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Written by: De Haan, Richard Posted on: 05/12/2003
Category: Bible Studies
Source: CCN
If you were asked to name the greatest sin in the world, what would it be--murder, adultery, robbery, homosexuality? Or would you cite some of the more common evils which work so much harm in society like gossip, envy, or greed? Perhaps you would not single out one particular sin as the very worst, for you are appalled at the numerous reprehensible acts and sordid deeds committed every day.
The Bible, however, does express itself on this subject. It states that three sins--blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, the unpardonable sin, and the sin unto death--carry with them a note of finality and sure judgement that does not mark man's other transgressions. The first, the sin against the Holy Spirit, was a sin of Jesus' day. The unpardonable sin can be committed only by those who are not children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. The sin unto death, on the other hand, involves only believers.
A careful study of what the Bible says about these three great transgressions will be of rich spiritual benefit. First, it will lead us into the Word of God. Secondly, it will constitute a warning to saint and sinner. Thirdly, many who are confused on the subject will receive great comfort when they realize that nothing they have ever done or said has placed them beyond the reach of God's mercy.
The Lord Jesus clearly expressed the serious nature of sinning against the Holy Spirit when He said,
Wherefore, I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven men.
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, neither in the age to come (Matthew 12:31,32).
Don't try to evade the obvious meaning of these words. Jesus declared that "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" would not be forgiven. The person guilty of this sin was doomed to be lost forever. He placed himself on the road to Hell, and for him there was no hope of forgiveness.
Since blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is a sin of such magnitude, it is extremely important that we know exactly what it is. Everyone who possesses some knowledge of the Bible realizes that sins like theft, covetousness, envy, pride, gossip, dishonesty--yes, even murder, adultery, and fornication--are forgiven by God. Then, too, instructed believers know that a true follower of Christ could never be guilty of an unforgivable transgression. A child of God may grieve and quench the Holy Spirit, and he may fail to be fully yielded to Him, but it is absolutely impossible for him to do anything that cannot be forgiven.
What did the Lord Jesus mean when He spoke about the unforgivable blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Many different answers have been given by respected and esteemed theologians and Bible students. Some of the suggestions include (1) continued rejection of Christ, (2) apostasy in time of persecution, (3) a denial that Jesus Christ is God, (4) a rejection of the deity of the Holy Spirit, and (5) using the name of the Holy Spirit in vain. None of these suggestions, however, take sufficient note of the context or the occasion of Christ's words.
In Matthew 12:22 we read that the Lord Jesus had just performed a great miracle. He had cast out demons from a person who was both blind and dumb, and his sight and speech were immediately restored. This demonstration of power had a profound effect upon the people who witnessed it, for Matthew tells us they were "amazed, and said, Is not this (referring to Christ) the son of David? (Matthew 12:23). The way they framed the question indicates that they were inclined to believe He really was the son of David. The religious leaders were alarmed at this reaction, for they saw Christ as a threat to their power. Therefore they gave the blasphemous charge that Jesus cast out demons by "Beelzebub," and the Lord could not allow this accusation to go unanswered.
Wherefore, I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven men (Matthew 12:31).
J. R. Thompson comments as follows: "Great men are often misunderstood by reason of their very greatness. Aims higher than those of others need other methods than such as are commonly employed by ordinary persons. How much more this must have been the case with the Son of man! His mission was unique. He was altogether His own. He could not fulfill His ministry and do the work of Him who sent Him without stepping aside from the beaten tracks of conduct, and so courting criticism...He could not well conciliate public opinion, for He came to condemn and to revolutionize it. For the most part He went His way without noticing the misrepresentations and the calumnies of men. Yet there were occasions, like the present, when He paused to answer and to confute His adversaries." (The Pulpit Commentary-- Mark, p. 125).
The Pharisees' false accusation had to be answered, for they had deliberately equated the Holy Spirit with Satan. They had said that Jesus performed His mighty works through the power of the devil, when in reality He "cast out demons by the SPIRIT OF GOD" (Matthew 12:28). This grievous blasphemy was uttered in the face of definite evidence that Jesus Christ was in opposition to Satan, and that His mighty works were beneficial to men, not harmful. In this sense the sin cannot be committed today as it was by those religious leaders.
The blasphemy against the Holy Spirit was both a national and individual sin. The leaders of the people, representing the nation, had seen Heaven's credentials to the Messiahship of the Lord Jesus, and had wickedly declared that they had their origin in Hell. This constituted a national rejection of Christ. Therefore the Lord, after issuing the solemn warning about the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, declared that they were "an evil and adulterous generation," and that they would receive no sign from heaven other than His death, burial, and resurrection. (See Matthew 12:39,40.) He further stated,
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold a greater than Jonah is here (Matthew 12:41).
The national character of this sin is also set forth in the parable of the unclean spirit. This spirit was cast out of a man, only to return with seven other more wicked than himself, making the "last state of that man...worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation" (Matthew 12:43-45). The people of Israel and experienced a "house cleaning" through the preparatory ministry of John the Baptist, but because they rejected the Messiah, their house had remained empty. Now, by deliberately ascribing the power of the Holy Spirit, as seen in the works of the Lord Jesus to Satan, that generation os Israelites brought itself into a far worse state than before John the Baptist. Judicial blindness came upon the nation as a whole, and by A.D. 70, within the lifespan of a single generation, the Jewish people had experienced the most fearful time in all their history. Although the generation to which our Lord spoke lost claim to God's national promises because of their blasphemy, individual Israelites could still be saved by trusting the Lord Jesus. Israel as a nation also will someday be converted and enjoy the blessing promised by Almighty God.
This blasphemy against the Holy Spirit was also an individual sin for which there was no forgiveness. Those people who deliberately, against better knowledge, declared that the works Jesus performed through the power of the Holy Spirit originated with Satan could not be forgiven.
...whosoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, neither in the age to come (Matthew 12:32).
One question remains to be answered. Why is it more serious to speak against the Holy Spirit than against the Son of man? Jesus said,
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, neither in the age to come (Matthew 12:32).
Since Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are both members of the Godhead, why should blasphemy against one be more serious than against the other? Is one member of the Trinity afforded more honor than another? Why is the distinction made between sinning against the Son of man and against the Holy Spirit? Both are co-equal and co-eternal with the father. The answer is found in recognizing that the Jewish leaders rejected the regal credentials and Messianic claim of the Lord because of ignorance. Though God held them responsible for seeking Christ's death, He knew they did not fully understand what they were doing. After the Holy Spirit had come on the day of Pentecost, Peter said, "I know that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers" (Acts 3:17). Paul expressed the same idea when he said, "Which none of the princes of this age knew; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory" (1 Corinthians 2:8).
