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Decent spinning bike but resistance not consistentReview by B. Barlow
I purchased this spinning bike a few months ago. I have taken a number of spinning classes and my wife was a novice. We both like the bike in general. She uses CD's on the TV to guide her workouts, I use the CD's or just music.
Pros -
Very easy to assemble (almost completely pre-assembled)
Sturdy, solid feel
Cons -
Inconsistent resistance levels
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Seat and handle bar adjustments are okay, not great
Seat is a road bike style, a gel cover makes this much better (especially for those not used to a road bike seat)
For the resistance levels, sometimes it changes drastically with minor turns of the resistance knob and other times you have to turn the knob a lot. And it is not consistent within a ride, so trial and error as you ride. Knowing that, you adjust as needed.
Overall I would recommend the bike, but I wonder if there are bikes in this price range with more consistent resistance levels.
Tail of Two S2'sReview by Carey Melcher
- We have now purchased two of these spin bikes. One for our home gym and one for our daughter. Easy to assemble. It does take two people to assemble the bike (per their instructions) but one can do it if you don't have to drag the bike to an upstairs room. We bought a slightly wider seat for our bike - just a bit more comfortable since we don't 'stand up' while riding. We've had our bike for around 8-9 months and no issues to report. Our daughter's bike had a small problem: The 'flange' that connects the brake to the main frame snapped off around two minutes into her first ride. A bit frustrating but LifeSpan handled the issue without skipping a beat. Shipped the part within a couple of days and arranged for a local repair service as well. So, all good for now. Good product and good customer support.
Good experience. Bought after fair amount of research (Posted on Jan. 9, 2010)Review by fitness freak
I am a road biker and was looking for something to train in winter in my gym (basement). I was trying to decide between bike trainers and spin bike. After I researched on the internet and talked to one biker/technician I decided to buy a spin bike. Since, I had no knowledge and was hoping to spend about $500 or so I started researching. I came pretty close to buying a Baldez bike from Sears, but the one I liked did not come with free shipping. I then went to Leisure Fitness in North Wales, PA and checked it out. The sales person there gave me information and told me that LifeSpan S2 is pretty good and he sells a lot of them to small gyms, community centers, and homes. I bought it just after Christmas for $499 plus taxes. I was getting the bikes from Sears for the same price, but the wheel was 30lb, whereas this one had 40lb.
It got into my truck easily and setting it up took less than half hour. I have used it 4-5 times so far and I am quite happy. My wife has also used it one time and seems happy. It has only been 3 weeks, but I think it is a good buy.
New owner of an experienced S2 and LifeSpan's Customer ServiceReview by Bill D.
I just bought an experienced S2. I just didn't want to spend a ton of cash for a clothes hanger if I slip into a long decline in my personal motivation.
The S2 I purchased (again, used) and it does have a few issues which need to be addressed. It's becaused it's an experenced stationary bicycle, it needs things such as cleaning, lubing, adjusting, and a few parts.
This is the reason for this review, it's for the customer service. Here's the suprising part. I called LifeSpan on a Saturday. They are not there on the weekends. As reqested, I left a message and the recording said someone will call the next business day. AND they did, Monday morning at 8 AM or so.
I ordered the parts directly from LifeSpan. They were great, customer service was Outstanding. They made suggestions, and I was even sent 2 different manuals directly into my email, for free. The cost for the parts were minimal ($[...] total, with shipping.) I feel that just the customer service alone will eventually have me buying a new stationary bike LifeSpan Fitness S2 Indoor Cycling Bikein the future, from LifeSpan.
Once I get everything fixed up, cleaned up, and tightend up, I will let you know how this works out.
LifeSpan S2 Indoor Cycle Trainer (Posted on Aug. 4, 2011)Review by Jon
- First, I am 6'5" and I weigh 250 lbs. I am able to set the bike to the highest settings and I can pedal effectively. When I get out of the saddle, my knees hit the handle bars. I don't need the gadgets. I used to ride a lot when I was younger, so I can pace myself fairly well. It is very sturdy and quiet, and I really don't have much to complain about with this machine. I bought it from Costco, so I know if I have any problems they will take it back.
Great workoutsReview by Chivas
- I bought this two years ago and have enjoyed it tremendously! Unfortunately the axle to the pedals completely broke off. I'm not sure if it was a product defect or what. Very odd that this occurred and will see how well the company responds to this. I miss using by cycle.
Nice spin bike for use at homeReview by Jen C
- I bought this spin bike to use at home, and it has been great so far. It is well-built, sturdy, and serves its purpose quite well - to get in a solid cycling workout at home. I mainly do intervals at a pretty intense clip for about 25-30 minutes, both sitting down and standing up on the bike. It's not quite as smooth a ride as the spin bikes at a studio/gym, but it is worth the price and I would definitely recommend it to others!
Easy to assembleReview by Kathy D.
- The Packaging was excellent. The bike was easy to assemble and I appreciate having 'real' wrenches and tools to do the assembly!
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I heard a musician interviewed who confessed that most of his lyrics were derived from conversations he overheard; on the street, in coffee shops, bars, airplanes…. makes sense, right? I imagine if pressed he could have created a personal connection to weave into each song. Being a rock-n-roller, most of his songs were about sex, break ups and relationships. Wait a minute, is that really what everybody is talking about?
I had a dear friend at work who used to coin absolute gems over the cubicle wall from her cat-loving neighbor. Mindless conversation which literally droned on between the associate and her feline on the other end of the line. I can only imagine her husband being asked to hold the receiver closer to the tiny silky pink ear. I bet the cat was much more enamored with the twisted cord that dangled between her legs, than what her owner had to say about missing her. Must have been torture for that cat while she endured the call waiting her owner insisted on taking during their most intimate conversations. "Mommy will be right back!" My owner have some nerve~!
I overheard a conversation today at The Little French Market (LFM) in Ellicott City. The pastries chicken salad and breads (from Tersiguel's Chef) are amazing. The music is always familiar…today must have been Harry James & His Orchestra if I was a betting gal. This is sort of my "go to" spot with my daughter on Sundays or days off from school. We get the same thing each time; two decadent chocolate croissants, one latte and one orange Pellegrino Soda with a straw. NOTE: The seating at LFM is minimal. There are a total of three tables. This sort of space does not welcome you to linger, bring your laptop or layout your school project on their iron café tables. In fact, everything about the space says, "our treats come in to-go packaging for a reason and so does our coffee!" Surprisingly, I don't think we have ever entered and not had a magical two top waiting for us. We just seem to be fortunate that way I guess. We politely fade to black after our final bites.
No matter if you are lucky enough to claim table #1, #2 or #3… you are bound to overhear conversation and plenty of it. I actually don't know why they don't just set up one large round and let folks wear nametags? Anyone up for a morning icebreaker? Could knock out the uncomfortable shoulder rubbing, forced casual chitchat over which last croissant you got over your neighbor and the uncomfortable goodbyes because you might as well have shared napkins with the table behind you. I feel the need to formally wish the folks behind me good health before I put my coat on as I walk out the door. It is humanly impossible to not make eye contact.
This particular morning we sat next to a couple who were clearly old friends. Both people had snow-white hair, glasses and I just so happen to distinctly overhear the gentleman say he had just turned, 75. The woman sitting across from him was 10 years his younger. They were catching up and filling each other in on their lives … over coffee and sweets.
