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State of the blog: I'm still alive!
Over the past little while I've had a big case of the whatevers, in the fact that I have had not much drive to work on my blog. However, thanks to the friendly pestering of some fellow bloggers, I've decided to try to get back into the swing of things.
Also, I've had a little something – or someone – that has kept me busy for the past week.
Meet The Spawnling, born last Saturday. She is absolutely adorable and is totally in control of our house already. She's going to have her daddy wrapped around her pinky so very quickly, I'm sure.
The Challenge
Go into your image folder, open the sixth sub-folder and choose the sixth image. Show the image, and share some thoughts about it. Challenge six new bloggers, and link to them.
Fannon at Dwarven Battle Medic started to complicate things a bit by making it more than just one folder, which Aidrana from Miss Pew Pew followed – and since they bugged me, and I want to write, you get more for your non-spent money!
1 – World of Warcraft (852 pictures total)
I used to have more pictures, but unfortunately after reformatting a few times there were some that had been lost. Thankfully this one was saved, which was my very first screenshot of my main character. At the time his name was Asok (after the Dilbert character), and is now Korath – the closest I can get to my usual name as I could on the Thrall server.
As you can see, he is very much a baby character. This was during Burning Crusade when I was leveling up with my wife's new character, as she had just recently bought WoW and was leveling her way through it. Back in the day, you had to go all the way to Silvermoon just to train Jewelcrafting for the Horde, as you had to go to Exodar for the Alliance. Those days sucked.
2 – Muse Concert (6 pictures total)
Unfortunately, these were very bad pictures taken with my old mobile phone. Thankfully it is now dead, and I have a new fancy iPhone 4S to replace it. However, amazingly enough the pictures are somewhat recognizable. Muse is my favourite band, and my wife and I were fortunate enough to see them in March 2010.
3 – Blog Stuff (144 pictures total)
What I do is whenever I have anything specifically for the blog from something else, I would usually save a copy of it in my Blog folder, renamed for whatever purpose. However, in this case since I'm using something that I've already done… then I don't bother.
I have only a few sub-folders: one specifically for third party images, so I know which ones are mine and which ones are not; one for my Screenshots of the Week (which is definitely not weekly anymore); and a sub-folder of the SSOTW where I move over the images that I have used.
Why hello, Archaeology survey tool from my Archaeology 101 guide.
4 and 5 – Third Party and Screenshots of the Week (52 pictures total)
As mentioned above, these are just pictures from my separate sub-folders.
Howling Fjord is still one of my favourite zones for many reasons. It was one of our first tastes of Wrath of the Lich King, and it really sets the tone for this Northern land. Living in Canada, I'm fortunate enough to see the real Aurora Borealis from time to time, and it never gets old. I just love it so very much.
The Verming concept art was one that just made me laugh so very much. We were watching the BlizzCon live stream this year, and they had this during the Mists of Pandaria preview panel. I can't wait to kill these guys, as I'm pretty sure that they're the new kobolds or murlocs and we'll hate them soon enough.
6 – The Spawn/The Spawnling (1964 pictures total)
What parent doesn't like to take pictures of their kids? If anyone follows me on Twitter, they'll know that I refer to my kids as The Spawn and the new one as The Spawnling. I'm a bit paranoid so I prefer not to use their real names, as Fannon from Dwarven Battle Medic frequently uses the same idea with the Dwarfling.
The Spawn is two and a half years old, and The Spawnling is a week old now. We have our hands full with them, but as I've said many times – being a Dad is the best job in the world.
This picture happened to turn out really well. I was trying to get a picture of The Spawn with my iPhone, and of course he was running around. I figured I'd see what happens, and it ended up being one of my favourite pictures.
Bonus – Too much cute to handle
It's quite handy having a phone to capture some great moments. Of course, when The Spawnling was first born we weren't sure how The Spawn would react. Thankfully, he's been an amazing big brother – we just really hope that it continues.
Challenging Others
The last part of the challenge was to tag six other bloggers to do the same thing. Unfortunately, most of the bloggers that I know have already done this challenge, so I'm going to call out a fellow Band of Thorns member to get off his butt and update his blog. Sharden of 15 Minutes of WoW – I hereby challenge you!
Next Steps
Thanks to my blogger friends, I should be back into the swing of things. With having two children under three in the house now, updates will most definitely not be as consistent as I would like, but I will try to keep things going as much as possible.
Here's to a new chapter, I hope that it turns out to be as good on paper as it is in my head.
Screenshot of the Week – September 10
This week we have a view of the Tol Barad prison, main block at the middle of the island. Within these walls lie loot pinatas, and easy valour points for all.
The plan is to be back to regular articles coming this week.
Screenshot of the Week – September 1
Been a little while for one of these, and since I'll be out of town for the long weekend I thought I'd throw it up early.
I was in Dragonblight helping my wife with some quests, and noticed the nice auroras. I live in Northern Canada, and even though I see the Northern Lights often, it never loses its wonder for me.
