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Ramblin' Wrecks Awarded Marshall, Rhodes Scholarships
Two of Tech's own will be taking their engineering smarts overseas in 2014, thanks to two recently awarded prestigious scholarships.
Nick Picon, a fourth-year aerospace engineering major and computer science minor, has received a Marshall Scholarship, granted annually to intellectually distinguished American students pursuing post-secondary education in the U.K. Picon, current president of Tech's Student Government Association and a Stamps President's Scholar, will pursue his interests in aerospace defense at Cranfield University, where he'll study autonomous vehicle dynamics, and King's College London, where he'll study international conflict. His plans are to focus on international conflict and the prevention of war.
Melissa McCoy, CBE 12, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, the world's oldest, most celebrated international fellowship, which she'll employ to pursue a master of science in Environmental and Chemical Engineering by Research at Oxford University. McCoy attended Tech as a President's Scholar; as an undergraduate, she founded the Institute's Enterprise to Empower program and co-founded Tubing Operations for Humanitarian Logistics, a system for speeding the supply of clean water to remote or disaster-stricken areas. Her research at Oxford will focus on issues of water management and purification.
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Disney World fans soon will have a new way to personalize the park -- wrapped around their wrist.
"MagicBands" are the company's newest all-access pass and are part of an initiative it's calling MyMagic+.
According to Disney, there are three components to MyMagic+:
First, visitors can provide information about their trip on the "My Disney Experience" website and mobile app to personalize their park visit.
Second, the "FastPass+" will allow guests to book reservations for rides from home.
And the radio-frequency MagicBands will allow park-goers to come and go from hotels, buy souvenirs and more.
The new My Disney Experience has not yet been rolled out for all park-goers. Disney leaders say they need to refine it before its debut. A spokeswoman told the Orlando Sentinel that the company will be rolling out components of MyMagic+ over "the next few months."

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CONCORD, NH - Governor John H. Lynch and state Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Christopher M. Pope Sunday urged all New Hampshire residents and visitors to take warnings about Hurricane Sandy seriously and to protect themselves and their families as the powerful storm approaches the state.
Governor Lynch and Director Pope led a noontime conference call with more than 200 state and local emergency management and public safety personnel to coordinate New Hampshire's response to the storm.
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Governor Lynch also ordered the National Guard to put 100 soldiers on state active duty by 10 a.m. Monday to be prepared to assist state and local personnel with emergency response.
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The Legend of the Sequin Hat
The Legend of the Sparkly Hat
Anyone who has seen me in real life, seen pictures, or realized that the awesome cartoon at the top of this page is me, knows that I wear a sparkly hat almost all the time.
One day I a friend called to see if I wanted to check out "First Thursday". It's a monthly event here in Austin where the stores on South Congress stay open late and serve beer. Since none of them have a liquor license, they give away the alcohol for free.
We walked door to door, inspecting the wares of each vendor. There were furniture stores, clothing stores, home decor stores, and even a small organic grocer. We stumbled into a store with an ambiguous name. Only after walking in did I realize that it was a women's clothing store.
A drunk woman stumbled to me. It was her store.
"I loooooooove your pants!"
I loved my pants too. They were batik / tye dye green and blue pants from Custo Barcelona. She pawed at them and exclaimed,
"I have JUST THE THING FOR YOU!"
"Oh... I don't know. I didn't realize this was a women's store."
She ignored me. "Follow me"
We pressed through the forest of clothing racks and reached a clearing with a single display in the middle of it. The sequins on each hat reflected the halogen lights back with a twinkle. It was a glorious collection of sequined hats, but I was unsure.
"Just try it on," she urged. She picked up a silver hat with multi colored stars.
I put the hat on my had and turned around to look in the mirror. It was better than I expected. A lot better. I actually liked it. I figured I'd wear it once in a while at clubs, but with nowhere else to put it I wore it for the rest of the night.
Something strange happened, though. Everyone I met complimented the hat, and those that passed by looked at it and smiled. I was convinced and have worn it nearly every day since. Now people recognize me because of it, and I can't stop wearing it.
Immediately after, my friend Hayden bought two sequinned hats. One is black with silver stars, the other is black with gold stars. Jonah bought a black one with silver stars. A few months later I realized the value of the hat and went back to the store to buy all of them, but they didn't sell them anymore.
I went to the internet to buy more, but all the internet places sell ill fitting ones. Luckily Tarynn gave me a red one, Adam gave me a blue one with silver and gold moons and stars, and Hayden sold me his two. Next I want to commission someone to cover a hat with swarovski crystals and spell "Tynan" on it.


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Today, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a national holiday.
It commemorates the life of the famed Civil Rights leader who was gunned down by an assassin in Memphis in 1968. The third Monday of January has been a National Holiday since 1986 to observe Dr. King's birthday (which is actually Jan. 15) Here's what's opened and closed:
All State, Federal and local municipal offices are closed, but national, state and local parks are open.
