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The people of Jerusalem now question Jesus' messiahship on the basis of where he has come from. They think that the Messiah's origin will be unknown; so since they know where Jesus is from, he is disqualified (v. 27). Later we will hear of others among the crowd who think the Messiah's origin is known and who disqualify Jesus because he comes from Galilee (vv. 41-42). Neither of these opinions is accurate, which reveals the confusion and ignorance of the people, who, like the opponents, are judging by appearances rather than with right judgment.
Jesus' teaching about the sabbath and his reference to the people seeking to kill him (vv. 19-23) leads some Jerusalemites to conclude that he is the man the authorities are trying to kill (v. 25). They realize Jesus is claiming to be the Messiah (v. 26), so the fact that he is speaking publicly and without interference from the authorities raises the question of whether the authorities have concluded that Jesus is the Messiah after all. If false teaching is not opposed, then people get the impression that either it is not false or it is not significant.
So the people think the authorities might be confused. We will learn later (chap. 9) that the authorities themselves are indeed divided over Jesus. But these Jerusalemites assume the authorities could not have concluded that Jesus is the Messiah because he does not fit their own messianic expectations: But we know where this man is from; when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from (v. 27). They seem to have in mind the idea that the Messiah would be hidden until his public debut (cf. Beasley-Murray 1987:110-11). As a Jew in the second century reportedly put it, "Christ--if he has indeed been born, and exists anywhere--is unknown, and does not even know himself, and has no power until Elijah come to anoint him, and make him manifest to all" (Justin Martyr Dialogue with Trypho the Jew 8).
Among the apocalypticists the origin of the Messiah had more profound implications. In two texts that probably come from late in the first century, about the same time John is finalizing his gospel, we read of the mysterious origin of the Messiah in God and his hiddenness there (1 Enoch 48:7; 4 Ezra 13:51-52). The figures depicted in these texts may not be divine, but they are more than human (J. Collins 1995:208). Such notions build on earlier reflections regarding divine Wisdom. For example, Job 28 says the place of Wisdom is hid from all creatures; only God knows where Wisdom is to be found.
In Jesus we see the fulfillment of this motif from the wisdom and apocalyptic writings. The one hidden with God has now come forth and revealed himself. In response to the Jerusalemites' musings Jesus cried out (krazo) in the temple (Jn 7:28), an expression John uses for significant proclamation, even revelation (1:15; 7:37; 12:44; cf. Bultmann 1971:75 n. 1). He begins by saying, Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from (v. 28). In keeping with good Jewish reckoning, a person is usually known by where he or she comes from (Talbert 1992:146). So to know where Jesus is from is to know him. But this is bitingly ironic since their knowledge of him as a Nazarene misses the most significant truth of his origin; they are judging by appearances. For in fact they do not really know where he is from because he is from the Father. They do not know his ultimate origin, and therefore they do not really know him.Jesus continues by speaking again of the Father and of his dependency on the Father. He has just said that he does not speak from himself (ap' emautou, 7:17-18) and that fact establishes that he is true (alethes, v. 18). Now he says that he has not come on my own (ap' emautou, v. 28) and that the one who sent him is true (alethinos, v. 28). For John, truth is objective reality--that which corresponds to reality and reveals it (cf. Dodd 1953:177). The Father is the source and standard of all truth, so truth is based on relationship with him. Jesus has such a relationship, and his opponents do not, as Jesus says flat out: You do not know him, but I know him because I am from him and he sent me (vv. 28-29).
The people of Jerusalem have raised the question of Jesus' origin. This is a good issue to raise, for instead of disqualifying him, the answer is in fact one of the main witnesses to who he is and to the validity of his message and deeds. Like the Son of Man of 1 Enoch, Jesus has come forth from the presence of the Lord. Like the prophets of old, he has been sent by God with God's own message. The issue at stake is knowledge, as the use of the word know seven times in verses 26-29 indicates. These Jerusalemites claim to have knowledge, but they do not. Jesus is the one who knows God, knows who he himself is and knows the truth about his opponents. The opponents are out of touch with reality.
Jesus, the truth incarnate, has just spoken to these people of Jerusalem, and they respond by rejecting him: At this they tried to seize him (v. 30). Presumably they were intending to take him to the authorities, who, as they knew, wanted to kill Jesus (v. 25). In any case, they are unable to carry out their will because it is not God's will: his time ["hour," hora] had not yet come (v. 30; cf. 2:4). These people, like Jesus' brothers (7:5-7), are of the world and have no sense of God's sovereign plan, which is at work among them. Their action confirms that they do not will to do God's will (v. 17). Again the judgment is taking place, for the light is shining but these people are preferring darkness.
These Jerusalemites turn against Jesus, yet many in the crowd are more responsive and put their faith in him on the basis of the signs they have seen (v. 31). It is unclear which signs they are referring to. John has only recounted five signs up to this point (changing water into wine, healing the royal official's son, healing the paralytic at the pool on the sabbath, feeding the five thousand and walking on water), but he has indicated that there were many other signs as well (2:23; 3:2). Signs are certainly intended to lead people to faith, but it is unclear whether the faith of these people is solid. They may be like those in the next chapter who believe but whose faith is not good soil for the seed (see comment on 8:31).
Having seen his impact on the crowd the Pharisees get together with the chief priests and send servants to arrest Jesus (v. 32). We know this attempt will be no more successful than the crowd's effort to seize Jesus (v. 30; the word piazo is translated seized in v. 30 and arrest in v. 32). But John does not tell us whether they seize him until after he relates Jesus' teaching about his departure (the great invitation to come to him for living water) and describes further the division of the people (v. 45). John's storytelling conveys how inconsequential their threat is. Those who seem to have such power, whom the people greatly fear (note their whispering in v. 32), are not able to disrupt even slightly God's purposes for Jesus. God's purposes are just as secure for those of us who, like Jesus, will to do his will.
After commenting on his origin Jesus speaks of his departure and destination (vv. 33-36). The leaders want Jesus off the scene. They are threatening him with arrest and death. He tells them serenely and sovereignly that he will indeed be leaving soon. The crucifixion is probably about six months away, though we cannot be sure of this since we do not know how much John is leaving out of the story (cf. 21:25). They will indeed put him to death, but even in death he will go to the one who sent him (v. 33; cf. v. 29).
After the guards are sent, Jesus says, You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come (v. 34). The opponents had been looking for him at this feast (v. 11), but they were not able to find him until he appeared openly. Their seeking has not been like the disciples' seeking (cf. 1:38; 6:24); they are judges who stand self-condemned by their response to him. He will be with the Father. Since he is the way to the Father (14:6), they cut themselves off from the Father when they reject Jesus. Again, Jesus implies that they are alienated from God.
These opponents are fulfilling a pattern from the prophetic and wisdom traditions (cf. Brown 1966:318; Cory 1997). Amos says the days are coming when people will search for the word of the Lord and not find it (8:12). Hosea says the peoples' hearts are full of prostitution and arrogance, so they will seek the Lord but not find him since he has withdrawn himself from them (5:3-6). Wisdom says,
Then they will call to me but I will not answer;
they will look for me but will not find me.
Since they hated knowledge
and did not chose to fear the Lord,
since they would not accept my advice
and spurned my rebuke,
they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. (Prov 1:28-31)
Part of God's judgment is to withdraw access to his revelation. The "judgment will consist in the very fact that he has gone, and therefore that the time of the revelation is past. . . . They will long for the revelation, but in vain; for then it will be too late; he will no longer be accessible to them" (Bultmann 1971:307). Those who seek God's word and wisdom with their unfaithful hearts cannot expect to find what they seek. Jesus, as the incarnate Word and Wisdom of God, must be sought with a heart that wills to do God's will.
