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Monday Morning Offering - 28
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Good morning, good God!
I'm fresh from Epiphany
with its star and magi and gifts...
You have revealed so much, to so many - to all!
You showed yourself as a child:
imminent and innocent,
vulnerably human, divinely loving,
inviting and intimate…
Help me see in the child, Lord,
Christ who is my brother,
my savior, my redeemer,
my prince of peace, my merciful judge,
my healing and my hope…
I pray that in the year ahead, Lord,
you will continue to reveal, to show,
to disclose, to unwrap
your presence in my life…
So, this morning I offer you my vision, Lord,
that I may see what you reveal…
Help me see you
when you show yourself
in the people I don't like,
in the people who aren't like me,
and in the people who don't like me…
Help me see you, Lord,
in the times when I cannot find you.
Show me where you are
when I think you have forgotten me,
when I fear you cannot find me,
when I wonder if you have abandoned me...
Help me see you
when you pour out your healing
in my sorrow and in my pain…
Reveal yourself as the source of my joy
and show me the depths of what you have given me:
may I always give you the glory and the praise…
Help me see you
in the moment at hand, Lord,
and in my past:
show me where you are
and where you were…
Show up in my life every day, Lord!
And show yourself
at every twist and turn
along the path I walk…
At least once in a while, Lord,
dazzle me with your brightness and beauty –
I need the showstoppers
to carry me through the cloudy days…
Reveal yourself to me in my prayer, Lord:
help me to see the face of your presence,
an image of your compassion
and a glimpse of your love for me...
Help me see you in the church's prayer, Lord,
and uncover yourself for me
in the bread and cup of the Eucharist…
Unfold your plan for me, Lord,
and let me see where you lead me,
where you call me,
where you want me...
Reveal yourself in the simplicity
of the child of Bethlehem
and in depths of the One
who died for me on Calvary…
This morning I offer you my vision, Lord:
all that I see
with my eyes, my heart, my mind…
Show me who you are, O God,
and keep me as the apple of your eye…
Posted by Concord Pastor at 5:00 AM
3 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Great Monday morning offering! You have a gift for writing, Concord Pastor. I particularly liked the "showstoppers", as we all need these once in a while.ReplyDelete
You have said everything I need to say today.ReplyDelete
Help me Lord, in the places I need help the most. And open my eyes to your love and wisdom. Sometimes I lose sight of where you are and if you even remember me.
This is a keeper.
Thank you CP.
Nicely done Padre.ReplyDelete
Help me see you
in the moment at hand, Lord,
and in my past:
show me where you are
and where you were … I could use some of that.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 30, 2004) - The East Tennessee State University women's tennis team will be hosting the 14h annual ETSU Tennis Fall Collegiate Class. The two-day tournament is set to begin this Friday, Oct. 1 at the ETSU Tennis Complex and Liberty Bell courts. This year's field will consist of 11 teams and 145 matches.
"It will be a strong tournament even though it had to be rescheduled due to Hurricane Ivan. We have a good field of competition," said Head Coach Steve Brooks. "Our girls have been working and practicing hard and are excited to get their fall season underway."
Play will begin on Friday at 12:30 p.m. and will last until 6:00 p.m. and will include one round of singles and two rounds of doubles. On Saturday, action will start at 8:00 a.m. and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. Saturday's play will wrap-up the tournament and include two rounds of doubles and the final round of singles.
"This tournament will be a good gauge to see how we will perform at VT next weekend. Unfortunately, our new assistant coach Margie Brown Katras will not be able to watch us play as shewill be in Palm Springs, Calif. Representing the Mountain Tennis Empire Association as her and her 5.0 team compete in the USTA National Championship."
Admission to the tournament is free. To view the draw sheets, which will be updated at the conclusion of each day's play, please visit women's tennis main page at www.etsubucs.com.

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JAKARTA — Thousands of Indonesians on Sunday chanted anti-American slogans outside the US embassy in Jakarta, in the latest protest against a film that sparked demonstrations in at least 20 countries.
At least 3,000 supporters of the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) gathered outside the US mission, but there was none of the violence that erupted there earlier in September, when police clashed with protesters.
Men and women wearing Muslim headscarfs and children assembled outside the building, while hundreds of police stood guard and four water cannon vehicles were at the ready.
The protesters carried banners declaring "My life for the Prophet Mohammed", "Stop the film, Save the Prophet Mohammed" and "Go to hell with the freedom of expression".
"It is very clear now that our real enemy is America," a speaker told the crowd, who shouted "America and Israel are terrorists!"
"Prosecute and jail the filmmaker and revoke the film from YouTube, otherwise we will boycott you America," another speaker told the crowd who shouted back, "Allahu Akbar!" (God is greater).
Jakarta police spokesman Rikwanto told AFP that about 400 police personnel were deployed.