Memories of Azeroth: Zangarmarsh
After Hellfire Peninsula, the next stop is Zangarmarsh. Whereas Hellfire looked a lot like the Blasted Lands, and wasn't too "alien", Zangarmarsh is a completely brand new world. It's basically a reminder of the Warcraft II expansion set "Beyond the Dark Portal", as there were forests of mushrooms there. Well, here's your forest of mushrooms!
Starting in the zone, characters would have breadcrumb quests leading to Cenarion Refuge, and their respective faction camps of Swamprat Post for the Horde or Telredor fot the Alliance. I must admit that I was always a little choked that the Alliance got this amazing looking outpost built into a mushroom, and the Horde just gets a generic Troll camp. The quests here would take up half the zone, eventually leading west.
The zone's story has a lot to do with the Naga, and how they're draining the lakes for their own purposes. They don't say exactly what purpose that is, but I think it's along the lines of: "It's MINE! Go away!" The Dead Mire is an example of what happens to an area once the water has been drained out completely. Among the inhabitants affected by this are the mushroom people of Sporeggar. There are some quests to help them out, and a faction associated with them. The rewards include a non-combat pet, but it takes a very long time to get the reputation required.
The west side of the zone dealt mainly with the Ogres, and that they were chopping down the mushrooms for themselves and messing things up for Sporeggar. Because the fungal giants didn't have mushrooms to eat, they decided to eat Sporeggar's young while they were growing in the Spawning Glen. It's up to the player to go and crush the Ogres at their stronghold, which is a small island using a downed mushroom as a bridge. Altogether you get to lay a beat down on a bunch of things to try and bring things as close to normal as possible.
After Zangarmarsh, it's off to Terokkar Forest – normally. I try to skip Terokkar, as I'm not too fond of the zone, so I try to go right to Nagrand. There are entrances to Terokkar, Nagrand, and Blade's Edge from Zangarmarsh, very much the crossroads of the continent.
Screenshot of the Week – August 20
Even though I said my next Memories of Azeroth post would be coming this past week, unfortunately real life got in the way. It should be up this coming week.
A while back when I was working on my Explorer achievement, I was able to have a nice view on the Night Elf boat from Darkshore to Teldrassil. Looking back at this makes me extremely glad that the old cat form model is ancient history.
Screenshot of the Week – August 13
This week I finally was able to do the first part of a Firelands raid, even if it was halfway through the instance. We were doing attempts on Lord Rhyolith, and going in for another one when I noticed just how awesome the place looked. This is looking towards Rhyolith's plateau, just appreciating the destructive beauty of it all.
Screenshot of the Week – August 6
My hunter just finished leveling through Nagrand again, and I can never get enough of the zone. It truly is absolutely beautiful – I could have a post full of the many different areas of it. Not only that, but after reading Rise of the Horde by Christie Golden, I can appreciate the history of Orcs that is throughout the zone.
Screenshot of the Week – July 30
A view from far above the Temple of Earth in Deepholm is what we have today. The path of blood pools from Deathwing's wounds has scarred the ground forever. Plus, it looks pretty cool.
Screenshot of the Week – July 23
Another blast from the past this week, venturing into Arathi Highlands and the former city-state of Stromgarde. The questing through there is both better and worse, in the fact that previously you could knock everything out at once – now you have to go back and forth a few times to finish everything. Hopefully one day we'll see Danath Trollbane come back, reclaim the city, and have a cool new place. For the Alliance – to quest; for the Horde – to burn.
Screenshot of the (mid) Week – July 13
I am having a complete mental and creative block. I've been trying to think of a topic to write about, but I've had no inspiration lately. Therefore, we get a mid-week screenshot!
My very first night of working on Al'Akir – as expected, we wiped a lot. This was before 4.2, so there were no nerfs and we were trying to get him down properly. Unfortunately it never worked out, but at least I got a neat perspective of the area while flying back indefinitely.


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If Tarvaris Jackson is forced to start for the injured Brett Favre, fantasy owners shouldn't abandon hope for all Minnesota pass catchers.
Head coach Brad Childress said Monday that Favre has two fractures in his left ankle, which he had surgery on in the offseason. Although it's no guarantee that the 41-year-old will miss time with the injury, he was severely limping at the end of Sunday night 's loss at Green Bay, so his status for Week Eight is very much up in the air.
If Favre can't play through the injury, Jackson would replace him under center, but it's not a switch that would have a devastating effect on the Vikings' receivers. Favre had not been playing well through the first six games, averaging less than 200 yards and throwing seven TDs compared to 10 picks. Given his struggles, the receivers have been posting only ordinary numbers.
Jackson has 19 NFL starts under his belt and hasn't been bad in his career. He probably won't be willing to throw deep or take as many chances as Favre, though, so a downfield threat like Randy Moss could take a bit of a hit. But a quick, intermediate target like Percy Harvin shouldn't see his production fall off, and TE Visanthe Shiancoe could see plenty of passes as a safety valve for Jackson.
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|MIX IT UP WITH JENNY Sharing Valentine's Day Love
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It's true - the kitchen is the heart of the home. Ever notice how people always gather there? Whether baking treats, making dinner or spending time with family and friends, the kitchen is my favorite place to be. Since my day job is Consumer Test Kitchen Project Manager for the Nestlé Test Kitchens, you can bet I love to stir things up. This column lets me pass along to you some of my best recipes, tips and baking secrets.