U.S. Post offices are closed and there is no postal delivery.
There is no garbage pick-up Monday.
The Long Island Railroad is operating on a holiday schedule with extra trains added to and from Penn Station. Off-peak fares will be in effect all day.
Public Schools are closed.
Banks, Stock market and other financial institutions: Closed.
Retail stores: Virtually all retail stores are open for their normal hours, including grocery stores and drug stores.
MLK Day is observed by many as a day for volunteering and honoring basic human rights of all people.


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how to integrate my application with facebook for asha s40
how to integrate my application with facebook for asha s40
There are lots of discussion happened before on the same topic so i would recommend you to do a search.
The conclusion can be:
1. Lack of proper webkit component, restricts OAuth2 on LWUIT .
2. But you can integrate FB on a webapp.
I am going to try the authentication process on the HTMLComponent or with the WebBrowser Package , will updated once i am finished !!
Whats the problem with facebook integration?
Gaba: check out one of my apps that uses it, http://store.ovi.com/content/357751 you can share your snowman images directly from the app (give it a try).
simply, i used the facebookobject
There's an article on the Wiki, showing how to integrate it using Codename One. Take a look: How to connect to Facebook using CodenameOne on Series 40.Originally Posted by ashas40
Here's also a project you might want to take a look at. It is not facebook-related, but it uses OAuth2 to get access to Instagram, so it could be useful: GitHub: InstantME


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Start 15 left of Static Cling. Do a few moves to get into the splitter hand crack formed by the main wall and a giant flake that leans into the corner to the right that forms Static Cling. Climb the splitter then follow the crack up the most obvious line which trends right and widens about 30 feet up until you reach the Static Cling anchors. A bit harder for small hands or people with little jamming experience.
This route is right of Skeletonic and just left of Static Cling and shares the same anchors as Static Cling.
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4 Ideas to celebrate El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros with your kids
Next Wednesday is one of my favorite children's celebration. Known in Spanish as El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros and observed every April 30 for the last 18 years, the idea behind DÍA is to celebrate children and books. What's not to love about that?
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Easter is right around the corner and besides making cascarones with my bilingual kids, I also like to take the time to talk to them about what this celebration is all about. One of easiest ways to do this in a fun and understandable way is through children's books in Spanish--especially if you have little ones who are still too young to understand some more difficult concepts.Continue Reading >
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One of the most important tips I always give parents raising bilingual kids is to make sure they make the journey as fun as possible. The minute learning Spanish starts becoming a chore or a burden for your kids, I guarantee you'll run into all kinds of resistance.
Music and games are a great way to expose them to Spanish in a super fun way, but letting them watch videos online is also an option. Check out some of my kids' favorite ones and you'll be surprised how much vocabulary your niños will pick up without even realizing it just by watching them!Continue Reading >
WATCH: Dad tries tricking daughter into promising she'll never have a boyfriend
Dads know that when they have a daughter they will do everything in their power to protect them. It also seems that no matter what their age, they will always be daddy's little girl. Fathers are especially hesitant when their daughters show interest in the opposite sex because we all know the only thing on boys brains.
One dad took it upon himself to make sure his daughter promised him she will NEVER have a boyfriend. So does it go according to plan? We'll let you decide...Continue Reading >
Gwyneth Paltrow offends working moms everywhere with ridiculous comparison
I've always kind of liked Gwyneth Paltrow, especially after she teamed up with Mario Batali and Mark Bittman a couple of years ago for the PBS miniseries Spain: A Culinary Road Trip and her subsequent run on Glee. I mean, she's definitely always been that waspy, holier-than-thou celebrity it-girl type that I have pretty much nothing in common with, but I've enjoyed her movies over the years, I like that she's passionate about food, and that she's kept her personal life pretty private.
But OMG, did she just tell E! News that parenting is harder for her than for moms who work 9-to-5?! Yup, it looks like she did, and the general public isn't taking it so well. Mackenzie Dawson, a writer for the New York Post, wrote an open letter to Gwynnie and I agree with every scathing word. Read on to find out what exactly Ms. Paltrow said to spur on such fury.Continue Reading >
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Being bilingual has been a real blessing in my life. It has opened the door to so many opportunities that would've been unthinkable had I been monolingual. Although my reasons for raising bilingual kids have more to do with heritage than anything else, I'm not going to deny that the added benefits that you'll find below don't make me extremely happy that my kids speak both English and Spanish.Continue Reading >
11-year-old boy begged doctors to amputate his leg
After years of begging his mother for a leg amputation, 11-year-old Amit Vigoda of San Francisco, will finally get his wish on April 10. Amit was born with the rare condition of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia and fibula (the two bones that compose the lower leg) with osteofibrous displaysia--the main symptom of which is chronic fracturing. He has undergone multiple surgeries throughout his short life and a bit more than a year ago, he began routinely waking up with horrible pain due to all of the rods and nuts and bolts that have been placed in his leg over the years. Reading about what he's been through, it's easy to see why he's been asking for his leg to be amputated ...Continue Reading >
5 reasons purity balls should NOT exist
I would consider myself a modern woman, so when I heard that "purity balls" are becoming wildly popular, I was honestly shocked. Over 48 states now hold these special father-daughter dance, the concept is sort of like a wedding, except in this case the little girls are "marrying" god and promising to stay virgins until marriage via purity rings and promises made to their fathers.