More than 30 people have been killed in violence linked to the low-budget "Innocence of Muslims", produced by US-based extremist Christians.
Indonesia, which has a population of 240 million, is the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
About 700 members of hardline Muslim groups protested earlier in September outside the US embassy, some hurling petrol bombs. Eleven policemen and a protester were injured in clashes.


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Jerry Sullivan: Bills' draft reflects Marrone's need for speed
Early this year, President Obama caused a national stir when he said that if he had a son, he'd have to think long and hard about letting him play football.
Obama didn't say anything about allowing his daughters to watch an entire NFL draft. A true leader would discourage such behavior in children. Studies will one day show that prolonged exposure to the draft causes brain damage.
By Day Three of the Annual Selection Meeting, I get nostalgic for mowing the lawn. Rich Eisen begins to look like Satan to me. The draft is a necessary evil, I know. But it's not the profound intellectual exercise it's made out to be.
So what did I think of the Bills' draft? Promising. I promise to revisit it later with a more informed opinion. A more immediate reaction? The new coach, Doug Marrone, wants his team to play fast and score a lot of points.
That shouldn't come as any surprise. A draft generally tilts toward the specialty of a new head coach. Go back to every coach since Marv Levy retired:
Wade Phillips took over for Levy in 1998 and the Bills nabbed linebacker Sam Cowart with their first pick. Gregg Williams, another defensive guy, came aboard in 2001 and went for Nate Clements and Aaron Schobel with his first two picks.
Mike Mularkey, an offensive specialist, arrived in '04. The Bills took Lee Evans with the 13th overall pick and moved up for J.P. Losman later in the first. Two years later, it was Dick Jauron, a conservative defensive coach. Their first five picks went to defense in Jauron's first draft.
Chan Gailey succeeded Jauron in 2010, determined to fix a sputtering offense. His welcoming gift was a dynamic running back named C.J. Spiller.
It was no surprise, then, when the Bills went heavy with offense in Marrone's first draft. Marrone doesn't like being pigeonholed, but he's an offensive guy by trade. His offenses were on the cutting edge at Syracuse. He played no-huddle last season. He likes to play fast and dictate to defenses.
"Even before Doug came in, during the season, we said we needed to find the young quarterback who could be the guy for the future," said General Manager Buddy Nix. "We needed a big wide receiver, and we always try to add more speed. He [Marrone] is the CEO. He oversees all of it."
Marrone can't have been very impressed with some of the skill players he inherited. The incumbent quarterback was a former seventh-round pick with an erratic arm (Ryan Fitzpatrick). Two of the top three wideouts were marginal athletes (Donald Jones, David Nelson) who hadn't been drafted.
So Nix and Co. went for athletic upgrades. They took EJ Manuel, a rookie QB with prodigious physical gifts. Manuel and Nathaniel Hackett, the Bills' young offensive coordinator and QB coach, can learn the NFL ropes together.
The Bills wanted talented young receivers to evolve with them. They grabbed Robert Woods, a big, polished wideout, in the second round. In the third, they drafted Marquise Goodwin, a small, speedy wideout who was a long jumper for the U.S. Olympic team last summer.
In essence, they traded Nelson and Jones for Woods and Goodwin. Nelson and Jones were smart veterans. But the new guys bring a higher level of athletic skill to the wide receiver position, something the Bills desperately needed. If it works out, Stevie Johnson will be a happy man.
During the recent minicamp, Marrone had the Bills playing at a fast tempo. He yelled at the players for walking through drills. He wants speed. This draft is further evidence of that. Add Woods and Goodwin to a team with C.J. Spiller and T.J. Graham and you have a sprint relay.
Marrone said he favors a West Coast offense with an emphasis on vertical passing. He was determined to get players in the draft to execute that attack. "Yeah," Marrone said. "I don't think you can ever have enough playmakers, yes. Speed is hard to coach. My coach at Syracuse, coach [Dick] MacPherson always said 'luck follows speed.' "
Speed can make you lucky, but it doesn't guarantee anything. Graham was a disappointment as a rookie. But the Bills have upgraded their playmakers. The passing game could be more entertaining as a result.
It's something to sell. This franchise needs to restore public faith in the product after a dreary, discouraging decade. Fans like it when you talk about playing fast. Every new basketball coach says he's going to play more uptempo. If you're going to lose, you might as well put on a show, right?
Marrone went to a quicker attack at Syracuse last season; the Orange scored 100 points more than in 2011. He'd love to see a similar scoring spike here. The Bills had their moments under Chan Gailey, but struggled to score in crucial moments and were often slow in getting plays executed.
They'll need to score big if the defense doesn't come around. Listening to Nix, you'd think he had a deep, talented defense on the verge of greatness. The D has been weak for Nix's entire time here. Last year, it gave up the second-most points in team history and allowed 45 points four times.
