Again I asked, "is this the day for the 5 for $5.95 special". The reply this time was "yes, would you like cheese on your burgers?". My reply followed as "I'd like whatever comes on them with the $5.95 special". Their reply was "you can get them any way you want". I replied "OK, however them come. I'd also like.. (drinks and tots)". They told me the total cost and said to pull to the window.
I paid the amount told to me $17.56. Took my food and headed home. Once home, I decided to look over the receipt to confirm the $5.95 special. So.. doing a little math: $14.95 - 6.50 = $8.45 - funny, that's NOT $5.95. Next step called the store asked for the manager. The gentleman on the phone says "speaking". I asked "Is this the manager?" The reply "Yes". I asked "What is your name?" His reply "**".
I proceeded to explain: "I just went through the drive-through, and asked for the $5.95 special. The receipt says they charged $14.95 then gave a credit of $6.50, that means they charged me $8.95 for my $5.95 special." His reply "It's extra for the cheese". My response "I asked for the $5.95 special, they asked if I wanted cheese, I said I'll take whatever comes on them for the $5.95 special. I never did say I wanted cheese". His response "Well, we make the burgers individually to whatever you want". I responded "I told the order taker 3 times, whatever comes on the $5.95 special".
He finally said "I'm sorry for YOUR confusion. The cheese is 40 cents extra per burger. I can put your name in our book for a credit for the cheese on your next visit. If you give me your name, I'll credit you with a $2 coupon". I accepted his offer at face value and gave my name - conversation ended. But then after hanging up.. it hit me.. $8.45 - $2.00 = $6.45. Still NOT $5.95 - I'm still screwed.
So, I call back the store. ** answers. I stated "I just called a minute ago about the $5.95 special issue. Are you the location manager or shift manager?" His reply "I'm the assistant manager." I then asked for the store location number (5756 Spout Springs Road) and the general manager's name (**). Told him I'd be contacting the general manager, the district manager, corporate headquarters and that I'd be posting this anywhere & everywhere I can on the internet.
One other thing I've been pondering is their special for slush drinks. Seems they have afternoon half price specials. I've noticed they seem to charge a "surcharge" of 20 cents for the flavor on these drinks. If I get this right, with the price and surcharge, that comes to more than half price. Does anyone besides me see deceptive advertising and practices here??? Any legal eagles want to file a class action suit to get their attention?? Maybe the greed for profits has skewed the focus of management, but considering a similar issue has occurred in my past with this company, it seems to be a business plan in place to accomplish this deception.
Advertising, discounts and specials used to bring in new customers, used to give a value to existing loyal customers, used to bring in revenue and interest in otherwise slow time periods for the business. So much for good rapport with your customer base Sonic!! So, if you're tired of being taken advantage of or if you've had the same discourteous schemes played out against you, feel free to write me with your stories, and I'll gladly post them on every board I come across that I can post on.
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- I have been to this particular Sonic drive in several times and each time I am met with poor customer's services ranging from delay of orders, others lanes served first even though they came later, to refusing to have manager speak to customer for specific complaints at time of service. This Sonic located on Hillcroft street, in Houston, Texas 77036 by the 59 Freeway. The most recent incident occurred on May 25, 2008 about 3 pm. I placed 4 drink orders (tea and sonic blast). Waited and waited, then I saw the next lane gotten his order even though he came later.
I pushed the red order button and waited, finally a lady ask what is my order after I make her aware of my concern. She then asked what is my order?? Duh, shouldn't that be on their screen, my car hasn't moved from the stall. More waiting time for another 5 minutes, car hop brought the drink orders, no telling which container for what flavor, unlabeled. I told her I waited a long time for the order and asked to speak to the manager.
This unseasoned teenager dropped all my sugar packets on the ground and asked that I pay for the order and slapped the change on my hand. She told me the delay was because my order involved ice-cream and it take a long time. I asked her "does that mean they have to milk the cow first?!!!" What a bogus bucket full of ????. I told her I need to speak with the manager and she told me she is busy and walked off. I pushed the red button and another person came on and told her I will need to speak with the manager, I was told I need to wait because WE are BUSY.
I waited and waited with no response and I pushed the red button again, the person told WE are BUSY and tell me "GOOD-BYE". I am furious at this point with such poor attitude from the car hop to the so-call manager through the intercom. I drove around the drive through lane and parked, walk up to the front door and asked to have manager to speak to me. I waited another 10 minutes while their car hops go in and out of their door.
Finally, a lady came out and told me they are busy and not much they can do at this point. I told her I have a simple order of 2 drinks (tea) and 2 sonic icecream blast (which she admit only take less than 5 minutes to make), yet I waited more than 15 minutes for the order while others gotten theirs. Again, she brushed me off simply because "WE are BUSY". I wanted to know her name and asked her several times and she walked back into the store seems unconcerned. I would like to know from the franchise owner a full explanation, and how does he want to have customer return to his business.
BRISTOL, VA -- Ordering the .99 sundae... the nerve.. I go with my family, order 4 .99 sundaes after asking to confirm they are .99. The sundaes are brought to me and am told the charge is $6.00. I asked how that is if 4 X .99 = $3.96, the reply was "well they are normally $2.19 you still are getting a deal." Then I asked for a manager who came out and argued with me in front of my family. So the ticket reads subtotal = $5.36 and the tax = $.64 is a Bristol, VA Sonic off Exit #7.. I paid and called the corp # and was told that they were sorry this happened and for my experience but no attempt to make it right... Don't go here is my suggestion. Go get the sundaes elsewhere.
DALLAS, TEXAS -- ** says, "Your comment is awaiting moderation." May 19th, 2009 at 8:51 am, greed abounds. The federal government says that "tipped" employees (even if it isn't done by many of you very often) do not have to be paid minimum wage. Here in Texas, most Sonic pay 3.13 to carhops. And most of you think that Sonic employees don't deserve to be tipped? You wonder why you get bad service? Try tipping. You see, McDonald's, Hardee's, etc. don't have a tradition of tipping, and consequently, they DO receive the hardly adequate minimum wage.
The employer takes advantage of the law, and though they know that Sonic canceled credit card tips on their new machines, they take advantage of the car hop and lower the wage, knowing many days they don't make this minimum wage. We believe that Sonic canceled the credit card option to prevent theft, which does occur EVERYWHERE…. but the solution is not to cancel the credit card tip option. You prosecute the thief. People steal everywhere. What if a clothing store shut down because they wanted to control theft. Stupid, huh? Sonic needs to bring back credit card tips, which would improve service, believe me.
What kind of employees are going to stay working at Sonic for 3.13 an hour (that's all most servers in restaurants get also). It is hot outside, and with everyone running their vehicles incessantly (why?) you can't believe the heat. Sonic is quite a bit more difficult than you would think, that is if you do it right. Ever tried skating serving food? The other aspect to good service is a good manager. Carhops don't have control over a poorly run store, where the manager under-hires to put more money in his pocket.
You love Sonic? I do too, and was one of their top employees, but won't go back unless they change the credit card status. I'm one of the best (been tipped 100 dollar bills, believe it or not) but now am only worth 3.13? Customers, stop taking advantage of this credit card situation, and TIP, in cash or don't eat there. Call the company to re-engage the credit card situation to get back all of us good employees (years of experience). Your phone calls will work, eventually, and then, you will get great service at many Sonics again.
Until then, stay away. Nobody wants to do their best if they are only getting this little amount. Remember, you don't have to tip if the service is not adequate. Running in and outside is very different from working in air conditioning. Sometimes, it is almost unbearable.
