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|View Poll Results: By what method did you get recruited in to fansubbing?
|I started at the bottom and worked my way up with tutelage from my peers
|I started my own group and learned as I went along
|I joined a new group with one or two *experienced* fansubber who taught us how to do stuff
|I joined a new group and all of us were new and we worked it out as we went along
|Voters: 135. You may not vote on this poll
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|2007-07-05, 00:22
|Link #21
oh and I tried timing and give up (not that I can't. I just rather hate it)
|2007-07-05, 00:23
|Link #22
ANBU Editor/QC
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Rizon IRC Network
I was a leecher on DALnet starting from 1999 or so. Long ago, one of the editor/timers of AnimeJunkies was displeased with how Killshok was running things, and when Aniverse was created, he decided to start up a new group. When he finally found a translator in 2002, he got two experts at the time (one from BakaMX, one from Anime-Keep) to volunteer as mentors in training the new members. I was one of those new members who joined, and was taught the basics of editing, encoding, and typesetting.
While some of their software and methods are now outdated, their basic principles still hold true, and I still go by them today, using today's technology. Their early guidance helped me learn faster from a lot of beginner's mistakes. Granted, each of them had their own quirky biases from their field, but we were mutually aware of that and they gave me the space to develop my own style.
I believe that this type of mentoring is completely nonexistant today. Things change much too quickly and documentation on fansubbing has proliferated to the point that self-study is possible. Is this a bad thing? Are they jumping into the deep end devoid of wisdom? We can't say for sure. Whether they learned alone, or from somebody else, we still see fansubbers with various levels of skill or work ethic. What I will say though, is that it was nice to have a working relationship with experienced subbers and gain new connections, whereas self-study is more solitary.
This is especially true for typesetters and karaokers, because for those positions, it's mostly about experimentation and innovating from previous tricks. It's probably a better idea to bounce a few ideas off each other, rather than unleash these bouncy, neon-coloured, oversized and excessively flashy experiments upon the viewing public. They'll probably skip the theme songs to watch the episodes instead at that point.
|2007-07-05, 01:20
|Link #23
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Tokyo, Japan
All in all, I think "I joined a new group and all of us were new and we worked it out as we went along" is the best fit for me. Three years after moving to the US, I wanted to use my Japanese more actively because it was getting rusty with disuse. A series of coincidences led me to agree with someone who knew about IRC/fansubbing that I should try translating as an exercise. It seemed like such a reasonable idea at the time... In any case, I had no idea fansubs and IRC even existed, so I was a total noob and needed someone to set me up with a group.
The first group I was introduced to was a relatively new group with some experienced people, but their translator had disappeared. I was completely on my own with regard to translating. There was also no real mentoring of any kind on the overall IRC & group organization stuff, as there was no staff cohesion whatsoever beyond some talk about gaming and capcom vs. something, which I couldn't relate to at all. I generally lurked and wondered what the hell I'd gotten myself into. I tend to not count this as a real fansubbing experience (well, aside from the drama).
The second group I joined was even newer and struggling to get itself off the ground, though we had a fair number of (semi-?)experienced people so it wasn't a totally "noob" group. We had no real idea how to do things--at least not how to do things well. We weren't very popular with the established crowd, and of course our releases weren't great. We had a lot of internal shaping up to do in order to stay operational as well as improve. There were no "senior" translators for guidance, either, but I now had staff I could actually talk to about how I might best format my scripts to make it easier for timers/editors etc., so I started fine-tuning what I could. It was discouraging/stressful but also strangely motivating that we were looked down upon by other groups. Some of us would discuss how other groups set up things and whether that'd improve things, etc. I'd like to think all those discussions made us a better team (though sadly, most of the people from that "era" are now gone...). Apparently, we're now considered acceptable (maybe even "old"/"dying" to some) and a lot of people don't remember how noob we were.
Given the above experience, I would personally find it too hypocritical to automatically denounce new groups for even trying or automatically assume that if a group sucks, it always will. I also think older groups tend to get somewhat complacent and can start depending on their previous reputation instead of maintaining that drive to improve or keep up (i.e. if a group is good at one point, it doesn't mean it will stay that way forever), but that's true of most organizations. It may start feeling more like a non-paying job than an enjoyable hobby once you start worrying too much about things like that. "Fansubbing: serious business", perhaps?
Sorry for the longish post.
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|2007-07-05, 02:04
|Link #24
Mein Kampf :D
Join Date: Feb 2004
I started out with one thing in mind; doing shows that no one else wants to sub(whatever their reasons may be).
A couple of years later, what I built is still standing. People have come and gone, and those that remain have gained levels.
In short: Heh, the kids these days.
|2007-07-05, 05:13
|Link #25
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
I think what people miss is there are several types of 'new' groups. Sure there are pleanty of new posts in 'help wanted' every day of a guy wanting to lead a group, with no experience, and seeking every possible position. But sucessful new groups don't start out this way.
Sometimes they are spin-offs of existing groups. A well-known example would be the Anime-Keep(?) split. Conclave(?) was it?
Sometimes it's a bunch of people, a full team, who decides they want to sub some anime that isn't being subbed, or that is being subbed but appears stalled or is indeterminate status. A contemporary example would be kedex-subbing and Kamichama Karin.
Sometimes they already have a translator, or it's a full team of people connected in some way.