Um, I thought we were in 2014 here?
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Spanish super nanny hired for Prince George by Royal Family
When it comes to childcare, Latinas know a thing or two about it, which is why I wasn't surprised when I learned that the royal family is taking a cue from us. Kate Middleton and Prince William have hired Spanish nanny, Maria Teres Trullion Borrallo to care for their son Prince George. Now this nanny isn't any ordinary nanny. While she may take on some typical caretaking duties, she is also trained in martial arts and has a background that would make James Bond blush.
Being in this profession for over two decades means that Borrallo is truly dedicated to her craft. Wow, she sounds like the caretaker of every mother's dream!
The 3 words you should NEVER say to your son
I always thought I would make a great mom to a little girl. As a fairly girly girl, I always just assumed mothering a girl would come naturally. But, I'm not a mom to a girl, I'm a mom to a boy. A very young, very impressionable little boy, who I know learns something from each and every one of our interactions. I often find myself questioning what I want him to know about traditional gender roles, wondering if it's okay for him to play with that pink starfish or if I'm encouraging him to be girly by baking with him and reading to him so often. It's absolutely ridiculous, but it really is a result of the societal constructions I grew up with--American ideals paired with Latino machismo. I find myself correcting my own thinking and consulting with my husband A LOT about what is and isn't okay for a little boy--about what we want to teach him about being a man.


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Thanks for this link-up, Diana ! I will be back later on when more links are up - very interesting to see all these 2012 re-caps :-)ReplyDelete
Great theme for a party! I don't have a recap post, but I've linked up my most popular post of 2012: DIY Ikea Hack Rykene Headboard. Thanks for the party and Happy New Year! :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting Diana !
Have a Happy New Year with health, love and joy !
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Thanks for this party Diana!
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Thank you so much for the invite, Diana! Happy New Year :)ReplyDelete
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Happy New Year! Your newest follower from the Let's Get Social Hop. :) Can't wait to read more of your great blog.
I'm almost finished with my 2012 Best Post. I will be back to link up.
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Diana, thank you so much for this great year-end linky party! What a nice surprise as I just posted my year recap post! :)ReplyDelete
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Party Rockers in the house tonight! Cheers lady- and thank you so much for this wonderful party! :) Have a great 2013!
What a fun link, thank you for hosting. Happy New Year's.
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This is my fourth year teaching here at Drexel, but I have been teaching about or working on international affairs more than two decades. My continuing research interest has been how states and societies interact to help or hinder transitions to democracy from authoritarian rule. And, I am intrigued by how individual states, international organizations or the whole international system try to "promote" democracy but often fail. While I study democratization around the world, my regional expertise is Latin America and Europe, where I have lived, studied, worked and conducted research. (I speak passable Spanish, Portuguese and German.)
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The Bayview Library story: Sophie Maxwell comes out
by Joseph Debro
Coming out is a good thing. If an elected official admits to a colleague that he or she is Black, it is an admission that was expected earlier. Unlike a closeted homosexual who comes out, when a Black elected official comes out and admits to being Black, it may not be much of a surprise.
Local Black elected officials are slowly coming out and telling everyone that they are Black. White elected officials have always been out. They have always represented the interests of White people. If that interest happens to coincide with the interest of Black people, they represent that interest too.
Black elected and appointed officials recognize the need to empower Black people but have been too engaged proving they are fair-minded to act on that need. It is not unfair to give some advantage to those who are at the bottom of the opportunity ladder. It is not unfair to work around the Prop. 209 conundrum. (Proposition 209 ended affirmative action in state contracting, higher education and hiring.)
A few weeks ago, Supervisor Sophie Maxwell came out. Ms. Maxwell is the chair of the powerful Board of Supervisors Committee on Land Use and Economic Development. She represents District 10, including its largest neighborhood, Bayview Hunters Point.
She declared that she is Black. She introduced legislation that will help Black contractors and other San Francisco small contractors to win contracts and hire more San Francisco residents for work in the construction industry.
BART board members Lynette Sweet and Carol Ward Allen both refuse to vote to award a prime contract to a contractor who had no Black subcontractors on his contract. Alameda County Supervisors Keith Carson and Nate Miley awarded a $100 million sole source contract to a Black developer a few years ago.
Supervisor Sophie Maxwell is to be commended for coming out. It is politically acceptable to write and pass legislation that helps empower Black people. It does not have to be welfare; it can be about jobs and about contracts for Black people.