The religious leaders of that day were so blinded by prejudice and their own preconceived notions about the Messiah that they did not understand how the lowly Nazarene could be their promised King and Redeemer. but those individuals who brazenly said that the miracles of Jesus were the product of Satan, even though worked by the power of the Holy Spirit, were speaking against better knowledge, for it directly contradicted the evidence right before their eyes. It was obvious that Jesus was opposed to Satan, and that his works were destroying Satan's power. Their declaration that He did these mighty miracles through the power of Satan rather than the Spirit was a deliberate and inexcusable sin.
Remember, the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit cannot be committed today in exactly the same manner as during Christ's public ministry. But this does not mean you cannot commit a sin that is unforgivable. You can harden yourself against the truth even as the religious leaders of Christ's day. If you continue to reject Christ until you leave this life, you will have lost all opportunity for redemption. You should be thankful that you are still alive, and that the door of salvation remains open for you. The message "whosoever will" (Revelation 22:17) is still a wonderful truth for your life. You can pass from spiritual death to life, from darkness to light, by believing on Jesus Christ. You will then know the joy and peace of forgiveness.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God...(1 John 5:1).
Receive Him today!
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the children of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1:12).
HAve you ever wondered if any sin is so great that God would never forgive it? Is it possible to fall so deeply into certain practices or commit deeds so evil and perverse that you are beyond the limit of God's forgiving grace? The Bible tells us that in Jesus' day people could be guilty of an unpardonable sin. The Pharisees had accused the Lord of casting out demons by the power of Satan, and Jesus responded to their declaration by saying,
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies with which they shall blaspheme; But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation; Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit (Mark 3:28-30).
This sin is also spoken of in Matthew 12:22-32 and Luke 12:8-10. When the average person thinks of the unpardonable sin, he usually names one of the more base and sordid evils like sexual perversion, murder, family desertion, drunkenness, drug addiction, or gambling. Instead, this unforgivable sin was the deliberate declaration that Jesus worked miracles by the power of Satan, when in reality He performed them "by the Spirit of God," Matthew (12:28). This blasphemy was committed willfully by the religionists against evidence that could not be contradicted.
Dr. H. D. Spence says it was "that determined hatred of holiness, that awful love of self, which...induced the Pharisee leaders to ascribe His...loving works to the spirit of evil and of darkness. The accusation was no chance one, the fruit of impulse or of passion. They who accused Him knew better. They had heard Him teach, not once, but often; they had seen His works; and yet--though they knew that the whole life, thoughts, and aspirations were true, and were conscious that every word and work was holy, just, and pure--in order to accomplish their own selfish ends, simply because they felt His life and teaching would interfere with them, they dared to ascribe to the devil what their own hearts told them came directly from God." The Pulpit Commentary: Luke, p. 333. Their rejection of Jesus Christ as the true Messiah was at least partly due to the ignorance brought on by their religious traditions. But this declaration, that the works He did were brought about by the power of Satan, was completely inexcusable.
Can this offence be committed today? No! Not at all! It could only occur while Christ was on earth and in actual physical contact with men. Those who were guilty of it had heard with their own ears His words of wisdom, and had witnessed with their own eyes His mighty works. When they, having been blessed with this incontestable evidence, deliberately and willfully ascribed the works of the Lord Jesus to Satan, they were guilty of a sin which no one today can commit in exactly the same manner.
In spite of all this, however, I can well imagine someone saying, "But I think I have committed this sin. It troubles me, and I worry about it night and day. How can I find peace of mind? How can I know for sure that I am not guilty of the unpardonable sin?" Well, apart from the reasons I have already given, I would like to point out that the very fact you are anxious about it is absolute proof that you have not committed it.
Some time ago I read about a certain person who foolishly came to the conclusion that he had committed this great transgression. He believed he had passed beyond the point of forgiveness. He went to his pastor and sought for some assurance that he might be mistaken. Unburdening his heart to the minister, he told him about his morbid fear that he had "crossed the line" and had committed the sin for which there is no forgiveness. The pastor responded by asking, "And just exactly what sin did you commit?" The troubled soul quickly answered, "I opposed the Word of God." "So did Paul," the pastor replied, "and he was saved." "Oh, but, I also denied Christ," the man blurted out. "So did Peter," said the minister, "and he became one of the greatest and most effective preachers of all time." "Yes, but I doubted the power of Christ even after I received strong evidence in His favor." "But," said the wise pastor, "so did Thomas. Wasn't he forgiven?" The man who had been tormented so long by fears and doubts finally saw the folly of his anxiety, and realized that this thing he dreaded was a misunderstanding of Scripture. He saw that even if such a hopeless state were possible in this age, the very fact that he was so concerned about his spiritual condition proved that he could not have committed this great transgression. No, the "sin against the Holy Spirit" cannot be committed today.
Therefore, rather than emphasizing the "unforgivable sin" in the passage we have been studying, I would rather see the spotlight focused upon the blessed words found in verse 28, which underscore the wonderful and precious truth of free and gracious forgiveness. Jesus said,
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies with which they shall blaspheme (Mark 3:28).
That's the message we preach today--"all sins shall be forgiven unto men." Whoever you are, no matter how far you have fallen into sin, whatever it may be, whom it involves, where it was done, or how badly you feel, ALL SINS SHALL BE FORGIVEN UNTO THE SONS OF MEN. You may be bound by lust or chained by habits, or you may be one of the so-called "nicer" people who engage in the more "polite sins" of society, but you are a sinner just the same, for the Bible says, "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." It makes no difference how you categorize yourself, for "all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men."
Do you remember the time when the scribes and Pharisees brought an adulterous woman to the Savior? They made the charge,
...Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned; but what sayest thou? (John 8:4,5).
When they made this hypocritical accusation, the Lord Jesus, ignoring their question, stooped down and wrote with His finger on the ground. They kept pressing for an answer, however, until the Savior stood up, looked at them, and threw out the challenge, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" (John 8:7). He stooped down and again wrote on the sand, and one by one the accusers of the adulteress slipped away, convicted by their own consciences. Jesus was finally left alone with the repentant woman. Looking at her, the Savior asked the question, "Woman, where are those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord..." (John 8:10,11). Now listed to Jesus' wonderful proclamation of grace and forgiveness. He said to that shameful and guilty outcast of society, "Neither do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more" (John 8:11). I am happy to declare that this very same forgiveness and freedom from judgment is given to all who admit their guilt and place their trust in Jesus Christ for salvation. The Word of God assures us, "There is, therefore, now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus..." (Romans 8:1). No matter how deeply you have sinned, God extends to you the gracious offer of complete forgiveness of sins. He says 'All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men.'
