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Wetlands _ critical for the health of South Africa's coasts and river systems _ already have been degraded or seriously altered by human activity, and experts fear global warming threatens them further.
As talks to shore up the international response to global warming entered their second and crucial week in the South African coastal city of Durban, environmentalists led a tour of a wetlands area nearby.
It's a spot where spectators start coming an hour before sunset. They set up deck chairs or spread blankets, take a bottle of white wine from the cooler and a block of cheese or snacks, settle down with binoculars, and hope.
This Sunday, the barn swallows didn't put on their show.
Millions of birds, having migrated more than 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) from Europe and Britain for the southern summer, usually roost in the tall reeds poking through the surface of Lake Victoria at the foot of a hillock called Mount Moreland.
The weather is chilly _ at least 9 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius) cooler than normal, says resident Angie Wilken. And the migration is two or three weeks late this year, she says. The birds are still leaving Europe.
"I'm constantly questioning. Is it just the weather? Is that really it?"
Scientists are reluctant to blame climate change for any single unusual weather event or short-term departure from the norm. But studies and computer modeling show that man-made emissions of carbon dioxide are disrupting normal weather _ both hot and cold spells _ around the globe, causing more storms, droughts and floods and affecting wildlife. If the planet continues to warm at the current pace, one-third of all animal and plant species may become extinct by the end of the century, according to an authoritative panel of U.N. scientists.
In Durban, climate ministers and other top officials, including U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, are expected for the last week of negotiations. They are under pressure to conclude by Friday with pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions after their current commitments expire next year under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. They also need to make progress on raising billions of dollars to help poor countries cope with global warming if the talks are to be deemed a success.
On Mount Moreland, the roosting of barn swallows, which fill the sky and then swoop onto the sage-green reeds in a single massive ball up to 3 million birds thick, is one of nature's most spectacular displays.
"The horizon just starts spewing them over the top. Then they form a tighter unit, moving left and right. And as they turn, they peel and drop into the reeds as fast as stones dropping. And if you're not watching you miss it," says Wilken, who watches it nearly every evening from October through April.
The sound before the birds settle for the night is like water running, she says. "We call it bedtime stories."
The vegetation of wetlands like Lake Victoria provides a haven for birds and wildlife, purifies water of nutrients spilled from agriculture and provides a livelihood to poor people who plant its fringes with vegetables or marigolds.
Experts worry about predictions that as the Earth's average temperatures rise, South Africa's east coast will become more arid and the west coast around Durban will get more rainfall, raising the risk of floods and erosion.
"If the wetlands dry out, the impact will be huge on small farmers who exist close to the line," says Damian Waters, a wetlands expert for the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa.
Waters' group and others are working to protect the wetlands and the 250 estuaries that break up South Africa's coastline. Collaborating with local and national authorities, the nonprofit groups are producing detailed topographical maps of wetland areas and how they integrate with farmland and industry. They encourage big water users in the area to conserve water and replant climate-resilient indigenous vegetation, which has struggled to compete with invasive foreign trees and shrubs that use more water.
Disappearing wetlands could mean trouble for the barn swallows of Mount Moreland, where Wilken won approval from landowners over the years to clear an area for bird watchers to view the natural wonder of the roost.
Some 40 million European barn swallows pass through the area each year, she says, maintaining a low population of summer insects. "They do a huge service when they come to this country," she said.
But she's concerned about a new commercial development and a nearby airport, whose approach path is directly over the field of reeds and whose runways disrupt the normal flow of rainwater into the valley.
"I'm constant worrying," she says. "Is nature going to prevail?"


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8 oz. butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
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1⁄2 tsp. salt
1⁄8 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 cup jam or fruit preserves
1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
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Discussion in 'The Bar' started by Hateman, Jan 29, 2013.
Nice link!
no shit? right before the Super Bowl?
pics or gtfo
Knives are PED's?
Makes sense
They all do. Have you seen actual performance free body building competitions? Those football players aren't that big without the help of something.
ray writes his own rules
The last time Lewis was at a Super Bowl, questions swirled about his involvement in the murders of two men after a Super Bowl party in Atlanta in 2000. Murder charges were dropped against Lewis, who pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice.
from two dead dudes to deer velvet extract; that's progress
"Ray has passed every test for substance abuse that he's taken throughout his entire career," Harbaugh said.
So did Lance Armstrong right?
Definitely. They just know all the good masking agents, and use HGH which is not tested
What tha fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck?!?
so, did the line move for the 49'ers, or no?


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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Journal, November 19, 1910
A large four-masted schooner is anchored off Potter's point in the east harbor.
Fewer fishermen than on Sunday during the fall visited the rocks yesterday. The chill in the air was a little strong, while the fish have begun to strike off and not as many are being caught as earlier.
More than 100 attended the "roll call" service at the Central Baptist Church Friday evening.
Several Portuguese families are preparing to spend the winter at their old homes in the Western Islands, two loads of their baggage leaving Wednesday for New Bedford.
From the Newport Daily News, November 21, 1910
The first afternoon trip of the ferryboat will be omitted Thanksgiving day, to allow the crew the opportunity to enjoy their dinner.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, November 16, 1935
A large number attended the bingo game held at St. Mark's parish house Friday evening. … A social hour was held after the game.
From the Newport Daily News, November 22, 1935
The first game in the ping pong and pool tournament took place at the fire station Thursday evening.. … After the play Chef Walter Marley served sandwiches and coffee.
From the Newport Daily News, November 23, 1935
The Y.P. No. 35 Torpedo Station boat, which went ashore on the east shore of Jamestown, during the recent storm, was floated Thursday. A large force of men had been working to free her since Tuesday.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, November 15, 1960
Another step towards installation of a dial telephone service in Jamestown was taken last night when the Jamestown Town Council approved the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Review granting an exception to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeRosa to permit a commercial building on Watson Street (sic) at Pemberton Street (sic).
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, November 19, 1985
The Town Council Monday postponed a decision on a sewer extension request to an Arnold Avenue subdivision. . … In October (Matthew) Marcello had asked for sewer hookups to nine of 17 house lots. The remaining eight lots would be serviced by individual septic systems, he said. Developers promised to pay for 130 feet of sewer line on Pemberton Avenue to help ease a town-wide problem with groundwater infiltration into sewer lines. But the Council delayed a decision … to determine if groundwater was, indeed, seeping into the line. Monday Marcello requested that all 17 lots be tied into the sewer system. (The Council requested further study.)
The Island's Churches are urging the people to join in a day of fast on Wednesday to help everyone experience the hunger of the world's poor.
From the Newport Daily News, November 20, 1985
Newport and Mount Hope Bridge traffic increased last month over October of 1984. … Last month 454,668 vehicles crossed the Newport Bridge compared to 420,688 during October of 1984. Revenue increased from $528,251 to $571,012.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, November 16, 1995
Despite budget problems that have forced the state De- partment of Transportation to put many of its projects on hold for at least three years, a $1.4 million landscaping project for beautifying the cross-island highway is scheduled to begin next spring.
Another person could not have squeezed into the room Saturday for the dedication of the new Senior Center at the Grange. … More than 200 people packed into the main room of the Grange Hall.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, November 16, 2000
Island's new tax base tops $875 million. 60 homes are worth more than $1 million.The value of the island property has risen by nearly $250 million since the last town revaluation, according to reports released this week by the firm hired to do a new revaluation. The new tax basis estimated to be $7878 million, up from $633 million in 1993.