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L for a love letter you write to someone special. Whether it's a spouse, a child, or a dear friend, take some time to write down the reasons they are so special to you. It will be a gift they treasure for a long time.
O for organizing the family photos in a new way. Create a slide show on a DVD, a photo book or calendar, or even a family website where you can share pictures and stories with out-of-town loved ones. You'll preserve old photos and help create new memories.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Hearts
Prep: 20 minutes
Baking: 18 minutes (Makes about 18 hearts with 2 1/2- to 3-inch heart cutter)
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (12-ounce package) Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup chopped nuts
Metal or heat-safe heart cookie cutter(s) of desired size(s), inch in height
Various icings, sprinkles, Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels
PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Line 15 x 10- inch jelly-roll pan with foil; lightly grease.
COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Spread dough into prepared pan.
BAKE for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Lift from pan with foil handles to cutting board. Cut out hearts with cookie cutter(s). Remove hearts while peeling away foil. DECORATE as desired.
Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Pie
Prep: 15 minutes
Cooking: 5 minutes
Refrigerating: 2 1/2 hours Yield: 8 servings
1 can (12 fluid ounces) Nestlé Carnation Evaporated Milk
2 large egg yolks
2 cups (12-ounce package) Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 container (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
1 container (6 ounces) or 1 1/3 cups fresh raspberries, divided
1 prepared 9-inch (6 ounces) chocolate crumb crust WHISK together evaporated milk and egg yolks in medium saucepan.
HEAT over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is very hot and thickens slightly; do not boil. Remove from heat; stir in morsels until completely melted and mixture is smooth. Pour into large bowl. Refrigerate for 30 minutes until cool. Gently stir in 2 cups whipped topping.
REFRIGERATE for 2 hours until thickened. Sprinkle 1 cup raspberries over crust. Spoon chilled chocolate mousse over raspberries. Dollop remaining 1 cup whipped topping on center of pie; top with remaining raspberries.
Jenny Harper is Consumer Test Kitchen Project Manager for the Nestlé Test Kitchens and VeryBestBaking.com.
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"It happened in a competitive nature," Alford said of the incident, which occurred during the teams' post-game handshake. "I don't think there's any harm done.
The Mountain West Conference is investigating the incident.
The Lobos coach chalked up the graphic nature of his exchange with Tavernari to the "emotions" of the moment - which was caught in a video posted on YouTube.
"That's why they give players and coaches a 10-minute cool down before you address the media," Alford said. "It's because of emotions like this. In the handshake line, you don't get that. Everybody is still fired up about things."
Alford said he was trying to congratulate Tavernari, whom he called one of his favorite players, but the compliment apparently fell on deaf ears. The video shows Tavernari and Alford jawing at one another as the teams progress through the handshake line. At the end of the 18-second clip, Alford appears to be surprised at Tavernari's reaction to their exchange and says "You're an asshole" as the video ends.
After the incident, Tavernari went to the New Mexico locker room to apologize to Alford. He also offered to apologize to the rest of the Lobo team.


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Have you ever made a difference? I know I have. At the time I didn't think much of it, but it turns out my efforts truly did make a difference.
In December my church youth group decided to go caroling. I thought this was a really stupid idea. It was freezing and all we would be doing was singing to people who didn't care. Even so, I decided to go so I could hang out with friends.
There was no one home at the first house. At the second we got to sing but not everyone knew the words and most were singing at different paces. We sounded horrible, so Brad and I did what most bored kids do - we goofed off, pushing each other down the slippery hills.
Eventually our leader told us to stop, worried that someone would get hurt. He also explained that to some, this singing meant something. Even though I felt guilty, I still didn't think this whole caroling thing was important to anyone.
The third house is when it happened. Brad and I were the last to get there but when we did, some of the girls were crying. As I moved closer, I could see an old man in a hospital bed. He was hooked up to a ventilator that made him breathe funny. I guess that freaked out the girls, but I was used to that because of my grandfather. I didn't think my singing would make a difference to this man, his daughter or his wife, but for some reason, I sang.
Even though I thought caroling was a waste of time, I still sang (even though not very well). After we were done, the man's wife and daughter gave everyone hugs. That was when I knew I had made a difference. I could tell by the look in their eyes that it meant something. At the rest of the houses, we all sang. Even if we didn't sound good or sing together, we sang.
The next Sunday my youth group met and we could tell our leader had something important to say. He told us that the man, the one with the ventilator, had died two hours after we left. Again, some of the girls started to cry. I thought, Great, one of this man's last memories was of horrible singing. Then Mr. Benson said that the man's wife wanted him to tell us that she was glad we had come caroling and that it had meant a lot, not only to her, but also to her daughter. That made me feel really good. It helped me understand that some things that don't seem significant can be very important. I can make a difference.
