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Mary and Judas in the House of Simon the Leper
Chuck Livermore
12/28/2006 / Bible Studies
The anointing of Jesus by the sinful woman at Bethany is a story that students of the bible recognize. Most have read it numerous times. Some version of the story is found in each of the gospel accounts. For that reason alone, it is part of an exclusive club among the incidents of Jesus life.
The characters in this story reveal much about their own lives and also the way we react when confronted with claims of Christ. Do we confess our sinful state and fall at his feet in worship and adoration, or do we complain of what He demands to honor Him? By looking closely at this story, we discover clues concerning our actions when we find that we are in His presence.
The first account of this story is found in the gospel of Matthew.
Matt. 26: 6-13
6 And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. 8 But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste? 9 For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor." 10 But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me. 11 For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. 12 For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial. 13 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her" (NKJV).
In Matthews account, we learn much about where this happened. We note that it happened in Bethany, a small community within walking distant of Jerusalem. It may have been, to use a more modern vernacular, a bedroom community where the powerful people of Jerusalem escaped the noise and bustle of the city to rejuvenate. Most of the neighbors that lived here assuredly knew each other and the gossip about each others lives probably flowed freely.
We also note not only the town, but the specific home in which the incident took place. It was the home of man named Simon. He also learn he was a leper. Lepers were usually outcasts, but Simon seems to enjoy the company of others, even hosting this banquet for Jesus. It is possible the name, Simon the leper, refers to his former condition, being healed by Jesus or one of the apostles as Jesus had given them that power. (Matt. 10: 8)
The main incident in the story is that of a woman anointing Jesus with an expensive perfume. This was seen as extravagant to at least some of the disciples. Jesus, however, defends the action. He knew the womans heart and was touched by her act of devotion. He also predicts that her story would be told as an intimate part of the gospel. Though we see others worshipping Jesus in the gospels, we see here the most exuberant expression of love to him shown in the gospel story. We should take note.
In the gospel of Mark, the story reads:
Mark 14: 3-9
3 And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. 4 But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, "Why was this fragrant oil wasted? 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they criticized her sharply. 6 But Jesus said, "Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me. 7 For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always. 8 She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. 9 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her" (NKJV).
In this account we see a little more of what actually took place. We learn that the perfume was spikenard and that it was worth almost a years wages. Spikenard, according to Vines Expository Dictionary of N. T. Words and others, is imported from India and would not be setting around in the typical first century home in Judea. This act of adoration may be akin to dropping the keys of your brand new BMW into the collection plate. This is not something the typical devotee is going to do. Because it was out of the ordinary, she was criticized sharply.
Those that criticized her may not only have been critical of her, but critical of the Lord as well. Implicit in their thoughts is, How could he accept that from her? That was probably the most valuable thing she owned! Why would he receive such tribute? Couldnt this gift have been given to someone who really needed it? Who does He think He is?!
Also, this took place about a week from His crucifixion as we will see later. Notice the reference he makes to his burial. Jesus knew that this night was a significant event leading to his betrayal and death.
Luke 7: 36-50
36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat. 37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, 38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, "This man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner." 40 And Jesus answered and said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." So he said, "Teacher, say it." 41 "There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?" 43 Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have rightly judged." 44 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. 45 You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. 46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. 47 Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little." 48 Then He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." 49 And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?" 50 Then He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace" (NKJV).
Lukes gospel does not place this story in the same chronological order as the others. Instead of at the end of Jesus ministry, it is placed in the middle of it. All the other gospels place the story after the Pharisees plot to kill Jesus. I think that Luke did this to coincide with the theme of Jesus fellowshipping with sinners. This is more typical of Lukes writing in general and this section of scripture in particular.
While Luke may not tell us much about when this takes place, he does give us more insight into who was there. It is in this passage that we learn that Simon the leper is actually a Pharisee. Since leprosy was often viewed as a judgment for sin, it is doubtful that Simon would still be considered a Pharisee in good standing if he still had the disease. Another indication that Simon is a former leper and not a current one is that the others in the story are there to eat dinner. While Jesus might not have balked at dining with a leper, surely the other loyal Jews in his company would have. Good Jews did not eat meals with lepers. We also learn something about the woman. She was a sinner, a worse sinner than most, at least in the opinion of others present.
We also see Jesus being more confrontational to Simon the Pharisee about his unspoken arrogance. Unspoken or not, Jesus could hear it. How many of us would be embarrassed if another could read our thoughts about other people? What sin would be revealed in us? This banter between Simon and Jesus must have been a very humiliating moment for the Pharisee. You can also hear the indignation in the gasps of the other dinner guests as Jesus forgives the womans sins.
John 12: 1-9
1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead,* whom He had raised from the dead. 2 There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. 3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. 4 Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said, 5 "Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. 7 But Jesus said, 'Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. 8 For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.' Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead" (NKJV).
Our final account of the story gives us more insight into what took place at this fateful dinner. We learn exactly when this dinner took place. It was six days before the Passover celebration in Jerusalem. The next day, the followers of Jesus would set up a gauntlet of praise and adoration that Jesus would pass through on a donkey as he entered the city for the final Passover of His life.
We also learn exactly who the characters are. We now know that this dinner in the home of the Pharisee Simon the leper, was held in Bethany, the home village of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. A short time earlier, Jesus had come to Bethany and raised Lazarus from the dead. Here we see Martha being Martha, serving the dinner.
Lazarus is imbibing with Simon and Jesus and the other guests. They are quite the spectacle for the locals. The man who was dead, but now alive and the one who had brought him back to life.