The Bible scholar Ryle comments on Mark 3:22-30 as follows: "We ought to notice...what a glorious declaration our Lord makes in these verses about the forgiveness of sins. He says "All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies with which they shall blaspheme." These words fall lightly on the ears of many persons, who see no particular beauty in them. But to the man who is alive to his own sinfulness and deeply sensitive to his need for mercy, these words are sweet and precious. "All sins shall be forgiven". The sins of youth and age--the sins of head, and hand, and tongue, and imagination--the sins against all God's commandments--the sins of persecutors, like Paul--the sins of idolaters, like Manasseh--the sins of open enemies of Christ, like the Jews who crucified Him--the sins of backsliders from Christ, like Peter--all, all may be forgiven. The blood of Christ can cleanse all away. The righteousness of Christ can cover all, and hide all from God's eyes. The doctrine here laid down is the crows and glory of the Gospel. The very first thing it proposes to man is free pardon, full forgiveness, complete remission, without money and without price. 'Through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins; and by him all that believe are justified from all thing' (Acts 13:38)." Ryle's Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, p. 55.
In the final analysis, the only thing that will keep you from God and knowing His full pardon and forgiveness is continued unbelief! Therefore, though you cannot today be guilty of "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit," you can commit an unpardonable sin by persisting in unbelief. Although the expression, "the unpardonable sin" is not found in the Bible, I believe we are justified in using this term because it expresses the Scriptural teaching that there is danger in delay. If you persist in unbelief, your spiritual sensitivity will become deadened. The longer you postpone, the less likely your ultimate salvation. Though it is true, "while the candle holds to burn, the vilest sinner may return," the person who continues to resist the gracious working of the Holy Spirit may well bring himself into the state of complete indifference. If he dies in this condition, he will go into eternity as a lost sinner.
Unsaved friend, the SIN question has been settled. You are now faced with the SON question. All your sins can be forgiven if you will believe in God's Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible tells us that God loved the world so much He provided a way to escape the penalty of sin. He who is God became man to be our substitute in human flesh.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was god. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us...(John 1:1,14).
the Lord Jesus lived the perfect life we could not live and went to the cross to die the death we deserved. That's why 2 Corinthians 5:21 declares that God "made him (Christ)...to be sin for us." The Lord Jesus arose from the grave, and His resurrection was proof that the sacrifice He offered was acceptable to God as a full payment for all sin. Salvation, which includes everlasting life, forgiveness, peace with God, and an eternity in Heaven, is now offered as a free gift to all who will believe. I am thankful that the door of redemption remains open, and that you can still receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior. If the Holy Spirit is speaking to your heart, it's not too late for you. Acknowledge your sinful condition before God, and in simple faith receive the Lord Jesus for salvation. Trust Him, and Him alone, to save you. The Bible says:
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation (Romans 10:9,10).
Many people have been amused and entertained by the popular "happiness is" one-liners. I am thinking especially of those made famous by the "Peanuts" characters created by Charles Schulz. Here are a few examples:
"Happiness," according to Linus, "is a thumb and a blanket." Lucy says, "Happiness is a warm puppy." Linus thinks "happiness is finally getting the silver out," or "the hiccups after they've gone away." Snoopy sees happiness as "walking on the grass in your bare feet."
Many others might be added. Everyone seems to have his own favorite. In fact, the book from which I've quoted these ends with: "Happiness is different things to different people."
These little sayings are entertaining, but their intention is not to set forth the deep and meaningful essence of genuine, lasting happiness. For this you must turn to the Bible, the book from which the whole "happiness is" idea originated.
In the well-known sermon on the mount, for example, the Lord Jesus makes many statements regarding happiness. The word "blessed", which begins each of the beatitudes, means "happy", so they could be translated as follows:
Happiness is being meek. (Happy) are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5).
Happiness is seeking righteousness. (Happy) are they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled (Matthew 5:6).
Happiness is being merciful. (Happy) are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy (Matthew 5:7).
Happiness is being pure in heart. (Happy) are the pure in heart; for they shall see God (Matthew 5:8).
Happiness is being a peacemaker. (Happy) are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the sons of God (Matthew 5:9).
But perhaps the most comprehensive Scriptural one-liner describing happiness is this statement by the psalmist:
Happiness is doing the will of God. (Happy) is every one that feareth the Lord, that walketh in his ways (Psalm 128:1).
This verse says plainly that the way to happiness is to respect God and obey Him. Conversely, sadness is the state of disobedience to God. Since happiness is obeying God, then sadness must be disobeying Him.
One of the most unhappy of all situations for the Christian is to be guilty of the "sin unto death". You will recall from our previous studies of The Three Greatest Sins that "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" and the "unpardonable sin" cannot be committed by a believer. The first of these sins was a transgression that could be committed only by those who lived when Jesus walked upon the earth, and therefore it does not exist today. The "unpardonable sin" is restricted to those who have not received the Lord JEsus Christ as Savior. The sin unto death, however, is of a different nature. The apostle John says this about it:
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us; And if we know that he hear us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death; I do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not unto death (1 John 5:14-17).
Now, just what is this transgression called "a sin unto death"?
The sin unto death is first of all a sin of the saints. John says, "If any man see his brother sin a sin". The person involved is a brother in Christ and therefore a Christian.
Secondly, the consequence of this sin is physical death. Dr. A. C. Gaebelein commented on this passage of Scripture, saying, "The brother is a believer. On account of sinning he is chastened. God permits sickness to come upon him and the sinning not having been unto death (physical death only) he is raised up. However, a believer may go on willfully sinning and remain there dishonoring Christ. He is to be taken away out of the land of the living, cut off by death. No request could be made for such of one. The question of death is not eternal condemnation but only physical death." The Gospel of Matthew, pp. 251,252.
Thirdly, the sin unto death is not one single act of transgression, but a state or habit of sin which a person has willfully chosen and in which he continues. Someone has said it is "constant and consummate opposition to God."
A fourth characteristic of the sin unto death is that it is individual in nature. The same sin that is "mortal" for one does not bring physical death upon another. You see, we tent to categorize certain sins and rate them as bad, very bad, and extremely bad, but God sees them differently.
...for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart (1 Samuel 16:7).
