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For years, the top five on Forbes wealthiest Hip Hop artist list have consisted of different combinations of Dr. Dre, Puff Daddy, Jay Z, Birdman and 50 Cent. But with 50 going broke, there's room for another rapper in the top five. And that rapper is Drake. The money mag just dropped a mid-year Top Five update to their annual …Read More »
50 Cent ordered to appear in court after flashing money online
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Coming up with a revolutionary idea or concept is quite easy for most entrepreneurs. The biggest challenge, however, is transforming that noble million-dollar idea into a viable business model. It's no secret that a significant majority of promising startups never get off the ground.
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Ethnic Bias And Mandatory Minimums Essay, Research Paper
In recent years, drug policy has been dramatically impacted by an upsurge in popularity for Mandatory Minimum policies, especially in terms of sentencing for drug offenses. This policy has become a hotly debated topic, with its implications reaching beyond those that affect just the drug dealers and users. As a result, a new debate has begun, specifically whether mandatory minimum sentences have a racial or ethnic bias. I plan to focus my paper on whether it can be determined that mandatory minimum sentences have a racial or ethnic bias in terms of their use as a social policy, specifically with attention to cocaine/crack offenses. Are disproportionate amounts of African-Americans affected by this kind of legislation? Before I can discuss what this debate is, it is important to understand what mandatory minimums are, and whom they affect.
Mandatory minimum legislation comes in response to the American public's desire to crack down on those who sell and use drugs. Their popularity has been codified by biased media reports showing an unfair, stereotyped profile of drug users in American, usually a picture of a poor, underprivileged, dangerous and violent black inner-city dweller. In the 1980s, the Congress and many state legislators decided that the sentencing system was out of date and in need of serious change. The system lacked the validity needed to stimulate public confidence and operate as a serious deterrent to commit crimes. The Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) of 1984 created a Sentencing Commission to determine guidelines for sentencing. The purposes of sentencing as they determined were:
+ "To reflect the seriousness of the offense, to promote respect for the law and to provide just punishment,
+ To afford adequate deterrence to criminal conduct,
+ To protect the public from further crimes of the defendant
+ To provide the defendant with educational or vocational training, medical care, or other correctional treatment.
Since these guidelines were issued in 1984, Congress and state legislatures have passed mandatory sentencing legislation aimed specifically at drugs and violent crimes. This kind of legislation can be seen as the judicial arm of the United States "War on Drugs." Mandatory minimums require that judges hand down a predetermined sentence for possession or sale of drugs, provided that the offender meets certain criteria. "For example, federal law requires that a person convicted of possessing half a kilo or more of cocaine be sentenced to at least 5 years in prison" The criteria that cocaine offenses are judged by to determine mandatory sentencing are as follows:
+ "The weight of the mixture containing a detectable amount of the controlled substance,
+ Whether the detected substance is powder or crack cocaine,
+ The number of prior federal/state drug felony convictions,
+ Whether it is a matter of simple possession or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute or dispense."
Criteria and guidelines for mandatory sentencing for other varieties of drug offenses follow along similar lines as the guidelines for cocaine offenses.
Mandatory minimums have been popular with political figures who want to appear "tough on drugs," with bipartisan support in many cases. For these proponents of such legislation and policies, the certitude and harshness of mandatory minimums make these sentences a strong deterrent for possession or sale of drugs. These programs also work to achieve goals of incarceration, including punishment of the convicted, keeping released convicts from committing more crimes, as well as the deterrence factor for those not in prison. The general American populace does not view prisons as "correctional institutions", whose goal is to rehabilitate inmates. Instead, they view prisons as a place to punish those who have committed a crime, to keep these offenders isolated from society and discourage others from following this life of crime. Mandatory minimums are seen as a way to equalize the sentences given to those guilty of sale or possession of illegal drugs, to reduce trial costs, and to be "tough on drugs." However, one must asks whether these policies are really doing what the judicial system is intended to do, "let the punishment fit the crime."
Many groups and individuals oppose the use of mandatory minimum sentencing. They base their arguments on many different aspects of these policies. One argument that they advocate is the idea that mandatory minimums remove decision making power from the hands of the judge, limiting his/her ability to weigh each case on its individual merits. They also contest that mandatory minimums have placed many normal, law-abiding citizens into the prison system unjustly, with monumental consequences for their friends and family, simply for "getting mixed up with the wrong crowd." They contend that mandatory minimums do not equalize sentencing decisions, because drug traffickers and minor offenders are often grouped together under these arbitrary laws. Often times, the "kingpins" are ignored so that an example could be made of a lesser offender. They argue that mandatory minimums are an unjust way to handle the drug problems that our country faces. They also argue that the sentencing differences placed upon powdered an crack cocaine have an inherent racial and class bias, that has in turn affected disproportionate amounts of minorities and the poor.
In order to understand opponent groups' argument that crack and powdered cocaine disparities in terms of sentencing are unjust, we must first understand what these differences are. As a repercussion of the emergence of crack cocaine in the 1980s, and the violence and destruction that went along with this drug, "crack…has been singled out for severe punishment under mandatory minimum legislation." The problem with targeting crack instead of powder cocaine for harsher sentencing guidelines is that those most gravely affected by this legislation are not the distributors, who convert the powder cocaine into its base form (crack). Instead, this kind of designation affects those who are dealing crack on the streets or abusing the drug. According to a study published in the New York Times, there appears to be a significant racial bias in sentencing disparities: "more than 90 percent of defendants are African American in crack cocaine cases, compared with slightly over 25 percent involving powder." Since crack is more widely sought and sold by African Americans and other, poorer minority groups, some opponent groups have fought to eliminate the apparent prejudice against blacks in current mandatory minimums by eliminating the law's separation of crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
Surprisingly enough, the Federal government tends to agree with this increasing belief that Mandatory Minimum sentences, in terms of crack/cocaine offenses, may have significant racial or ethnic disparities. In December of 1993, following lengthy Congressional hearings regarding Mandatory Minimum sentencing in terms of race and drug offenses, the US Department of Justice, under the auspices of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, published a report entitled, Sentencing in the Federal Courts: Does Race Matter? This report outlined and evaluated the trend towards Mandatory Minimums, and also evaluated the transition to the Sentencing Guidelines established in 1984's Sentencing Reform Act, and how this transition has affected racial/ethnic minorities in the criminal justice system. This report analyzed "racial and ethnic disparities in sentences imposed on Federal offenders before and after implementation of the sentencing guidelines…and the mandatory minimum imprisonment provisions of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986." The Bureau of Justice Statistics looked at white, Hispanic and black offenders, looking for patterns among these groups and "simulating the sentences that would have been imposed under alternative sentencing schemes." Interestingly enough, some of their major findings included:
+ On average between 1986-1988, white, Hispanic, and black offenders all received similar sentences in Federal District Courts.