Nix believes the defense is better than it showed last season. He's also banking on Mike Pettine being a major upgrade over the old coordinator, Dave Wannstedt. Pettine will be more aggressive than his predecessor. He likes his unit to attack, same as Marrone with his offense.
Pettine will rely mostly on the same players who underachieved a year ago. Nix signed linebacker Manny Lawson in free agency. He drafted another linebacker, Kiko Alonso, in the third round, and added a couple of safeties, Duke Williams and Jonathan Meeks. It looks as if they're covering themselves in case negotiations with Jairus Byrd get really ugly.
"We think we're pretty good on defense," Nix said. "We've got pretty good people and enough depth in most spots. And what we've needed here, regardless of what you run, is more speed on offense and more playmakers."
We'll see. If Nix thought his defense was pretty good last year, I shudder to think about it getting bad. The Bills gave up an average of 35 points in their 10 losses last year. No wonder Marrone wanted more playmakers.
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Inspired by the small-plate concept made popular throughout Spain and Europe, owner Chris Stavros has set out to make Kecho's ground zero for the less-is-more approach to fine dining in San Diego. The restaurant is located at 1774 Sunset Cliffs Blvd.
"This is not a new concept by any means, but the flavors and the food is new to the area," said Stavros, who said his menu makes sense to those concerned with not just what they eat, but how much. "To be able to serve smaller portions with great taste and textures we thought would be a fun thing to do and the results have been overwhelming."
Known as "mezze" (pronounced "MEH-zay") which translates to small dishes in Greek, the menu at Kecho's features an international array of flavors and styles. Executive chef William McRae, who spent more than four months perfecting the menu prior to the restaurant's opening, said that this way of eating gives diners an opportunity to enjoy a variety of offerings, which they can share among friends and head home with a much lower total on the credit card.
"Our size gives us the opportunity to take the time to prepare everything just right, compared to larger restaurants where it's harder to maintain quality," McRae said. "Everything on the menu is packed with flavor, it has the right chemistry and nothing is overpowering."
For starters, Kecho's offers a delicious selection of crisp fresh salads incorporating vegetables, fruits, cheeses and perfectly cooked pancetta, served with one-of-a-kind dressings that will satisfy vegetarians and meat lovers alike.
Only one soup is served, but judging by its popularity it appears that one is enough. Kecho's dishes up a cannellini bean soup made with sausage, carrots, onions, celery and herbs, which is hearty and robust, but will not spoil your appetite.
Masterfully prepared flatbread pizzas with names like Salsiccia, Margherita, Plaka Pancetta, Picasso and Zeus, all covered in Mediterranean toppings, compliment any of Kecho's other food creations.
The mezze repertoire, consisting of meat, seafood and vegetarian options, includes such signature dishes as calamari stuffed with feta, mint and orange, prawns sautéed in an herb lemon and butter sauce, sea bass drizzled with a lemon herb dressing, and for lamb lovers, succulent lamb chops that are cooked to perfection.
Vegetarian specialties like spanikopita, made with spinach, leeks, Greek feta cheese and dill baked in phyllo pastry as well as polenta with sautéed field mushrooms, served on pomodoro and topped with fontina crema are just some of the meatless options available.
For dessert, pastry chef Stephanie Baron prepares a traditional Greek creation called galaktoboureko, which is made with vanilla custard baked in phyllo dough, then brushed with an orange glaze and served with pasticcio ice cream. Among her personal favorites served at Kecho's is a delectable flourless chocolate cake topped with whipped cream that is truly unique. Fresh ice cream from Lighthouse Ice Cream & Yogurt in Ocean Beach perfectly rounds out the already scrumptious desert menu.
Stavros said the beverage list is made up of carefully selected local craft beers and wines from all over the world that is served by the glass or bottle. Prices, he said, are kept reasonable so diners can enjoy more than one glass to complement the variety of dishes served. Discounts are offered to customers who purchase bottles from the Olive Tree Marketplace several doors down from the restaurant, which is also owned by Stavros.
"This place is fabulous, I absolutely love it. This has quickly become my favorite place to eat," said longtime Ocean Beach resident Bobbie Silverman. "It's perfect for OB and we're very lucky to have this restaurant in the area."
Others agreed.
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INDIANAPOLIS – The regional seeding was announced Tuesday evening by the NCAA and the Georgia College women's tennis team (15-11) earned a place in the Southeast Region. The Bobcats have now made the NCAA Regionals for the 19th consecutive year.
The Bobcats were named the No. 4-seed in the region and will face off against Augusta State University (16-8) at the No. 5-seed. The teams will compete at host site Savannah, Ga. as No. 1-seed Armstrong (24-1) takes on No. 8-seed Clayton State University (10-11).