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -- Tonight's the second time a Sonic restaurant has gotten my order horrendously wrong. The first time was when I ordered a #5, tots and root beer at the one near my workplace. Now, I walked there, and I'm sitting in the little table area. Apparently, they must have given my order off to someone else. I waited for 10 minutes and got rather impatient, so I asked one of the people there to check on my order for me.
I told him exactly what I ordered, a #5 with large tots and a large root beer. Instead, I got a #5 with small fries and a root beer with no ice. The receipt stated that whoever ordered this didn't even get root beer, no, they got a sprite, and I never said "no ice" either. I was already running a little late getting back from lunch so I didn't want to wait God knows how long just to get my order straightened out. I have to think, how the hell does someone who ordered fries and a sprite with no ice walk off with root beer WITH ice and tots?
Second time (tonight), I ordered a #5 and a peanut butter shake, pretty simple right? Well, apparently not, again the only thing right with the order was the burger. The shake tasted like either caramel or butterscotch, two flavors I absolutely cannot stand in, on, or around ice cream, or even by themselves for that matter. I didn't check the shake until I got home, so at that point I didn't feel like wasting more money in gas driving back to get it corrected (assuming they even would) so I just chucked the shake in the garbage can.
How do you screw up a milkshake? I mean seriously, you should be able to tell the difference between peanut butter and caramel, or whatever the hell was put in my shake. Here's some food for thought, what if I was allergic to peanuts and ordered a caramel shake? Then I'd be too busy rushing to the hospital to get a refund. Thanks a lot, Sonic. I'm never eating at Sonic's again. These two incidents happened at two different locations, the only two Sonic restaurants in my town, so I don't have a "third option" anyway. Try hiring some people that can get the order right, seriously.
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- I ordered and PAID with a gift card (not Sonic's) but when my order was brought I was told they just needed to see my card and no additional charges would be made (dumb I know). When I checked my card the next day I saw two charges from Sonic... my original and another LARGER price. I called corporate and filed a report and told someone would follow up with me. That was LAST MONTH!!! I called back after about a week and my contact info was confirmed and I was told they were sorry and someone would get back with me - didn't happen.
I called back the FOLLOWING week again! Same thing... confirm my contact info and said sorry someone would get back with me. I told them I would be filing with the BBB and would contact the local one myself to see if it would help expedite things. The manager wanted to know if I had the copies of the two original receipts. I told him no I didn't keep my first receipt and if I had received a second receipt I would have resolved it then. I told him I could provide a copy of my statement showing the two DIFFERENT charges on the same day and location, etc.
I took time out of my day and drove over there to turn it in and was told he would match my statement to the customer receipts from that day and would get back with me. Again didn't happen. Contacted the local Sonic drive in where the overcharging took place today and spoke to the manager again. He stated they had no RECORD of the two charges being made on that date. I interpreted that to mean I was being called a LIAR. He said he called Treasury and that he would let me know what they found out.
I then proceeded to call corporate again and tell them I wanted this resolved by this Wednesday seeing as it had been a MONTH already and nothing has been resolved!!! If it a $1 or 2 I wouldn't make a big deal about it. But it wasn't!!!! Plus the treatment I have received since then have just made me more upset over this whole issue which is why I want it resolved along with an APOLOGY at this point. Thanks!
LAFAYEETE, LOUISIANA -- What happened to me today is only the straw that broke the camel's back. I used to go to the Sonic on Johnston St. in Maurice (city right next to Lafayette), LA at least 2 times a week. Lately, I haven't been going because they can never get my order right. If I ask for mustard, they put mayo instead. If I ask for mayo, they put mustard instead. If I ask for jalapeños, they double my pickles. If I ask for no mayo and no tomatoes, they put mayo and tomatoes. I'm sure you get my point, but it is very aggravating.
Previously when I would go, there was a span of time where they messed up my order on 6 consecutive visits to their store (I actually kept a count after the 3rd time to see how much they could screw up). Now, after going back there (after about 4 months of boycotting this store), I ordered an order of mozzarella sticks, and they gave me no sauce. This was done after I said "Please make sure I have marinara sauce." What is so difficult about this?
I guess I'm partially to blame because I didn't check my order before I drove off, but if my boss had to second-guess everything I did like the "I-don't-care-what-you-ordered" employees of Sonic expect me to do, I would be out of a job. Then, to top it all off, I go to the Sonic website and there is no place to put a complaint. It doesn't even look like Sonic's upper-management cares that their employees are incompetent. They're simply here to make a buck. I can promise you that this is the last time I will ever go to Sonic, and this is a shame because Sonic used to be one of my favorite places to eat.
There is actually a McDonald's right across the street. I'm not a big fan of McDonald's, but at least they have enough intelligence to prepare the food the way it was ordered. Sincerely, Mr. Sick-Of-Sonic-Incompetence.
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA -- My son's birthday is Monday. I had money saved on my card to purchase his birthday cake tomorrow. I check the balance on my card and I have a negative balance. I check the history on my card. Everyday this month, Sonic has been taking unauthorized money from my account. They have caused my account to be over drafted. I have not even been there and my card is with me at work in my pocket. I am so through with this place. I gave them a second chance, and now this! Now my son can't have his cake for his 8th birthday!!!! I have an overdraft fee!!! I have had to cancel my card because I fear they will keep adding more payments.
I will NEVER return to another Sonic for anything. Talladega, Alabama Sonic is horrible. I wouldn't recommend a Sonic to a ghost town!!
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- OMG! I wish I had read this site before purchasing two gift cards on 12/15. They were stocking stuffers and I ended up only giving out one. However, I thought I would just use the leftover one on 12/31. It had never been out of my purse, yet $0.00 balance. I don't have a receipt because of some issue inside. I had waited a long time for the food and the gift cards. The girl brought out the food and I didn't wait for them to figure out what was going on. Well, not a good move on my part. However, I read other complaints that said it didn't matter. Receipt or no, there was nothing Sonic would do.
So, I sent an email. I tried to call. All I can do now is let everyone know what happened. I am in a car pool that stops at Sonic every day. I'm so going to stop that. I am done with them. It is all I can do at this point.


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The Great American Conference (GAC) football game will kick off at 3 p.m. at El Dorado's Memorial Stadium. It will be the centerpiece event of a weekend filled with football fun for students, alumni and fans from around the state. "Fans should expect to see a great college football game and experience game day right here in El Dorado," Shepherd said.
The Boomtown Classic began four years ago with a matchup between the South Arkansas University Muleriders and the University of Arkansas at Monticello Boll Weevils to celebrate both schools' centennial years. Chaired by Bob Risor, the event became an instant triumph.
"We can credit the hard work of the city of El Dorado, our volunteers and our sponsors, including title sponsor Murphy USA, with making this event such a resounding success," Shepherd said.
Murphy USA's sponsorship enables Boomtown Classic organizers to take the event to another level by transforming the stadium grounds into a full game day experience complete with food, games and tailgating.
The defending GAC champion Reddies return eight all-conference players, including offensive player of the year and quarterback Kevin Rodgers.
New Wonder Boys coach Raymond Monica will bring exciting new leadership to the 2013 team, and both schools' outstanding marching bands ensure the battle for supremacy will continue at halftime as well.
Tickets outlets will be announce at a later date.

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Playwright Sidney Bruhl (Simon Russell Beale) hasn't written a hit play for years.
When a student sends him an excellent script for a new comic thriller called (funnily enough) Deathtrap, Sidney and his nervy wife Myra joke about killing the young upstart and claiming the play, and the money it's sure to make, for themselves.
That's really all I can reveal about the plot of the twisty, pacy, comic thriller Deathtrap which opened in the West End this week. Anything more, and I'd be giving the game away. Although, I can say it'll make you laugh.
And it'll definitely make you jump.