On a much smaller scale, Alice Spearman wrote legislation for the Oakland Unified School District that attempted to help empower Black people. These two women have proven that it is politically OK to empower Black people whom you represent. White elected officials expect you to do that. Black people expect you to do that. Economic parity for Black people benefits us all.
The Black community must come out. The fact that we live in an integrated community means that we must ask for what we need as Black people. We need to identify legislation, education and other practices that will empower Black people. It is OK to say, "I am Black and I need you to support the Black press." It is OK to ask your insurance broker to spend some of his ad dollars in the Black press. It is your duty to ask your Black elected officials to support the Black press.
It is OK to demand that your public officials support legislation that will empower the Black community. As a Black person, you have an obligation to ask for empowering legislation. As a Black person, you have an obligation to thank Sophie Maxwell.
You may not be aware of her heroic act but for the Black press.
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Please investigate and publish findings. Alameda county child protection agency is nothing more than the 21st century slave master inflicting high tech slavery on decent black family and their children, getting thousands of dollars in grant monies from U.S. government for each child placed in the system. This is a true conspiracy. The voices of black leaders have been silent on this issue↓


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Progressive powerhouse Between the Buried and Me will be releasing 'Future Sequence: Live at the Fidelitorium' next month on Metal Blade Records.Read More
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Workers sue Tyson for alleged violations
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According to the Associated Press, workers at a Tyson Foods Inc. meatpacking plant in Kansas have sued the company, alleging it violated federal and state labor laws by not paying them for time spent putting on and taking off protective equipment and walking to and from their work stations. The lawsuit, filed late Monday in Kansas City, Kan., lists 262 current and former workers as plaintiffs. Most of the plaintiffs are Hispanic immigrants. Attorneys with Siegel Hanson Woody LLP in Kansas City, Mo., cited a unanimous Supreme Court decision on Nov. 8, 2005, involving Iowa Beef Processors, in which justices ruled that that meat plant workers had to be paid for time required to remove protective clothing and gear and to walk to and from their work areas. Tyson acquired IBP in 2001. Last week, a poultry processing plant in Cassville, Mo., agreed to pay more than $1.2 million in back wages to 5,482 current and former employees for time they spent putting on and removing protective clothing and walking to and from work stations.


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Escale Aux Marquises Perfume by Christian Dior, From the cruise collection this is a floral / oriental fragrance for women composed by francois demarcy . The fragrance features blood orange, pink pepper, cardamom, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, clove, nutmeg, coriander, elemi resin, benzoin, amalfi lemon and tiare flower. All products are original, authentic name brands. We do not sell knockoffs or imitations. ... Read More
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day With Tomorrow Morning's Autumn Hurlbert
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Ever wonder about the routine of a theatre actor on one of those grueling two-performance days? Autumn Hurlbert, currently starring in the new musical Tomorrow Morning at the York Theatre, offers Playbill.com readers an exclusive look behind the scenes at a recent day at the theatre.
Armed with a digital camera on a busy day, Hurlbert snapped everything from morning breakfast to final bow.
Here is a two-show day at Tomorrow Morning with Autumn Hurlbert:
With book, lyrics and music by Laurence Mark Wythe, Tomorrow Morning is billed this way: "Tomorrow Morning is a warmly sophisticated new musical about the coupling and uncoupling of relationships. Witty, moving and emotionally complex, Tomorrow Morning speaks to anyone who has ever fallen in or out of love." The work has previously been seen in London and Chicago.
The cast comprises D.B. Bonds (The Phantom of the Opera), Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde), Matthew Hydzik (West Side Story) and Mary Mossberg (Mamma Mia! national tour).
Tomorrow Morning won Chicago's Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Musical in 2009. A Chicago cast album preserves the score. Visit www.tomorrowmorningthemusical.com.
In the show, two couples are separated by time, "yet bound together by the uncertainty of impending change and the ultimately redeeming power of love," according to earlier production notes in Chicago.
The limited Off-Broadway engagement will play to April 23 at The Theatre at Saint Peter's (619 Lexington Avenue, entrance on East 54th Street).
Visit www.yorktheatre.org for the complete performance schedule. Tickets are $67.50 and are available online at www.yorktheatre.org, by calling (212) 935-5820, or in person at the box office at the York Theatre at Saint Peter's.
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Pics: CMU Halloween Dance-Mania with SWITCH + StackinPaper
This was thuroughly out of hand! Thanks CMU AB for having us and bringing a great guest.
Pics: The Captain, B. Rich and LAZERCRUNK at Mexico City
Pics: 4th of July Barge Party
Pics: LAZERCRUNK Sophomore Party w/ Ace-C & EdUm
to say this was out of hand is quite an understatement.