+ Between January 20, 1989 and June 30, 1990, some startling differences began to emerge.
–85% of Hispanic and 78% of black offenders were sentenced to imprisonment, compared to 72% of white offenders.
–On average, black offenders sentenced to prison had sentences that were 41% longer than those of whites imprisoned for similar crimes.
–Hispanic prisoners' sentences did not differ significantly than the average sentence for whites.
+ 83% of Federal offenders jailed between January 1989 and June 1990 were black, jailed primarily for crack cocaine sales and crack-related offenses.
–The average sentence imposed for trafficking crack was twice as long as the sentence imposed for trafficking powdered cocaine. (141 months for crack, compared to 79 months for powder cocaine.
–Consequently, black offenders imprisoned for selling/distributing crack cocaine received sentences 30% longer than white offenders. (96 months for blacks compared to 70 months for whites)
This report also asked "whether the guidelines [mandatory minimum sentencing] have failed to have the desired effect of producing greater uniformity," a claim voiced by many supporters of Mandatory Minimum legislation. The study aimed to address whether Mandatory Minimum sentencing has had a detrimental effect on the judicial system by limiting the amount of leeway a judge has to determine sentence in drug cases. In order to understand fully how the Sentencing Reform Act and other cases like it have affected, and perhaps promoted, sentencing disparities, the authors of this study also analyzed trends among whites, blacks and Hispanics in other offenses unaffected by the SRA of 1984. In studying the differences, racial disparities do seem to appear, especially in terms of the black population, the severity of their punishment and the length of their sentences. The authors of this report recommend that "modifications of specific laws and/or guidelines would essentially eliminate the racial/ethnic differences," in terms of sentencing for crack and cocaine offenses. It is clearly demonstrated through this report that the Federal Government has been made aware of racial/ethnic disparities that have appeared under Mandatory Minimum sentencing, but apparently no measure have been taken to correct these discrepancies in treatment.
The Federal Government is not the only organization to conduct research into the effect of Mandatory Minimum sentencing guidelines in terms of crack and cocaine offenses on the American public. The RAND organization, an independent, nonprofit research group that analyzes public policy, conducted a 1997 study into the cost-effectiveness of Mandatory Minimum Drug sentences. While this report did not necessarily focus on the implications of these sentencing guidelines on different racial/ethnic groups in the United States, it present thorough analysis of the fiscal impact and effectiveness of Mandatory Minimum drug sentences. Their findings were based upon mathematical-modeling of various economic and social factors, as well as detailed analysis of the effects of such policies, coming to a number of conclusions.
First of all, the RAND group concluded that it is more cost effective to expand traditional policing budgets (more cops, more cars, more money, more resources, etc.) to address drug problems in this nation than it is to extend prison sentences for offenders. "IF the objective is to increase the stringency of drug enforcement in a manner that maximizes the benefits obtained per dollar spent, expanding conventional-enforcement budgets is preferable to passing laws increasing sentence length." The researchers then go on to state that from their research it can be determined that "on average, arrest and conviction impose greater costs on dealers per taxpayer dollar spent than does incarcerating dealers." They cite that the American public does not often recognize or understand this point. However, while increasing sentence length does not appear to be cost-effective on the whole, there exists a "class of drug dealers for whom long sentences…are more cost-effective than conventional enforcement" The problem with this "class" of dealer is that they are substantially more difficult for Federal Agents to apprehend and arrest. Therefore, it is difficult to say whether Mandatory Minimums are cost-effective on the whole, when they do impact a serious level of drug dealers, the "king pins" who command high quantities and prices for drugs like crack and cocaine.
An additional conclusion put forth by the RAND group includes the idea that treatment "is more cost-effective at controlling drug use, drug spending, and drug-related crime than is either conventional enforcement or long sentences, whether targeted through mandatory minimum 'trigger' provisions or applied generally." This is not a new claim about the "War on Drugs." Studies have shown for years that it is much more cost effective to treat the root cause of drug problems through treatment and other therapy, than to incarcerate non-violent offenders to longer prison sentences. Treatment of drug users reduces the demand for the drugs, returning dollars that would have been used on drugs to other parts of the economy.
Other groups have examined the relationship between crack-related crime and consumption, specifically studying Miami, Florida between 1987 and 1991. In the 1995 report, Crack Use, Crime by Crack Users, and Ethnicity, Dorthory Lockwood, Anne E. Pottiger, and James A. Inciardi looked at the potential factors relating crack-use to crime among different racial/ethnic groups, including African-Americans, Whites and Hispanics. Their research aimed to examine whether the media portrayal of the poor, inner city, black crack addict was a true presentation, and what the relationship between crime, crack and ethnicity were. They aimed to examine whether certain factors led to a predisposition towards crack use and abuse, and the related crimes that go hand in hand with drug abuse. Their findings indicated that "the relationships among crime, crack-use and ethnicity are complex." There did not appear any concrete patterns in users, among factors like age, gender, treatment status and ethnicity. Other factors that affect crack-use and related crime include "poor employment history, residence in high drug/crime-rate neighborhoods, and limited economic resources even to obtain food or housing." The primary point brought forth by this analysis is the implication that the media portrayal of the "black/crime/crack" connection is based on fallacies and stereotypes, and does not accurately represent who crack users in this country are. According to the findings of this study, blacks are no more predisposed to crack use and crack-related crime than whites or Hispanics. Other factors play a bigger part in trends of use and related crime, but apparently ethnicity is not as significant a factor.
Various reports have shown from multiple perspectives on this issue that Mandatory minimums sentencing guidelines are negatively affecting racial/ethnic groups in this country, are based on unfair stereotypes perpetuated by the media, and are economically unsound. With this in mind, I would like to propose some recommendations that could dramatically change the way these sentencing guidelines affect racial/ethnic groups in the United States, as well as affecting the pocketbooks of American taxpayers in hopefully positive ways.
First, I believe that we should continue to follow the sentencing objectives outlined in the 1984 Sentencing Reform Act. These guidelines, if consistently pursued, provides for positive rehabilitation and treatment of convicted offenders. We want our judges to dole out punishment that does, indeed, "reflect the seriousness of the offense." However, I do not believe that this includes "one-size-fits-all" style sentencing, mandating specific punishments for specific crimes, without allowing judges to weight the merits of the case individually. I believe that this is a disservice to those involved in the criminal justice system, and the practice of uniformly assigning sentences is contrary to the whole concept of weighing the merits of each case. Therefore, eliminate the mandatory sentencing laws while aiming to pursue the sentencing guidelines established in 1984.