He knows our background, heredity, environment, the battles we face, and the spiritual light we have received. For that reason, while some sins for certain individuals might bring the most severe judgment, these identical practices in the lives of others, even though sorely displeasing to God, may not bring forth the same judgment.
The sin unto death is not only continual, it is willful and deliberate. It is also, very likely, an open sin that brings reproach upon the cause of Christ. Therefore, for the sake of the Gospel, and in order that the "spirit" of the one sinning may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus (1 Corinthians 5:5), God takes the guilty one to Heaven by His chastening hand. But he must still someday stand before the judgement seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10,11).
The apostle Paul also refers to the same sin, though not specifically calling it "the sin unto death". In 1 Corinthians 11 he said that unjudged sin in the lives of certain Christians had resulted in physical ailments for some and death for others. He therefore admonished Corinthian believers to diligent self-examination and confession of sin before partaking of the Lord's supper.
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world (1 Corinthians 11:28-32).
Paul in 1 Corinthians 5 gives additional information about the "sin unto death".
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Brendan Sodikoff at Au Cheval
The most-loved, most-hated restaurateur in town has rivals who would like to see him go away. But he's doing the opposite. He's opening a barbecue spot, a Jewish deli, a Japanese noodle bar and a pizzeria, and probably a few more places in London, where he's already opened the Electric, a modern diner in conjunction with Soho House. He will do all this in a matter of years, faster than some of his competitors can complete a build-out, and he'll do it while running a side project, an editorial website that bears the same name as his company: Hogsalt.
The restaurateur is sure it won't last. "I know that I have a lifespan," he says. "I know for a fact that I will not [always] be in my prime, and that there are other people who will do better down the line." Best for him to open now, when investors are knocking down his door, while he's on a roll.
How long does the most-loved, most-hated restaurateur figure he has? Five years? Ten?
"I hope it's 30," he says.
In other words, the restaurateur isn't planning on going anywhere.
Five years ago, nobody knew him. Brendan Sodikoff was a name in the Lettuce Entertain You employee directory, not a name mentioned in the same breath as Lettuce president Rich Melman. Moreover, Sodikoff wasn't a restaurateur back then. He was a chef, which is what he had been, more or less, since he was 15 (he's now 34).
Sodikoff's cooking career started in California, where he grew up (on a skateboard, he says, which, if true, sure isn't revealed by his preppy haircut), and continued in France, where he went to cooking school; at Ducasse in Paris; in New York, where he helped Alain Ducasse open his first NYC restaurant; back to California, where he spent five years working closely with Thomas Keller; Boulder, Colorado, where he helped open Frasca, a wine-driven restaurant that put Boulder on the culinary map; and Arizona, where he was the opening chef of a massive grocery-restaurant concept called Olive & Ivy.
During all those years, he didn't enjoy cooking. It was tedious—"repetitious acts are really hard for me, and that's all cooking is," Sodikoff says—and he was slower than almost every other cook in the kitchen, which meant he had to work longer hours. Not that he had much to do in his few off hours anyway; in most of the places he cooked, particularly in Paris, where he barely spoke the language, he had no social life. So he ended up working 18-hour days, arriving at 6:30am and leaving at 12:30am. Eventually he started to believe that his career choice—for which he had forgone college and moved to France—was a mistake.
But every time Sodikoff tried to leave the field, he'd get a phone call that would drag him back in. In 2000, after his stint at Ducasse in New York, Sodikoff returned to his parents' house in California and reconsidered his options. That's when he got a call from Ducasse's assistant, telling him to go see Keller—Ducasse had apparently recommended Sodikoff for a job. "I did not want to do it," Sodikoff recalls. But the phone call was something like divine intervention, or that's how it seemed, anyway, and Sodikoff couldn't force himself to say no.
It was the same way several years later, when Sodikoff was driving in Arizona and received a phone call from somebody claiming to be Rich Melman, the president of Lettuce Entertain You.
"Fuck off, who is this?" Sodikoff replied.
But it was not a joke. Melman had heard about Sodikoff; he invited him to come to his house in Arizona and cook lunch.
By this point, Sodikoff had plans to open a place of his own with the owners of Olive & Ivy (in fact, wherever he went after France, he tried to open a restaurant, hunting for spaces but never finding the right deal). But he cooked for Melman anyway. After a few lunches, Sodikoff told Melman about his plan.
As both parties recall, Melman felt Brendan had more learning to do, and his response was: If you do that now, you'll fail. Melman offered Sodikoff a position in Lettuce's test kitchen in Chicago—a legendary incubator for chefs—instead.
Sodikoff left Melman's house in a huff. (Back then, he left a lot of jobs that way. "I was the problem," Sodikoff says. "I was a brat. … I don't like people telling me what to do.")
But unlike, say, when Sodikoff left Frasca in a huff, this time he reconsidered. He called Melman and accepted the job. A short time later, he and Melman's sons, R.J. and Jerrod, were caravaning, Sodikoff's belongings in tow, to Chicago.
He spent the next two years developing new dishes for existing Lettuce restaurants and helping the company develop new concepts. It was a time Sodikoff describes as being deeply influential. "Rich provided the final piece of the puzzle," he says. "Without Rich, nothing would work in my company. … How I process what I want to get out of a restaurant is a direct reflection of him and his beliefs."
The warm feelings were mutual—"I thought he was a really good cook. We had a lot of fun," Melman recalls—so much so that when Sodikoff announced he would open Gilt Bar on a relatively shoestring budget of $400,000, Melman let Sodikoff stick around as a full-time employee while Gilt got off the ground. Melman also opened Lettuce's services to him, offering Lettuce's online department to assist in Gilt Bar's website, and Lettuce's designers to help with Gilt Bar's logo, all for no fee. (Sodikoff ended up not using Lettuce's designs.) And then, in 2010, Gilt Bar opened, Sodikoff left Lettuce and, finally, he wasn't a chef anymore. He was the restaurateur.


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Life near the center
Last summer, my wife became NPR's correspondent in Baghdad. I couldn't join her there, so we decided I'd move to Istanbul, with its cobblestoned streets, abundant fresh food, humming nightlife, and gleaming airport.
We weren't the first journalists to discover its charms. At a rooftop party a few weeks after arriving, I encountered some of the other media people based here. A pile of sausage was tended by New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks, who gestured with tongs at Ivan Watson, the CNN correspondent. They both covered conflict, same as Dexter Filkins, author of an award-winning book on Iraq and Afghanistan, who lounged on a carpet and cushions. The lights sparkled on the Bosphorus and I watched as Imma Vitelli, an international writer for Italian Vanity Fair whose travels take her from Mogadishu to Milan, embraced Peter Kenyon, another Middle East correspondent for NPR. Tipping back a cold beer, I basked in the presence of so much achievement.