10000′s of thanks to everybody to came and rocked out.
awesome sets from ace-c and edgar – thanks tons for playing.
there's some pics up now on yinzerparty.com.
graduation monkey is now backpacking across europe before
he starts school at oberlin next fall.
here's my sets from the night. the last set was a lil hazy… – cutups
christopher voss – where is my mind (8-bit pixes cover)
pixies – where is my mind (bassnectar remix)
sleigh bells – riot rhythm
audio push – teach me how to jerk
mochipet – master p on obe wan kenobi
big boi – shutterbug
T.I. – rubberbandman (team banzai remix)
crystal castles – empathy
dave nada – punk rock latino (moombaton edit)
uffie – mcs can kiss my ass
passion pit – sleepyhead (kids at the bar remix)
two door cinema club – something good can work (twelves remix)
totally enormous extinct dinosaurs – moon hits the mirrorball
scanners – we never close our eyes (lazrtag remix)
1000 homo djs – supernaut
sleigh bells – tell em
black glove – holla back at the end
hood internet – cowgirls in america
aaron lacrate – tear it up
does it offend you, yeah – being bad feels pretty good
black glove – 1901 stuntin'
ludacris vs cable & starkey – how low, luv
doshy – space attack
young money – roger that
rusko – hold on (sub focus remix)
black glove – passion clipse
big freeda – rock around the clock
chesus & rodski – coca cola
Pics: DEATHFACE!
this past weekend was SECRET WEAPONS, which after a bunch of issues, ended up at the L-VILLE MOOSE, and was a great party by all accounts. some media from that forthcoming.
in the meanwhile, here's another great set of pics from Andrew,
from the may edition of LAZERCRUNK.
Pictures: April 1st LAZERCRUNK with DJ Nugget (…and Pickeback!)
super fun. thanks to sneaky for the impromptu "rockstar" cover. nugget killed it on the decks.
special thanks to riley for doing bang up visuals and the whole decorations crew for putting in balloon work.
pickle juice shots aren't that bad. not that great either.
here's a great set of pics from the night thanks to AndrewPlatt!
here's my setlists:
Acid Washed – Snake
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Heaven Can Wait (Nosaj Thing Remix)
Low Limit – Inspirational Jumpsuit
Eprom -Lick Out
Bassnectar – Here We Go
Audio Push – Teach Me How To Jerk
Darkhouse Family – Stay Blazed
Eprom – The Slaughter
Big L x Bibio – Dwrcan 'Em Up (The Hood Internet remix)
Lando Kal – Fuzzy Ankles
Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Rock
Pendulum – Salt In The Wounds
MC Zulu – Immigrant Visa
Jump Jump Dance Dance – Show Me The Night (Human Life's West Coast Girls Remix)
Sunsplash – Fiera De Vinil
Poirier – Coco Drunk (Douster Remix)
Dirtybeats – Alone In the Jungle
Chewy Chocolate Cookies – Spontaneous Music Behaviour
Hostage – Dubtch
DJ Negro vs. Toy Selectah – Mundo Querido (Rave Al Sur Remix)
*end of the night*
Rusko – Da Cali Anthem
The Boogaloo Crew – Days Go By
Zinc – Wile Out feat. Ms Dynamite
Vampire Weekend – Taxi Cab (Kissy Klub Version)
The Squatters – On Fire
Wolfgang Gartner – Undertaker
Passion Pit – Little Secrets (Jack Beats Remix)
Pictures: March LazerCrunk with Lando Kal of LAZERSWORD
Awesome night! Lando really killed it with the massive, chopped up beats and hyphy jams.
One of my favorite sets, especially with the live elements. Here's a set of pics from the night
thanks to Andrew Platt and Ashley of Yinzerparty!
Here's my sets from the night. – cutups
early set
Hawnay Troof – Everything Is
Cassette Kids – Spin (Russ Chimes Big House Remix)
Vega – All Too Vivid (Kill The Noise Remix)
Hostage – Loft in Bass
Party Dark – Is That You? (Extended Club Mix)
Udachi – P-Funk Skank
The Partysquad – Crazyfunkystyle
Crazy Frog – Crazy Jodeling
Harold Faltermeyer – Axel Foley (Remix)
Major Lazer, Harold Faltermeyer – Pon De Foley (Ludachrist Remix)
Tonka – Ready For War
SebastiAn – H.A.L. (Capt and Cooked Remix)
The Black Ghosts – Anyway You Choose To Give It (Playgroup Remix)
Survivor – Eye of The Tiger (Gnarly Brown bmore remix)
Sound Of Stereo – Button (BeatauCue Remix)
Etienne De Crecy – Welcome Featuring The Bloody Beetroots
Afrojack & Bobby Burns – Ghettoblaster
Super Mal – Bigger Than Big (Bag Raiders Remix)
Bit Funk – Love Scientific
Dyebox – Catch The Looks (Dilemn Remix)
Soundcorp – Dream Finder
DJ Royal and DJ XL – Turntable Overload
DJ Cable Vs. Ludacris & Starkey – How Low, Luv?
