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Q. My friend, a young artist at the start of his career, offered to sell me a 1 percent share in him for $9,000. I would receive a portion of his lifetime earnings but would have no say in the sort of work he did. This seems like a good deal for us both, but it does feel a bit like slavery. Is this agreement ethical? — Patrick Hebron, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Q. My friend, a young artist at the start of his career, offered to sell me a 1 percent share in him for $9,000. I would receive a portion of his lifetime earnings but would have no say in the sort of work he did. This seems like a good deal for us both, but it does feel a bit like slavery. Is this agreement ethical? — Patrick Hebron, Brooklyn, N.Y.
A. This deal might show a lack of business acumen — few artists hit the jackpot — but it is not unethical. This scheme is akin to investing in any corporation, albeit a corporation of one.
Your slavery analogy is inapt. The key moral element in slavery is the slave's lack of say in the matter. (Pick cotton? No pay? Frequent beatings? Count me in!) Your friend's situation differs significantly even from indentured servitude in that it places no restrictions on what sort of work he does or where or for how long he does it. His only obligation is to pay out some of his proceeds. Nor do you seem to be exploiting any financial desperation on his part.
There is even a sort of precedent: Bowie bonds. In 1997, David Bowie issued $55 million worth of 10-year bonds backed by the revenue from 25 of the albums in his catalog. The venture began well, but in 2004 the bonds' rating fell to just above junk-bond status, to Baa3 from A3, partly in response to falling record-industry sales. Another precursor: the new French Open tennis champion Ana Ivanovic, who received the backing of a Swiss businessman when she was 14 in exchange for repayment if she hit it big some day.
Your friend gets quick cash; you get a shot at a Picassoesque payday, a fair opportunity for you both. (And if your friend makes a career change? Celebrate if he turns into Bill Gates or Warren Buffett; weep if he becomes a hobo or poet.)
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But if your company has a less revealing, more magisterial name and the patients who contact you assume that your imprimatur represents an unbiased evaluation, then you're giving me flulike symptoms (morally speaking). Your long lists are dubious and your exclusive listings even worse, a judgment that encompasses both your company and the doctors who pay you.
Rather than speculate about what impression patients "may get," you simply should tell them, clearly and succinctly, how your service works. There's nothing dire in proffering the names of service providers who pay to be listed — the Yellow Pages work that way — as long as that arrangement is transparent. Google, for example, identifies "sponsored links," making it apparent which listings have been purchased. But while this clarity would be an ethical improvement, your service would remain a poor way for a patient to choose a physician, one that sidesteps any discussion of a physician's merits.
UPDATE: The company folded this spring. "We weren't getting enough interest from potential patients," S.B. says.
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9th Grade English
Elliott 2015-2016
Course Outline: Students will read a variety of short stories, dramas, informational texts, poetry and other selections from our new textbook.We will also examine extra texts which are listed below . If a student needs to purchase a text, they will be given ample time to purchase the book before we begin to look at it in class. I may have some books for sale on a first come, first serve basis.
Texts: Prentice Hall Literature: Alabama Common Core Edition for Grade Nine
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Nonfiction Text
Texts from other sources may be added as necessary
Materials: Students should have an English binder in order to keep all English materials separate from other classes. Students will need a pen/pencil and paper every day. They may also occasionally need colored pencils for assignments.
Homework: I do not assign a large amount of homework. The majority of homework will be reading at home, however larger assignments may necessitate homework. If this is the case, I will not accept any excuse that isn't covered by the school handbook.
Course Objectives: Course objectives are the Alabama English Language Literacy for College and Career Readiness. They are available at http://www.ecboe.org/departments/curriculum_and_instruction/courses_of_study/english_language_arts_course_of_study__c_c_r_s/
Grading policy: Grade will be determined by points earned divided by points possible. Daily assignments will usually be 30-50 points, tests 100-150, and larger projects will have their own rubrics given ahead of time. All grading policies in the Sardis and ECBOE handbook apply. I offer some opportunities for bonus points throughout the year. I don't give bonus points for turning in supplies such as copy paper or hand sanitizer. I feel this puts some students at a disadvantage. I will allow books to be "sold" back for bonus points after we finish a text. I award students who go the extra mile in an assignment with extra points.
Attendance: Unexcused absences count as zeros, as per the ECBOE and Sardis handbook. That being said, I am not completely inflexible. Talk to me soon after the fact. It is much easier to take care of a problem soon after the absence. If the student waits until report cards go out, I tend not to be as lenient. In terms of whether an absence is excused or unexcused, I can only go by what is in iNow. If the computer says an absence is unexcused, and you believe that is an error, that will need to be taken up with the office.
Make Up Policy: If you are absent, always check the board to see what work you need to make up. This is solely the student's responsibility. There is no way for me to keep up with every absence and hold everyone accountable as soon as they come back. If the assignment requires materials that were given out the day the student missed, I will provide them for you. If you need to take a book home to catch up, I will be happy to help you check out a text or access an online account. Any tests will need to be made up within three days of the absence.
Discipline: Classroom discipline is simple. Students are to be respectful of themselves and others are all times. For all minor problems (briefly out of seat, talking in class, bothering another student), I will issue a verbal warning at first. If the problems persists, or it has been that way consistently, the student will be given break detention. If the student doesn't show up for break detention, they will have break detention for one week. Afterwards, if the student still has issues with discipline, they will be written up and referred to the office. If a problem is more severe (profanity, harassment, bullying, fighting, insubordination ) the student will be referred to the office with a write up immediately or receive corporal punishment if they so choose.
Weekly Assignments: Certain assignments will take place every week. Each week we will have a vocabulary test on Friday. These will usually consist of 20 words. On Tuesday and Thursday, students will complete a writing assignment ranging from a short quick write to brainstorming activities or other writing projects. The prompt will be on the board. From time to time, this will dictate the direction we need to go in writing and grammar assignments. I will spot check these assignments from time to time.
Be respectful of me, your classmates, and yourself.
Come to class on time.
Bring all required materials and assignments before they are due.
Stay in your desk.
No backpacks. I walk around the class and I don't want to trip.
All rules in the SHS handbook and ECBOE handbook apply.
Coach Elliott 2015 9th Grade Pacing Guide
10-14- Intro and Writing
17-21 Writing
24-28 Writing
31-9/4 Writing
8-11 To Kill A Mockingbird
14-18 To Kill A Mockingbird
21-25 To Kill A Mockingbird
28-10/2 To Kill A Mockingbird
5-9 Romeo & Juliet
14-16 Romeo and Juliet
19-23 Romeo and Juliet
26-30 Romeo and Juliet
2-6 Short Stories
9-13 Short Stories
16-20 Short Stories
1-4 Make Up
7-11 Make Up
14-18 Make Up
6-8 Poetry
11-15 Poetry
19-22 Poetry
25-29 Nonfiction
1-5 Nonfiction
8-12 Nonfiction
15-19 Nonfiction
22-26 Nonfiction
1-4 Nonfiction
7-11 Lord Of the Flies
14-18 Lord Of the Flies
21-25 Lord Of the Flies
4-8 Lord Of the Flies
11-15 Lord Of the Flies
18-22 Make Up
25-29 Make Up
2-26 Final Prep
Daily/Weekly Grades
Monday- DOL
Tuesday- Writing
Thursday- Writing
Friday- Vocab
1st Nine Weeks- Presentation on any subject (must be preapproved)
2nd Nine Weeks- Paper- Research on topics related to To Kill A Mockingbird/Romeo & Juliet
3rd Nine Weeks- Presentation (Poetry or Dramatic Reading)
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Waiting for anything is hard, right? Especially when you see progress or amazing things happening to people around you.