We can see from the response of these opponents, now referred to as the Jews (7:35; see comment on 1:19), that they are alienated from God. Jesus has spoken of the Father, but they completely miss his point. They speculate on where Jesus intends to go. If he were to go among the Greeks (v. 35), then they would not find him since they would not want to go looking for him there. Or perhaps they think that because he has been exposed as a false prophet in Israel he will go to the Greeks to try to drum up a following there (Talbert 1992:147). They are keying in on Jesus as a teacher (v. 35), as they did earlier in the chapter (vv. 14-17, 28), but they are not receiving his teaching.
There is, of course, enormous irony in their thinking Jesus might go among the Greeks. It is the arrival of the Greeks, who ask to see Jesus (12:20), that signals the coming of his hour. Through the witness of his disciples he will indeed go and teach the Greeks (cf. 10:16; 17:20). These opponents say more than they realize, just as Caiaphas will later (11:49-50). In both cases what is said refers to Jesus' death. These opponents are seeking to kill Jesus, but through his death the world will be saved.
A number of scholars see traces of Gnostic thought here: the themes of origin and destiny, whence and whither, are two major concerns among the Gnostics. The gnosis (knowledge) they sought was largely concerned with understanding the cosmos and human nature (Schmitz and Schütz 1976:393-94). "But for the Christian the answer . . . does not lie in gnosis about his own origin, but in faith in the one sent by God, who truly comes from God and leads the way to him (cf. 14:2-6)" (Schnackenburg 1980b:147). Jesus is here seen as the true gnostic with the ultimate answers about whence and whither. Salvation is indeed a matter of gnosis (17:3), but this knowledge is a relationship with the Father through the Son. Knowledge, for John, "has primarily the sense of the recognition and reception of love" (Bultmann 1964:711).
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"World" Tour Final Countdown
To commemorate the upcoming book tour (only one week away!) John and I convinced our good friend Ray Lau to design us a nifty little logo. Check it out:
Fun, huh? Or creepy/cute, depending on how you look at it. Be sure to check out Ray's site if you're in the market for a graphic designer.
Since a few of you Tweeting Twits asked for it, I've made the logo available on a shirt (both for men and for women) and also a cute little tote on Zazzle for only $10.55. What's more, Zazzle is running a sale this week, so use the code "PIRATEDAYTEE" and you'll get $3 off every t-shirt you order. What a deal, right?
This will probably be my last tour-related update, so here are just a few tips for those of you planning to come see us.
1) If you haven't already, please RSVP - even if it's a "maybe." We want to make sure we have enough cake, books, and room for everyone. To RSVP, click on your city name in the sidebar on the right
2) If you're planning on buying a book at the store, or if you have a cupcake entry, please try to get there early. We have LOTS of fun stuff to pack into a short amount of time, not the least of which is my signing all of your books, so we don't want you to miss anything.
3) Make sure your cupcake is on a small plate or board of some kind, and that it has your name on it. Those of you who actually write "Your Name" on it will get laughs, but no credit. ;) That matters, because the top three cupcakes will win fabulous prizes. Fabulous, I say!
Oh, and I nearly forgot: I just learned that we still need bakeries to provide the cake in San Francisco and in Dallas. If you're a professional baker in one of those cities, and you'd like to show off your skills and get a little free advertising at the same time, please e-mail me!
And that's it! I can't tell you how excited I am to meet so many of you soon. Come ready to party! Those of you in NY and Bethesda will have the added honor of meeting my Wrecksistant, Anne-Marie, who also happens to be John's sister. Believe me, this is gonna be good.

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America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy
On September 18, the Worldwatch Institute is co-hosting the launch of Gus Speth's America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy. The third in a series of award-winning books from Yale University Press, the book charts a course through the discouragement and despair commonly felt today, and ultimately envisions what Speth calls America the Possible, an attractive and plausible future that we can still realize. It identifies a dozen features of the American political economy where transformative change is essential, and spells out the changes that are needed to move toward a new political economy to sustain people, place, and the planet.
After a presentation from Speth, Institute for Policy Studies Director John Cavanagh will moderate a discussion.
Gus Speth is a co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council and the World Resources Institute, a former head of the UN Development Program, and a former Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Co-hosts: Worldwatch Institute, Institute for Policy Studies, New Economy Working Group, Green America, Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland, Labor Network for Sustainability
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See? Easy!
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Legendary progressive rock band, Yes, announces its upcoming North American tour, kicking off March 2013 in West Wendover, NV and wrapping up May 2013 in Detroit, MI. On this tour, fans can look forward to a totally new and unique Yes experience – the band, for the first time in its storied history, will perform three of its most popular albums in their entireties: The Yes Album, Close to the Edge and Going for the One.
Fri 1 March 2013 – Peppermill Concert Hall, West Wendover, NV *
Tue 5 March 2013 – The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
Wed 6 March 2013 – Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Fri 8 March 2013 – Pechanga Theater (at Pechanga Casino), Temecula, CA
Sat 9 March 2013 – Silver Legacy Casino, Reno, NV *[2LP show] Tue 12 March 2013 – Belly Up Aspen, Aspen, CO
Thu 14 March 2013 – Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, NE
Sat 16 March 2013 – The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, IN
Sun 17 March 2013 – Palace Theatre, Louisville, KY
Mon 18 March 2013 – The Midland by AMC, Kansas City, MO
Wed 20 March 2013 – ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, TX
Thu 21 March 2013 – Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX
Fri 22 March 2013 – Hard Rock Live – Biloxi, Biloxi, MS *[2LP show] Sun 24 March 2013 – Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena, Hollywood, FL *[2LP show] Sat 30 March 2013 – Maxwell C. King Center for the Perf. Arts, Melbourne, FL
Tue 2 April 2013 – Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL
Fri 5 April 2013 – MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT *[2LP show] Sat 6 April 2013 – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton, NH
Sun 7 April 2013 – Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, PA
Tue 9 April 2013 – Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
Thu 11 April 2013 – Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
Fri 12 April 2013 – Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
Please note that at a few venues marked *[2LP show], YES can only perform 2 albums due to the time constraints imposed by the venue.
Although YES would love to play for longer, on these occasions, the albums played will only be 'The Yes Album' & 'Close To The Edge'.
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Record high corporate profit margins have allowed corporate America to maintain profit growth even as revenue growth has stagnated.
Some, like John Hussman, warn that these margins will inevitably have to revert to a mean.
However, there are many who believe these high profit margins are sustainable and could actually rise further.
In his latest note to clients, Citi's Tobias Levkovich points to one structural aspect of profit margins that often goes overlooked by the bears.
From his note:
A peak in corporate margins has been forecast by several market observers for much of the past two years even as the components of those S&P 500 margins tell a somewhat different tale. Essentially, profitability corrections typically are tied to economic recessions as fixed overhead costs are under-absorbed in the economy (often because companies cannot reduce employment staff as quickly). But the real mistaken view comes from misunderstanding the overall margin environment when removing the Tech sector's influence (see Figure 6). If one looks at margins ex-Tech, it is easy to recognize that margins were higher elsewhere for years before the 2008-09 downturn, and there is still upside to most other S&P sectors' profit opportunity.
The bears tend to look at margins more from a top-down, big picture perspective. Of course, corporate America as a whole will not be able to squeeze out profits like this forever. However, the warnings of imminent doom are a bit overstated.


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It doesn't require a genius to read the 72-point type between the proverbial lines and deduce that rookie Geno Smith will start at quarterback for the New York Jets on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rather than injured and consistently inconsistent Mark Sanchez.
But it takes a keener, more experienced eye to offer a true assessment of Sanchez's NFL future, or lack thereof.
"I don't think Mark will be a starter again in the NFL," retired running back LaDainian Tomlinson said Tuesday on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio.
"I think there's certainly potential for him to be a backup and then get a starting job for half the year or what have you that way. But I think his days as a full-time starter are pretty much over."
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Tomlinson would know. He spent two years in the same backfield with Sanchez and watched him turn the ball over 26 times in 2011, LT's final NFL campaign. (Sanchez followed that up with 26 more giveaways in 2012.)