Monday night the Town Council voted to send the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation a letter indicating that they, like the hundreds of people who turned out last week for a public meeting on the Quonset Point port development issue, do not want the plant to include a container port.


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Debate:Natural Disaster versus Act of God
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Luke 13 tells the story of a disaster. Jesus was asked, "And what about the eighteen people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem?" Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. For those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish." I can imagine Jesus saying the same thing about Hurricane Katrina, Virginia Tech, 9/11, (In which two towers fell, killing a lot more than 18 people) or any other tragedy. Of course, in the Old Testament God would sometimes smite people. But after Jesus died for our sins, God didn't need to do things like that anymore. Jesus took the hit instead. So to Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and all the others who claim God's wrath against all the victims of disasters, I would recommend they read John 13 very carefully.
This is about language and it's proper usage. I created an article about Natural Disasters saying:
'Natural disaster is an atheist term for an Act of God. The term describes Acts of God as something that happens 'naturally' not by the will of our creator and thereby denies the influence of our own behavior.'
It was instantly replaced by this stuff:
'A natural disaster is a disaster caused by natural forces, as in, a volcano, or a hurricane. Some simply call a "natural disaster" an Act of God [1].'
I think there is still to much of a liberal bias in here.--Sherman 11:57, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- A bias against logical errors is not a liberal bias. It's a factual bias as you can see[1].
- So where is the 'logical error'? And by the way: it's good form to sign your post.--Sherman 12:12, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- So your saying that when a sunami hits and kills hundreds of thousands of people, it's because your " creator" caused it, an " Act of God ". I guess that would make your creator the biggest mass and serial murder in history, given all the acts of god that have killed millions of people.
- Dear 'Anonymus': That's what you make of it. The flood happened and god had no doubts whether people were 'good' od 'bad'. Why is it so hard to understand?--Sherman 12:40, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
so what your saying everyone killed was killed because they were " bad" ? What a warped concept.
Welcome to ChristianityRebiu 15:35, 30 March 2007 (EDT)
- Welcome to the real world: "Cursed is the ground because of you;" Genesis 3:17 (The Fall of Man). Which is Judeo-Christianity to those willingly ignorant of the historic record of mankind. The result of the sin nature, the natural man who has departed the Garden of Eden and continues to reject the will of his Creator. In short, it is why natural disasters happen. i.e. The Flood, tidal waves, volcanic activity... etc. That is how nature is affected because of mankinds rejection of his Creator. The fallacy of an act of god(or gods) is a construct of Greek mythology and not Judeo Christianity.--Roopilots6 11:46, 2 December 2007 (EST)
From the Natural Disaster Talk Page
WOW. Um, I know we got a bias an all, but I think this is a bit much. I don't think God slings tornadoes around when he gets peeved.--Elamdri 11:26, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Not sure how you could know that, but okay. If everything is from God, how can it be a "Natural" disaster. As a young Christian, taking the language back is very important to me. Flippin 11:29, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Glad that you agree. Christian language is important.--Sherman 11:31, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Christian language is important, but understanding actual scientific causation is probably more important to your ultimate educational goals :-/ -AmesG 11:32, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Your version of the article is a disgrace. It's not 'simply called' act of god. That's the ver nature of 'natural disasters'.--Sherman 11:36, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Christian language is important, but understanding actual scientific causation is probably more important to your ultimate educational goals :-/ -AmesG 11:32, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Glad that you agree. Christian language is important.--Sherman 11:31, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
If God exists, wouldn't it be God's work that defines natural? Wouldn't everything God does be natural? What
- I just don't think that God is such an immanent being that everything that happens can be attributed to him. I really doubt that God himself is personally responsible for every natural disaster that occurs and they are all conscious decisions that he makes. Rather, I believe they are a part of the mechanics that control how the world in which God made functions.--Elamdri 11:33, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Truly our God is an awesome God. If HE chooses to hurl tornadoes, HE surely can. When we look past HIS works, like Hurricane Katrina and that monsoon in Sri Lanka, we don't learn from HIM. Calling something a "Natural Disaster" takes away the force of GOD's perfect love.Flippin 11:34, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- God created systems that do the work for him, if you believe in him. Saying he does everything directly is like saying the President makes your plumbing work.-AmesG 11:35, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Truly our God is an awesome God. If HE chooses to hurl tornadoes, HE surely can. When we look past HIS works, like Hurricane Katrina and that monsoon in Sri Lanka, we don't learn from HIM. Calling something a "Natural Disaster" takes away the force of GOD's perfect love.Flippin 11:34, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
the president does make my plumbing work, everytime he gives one of his smirky speeches I'm off to the bathroom to throw up.
- God's perfect love is to kill thousands of people with a super storm? I'm sorry but I don't subscribe to that belief.--Elamdri 11:38, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- By that logic, GOD is a so-called natural disaster. I don't think you should say that. Youm could be banned.Flippin 11:37, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
Wasn't threatening, or didn't mean for it to be interpreted that way. But if everything comes from GOD, then it must be evidence of HIS perfect love. I know in my heart that even the soldiers who die in Iraq, fighting the muslims, are part of HIS ultimate plan. A natural disaster must be an act of GOD--a hurricane, a tornado, dinosaurs, wars and blessings. It is all part of the plan. Saying anything is natural is like going into a parking lot full of shopping carts and saying they must have gotten there by chance. Yes, at that particular second they are, but they were created by people, and thus by GOD so their placement is part of GOD's perfect will. We Christians must retalliate when so-called atheists and others try to steal the language from us. Flippin 11:45, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- First of all, the US is fighting the Iraqi insurgents. NOT the Muslims. There's a biiiiiig difference. You should look up the distinction somewhere else, perhaps on [www.wikipedia.com|Wikipedia]? Second of all, again, the distinction is between the original cause and the ultimate cause. God, to you, is the original cause, but he is not the ultimate cause, even if disasters are in his plan. Again, it's like saying the President makes your water run.-AmesG 11:47, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Never mind that your interpretation of "God's Will" basically absolves anyone of taking repsonsibility for their actions. "Sure I punched that guy in the face and took his car. But it's all part of God's plan." --Dave3172 11:50, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Would GOD allow it otherwise? Flippin 11:51, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- So if you do poorly on your homework, not your fault. Good point, Dave.-AmesG 11:52, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
The only problem is your beliefs rely on God to be an immanent being. What if I believe God to be a transcendent being?--Elamdri 11:53, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
This is the best example I can think of right now. Lets say I design a computer program to create and manage a society of people, ala simcity. In the background of this program, I have it set to roll a set of ten dice every second. Each time the program rolls ten dice of the same number, the program randomly selects 2 coordinates on the map. At one coordinate, the computer creates a tornado, which follows a straight path to the other coordinate, at which point, it disappears. Now, I have created the system in question. However, the individual tornado itself is not direct action on my part, but rather a natural phenomenon of the system that I created. If I were to die while the computer system was running, it would still have tornadoes, despite my not being alive anymore. Thats basically how I think the world functions. God made it, then sat back and watched.--Elamdri 12:01, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Why should he just sit back and watch? While your scenario is possible (technically) it's not convincing.--Sherman 12:04, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Why else? Too see what they create?--Elamdri 12:06, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- "And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows." (Mark 13:5-8)
- People are misbehaving and God is punishing them. It is happening now.