As the months passed, I began making friends among another swath of journalists—the freelancers who chased assignments, breaking-news event after breaking-news event. On one hand, it has been exhilarating to see the number of people who thrive doing this; making a living as a foreign correspondent is still the dream of many who enter the profession. But I also see that, along with the thrill and freedom of the freelance life, there comes a lack of job security and free time, and the absence of the kind of on-the-ground support needed for difficult and dangerous assignments.
Monique Jaques was nicknamed "puppy" by some of the journalists here when she first arrived in the fall of 2009.
A native of New Jersey, Jaques, twenty-five, has curly brown hair and an excited voice that spills out in a rush. She studied photography at New York University and, in the summer after her sophomore year, snagged a position as an assistant photo editor for theNew York Sun, before the paper stopped printing. "When everyone went out for drinks, I wasn't yet twenty-one," she recalls, laughing at the memory.
Around that time, Jaques also began working as an assistant for highly decorated photojournalist Lynsey Addario, who in 2009 won a MacArthur Fellowship and who that year also helped inspire Jaques to relocate after graduation to Istanbul. Jaques quickly found mentors among the more established members of the Istanbul press corps. Not long after she landed here, for example, Jaques says she set out on a reporting trip to Kabul—"something I wouldn't have done without help," she adds.
Although she didn't sell any photos from that first trip, it began what Jaques calls her "Afghanistan year." During the spring and summer of 2010, she traveled multiple times to the country, selling photos to, among others, The Christian Science Monitor and EurasiaNet.org, a website supported by the Open Society Institute. Her money started to run out in late 2010, making it difficult to travel for work, and she began reconsidering whether Istanbul could work as her base.
She was loath to leave for many reasons, including one very practical one: "Turkish Airlines is fantastic," she says. "They fly to crappy places. There's a direct flight to Bishkek!"
Business began picking up again this year, after protests began to rock Tunisia. She has memories from her weeks in Egypt during the revolution—one involves waiters at a Cairo café killing a giant snake—and she also spent several days with the corps of conflict reporters in Libya. The trips netted sales of photos to CNN, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Irish Times. No one calls her "puppy" anymore.
Justin Vela, a twenty-four-year-old from California, says he also feels rooted in Istanbul. He sits at my dining room table in a cardigan, sipping tea, telling me about his circuitous route to Turkey. While studying at Evergreen, a college in Olympia, Washington, he cut out for South America, where he continued his studies and began freelancing for a mix of clients. He was soon filing photos and stories from Venezuela, Colombia, the former Soviet Union, and Finland.
In his first weeks in Istanbul, Vela worked as a copy editor for a corporate publishing outfit. He was at that office on the day in 2010 when nine civilians were killed after Israeli troops in international waters boarded the MV Mavi Marmara, a vessel headed for Gaza. From his desk, Vela says he saw protesters marching down a main boulevard, bound for the Israeli consulate. "I walked out the door with a notebook," he says. Over the next days, Vela contributed reporting to The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, and other outlets. "It was my first big story," he says.
As glamorous and adventurous as it might seem on the surface, this pursuit of stories and a paycheck makes it difficult, Jaques and Vela both say, for freelancers in Istanbul to achieve a reasonable work-life balance. Vela described a recent Saturday off, "a rarity," he says, and a sore point for his girlfriend. Jaques says her busy travel schedule makes romance nearly impossible.
"It's a certain kind of guy who will put up with you being a journalist, and a tough badass," she says.
Still, both Jaques and Vela say they are happy, consider themselves lucky to live in a world-class city, and to be working regularly on important stories. They also both say they cannot imagine living in the United States. Vela told me of the disconnect he felt during a recent visit to California.
"I was looking at the Pacific, and I felt like I was on the edge of the world," he says. "America is very far away from the center."
For older journalists in Istanbul, the measure of success is perhaps more nuanced, with the thrill of living in "the center" balanced against the sometimes steadying, sometimes frustrating concerns that come, for instance, with having a mortgage. But older freelancers I met with also seem more adept at tailoring their place in the market to meet unique interests and ambitions.
For ten years, Jodi Hilton, who graduated from the University of Missouri's photojournalism master's program, was an accomplished freelance photographer in Boston, making between $3,000 and $5,000 a month shooting for clients that includedThe New York Times, Getty Images, and The Boston Globe. In the fall of 2010, having long harbored the dream of moving abroad, she and her husband rented out their condo and traded a stable American life for one in Istanbul.
"It was one thing to be a big fish in Boston," the dark-haired Hilton says, staring into her coffee cup. "I wanted to see what it'd be like to be a fish in Istanbul…. If I didn't try it now, I'd risk never trying."
The last thing Hilton says she sought was a staff job that would root her in a single place, working for one set of editors. From her base in Istanbul, she's planned and executed reporting trips to southeast Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, and the Italian island of Lampedusa. After so many years of taking assignments in New England from busy news editors in America, she's ecstatic to be making her own choices about where to travel and what to shoot. But after almost a year, Hilton says her typical monthly income is often half the $4,000 she needs to live comfortably. "I'm less stressed than ever before," she says. "But I should've done this ten years ago."
A second married freelancer, the bearded and ever-smiling Yigal Schleifer, moved to Istanbul in 2002 with a long list of contacts at the classic regional papers in the US. One of his first assignments was in northern Iraq—for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "That sounds pretty crazy now, right?" he asks.
Almost immediately after he had arrived, these smaller papers began slashing expenses, including cutting back on freelance coverage. The shift was really fast, Schleifer says. Instead of panicking, Schleifer says he saw the changing marketplace as an opportunity. He started hunting for clients who wanted in-depth, unique coverage from Turkey where journalists "could really dive into the stories," he says. His eventual mix of clients—The Christian Science Monitor, various Jewish newspapers and magazines, EurasiaNet.org, the German wire agency DPA—allowed him to focus for years on even the obscure corners of Turkish foreign policy and politics, topics the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette may not have welcomed. (Schleifer recently moved to Washington, DC, where his wife has taken a new job. He continues to cover Turkish foreign affairs.)
Making a bare living paycheck to paycheck, most of the freelancers I speak to say they are conscious of money but believe passionately that their work is doing good for the people they write about.
