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*February 14 - 20
|The Good Shepherd
|SABBATH AFTERNOON February 14
Read for This Week's Study:
|John 7:1-10:21.
Memory Text:
|" 'I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep' " (John 10:11, NIV).
Key Thought:
|As the Good Shepherd, Jesus offers everything we need for an abundant
Our life springs from His death. At the direction of His Father, Jesus belatedly attends the Feast of Tabernacles at the temple in Jerusalem. He comes as the living Presence of the great I AM. He offers Himself as the embodiment of the water and light that the feast celebrated (John 7:37-39, 8:12, 9:5), but He is largely rejected by those in attendance. Having failed to make a positive impact at the heart of the religious system, He reaches out to a blind man, an outcast of that system, and creates a living parable of the Good Shepherd, who cares for even the outcasts. In reaching out to the blind man, Jesus "showed the contrast between His own character and that of the leaders in Israel."Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 477.
As the Good Shepherd, Jesus offers life to those who have struggled to find it elsewhere. He promises that His sheep will" 'know his voice' " (John 10:4, NIV). Those who commit everything to Jesus receive the privilege of a deep and intimate relationship with Him. He is the caring Friend who will never leave us nor forsake us. He will guide us in our thoughts and impressions. And He will provide life to the full, an abundance of meaning, joy, and fulfillment.
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, February 21.
February 15
The Feast of Tabrnacles (John 7 and 8).
In John 7-10 Jesus participates in the Feast of Tabernacles at the temple in Jerusalem. His presence at the feast draws Him into repeated confrontations with the religious leadership. These confrontations are recorded in the Gospel of John, because they offer the opportunity for Jesus to clarify His mission.
In Palestine there are two basic seasons of the year, an extremely dry summer of four to five months (virtually no rain) and a rainy season of equal length spanning the winter. The Feast of Tabernacles comes at that time of year when the summer drought is usually ending (our months of September and October). The winter grains are planted and the harvest of summer fruits is celebrated.
The Feast of Tabernacles commemorated the Exodus and the time of Israel's wandering in the wilderness (Lev. 23:43), when God provided Israel with water and light (Exod. 13:21, 22; 17:1-7). So two major themes of the feast were water (a water ceremony was a major feature of each day's festivities) and light (torchlight processions at night). People lived outside in temporary structures, tents made from palm branches, reminding them of God's watchcare in the wilderness. They were to remember that just as God provided water, light, and food to Israel in the wilderness, so He can provide for the needs of the present, as well.
What does Jesus offer in place of the water ceremonies of the feast? John 7:37-39.
According to Jesus, what did the theme of light at the feast represent? John 8:12.
By His announcements at the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus made it clear that He is what the feast was all about. The mighty acts of God celebrated at the Feast of Tabernacles become present realities in the Person and teachings of Jesus. God is willing to do so much more for us than merely provide food, water, and natural light. In Christ the mighty power of the Exodus becomes real in our lives through the divine presence of the Holy Spirit. More than this, Spirit-filled Christians are enabled to pass the Spirit on to others.
|Christ made statements concerning Himself (John 7:37-39 and 8:12). If someone asked you what it means to do the things Jesus said here, what would you answer? How have you experienced these statements and promises in your own life? How has your life been changed by them?
February 16
The Great "I AM" (John 8:24, 28, 58).
In John 7 and 8 Jesus engages in a number of debates with His brothers, with the religious leadership, and with various segments of the crowd. One of the major features of this section is the presence of a number of special "I AM" statements on the part of Jesus.
How important does Jesus consider the "I AM" concept? What promise is found in those words? What is Jesus telling us with that claim? John 8:24, 28, 58.
The words" 'the one I claim to be'" in the NIV represent a helpful interpretation supplied by the translators; the original simply says "I AM."
In the Old Testament, "I AM" statements are applied to God. In the Gospel of John, Jesus applies the "I AM" statements of the Old Testament to Himself. The future salvation that was promised in the books of the Old Testament prophets has become a present reality in Him. He is the Good Shepherd revealed in Ezekiel 34 (John 10:11). He is the divine One (John 8:24, 28, 58) who knows the future (Isa. 46:9, 10; John 13:19).
In Jesus' "I AM" statements we see an assertion of His divinity. He is the Yahweh of the Old Testament, come down to shepherd His people just as He promised through the prophets. He is fully and truly God in the highest sense, even while walking on earth clothed in human flesh. He has preexisted throughout eternity (John 8:58).
In Christ's "I AM" statements is the assertion that the future has become present in Christ. He can deliver the promised glories of the Old Testament future kingdom to those who believe in Him now. To be in relationship with Jesus is to have the abundance of the future kingdom now by faith. In a real sense, we are already living in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Eph. 2:6). In Old Testament times God did mighty things on earth from time to time. But on account of the Cross and through the work of the Spirit, God's mighty acts are now available everywhere to everyone who is in Christ.
|Look up each of the following texts. What are they telling us about Christ? Isa. 9:6; Mic. 5:2; John 3:13, 31, 32; Col. 1:16. What does this truth mean to us? What does it tell us about our God?
February 17
An Amusing Blind Man (John 9:1-41).
John 9:1 through 10:21 continues John's description of events during Jesus' visit to the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. Jesus heals a blind man and then uses the experience as a living parable to illustrate His life and teachings.
Describe the healing and its investigation by the Pharisees in John 9:1-34. What are a few spiritual lessons we can learn from this story? In what ways can we see ourselves in the Pharisees?
By healing the man, Jesus offered a living parable to illustrate His earlier statement, " 'I am the light of the world' " (John 8:12, NIV; 9:5). As the Light of the world, Jesus brings physical sight to a man who was born blind. But there is a deeper meaning behind this story.
The healing creates a serious dilemma for the Pharisees. On the one hand, the healing points to the work of a man approved by God. But by a nonemergency healing on the Sabbath, Jesus appears to be acting like a false prophet (Deut. 13:1-5). The humor of the story lies in its biting irony. The man who was blind sees more and more clearly that Jesus represents the true God of Israel. On the other hand, the Pharisees, who see clearly in the physical sense, and who are supposed to be the guardians of the faith of Israel, become more and more blinded to the truth about Jesus.
How does Jesus apply the living parable of the blind man's experience to the Pharisees? John 9:39-41.
The Pharisees' rejection of the healing symbolizes their rejection of the truth about God, which Jesus brought into the world. Their rejection was rooted in their willful blindness with regard to the claims of Jesus.
|Even today, few people reject Jesus out of a lack of evidence. Usually they reject Him out of an unwillingness to let Him "tamper" with their lifestyle. It is easy to find excuses not to believe when we are protecting some cherished sin or attitude (John 3:20, 21). The root reality of the unbeliever is unconfessed and unforsaken sin. These things "blind" one to the truths about Jesus. How do you help someone who seems to be in this spiritual trap?
February 18
The Good Shepherd (John 10:1-21).
Read John 10:1-21; in your own words, describe what Jesus is telling us here. As you read, ask yourself the following questions: (1) How many ways of salvation does Jesus present? (2) How is the great controversy illustrated here? (3) What distinguishes the shepherd from the hireling?
Verses 35-41 of chapter 9 set the stage for the Good Shepherd discourse of John 10. Jesus cares for the outcasts. When the leaders of a religious system cast people out on the basis of the leaders' enmity for Jesus, they demonstrate their own blindness (John 9:39-41) and give Jesus the opportunity to collect these outcasts for Himself.
John 10:1-21 is made up of two parts. First, there is the story of shepherds and their sheep (vss. 1-5), the closest thing to a parable in the Gospel of John. Then, Jesus reflects on the meaning of the story in verses 7-21.
What is John 10:17, 18 referring to? Does that act qualify Him as the Good Shepherd, or will this happen because He already is the Good Shepherd? Explain your answer.