In none of the accounts are we told of what sin Mary is so ashamed and seeks so sincerely to be forgiven. It surely must have been the talk of the town. It must have caused quite a stir when the weeping Mary appeared in the doorway of the house holding her alabaster flask and its precious contents. She comes to Jesus and doesnt simply pour some of the contents of the flask out, but breaks the flask over the head of her Savior and allows the fragrance to flow down to His feet. Still crying, still kneels behind him, tears streaming from her eyes and causing tiny splashes on Jesus feet. Suddenly, seeing the mud on his feet caused by the dust of the Palestinian countryside through which they had walked and the moisture of the tears, she looks about for something with which to clean them. Not seeing anything, she takes her hair and wipes the mud away. She gently caresses and kisses the feet, oblivious to gaping stares of those around her.
A murmur begins in the crowd. Judas Iscariot is the first to speak out loud. To no one in particular, he says, What a waste! We could have sold that spikenard for a fortune and done something worthwhile with it, like feed the poor. John explains Judas real motive was to dip into the proceeds from the sale to fill his own pockets. Some of the other disciples mutter agreement as they do not yet realize in whose presence they are dining.
They do not know their agreement is taking worship and adoration from the very essence of goodness and is siding with the devil in flesh.
Jesus interrupts their thoughts about the wasted fortune with an inquiry of His host, Simon. Jesus asks the embarrassing question about who shows greater love, the one who is grateful for much or the one who is grateful for little. Simon answers correctly. But then Jesus explains that He is speaking about Mary and Simon. Mary is willing to create such a display because of her great love for Him. Simon would not stoop to honor his guest by cleaning His feet.
Lets interrupt the narrative for a moment and notice something else. Judas Iscariot is here named as Simons son. He is only called this three times in the scripture, all by John. He is first referred to as the son of Simon when Jesus states that one of the twelve is a devil. (John 6: 70, 71). He is referred to as Simons son here and the third time is when Jesus reveals him to the other disciples at the last supper and sends him out to betray Him. (John 13: 2). All mention Judas parentage in connection with his betrayal. Could the Simon that is Judas father be Simon the leper, the Pharisee who is rebuked and humiliated in front of his dinner guests? Was Judas convinced to commit such a heinous act of betrayal by his humiliated Pharisee father? It is an intriguing possibility.
However, we must point out that Simon, the Greek version of the name, or Simeon, the Hebrew, is a common name among first century Jews. At least two of the twelve apostles were named Simon. Other prominent Simons were Simeon, the old man who rejoiced at seeing baby Jesus at the temple, Simon of Cyrene who carried Jesus cross, Simon the sorcerer, an early believer rebuked by Peter, and Simeon, one of the leaders at the early Antioch church. Judas father could have been any of the hundreds or thousands of Simons running around first century Israel. But Judas seeing Jesus accepting such lavish adoration and openly rebuking his father publicly, may have hardened his heart enough that he could have been deceived into betraying the Lord to those who were seeking to kill Him.
Even if Judas Iscariot and Simon the Leper were totally unrelated, it appears that something that happened that night pushed Judas over the edge and gave him an incentive to betray our Lord. It could have been Jesus rejection of the idea of selling the perfume. We know Judas had an issue with money and to see so much wasted, in his opinion, convinced him that Jesus was not the Savior many had hoped. Or maybe the loss of so much potential to steal made him look for income from other sources. Whatever the workings of Judas psyche, it seems the anointing at Bethany played a significant role in the betrayal of the Lord Jesus.
How do you and I react when we are confronted with the claims of Jesus? Do we sacrifice everything we own to find forgiveness and give him adoration. Or do we claim he has asked too much of us, embarrassed us in front of others, or wasted the potential of what we could have had? If we are truly honest, it is probably sometimes the first, sometimes the latter. Let us commit this day to be identified with the adoring Mary and shun the bitter Judas in all of our hearts.
2006 by Chuck Livermore
Chuck is a retired Army sergeant, having worked as a crypto-systems analyst under NSA. He is an alumnus of Wayland Baptist University. Chuck has pioneered work among unreached peoples and currently works in satellite communications. He has recently become a part-time freelance writer.
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The first User Subroutine is the hardest
Many users are interested in using user subroutines to set special boundary conditions, do problem-specific post-processing, or try things that are not supported either by the GUI or the solver itself. We have developed many user subroutines over the past few years to help users get started. Usually it only takes a couple days and does not cost very much.
Although the process of developing and using a user subroutine is straightforward, it is not easy at first. Many users have trouble getting started. If you fall into this category, this tip is for you.
This tip will take you through a specific example of creating and using a UCOND user subroutine. This example is a simple heat conduction problem in a square, where the conductivity is higher in a circular region inside the square. UCOND is similar to UVISC or UDENS --- one of many user subroutines that let you change specific material properties inside a given volume.
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Step 1 Model Creation. Using CFD-GEOM, create the 2D square grid shown in the figure (21 x 21), and save a clean DTF file.
Step 2 Model Setup. Set up the model in CFD-ACE-GUI. Pay special attention to steps (3) and (5) below:- On the PT panel, turn on Heat
- On the BC panel, pick the left wall and set it to Heat Flux and specify q = 100 W/m2. Similarly, pick the right wall and set it to Isothermal and specify T = 300K.
- On the VC panel, pick the volume and change its conductivity to User Sub(ucond)
- On the SC panel, set the number of iterations to 1000. On the Relax tab, set the enthalpy relaxation to 5E-06.
- On the Run panel, indicate the name of the file containing the user subroutine you will be writing. Let's call the user subroutine "my_UCOND" .
Step 3 User Subroutine Development. Follow these steps to create the user subroutine:
- Copy the template file libUserAce.f over to your working directory, and rename it to my_UCOND.f. The template file libUserAce.f is located in the bin directory of your CFD-ACE-SOLVER installation folder.