- JC 12:19, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
Please Stop the Ridicule
I did not come here to debate and be ridiculed for my belief. Please do not ridicule Christians with stronger faith than some others. Flippin 11:54, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
I can't help debating you. It's all part of God's Will...--Dave3172 12:17, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Showing you logical fallacies is no insulting you. It's a common problem that even the admins of this site don't understand.-AmesG 11:55, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Claiming 'stronger faith than some others' could itself be considered attacking the belief of those others. Tsumetai 11:57, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- So claiming a strong faith attacks others, or threatens them? I thought Conservapedia was a place for Christians to come and be welcomed, not derided for their faith. I don't have time to create logical enthymemes for you, but GOD is the reason for everything, noy just what some people want HIM to promote. Some people use GOD like a slogan to be hayled out hen they see fit. I think GOD has a place in everyting around us. Flippin 12:00, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- You didn't just claim a strong faith, you claimed that it was stronger than others. The obvious implication was that those others are those Christians who happen to disagree with you on this point. Tsumetai 12:07, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
Still: God caused the great flood, why shouldn't he cause a hurrican?--Sherman 12:00, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- I am unconvinced by angry tirades. Only logic works well.-AmesG 12:03, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- I wasn't the one threatening you. Concerning logic: What about the flood? You never answered that one.--Sherman 12:07, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- The "tirade" thing was directed at Flippin, not you, Sherm, sorry for the confusion. But, I would say that he didn't cause the flood, but that's because I'm not a biblical literalist, and I don't think that Noah actually saved all life on Earth. But, if you believe in God, certainly some acts are acts of God. But it goes too far to say that everything happening in the world is an act of God. Certainly they're in accord with his plan, but not directly caused.-AmesG 12:15, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Flippin, please note that AmesG tends to have "a chip on his shoulder" and is ready to argue (on ALL points). And AmesG, Gee, give us all a break, dude. (Though I did like the analogy of the President being my plumber, [turn on the light switch to get the hot water on], though I'd rather him do the gardening.) ANYWAY...
- "Stuff happens," to paraphrase the vulgar bumper-sticker: We don't know if there even is a "why" when stuff happens; we can know what leads up to stuff happening, we can see inside tornadoes and project with a fair degree of accuracy where they're going to go next but the philosophical reasons why tornadoes happen will be argued until the end of time.
- I believe it error to conclude that just because we can know what happens to create a tornado we can dispense with God and any plan He might have with regard to that tornado.
- HAHA! Thanks, Cracker? I'll give it a break when I get a break though ;-). But note that I concede that a divine plan naturally follows, but ultimate causation does not. Hey, I need something to do in Admin.-AmesG 12:20, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
Interesting, simcity works as a perfect way to illustrate this. In the game, by default, disasters occur at random. However, the game allows you to turn disasters off or you can make disasters happen at will. Maybe thats how God is.--Elamdri 12:23, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- God <3 Arcologies.-AmesG 12:24, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
Free Will
My problem is this. If God is immanent like Flip believes him to be, then he has a hand in everything we do. Thus, we do not have free will, because everything we do is an Act of God. If we don't have free will, then what is the point of our existence? Why did God create us if not to see what would happen if you gave a creation free will?--Elamdri 12:05, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- This means solve the problems of hundreds of years of philosophy. We have proof in the bible that god interfers with life on earth. The question here is how far his influence reaches.--Sherman 12:10, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- ABSOLUTELY! Thank you sherm Flippin 12:12, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- If there's a legitimate question on that point, then it's hardly an atheist term, is it? Tsumetai 12:13, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- I can understand God interfering to guide the course of humanity. I can also see him interfering to correct grave injustices. But I can't seem him interfering in the everyday lives of humanity. Also, if you subscribe to Judaism, they believe that after the second destruction of the Temple, God left the earth and became a transcendent being, rather than an immanent one.--Elamdri 12:14, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- If there is no free will how can we sin?-AmesG 12:15, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- My point exactly, which in my opinion refutes, to an extent, God's immanence. God cannot be immanent to the point where he controls humans' individual actions, or thus we cannot sin(unless of course God willing a human being to do something that is sinful still counts as a sin, which is I guess possible, but highly unfair and illogical)--Elamdri 12:19, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- If there is no free will how can we sin?-AmesG 12:15, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Exactly. By assigning everything to the Will of God, personal responsibility is removed. Consequences are removed. All choices, no matter how wrong or how damaging to others, are acceptable since they are the Will of God. Thanks, but no thanks. I like my world to be able to look at a guy like Ted Bundy or the 9/11 bombers and know that they are NOT part of what God wants from us.--Dave3172 12:21, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Who called this a 'legitimate' question? It's like you are saying: There is free will and because of that god has no way to act? The opposite is true: Because humans have a free will they tend to sin and because of that god needs to act like he did with the flood.--Sherman 12:28, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- You misunderstand, we're not saying God has no way to act because of free will, we're saying that because of free will, God must be limited in his ability to act, otherwise humans will be incapable of sin, when in reality we obviously are.--Elamdri 12:32, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- So you acknowledge limits to Gods' control and we just differ on where to draw the line.--AmesG 12:29, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Who called this a 'legitimate' question? It's like you are saying: There is free will and because of that god has no way to act? The opposite is true: Because humans have a free will they tend to sin and because of that god needs to act like he did with the flood.--Sherman 12:28, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
- Can we all agree that this should be a debate topic again and not an article?-AmesG 12:36, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
Free Will?
How can a "free will" exist? Even to ask the question implies that one has the necessary capability to understand their life apart from GOD. In reality, the world the LORD lives in, there is no life without HIM. I am not saying this because I want people to accept JESUS CHRIST as their personal SAVIOUR, but because, like smoking (where everybody eventually quits) everybody eventually accepts the LORD. To even think that we meager simpletons can make a decision without HIM is patently false. This applies to this idea of so-called "natural disasters." If the LORD didn't want us to experience grief, HE wouldn't have created it. Like a child who needs a spanking, sometimes the LORD must punish us. The Noachian Flood is a perfect example of this. The LORD chose to destroy most of the world so it could be re-born. Hurricane Katrina is the same thing. Those who became wikcked--through act or deed--were smited and punished for their sins. How could it be any other way? And to say the LORD made the program and sat back to watch it work is like saying I have a child I put him in the yard to see if he lives. No, my friends, there is no "free will." There is only a choice for those who want to spend eternity with the ONE TRUE GOD, and those who don't. Flippin 09:23, 22 March 2007 (EDT)
- Let me suggest a "free will" experment. And then you be the judge of whether you have free will or not, okay? Take a large hammer and hit yourself about as hard as you can on the head. Repeat until you don't want to anymore. Whose will caused you to cease hitting yourself with the hammer ? Terryeo 16:19, 24 March 2007 (EDT)
Uhm, wait a second. That means the only free decision in my whole life is to believe in "the LORD" or not to believe in him? If I choose to believe I don't need a free will anymore because "the LORD" takes over my mind or something like that? That's too simple, isn't it? I don't believe in God but even if I did, I wouldn't want to make him responsible for my actions. . By the way - who can explain the correlation between "smoking" and "accepting the Lord" to me? I just don't get it. --NukNuk 10:28, 22 March 2007 (EDT)
I think that the correlation is quite weak, because not all smokers do quit, and in fact quite a large number continue until it kills them. However with atheism, it does no harm to you, and quite a lot of good. I say this from personal experience, and to suggest that there is no such thing as free will makes a mockery of life in general. I quite liked Terryoe's simple experiment to prove that there is such a thing as free will. However i do sympathise with Flippin as he obviously feels threatened by the arguements put forward by some of the atheist/agnostics here and perhaps he does not have the same training in logic to successfully rebut these claims. This is not an insult to Flippin, it is very common for people to misunderstand logic. But i think that to claim that free will does not exist is simply very unintelligent. Bolly Ottihw]] 21:32, 19 April 2007
Evidence vs. Belief
So there are naturalistic explanations for natural disasters so to show that a natural disaster is an act of god I guess the burden of proof would fall on those believing it was god that influenced the event. My challenge is how do you prove that the disaster was caused by god and not by a naturalistic means? Are lightning strikes caused by god? If so then why waste energy to cast the bolts randomly across the earth and in between the clouds? Does god only take the reigns of a natural disaster when humans are involved? If this is the case then how do you prove this?--TimS 15:42, 30 March 2007 (EDT)
Creation vs. Creator
Evidence and facts are experianced by created things, a.k.a. the natural world. I can see the disconnect many are having between the Creator and His creation. Jesus is telling them because of mankinds' sin nature, death is unavoidable. The creation is cursed and violently is reacting to sin. Everyone will die a physical death but Jesus answer was to 'repent' to avoid the second more critical death which is the spiritual death. Sin is merely the rejection of the Creators will for mankind and results in physical and then spiritual death. Repentence is merely returning to the Creators will for you to live. The bible, the Word of God outlines all of this, except when you take singular verses out of context. If you don't believe you have a spirit with your natural body then it shows how much you relish in this delusion of the creature versus its Creator. In the end then who do you think will prevail?--Roopilots6 11:27, 2 December 2007 (EST)
True, true! ScorpionVote for Pedro 21:20, 6 December 2007 (EST)


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While the first ever screening of Monsters University was the big highlight of today's Walt Disney presentation at CinemaCon, it wasn't all that the studio had in store for the audience in The Colosseum in Las Vegas' Caesar's Palace. The studio also showed off a full 20 minutes of action-packed footage from Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger, which, in addition to the recently-released trailer, makes the film look like it could be one of the biggest surprise hits of the summer season.