Sheep pens in ancient Palestine were usually natural caves. The sheep would be led into the cave in the evening, and the shepherd would take his position at the entrance to the cave and sleep there. Any robber or wild animal that physically sought access to the sheep would have to get past the shepherd to do it. Where caves were not available, a fieldstone enclosure would be built with an opening at one end just big enough for the shepherd to block with his body as he slept. So, when Jesus described Himself as the Good Shepherd and as the gate for the sheep, listeners would have recognized that these concepts were two different ways of describing the same activity.
When Jesus describes Himself as the Gate through which the sheep must pass in order to be saved, He is replacing all other methods of salvation. There is no other way into the sheepfold, except by the Gate.
|Read John 10:1-5. How do the sheep know the voice of the shepherd? How do you know the voice of your Shepherd, as opposed to the voice of a stranger, a hireling, or a wolf?
February 19
Hired Hands and Thieves (John 10:1, 5, 10-13).
What do the thieves and robbers do to the sheep? What do the hirelings do to the sheep? Contrast this to what Jesus promises to do to the sheep.
Jesus contrasts the Good Shepherd with two other types of people who relate to sheep. One type is the thieves and robbers. These invest nothing in the sheep; they are interested only in what they can gain for themselves. Jesus probably had in mind the chief priests of the temple who put on a show of piety in order to receive the offerings and fees the worshipers brought to the temple with them.
The other contrasting type is the hired hand, who does not own the sheep, and, therefore, has no personal concern for them. He watches them only to make a living. When a wild animal comes, he protects the only thing that really matters to him, which is himself. Jesus probably had in mind the Pharisees of chapter 9. Although more involved in the needs and concerns of the people than the chief priests were, they did not truly care for the sheep. They did not know them intimately nor were they willing to lay down their lives, nor even their reputations, for the sheep.
Do we see these types of people manifested in the Christian church today? If so, how are these characteristics manifested?
As the Good Shepherd, Jesus claimed the outcasts of the religious leaders for Himself (John 9:34-38). The Good Shepherd story was a rebuke to those who, in their rough handling of the man born blind, betrayed their true character as hired hands (John 9:40).
Jesus invites us to have the same kind of caring concern for others as the Good Shepherd has for His sheep. The one who truly cares about family, neighbors, and friends will never be pushy and abusive (as the Pharisees were in John 9) but will seek to act out of caring concern for the benefit of others. The world is full of sorrow, crying, pain, and dying. There is a bottomless need for people who, out of the strength they have received in Christ, will reach out to build up and encourage others. Such undershepherds will find, in this work, abundant life for themselves, as well.
Maybe we are not pastors, but in what ways can we act the part of a shepherd? How can we guard against, even unwittingly, becoming either a thief or a hireling?
February 20
Further Study:
|"The Pharisees had just driven one from the fold, because he dared to
bear witness to the power of Christ. . . . In this they had shown themselves
ignorant of the work committed to them, and unworthy of their trust as shepherds
of the flock. Jesus now set before them the contrast between them and the
Good Shepherd, and He pointed to Himself as the real keeper of the Lord's
flock."Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages,
p. 477.
Compare John 10:1-21 with two other sheep-and-shepherd stories in the Gospels (Matt. 18:10-14 and Luke 15:3-7). Note both the similarities between all three passages and the unique features of each. Who plays the role of shepherd in each of these other accounts, and how do the lessons of Matthew and Luke compare with the lesson of John 10?
Discussion Questions:
| How do we get the kind of discernment needed to be able
to tell the difference between the true Shepherd and hirelings or even
Compare what happens to the sheep when the hireling or the thief gets hold of them. What's the difference?
In what ways are sheep like or unlike human beings? Which aspect of sheep behavior is most likely to have caused Jesus to draw the analogy He did?
Is your church a friendly place for "outcasts"? Are some types of people in your church more "acceptable" than others? Why is that so?
|"Many of those who heard Jesus [at the Feast of Tabernacles in the temple]
were mourners over disappointed hopes, many were nourishing a secret grief,
many were seeking to satisfy their restless longing with the things of the
world and the praise of men; but when all was gained, they found that they
had toiled only to reach a broken cistern, from which they could not quench
their thirst."Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages,
p. 454.
To those who have been bruised and battered by the world, the Gospel offers Jesus as the key to an abundant life (John 10:10). He is the Water and the Light, the Gate, and the Good Shepherd.
|I N S I D E Story
|Out of the Muck
by JOEL SANDOVAL
For Joel and his family, life in Honduras was difficult. His father drank and often did not come home for weeks at a time. When he did, he often beat Joel, the eldest son. Joel's classmates at school took drugs and offered Joel drugs, just to try them. But Joel refused. He was not a Christian, but he knew drugs and alcohol messed up people's minds and lives, and he wanted nothing to do with them.
When Joel's father beat his mother, she often took Joel to the local church to pray. Joel sensed that religion was key to a more stable life. He began going on his own and made friends at the church. Joel wanted to know more about Jesus and God's plan for his life.
Then his father had an accident that nearly killed him. As he recovered in the hospital, he began to realize that he needed to change his life. And when Christians offered him Bible studies, he accepted.
An Adventist man visited the family and prayed with them. Joel wanted to know more about what this man's church taught. The family studied the Bible together and grew in their knowledge of God and their faith in Jesus. His father gave up his alcohol, and the family began attending the Adventist church. Soon they were baptized.
Joel was thirsty to know more about God. He studied his Bible and grew in faith and in knowledge. He became a deacon at age 14 and began to preach when the pastor was away. He became the youth leader while still a youth himself. Joel's pastor saw potential in Joel and urged the boy to consider preparing for the ministry. Joel felt unworthy of the calling, but he agreed to pray about it. Joel accepted God's call, but how could he afford university? His family was very poor.
Joel prayed that God would provide the tuition for his studies. A man who was visiting Joel's area took an interest in Joel, and told him, "If you decide to become a minister, let me know." When Joel wrote him to ask for help, the man responded that his tuition had already been paid.
Tears come to Joel's eyes when he recounts how God has changed his life. "Jesus picked me out of the pit and placed my feet on solid ground. How can I ever repay him?"
JOEL SANDOVAL, 19, is preparing for the ministry in Costa Rica.
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A mix of sun and clouds for Thursday and Friday with highs in the mid to upper 50s.
The first rush of cooler air comes in later Friday night and Saturday with the first distrubance. Highs fall back to the upper 40s for Saturday and Sunday. Clouds will be fairly stubborn much of the weekend with occasional, light showers. Even colder air drops in later Sunday. We're watching cold air for next week with highs in the low to mid 40s. Longer range charts hint at chilly rain or even a slushy mix for Monday and again later Tuesday.
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Retailers take steps to compete in changing market
Justine Griffin/Sarasota Herald-Tribune
For decades, Southwest Florida shoppers have been limited to a few concentrated options: the Southgate, Sarasota Square and DeSoto Square malls, Main Street in Sarasota, St. Armands Circle and the lengthy stretch of Tamiami Trail.
But during the past five years, a shift has occurred that is transforming the epicenter of consumer spending toward University Parkway and Lakewood Ranch.
That shift will likely reach a zenith next year, when the planned Mall at University Town Center debuts, taking with it longtime Sarasota department store anchor Saks Fifth Avenue and offering a showcase for new Dillard's and Macy's stores.
With that in mind, merchants in downtown and regionwide — and especially Sarasota County mall owner Westfield Group — are already taking steps to adapt, improve and adjust.
Westfield, for instance, has even floated plans to tenants and industry insiders to transform Southgate into more of a lifestyle center, with a focus on dining and entertainment venues like a movie theater, rather than shopping.