- Edit the file my_UCOND.f with a non-formatting text editor or programming editor. On Windows, Notepad will work fine, but dont use Microsoft Word or Wordpad, because these add extra hidden formatting character into the file. You could also use the editor that came with your FORTRAN compiler.
- Find the UCOND user subroutine. The template file starts by defining a MODULE named cfdrc_user at the top, containing some general parameters. Then, the file contains approximately 70 empty templates for user subroutines. UCOND is the 6th one. In version 2009.2, UCOND starts on line 570 and ends on line 617. You are free to delete all of the other user sub templates that are not being used.
- Type in the coding shown below inside the UCOND user subroutine template:
In order to understand what each line is doing, you can refer to the User Subroutine chapter in the CFD-ACE+ User Manual. Below is short description.
The purpose of lines 15 through 17 is to get identifiers for each of the variables you need to 'get' or 'set'.
Line 19 gets the active cell index. Each iteration, the solver will call your UCOND for every grid cell in the volume, one cell at a time. Thus, there is a concept of the current or active cell. Some other routines work the same, but others work differently. For example, a UBOUND is called for a given boundary one face at a time, but a UINIT or USOURCE is called for an entire volume at a time. These things are well-documented both in the user manual and in comments inside the user subroutine template file.
Lines 21 through 29 determine what conductivity value to use, depending on the location of the current cell.
Finally, line 31 sets the conductivity for the current cell.
Step 4 Compile the User Sub. Now open up a DOS or Unix shell, change directories to your working directory, and type the following command at the shell prompt:
build-userlib my_UCOND
Note the absence of the .f on the filename. You must use the build-userlib script to compile the user subroutine, because it links the appropriate libraries for the solver.
You can also use the online compiler.
Step 5 Run the Simulation. Go back to the Run panel of CFD-ACE-GUI and press Run. Wait a few seconds for the simulation to complete, and then launch CFD-VIEW to look at the results. You should get the results shown below. Because of the higher conductivity region, the overall resistance to heat flow is decreased, resulting in a lower temperature on the left wall. Also, the temperature contours are no longer vertical.
So what would you do with this user subroutine? In some situations, it can be a coarse but easy alternative to creating a mesh with two distinct volumes, especially if the position of the high conductivity region changes with time or is a function of other variables.
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Missing Maddy: Timeline 'significantly changed' in disappearance
The accepted version of events surrounding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has "significantly changed", detectives have said.
It comes as pictures of men seen in and around the Portuguese town of Praia da Luz at the time of Madeleine's disappearance will be released as part of a BBC Crimewatch appeal to identify the men and eliminate innocent sightings, Scotland Yard said.
A short clip has been released ahead of the broadcast showing a reconstructed scene of Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry playing tennis.
Madeleine, dressed in pink shorts, a light pink T-shirt and pink hat, then runs across the court, clutching a batch of tennis balls.
A full reconstruction lasting 25 minutes will feature in the programme, which airs tomorrow at 9pm.
In another clip, the McCanns are asked how often they think of their daughter, who went missing when she was three years old on May 3 2007 from a holiday apartment as her parents dined at a nearby tapas restaurant with friends.
Mr McCann says: "When it's a special occasion, when you should be your happiest and Madeleine's not there, that's when it really hits home.
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Mrs McCann adds: "It's when you have big family occasions really. That's it isn't it? 'Family occasion' and you haven't got your complete family."
Ahead of the programme, senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood said: "The timeline we have now established has given new significance to sightings and movements of people in and around Praia da Luz at the time of Madeleine's disappearance.
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Crimewatch presenter Kirsty Young will speak to the McCanns live in the studio during the programme, while presenter Matthew Amroliwala has been to Praia da Luz to explore the new focus of the police investigation.
During the programme, Mr Redwood discusses how the police have approached the inquiry, saying: "Primarily what we sought to do from the beginning is try and draw everything back to zero if you like. Try and take everything back to the beginning and re-analyse and reassess everything, accepting nothing.
"The careful and critical analysis of the timeline has been absolutely key.
"Primarily, we're focused on the area between 8.30 and 10.
"We know at 8.30 that was the time Mr and Mrs McCann went down to the tapas area for their dinner and we know that around at 10pm that was when Mrs McCann found that Madeleine was missing."
An incident room will be staffed during tomorrow's appeal and the days that follow, when the appeal moves to Holland and Germany.
A dedicated call centre will also be opened at Hendon, in north-west London.
Mr Redwood and his team recently revealed a vast log of mobile phone traffic could be the key to finding out what happened to Madeleine.
Scotland Yard detectives, who have interviewed 442 people as part of their review-turned-investigation, hope to track down as many people present in the Portuguese town at the time.
Since launching its own investigation, 41 people of interest have been identified by the Metropolitan Police, including 15 UK nationals.
Detectives have issued 31 international letters of request (ILOR) to mostly European countries in relation to some of the persons of interest as well as accessing phone records.
A large but "manageable" list of phone numbers identified as being present in Praia da Luz - though not necessarily used to make phone calls - has been drawn up by detectives with a "significant" number unattributed to any named person.
The Portuguese investigation officially closed but authorities there are backing the Scotland Yard inquiry and officers from both countries will work together in pursuing new leads.
The Metropolitan Police now has a team of six Portuguese detectives based in Faro, who are carrying out inquiries on its behalf.
The McCanns are currently suing former police chief Goncalo Amaral for libel over claims in the book The Truth Of The Lie.
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27 May 2013 Last updated at 04:52 BST
A 50-year-old Indian woman has been released from prison, 19 years after she was granted bail.
