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I think that religion didn't cause anything good but only start wars, create gilt , hold science back , repressing women's rights, repress sexual subjects , promotes violence racism sectrianism backwardness discrimination ignorance , violates human rights , opression of homosexuals , bigotry , hatred , extremism , terrorism . But sometimes it helps people cope with their problems. I want to hear your opinions and arguments. Plus excuse my English since it's a second language.
PS : I meant abolish not by forcing but using logic and reason.
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I think any belief in an imagined deity causes only ill. However, repressing it only increases its influence. Look at what happened in Stalinist Russia. When religion was no longer banned, attendance at Orthodox churches went crazy.
Yes, on principal, religion should be abolished as it is factually incorrect and therefore constitutes a tremendous waste of time and effort for those pursue these frivolous things. Imagine if chemical reactions were looked upon with the same awe and reverence as the spells in those damned silly books.
On practicality, the religous masses are rather volatile. Increased effort to directly affect religion on our part may lead to our persecution. They are the majority, whether that fact happens to be pleasent or not.
I think that one day religion will solve itself with out any active effort on our part meaning it could go out of style. There seems to be a strong correlation between poverty ignorance and religion. And the worlds living standards are constantly improving so i wouldn't say that it's far off.
As a goal, I think it would be great to abolish religion. However, in order for that to even be feasible, we need to first fix the causes of religion. We need to abolish poverty, educate everyone, and foster a society which favors logic and reason over appeals to emotion. These are not only goals worth going after in their own right, but the fall of religion will be the natural result of attaining these goals. Religion feeds off of human suffering and ignorance. Eliminate the food source and religion will quietly starve to death.
Poverty is going up, middle income is declining, education levels are dropping, and most appeals in this country are based on emotion. I think we (speaking for the USA) are headed in the wrong direction - based on your goals anyway.
Much of what you just said is simply not true. It just seems that way because sensational news sells and spreads. We are currently living in the most peaceful time in human history. In fact, every year we experience the most peaceful year that humans have ever experienced... and that includes all the wars we're currently waging. Things are getting better, not worse, in that regard. At the same time, our minds, accustomed to peace, are becoming more sensitive to violence. That is, our baseline has shifted from the previous generation. What the previous generation might have shrugged off as a necessary, we might see as a necessary evil while the next generation might see as a preventable evil. Collectively, we are moving towards peace, and that includes the very religious among us. Sure there are exceptions, but the whole of humanity is moving towards peace while a few extremists are becoming increasingly violent which is basically the death throws of their dogma. They are on the decline, so they must become increasingly extreme which pushes them further to the fringe where they will slowly die out.
Now, as far as income inequality goes, that is getting worse in the US. It's pretty much a problem worldwide. However, overall health, wealth and well being worldwide is going up. Even in specific areas like the US. Yes, there is a widening gap between the rich and the poor, but the poor still are getting great educations and incomes by comparison to some of the rest of the world's poor and by comparison to the poor of the past. At the very least, the internet has been a big boon in this sense. We have access to so much information, and yes, the theists are using it too, but the facts are on our side and at this point it's a battle of attrition. We will win this one.
There are constant attacks on education, but these are not new. We have made huge strides in getting religious garbage out of our educational system. Science education is not where we want it to be, but it is still much better than it has been. The mere fact that we're hearing about threats to science education in the news is evidence that we are winning. Fifty years ago, this would not have been news, it would have simply gone in favor of the theist and that would be that.
Basically, what I'm saying is that no, we're not heading in the wrong direction. But we should still stay vigilant against those who would have us move backwards.
Nathaniel - you say the whole of humanity is moving toward peace. I wish I were more positive on the prospects of peace in the world. While it is true that there is peace in Europe, the Middle East is a tinder box, and extremism is spreading across Africa. Pakistan is in an unstable state, and they already have nuclear weapons. Egypt's future and it's relationship with Israel is precarious. China is flexing it's muscles, and Japan feels threatened. Can you imagine a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. North Korea is not much of a direct military threat (right now) but is shipping technology to other regimes. One dirty bomb in a US city will be a catastrophe. We may look back on these days as the "good old days". It has little to do with religion really, and more about economic power. As we pull back, others will seek to fill the leadership void. I truly hope cooler heads prevail, however I think we are in for a very rough patch ahead.
Nathaniel, I agree; the world is more peaceful.
My reason for agreeing? For the first time in all of human history, the few who profit from war will be destroyed in a nuclear exchange.
Emotion (in this case fear of death, fear of nothingness, etc) compels humans to use reason.
The "move backwards" is also a result of fear. The ideologues who would take us backwards appear to be moved by their fear of uncertainty. Their ideology gives them a certainty that doesn't exist.
You cannot outlaw religion and have freedom. Each human being regardless of their beliefs or lack thereof should have the right to be treated as an end in and of themselves and not as a means to an end or a cog is some utopian scheme.
Religion is nonsense. With mass media, social networks and more and better methods of comunication the ideas encapsulated in the various religions will lose in a market place of ideas. Not you me or anyone else has any right to force a person to think or believe or not beleive anything.
We should however hold fast to the right to ridicule, disrespect and criticse religion. It is after all just an idea and ideas deserve no respect other than that they gain through critical analysis..
I like this approach.
"I don't respect your religion and I don't care if that offends you, but you as as person I respect as you deserve that respect by virtue of being human"
If we here agree that religion is a fraud, how difficult are:
1) respect for the victim, and
2) disrespect for the fraud?
Okay, I like prose minimalism.
Agree with the "dumbing down" of politics. Exhibit A: George W. Bush. Being a moron (or a C student, as Dubya himself put it) doesn't disqualify you from being President.
Please. The "dumbing down" I refer to is not that of our leaders as much as it is the general public. Most people know more about the Kardashians and other celebrities than they do about what goes on or about anyone in government.
BTW - Google Al Gore's grades, or John Kerry's for that matter. Not exactly rocket scientists. Quite a raft of Cs and Ds. At least their grades, as well as W's are available for review.
Most people do know more about the Kardashians and other celebrities than they know about what goes on or about anyone in government.
Is that because:
1) people in government do a satisfactory job, or
2) people not in government have low expectations?
3) Both of the above?
About their grades, democracy's defenders say it doesn't guarantee us people who govern well; it guarantees that we can get rid of them without assassination.
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*Mr. Peduto, the Democratic nominee for mayor, said Wednesday that if the Penguins secure an $18 million federal grant to redevelop the 28 acres in the lower Hill District, he doesn't want them coming to the city asking for more public funding.
If the Penguins do not receive the TIGER grant, "then we have to look," Mr. Peduto said. "That's a different scenario."
The SEA failed to secure an $18 million federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, grant to help fund roads, utilities and other infrastructure-related work at the 28-acre site in the lower Hill District.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the award of $474 million in funding for 52 projects in 37 states today under the TIGER program today, but the arena project was not among them.
"It's a disappointment and a setback," SEA executive director Mary Conturo said
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The Pirates sent John Bowker to the Phillies.
Pretty minor stuff. Lopez was good in his half season with the Bucs and won a title with the Giants. Martinez amounted to a fill in arm for the rest of the year. There's been no word on what the Pirates got to complete the January deal with from Cleveland. Bowker still has some potential as a major league hitter but at 27 that time is running short. Good luck to him.
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Colorado Agriculture Day: Come & get it
Think of it as Green Acres meets Top Chef meets West Wing.
The Colorado Agriculture Council has once again teamed up with the American Culinary Federation Colorado Chefs Association to celebrate Colorado Agriculture Day at the state Capitol on Tuesday.