"The more retail you put in one place, the stronger that area becomes as a retail magnet. That mall and the surrounding retail plazas will pull customers from a great distance," said Jeff Green, a retail analyst with a Phoenix-based firm that has done extensive work in Southwest Florida.
The new UTC mall, which is expected to mimic both the look and feel of Tampa's upscale International Plaza, will anchor what is already an area comprising several hundred thousand square feet of retail space.
But even before the $315 million mall now under construction opens in October 2014, there already is considerable retail movement and signs of beachheads.
In a former outlet mall on Cooper Creek Boulevard, for instance, Nordstrom Rack and Ashley Furniture both are working on stores set to open before UTC. Nearby, the University Town Center plaza boasts the region's only SuperTarget, a Best Buy and other big box chain stores.
"It is stronger than any one mall or store is, and the strength of that part of town shows that the retail hub in Sarasota-Bradenton is changing," Green said.
'We've honed our niche…'
Business owners throughout the region agree that in order to stay competitive and remain profitable, they must tailor their stores to be "destinations," and offer goods and services that shoppers cannot get from the chain stores or mall merchants.
Others contend the cluster of shopping and the new mall will not offer significant competition because of the nature of their stores.
Judy Johnson, who opened a fourth Swim City swimwear boutique on Tamiami Trail near the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota in March, said she sees a stronger potential customer base in downtown Sarasota.
"There are investors coming in and building new residences here. We are seeing a younger demographic and a different attitude surrounding downtown, and that is very exciting," Johnson said.
Some see merchants and developers alike building on the nucleus of Pineapple Square, a planned $200 million mix of retail and residential space, that now includes a Brooks Brothers clothing store, Hyde Park steakhouse and a Sur La Table cookery store.
To a degree, that is already occurring, with investors like software entrepreneur Jesse Biter buying retail and office properties in downtown Sarasota.
In a first for the area since 2006, developer Tom Mannausa also is planning an 18-story condominium building on lower Main Street near the bayfront, in place of buildings that housed the Sports Page Bar and Grill and Living Walls furniture store.
"We've honed our niche, and we cater toward a specific kind of clientele, so location isn't what drives sales for stores like me," said Tatyana Sharoubim, the owner of T. Georgiano's Shoe Salon on First Street, in the Whole Foods Market Center.
"We give customers a service that they want and can't get anywhere else, which makes my store a destination," Sharoubim said. "Then they have a reason to come to me."
She opened her high-end shoe store in 2007, and says her customer base has grown significantly since then.
"Most of our customers drive over from Longboat Key or the hotels and resorts, but we do get walk-in traffic from the farmers market and other downtown events," she said.
Nicole Pepe-Dorn also elected to open her women's accessory and apparel boutique, Treat, in the Burns Court section of downtown Sarasota because of the eclectic vibe she senses there.
"There were a lot of spaces available on Main Street, but I didn't need a space that big and wanted to be a part of a funky part of town," Pepe-Dorn said. "My boutique is complimentary to this area."
She initially considered the Lakewood Ranch area, because of the aggressive growth there, but passed because it felt too "suburban" to her.
"The new mall out there is going to be great, but not everyone is a mall shopper," Pepe-Dorn said. "I don't consider it competition. Some people still like to discover new shops away from the high traffic areas like a mall."
Critical mass at University Parkway
But more than a few merchants — of all sizes — have moved to be closer to the critical mass that developers Benderson Development Co., Taubman Centers Inc. and Schroeder-Manatee Ranch are creating around University Parkway and Interstate 75.
Jodi Mailman, owner of Create Your Own candy store and gifts boutique, moved from Southgate to Benderson's Shoppes at University Center more than a year ago.
"My business was the strongest when I was in Southgate Mall, but I really started to see what was happening there," said Mailman, whose store debuted on Lakewood Ranch's Main Street in 2006.
"The University Parkway area was starting to blow up like crazy," Mailman said. "That's where the customers were and still are."
She said she has no plans to relocate ever again.
"Southgate Mall is washed up. Sarasotans are going to have to come out here whether they like it or not," Mailman said. "The new mall is going to be amazing. This is where our town is growing."
Assessing Southgate's future
Without question, the UTC mall will have a significant impact on Sarasota's pair of existing malls, which have struggled in recent years to keep tenants and attract more shoppers.
The loss of Saks alone and the potential for other tenants — like Williams Sonoma, Cache and Pottery Barn, among others — to go as well could force Westfield to radically rethink its Southgate retail hub, years after a series of upgrades and expansions failed to reach fruition.
To that end, Westfield presented plans to mall merchants and to an International Council of Shopping Centers conference in New York last year that would de-emphasize shopping and accent dining and entertainment.
Even the 28,000-square-foot Saks space could undergo a major overhaul, the plans contemplate, by converting it to an upscale movie theater or other non-traditional use.
For now, at least, Westfield is quietly assessing the future of Southgate.
"Westfield has a strong record of recovering former department store real estate and introducing new elements, energy, choices and conveniences for our customers," said Katy Dickey, a Westfield executive and spokeswoman.
Even those who fret about the potential hit to Sarasota-area shopping say malls evolve organically over time and frequently undergo various incarnations to adapt to changing demographics and shopping habits.
"It is not uncommon for malls to regenerate themselves, and it is time for Southgate to do some major improvements and start again," said Barry Seidel, president and founder of American Property Group of Sarasota Inc., a retail-oriented commercial real estate brokerage.
"Southgate Mall is still in a prime location," Seidel said. "People will still shop there."
Like many downtown merchants, Westfield also is showing signs of movement. In March, the Australia-based mall owner sold a half-interest in six of its Florida malls — including Sarasota Square and Southgate — to New York-based real estate firm O'Connor Capital Partners.
It is expected Westfield will use at least a portion of the $700 million in net proceeds from the transaction to reinvest in those and other properties.
"Traffic continues to increase at our two malls in Sarasota over the past two years, and we're confident that we still target Sarasota's core shoppers and continue to develop relationships with them," said Sam Davidson, marketing director for both of Westfield's Sarasota properties.


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Under Fire, Iran Bolsters India Ties
Iran has sent a top official to India to reaffirm its ties with the South Asian country at a time when Tehran is facing tough U.S. economic sanctions.
Over the past two days, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary and Chief Nuclear Negotiator Saeed Jalili has met India's national security advisor Shiv Shankar Menon, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid.
The visit comes at a tricky time for Iran, one during which it's crucial to maintain its relations with India.
U.S. economic sanctions, which threaten to punish countries that do business with Iran by shutting them out of the U.S. financial system, have hurt Iranian businesses and the government by forcing the country to cut its oil exports.
The sanctions are meant to force Tehran to give up its nuclear program, which Washington says is an attempt to produce nuclear weapons but which Iran argues is for peaceful purposes.
The U.S. has pressured countries that buy oil from Iran to reduce purchases or face sanctions. India was among countries that won a reprieve last month for significantly cutting back its imports from Tehran. According to news reports, India bought 12% less Iranian crude between April and September compared to a year earlier. New Delhi has pledged to reduce its purchases of Iranian crude in the current fiscal year through end-March by 11% to 15.5 million tons.
At the same time, India faces pressure from Tehran to continue to purchase oil. With the U.S.-dollar financing system out of bounds for Iranian companies, India and Iran have begun a barter system in which Tehran accepts Indian rupees in payment for crude oil. It then uses these rupees to buy Indian goods like wheat.
Tehran also sells oil to Turkey and South Africa, among others. But India, the second-largest buyer of Iranian oil after China, is an especially important ally. (All these countries won waivers from U.S. sanctions last month after reducing purchases.)
"India is our friend," said Mr. Jalili at a news conference Friday. "There are very good relations between the two countries."
The question now is to what extent Iran can continue to rely on India given the U.S. pressure.