Waiting to lose weight.
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Waiting to enjoy breakfast like these is always worth the wait!
Waiting for pancakes to cook…yes when they taste this good!
Protein plantain pancakes:
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- 1 scoop protein powder (we did one scoop perfect fit protein which is about 3 tbsp for one scoop)
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/2 plantain (3 1/2 oz)
Directions: Blend in blender till smooth. Cook on skillet. Top with your favorite pancakes toppings.
We did one egg yolk, 1 teaspoon ghee, and 2 teaspoons maple…mmm
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Working out hard to enjoy nourishing meals like this, worth the wait.
Yesterday we did our workout late morning, so enjoyed this post workout meal of local duck egg, banana, coconut oil, and a little preview of the recipe coming tomorrow!
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Waiting for our dinners…never easy to do.
We have been enjoying having plantains ("carbs") at dinner. There are a lot of different views on if you should have carbs at night, we personally have been loving it.
We notice when we have some starchy carbs at dinner we don't crave dessert and we sleep better.
And Lori is patiently waiting for recently seeded clover to grow.
Gary and her were busy over the weekend. Working all day in their yard, which was pretty shocking as Lori (and Michelle) hate yard work.
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Jax waiting for daddy to get home…just too cute. Love this dog.
And love seeing you guys enjoying plantain socca, plantain bread, and carrot cake socca (an old recipe but a goodie) !
Twins Question: What are you waiting for….?
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The former governor of my home state of Illinois has uttered some questionable statements since being led by federal marshals from his home in handcuffs in December 2008. Then, he recently told Esquire magazine he was "blacker than Barack Obama," reportedly because he grew up in a five-room apartment in a tough neighborhood of Chicago.
For the record: I grew up in a five-room apartment in a much, much tougher neighborhood of Chicago. Much tougher.
The news of Rod Blagojevich's magazine comments hit the news over the weekend, prompting the former elected official to apologize. Quote: "What I said was stupid, stupid, stupid." Well, I agree with him on one thing.
But this is a blog on public relations. While reading the news report on Mr. Blagojevich's comments in today's Chicago Tribune, I was struck by reference to, well, public relations.
The article states the piece in Esquire "represents a wasted opportunity for the ex-governor to proclaim his innocence, but his public-relations strategy focuses on more than just clearing his name." Elsewhere in the piece, the reporters refer to Mr. Blagojevich's "PR strategy" and "publicity team."
"Public-relations strategy?" (The hyphens are the Tribune's.)
Perhaps I'm riding too high a horse at the moment, but I really don't think Mr. Blagojevich or his "publicity team" has crafted what I maintain is a concerted public relations campaign. You know, one based on goals, strategies and objectives and driven by tactics.
One could make a counter point that the ex-governor, indeed is using public relations tactics as a way to build awareness for his innocence and pending federal trial. In case you missed it, he's charged with a lot of serious stuff, including allegedly trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat held by the guy he stupidly said he was "blacker" than, Barack Obama.
My counter punch: I maintain a true public relations strategy should have some redeeming social value. What the ex-governor is trying to do, I think, is create a high public profile to sour the jury pool when his trial begins. It's not public relations.
The Tribune piece is just an example of how public relations gets thrown into the discussion for all the wrong reasons. It also means those of us who practice public relations need to do a better job promoting our profession.


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Saturday, May 09, 2015
From darkness to light: The Joint in Morocco
With thanks: Imre and Janet
This rare publicity video from the Israel State Archives is an advertisement for the underrated but essential work of the American Joint Distribution Committee in Morocco. The Joint celebrated its centenary last year.
Until the Joint in Casablanca brought forth 'light' by beginning operations in 1943, Jewish life in Morocco was in darkness. It had not changed for centuries. Jews were confined to ghettoes *- cities within cities. Some 60,000 Jews were crammed into the Mellah in poverty. They were uneducated and suffered trachoma and other endemic illnesses.
Interestingly, the video dates the beginning of the end of the Moroccan Jewish community to 1955, when the French protectorate came to an end and Morocco declared its independence: "each man asked what future lay in store for his child". The video thus lays the blame for the demise of Moroccan Jewry at the door of decolonisation.
While it is true that Morocco did not enforce state-sanctioned discrimination against Jews (unlike other Arab states) Jews were squeezed out of economic and social life by arabisation and the hostility of Moroccan nationalists. Then there was the constant threat of, or actual, violence.
*The Joint video omits to specify that in accordance with anti-Jewish rules Jews were made to move back into city mellahs in Vichy-occupied Morocco in 1941.
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It would be helpful to specify that "Joint" here refers to the Joint Distribution Committee and not to any substance.
The year was 1943. The Jews of Morocco were forced to abandon the suburbs and reintegrate the Mellahs as stipulated in Vichy imposed dahir of August 8 1941.
We're talking of the very same Nazi racial law that herded the Jews of Warsaw suburbs into the Waesaw ghetto and that's how they came to be 400 000 in that ghetto in 1942.
Yet, no one in their right mind would dream of describing the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 without mentioning that tiny detail that they're in Nazi occupied Poland at the height of WWII.
Why do they allow themselves to cut those corners when it comes to Moroccan Jews I wonder.
- 1:35 am, May 10, 2015
- bataween said...
Good point, I have added a mention
- 7:40 am, May 10, 2015
- Eliyahu m'Tsiyon said...
The Germans and Vichy French applied the preliminary stages of the Holocaust in North Africa. The Italians in Libya were not eager to go all the way with the Germans but eventually the Italians in Libya were overwhelmed and the Germans took more or less complete control and imposed labor camps, racial laws (passed in Italy actually circa 1938), etc. But the Germans were driven out of North Africa in 1943 before they were able to complete the planned extension of the Holocaust.
- 7:29 pm, May 10, 2015


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Understanding what men are saying is not as tricky as it sounds. When you take time to understand the main desire behind a man's words, everything he says will make sense. Men are easy to understand when you actually listen to what they are telling you, and what they are not telling you.
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Texas parents Tressa and Manuel Montalvo Jr. hoped for a little brother or sister for their 2-year-old son, Memphis. On Valentine's Day their wish came true as Tressa, in a 1 in 70,000,000 shot, gave birth to 2 sets of identical twins, sons Ace, Blaine, Cash and Dylan at The Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston .
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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. I can't remember when I first knew this childhood chant was the most ridiculously wrong statement ever spoken, but I can tell you this—I did fully realize the words of others had the power to destroy like no stick or stone ever could. As moms, I know we work diligently to teach our children the power of words, the importance of being kind to one another, and above all, the value of compassion. But lately, I have to wonder if we are following our own advice.
I silently cringe when I watch an innocent momma post something on Facebook that unknowingly opens a can of worms. The mud begins to fly. We end up deeply divided and harshly critical of each other. We separate ourselves into the we's and the they's. Think about it. As moms, there are hot-button topics we align ourselves with, yet we fail to ever consider the reasons behind the other-side's choices. Breastfeeding vs. Formula. Let-Them-Cry-it-Out vs. Rock-Them-Until-They're 20. Working Moms vs. Stay-at-Home Moms. Homeschool vs. Public School vs. Private School. These are just a few wars we jump into as moms. And these wars can get dirty.
Embarrassingly, I too have been guilty of flinging some dirt. But it seems as if God has designed my deepest struggles as a mother in order to give me a unique perspective on the mommy wars. You see, my daughter breastfed, my son would not despite ten torturous weeks of hard work. My daughter wouldn't allow me to rock her to sleep. My two and a half year-old son still cradles in my arms at night. I was a stay-at-home mom for three years with my daughter. I have had to work full-time since my son was five-months old. My daughter was in a private preschool with plans to transition into a private elementary school. Plans changed. She is now thriving in a local public school.
I now look back and realize I have had the privilege, and I really mean privilege, of sitting on both sides of many issues that we as moms find ourselves at war over. This is what I have realized: We often assume women make their choices with blinders on or that women have any choice at all. You see, I would have chosen to breastfeed my son. I would have chosen to still be a stay-at-home mom. I would have chosen a different educational path for my daughter. But I am proof that God sometimes directs our paths differently. The hurt comes when others wield their swords of condemnation without ever considering what the fellow mom may be up against.
We bare the deep wounds of judgment. Judgment carried out by those we need the most—other moms. Judgment often offered up under the disguise of advice. We may deeply disagree with one another and we always have a right to our opinions. Our mistake is offering up those opinions without ever extending a measure of compassion or grace to our sisters. We spout off all the reasons our choices were best, failing to consider the pain another mom may be going through. We are wounding each other in our greatest time of need, when instead, Christ has called us to a life of encouragement.
All too often we forget we have common ground. Motherhood is the most difficult job on this planet. We must realize that we are in this thing called motherhood together. Only together can we really survive. We are mothers who deeply, fiercely, passionately love our children. Mothers who want only the best for our children. Mothers who will rise up against those who would do harm to our children. Mothers who bare scars for the sake of our children.
The next time you have a friend experiencing difficult moments in motherhood, don't offer up an opinion unless requested. Instead ask her if she's surviving. And then tell her she's doing an incredible job. And then remind her that little Sally will not be in therapy because the diaper wasn't changed immediately. And then tell her you love her. Tell her she is beautiful. Tell her she will mess up and then tell her that's okay too. Tell her she is part of the noble sisterhood of mothers. And the next time you find another mom caught in the middle of the mommy wars, take the right side. Take the side of motherhood.
God didn't set us up for an angry rejection but for salvation by our Master, Jesus Christ. He died for us, a death that triggered life. Whether we're awake with the living or asleep with the dead, we're alive with him! So speak encouraging words to one another. Build up hope so you'll all be together in this, no one left out, no one left behind. I know you're already doing this; just keep on doing it. (1 Thessalonians 5:9-11, MSG, emphasis mine)


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Cool and happy girls are the prettiest!
I met someone cool and happy today. I have been hearing about her, my friends have always mentioned or pointed at her most times we were chatting. I had never been interested in the person who the topic centered on so i wasn't quite familiar with her. I met her in class (computer class- which involved different departments in the faculty). I came in late and she did too so we had to sit at the back together. I was taking down notes and she was actually distracting me and making me listen less to the lecturer. I wasn't used to telling people to stop making noise, i believe by doing so i would be creating my own noise. I turned to look at my 'distractor' (i hope there is a word like that); feeling less concerned i turned away. At first i didn't recognize the face. When the noise continued, i turned to look at her again and her face began to look familiar. I remembered the little chats i had with my friends, pictures they had shown me and numerous times they her pointed her to me. Just to be sure, i brought out my phone and looked up Queen Nigeria 2014. The pictures came up, though there was a slight difference, i confirmed she was the one.
To make me even more sure, a friend called her Diamond and she turned to reply. She really is Diamond Okoh!
Truly, happy girls are the prettiest!
To make me even more sure, a friend called her Diamond and she turned to reply. She really is Diamond Okoh!
And she is actually pretty. Looks like she read my mind at this point because she stole a glance at me and stopped making noise. We were just stealing glances at each other until some people siting at the front left the class and we had to move forward. Coincidentally, she came to the row i was seating and sat down. We kept glancing (i don't know if it was consciously or not) until the end of the class. After the class, i saw myself moving up and down the class in search of the class register to sign my name, each time i passed her out eyes tend to meet. I just kept smiling for no reason. I just concluded that she must be cool, nice and fun to be with. I went out of the class and some minutes later she came out with her friends chatting and laughing and i knew she was amazing. The truth is i love girls who are cool with themselves. Unlike some girls who are so full of themselves they don't care about how people see them. I don't know much about Diamond Okoh Obiahu, but the little time i had sat next to her made me know she is an amazing and happy girl.
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Just as sure as temperatures will skyrocket on the Kansas prairie this summer, vaulters will leap to new heights at Tailwind Pole Vault Club Summer Camps.
In fact, tiny Jamestown, Kansas should change its name to PR City, because more than 90 percent of all vaulters soar to Personal Records in the cool, shady indoor facility at Tailwind Pole Vault Camps.
"There's something magical about the atmosphere at Tailwind Pole Vault Club," says author Grant Overstake. "The coaching is positive, the athletes are positive, and the results are amazing. It's the kind of place that vaulters travel thousands of miles to come to and never want to leave."
Tailwind founder and Coach Mark (Doc) Breault has put more than 160 pole-vaulters on the award's stand at the Kansas State High School Track and Field Championships. Last year alone, Tailwind vaulters brought home 22 medals from the State Meet!
So many vaulters, from beginners to pros, have soared to new heights under Doc Breault's coaching, it's better for you to check out his website to see for yourself!
Tailwind Camps (with meals and snacks) will be held on multiple dates from June through August. Follow-up sessions are free.
Tailwind provided Overstake with the inspiration to write the sports novel, Maggie Vaults Over the Moon. In fact, the novel is dedicated to the girls and boys at Tailwind.