"There definitely were some ups and downs on the girls team this year," said head coach Steve Barsby. "With all of their hard work and commitment to the program and the University, they accomplished something that did not look feasible when our journey began. I am extremely proud of this group of girls."
The Bobcats take the court against the Jaguars Sunday, April 28 at 10 a.m., the same time the Pirates face the Lakers. The winners will take the court Monday at 10 a.m. to decide the Regional winner.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Jackson's MMA Series IX results
Rock you very much, Tingley Coliseum
Looking back on it now, we might have realized something was up when Aaron Cerda dropped into the ninja pose during the pre-fight presser/weigh-in ahead of the Jackson's MMA Series IX fight card, which went down Saturday night at Tingley Coliseum.
Cerda took the main event fight against Frank Gomez on short notice after Gomez' original opponent, Mikey Lovato, had to pull out with a hurt knee. Not much was known about the 22 year-old Cerda, other than being a striker—rumor has it a 3rd degree black belt in Kajukembo.
As the bout opened, Cerda's striking was crisp and menacing, and Gomez took the fight to the mat, where he controlled the young Texan. But Cerda was able to land a surprising, ninja-style elbow from the bottom that caused a large welt above Gomez's eye. A second such elbow proved it wasn't a fluke, catch Gomez again, this time in the eye.
The referee called a stop to the action so the cage-side doctor could examine Gomez's eye. After Gomez acknowledged that he couldn't see out if it, the fight was stopped, with Cerda declared the winner by TKO via doctor stoppage at 4:26 of the first round. If it had just been one elbow, I'd call that a fluke. But a striker who can stop a fight from his back? That, ladies and gentlemen, is some truly next-level shit.
In the co-main event, Hunter Tucker finally put an end to Nate Patterson's winning streak against Jackson squad, putting him to sleep via first round rear naked choke. In the process, Tucker moves to 4-0 as a pro.
Those who arrived for the main card missed some seriously entertaining undercard action, highlighted by Eric Dodson's display of Steven Segal-esqu patty-
See full results at swfight.com.
It's worth saying that the Tingley Coliseum, which the Jackson's MMA Series will call home for at least the next four years, is a great place to watch MMA. The lights, the way the music echoes, it's all a lot more like the big leagues than it was at the Hard Rock Café. And the views are much, much better. Look for another card to shape up for December.


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The Lipscomb Bisons indoor track team finished fifth in the McDonald's Invitational Saturday hosted by Southern Illinois in Carbondale.
It was the first meet of the season for the men's team. The Bisons finished with 19 points.
Individual results:
Todd Garrett, second, Pole Vault, 4.45m, 14-07.25
Josh Hogan, ninth, Long Jump, 5.61m, 18-05.00
Burton Elrod, 12th, 60-Meter Dash, 7.38
Josh Hogan, 16th, 60-Meter Dash, 7.52
Burton Elrod, ninth, 60-Meter Dash Finals, 7.31
Ryan Chastain, second, 1-Mile Run, 4:21.71
Jared Carlson, 13th, 1-Mile Run, 4:53.35
Chris Lucas, 14th, 1-Mile Run, 5:15.22
Matthew McWhirter, 15th, 1-Mile Run, 5:56.77
Brandon Reeves, 15th, 400-Meter Dash, 53.92
Clint Carter, 10th, 800-Meter Run, 2:01.86
Jacob Nelson, 14th, 800-Meter Run, 2:06.45
Caleb Key, 19th, 800-Meter Run, 2:18.68
Brandon Reeves, 11th, 200-Meter Dash, 23.73
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ABC News visited a Kentucky Fried Chicken knock-off in Iran this week, but it's not the only fried-chicken eatery in the region with an interesting story.
We take a look at more KFCs, and KFC wannabes, in the neighborhood.
|Egypt: Fried Chicken for Revolutionaries?
A KFC franchise sits on Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square, the site of nearly three years of demonstrations that have helped unseat two Egyptian presidents. But in a country rife with conspiracy theories, the Colonel hasn't been able to keep away from controversy during the constant protests.
In early 2011, as demonstrators called for then-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation, rumors trying to paint them as Western puppets said they were being compensated for their fervor with KFC meals. The Los Angeles Times has the lowdown.
Photo: Protestors gesture as they stand next to Tahrir Square's KFC on January 31, 2011. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
|Syria: War and KFC
A bonafide KFC eatery became the first American restaurant in Syria when it opened in 2006, Adam Heffez writes for The Atlantic.
But after two and a half years of war, it closed its doors, The Atlantic reports. Food insecurity, rising transportation costs and widespread violence forced its owners to reconsider their presence in Damascus, the Syrian capital. The franchise's fate reveals the extent of the country's food crisis.