Sometimes it's a bunch of experienced people from a smattering of different groups; who want to work on a specific project but whose own-group's can't do a joint project.
I've seen newbies run into too many problems in the more 'established' groups they've joined; for instance 'seniority complex' where older members who don't actually do any work expect to be able to order and boss around the newbies who do the work; conflicts in schedules or release philosopies; people who just don't get along and can't keep things from becoming personal, 'problem' people in general; people 'forcing' others to work on projects they don't want to work on, or people being on projects they don't really want to be on; etc. This is the basis of my earlier comment. Frankly it's not too hard to start a new group, and there are pleanty of resources and guides already out there for people who have no idea what to do or where to start.
In many cases, starting a new group is the least risky way to go. You can surround yourself with no-nonsense people who get along and all want to be there, want to work on the same project; everyone is on the same level and no one is more 'senior' than anyone else; everyone is active; structures, processes, and rules that help rather than hurt the group as a whole; etc.
|2007-07-06, 16:11
|Link #26
I voted for started a new group. AQS had started as a fan community first for Negima and a few of the sites I had created, then the scanlation team came around. When it came to the Fall 2005 list, decided to give fansubbing a shot and learn the ropes. Chose To Heart 2 TV series as our first project, and jointed with Avalon. Those guys taught pretty much the majority of us who were newbies the whole process and a lot of what we know now. Typesetting and encoding I learned on my own. Usually I try to read up or ask people in other groups what they do in order to improve quality.
Group dynamics and organization really are key in how well the group works together. For the most part, we try to keep a relaxed and "let's enjoy the series and have fun working on it" mindset. I know it's not easy for people who are students and/or have full time jobs, so we try to back each other up when someone is unable to get a task done, which is why we also rotate for example when it comes to the editors, timers, quality checkers, etc. so we don't overload people.
|2007-07-06, 20:35
|Link #27
King of Hosers
Join Date: Dec 2005
Age: 35
My story mimics TheFluff's except he "dove" into fansubbing way before me . I think when you learn how something works as an encoder doing gaspu... DVDRips, you are essentially a 1 man project. And you at least have to be somewhat familiar with all the pieces to the puzzle, including the subtitle work. Pretty simple jump after that to see how everything works more on a team based status where there is single person for each small job on a project.
So I was strangely enough a fully grown fansubber by the time I was truly "fansubbing".
|2007-07-07, 00:05
|Link #29
My Story is Simple.
I applied to a new group (as Editor) developed and created by various known people, namely a Translator, Timer/Typesetter, & Raw Provider from Animanda. The groups name is Utsukushii-Studio. Then Translator/founder when AWOL and I got bored of wating for him, so I suggested to 2 other new (one was an experienced) members of the group to join my group which i started only about 3 weeks after I joined U-S.
My groups name is Gear Fansubs. During U-S Translator/founders' absence I skilled myself in Timing, Typesetting and Softsub Encoding, as well as obviously QC. I'm still a learner for Timing, a learner/average for typesetting as well. As of right now my editing skills have improved to average. My group had released two episodes of an anime then disbanded because we merged (all 5 official members of Gear) with a veteran group named ray=out.
ray=out now has its original 4 members that started the group as well as all members from Gear including me. We merged because one of the members that was in mine who was one of 4 original ray=out members suggested it would be better for us, and our group would be much bigger. And so after the merge I became ray=out's leader & semi-founder/reviver. The postions I account for in fansubbing for them is mainly leading, editing, quality control, a few typesetting and encoding. I also have a very large role deciding and choosing what anime we do, infact I actually choose them. ray=out's original leader/translator is a very nice and easy going person, not many groups have a translator who doesn't make as much decision as the leader for animes.
As of right now there are 11 members (includes 1 bt seeder) for ray=out, 1 member (who was a translator) quit, due to his inexperience. So 10 members but still growing. Recently, on the verge of hiring an experienced Timer, various people esp. for QC and Editing. Lastly, the funny thing is all this has happened in only 3 months.
|2007-07-09, 11:50
|Link #31
Join Date: Feb 2006
I'm not part of a fansub group and never will be. I just grab hard-to-find raws off of Jp p2p programs, re-encode the really bad ones. As pointed out in another thread, Im pretty clueless when it comes to "best approaches for encoding" at this point in time...and yet, what I produce is still a lot better than some of the sources I receive. I get source that are capped at 119 fps for no reason, that have VBR stuffed into AVI, and similar problems.
|2007-07-09, 12:19
|Link #32
Give them the What For!
Well I was new and started out in a new group with a bunch of noobs. I'm still in the group and the group (founded in Feb 2006) even thought only 3 people of the original group remains.
Well I had no skills what so ever when I joined Megami-Anime. I went in as a timer... but have never timed a show to this day. I found my calling after talking to an Anime-4ever encoder that went to my school. He taught me the ropes of Yatta. And then I just picked the minds of other encoders and typesetters. I hung out in forums. Listen read almost every word in this forum. I am mostly self taught. I evolved as I went along. Then I accquired the skills of Management by looking at how other succesful groups did it. Groups that release fast and slow. How to interact with problem staff. How to move a project along without annoying people.
Well more than 1 year later. I went from doing just typesetting to. Typesetting, Encdoing, Managment, QC, Editing, Distro, Website Mangament, Karaoke timming and Effects, After Effects. This only happend due to the relative newness of all the staff members. It forced me to learn all aspects of fansubbing. So I can fill in for anyone.
|2007-07-10, 10:36
|Link #33
I see what you did there!
|2007-07-10, 11:14
|Link #34
In exile
Join Date: May 2006
Location: There! Not there! There!