Amanda Blank – Gimme What You Got
Ginuwine – Pony (Boson Dubstep Remix)
last set
Mimosa – Julia's Labyrinth
Asia Lynn – Pretty Girls Jerk
New Boyz – You're A Jerk
Macho Man Randy Savage – Hit The Floor
Macho Man Randy Savage – Be A Man
Snoop Dogg – Gin N' Juice
Danny Byrd vs Liquid – Sweet Harmony
Kanji Kinetic – New era
Sweatheart – Finger Bangin'
Pictures: LAZERCRUNK Feb 4th 2010 with Tighten Up
More to come, but these are courtesy of Drew! Fun night!
Here's my setlists from the night – cutups
Team Teamwork – Kool Keith + Tom Waits – Spacious Thoughts (The Prelude)
Team Teamwork – M.O.P. – Ante Up (Battle!)
Team Teamwork – MF DOOM – Air (Barrett's Theme)
Team Teamwork – Murs – Me and this Jawn (Mideel)
Team Teamwork – Outkast + Raekwon – Royal Flush (Sailing from Junon)
Team Teamwork – Skyzoo + Wale – Lyrically Inclined (Jenova)
*first set*
The Hood Internet – I Dream Of Capricorn (Anti-Pop Consortium vs Maps)
Team Teamwork – Slum Village – Get Dis Money (One-Winged Angel)
Filastine & ill.gates – Pharma Sutra
The Cool Kids – 88
South Rakkas Crew feat Rage – Holiday (Titles Riddim)
Toddla T – Fill Up Mi Portion Ft Mr Versatile
Akira Kiteshi – Boom
Mistah Fab – Ghost Ride It
Dev79 ft. Bezel – That Philly Raw
The Bloody Beetroots – Fucked From Above 1985
Dragonette – Pick Up The Phone (Michael Van She Remix)
Tesla Boy – Runaway Man (VanGuard Remix)
Barretso – Midnight Walk
Danger – 4h30
Solly- Cali Dreams
DJ Crater aka The Lunartic – Bmore Bloody Bmore
So Shifty featuring Ward 21 – Wine
Dizzee Rascal And Armand Van Helden – Bonkers (Club Mix)
Ladybox – Cookies Fly (Prod. AC Slater & B. Rich)
Aquasky/slipz N Dapz – You Know We Do it Big (Tonka Mix)
The Hood Internet – Ignition (Keep It Remixing Louder) (R. Kelly vs Major Lazer)
Starkey – Beatingz
*later set*
Telephoned – Turn My Swag On (feat. Telli of Ninjasonik)
Major Lazer – Hold The Line
South Rakkas Crew feat MC Gi & Mr Dockery – Hands Up (South Rakkas self-remix)
Starkey – Black Monolith
Kingdom feat. Shyvonne – Mind Reader (Bok Bok Remix)
Strip Steve – You & I
Armand Van Helden – You Don't Know Me (Grum Remix)
Malente&Dex – Hyperactive
Kollosus – Breakin' Bread (Phaseone remix)
Starkey – Rain City
*latest set*
T-Pain – Take Your Shirt Off (DIRTY)
Reso – Channel Pressure
Eprom – Bubble
Mims – Move (If You Wanna)
Telephoned – aNYway
Slugabed – Slugabed Sez
Lil Boosie & Webbie – Wipe Me Down
Pictures: LAZERCRUNK January 2010 with Trey Told Em
Totally wow'd by the crowd that made it out dispite the shitty weather and us not announcing the guest. Thanks to everybody who came out and rocked out, and to Frank and Greg for playing. Insane night.
Thanks to Ashley of Yinzerparty.com for the rad pics.
Next month we'll be having another duo who haven't played together in Pittsburgh before – TIGHTEN UP – a project of DC's Houston and Philly's Illy MC. Stay tuned for all the details.
here's my (cutups) sets from the night:
(early set)
DJ Thermos – Where's The Love
DJ Thermos – 5.1 Ton Mantis
DJ Thermos – A Wolf
DJ Thermos – Borg Banger
DJ Thermos – Dirty Theme Music
(BTW – check out DJ Thermos – Rewilding EP!)
The Hood Internet – Sticky World Tour (Wale vs Black Moth Super Rainbow)
Mike Slott – 40 Winx
Burial & Four Tet – Moth
Maximo Park – Let's Get Clinical (Clark Remix)
Busta Rhymes – Dangerous (Bossasaurus Remix)
Supermal – Light Years (Lifelike remix)
G.L.O.V.E.S. – P.Y.X (Golden Bug Remix)
South Rakkas Crew feat Rage – Room 24 (Mylo Riddim)
Bok Bok – Ripe Banana
Raffertie – 7th dimension
Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes (LD remix)
The XX – Shelter (DEATH TO THE THRONE REMIX!!!!!!)