The record-setting tailback also knows what first-rate quarterback play looks like, spending the bulk of his career with the San Diego Chargers lined up behind Drew Brees and Philip Rivers.
Now that Sanchez has four middling pro seasons on tape — his better years came when he complemented a sterling Jets defense and ground game in 2009 and 2010 — it might be tough to convince anyone he's still worthy of possessing the keys to a franchise. After injuring his passing shoulder in preseason, it certainly seems an eventual divorce from the Jets is somewhere on the horizon with Smith, a second-round pick in April, now in the fold and apparently favored by new offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg.
Added Tomlinson: "You've got to realize in football, for a quarterback, you're going to get three to five years in an organization to prove that you're the franchise guy. I mean that's just what it is.
"And if you don't do it in that time frame, then they're going to move on to somebody else."
It sure appears as if the Jets are doing just that.
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Waxwings are among the most beautiful of passerines and when one gets good looks at any of the three species that occur worldwide those looks are almost always among the highlights of a birding day. In North America there are two species of waxwing that one might encounter. The careful and prepared observer will have no difficulty telling the two apart provided a decent look is achieved and often even when such a look can't be managed. Though we here at 10,000 Birds can do nothing to ensure that you are a careful observer we will provide this post to ensure that you are a prepared observer. Read on, then, to learn how to tell a Cedar Waxwing, also known as Bombycilla cedrorum from Bombycilla garrulus or Bohemian Waxwing.
Note the red-orange undertail coverts and the gray chest and belly on this BohemianWaxwing.
Your first clue to telling the two apart is simple. If it is not late fall or winter and you are not in northern Canada, Alaska, or the higher mountains in the northwestern United States or southwestern Canada, then you are seeing a Cedar Waxwing.* Bohemian Waxwings live way up north or not quite so far north but at high altitudes except in winter. If you live in Pennsylvania and it is June and you think you have a Bohemian Waxwing you are wrong.**
A Cedar Waxwing that was easily identified by the fact it was in New York in July.
So, unless you are one of the lucky few who live in territory where Bohemian Waxwings can be found year-round and Cedar Waxwings also show up to breed then you only have to worry about the identification puzzle that the two waxwings pose in late fall, or, more likely, the depths of winter. And, really, there is no better time to puzzle over an identification issue than winter because what else do you have to do in winter? Shovel more snow?
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Now, if it is winter and you see some waxwings that you can't figure out there are two basic differences to consider: size and plumage.*** Size is easily dispensed with and might not be of much help without other birds around to compare your waxwing to. Bohemian Waxwings are bigger, chunkier, and brawnier then the sleek, thin, Cedar Waxwing. Bohemian Waxwings are only an inch longer than Cedar Waxwings but weigh almost twice as much on average. Granted, size is the easiest field mark to get wrong, but if you are stuck looking at a bird that is silhouetted and it looks like it shops from the husky rack at JCPenney then it is likely you have a Bohemian Waxwing. If the bird is as thin as a Victoria's Secret model then you likely have a Cedar Waxwing (though if the bird is wearing lingerie you are likely on drugs).
In addition to this Cedar Waxwing's slim shape also note that the wingtips only have red on them.
Hopefully, though, when you see a waxwing it won't be backlit and you will be able to see some details of the plumage. If that is the case it is a relatively simple and straightforward identification. The clearest field mark is the rusty orange undertail of the Bohemian Waxwing. If the undertail is orangeish then the bird is a Bohemian Waxwing. If it is white it is a Cedar Waxwing. Other marks include the gray chest and belly of the Bohemian Waxwing vs. the brownish chest and yellow belly of the Cedar Waxwing, the much more extensive color on the wings of the Bohemian Waxwing, which will include yellow and white to go with the Cedar Waxwing's red, and, in flight, the white in the upperwing of the Bohemian Waxwing vs. the plain gray of the Cedar Waxwing's wings.
One more good field mark that is particular helpful when one sees a perched waxwing from behind are the white tertials of a Cedar Waxwing that will appear as two vertical white lines going partway up the bird's back, like you can kind of make out in the picture below. Bohemian Waxwings will lack this mark altogether.
I hope this identification post was helpful and you feel prepared to tell those waxwings apart. Now if only a Japanese Waxwing would show in North America…now that would be a fun identification puzzle to figure out!
*Actually, there is an even easier way to tell if you are seeing are seeing a Bohemian Waxwing or not. If you are in the presence of Bill Thompson III you are not seeing a Bohemian Waxwing. Bill is doing his darnedest to change that though. And now Bill has seen Bohemian Waxwings so this whole footnote has no point. Darn it.
**Unless you are not wrong, in which case I would be wrong. But I am willing to risk the .0000000001% chance of you seeing a Bohemian Waxwing in June in Pennsylvania and reading this blog post and calling me out on it.
***Their voices are different as well but because both birds have such high-pitched voices that many can't even hear it seems cruel to point out that Sibley says the Bohemian Waxwing's call is "Similar to Cedar but calls lower-pitched and more clearly trilled; trill slower, more like a rattle" and Peterson says the Bohemian Waxwing's call is "rougher than thin note of Cedar Waxwing." To hear Bohemian Waxwing calls click here and click here for Cedar Waxwing.
One of each North American waxwing species is in the picture above.
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Nice post. Linkworthy. I want to know where the Victoria's Secret CEWA is getting its hair done. Because that is some big sexy hair.
My wife and I just spent three days at Skyland Resort in the Shenandoah National Park, and this morning we saw approximately 8 huge waxwings (Cardinal/Robin-sized, in length and girth) that at first we thought were ruddy-dull-colored female Cardinals. They had the waxwing crest, the high-pitched waxwing call, but to my ear not quite as high-pitched as a Cedar Waxwing. We were dumbstruck by how large they all were, feeding on berries ca. 6:30 AM. I know this is quite far south for this species, but we know really well what Cedar Waxwings look like, and these were much, much larger, more uniformly colored (grey-brown-ruddy) without a lighter breast. In our bird book when we got home today, what we saw in size, shape, color sure looks like a Bohemian Waxwing. But we are not bird afficianodos. We just love to see different birds and hear their songs. Has anyone else seen a Bohemian Waxwing this far south, in the mountains of Virginia?
I would love to see a Victoria Secret model covered in the sleek feathers of a waxwing, with the same red fingernails and yellow toe-nails. Ahhhhh! (No real waxwings were harmed during this fantasy)
Kinky orange toe … er …tale "nails" on some of your Cedars.
tail, dammit, not tale…
Loved this post. Thanks for the tutorial 🙂
What a useful post, and entertaining too! Here in the UK it's easy, if the waxwings ever kame it over they're Bohemians.
sorry I don't know what happened there, I meant to say, if the waxwings ever come over (ie from continental Europe)
Did I actually write that? I thought I just thought it. I am so embarrassed!
Great post Corey. We get Bohemians in northern California in winter occasionally but I have yet to find one. I keep looking though. Nice photos to compare the two. Victoria Secret model…hmmm. You might have added a photo for comparison purposes Corey.
We just had a flock of about 25 bohemians pass through Coxheath in Nova Scotia, Canada. This is the first time I have seen them.
It snowed a bit last night and this afternoon I had a flock of about 2 dozen Waxwings in or crabapple tree outside our front window. I'm pretty sure they were Bohemian not Cedar but I can't remember if it had white on the wings. To me they really are quite similar.
Smithers, British Columbia..sort of coastal interior of BC We're not really on the coast or in the interior..sort of in-between.
What's the chance of my seeing 10 to 15 Bohemian waxwings sweep in for a munch on Ilex (holly berries) late in January/early February on Prince Edward Island, CA. (Stratford specically – across the river from Charlottetown). I remember a mostly brown shaded bird, a little smaller than a bluejay, bright yellow wing tips and orangy red tip of the tail. I may have the colours reversed as it's been a while. The crown of the head reminded me of a jay. I don't recall any brilliant colouring on the head, but there may have been. Didn't appear to spook easily. I'm not a bird guy, but found them interesting and hadn't seen them before or since.