India says it needs to buy some Iranian oil to meet its huge energy import needs, despite attempts to source more crude from Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. The two countries' interests coincide in other areas, too. Both nations oppose Pakistan's attempts to influence policy in Afghanistan, for instance.
But India also needs to keep on the right side of the U.S., with whom its interests have aligned more closely in recent years due to a civil nuclear pact and closer cooperation on regional security, including Afghanistan.
Signs are that India will continue to comply with U.S. demands on Iran. The Obama administration is set to increase its financial pressure on Tehran in the coming months, according to U.S. officials.
In February, countries gaining exemptions must comply with new payment restrictions. In particular, the U.S. will require that these countries make payments into accounts at banks within their own borders. The funds can then be used only to purchase authorized goods or services.
"Iran knows India can't do much about the sanctions. Iran is also likely to make bilateral visits to Russia and China, countries which Iran thinks are more assertive on the world stage," said Sunjoy Joshi, director of the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi.
Mr. Jalili remained optimistic that Iran's oil supplies will continue to keep it tight with India. "We have rich energy resources that can help our neighbors," he said. He added that Tehran still is interested in extending a natural gas pipeline to India via Pakistan.
India dropped out of the project a few years ago under pressure from the U.S. Now, Washington is exhorting Pakistan also to back out.
On Friday, Mr. Jalili took a swipe at the U.S. pressure. "Sanctions are against the principles of free-market and democracy which they talk about," Mr. Jalili said. He said that the sanctions have hurt U.S. companies more than Iranian ones, but did not elaborate.
Mr. Jalili also suggested the two nations work more closely on nuclear energy development. Clearly that's a nonstarter given India's deal with the U.S. in 2005 to import civil nuclear equipment. The U.S. and other nuclear power suppliers allowed the deal to reward India for its history of nonproliferation since developing nuclear weapons in the 1970s.
Mr. Jalili, who's in India on invitation of Mr. Menon, said he also discussed issues of "common interest and threats" with Indian officials. Mr. Jalili said terrorism and organized crime is a major threat to both the countries and more cooperation is needed.
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By Clark Groome
Mary Poppins, shortly after arriving at the Bank's residence at 17 Cherry Lane in London, sings that she is "Practically Perfect." Damned if she isn't. The 1964 movie that starred the inestimable Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke was practically perfect, too. All the reports from London and New York about the stage version of the P.L. Travers stories about the world's greatest nanny were ecstatic.
Alas, the touring company that's at the Academy of Music through April 17 is nowhere near perfection. For reasons unfathomable, the touring production for the most part lacked energy and any of the humanity that is so critical to the stories and that wonderful film.
The show is different from the movie in several ways. Some plot elements are missing; some new ones have been added. Some of the songs (by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) are missing; some new ones (by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe) have been added.
That's all well and good. Theater has different capabilities than film. And as noted, the original London and Broadway productions of "Mary Poppins" were greeted with popular and critical acclaim.
Part of the problem, at least on the opening night, was due to a technical production that didn't seem to be totally under control. Light cues seemed out of sync and the sound system wasn't always in tiptop shape.
More than anything, it was the cast in Richard Eyre's production that seemed to be on automatic pilot. Steffanie Leigh made a pleasant Mary, if not one I would describe as "practically perfect in every way."
The two children on opening night were either victims of poor diction or the dicey sound system. They were almost impossible to understand in the early going but did improve as the evening went on.
Most of the rest of the company — with the notable exception of Nicolas Dromard's Bert (the Van Dyke role in the movie), who was just terrific — seemed to be on autopilot. There were a couple of boffo production numbers, choreographed by Matthew Bourne: "Supercalifragilisticxpialidocious" in Act I and "Step in Time" in Act II. The problem is they came out of a lethargic show and gave us a hint of what the whole affair could be but wasn't.
Technically this is a complicated show. Kites, Bert and Mary all fly. Sets change dozens of times. Bob Crwoley's sets and costumes are impressive and practically the most memorable element — besides the great songs — of the show.
The show is well sung, but that can't make up for the show's plastic performances. Too bad. There are so many elements that could make this — and apparently do so elsewhere — as impressive as the original stories and the movie on which it is based.
For tickets to the national touring company production of "Mary Poppins," playing through April 17 at the Academy of Music as part of the Kimmel Center's Broadway Season, call 215-733-3333 or visit www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway


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We propose a synthesis of two lines of sociological research on boundary spanning in cultural production and consumption. One, research on cultural omnivorousness, analyzes choice by heterogeneous audiences facing an array of crisp cultural offerings. The other, research on categories in markets, analyzes reactions by homogeneous audiences to objects that vary in the degree to which they conform to categorical codes. We develop a model of heterogeneous audiences evaluating objects that vary in typicality.
We elaborate a cultural framing theory of legal cynicism—previously used to account for neighborhood variation in Chicago homicides—to explain Arab Sunni victimization and insurgent attacks during the U.S. post-invasion occupation of Iraq. Legal cynicism theory has an unrecognized power to explain collective and interpersonal violence in international as well as U.S. settings. We expand on how "double and linked" roles of state and non-state actors can be used to analyze violence against Arab Sunni civilians.
This conversation explores emerging debates concerning teaching to and about marginalized populations often left out of "representative" data sets. Based on our experiences studying, teaching, and belonging to some of these unrepresented populations, we outline some strategies sociologists may use to transform the limitations of data sets traditionally labeled as representative into tools for delivering core sociological concepts.
It is well documented that interaction between diverse students encourages positive learning outcomes. Given this, we examine how to enhance the quantity and quality of student diversity in university classrooms. Drawing on sociological theory linking life experiences with ways of knowing, we investigate how to increase classroom diversity by considering when, where, and how courses are scheduled and delivered.
Twenty years ago, Pescosolido and Milkie (1995) reported that 50 percent of U.S. and Canadian sociology graduate programs offered formal teacher training. Despite pronouncements that offerings have increased substantially, no similarly thorough and direct investigation has been published since. In this time of dramatic change and increasing scrutiny of higher education, graduate teacher training is arguably more important than ever before. Thus, we seek to provide a new baseline of teacher training in the discipline. Using a 2013 survey of U.S.
Is there a distinct disciplinary core (or foundation of agreed on knowledge) in sociology? Should we define a core in our broad field to build consensus? If so, what should it look like? We address these questions by presenting three viewpoints that lean for and against identifying a core for department curricula, students, and the public face of sociology. First, "There really is not much, if any, core." Second, sociology is "a habit of the mind" (a sociological imagination). Third, key content of a sociological core can be identified using a long or short list.
This article provides a critique and an addition to observations raised by Ballantine et al. in this issue. After reviewing the strengths of Ballantine et al.'s article about the need for a core in sociology, I argue that this debate has gone on long enough and needs to be reframed around areas of agreement.
This article details the principles and practices animating an "ethnographic" method of teaching social theory. As opposed to the traditional "survey" approach that aims to introduce students to the historical breadth of social thought, the primary objective of teaching ethnographically is to cultivate students as participant observers who interpret, adjudicate between, and practice social theories in their everyday lives.
This article discusses the use of problem-based learning (PBL) in the undergraduate sociology classroom. PBL shifts students from the role of passive listeners and learners to active knowledge builders and communicators through the use of concise and engaging social problem cases. PBL creates opportunities for building substantive area knowledge, research skills, and problem-solving capacities and fosters student enjoyment.
This article describes an experiment in collaborative course design in a midlevel sociology course. Unlike most of the literature on collaborative teaching and learning, which often deals with collaboration among students, this article discusses collaboration between the instructor and students. The students in this course collaborated with the instructor in designing the course—choosing the readings and developing the assignments—from the first day of class. Student feedback on the experiment was overwhelmingly positive.


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House Bill Repeals DADT the Right Way
The House passed a repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) yesterday, and it appears that the Senate will take up the measure sometime next week. Good.