Naturally, the Coach Breault was eager to sponsor the campaign to help narrator Tavia Gilbert perform and produce Maggie Vaults Over the Moon on audiobook, pledging a two-day camp spot to the effort.
Congratulations to Tyler Cone of Phoenix, Arizona for snagging the Tailwind camp slot. Because of his generous donation, Tyler will be named as a co-producer in the introduction of the audiobook. And he and his fellow campers will enjoy a "Maggie Awards" and will appear on Maggie's blog and Facebook sites.
Maggie on audiobook will lift the sport of pole-vaulting to a new audience. There are rewards still available for those who donate from sponsors: Artist Phillip Carrero, Dial Athletics, Fuzion Athletics, Gill Athletics, Raise the Bar Pole Vault Camp, Rusty Shealy Pole Vault Club, Texas Pole Vault Club at Elitz Sports, and Vaulter Magazine.
Here is the link to the campaign site.


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The Doorstop Nation
Stopping The Door Since 2004
Joe's Variety Hour
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Fun In the Sun Tour 2017
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2011 Daytona 500
"$999? That's not a thousand!" - Honky Tonk Man
"If you? got 21... I got 22 you want to play blackjack,? I got two of those too" - Jake Roberts
"And he killed that jabroni Ron Goldman!" - Iron Sheik
"What you marks get? ZERO!" - Honky Tonk Man
"I remembered when americana Pizza first aired, i tought they were bringin in dusty with a pizza delivery guy gimmick - Japoss2000
"They broke my mans back right about now!" - Flavor Flav
"How many careers has chief Jay strongbow ruined?" - Honky Tonk Man
"It's Gonna Be like Hooters times ten!" - Hulk Hogan
"Just Push it!" - Kamala
"You see they ain't got no Home training!" - R-Truth
"Get in the Impact zone, dude!" - Hulk Hogan
"It's 50/50 it could be your kid!" - Billy Jack Haynes
"Remember Uncle Ray I was going to be your little elvis!" - Billy Jack Haynes
"Camera man get you're ass back up here!" - Jake Roberts
"Tell him you're Steve Austin!" - Elizabeth Flair
"I'm a bare knuckle fightin champion!" - Wade Barrett
"The law of attractions says youll get through brother" - Hulk Hogan
"T-Mobile girl soooooooo HAWT!" - Dan
"It was one of dose" - Ron Simmons
""Write that down we pay better than hogan" - Sean Oliver
"I never wore underwear either!" - Jerry Lawler
"I hate the f'n wind!" - Linda Hogan
"Go check on Bully!" - Hulk Hogan
"On the Cups? GAAAAH! - R-Truth
"You're going down!" - John McBain
"BOOM BRING IT ON MAN!" - Billy Jack Haynes
"Wrestlings fake tho right? ...Its entertainent, yes, but were stunt men!" - Billy Jack Haynes
"First your gonna have to get though Bahhtistahhh" - Vince Mcmahon
"Youre real good brother you can really wrestle!" - Ken Wayne
"I bet Tony Raines wonders what doorstopnation is!" - Joe Laracuente
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"How can Linda say that she hates the wind?" - Hulk Hogan
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1968 Mexico City Olympics, Athletics and weightlifting medals decided
Short Summary
Start of men's 800 metres final. Close up Wilson Kiprugut leading from Australia's Ralph Doubell. Close up athlete being stretchered away, then wide shot of stadium. Close up of finish of race, with Doubell outpacing Kiprugut to take the gold medal, with USA's Tom Farrell, unseen, taking the bronze.
Nice shot of exterior of weightlifting arena in Mexico City, with great statue of weightlifter outside. Men's lightweight weightlifting action, and close up of Poland's Waldemar Baszanowski, who won the gold medal, making a successful lift.
Athletics again, and start of men's 400 metres hurdles final. Close up Great Britain runners Dave Hemery and John Sherwood battling it out. End of race, with Dave Hemery, holding on for the gold, West Germany's Gerhard Hennige winning the silver, and Sherwood taking the bronze. Good close up of very animated family of spectators, then of scoreboard showing a world record time of 48.1 seconds. Close up flag flying in rain, and scoreboard showing the result of the race. Close up Sherwood receiving his bronze medal on the podium, then getting handshakes from Hemery and Hennige. Close ups of spectators looking through binoculars, and various shots of spectators.
- Film ID:
- 868012.05
- Media URN:
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- Group:
- Unissued / unused
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 1968
- Sound:
- silent
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- Duration:
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"Guardians of the Galaxy" gets a rewrite
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The "Guardians of the Galaxy" are about to get a makeover.
Black list writer Chris McCoy has been hired to rewrite the script for the upcoming Marvel movie, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Though none of his scripts have been turned into movies yet, McCoy reportedly has made quite a name for himself around Hollywood for his "quirky comedic bent."
That might be exactly what this movie needs. Nicole Perlman wrote the previous draft of the script, but she is best known for writing non-fiction space films. That's perfect for "Guardians" because it's set in outer space, but it also definitely will need some levity in it to help average moviegoers get past its seemingly bizarre premise.
There's also some new information out about the characters who will be included in the titular team. Here's how THR describes the new Marvel characters we'll meet in "Guardians":
The movie's lineup will include Drax the Destroyer, a human resurrected as a green warrior with the sole purpose of killing Thanos (the villain in the Avengers final-scene tease); Groot, a giant tree-man; Star-Lord, a gun-toting half-human/half-alien intergalactic vigilante; Rocket Raccoon, a genetically engineered animal with a knack for guns and explosives; and Gamora, the last survivor of her species who was saved by Thanos to be his assassin but now battles him.
"Guardians of the Galaxy" is due in theaters on August 1, 2014.
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This is not your average company job posting.
We are Tanooki Labs, a product and development studio based in New York City that works with entrepreneurs on early stage products.
We provide product-minded developers with fun projects to work on, as well as the flexibility and freedom to continue working on their own goals (be it recording an album, crafting your next app, or raising the newest member of your family).
We choose our clients and projects carefully, and every product we build requires us to tackle new and exciting challenges. We also reject the idea that software development has to feel like a grind. We work 35 hours per week, support flexible schedules, are family friendly, and work with both local and remote developers.
We are looking for pragmatic developers who build with:
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- experience with behavior-driven development and unit testing
- a product-minded focus when creating applications
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Graffiti (play)Ground
"Graffiti (play)Ground" is an interactive floor that invite participants to play with their bodies to co-create a real-time graffiti on the floor. The system turn each person into a human paint brush using projection mapping on the physical surface. The challenge of the play is that whenever two or more people group together their brush will become more pronounced and the other participants with lesser number of people will not be able to paint! So the participants will collectively negotiate with each other to create the final Graffiti in peace or they can go to war with each other. "Graffiti (play)Ground" is a platform for social play with so simple rules yet can set off unlimited complex possibilities. It ask the question that pierce into human nature whether to maintain one's individualism or give into collectivism and sacrifice personal freedom. To be or not to be?