Photo: Syrian women walk past the KFC restaurant when it opened in Damascus on January 23, 2006. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
|Iran: SFC Fries Taste 'Just Like Back Home'
ABC News correspondent Muhammad Lila this week stopped by Super Star Fried Chicken (SFC) in Tehran, the Iranian capital. The KFC knock-off serves up American fast-food staples like burgers and fried chicken.
In case you're wondering, Lila reports "the fries tasted just like back home."
Photo: Super Star Fried Chicken pulls out all the stops, including an indoor children's play area. (Muhammad Lila/ABC)
|Gaza: Fried Chicken Blockade
Smuggling tunnels have allowed people in the Gaza Strip to obtain hard-to-get items ever since Israel blockaded the territory in 2007. And, reportedly this year, Gazans could add one more product to that list: the Colonel's fried chicken.
For $35 for just 20 pieces of chicken, an Egyptian delivery service sent buckets of KFC food through the tunnels and into the Palestinian territory, the AFP reported. With a dearth of international food chains in the Strip, some Gazans were willing to shell out the cash.
Photo: A smuggler carries food from KFC to be delivered through an underground tunnel linking the Gaza Strip to Egypt, on May 13, 2013 in Rafah, Gaza. (AFP/Getty Images)
|Israel: Kosher KFC
Israelis had been munching on KFC for years before the chain's local arm got approval from the company to use a different recipe so that its restaurants could go kosher, according to ynetnews.com. Jewish law prohibits mixing dairy and meat products, so the chain's chicken meals--which use a milk-powder coating--posed a problem, ynetnew.com reported.
In 2009, KFC decided to let the Israeli restaurants use a soy-powder coating instead, according to ynetnews.com, thereby ensuring Jews in Israel wouldn't break dietary laws when enjoying the Colonel's "secret recipe."
Photo: An employee serves a portion of chicken and french fries at a KFC franchise in Tel Aviv, Israel. (David Silverman/Getty Images)
|Iraq: Not Quite the Real Thing?
KFC knock-offs proliferate the world over. In a recent trip to Libya, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain recently sampled some fare from "Uncle Kentucky."
In Iraq, Colonel Sanders graces this KFC poser, "King of Kentucky Chicken Restaurant."
Photo: A man stands in front of the chicken restaurant, "King of Kentucky Chicken Restaurant," in Fallujah, Iraq, on March 23, 2009. (Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)
|Lebanon: Protesters Torch KFC
Amid furor over an anti-Muslim film last year, protesters in Lebanon reportedly took out their anger on restaurants associated with the United States.
Lebanese men in Tripoli, in northern Lebanon, reportedly torched a KFC in September 2012, along with Hardee's and Krispy Kreme outlets.
Photo: Lebanese men ransack branches of Hardee's and KFC in Tripoli on September 14, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)


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The actual story is about the government's overreach. But, rather than deal with that, reporters from newspapers like the NY Times want to write Greenwald into the story? Really? We have a huge opportunity for journalists to dig into the real story: just how much spying on people various governments around the globe are doing today. And yet, instead, they want to focus on minor quibbles from a decade ago involving the reporter who actually did the work they failed to do? It's a shameful reflection on the state of much of the media today.


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I am just starting this thread because I don't have time to do much else right now. I will check in with it later.
I went to the game and actually kept score. The Warthogs lost 5-4.
I will write up a brief recap later of the players and the stadium etc.
If anyone is interested in my personal take on an individual player from the team, respond to this thread so I can spend some extra detail on it.
I'm not a scout and probably spent too much time watching the game just to have some fun, but it won't be the last time I see them his year either. I am going to try to make a game every series they come to Kinston.
Next time I'll take my camera.
Riding shotgun on the Sox bandwagon since before there was an Internet...
Okay... so here is my impression of the players I saw...
The staring pitcher, Rafael Flores is huge (6'7", 220). He struggled with his control and tended to nibble a lot. When he got down 4-1, the pitching coach came out and paid him a visit and then he settled down and threw some hard stuff that generated a couple of K's. He had another K in the next inning to end it, but gave up some hard shots that inning, one of which was turned into the defensive gem of the game by Mike Myers. His final line of 4 IP, 7H 4R, 4ER, 3BB was unimpressive.
Ehren Wasserman came in to pitch the 8th and used his sidearm delivery to keep the K-Tribe off balance. He had 2 K's and a ground out to second.
The other pitchers Orionny Lopez and #43 (name unknown - hey, I'm deaf and the roster didn't have it listed) were solid but unspectacular in their stints. Lopez worked 2 innings and gave up a run, but struggled with his control and had a couple of hard hit flyballs that the batters got just under or they would have been gone. 43 was more impressive, but nothing to write home about from what I saw.
Offensively, the Hogs were unimpressive. They didn't work the count very well, but a few players stood out.
Chris Amador who was playing 2B. He had a SH, 1b, 2b and a two-run jack in the 9th that brought the Hogs to within one run. Defensively he didn't appear to have much range at 2B. I wonder if his future is at 3B if anywhere in the IF.