DADT should end. I've said so, and debated the issue with repeal opponent Stuart Koehl (posts 1, 2, 3, and 4). Most servicemembers I know (appropriate disclaimer here) already have a mindset of Don't Ask, Don't Care, and its time for official policy to catch up.
We should note that a legislative effort is the right way to change the current policy. DADT is based on a law – 10 U.S.C. § 654 – enacted with the FY1994 National Defense Authorization Act.
Some have argued (and here, and here) that President Obama could stop enforcing DADT by executive order. The President does have control over enlisted separations under 10 U.S.C. § 12305 and officer separations under 10 U.S.C. § 123. But, as Gene Healy noted in a recent column, "it would be kinda cool if our representatives got to vote on [policies] before they became the law of the land." More than kinda cool, it would comply with the Constitution, which gives Congress the authority "To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces."
The repeal legislation also deals with the legal and policy questions that are implicated with DADT repeal. This is important in a couple of ways. First, the policy change is phased in over time, giving the services time to adjust policies.
Second, as I said at this event, the sexual offenses in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) are a mess that Congress needs to untangle along with repeal. Article 125 of the UCMJ criminalizes all sodomy – heterosexual, homosexual, consensual, or otherwise. As this article points out, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces' decision in United States v. Marcum wounded Article 125 in the wake of Lawrence v. Texas, but did not kill it. The definition of "sexual intercourse" in the UCMJ only includes sex between a man and a woman, so the offenses of adultery, prostitution, and patronizing a prostitute under Article 134 of the UCMJ don't apply when committed in a homosexual manner. The UCMJ should adopt a uniform standard — criminalize sexual behavior that is prejudicial to the good order and discipline of the armed forces, period. The DOD Report takes this into account (see pp. 138–39) and Congress and the military will have a chance to sort things out as repeal is under way.
In short, repeal is the right thing to do, and passing this law is the right way to do it.


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- i own a little vintage shop on the south coast by the sea, or at vintagepersempre.com. im married and we have a beautiful baby girl. i like going for walks on cold sunny days and trashy reality tv. i love small boutiques, markets and big city centers. im slightly dyslexic so you'll have to ignore my poor spelling, and i rarely use capital letters. my music taste is so varied, from country to screamo, oh and musicals. i love song lyrics, pretty photographs and modern art. i have many guilty pleasures and im really not very cool. im obsessed with drawings and tattoos of birds, but im genuinely terrified of real life ones. i guess you can read on to find out more (:
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Creative Spotlight: Ryan Garratt on Adobe Ideas
Recently, v2.5 was released on iOS and our fans love it! For over a year now, graphic designer and Touch Apps user Ryan Garratt (@NemesisGraphics) has continued to improve his creative process and creations with each update to Ideas. Excited about the update, Ryan connected with us over Twitter to let us know what he really loves about the update and provided us useful pointers for both rookie and veteran users.
Read on to learn more and be sure to visit our Adobe Touch Apps Facebook and Twitter channels to see his work on display. Also, check out the Adobe TV video after the Q&A to learn more about what's new in Adobe Ideas v2.5.
Adobe: Have you had a chance to try out the new features in Adobe Ideas v 2.5? Which are your favorites?
Ryan: The update is SUPERB! The addition of the new preset tools is fantastic and the paintbrush is possibly my favorite addition to the arsenal, as I really enjoy how you can vary the strokes to give power lines to work. The paint bucket fill is an absolute genius addition as well. Before it would be a case of coloring and getting a few spots that you had missed, but with the new fill bucket it increases productivity and efficiency. Needless to say, I was really excited when the update came out.
What tips/suggestions do you have for creative individuals thinking about getting into Adobe Ideas?
Enjoy what you do. I recommend having a stylus on hand and find somewhere you can relax. Experiment as well – try different opacity settings and line thickness. It's all about finding your style!
For Ideas veterans like yourself, what tips and/or techniques can you offer them to improve their creative workflow?
Just enjoy what you're doing! I absolutely love what i do and think that fuels me to keep creating. Also, keep everything you do, regardless of whether it's a quick doodle or masterpiece. To look back on and see your journey progress is critical.
Which pairing of the Touch Apps and CS6 products are most instrumental to your creative process and why?
I would have to say Illustrator. I can sketch something roughly on my iPad using Ideas, and after uploading it I can use Illustrator to clean up and tweak everything. The live trace preset is fantastic.
How much of a difference has direct touch input made to your creations?
Immensely! I take my iPad and stylus with me everywhere… just in case the mood to draw strikes me. Uploading to a computer from anywhere makes life extremely easy and 100% more efficient. Its' been a huge help and boosted my ability and workflow.
Anything else you would like to say?
If you don't already own any of the Adobe Touch Apps, I strongly recommend getting them. They are enjoyable and easy to use, and not to mention they are very powerful tools for creating. Without them, I don't think I could draw. I can't recommend them enough!


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We're still working on so much of our house - there's so many details that are getting pushed
by the wayside since they're unexciting (um, painting doors!?!) so I feel pretty accomplished
that I've finally finished our entryway. (Coincidence that it's the tiniest space in the house?
Mm, probably not!)
that I made a few years ago to commemorate some of the spots we've visited together. Looking
forward you can see a little ways down the hallway that leads to all of the bedrooms.
(we got ours from Amazon) and the painted chevron ceiling. Our walls have way too much
texture to tape off lines (so I thought...) so this is one of the few places I could try this...I put it off for
so long because I thought it was going to be unbelievable tricky, but once I decided to do it, the
project went pretty quickly and I got it done in an afternoon. I'll try to post a tutorial on how I did it...
for shoes, since otherwise, things just get trashed. (I know us.) Chad made this bench for me that we
were using as a coffee table, but we moved it in here to take advantage of its size. I still love it
just as much as when he first made it for me!
Up above the coatrack is an old black and white photo of our little town, back when it was just getting started. I followed Jenny's link to the tutorial from here, but I have to be honest: this was not a smooth project for me. It's a photo blown up on blueprint paper, then attached to foam core board from Home Depot with spray adhesive. Sounds simple, right? I could not get a straight edge to save my life, and probably would have abandoned the project if it weren't for the fact that the placement here means that nobody will ever see the edges of it.
out the horse shoe hanging above the door for good luck. I've wanted one for a while, but didn't want
just any old horseshoe, so I asked my Gramma in Oklahoma if she could get one for me... and the last
time my parents came to visit they brought it along from their last trip to see Gramma in OK. I love
that there's a little part of her and Oklahoma in our house!
So there it is! Truth is, I still need to paint the baseboards and, of course, the doors, but for now I
love it. It's reassuring when I look around our house and see bare walls with no pictures and nail
holes and wires that at least one small space looks finished and complete and that I love everything about it!
documenting our house and our lives again. There's a lot going on around these parts!!!


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Archive - Conference Papers
An archive of conference papers presented at UACES events since 2008. To search the archive, simply enter your search term in the box and click on 'Search'. Use the check boxes to narrow your search.
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Aaltonen, Henri
European integration theories: from grand theories to niche theories?