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In our interview with Jason Campbell, he said he was the "scapegoat" for the Skins' failings during his time in Washington. Fast forward eight months, and he's saying pretty much the same thing to Mike Wise:
"So, you think they found out yet I wasn't the source of all their problems?" said Campbell, whose 2009 line gave up the same number of sacks (46) as the 2010 line protecting first Donovan McNabb and then Grossman. "It really doesn't matter who's back there if you can't protect him."
Now, I don't disagree with JC; the line was awful. Probably still is. But here's the thing: Stop talking about it. He's in a better place now. He should enjoy it, make the most of it. Because everybody knows this is nowhere.


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The Facebook CEO will get the Jersey guv some cash
Our adopted children escaped the misery of Russian orphanages. Others won't be as lucky.
Desperate for news of a ceasefire, but true resolution seems nowhere in sight
Young Israeli soldiers have pushed older commanders into adopting a more aggressive social media strategy
Social media geotagging features spark unprecedented security questions
Plus the Free Gaza Movement's promotion of Holocaust revision
A comic's commitment to human contact over computer chatter is just the right inspiration for the Days of Awe
NYPD arrests 49 gang members after tracking Facebook activity
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+972 Magazine strikes up an unlikely conversation
To a volunteer from New York in an IDF paratrooper unit, the rockets fired from Gaza last week felt like war
Jews watching Jews who go on Birthright Israel trips
Few people know the programming languages like Java and Ruby that run the modern world. The People of the Book should fight against this illiteracy.
Prime Minister called "manipulative" for claiming people like him
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The jury in the Rutgers case got it wrong: It may be the Internet, not a stupid 20-year-old, that is ultimately responsible for the tragedy
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Many nonprofits with strong programs and great results fail to thrive. One reason is the way the sector is currently financed. Nonprofits are rewarded for keeping margins tight, and few have access to the type of capital needed to explore better business models, scale impact, and create lasting change. In contrast to the money needed to fund "business as usual," philanthropic equity can radically improve our ability to address society's critical needs by building healthier, more efficient organizations.
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Published 5:01 pm, Tuesday, September 18, 2012
St. John's is an undisputed field hockey power in the Southwest Preparatory Conference.
Few programs can match the Mavericks' record of late; they've reached the SPC Division I finals three of the past four years, with title runs in 2008 and 2011 and a runner-up finish in 2010.
With another gifted squad, St. John's head coach Craig Chambers might need to make more room in the trophy case, which already includes 10 SPC championships.
"We graduated four seniors, although all of them were key starters," Chambers said. "But we have a lot of kids coming back and some outstanding newcomers, many of whom are year-round players."
The growing talent pool includes four players who competed at the 2012 USA Field Hockey National Futures Championships this summer in Virginia Beach, Va. One of them - freshman goalie Kelsey Bing - also was named to the Under-17 Junior National Field Hockey Team.
"Some of the girls have played in big national tournaments like the Junior Olympics," Chambers said. "They're battle-tested."
It's no coincidence that Chambers' squad is off to an impressive start. With last week's 5-0 shutout against Duchesne, St. John's improved to 6-0 on the season, outscoring foes by a lopsided 40-2 margin.
Chambers attributed the early success to senior captains Carly Gamson, Sam Night, Natalie Plummer and Robby Rybarczyk.
Night and Rybarczyk are four-year varsity letter-winners, while Gamson and Plummer are in their third season.
"Collectively, they have a lot of experience," Chambers said of his captains. "We depend on their leadership a lot."
Chambers added that St. John's has benefitted from depth and flexibility at every position.
"We're constantly moving players around, trying different combinations," Chambers said. "Our depth gives us more options and we're able to keep our starters fresh."
Junior Chloe Desjardins headlines a balanced attack at the forward position with eight goals in six games. Desjardins is followed by senior Amanda Leavell and junior Abby Avery (seven goals apiece), senior Carson Black and Night. Senior Janie Alcorn also has earned playing time.
"Our forwards are scoring a lot of goals, which makes a difference," Chambers said.
The Mavericks' midfield line is solid, led by returning all-SPC performer Rybarczyk, Gamson and juniors Paige Albert and Carson Peacock. Sophomore Grace VanLoh has filled in at midfielder and forward. But St. John's is without junior Eden Epner, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament and is out for the season.
The defense is especially stingy, with senior Annie Bernica, junior Jack Simmons and Plummer limiting the opposition from scoring. Senior Cameron Childress, junior Cameron Hull, sophomore Jessica Nyquist and freshman Jennifer Trieschman are in the rotation.
St. John's is rather young at goalie, with sophomore Libby Manela and Bing splitting time.
While St. John's has been the standard-bearer for SPC field hockey, Chambers said there's no shortage of competition. Fort Worth Country Day, last year's losing finalist to the Mavericks, figures to be the class of the North Zone, while the South Zone features Kinkaid and much-improved Episcopal.
"It's going to be a tight conference race," Chambers said. "If we want to stay on top, we're going to have to earn it."


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He started piecing together these bones and showing me how they were hollow inside, just like a bird.
An honorable Congress knows in its bones that the full faith of the United States of America is at stake.
The judge suggested they mind their nursery rhymes—Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.
Even if that truth involves flying brains, the crack of bones, and the sucking sound of meat pulled from meat.
One night, while looking in the mirror he began to hallucinate that he could not see his flesh or his bones.
Under the table, the dogs gathered to gnaw the bones that were flung to them.
Her back stood up, and her bones they were bare; he, haw, hum!
"Only eight bones—hard enough getting that," said Winona slowly.
"But Logi has eaten the bones with the meat," said the Giant King.