Let me know what you think.
I had the pleasure of seeing a whole flock of what I believer to be waxwings in my blooming cherry trees and at my birdbath this morning, in SC. I've never seen them before, but after watching them completely cover my birdbath and more hovering above it, I was able to identify the black mark over the eyes, the yellow belly and definite yellow stripe at the base of the tail. Also from the back it looked like two white bars on each wing. Were these waxwings?
I see the Cedar Waxwing during the warm months here in Michigan but had the pleasure of seeing a flock of about a dozen Bohemians eating the dried berries on a shrub outside my kitchen window yesterday. Very beautiful and acrobatic birds as they manuevered to get those berries! Had a great time watching them.
I live in north Texas and I saw a flock of birds at the birdbath(at least 60). from the pictures they looked like the bohemians instead of the cedar is that possible? it is march 30th
Hi Corey. I'll be posting Bohemians along with a cedar for comparison this week on WBW. We get both in N. Ontario, just lucky I guess. The Bohemians in a flock of about 100 were shot last week cleaning off some crab apple trees and the cedars in the summer in the forest.
I have a bohemian waxwing and live in central minnesota. We found it injured and hoping on the ground. We are trying to nurse it back to health while waiting to hear from the Wildlife people from the UoM.
I live in NE Texas near Texarkana had believe I have a Bohemian Waxwing in the yard. It seems unusual there would one this far south. It's the size of the common cowbird but very round bodied. Almost fat looking. Could this be a Bohemian?
I live in Calera,AL. which is 30 miles south of Birmingham. We are almost in the geographical center of the state. On the weekend of April 9th & 10th there was a bird that caught my eye. I grabbed the binoculars and saw one of the most beautiful birds that i've ever seen. It had a crest, black mask, grey body, a yellow strip on the end of it's tail, and red on the wings. It turned out that there at least 15 to 20 of them, and they were jumping from limb to limb. I don't know if it was the Bohemian ro the Cedar waxwing. I was fortunate to see them, because as soon as they were startled they were gone. Any ideas as to which bird it was? Thanks
A friend and I saw five or six Cedar waxwings along the south bank of the Missouri River in downtown Kansas City, Mo., on May 24, at about 7:00 pm CST. We were on a bridge-like pier that extends to a river-side park, so we saw them very close-up at tree-top level. What a stroke of luck! We'd never seen anything like them, and we were astonished at their beautiful colors. A real treat.
I saw three waxwings June 12 in Toronto. Given our location, I would automatically thought they were cedar, but they were much more grey than tan. Is it possible that there could be Behomian's in Toronto, Ontario?
A friend and I saw 5 or more Bohemian Waxwings this morning. They seemed to be diving toward spider webs and picking off the spiders. Their coloring matches the depictions of immature Waxwings. They were not carrying bongo drums, but we think they were Bohemian! I've never seen Waxwings in Olympia, Washington. It was a joy to see them today.
I've enjoyed visits from both Cedar and Bohemian …having a little 'dispute' with my sister over which visited my back yard today. Since its January, I'm guessing I was right 🙂 They are beautiful! I got some great photos of them scooping snow …we finally got some of that on the weekend here in Saskatchewan. Those beautiful birds must like the cold …we started the day at about -37 celsius …supposed to be colder tonight. I hope they find a warm place to roost. Thanks for the useful information.
@ Rosemary and everyone else
January 15-20, huge flocks devouring berries throughout rural SK (Canada) area (one hr from Saskatoon). I have a heated bird bath in my front yard in town, the waxwings were practically lined up waiting their turn to sip and splash, even though this past week temperatures were frigid. The site of them just outside my window, is an uplifting site. If I could invite them all in for a warm place to sleep I would! That would certainly put my cat out of sorts!
Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful gifts Nature offers us everyday.
Been watching and chuckling at 60 or so Bohemian Waxwings flying in loose formation around our house after 9″ of fresh snow, landing in our crab apple trees and eating the last of the fruit. Such colorful birds with so much energy.
Approximately 300 Bohemein waxwings picking mountain ash berries on St Johnsbury Academy's campus…0735, 13 February 2012. Fantastic viewing opportunity for students and staff!
We have Bohemian Waxwings that migrate through St. George, Utah each spring. They come into the backyard and eat the berries off my Pyracantha bush. Thank you for the good identification article.
I have several pictures of birds that looks similar to the waxwings except that the coloring is predominantly orange with a lighter belly. I have asked around locally with no satisfactory results. Maybe its a completely different bird? I would be happy to send a picture if any one can help Thank you The pictures were taken in Aroostook County maine towards the end of june
We have had a flock of 20 to 25 bohemian waxwings picking at the leftover crabapples in the tree outside our kitchen door yesterday afternoon and this morning (March 1, 2012). I had not seen waxwings in our garden before this past June when 3 cedar waxwings devoured my small strawberry patch! Amazing!!
Yesterday a flock of about 20 Bohemian Waxwing flew onto our property for a quick rest. They were truly lovely and a treat for all to see. We didn't know what type of bird they were until one of our guests identified them. They looked identical to the photos you have here on this post. Thanks for the information. It was a great sight to see.
I live in Altadena, CA (at the base of the San Gabriels just above Pasadena). I saw what I originally thought was a Bohemian waxwing. Yesterday, I saw a pair but couldn't get my glasses out in time to identify them.
Here's where I'm confused: the build and call seem similar to a cedar waxwing, but there is definitely a red patch under the tail like a Bohemian waxwing. It didn't have any yellow on the breast. Could it be a juvenile?
I've never seen this bird in my yard before, and I don't know of any other local bird with a crest that high other than a Steller's Jay, which of course is easy to spot.
A bit about the weather here, because according to the info above, it seems they should only come south in the fall/winter (and not this far south). It is spring, but in the Los Angeles basin, spring is only a theoretical term. We are in between the rainy and the dry seasons. The temperature yesterday was 65; today it's close to 80.
If this means anything, the altitude of the mountains to the north is up to 5,700 feet (1,740 meters).
The Bohemian waxwing has been spotted in Lancaster Pennsylvania This morning of July, 4th. I know this for fact because I and my girlfriend out foor a latenite walk and ended up rescuing a baby Bohemian waxwing and returning it to its nest baffling by its beautiful yellow color on the tip of its tail and some fine smaller threads of red on its small wings brought me to discover this site and surprised to find a rare bird of its origin this far south and thinking this could be perfect new attraction to our Pennsylvania region.
I agree about your comment Cory. I am aware of the rare occasion and possibly confusion between ceder and Bohemian breed.I am out on a mission to track the Bohemian breed here and follow up if both breeds are in exsistence here in this region.I admit the habitat volume of wildlife is on the rise here in southern Pennsylvania so I wouldn't dismiss this type of waxwing here and existing in low numbers I ll do research also taking photos of sighttings of my findings if I can prove possible wish me luck!
We have waxwings flying into our large windows. I have closed the curtains hoping that will stop them and so far it has helped. Unfortunately three beautiful birds died though. What causes them to do this and how do we prevent it in the future. We are in northwest Illinois and have had cedar waxwings feed on our crab apple tree before high winds knocked it down. There is no red on the wings of these birds however. Does that mean they are bohemians?
Just had a flock of about 100 bohemian wax wings land in 2 mountain ash trees in our yard in Mackenzie BC and strip them of their berries in about 1/2 an hour.
On the 5th.Dec.2012(last Wed.)I had a pair of Bohemium Waxwings in my garden,feeding on red berries,which are abundant on my shrubs.I have photos of them and sent the photos to the Irish Wildlife,who said they were Bohemium Waxwings and not Cedar Waxwings,as I had thought they were. It was amazing to have them visit my garden.Bob
I live in etreme NW Pennsylvania and I had a Bohemian Waxwing at my suet feeder yesterday. I have Cedars that come in all the time, so I knew it wasn't one of them. It was so way cool!