Set up by Verbinski, the first scene is set shortly after John Reid (Armie Hammer) and Tonto (Johnny Depp) have met for the first time. John is heading home from law school when he gets caught up in a prison break on a train, as a group of outlaws try to break out the evil Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner). Unfortunately, Reid trying to do the right thing gets in the way of Tonto's plans for revenge against Cavendish, and after a series of events the two men end up getting manacled together.
As the footage begins, John and Tonto are standing on top of the train, which seems to be without an engineer, and notice that the rail is actually unfinished. While Tonto just wants to jump off and get away, John refuses, saying that he is unwilling to sacrifice the lives of all of the people on board. Each one grabbing the chain that ties them together, they get into a tugging match that ends when one of the outlaws emerges and interrupts them. John and Tonto react to this turn of events by running at and clotheslining the outlaw… but this victory is short-lived, as they quickly run into another criminal who has two pistols trained on them. John raises his hands in the air in surrender, but his hands end up getting caught on a mail hook that lifts him and Tonto off the train and away from the gunman. The duo swings around on the pole back to the train and Tonto catches the outlaw they clotheslined between his legs, throwing him through one window of the train and having him crash the opposite side. Tonto then lands back on the train, but John is left hanging off the side, his new "friend" pulling him up by the chain that connects them.
When they are both back on top of the train, the second outlaw once again corners them, this time with a rifle. John puts up his dukes, goading the criminal to fight like a man, saying that he did a bit of boxing in law school. Unfortunately, this approach only ends up with John getting hit in the face with the butt of the shotgun. Just as the outlaw is about to shoot them, we see a whip wrap around his ankle and pull him off the train – revealing that John's brother Dan (James Badge Dale) and his crew of rangers have come to the rescue.
Dan jumps on to the train with Tonto and John and they race to the front engine, trying to detach the cars so that the passengers don't get hurt. Tonto goes under the train to do so, but this accidentally leaves John and Tonto on the speeding engine, separated from Dan. The track ends and the train crashes, sending the duo flying. They survive, but are terrified to see that the tipped over train is now sliding towards them. A piece of metal flies off of the locomotive and pierces the ground between the heroes, and luckily the train stops before it can crush them to death.
With their manacles snapped, Tonto begins to walk away, but John tries to stop him, saying that he has to take the Indian in. John tries to tackle his future partner, but ends up getting flipped in the process. Eventually John just grabs Tonto's ankle and gets dragged along until finally Tonto is stopped by Dan and his posse on horseback.
Going back to town, Tonto is thrown in jail. With John standing outside the cell, we are introduced to Rebecca Reid (Ruth Wilson), Dan's wife and John's old flame. The two discuss how long it's been since they've last seen each other – nine years – and Rebecca tells him that he never should have come back. Danny, Rebecca's son, then comes in and announces that Dan and his group of rangers are going back to scout in Indian territory. John and Rebecca exit, and Danny is left watching Tonto pray in his cell, mysteriously flapping his arms like a bird and somehow getting more light to shine in. Tonto then quickly turns around and scares Danny away. Outside Dan tells John that they are going after Cavendish, needing to bring him to justice. Dan then deputizes his brother as a Texas Ranger and allows him to go with him, giving him his father's badge.
As they ride, they see Silver, Tonto's white horse, standing on a cliff, and Dan remarks to John that it's a "spirit horse," a creature that will take you to "the other side."
In the second clip (which Verbinski set up as following an ambush that left all of the Texas Rangers in Dan's posse - including John – dead) we see John wake up dazed and confused somehow perched on a tall wooden structure on top of a cliff in the middle of the desert with strange paint lines on his chin. After finding his way down from the structure, he comes across a camp where he finds some water – which he drinks with great thirst – and clothing that belongs to his brother and the other rangers.
He then notices that Tonto is a few feet away talking to his horse. John grabs a gun and tries to sneak up his future friend, but Tonto turns to him and says that if he wants to sneak up on an Indian he should do it from downwind. It's then revealed that John actually died during the ambush, and that while Tonto tried to bury him with the rest of the rangers he was somehow still alive. John is then told that Silver has identified him as a "spirit walker" - one who has been to the other side and returned, one who cannot be killed in battle, to which Tonto says, "Horse definitely stupid."
Later that night, John and Tonto sit around a campfire, cooking a rabbit on a spit when a bunch of rabbits come hoping up. As they talk, Tonto tears some meat off and throws it to the bunnies, which hiss and reveal some insanely sharp teeth before diving for and devouring the meat and scampering off (further expanding the fantasy world that the film exists in). Tonto continues to explain the spirit world, saying that Cavendish is actually a Wendigo - a spirit that is messing with the fabric of nature – and that he was told in a vision that a spirit walker would help him on his quest to take down Cavendish (albeit he was disappointed that it was John that was selected and not Dan).
John then explains that he wants revenge against the man that killed his brother, and Tonto says that while the rangers rode out with eight men, he only dug seven graves – meaning that one of the rangers betrayed the others. Tonto then gives his new friend a mask, saying that he is better off staying dead. John is frustrated and flabbergasted by this news, leading Tonto to give him a hard slap across the face, eventually pointing to the feathered friend on his head and saying, "Bird angry." They then agree to work together to take down Cavendish and avenge Dan's life, to which Tonto says, ""Justice is what I seek, Kemosabe."
The footage had an excellent balance of both humor and action, putting the movie firmly on my radar. The project had its fair share of problems getting made – facing budget issues before production even began – but the film looks legitimately epic and fun. Look for The Lone Ranger when it rides into theaters on July 3rd.