Second, I believe that more money should be poured into preventative measure for addressing crack use and related crime. We should recognize drug problems as health issues in addition to being societal concerns, and act accordingly. Alternative treatment facilities that emphasizes getting clean and perhaps even vocational training, as well as dealing with aspects of punishment may be a more effective and cost-efficient way to address the same problems that mandatory minimums aim to address, though apparently less efficiently and cost effectively. In addition to investing more money into creation of treatment facilities (that also aim to rehabilitate and punish offenders), I believe that more money should be spent preserving and updating traditional law enforcement techniques and tools. This may help to more effectively address the issue surrounding our current drug problems from a legal perspective.
A third recommendation that I would make would entail eliminating the current sentencing disparities between crack cocaine and powder cocaine. This current discrepancy is ludicrous and based on the fallacy that crack cocaine is a more potentially dangerous drug than powder cocaine. I believe that this discrepancy has an inherent racial/ethnic and socioeconomic bias, based on the fact that crack cocaine is more readily available to poorer people, and especially racial/ethnic groups in economically depressed areas. To judge crack cocaine with more scrutiny and severe punishment is to ignore that cocaine is just as dangerous a drug, though more readily available to higher income brackets. Current sentencing policy instructs that offenders with 5 grams of crack cocaine be sentenced just as long as an offender found with 500 grams of powder cocaine. That doesn't seem right to me.
The issue of Mandatory Minimum sentencing for drug offenses is complex as is, but when one pauses to consider the impact that this has on the poorer Americans, or different populations of American ethnic groups, then the issue becomes even further complicated. Some will estimate that since 1987, 75% of new offenders incarcerated in Federal prisons are drug offenders, and the average length of their sentence has increased by 22 percent. They further allege that the effect of mandatory sentencing on the black community has been especially alarming: "the number of black inmates has increased 55%, while white inmates increased by only 31%." I believe that while Mandatory Minimums may have sounded effective and fair in theory, it has been demonstrated by various research groups that these sentencing policies have been anything but effective (in terms of cost or social impact) or equitable. It is clear that something must be done to repair the damage caused by Mandatory Minimums, especially in terms of crack/cocaine offenses. Perhaps an even better plan would be to eliminate these policies altogether, and start anew.
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Does anyone else think that these spells are grossly annoying and at times OP? I don't really want to make this thread as a place to whine, but am genuinely curious to have other opinions and generate a discussion.
Essentially I mean that there are alot of mage enemies in the game that just have like... 2-3 dispels/banishes/mordenkains disjunction and it really is a bummer as a higher level caster have all of my stuff constantly POOFed away because these enemies tend to use these spells on sight.
I know it's the opinion of some that summons should be nerfed to oblivion, but honestly; it truly makes me feel as if it's just hard to play any sort of summoning build at high levels with everything POOFing your stuff away.
Am I wrong? Am I crazy? Could it be that other's feel the same way? Let the discussion begin.


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Hello, I will be moving down to Gold Coast last week od Dec or start of Jan, looking for a room with ensuite.
I will be mostly working and studying, low maintainence and down for travelling with housemates to local attractions.
Rent will not be a problem for me, but I would require all utilities and wifi etc to be included with no surprises / increments.
I don't party, drink or smoke. I respect other's privacy but also will not be a total stranger to my housemate.
I am looking to rent one of the Spheres apartment, or an apartment in Southport, near the beach.


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I just joined yesterday, and I found this site very informative with reviews and everything. So I decided to go out and buy another straightener/flat iron. Trust me, I did a LOT of research before I went to purchase another one. I originally was going to get one from Walmart, but I decided not to because.. well, it's Walmart.
Instead, I went to Shoppers Drug Mart and picked up this Toni&Guy;straightener that is able to flip hair easily too. It retailed for $79.99 so I thought it might be a good investment. I got home, I opened it, I was like, "Wow! What a cute little bag thing to put the straightener in!" But anyway, I plugged it in, and you have to press little tiny buttons to turn it on, and then you can adjust the heat. I turned it down to low, jumped in the shower, got out, blow dryed just a little, put my heat protectant in, and tried it out. As soon as I put it on my hair, my thumbs, a part of my hand, did not matter what position I held the damn thing in, the buttons kept getting pressed and that resulted in either turning it way up to full blast heat or just off all together! It was VERY frustrating and I would really not recommend this thing at all to anyone... It's definitely not worth the $80 from your pocket. I guess my next step is to just buy a freakin' expensive Chi. Sigh!
It was so silly too! After I actually finished straightening my hair. It took a while... like 45 minutes. ... .... that's a LONG time for me.. lol. The on/off button would not even WORK. I was like. Gah!!! I had to unplug it and it was just an overall very bad experience :(
But yeah, very crappy... I mean... if you have the patience for dealing with buttons turning off randomly to the lightest touch... and then it taking like 1 hour to straighten your hair, then I suggest getting it... if you're like me, don't bother getting it >_
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Thanks to a miraculous ALDS comeback, the New York Yankees are heading to the ALCS. The Yankees rallied from down 0-2 in the best-of-five ALDS to beat the 102-win Cleveland Indians and take one step closer to the World Series. They'll now face the Houston Astros when the ALCS begins Friday.
The star of Game 5 was, obviously, Didi Gregorius, who smacked two home runs against Corey Kluber in the early innings. Here's the video:
The Yankees took a 3-2 lead into the ninth inning, and given how good the Indians are, that one-run lead didn't feel very safe. Insurance runs weren't necessary, per se, but the Yankees sure would've appreciated them.
Sure enough, the Yankees broke through against Cody Allen to cash in two big insurance runs, giving them some breathing room. Aaron Hicks started the rally with a one-out single to left, which Austin Jackson bobbled, allowing Hicks to take second base.
The most impressive part of the rally came with two outs. Todd Frazier, the No. 9 hitter, worked Allen for a nine-pitch walk that included three two-strike foul balls. Here are the pitch locations, via Brooks Baseball:
Frazier is not your ordinary No. 9 hitter. The guy is a former Home Run Derby champ and he's hit 102 home runs the last three seasons. He's a flawed hitter for sure. He pops out a lot and doesn't hit for a high average. But Frazier has power, and he also works the count well. His 14.4 percent walk rate was sixth highest in baseball this season. He'll work a pitcher hard.