Age: 30
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|2007-07-11, 11:57
|Link #35
Give them the What For!
|2007-07-13, 01:38
|Link #36
Mad Karaoker
Hmm... well, I started as a typesetter for a russian fansub community back in 2005. Took a break and in 2006 joined V-A as a typesetter. Later on in december 2006 I tried to get in Static-Subs as timer Well, it was a try. At the end of the year I've got into GNU-fansubs as karaoker and then...
|2007-07-17, 17:35
|Link #38
Two bit encoder
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Chesterfield, UK
Age: 34
I had been encoding on a somewhat casual basis (my own TV rips and stuff) for 2 or 3 years before I got into fansubbing. My group was subbing a series that I was interested in and I basically wanted to join and work on that series because I believed I could help with encoding.
I now meander between my two main interests, gaming and encoding. I'm becoming ever so much more distant from current anime and trends, but I still love 80s/90s stuff as much as ever. Some people have said the quality has gone downhill recently. I was of this same opinion, particularly since CG become more widespread; costs and production time had fallen dramatically which in turn means if a series is a flop, it's less of a time/financial failure than it would have been years ago when using cels. To me, anime lost part of it's charm when it went CG. I admit that I enjoyed the series in the end, but Seed Destiny was so bad, it's the last "recent" anime I've watched.
I thought this in 2002 when I was watching Gundam Seed, and I still think it now. Perhaps this is one of the reasons I find it hard to get into things. I suppose it's kind of like Vinyl purists Vs CD people.
Maybe it's just that my interests changed or that the scene has changed and I've failed to move with it.
Anyway, I'm basically even more lazy and as inactive as ever. Sadly I don't think even a new Gundam series will get me encoding again. Real life has claimed yet another encoder.
|2007-07-24, 23:35
|Link #39
Doremi-fansubs founder
Join Date: Mar 2004
No experience at all, after getting Comcast cable the first fansub I've ever downloaded myself was Konjiki no Gash Bell episode 7 from Anime-Empire way back in 2003. (I wanted to see what was happening and my sister was trading CDs way too slowly for my taste).
Two years later, after watching a couple episodes of Ojamajo Doremi in Taiwan, I swore to myself, "I must get more of this series to watch", and, noting that it wasn't being subbed anymore just created a #doremi in Rizon and went to all the big channels I can find and asked around to see if there were any Ojamajo Doremi fans.
One translator, Neclos heeded my call and Doremi-fansubs started from there, when I downloaded a Chinese sub of Ojamajo Doremi Naisho episode 1 and Ladholyman translated while Neclos taught me the bare basics of SSA. I timed, Neclos translation checked and encoded and my groups' first fansub was out.
Thus I voted for "I started my own group and learned as I went along" since that describes how Doremi-fansubs pretty much started, as a core three man team trying to sub all 200+ episodes of Ojamajo Doremi.
|2007-07-28, 20:02
|Link #40
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Hrrrm. :O
Well, first I got on irc with the intent of leeching all the narutard manga i could (from #chuushin which had great bots but not anymore). Then I started idling in a few channels, spoon, fork (and later nanshi), saiyaman-raws mainly.
I got into timing through good ol' sakaki's guide (and timecop's), which were a big help. Then, I joined a few groups, got kicked out of many for slacking, etc.
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How to select corn seed to save
A few large agribusiness companies have great influence over the kinds of corn, soybeans, wheat, etc. that we grow in America. This wasn't always true. Farmers used to save a portion of each crop as seed for the next year.
My 1919 agriculture textbook describes how a farmer should select ears of corn from his field for the next year's seed.
Seed corn should be selected in the field directly from the growing stalk. This should be done before the general harvesting and before a frost.
When the husks and lower leaves have turned yellow and the kernels of corn are glazed, the corn is mature enough to be gathered. The ears should be typical of the variety in size, shape, color, and indentation.
The plant from which the ears are selected should be strong and leafy; it should have matured a little earlier than the main crop; and it should bear the ear at a height convenient for husking. that is, three or four feet from the ground... [I]t is essential that such ears be removed on the day it is gathered to a suitable place where it can quickly dry out or cure.
Source: An Introduction to Agriculture (pp. 84-85) by A. A. Upton and G. A. Schmidt, M.S. Copyright 1919 by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
The farmer was urged to do a germination test in February or March of the following spring, with a few kernels from each ear of corn he had saved If the sample seeds didn't sprout or if they produced weak seedlings, none of the seed from that ear should be planted.
In another chapter, the following characteristics of high quality seeds are listed:
1. Well matured and not more than two years old.
2. One hundred per cent pure.
3. Of a high weight per bushel.
4. Bright and have a live color and sweet odor.
5. Free from disease, injury, dirt and weed seeds.
6. Well graded [all imperfect seed removed].
7. A strong and high germination power.
Source: An Introduction to Agriculture (p. 130) by A. A. Upton and G. A. Schmidt, M.S. Copyright 1919 by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
Any gardener or farmer can become a seed saver. For best results, start by planting a non-hybrid seed. Then select the best seed from your crop, allow it to mature, dry it, and store it in a cool, dry place.