For more of our CinemaCon 2013 coverage head over HERE!


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DENVER - The Cortez Journal emerged from the annual Colorado Press Association convention with more than 70 awards.
At Saturday night's banquet, the Journal was recognized with the General Excellence award as well as sweeping all three sweepstakes awards for editorial, advertising, and photo and design.
Competing against other small daily newspapers with circulation under 6,000, Journal staff members brought home a total of 69 awards; 28 coming for editorial content, 14 for photo and design and 21 in the advertising category.
The Journal's website, cortezjournal.com, picked up six awards.
Included in the 25 first-place awards were three entries from the Journal's Weber Fire coverage. The Journal won for public service, best sustained coverage and for an environmental story by Kimberly Benedict.
Benedict also picked up first-place awards for agriculture story, business story and investigative story package for her coverage of the Southwest Open School's bond effort.
"This contest, judged by our peers in the industry, validates the high-quality work that our news, advertising and design employees consistently deliver for our readers and advertisers, "said Suzy Meyer, Journal publisher. "I'm proud of the entire Journal staff."
Dale Shrull picked up 15 individual or shared awards including five first places.
Veteran photographer Sam Green won a total of nine awards including first places in photography portfolio, sports photo, as well as for feature and photo essay, which came from his annual trek for the Pick 'n' Hoe festival in Dove Creek. He also won first in the feature page design category.
"As usual, Sam Green's photography is some of the best in the state," Shrull said.
Former editor Russell Smyth won first place awards for headline writing and humor column writing.
Amanda Puett won two first-place awards for advertising.
The Journal's Veterans Day coverage from 2011 was recognized for a website multimedia package by Shrull and special section cover design by Linda McDarby and Shrull.
This was the fourth year in a row the Journal has won General Excellence. This was the first year that the Journal moved into a daily newspaper category.
Friday night, the Journal was recognized with seven awards including honorable mention in the General Excellence category. The Durango Herald took first place in the category.
At the Colorado Press Association contest, The Herald won for General Excellence as well as the sweepstakes awards for editorial content.
Journal reporter Luke Groskopf won a third place for a health story while he was working for The Herald.
The Dolores Star won a total of seven awards, with Shannon Livick winning seven awards including four first places. Abplanalp won a second-place award for a sports story that appeared in the Star.
Complete list of Cortez Journal winning entries:
First Place
Investigative Story Package, Kimberly Benedict
Agricultural Story, Kimberly Benedict
Environmental Story, Kimberly Benedict
Business News Story, Kimberly Benedict
Sports Column Writing, Dale Shrull
Business Feature Story, Dale Shrull
Health Feature Story, Dale Shrull
Public Service, Kimberly Benedict, Dale Shrull, Suzy Meyer
Sustained Coverage, Kimberly Benedict, Sam Green, Michael Maresh, Suzy Meyer
News Series, Joe Hanel
Humorous Column Writing, Russell Smyth
Headline Writing, Russell Smyth
Second Place
Story Picture Combination, Dale Shrull, Sam Green
Health Feature Story, Dale Shrull
Deadline News Reporting, Dale Shrull
Investigative Story, Dale Shrull
Headline Writing, Dale Shrull
Public Service, Dale Shrull
Feature Story, Dale Shrull
News Story, Kimberly Benedict
Third Place
Sports Story, Bobby Abplanalp
Sports Event Story, Bobby Abplanalp
Business Feature Story, Dale Shrull
Agriculture Story, Dale Shrull
Humorous Column Writing, Dale Shrull
Education Story, Kimberly Benedict
Business News Story, Brandon Mathis
Health Enterprise Story, Reid Wright
Photography and Design
First Place
Photography Portfolio, Sam Green
Feature Photograph, Sam Green
Sports Photograph, Sam Green
Photo Essay, Sam Green
Feature Page Design, Sam Green
Cover Design, Dale Shrull, Linda McDarby
Informational Graphic, staff
Second Place
Informational Graphic, staff
Photo Essay, Sam Green
Feature Page Design, Dale Shrull, Deanne Sanders
Editorial Layout & Design, staff
Third Place
Sports Photograph, Sam Green
News Photograph, Sam Green
News Page Design, Linda McDarby
Advertising and Website
First Place
Color in an Ad, Amanda Puett
Health Care Ad, Amanda Puett
Advertising Slogan, Michael Billy
Restaurant or Dining Ad, staff
Advertising Special Section, staff
Website-Daily-Multimedia, Dale Shrull
Second Place
Advertising Layout & Design, staff
Health Care Ad, staff
Best Automotive Ad, staff
Website-Daily-Advertising, staff
Black & White Ad, Amanda Puett
Restaurant or Dining Ad, Michael Billy
Website Promotion, Dale Shrull, Robert Sliwinski
Advertising Slogan, Dale Shrull
Advertising Special Section, Mark Drudge
Website-Daily-Content, staff
Website-Daily-Design, staff
Third Place
Advertising Slogan, Dale Shrull
Website Promotion, Mark Drudge
Real Estate Ad, Mark Drudge
Newspaper/House Ad Promotion, Mark Drudge
Small Space Ad, staff
Restaurant or Dining Ad, staff
Classified Page(s) or Selection(s), staff
Website-Daily-Interactivity, staff
Website-Daily-Community, Dale Shrull, Sam Green


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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Stuffed Dates
Last night after our dinner I prepared a plate for today's post. It was quite dark to take photos, so I decided to leave the plate in the refrigerator and take another, better photo after sun comes up in the morning. After dropping the teenager at school, I drove back home, thinking of what place in my home is better to take photos this time of the day? Would it be kitchen? Or Living room? Upon my return, I started to prepare the set: props, position of the table (I am gaining muscles moving furniture around for better photos as I don't use any additional lights. More on that in a later posts). When everything was ready I went to the kitchen for the plate... Before I checked refrigerator, with the corner of my eyes I caught the familiar plate in the kitchen sink. "It must be left by someone after the breakfast" - was my innocent thought. Then I opened the refrigerator... My head was turning from refrigerator to the sink in disbelief. I looked at the happy husband, who was sipping his morning coffee and reading the news.
"Thanks for the breakfast", - he said. "I love those roasted vegetables. The plate was pretty too. Can you make some more?"
"Yes, dear"- was my respond with a deep sigh...
I approached my husband, giving him a hug and kissing him in a well groomed cheek, and murmured in his ear: "I wanted to take a picture of that plate, dear..."
"Do you know, there is a guy, who ate too much pop corn..." - spoke he softly, taking the conversation into the different direction...