Allen learned that in the ninth inning. He couldn't find the finish pitch and wound up walking Frazier with two outs to put another man on base. That set the stage for Brett Gardner, the quintessential pesky leadoff hitter who works counts and battles at the plate. He saw 4.23 pitches per plate appearance during the regular season, the 12th most in baseball. Gardner isn't the greatest hitter, but he never gives away an at-bat.
Following Frazier's nine-pitch walk, Gardner put together an epic 12-pitch battle against Allen, the kind of at-bat that was reminiscent of the late-1990s Yankees teams that wore pitchers down on the regular. Gardner fouled away six two-strike pitches before lacing a two-run single to right field. Give the Indians an assist for some sloppy defense. Look at this at-bat:
During the regular season the Yankees had the third highest walk rate in baseball (9.7 percent) and also the second highest percentage of three-ball counts. They worth a three-ball count in 22.7 percent of their plate appearances this year, well above the 20.4 percent league average.
The 2017 Yankees are going to make pitchers work for their outs, and that was never more evident than in the ninth inning of Game 5. Frazier and Gardner forced Allen to throw 21 pitches — 21 pitches to two batters! — and he didn't even get an out of it. Allen walked Frazier then gave up the two-run single to Gardner.
This was supposed to be a rebuilding season for the Yankees, remember. When it became obvious they were ahead of schedule, general manager Brian Cashman acted quickly to acquire Frazier (and David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle) to bolster the lineup. Gardner, who was on the trade block all offseason, never moved.
In Game 5, Frazier and Gardner showed exactly what makes the Yankees a legitimate World Series threat. It's not just the bullpen or the Aaron Judge homers. It's the grind it out mentality that exists up and down the lineup. The No. 9 hitter and the No. 1 hitter showed it Wednesday. There are no easy outs in the lineup.
"Look at our at-bats, the at-bats that Didi had today, the at-bats that Gardy had," said manager Joe Girardi following the game. "There's just a ton of fight in this club. It's a great mixture of youth and veteran players that are leading the way, and it's hard to believe, because we just beat a really, really good team."


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Healthy Kids News
San Francisco Fast Food Chain Restaurants No Longer Allowed To Put Toys in Happy Meals and McDonalds Still Gets Around It
Dec 01, 2011
San Franciso is trying to prevent restaurants from making foods that are high in fat, sugar and salt even more enticing by adding toys to them. Starting today, it is no longer allowed to put toys inside of things like Happy Meals.
However, I was shocked to learn that McDonalds is getting around this new law by making it available to spend .10 cents to buy the toys. I think this is a disgrace and should not be allowed. Read more on this story
Schools Undermine Healthy Eating for Kids
March 11, 2011-Edmonton Journal-If you are a parent who works hard to feed your kids healthy foods, than you know the sheer frustration of not having your school co-operate with your plans. A recent article to the Edmonton Journal outlined that schools often times have programs that are completely opposite of what the parents are trying to accomplish regarding healthy eating for their kids. Rewarding kids for good behavior with "sweets," or having "Donut Days," where kids can purchase donuts as a school fundraiser are a few of the examples that were mentioned.
March 9, 2011- Kid's Learn Healthy Food Choice
Galvenston's "The Daily News" reported about a wonderful program called "Kids in the Kitchen." The goal of this program is to empower youth to understand healthy eating choices and be able to make informed decisions.


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13's Atletico vs Valencia
VALENCIA started hard and fast with Tina Barz having a crack at goals within seconds of starting. First goal went to Ben Murgatroyd for Atletico, who stylishly and rather smoothly kicked a beautiful shot, slipping past a quick footed Henco Maree. Valencia retaliated with a shining goal from Norton Staer, evening the playing field. 1-1 at half-time.
The second half commenced with a pearler of a pass from Brechto with Sally Barz shooting a great goal past the left side of Atletico's keeper Adam Maccan. This was quickly followed by Sally skilfully popping the ball over the Adam's head and claiming another victorious goal for Valencia.
Atletico's strong defence of Paige Scolaro, Dylan Hendersonn, and Lachie Hovingh was hotly contested by Valencia's strong front line of Brechto Bezuidenhout, Norton Staer, and Sam Jefferies.
Last goal of the game was by a crafty Ben Murgatroyd for Atletico, skimming past Valencia's Henco Maree, but the finals score was 3-2 to Valencia.
17's Manchester vs Barcelona
Both teams came out with energy and tenacity and Manchester's defence had to work hard to stop Morgan Lamb's strong attempts at goals and great passing between Sam Torelli and Tanalia Bepete resulted in a beautiful first goal for Barcelona. Manchester finished the first half scoreless despite Tyler Fissioli's persistence.
In the second half, some quick passing close to the goal resulted in a neat score by Sam Torelli followed not long after by another goal from Danny Clarke. Skillful footwork by Angus Shaw kept the ball in the Manchester's possession, but they just couldn't make a score past Vincent Newman, Josh Van Stadden and Luke Greatrex's super strong defence.
Persistently strong play from Manchester's Harry Tobin, Max Campbell, James Barr and Jake Eastwood was matched by the energy storm by Barcelona's Liam Harris, Lachie Helenius and Mitchell Budrey. A great penalty scored by Luke Appleton gave Manchester their first goal.
A great fourth goal by Barcelona headed in by Tanaka Bepete, resulting in a final score of 4-1 to Barcelona.
A great fourth goal by Barcelona headed in by Tanaka Bepete, resulting in a final score of 4-1 to Barcelona.


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Seeing Through His Eyes: The Priority of Prayer
There was a guy who mattered! There was a man who, regardless of how you might feel about him or baseball, he made a difference when a difference was not easy to make. And, as a result, Jackie Robinson still lives in our memory as a courageous and significant person.
Have you ever mattered like that? Have you ever achieved that kind of significance. Have you ever had an impact on the world like that?
And right away I know that there may be some of us who would say, "Well, uh, no! And I don't want to. Hey, man, I'm just not that ambitious! That's not me! I'm content just to drift through life . . . you know, go to work, come home, watch TV, eat the frozen dinner, get through life, keep my house in a bad economy, live till I'm seventy-five, die in my sleep, and then, hopefully, go to heaven where I'll be just as bored praising God in heaven as I've been living for Him here!"
Now, from the practical point of view, that is the extent of most christians' dream. They're just surviving. They're getting through the world, but they're not having much impact on it. They're not building the kingdom, they're often embarrassing the King!