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Apple, Microsoft, and others, a little over a month ago in a letter to the EU, warning that the EU's new proposed unified patent law could lead to more patent trolling:
To mitigate the potential for abuses of such power, courts should be guided by principles set forth in the rules of procedure to assess proportionality prior to granting injunctions. And PAEs should not be allowed to use injunctions for the sole purpose of extracting excessive royalties from operating companies that fear business disruption.
A new front opened today in the patent wars between large technology companies, as a consortium that owns thousands of patents from the Nortel bankruptcy auction filed suit against Google and other manufacturers alleging infringement. Rockstar, which is owned jointly by Apple, Blackberry, Ericsson, Microsoft, and Sony, filed suit in US District Court in Texas. In addition to Google, the consortium has alleged infringement by Asus, HTC, Huawei, LG, Pantech, Samsung, and ZTE.
They're not just scumbags - they are lying scumbags.
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And what do you know, the USTR vetoed it.
Actually the jury verdict between APple and Samsung, which Apple won, also declared Samsung's actions as fair. Lets face it, Apple has a history of not paying for patents until they get dragged to court. Nokia, Samsung, Motorola (and I don't mean the chip ones, there are others Apple has not paid for yet).
Let's face it: in order to be able to make Apple the bad guy, you see only what you want to see.
There are thousands of SEP patents concerning the 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth etc. belonging to dozens of companies. Did you ever hear about Apple not paying for a licence for all these patents except for Nokia, Motorola and Samsung?
And considering that Nokia, Motorola and Samsung are all smartphone manufacturers, is it so difficult to understand that all of them were very interested in getting a licence for non-SEP Apple patents? And that they actually did try to force Apple to licence their non-SEP patents as part of the "FRAND" licence they proposed? And that Apple did actually refuse to accept these terms because they are actually not FRAND?
In the Apple vs Nokia case, Nokia never asked for an injunction however which is the right way to proceed. The final judgment did actually tell Apple to pay a fair licence fee, which they did, but Apple didn't have to cross-licence non-SEP patents which was what make the proposed terms un-acceptables.
In the Motorola and Samsung vs Apple cases, we also know that they both asked about 2.5% fee of the whole iPhone price which has been considered as ridiculously high by several EU and US judges.
And I don't know any "other" patents Apple has not paid for yet, but I am sure you know that it is the common practice for ALL manufacturers to sell products without having paid all patents fees (because it is impossible to know which patents are actually involved) and then wait for patent holders to come ask for money.
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Georgia Southwestern State University senior post player Jamilah Sharp and junior guard Brittany Reynolds have both been named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team for women's basketball.
Sharp, a native of Stockbridge, and Reynolds, from Decatur, were selected to the second team.
The All-Academic Team is part of a new season-long program recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of PBC student-athletes in the classroom as well as on the field. To be eligible for the squad, a student-athlete must participate in at least half of her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; have achieved a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale); and have completed at least one full academic year at her current institution.
Sharp started all 27 games this past season and averaged 7.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. She was the team's leading rebounder in 11 games and the leading scorer in two contests. She finished fifth in the conference averaging 3.3 offensive rebounds per game. Sharp scored 13 points on four different occasions in 2008-09 and pulled down a season-high 16 rebounds against Florida Southern on November 22.
In the classroom, the education major owns a 3.37 grade point average. A PBC Presidential Scholar, she is currently student teaching and will graduate in the spring.
Reynolds started all 27 games this past season, as well, and averaged 10.9 points and 7.1 points per game. She was the Lady 'Canes leading scorer in nine games and the leading rebounder in 10 contests. She finished 19th in the PBC in scoring average and 11th in rebounding. Reynolds scored a season-high 17 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds at North Georgia on February 16.
A marketing major and PBC Presidential Scholar, Reynolds holds a 3.21 grade point average.
Both student-athletes played substantial roles in leading GSW to an 8-19 record this season, a dramatic improvement from finishing 1-26 in 2007-08. The Lady Hurricanes won three conference games in 2008-09, the most in a season in three years of NCAA Division II competition.


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Note: The new "audience filters" setting replaces the old "maturity levels" setting.
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With the new OverDrive, you can sign into your library with your library card, your OverDrive account, or your Facebook account. You can use the same OverDrive or Facebook account to sign into multiple libraries (as long as each library has switched to the new OverDrive). Learn more about your sign-in options here.
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Click or tap to go right to your Loans page and find all of your borrowed titles.
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'Hyde Park on Hudson' -- 2 1/2 stars
R; 1:35 running time The music's the best thing about the peculiar, demurely prurient "Hyde Park on Hudson," starring Bill Murray as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Laura Linney as his spinster fifth cousin, Daisy Suckley. Setting the scene, and the mood, for this anecdotal account of FDR's pre-war sexual escapades one weekend in 1939, composer Jeremy Sams soaks the movie in a sly and charming recurring theme, a habanera rather like a buttoned-down variation on the famous aria from Bizet's "Carmen." -- Michael PhillipsRead the full "Hyde Park on Hudson" movie review
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It's obviously terrible news that Andrew Bogut is injured. Without him, chances are the Milwaukee Bucks will be sent home in the first round of the playoffs. What a nasty injury that was. All the best for Andrew in his recovery.