Student Forum 13th Annual Research Conference
Abels, Gabriele
Sub-national Parliaments in a Multi-Level Parliamentary System: Reform Processes in the German Länder in the Post-Lisbon Era
Passau 2012
Ackrill, Robert
Modelling a Policy Process for Sustainability: A Reconsideration of Cycles and Stages Models in the Context of Transnational Multi-level Governance
(Joint paper with Adrian Kay)
Bilbao 2015
Adam, Stanislas
Global Security Challenges and the Protection of Individual Rights The ECJ at the Crossroads between National, Regional and Universal Interests
Edinburgh 2008
Aden, Hartmut
Establishing a European Public Prosecutor's Office: Financial Accountability in an Evolving Multi-level Setting
Krakow 2017
Aden, Hartmut
Tracking Technology, Privacy and Accountability: Regulatory Challenges in the EU
Krakow 2017
Afonso, Oscar
Public Deficits and Economic Growth
Edinburgh 2008
Agh, Attila
The Strategy for the Danube Region: Connecting Market Corridors to Increase Global Competitiveness
Passau 2012
Agh, Attila
The Convergence and Divergence in the Visegrad Four Countries: The EU Centre-Periphery Divide and the V4 Semi-periphery Divide
Bilbao 2015
Ágh, Attila
Differentiated Membership and Core-Periphery Divide in the EU: Negative-regressive Divergence in the New Member States
Cork 2014
Ágh, Attila
The Danube Strategy as a Vehicle for the European Renewal
Cork 2014
Akman, Mehmet Sait
Dynamics of European Union's Trade Strategy: Drawing Conclusions for Relations with Turkey
Passau 2012
Akulshina, Alla
Contradicting Concept - Modernisation for or without Partnership
Passau 2012
Akulshina, Alla
The Approach to New Philosophy and a Strategy of Russia-EU Relations
Bruges 2010
Akulshina, Alla
What is Modernization in the EU-Russia Dialogue?
Cambridge 2011
Akulshina, Alla
Dialogue Russia-EU: how we could act together now
Angers 2009
Albulescu, Ana Maria
A Comparative Analysis of EU Engagement with Contested Statehood in Moldova and Georgia
London 2016
Ali, Alavi
A Brief History of the Accumulation of Wealth
New Horizons in European Studies
Allen, David
The European Union and India: A Strategic Partnership but Differing Strategies ?
Passau 2012
Allen, David
The Europeanization of British Foreign Policy
Edinburgh 2008
Allerkamp, Doreen
'The Presidency Effect after the Lisbon Treaty: the Consequences of the Demotion of the Rotating Council Presidency'
Lisbon Treaty Evaluated
Allerkamp, Doreen
The Taming of the Shrewish: The Presidency at the Heart of Informal Council Dynamics
Edinburgh 2008
Alves, Rui Henrique
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UMass Lowell scales back Fall 2020 plan to minimize students, employees on campus. View the plan for more info.
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers from UMass Lowell and the State University of New York, Binghamton, has been awarded a three-year grant worth nearly $460,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to synthesize lead-free nanosolder materials and develop innovative nanosoldering techniques for joining electronic components measuring only billionths of a meter in size.
"This technology will play a critical role in the emerging fields of nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing, especially for assembling and integrating nanowires or carbon nanotubes for use in nanoelectronics and nanosensors," says chemical engineering Assoc. Prof. Zhiyong Gu, who is UMass Lowell's principal investigator (PI) for the NSF project.
"It will also be useful in various areas, including medical devices, nanoelectromechanical systems and the aerospace and defense industries," says Gu.
Other members of the UMass Lowell team include mechanical engineering Prof. Sammy Shina, who is the co-PI, and chemical engineering doctoral candidate Fan Gao. UMass Lowell's share of the funding is more than $267,000; the rest of the money goes to SUNY.
A Safer Alternative to Lead
The researchers aim to fabricate nanosolders based on tin and indium instead of the traditional lead-based solders currently used in microelectronics manufacturing.
"Our goal is to develop innovative techniques that do not use lead, which is toxic to humans and the environment, as well as minimize energy consumption during production, thereby helping create a competitive advantage for Massachusetts electronics companies," says Gu.
The team will analyze the electrical, mechanical and thermal properties of the nanosolders as well as their performance, effectiveness and reliability.
"We will study the melting points of the nanosolders, their nanoscale reflow and wetting, inter-metallic formation and phase transformation," says Gu. "Potential issues, including surface oxidation, will also be investigated and addressed through collaboration with local electronics companies in New England."
The Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell provided Gu with seed grants for the research in 2007 and 2010, totaling $41,000. He was also awarded a $36,000 grant by the NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing for related work in 2007.


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Hello! My name is Jill R. Hilliard
and I am a tomboy. I really wonder if it was DNA and there was
nothing that could have been done about it. Then I wonder if I wasnt toally surrounded
by mostly men would I be all lace and manners? I was born of the result of an affair that my biologicial mother had. I was the only girl born after 3 boys. I was given to my great aunt and uncle raised on a farm. I followed my (uncle) dad every step he made. I helped feed farm animals .... I watched cows give birth. I even remember trying to be like my dad I got into his snuff and dipped. My (aunt) mom flipped out. I loved my dad and wuld have followed him off a cliff if he would have jumped. Then there was the friends I grew up with. There wastwo families the Arnolds and the Harrisons both families had two boys. The Harrisons also had a girl but she was like 8 years younger than me. So this meant playing cowboys and Indians. We played "Gunsmoke" and I always had to play Miss kitty because I was technically a girl. I always wanted to be a gunslinger. If you have ever seen the movie "Stand by me" that was our gang. There was the Arnold boys. Mark and Paul. Mark was about a year younger than me and Paul was about 3 years younger than me. Now for the Harrison boys their is Darrell who was a year older than me and his little brother Danny who was around Pauls age and we hung out caught fireflies walked for miles and miles on adventures. We would go home at twilight. Around 13 years old I got a crush on Darrell and wreaked the entire foundation of our group. It was the summer before Darrell went into highschool. We had the best summer of holding hands and swing n the porch swing. The the school year begain and he couldnt be known having a girlfriend that was still in elementry school (Before middle schools) and he broke up witho have me. Dont get me wrong I tried to be normal and have girlfriends. before all the boys my family became friends with a huge family The Andersons. The dad was a preacher and took go forth and multiply seriously. He had 3 girls and 2 boys. and the middle girl was Cindy I went to church with her and I ate dinner with her family. All of Mr. Andersons daughters were blond and at dinner time he would refer to me as his only burnettee daughter. We played dolls and would help feed their baby calves ( they owned a dairy farm) The we started first grade and that is when Cindy meet the mean girls there was Carol the leader and her followers Connie Kristy and on occation Veronica and Renee. I remember the day that Cindy traded our friendship for a seat at the popular table.
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A Ukranian reporter got a plenty of Will Smith's attention at the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black 3."
TMZ video shows the 1+1 reporter reaching out to hug Smith who was making his way down the red carpet. Smith obliged, but the man wouldn't let go and then tried to plant a kiss on the superstar, earning himself a two-handed shove to the chest and light slap on the face with the back of Smith's hand.
"What the hell is your problem, man?" Smith asked as he pushed the man off him. As he walked away and collected himself, he said, "He tried to kiss me on my mouth. He's lucky I didn't sucker punch him."


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They don't want it to get ugly. They don't think there's a reason for it to get ugly. They're pretty sure it won't get ugly.
But if it does get ugly between the Nets and Knicks in their first-round playoff series?
The Nets say they're ready for it.
Or at least Kenyon Martin is.
"I'm not going to let anyone get hurt," said Martin, the Nets' resident enforcer. "I'm not going to let anything happen to anybody on my team.
"If (the Knicks) are going to retaliate, they're going to retaliate. But I'm not going to let anyone on my team take something that's unnecessary. I don't back down from anyone."
And so the warning shots are now being fired on both sides of the Hudson River, a sign that even if the basketball doesn't get all that interesting in this intramural tussle, at least the discourse will be. There's no telling where this all goes once Game 2 starts tomorrow night -- it could go exactly nowhere -- but there's no question about where it all began, at least from the Knicks point of view.
Midway through the fourth quarter of the Nets' 107-83 victory in Game 1, Tim Thomas drove the lane and was closing in for a dunk. Jason Collins had no intention of letting that happen, and went to stop the penetration.