We continued our morning conversation about all things life with some tea (me) and coffee (husband) and walnuts stuffed dates, that I made a day before, and had already taken some photos. :)
See you,
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LOL! I guess you need to start posting warning signs on your plates until after the photos are taken. :) The stuffed dates look lovely, too. I've not cooked much with dates, but I've found a lot of date recipes in my grandmother's recipe box, so I think it is time to explore.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Linda! It would be interesting to see some dates recipes from your grandmother's recipe box. I wish my grandmother had one, that would be a treasure! :)Delete
This is one of the popular snack in my house. Have you ever tried it with medjool dates?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Balvinder, I don't know if I tried medjool dates, often times the only information about it is dates. I will keep my eyes open for medjool dates, thanks! :)Delete
Really fun post! Very entertaining. All of the good light in my house is in really inconvenient spots. There's great light in my wife's office, and I'm sure she'd cooperate if I wanted to take pictures there, but that's just too much to ask - I'd be evicting her. I finally went to artificial light most (not all) of the time. So much easier to control, and I can take photos whenever it's convenient for me, not the natural light. Oh, and the dates? Really look great. Nice photos. ;-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you John! I am not a big fan of artificial lights. I feel as it steals something from the photo... :)Delete
Fall certainly is here, just by seeing your amazing stuffed dates. Just love figs and dates; especially dates just the way you prepared it! xoReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Elisabeth. Oh, I am not ready for fall yet, we just stated to have a reasonable weather to enjoy... :)Delete
Ahaha, oh dear - this sounds like the exact sort of thing my father would have done, if I still lived at home :D They look lovely, although I've never really been able to get on board with dates. In paste form, like in pastries, they're absolutely great, but on their own I've never been a huge fan. I've never tried a fresh one - should try it sometime.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Charles, thanks for your comment. Last year I tried fresh dates for the first time, and was not fond of it either. I prefer dried ones. :)Delete
All that happened due to Murphy's law id the light can be ok it will be for sure not ok, if the dish is to wait for the photos to be taken it will for sure be eaten by someone ;-) What I like about that whole story is your approach to what happened. Very zen and very yogic one. Your stuffed dates look really great. yum yum :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Joanna! You are absolutely right: yoga does help to see things through different more positive lenses. :)Delete
Lovely stuffed dates. Such a sweet response :) Sometimes we forget what's important, but you did not.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Sheila, often times I do need to remind myself that important things in my life are not things at all. :)Delete
I haven't made stuffed dates for years. I love them, and yours look so delectable!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Della! I think some sharp cheese would be good too :)Delete
You are so funny! I was giggling reading this and can relate. Sometimes the family just doesn't get what we're up to :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Valerie, I am fine with that. When I started my blog I decided for myself that my blog is going to be about our life, hence no special "effects", just a reflection of what we love, eat, see... :) Thanks for your kind comment!Delete
My husband knows better, not to touch before I photograph it first-)) It was fun reading about your little moments with your dear husband.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks my friend! :) There wouldn't be a moment if I just took a photo...Delete
That is soooo funny! If I saw a plate of those stuffed dates lying around, I'd eat it too!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! Well, it wasn't dates he ate before I photographed it. :)Delete
I have just picked up some walnuts in the garden this morning, now I know what to do with them.ReplyDeleteReplies
Lindy, fresh walnuts from the garden?! Awww, that would be a delight to have just by itself. My parents have a few walnut trees in their garden, mmm, I can hear cracking... :)Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2012 at 2:25 AM
Oh dear me, I will learn from your experience and shall leave a note on something if I still want to photograph it. I too battle with finding the right light for photos. The stuffed dates look fantastic too.ReplyDelete
:-) MandyReplies
Thank you Mandy! Photography is a new avenue for me, so far I stumble quite often, but still go forward...:)Delete
Oh no! Fortunately, hubby goes the other way. He was so sweet and didn't eat anything until I came home because he wasn't sure what he could eat :P We both love stuffed dates though and if I had a bowl of those, he would have wolfed them down ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
We don't have any blogging restriction to begin with. I just thought that after we had dinner no one would want to eat anymore. :)Delete
I've had a similar experience, so I'm very sympathetic. I now tag food that is waiting to be photographed. The dates, by the way, look delcious. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...MaryReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Mary! I don't make food for the blog, I cook for family and take photos of that. Sometimes I take photos feeling both of my men breathing in my back... :)Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2012 at 1:34 PM
these are so tasty!! And they make a healthy snack too!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Alida! :)Delete
Beautifully done! My hubby has finally learned to ask if he can eat what he finds in the fridge...we've had a few incidents as well. Makes for a good story~ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree Lizzy, does make a fun story... :)Delete
Dear Marina, What a sweet story. These are a delicious treat. I used to get the task of stuffing the dates on holidays when I was a little girl.ReplyDelete
Blessings dear. Catherine xoReplies
Hi Catherine, I remember stuffing for the holidays prunes, it was our job when we were kids... :)Delete
Haha, I can't even tell you how many times that happens to me. Or, I'll be eating dinner and realise.. OH NO, I forgot to photograph it before I messed it up with my enthusiastic nom, nom, nomming.ReplyDelete
Jase is great at restaurants though, always asking 'do you want to photograph this?' before eating. The curse of being a food blogger's man. :DReplies
My friend is the same way, she always asks if I want to take photo when we go out... :) Thanks for your comment, Sara!Delete
I wish my husband would eat more of the food that I prepare . . . such as recipes with dates or figs, etc. I'd be kissing him all over his face! Good story Marina, but these look even better than the story! I love, love, love dates!ReplyDelete
Hi Roz, we all eat what I prepare. I cook for my family and take photos of it. Maybe some day I'll be at the point when I would cook for my blog, but not now. :)Delete
These dates look delicious, I love how Meditteranean they are :DReplyDelete
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Thanks Uru! :)Delete
that was such a cute story. my husband loves to much on my cookies and cakes before i get a chance to photograph them. so, i make extras just for him ...that way, he stays away from my stuff...lolReplyDelete
these dates look yummy! i have also stuffed dates with blanched almonds and sometimes, i even roll them around in finely shredded coconut... they taste brilliant!Replies
Isn't it fun to read how everyone handles similar situation?! Thanks for your comment! :) Almonds and dates would taste really good!Delete
haha, Marina - I have to hide things all the time and Ive learned to be quite inventive about finding good places :) the dates look delicious! You might not have been able to photograph them had I been around! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Chris! Lol, I love my blogging friends... :)Delete
Haha. Such a lovely story and such tasty dates. Thank you so much for sharing...what a delicious way to end my weekend. I hope you have a beautiful Monday, my friend!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Monet, thanks for your kind comment. My Monday was beautiful indeed, I posted about it.. :)Delete
sweet fun story. and yum...looks delicious!!ReplyDelete
these really look good and brought back memories--my mom used to make them at Christmas time--she rolled them in powdered sugar :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Lynn. We also had for Christmas but stuffed prunes, and as a kids it was our job to do it. My brother and I had so much fun! :)Delete
These look delicious! I must remember to try making some for my kids.ReplyDelete
xx Jenee C.
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Thank you Jenee. They were delicious indeed. I should remember to make them more often, makes a good snack. :)Delete
This has only happened to me once. Now if I need to leave something in the fridge I put a big sign on it that says, "THE CAT PEED ON THIS, DON'T EAT IT" which means nobody can eat it until I photograph it. :)ReplyDelete
I love stuffed dates.Replies
Lol, Maureen! I need a cat... :)Delete
Oh well, I have so many stories reagarding photographing my plates, that you would crack up! It doesn't matter your photos look terrific and after all you made your husband happy with your dish so that's really important!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Katerina, I'd like to hear some of those stories, and I think many of your readers too... :)Delete
Oh that happened to me one time too many!ReplyDelete
and I know what you mean about getting muscles moving furniture to chase sun light!