There are a few dark birds with diffuse speckles among the cedar waxwing flock in my crabapple tree (12/30/12). Are there any standard interlopers with cedar waxwings these could be?
Saw a waxwing chick. At. Work. (A small chem. Plant in N.j. Never an adult. First and only one. I will hate to retire in a couple of years, I see more wildlife in and around my plant than in the local parks and woods.
seen about 10 or so taking berries off the tree in back yard… and they flew away and never came back… in prince George bc
I found a waxwing in the yard today and was so excited that it could be a Bohemian until I ran across your article. Now I am sure it is a Cedar since we are currently stationed in South Carolina. I can't see any red tips in the photos I was able to take. Does the Cedar Waxwing hide this when tapping the ground. Also, none of them have that tuft sticking up above their heads. Did I get this bird all wrong? It is the closest look a like in my Audubon Field Guide.
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The Frank Miller's Sin City-inspired title sequence for Florent Siri's 2005 thriller Hostage, featuring Bruce Willis, places the viewer right in the center of a high profile crime scene taking place in one of L.A's upscale suburbs. The action scene - rendered in stark black-and-off-white contrasting colors, with deep blood red as the only supporting color- is frozen is frozen in time. As the camera pans across the scene, alternating between wide and close shots, the tension builds slowly but surely, culminating in the film's climactic opening scene.
Difficult to fathom, but a big part of the work on this title sequence was done by just one man, Laurent Brett. This French title designer has since established himself as the most productive, and quite possibly as the most important French motion designers of the last decade - one who continues to work in the line of his predecessors such as Jean Fouchet.
The initial inspiration for the title sequence came from Frank Miller's Sin City comics and the Panic Room title sequence. "I'm a fan of types in perspective!" says title designer Laurent Brett.
"The director, Florent Siri is also French and I'd worked with him before on several music videos and on his previous movie 'The Nest'. Because we're friends, he involved me in this project since the first day. He wanted to make a high pressure sequence in a high contrast black-and-white style. I went to the shoot, took 1500 photos for reference and textures. We then built the set in CG and I made a lot of shots from macro to wide. I wanted to do shots that were impossible to do in real life, but with a realistic look. I edited the sequence with 30 CG shots."
Striking, Frank Miller's Sin City-inspired art in expressive black, white and red.
This is a first test Laurent made "to convince the producers they can trust a 'small french guy' to do the job," explains Laurent. "At this time Florent [the director] was just getting to L.A. to rework the script. I wasn't very sure about the plot of the movie."
Laurent did a lot of the work himself from his studio in France, this included directing, compositing, editing, and grading. "A small crew of four guys of the French studio Specimen worked on the CG part. It was a one year job, between the first and the last day."
Laurent discusses Hostage at at 5'23"
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Article: Remco Vlaanderen, © Submarine Channel, 21 January 2008. Last update 17 July 2013.
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About Laurent Brett
Laurent Brett
Laurent Brett is a motion graphic designer from Paris, France who has a huge passion for creating film titles. His knowledge of French title design of the past 50 years is impressive. Brett studied two years at a school for communication, which sparked his interest in video editing. He gradually rolled into the motion design business in the 1990's, working as a post-production supervisor, editor and motion graphic designer on music videos and commercials. For several years now, Brett's primary focus is designing Main Titles for film and TV - ranging from simple "font work" to elaborate creative title sequences. He works a lot and usually on several projects at the same time.
Laurent Brett had an office at the Sabotage studios in Paris, France, where we visited him in 2010 for a video interview. September 2013, Laurent will leave Sabotage to found his own studio Brett & Compagnie.
Full credits
Film director
Florent Siri
Title director and lead Compositor
Laurent Brett
Alexandre Desplat
Specimen crew (modeling of complete set, vehicles and SWAT characters):
Lead 3-D artist (AD, Modeling, lighting)
Thierry Canon
Swat modeling
Rachid Chikh, Stuzzy
Swat posing
Sly Tardiveau
Additionnal modeling
Vincent Parrot, Arnaud Guillon
Sequence produced by
Steven Ada & Eric Poulet
Laurent Brett
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I think this sequence is one of the most incredible I have seen! Love it.


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Techline - July 2014Posted in How To: Tech Qa on May 27, 2014
Power Stroke Problems
Where can I find the list of Ford 6.0L diesel problems specific by year?
Gary Jones
Mt. Vernon, WA
The Ford 6.0L Power Stoke certainly had its share of issues. Owners that modified the engines seemed to find those issues a lot sooner than those that left the engines stock. We actually did a story on all of the known 6.0-liter issues at the time a couple years back called "Power Stroke Problems" (Aug. '12). You can still find the story online at fourwheeler.com here: bit.ly/1hNFVWc. Good luck with your 6.0L.
Vintage Wrench Hunt
Do you know of a good trustworthy mechanic for a '54 Power Wagon close to Malibu, California?
Scott Frazie
Malibu, California
Finding a reputable shop that knows the inner workings of an older 4x4 like your Power Wagon can be a daunting task. Some shops will have no clue what they are looking at if they can't plug in a diagnostic computer. Old-time corner shop owners familiar with fussy points-type ignition systems and wonky, old carburetors are becoming as rare as finding a counterman that can locate parts for such a vehicle. As with many older 4x4s, your best bet in finding a reputable local shop that knows the intricacies of your vehicle is to hit the Internet. Start with websites and forums that specialize in your vehicle. Chat up the members and find out who they take their trucks to. Unfortunately, you will likely find that most owners of older 4x4s tend to do much of the wrenching themselves. Be prepared to travel further than your hometown to find a shop that knows your older vehicle. Johnny's Power Wagon Repair isn't likely to exist in Malibu, however you might find a vintage hot rod shop nearby that specializes in vehicles with similar older mechanicals.
Tire Talk
I'm just starting out in the four-wheeling sport. I'm currently gathering information on the best all-around tire and tire tread to use, since I intend to do mud pits, rockcrawling, timber trails, and sand pits. Any information you could give me would be very much appreciated.
Lucas Frey
Danvers, IL
You came to the right place. Over the years we've tested many different tread patterns in just as many different terrain types. As you've gathered, your tire selection will depend a lot on the type of off-road terrain you plan to hit, but don't forget about how you plan to use the vehicle on-road too. In your case, it may seem like you would want to go with a diehard, aggressive, mud-specific tire. However, if you plan to use the truck in the frozen season in Illinois, you also have to contend with snow and ice in winter. Ice and mud tires typically don't mix well. You may want to look into some of the hybrid aggressive all-terrain tires like the Dick Cepek Fun Country (dickcepek.com), Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac (goodyear.com), or Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ (mickeythompsontires.com). But, if you have made the decision that you absolutely need a full mud tire, look for a mud tire with sipes and smaller voids in the large lugs. Something like the Pro Comp Xtreme M/T 2 (procompusa.com) would be a good mud tire with snow and ice capability. You can also check out our tire chart at fourwheeler.comhere: bit.ly/1dtlGMt.
Max Bogger Mileage
I have always loved the look of the Interco Super Swamper Bogger and the way it works off-road, but I hate that they seem to wear out so quickly on-road. Why doesn't Interco come up with a radial Bogger? Couldn't the company use the carcass and tread compound of the Irok, SSR, or even the M16? Around my area we have mountains and mud. Lots of people run Boggers and have never had anything bad to say about them aside from the poor tire life. Please tell us if a radial Bogger is in the future.
Matt Coffman
Crimora, VA
Unfortunately, as far as we know, there is no radial Bogger in the works. The truth is, the Bogger really isn't a great street tire for many reasons. Although, we imagine many Super Swamper Bogger tires have been worn out on pavement exclusively, simply because they look cool on a show truck. Anyway, there is a way you should be able to eke a few more miles out of your Boggers. Most people run too much air pressure in larger off-road tires. The max psi number on the sidewall is generally far too much for most 4x4s. Too much air pressure causes the center of the tread to be the only portion in contact with the road. This is especially true on bias-ply tires like the Super Swamper Bogger. Also, since the center portion of the Bogger tread is mostly void, with very little tread rubber, the luggy tires wear out even more quickly. You'll want to be extra careful with air pressure so you aren't overinflating your Boggers for street use.