Collins' defensive zeal combined with his athletic limitations in a way that didn't end happily for Thomas. Instead of swatting the ball, Collins didn't quite get high enough and swatted Thomas's arm instead. Thomas fell awkwardly, landing on his back. He left the floor on his own feet, with assistance from his teammates, but left the arena face down, on a stretcher with back contusions that will have him questionable for Game 2.
Which was not Collins' intention.
"You never want to see another player injured on the court," Collins said. "I've had a lot of injuries during my career. I never go out with the intent to injure someone."
Collins later added, "I just hope he's okay."
That may not be enough to satisfy the Knicks.
"Whether it was intentional or not, it definitely sets a tone," Allan Houston said after Game 1. "It sets a tone for more physical play than normal."
As Kurt Thomas said, "It could possibly (get ugly)."
Not that those saber-rattling comments seemed to mean much to the Nets yesterday.
"Who gives a (hoot) what they say?" Kidd said. "We have no control over what they say. This is America. Freedom of speech."
The whole issue is whether Saturday night's talk turns into action tomorrow night.
Collins is a Stanford guy, therefore he's smart enough to know there may be some retaliation coming his way, especially if the Nets are able to push the score out-of-hand in the second half of Game 2 as they did in the second half of Game 1. But he's ready for whatever happens.
"We know how to protect ourselves out on the court," Collins said. "And the referees saw what happened. I'm sure they'll do a good job protecting us like they always do."
Either way, Collins didn't sound especially worried about getting body-slammed himself.
"It's not like I get up off the ground very high," he pointed out.
For the most part, the Nets -- other than perhaps Martin -- went out of their way to not escalate the rhetoric. They have no interest in engaging in some kind of tit-for-tat, you-whack-our-guy-we'll-whack-yours kind of series.
"If they want to (retaliate), that's on them," Kidd said. "We're out there to play basketball. This isn't about who's going to take a shot at who. This is basketball. This isn't boxing."
Furthering that metaphor, Nets coach Lawrence Frank said, "We don't anticipate this being a heavyweight fight. This is basketball. It's playoff basketball. Unfortunately, that incident happened. It wasn't like a punch was thrown. We're going to continue to play basketball. That's what we do."
They've played physical postseason series before (Detroit in 2003 and Charlotte in 2002 come to mind). They say they'll play another physical one if they need to.
In the meantime, they'll be ready for whatever happens.
"There's no telling what's going to go on (tomorrow). They might start something, they might not," Martin said. "I'm not concerned or worried about any of that going on. If it does? We'll deal with it."


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Why is Mozart's last opera so underperformed and under appreciated? It's a very good opera, full of simple, beautiful music with memorable and famous arias, but there seems to be very few recordings and performances of it. The story is as entertaining as watching a dog lick his balls, but if that is the reason, then all Baroque opera should never be performed. I never liked the opera until recently when I started watching the Ponelle film, but I think the music is just as good as Mozart's other masterpieces. The aria parto parto was really boring to me before, but once I listened to it in context, it was gorgeous. The finales are also pretty cool, I love the screams in the end of act 1. So why don't you people listen to, and love La Clemenza?
I don't listen to it, I WATCH an excellent performance at Glyndebourne with Philip Langridge and Ashley Putnam, among others. Great production and wonderful singing actors. I don't know if it is available on DVD, mine is on a LVD from 1991.
You answered your own question. If the drama does not work what use are nicely crafted arias? The arias can be programmed in recitals. The only purpose of this opera is to stroke the egos of corrupt monarchs, and there is no way to make it seem relevant or even unobjectionable to a modern audience.
At last puberty passes and maturity arrives.
At last puberty passes and maturity arrives. I see at the top of this thread, it is suggested that the opera is full of simple music. It seems highly sophisticated to my ears. Opera Seria has not been as popular to us in our lifetimes as the other varieties from Mozart's time. But I think recently we have found artists who can bring it alive. But, even if viewed as modified oratorio, it surprises me that this piece is not more popular. The music is superb and provides such gifts to excellent singers and we have had a good number of great Mozart singers over the last generation or so.Mike
Honestly the operatic voice doesn't have a great deal of appeal to me, and I find I don't enjoy opera unless there is a fruitful combination of music with drama. La Clemenza di Tito doesn't do it for me (so far) because there is no appeal in the story.
It seems to be the same forces that play it at Snape next month.http://www.aldeburgh.co.uk/events/eto-la-clemenza-di-titoI am curious about seeing an opera live but am a complete novice in this field of works. Could that be a starting point to consider
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March 9 — Take a family document (baptismal certificate, passenger list, naturalization petition, etc.) and write a brief narrative using the information.
My maternal grandmother, Minda Mary Edgcombe BALL, was born 7 July 1894 in Ringmore, Devon, and christened on 11 November 1894 in South Milton (also Devon). Below is her baptismal certificate:
|Baptismal Certificate of Minda Mary EDGCOMBE: price one penny in 1915


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The show "In and About the Dunes" features the works of painter Russell Powell, wood carver and collage maker Christa Edlund, and photographer Trish Crapo. All three artists were inspired by dune shack residencies awarded by the Outer Cape Artists in Residence Consortium (OCARC). Their work will be displayed in the main room of the Library and on the lower level. Visit http://www.trurolibrary.org/ for specific hours.


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Narrative, the Murder of Charles Dow, by Isaac Goodnow
Author: Goodnow, Isaac T., 1814-1894
Date: 1856
This written account reports on the incidents surrounding the murder of Charles Dow, including various skirmishes and military action which followed, leading up to the Wakarusa War. Dow was a free state supporter and was murdered by Franklin Coleman, who, according to Goodnow, had turned proslavery only after coming to Kansas Territory.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Isaac Goodnow Collection, #357, Box 1 Folder 47
Item Number: 102334 Number of images: 2
Keywords: Barber, Thomas W.; Branson rescue (1855); Branson, Jacob; Coleman, Franklin M.; Douglas County, Kansas Territory; Dow, Charles W.; Goodnow, Isaac T., 1814-1894; Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866; Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894; Sharps rifles; Skirmishing; Violence; Violent deaths
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In the era of the International Space Station, there's still something humbling about looking at news reports of Charles Lindbergh's solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris in 1927.
Lindbergh is among the legendary aviation pioneers honored at the Florida Air Museum in Lakeland, which touts itself as the state's official aviation museum and education center.
Compared with its aviation-minded competition at Fantasy of Flight, roughly 15 miles east on Interstate 4, the Florida Air Museum (sun-n-fun.org/museum) is part of a no-frills collection of industrial buildings at the Sun 'n Fun aviation education complex at Lakeland's Linder Regional Airport.
Sun 'n Fun, of course, is best known for hosting thousands of aviators and air-show enthusiasts at its annual International Fly-In and Expo, slated next for April 1-6.
At the Florida Air Museum, there's no theatrically trained host in vintage Flying Ace gear to greet visitors, no daily air-show demonstrations or in-house cafeteria. On the other hand, its $10 admission is about one-third the entry fee at Fantasy of Flight and is a bargain for anyone interested in seeing the faces, engines, flight suits and memorabilia of American pioneers, several with Florida connections.
Along one wall are portraits of the members of the Florida Aviation Hall of Fame. Honorees include Air Force Col. Joe Kittinger, familiar to longtime Orlando residents as head of flight operations for Rosie O'Grady's Flying Circus at the now-defunct Church Street Station entertainment complex. A plaque salutes his feat of breaking the sound barrier by parachuting from 102,800 feet in 1960.
I thought about my father, a lifelong employee of Eastern Airlines, when I looked at photos of World War I flying ace (and Eastern founder) Eddie Rickenbacker. And Glenn Curtiss, father of naval aviation, still has a street named after him in my hometown of Miami Springs, the town he founded in 1926.