Channing Frye is right to become a free agent. He'll make more money after proving himself with the Suns this season. I'm not sure he'll get the full mid-level exception — if the economy, both in and out of the NBA was better then maybe he would — but he'll probably get something close.
I'd have loved to see video of Kenyon Martin going nuts after being pranked.
The monster game that David Lee put up was great, but it was also against the Warriors, who I believe are playing 70-or-so-year-old coach Don Nelson at center. And their current backup center is a random hot dog sales guy. So, Lee wasn't really up against pro-level competition. Still, a terrific game for him.
If Stephen Jackson really does have about 28 different injuries, he should consider just sitting out. But the problem is, the Charlotte Bobcats are currently the no.7 seed in the East and could very easily fall out of the playoffs. They're just ahead of the Raptors and no.9 seed Bulls. What to do? If S-Jax is totally banged up, he won't be as effective as a healthy backup and might as well not be there. Keep an eye on that.
I was a big Dennis Johnson fan (rest in peace, DJ), but I understand the Hall of Fame not putting him in right away. Good news that he's going to make it this time around. But he was sort of a borderline guy to make it and definitely benefitted from a star-studded set of teammates. Anyway, I'm glad he'll be in there.
Talk to you Monday.
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Event: Celebs at Femina Miss India 2009 Grand Finale held at Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai.
Guest List: Asin, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Sushmita Sen, Ajay Devgn, Kangna Ranaut, Genelia D'Souza, R. Madhavan, Malaika Arora Khan, Vatsal Seth, Tulip Joshi, Madhur Bhandarkar, Yukta Mukhi
Venue: Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai.
Date: 05-Apr-2009
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Game 26: PHI @ BUF
by Vindisi on 12/07/11 at 05:30 PM ET
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This is your prototypical trap game for the Flyers. Even though they are playing tonight, the biggest game of the season is happening tomorrow. Even as fans, we get captivated by the next big game. Tonight's game though starts a tough stretch of games for the Flyers ending with Chicago on the January 5th. It will show us whether they will be vying for a top spot come March or whether they will be battling for their playoff lives. After the jump, we take a look at the matchup between the Sabres and Flyers.
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My wife Ann and I lead busy lives. Yet, despite the flurry of activity, God has protected us from the ravages of spiritual collapse. One of the reasons is that we've been able to keep up a daily personal devotional life. For us, it's a key to sanity!
Many of us are task oriented. What we DO is the measure of our success. If you ask people why Jesus was successful most will point to the to the things he did. "He healed the sick…cast out demons…raised the dead…preached to the multitudes"…and the list goes on. And yet, there's an aspect of the Messiah's life that involved doing 'nothing,' but spending time alone with the Father. So significant were these times that all four Gospels mention them. In fact, Luke 5:16 says that "Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed."
So much for the image of the tireless man of action who never stopped working! Though he was 100% God, the Messiah was also 100% human. That means he felt 100% like we feel sometimes after long periods of hard work and pressure. What was his solution at times like this? Luke 4: 42 says: "At daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them."
In this instance the Messiah got alone with the Father following a long day of ministry. That day he drove out an evil spirit in the synagogue in Capernaum, healed Peter's mother-in-law of a fever, and then did overtime. Luke 4:40 says, "When the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them." He had so much to do in such a short time that he often pushed himself to the limit. But despite his torrid pace of ministry he never burned out.
Spending time alone left Jesus open to the accusation of being uncaring. "How could he go and hide from those so desperate and needy?" Yet, it was not a lack of care at all. The Messiah simply recognized that to be truly present with people one sometimes needs to be away from people. As a pastor who wants to be faithful to the flock, I've sometimes overdone it. After helping people for long hours, I sometimes have the experience of being with them in body, but no longer in spirit.
Jesus knew that if He could just get alone and commune with the Father he would find new strength to face the pressures of ministry.
If you don't take the time to get alone with God in the solitary place you risk physical and emotional collapse. Someone described a mudslide this way: "There is seasonal danger of serious mud slides and fast runoffs of water if there is a prolonged rainy period. The ground can absorb only so much water and then there comes a moment of total saturation when the hills become destabilized. You can't ever tell when that moment is going to come. But when the soil is saturated and the hills are destabilized, the next rain, no matter how light it is, will set off a slide of raging mud down through the valley that will destroy everything in its path: buildings, livestock, and roads." For some of you, all it would take is just one more light rain,–one more committee meeting, one more talk to prepare, one more night-shift at work, to send you sliding treacherously down the mountainside.
There are two ways to stop a mudslide: First you can try to stop the rain. That's not easy. Some of you may have made plans to radically reduce your rainfall–cutting out some of those meetings, inviting neighbors over for meals once a month instead of once a week, taking fewer classes at University this semester. But reducing the rainfall may not totally prevent your personal mudslide.
Another solution is to do some planting and putting down your roots deep in the ground. This means getting alone with God and letting Him sow seeds through reading and meditating on His Word. It means soaking in the sunshine of God's presence. If you do this on a daily basis, even if it's less than a half hour, you'll grow hardy plants and shrubs on your hillside. Then, even the heaviest onslaught of rain has no chance of causing a mudslide in your life.
I'd love to hear about disciplines you've developed that have kept you inspired, engaged and durable in your service for the Lord. Look forward to your comment.


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Note: For the sake of brevity, this review will crudely reduce a broad and nuanced subgenre to the umbrella term 'Alternative Indie-ish Folk Or Something' (AIFOS).