You can check to see if you are using the correct pressure for the weight of your 4x4 by running a chalk line across the tread. Then drive straight forward on a smooth flat road for 100 feet or so. Inspect the chalk mark to see where it has worn away. If it's worn away in the middle only, you have too much air pressure. If it's worn away on the sides only, you have too little. Adjust the air pressure until the chalk mark wears off uniformly across the entire tread. You'll likely find that the front and rear will require two different air pressures for proper inflation.
Lashing Experience
I have an extended warranty on my '03 Chevy Z-71 with a 10-bolt rear axle and the stock G80 locker. I bought it used and it currently has 104,000 miles on it. It has a clunk coming from the rear axle. The dealer says that the clunk I hear is backlash. They removed the driveshaft and said that there's nothing wrong. I read somewhere that backlash is the pinion gear and the ring gear not meshing up and that the ring gear needs to be shimmed if there is too much slack. Is there a problem? If there is, what can I say to the dealership to make them fix it?
Dennis Miller
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Nearly all modern axles have a traditional ring and pinion assembly in them. Every ring-and-pinion gearset requires just a bit of backlash to keep the gears meshed properly. This backlash amount varies from axle to axle. Too much backlash can cause a clunking noise when rolling on and off the throttle. Too little backlash can cause the gears to whine and overheat. A 10-bolt ring-and-pinion requires 0.006- to 0.010-inch of backlash (measured with a dial indicator) to function properly. An older truck might be on the higher end of this measurement due to wear, however it's generally not a good idea to simply dig into the axle and shim the gearset for a tighter pattern once it's worn. There are often other issues that need to be addressed such as worn bearings. We would recommend asking the dealer what the backlash reading was. If it's beyond the specified values then the dealer should rebuild the rearend and inspect all of the components, including the G80 locker, for damage or wear prior to reassembly.
What Is The Best…?
What is the best rearend for a Toyota build with four-link suspension in the rear?
Via fourwheeler.com
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer. We have no idea what engine you plan to run, what gear ratio, what low range gearing, what tire size, how much lift it has, if you plan to run a locker, the weight of the vehicle, or what kind of terrain you frequent. For questions like this we need a lot more information. Based off of what you've given us we'd recommend the stock axle since the stamped-steel housing allows you to easily weld link mounts directly to it. If you need something a little tougher then we would recommend a Ford 9-inch. It's essentially the same stamped-steel housing design as your factory Toyota axle, just bigger and stronger all around.
Bearing Id
What is the bearing called in the housing where the CV axle meets the third member? Is it a stub shaft bearing? Mine are shot and I have no idea what I need to order. It's a 4.88 Yukon-geared diff.
Ryan Hector
Via fourwheeler.com
Think of the IFS differential as nothing different than a regular beam axle, just incredibly narrow. The bearings at the end would be considered the front axleshaft bearings. Unfortunately, many parts shops often give ambiguous names to components like this. It could be called any number of things. It's best to locate a parts store or axle parts supplier that is familiar with these parts, or at the very least find someplace that has an exploded diagram of the differential and its parts.
Your other option is to simply remove the bearing and cross reference the number stamped on it. Obviously, this is not the best route to go if you can't afford to take your vehicle out of service while waiting for a special-ordered bearing.
Auto Slip
I have a problem with the auto tranny in my 4x4 slipping between Second and Third gears, mostly when it's cold, but it's way bad when I am rockcrawling on a 45-degree or steeper obstacle. I have had the fluid changed out so it's clean and full. It's mated to an Atlas 3.8 transfer case, 4.11 gears, and 33-inch tires. I have been to the dealer and was told that it probably needs an overhaul. I would appreciate any input before I go that route.
Via fourwheeler.com
High-mileage automatic transmissions can be finicky, and all autos can act up at steep angles. Sometimes the oil pickup can become unsubmerged and suck air, halting forward progress. Older Ford transmissions are especially notorious for this. Sometimes the slipping at steep angles can be rectified with the use of a deep-sump transmission oil pan, even better if it has built-in baffles. Other than that, it's difficult to assume what is going on inside your transmission.
The number one killer of automatic transmissions is heat. For that reason we typically recommend a tranny temp gauge with the sender mounted in the tranny oil pan. This will give you a better idea about what is actually going on in your transmission. If it's getting hot and acting up, then you know it could be heat related, and you may be able to correct the problem with the addition of an aftermarket cooler. If it remains cool, yet acts up on you, then it's likely that something internal is worn out or not functioning properly.
If something internal is worn out, it's usually pretty easy to inspect the fluid to find out for sure. The tranny fluid should be fresh looking and clear red-ish in color. It should not be blackened or smell burnt. Tiny bits of metal are a good indicator that something internal is worn or wearing out and should be attended to.
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Setter Amber Hawthorne burst on the UC San Diego Women's Volleyball scene as a freshman in 2011, seeing action in all 28 matches and starting 14 while splitting time as the Tritons' offensive distributor with senior Roxanne Brunsting. While UCSD posted a nifty 22-6 record and finished second in the tough CCAA, Hawthorne handed out 527 assists as well as recording 207 digs and 25 aces. She certainly caught the attention of Head Coach Ricci Luyties. "Amber had an outstanding freshman year, earned a starting spot early and never looked back," said Luyties. "I'm impressed with the decisions she makes as a setter controlling the offense and with her overall demeanor as a player. She worked hard during spring practice and came out proving that she can also be a very good front row player. If she keeps progressing, she can be a special player for UCSD." With fall camp rapidly approaching, the 5-10 Granada Hills High School product took time to talk about her first year, her head coach and her team's prospects for the coming season.
Q-From a volleyball perspective, what was the biggest adjustment you had to make coming to UC San Diego as a freshman last year?
HAWTHORNE-The biggest adjustment came from time management. In high school, away matches would be no further than a 20-minute drive. Now, away matches consist of flights to Northern California, including various multiple-hour bus trips. Even for home matches, we commit almost four additional hours before game time to prepare.
Q-Was there ever a time when you went through a "what have I gotten myself into moment?"
HAWTHORNE-Almost! During pre-season, double-day training became very strenuous and I really began missing my family. Fortunately, I have a VERY supportive team that helped me adjust to all the changes.
Q-How difficult was pre-season training as a freshman? What advice would you have for this year's newcomers?
HAWTHORNE-The team's first day of practice begins with the "run test"... dun, dun, dunnnn. This test is a series of sprints that had me nervous all summer. Once I passed the test, the rest of the pre-season training was physically tough, but not as mentally strenuous. After the second day, my legs were so sore that getting out of bed was even a struggle. Advice I would have for the newcomers about the run test would be to realize that 90% of the test's difficulty comes from the pressure we put on ourselves. Also, I would recommend taking advantage of the available ice baths (like Lauren Demos and I did last summer)!
Q-What was the best advice you got last season? Where did it come from?
HAWTHORNE-After our first scrimmage against Point Loma, my parents told me to have confidence in my game, and continue to enjoy every moment I get to play as a Triton.
Q-You played in all 28 matches last fall, starting 14. Were you surprised to see that much action? Were you satisfied with your performance?
HAWTHORNE-Going in to training camp, I really had no expectations about playing time. All I focused on was working hard and keeping a positive attitude-I just wanted to be the best teammate possible. All in all, I was very happy with my freshman season. Getting to play in all 102 sets was an accomplishment I am very proud of. I hope to contribute even more this upcoming season.
Q-Where do you hope to make the most improvement between years one and two? What type of off-season training have you focused on?