His muscles, his bones and his nervous system ceased to coordinate.
plural of bone (n.). As a colloquial way to say "dice," it is attested from late 14c. As a nickname for a surgeon, it dates to 1887, short for sawbones. To make bones about something (mid-15c.) refers to bones found in soup, etc., as an obstacle to being swallowed. To feel something in one's bones "have a presentiment" is 1867, American English.
Old English ban "bone, tusk," from Proto-Germanic *bainam (cf. Old Frisian ben, Old Norse bein, Danish ben, German Bein). No cognates outside Germanic (the common PIE root is *os-; see osseous); the Norse, Dutch, and German cognates also mean "shank of the leg," and this is the main meaning in Modern German, but English never seems to have had this sense.
especially in bone up "study," 1880s student slang, probably from "Bohn's Classical Library," a popular series in higher education published by German-born English publisher Henry George Bohn (1796-1884) as part of a broad series of "libraries" he issued from 1846, totaling 766 volumes, continued after 1864 by G. Bell & Sons.
bone (bōn)
The dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates, consisting of a dense organic matrix and an inorganic, mineral component.
Any of the more than 200 anatomically distinct structures making up the human skeleton.
A piece of bone.
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A ship's doctor (1940s+ Merchant marine)
(also bone away) To do the sex act; screw: Shit! he thought. He coulda been boning by now (1980s+ Students)
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A diligent student
(also bone up) To study, esp to study intensely for an examination
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The Flandreau City Council the past couple of meetings has been trying to find a better way to handle lost or stray animals. In the past, the City has worked with an independent animal control program to both capture and house the animals. But between the local citations, the expense of ensuring any animal was properly vaccinated before it was returned to its owners and the expense of both travel and housing the pet after its capture, oftentimes, families would forego picking up their four legged friends due to the astronomical cost associated with bringing it home again.
What to do about it has been the subject of much debate. Should local officials house the animals? Does the City have the right facilities? Does Flandreau or the PD have the manpower to best care for any animals in city care while their owners were tracked down? Will people come pick their animals up or what happens if they don�t?
This past Monday night Flandreau Police Chief Jim Morey talked again with the City Council about its options. Currently, things are still up in the air. But it appears a local and more budget friendly solution is being sought versus continuing to work with outside sources. Chief Morey says they�re hoping to provide a 5 day housing option somewhere in the city for the animals and if by then their owners haven�t come for them, work with either the Brookings or Sioux Falls Humane Societies to seek out a proper adoption or longer term housing solution. At this time however, nothing has been formally decided. The issue will return again before the Council in the coming months.
The Council also heard...
... a brief update on the Community Development Block Grant. The City applied for a CDBG in 2012 for the construction of the new Boys & Girls Club in Flandreau. Monday night was supposed to have been a progress hearing but no one was present to speak about it.
...Chief Morey also gave the Council an update on the possibility of a Police Reserve Program. Morey said the departments application for the program has been approved by the State of South Dakota. While nothing is official yet and final approval still needs to be given the department to go ahead with a Police Reserve Unit, Morey has been in touch with the Brookings Police Department and if this goes through, he plans to do a joint training with them.
�People need to know, this isn�t about extra officers on the street. It�s an opportunity for local folks to try their hand at law enforcement to see if it�s something they want to do or not. It also adds to the potential job pool for future openings and cuts down on the cost of recruiting,� said Morey. We�ll talk with him further about the program for next week�s Enterprise.
...Business owner Shawn Jaacks talked about his concern for the downtown and specifically his own business location. Jaacks feels for the most part, there is a lack of city support for business owners in the downtown. He also feels there is a lack of process for the inspection of failing buildings and business owners that don�t keep their buildings up to code. Nuisance letters have recently been sent to the business owners on either side of Jaacks downtown commercial space. This is another story the Enterprise is working on for next week�s edition.
The Council was also brought up to speed on what is set in regard to the Governor�s agenda for Flandreau�s upcoming �Capitol for a Day.� The only part of the day that will be open to the general public is a morning social/coffee with the Governor at the Community Center. The Enterprise will post further details about how the community might get involved or visit with the Governor as the day approaches and a schedule is finalized.
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From Mary Morrisey's, The Miracle Minute
Not long ago I was speaking with a group of people who have been doing the recent research on gratitude from a scientific point of view.
All the new research from Harvard and Penn State and every other prestigious university that is doing research on the power of gratitude – what does it do to the brain, the pheromones, all the good chemicals that are released, what happens in our bodies and our immune system – proves that there is scientific evidence that gratitude has positive medical benefits.
It shows that choosing to live from a place of gratitude, paying attention to what you can be grateful for, giving thanks on a daily basis, repeatedly and regularly is really good for our health.
More than that, it moves us into a stream of our genius. People who are grateful attract to themselves more ideas, more support, more resources. Their relationships work better. I think that maybe scripture knew what it was saying to us thousands of years ago when it was written, "A merry heart doeth good, like medicine."
So my friend, let's choose today to live from a merry heart. Instead of putting our attention on what's wrong, we put our attention on what's right and we say "Thank you God for this life. Thank You God for this day." Make it a merry one.
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Erin Zimmerman, education initiative manager at the United Way of Larimer County, Colorado, eloquently defined "collective impact" in a column in the Business Section of Wednesday's Fort Collins Gazette: "Collective impact begins with setting an overall community goal and working backward to achieve it," she wrote.
This realistic approach mentioned by Zimmerman is a point often hammered by Strive Network Managing Director when he is talks to those interested in bringing broad coalitions in a community together to achieve agreed-upon goals.
In his Huffington Post column Thursday, Edmondson further clarified that discipline is the intangible that sets apart "collective impact" and "traditional collaboration." In Strive's case, it means employing "discipline to consistently use the growing body of education data to narrow our focus on what matters most and invest in what really works," Edmondson wrote.