Let's start with a segment from Stevie Chick's defence of hand-knitted heartthrobs Neutral Milk Hotel. 'I can easily imagine kids, buzzed on their first viewing of Garden State, slipping a pair of headphones on the ears of their wannabe-beau and whispering "Neutral Milk Hotel will change your life," as the opening strums of "The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt 1" strike up. Thing is, The Shins never changed anybody's life; I can imagine that Neutral Milk Hotel have.'
If we take the Shins as the AIFOS everyband, the above is an effective indictment of the entire genre - James Mercer the cliché, Jeff Mangum the rule-proving exception. But despite capturing that limp and icky AIFOS (senti)mentality, Chick's analysis doesn't sit right. The Shins coined their own language in crisp, evocative songwriting; songs that make little sense but just enough nonsense to enchant; that concern people, not teenagers. Generally speaking, popular lyrics are comparable to a kind of semi-narrative poetry, but Mercer's ilk - bands like Denton's The Baptist Generals - share as much with a certain breed of short story author: by simply joining within a paragraph or verse some dreamtrail of abstract ideas, their songs sneak up through your emotional cellar door without oversharing. This idea - that troubling feelings should be evaded and codified, rather than directly addressed - is often instrumental in adolescent development. (Or 'life-changing', if you prefer.)
The first Baptist Generals record in a decade, Jackleg Devotional to the Heart brims with this suggestive idea linkage, now characteristic of most worthwhile AIFOS. Blindfolded, you could throw darts at the record and find textbook examples. Take one from 'Turnunders and Overpasses': "Turnunders and overpasses / Directions change and you are different today / Counsel the stars / The arrows go contrary ways / With no turnunders and overpasses." What's going on here? Professional malaise, some mazy road to redemption or death, hopelessness in a universe too vast to navigate? Throughout the record Rorschach images jump out the speakers - for hours you could mull and furrow to interpret the things.
Whether many will is a point of contention. For all the band's allusions to tropicália, avant-prog and modern classical (and fair play to mainman Chris Flemmon, who in 2005 scrapped an ancestor of this record for being too 'indie'), Jackleg's subtle variance of palette fails to gel into a diverse-sounding record. There's a lingering air of AIFOS conservatism, though that's not for want of experimentation: 'Broken Glass' is a Reich-esque steel drum mantra, overlaid with Flemmon's slightly whiny, kicked-dog sing-speak; opener 'Machine En Prolepsis' gallops across strummed instrumental pastures before passing out in a sort of cello-buttressed tranquility; '3 Bromides' is a wild rant yelled over metallic acoustics and reverb-spanked guitars, like a neglected West Texan butcher in a slow-motion abattoir.
While really intriguing moments are rare, it's true that when things click you suspect you've missed others. Most alluring is 'Clitorpus Christi'. Ominous acoustic guitar gongs introduce a smalltown tale of personal ghosts and one-room motels: "My god that trollop was loud / She told me that I was her king / 'Cause I paid her well / She could lie like my mother." Such grisly observations are typical of a songwriter whose every mundane surrounding is a reminder of interior inadequacy: "I cannot get out of this public house / Where the soap gets stolen every single day / Another day I get to smell myself."
Flemmon, who lacks the authorial eye of his friend John Darnielle, focusses on specifics. In bypassing the necessary invocation of generalities, however, he doesn't always make them count. Still, in a genre stacked with pathological mediocrity, Jackleg Devotional to the Heart is a relatively sure-footed success - at worst enjoyable fluff, at best a provocative, quietly electrifying treasure.
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Consumers walk over thousands of mats in almost every public building and rarely think about them or their purpose.
Mats are everywhere — in retail stores, hospitals, restaurants and office buildings.
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Moreover, they help keep building occupants safe from slips, trips and falls.
You never want someone to slip, trip or fall in your establishment; not only is it costly, but it also can ruin your reputation and damage your brand.
Unfortunately, slip, trip and fall accidents are a common occurrence if proper precaution is not taken.
According to the National Safety Council, more than 9 million disabling slips, trips and falls occur each year, with the average cost being more than $20,953 per claim.
A vital step to help create a slip-free environment is to implement a matting system.
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Entrance zones
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When implementing a matting program, you have the option to rent or buy.
The major differences exist in the quality of mats and the service component.
Before implementing a program, it''s important to verify the mats are certified "High Traction" by the NFSI.
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According to Georgia State University, only 10 percent of dirt is removed from mats with a vacuum cleaner.
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Back then, young people were not as politicly savvy as they are today, at least not in my Lower East Side. I questioned Democratic President Harry Truman's wisdom concerning the atomic bombings in Japan, and it was upsetting.
Although I admired FDR, I decided that I would always be an Independent voter. But then I heard this introspective proclamation which embodied the very essence of America's greatness. Corny no doubt, but It was as though the Statue of Liberty could talk. It stated:
"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man and they are stupid."
That was Republican President Dwight D.Eisenhower, what a guy! I thought to myself at the time, "his party is my party." Ah, but that was then, a long, long time ago, and this is now and the party's over.
It seems as though that "splinter" he mentioned has festered and has sadly infected the once Grand Old Party. They have put our country up for sale to the highest bidder in the process of their goal: for-profit privatization of America.