HAWTHORNE-I hope to see the most improvement in my all-around game. During the spring, I was able to play all six rotations and work on my blocking and front row attack. Continuing in the summer, my off-season training consisted of regimented weight lifting, lots of running and sprints and beach volleyball. Hopefully, this summer's hard work will elevate my overall game and help me become more of a leader on the court.
Q-Have you been watching any of the Olympics from London? How would you handicap the U.S. teams' chances in the various volleyball events?
HAWTHORNE-I have been watching a lot of the Olympics and I am predicting (and hoping for) several gold medals for both the indoor and sand teams.
Q-Beach volleyball star Misty May-Treanor is one of your favorite athletes. What are some aspects of her game you would like to incorporate more into yours?
HAWTHORNE-After watching Misty May-Treanor play, a part of her game I would love to incorporate into mine is her court awareness. She does an amazing job of reading her opponents to predict where she needs to be on the court.
Q-What Olympic sport (non-volleyball) would you like to try? Why? Which would you find totally impossible?
HAWTHORNE-I think I would like to try the javelin throw. I had a good arm back in high school when I still played softball, so maybe it could translate in track and field. I also might like to try the marathon... just kidding!! I would find gymnastics totally impossible. I can hardly do a cartwheel.
Q-Speaking of Olympians, what's it like playing for Head Coach and l988 gold medalist Ricci Luyties?
HAWTHORNE-I absolutely love playing for Coach Luyties. He and I have a lot in common-we are both setters and love beach volleyball. While he may seem quiet to others, Coach communicates very well with me about tactics to use on the court. His court knowledge and experience translates so well into his coaching. I just want to pick his mind about volleyball for hours on end.
Q-Describe Ricci's coaching style. As a former setter, has he offered any particularly valuable tips?
HAWTHORNE-Coach Luyties is a very patient coach. If, while watching a match, he sees something on the court that could be improved technically or strategically, Coach does a great job of conveying the necessary information to make the changes happen. During several tight games last season, Coach Luyties individually pulled me aside and offered me different plays I could run to stop the momentum of the other team. I have learned so much already, and look forward to learning even more over the next three seasons.
Q-The 2012 UCSD team will be a young one, having graduated five starters from a squad that finished second in the CCAA. How do you envision those players being replaced? Do you anticipate a different style of play this season?
HAWTHORNE-During spring, I thought all the returners played very well. Although we cannot replace all the talented, outgoing seniors of last year, we have a lot of new talent joining our roster for this upcoming season. I believe the incoming recruits will mesh quickly with the returning players. With so many younger hitters, the tempo of our offense may change slightly. Either way, we will be an exciting team to watch this fall.
Q-Talk about the connection between setter and hitters. How long does it take to build up a mutual comfort level? Which of this year's Triton hitters do you think is poised for a breakthrough in 2012?
HAWTHORNE-A consistent connection between a setter and a hitter can take from a few days to a few months to establish. Fortunately, we have pre-season for that! This past spring, I developed solid connections with all of the returning hitters. I hope to establish good connections with all the incoming hitters before our first scrimmage against Point Loma.
This coming fall, I expect to see Sara McCutchan and Rachelle Kinney perform very well. Last season, we substituted in and out for each other, never getting the chance to play on the court together. During spring practices and tournaments, I was able to develop a reliable middle attack with Sara and an aggressive opposite attack with Rachelle. Both of my teammates have been working very hard and are ready for highly productive seasons.
Q-What are some of your interests away from the gym? What has been the highlight of your summer?
HAWTHORNE-Besides working out and running, I spend a lot of time with my friends playing beach volleyball and getting frozen yogurt. Last summer, I began my love affair with country music, and it has only gotten stronger since. This summer, I went kayaking for the first time and now I cannot get enough! The highlight of my summer would have to be the trip my family and I took to San Diego to visit LEGOLAND and Sea World. As the summer wore on, I spent more and more time thinking about the upcoming season and getting excited about playing with my old teammates again, as well as getting to know all the new ones.
Q-You recently declared as a Human Development major. Are you leaning in any particular direction and what kind of plans do you have for the future?
HAWTHORNE-Actually, I have declared my major as Human Development. I am torn between two possible paths for a career-physical therapy and education. I figure that majoring in Human Development will help me determine which I am more interested in, making that decision a little easier.
Q-What's tougher, getting "A's" in your classes or winning in the CCAA?
HAWTHORNE-Honestly, both are tough. Both require focus, dedication and time. This year, our team is very young and it will take hard work to match or exceed the successes we reached last season. I am confident in our returning talent and hopeful that the new additions will be ready to step in and contribute to our overall success. With respect to academics, I am hopeful that having a year under my belt will help me raise my GPA even higher.
Q-What are three things you would like to accomplish before graduating from UC San Diego?
HAWTHORNE-Other than getting my degree, I would like to develop life-long friendships with my amazing teammates, win a few conference championships (and then some) and average more than 1,000 assists per year for the next three seasons. Go Tritons!
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Panasonic ELUGA Power is the second Android smartphone in the company's ELUGA lineup. It is a premium Android handset, and by the looks of it, the ELUGA Power will rival devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note and the LG Optimus Vu. That is because its front is occupied by a massive 5-inch display with a resolution of 720 by 1280 pixels. Inside it we see a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, so performance is expected to be top notch. And that is not bad for a device with a waistline of just 9.6 millimeters. The 8-megapixel camera on the back of the Panasonic ELUGA Power does not carry a LUMIX branding like previously speculated, but that doesn't mean that its photos and videos will look bad. Providing the juice is a 1,800mAh battery that can quick-charge up to 50 percent in only 30 minutes, according to Panasonic. Last but not least, NFC support is in tow, and the device's 8 gigabytes of on-board storage can be expanded by up to 32 additional gigs thanks to its microSD card slot. Running the show is Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which comes out of the box.


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Love Notes. Most of you know that I love aqua, so even though there are piles and piles of Valentine papers on my desk, I reached for this aqua scrap of paper from the Fine and Dandy collection by My Mind's Eye. My sewing machine and I are not on speaking terms right now, so I did a little faux stitching, adding some ticket corners with an SU! punch. The jotted heart stamp is from Love Notes and I cut it out with the coordinating Jotted Heart Die, then colored the frame part with a Copic marker, accented with Stardust Stickles and then inked lightly with basic gray ink for a little weathered effect. Oh, and somewhere in there, I stamped the fancy Love sentiment in the center of the heart.
That cool little border strip is the Icing die from TCP. I accented the die cut with a few black pearls and some super cool teardrop rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty, and layered over my patterned paper. The background paper is from the SU! Naturals DSP pack and I embossed it with the Valentine Set #4 embossing folder from Sizzix, then sanded it lightly to highlight it. I finished off with some scrumptious wrinkled ribbon and a Maya Road stick pin.
Okay, that's all from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the hop!!!