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Since last month's third Strive convening, a number of publications have discussed the work or highlighted communities who are showing success. Here are a few below:
In the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Marquette Law School Fellow Alan Borsuk wrote: When and Where Milwaukee Succeeds, One Year Later
Michelle Nunn for Gannett Newspapers: We Are Optimists, No Matter What the Polls Say
Dan Smith, National Journal Education Experts Blog: Higher Education's Role in the 21st Century
Bill Jackson, Founder and CEO of Great City Schools in Education Week: Strengthening Community Support and Demand for High-Quality Education
In the New York Times Letters section on October 11, in "How Best to Lift People Out of Poverty," Elizabeth Lower-Basch, Policy Coordinator Center for Law and Social Policy in Washington, praised the work of the Strive Partnership in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, saying the nation can learn from such initiatives.
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Closed 8 years ago
#5822 closed defect (fixed)
Downloading a file in Browse with multiple instances open causes the dialog to appear in the wrong instance window.
Reported by: | legutierr | Owned by: | erikos |
Priority: | high | Milestone: | Future Release |
Component: | browse-activity | Version: | Development build as of this date |
Keywords: | 8.2.0:? | Cc: | legutierr |
Blocked By: | Blocking: | ||
Deployments affected: | Action Needed: | code | |
Verified: | no |
Downloading a file in Browse with multiple instances open causes the dialog to appear in the wrong instance window.
To induce this bug:
1) Open and instance of Browse (instance-1).
2) Open a second instance of Browse (instance-2).
3) Open ticket #5658 in this website in instance-1.
4) Open the link to the jpeg graphic of the keyboard (at http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5658#comment:55). The page will say that previews are unavailable and that the immage needs to be downloaded. Press the download link.
5) The file appears not to download, but in fact the dialog window opened in instance-2.
This was reproduced in joyride-1497.
Change History (6)
comment:1 Changed 9 years ago by jg
- Milestone changed from Never Assigned to Future Release
comment:2 Changed 9 years ago by erikos
- Keywords relnote added
This one can be seen as well in Update.1 build 702. It can be quite confusing, if you do not expect it you think the download did not happen at all.
Effect: Open two Browse instances. Start a download in the first instance you opened. The alert that gives feedback about the download will be displayed in the second instance. Having more than one Browse instance open is likely happening when you played audio/video files with Browse.
comment:3 Changed 9 years ago by erikos
- Keywords relnote? added; relnote removed
comment:4 Changed 9 years ago by erikos
- Action Needed set to code
- Keywords 8.2.0:? added; relnote? removed
would be cool to do something about this.
comment:5 Changed 9 years ago by HoboPrimate
Browse 90 in joyride 2369.
Clicking the Browse button to attach in a Trac ticket, opened the Object Chooser in the 2nd Browse instance. Looks related to this ticket.
comment:6 Changed 8 years ago by erikos
- Resolution set to fixed
- spec_reviewed set to 0
- spec_stage set to unknown
- Status changed from new to closed
Fixed in Browse version 100.


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"It is said that he was a particularly hot-headed fellow."
Eirikr rauði Þorvaldsson (approx. 950-1003 AD) was called Erik the Red because of his red beard and hair and perhaps also because of his fiery temper.
It is said that he was a particularly hot-headed fellow who, after being exiled from first Norway and later Iceland, finally settled in Greenland.
Erik the Red's saga
According to the sagas, his father, Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson, was exiled from Norway in 960 AD as a result of 'a number of killings', and Erik's entire family thus settled on Iceland.
Here Erik the Red married Tjodhilde, but history now repeated itself and his father's fate also befell Erik. In 982 he was sentenced to exile from Iceland for three years for murder.
"Here Erik the Red married Tjodhilde."
"Erik the Red clearly had great powers of persuasion because in 985 he set sail once more from the volcanic island leading a fleet of 25 ships on course for Greenland."
Erik the Red's discovery of Greenland
It is for this reason that in the same year he sailed west and discovered a country with an inviting fjord landscape and fertile green valleys. He was extremely impressed with the new country's resources and he returned to Iceland to spread the word of "The green land".
Erik the Red clearly had great powers of persuasion because in 985 he set sail once more from the volcanic island leading a fleet of 25 ships on course for Greenland. Onboard were around 500 men and women, domestic animals and all the other elements required to create a new existence in a new country.
Of the 25 ships only 14 made it to their destination. Erik the Red established the chieftain's seat of power at Brattahlið - now Qassiarsuk - in Southern Greenland, whilst others continued further north to the fjord near Nuuk. The two societies were known as the east and west settlements.
First Christian church in North America
In around the year 1000 Erik the Red's son, Leif Eriksson, returned to Greenland following a long period in Norway, and Leif - whose byname was 'the Fortunate' - brought with him the first Christian missionaries. Shortly afterwards the first Christian church on the North American continent, Tjodhilde's Church, was built in Brattahlið. Today a reconstruction of the small church can be seen in Qassiarsuk.
"Today a reconstruction of the small church can be seen in Qassiarsuk. "
"The reason for its disappearance remains a great mystery."
By the year 1000 the Viking societies numbered some 3,000 inhabitants on 300-400 farms. The Viking society survived for 500 years.
The reason for its disappearance remains a great mystery, but a colder climate, conflicts with the Inuit people, European pirates, overgrazing and bouts of plague have all been put forward as possible causes of its demise.
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Seven-day unlimited Metrocard rises to $30 from $29.
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New Metrocards will cost $1 extra, an attempt at encouraging reloading cards rather than buying new ones to reduce litter.