The result is expected to produce mouth-watering food; last year regulars at the Capitol swooned as they described the lamb tacos, strip steak on pesto mash and bison short ribs.
The event at the Capitol includes a news conference with Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia, Ag secretary John Salazar, Sen. Gail Schwartz and Reps. Randy Fischer and Jerry Sonnenberg. The Colorado Agriculture Council will present a check to Food Bank of the Rockies.
And then Colorado chefs, farmers/ranchers and legislators will partner together in groups of three and compete in the second Colorado Farm to Fork cook competition that is expected to have those who work under the Gold Dome salivating all over again.


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MACON, Ga. – The Lipscomb Lady Bisons are well-represented in Atlantic Sun Conference softball recognition.
The conference announced Tuesday that second baseman Brittany Elmore and third baseman Paige Neely were both named First Team All-Conference. Right fielder Gracey Aguirre earned Second Team honors.
Elmore and pitcher Tanner Sanders were unanimous selections for the A-Sun All-Freshman Team. Catcher Mickey Bell was also named to the team.
Center fielder Bree Thurman, with a 4.0 grade point average in accounting, was selected as a member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.
In other awards announced Tuesday Elmore was named A-Sun Freshman of the Year by "College Sports Madness". She was also named First Team All-Conference. Neely was named Second Team as a utility player.
The following is a breakdown on the honored players:
Brittany Elmore
Elmore has been a force for the Purple and Gold on several levels. She has shattered the season record for stolen bases with 33 and ranks 23rd nationally with an average of .61 per game. Batting lead-off she leads the team in hitting (.342), hits (64), runs scored (38) and triples (4).
"As a freshman you want to come in, have an impact and try to get better and learn," LU coach Kristin Ryman said. "Early on in the fall Brittany was resisting some things. Then she finally started talking to us more and we had some good conversations.
"She became more coachable. As coaches it takes us some time to get to know the freshmen and how to coach them. We have to learn what they will respond to and what they won't. That is true with freshmen every year. She has been a joy to coach this season."
Elmore opened the season in right field, but moved to second base after 16 games. She has made only four errors this season.
"She has handled the transition from the outfield to second base extremely well," Ryman said. "I felt like she would because she did have a lot of experience at second in high school and in travel ball.
"She only had a couple of days to practice at second before we went to play Jacksonville. We had to make sure she was where she was supposed to be. She has a good head for second base, but on this level we had to make sure she knew where she was going and what her responsibilities were."
Elmore has an understanding of what she can and can't do on the field. And Ryman thinks that is a key to her success.
"She knows what she is good at and she is always trying to get better at what she is not good at doing," Ryman said. "She plays to her strengths. She is an alert, aggressive player."
The lead-off role can be challenging, but Elmore likes to be the one who sets the table for the rest of the team. She leads the team in multi-hit games with 16 and her nine-game hitting streak was the longest this season for the Lady Bisons.
"She takes a lot of pride in that," Ryman said. "If we are the visiting team she wants to start the game with a hit or she wants to get on base somehow. It is a tough spot, but as intimidating as it may seem to some players there is also the excitement of getting the first shot at a pitcher and setting the tone.
"You want to have a good quality at bat even if you don't get a hit. That puts an impression in the minds of the rest of the team as to how well you hit the pitcher. She has done it the right way for us. She has handled herself really well. She has played such an important role on our team all year long."
Paige Neely
Neely quickly became a part of the team after transferring in January from Austin Peay. She leads the team in on base percentage (.387), runs batted in (37) and total bases (95). She is second on the team in several categories - hitting (.327) slugging percentage (.556), home runs (9), hits (56) and runs scored (36).
"There were so many things that she had to learn so quickly since she didn't spend the fall with us," Ryman said. "One of the biggest things that has helped is that she is all-around the best athlete on our team.
"She handled the transition so well. I can only imagine how difficult it would be to practice and prepare with one team in the fall and two months later be in a new environment."
Change was the theme of the season for Neely. She had been a shortstop at Austin Peay, but moved to center field to start the season for the Lady Bisons. After 16 games she moved to third base. Against Mercer she filled in for a few innings at shortstop in the final game of the series.
"There was so much change for her in a short period of time," Ryman said. "That can be frustrating, but she has handled it so well on the field. She came in open-minded from a defensive perspective. She was willing to play wherever we wanted to put her.
"She has let her play do the talking. After a week or so of practice I don't think there was one girl on our team who could have said she didn't deserve to be on the field somewhere. The first impression she made was good."
Neely has developed into a home run threat this season. She is second on the team in multiple-hit games with 15 and second in multiple-RBI games with eight.
"Paige is one of those players who does so much on her own that a lot of people don't see," Ryman said. "She comes in and does extra hitting all of the time. You see the effort that she puts in away from practice and from games come through in how she plays, her mentality and how she carries herself on the field."
Gracey Aguirre
Aguirre has overcome a couple of injuries this season. She is 48th in the country in doubles and leads the team with 13, a career high. She is third on the team in hitting with a .318 average. Her 14 strikeouts are the lowest on the team.
"So much of what Gracey does can go unnoticed," Ryman said. "She doesn't say a lot. But every time we played someone in the conference she had a knack for getting on base, putting the ball in play and making things happen.
"She is like Caroline Mason was for us. She is going to get a few home runs and get some doubles, but is also going to have a pretty high average. At times that can go unnoticed if you aren't putting up huge home run numbers."
Aguirre has batted clean-up for 24 games. LU is 19-5 in those games.
"I am proud of her for battling through injuries that she has dealt with on-and-off throughout the year," Ryman said, "She really took off the second half of the year.
"For the second year in a row she has had the fewest number of strikeouts on our team. That is pretty impressive to do as a freshman and sophomore to have that type of impact offensively. Her consistency this year has set her apart."
Tanner Sanders
Sanders has won 17 games, tying her for second in the NCAA era for most victories on the team by a freshman.
"We look at Tanner and opposing coaches look at Tanner and say, 'Talent, talent, talent'," Ryman said. "I think that the sky is the limit for her.
"We are continuing to work for her on some mechanical things. She has battled through some injuries that a lot of people wouldn't know about."
Sanders and Heather Parker have split the work this season.
"Tanner has the ability to get it done," Ryman said. "When she is on she is as tough a pitcher as anyone in our conference.
"She has had a very impressive freshman year. Coming in as a freshman and throwing essentially half of our innings is impressive. If she continues to work and tweak the little mechanical things she can be an all-conference pitcher the rest of her career."
Mickey Bell
Bell started every game behind the plate and consistently batted fifth in the order. She only struck out 16 times.
"I think any time you are a freshman and start regularly you are going to get noticed," Ryman said. "I think where you stand out a little bit more is by being in a key position. She was starting every day at catcher and hitting in the middle part of the order so she was going to get noticed.
"Offensively, there are moments you can say Mickey is a really great hitter. There are other moments where she might go 0-for-3. From an average standpoint she probably didn't it as well as she is capable of doing, but she found a way to stay in the middle part of our lineup and have an impact."
Ryman expects Bell to put up stronger numbers with each passing season.
"Mickey is very much a player who thinks about the game and thinks about what to do next," Ryman said. "All of our freshmen have learned lessons. To apply them in the future will be important. We asked a lot of her and we want to ask even more from her.
"She doesn't strike out a lot. She is very good with two strikes. It is important to have people who can consistently put the ball in play and that is something that she brings. She has a good head on her shoulders. She will continue to get better."