Deathtrap takes place in Sidney's study; a room you'll instantly spot is littered with potential weapons. Designer Rob Howell's impressive set is a murderer's dream: curtains over doors, a spooky staircase leads upstairs, and there's a slight feeling that there's nowhere to hide… The constant references to the fact that the house is in the middle of nowhere just enhance the tension.
Russell Beale plays the ageing playwright Sidney with a suitably self-loathing air. In contrast, Jonathan Groff's naive but precocious young writer, Cliff, really sparkles with irritating confidence. (Glee fans will be pleased to hear there's more than a little of Jesse St James in this, Groff's West End debut: the same smarmy insincerity, as well as those sudden flashes of buried, manic anger…)
Less convincing is Estelle Parsons as batty psychic neighbour Helga ten Dorp. The constant references to the fact that she's a funny character only serve to highlight that she's not, and her final summing up of the play in the last act felt like a real waste of time.
But if you like comic, knowing, self-referential melodrama, with an element of the thriller and a touch of silliness mixed in, you'll love Ira Levin's witty play. And it'll probably have you double checking you've locked the back door at night…
Deathtrap at the Noel Coward Theatre is booking until 22 January. Book tickets here


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Menlo senior Justin Chan, however, can take care of that this weekend when he and his teammates take their 25-0 record into the CIF NorCal Championships at Natomas Racquet Club in Sacramento.
The Knights have a bye into the second round on Friday and will open against the winner of Lowell (San Francisco) and Orland at 1 p.m. A victory will move Menlo into the semifinals on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., against either Davis or Monte Vista (Danville).
The championship match is scheduled for 2 p.m., with Bellarmine being the likely opponent.
Chan is three victories away from accomplishing something unique to Menlo tennis — trying to become the first starter on four straight CCS and NorCal championship teams. Non-starter Zach Chase is the team's only other senior.
Chan also can be a part of the best four-year record in school history (110-3) should the Knights win NorCals. That would top the 95-4 mark from 1997-2000, which marked coach Bill Shine's first four seasons at Menlo.
A 28-0 finish also would mark the third unbeaten season in program history, in addition to equaling the most single-season victories — established last year when the Knights went 28-1.
"Last year was a little disappointing," Chan said of the 28-1 mark. "We have high standards."
Menlo's only setback a year ago came in the finals of the All-American National Invitational in Newport Beach. The Knights avenged that defeat by winning the tournament this spring, allowing a potential perfect season to continue.
"Bill says 'you haven't won anything until the season is over,' " Chan reminded. "We have to take every one seriously."
That's the focus this weekend as Menlo goes after its ninth NorCal title since winning the inaugural event in 1999. The Knights hadn't won more than two straight NorCal events until Chan arrived on campus for the 2008-09 season.
"He was a scrawny little kid who needed a lot more strength in his game," Shine recalled of Chan's freshman season. "To see him turn into the player he has is really rewarding."
Chan was destined to be a Knight. His cousins, Nancy and Marilyn Mock, played for Shine on the Menlo girls' team in the late 1990s.
"He (Chan) used to come out here and whack the ball around at age 7," Shine remembered. "I was just hoping he'd be as good as Nancy — he's surpassed that."
And now he's on the threshold of making a little history, something Shine informed him of early in the season.
"He (Shine) told me on a ride home," Chan recalled. "It was a very cool feeling, that I'm the senior who can make history."
Chan, however, looks at the honor from a team point of view.
"We're the best in history so far," he said of the current four-year stretch. "All the great (Menlo) players haven never done what we have. But, it won't last forever."
If next year's Menlo team goes 28-0, it would pass Chan's accomplishments with five straight CCS and NorCal titles and the best four-year record in school history (111-1). Five current junior starters — Andrew Ball, Richard Pham, Daniel Morkovine, William Boyd and Michael Hoffman — will attempt to do that.
All five had a big hand in helping Menlo remain perfect, following an 11-7 victory over Bellarmine in the CCS team finals last Friday at Courtside Club in Los Gatos.
It was the Knights' fourth straight section title and 11th overall, the most in CCS tennis history.
"It's always exciting when you win," Ball said. "It never gets old."
While the win over Bellarmine looked close, it wasn't. In the new three-singles, three-doubles round-robin format, a total of 18 points is possible. When No. the 1 doubles team of Morkovine and sophomore David Ball won their second match of the day, 6-1, Menlo held a 10-1 lead. Pham made it 11-1 moments later with a victory at No. 2 singles.
At that point, Bellarmine coach Tyler Hansbrough wanted to continue, albeit with his reserves, but Shine wanted to end the match in order to protect his players from possible injury with the match already decided. A handful of Knights were also scheduled to play in national tournaments on the weekend.
In order to do that, Menlo forfeited the final six matches and called it a day. It was hot and his players wanted to celebrate.
"It's a lot of fun," Shine said of winning another CCS title." This is a special group, one that's making its own history."
Against Bellarmine, Andrew Ball won both his No. 1 singles matches as did Pham at No. 2 and Chan at No. 3. David Ball and Morkovine were 2-0 at No. 1 doubles and freshman Vikram Chari and Victor Pham were 2-0 at No. 3. Menlo's only loss on the court was a 7-5 setback by the No. 2 tandem of Boyd and Hoffman in the opening round. They bounced back to win in the second round, 6-1.
With the victory, a perfect season and Chan's place in history remained in place.
"Yep, he said, "and I'm going to try and fulfill it this weekend."
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upcoming Nintendo
3DS handheld promises all the glory of 3D-TV without the
goofy glasses. Fresh off the success
of the Wii, Nintendo is looking to the major redesign of
its best-selling
Nintendo DS line to hold off hungry competitors like Apple's
iPhone.One of the device's key features (besides the 3D
display) is a trio of cameras. All three cameras are a
relatively low resolution (0.3 MP, 640x480 pixel VGA), but the two
rear ones will be capable of recording crude 3D video, an impressive
feat for a handheld. Photos can also be exported as QR
Tags (barcodes) to allow for easy sharing.Now
Nintendo has spilled some more details about how the single
front-facing camera will be use. In a
video Nintendo shows a person snapping a shot of their
face. The 3DS's software then automatically converts the
picture to a Mii icon for use with Nintendo's multiplayer games.And
Nintendo has at last confirmed an official ship date for Japan --
February 26. The new handheld will be priced at ¥25,000 (around
$298 USD) and will come in aqua blue or cosmo black. The
handheld will make landfall in the States and Europe in March, though
Nintendo still hasn't announced an initial date for that launch
yet.Video game site IGN claimed last
week that the new Nintendo 3DS will pack two 266MHz ARM11 CPUs, a
133MHz GPU, 4MB dedicated VRAM, 64MB RAM, and 1.5GB flash
storage.Nintendo also announced that through a partnership
with Fuji TV it will offer streamed 3D video to the device. And
it also announced that it will have an app store -- similar to
Apple's for the iPhone -- which will vend out old Game Boy and Game
Boy Advance titles.Does that mean that the Nintendo 3DS will
have a 3G modem? Nintendo is keeping tight lipped on the
topic. It has already announced that it will support Wi-Fi, but
has remained silent on the topic of a broadband modem, which many
developers are demanding.Some other interesting things worth
noting is that the video showed the 3DS appearing to be using
background multitasking -- or at least saved states. The video
also showed a new home button, that can be used to access web
browsing and more while in game. The video also showed an
e-book app, a note taking app, and augmented reality games.It
will be some time before Nintendo spills all its secrets of the
upcoming device, and longer still before it launches. In the
meantime Nintendo is offering a special edition Super Mario DSi XL
(identical to current
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Gaps in fire code endanger local schools
Original post made on Oct 2, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 3:00 PM
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a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 2, 2012 at 9:00 pm
It is so nice that Ms. Kiraly and her husband is going to set up a non-profit for this project. Let's also have the Fire District enforce Menlo Park's and the state of California Fire code, specifically written for schools. Warnings and cutting corners don't stop fires and don't save lives. Don't built it, unless you can afford it. As the chief said, how many of these schools have temporary structures that should not be used as school classrooms.
a resident of another community
on Oct 11, 2012 at 4:10 am
I've researched this issue. I've been able to find a double fire fatality at a public k-12 school in a single incident, during school hours, in the USA, in the 1950's. None since then. Does anyone have other information? Student safety is an important issue. When examining the entire issue, fire risk seems to well under control. Bigger threats seem to be hurricanes, tornados, flooding, acts of terror, fire arms.