text: http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3793Extra! June 2009 Media Quarantine of Single-Payer Continues Fifteen years later, public health insurance still taboo By Julie Hollar and Isabel Macdonald As a big healthcare policy debate looms once again in Washington, one thing remains as certain as it was in 1993: A single-payer plan that would provide government health insurance to everyone is off the media agenda. CNN senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen recently explained why healthcare "reform" is more possible now than it was under the Clinton administration (3/5/09): Fifteen years ago you sometimes heard—actually you heard quite a bit—people saying: "Let's have a single-payer system like in Canada. The government is going to be the health insurer for everybody." You don't hear that as much as you used to. So more people are on the same page more than they once were. Cohen is right that there were many people in favor of single-payer 15 years ago; as Extra! pointed out back then (7–8/93), polls consistently found majorities supporting tax-financed national health insurance. And the numbers today? A January New York Times/ CBS poll (1/11–15/09) found 59 percent in favor of government-provided national health insurance. In other words, contrary to Cohen's claim, people are on pretty much the same page today as they were 15 years ago. Her suggestion that it was those loud single-payer voices that stymied "reform" is likewise unfounded; as Extra! reported in 1993, corporate media were then solidly behind the Clinton administration's big insurer-friendly "managed competition" plan—single-payer was hardly discussed in the press. ("The debate over healthcare reform is over. Managed competition has won," the New York Times had already editorialized on October 10, 1992. "The outcome is as wondrous as it is surprising.") And just as big media silenced single-payer back then, Cohen and her colleagues continue the tradition today. In the week leading up to Obama's March 5 healthcare summit, hundreds of stories in major newspapers and on NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, NPR and PBS's NewsHour mentioned healthcare reform, according to a recent FAIR study (3/6/09). But the idea of single-payer was mentioned only 18 times—and only five of those included the views of single-payer advocates. On March 31, PBS's Frontline took an in-depth look at the U.S. healthcare system in Sick Around America, offering a prime opportunity to explore single-payer—or so thought the correspondent originally slated to do the show, T.R. Reid. In Frontline's 2008 special Sick Around the World, Reid examined healthcare systems in other developed countries, concluding that in nations where there is some private-sector role in health financing, one of the central lessons is that they "all impose limits"—including that insurance companies "can't make a profit on basic care." The show discussed single-payer alternatives, including Taiwan's healthcare system. But in Sick Around America, the only alternative to the current U.S. healthcare system that was examined in any depth was Massachusetts' system of mandating that people buy insurance from for-profit health insurance companies. Reid, who was contracted to be the correspondent for the new documentary, quit over concerns that it contradicted his earlier research (Corp-orate Crime Reporter, 4/2/09): I said to them, mandating for-profit insurance is not the lesson from other countries in the world.… I said, I'm not going to be in a film that contradicts my previous film and my book. They said I had to be in the film because I was under contract. I insisted that I couldn't be. And we parted ways. After FAIR criticized the film (4/7/09), Frontline pointed out that the show's narrator mentions that "other developed countries bar health insurance companies from making profits on basic care and cap their administrative costs." Of course, one brief mention in an hour-long show hardly constitutes a fair hearing. As FAIR's study found, most mentions of single-payer tend to come from its critics, who bring it up in order to shoot it down—such as when Fox's Sean Hannity argued (2/19/09), "If we look at England, if we look at France, if we look at Canada, the single-payer, the worst thing we can do if we really care about kids is let the government run the healthcare system." Single-payer did recently get a new proponent in corporate media with MSNBC's hiring of populist radio host Ed Schultz to fill its 6 p.m. slot. Since going on the air April 6, Schultz has questioned guests about single-payer multiple times, as when he asked why the Democrats won't put such a plan on the table (4/27/09): "The majority of the health providers, the majority of Americans want single-payer. You've got a president with a 69 percent approval rating. What are they waiting for?" Schultz ought to ask the question not just of Democrats, but of his corporate media colleagues as well.


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Babies born at Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, to Roane County parents:
April 30 — Jackie and Bryan Scarborough, Rockwood. A boy, Riley Maddox, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Grandparents: Christopher Scarborough and Emmy Scarborough; Glen and Emmalyn Diaz.
May 1 — Cora and John Michael Walker, Kingston. A boy, Aiden Riley, 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Sibling: Maelee Jolene. Grandparents: Jane Walker; Allen Walker; Eddie Ray Jordan II.
Candace Elizabeth McKinney and Samuel Virgil Stephenson, both of Kingston, announce their forthcoming marriage.
The ceremony will be at 2 p.m. June 15 in Grace Community Church, Kingston.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Carol Peddicord McKinney of Kingston.
Her grandparents are Loretta Peddicord and the late Carl Peddicord, and Peggy McKinney and the late Floyd McKinney.
The prospective groom is the son of Craig and Tammie Stephenson of Kingston.
Shayla Gibson and Jake Shipwash, both of Harriman, announce their forthcoming marriage.
The ceremony will be at 6 p.m. June 22 at the home of the prospective groom's parents at 333 Snow Lane, Harriman.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Tracie and Sean Gibson.
Her grandparents are Clara Pickard and the late Willie Pickard, and Rolland and Beverly Gibson.
The prospective groom is the son of Stacy and Timothy Shipwash.
His grandparents are Louise and Leroy Shipwash, and Louise and Jack Taylor.
Don and Paula Noe of Oliver Springs announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Christian Noe, to Jacob Phillips.
He is the son of Jon and Renee Phillips of Ten Mile.
The ceremony will be at 3 p.m. June 8 in Luminary United Methodist Church, Ten Mile. A reception will follow in the church's reception hall.
Invitations will be sent, but all relatives and friends of the couple are invited to attend.
Daphanie Lyn-Marie Cofer was born Nov. 7 in Tennova, Knoxville.
She weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 19 inches long.
She is the daughter of Barry and Stephanie Cofer.
Grandparents are Steve and Deborah Ellison and Fonna Cofer. Great-grandmother is Shirley Plemons.
Daphanie has an older brother, Ayden Newton.
Randy and Rita Wadlington of Harriman announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Brooke Nicole Wadlington, to Brian Jack Norris.
He is the son of Jack and Harriett Norris of Rockwood.
The ceremony will be at 3:30 p.m. May 18 in South Harriman Baptist Church. A reception will follow in the church's family life center.
All relatives and friends of the couple are invited to attend.
Babies born at Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, to Roane County parents:
March 31 — Angel Daugherty and Larry Justin Kidwell, Oliver Springs. A boy, Larry Justin. Sibling: Emily. Grandparents: Angela Steelman; Kim Daugherty; Janiee Campbell; Larry Kidwell.
April 1 — Kimberly Hill and Leonard Wright IV, Kingston. A girl, Abrielle Genesis, 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Grandparents: Donna and Levi Binford; Karen Jones; Tim Hill and Mary Jo Hill; Leonard Wright III.
Five generations of Alex and Rose Ridings' family had a recent family gathering.
The five generations include, front row from left, Daniel and Gavin Handschumacher; middle row, Lynda Ingle, Katherine Walker Ingle, Vanessa Ingle Handschumacher; and back row, Alex and Rose Ridings and Eva Ridings Walker.
Alex and Rose Ridings were married on June 7, 1946, and have been married for 66 years.
Their birthdays are also coming up: Alex and Rose Ridings were born on the same date, May 22, 1924.
A celebration of James Cooley's 80th birthday will be from 2 to 4 p.m. May 4 in the family life center of Piney Grove Baptist Church, where he has been a member for 68 years.
All relatives and friends are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served; no gifts are requested.
Cooley was employed in the sign department of Rockwood Coca-Cola Bottling Works for 20 years. He was also employed with Rust Engineering in Oak Ridge for 22 years and owned and operated Cooley Sign Co. in Midtown.
Babies born at Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, to Roane County parents:
Dec. 28 — Leah Grace and Aaron Chancy Powers, Oliver Springs. A girl, Kensington Reagan, 6 pounds, 2 ounces. Grandparents: Alvin C. Powers and Marianne Powers; Garvan W. Walls II and Gail Walls.
Dec. 31 — Marinda King and Benjamin Gary, Harri-man. A boy, Rylan Seth, 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Grandparents: Gail Ann King; Gladyn Wynn; Teresa Binkley; David Gary.
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Editor's note: CNN has multiple crews in Gaza, Israel and neighboring countries to bring you the latest accurate information on the conflict, the impact on people and talks to stop the violence. Turn to CNN TV and CNN.com for what you need to know now.
(CNN) -- As the world continues to hope for a cease-fire between Israel and militants in Gaza following days of deadly violence, one Israeli decided to take matters to social media.
Ido Simyoni, a television producer from Israel, decided to start a project asking people to post images on photo-sharing service Instagram and tag them #stoptheterror.
The result? More than 5,000 photos as of Monday from as far afield as Portugal and South Korea, he said. "Terror is everywhere and it doesn't matter if you are from Tel Aviv or NYC, you can get attacked," he added.
While he started the project with his own country in mind, he says it could apply to any nation. "I come with peace to this project hoping to increase the awareness of how it is important to defeat terror everywhere," he said.
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