And yet, this hand-top-mouth existence is not what Christ intended. He meant for you to matter.
Which brings me to what we have been talking about over the last few weeks. We've been discovering the depth of meaning in the Lord's prayer. You remember how it all started, right? Jesus' disciples evidently observe up close and personal His dynamic relationship with His Father and they are intrigued. It wasn't that they had never prayed before, I'm sure they had. It was that they had never prayed the way Jesus prayed. He could spend hours upon hours doing it, and it was obvious that the Father moved in response to what Jesus prayed because people were being healed and Jesus spoke with a wisdom and power they'd never experienced before. So when they asked Him to teach them how to pray, they really meant it.
And since they are willing to learn, Jesus is willing to teach. He gives them a model of what prayer should look like. That prayer begins with a note of intimacy. He tells them to address their "daddy" in heaven. Having established this powerful, intimate, vital connection, they are then to worship God. They are to hallow His name. I think if they were really getting what Jesus was telling them, they probably begin to get a much different picture of what it really meant to pray.
You remember, He told them to pray by saying, "Our Father in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Then came the phrase that was a "game-changer. Then came the phrase that made them matter. What comes next? Say it with me: Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
This is actually the first specific request, and it is somewhat peculiar to our ears. We're not used to talking about Kingdoms, much less the "Kingdom of God," but that is what we are told to long for and, indeed, ask for. And just what did Jesus mean when He told them to ask for God's Kingdom to come? Well, while there were several characteristics of this kingdom found in Jesus' teaching, the one most vital to understanding this passage is this: The Kingdom of God was not some vague hope for the future that could be passively acknowledged, then ignored. No! It found personal expression in Christ and a response to His demands was required.
And what were those demands? Very simply that His followers make a personal commitment to prefer His Kingdom to any and every other loyalty. Jesus makes it very clear that, to follow Him, He must come first. In a very real sense, then, when I ask God for His Kingdom to come, I am not asking first for cosmic events to align so that some never seen figure emerges, the world is shaken, and empires fall. It isn't a political thing at all, it is personal. When I pray for His Kingdom to come, I am personally pledging to place His Kingdom ahead of all other things so that His will is done in my life.
And what is His will? What is that thing we are to do as loyal subjects of His kingdom. That really is no mystery. Time and again, we are told what the mission of Kingdom people is. One of the most familiar is found in Matthew 28 where we are told that since all authority is given to the risen King, we are to go around the world and make followers of His out of all nations. His Kingdom exists in and above all other kingdoms. In short, the priority of the Kingdom is the gospel. When we pray for His Kingdom to come and His will to be done on earth, we are praying that the gospel will be spread and that many will follow the King. More than that, we are, through our very own request, committing ourselves to be a part of making that a reality. Thus our prayer for His Kingdom to come is nothing short of our own pledge to prioritize the gospel in our own lives.
The question becomes, How? How do we live out this prayer and prioritize the gospel? For that answer, let's look at another time when Jesus talked to would-be followers who said that they had Kingdom priorities but really did not. Read Luke 9:57-62 with me:
57 Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, "Lord, I will follow You wherever You go." 58 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." 59 Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." 60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God." 61 And another also said, "Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house." 62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Three encounters are described in these verses. All of them are with people who claimed to have Kingdom priorities but really did not. They give us three barriers which we must overcome to truly be able to pray for His Kingdom to come. In the first place, we can prioritize the gospel when we
I saw something I had never seen in this passage of scripture when I began studying it for this message. Always before, when I read about this first guy, I thought that Jesus was emphasizing the fact that, if you follow Him, you will probably lose your material possessions. Now, while that may indeed be true, I believe that, if you take the passage in context, there is something else in play here. You see, this little encounter occurs immediately after Jesus has gone to try to evangelize the Samaritans.
That in itself was quite a unique occurrence. As you may recall, Jews had very to do with the Samaritans. The Samaritans were "half-breeds." They were formerly Jewish people who had intermarried with other nations and were no longer pure. They were despised because, not only had they sacrificed their Jewishness, they had, in a sense, committed treason by intermarrying with the very people who had conquered them. For this reason they were hated by "pure" Jews and they returned the favor.
In that context, read v 51
51 Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, 52 and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. 53 But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. 54 And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?" 55 But He turned and rebuked them, and said, "You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. 56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them." And they went to another village.
Do you get what's happening here? They're on their way to Jerusalem, and, on the trip, they have to pass through a Samaritan village. Jesus sends some of his disciples ahead to prepare a place for Him to stay for the night. The Samaritans ask where He's heading and, when they learn that He is on His way to Jerusalem, they refuse to give Him a place to sleep.
His disciples are indignant! How dare these half-breed traitors refuse to receive the Messiah! James and John ask Jesus, "Hey, Lord, want us to play Elijah and "go off" on these jerks? Jesus says, "No way! I didn't come to destroy people, but to save them."
Now, pick up v57 again: Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, "Lord, I will follow You wherever You go." In other words, They've just been rejected by the very dregs of society and some guy blithely comes up to Jesus and says, "Lord, I'm ready to commit my life to you and follow you anywhere. Jesus says to Him, "Hey man. Do you really know what is required? Not only will you give up everything to follow me, you may even be humiliated by the worst of the worst. are you ready for that? "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head, not even among the Samaritans!" Don't tell me that you're ready to follow unless you've really surrendered your ego. Ego and evangelism do not mix!
If we are to spread the gospel we have got to let go of ego. In fact, I would even say that to really preach the gospel will require some humiliation. Let me give you some examples. In the first place, making disciples may cost you the PRIDE OF ACCEPTANCE. Listen, I'm just like you. I want to fit in. I want the world to look at me and think favorably of me. I don't want to be one of those "crazies" who are talking about "religion" when it isn't a "polite" topic of discussion. But what I am finding more and more is that Christians are losing influence because we do not want to offend. I believe Danny Akin is right: We must get over the awkwardness of the gospel! The only way we will have impact is to speak up and swallow the "pride of acceptance."
Making disciples may cost use the pride of acceptance and then it may cost us the PRIDE OF RACE. Some believe that the church is the most prejudiced institution on the planet and that Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week. In the very institution that is to be known for its love, we have often been the unconscious demonstration of hate. We cannot claim to love the world and hate our neighbor. The only way to truly prioritize the gospel is to let go of the pride of race.