Bree Thurman
Thurman finished strong in center field this season. She has balanced the demand of Division I softball with accounting, one of the toughest degrees at Lipscomb. She has posted a 4.0 and was the only member of the A-Sun All-Conference team with a 4.0 grade point average.
"Bree has always been a smart kid," Ryman said. "She has always had very high expectations of herself in every area, especially in her school work.
"Keeping As has always been very important to her. And to come and do it at the college level, and to do at a school like Lipscomb that is very well-known from an academic standpoint, speaks volumes for her, for her work ethic and her discipline in the classroom."


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Altitude wrote:Arp: Dont have to do anything as long as the controlling device sends arp out as midi
Breath controller: No breath controller input on the TX81z. My DX7 had one and the other keyboards may but none of the rack units do (I have a TX802 also)
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Friday, June 05, 2009
We live in interesting times
Any major reform requires costings and processes to be carefully developed so that it is introduced in a responsible and transparent manner. I know that there is a lot of work happening behind the scenes at the national level to address the detail for the changes that were announced by the Health Minister in the Budget. Also state and territory health departments are working on policies for homebirth and water birth. South Australia has its policies published, and I think some of the other states are also moving ahead well in this area. If anyone reading this blog knows of web links for relevant policies, please pass them on either through the comments or by email email@example.com
Although the midwifery reforms announced in the Budget (indemnity, Medicare and PBS) are hugely significant to independent midwives and the women who employ us, the reforms are a lifeline to the whole midwifery profession. The midwife's scope of practice in all settings will be freed from some of the unreasonable restrictions that have all but stifled the profession and prevented midwives from practising as defined in the ICM Definition of the Midwife.
I anticipate that, from November 2010, midwifery will move from the obstetrician's-assistant- shiftworker-nurse model to that of a distinct professional who has authority for a unique model of care in which the woman and her known midwife primary carer work in a special partnership, with the purpose of promoting health of both mother and baby through the promotion and protection of physiological processes linked to normal birth and nurture of infants.
I anticipate that Medicare payments will enable health services to set up a range of options that are attractive to both mothers and midwives, in which midwives provide primary maternity care for women, integrating their care with the specialist obstetric and other medical services in the hospitals as and when needed. There will be no need for the cost shifting that goes on now, with women being sent to doctors for the prenatal care to take pressure off the hospital budget.
I anticipate that university midwifery departments will celebrate the reduction of the theory-practice gap that has plagued them for many years. The career options for midwives who want to practise midwifery will be greatly expanded.
I have been in touch with Patrice Hickey, Victorian branch President of the Australian College of Midwives, (ACM Vic) and I would like to acknowledge the work of the ACM throughout this process on behalf of midwives and birthing women.
We live in interesting times!
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- Melissa Maimann said...
Dear Joy,
Actually, I think this private-midwifey-for-hospital-birth thing will really take off because not only do women value continuity of midwifery care, but the hospitals too will have an incentive to provide care in this manner. What is being proposed can also be seen as a cost-shifting exercise whereby maternity care may be funded by the Commonwealth instead of the State. It makes sense for the hospital to contract the care of women to private midwives who are Commonwealth funded.
Also, I like the recognition placed in the value of continuity of midwifery care, but the changes will open it up for so many more women.
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- Joy Johnston said...
Yes Melissa. I think the changes will also result in more incentive for public hospitals to provide the option of home birth as part of the caseload midwifery service.
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- daydreamer and midwife said...
I am hoping for the best regarding this issue for all of you working there - thanks for keeping the rest of the world updated :)
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Justin Gaston Weds Melissa Ordway - First Wedding Pictures!
Justin Gaston and Melissa Ordway have tied the knot!
The 24-year-old singer-songwriter and the 29-year-old actress married in a private ceremony on Saturday (September 22) in Atlanta, Georgia.
After the ceremony, the newlyweds stepped outside of the church and took photos in front of their "just married" car and held up "thank you" signs.
"It's official!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤," Melissa tweeted.
Justin starred in the web-series If I Can Dream and previously dated Miley Cyrus. Melissa is one of the stars of the Teen Nick series Hollywood Heights, which will air its season finale on October 5.
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In whatever you do, or wherever you travel today, may you have a wonderful and happy day!
Last week I invited you to celebrate along with me today, and in honour of this day I have posted three of my own posts in celebration of Ireland, and on my blog 'Over thy dead body' there's a St. Patrick monument to have a look at, so I hope you'll have a peek. I'm raising my morning tea in a toast to the following bloggers who are joining in the celebration:
Aillin of Australian Genealogy Journeys. Aillin's ancestry is more than 60% Irish and she has posted a lovely tribute to her Irish Ancestors, including a word cloud showing where in Ireland they lived, and an awesome YouTube Video featuring a huge flash mob of Irish Dancers at Sydney's Central Station. I Love It! I hope you'll stop by and wish Aillin a Happy St. Patrick's Day.
Happy Birthday Wishes and Happy St. Patrick's Day to Colleen at Leaves & Branches. Colleen loves St. Patrick's Day, and her Irish heritage, and "has the freckles to prove it". Please stop by and wish Colleen a Happy Day in all ways for her birthday and St. Paddy's Day.
Mary at Mary's Musings is out of town all week, and said she probably won't have computer access, but wanted to join in the fun. Now that's dedication. I hope you'll stop by her blog and wish her a Happy St. Patrick's day.
Carol at Reflections from The Fence sends out Happy St. Patrick's Day wishes. I hope you'll stop by her blog and give her good wishes in return.
In honor of St. Patrick's Day Karen at Genealogy Frame of Mind is sharing "a bit on my early "Irish" ancestors - the Regan's of Surry County, Virginia". Stop by Karen's blog and wish her and the Regans a Happy St. Patrick's Day.
Heather Rojo of Nutfield Genealogy stopped by to say: "In Londonderry/Derry, Northern Ireland there will be a parade at 2:30 with the theme "World Myths". Here in their sister city of little Londonderry, NH, our high school marching band will be honored in the New York City St. Patrick's parade (not such a little band- over 400 members fresh back from the 2011 Pasadena Rose Bowl and the 2010 Chinese Olympics!)." New York City is celebrating the 250th anniversary of St. Patrick's Day parades; what a great time for them to participate. Pop by and wish Heather a Happy St. Patrick's Day.
If you want to find out more about the New York parade, and watch live streaming video, visit their website New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade .
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Ever since I can remember I have sewn and drawn. My Mum taught me how to use an ancient Frister and Rossman hand cranked sewing machine when I was eight, I combined the two mediums and I have never looked back.
Now further down my creative journey I work from the Sorting Office Studios in Eastleigh, Hampshire, and I make one-off, framed and unframed Machine Embroideries using an industrial Bernina 950 sewing machine. I create embroideries which contain figures set in the outdoors, always smiling and usually depicted within a story.
I have admired the skill of quilt making but I have always been daunted by the "maths" that I imagined accompanied the structure of a quilt, no matter how many makers told me it didn't have to be like that I wasn't convinced, however it never stopped me buying yet more fabric to add to my fabric stash. Then in early 2016 I spent the weekend with two friends, one of which is a very talented and accomplished quilt maker and she showed me how to make a machine pieced random strip quilt top. Suddenly I was free and I had found a technique that suited me. In the following winter evenings I spent my time hand quilting it, and loving every moment, I am now working on my sixth quilt and already thinking about the colour scheme for my next!
For me it's all about stitch and colour, the placing of colour, the way in which colours react and work together, and the pure delight of the rhythm of stitch whether it's by machine or hand I can never get enough.
I know how lucky I am to sew all day and all evening.