"How is Phyllis?" he asked. "Oh, doing much better. She responded way better to the radiation than anybody thought she would. She is home and resting…really doing well now." "Oh, I'm so happy to hear that," the gentleman responded. They sort of went back and forth on various names from what seemed to be a church they both used to attend. It was clear that he had moved away and she had stayed. It was also clear that even though he was retired, he was very active… she was sort of asking if he could do a little consulting work, maybe some counseling work on the side for her business. She mentioned something to do with "group therapy." However, after they talked that over, which she disclosed had just come to mind that moment over her last sip of coffee… it didn't seem like a good fit after all… he didn't really have the background she had remembered.
They jumped to what his days were like now… he sort of moved the conversation to this place of just being sort of in awe of his life at 75 and what he was grateful for lately. He went on to say "you know, the same 15 of us still get together for coffee every other week – nobody ever misses. I can't believe it…everyone still comes!" He couldn't believe that he was here to see not only Grandchildren, but, Great Grand-children. He was grateful for the pleasure of babysitting them on occasion (albeit he made a funny reference to getting the license plate of the truck that hit him after the kids left his house.) Regardless, he wouldn't trade it for anything. He said he felt good and nothing really hurt. In fact, he couldn't complain about anything except a cataract and that wasn't even causing him an immediate issue worth exploring.
He said his kids were coming over to prepare Thanksgiving dinner at his house – they were doing everything – he just got to sit back and relax. Could he ask for anything more?
The gentleman then said he had recently been to a 70th birthday party with his oldest daughter for his "former wife". He said he struggled to know how to explain himself at the party as to who he was exactly. He had been remarried to his second wife for 30 years. He found himself mostly saying, "Oh, I'm Susan's Dad, or, I'm their Grandfather…." Offering this response seemed to work well and squash further questioning by the other guests. However, unexpectedly, he overheard his former wife introduce him as, "that's my best friend". He paused for a moment and took a sip of his coffee. He said to his coffee partner, "I thought to myself, wow, she and I have come along way from 30 years ago….." His friend replied, "that's a lot of healing."
I don't know what struck me more this morning – old friends still making time for each other? An older gentleman waxing on with a positive spirit about gratitude? How overhearing the words, "best friend" can mend a 30 year-old broken relationship in an instant? Or, explaining to my daughter the words I lifted from a conversation overheard that will stick with me for the rest of my days.

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If you know anything at all about the work of ōWeird Alö Yankovic ¢ from early songs like ōEat Itö right up through his most recent collection, the top 10 album ōAlpocalypseö ¢ you know there are only two kinds of people in this world: people who think Yankovic is a genius, and people who have no idea what theyÆre talking about.
At least that seems to be the prevailing view of the faithful, sometimes almost cultish fans who show up at his many concerts. In fact, people who only know Yankovic through his records and videos may not realize what he brings to the stage: His shows are multimedia extravaganzas, featuring a barrage of video clips and costume changes to accompany his parodies and his equally hilarious original takes on modern life and pop culture.
Last time Yankovic toured he talked to us about songwriting and pie; this time, he agreed to answer some questions about being weird in front of strangers.
IÆve seen you in concert three times since our last interview, so I feel like I can ask you more intelligent questions this time, such as: WhatÆs it like to perform dressed as a giant fuzzy peacock [which he does during the Lady Gaga parody ōBorn This Wayö]?
I donÆt really think about it (laughs) ¢ itÆs just what I do. ItÆs like if I had another hat on IÆd be going and doing spreadsheets every day, but as it turns out my vocation involves dressing up in a giant peacock outfit.
Your concerts are really elaborate. Can you explain a little bit about the planning that goes into those shows?
The costume thing sort of evolved over the years. I think the first thing we incorporated was the ōBeat Itö jacket when ōEat Itö came out [in 1984] ģ and it just sort of evolved into this costume-filled, multimedia show.
At the beginning of every tour I figure out what sort of setlist [weÆll have] and there are a number of songs that we pretty much have to do, because theyÆre hits and the fans kind of expect it. ģ The tours change by about half from time to time because there are so many songs weÆre expected to play, but we also try to switch it up ¢ obviously with things from the new album, as well as a few chestnuts from the archives. So oldies and deep cuts from the oeuvre ģ
At your show in Lowell, Mass., you sat on my sister-in-lawÆs lap and frankly she was a little bit traumatized. WhatÆs the craziest reaction youÆve gotten from a fan youÆve approached in the audience?
Sorry about that! ThatÆs my favorite part of the show ¢ thatÆs for my song ōWanna B Ur Lovr,ö when I basically cross the proscenium and try to faux seduce all the ladies in the audience. ItÆs fun for me and, depending on their attitude, either fun or horribly embarrassing for them.
Page 2 of 2 - You never know whatÆs gonna happen ģ I just sort of play off the people, and IÆve never had any real horrible experiences. You know, IÆve never had to go out with any kind of bodyguard (laughs) ¢ people are generally well behaved. IÆve never had an experience where things have gotten out of control!
While performing, are you ever just struck by the absurdity of it all? I did see you crack up once, I think at the dancing Darth Vader.
Yeah, it sort of strikes me ¢ you know, IÆve done some songs literally 1,000 times on stage, and every now and then I just think how crazy it is that IÆm doing this. But you have to kind of stay in character, and just stay serious and pretend that everythingÆs completely normal.
ThereÆs been an online movement to get you named as the Super Bowl Halftime Show performer. Would you accept if offered, and how do we make that happen?
Sure ¢ I wouldnÆt turn that down! I mean, that would be the opportunity of a lifetime. ģ But in reality, I have to remind myself that the chances of that happening are I think easily less than 1 percent. I donÆt think the NFL would really consider it, just because I donÆt think they have that much of a sense of humor.
Also, if that were to happen I would just be insanely nervous between then and the actual show ¢ that would be the most terrifying experience of my life. At the same time, you know, I would certainly look forward to it and pull out all the stops, and do everything I could to make it a real spectacle.
Now that most of the audience is obese, do you ever feel funny about performing the song ōFatö? ItÆs like youÆre making fun of the entire country.
Even with the countryÆs expanding waistline I like to think that my character in ōFatö is still a SLIGHT exaggeration. Once or twice IÆve actually met somebody who looks sort of like that guy, but heÆs pretty morbidly obese ¢ I canÆt imagine that there are too many people who really empathize strongly with him.
In fact, he might make people feel pretty good about themselves ģ
Yeah. ģ ōAt least IÆm not THAT bad.ö
Visit ōWeird Alö Yankovic at weirdal.com.
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LOS ANGELES – After every plot twist and dramatic turn in the Los Angeles Lakers' soap opera of a season, perhaps their stars' latest identity switches shouldn't be all that shocking.
Kobe Bryant made all the big passes. Steve Nash scored important points down the stretch. Pau Gasol excelled off the bench as the new-look Lakers calmly maintained a fourth-quarter lead on the mighty Oklahoma City Thunder.
Bryant had 21 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds, Nash added seven of his 17 points in the final 5 1/2 minutes, and the Lakers held off the NBA-leading Thunder 105-96 Sunday.
Gasol scored 16 points in a reserve role as the Lakers picked up the most impressive victory of their thoroughly unimpressive season, coolly maintaining a small lead down the stretch of their second straight win after a four-game skid.
With Bryant taking on a playmaking role, Nash stepping up his offensive game and Dwight Howard preaching togetherness, the 19-25 Lakers are cautiously optimistic their latest reboot will work – and even the Thunder were impressed.
"We're doing a good job right now of just being real with each other and holding each other accountable," said Bryant, who had 14 assists and fell one rebound shy of a triple-double in each of the past two games. "That makes a huge difference. I'm trying to evolve and find out what we need as a ballclub."