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Oct 11, 2012 at 11:18 am
Tony: While I appreciate your comment, what will it take to ensure that our students and, equally important, school property and neighborhoods are safe? 92 children and 3 teachers dead, which is what happened in a 1958 Chicago school fire?
I recommend that you read the book "To Sleep With Angels," which is the story about the above fire I mention and to which you probably refer. The Chicago ordinance language at that time is incredibly similar- eerily similar- to the California legislation today, which resulted from a 1997 fire in my fire district community ("Green Oaks Family Academy Act"). The CA legislation was so watered down that it didn't even help the school, Green Oaks Academy- a public school, that it intended to help!
Thankfully, in CA, schools built after 2008 are required to have monitored alarm systems that would notify a first responder. However, there are many schools in CA built before 2008 that are vulnerable. Unfortunately, two of them here in my community and within the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, caught fire (in a 13-month timeframe) and suffered damage to school property, not to mention the mental anguish and displacement of students, who could not attend school (Beechwood School) for days. Both times, the only way that firefighters knew about the fire was that a watchful neighbor called in the fire for a response. Thankfully, no one was hurt in either fire.
I'd rather go with notification and response than destruction and despair!
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Welcome to the latest edition of The Sin Bin - our regular feature offering you some of the quirkier stories to emanate from the game we love.
There's not a ruck we will not delve into or a hospital pass we will avoid in a bid to bring you some of the more bizarre, humorous and downright daft stories, videos, pictures and soundbites from around the rugby globe. Got anything you think warrants a mention? Let us know.
Swapping the rhumba for rugby
We're not quite sure what Strictly Come Dancing star Flavia Cacace has to do with rugby but The Daily Mail lapped it up earlier this week and offered such gems as: "Rather than opt for a sensible pair of shorts and trainers, Flavia Cacace decided to take to the field at London's Truman Brewery wearing just a skimpy peplum minidress and heels." It was all in aid of O2 Touch campaign designed to get the country playing touch rugby - but we prefer this slick ad.
'Rugby is a bridge; it doesn't know politics'
Rugby is breaking new ground yet again - this time in Libya. The Guardian reports: "Banned under Gaddafi for being too violent, rugby is flourishing and helping build bridges in a polarised country." It continues: "Rugby in the north African country has had a rocky history. For any sport to succeed in the Libya of Muammar Gaddafi, one of his sons needed to take an interest. None did. The dictator's eldest son, Muhammad Gaddafi, president of Libya's Olympic committee, did turn up at a game in 2001 - only to declare it a "violent sport". Like boxing in 1979, it was then banned by his father's idiosyncratic green book." But it is on the comeback trail now...
'There's sand instead of snow and the sherpas wear bikinis'
Australian tourism chief have struck viral gold with their re-hashing of Jim Telfer's 'Everest' speech from the 1997 British & Irish Lions' tour to South Africa. In the clip, that is racking up the views on YouTube, the former Lions coach gives a pep-talk to a group of men who need to persuade their wives and girlfriends to let them go on the upcoming Australia tour. "Convincing your mates to jump on the Lions tour to Australia is the easy bit. Now comes the hard bit, convincing your wives to let you go," Telfer tells the blokes. "This is your f***ing Everest boys, where there's sand instead of snow and where the sherpas wear bikinis."
One and done
Reds and Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper followed his friend and management stablemate Sonny Bill Williams into the boxing ring last weekend. The target of Cooper's venom was not SBW but insurance salesman Barry Dunnett who barely made it through a round. Cooper was straight back to Super Rugby duty but a return to the ring looks likely. Trainer Shannon King said. "I have never had a fighter who listens like him and I think he has a huge future. We are talking about a second fight in seven months, or in his off-season, but rugby's his priority."
What happens in Vegas...
Las Vegas lived up to its show-stopping reputation last weekend when the HSBC Sevens World Series rolled into town. Organisers had arranged for a skydiver to drop into the Sam Boyd Stadium with the ball ahead of the final only for the third-place play-off game between Samoa and Fiji to go to sudden death extra time and throw the timings out. The skydiver, who had clearly exited his plane hoping to land in time for the finale, landing in the middle of a game.
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Note: Food purist that I am, I used to make this with fresh pumpkin, taking the trouble to bake and clean and puree the fresh item myself. In a hurry one day, I tried it with good old Libbys canned pumpkin and it turned out perfectly well. So you choose.
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1 teaspoon curry powder
1½ teaspoons freshly grated or jarred ginger
1 quart chicken stock
1 pound cooked, pureed pumpkin
1½ cups cream
Salt and pepper to taste
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There are 3 Realms. The Desire Realm (Kama-dhatu) at the bottom. The Material
Realm (Rupa-dhatu) above that and at the top the Immaterial Realm (Arupa-
The Desire Realm is broken down as follows from bottom, working upwards.
(6) Purgatory Domain
(5) Starving Ghost Domain
(4) Animal Domain
(3) Humanity Domain (this is our current level)
this Humanity Domain is further broken down into 4 parts
in the East - Deity-prevailing Continent
in the South - Jambu Continent
in the West - Bovine Commodities Continent
in the North - Kuru Continent
Together these are referred to as The Admixed Abode of the Penta-Domains
Moving up there is
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2. the Thirty-Third Heaven
3. the Yama Heaven
4. the Tusita Heaven
5. the Metamorphosis-Enjoying Heaven
6. the Alter-Metamorphosis Enjoying Heaven
*the Maraic Heaven
Together these are referred to as the Six Desire Heavens
Everything before this point falls in the Desire-Realm (Kama-dhatu)
continuing up there is
7. the Brahman Plebian Heaven
8. the Brahman Ancillary Heaven
9. the Mighty Brahma Heaven
Together these are referred to as the 1st Dhynaic Heavens
continuing up there is
10. the Exiguous Luminosity Heaven
11. the Infinite Luminosity Heaven
12. the Luminous Sound Heaven
Together these are referred to as the 2nd Dhynaic Heavens
continuing up there is
13. the Exiguous Purity Heaven
14. the Infinite Purity Heaven
15. the Omni-Purity Heaven
Together these are referred to as the 3rd Dhynaic Heavens
continuing up there is
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17. the Bliss-Enamoring Heaven
18a. the Capacious Fruition Heaven (commonality)
18b. the Deliberationless Heaven (External Wayist & Unknowledgeable Bhiksu)
19. the Annoyanceless Heaven
20. the Feverless Heaven
21. the Adroit Perception Heaven
22. the Adroit Manifestation Heaven
23. the Material Ultimacy Heaven
Together heavens numbered 19-23 are referred to as the 5 Purified Abode Heavens (5 Unreverting Heavens)
Together heavens numbered 16-23 are referred to as the 4th Dynaic Heavens
together heavens numbered 7-23 are referred to as the Material Realm (Rupa-
continuing up there is
24. the Boundless Vacuity Heaven
25. the Boundless Cognizance Heaven
26. the Nihility Heaven
27. the Deliberationless-Undeliberationless Heaven
Together these 4 heavens are referred to as the 4 Vacuity Heavens.