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Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" subverted the usual superhero movie expectations, providing an experience rooted in character that still played into the grand myth of Batman. One of the many ways in which Nolan and co. turned things on their head was featuring the grand battle between Batman the villain Bane in the first third of the movie. And then having him lose. While they square off again later in the movie, this is in many ways the piece de resistance and it's not a surprise that getting it right took some work.
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"The Dark Knight Rises" arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download from December 3rd in the U.K. and December 4th in the U.S. [Flicks And Bits]
SFlare | November 22, 2012 2:39 PM
Nolan definately picked up the ball and ran with it on this one. Better than the Dark Knight.
Maria | November 21, 2012 10:48 PM
It is common knowledge that Nolan doesn't have a second unit on his films so I say continue the circle-jerk! It is hilarious how annoyed people get when someone praises him in anyway.
Jon | November 21, 2012 4:12 PM
It's amazing how Nolan is so involved in his films. He doesn't have a second unit -- he's right in there in the action, soaking wet, getting dirty. Love it. That's why his films--whether you love 'em or hate 'em--are 100 percent his own.
Pete | November 21, 2012 4:10 PM
Nolan definitely dropped the ball on this one. But it's still head and shoulders above any other non-Nolan comic book movie ever made.
tristan eldritch | November 21, 2012 2:40 PM
"One of the many ways in which Nolan and co. turned things on their head was featuring the grand battle between Batman the villain Bane in the first third of the movie. And then having him lose". Never before in the history of cinema or story-telling has the hero fought the villain a first time and lost, before subsequently defeating him in the climatic battle. Man, you guys are really trying hard to find good things to say about that dumb effing movie.
Christian | November 21, 2012 2:20 PM
Thanks for posting this article. These images are so cool!
Kevin | November 21, 2012 1:10 PM
John | November 21, 2012 12:56 PM
Posting behind-the-scenes stills from a mediocre blockbuster this summer and a deleted scene from a Marvel film that came out over a year ago.
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This is a move back toward racial segregation in the schools plain and simple.
on Nov 15, 2011 at 8:19 am
Since the PACT kids left Castro I'm sure the test scores have suffered. It has become the barrio school. The only diversity you see is in the DI program.
Although I would love to send my daughter to a neighborhood school I don't want her in a classroom where the kids can't read,
If the board members are stupid enough to think that a middle to upper class family moving into the area will put their child into a low performing school, they've got another thing coming.
Also, how fair is it for those of us who pay high property taxes to not have a decent school to send their children, just so some mother doesn't have to walk an extra few blocks?
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NATHAN Brown described the tackle on Jonny Lomax, which led to Brett Ferres being sent off, as "shocking".
The Saints full back was dropped on his head in the tackle with 16 minutes remaining in Challenge Cup tie.
Referee Phil Bentham subsequently showed Ferres the red card. Ex-Huddersfield coach Brown agreed with the decision but did not feel the challenge that saw Lomax lifted and then driven head first to the ground was deliberate.
Asked about the sending off, which arguably changed the game and saw Saints go on to snatch a 16-17 victory, Brown added: "It was a no brainer. Brett Ferres is not a dirty player, he does not go out to do deliberately things like that.
"But it was a shocking tackle and we have just seen what has happened in Australia (that led to a serious injury to Newcastle Knights forward Alex McKinnon).
"He (Ferres) seems like a decent fella, he not deliberately set out to do it and there was a lot of punishment in the send off because it has cost them the game.
"But it was a shocking tackle and he deserved that, but he's not deliberately done it, Baloo doesn't coach it, the Giants players are not like that.
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Delta connection 30 min?Apr 17, 20142Just booked a flight not realizing it has a 30 min. connection time from CVG to LHR. Called Delta said it should be enough time! Both flights have same number! Can we make this? Rebook?cincypkcThu, Apr 17Yes, it will be enough time if your first flight is on-time. Both flights will be in the relatively small Terminal A and all you have to do is go from your arrival gate to your departure gate.ZAPThu, Apr 17
Connection time 2.10 hours Icelandair - JetblueApr 5, 20143We have 2:10 hours from arrival at BOS E terminal and are continuing on Jetblue from C. That should be enough time right? Does anyone know if it is possible to check baggage the whole way? Iceland-Boston-Orlando or if the bags have to be checked in again? Cheers, BertelBertSat, Apr 5Icelandair and JetBlue do have an interline baggage agreement but if you buy your tickets they may not be able to check them through. That should be enough time.ZAPSat, Apr 5Many thanks. we bought the ticets through Icelandair so hope the baggage will be transferred between the flights. Would be so much easierBertelSat, Apr 5Then yes, Icelandair should check your bags through to Jetblue. However, you will still have to claim them after clearing immigration to go through customs then drop it back off at the re-check desk, but at least you won't have to bring it between terminals with you.ZAPSat, Apr 5