So is everybody else with the Lakers, who had lost nine of their last 11 against the defending Western Conference champion Thunder, including four of five in the clubs' second-round playoff series last spring and a blowout loss at Staples Center 16 days ago. The Lakers have strung together two solid games at home since a clear-the-air team meeting in Memphis last week.
"We've found something that works, that's for sure, and something we can feel good about," said Gasol, who played 36 minutes. "I think the way we are playing, we can be very successful."
Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Russell Westbrook had 17 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds for the road-weary Thunder, who finished their longest trip of the season at 3-3. Durant could sense the Lakers' desperation in their fourth-quarter effort.
"The whole arena felt that way," the three-time NBA scoring champion said. "They needed a win. It was a must-win for them, and they came out and performed well. They were hitting shots, and they were doing a good job of protecting the paint. We missed some good shots as well. As a group, we all have to do our roles better. Every individual has to play their role to a T for us to win games, but we'll be fine."
Bryant and Westbrook briefly tangled in the third quarter in an exchange that earned a technical foul for Kobe. Both All-Star guards entered the fourth quarter needing just one rebound for a triple-double, but neither got it.
Westbrook missed his first eight shots and 12 of his first 13 before finding a rhythm, but the Lakers didn't wilt down the stretch.
"The thought the execution at the end of the game by our team definitely could have been better," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said. "It's something that we're pretty good at, but a lot of that had to do with their team. They're a physical team, and they were moving us around a little bit towards the end."
Los Angeles took the lead with 6:15 to play on a jumper by Metta World Peace, who had 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Lakers nursed a small advantage in the final minutes, going up 101-95 on Gasol's driving layup with 1:09 to play.
Bryant then hit a tough 19-foot jumper with 37 seconds left, and Westbrook couldn't answer. Durant didn't have a field goal in the final 6:39, scoring just seven points in the fourth quarter of Oklahoma City's third loss in 11 games.
Oklahoma City routed the Lakers earlier this month, with Durant scoring 42 points and Westbrook adding 27 while Los Angeles played without Howard and Gasol.
Howard had just eight points and 10 rebounds this time out while fighting foul trouble and missing eight of his 10 free throws. Bryant and Nash led a passionate effort by the Lakers, whose season-long missteps and embarrassments have left them well out of the playoff picture heading into the second half of the season.
"I'm very excited to see our progress," Howard said. "We're going to continue to work, continue to talk to each other. The biggest difference is we're holding each other accountable for everything. We had a great talk in Memphis, and it's carried over."
Thunder summary
Durant 10-26 13-14 35, Ibaka 5-10 0-0 10, Perkins 5-6 0-0 10, Westbrook 6-22 4-6 17, Sefolosha 2-4 2-4 7, Martin 4-8 1-2 9, Collison 2-2 0-0 4, Liggins 0-0 0-0 0, Thabeet 1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 36-81 20-26 96.
World Peace 6-14 0-0 15, Clark 5-9 0-0 11, Howard 3-7 2-10 8, Nash 6-11 3-3 17, Bryant 8-12 5-6 21, Gasol 7-10 2-6 16, Jamison 4-6 4-4 12, Duhon 0-2 0-0 0, Meeks 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 41-74 16-29 105.
Oklahoma City 23 30 22 21–96
L.A. Lakers 27 25 23 30–105
3-Point Goals – Oklahoma City 4-16 (Durant 2-5, Sefolosha 1-3, Westbrook 1-5, Ibaka 0-1, Martin 0-2), L.A. Lakers 7-17 (World Peace 3-8, Nash 2-4, Clark 1-1, Meeks 1-2, Duhon 0-2). Fouled Out – None. Rebounds – Oklahoma City 43 (Westbrook 9), L.A. Lakers 54 (World Peace, Howard 10). Assists – Oklahoma City 24 (Westbrook 13), L.A. Lakers 29 (Bryant 14). Total Fouls – Oklahoma City 26, L.A. Lakers 20. Technicals – Westbrook, Bryant. A – 18,997 (18,997).


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Gary Kubiak will be taking an "eye in the sky" approach to coaching for the Texans' game against the Raiders on Sunday while he recovers from a mini-stroke suffered nearly two weeks ago.
After suffering a mini-stroke on November 3rd, it appears Gary Kubiak will be back on the sidelines as the Texans' head coach on November 17th.
Though he's supposed to be resting, Houston's head coach couldn't help but stop by his team's practice today.
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West Virginia's economy will continue to improve despite ongoing struggles in its mining sector.
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West Virginia University Professor Paul Speaker said the state's gross domestic product should grow by 2.2 percent annually over the next five years. That would be higher than the growth seen since 2005.
Employment should grow more modestly, by 1.2 percent annually. Speaker sees such areas a construction, professional services and manufacturing leading that growth. But the forecast also includes a 1.7 percent annual decline in mining and natural resources jobs.
Speaker said West Virginia's per-capita income should grow over the next five years, and should outpace income growth nationally.
WVU's Bureau of Business and Economic Research put the conference together.


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Update, Aug. 26 2:26 p.m.: According to the MTA, subway and bus service will begin "an orderly shut down of all service" at noon Saturday as Hurricane Irene poises to hit the New York and New Jersey coastline.
Saturday will mark the first total shutdown in the history of the MTA, a spokesman for the agency confirmed Friday.
Original story from Aug. 25: Mayor Bloomberg, in a press conference on Thursday evening, said that the city is within the trajectory of the hurricane. Here are some other must-know updates:
- The entire city will experience a total shut down of MTA service if winds reach above 39 miles per hour.
- Bridges will remain open for the time being, but may have to close if winds get so strong that they could blow cars off of them.
- The city will suspend alternate side parking through the hurricane. Bloomberg encourages people living in low laying coastal zones to move their cars inland, to protect them from water and wind damage.
- Police presence will also be beefed up.
- Brooklyn Zone A low-lying areas include Coney Island and Manhattan Beach. Other Zone A locations across the city include Far Rockaway and Broad Channel in Queens, South Beach and Midland Beach on Staten Island and Battery Park City in Manhattan.
- A decision about mandatory evacuations of these areas will be made by 8 a.m. on Friday.
- The five hospitals located in these areas must evacuate by 8p.m. tomorrow night. They are in the process of reducing caseload, placing patients in other hospitals and cancelling elective surgeries.
- Anyone who needs to use Access-a-Ride should do so tomorrow, because Saturday service will be limited.
- The mayor advises people to stay out of parks, or areas with trees as winds could cause them to fall.
- All New Yorkers should create a 'Go Bag,' in case they must leave where they are at a moments notice. The 'Go Bag' should contain passports and other forms of ID, essential documents, drinking water, a first aid kit, medications an a flashlight.
To learn if you are located in an evacuation zone, check here. For our guide to preparing yourself and your home for Hurricane Irene, . Stay with Patch for more updates.


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NEAR GREENBANK, WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. -- The deer on South Whidbey Island are plentiful this year and they look healthy enough at first glance. But if you can get a close look, you'll see many of them have ugly splotches and bald spots in their hair.
It's called Deer Hair Loss Syndrome, and Greenbank resident Rex Kukinich has seen enough of it.
"I'd just like to see them there for the next generation," he said, "You know you wonder about that don't we?"
Biologists say the syndrome is caused by European lice that started showing up here a few years ago.
The lice cause such irritation, the deer are constantly grooming and chewing away their protective hair. Other infections can then move in and weaker deer, especially fawns, cannot fight it off and die.