Together these 4 heavens make up the Immaterial Realm (Arupa-Dhatu)
Together all Heavens found between 1-27 are part of the Celestial Domain
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While he admits he hates to be the Grinch, Tony Lucca is not a fan of holiday music.
"The one thing I look forward to with New Year's is the end of holiday music," he told CBS Local.
Tony says he does enjoy the classic Phil Spector holiday tracks but just can't get into pop artists putting their spin on the classics.
"The Phil Spector era of holiday stuff . . . the old sleigh bells in the back. That's cool," he said. "I think when the Mariah Carey's of the world, pop contemporary artists just want to sing Christmas songs, I'm not feeling it."
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"I think the coolest one hands down was 'This Christmas,' Donny Hathaway. It's just a great song. Christmas or not, I like that song."
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For better or worse, the last week has been a big one for Lady Gaga. Tours and Twitter wars are just a few of the ups and downs she encountered.
Gaga took everything in stride though. Here are 5 things we learned this week about Mother Monster.
1. Lady Gaga Takes The High Road
Lady Gaga was caught up in a Twitter feud this week with Kelly Osbourne. The fashion critic had some harsh words for Little Monsters everywhere after continually ending up on the receiving end of crude remarks and wishes of misfortune that include rape and death. Osbourne even took a direct shot at Gaga in 2009, calling her a "butterface."
Gaga responded to Osbourne with a message on open letter posted to her littlemonsters.com asking Kelly to share her stories of past bullying and spread a positive message.
2. Gaga Will Always Go Big, Never Go Home
Once you think she's topped herself, Lady Gaga goes and one ups herself yet again. Mother Monster isn't just touring in 2013, she's bringing a bus with her.
Gaga revealed the Born Brave Bus, a part of her Born This Way campaign, on Monday (January 14) before the first show of the tour in Tacoma, Washington. She was there to personally christen the bus which features a tailgating experience unlike any other. "At the BornBrave Bus, you have access to professional private or group chats about mental health, bullying, school and friends," Gaga announced on Twitter.
3. Lady Gaga Is A Gracious Loser
Lady Gaga has sat atop as queen of Twitter for quite some time now with 33,191,054 followers and counting. But Gaga noticed the unstoppable force known as Justin Bieber is slowly, but surely, catching up with her with 33,143,222 at publish of this post.
Instead of a Presidential like slander campaign to remain the reigning queen, Lady Gaga congratulated Bieber on Twitter:
So proud of @justinbieber and all the Beliebers! I'm only happy to see your fans growing in size, you all deserve it! Monsters support you!
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) January 16, 2013
4. Lady Gaga Hates Pants
Or pants hate her. While performing in Vancouver, BC, Gaga split her pants at the seem, exposing her derrière to the crowd. Gaga took it all in stride and didn't let the moment, which would mortify most, ruin the night.
tonights Vancouver show. Im still up I can't sleep I had so much fun.You were such a passionate crowd. littlemonsters.com/post/50f128aea…
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) January 12, 2013
5. Gaga Will Always Be Controversial
Despite her positive attitude, Lady Gaga will always be turning heads and making headlines. While performing in Vancouver, BC, Gaga performed in her plastic assault rifle. Due to the recent tragedy at Newtown, many called the wardrobe choice insensitive while others proclaimed it to be a form of expression.
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BET co-founder Sheila Johnson made a derisive imitation of Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds' slight stutter at a fundraiser held this past weekend for Republican opponent Bob McDonnell, and the whole thing was caught on video and posted on the Internet.
Addressing the attendees, Johnson stressed the importance of communication skills, saying, "We need someone who can really communicate. And Bob McDonnell can communicate. The other people that I talk to, and especially his op-op-op-op-op-op-opponent di-di-did this all through my interview with him. He could not articulate what needed to be done."
"I'm disappointed," Deeds said later Monday. "And I'll be honest, if it's about being smooth or being a slick communicator, I'm never going to win that discussion, but I work as hard as I can to be honest and forthright and tell people what I think, and I'm going to continue to work toward creating opportunity and prosperity and hope in every corner of Virginia. I think I've layed out my vision very well."
Regarding the video gone viral -- and commercial -- of a post-debate interview in which Deeds seems to say both that he won't raise taxes and he won't rule out any method of funding a transportation plan, including raising taxes, Deeds said, "In that conversation I probably said some things I shouldn't have said. ... I wish I hadn't gotten hot."
Johnson, who is a Democrat, has caught flak from the left for her support of McDonnell. Her husband, Robert Johnson, drew attention in the past for his comments about the problems that Barack Obama's admitted drug use could have had on his presidential campaign.
According to Virginia politics blog Not Larry Sabato, McDonnell didn't acknowledge what Johnson said when he appeared later to speak at the event.
Deeds' spokesperson Mike Gehrke later provided this reaction to the Huffington Post:
"This is a cheap shot and a new low for this race. Virginians deserve better than personal attacks like this. Creigh Deeds isn't the smoothest speaker in the race, but when he speaks he is authentic and means what he says."
In a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press, Johnson said she sought to highlight Deeds' inability to "clearly communicate effective solutions" on important issues.
"I shouldn't have done it in the manner in which I did and for that I apologize for any offense he, or others, may have taken,"
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I want to digress from the format of the debate to look closely at some of the content that Ross hurled out there at breakneck pace. I'm looking at a yellow piece of paper, of which a copy was left near every seat in the house. The title is "RTB Testable Creation Model Predictions." It lists under four major sections: "Origin of the Universe," "Origin of Life," "Origin of Animal Species," and "Origin of Humanity."
I can't find a copy on the net and I'm not interested in typing the whole thing, but let me just grab a representative example. This is just one that especially caught my eye. Under "Origin of Humanity," prediction number 3 says: "Humanity's origin will prove to date back to between ~40,000 to 150,000 years ago."
All by itself, this is a perfect representation of what Hugh Ross cluelessly imagines to be a scientific prediction. First of all, because it's absolutely non specific in what the nature of the evidence might be. How will humanity's origin prove to date back to that point? What kind of artifacts will be uncovered that will confirm this? Where shall we attempt to look for these things?
This may be a prediction, but it is not a testable prediction, because there is no concrete plan of action to actually perform the testing. Hugh Ross is perfectly content to sit on his ass and say "Future scientists will prove that I was right" — not entirely unlike George "only future historians can judge me" Bush I might add. (Cheap shot!) There is also no time frame for this "prediction" — if it never comes true in Ross's lifetime, oh well, we have the rest of future history to wait.
And the second thing is, it's really not a prediction of creationism. Oh sure, it's a prediction of this particular model of creationism, so tautologically it says "If humanity came into existence more than 150,000 years ago, then my theory that humanity came into existence more than 150,000 years ago is falsified." Doesn't make the slightest impact on the general proposition of whether creationism is true.
To satisfy yourself that this is the case, I want you to imagine that conclusive evidence were found indicating that humanity came into existence 150,001 years ago. Furthermore, let's suppose that this evidence were so incredibly persuasive that Rana and Ross had no choice but to accept it. Yeah, I know this strains credibility, because there is nothing a creationist is required to accept when it comes to fact-checking, but just play along. Suppose that tomorrow Ross were genuinely convinced that humanity came into existence at least 150,001 years ago.
Now my question is: Can you honestly imagine Ross going on to say "I guess that proves that creation is wrong, then!" Because I sure can't. At most, I can see Ross going back to his little Word document, and quietly changing it so that NOW it says "Humanity's origin will prove to date back to between ~40,000 to 160,000 years ago." Then he'll claim he has updated the model, and the new model has not been falsified.