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A greenhouse (additionally referred to as a 'glasshouse', or, if with ample heating, a hothouse) is a structure with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, similar to glass, by which plants requiring regulated weather conditions are grown. in reply to April Hello April! I don't assume it's worthwhile to worry. I just ran a quick google search on it as a result of I really wasn't positive, myself, and it looks like pink beets are secure in a small quantity. I don't know that it would be something you'd want to feed your piggie all the time, nevertheless it would not appear to be toxic. If you're still anxious and want official peace of thoughts, you'll be able to probably name a local vet and simply ask over the phone. It should not cost you anything and you will not have to bring your piggie in.
In addition to these there are bespoke and sloped eco-roofs. The previous is made with a particular attention to aesthetic attraction and detailing. These make use of recent technologies, built-in planter mattress, inexperienced walls and many others. Sloped roofs supply better visibility. They're pitched at an angle starting from 5 to fifteen levels to the roof surface.
All the greenhouses I've seen constructed with plastic PET bottles have used a wooden frame, which is surprisingly not terribly 'green' as bushes have to be reduce down to offer the body. It also requires setting up, and that might imply calling in a joiner or woodworker in my case anyway. I'm nonetheless pondering of options to wood.
Ozone: Ground level ozone confined to troposphere contributes to greenhouse impact. It is a secondary pollutant shaped in the course of the chemical reaction between nitrous oxide and unstable natural compounds in the course of the presence of sunlight. Stratospheric ozone protects from ultraviolet rays of sun but tropospheric ozone causes headache, chest pain, dryness of the throat, cough and issue in respiratory. It also results in cracking of rubber and intensive injury to flora aside from contributing to global warming.
Jill, you might be so welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed this Hub. Your remark reminded me that most of the houseplants we get pleasure from, but should protect in our homes during winter, are most likely either native to your area or at the least naturalized there. I will always remember being in Florida a couple of years ago in the winter and seeing the Moses in the Bulrushes plant growing freely in roadside patches. I needed to work so hard to maintain mine healthy, however there they grew like weeds!


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Herefordshire Raceway brings you the highest quality kart racing entertainment. The challenging 600 metre outdoor circuit has been designed with safety in mind, but with fast sweeping curves and tight hairpins it provides an AWESOME racing experience!
The addition of a crossover bridge in recent years has made Herefordshire Raceway the ultimate challenge!
Track Layout
2019 Lap record in a twin engine pro-kart: 32.4 seconds Iggie Sterrer-Smith
On board lap of Herefordshire Raceway
Herefordshire Raceway is situated 1 mile north of Weobley, just off the A4112 Leominster to Brecon road. Turn off the A4112 on seeing the "Kart Track" signpost and follow the road for three-quarters of a mile leading to the circuit. The kart track is within easy reach of Hereford, Worcester, Cheltenham and Gloucester.


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I found a wonderful tute on Pinterest for these onsie dresses. You can find it here:
I had to tweek the pattern a bit and make something super girlie and fun using my vintage lace stash.
I tea dyed the onsie and created a little ruff with 3 pearl buttons nestled in.
I think every little outfit has to have a matching headband! Same lace as the ruff and a bit of elastic with a linen flower and pearl button.
Now for Hamster to arrive to model it!


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The STEM Labs are open for the start of the 2013/14 school year. You can hear the buzz coming from the lab not only with the excitement from the students, but from our BeeBots. As part of our STEM program here in LASD the students will begin with computational thinking as early as kindergarten. Students will start to learn the early stages of programming and logic. The BeeBots are one way our K through 2nd grade students will engage in this type of thinking in the lab and in the classroom. The students are learning how to give directions to the BeeBot by programming him to move along the mat. The BeeBot understands the commands of moving forward, back, left and right. This little robot can store up to 40 inputs. Along with the programming the students are learning how to problem-solve by working together as well as understanding sequencing.
The students have been practicing their math addition facts in combination with programming the BeeBot. One example of this math connection was demonstrated in a recent lesson. The 2nd grade students rolled the dice, added the two numbers and had to program the BeeBot to move to that location on the mat, rather than simply counting spaces. The next student needed to do the same task, but had to start from that location.
Directional language is also being learned through the BeeBot lessons. This concept was highlighted when students needed to get the BeeBot through a maze full of obstacles. If the BeeBot wasn't programmed with the right moves he would run into a roadblock and couldn't complete his journey through the maze. The good thing is the students were able to learn through their mistakes and get back on track.
This little robot is so engaging and fun for the students they are so eager to learn everything he can do. He can even dance if you show him the right moves. This is only one component of our STEM program. Stay tuned there is more to come!
Contributed by: Karen Wilson, STEM Coach


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These savory grits make your classic shrimp & grits even better with country ham. The ham-and-shrimp topping for these buttermilk stone-ground grits comes together with Creole seasoning, garlic, scallions, and white wine. Buttermilk adds a subtle, creamy tang to the grits. These grits were inspired by the extraordinary artisan grits made by Jim Barkley's mill, Barkley's Mill, in North Carolina. For his stone-ground grits, Barkley uses vintage gristmills that were refurbished and placed in a pristine millhouse at Barkley's Mill, and the beauty of these old machines is more than stone-deep. Grinding between the vertical stones of the gristmills keeps the corn from overheating during the milling process, protecting the integrity of the whole grain. The freshly ground grits are scooped by hand into cloth sacks, tied closed, and chilled. Those who appreciate corn grits know that this specially crafted flavor is worth every penny! Simmering until creamy and thickened is the key to the texture of perfectly cooked grits, and adding butter towards the end ensures epic flavor.
How to Make It
Bring 4 cups water, 1 cup whole milk, and 1 1⁄4 tsp. kosher salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high. Gradually whisk in 1 cup uncooked stone-ground grits; return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until creamy and thickened, 25 to 30 minutes.
Remove from heat, and stir in 3⁄4 cup whole buttermilk, 3 oz. Parmesan cheese, and 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter. Cover and keep warm until ready to serve.
Toss 1 lb. peeled and deveined raw medium-size shrimp with 3⁄4 tsp. Creole seasoning. Cook 1⁄2 cup chopped country ham in 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted in a small skillet over medium-high, stirring constantly, just until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes.
Stir in shrimp and 2 garlic cloves; cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Stir in 1⁄2 cup sliced scallions, 1⁄4 cup chicken stock, and 1⁄4 cup dry white wine, and cook until shrimp just turn pink and liquid is reduced by about half, about 2 minutes. Serve shrimp mixture over warm grits.