I love dates and stuffed they are indeed a treat taken to the next levelReplies
Hi Sawsan, we have such a nice weather most of the time, but our townhouse has poor lightning. Chasing the light is a challenge indeed. :)Delete
Oh, Marina! I'm chuckling here but know that this could happend to anyone. In my home, I live alone but there's Max, my dog. I'd be embarrassed to tell you how many dishes he's "sampled" while I was setting up the camera or place setting. Never fear. The pictures you used look great, as does the sound of your stuffed dates -- and they come with your husband's seal of approval: a clean dinner plate. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you John! I see you have to "share" your food with Max... Don't dogs have the most funny way of "sampling"?! And then look so innocent in your eyes... :)Delete
I really enjoyed the "accidental" story. You are such a good wife. The dates looks beautiful in the photo. Great job photographing.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Holly! I need to show your comment to my husband..:)Delete


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FOXBORO — In Seattle, it was the Seahawks against the Saints. In Carolina, it'll be the Panthers against the 49ers.
But in New England and Denver, things are different due to the imposing passing presence of a pair of future first-ballot Hall of Fame quarterbacks. The focus is always first and foremost on Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.
Football is the ultimate team game, but Brady and Manning have separated themselves in their pigskin profession due to their terrific individual accomplishments and magnetic — although vastly different — personalities. They are the main attraction in every game they play and the current standard by which all others are measured.
Here on Saturday night, Brady squared off against sensational sophomore Andrew Luck as the Patriots faced the Colts in an AFC divisional-round playoff game at Gillette Stadium.
Luck is young, but he's wise beyond his 24 years. He understood it was a one-on-one challenge between the two No. 12s.
"(Brady) has definitely set the standard for success at the quarterback position," Luck said earlier in the week. "The way he handles himself, watching from afar, the competitive nature and basically all the right things he does. Yeah, I guess he is a barometer, and he is the standard."
Brady was making his league-record 25th career playoff start and came in with 17 postseason wins, which was already a league record by one.
He added to the total with a 43-22 victory while advancing to the AFC Championship for the eighth time in the 13 seasons since he ascended to the throne of starter-for-life in New England.
"It's just a great achievement for our team," Brady said. "There will only be four teams standing after Sunday. I know people have counted us out at times this year, but I think we have a locker room of believers, and hopefully we can go out and play our best next week."
Brady will either meet Manning and his Broncos in Denver or face Philip Rivers and the Chargers here at 3 p.m. next Sunday as he continues his quest to become the first player to start six Super Bowls.
He'd join boyhood hero Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw as the only QBs with four Lombardi Trophies on their r�sum�s with a win next month in the Jersey Swamp.
Brady finished 13 of 25 for 198 yards while becoming the first player in NFL history to pass for 6,000 yards in the playoffs, on a warm, wet and windy winter evening. He didn't throw for a touchdown, but wasn't intercepted and sacked just once.
Brady was his old-school efficient and effective self while managing a ground game that has become the talk of the league.
"What we've done the last three or four weeks, the running game has just been awesome," Brady said after the Patriots rushed for 234 yards and a franchise-record six touchdowns. "It's helped everything out, and it makes it easy to hand off and go 7 yards for a touchdown. It's a great feeling and a great way to score. Hopefully, we can keep doing it."
Luck, who guided the Colts to the second-biggest comeback win in NFL playoff history last weekend, was 20 of 41 for 331 yards and two touchdowns. He was picked off four times — three the result of poor decisions, the other a poor set of hands — and was sacked three times.
The second-year pro displayed all the dazzling traits, particularly a remarkable touch on deep balls, that led the Colts to select him first overall in the 2012 draft. But those four turnovers gave him eight in two postseason games, after accumulating 11 in 16 games during the regular season.
You can get away with that against Alex Smith and the Chiefs. Not so much when it comes to Brady and the Patriots, who scored 14 points off the giveaways.
"I can't commit that many turnovers and have a chance to win against a good team like this," Luck said.
Brady stood out on two drives.
The first came on the Patriots' second offensive series. He completed passes of 13 yards to running back Shane Vereen on third down, 25 yards to receiver Julian Edelman and 16 yards to receiver Danny Amendola on third down before LeGarrette Blount scored the second of his four rushing touchdowns to make it 14-0.
Nine of Brady's 13 completions went for first downs.
The other drive came early in the third quarter after the Colts cut the lead to six points, with Brady's experience, intelligence and pocket presence on full display.
He connected with Amendola downfield for a 53-yard gain following an exquisite play-action fake on first down with the Patriots backed up to their own 12.
"It was a pretty hard sell that we ran there," Brady said. "Because we were running the ball so well, maybe that got a little reaction, and then Danny got behind them. It was good to get out of the shadow of our own goal line and into their territory."
Three plays later, Brady smoothly slid to his right to avoid pressure before connecting with Edelman for 8 yards on third-and-7.
Brady later avoided a sack, casually stepping up in the pocket, and an intentional grounding penalty, smartly spotting Edelman before releasing the ball, on the same play before the drive ended with Stevan Ridley rushing for a touchdown and ensuing two-point conversion to extend the lead to 29-15.
Luck finished with bigger numbers, but it was Brady — as usually is the case — who came out ahead in the highlighted helmet-to-helmet quarterback confrontation he's always part of.
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July 21. 2013 7:37PM
Finance director reports Bedford's finances in good shape
By SUSAN CLARK
Union Leader Correspondent
— Healthy fund balances, rapid paydown of debt and relatively low delinquent tax collections have helped keep the town's finances stable.
Finance Director Crystal Dionne presented the 2012 end-of-year report to the town council at its July 17 meeting. The 2012 report audit, published June 21, was conducted by Melanson Heath and Co.
During her presentation, Dionne outlined the general fund, the total fund balance and property tax revenues, and listed her departmental goals for 2013. She emphasized that the town's healthy finances result from keeping debt low, issuing bonds at low interest rates and maintaining strong fiscal policies.
In 2012, the town's general fund increased by $1.4 million to $8.27 million, mainly because of excess revenues from motor vehicle and building permits, about $200,000 in FEMA reimbursement from 2011 and employee vacancies, including the town manager position."
We have a significant surplus at the end of the year," she said. "We typically would add $200,000 to $300,000, but we had some significant changes in 2012 which increased our fund balance significantly."
The total fund balance of $14.8 million, or 10.9 percent of total appropriations, includes prepaid items for future purchases; self-sustaining funds adding $1.16 million, including BCTV, the sewer fund and camp employee detail; and capital reserve funds held by trustees.
"We're still within our range of fund balance. The town council set a range of 8 to 17 percent to maintain as fund balance," she said. "We have approximately six to seven weeks of expenditures in the bank in case we have some kind of emergency."
Though the 13.4 percent ratio of debt service to expenses is high, Dionne said, the town consistently pays down its debt.
"Typically, anything over 10 percent is viewed as high. That is comparing the percentage of your debt to your total budget," she said.
The town issues debt on a 10-year basis, allowing rapid pay down.
"We're debt free in 10 years. Our debt service payments will be significantly higher than a municipality that spreads it out over 20 or 30 years," she said.
Dionne addressed Moody's Investors Service reaffirming the town's Aaa rating bond because of its low debt burden, healthy reserve levels, conservative budgeting and diverse tax base. The town was able to secure bond financing at a low interest rate of 1.43 percent, and an anticipated premium of about $200,000 helped reduce the bond. The town received nine bids on the open market.
"Bidding was extremely competitive," Dionne said.
Also discussed were property tax collections, which for 2012 are consistent with recent years.
In 2012, taxes levied were $68,336,044, with $66,270,488, or 97 percent, in payments received. Outstanding property taxes amounted to 2,065,556, or 3 percent.
"The lowest I've seen is 95.7 percent in 2010," she said. "We are at fairly healthy collections at year end."
Dionne also presented her goals for 2013 – work with the new CIP Committee, address possible change to the town's fiscal year, enable credit card processing, purchasing and investment policy revisions, and look at structural balance budgeting.