Leo Daigle played 1B. He had a 1B, 2B and BB. He seemed the most impressive offensive talent of the playes who played. Big and strong with an aggressive attitude. He looks hitterish as Hawk would say. He wasn't nervous or afraid in any way and seemed to expect to do well.
Mike Myers played CF. He hit the ball hard in 4 of his 5 AB, getting a double (which was misplayed) and 3 flyouts to right for his trouble. All of the shots to RF were hard hit, but didn't fall. I don't know if he was making a concerted effort to go the opposite way and his sole hit was to LF and should have been a single, except it was misplayed. Defensively he had a couple of great plays including a diving grab in deep CF in the 4th that would have surely driven in a run and possibly led to a big inning.
Other names who played:
Micah Schnurstein 3B: 0-4 with a K
Robert Valido SS: Had two hits late and scored a run. He played well in the field, but didn't have any demanding plays.
Carlos Lee C: 1-4 1R (may have been PH for in the 9th, I admit that I didn't pay enough attention). He was aggressive at trying to pick guys off including once throwing to second trying to get a guy who had a big lead and was retreating. He may have even got one of the guys at 1B but didn't get the call.
None of Norm Martel, Travis Hinton or Thomas Collaro reached base.
The best player in the game was clearly the K-Tribe pitcher Billy Traber who threw a nasty fastball and a nice change from what I could tell. He was close to the plate all game and had a solid line 6IP, 4H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4K, 1BB. Offensively the K-Tribe looked solid, with the middle of their lineup doing the majority of the damage. Names to possibly watch out for from what I saw Brad Snyder, Ryan Goleski and Shaun Larkin (anyone know if he is related to the MLB player with the same last name?)
It was still a great time. I was sitting as close to Home as the pitcher's mound. Nice to go to a game that easily and cheaply ($7 ticket for one of the best seats in the house and free parking). Found out today that my landlord regularly gets tickets from a guy he does work for. He saw my car at the game yesterday, but didn't find me. We weren't sitting that far apart either - too funny.
If people want to give me tips on things to look for I will try to do a better job of reporting back in the future.
Nice work, Jim.
Myers is a utility guy, though he's posted some solid numbers in the past.
As you probably already know, Lee is El Caballo's younger brother and the backup catcher.
I do remember the names Schnurstein and Valido from previous discussions about minor leaguers, it is one reason I tried to separate them from the pack.
I am surprised by the Myers revalation. He looked real solid even at the plate, showing more patience than most of the others did.
Yes, I knew Lee was Lee's brother... It's really the only reason he got mentioned.
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The two recent fires are indicators that a rough season may be on the near horizon, said Stone.
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I started this sketchbook over two years ago and let it die out. However, it's now the Summer after the first year of Uni studying illustration. I hope to make the most of this Summer and spend a fair bit of it drawing and painting.
So here goes again! I've set myself a couple of targets to aim for over the next few months, one of them is definitely to get involved with the amazing community of artists here on CA. I hope to challenge myself to learn new media and ways of rendering rather than playing it safe, I've been doing that for far too long now!
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Electrically conductive metals, such as copper and aluminum, can be altered in form without bringing so much as a chisel to their surface. The secret: electromagnetic fields.
By inducing a high-intensity pulsed magnetic field into—in this case—a quarter, a corresponding repulsive magnetic field is created, rapidly—we're talking 1/100th of a second, here—repelling portions of the quarter into itself. What results is a fat, dime-size 25-cent piece.
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I am British, it is difficult to describe myself otherwise as my father is descended from Scottish ancestors, my mother from Welsh and I was born in England. It may be because of this hybrid background that I am sensitive to the way in which UK locations are entered in genealogy reports.
Let us start with the meaning of the UK; it is (now) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but prior to the establishment of the Republic of Ireland in 1922 it included the whole of Ireland. This, of course, leads to the question as to what is Great Britain; put simply, it is the largest island within the British Isles the latter being merely a geographical description which also includes, the whole of Ireland and the Isle of Man. Often the Channel Isles are included as well but this is not strictly accurate. Great Britain comprises the countries of Scotland, England and Wales. The first two are Kingdoms and the latter a principality - but never suggest to the Welsh that Wales is not a country, it is :-).
Northern Ireland is a province of the UK, created from 6 counties in 1922, and is not the same as Ulster which contains two additional counties, now in the Republic. The Isle of Man and the Channel Isles are not, and never have been, part of the UK, but are Crown Dependencies. The former having the oldest parliament in the world, The Tynwald. The Channel Isles has two separate states, Jersey and Guernsey with their own governments, and the other islands are dependencies of Guernsey.
For further information please refer to The British Isles and all That.