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Capturing beautiful images from dizzying heights and out-of-reach locations is becoming the norm thanks to aerial drones. But for those more at home under the waves, there has been no comparable offering. Notilo Plus, a Marseille, France-based startup and member of the NVIDIA Inception program, is diving into this opportunity with iBubble — the world's Read article >
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Censorship and the Brunei Girl
I neglected to ask her for her name, but she's my hero of the day. Her actions may seem relatively insignificant in the greater scheme of things, but to me she symbolizes the fight against injustice and idiotic government policies. This young woman was in my bookshop this morning, browsing the shelves and starting to accumulate a rather sizeable stack of books. "I'm not finished yet," she remarked at one point, adding another book to the stack. "In my country, some of these books are banned. But I don't care. I really want to read them, so I'm going to take them back with me."
Good for you, I said. It was at that point when I asked her where she was from and she told me Brunei. I just hope some zealot of a customs inspector back in Brunei doesn't decide to inspect the contents of her bags and then freak out over the sight of a Salman Rushdie novel. Oh, the horror!
But this woman wasn't the first customer in my shop to lament the existence of government censorship in their native country, or just the fact that there aren't any good bookshops where they live. And I'm not talking about some remote island kingdom, but major Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. These people appear to truly appreciate shopping in a well-stocked bookshop where they can buy whatever they desire, and that makes me feel like I'm making some sort of contribution to free choice and the passing on of knowledge, however small that role may be.
On the subject of unjust labor practices, in the news this week I've been reading about the protests of Cambodian garment workers who want slightly higher salaries. That might not seem to be related to the denial of free speech or censorship, but it's still a human rights issue and I applaud these workers for taking a stand and demanding that they be paid a living wage. Cambodia is still a horribly poor country and people like these garment workers continue to be taken advantage of. Another story in the news this week highlighted the concerns of Singapore citizens over proposed new government restrictions on Internet sites. And then there is the extremely disturbing revelation in the USA that government agencies there are tapping phones and eavesdropping on e-mail accounts of journalists and private citizens. How can they really call themselves "The Land of the Free" with a straight face at this point? Here in Thailand, despite our draconian lese majeste law, along with other legal fuzz balls, I still consider it to be a much freer, and much safer, place to live than the United States.
Seeing this woman from Brunei thumbing her nose at her country's censorship practices was inspiring to see. I hope more people around the world take similar stances, refusing to buckle under whatever idiotic laws and restrictions that their governments try to impose on them. Demand government accountability, responsibility, and fairness. Demand the same of banks, police departments, and big businesses. Don't let these fuckers continue to screw us over. Really, I get so fed up with the injustices and unfairness in the world nowadays that I just want to scream. Marvin Gaye was right when he said "It makes me wanna holler." And Public Enemy was justified when they urged us to "Fight the power!" It hasn't changed. We need to continue fighting the powers that be.
I think back to Tiananmen Square in Beijing 25 years ago and that lone man standing in front of the tank. That epitomized defiance in the face of hopelessness. Damn, that took some balls! We can't all make such bold statements, but neither can we allow our governments to get away with the shit that they continue to do. Maybe it's something as subtle as sticking a few banned books in your luggage, or bolder acts such as taking to the streets and verbally protesting. But we need to do it. If want true freedom, we have to do it.


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The office of the Louisiana sheriff who's forming a citizen militia to defend the parish in the event of a terrorist attack says it has information about possible Islamic terrorist activity in its midst.
"We understand, based on some intelligence that we've collected over the last year, year and a half, that there have been cells and people operating even within our parish that have been trained as terrorists or went overseas to be trained as terrorists," Ed Baswell, a spokesman for the Bossier Parrish Sheriff's Office, told TPMmuckraker this morning."So this is not something that's far, far away," Baswell added. "This is something that is a possibility here in Bossier Parish."
Baswell made clear that the terrorist threat was part of the motivation for the parish's controversial "Operation Exodus." As we reported yesterday, Sheriff Larry Deen has announced a plan to arm volunteers with shotguns, riot shields, batons, and a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a "war wagon," and has begun training them in "hand-to-hand combat" and other techniques, as part of a program to provide security in the event of a terrorist attack or civic unrest.
Bossier Parish is the home of Barksdale Air Force Base, from where President Bush addressed the nation in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
Baswell said that his office believed that the suspected terrorists had been operating in Bossier Parish at one time but have since left. "We have had indications that there have been some that have come and gone from the parish," he said.
"Islamic terrorists have been in and out," he said. "And we've had intelligence information that confirmed that for us."
Baswell added that the sheriff's office had worked with the Feds on the threat. "A lot of our intelligence information has come in conjunction with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies," he said. The FBI's Louisiana field office told TPMmuckraker they would look into the claim.
Baswell said it wasn't entirely clear what the suspected terrorists were up to. "We didn't get the impression they were plotting an attack," he said. "We got the impression they were in training or headed for training overseas." He stressed: "We don't believe in any way shape or form that there is any sort of imminent threat."
Baswell described the intelligence as "just tidbits of information we've gotten over time."
Baswell said that the 9/11 attacks had orginally given Sheriff Deen the idea to come up with an emergency security plan. "This plan really came into being because of 9/11, and the sheriff's belief that if there were a natural or man-made disaster, that the federal government would be so tied up … that they might not be able to send help to Bossier Parish," he said. "So the sheriff wanted to Bossier Parish to be self sufficient."
But Baswell was eager to make a larger point. "It tells us that these are the kinds of thing we can't assume are happening far, far away," he said. "Terrorists can tend to strike anywhere and everywhere."
"There's not a state of paranoia, or anything like that," he added.
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Stony Brook Technology Center
Project History In the 1970's, Robert T. Coughlan had the vision to create a University related Research Park to encourage creation of businesses and jobs from the research being completed on the State University of New York at Stony Brook Campus.
The 103 acre technology park was created as a planned development to provide space for companies and medical/technology groups looking for a campus environment in proximity to the Medical Center at Stony Brook and the University at Stony Brook. The University is the only public research university in New York State to be designated as a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center and as a Type I research institution by the Carnegie Foundation. University Hospital at Stony Brook is recognized as one of the top 15 teaching hospitals in the U.S.
Design and Features
The Stony Brook Technology Center (SBTC) was developed over a 20-year period with varying architectural styles for each building but a unified campus like environment throughout the entire park. In place of sumps, retention ponds with fountains are scattered across the park providing a beautiful natural appearance. The streets are curved to break up the line of sight to avoid a more rigid and industrial atmosphere. Setbacks are strongly enforced to create much more green space and provide the park with a more manicured appearance. Building standards that run with the deeds of the property are rigidly maintained.
SBTC is the only industrial/commercial development with sewer capacity in close proximity to the University at Stony Brook. TRITEC accomplished this by helping set up a Special Benefits Sewer District in the Park – known as Town of Brookhaven Sewer District #1. TRITEC fully managed the project from the conceptual approval of the Suffolk County Sewer Agency through the approvals by various governmental agencies including special legislative approval from the New York State Assembly, NY State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC), Town of Brookhaven, and the Suffolk County Legislative Certificate of Necessity. Construction was completed in November of 1995
The SBTC is now fully built out with over 1,000,000 sq. ft. in 28 buildings. The Stony Brook Technology Center is 98% occupied.