Nichole Sobecki, twenty-five, got hooked on the life in Beirut in 2007, where she interned for the English-language newspaper The Daily Star. A slim, dirty-blonde New York native, Sobecki entered Tufts University in 2004. After her freshman year, she attended a workshop with longtime Associated Press foreign correspondent Mort Rosenblum and VII photo agency co-founder Gary Knight, who suggested Sobecki intern for The Daily Star. That's how she made it to Beirut, armed with a Tufts research grant to study Hezbollah.
Nearing graduation, Sobecki heard about GlobalPost, the online news organization co-founded by longtime Boston Globe foreign correspondent Charles Sennott. At the time, GlobalPost had approximately sixty correspondents. Sobecki applied for a job and was asked where in the world she wanted to be based. She described meeting at an Italian restaurant with Sennott, who spoke with enthusiasm about under-reported news in so-called "second world" countries like Brazil and Turkey. Sobecki moved to Istanbul in November 2008.
"It took me a year to really get that momentum going," she says. She felt lucky to have the foundation of GlobalPost, which gave her access to a supportive editor and a small, steady paycheck. "I've never missed my rent payment," she says.
GlobalPost typically pays correspondents $1,000 a month for four stories. Some assignments, such as ones that involve travel to conflict zones, may earn the correspondent more money.
While it is not a staff job with the same pay and perks, Sobecki praises GlobalPost for encouraging her to focus on Turkey, which she considers a significant topic. "Other bureaus have neglected Turkey's story," she says. In the nexus of tensions between the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, Turkey deserves more attention, Sobecki believes. "Things you see on a global scale are playing out here every day," she says.
After her first year in Istanbul, Sobecki says she started to pursue stories beyond the country's borders, not only for GlobalPost, but also freelancing for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. These assignments found her visiting more and more dangerous places, like Libya—the risks of which Sobecki knows well. In March, her boyfriend Tyler Hicks disappeared covering the country's civil war, along with Addario and fellow New York Times journalists Anthony Shadid and Stephen Farrell. "I was witness firsthand to what an incredible force the Times could be in gathering their resources and doing whatever they could to get them out," she says. The group was released after six days.
I ask Sobecki how, as a freelancer and a GlobalPost correspondent, she resolves questions about her own risks and rewards. In response, Sobecki points out that her Libya replacement, James Foley, was detained in Tripoli for forty-four days before being released. (Another freelancer who disappeared in Libya, Anton Hammerl, is now reported to have been killed.) Sobecki says that Sennott and the GlobalPost staff did "everything" to free Foley. "I feel lucky to have GlobalPost behind me," she says.
I ask her how 2011 is shaping up, with the Arab Spring of revolutions, Japan's earthquake and nuclear disaster, and the killing of Osama bin Laden. She sees it as a test case for her career and for the industry at large. "We've had more news in the last three months than all of 2010," she says.
Multiple, big-news stories are a challenge not just for GlobalPost as an emerging force, but also for larger news organizations, Sobecki says. "Everyone's running to cover stories the way they deserve to be covered," she says, back in Istanbul long enough to pack for a trip to Berlin. "But you never have all the resources you want to tell all the stories you want to tell."
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Frieda's Village in Zambia Receives Clean Water
To fully understand the impact of World Vision reaching a new person with clean water every 30 seconds, you need to get down to the individual villages and families whose lives are transformed by clean water.
Today we visit a community in Zambia … and see what makes them dance with joy!
I'm visiting rural Zambia with our world-class World Vision Water team including Sebastian Kunda, program manager, and Nacula Bwalya, our local village water coordinator. Even though we're not far from the capital of Lusaka, we are deep in rural Africa and have spent a few hours on dusty and bumpy roads to reach the village that is the focus of our visit.
This is where World Vision teams do their best work. We live and work in communities to build trust, and this leads to communities taking responsibility for the water sources so the water continues to flow long after we've moved on to help other villages.
Similar to nine other countries in Africa, World Vision has ramped up provision of clean water in the last three years. In fact, we're now reaching a new person with clean water every 30 seconds. Last year, we reached 1.3 million people with clean water globally!
In Zambia, this focus on clean water means that we are now providing, on average, clean water to a new village every other day, and reaching hundreds of villages every year. This is the kind of scale that is needed to solve the global water crisis, and I'm extremely excited about our work. But to really understand the impact of reaching one new person with clean water every 30 seconds, you need to get down to the individual villages and families whose lives are transformed by clean water.
So today we're visiting Frieda Nzala, a mother of four. Until today, she was collecting water from a hand-dug well. She's excited that World Vision is bringing clean water to her village, and the entire village has turned out to celebrate the new water source. After the speeches, dances, and ribbon cutting, we have some quiet time with Frieda and her family.
It clearly means a lot to Frieda that every man, woman, and child in her village will now have clean water. When I ask her about the impact of the clean water, she doesn't hesitate to tell me of the horrible impact of the contaminated water. Her family has suffered from dysentery and vomiting.
She tells me that she took Matthew, her 18-month-old son, to the hospital just last month. Matthew was very dehydrated from persistent diarrhea, and Frieda worried that he might die. This wasn't the first time that she thought her children might die from severe dysentery. She feels blessed that now she won't have to take her children to the hospital because of diseases from unclean water.
We hear that not only are these open wells dangerous because they provide unclean water, but a neighbor's child recently broke his leg when he fell into one of the open wells. It's not surprising that the community is now dancing and celebrating because the well is tapped and clean water spews into the air.
I speak with Christopher Sangalube, one of the head drillers on the World Vision Water team. He tells me that the drilling is hard work but humbling because he sees the positive impact that clean water has on the villages.
When World Vision started providing water points in Zambia in 2004, Christopher never dreamed that the team would grow to the point that we'd be able to provide hundreds of water points every year. And he's particularly excited that we're getting the job completed in village after village.
We visit a nearby village to see the impact that clean water has provided. We walk with Victoria Kayumba to the stream where she used to collect water. It's nearly a 30-minute walk each way and down a steep embankment. As we near the stream, a small herd of cattle overtake us. Victoria says that this is common and she frequently had to collect her water from the stream as the cattle charged into the water. What's worse is that the cattle urinate and defecate in the water, leaving it highly contaminated.
We then visit the new water source that World Vision provided in her village. Now Victoria and all of her neighbors have a short and easy walk to fetch water. It's clean and the water source is protected so that animals don't have access to it. Victoria tells us that her kids are back in school now and healthy. She tells us, "God bless the donors who made this possible."
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A run should be scenic and this second annual run/walk on Cannon Beach is exceptional. With the Pacific Ocean stretching into the western horizon and the bluffs and mountains framing the beach's edge, it is truly a gorgeous place to run or stroll. The 10K loop will be both beautiful and challenging with half the course on the beach and the other half on pavement. The 5K is all beach so runners, casual walkers and dogs (on leashes, please) will all enjoy the sand and surf.