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Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Bridge and Cross Bay - Veterans Memorial Bridge cash toll raises to $3.75 from $3.35. EZ-Pass toll rises to $2 from $1.80, but residents rebate on Cross Bay Bridge remains in effect.


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This San Diego bride has style for serious miles. That is beyond apparent by the fashion chosen for this gorgeous day, the necklace she wore (with an amazing backstory – make sure to read her story below!), and the GLITTER thrown at their grand exit. So it comes as no shock that she teamed up with the chicest of chic – Couture Events – to plan and perfect this delish wedding, photographed to perfection by Bryan N. Miller Photography. It was a match made in matrimonial heaven, and we've got the gallery to prove it!
Planning a wedding was a dream come true for me! For years I had been looking at wedding blogs and other friends' photos and just getting lost in my future magical day. When the big day finally arrived for me, I had a mirad of ideas floating around in my head, and the first order of business was to get all of those ideas organized and sifted through. My lovely wedding planner, Krystel, was a complete lifesaver in this area! She interviewed Neil and I to ask us details about who we were, what we liked, and what intrigued us about style. After gathering up our mix match ideas, she whipped up an inspiration board that completely complimented us both. From there it was making the board come to life. What a fun process it was! We did a lot of DIY items, and had certain things made for us, so it was an enjoyable experience of getting crafty and spending some quality time with family and friends to make it all happen. I love thinking about the early morning creative sessions my mom and I would have over coffee, or the wild errunds my sweet friends would go on with me. Day by day we would begin to see the board emerge into reality and it was so exciting! At the end of it all, we had scads of decor that meant so much because of all of the love that was put into making it. To see everything displayed just perfectly at the wedding was truly a dream!
Walking into the ceremony felt so surreal. I was overcome with so much emotion as I entered the room with my dad. Esthetically, everything was beautiful. The warehouse itself offered lighting created by wooden crates and light bulbs. The aisle that I walked down was burlap and lining it was wooden stumps cut by Neil and my father in law. On the stumps, and surrounding, them were jars of fresh lavender, baby's breath, and candles. The stage that we stood on was lit up with tons of candle light as well, which were in lace covered, glass vases. Our arbor was made out of 30 feet of white chiffon fabric. One of my favorite touches of the ceremony was a painting a friend did for us. It was on a large white canvas and on it was a bible verse written in black, graffiti style font. The decor alone was enough to take my breath away, and then seeing Neil standing at the end of aisle just about did me in. It was amazing. Our pastor and his wife married us, and tied in our story and our personalities with the message he shared during the ceremony. It was such a sweet time shared with everyone we love.
Neil and I are from San Diego, and so with that comes many incredible wedding venue options. We both love the city and the beach and so had to decide between those two locations for our big day. In the midst of that choice, we went to an event at the Moniker warehouse and instantly knew "THIS IS THE PLACE!". It was fun and funky feeling, with a sense of warmth about it that we knew would work. The other really great thing about a warehouse is that it is a blank canvas that you can create, really, anything you want with. We found it exciting that we could make our personalities come alive in that building so easily.
The reception was so much fun! Neil and I continue to talk about how much fun we had dancing and laughing the night away, and how much we loved seeing all of the decorations come together. The part of the warehouse that the reception was held in was actually a parking garage. This made for a fairly large space for dancing, eating, and pictures. Something that both Neil and I have in common is that we love to dance! Picking out the songs for the playlist was definitely one of his favorite aspects of the planning process, and being able to enjoy the music on that day was even better! It also felt magical being able to look up and see the contrast of an industrial ceiling mixed with market lights and paper lanterns. Another aspect that I loved about the reception was our head table. The bridal party tables had logs cut in half with tapered candles that slowly dripped wax down the side. Behind all of us were huge wooden frames with mixtures of flannel, burlap, and lace, creating an R, N, and a heart. Those pieces were some of my favorites!
Towards the end of the planning process, I had some final details that needed to be nailed down. Some of those included what my flower girls would be throwing as they walked down the aisle, and what we would be thrown or held during our grand exit. After tossing around the idea of petals, rice, or bubbles, I tapped into a deep love in my heart, GLITTER! When I ran this idea by Krystel, it instantly became set in stone, as she shares my passion for it. So on the day, my flower girls held little tin buckets and lined the aisle, and maybe some guests too, with handfuls of glitter. I figured, why stop there? During our grand exit, I had people hold sparklers in one hand and toss glitter with the other. It was so fun, and made for some awesome pictures!
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One of the most exciting details on the day, for me, was the jewelry that my bridesmaids and I wore. The beads from the necklace and earrings are made out of paper. They are hand made by Acholi women who live in a slum in Southern Uganda. These women are refugees in their own country due to a 20 year long civil war that has displaced them and their families. These women, because they are outcasts, could not get work, and so were left pounding rocks in quarry, with their children for one dollar a day. This amount was not enough to feed their families, much less send them to school, or receive any medical care that they may need. My brother worked in Uganda for 3 years, with a non-profit organization, and ran across these women. He discovered that on the side they make this beautiful, paper jewelry and it got him thinking. He brought it home for us for Christmas one year, and dreams soon started to emerge. My family ended up starting a full time, socially proactive business where we buy the jewelry from these women and sell it here in the states, and in other places around the world. The company's name is Ember Arts. These women now have established businesses of their own, are able to provide three meals a day for their children, send them to school, and give them the medical attention that they need. The hope in Ember is that it will not stop there, but it will empower women to dream again in the midst of what seem like hopeless situations, that there can be a spark that helps their dreams become reality. For me to be able to wear the jewelry on my wedding day was so special. I was able to carry with me the women's dreams in Uganda, while living out my own.