State Fish and Wildlife biologists say there is little anyone can do for infected deer. Some will survive, some won't. They also say the population on Whidbey Island is big enough to handle the losses.


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Lindsey McPherson to Compete in Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft
McPherson awarded sponsor exemption from Meijer to play in the professional tournament, which will be held Aug. 4-10 at Blythefield Country Club in Grand Rapids.
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MSU advances to the NCAA Championships for the third year in a row, tying a school record.
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MSU earns a No. 8 seed in the West Regional.
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MSU ties Ohio State for first place to win its 11th Big Ten title in program history.
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MSU ties for ninth place, while junior Christine Meier ties for sixth place to equal the best individual finish in program history.
As she enters her 17th season at the helm, Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll continues to carry the Spartan women's golf program into the regional and national spotlight year after year.
The driven former Spartan player was named head coach on June 20, 1997, and immediately began assembling the talent necessary to contend for Big Ten Championships and compete at the national level on a yearly basis.
In 16 seasons, she has led the Spartans to 15 straight NCAA Regional appearances (1999-2013), nine trips to the NCAA Championships (2000-03, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012-13), and four Big Ten titles (2001, 2007, 2011, 2012). In addition, Michigan State has won 31 tournaments during this span. Slobodnik-Stoll is a three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year (2001, 2007, 2012) and was named the Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 1999.
"I believe that each year it is my responsibility to improve as a recruiter, a teacher, a sports psychologist, a motivator and a leader," said Slobodnik-Stoll. "We must keep up and be on the cutting edge for our student-athletes and our program. Once you have tasted victory, it's hard to forget. It only drives me to work harder to make sure that each year we will have an opportunity to win the Big Ten Championship and finish as one of the top programs in the country."
Over the last 16 years, Slobodnik-Stoll's players have earned All-Big Ten honors 36 times, including 22 first-team selections. Three Spartans have been named the Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Year: Emily Bastel (2002), Laura Kueny (2010) and Caroline Powers (2013). Bastel was inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class in 2012, Kueny is currently playing on the Symetra Tour, and Powers just finished her record-setting career in 2013 as the program's all-time leader in career (74.26) and single-season (73.53) scoring average.
In addition, a Spartan player took home Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 1998 (Kasey Gant), 1999 (Bastel) and 2003 (Dayna Burleigh). Three Spartans have earned All-Big Ten honors four consecutive years: Kasey Gant (1998-2001), Bastel (1999-2002) and Aimee Neff (2008-11).
"Those rushes that you have as a coach and as a player - holding the trophy, seeing the Academic All-American awards given out - those moments are unforgettable," said Slobodnik-Stoll. "It drives you and the players to become better and better."
Individual accolades for Slobodnik-Stoll's players keep growing year by year. Bastel became just the second MSU golfer to be named to the Curtis Cup team in 2002, while Allison Fouch (2003), Laura Kueny (2010) and Christine Meier (2012) qualified for the U.S. Women's Open Championship as amateurs. Five Spartans (Bastel, Fouch, Kueny, Sara Brown, Caroline Powers) have garnered All-America accolades under Slobodnik-Stoll, and seven times her players have won the George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year Award at Michigan State (Bastel in 2000 and 2002; Brown in 2007 and 2008; Powers in 2011, 2012 and 2013).
Slobodnik-Stoll's players have also gone beyond the college ranks. Bastel (2005-06, 2008), Brown (2012), Fouch (2004-12) and Stacy Snider (2004-06) have all played on the LPGA Tour. Additionally, Brown, Kueny and Powers are currently playing on the Symetra LPGA Futures Tour.
In the classroom, Slobodnik-Stoll's teams have been just as successful as on the golf course. This past year, the program boasted a 3.466 team GPA, highest of any team in the Michigan State Athletic Department for the second consecutive year. Four Spartans earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, and two were named to the National Golf Coaches Association All-Scholar Team. In her tenure, Spartan student-athletes have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors on 61 occasions and NGCA All-Scholar honors 29 times.
It was a record-breaking season in 2012-13, as the Spartans tied for ninth place at the 2013 NCAA Championships - the highest in program history. MSU did so by tallying a 72-hole total of 39-over-par 1191 (298-291-298-304) at the University of Georgia Golf Course, marking its lowest total at nationals by 10 shots.
Junior Christine Meier led the way at nationals, tying for sixth place with a 1-over 289 (72-75-69-73), equaling the best finish by a Spartan at the NCAA Championships. Meier's 289 was the second-lowest score in program history at nationals and the fourth-lowest 72-hole total in the school record books.
The most decorated women's golfer in Michigan State history, Powers completed her career in 2012-13 as the school's all-time record holder in scoring average (74.26) and owns the top three single-season scoring averages in program history, including her record 73.53 she set as a sophomore. Named the 2013 Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Year, Powers posted six top-10 finishes as a senior and was named the Alderton Award winner at MSU (top athlete) for a third straight year, a feat accomplished by only one other student-athlete in school history. Powers also was named the female winner of the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor and the recipient of the Chester Brewer Leadership Award. She became the first student-athlete in MSU history to receive the Alderton Award, Brewer Award and Conference Medal of Honor in the same year. A three-time honorable mention All-American and All-Big Ten First Team selection, Powers also received the 2013 Dinah Shore Trophy from the LPGA Foundation.
The Spartans advanced to the NCAA Championships after placing eighth at the NCAA Central Regional, edging out North Carolina State by one stroke. MSU placed third at the Big Ten Championships, extending its run of finishing in at least the top three at the event to 10 consecutive seasons. Slobodnik-Stoll won her 31st tournament as head coach when the Spartans claimed the Lady Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, in April. In addition to Powers earning first-team honors, Meier and Allyssa Ferrell each earned second-team All-Big Ten accolades.
The 2011-12 Michigan State women's golf team added another chapter to the storied legacy of the program. The Spartans won their second straight Big Ten Championship, reached the NCAA Regionals for the 14th consecutive year, and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the 10th time in program history as Slobodnik-Stoll was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the third time in her career.
MSU claimed consecutive Big Ten titles in convincing fashion with a dominating 10-stroke victory over Purdue, marking the first time MSU has won back-to-back league crowns since winning five in a row from 1974-78. In addition, MSU has now placed in the top three at the Big Ten Championships for nine straight years.
The Spartans reached the NCAA Championships for the eighth time in the past 13 years with a thrilling finish at the NCAA East Regional in State College, Pa. Needing a top-eight finish at the 24-team regional to reach nationals, the Spartans vaulted from 12th place to a tie for sixth in the third and final round after carding a 5-under-par 283, tying for the second-best round in program history. Leading the charge was senior Lindsey Solberg, who carded a school single-round record with a 5-under 67. At the NCAA Championships in Franklin, Tenn., the Spartans carded a team score of 1201 (296-311-294-300) - a record low for the program at nationals (previous record: 1202 in 2002) - to finish 20th.
Leading the way once again for the Spartans was Powers, who earned honorable mention All-America and first-team All-Big Ten honors for the second straight season after compiling a 73.78 scoring average, second in program history only to her school record of 73.53 she set as a sophomore. With a minimum of 60 rounds played, Powers is currently first in MSU history with her 74.39 career average through three seasons and has 15 career top-10 finishes. Powers became just the fifth female athlete at Michigan State to win the George Alderton Female Athlete of the Award twice.
Solberg delivered her best season as Spartan as a senior in 2011-12 with a career-low 75.19 average to earn second-team All-Big Ten accolades. Solberg finished her career with the sixth-lowest scoring average in school history at 76.13 and was a three-time All-Big Ten selection. Liz Nagel was also named second-team All-Big Ten, marking the sixth time in Slobodnik-Stoll's career at least three Spartans earned all-conference honors.