Jinder – Youth Blood (The Squire of Gothos RMX)
Lil Jon featuring Kee – Give It All You Got (Danger Beach remix)
Tempa T – Next Hype
Si Begg And Slabovia 8-bit Orchestra – The Generals Son (Si Begg Vip Mix)
Doctor P – Sweetshop
Virus Syndicate – Talk 2 Frank
DJ Neoteric – Young Haterz Everywhere (Young Folks)
Nirvana – Molly's Lips (Kissy Klub Version)
Redlight feat The Voodoos/Redskin & Scorpio – Twist Up (feat Redskin & Scorpio)
Adam F & Horx feat. Redman – Shut The Lights Off (Caspa & Trolley Snatcha Remix)
(late set)
Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
The Hood Internet – I Gotta Creepy Feeling (Radiohead vs Black Eyed Peas)
Cassian – Friday Night
Felix Da Housecat – Ready 2 Wear (U-Tern's Evening Wear Edit)
Major Lazer – Pon De Floor (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix)
Alex Metric – It Starts – Evil Nine Remix
Pictures: LAZERCRUNK December with Designer Drugs
Yah! This past Lazercrunk was definitely one of our biggest. Thanks tons to Designer Drugs for coming out and rocking it, and for everybody for coming out and having a blast. Super fun night. Keep an eye out for our January announcement plus some other things for 2010.
Here's december pics from Ashley of http://yinzerparty.com


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|Leo J. Ernst
|Monday, June 25, 2012 1:29 PM
Feb. 7, 1957-June 24, 2012
Leo J. Ernst, 55, of Coldwater, died following an extended battle with cancer on Sunday at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
He was born Feb. 7, 1957, in Lima, to Arthur and Ruth Christine (Fischer) Ernst, who preceded him in death.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
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By all means. Tell me what other facts you can get from a pile of bones. Oh, and don't give me made up fairy tales. It's all I've gotten from every Evolution textbook, museum display, TV show etc. I can tell the difference between observable fact and fantasy stories. Can you? I won't hold my breath.


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The issue was brought back to the table by council member Clyde Nix, who presented the minutes of meetings from past administrations when Edwards was first appointed fire chief in 1999. Since then, the pay rate had been consistently $400 a month until an across-the-board raise last year.
"Chris Edwards is the most qualified person I know in Dora to be the fire chief," Nix said. "His heart is in it, he's dedicated and he's a good person. I think he should be retained at the same salary."
Nix also praised Edwards and the fire department for coming to assist residents at all hours of the night and questioned whether anyone else in the room would do that.
"We need to set all this pettiness aside," Nix continued. "The city had business that needs to be taken care of."
Nix made a motion to continue Edwards at the previous rate, which is approximately $432 a month.
Council member Richard Lovelady reiterated his position from the last council meeting that his issue was with the handling of the appointment, not with Edwards or the salary. In previous administrations, the council has had the authority to appoint the fire chief by popular vote. The current council appointed Edwards for a second 90-day temporary term one meeting prior to Mayor Randy Stephens appointing him permanently at the last meeting.
"I don't have any trouble with the amount," Lovelady said. He also asked that the city request an opinion from the state's attorney general on who actually has appointing authority — the mayor or the council.
"I have no problem with Chris Edwards as fire chief. He has done a wonderful job," council member Betty Sanders said. "I have a problem with Chris Edwards from the past administration, that's the only problem I have with Chris Edwards."
Council member Hezikiah Walker also complimented Edwards as a firefighter but questioned his leadership ability based on issues he said arose during Edwards' tenure as mayor.
The council then moved to executive session, although no reason was given for the executive session during the motion, as required by state law.
Executive sessions in Alabama are allowed only for clearly defined, specified reasons. One of those reasons is to discuss the good name and character of certain employees, however, the law also states that "except as provided elsewhere in this section, discussions of the job performance of specific public officials or specific public employees may not be discussed in executive session if the person is an elected or appointed public official... Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the salary, compensation and job benefits of specific public officials or specific public employees may not be discussed in executive session."
Upon return, Stephens, Thomas, Busby, Lovelady, Nix and Sanders voted in favor of setting the salary at the previous rate, while George Sides Jr. and Walker voted against.
In other business:
•The council discussed the repair on a police car that was damaged by a fleeing suspect in late December. Previously, council members had questioned the value of the car vs. the cost of repairing the Impala. With original estimates of approximately $6,000 and an estimated vehicle value of $10,000, Sides suggested pocketing the money for the repairs and scrapping the car.
At the last council meeting, Stephens presented the council with the insurance adjuster's estimate of $3,527. Stephens said that David Ross, the owner of a local body shop, had agreed to do the repairs for the insurance estimate.
"After Ross started working on it, he negotiated with the adjuster after he found other damage that was not seen at the time the adjuster first visited," Stephens said Tuesday.
He added that there was no way to know how much damage there was until Ross began work.
"Any time you have a wrecked vehicle, the proper procedure is to send the car to the shop and let them tear the car down and then get an estimate," Sides said. Sides also said that the newly-discovered damage should have been brought back to the council.
The final bill for the car will be $6,610.
"I can't believe we're putting over $6,000 into a $10,000 car," Sides said.
Stephens countered that the city was only responsible for the $500 deductible on the repairs and that the repairs have now been completed.