55 Mins From B to EApr 6, 20142I know, not alot of time but airlines changed times cutting into my transfer time. Flying AA into Logan in biz class (off plane first) in TB and have 55 mins to get to TE for Air Lingus. I have Global Entry thus priority for security, etc. Wondering if shuttle or feet is the quickest route. Also, if on foot, best route via TA or TC? Can I even go via TC? Maps are confusing. Thanks!NateWed, Apr 2As BOS has no post-security transfers between terminals, your options are taking shuttle bus 11 (serving all terminals) or walking (by passing TC to TE (Volpe T); in both instances you still will need to go through security check. If AA arrives on time, you should be able to make it either way.thapr14Thu, Apr 3
Icelandair Flight - Tight Layover - Will I Make It?Mar 24, 20141I will be coming in on an Icelandair Flight that arrives at 7PM. The only flight out of Boston to get to my destination leaves at 7:59PM - That's only a 59 minute layover coming in from Reykjavik. Is it possible for me to make my next flight? I don't know if Icelandair can check my bags all the way since I would be changing over to a domestic carrier and I would need to go through customs. Also, perhaps BOS custom's has a better reputation for being quicker than other airports such as JFK and Icelandair does have a stellar "on time" or earlier reputation. Any input would be helpful. :)HaloMon, Mar 24
Terminal B American to US Airways buildingJan 30, 20141I am flying domestic having a layover in BOS on american, terminal B, departing on US AIrways terminal B. It appears they are in seperate buildings. Do i have to go through security to get from the AMerican side of Terminal B to the US Airways side of terminal B? if so is a 1hr 10 minute layover enough?lhar83Thu, Jan 30
Changing planes within Terminal C?Jan 6, 20141Hi, I am traveling on JetBlue from Washington Dulles to Fort Myers in a few days via Boston and I've noticed that my arrival gate is in a different location of Terminal C (Gates C11-C21) than my departing gate (C25-C36). Will I have to go through security again in order to change planes or will I be allowed to proceed through without that problem?JT041196Mon, Jan 6
Terminal B al ENov 21, 20131Cuanto tiempo se necesita para ir del Terminal B al Terminal E tengo solo 1 hora para mi proximo vueloR S MThu, Nov 21
Teminal C to EOct 17, 20131Hi, I am arriving on JetBlue Term C and transferring to Term E for BA internationsl flight. JetBlue say my luggage will be checked through all the way, so do I just walk from Term C to Term E (2 minutes)? Thanks.bells99Thu, Oct 17
Transfer from B to EOct 16, 20131Hi, I'm flying from Toronto to Shannon, next month with a 1.5 hr lay over in Logan. I am wondering what is the fastest way to get to Term E from Term B and will I have to go through security again At Term E. Will have pre clearance done in Toronto and bags will be going to ShannonCLord89Tue, Oct 15
Transfer C to EOct 17, 20132Hi, I am arriving on JetBlue Term C and transferring to Term E for BA internationsl flight. JetBlue say my luggage will be checked through all the way, so do I just walk from Term C to Term E (2 minutes)? Thanks.bells99Fri, Oct 11Terminals C & E are next to each other; however, the moving walkways connecting them are in the non-secured area - meaning you would have to go through security check at TE. TE has one 12-lane consolidated checkpoint (right behind the JetBlue ticket counter) for United, JetBlue and Cape Air gates. The gate area has to the left gates C11-20; to the right are two gateways to gates C25-36 and to C40-42.froct13Fri, Oct 11
Terminal A & CSep 19, 20131I am arriving at terminal A & my husband is arriving at terminal C. We both have checked baggage. Where is the best place to meet to get a cab to the hotel?AMThu, Sep 19
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Terminal A and Terminal BAug 19, 20131My family is arriving at Terminal A. I am arriving at Terminal B. What is the best place to meet? They are not airport savvy. How should I tell them to find me? Is there a walkway from A to B and where should they wait for me? Thanks for any help.sao309Sun, Aug 18
connection Boston- orlandoJun 18, 20132I have in July a transfer for 1,30 hour at Boston, coming from Amsterdam going to Orlando(MCO). Is this possible can I make it? And do I have to transfer also my luggage?YcasMon, Jun 17
Connection time - United - IcelandairMay 21, 20131Hi, I'm flying to Iceland and have a layover in Boston. My United flight has a changed schedule and arrives at 12:54pm at terminal A and my Icelandair flight departs at 2:35pm from terminal E. Can I make this connection?THORTue, May 21


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Recently I saw a copy of a magazine with Ben Roethlisberger's face on the front. "The Hangover," the lead story was titled. Inside we got:
"An NFL Superstar's Repulsive Behavior, The Ultimate Expression of Athletic Entitlement Run Amok, Has Forced Even The Most Diehard Fans to Question Their Team and Their Football Faith ..."
Big Ben and his jerk-like behavior — a hard sports exposé. The backward ball cap and his arrogance in restaurants and, my, what a pig with ladies. A million reasons not to shake hands with the Steelers' quarterback.
Evidently the writers of the piece went out and polled the city. Well, portions of it. They asked Pittsburghers in tattoo parlors and bars and tchotchke shops, as well as a few unnamed Ben acquaintances, what they thought about public enemy No. 1, and the heavy majority threw Roethy the thumbs-down. "Our football team is our life," one man pronounced.
And the article turned into a giant billboard aimed at convincing you that Big Ben was a dirtbag and all those football-is-life Steelers fans would really prefer to see him run the hell outta town.