I am always interested in new ways and opportunities to work with fellow quilters and stitch enthusiasts. I teach free machine embroidery and give workshops and talks to groups and guilds as well as selling and exhibiting my machine embroideries. Whether you'd like to discuss one of my classes or have me visit your guild or group you can find my contact details below.
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Hi mates,
I'm trying to produce and algorithm that counts (base 10) and display in such a manner:
Numbers 0 to 9 will produce this output: ((0)(1)(2)(3).....(8)(9))
Numbers 10 to 20 will produce this ouput: ((00)(01)(02)...(09)(10)(11)...(20))
The thing is each time the number gets larger, I would like to cons it in a nice way.
if I call (method 1) then produce ((0)(1)....)
if I call (method 2) then produce ((00)(01)(02).....)
if I call (method 3) then produce ((000)(001)(002)....)
this is my current code which produce terrible output:
(define str "")
(define (method n str)
(if (= n 0)
(display str)
(let loop ((i 0))
(if (< i 52)
(list (method (- n 1)(list str i)))
(loop (+ i 1)))))))
I have been racking my brains on this problem for a week now. Hope u guys will have a solution for me. =)


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Little Giants Take NCAC Indoor T&F Titleby Brent Harris • March 5, 2011 Share:
Wabash claimed its first North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Track and Field title Saturday afternoon thanks to a solid team effort in Saturday's finals. The Little Giants scored a total of 208 points, snapping Ohio Wesleyan University string of three consecutive conference crowns.
The Little Giants had taken an 11-point lead on Friday evening, but saw Ohio Wesleyan close the gap midway through Saturday's competition.
View photos from the championship meet here.
Head Coach Clyde Morgan expected the finish to be tight, and had prepared his team for the tough road ahead.
"I told the guys Monday at practice this meet was going to be like a heavyweight fight. There will be some tough moments, and Ohio Wesleyan will make a run because they are a championship team. We just kept fighting. I've won championships before when I was at Thiel College. Today I watched these guys perform like Wabash men and battle for every point. It goes back to our motto of NBU (Nothing Breaks Us). We just kept battling."
Senior Matt Scheller got the Little Giants off to a good start in the morning field events session, winning his second individual conference title of the meet. He produced the top mark in the weight throw with a winning distance of 16.50 meters (54 feet, 1.75 inches). Scheller's next-to-last throw proved to be the difference, surpassing the top mark of OWU's Jon Rux (16.08 meters). Teammate Alex Moseman earned All-NCAC honors with a third-place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 14.45 meters (47 feet, 5 inches). Scheller (below right) was named the Men's Most Outstanding Field Athlete of the meet after winning the shot put Friday night by setting a new school record with a mark of 15.10 meters (49 feet, 6.50 inches).
The trio of Jake Waterman, Kevin McCarthy, and Donavan White proved to be too much to handle in the 800-meter run. Waterman claimed the individual title with a winning time of 1:53.07, while McCarthy used a strong finish to take second place with a time of 1:54.03. White added key points to the Wabash total with a sixth-place finish (1:57.75).
"That's where we new we had the title," Morgan said. "We know going in that our three 800 runners were strong and they came through for us. McCarthy was in seventh with a little over 150 meters to go and was fighting the flu.He battled his way up to second to score some big points for us. Donavan dropped down to the 800 and really gutted it out for sixth. It was a great individual performance. Waterman came out of the gate and hammered it like an All-American should."
Another key performer for the Little Giants was sophomore John Haley. Haley earned individual all-conference honors with two third-place finishes in the 200- and 400-meter dashes. He added fourth-place points to the Wabash total in the 55-meter hurdles, and was part of two second-place relays for the Little Giants — the 800- and 1600-meter relays.
Haley took third in the 200 with a time of 22.90. Freshman Sean Hildebrand was eighth in the event with a time of 22.43. Haley's time of 51.10 was also good enough for third in the 400-meter dash, scoring the only points for Wabash in that event. He finished the hurdles in 8.08 to take fourth, trailing teammate Patrick Posthauer who earned All-NCAC honors with a third place finish at 7.98. Billy Rosson was sixth with a time of 8.17.
Haley joined Hildebrand, Chet Riddle, and Vann Hunt in the 800-meter relay, finishing second with a time of 1:31.79. The quartet of Haley (below left), Riddle, James Kervan, and Waterman also grabbed second place in the 1600-meter relay with a time of 3:27.94.
"Haley is just an athlete," Morgan said. "To run the hurdles, the 200, 400, and both relays is just not human. And remember he had to run the prelims in the individual events Friday and then run them again in the finals on Saturday. I asked him to do it earlier this week and he just looked at me and said 'OK Coach.' He just went out and gave us everything he had. It was an unbelievable effort."
Wabash scored major points in the pole vault, as well. Sophomore Matt Knox claimed all-conference honors and the individual title by clearing 4.60 meters (15 feet, 1 inch). Trevor Young also claimed all-conference with a third-place finish by clearing 4.10 meters (13 feet, 5.25 inches). Sam Glowinski scored four points for Wabash with his fifth-place finish (4 meters; 13 feet, 1.50 inches), while Wesley Adams added two points with a seventh-place finish (3.65 meters; 11 feet, 11.75 inches).
Seth Einterz added another All-NCAC award to his collection with a second-place finish in the 3000-meter run. He finished the race in 8:38.01. Teammate Justin Allen scored for the Little Giants with his seventh-place finish (8:51.46). Allen also finished fifth in the mile run (4:20.56), while McCarthy added a seventh-place finish in the event (4:23.98).
Freshman Charles Smothers ran his fastest time of the year in the 55-meter dash, finishing second by crossing the finish line in 6.54, 1/100th of a second behind event winner Ethan Freet from OWU (6.53). Hildebrand took fifth place (6.67), and Hunt was seventh (6.71). Hunt took all-conference honors in the long jump, finishing third with a leap of 6.28 meters (20 feet, 7.25 inches). Posthauer was fifth in the final (6.19 meters; 20 feet, 3.75 inches), and Smothers took seventh place (5.97 meters; 19 feet, 7 inches).
John Bogucki took fourth place in the high jump, clearing 1.84 meters (6 feet, 0.50 inches). Posthauer was fifth (1.81 meters; 5 feet, 11.25 inches), while Devin Kelley took eighth place (1.72 meters; 5 feet, 7.75 inches).
"I've talked to this team throughout the season about being who they are," Morgan said. "We've lost some guys from last year's team. We addressed those issues. I told them you have to come together and believe in each other. This weekend we came together. NBU can get you through adversity. They did that this weekend."
Wabash finished with 208 total points, while Ohio Wesleyan scored 202. Allegheny was a distance third place with 86 points, with the host Oberlin College Yeomen finishing fourth with 85.5 points. Kenyon (40), Denison (35), Wittenberg (31), and Wooster (14.5) completed the team scoring.
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'Twas a good answer.Does their role differ if one joins by chrismation/confirmation than by baptism and chrismation?