And then we can let go the PRIDE OF COUNTRY. Now this one really can get sticky because we all love America. And when I say that we are to let go of the pride of country, I am not saying that we should not love our land, but I am saying that very often our pride in being American and our desire to protect ourselves may raise barriers to sharing the gospel. For instance, if we are really going to reach the Hispanic population, we must refuse to hold their immigration status against them. I am not saying that we need to grant amnesty or anything like that, but I am saying we have to love them from our heart, no matter how they got here. Look! Let the ICE and the INS sort out the legal stuff. Let the Holy Spirit work on their consciences once they come to Christ, but you and I have been given a great opportunity to reach them for His Glory. Let's not let the pride of country stop us.
If you want to let go of ego and disciple others you must let go of the pride of acceptance, the pride of race and the pride of country, but you must also let go of the PRIDE OF SECURITY. We all want to live the American dream. We want the house, the 30 year job and the opportunity to spend our kids' inheritance RV'ing our way across the lower forty-eight. But Christ calls us from that. One of the most challenging things I've seen lately has been the dedication of a couple in our own church who have already sold their home in preparation to going on the mission field. I'm sure they must have thought long and hard about that. I am sure there may have been moments of doubt. But they discovered what Jesus is teaching in this scripture: When you pray for His Kingdom to come, it will cost you the pride of security. You will have to surrender your ego. But then, if you want to prioritize the gospel, you can
Now the second person who is encountered by the priority of the gospel is one whom JESUS ACTUALLY CALLS. v59 says:
Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." 60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God."
You know, if I were keeping a book of the BEST EXCUSES for disobedience, this would have to be number one. This guy, when asked by Christ to follow, says, "Great, Lord, I'd be happy to, but I need to go home and bury my Dad." That excuse is even accentuated when you understand that burial of the dead which, for the Jew, took precedence over all other duties, including even the study of the Law. Priests, who were not normally allowed to even touch dead bodies, could do so in the case of relatives. To assist in burying a dead person who had no claims on one as a relative was a work of love which carried great reward from God. It follows that the burial of a father, then, was one of the most important things you could do. Of all the excuses for not obeying, this seems to have the most merit.
That's why Jesus' REPLY is so SHOCKING. He says, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the Kingdom of God." In other words, Jesus says, "Let those who are spiritually dead and not a part of the Kingdom, bury those who are physically dead. This whole "preaching the Kingdom" thing is far too important to be delayed!" Now before you jump to conclusions, some have suggested that the father of the man making this excuse may not have even been dead yet so that he may have been saying, "Hey Lord, I'll go, but let me first wait till my father dies, and I have my inheritance in the bank and all these matters are settled, then I'll go." Jesus tells him that this job is much too urgent to wait. If He is going to be involved in impacting this world, he must SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY.
Now in the first place, seizing the opportunity is important because of the nature of the opportunity itself. After all, we're talking about eternity. We're talking about the difference between heaven and hell. We're talking about the difference between eternal life and eternal death. It doesn't get more important than that.
And yet, all of us can make excuses about not dealing with things that really are urgent. Recently, I was riding around with one of our church members making some visits and he noticed that my "Maintenance required" light was lit on my dashboard. He made a comment about it and I said something about getting my oil changed. I had the best of intentions and I know that oil changes really aren't something you should put off, but it was about a week later he got in the car and said, "When you going to get your oil changed?" I looked down, and there as that light. I had all kinds of excuses about why I hadn't got it done yet, but the truth is, I just had not seen it as urgent.
I'm not alone. A 2008 Harris survey found that 10% of us are driving around with our "Check engine" light on. I won't embarrass you this morning, but I bet that, seated right here in this audience, some of you have that light reflecting in your eyes when you get behind the wheel. By the way of that 10 % of you, half of you have problems that are bringing you close to break down and another 10% of you have had that light on for 1-2 months. Now people make all kinds of excuses for letting their light stay on. they range from comments such as "my car is running fine," to "I can't afford a repair." Whatever the excuse, however, the lack of urgency about your little amber "friend" will soon leave you stranded if you don't change your attitude.
And this same phenomena afflicts us spiritually. In fact, Satan makes sure that some other endeavor replaces the urgency that should be reserved for the gospel. If we do not have a strategy for "keeping the main thing the main thing," we'll go through this life never living out Kingdom priorities. We may drone out the phrase "Your Kingdom Come," but it will lose its teeth because it sacrifices its urgency.
If that is the case, how can we keep the gospel urgent in our lives. When it comes to our personal lives, how can we place a priority on evangelism. In the first place, we can HAVE A REASON.
We must change the way we view the gospel. In the church it has tended to be one of our many priorities. This will never do! If the preaching of the gospel defines the priority of God's Kingdom, it must be much more than a part of an ecclesiastical "laundry list." The reason we must have is the awareness that God has prioritized the Gospel. I know that for many reasons, but one of the greatest is that, to reach us in our lostness, God sent His Son to die. I know that because only when we receive Him can we be saved. I know that because only when someone hears the truth about Jesus can they fully receive Him. The great reason that I personally must preach the gospel is because no one is saved until someone like me and someone like you actually preaches the gospel to them. That's my reason!
And I can also HAVE A TARGET. Many people would agree with everything I just said in theory. They really do think that salvation through Christ is the only way to heaven. They might even agree that only through preaching the gospel can others be saved and they might even agree that they are personally responsible, but they still may not ever have even shared their faith. How is this possible? It's because they've never begun to take these abstract truths of the faith and applied them to the people in their lives. They've never really seen their lost neighbor in hell; they've never really envisioned their lost brother or sister eternally lost. And they've never begun to pray and act specifically to begin to share the Lord with any of those people. In short, they have no target for their preaching and if you shoot for nothing you'll hit it every time! You see, if you are to seize the opportunity, you must zero in on those people in your life that God has placed there to be reached. So who is that person in your life? Who is the friend or the family member God has
And then, if you're going to go from someone who dreams about evangelism to someone who does evangelism, not only must you have the reason and have a target, you must HAVE A SCHEDULE. This is so important! You know that you only do consistently the things that you schedule. I can preach the best evangelism sermon, and, if God really used it, you might walk out of here determined to really start. But if you don't put it on the schedule, you WILL NOT do it. I have found this over and over again. I believe in evangelism, but I don't do it if I do not schedule it. I must set aside time to go over and talk to my neighbor; I must set aside time to go to Prison Ministry; I must set aside time to disciple someone else. Write this down and never forget it: UNSCHEDULED=UNIMPORTANT!