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Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda | Architaenioglossa | Viviparidae |
Scientific Name: | Bellamya liberiana |
Species Authority: | (Schepman, 1888) |
Synonym(s): |
Paludina liberiana Schepman, 1888
Potadoma liberiana (Schepman, 1888)
Taxonomic Notes: | There is confusion in the taxonomy as this species as it could also be a species of Potadoma. The operculum and anatomy are unknown (Brown 1994). |
Red List Category & Criteria: | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2009 |
Date Assessed: | 2006-07-06 |
Assessor(s): | Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A-S. |
Reviewer(s): | Seddon, M. (Mollusc Red List Authority) & McIvor, A. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
Justification: The species is only known from a single site (area of occupancy and extent of occurrence is less than 10 km²) where there is potential for disruption of the water course and declining water quality from water pollution qualifies the species for Critically Endangered. |
Previously published Red List assessments: |
Range Description: | This species is endemic to West Africa. Reported only from the type locality: on rocks in the St. Paul's River near Bavia. |
Countries occurrence: | Native: Liberia |
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Range Map: | Click here to open the map viewer and explore range. |
Population: | This species is regarded as rare within its currently known range. | ||
Current Population Trend: | Unknown | ||
Additional data: |
Habitat and Ecology: | B. liberiana has been recorded on rocks in St. Paul's River, otherwise unknown. |
Systems: | Freshwater |
Major Threat(s): | Human induced habitat degradation is a likely threat. |
Conservation Actions: | This species has already been assessed but we have no more information than for the previous assessment in 1996. Therefore further surveys are urgently needed to check whether this species is still extant. No conservation measures are known to be in place. Further information about taxonomy, ecology, population size and distribution would also be valuable. |
Citation: | Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A-S. 2009. Bellamya liberiana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T2746A9475400. . Downloaded on 27 March 2017. |
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Quantifying the value of U.S. tariff preferences for developing countries
In recent debates, trade preference erosion has been viewed by some as damaging to developing countries, and by others as insignificant, except in a few cases. But little data have been available to back either view. The objective of this paper is to improve our measures of the size, utilization, and value of all U.S. nonreciprocal trade preference programs in order to shed light on this debate. Highly disaggregated data are used to quantify the margins, coverage, utilization, and value of agricultural and nonagricultural tariff preferences for all beneficiary countries in the U.S. regional programs and in the Generalized System of Preferences. Results show that U.S. regional tariff preference programs are generally characterized by high coverage of beneficiary countries'exports, high utilization by beneficiary countries, and low tariff preference margins (except on apparel). For 29 countries, the value of U.S. tariff preferences was 5 percent or more of 2003 dutiable exports to the United States, even after incorporating actual utilization. Most of this value is attributable to nonagricultural tariff preferences, and to apparel preferences in particular. These results suggest that preference erosion may be significant for more countries than many had thought.
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Rotnei Clarke returned in the nick of time for No. 9 Butler.
The sharp-shooting guard scored 25 points in his first game back in two weeks, and Khyle Marshall added 19, leading the Bulldogs past Temple 83-71 Saturday. Butler has won 14 of its last 15, the only blemish being Wednesday's 54-53 loss at La Salle.
Clarke had missed the previous three games with a severely sprained neck, the result of a head-first collision with a padded basket support at Dayton on Jan. 12. And though the Bulldogs went 2-1 in his absence, they needed every point Clarke could must Saturday -- and every opening he could create for his teammates, too.
Temple (13-6, 2-3) was led by Khalif Wyatt, who scored 16 of his 22 points in the first half, and Scootie Randall who had 13 points as another Philadelphia team was looking to upset a Top 10 foe. In addition to the La Salle win, Villanova took down Louisville and Syracuse this week. But the Owls couldn't join the party, falling to 1-3 this season against the Top 10.
Clarke was the biggest reason for Temple's failures Saturday, and it wasn't just because of his scoring. He made three 3-pointers and was 13 of 14 from the free-throw line.
While Clarke continually confounded Temple's defense by taking and making contested shots and the Owls adjusted, Clarke was content to let his teammates do their part. Marshall took care of the dirty work inside, and with Temple paying so much attention to Clarke outside, freshman Kellen Dunham knocked down five 3s and finished with 17 points. And Clarke had a career-high nine assists.
The combination was too much for Temple, which played all but three minutes without starting guard T.J. DiLeo because of what appeared to be a right ankle injury.
Temple controlled the first nine minutes of the game, then it was all Butler.
The Bulldogs used a 12-0 first-half run to take a 34-26 lead. The Owls cut that deficit to 37-34 at the half.
But Butler opened the second half on a 7-0 run and led by as much as 51-38 with 13:50 left in the game.
Again, Temple charged back, using an 18-5 spurt to tie the score at 56 when Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson completed a three-point play.
The Bulldogs answered again with a dunk from Marshall and a 3 from Dunham, then went on a decisive 8-0 run to make it 72-60 with 3:32 to go.
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Calm down, everyone, Selena Gomez is still single. After appearing at the Warner Music Group/InStyle Grammy after party with a new guy on her arm, many seemed to think Selena had moved on from Justin Bieber.
Not quite the case, according to E! Online. The young man with Selena at the party was actually an old friend, Alfredo Flores. The two have known each other since before she dated Bieber, and they're just friends.
Selena attended the party after dancing the night away at Justin Tumberlake's show at the Hollywood Palladium, tweeting, "He's bringing sexy back… And it's about time!" Included with the tweet was a photo of her dancing with a female friend.
Bieber, on the other hand, wasn't at any Grammy-related events. After not being nominated, he stayed home to pout, while trying to get his live video stream to work. It didn't. It's alright, though, Bieber has his new feud with the Black Keys' drummer Patrick Carney to keep him busy.