It's a funny angle the magazine chose, the one-sided high ground. I say that because within the very same issue, on Page 27, you'll find an advertisement for one of these cool-guy body washes, pheromone-infused, the kind that gets the women swarming, at least that's what the collage of pictures in this ad infers. It sends quite a different message than what we got about Roethlisberger.
The first series of photos shows a 20-something party guy collapsed on a couch, unshaven, in his street clothes. A long nightclub shift comes to an end. The caption reads, "Wake up and stay alert ..."
Next string of pics — a pair of good looking, young women are shooting seductive looks in a club, one of them dancing around in her black bra. Hey, this stuff works! "Get caliente ...," our Party Boy is instructed.
Third series — Party Boy is now crashing his dirt bike into a swimming pool, and the pool furniture gets dunked as well, and suddenly he's passed out drunk again. This time his classy friends are drawing all over his arms and chest with pens and magic markers. "Get the *%#@! back in there ...," whatever that means.
Last group of photos. Our hero evidently picks up a woman with a snake tattoo on her belly. Time to close the deal. Back to her place they go, and suddenly it's 6:04 a.m. and Party Boy is lurching out of bed wearing the "feets don't fail me now" face. Excuse time ... gotta bolt, sweetie ... church starts in an hour.
"Scrub away the skank ..." the ad says.
Question to magazine editor: Remind me again how we're supposed to feel about Ben Roethlisberger?
• • •
Jimmy Johnson, who won a pair of titles coaching the Dallas Cowboys, will admit he kept two sets of books for his club. One was for his star players, his money guys, the core of talent he rode to his championships. This was the Book of Leniency. Perform for me on the field, it said, win the big ballgames, and I can look the other way on a lot of things.
The other set of pages applied to the enlisted men, the infantry, the replaceables. Things were understandably tighter for them ... shoes glossed, buttons spiffed, bed corners tucked down tight, yes-sir/no-sir. Fall out of line and we'll shoot you out of here in a cannon — got it, son? "You can't treat everyone the same, because they're not all the same." That was the Johnson credo.
And it was this type of thinking the Steelers' brass used in its evaluation of Roethlisberger's situation. I think that trade stuff was a bluff, a shake-up maneuver. "Actively shopping" was the term used in the press. Wanna end up a Raider, Benjamin? How about some time in St. Louis? We can arrange that, you know. The threat of being sent to the Eastern Front.
He hadn't been charged with anything. There was no firm evidence to prove criminal wrongdoing, so the Georgia authorities quickly backed off, but now the team has pinned Roethlisberger by the throat and told him how things are going to be. They're also going to give the finest quarterback in their history every chance to straighten himself out. They must think he will, or else he'd already be humping some jumping jacks out in Oakland. That's called good business sense.
Two things bothered me about that magazine's hack piece. First, the sample pool. Very selective. A heavy dose of service workers. The owner of Peppi's Old Tyme Sandwich shop chimes in. But I didn't see any quotes from Pittsburgh-area bankers or businessmen or other professionals in there. I didn't read what season-ticket-holding accountants or professors or engineers were saying, but we did get, "They should make him go to church every Sunday," from a 57-year-old guy killing time in a Milledgeville, Ga., pool hall.
I also didn't like how the story brushed off the possibility that Roethlisberger could ever fix his ways, to become a better man to society. Rehabilitation? Ha! "Cynics" are cited as the only ones who think he can turn himself around and win the city back, we are told.
Like it or not, Roethlisberger is getting another break with his team because he can fire the ball and escape the enemy hounds and drive the team over the goal line. He's allowed more bullets in his jerk gun than most others. He's a superstar. Third-string long-snappers, as Jimmy Johnson will tell you, are not afforded the same luxury.
Fair? C'mon. It's not a question of fair. No laws have been broken. They'll try to patch their guy up. The Steelers have a business to run.
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O'Fallon church baptizes
103 in spring crusade
By Lisa Sergent
O'FALLON, Ill. (Illinois Baptist) -- Over a single weekend, more people were baptized at First Baptist Church in O'Fallon, Ill., than in all of 2013. The church's crusade March 29-30 resulted in 103 baptisms, 17 salvation decisions, and 15 rededications.
Tom Dawson, FBC's minister of adult education who helped organize the crusade, described it as "a wonderful event." He called Texas evangelist Ronnie Hill "electric. He brought God's Word straight to peoples' hearts."
Dawson said the church did "quite a bit of preparation" in the month before the crusade. Prayer, training, and logistics were key. Groups spent time praying for Hill and for those who would come and make decisions. Church members were trained to be "encouragers," or counselors, to talk with people as they came forward.
Carol Cluff, adult ministries specialist, said the encouragers were trained a few days in advance of the crusade. "We wanted to make sure every person who stepped forward had someone to come with them, to talk with them about what prompted them to come forward, and to make sure they fully understood the commitment they were making."
She noted many of those who were baptized had come to understand they had been "baptized out of order. Several people realized they had been baptized as a baby or even as a child without knowing Christ and wanted to be baptized now as believers in Jesus. Others had accepted Christ at youth events some time ago, but not taken that step."