And this urgency must exceed my personal drive and be reflected in this church body. Now there's a lot I could talk about here, but I want to mention one thing particularly. The only way for us to be urgent about the gospel is for us to BE FLEXIBLE. I know when I mention that, you might, at first, think it's almost a contradiction. How can be focused and flexible at the same time. Well, we must be focused on the gospel and glorifying God through spreading the truth about Christ. At the same time, we must be flexible in how we go about spreading the gospel. This is why we're trying so many things out around here! We've begun to seriously consider what we're going to do with that new space that we're building. We don't want a building that sits around empty all week. We want to leverage that resource for the glory of God and the gospel. Yes, I've heard all the horror stories about what can go wrong in Mothers Day Out or After-school care or Daycare. But if we let horror stories stop us, we'll never do anything for the Lord. We must understand the urgency of the gospel and we must be willing to be unconventional in order to be able to share the gospel. That's the way we've been since I came here 18 years ago and I hope we never lose that. We must keep the gospel urgent. If we're going to be a Kingdom Church, we have to seize our opportunities.
You see, when you pray for God's Kingdom to come and His will to be done, you're putting yourself on the line, in a way. You're not just saying, "God make all this happen while I sit down and watch." No, you're placing yourself at His disposal. You're saying, "O God, use me to bring your Kingdom by using me to preach your gospel." And you are saying, "Lord, I will wprioritize the gospel in my own life by surrendering my ego and seizing my opportunities." And there's one more way in which you can prioritize the gospel in your life: You can
This last candidate for discipleship is pretty up front about his lack of commitment. He begins with the old "but" sandwich. I will do this, BUT. In v 61 he says, "Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house." Ok, this doesn't rise to the level of burying your father at all. It's just a convenience. I'll be your disciple, but on my own terms, Lord. It will be all voluntary. I'll go with you till you get to the hard stuff, then seeeee ya! This is what I've experienced in the church so often as a pastor and as a pastor's kid. Church was always the leftover. You know, I'll be there if there's no soccer game that night; I'll be there if Johnny doesn't have a band concert; I'll be there if my second niece's step-sister's friend doesn't come in from Lucama or something important like that!"
Notice Jesus' answer: "But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." In other words, Jesus says, "It's time for a once-for-all decision. This Christian life is not a short-term mission trip. You can't dip in for a month or so and see if you really like or not. You can't make "but sandwiches" out of your commitment to God. Other priorities must be released.
I recently began a refinancing of my home. Interest rates had fallen and I was trying to lower my interest rate and pay things off earlier. A couple of weeks ago, as I was facing the deadline, they called me and said I had to clear something up before they'd give me the loan. It seems that I had an equity line of credit on my home. Now, I didn't have anything on it and there was nothing that I owed on my home but the original mortgage remaining, but they refused to finance things the way they were. I even asked them, "Hey, if I don't have anything on this loan, why are you making me close this line of credit. The amount on the credit line doesn't come close to the amount of equity that I have in the home."
Know what they told me? They said, "Sir, we refuse to be in second position. If you default on this loan, we insist on being the first creditor to get paid off and, we know that your current banker will say the same thing, so if you want a loan from us, you've got to put us first."
You know what? Jesus insists on being in "first position." This is why He often asks us to close off other priorities in our lives that, in themselves, might not be wrong. He tells us to shut them down because they will put Him in second position. If you have Kingdom priorities, He and His message, always comes first!
So what are the things in your life that tend to put the Lord in "second position?" Is it relationships? Are you the parent of a child who comes first? A grandchild? No one having put his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of God. Are you engaged to a man or a woman or even married to a spouse who comes first? No one having put his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of God.
Teenagers, are you connected to friends at school who come first? I know you might say they don't, but you know, in your heart of hearts, that they do because you'll do anything, say anything and give up your integrity in anything in order to fit in with them. No one having put his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of God.
It may be your career. You know that God wants you to have integrity on your job, but your boss is insisting on shady dealing. Who comes first? No one having put his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of God. It could be that God wants you to change careers, or accept the career that He's leading you to, but you think your future will be much brighter if you do something else. No one having put his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of God.
It may be your money. Everything else in your life is on target, but not your giving. You know God wants you to tithe. You know that those dollars you are spending belong to God, but you refuse to surrender your control. Your affluence is competing for your allegiance and you think you can just compromise on the money thing. No one having put his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of God.
When I pray for His Kingdom to come, I am saying that I am willing to settle the question of my own loyalty. I follow Him and I don't look back.
That's what William Borden did. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, or perhaps you might say a golden calf in his back yard. He was heir to the Borden dairy estate and, because of this, was a millionaire by the age of 21. As you can imagine, he went to Yale for his education.
But William was not your average spoiled brat of a millionaire. While at Yale he started a movement to reach out to the students. After the first year 150 attended. By his senior year 1000 of the 1300 students attended. In his sophmore year they divided up the class of 300 among the believers and individually went after them. Whenever a difficult prospect's name was mentioned, an ominous silence would rise in the room. At last Bill's voice would be heard: "Assign that one to me," he'd say.
As a follower of Christ, he heard and answered the call to missions. He further renounced his fortune and gave nearly all of it away to missions. As a missionary, his heart's desire was to take the gospel to Muslims in China. He. As he was traveling to China to begin his ministry, William stopped in Egypt to study Arabic, but four months later he contracted spinal meningitis and died at the age of 25.
After his death, Borden's Bible was found and given to his parents. In it they found in one place the words "No Reserve" and a date placing the note shortly after he renounced his fortune and given it to missions. At a later point, he had written "No Retreat." That statement was dated shortly after his father told him that, if he left, he would never let him work in the company ever again. Shortly before he died in Egypt, he added the phrase "No Regrets."
We hear his story and are moved by it. But at the same time, if you're like me, you feel a sense of
unworthiness. I also feel almost as if it is unreal. Do you? I think the problem is that we are so captured in our world the way it is that we often fail to see that the Kingdom is being built! There are eternal stakes involved in every encounter. When I pray, "Thy Kingdom Come," I am saying to God that I realize what's at stake and that I want to be a part of His great Kingdom on this earth. More than that I am saying that I want to be a part of it so much that I am willing to prioritize it. I will surrender my ego; I will seize my opportunity; I will settle the question.


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It has been a year to the day since music icon Michael Jackson died. You might even remember what you were doing last June 25th when you heard the shocking news that the 50-year-old king of pop was dead. Michael Jackson will be remembered for releasing the biggest selling album of all time, "Thriller" and good or bad, he'll also be remembered for the personal struggles that stemmed from his family life, addictions and legal problems.
From the memorial service in Los Angeles, here is Reverend Al Sharpton.