Slobodnik-Stoll led Michigan State to its ninth Big Ten title in school history and the third of her tenure in 2011, holding off three-time defending Big Ten Champion and defending National Champion Purdue by five strokes. MSU was awarded an automatic bid to the NCAA East Regional, marking the 13th straight NCAA appearance for the Spartans. Although the team narrowly missed the cut for the NCAA Championships, Powers qualified as an individual and went on to place sixth, the best-ever showing by a Spartan at nationals. It capped a record-setting year for Powers, as the honorable mention All-American and first-team All-Big Ten selection established a new MSU single-season low average with a 73.53. Powers also earned Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors in mid-April as she won the Lady Buckeye Invitational and helped the Spartans win the team title. In addition to Powers, Neff garnered All-Big Ten honors for the fourth straight year by making the first team, while Solberg was named to the second team. The Spartans finished the season ranked No. 16 in the Golfweek/Sagarin ratings.
In 2009-10, Michigan State posted one of its best overall seasons in school history. MSU claimed three tournament titles (Mary Fossum Invitational, Tar Heel Invitational, Gator Invitational), set numerous team records, including the best overall 54-hole tournament score, and earned a berth to the NCAA Regionals for the 12th consecutive year. The Spartans placed second at the 2010 Big Ten Championship, marking the seventh straight year MSU has finished in the top three at Big Ten's. In one of the biggest regular-season tournament wins for the program, the Spartans claimed the Tar Heel Invitational by 12 strokes over nine top-25 teams after shooting a school-record score of 860 (-4), earning National Team of the Week honors.
Kueny, who set a then single-season scoring average record at MSU with a 73.85, was named the 2010 Big Ten Golfer of the Year and a second-team All-American. She finished her career as the all-time scoring average leader (74.60) at MSU. In addition, MSU tied a program record with four players (Natalie Brehm, Aimee Neff, Caroline Powers, Lindsey Solberg) earning NGCA All-Scholar accolades.
The Spartans advanced to the NCAA Championships for the seventh time in the past 10 years during the 2008-09 season, posting the program's second-best finish in school history by tying for 13th place. MSU also defeated top-seed and third-ranked UCLA in the Hooter's Match Play Championships in November.
Individually, Kueny became the program's 10th All-American, as her 74.50 season scoring average ranked third all-time in program history. In addition to Kueny, Solberg was also an NGCA All-Central Region pick. Solberg was second on the team with a 76.81 scoring average and led the Spartans at both the NCAA Central Regional, where she finished sixth, and the NCAA Championships with a tie for 39th. Solberg and Neff were each named to the All-Big Ten second team.
In 2007-08, the Spartans posted three tournament wins (Mary Fossum Invitational, CDI, "Mo"Morial) and seven top five finishes in 11 events, earning them a top-20 finish in all three national polls. MSU placed second at the Big Ten Championships, their eighth top-three finish under Slobodnik-Stoll, and finished 11th at the NCAA West Regional, one stroke short of an NCAA berth. At season's end, Brown, who set the school's single-season and career stroke average records, was named an honorable mention All-American, the third under Slobodnik-Stoll, and the George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year for the second time. Brown was joined by Kueny on the All-Big Ten first team, while Neff was named to the second team. Also, Brown posted three individual titles, while Kueny added her first career win. After the Spartans' win at the "Mo"Morial, they were named Golfweek's National Team of the Week and had previously been named to the publication's team of the week honor week after their win at the CDI.
The 2006-07 Spartans were ranked among the nation's top 25 throughout the season, achieving a final ranking of 19th after a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. The team posted wins on their home course, Forest Akers West Golf Course, in the Lady Northern and the Big Ten Championship, and finished in second place four times. Two individuals won medalist honors, with Brown winning the Landfall Tradition and Rachel Meikle winning the Big Ten Championship - the second time an MSU golfer has won the tournament under Slobodnik-Stoll. In the process, Slobodnik-Stoll earned her second Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year award. Brown (first team) and Meikle (second team) were joined by Mandi McConnell (second team) on the All-Big Ten teams, while Brown also took home the George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year.
The 2005-06 edition of Michigan State women's golf opened the season by not only winning the Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 17-18) but setting a tournament record with a three-day team total of 889 (299-295-295). The Spartans went on to earn a berth in the NCAA Central Regional for the eighth consecutive season.
A youthful squad in 2004-05, Michigan State did not have a single senior as a member of the traveling party, yet advanced to the NCAA Championship for the fifth time in six years en route to a 17th-place finish that season. In addition to the NCAA Championships, MSU closed out the season with a championship at the Buckeye Invitational, a third-place showing at the Big Ten Championship and a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Central Regionals.
The 2003-04 squad, which finished ranked 19th in the Golfweek/Sagarin poll, won three tournament titles (Badger, Mary Fossum and Boilermaker) and also captured the Spartan/Wildcat Cup in February. MSU placed third at both the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Central Regionals, while advancing to the NCAA Championships. MSU's third-place showing in regional play equaled the team's best-ever showing. Three Spartans (Allison Fouch - first team, and Ann Marie Kersten and Sarah Martin - second team) picked up All-Big Ten accolades and Fouch earned honorable mention All-America honors after placing tied for 16th at the 2004 NCAA Championship.
Although the team included just four returning letterwinners, the 2002-03 Spartans finished in the top 10 in nine of 11 tournaments including a season-best third-place showing at the Mary Fossum Invitational. It also marked MSU's fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Regional Championships where the Spartans fell just short of advancing to the NCAA Championships.
Michigan State made its third straight trip to the NCAA Championship in 2002, where the Spartans placed 19th. MSU, which finished the year ranked 14th by Golfweek/Sagarin, also hosted the 2002 NCAA Central Region Championships at Forest Akers West Golf Course in May. Overall, MSU captured three titles (Pine Needles Invitational, Central District Classic and the USF Waterlefe Invitational). Bastel was named the George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year for the second time.
Slobodnik-Stoll's work ethic paid off in the spring of 2001 as she led MSU to its first Big Ten Championship since 1982. The Spartans placed third at the NCAA West Regionals and posted the school's best-ever finish at the NCAA Championships with a 12th-place showing. MSU finished the year ranked 16th in the Mastercard Collegiate rankings, while Golfweek had MSU ranked 19th. For her efforts, Slobodnik-Stoll was named the 2001 Big Ten Coach of the Year.
During the 1999-2000 season, Slobodnik-Stoll led MSU to a runner-up finish at the Big Ten Championship and its first NCAA Championship appearance since 1984. The Spartans also broke into the national rankings for the first time and finished the year ranked 19th in the country. After the school year, Bastel was named the program's first George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year winner.
Slobodnik-Stoll's first season (1997-98) as head coach was highlighted by a second-place finish in the newly-named Mary Fossum Invitational in the fall and a record-setting campaign by then-freshman Kasey Gant.
That success multiplied in 1998-99, however, as the Spartans engineered the biggest one-year turnaround in Big Ten history (ninth to third in the conference tournament). Michigan State reached the NCAA East Regional that year as well and Slobodnik was named Midwest District Coach of the Year.
A three-year letterwinner at Michigan State, the Kentwood, Mich., native captained the 1992-93 and 1993-94 Spartan squads and shot 11 rounds in the 70s during her final campaign at MSU. After earning her bachelor's degree in communication in 1994, Slobodnik-Stoll played professionally while living in Orlando, Fla. She saw action on the Futures Tour and the Central Florida Challenge for one year prior to returning to MSU in 1995 as an assistant to the legendary coach Mary Fossum.