Hill urged the church to be ready to baptize people in each session and not make them wait until a later date. In anticipation of a large number of baptisms, the church made sure to have plenty of T-shirts, shorts and towels on hand. Plus, they placed two horse troughs filled with water on either side of the platform giving them three locations, including the baptistery, to baptize people in a single service.
"We were ready to baptize people on the spot," Dawson said.
First Baptist has made follow-up a priority, stressing the importance of continued discipleship. In a series of follow-up actions, encouragers are keeping in touch with those they counseled and are connecting them with small groups within the church. As part of the effort, Senior Pastor Doug Munton is leading a special sermon series covering the Good News and the importance of baptism along with why Christians should share their faith and be fishers of men.
Munton is pleased with the crusade's outcome. "We had a great crusade," he shared. "The Gospel was preached clearly and the response was great. Many people trusted Christ as Savior and that never gets old to me. And, it was such a privilege to see more than 100 people follow the Lord in believer's baptism."
Dawson said church members are excited. The momentum continued into Easter as the church had its largest Easter Sunday worship attendance -- 2,569 people.
"The crusade was wonderful," said Cluff. "It lit us on fire."
This article appeared in the Illinois Baptist, newsjournal of the Illinois Baptist State Association. Lisa Sergent is director of communication ministries for the Illinois Baptist State Association.
300-plus pastors pray
for revival, renewal
By Staff
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Arkansas Baptist News) -- "Oh God, bring revival to our state, our nation and our world!" and "Mold us and shape us into Your image for Your glory!"
More than 300 Arkansas Baptist pastors and ministers voiced these prayers and others April 21-22 at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church in Little Rock, as they gathered to cry out to God for revival and spiritual awakening.
Ronnie Floyd, senior pastor of Cross Church in northwest Arkansas, served as facilitator of the event titled "A Call to Pray for Revival and Awakening: A Gathering for Pastors and All Ministers" and opened the first night telling attendees the event might be unique from other prayer events they had experienced.
And it was.
"It is a gather(ing) to pray, not just to talk about prayer. It's a gathering of us supporting one another. This is not about a show; this is not about seeing who does what; this is about us experiencing God together and individually," said Floyd, adding he was giving attendees two words to think through over the next 24 hours: "process" and "progress."
"We're going to take you through a spiritual process beginning with you moving in the serious intercession for one another and then to our churches and beyond, prayerfully experiencing spiritual revival, America experiencing spiritual awakening, all progressing for the purpose of one thing and that's to fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord," he said.
Floyd added, "This is not a come-and-be-seen event. We've got enough of those. This is not about a come-and-go event. This is about a come-and-meet-God experience, a gathering to pray."
"Extraordinary prayer" precedes all great movements of God, he exclaimed.
"Why are we here tonight? We are here to pray in an extraordinary way for spiritual revival personally, revival in our churches and spiritual awakening in America, so that we can see the Great Commission escalated to its rightful priority and accelerated to its completion in our generation," he said.
Throughout the day-and-a-half event, speakers shared thoughts on a number of topics to begin each 20-minute "session" of prayer. Floyd was instrumental in leading similar events with pastors and other leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention last fall in Dallas and in January in Atlanta.
Speakers and topics April 21 were: Manley Beasley Jr., pastor of Hot Springs Baptist Church, Hot Springs, "We Must Repent of Our Sin"; Ronnie Deal, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Greenwood, "We Must Surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ"; Archie Mason, senior pastor of Central Baptist Church, Jonesboro, and president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC), "We Must Experience the Filling and Fullness of the Holy Spirit," and Bill Elliff, senior teaching pastor at Summit Church, North Little Rock, "We Must Call Out to God."
Beasley read from Psalm 51:4, which says, "Against thee, thee only, have I sinned."
"There's only one response to sin, and that's repentance. We'll never see revival without repentance. We'll never have any genuine repentance unless we're broken, humbled before the Lord, and that only comes from a fresh glimpse of a holy God," said Beasley.
Reading passages from Philippians 2, Deal encouraged pastors and ministers to "have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had."
"I don't know about you, but that's a prayer in and of itself. 'Lord, give me the attitude of Christ,'" he said.
Deal pointed to the phrase in verse 10, which says, "Every knee shall bow."
"Tonight and tomorrow, whether this is your pattern of praying or not, I really just want to encourage you (to) find yourself on your face," Deal said, adding that if the posture is uncomfortable to turn their thoughts to Jesus on the cross.
"I just pray that one of the experiences you receive before you leave out of here tomorrow is what it is like to say, 'You know what, I was literally on my knees before the Lord.'"
As men and women knelt to pray, Floyd led the group in a focused time of prayer.
"Ask God for a fresh anointing on your ministry (and) on your life," he said. "Ask God to give you a ministry and a church that moves and experiences the power of God in a brand-new way."
In between the session topics and prayer sessions, Julio Arriola, global worship pastor at Cross Church, and the Cross Church worship team led the group in songs of praise and worship.