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Columbus, OH - July 7-11, 2003
The application deadline was March 31, 2003.
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Mei-Po Kwan (Workshop Coordinator),
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naughtyjedi wrote:If you go back and watch all the trailers and look at the material released, appears a mega amount of stuff has been cut/reshot. Where did the scene with jyn limping towards the tie go? Who was in that tie.. very odd. Where were they going when they were running with the plans into the sea... wow
Be interesting to see the original cut before the reshoots.
I did almost squeal with delight seeing y wing bombs. I was the only one LOLing at the 'I've got a bad feeling about t...." from k2so before he was cut short. The screen I was in I'd say me and Christian could have been the oldest.
I also enjoyed the dirty edge of the rebels. No ethical glory or righteous path. Just bludgening.. I like that.
I didn't mind the cgi ressurections, better than ropey make up (Tarkin in ROTS). I think Tarkin was an essential element to the story and enjoyed that revisit and a bit more imperial hierarchy.
Oh... and different coloured mon calamari.. and the hammerhead.. oh my... so much good shit
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BALTIMORE—Visiting Rutgers outscored five consecutive first half goals and the Scarlet Knights improved to 3-0 by defeating UMBC (1-1), 12-5, in the home opener for the Retrievers.
Junior attackman Kevin Hover led the RU attack with three goals, while junior midfielder Will Mangan added two goals and one assist.
Five different players scored for the Retrievers, but UMBC managed to put only nine of 26 shots on goal.
UMBC junior attackman Rob Grimm (Black River, N.Y.) equalized Rutgers' Michael Diehl's opening goal to knot the game at 1-1 at the 3:51 mark of the first quarter. But Hover scored with 2:27 remaining in the first quarter and gave the visitors the lead for good.
The Scarlet Knights took advantage of back-to-back man-up situations to grow the lead to 4-1 midway through the second quarter. Mangan scored at the 9:32 mark, and Diehl posted his second goal of the game 70 seconds later.
Rutgers lead, 6-1, at halftime, but UMBC managed to exchange the first six goals of the half with the visitors and sophomore Scott Hopmann's (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary's) tally at the 9:26 mark of the fourth quarter brought the Retrievers to within 9-4.
UMBC created a turnover while doubling the ball on Rutgers' ensuing possession, but promptly committed a give-away of its own. The Knights would take advantage of the Retrievers' gambling defensive strategy as they scored three times in a span of 1:38 to take command at 12-4 with 4:36 remaining.
Rutgers outshot UMBC, 30-26, and the Retrievers committed 24 turnovers. RU sophomore netminder Joseph Donnelly made four saves to record the win. UMBC junior Brian McCullough (Garden City, N.Y.) took the loss, allowing six goals and making two saves in the first half. Sophomore Adam Cohen (Arnold, Md./The Severn School) allowed six second half goals and made four stops.
The Retrievers won the first five draws of the game, but Rutgers would capture 13 of the final 16 and dominated time of possession over the final 45 minutes.
In addition to Grimm and Hopmann, sophomore midfielder Scott Jones (Port Coquitlam, B.C.), freshman attackman Matt Gregoire (Crofton, Md./South River) and sophomore midfielder Neill Lewnes (Arnold, Md./South River) tallied for UMBC.
Rutgers' win even the series at 7-7.
UMBC travels to Chapel Hill, N.C. to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday, March 5.


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Calixtus III, also spelled Callistusoriginal name Alfonso De Borja, Italian Alfonso Di Borgia, (born Dec. 31, 1378, near Játiva, kingdom of Aragon [now in Spain]—died Aug. 6, 1458, Rome [Italy]), pope from 1455 to 1458.
As a member of the Aragonese court, he reconciled King Alfonso V with Pope Martin V, who appointed (1429) Calixtus bishop of Valencia. Pope Eugenius IV made him cardinal in 1444.
As a compromise between the influential Colonna and Orsini families of Rome, Borgia was chosen pope on April 8, 1455. (He was thought unlikely to reign long in view of his advanced age.) Calixtus made a crusade to recover Constantinople (now Istanbul) from the Turks the first order of his pontificate, but he failed despite heroic efforts. He was successful, however, in raising a pontifical fleet that relieved many of the Aegean islands.
The repulse of the Turks from Belgrade on Aug. 6, 1456, was commemorated by Calixtus when he instituted the Feast of the Transfiguration (1457), ordering that it be observed on that day. His pontificate revised St. Joan of Arc's trial by proclaiming her innocence. His personal life was blameless, but his nepotism was widely resented. Following the fashion of his time, he showered favours on his nephew, Rodrigo Borgia, whom he made cardinal and generalissimo of the papal forces and who later became Pope Alexander VI.


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The Greene Complex for Sports and Recreation provides outstanding facilities, a variety
of fitness, recreation, and social activities, and also serves as a competition venue and training center for intercollegiate athletics.
The Greene is home to the Sailfish men's and women's basketball teams and the volleyball team. It's also the training and treatment center for other PBA athletic teams. PBA students can participate in Intramurals, fitness activities, special events, home games and a variety of other social activities at the Greene Complex each semester.
The fitness center is the most popular part of the Greene. Stocked with top-of-the-line cardio machines, machine and free weights, the fitness center helps enhance physical fitness and wellness. A variety of classes such as kickboxing, Pilates, abs, and yoga stretch are also provided for members. Numerous alumni, community individuals, and employee families purchase memberships to the facility each year to enjoy its outstanding equipment, cleanliness and friendly environment.
Membership is free for students, faculty and staff but anyone is welcome to join. Click here to see our membership rates.
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Fugleberg Koch believes in leading through understanding, innovation and teamwork with the mission to provide Excellence in Design and Environments for our clients.
Fugleberg Koch is a full service, multi-disciplined firm of Architects, Designers, and Planners providing architectural design services nationwide. Specializing in Architecture, Planning, Urban Design and Development Consulting, our diverse experience includes Hospitality, Multifamily, Mixed Use, and Commercial sectors.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- If Alabama decides to adopt the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the state could gain nearly $1 billion, two researchers calculate.
Healthcare economists David Becker and Michael Morrisey at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health said across the first seven years of Medicaid expansion, the net budgetary effect is positive throughout.
"In a very real sense, the state makes money while expanding coverage to nearly 300,000 Alabamians, because the federal government would cover 100 percent of healthcare expenditures from the expanded Medicaid from 2014 through 2016," Becker said in a statement.