"One of the goals when I came back as an assistant was to learn everything I could from Mary (Fossum) and use her tools while incorporating my knowledge and philosophy as well," said Slobodnik-Stoll. "Mary is a special person, and I can't thank her enough for all she's done for me."
Slobodnik-Stoll had the opportunity to gain international coaching experience during the summer of 2002 as she served as the head coach for Team USA in the USA-Japan Matches at the Glen Club in Glenville, Ill.
The Spartan coach also continues to hone her own golf game, winning Michigan State Amateur titles in 1996 and 1998 en route to earning Golf Association of Michigan Player of the Year, an award she won for the third time in 2007. In addition, she has won the last seven of the last eight Golf Association of Michigan Mid-Amateur Championships and the GAM Tournament of Club Champions on three occasions (2004, 2007, 2009). For all of her efforts on the course, Slobodnik-Stoll was named the GAM Women's Player of the Decade in 2010.
Slobodnik-Stoll has qualified for the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship four times (1994, 1996, 1998, 2001) and in 1997, she participated as an amateur at the LPGA Oldsmobile Classic at Walnut Hills Country Club in East Lansing and fired a 77-73, missing the cut by just four strokes.
In 1996, Slobodnik-Stoll finished fourth among amateurs at the Michigan Women's Open Tournament and in 1998, she won the Golf Association of Michigan Women's Stroke Play Championship. She was the top amateur finisher at the 2004 Michigan Women's Open Championship.
Born Sept. 8, 1971, Slobodnik-Stoll received her master's degree in sports administration from Michigan State in 1999. She resides in Haslett with her husband Jim Stoll and daughter Olivia, born Sept. 29, 2003.
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Hatred (or hate) is a deep and emotional extreme dislike. It can be directed against individuals, entities, objects, or ideas. Hatred is often associated with feelings of anger and a disposition towards hostility. Commonly held moral rules, such as the Golden Rule, oppose hatred towards others.
James W. Underhill, in his Ethnolinguistics and Cultural Concepts: truth, love, hate & war, (2012) discusses the origin and the metaphoric representations of hate in various languages. He stresses that love and hate are social, and culturally constructed. For this reason, hate is historically situated. Although it is fair to say that one single emotion exists in English, French (haine), and German (Hass), hate varies in the forms in which it is manifested. A certain relationless hatred is expressed in the French expression J'ai la haine, which has no equivalent in English. While for English-speakers, loving and hating invariably involve an object, or a person, and therefore, a relationship with something or someone, J'ai la haine (literally, I have hate) precludes the idea of an emotion directed at a person. This is a form of frustration, apathy and animosity which churns within the subject but establishes no relationship with the world, other than an aimless desire for destruction. Underhill (following Philippe Roger) also considers French forms of anti-Americanism as a specific form of cultural resentment. At the same time, he analyses the hatred promoted by Reagan in his rhetoric directed against the "Evil-Empire". In addition, Underhill suggests it is worrying that foreign languages (French, German, Spanish, Czech) are uncritically assimilating forms of hatred exported by neo-conservative discourse which permeate these languages via the translation of political journalism and the rhetoric of the "War-on-Terror" and the promotion of "Security".
Psychoanalytic views[edit]
In psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud defined hate as an ego state that wishes to destroy the source of its unhappiness.[1] More recently, the Penguin Dictionary of Psychology defines hate as a "deep, enduring, intense emotion expressing animosity, anger, and hostility towards a person, group, or object."[2] Because hatred is believed to be long-lasting, many psychologists consider it to be more of an attitude or disposition than a temporary emotional state.
Neurological research[edit]
The neural correlates of hate have been investigated with an fMRI procedure. In this experiment, people had their brains scanned while viewing pictures of people they hated. The results showed increased activity in the middle frontal gyrus, right putamen, bilaterally in the premotor cortex, in the frontal pole, and bilaterally in the medial insular cortex of the human brain.[3]
Legal issues[edit]
In the English language, a hate crime (also known as a "bias-motivated crime") generally refers to criminal acts which are seen to have been motivated by hate. Those who commit hate crimes target victims because of their perceived membership in a certain social group, usually defined by race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, class, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender identity, or political affiliation.[4] Incidents may involve physical assault, destruction of property, bullying, harassment, verbal abuse or insults, or offensive graffiti or letters (hate mail).[5]
Hate speech is speech perceived to disparage a person or group of people based on their social or ethnic group,[6] such as race, sex, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, language ability, ideology, social class, occupation, appearance (height, weight, skin color, etc.), mental capacity, and any other distinction that might be considered by some as a liability. The term covers written as well as oral communication and some forms of behaviors in a public setting. It is also sometimes called antilocution and is the first point on Allport's scale which measures prejudice in a society. In many countries, deliberate use of hate speech is a criminal offence prohibited under incitement to hatred legislation. It is often alleged that the criminalization of hate speech is sometimes used to discourage legitimate discussion of negative aspects of voluntary behavior (such as political persuasion, religious adherence and philosophical allegiance). There is also some question as to whether or not hate speech falls under the protection of freedom of speech in some countries.
Both of these classifications have sparked debate, with counter-arguments such as, but not limited to, a difficulty in distinguishing motive and intent for crimes, as well as philosophical debate on the validity of valuing targeted hatred as a greater crime than general misanthropy and contempt for humanity being a potentially equal crime in and of itself.
The Bible[edit]
Both the Old and the New Testaments deal with hatred. Ecclesiastes 3:8 teaches that there is a "time to love, and a time to hate;".[7] However, the Old Testament (also known as the Jewish bible, the Tanakh) also contains condemnations of hatred. For example, " thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart".[8] The New Testament emphasizes that evil intentions can be as serious as evil actions.[9] Thus John counted hatred as serious as murder: "whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer and you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself".[10] All people are though, according to the gospels, sinners, and only have to look inside of themselves in order to find sin. Loving good means hating sin and turning from vice; "Let those who love the LORD hate evil" (Psalm 97:10). Love, as Aquinas[citation needed] teaches, must be divided into love of good things, the healthy movement of the soul true to itself, and love of inappropriate objects, the desire to have and use what may be bad for the soul.
It is popularly assumed that one can't "hate" and "love" the same person at the same time. But Psalm 139[11] says there is a kind of "perfect hatred" which is consistent with love, and is different from the "cruel hatred" shown by God's enemies.[12] The Hebrew word describing David's "perfect hatred" (KJV) means that it "brings a process to completion".[13] In other words, goal oriented opposition. The ultimate opposition to those who oppose God would be to get them to love God. Or, failing that, to at least stop them from destroying others. The New Testament describes a similar, if not the same, process: "to deliver...unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved...." [14]
Today's popular characterization of good hatred is to "hate the sin, but love the sinner". (David's "goal oriented opposition" would add that one "loves the sinner" by reforming the sinner, or at least neutralizing his sin.) This is confirmed by the actions of the man who coined "perfect hatred". It is not recorded that David ever physically punished or fought anybody for merely hating or denying God, but only for acts of aggression. He responded to evil proportionately. He defended himself and his nation from violence, but when people merely turned from God in their hearts, without physical violence, he composed Psalms. Presumably this was the kind of "hatred" in David's mind when he and his son wrote the only five verses in the Old Testament that suggest God "hates" not just the sin but the sinner.[15] Further evidence that even in these verses what God actually hates is the sin, and that God's "hatred" is a love-inspired focus on correcting us, is that the people God is said to hate are identified by their sins, of which we are all at least somewhat guilty. No one would have hope if God's "hatred" meant a sentence to Hell, but the whole Bible is a book of hope for everyone.