Jeff Williams, leader pastor of Geyer Springs First Baptist Church, led the first session of the event on Tuesday, April 22.
Addressing the topic "We Must Pray For Our Churches To Experience Revival," Williams told attendees, "We have to come to a place where we are comfortable to be uncomfortable."
Referring to Ephesians 1:15-19, Williams said Apostle Paul prays a prayer of vision for the church.
"Outside of a sovereign act of God, there is no solution," Williams said.
Participants gathered in groups of four to pray for their own churches and then for all of the churches in Arkansas to experience spiritual revival.
Other speakers and topics on April 22 were Wes George, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Rogers, "We Must Pray for and Encourage Our Pastors and Leaders in Arkansas"; Gary Hollingsworth, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, Little Rock, "We Must Pray for Spiritual Awakening in America," and Greg Addison, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Cabot, "We Must Pray for the Completion of the Great Commission."
George said during his session, "One thing that keeps us from what God wants us to be is discouragement."
"Today, I want you to be encouraged. I want you to be encouraged by God," he said.
"One thing we have got to do is repent. We have got to repent of personal sin. We have got to repent of corporate sin," he added.
"I am revived according to Your Word," said George, referencing Psalm 119:25.
A final challenge was given by J.D. "Sonny" Tucker, ABSC executive director, who encouraged pastors and ministers to pray diligently and to work together to further the cause of Christ in Arkansas, the nation and throughout the world.
For more information about prayer events in the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, visit www.absc.org/prayer.
This article appeared in the Arkansas Baptist News (arkansasbaptist.org), newsjournal of the Arkansas Baptist Convention and was compiled by staff reports.
The Meadows Baptist Church
charts its course
By Irene A. Harkleroad
GLENDALE, Ariz. (Portraits) -- The Meadows Baptist Church in Glendale believes in discipleship.
In 2013 the Arizona congregation and leaders agreed to embark on the journey of becoming more intentional about winning the lost, growing believers and equipping leaders.
In a March 2013 business meeting, Pastor David Litzenberger introduced the Transformational Church Assessment Tool (TCAT) as a means of determining the church's strengths and weaknesses and a ministry direction.
"We wanted to be intentional about our mission, and I wanted the process to be based on the congregation's input," Litzenberger says. "We agreed up front that prayer would be the watermark for everything we do."
Over the next six months, Litzenberger talked with leadership and members of the congregation about taking the TCAT's self-directed survey. He conferred with Keith Henry, Arizona Southern Baptist Convention ministry leadership facilitator and Transformational Church consultant, and the survey began in September.
Forty-four of The Meadows' 80 members completed the online survey over the next month.
"The fact that the survey was online eliminated some of the people," Litzenberger says, "but others who didn't have a computer went to [relatives' homes] and used theirs."
Twenty-five people attended a weekend retreat with Eddy Pearson, ASBC evangelism/discipleship facilitator and Transformational Church consultant, to hear the results of the survey and decide how to move forward.
"I think we got high participation because Eddy led us through the process and people told him what they wanted," Litzenberger says. "They even wrote the vision statements."
Litzenberger lists three areas the church chose to work on: "1. Prayer as the watermark; 2. Knowing our community and how to engage them; and 3. Creating a pathway for maturing disciples."
The process was unveiled slowly in small groups, allowing everyone to digest and verbalize their ideas and concerns.
A team of eight, who reflect the composition of the church in age and gender, was appointed to develop steps for the church to achieve its goals. Sermons, Bible studies and Sunday School for April focused on prayer.
"We have developed a solid prayer chain cataloguing all requests and answers to prayer," says team member Treva Gibson. "Working on prayer caused me to learn to let go of things I thought to be true and look at the realities."
Outreach coordinator Perry Hill says church members are "training for outreach with more focus."
He and his team wore their new Meadows shirts while picking up trash, cleaning yards, prayerwalking, and offering help and prayer in the neighborhood for the first time April 5.
"The goal was to let the neighbors see who we are and to take the opportunity to get to learn about them -- to establish a presence and to encourage neighbors to ask questions," he says.
"We need to go to them, not wait for them to come to us," says Karon Ford, another of the eight. "This experience opened my eyes."
Ford says she realizes now there are people nearby who need her to act.
"'Annie' is right down the street or across the street. I can't sit back and say she's over there," she says, pointing into the distance. "This can't be left for someone else to do."
This article appeared in Portraits, newsmagazine of the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention (http://www.azsobaptist.org/). Irene A. Harkleroad is a freelance writer in Carefree, Ariz.
EDITOR'S NOTE: From the States, published each Tuesday by Baptist Press, relays news and feature stories from state Baptist papers and other publications on initiatives by Baptist churches, associations and state conventions in evangelism, church planting and Great Commission outreach, including partnership missions. Reports about churches, associations and state conventions responding to the International Mission Board's call to embrace the world's 3,800 unengaged, unreached people groups also are included in From the States, along with reports about church, associational and state convention initiatives in conjunction with the North American Mission Board's call to Southern Baptist churches to broaden their efforts in starting new churches and satellite campuses. The items appear in Baptist Press as originally published.
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