No idea who my god parent even is lol
My godmother was my father's sister, and she never really took an interest in us. She was simply a godmother on paper only.However, I had the world's best godfather! He was my mother's brother.He drove from Pennsylvania to Michigan in a snow storm for an "emergency" baptism. I was rather premature and barely weighed 5 pounds. Back in the day, there weren't all these fancy machines to keep babies alive. I got popped in an incubator for a couple of days and then was sent home. Since I was early, our priest was at the hospital awaiting my arrival! LOL! How honored can I be? Since it looked like I was stable, he simply gave me a blessing when I was born and said he would baptize when preparations were made.So, my uncle drove through the snow storm in order to come and get me baptized as soon as possible, in case I wasn't going to make it.I was baptized on day 3 of life, in my parents' house (not in church - due to snow storm). I have a photo of my godfather simply holding me on the palm of his hand. I think I never left his palm after that. He was always there. Whatever I needed.Eventually he and my grandfather moved to Michigan to be near us, and when my father passed away, leaving my mother alone with two young kids (both his godchildren), without a word, he took us in, and became the best "father" a kid could ever ask for.He made sure we went to church every Sunday. He taught us to ride our bikes, drive a car, and stand on our own two feet. He taught us about limits, morals and ethics. He taught us, by being himself. He was a great Orthodox Christian. My whole family was/is. By their example they have taught us. No matter how dirty the job, menial the labor, long the hours, he would do whatever work he could to get by, and he would never complain, but, would thank God for what we did have...no matter how tired he was, no matter how down he was, no matter if there was a snow storm....we were all going to church....and we didn't just "attend" services, no.....we had to "do" stuff. We had to do whatever we could for the Church, not just ourselves. I knew that before they came to the US they went to Brazil, and my family took an active role in building an Orthodox Church. My grandfather did the carpentry, and whittled the Royal Gates, my uncle (godfather) painted/wrote the icons, my mother laid the floor....every night after work, all three would be found in church, working.I can't remember a time in my life that my godfather wasn't active in the church. When I was young he was the Starosta, and we were all his little helpers. We got to church first to open the doors, and light the candles. We stood behind the candle stand to sell the candles. We were the first ones there and the last to leave, making sure everything was in order and locked up tight.When he got older he became the Altar Starosta (we ran out of altar boys...dry spell), so, he was always there....a "senior" altar boy. He kept the Altar clean, in order, things ordered in time,....always serving at the Altar of God. He never took money for any of it, even when offered, because he believed it an honor to serve God in any capacity.He was in church, serving in the Altar, up until the day he had a stroke. In the hospital he asked for an icon to stand near him. He had Holy Unction, Holy Confession and Communion. He suffered for six weeks. Once again, he asked for the Holy Mysteries, and died that evening.However, even when in pain, lying there humiliated and not being able to move or care for himself, he still thought of others....giving instructions to me (I was the only who was able to understand his very garbled post-stroke speech) to take some of his money and buy my sister's kids back to school supplies....and to always be patient with each other and forgive each other when we quarreled, and to always go to church, etc.With his life he was the best example. Kids learn by imitating what they see. If only I could imitate what I saw. He was always generous, helpful to everyone, industrious, never gave up, and was always content with whatever God sent his way.Leaving the cemetery, after his funeral, I encountered a homeless man standing on the street corner with a sign. I had my uncle's wallet with me, and I thought it only fitting that his last earthly dollar would go where he would have himself put it....in to the outstretched, grimy hand of the homeless man. I pulled over and gave the man the money and told him it was from my "just" buried uncle and the man cried....and said he would pray for him.When my uncle was alive, all I did was watch him and help him.Since his passing, I have tried to imitate what he taught me and am no longer satisfied to just come to church and pray...and then just leave. I must be active. I have no other choice. ...and because I have tried to do what he did, I have found my life to be getting fuller and more joyful with each passing moment. There's is no greater reward then the happiness you feel, when you've helped someone. Without his, and my mother's wonderful examples, training and encouragement, I would not be where I am today, nor whom I am today.It's been 8 years since he passed away....and we pray for him every day....as we know he prays for us. I imagine he has found some new way to serve God in "that" world, because I know he wouldn't just be idle. He once gave me an prayer book. It has an inscription in it from his buddy, who gifted the book to him. On the next page, he inscribed it to me - "for prayerful remembrance, from your godfather." I hold that prayer book in my hands every evening as we read our evening prayers....and remember him.I still miss him so much.I hope your godparent/sponsor will have as profound an affect on you, as mine had, and still has, on me.
Quote from: celticfan1888 on September 25, 2012, 01:57:55 PMNo idea who my god parent even is lolWho was standing next to you at your chrismation?
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It wasn't love at first sight. We grew up in the same town, attended Catholic schools, and even dated each other for a few months in high school and sporadically during college. And then came that pivotal New Year's Eve when Gerri's date got sick and Bob talked his way into a date with her. It was a "storybook" evening! After talking and laughing through two lousy movies, trudging through an unexpected foot of fresh snow, encountering a dead battery and riding home in a police cruiser, we were more than just friends.
As Gerri says, "For me, it was stunning! Through high school, the sisters taught us to pray the Rosary daily for a good husband. I did, although somewhat halfheartedly, even though I was focused on a career with the FBI. I really didn't expect my prayers to be heard! Bob even gave me a rosary as a wedding gift, with our wedding date inscribed on the back of the crucifix. And like a fool with a good luck charm, I tucked it away in a drawer because my prayers had been answered — I married a good husband."
As we prepared for marriage, words from Ephesians 5 caught our attention: "Wives be submissive to your husbands." When we coupled those words with our priest's instruction to "follow your conscience with regard to family planning," we concluded that contraception was a necessity, and we quickly fell into the birth control trap. It left us feeling empty. We had our two children, and thus had met our societal obligations by statistically replacing ourselves. But we were no longer lovers — giving for the good of the other — and it was having a ripple effect on our family. As we further embraced "cafeteria Catholicism," picking and choosing the teachings that fit our lifestyle, we skipped basic things like grace before meals and Sunday Mass if it was inconvenient when traveling. Just as St. Peter began to sink while walking on water when he took his eyes off Christ, so too did we start to sink when we took our eyes off Christ and missed the truth, beauty and goodness of marriage.
Nature never forgives and man sometimes forgives, but God always forgives, and He blessed us with the grace to change. We read Pope Paul VI's encyclical Humanae Vitae ("Of Human Life") and many other Catholic writings and realized that children are gifts — "love with a name" — and not simply the by-products of marriage. Together we learned natural family planning. When we rejected birth control and understood how to "read" our signs of fertility and infertility, we experienced how and why the marital act can be profound, holy and good. Furthermore, this knowledge enabled us to cooperate with God's grace and welcome three more children into our family.
These changes made a profound impact on our marriage, but this was only the beginning. We were gaining a greater understanding of our Faith, but we needed to live it on a daily basis. We had to tell our children that our past ways were the wrong ways; we needed a new direction. We explained why we must pray before meals, make Mass and the sacraments a priority, and center our lives in Christ. Our children responded: among other things, the youngest learned to read because he wanted to lead the litany we recited as a family each evening during Lent one year; the kids pointed to pictures of Jesus and Mary if there was an argument during dinner, and they reminded us to check the Sunday Mass times when we were traveling. No more excuses! We had to live what we believed 24/7, and the kids were helping us do that.
As we struggled to live marriage God's way, we experienced unlimited access to his mercy, and that was life-changing! We could no longer ignore his outstretched arms. The rosary is well-worn now; the wedding date on the crucifix is barely discernible. We returned to Ephesians 5 years ago and continued reading: "Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the Church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish." Oh! We had missed this part early in our marriage.
Now we often reflect on Ephesians 5. It is one of the many delicacies offered at the "gourmet banquet" of the entire body of Catholic teaching. Our taste buds long for the richness of the Faith. "Cafeteria Catholicism" will never satisfy. We no longer settle for the din of the cafeteria; we want only the truth, beauty and goodness of the banquet!
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Sir, one thing I want to know,Is there a city named "Ur" in your country? It relates to our place. Because we were having trade with Messapodamia before Christ.