After only a short time studying genealogy one meets the "four field convention" for naming locations. Let us be perfectly clear - this does not work for UK locations. To start with we do not have states, and England, Scotland and Wales are countries not states of the UK or GB. The correct description of location in these three countries would basically be: Parish/County/Country or Parish/Town/County/Country. There are variations, but these are the basic formats.
Thus, the correct location of Southampton is "Southampton, Hampshire, England", and not as I have recently seen "Southampton, ,Hampshire, Engand". There is not another tier between Southampton and Hampshire. We never add "UK" or "GB" to the end of a location, in particular, the latter is simply wrong and the former unacceptable. Arguably it could be said that "Northern Ireland, UK" is correct, although I would not include "UK".
Ouch! I hear, the Geolocation finders no longer work, well they don't, they were designed to fit the four field system, which doesn't work for us (and much of the world outside of America for that matter). I would suggest that accuracy should come before convenience and where I need to use the locator (rarely) I first enter the data incorrectly so that it fits the four field system, get the latitude and longitude, and then correct the location fields. A little more trouble, yes, but at least the output is accurate.
For further information on the history of English locations you are referred to English Counties, Parish, etc. for Genealogists.
In conclusion, for me, to expect a system of naming which has developed over nearly 2000 years to fit a convention developed only in the 20c is beyond my comprehension, and I look forward to the day when we will see our locations accurately reported.
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Location, Location, Location and the UK
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Advanced Corneal Reshaping for Astigmatism
By John Mark Jackson, OD, MS, FAAO
It is more complicated to use corneal reshaping to correct astigmatism than to correct myopia, but it can be done. Chen et al (2012) treated astigmatic children who had up to 3.50DC with an ortho-k design for astigmatism and had excellent results.
Astigmatism-specific designs can have unequal base curves, peripheral curves, or both. Ortho-k lenses use the shape of the tear film to reshape the cornea, but they work only if the tear film shape is correct. For high corneal cylinder, a standard design can produce the correct tear film in one meridian, but not in the other due to the difference in corneal elevation. Lenses that have unequal peripheral curves are able to create the proper tear film shape in all meridians.
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My patient was a 49-year-old man who previously wore monovision GP lenses and wanted to try corneal reshaping. His spectacle Rx was OD −5.25 −1.50 × 180, OS −4.00 −1.75 × 030, +1.75D add. Figure 1 shows his OS topography (upper left map). Because of his relatively high astigmatism, we used the CRT Dual Axis design (Paragon Vision Sciences). Our post-treatment goal was −2.00D OD and plano OS for monovision.
Figure 1. OS Topography pre- and post-treatment.
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After two weeks of wear, his refraction changed to OD −2.00 −0.50 × 120, OS +0.25DS in the afternoon. Unaided acuity at all distances was OU 20/20. He was pleased with the results and had stable vision throughout the day.
Figure 2. CRT Dual-Axis design for OS.
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In this post we celebrate the many savants of rhythm who look into the prism of the past, and see the future. In a year emulating the grotty and overcast economic climate of 70's New York, where we were continually perused by a string of cosmetified gangs for a murder we did not commit, our need for the majesty of disco and her many offspring was stronger than ever. Luckily for us, as we travel a further year from the handlebar moustaches and tinted sunglasses of Italian synth genii, the bongo fueled rebellion of the loft pioneers and the lusty drum machines of Chicago, their influence appears to be as undiminished as ever.
However, it seems the surrounding wistful revivalism has already begun to move on and retreat. The need is there, but the hyper-deflated concentration of 'tastemakers' has again flicked the grand musical randomiser and thundered off. As the tide retreats and Juno's weekly 'Disco' email list gets thinner, we're left with rare gems embedded in the sand. The sounds of Chicago beckoning our nascent Knuckles. Indeed, it was a bunch of those meddling 'indie kids' that brought Jamie Principle back to teenagers dancefloors this year (but that's for another post).
Thankfully, we still have those that care sticking around, those that never left (which Italo revival are we on now?) and those that never cared much for email lists, record store dividers or iTunes genre tags. Time then, to climb aboard the enduring arpeggiation of our peers, and let it take us on a journey through the ecstatic syncopation explorations of 09.
Acid Washed – General Motors, Detroit, America – Frankie Knuckles found out where I live, if only I can reach the light switch in time.
Azari & III – Hungry for the power – Vocannibal House for night walkers.
Black Meteoric Star – Self Titled – A foggy encapsulation of an analogue intelligence. Brutality in a glove of tape hiss.
Bottin – Horror Disco – Giorgio turns out to Satan, but fear dissipates when you realise he looks like Ned Flanders in a devil costume. Italians most definitely do it better.
Den Haan – Release the beast – The sound of primeval creatures arguing about mathematical equations.
Desire – Under Your Spell – Phil Spector hits the Gallery, all guns blazing. Poetic, slow motion carnage ensues.