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BFI Presents: Jamilah Sabur- Beneath the rivers, there are no borders
"I found myself standing in a grassland near the São Francisco river in Brazil. João Guimarães Rosa took me there. Then, I heard the St. John's river in Florida crying, it was calling on the São Francisco. Now I'm in the saw palmetto of the Everglades, but below--beneath the rivers, there are no borders" (Sabur).
Beneath the rivers, there are no borders is a performance by Jamilah Sabur with music by The International Contemporary Ensemble. Divided into sequences, Sabur takes a formalist approach structuring her choreography based on the geographic spaces of the mouths of rivers in between terrestrial and marine environments. The St. Johns River in Florida is crying and calling on the São Francisco River in Brazil. With gestures occurring above the river and below, Sabur considers what it is to morph into sub-sonar soundwaves, used by sub-sonar profilers to detect reflections of waves off sediments and items on and below the seafloor. Collaborators include dancers: Roxana Barba and Grace Bishop; poet: Terri Witek; The International Contemporary Ensemble; and set designer Freddy Jouwayed.


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TH2010-X Controller Menu Setting:
1. According to "wiring diagram", connect the controller with the strip to power-on (After power-on, it is a normal phenomenon if the strip is not bright. You have to set the controller through below steps)
2. Power off through pressing "on / off" button when it is in on state (can set the menu when off state).
3. Press "-"、"+" "Mode/Speed" three key for one time at the same time, it is a normal phenomenon when the digital tube display nothing. then press" Mode/Speed", inter to menu setting interface.
4. The first interface is controller "high-speed、low speed setting", the digital tube shows "P-HI" or "P-LO", press "-" and "+" button to choose.(If the strip IC is high-speed model, please choose "P-HI"; and if Low-speed, choose "P-LO")
5. press "Mode/Speed" ,inter to the second interface" control point setting", then there are 4 numbers on the digital tube shows the larger of the control point."-" and "+" button is used to increase or decrease control points (Long press can adjust quickly)
6. press "Mode/Speed", inter to the third interface "Master-control and Sub-control setting" and now the digital tube shows "F-Sr" or "F-Ct", press "-" and "+" to choose(if Master-control, choose "F-Sr" and Sub-control setting, choose "F-Ct"),if single machine don't need Cascade Sync connection, suggest to choose "F-Ct".
7. Press "Mode/Speed", inter to the forth interface "Play menu settings", and now the digital tube shows"00-H"which means the 00 effect is allowed playing, press "Model/Speed" to switch to play or non-play, the digital tube shows"00-L" which means the 00 effect is prohibited playing. Press "-" and "+" to set the other effects.
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The Kills have opened up about the making of their new photography book in celebration of their ten years together.
The book, Dream And Drive, features photographs taken by Kenneth Cappello across the decade, documenting the duo on and off stage throughout their career. It will be released on August 16.
Speaking to NME about the book, singer and guitarist Jamie Hince explained that using Cappello was easier for the band: "It was the first time that we'd had someone around taking pictures where we weren't embarrassed and it wasn't intrusive," he said. "Normally when someone's doing that you just bat them away, whereas it was just like hanging out with a mate and him capturing these moments."
Hince says compiling the book made him reminisce about the band's career. "We were looking through all these contact sheets and before we knew it there were thousands and thousands of photos and it hit me how much of a dream we'd been living then. I don't mean The Dream, I mean we were in a dream." He added:
You remember the reality of some of these shows and then you see the pictures and realise we were playing to about 25 people. Yet somehow this magic would come, this faith that we were going to really do something."
As well as releasing 'Dream And Drive', the band also celebrated their anniversary with a special commemorative show at New York's Terminal 5 earlier this year, equipping the venue with five free photobooths for audience members to use.
Speaking to NME earlier this year, Alison Mosshart revealed that The Kills had already begun writing new material for a follow up to last year's 'Blood Pressures'. "We've been writing a lot on the road," she said. "It feels like it could be the next thing – although I never know what the next thing's going to be. We've got a whole bunch of new Kills songs written and ready to go, it's just a case of heading into the studio."
The Kills – standout photos from their first ever book


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This bright and colourful Hello Kitty balloon is as round as a beach ball when it's inflated, making a big impression at any party. Featuring 4 different Hello Kitty and squirrel pictures on 4 colourful patterned backgrounds, it'll light up the room and people's faces.
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Beasley Allen lawyers and staff had the opportunity to provide a Magic Moment for a 6-year-old Tallassee, Ala., boy on July 19, when they presented him with a trip to Disney World for him and his family! Magic Moments is a charitable organization that relies on the generosity of donors to make dreams come true for children living in Alabama with chronic life-threatening diseases. Beasley Allen Principal Greg Allen serves on the organization's Board of Directors.
TJ Esco has been battling leukemia since July 2015. TJ has not been able to start school and has spent every holiday since his diagnosis in the hospital. During his time in the hospital, TJ has seen many commercials for Disney World and has asked to go for his Magic Moment.
Magic Moments is based in Birmingham, Ala., where it was started in 1984 by two moms, Shelley Clark and Buffie Marks. On their website, they describe their inspiration for the organization:
"The inspiration behind our creation started when Shelley and her daughter saw a story on television about a boy in the hospital whose dream was to ride in a fire engine. While he was in the hospital, his family arranged for the local fireman to drive a fire engine to the hospital to tell him he would get a ride in it as soon as he was well enough. The pure joy that Shelley saw on this little boy's face and the hope for this dream she saw in his eyes so profoundly inspired her that she thought, 'We have to do this in Birmingham; we have to give children in Alabama struggling with illness this kind of hope and lift of spirit.'
They partnered with community leaders and activists, as well as medical professionals, in order to help make their dream – and the dream of thousands of children – a reality. Today Magic Moments has fulfilled "dreams-come-true" for more than 4,200 children in every county of Alabama.
Beasley Allen raised $6,585 for Magic Moments. Of that amount, $4,500 will be used to pay for TJ's trip and the remainder will help another child.
For more information about Magic Moments or to make a donation, visit www.magicmoments.org.
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Making Children Disciples
"Making Children Disciples"
January 25, 2014
When Jesus said, "Follow Me" (a phrase that occurs 17 times in the Gospels), it was for the purpose of making them disciples. A similar phrase, "Come unto Me" (6 occurrences), has the same purpose, for one comes to Jesus to follow Him. One may come initially in response to the mysterious drawing of His Spirit, may be merely curious, and want simply to observe or inquire with no intent to follow. But as the contact occurs, the drawing and coming will lead to following if there is no resistance. Jesus is that charming! We were designed for that, and He has preserved in each the ability to sense His drawing, and agree with it. The Bible calls that faith.
It is in the coming and the following that the discipling occurs.1 One of the best known uses of "Come..." promises a gift--"I will give you...." And my coming and His giving leads to another dual invitation--"Take ... and learn...." That must be the essence of discipling--the ongoing coming, giving, taking, and learning. The resultant promise is redundant--"I will give you rest" and "you shall find rest." (Matthew 11:28-30).