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In the summer of 2011 I got to know one of the greatest little drive-ins in the world, 160 miles southwest of Chicago: the Galva Autovue. Nothing elaborate. Just two outdoor screens planted where a cornfield used to be, surrounded by cornfields. But on a warm and starry night, with a couple of hundred patrons in their cars and dozens of kids running back and forth to the concession hut, "Captain America: The First Avenger" never looked better.
That summer the Autovue, owned and operated by Justin West, was one of many existing drive-ins faced with an expensive decision: join the conversion from old-fashioned 35mm prints to digital projection, at a cost of up to $70,000 per screen, or close up shop and add another ozoner to the casualty list.
I called West the other day for an update, spurred by a recent report that the National Association of Theatre Owners and Cinedigm, suppliers of digital equipment, were trying to make it a bit easier on the little guys faced with that decision. According to NATO, 90 percent of the nation's drive-in owners have yet to go digital. By the end of the year, the studios may well make good on their threat, or their promise, to release no more nuthin' on old-fashioned, projectable film stock.
From the Los Angeles Times: "To address the problem, NATO and Cinedigm have agreed to extend an existing program that uses so-called 'virtual print fees,' paid by studios, to finance the deployment of digital projectors. 'Traditional movie theaters across the nation have embraced the many benefits of digital cinema,' said John Fithian, president of NATO. 'Cinedigm and NATO's collaborative efforts have played a significant role in that transition and we are thrilled to partner with Cinedigm again to bring drive-ins into the digital age.'"
West's response? He hasn't seen the assistance figures yet, but: "I don't want to see my theaters close. So I'm hoping to convert this summer. That's my only option."
Prints of films were getting hard to find last summer, he says. "I remember driving 200 miles round-trip to Muscatine, Iowa, just south of Davenport, to pick up a print of the latest 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid.' And it wasn't that great a film. But it was getting sparse for kids' movies late in the season."
When he converts to digital, West must also build new and air-conditioned projection booths. He notes that for the Autovue, which stays open for four or five months on weekends only, getting first-run movies "on the break" (the week of the nationwide opening) remains a challenge. "Just because you convert to digital doesn't mean you have access to a first-run copy," he says.
Still, says West, rumors indicate the studios will continue striking an old-fashioned print edition or two of the latest "Iron Man" or the newest wannabe blockbuster for archival purposes.
And for various reasons — nostalgia, access to well-liked classics not yet available digitally, stubborn adherence to tradition — West will hang onto his 35mm projection equipment when conversion time comes.
"Even in the last 20, 30 years, formats have come and gone in a heartbeat," he says. "And look at film. Film has remained steady for 100 years."
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Robot designed to handle payloads up to 8 kg at 100 cycles per minute
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Assessment In Math and Science: What's The Point? "Is This Going to Count?" Assessment does not compete for valuable teaching time; it is teaching time. This workshop shows how embedding assessment into everyday curriculum turns performance tasks into learning activities. Well-designed assessment allows teachers to shape subsequent instruction according to what their students have and have not understood. D
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Whole Child, The: A Caregiver's Guide to the First Five Years "Listening to Families" Ways to help families deal with everyday problems and life crises. D
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Mother Nature's Child: Growing Outdoors in the Media Age This documentary looks at how nature - an increasingly rare influence on today's children - is essential to their health and development. The film focuses on ways that nature supports cognitive and physical development, creativity, emotional balance, and spiritual awareness - and to inspire action to get our children out of doors.G
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Making Meaning In Literature: A Workshop for Teachers, Grades 6-8 "Workshop 5. Student Diversity" The varied viewpoints necessary for valuable class discussions are celebrated in this program. The group talks about the diversity of their students and how their interactions with literature are shaped in part by their life experiences, unique thoughts, and previous reading experiences. They examine the worth of using the lens of multiple perspectives to examine a work of literature, and offer suggestions for ways to encourage each student to contribute to the ongoing classroom conversation. D
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In Search of the Novel "Who Owns The Novel?" This workshop probes the living nature of the novel by illustrating how each reader makes a novel his or her own. It shows how the interpretation of a novel can change, depending on the reader's culture, class, generation, gender, and personality. D
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Tommy Tang's Easy Thai Cooking "Ayuthaya Ruins, The 2nd Capital of Thailand" Grilled Eggplant Salad, Fried Snapper with chili sauce, Shrimp Panang and Hom Mali Rice are served.G
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Sara's Weeknight Meals "Latin All-Stars with Maricel Presilla" Famed Latin American chef and food historian Maricel Presilla shares her favorite dishes and cooking techniques with Sara. Her Zucchini Cuban-Style Cherry Tomato Sofrito with Almond Cacao Picada is vegetarian, but satisfying enough for die hard carnivores. A thick and hearty Mayan Turkey Stew has the unique taste of tomatillos and tortillas on the side. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Rick Steves' Europe: The Making Of" After 16 years and more than 100 travel shows, Rick and his crew take you behind the scenes to show you just how they produce this series. Joining the crew as they scamper through Milan and around Lake Como, you'll follow the creative process as the challenges and surprises that come with travel are shaped into a finished show. D
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Equitrekking "Jordan: Wadi Rum, Aqaba & Jerash" Host Darley Newman travels throughout the small, Middle Eastern country of Jordan to experience culture, history and adventure. While in the capital city of Amman, Darley's local guide Ibrahim leads to a bustling downtown market and shopping district. In an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour, viewers learn about the history and characteristics of the Arabian breed in Darley's interview with HRH Princess Alia at the Royal Stables in Amman. D
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P. Allen Smith's Garden Home "Texture, Pattern and Rhythm" Smith demonstrates the three design elements throughout his garden. He also offers tips on taking care of espalier fruit trees.G
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Ask This Old House "Insulating a Wall; Repointing a Fieldstone Foundation" Host Kevin O'Connor works with an insulation contractor to show the proper way to insulate a wall using fiberglass batts. Then Kevin, along with landscape contractor Roger Cook, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and general contractor Tom Silva, asks "What is it?" Afterward, Tom helps a homeowner repoint a fieldstone foundation. D
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For Your Home "Victory Junction" With a lot of help from her friends, Vicki creates a much needed lounge space for the bighearted counselors of Victory Junction, a camp for children with extremely debilitating diseases. D
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Katie Brown Workshop "Refreshing Remodeling 101" The first episode in the three-part home makeover features a walk-through of Katie's Amagansett, NY home with experts. Before-and-after photos document the progress. D
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Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting "The Great Cover Up" Fons and Porter share their techniques for making a quilt as you go quilt and dressing up the seams with giant rickrack. D
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Donna Dewberry Show "Seasonal Secrets" Learn how to paint fall pumpkins, Christmas poinsettias and other seasonal projects to welcome your guests. Then learn how to create a clutch purse to accessorize your holiday outfits. D
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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Breakfast Show Stoppers" Bridget Lancaster updates a lost recipe and shows host Christopher Kimball how to make Monkey Bread. then, equipment expert Adam Reid reviews toasters, and tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of decaf coffee. Finally, Julia Collin Davison uncovers the secrets to making a Dutch Baby at home. D
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Theater Talk "Gore Vidal: The Best Man" In a classic Theater Talk encore, writer Gore Vidal talks about The Best Man, his timeless political drama, currently being revived on Broadway. The play speaks as relevantly about politics today as it did when it was first produced in 1960. Vidal also discusses his close acquaintance with other political figures ranging from J.F. D
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The Florida Panthers Wednesday morning recalled goalie Jacob Markstrom from their AHL affiliate in San Antonio.