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Mexican Heritage Fiesta to be celebrated in Port Arthur
Grupo Flash will return to the 45th Mexican Heritage Society Fiesta in Port Arthur. The cumbia and salsa band was so popular this past year that the 2013 fiesta has added an extra hour for the party to continue, promoters for the event said.
"Last year (patrons) didn't want to leave the Civic Center because of the music and the band," said Robert Moreno Jr., the society's vice president.
Folklorico dancers in state costumes, spicy aromas from food vendors, pageants and music will color the event beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Robert A. "Bob" Bowers Civic Center, 3401 Cultural Center Drive, in Port Arthur.
Other music includes Mariachi Real Mexicanisimo, Cazadores and D.J. Hot Sauce.
Also returning, according to Moreno, is another draw — corn in a cup laden with the customer's choice of mayonnaise, lime, cheese and salsa picante.
"It's getting better and better every year," said Moreno, who added that he'd be sure to get the salsa in his cup.
The fiesta allows the Mexican Heritage Society to share culture through music, folklorico dance and food. Proceeds go toward college scholarships for high school students of Mexican descent, Moreno said.
The fiesta will be celebrated the weekend before Sept. 16, which is Mexican Independence Day, known in Spanish as Fiestas Patrias. The Mexican holiday commemorates Mexico's independence from Spain and originated from the Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores) also known as El Grito de la Independencia (Cry of Independence). The event was a pronouncement from Mexican priest Miguel Hidalgo on Sept. 16, 1810. Hidalgo addressed the people in front of his church, encouraging them to revolt, marking the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence.
Vendors for this year's fiesta will include Patrillo Leather Goods, H-E-B Pharmacy with health screenings and snacks, and Allstate Insurance, Romero's Grill, Trinity Lutheran Church and St. Joseph Catholic Youth Organization.
Sponsors include Motiva, Southeast Texas Arts Council, Allstate Insurance, H-E-B and BBVA Compass Bank. Day admission is $8 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and children aged 11-17. Younger children will be admitted at no charge with a parent or guardian. Tickets will be $20 for everyone after 6:30 p.m. Patrons will be given a wristband for readmission.


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Pregnancy book shatters conventions
All expectant mothers grapple with questions about what they should and shouldn't do while carrying a child. Economist Emily Oster was no different.
"When I got pregnant, I pretty quickly realized that I had a lot of decisions to make, from `Can I have a cup of coffee?' to `Should I have an epidural?' " said Oster, 33, a New Haven native who now lives in Chicago.
As an economist, Oster was trained to make data-based decisions and analyze the benefits and risks of various options. She quickly learned pregnancy didn't work that way.
Oster's doctors dealt in rules more than data -- rules like "Don't drink more than two cups of coffee a day" and "You should have an amniocentesis only if you're over 35."
Oster asked for the pros and cons of these choices, but got few answers. So, she set about finding some answers, using her background in number-crunching.
"I took my job to my pregnancy," Oster said.
The result is Oster's book, "Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong -- and What You Really Need to Know."
The book, released this month, has made major waves by challenging many of the accepted norms of pregnancy behavior. Most inflammatory has been Oster's advice on drinking alcohol.
When it comes to drinking large amounts of alcohol, the rules are clear -- "Binge-drinking during pregnancy is definitely harmful," Oster said.
As for smaller amounts, she said, there's a lot more gray area. The book points out that good, hard evidence about moderate drinking and pregnancy isn't available because ethics prevent randomized trials.
No credible researcher would give different amounts of alcohol to pregnant women for the purposes of science.
A lot of the women used in these studies are those who chose to drink during pregnancy.
And many of those subjects, Oster's book points out, make other lifestyle choices that could have an ever bigger impact than alcohol on an unborn child.
The introduction to "Expecting Better" cites a study linking light drinking during pregnancy to aggressive behavior in children. But Oster writes that the women in that study who drank also were more likely than their non-drinking counterparts to use cocaine.
Oster writes, "There is no good evidence that light drinking during pregnancy negatively impacts your baby." She also contends it's OK to have up to a drink a day in the second and third trimesters.
Many have taken issue with that view, including the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
The organization issued a statement that, among other things, cited research showing that drinking low to moderate levels of alcohol can be harmful. The release also included a statement from NOFAS president Tom Donaldson, who said Oster "has no right to encourage other pregnant women to take the risk with their children."
Those in the medical community have a more mixed take, including Dr. William Cusick, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. Cusick said the book's advice on alcohol is questionable because drinking can be a risk to unborn children and "there's no reason anyone really needs to drink alcohol."
But he agrees with Oster's take on prescribing bed rest for certain pregnancy conditions.
Oster said her research showed there is no evidence bed rest prevents pre-term labor, and Cusick agreed. "That's something I've never really believed in," he said.
Dr. Caroline Stella, Greenwich Hospital's assistant medical director of maternal-fetal medicine, echoed Cusick's statements.
Stella said although she thinks bed rest can be helpful for some pregnancy conditions, such as preeclampsia, overall "bed rest is over-used."
Like Cusick, Stella was reluctant about backing Oster's stance on alcohol during pregnancy.
"We don't really encourage that," Stella said. But, she added, it didn't seem like the book in generally is that over-the-top in its advice. "Nothing she says is totally heretic."
Oster said, controversy aside, her main goal is to get pregnant women to ask questions and do research instead of accepting broad generalizations.
"I think the best outcome is getting women to use the book in complement to their doctor to raise the level of discourse," she said.