This is the problem with a theory that presumes the existence of an infinitely powerful being. It confounds all possible attempts at prediction. The god can just as easily do things one way as another. Sure, you can SAY something like "My theory predicts that life originated abruptly" (which Ross does, in the "Origin of life" section, bullet point #3). But if your god felt like creating life slowly, then he could create it slowly. Hence life originating abruptly is actually not a prediction of the theory at all, because if the prediction is wrong then it doesn't falsify the theory.
To his credit, Michael Shermer made a good effort to drive this point home later, but here he was both helped and hindered by the extremely stacked audience. During his presentation, he yelled out "If this prediction were shown not to be true, would you all stop believing in God?" and the crowd obligingly yelled back "NO!!!!!" To people who already understood his point, Shermer drove it home again. But to the people who were actually shouting at him, it went right over their heads. I could hear them: they were PROUD of themselves for having the conviction to stand up for their faith. They obviously didn't feel like a point had been made at their expense. In my opinion, Shermer needed to back up his showmanship with an easily understandable explanation about how none Ross's predictions constitute falsifiability even to Ross himself. It might be the time constraints, but I didn't feel that this came across.
Okay, this is turning into quite a marathon, but my notes are much sparser for Rana and Shermer's presentations. I'll get to them next time.


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March 11, 2014 at 7:02 p.m.
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Two special education parent workshops will be presented by Partners Resource Network - Team Project.
Partners Resource Network is a parent training and information center funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education - Office of Special Education Programs.
Visit partnerstx.org for more information.
The presenter, Brenda Nelson, is the Team Project regional coordinator for Victoria and surrounding areas. She is also the parent of a teen with a disability and brings personal perspective and experience to all her presentations.
"Transition to Adulthood" will be presented from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
This workshop will provide parents with Idea transition requirements for a student with a disability preparing for life after high school.
The workshop will cover aspects of transition planning, information typically included in a transition plan, how transition plans are developed and by whom, and resources for more information on transition.
"Solving the Employment Puzzle for Youth with Disabilities" will be presented from 10:45 a.m. to noon.
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Not that it's any great shock to those paying attention over The Lost Decade, but the Reds as an organization are a mess.
Some various examples:
While there's been some small improvements in the pitching realms, generally speaking the Reds have been very weak at pitching development & coaching. How many times have we watched a pitcher flounder here only to go be effective/serviceable elsewhere? How many times have we watched pitching coaches doze on the bench when it's obvious a trip to the mound is warranted?
Talent evaluation has been suspect. This is the franchise that has targeted such luminaries as Corey Patterson, Paul Bako, Juan Castro, Deangelo Jameniz (sp?), JHJ and Edabb's favorite player of all time, Willy Taveras. Yes, the buck stops at the GM, but what about the lower level talent scouts, advisers, etc. I can't believe they didn't play some sort of role in suggesting and campaigning for these players.
Resource management. You would think it would take an act of congress to get the Reds to move players to new positions. How many years did we hear that it was impossible to move KGJ to RF? Although I've argued against it, why not move BPhil to short stop for a year to try it out? If it fails, move him back. Why was Edwin E glued to 3B when he could have at least been moved to LF as an experiment? Not saying all of these are no-brainer moves, but IMO the Reds have missed the boat in simply changing a players position to solve a problem rather than trying to bring someone new in.
Scouting: Other teams seem to have the book on us from the get go, while we seem mystified when we face other teams. It's likely more of an issue of talent and a lineup of hackers, but the advance scouting area seems weak (at best).
Ownership: We've gone from Linder who didn't seem to care, to Bozo Bob who doesn't want to deal with the reality of the state of his company. He simply refuses to understand his "win now" attitude, while admirable, isn't helping his company. Not much we can do about ownership, but it effects the organization as a whole.
Each of these areas are worthy of their own separate discussions (and have been many times over the years), and I'm sure people can take issue with any or all of the examples I've given. But I don't think many people can argue that the Reds, from top to bottom, are a deeply flawed organization.
Sadly, other than simply boycotting the product, there is little as fans can do. More sadly is that the Reds are way down the list of entertainment options and for people born in the 1980's they simply don't know winning baseball in Cincy. They don't care. Meanwhile, the older folks are starting to not care.
Without something radical, I don't see how The Lost Decade isn't going to become The Lost Generations.


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"… the fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance…." (Galatians 5:22) This is the fruit of the Spirit. It is not human but Divine. It is what Life of the Spirit bears. The degree to which we experience these gifts is, in some proportion, how much we experience Him.
Right now, there is very much to be concerned about in our lives. I know personally, and have heard from many, that this is one of the toughest times to be 'getting through' all the things that confront us. I was sitting around trying to make sense of much of that this past weekend, and I was a bit disappointed in the crushing thoughts coming to my mind. Why is all this stuff, this suffering and disappointment, in the middle of the creation of a loving God? Why do we not see just the snap of His fingers to make it all go away? A simple spoken Word from God could change everything. In the middle of that conversation with myself, I began to realize that in spite of so many pressures, our lives can be filled with these gifts. They are delivered to us as part of the contact between His heart and ours. Something about this is in the great plan of God, something we may never completely understand.
Joy, Peace, Loving-kindness, Goodness, Faith all are made for us. In some way, they all are unnecessary. By that I mean that had the heart of God not wished that they be a part of our experience, they would never have been here to experience. They are not naturally occurring in the universe. They could just as easily not exist at all. We would not have discovered them on our own. They do not exist separated from Him, but exist only because of Him. They have been given to us for our pleasure, for our comfort. While thinking about how they are unnecessary except as a part of God's plan, it occurred to me how even we are unnecessary. You know God could have just skipped over the human part. He could have created a universe without human contact, without the creature at all. He could have made a world that had no problems, no grief, but He chose not to do so. Not only that, but He, Himself, chose to enter into the same sufferings, disappointments and pain through the entry of Jesus Christ into the earth. Something about 'human' was a desire of God. He chose to bring us into the picture, His picture, and while the absence of His Love leaves a darkness in its middle, still the presence of His Love brings all the blessedness that we receive as gifts to us. We are not necessary, but we are preferred. It's God's pleasure for us to have been placed here. He did not do that as a second thought, a whim. Something in the heart of God believed very strongly that all the frustration, pain and damage in this life were worth it for Him and for us. Something more valuable than we can understand is going on here, something held simply in the Wisdom of God. Importantly, He did not leave us alone or without his presence. At the very least, He gave us the Fruit of His Spirit to sustain us.
Without Him, none of those things exist. As they occur in our lives, they represent His presence with us. His finger prints are on each one. They are gifts to us, imagined in the Heart of God before the world was! Our choice is to choose whether to live in that Spirit or live apart. Paul encouraged us not only to live by the Spirit but also to walk in the Spirit. Get dirty in them. Get down and roll around in them, get them on our lives. To tap into the Heart of God will take prayer, not the kind you get at the Hallmark store, but one that is personal, heartfelt, and honest and with the expectation that God is on the other end of that prayer. This kind of prayer can jerk our lives around, cause our minds to come into agreement with the Heart of God. Trouble can find Peace, mourning can be turned to Joy, anger to Gentleness, fear into Faith. It's becoming necessary for us that 'whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things' must become, not just a memorized scripture, but become a purposed daily attempt to overcome the world going off in the earth and in our heads. (Phil 4:8)
As mentioned earlier, Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance were not invented by us, they are not here because we did anything to create them. We see them in our lives because they were there from the very beginning. They existed before we existed. They are real but invisible. Christ Life reveals them to us; in seeing them we see Him. In the music we sing, in being a mother or a father, in our friends, in cooking, laughter, sunsets and vacations we run into them everywhere. They have been set before us as part of the Life that Jesus Christ purchased for us. We recognize them in our pleasure because God reveals them to us in the things He has prepared for us. I often tell people that for me, Life is like art. We can add the colors that we wish to add to the picture of who we are. We can add dark colors or bright. It can be full of midnight or full of yellow, white, and sky blue. What we place in our picture is determined by our desire of what to paint in our lives. The textures and the colors are very much the work of our hands, and God placed a palette of the fruit of the Spirit for us to use or not use in our painting. But what we add from that palette to our picture is a picture of who we are.