The Panthers have lost five in a row and lead the NHL in goals allowed. Both starting goaltenders Jose Theodore and Scott Clemensen have been struggling with a 3.37 and 4.32 goals-against-average, respectively. Theodore, 36, is 4-6-2 and in the last season of a two-year deal. Clemmensen, 35, is 0-1-2 and has a year remaining on his contract.
Markstrom, 23 has longed been projected as the Panthers' future starting goaltender. Markstrom is expected to start Thursday night in Philadelphia against the Flyers.
Markstrom, a second-round pick by the Panthers (31st overall) in 2008, is 16-15-2 for the Rampage this season with three shutouts in 33 starts with a 2.65 GAA and a .920 save percentage. He's 10-5-2 in games when he has made 30 saves or more. The 6-foot-6 Swede has allowed two goals or less goals in 11 of his last 16 starts.
Markstrom, who was called up briefly in each of the last two seasons, has a 2-5-1 NHL record with a 2.70 GAA.


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Greg and Julie Wilkinson of Liberty and nephew Tanner McGraw (far right), a Mississippi State senior, are making their first trip to the College World Series in Omaha. Photo by: Scott Walters/Dispatch Staff
June 17, 2013 9:59:37 AM
OMAHA, Neb. -- Mississippi State University and Louisiana State University find themselves on opposite sides of the bracket at the College World Series.
The Bulldogs and Tigers are together, though, in about every other aspect of life this week at TD Ameritrade Park.
The two bitter Southeastern Conference rivals have brought the two largest travel parties to the Midwest. The stadium parking lot is littered by MSU and LSU tailgate tents. Whether the fans are pulling for one another - well that is a totally different, confusing story.
"I just don't really care for LSU," said West Point resident Bruce Harrison, who attended LSU's opening-round 2-1 loss to UCLA in Sunday's late game. "I just as soon they lose their two games and go home as soon as possible."
MSU is 1-0 in the tournament and will play Indiana University at 7 tonight. LSU now faces the University of North Carolina in an elimination game at 2 p.m. Tuesday. If MSU and LSU both win its respective side of the bracket, the two teams would meet for the national championship in a three-game series, starting a week from today.
"Seeing LSU and State play for the championship would make me the happiest person around," said Julie Wilkerson, a lifelong LSU fan and MSU graduate, who lives along the Mississippi/Louisiana line in Liberty. "I have always been able to pull for both teams without a problem. LSU is my No. 1 priority. But I sure would love to see the Bulldogs get (to the championship series)."
MSU senior Tanner McGraw has been watching the strife up close and personal. Julie Wilkinson is his aunt. Julie's husband, Greg, is an MSU graduate and die-hard Bulldog supporter. The Wilkinson family invited McGraw to tag along on their first Omaha experience.
"It really is funny," said McGraw, who sought relief from a summer school professor to take this extended leave during the middle of class. "Both my uncle and aunt are passionate about their sports. I grew up in Woodville (also along the Mississippi/Louisiana border). I have never had anything for LSU, because the people I am around are difficult to live with, especially when they are having success."
Allegiances aside, all three have enjoyed every aspect of their first trip to the College World Series.
"The whole town of Omaha is part of the tournament," Greg Wilkinson said. "I can't say the experience has been even better than I thought it would be, because I had really high expectations. The baseball is so good here and this is an incredible stadium to watch a game. The experience has been unreal."
Elsewhere in the stadium, the Smith family sat directly behind the LSU dugout Sunday night. This group included the husband and wife team of Larry and Sheila Smith, as well as Larry's brother, Austin Smith, and his wife, Cynthia. Both families have deep roots from Winston County.
Larry and Sheila were decked out in their purple and gold while Austin and Cynthia were attired in Maroon and White. Still, the quartet sat together Sunday night and very much desires the only two Southeastern Conference teams in the field to meet for the championship.
"Personally, I think it would be really great for the league if the two teams played for the championship," Larry said. "There is a lot of baseball left to be played but both teams are good enough for that. As much as we hate one another in football, I think it is totally different in baseball.
"Both teams are very good and both teams have a lot of tradition. It is really intense when you play one another, but the rest of the time it's OK when they both win. Of course, it's a rivalry. If the teams play for the championship, they will have to turn people away."
LSU and MSU both played in the same World Series in 1990, 1997 and 1998. The duo is now finally back together after a 15-year hiatus. The togetherness is not just playing in the same tournament either; MSU and LSU are both housed in the same hotel this week.
"We know each other so very well," MSU head coach John Cohen said. "The players play on summer league teams together. There is a lot of talk, because it is a rivalry. At the same time, there are friendships between a bunch of the players. It's a rivalry. It's not a bad thing. There is a lot of respect there."
For the most part, the same thing can be said about the fans. Greg and Julie Wilkinson had been planning a College World Series trip for more than a decade. The couple decided if LSU and MSU ever made the tournament in the same year, they would load up and make the 14-hour drive.
After her team's defeat, Julie Wilkinson was ready to go back to the stadium today to pull her for second-favorite team. Her husband was not as enthused about a potential national championship matchup between the Bulldogs and Tigers and will not be the first to yell the "Geaux Tigers!" cheer Tuesday afternoon.
"A championship series between the two would probably be neat," Greg Wilkinson said. "I know a lot of people would like to see that. I just can't pull for (LSU), though. I just can't do it. If they get to next week, they will do it without my support."
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Update: 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Might Have Already Found a Villain in Jamie Foxx
Update: Fandango spoke with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 director Marc Webb on the phone today, who had this to say about the casting talks:
"Look, Jamie Foxx is a genius actor, and I think he's electrifying. That's my standard quote right now," Webb told me, with a laugh. "But I think he's a brilliant actor. From his work back in In Living Color to Ray to what he did in Ali, he's just one of the great character actors of our generation."
It was only a few weeks ago that Sony locked in director Marc Webb to return for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and it seems the studio hasn't slowed down any on putting the sequel together. After bringing in Shailene Woodley to play Mary Jane, Variety is reporting that they're now in "early talks" with Jamie Foxx to play the film's big bad, and while the filmmakers wouldn't confirm who he'd actually be playing, the trade thinks they know: Electro.
If the villain's name didn't make it clear enough, Electro has the ability to manipulate electricity as he pleases. He was even one of the characters speculated to have been hidden in the ending of the first film, though at the time the only connecting dot was that lightning was flashing outside the window.
It's unclear if that really was a clue or just a coincidence, though, and Variety isn't spilling any more plot details, but we're sure that'll be more than enough to fuel fan speculation. Regardless if Foxx is playing Electro or someone else, however, if the talks progress to a final deal, he will be playing the first black villain Spider-Man has faced on-screen, and we think that's pretty awesome. What about you?
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Khosi Saqr is an all-American boy, growing up in Butte, and a descendant of William Andrews Clark, the copper-mining king who put the Montana city on the world map.