Perhaps the most engaging picture of rest is that of a child asleep. Just go to images.google.com, enter "sleeping children" and be calmed with what innocent rest looks like. Visit Nathan Greene's art site (www.nathangreene.com), find the Family Collection, and again be charmed by Jesus and children at rest. Could discipling include, and perhaps begin, with rest? Eve began with Adam at rest. And we could say that Adam and Eve's walk with God began with rest that first Sabbath day, their first full day with Him. It does appear that the first man and woman--God's first human children--were discipled by God Himself, flowing from His creative acts.
Children at rest, secure in the care of those who enjoy being with them, and who have their best in heart and mind, is a good place to begin considering the theme of "Making Children Disciples." If we adults as God's children have entered into His rest--His finished work of creation and redemption; if we have exchanged our yokes which are neither easy nor light for His which is both; if we are His disciples, then we can lead the children into the joy of being His disciples also. We must see that we cannot give the children what we have not ourselves received. It is from the abundance of God's heart that He has given all we need to be effective teachers of the children.
Receiving "the unsearchable riches of Christ" (Ephesians 3:8) poured out upon the human race in the gospel, will impart to us the value God places upon us, that we can then place on all humans, especially children. We will see them through the eye of faith--God's faith.
The divine view of sinful humanity provides us the grace we need in mentoring the little ones. And the incarnation of divinity "in the likeness of sinful flesh" (Romans 8:3) gives us much instruction too, on what children need from the Savior. Consider first what the Father chose for His Son during His human childhood. How valuable were those quiet, growing years! They were not quiet through idleness and boredom, but through the simplicity of God's rhythm of life--the joy of selfless service alternating with the rest of togetherness, permeated with the spirit of devotion that was nurtured by the oracles of God (Romans 3:1, 2) and the natural world. (See The Desire of Ages, p. 74.) The picture is compellingly simple, and astoundingly profound.
"The child Jesus did not receive instruction in the synagogue schools. His mother was His first human teacher. From her lips and from the scrolls of the prophets, He learned of heavenly things. The very words which He Himself had spoken to Moses for Israel He was now taught at His mother's knee...." (Ibid. p. 70).
A. T. Jones in his vital book The Place of the Bible in Education, makes the same point with a graphic story to illustrate.
"The Bible should be the first thing in every line of study, for the reason that is expressed in a saying familiar to all: First impressions are most lasting. For this reason the Bible should be the source of the first instruction that the child receives in the world; and, as everybody is a child in the beginning of every line of study, the Bible should be the first of all things in all studies....
"A notable instance of this is William Ewart Gladstone, the great English statesman, who died in 1898. He died a very old man. As his life was fading out indeed, it was noticed that he was saying over and over again the Lord's prayer in French. That excited some query: as he was an Englishman, why should he be saying the Lord's prayer in French? Inquiries were made, and it was learned that when he was a little child, he was in charge of a French nurse, and that that French nurse was a Christian, and had taught him the Lord's prayer in her native language. And as that happened to be the first thing that was fixed upon his mind, it was the last thing that was dwelt upon by his mind as it faded out in death.
"Now, if that nurse had not been a Christian, and had taught that child, 'Hi, diddle, diddle, the cat's in the fiddle,' it would have worked precisely the same way, and that would have been the last thing that he would have spoken on his death-bed. If she had taught him Esop's fables or fairy tales instead of the Lord's prayer, these would have been the last things that he would have murmured as his mind faded away." (A. T. Jones, The Place of the Bible in Education, pp. 69, 70)
It must be significant that half of the "Come unto Me" phrases in the Gospels are in reference to allowing the "little children" to do so! Jesus' heart was open to their openness. His simplicity found fellowship in their simplicity. His invitation we considered of "Come ... and learn" described the curriculum--"I am meek and lowly in heart" (Matthew 11:29). In teaching children to be disciples of Jesus, could we also be in school to learn the childlike traits of Jesus Himself from them? (See Ibid. p. 21.)
The lessons from our history are simple and consistent. Repeatedly in her letters to individuals regarding the Minneapolis message, Ellen White called for the simplicity that a child demonstrates. Indeed "a little child shall lead them" (Isaiah 11:6)--not just the lower creatures, but the "adult" humans who need lessons in meekness and lowliness. Recall this confession of hers at Minneapolis:
"I would have humility of mind, and be willing to be instructed as a child. The Lord has been pleased to give me great light, yet I know that He leads other minds, and opens to them the mysteries of His Word, and I want to receive every ray of light that God shall send me, though it should come through the humblest of His servants." (Ellen White, 1888 Materials, p. 163).
This standard was repeated in case after case struggling with the message, and in need of this discipling. Read in the sources the details of the refrain noted here--
G. I. Butler (sick in Battle Creek)--"as a little child" (Ibid., p. 97)
Ministers at Minneapolis--"of a little child" (Ibid., p. 141)
R. A. Underwood--"as a little child" (Ibid., pp. 234, 247)
Madison and Howard Miller--"of a little child" (Ibid., pp. 390, 394, 400)
Matthew Larson--"as a little child" (Ibid., p. 585)
Uriah Smith--"of a little child" (Ibid., pp. 795, 1044, 1045)
J. H. Morrison--"as a little child" (Ibid., p. 1085)
I. D. Van Horn--"as a little child" (Ibid., p. 1139)
John H. Kellogg--"as a little child" (Ibid., p. 1160)
Frank E. Belden--"as a little child" (Ibid., p. 1190)
A. R. Henry--"as a little child" (Ibid., p. 1654)
We all need to "come ... and learn." Then we can teach and disciple the little ones.
"The sinner must ever look toward Calvary; and with the simple faith of a little child, he must rest in the merits of Christ, accepting his righteousness and believing in his mercy. Laborers in the cause of truth should present the righteousness of Christ, not as new light, but as precious light that has for a time been lost sight of by the people. We are to accept Christ as our personal Saviour, and he imputes unto us the righteousness of God in Christ. Let us repeat and make prominent the truth that John has portrayed: "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." (Ibid., p. 1225.2, in an article "Christ the Center of the Message")
1. The noun "disciple" is at times used as a verb also. We see verb forms being used, as we will here employ. "Making Children Disciples" can thus be rendered "Discipling Children."


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A slip and fall accident refers to injuries that may occur from slips, trips, or falls while on another persons property. Claims for injuries sustained in these instances fall under the realm of premises liability laws. When a Maryland resident visiting another's property sustains an injury that resulted from a dangerous or defective condition that was allowed to exist, the owner of that property may be found liable for the damages that were caused by the accident. People involved in these types of accidents may be too embarrassed to consider a lawsuit feeling that the incident may have been their fault. If serious injuries are sustained the counsel of experienced lawyers can determine if a valid claim exists.
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