God lives through us. He has chosen to enter our humanity and walk around in our lives. A part of what we do is a part of what He does. He is not on some distant planet, a deity separated from us, but lives as a mediator for us and a companion with us. He has presence in our hearts and in our ordinary day. Everything that is dear to us as human has its origins in His heart. Those are all gifts to us. Why we love life is because the Fruit of the Spirit has found a place in Life. The things we cherish are found in Him and His Spirit and the world cannot destroy them, but we can choose to ignore them, to reject them.
Why can't we constantly live in the fruit the Spirit bears? There is evil in this life, a spirit against the Love of God, and it tries to destroy the union between God's stuff and us. Simply, we can be deceived. We get sold a bill of goods by the great liar. We get out of sync with the heart of God and become worldly rather than tapping into the Spiritual. It's not that we are separated from the Love of God and what He has prepared for us, it's the perception that we are separated that causes us so much trouble, gives us a sense of aloneness. Separating us from what God has done for us is the end game for the anti-Christ spirit in the earth. However, if we continue to believe that Life is about Him, celebrating and praising what He has done for us, we will discover more of the life that was prepared for us. We are so easily moved away from who He is and what He has done for us. Knowing that God has prepared a Life both in this one and the next, while it does not isolate us, it does insulate us from the challenge of having our Life stolen from us. Remembering Paul's prayer of Ephesians 1: that the 'Father of glory may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened that you may know what is the Hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe…'


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Venezuela leaves Miami as top dog
Confident club has plenty of swagger after beating USA to win Pool 2
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Ten days ago, following a loss to the United States as well as a less-overwhelming-than-expected win over Italy, Venezuelan fans were in a panic. The club's most evident weakness, middle relief, had been exposed. The team was one loss away from a humiliating first-round exit. Now those same fans are exulting over five straight wins, a Pool 2 championship and a berth in the semifinals. Venezuela extended its run with a 10-6 victory over Team USA on Wednesday night at Dolphin Stadium.
"This team is doing the small things to win the games," said manager Luis Sojo. "When there is teamwork in the way Venezuela is playing, that's very important. Throughout the series, you have seen from the time this Classic started that there is a different star every single day. ... All the guys are focused. All of them are expecting to help out in something that's being achieved, and that is winning the championship."
Over its winning streak, Venezuela has outscored its opponents 30-11. It was challenged but rarely threatened in Pool 2 play, posting wins of 3-1 over The Netherlands, 2-0 over Puerto Rico and now 10-6 over the United States. A team that looked vulnerable in the first round of pool play now looks as impressive as any squad remaining in the tournament.
And it was particularly appropriate to cement that status against the USA because it was against the same opponent that Venezuela encountered its lowest point of the Classic thus far. In a 15-6 thrashing at the hands of the Americans during first-round pool play, Venezuela looked outclassed. On Wednesday, the tables were turned.
"I think that loss, against the United States in Toronto, made us realize that we can play better than what we did there, especially against the USA," said catcher Henry Blanco. "I think from that point on, the team woke up and tried to do the best we can, and here we are."
On Saturday and Monday, Venezuela did it with pitching and defense. Starters Carlos Silva and Felix Hernandez set the tone, the middle relievers did enough to get it to closer Francisco Rodriguez, and the offense provided just enough runs to bring home the victory. On Wednesday, it was a different story entirely, with Venezuela scoring as many runs in the second inning (six) as it did in the previous two games.
And that was despite the absences of starters Melvin Mora, Ramon Hernandez and Bobby Abreu. Mora and Hernandez were scratched due to minor injuries, while Abreu was held out as a precaution on a rainy night with a wet field.
"Today, the guys got turned loose again," Sojo said. "There were very significant times at bat, and we were able to score six runs in one inning, then we scored three in another inning. ... This team is ready. This team could explode offensively at any time, and this was one of those days."
Venezuela hung six runs on USA starter Jeremy Guthrie in the second inning, aided by an Adam Dunn error but highlighted by RBI doubles from Blanco, Jose Lopez and Miguel Cabrera. Four of the runs charged to Guthrie were unearned, but they weren't cheap. They were the result of a barrage of base hits against the right-hander.
But despite grabbing a 6-1 lead, Venezuela had to scrap to hang on. Starter Armando Galarraga surrendered three runs in 3 1/3 innings before handing it over to his bullpen. After Cabrera's RBI single made it 7-3 in the fourth, Ramon Ramirez permitted Mark DeRosa's two-run homer that cut the lead to two. An RBI groundout by David Wright pulled the United States within a run, but Max Ramirez drilled a three-run dinger in the bottom of the sixth to provide more breathing room.
"I was looking for a good pitch to hit," Ramirez said. "I knew that the ball was going to go. He threw me a slider, he hit it. Initially, I didn't know that the ball was going to go out of the park, but then I knew I hit a homer, and I was quite pleased."
It's the first trip to the knockout round for Venezuela. The team was eliminated in the second round of pool play in 2006, finishing third in its group behind the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
Venezuela will play in the first semifinal at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night at 9 ET. The United States will face the Pool 1 winner on Sunday at 8 p.m., with the winners of those two games playing in the finals on Monday at 9 p.m.
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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On a split vote this evening, Fayette County's ethics board determined that County Commission Chairman Steve Brown violated the county's ethics ordinance on two separate occasions.
The board voted unanimously, however, not to penalize Brown for either of the infractions.
The board majority determined that Brown violated a county policy forbidding commissioners from issuing orders to county employees. The complaint filed against Brown referenced an email Brown sent to the human resources director in which Brown asked the director to inquire with the Georgia attorney general about a question dealing with the hiring of a new county administrator.
Brown contended the matter was simply a request, and not an order, but it was noted that the HR director acted on that request as if it had been an order by bringing it to the attention of the interim county administrator. Brown also said he was acting on behalf of the hiring committee established to select a new county administrator, and that if he had felt it was an order, he would have demanded that the HR director comply with the request, which Brown says he did not do.
Brown said the interim county administrator ordered the HR director to forward the inquiry to then-county attorney Scott Bennett.
The other ethics violation dealt with a letter Brown wrote to the Georgia attorney general inquiring about whether the county could legally sue itself, which former commissioner Robert Horgan insisted was a violation of the county's attorney client privilege and also improperly disclosed matters discussed in executive (closed) session.
Brown contended that for numerous reasons he did not trust advice on the proposed lawsuit given by county attorney Bennett, therefore he felt obligated to seek further counsel — particularly to protect himself from liability. While all three ethics board members agreed Brown should have the ability to seek such legal counsel, they said the ethics ordinance needed to be rewritten to allow such.
The 2-1 votes that Brown violated the ethics ordinance on both counts were favored by ethics board members Scott Rowland and Sheila Huddleston with ethics board member Larris Marks voting against.
Horgan filed both ethics complaints against Brown in November before Horgan left office.
It also was revealed tonight that Horgan filed a new ethics complaint against Brown Jan. 22 on the basis that Brown ordered the county marshal's office to conduct an investigation into former county attorney Bennett wiping the hard drives of his county owned office computer and laptop computer.