Classifying Toutonghi's (Red Weather, 2007) second novel as a coming-of-age tale sells this superb literary effort short. For example, Khosi may be a great-great-grandson of the copper king, but he also is the son of ne'er-do-well Akram Saqr, a Coptic Christian Egyptian who seduced Amy Clark, married her and presented her staid and prosperous parents with a grandson who looked "like a tiny Yasir Arafat." Such is the wry humor spicing up Khosi's story. When Khosi was a toddler, Akram departed for Egypt, leaving behind his family and significant gambling debts. Now in his early 20s, Khosi still lives with his mother in a run-down Victorian they call Loving Shambles, where she operates a catering business specializing in mid-Eastern cuisine and he contemplates the heroics of Evel Knievel. Thanks to the Internet, Khosi is an autodidact, more literate and sophisticated than his college-graduate contemporaries. He works as a guide at the historical Copper King Mansion, frequents the Berkeley Pit Yacht Club, a country music bar with a sawdust floor, and indulges his OCD compulsions. He also pines for his lifelong friend Natasha Mariner, recently engaged to a preppie. Such is Khosi's life until his father returns from Egypt. After 20 years, he wants Amy to sign divorce papers. To everyone's disbelief, Khosi decides to follow Akram back to Egypt. "I needed to track down this missing part of my story, this vanished and fugitive sector of my genealogy, this dim adumbration of my family's lost past." With writing both gently ironical and outright funny, the author's extraordinary talent draws readers into the world of Butte and Cairo. More entertainingly, his characters are both believable and appealing, especially Khosi's Egyptian aunts, their drill-sergeant housekeeper and the everyday people he meets.
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Best ways to help Oklahoma tornado victims
Relief agencies say donations aid quickly
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
Relief workers from the Salvation Army will be deployed to help recovery efforts in Moore, Okla.
The tragedy in the Oklahoma City suburb has many wondering how best they can help with relief.
Relief experts say the best way to help is to donate money for critically needed supplies.
The Salvation Army said donors can give online through its website or by calling 800-725-2769. You can also text the word STORM to 80888 to make a $10 donation from your mobile phone.
Donations can also be mailed to:
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The American Red Cross is also accepting donations through its website. Click here to donate. You can also text REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10.


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Pacific Pride Enters Agreement with Western Refining Wholesale, Inc.
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Pride Services, LLC, a subsidiary of WEX Inc. (NYSE:WXS), today announced a new agreement with Western Refining Wholesale to franchise two Firebird Fuel locations that will expand Pacific Pride coverage in California and join the network that offers drivers access to over 1,000 commercial fueling sites across the United States and Canada. The two location addresses are 6171 Quail Valley Court, Riverside, CA, and 2756 Riverside Avenue, Bloomington, CA.
"The Pacific Pride fueling network provides complete, 24-hour fuel site access to commercial business," said Gregory D. Iverson, President of Pacific Pride Services. "We are pleased to be able to expand coverage in California through the two new Firebird Fuel sites for our existing customers, and are thrilled that Western Refining Wholesale has elected to become a Pacific Pride franchisee."
About WEX Inc.
WEX Inc. (NYSE: WXS) is a leading provider of corporate card payment solutions. From its roots in fleet card payments beginning in 1983, WEX has expanded the scope of its business into a multi-channel provider of corporate payment solutions representing more than 6.9 million cardholders and offering exceptional payment security and control across a wide spectrum of business sectors. The Company's operations include WEX Bank, Fleet One, Pacific Pride, rapid! PayCard, Wright Express Prepaid Cards Australia, Wright Express Fuel Cards Australia, Wright Express New Zealand and CorporatePay Limited, England, as well as a majority equity position in UNIK S.A., Brazil. WEX and its subsidiaries employ more than 1,200 associates. For more information about WEX, please visit WEXInc.com.
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Western Refining is an independent refining and marketing company headquartered in El Paso, Texas. Western operates refineries in El Paso, and Gallup, New Mexico. Western's asset portfolio also includes stand alone refined products terminals in Albuquerque and Bloomfield, New Mexico; asphalt terminals in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Albuquerque, and El Paso; retail service stations and convenience stores in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas; a fleet of crude oil and finished product truck transports; and wholesale petroleum products operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Virginia. More information about the Company is available at www.wnr.com.
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Tiny CuBox-i Plays Nice With Linux and Android
Sep 5, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Aiming to capture a piece of the market that has given the Raspberry Pi such a warm reception, SolidRun on Wednesday announced a new tiny computer of its own dubbed the "CuBox-i."
Available in four models with prices starting at US$45, the tiny computer includes an OpenGL|ES 2.0 GPU with OpenCL 1.1 embedded profile support; up to four i.MX6 Cortex A9 ARM processors with as much as 1.2GHz each; an ARMv7 instruction set, including NEON extension support; up to 2GB DDR-3; a multiformat hardware video decoding and encoding engine; an integrated video image processing unit; and HDMI 1080p output.
The CuBox-i runs both Linux and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Prices range up to $120.
'An Excellent Learning Experience'
"Given the open source SDK and tons of available software packages, our computers can be used in a huge range of scenarios limited only by your imagination, from embedded, multimedia, education, cloud client, HMI and many other fields, as well as all the fun projects you always dreamed of," said Rabeeh Khoury, CTO of SolidRun.
"Everyone can take these computers to their own playground and build their special projects with it," Khoury added. "It can be an excellent learning experience too."
A host of peripherals are also available, including Ethernet and USB support, an infrared receiver, a microSD slot for operating system storage, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth. The system also has a built-in real-time clock with a battery backup.
The CuBox-i comes packed in a 2 x 2 x 2-inch enclosure with a piano black or red finish.
SolidRun did not respond to our request for further details.
Hobby Heaven
The device is not a mainstream consumer product, however. Out of the box it requires programming in order to operate.
"The end users aren't programming," Roger Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates, told LinuxInsider.
This new generation of single-board computers, which includes Raspberry Pi, Odroid, DragonBoard and Rascal, among others, is made possible by advances in technology that allow for more processing power. Even with the advancements, however, they can look a lot like the early days of computers.
"That reminds me of when the computer industry was just getting started," Kay mused. "The Altair didn't have anything -- it didn't have an OS."
The CuBox-i will appeal primarily to a core of hobbyists and makers with programming skills who want to build their own devices that will perform the way they intend them to.
"This class of product goes to the core of what PCs once were, more for hobbyists than for productivity workers," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group. "These are great for kids and adults who just want to mess with technology on the cheap, and can be used in classrooms where kids take homework home for education."
'A Bit More Commercially Oriented'
The fact that the CuBox-i has an enclosure, however, set it apart from competitors including the Raspberry Pi.
"The CuBox-i seems to be a bit more commercially oriented," noted Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. "That is, it is meant to support a bunch of multimedia devices and support any Linux operating system including Android. It seems to be a little more of a conventional small-footprint computer."
The device's price point could also be potentially appealing.
"This is the smallest and certainly the most well-packaged and aggressively priced device," King told LinuxInsider.
A Pocket PC
The Raspberry Pi has already enabled a seemingly infinite array of previously unforeseen applications, and SolidRun lists a number of possibilities on its own website as well. Examples include building an Android TV box, set-top box or entertainment hub for the home.
The device's open source SDK allows hobbyists and developers to use it to create custom solutions. It can also run Lite Desktop and a variety of open source applications, making it a sort of pocket PC.
"The Linux community is supposed to be a bunch of cowboy programmers that know what they're doing," Kay said, "but there aren't that many of those cowboys."
The CuBox-i also runs Linux-based Android, however, thus broadening the device's potential market.
A World of Apps
"I think the additional support for Android, from the standpoint of app support and availability, is intriguing," said King. "That opens up the entire world of Android-based games and productivity applications. It could be very easy to assemble a very workable desktop for well under $200."
In short, the CuBox-i addresses a maker market and encourages programmers to push the boundaries of what technology in small boxes can do.
"They fill an important niche that created the PC market as we know it but which most of the developed PC vendors forgot," Enderle told LinuxInsider. "The Steve Jobs and Bill Gates of our future will likely start with something like this."


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