Holy Ghost – I Will Come Back – Monstrous Italo hooks pose a threat to the 20jfg hive mind by entirely dominating its synapses.
In Flagranti – Brash and Vulgar – The creepy science teacher left a cassette in your desk. As you watch him being bundled into the police car, you feel strangely aroused.
Joakim – Milky Ways – There's something strangely messianical about your new employee, the 'Colin' name badge you gave him now reads 'he can do no wrong'.
The Juan Maclean – The Future Will Come – RIP Jerry Fuchs. See why.
Lindstrøm & Christabelle – Real Life Is No Cool – Making Kosmische-Funk acceptable. Actually, making it pretty awesome.
Mutant Beat Dance – In a Daze – Beautifully deranged vocal house from the villa of our beloved Discos Capablanca, also one of the best intros of 09 IOHO.
Pictureplane – Dark Rift – A Euro-Trance tape run through a disintegrating deck, one hand slowing the motor until the air is turned to crystal.
Professor Genius – Heaven Sent – The speakers in the Delorian emanate further saw-wave broadcasts from the pulsating mind of the professor.
Silver Columns – Brow Beaten – We bow to Pinglewood's description: "this song sounds like Jimmy Somerville playing Mario Kart and that can only be a good thing."
Slava – Dreaming Tiger – Jean-Luc Ponty goes on a 3 day bender and the results are stunningly somniferous.
Sorcerer – Chemise (Neon Lenon) – On constant rotation in the 20jfg jacuzzi room whilst we platonically scrub each others backs.
Subway – Xam – Any piece of dance music where the drums don't come in until 4 and a half minutes, is always going to blow us away.
From Disco to House with the click of a mouse, whilst the production rate of original tracks seemed to falter somewhat, picking a re-edit from 09 is something akin to selecting the favourite molecule in your body. We don't dare tell you where ours is, only that we called him Goliath. Back in summer, whilst we were coolin' out in the blood filled hot-tub with our reptilian honeyz, Ze Records unleashed a selection of reassemblages old and new from their vaults. Most were of the highest order, so for those of you out there trapped in the frosty void, with the delerium of summer a faded half-concept that you cannot attribute to memory or imagination, we present an assurance that it was in fact, real.
Gichy Dans Beachwood no 9 – On a Day Like Today (Todd Terje friendly children edit)
As is traditional, Todd amputates the songsmithery of the original to reveal a delightful refrain of innocents. They circle you, hands held, whilst the pagan lord lights the tinder piled at your feet, to incite a most rapturous of combustions.
Terminal Twilight are so happening. Snow swirls outside the windows of the 20JFG demesne as the crystal fractals of 'The Lovers' begin to spread their own special brand of frosty magic all across the lounge. This is sparse soulful minimalism at its lethargic best, up there with the sweet android power ballads of our Italian comrades- think Chris and Cosey on a walkabout across strange rooms shrouded in layer after layer of scented mist, past which a confederation of strange shadows lurk- desires, questions, the id of the princess trapped in the heights of an ivory tower rising over the smog of orange LA vistas, this is a tunnel connecting it all, get strutting.
The Terminal Twilight 12" is coming out on the 18th of January. You can pre-order it here.
Deliberately omitted from the list above so we could write some extended gush in the space below are Pink Stallone. These purveyors of the loose wowed us in 09, and although the 'hotly tipped' label is both gift and curse, we received subconcious transmissions from the dancefloors of '010 telling us they were aching for their future wax. The memory of the aggregator is already nearing capacity with their data, so we push for joyous overload with exclusive mix.
Recorded live at the reception of our unholy union to the cold blooded chicks of the summer, we lost the scroll containing the tracklist after a scuffle broke out between one of us and a rather unconvincing man in a lizard costume, who turned up claiming to be one of their husbands. We don't have to tell you who won, cus our scalez is real. The scroll has been fedexed to us so if you're hungry for the knowledge check back on this post in a few days.
Something that will not be continuing in '010 is the covert operations of Dissident Records. Their vinyl-only idealism brought us a myriad of vintage dance activists including Gatto Fritto, Ali Renault and Casionova amongst others. But sadly there's little means to facilitate the more wanton aspects of human nature in ideal ideologies. As such, their purity of vision in a zero attention-span digital world may well have spelled their demise.
Let's strut for a trip down memory lane on how this awesome label fed into the hallucinations of 20jazzfunkgreats, in case you didn't catch them the first time around. Listen, shed a tear, crack your knuckles and follow their example. And go to Juno and scope the vinyl, because it has a price, but it's priceless:
Binary Chaffinch- Guitar Shaped Heart
The Off-Key Hat-Emergency Calling
We pay our respects to the dearly departed, and wish our man Andy Blake the best of luck with his future projects. One of which being the World Unknown party in Brixton tonight.