The New Testament is unambiguous: it never says God or Jesus hates any person, or that anyone else should.[16] Accordingly, Jesus hated the "doctrines" [17] and "deeds" [18] of the Nicolaitans, but not the Nicolaitans themselves. While Jesus hates sin, He inspires us to love our enemies[19] by pointing out that God equally blesses "the evil and the good".[20]
Leviticus 19:17 provides one illustration of how popular concepts of love and hate today have departed from biblical concepts. The verse says "thou shalt not hate", but the rest of the verse explains what that means: "thou shalt...rebuke thy brother, and not [tolerate] sin upon him." Today's culture often agrees, calling that "tough love". While contemporary culture and the bible agree on this notion, they are in conflict over the definition of which behaviors deserve admonishment. At the most extreme points of difference, contemporary culture may consider the rebuking endorsed by the bible to be hatred, especially if the behavior is permissible in secular society. For example, disparaging someone based on their choice of an occupation that the Bible states is sinful could be considered Hate speech, which may be treated as a criminal offence.[4][5][6]
See also[edit]
|Look up hatred or hate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
|Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Hatred
- ^ Freud, S. (1915). The instincts and their vicissitudes.
- ^ Reber, A.S., & Reber, E. (2002). The Penguin dictionary of psychology. New York: Penguin Books.
- ^ Zeki, S.; Romaya, J.P. (October 2008). "Neural Correlates of Hate". In Lauwereyns, Jan. PLoS ONE 3 (10): e3556. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003556. PMC 2569212. PMID 18958169.
- ^ a b Stotzer, R.: Comparison of Hate Crime Rates Across Protected and Unprotected Groups, Williams Institute, 2007–06. Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
- ^ a b Hate crime, Home Office
- ^ a b "Dictionary.com: Hate speech". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ http://bible.cc/ecclesiastes/3-8.htm
- ^ Leviticus 19:17, Douay-Rheims Bible
- ^ [1 Cor 4:5 - http://biblehub.com/1_corinthians/4-5.htm]
- ^ 1 John 3:15, Dhouay-Rheims Bible
- ^ Psalm 139:22
- ^ Psalm 25:19
- ^ [Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, on Psalm 139:22]
- ^ 1 Corinthians 5:5. The Geneva Bible note says "that the flesh may be tamed, that he may learn to live in the spirit.[1]
- ^ Psalm 5:5, God hates "all workers of iniquity". 11:5, God hates "them that love violence". 31:6, David hates "them that regard lying vanities". Proverbs 6:19, two of six "things that Jehovah hateth": "a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren."
- ^ [Some translations have Luke 14:26 saying we must hate our families and our own lives,. but modern translations and commentators agree the clear meaning is that we should love them less than we love Jesus, as Matthew 10:37 says in all translations. See also John 12:25, Romans 9:13, Philippians 3:8.]
- ^ Revelation 2:15
- ^ Revelation 2:6
- ^ Matthew 5:44
- ^ Matthew 5:45
Further reading[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hate crimes.
- The Psychology of Hate by Robert Sternberg (Ed.)
- Hatred: The Psychological Descent into Violence by Willard Gaylin
- Why We Hate by Jack Levin
- The Psychology of Good and Evil: Why Children, Adults, and Groups Help and Harm Others by Ervin Staub
- Prisoners of Hate: The Cognitive Basis of Anger, Hostility, and Violence by Aaron T. Beck
- Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing by James Waller
- Ethnolinguistics and Cultural Concepts: truth, love, hate & war, by James W. Underhill, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


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It is site of the Slam the Dam event and the 2013 U.S. Masters Swimming national 10 km open water swimming championships, organized by Kara Miller.
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Moon and Lola is known for colorful state-shaped necklaces, and now those necklaces represent more than just home-state pride. Through June 30, 10 percent of proceeds from purchases of the Raleigh accessory boutiques state-shaped necklaces will benefit the Red Cross tornado relief fund to help victims of the recent Oklahoma tornadoes. Moon and Lola is at 208 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh, 919-322-4277, moonandlola.com.
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Hayleys Boutique in North Hills will have new pieces from locally designed Good Girls Studio jewelry for a trunk show Thursday. Raleigh designer Johanna Ely reworks vintage pieces to create modern jewelry with a vintage flair. New one-of-a-kind Good Girls pieces will be available in store from noon to 7 p.m. For more information, call 919-787-4534 or visit hayleysboutique.com.
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Macys Crabtree Valley celebrates America with a patriotic fashion show at 6 p.m. Thursday. The American Icons show will feature clothing by American designers, such as Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors and Calvin Klein, worn by models from the North Carolina National Guard and styled by Andrea Serrano, lead stylist for the television show Army Wives.
Attendees can enjoy free makeovers, giveaways and a performance by the 440th Army Band. AAA members also will receive a free $10 Macys gift card for use during the event. Admission is free. For more info, call 919-510-8700.
Dad loves a giver
Shoppers can find a gift for Dad and help a good cause during Saks Fifth Avenues Fathers Day event, Thursday through Sunday. During the promotion, 5 percent of mens sales will benefit St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital. Saks is in Triangle Town Center. For details, call 919-792-9100, ext. 5384.
A little pop
Pop-up Sunday returns to downtown Raleigh this weekend. The monthly market will include vintage clothing, local art, food trucks and more, noon-5 p.m. at 509 West St. The market will partner with the SPCA of Wake County this month, welcoming adoptable dogs to the event. For more information, visit popupsunday.com.
Tailor made
Redress Raleigh knows the key to great fit is tailoring. Thats why theyre hosting the Fixer Upper: Hemming Time class, 6-8 p.m. June 20 at Revolver Consignment Boutique. During the workshop, attendees will learn simple techniques for hemming pants, skirts, dresses and jeans. Admission is $15 at the door, and those who have a sewing machine theyd like to bring should note that when they RSVP. To register, visit redressraleigh.com/workshops.
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Fast fashion mecca H&M will open its second Triangle location in Raleighs Triangle Town Center mall at noon June 27. The new store will sell womens, mens, childrens and plus-size collections, and will also include a store-in-store with lingerie, accessories and maternity wear. This is the third location in North Carolina, with others in Crabtree Valley Mall and Winston-Salem.
As part of the grand opening celebration, the first 200 shoppers in line will receive a free H&M T-shirt and an Access to Fashion Pass, worth $10-$300. In addition, customers can bring in bags of unwanted clothing as part of the stores garment recycling program to receive a voucher for 15 percent off purchase of one item. For more information, call 855-466-7467.
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OLDTOWN — James William Gross, 68, of Oldtown, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 at his brother and sister-in-law's home in Paw Paw, W.Va., fighting his battles with cancer.
Born Oct. 1, 1944 in Paw Paw, he was the son of the late Earl and Reda (Hudson) Gross. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Raymond Gross, California; two granddaughters, Nicole Reann Gross and Mary Ann Gross, Hancock; and one niece, Mary Ellen Arnold, Springfield, W.Va.