Another exhibit looks at business magnate Howard Hughes. His quest to build the world's largest flying boat, the Spruce Goose, is recalled with models, an authentic engine and flight suits. Hughes only kept it aloft for 70 feet in its lone flight in 1947, but here his imagination still soars.


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Angelina Jolie always has time for a good deed.
On Friday, the movie star received a warm welcome by fans when she stopped by the Syrian-Turkey border to talk and eat with some of the nearly 10,000 Syrian refugees escaping their government's brutal and deadly crackdown, The Associated Press reported.
"Goodness Angel of the World, Welcome," read one sign among the crowds waiting for her at the Hatay airport. Another read, "Angelina, kiss me for world peace."
A goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Jolie spent two-and-a-half hours sharing fruits and deserts with the Syrians.
Turkey's NTV television reported she asked how the Syrians were in Arabic, and then continued to speak to them through a translator. She reportedly took notes and was particularly interested in the women and children.
Whenever there's a major disaster in some part of the world, Jolie and long-time famous beau Brad Pitt always manage to be there or help out in some way. Earlier this month, the couple donated $500,000 to tornado relief efforts in Joplin, Missouri and in April, Jolie visited refugees escaping Libya in Tunisia.
The celebs are currently taking residence at an $11 million mansion in Malta with their six kids, Us magazine reports. Pitt is working on new movie "World War Z" in the Mediterranean nation.
Selected Reading: Associated Press, USA Today, E! Online
Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees
The movie star hung out with Syrians escaping to Turkey
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Quarter-final facts and figures
Thursday 28 March 2013
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UEFA.com's resident statistician goes over his exhaustive notes to reveal the quarter-finalist in it for the long haul and explain why the outlook is rosy for England's three teams.
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UEFA.com's resident statistician goes over his exhaustive notes to pull out ten interesting facts and figures on this season's quarter-final lineup.
SL Benfica are old hands at this stage but it is uncharted territory for S.S. Lazio, FC Basel 1893 and Fenerbahçe SK. History suggests the outlook is rosiest for one of England's three representatives, though.
1. Benfica are the only quarter-finalist to have previously reached this phase of the competition. Their third qualification for the last eight – out of three UEFA Europa League participations – sets a new landmark, surpassing the two appearances of Club Atlético de Madrid and Valencia CF.
2. The quarter-finals feature teams from six UEFA member associations for the first time; in all three past editions there were five nations represented.
3. The sole country with multiple representation is England, with three sides in the last eight for the first time (UEFA Cup years included): Tottenham Hotspur FC, Chelsea FC and Newcastle United FC. There were no English quarter-finalists in 2010/11 and 2011/12.
4. In each of the previous two seasons in which a country has taken three clubs to the quarter-finals, one went on to win the trophy – FC Porto (Portugal) in 2010/11 and Atlético (Spain) in 2012/13. Indeed, that country also provided both finalists in either campaign, with SC Braga and Athletic Club as respective runners-up.
5. Italy, Switzerland and Turkey will be represented in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals for the first time – by Lazio, Basel and Fenerbahçe, respectively. Eleven of the 53 UEFA member associations have now been involved in the competition's last eight.
6. Spain have no team in the quarter-finals for the first time. Portugal are the only nation to have figured in the last eight in every one of the UEFA Europa League's four seasons, and Benfica's presence puts Portugal level with their Iberian neighbours in the all-time rankings with six quarter-finalists.
7. Two of the eight sides that transferred to the competition from the UEFA Champions League group stage are through to the quarter-finals – Benfica and Chelsea. They will hope to emulate the feat of inaugural winners Atlético, who triumphed in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League after entering in the knockout phase.
8. Basel are the sole reigning domestic champions still in the draw. They have also played more European matches this term than any other surviving team (16), having begun their continental campaign in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
9. Tottenham and FC Rubin Kazan are the only two survivors from the seven clubs granted automatic entry to the UEFA Europa League at the group stage.
10. There will be a new winner of the UEFA Europa League in 2012/13, with just one quarter-finalist, Tottenham, having lifted the trophy in its previous guise, the UEFA Cup, in 1972 and 1984. Benfica, Chelsea and Lazio have won other UEFA competitions, while Newcastle have the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup on their roll of honour.


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Criminal defendants face a high burden when seeking relief for ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. A substantial portion of cognitive neuroscience or behavioral genetics based claims are raised by capital defendants who claim to have received ineffective assistance of counsel because their mental health status was not investigated. Few succeed on their IAC claim because of the high doctrinal burden of proving both that the evidence should have been discovered by reasonable investigation, and that the defendant suffered prejudiced by failing to have that evidence admitted. Which isn't to say these claims never succeed, as seen in the second case today.
If the claim is inadequate rather than complete failure to investigate mental health issues, the IAC claim usually fails. The first case today is in this category. Trial counsel introduced "incompetent" expert testimony at trial, contradicted by appellate experts who opined that the defendant suffered discoverable brain damage at the time he committed the crime.
The second case has an interesting and successful IAC claim concerning the defendant's "mental age." A defendant's "mental age" may not track to his "chronological age." The Petitioner (Defendant) prevailed on his claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel for failing to raise as error the trial court's failure to submit to the jury the statutory mitigating circumstance relating to petitioner's mental age.
Brain Dysfunction, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel (IAC), and Capital Mitigation
Harvey v. Warden, Union Correct. Inst., 629 F.3d 1228 (11th Cir. 2011)
D was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. D appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus based on ineffective assistance of counsel at the guilt and penalty phase of his trial. Among other claims of constitutional deficiency, he claims that trial counsel failed to perform adequate investigation for mitigating evidence about his brain damage. Trial counsel called a psychologist but not a psychiatrist who testified that he believed the Defendant to have a personality disorder without organic-brain damage. At a post-conviction evidentiary hearing expert psychiatric witnesses disagreed with the trial expert and found that there was evidence of organic brain disorder, gleaned from a mixture of test results and evidence of head trauma from Defendant's car accident and subsequent head injuries. The trial expert likewise testified that found no evidence of brain injury only because he lacked sufficient experience to link Defendant's test results with signs of organic brain damage. It was this lack of competence that led him to suggest to trial counsel that Defendant see a psychiatrist, who not only could provide a second opinion, but also would be more thorough regarding likelihood of organic brain damage. Despite trial counsel's failure to do so, the state court found there was no reason for trial counsel to think that the expert was not competent to judge Defendant's brain damage. Given the standard of review on appeal, the 11th Circuit found no sufficient basis to disturb the state court's determination that trial counsel acted reasonably in trusting his expert's opinion that Defendant did not have brain damage. The district court's denial of defendant's petition for writ of habeas corpus was affirmed.
Brain Dysfunction, IAC (Successful!), and Capital Mitigation
Richardson v. Branker, 2011 WL 52357 (E.D. N.C. 2011)
Another petition for writ of habeas corpus for a defendant convicted of murder and sentenced to death, but this time successful. Defense counsel did not present any evidence or witnesses during the guilt phase of the trial. During sentencing, two mental health experts provided substantial evidence demonstrating Petitioner's young mental and intellectual functioning, comparable to an eleven and a half year old child despite his chronological age of 31 at the time of the crime. One expert opined that lead poisoning such as petitioner suffered causes brain damage and affects the ability to develop intellectually. Petitioner claims he received ineffective assistance of appellate counsel because his appellate attorney failed to argue on direct appeal that he was prejudiced when the trial court failed to submit to the jury the statutory mitigating factor of "the age of the defendant at the time of the crime." Under North Carolina law, age is a "flexible and relevant concept" not limited by chronological age. Had appellate counsel raised the issue that there was a reasonable probability that Petitioner would have prevailed. After considering the issue de novo, the court concludes petitioner has shown he received ineffective assistance of counsel on appeal in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights and is entitled to relief on this claim.


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