Brown said during the hearing that he thinks Bennett violated Georgia's open records law by wiping the data from the hard drive.


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Damn Duhon is 0-19 on his last three point attempts. SMH. But on the upside Knicks are killing Minny.
Yes, EVEN if it involves trading Lee or Gallinari.
No, the Knicks have a 2011 pick. They should focus on the 2010 free agency.
Yes, but NOT if it involves trading Lee or Gallinari.
Damn Duhon is 0-19 on his last three point attempts. SMH. But on the upside Knicks are killing Minny.
Mission : X Heat / Target : L.James
Why do the Knicks make players look like Reggie Miller from game 5 of the 1994 EC finals? I know that the Knicks are blowing out the T'Wolves but they're allowing a guy who shoots 31 percent from behind the 3pt line to knock down easy 3's.
Hopefully the TWolves see Chandler playing well and are willing to trade Rubio for him.
Fourteen points isn't bad for a player that many people wanted as the Knicks franchise point guard.
Whats the best medicine after a 50 pt loss?? Thats right...the New Jersey Nets!!!!!!!!!!.....oh **** wait we lost to them....the Minnesota Kimberwolves!!!!!!
Woot woot, seeing the Kimberwolves come into MSG made my day. Al Jefferson+Kevin Love= FAILLLLLL
David Kahn you a retarted butthole. Flynn, Rubio, Sessions and Lawson??? He took all 4 of them from us (well in the end I'm glad they got Sessions). This is what his battered butthole deserves after stealing our PG's. **** you Kahn, you've helped ruin the Kimberwolves for years to come.
I didn't know David Kahn read the threads in this forum.
another fools gold game.watch us get run off the court by the ****in craptors.
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we can say this win is a kind of redemption. I'm starting to think that duhon-lee plays works only with weak teams... and maybe this is just my feeling but they look tired...
Agree that the wolves are bad but we have lost to ****ty teams before and it feels good to have a solid whoop ass after the most humiliating loss against Dallas. The NYK havent had bad losses lately except maybe the CRatptos game where they really werent in it til maybe the end. They've been pretty competitive the last 20 games or so. Put the Dallas game behind and see if this season is still salvageable. Is Chandler ok with the groin?


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Carter said Tuesday that the longer waiting period would allow lawmakers to more completely review legislation and solicit more feedback from their constituents before voting.
House rules previously called for a 24-hour waiting period before committee-approved bills could be voted on by the full House.
A package of rules passed out of the House Rules Committee Tuesday and now heads to the full chamber.
The new rules would also loosen a restriction on the use of electronic devices in committee hearings and allow members to bring guests on the House floor for special occasions.


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The Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World
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Cartagena, Colombia, 29 November - 4 December 2009. Second Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction.
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Where: Cartagena, Colombia
When: 29.11.2009 - 04.12.2009
Ten years after the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention entered into force, States Parties and international and non-governmental organizations, will renew their commitment to completing clearance of mined areas as soon as possible and to ensuring the rights of disabled mine survivors to live full and dignified lives. They will adopt a Cartagena Action Plan to overcome challenges remaining on the road toward a world without mines.
The First Review Conference - the Nairobi Summit on a Mine Free World - took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 29 November to 3 December 2004.
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It seemed like just another day at Wikileaks Thursday. Newly leaked documents went up and thousands of users browsed the site learning secrets the military, politicians, businesspeople, and religions try to keep hidden. However, one article posted on Wednesday was a bit different -- it was a leak from none other than Wikileaks itself.
Wikileaks, like many Wiki pages, is funded by anonymous donors. This funding and support helps it both keep up its stream of content, and maintain sufficient legal support to keep those whose information it leaks at bay. The site's donors were secret -- until now.
Someone at the site sent an appeal last Saturday, asking the site's donors for some emergency extra funding. The only problem was that instead of using the BCC field for the donors, it used the CC field, exposing all of the email addresses to the other donors. The amateurish mistake echoed a recent slip-up at Twitter that saw the site releasing the names of 186 of its rejected job applicants.
Given Wikileaks' role as a safe haven for whistleblower and storehouse of released secrets, it didn't take long for someone to submit an article with the leaked list of emails, writing, "Wikileaks leaks its own donors, aww irony. BCC next time kthx."
Wikileaks at first did not publish the article, putting it in the purgatory of review. However, on Wednesday, it finally relented and leaked its own secrets. It tried to soften the blow, writing that the leak was "possibly to test the project's principles of complete impartiality when dealing with whistleblowers."
Among those on the list was Adrian Lamo, a famous hacker, who was convicted and went on to start a security firm. He has not responded to comments sent to his email address. While Wikileaks claims that it has never exposed its whistleblowers before, this seemingly careless mistake surely has many of his former whistleblowers and those who are thinking of leaking documents a bit nervous.
The incident mars an otherwise solid month for Wikileaks. Earlier this month, the site secured a major break when it obtained and posted thousands of pages of Congressional Research Service reports, including a NATO civilian casualty 2008 report for Afghanistan, which showed that civilian casualties jumped 46% last year, an underreported fact. The reports were copyright free, but are not generally available to the public.


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No Kill Russellville (NKR) will conduct its fifth consecutive adoption event — featuring animals from the Russellville Animal Shelter — at Azzore Veterinary Specialists (2711 E. Parkway, between Starbucks and Lowe's) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
All adoption fees have been waived for this event.
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Larue family reunion
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - University of Michigan campus police are looking into several reported incidents of a strange man approaching female students on North Campus.
Police said they have had several women come forward since April 19 with similar descriptions of a man who has gone up to them and asked for dates -- and in one case tried to kiss one of them.
The incidents happened around Bursley, Baits and the North Campus Recreation building.
Police describe the man as having a dark complexion or olive skin, perhaps of Middle Eastern or Italian decent, with a heavy accent, in his 30s with dark, shoulder-length hair.
In one incident, he rode away on a bike.
Anyone with information on the man or the incidents is asked to call campus police at 734-763-1131.
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Santa Clarita — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to implement the closures listed below as part of a project that is constructing a truck lane on southbound I-5 between Pico Canyon Road/Lyons Avenue and the Antelope Valley Freeway (SR-14). Ramp closures will be staggered. Detours will be signed. No unusual levels of dust, noise or vibration are expected. Closures are subject to change.
For the safety of the construction crew and motorists, please be attentive to closures, slow for the cone zone, and move over one lane where possible.
Lane closure information for this and other freeway projects is available on the Caltrans website: http://www.lcswebreports.dot.ca.gov/lcswebreports/
Call 511 for real-time traffic information or visit go511.com.
Closure Dates: Monday, July 8, through Saturday, July 13, 2013
Up to three lanes of northbound I-5 between the end of the existing truck lane and Lyons Ave. - 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Note: At least one lane will be open at all times. The most restrictive closures (i.e., the most lanes closed) will occur between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m.
Up to three lanes of southbound I-5 between Lyons Ave. and the end of the existing truck lane - 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Note: At least one lane will be open at all times. The most restrictive closures (i.e., the most lanes closed) will occur between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m.
I-5 to northbound SR-14 — 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Calgrove Blvd. — 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
About the Project
The project is adding a truck lane to the outside of southbound I-5 by paving the median area and outside shoulder, and shifting the mixed-flow lanes inward. Median retaining walls and two short sections of outside retaining walls will be built to accommodate this widening.
The truck lane will extend from Pico Canyon Road/Lyons Avenue to SR-14, a distance of 3.7 miles.
This project will ease traffic delays, improve goods movement, absorb traffic growth due to population increase (both residential and commercial), and enhance safety by separating truck traffic from passenger vehicles.
Construction began in May 2012 and will be completed in 2014. Funds administered by Metro.
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