"You make a commitment to balance your budget structurally. You don't consider uses of surplus or uses of one-time revenues over the long term, so you don't have fluctuations in the tax rate," she said.
At the end of her presentation, Dionne received kudos from the council, but she said the credit is not hers alone.
"The finance department is just a part of it. The demographics of the community, the growth of the community and the very stable tax base, and things I don't have anything to do with, play a significant role. The whole community should receive the accolades," Dionne said.


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Facebook launches Facebook Home, a customized launcher for Android based on Facebook apps. With this launcher, Facebook News Feed becomes the home screen experience for select Android devices .
Audi, GM, Google, Honda, Hyundai and NVIDIA announce the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA) to help bring the Android platform to cars. More than 45 leading auto brands are now members .
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Carol Kleiman, Women's Networks: The Complete Guide to Getting a Better Job, Advancing Your Career, and Feeling Great as a Woman Through Networking , New York: Lippincott and Crowell, 1980. Aimed at women professionals and executives who wish to set up relatively formal networking organizations.
Betty Lehan Harragan, Games Mother Never Taught You: Corporate Gamesmanship for Women , New York: Rawson, 1977. Although not centrally concerned with networking, I mention this book because of its cultural influence as the first hard-hitting how-the-world-really-works book for professional women. Its ideology, which has shaped many feminist discussions of networking since then, reflects both the strengths and weaknesses of the feminism of that era. One of the weaknesses is its inattention to social class; it explains that men learn how the world works through playing football, even though this would predict that working-class men would be as successful in business as their wealthier brothers.


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Former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron helped lead his team to two national championships and is the most productive passer in Crimson Tide history, but that doesn't guarantee him a spot in the early rounds of the 2014 NFL Draft. After seeing his draft stock float from the middle rounds to as high as the 16th overall selection, at least according to McCarron, and back, he's expected to go on the second day (Rounds 2-3) of the draft.
While it's possible McCarron will be drafted earlier than expected, NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah reported Thursday on NFL Network's "Path to the Draft" that he has not been hearing much buzz about the quarterback and cautions a slide down the board could happen.
"I heard a while back, maybe the Arizona Cardinals at No. 20, but I haven't heard that as much," Jeremiah said. "More than likely you're talking about later on in the second round, maybe in the third round. If I had to set a sweet spot for AJ McCarron, it would have to be in that early third-round mix.
"I did have one person tell me there's a very real chance McCarron could be this year's Matt Barkley, a guy we saw slide down in last year's draft."
Barkley slid to the 98th overall pick, where the Eagles traded up to pick him as the first selection of the fourth round.
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NFL Media draft analyst Mike Mayock recently dropped McCarron out of his top five at quarterback in his position rankings, and NFL Media insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday on "Path to the Draft" that there's concern around the league about how McCarron will fare when things break down at the next level.
"One of the real questions for him is what is it like when he sees things go wrong? What is he like when there's trouble on the field?" Rapoport said. "He had such talent at Alabama. He really has not faced adversity very much on the field. The problem is how to solve that riddle in a private workout."
McCarron has tried to shake the "game-manager" label for several years and was busy over the past month making visits and working out for teams, including the quarterback-needy Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars. His ability to start in the NFL earlier than some other rookies should be appealing to some clubs, but it all comes down to how he grades out and where they can take him in the draft.
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Bailee Madison is all grown up in this new feature from the newest issue of Glamoholic magazine.
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On her bond with Katie: "I am so grateful to have gotten to work with Katie Holmes! Every time I writ or say her name, a huge smile appears on my fave. She's such an incredible actress, but most importantly, an incredible mother. She took such good care of me during Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, and has continued to be there for me and my family. I love her."
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I was listening to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke the other night speak at a press conference (I know, I need to get a life). Anyway, he said something that struck me as very contrary to the way most people think. He said — and I am paraphrasing — that while inflation can certainly be too high, it can also be too low.
Actually, I agree with him. So it's Ben and me against perhaps the majority of people, who think inflation can never be too low. Let me see if I can explain my (and Ben's) thinking, and then let you decide if we're way off course.
First, here's the easy part. Most agree inflation can be too high for both the good of the economy as well as the good of most people. Of course, by inflation I mean the rise in an average of prices, which some translate to mean a rise in the cost of living. While there's a technical difference between the two, I won't quibble.
Higher inflation hurts households in several ways. It means we have to pay more for the things we buy. It means, therefore, we have to get bigger pay raises to keep up with the higher cost of living, which, to say the least, is very difficult in today's challenging economy. It also means we have to earn more on our investments to keep ahead of the erosive power inflation has on the value of our invested dollars. Sometimes that means taking more risk in our investments.
High inflation also drives up interest rates, making it harder to borrow money to purchase a home, vehicle and furniture, and for younger people, it's more expensive to borrow money for college.
Last, inflation makes it difficult for the "signaling power" of price changes to work their magic. Changes in the price of a product (or service) give us important information about its relative scarcity. When the price rises, that tells us the product is scarcer, and more people are trying to buy a limited supply. The higher price motivates many of us to look for alternatives.
Conversely, when the price of a product drops, it says supplies are abundant and the product is a relative bargain. This motivates many people to stock up while the bargain lasts.
High inflation makes it tougher for these price signals to come through. If most of a price change is simply due to inflation, then inflation can overwhelm — or mask — any price fluctuations due to fundamental changes in supply or demand.
The last time we had very high inflation was in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when the rate hit double-digits and mortgage rates for home loans were near 20 percent. Fortunately, we're nowhere near those levels today. Most measures of retail inflation – again, averaged over all products and services consumers typically buy — are hovering between 1 percent and 2 percent annually.
Now let's go to the hard part of my task today. Can inflation ever be too low? Chairman Bernanke thinks so. I also think so. But are we thinking clearly?
Actually, when Chairman Bernanke worries about low inflation, his concern is really about negative inflation, meaning a sustained drop in average prices. Yet, what would be so bad about seeing lower prices in stores, shopping centers and malls?
There can be several problems. Wages and salaries would also drop along with prices. If business revenues are lower due to lower prices, then firms have fewer funds to pay workers.
Debts would also become more difficult to pay. Debt payments – say, on a home mortgage or car loan — are usually specified in a set dollar amount, like $250 or $500 a month. But negative inflation increases the purchasing power of the dollar, making the dollars repaid worth more. This adverse impact is made even worse if the household's salary has also dropped.
Falling prices can motivate households to postpone buying, obviously thinking products and services will cost less in the future. But since 70 percent of our economy is driven by consumer spending, any significant slowdown in household buying can send the economy into a tailspin.
It is for these reasons that negative inflation (technically called deflation) can be scary for the economy. Economists think the negative inflation that occurred in the 1930s in our country and in 1990s Japan contributed to the lousy economy in both of those periods. The last time we had negative inflation was 2009, and that wasn't a very good year for households or businesses.
So like with many things in life, too much of a good thing can actually be bad. In this case, the "good thing" is low inflation, and the "too much" is inflation that is so low it is negative. This is what Ben Bernanke means when he says he will defend against inflation being both too high and too low. You decide if he's right!
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Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Professor and North Carolina Cooperative Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes on personal finance, economic outlook and public policy. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences communications unit provides his You Decide column every two weeks. Previous columns are available at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agcomm/news-center/tag/you-decide
Related audio files are at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agcomm/news-center/category/economic-perspective/