At least one mom-to-be likes Oster's evidence-based approach to pregnancy.
Jennifer Johnson, 37, of Milford, is 38 weeks pregnant and has gotten her own share of mixed signals. She said, initially, she was told that her pregnancy was high-risk, based solely on her age.
"I never felt that there was anything wrong with me, but (doctors) kept making me feel there was something wrong with me," Johnson said.
She eventually opted to have her baby delivered by a midwife, and the birthing center she's working with told her that her age didn't put her at risk.
Like Oster, Johnson said she'd rather have facts at her fingertips than rules.
"I definitely think that if people were allowed to take care of themselves, and not told what to do, we'd figure it out," she said.
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Marino Vows to Continue Fight for Immediate Aid
WASHINGTON (Sept. 21, 2011) -- U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, PA-10, expressed his deep disappointment Wednesday after the House voted down a measure that would have provided immediate assistance to flood victims. By a 230-195 vote, the House rejected HR 2608, which funded the federal government through November.
"I am embarrassed that the House chose form over substance and let politics get in the way of helping the victims of these terrible disasters," Marino said. "Passage of this measure would have meant immediate relief for flood victims. That help would have come as early as the end of next week."
Marino vowed to bolster his efforts to ensure the individuals, businesses, farmers, and local governments affected by the recent hurricane and flood could take the first step on the road to recovery.
"I will continue this battle with more vigor," he said. "I will double my efforts to get the rebuilding process started. I will not rest until every family that was impacted has safe, clean living arrangements."
HR2608 allocated $1 billion in disaster assistance for the fiscal year 2011 – which ends Sept. 30.
Marino said the funding represents a substantial start and noted that most victims have not yet completed a thorough assessment of their losses.
"We do not even have an estimate as to how much damage has been incurred," Marino said. "Even the governor does not have a figure. It is not fair to these people to make them wait until all of the damage has been assessed."
Marino said the one and only reason he voted for the continuing resolution was the promise of immediate flood relief.
"I wanted to see us pass a spending bill for the entire fiscal year, however, my top priority is to get help for the flood victims in my district," Marino said. "This measure would have provided timely help and that is what is important to me, getting resources to affected families, businesses, and local governments immediately. This was a good start."
The congressman spent the last three weeks touring his flood-ravaged district and is motivated by the images of the people and their property.
"I saw grown men cry and say to me `Where am I going to put my family?' That is the job of the federal government, to help people during the time of a disaster," Marino said.
The congressman co-chairs the bipartisan congressional coalition that is working to ensure disaster assistance finds its way to victims of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Marino has been a strong advocate for prompt action, urging Speaker John Boehner to bring emergency funding legislation to the House floor immediately.
He noted letters of support have been circulating throughout Capitol Hill advocating the passage of various disaster assistance bills.
Marino said it is time to stop sending letters and start sending relief to the flood victims.
"It is time we rise above the partisan bickering and pass a measure that gets this help out to the flood victims immediately," Marino said. "I have looked into the eyes of people in my district who have watched helplessly as their life's work was swept away. I have traveled from county to county and that scene has been played out over and over again. It is heartbreaking."


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In the build-up to draft day, Lehigh guard C.J. McCollum has frequently drawn comparisons to Rookie of the Year and former Weber State star Damian Lillard. On Wednesday, the Utah Jazz enlisted the help of someone who should know.
"They have similar games," said Lillards former teammate Scott Bamforth. "I think Dame handles the ball a little bit more, but I think they have similar games."
The Jazz worked out both McCollum, a projected lottery pick, and Bamforth, a fringe NBA prospect, but the focus was squarely on the heralded guard out of the Patriot League. The Jazz have no point guards under contract and with the Nos. 14 and 21 picks in the first round are heavily expected to emerge from draft day with at least one point guard.
McCollum, a combo guard who played in only 11 games last year at Lehigh, did his part to assuage any concerns over whether he could play point guard in the NBA.
"Absolutely," he said. "I feel like Im going to."
The 21-year-old said he saw the Jazz as a good fit and called the culture "perfect for me."
"I feel like Id thrive in an environment like this," he said. "Just because its more laid-back, kind of like Lehigh, where its not too much to do but at the same time its a very good community and its the only show in town."
Most mock drafts project McCollum to go several picks higher than the Jazzs first selection, which could mean that the Jazz would need to trade up if he was their target.
McCollum has also worked out for Orlando, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Sacramento and Portland, where he said he thought he would be able to complement Lillards game. On Wednesday, he said he liked the comparison to the Rookie of the Year who, like McCollum, burst onto the scene after playing four years at a small school.
"I see a lot of different similarities," McCollum said. "Were both very poised, we both have an ability to knock down a lot of shots in a hurry."
In four years at Lehigh, McCollum averaged 21.7 points and 6.1 rebounds but just 2.7 assists per game. As for whether the Jazz see McCollum as a point guard, their most pressing position, remains to be seen.
"Its kind of tough to see that in a one-on-one type workout," said Walt Perrin, the Jazzs vice president of player personnel. "Its something that well work out in terms of watching more tapes, talking with him and trying to make that determination."
McCollum said he struggled with the altitude, which Perrin said is to be expected.
"He struggled, but he fought," Perrin said. "He started shooting it a little better later in the workout, and thats what we like to see."
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v. t. - To make equal in rank. 2
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