During these first years of the program, Alabama would be responsible for a share of the administrative costs of the expansion, but after 2016 the federal matching rate declines to 95 percent in 2017, 94 percent in 2018, 93 in 2019 and 90 percent in 2020.
As a result, the annual costs to the state would increase from $39 million in 2014 to $222 million in 2020 for a total of about $771 million, the study said.
However, during those same years, the federal government will spend an additional $11.7 billion more on Medicaid in Alabama -- a new source of income flowing into Alabama, Becker said.
Becker and Morrisey estimated from 2014 to 2020, new spending in Alabama due to the Medicaid funds would generate nearly $20 billion in new income, which would generate $1.7 billion -- $1 billion for the state -- in additional tax revenue in state and local governments across the state.


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Valentine ARTcrawl at Greater Good Gallery presents a special evening event � one night only.
Valentine ARTcrawl at Greater Good Gallery presents a special evening event � one night only.
The Valentine ARTcrawl is on Feb. 14, following the new schedule of arts events throughout downtown on the second Friday evening of each month.
�This will be an exciting evening with an overhaul of new artwork on display at Greater Good Gallery,� said owner Lisa Bisbee-Lentz.
Gallery jewelry designers Alice Bilello and Elisa Schulman will be on site demonstrating their craft of ornamental creations garnished with semi-precious gemstones, crystals, beads and pendants.
Bisbee-Lentz said the event includes a one-night-show titled �Raw Reflections.�
The exhibit features life drawings, sketches, paintings and conceptual sculptures.
The exhibit will feature life drawings, paintings and sculpture and may not be suitable for all ages. See the interpretations of human form by artists Chris Wagner, Lisa Bisbee-Lentz, Michael� Rose Watson, Blaine Kruger, Daniel Weddle, Ben Alden Watford, Jon Derby, Robin Gockley and others.
�In my encounters of drawing or painting the human form, I found that the study of lines and shadows, became larger than any pre-conceived notions that I brought to the easel,� said Bisbee-Lentz. �The experience of life-drawing transcended into a scientific documentation. Plus, it was an opportunity to experience the tradition of life-drawing in a similar manner as our Renaissance masters had participated. Even if the end-results of my drawings were meager, my appreciation for the determination of the Renaissance masters greatly expanded.�
For more details about the upcoming exhibit at 228 Craven St. in New Bern, visit the web: greatergoodgallery.com or call 649-1712.


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Surge in Rail Shipments of Oil Sidetracks Other Industries
Pileups at BNSF Railway Is Causing Delays for Shippers of Goods Ranging From Coal to Sugar
A major snarl in railroad traffic is ricocheting through the supply chains of businesses across the U.S., causing delays and losses for shippers of goods ranging from coal to sugar.
Many of the problems stem from pileups at BNSF Railway Co. in a critical northern stretch of the country where it is shipping crude oil from North Dakota's booming Bakken Shale region. The railroad, one of the biggest in North America, was already taxed by the heavy demand for oil transport. But its difficulties multiplied when it ran out of locomotives...


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Griswold�s First Selectman Kevin Skulczyck has stuck to his campaign promise to slash his salary and compensation by a total of $35,000.
In his campaign, Skulczyck said he would trim the $52,000 salary by $10,000; reject the $10,000 insurance buy out; and decline the $12,000 insurance package. In addition he will decline the $3,000 expense account.
�This is a personal decision I�ve made to give back to the community,� he said.
At a Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday the board discussed the move and instructed Skulczyck to talk to the Board of Finance.
Selectman Steve Mikutel said he wants it to be clear this is a one-time thing.
�The Board of Finance needs to know that the action of the Board of Selectmen doesn�t impact future selectmen, it only impacts you,� Mikutel said. �The reason that�s important is that you get what you pay for in this world.�
Resident Richard Ouillette thinks it�s a nice gesture, but he doesn�t think it�s fiscally responsible.
�If he wants to donate, let him donate, but I don�t think he should set a precedent that might be picked up every year,� Ouillette said.
Former Town Treasurer Don Ouillette thought it was a good thing for the town, but also thought it might be done with more specific intentions.
�He could donate it to a certain project,� Don Ouillette said.
Resident Ed Banas said he thought it was a bad idea.
�It�s ridiculous. It�s built into the budget. Take your salary and if you want to give back, donate it,� Banas said.
Board of Finance Chairman Steve Merchant said it�s a catch 22 . It�s a plus for the town, but it also could backfire.
�I think we have to be careful. We could get the wrong group who might think if they got along without it (they could continue too),� Merchant said.
Merchant echoed Mikutel�s concern that without the right salary it would be difficult to attract the right person for the job.
�We may not always be fortunate enough to get the Phil Anthonys or the Kevin Skulczyks who took the job because they cared,� Merchant said.


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Corpus Christi, Texas – The UMBC men's tennis team dropped a 5-0 decision to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at the Thomas J. Henry Center to complete their trip in Texas.
The Retrievers split two matches in the Lone Star state, while the host Islanders improved to 6-3 on the season. It was TAMCC's first home match of the season and only singles matches were contested.
UMBC fell behind, 1-0, as the Retrievers dropped the No. 5 singles match. Sophomore Alex Drean (Bayonne, France) got into a tight match with Guillaume Rauseo, but the Islander No. 3 player prevailed, 7-5, 6-3. At No. 2 singles, UMBC sophomore Melker Svard (Gothenburg, Sweden) also waged a tough battle, but also fell, 6-1, 7-5 to Ricardo Mayagoitia.
TAMCC clinched the match with a victory at No. 4 singles. At the No. 1 slot, UMBC sophomore Justin Carter (Randallstown, Md./National Connections Acad.) went to a second-set tie-breaker, but fell, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8).
The Retrievers return to action in the Baltimore area when they host Temple at 40 West Racquet Club on Friday, Jan. 31.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 5, Maryland Baltimore County 0
Singles competition:
1. Peter Nagy (AMCC) def. Justin Carter (UMBC) 6-1, 7-6 (10-8)
2. Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) def. Melker Svard (UMBC) 6-1, 7-5
3. Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Alex Drean (UMBC) 7-5, 6-3
4. Javier Pujol (AMCC) def. Eliott Loubatie (UMBC) 6-3, 6-3
5. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) def. Daniel Gray (UMBC) 6-0, 6-2
6. Philip Kuehnen (AMCC) vs. Kamal Patel (UMBC) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
Match Notes:
Maryland Baltimore County 1-1
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 6-3
Order of finish: Singles (5,3,2,4,1)


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