James enjoyed spending time with his family. Never meeting a stranger, he helped anyone who needed help. He was always busy tinkering with something. He liked to hunt, fish and teach baseball to his grandkids.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Gross, Cumberland; one daughter, Diane May Mease and husband Rodney, Paw Paw; two sons, Robert William Gross, Texas and Donald Cleveland Gross and wife Sherry, Hyndman, Pa.; one brother, Carson Gross and wife Linda, Paw Paw; seven grandchildren, Michalla Martin; Skyler Martin, Taylor Gross, Makenzie Mease, Logan Gross, Rylan Mease and Mason Gross; four nieces, Karen Hott and husband Phil, Paw Paw, Mary Ott and fiancé Kevin Price, Paw Paw, Nancy Brown, Augusta W.Va. and Vickie Peltack, California; five nephews, Carson Gross Jr. and fiancée Sherry Barger, Paw Paw, Ronnie Brown and wife Beth, Capon Bridge, W.Va., Kenny Day and wife Tonya, Paw Paw, James R. Gross and wife Christina, Utah and Brian Gross, California; 10 great-nieces, Jill Whitacre and husband Jason, Capon Bridge, Traci Brown, Everett, Pa., Kim Brown, Everett, Jamie Watkins, Sierra Hott, Lauren Hott, Jordan Price, Laken Day, Mckenna Barger, and Janae Hott, all of Paw Paw; one great-great-niece, Lilah Watkins, Paw Paw; four great-nephews, Andy Day, Kegan Day and Carter Gross all of Paw Paw, and Andrew Brown, Everett; special friends, Dave Garlitz, Oldtown, Susan and Bill Ruble, Pin Oaks, W.Va. and their three children who called him "Pap", Joseph, Jennifer and Janeen; and his "adopted" son and special buddy, Jason Heitt, Paw Paw.
The family would like to especially thank Aunt Linda and Uncle Carson for giving of their time and their home to care for Daddy. And to Hospice of the Panhandle of West Virginia, we say "Thank you".
Friends will be received at Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., 108 Virginia Ave, Cumberland (www.scarpellifh.com) on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Pastor Joe DiNicola officiating.
Pallbearers are Carson Gross Jr., Kenny Day, Jason Hiett, Bill Ruble, Frank Cardran Jr. and Wade Cutter.
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The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning late Monday afternoon for northeastern Los Angeles County, interrupting local television to alert residents of a "dangerous" storm capable of bringing heavy winds, "quarter size hail" and lightning.
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"National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail," the warning reads. "And damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was located 11 miles southeast of Lake Los Angeles."
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New Evidence Strengthens Argument That Dinosaurs Died As Result of Asteroid Impact
A new study says cosmic impact and dinosaur extinction were 'synchronous events.'
New evidence released Thursday has strengthened the argument that the dinosaurs (and many other animal species) went extinct as a result of an asteroid impact 66 million years ago.
The Chicxulub Crater, located in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, was impacted by an asteroid approximately 66,038,000 years ago, an event that was "synchronous to within a gnat's eyebrow" of when the dinosaurs went extinct, says the study's lead author Paul Renne, director of the University of California, Berkeley's Geochronology Center.
"Previously, the dating wasn't good enough, there was enough wiggle room for people to say the dates don't agree, so maybe something else killed the dinosaurs," he says. "Overall, this will strengthen the argument that the extinctions were clearly related to the impact."
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The new dating, which pushes back the asteroid impact by more than 180,000 years, is accurate to within 11,000 years.
Renne says that dinosaur populations likely began declining more than a million years before their extinction due to global climate change and some other poorly understood global changes. But that the asteroid and its aftermath likely dealt the final blow.
"I think we have enough evidence to suggest that the asteroid was the straw that broke the camel's back," he says. "But I think we'd be doing ourselves a disservice if now we assumed we knew the whole story."
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What's still not known is the mechanism by which the dinosaurs died. It's unlikely that they all died at once—scientists have hypothesized that atmospheric dust kicked up by the impact may have blocked out the sun for an extended period of time, or gases released by the impact may have rapidly changed earth's climate.
"Our study does not clarify the mechanisms by which they died except it had to have happened on a timescale of less than 32,000 years," he says. "That's a pretty narrow window for something to happen 66 million years ago, but it's plenty of time for atmospheric dust and gases to have played a role."
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YORK, Pa. — Frostburg State senior guard Christian Jackson was named the Capital Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.
Jackson averaged 30.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in four games last week. He scored more than 27 points in all four games as Frostburg finished 2-2 with wins over Shenandoah and CAC foe Mary Washington.
Jackson shot 58 percent (11 of 19) and had 29 points as the Bobcats opened CAC action with a 78-72 victory over Mary Washington. On Sunday, he poured in 37 points and had five rebounds in a loss at No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan. His 37-point single-game effort is ninth in the FSU record books and the most since Scott Kerr scored 41 during the 1990-91 season.
Jackson has led the Bobcats (3-4) in scoring in all seven games and leads the CAC in scoring, averaging 26 points per game.
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NORMAN — Police officials are still investigating a mid-day robbery at a Norman Arvest Bank location on Friday.
According to Special Agent-in-Charge James E. Finch of the Oklahoma City Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, around noon on Friday, a male dressed as a female entered the bank and approached the teller counter.
The subject presented a note to the teller stating he had a gun and demanded money. No weapon was actually observed. The teller complied with the demand and the subject placed an undisclosed amount of money in the burgundy handbag he carried.
The subject exited the front door of the bank and was last seen on foot, heading east.
According to Norman Police Department Captain Tom Easley, NPD officers and K-9 units searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect.
The subject is described as a white male, mid 30s, five-foot-11 – six-foot-2, 175-195 pounds, thin build, wearing a gray vest, long sleeve gray and turquoise shirt, blue jeans, shoulder length blonde wig, red lipstick, bright orange or pink running shoes and sunglasses, carrying a burgundy handbag.
No one was injured in the robbery.
The robbery is being investigated by the Norman Police Department and the FBI.
The same bank location was the site of an attempted robbery last week when a woman went into the bank around 6 p.m. Sept. 20, went outside, then returned and handed a note to the teller demanding money. She left the bank on foot without any money.
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The Cherokee Nation is kicking off a new initiative designed to better communicate with its citizens. A year-end report to the Cherokee people and accompanying website mark the first steps in a comprehensive effort to improve the way information is disseminated, with a focus on communicating electronically.
"Transparency and openness are extremely important to my administration, and the best way to achieve those goals is to communicate directly with our citizens," said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker. "Communicating in the digital age provides so many new opportunities that were not available just a few short years ago. Not only is it direct and instantaneous, in the long run it saves us the costs of printing and postage."
For many years, the Cherokee Nation has issued annual reports and various other tribal information in print and DVD formats, both via U.S. Mail and at Cherokee Nation events. This marks the first time, however, that a concerted effort has been made to communicate directly and electronically with citizens.
"Our citizens want and need this type of information. Without good contact information, it is difficult, if not impossible, to directly and effectively inform them of the services available or how our government is utilizing its resources," Baker said.
An evaluation earlier this year found the Cherokee Nation had correct contact information for less than 40 percent of its citizens. A survey taken at Cherokee National Holiday discovered less than 20 percent were aware of many new services, such as the new housing program.
"We are an open and transparent government, but too often our citizens have to seek out information about our services and programs without the slightest idea where to start," Baker said. "By launching a new era of openness and delivering information directly to our citizens, we hope they feel more informed at the end of the day and, most importantly, will avail themselves of the ever-growing services and programs open to them."
The annual report detailing the programs and services offered by the Cherokee Nation will be delivered to households this week. In addition to the printed piece, citizens can register to receive future updates and information electronically from the Cherokee Nation at www.CherokeePromises.com. Those who sign up will receive email alerts and direct information on programs and services. As an incentive to register, various prizes will be given away. All information collected will be kept private and confidential.