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Reverend AL SHARPTON (Activist): I first met Michael around 1970, Black Expo, and from that day as a cute kid to this moment, he never gave up dreaming. It was that dream that changed culture all over the world.
COX: As we look back at Michael Jackson one year later, are we closer to finding out who he really was or who he wasn't? I'm joined by Shaye Areheart. She was an editor who worked with Michael Jackson very closely on his official autobiography, "Moonwalk." Shaye, nice to have you on the show.
Ms. SHAYE AREHEART (Editor, "Moonwalk"): Thank you, Tony, nice to be here.
COX: So, it's been a year. What do you make of what has happened to our understanding of Michael Jackson in this last year?
Ms. AREHEART: The interesting thing that I think that's happened in a year since he died and it happened almost immediately after he died, was people began to reevaluate what a musical genius Michael Jackson was. All of his backlist, his albums went to number one. People were in absolute awe of the genius of this man. And I think it was easy to have that forgotten when what was in the headlines were, you know, just the tabloid nonsense. And so that's really been a valuable aspect of this last year.
COX: Berry Gordy, in the prologue to the reissue of the book "Moonwalk," talks about the fact that Michael Jackson had this public persona as a performer, unparalleled, but that he had these other quirks, you might say. Talk about those as you experienced them, dealing with him in writing his autobiography.
Ms. AREHEART: I personally never saw anything quirky or odd about Michael. You know, Michael was full of fun. He was somebody who loved to have a good time, loved to play practical jokes on people and loved to laugh. He was incredibly intelligent. He was reading all the time. He was always carrying a book around with him that he had words underlined, he had comments of his own in the margins, because he was just so crazy about learning and about knowledge. And he was fascinated by entertainers who had come before him, entertainers who were, you know, his contemporaries. And he was a very interesting man.
But I never saw anything or heard anything that would give any resonance to any of the headlines that many people hung on.
COX: Well, there certainly was a lot to talk about there. You could even, no pun intended, write a book about it. But let me ask you this because his estate, since his death, as amassed one billion that's with a B one billion dollars. That includes album sales, television and movie projects like "This Is It," the documentary. There were other projects. How do you explain that phenomena?
Ms. AREHEART: Well, I think that when Michael was alive and was at the height of his career, with say "Thriller" and "Bad," that he was making that kind of money. And so I actually think that, again, it was that, you know, resurgence of interest in Michael, people realizing, my god, you know, the music is unbelievable. I have to have this album. I have to see this movie. I want to have Michael Jackson firmly in my life. And that's what has generated that money. And, you know, good for the estate and, you know, good for Michael and his heirs.
COX: How does his legacy, in your opinion, Shaye, compare to other music icons like Elvis or John Lennon or Selena or even Kurt Cobain?
Ms. AREHEART: I mean, it's very difficult to compare apples and oranges. I mean, I think Michael was a profoundly fine musician, an incredible songwriter, singer, performer. He just had it all. You know, when Michael Jackson walked on stage, you could not take your eyes off him. And he was so dedicated to his fans and to his audience, it mattered so very much to him that he go out there and he give them his all.
COX: As we end the conversation, what song do you think we should go out on?
(Soundbite of laughter)
Ms. AREHEART: Oh, that's so hard. I think you should go out on "Billie Jean."
COX: Shaye Areheart was one of the editors who worked with Michael Jackson on his autobiography "Moonwalk." She joined us from our bureau in New York. Shaye, thank you very much.
Ms. AREHEART: Thank you so much, Tony.
(Soundbite of song, "Billie Jean")
Mr. MICHAEL JACKSON (Musician): (Singing) She was more like a beauty queen of a movie scene. I said don't mind, but what do you mean I am the one who will dance on the floor in the round. She said I am the one...
COX: I've written about Michael Jackson on the TELL ME MORE blog. He was the star of the best concert I ever saw, Motown 25, I was there. And we've guest blogs from people who interviewed and worked with Jackson. Also at the blog you'll find TELL ME MORE's backtalk segment where we highlight the backtalk we hear from you. You can find both at NPR.org. Click on the Programs page for TELL ME MORE and blog it out.
Coming up, the Barber Shop guys, and yes, there's lots to talk about including the longest, ever, pro tennis match, and the return to the U.S. of the Rocky Mountain Rambo. That's just ahead on TELL ME MORE. From NPR News, I'm Tony Cox.
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Del Mar's North Beach – Affectionately Called "Dog Beach"
North of the beautiful beach houses on Del Mar beach you can find North Beach (a.k.a. Dog Beach). North Beach is located at the mouth of the San Dieguito Lagoon, the streaming water acts as a natural barrier between Dog Beach and the rest of the beach. Del Mar's dog friendly attitude makes it the ideal place for dogs and dog owners to enjoy their time.
Dog Beach is located north of 29th street and continues a half mile to our border with Solana Beach. Many Del Mar and Carmel Valley residents can enjoy the "no leash required" aspect of the beach on days after labor day and June 15th, and the dogs get a lot of exercise running around and interacting with other dogs. Dog Beach is also a popular beach-volleyball recreation area with several courts available for those who enjoy playing. There is parking available at Dog Beach for a small fee or you could find free parking further south, at the start of the residential area.
The beach is located directly in front of the Del Mar fairgrounds where, during the summer, you can see the giant Ferris Wheel from the San Diego County Fair and the great fireworks displays. Helen Woodward Animal Center hosts the Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon and Beach day on Sept. 8th at north beach. This event is committed to helping orphaned dogs find permanent homes; contestants participate in 20 minute heats based on the dogs' weight class. Del Mar's North Beach is a locally famous and popular destination for dogs and dog owners, to chat with fellow owners and catch a Frisbee as a wave crashes beneath you.
Name: Santiago Benito
School: Canyon Crest Academy
Dream: Santiago hopes to one day become a documentary film director and producer. He also hopes to write and make Hollywood films.
Interests: He enjoys reading almost as much as he enjoys writing; my favorite book is The Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Santiago have had an interest in the art of cinema ever since he could remember. From an early age, Santiago has been mesmerized by the beauty of the lines said and the actors on the big screen. While many kids have a hard time trying to figure out what they want to do after they get out of school, Santiago knew right off the bat that he wanted to be involved in the world of cinema somehow. Aside from that, he enjoys playing basketball and spending time with family and friends. In addition, Santiago is very interested in being involved in things much larger than himself. For example, he is a part of many non-profit organizations whose goals are to help people and communities all over the world (i.e. Japan, Africa, and the Untied States).
Journey: He was born in San Diego on August 14, 1998 and has had a wonderful life growing up in the Carmel Valley area.
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