•The council approved an upgrade to the copier for city hall and the printer for the police department. The existing lease on the equipment had expired. The new lease will cost approximately $6 more per month, but will allow employees more functionality and quality from a newer machine.
•Stephens announced the city's new park director, Jonathan Stewart. Stewart was chosen by the newly-created park board.
•The council approved payment for an evidence technician training course for Officer Jared Hall.
Sides made a motion to table the matter until Hall completed a new employee probationary period, which will be ten days from the meeting date. That motion failed.
A second motion was made by Lovelady to approve the class, provided Hall continues his employment with the city for at least six months following the completion of the training or repay the $200 tuition cost. Busby, Nix, Stephens, Lovelady, Thomas and Hezikiah Walker voted in favor. Sanders abstained and Sides voted against the motion.
•The council also approved paying to send police officer Don Willis to an 80-hour police academy refresher course. The course is required for any officer whose Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training certification has lapsed.
According to Stephens, Willis' certification has been expired for "a while."
APOST certification is required for all officers in the state of Alabama.
Sides made the motion to pay for the training, citing Willis' years of dedication to the city. Only Busby and Stephens voted against the motion.
Willis and his attorney appeared at the council meeting.


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on Feb 7, 2013 at 2:42 pm
Excellent idea! The Pearson House with its wonderful history and inviting front porch has been a favorite house of mine for decades. I hoping that the art collectors/lovers can make this happen -- thank you!
on Feb 7, 2013 at 4:53 pm
The historical society couldn't raise enough for their museum after years of fundraising so there's little hope for the art lovers (who lack an existing 501c3 organization like the historical society) to raise money for the art museum within the very tight timeframe that the developer needs to get this house off the land.
on Feb 7, 2013 at 4:55 pm
What happened? Just last week:
Burnell said he was "passionately opposed" to the city's recommendation that a final attempt be made to find someone by March 1 who would willing to relocate the Pearson House.


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This is the 49th in a series of scouting reports in key players who are expected to become free agents on March 13, unless they are re-signed or franchise before then.
News: After playing through something of a disappointing 2011 season in which Hakeem Nicks established a career high for receiving yards and Victor Cruz set club records after an incredible breakout season, Mario Manningham's stock elevated in the postseason. After only 39 catches for 523 yards and four TDs in the regular season, he burst out for 13 catches, 189 yards and touchdowns in each of the first three playoff games as the Giants reached the Super Bowl. That's where he made his biggest contribution, catching five passes for 73 yards, including the 38-yard, toe-tapping reception down the sideline that set up the game-winning drive against the Patriots. Now Manningham, who turns 26 in May, has primed himself for more action in the free-agent market as a result.
Notes: Manningham regressed as a senior at Michigan, productivity-wise, after a monster junior season. He saw his stock fall (after some off-field incidents) and wound up being the Giants' third-round pick in 2008 after at one time being projected as a first-rounder. He struggled to get on the field as a rookie the year after the Giants won the Super Bowl, but he broke out his next two seasons. In '09, Manningham caught 57 passes for 822 yards and five touchdowns, and he bested those numbers the following season with 60-944-9 receiving. He was set up, many believed, for a big '11 season, but Cruz surpassed him on the food chain in New York before Manningham made his biggest contributions as the Giants won a second title in four seasons.
Positives: Manningham doesn't have elite speed, but he can get outside the numbers and be effective downfield. He's smooth with a good first step, able to evade press coverage effectively, and has light, quick feet. Manningham is capable of making highlight-reel catches (witness the Super Bowl grab) with good hands, dancer's feet and good body control. He seems to enjoy the spotlight and often will make big plays when they are needed most.
Negatives: Despite his highlight ability, Manningham also suffers from concentration drops, sloppy routes and lapses throughout games, even after he has made big catches. Manningham (6-0, 185 pounds) also is not sturdily built, occasionally wearing down from season-long contact, and he doesn't run after the catch with great strength or tackle-breaking ability. He also has been immature and moody in the past, occasionally grating on coaches.
Risk factor: Heading into the postseason, it appeared the Giants would at least let Manningham test the market following a disappointing regular season. But his strong work in the playoffs helped raise his stock and probably opened some teams' eyes to view Manningham as more than a No. 3 receiver. That's all he would be in New York alongside Cruz and Nicks, but Manningham might believe he's more than that. He has expressed some desire to return, but a bigger-money offer with a better opportunity from another team — the Buccaneers are one team that reportedly is very interested — could make his decision to leave easier. There's risk because he never has consistently performed as a No. 2 over an extended period of time.


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MORE than 90,000 people in the West Midlands are at serious risk of suffering a stroke as a result of irregular heart rhythms.
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There was a woman in her late 60s who belly-danced. (I'm sorry I don't have a picture. The organizers felt judges should more dignified than to be snapping photos of the acts. Poo.) She wore a turquoise skirt and bolero, spangled with giant gold sequins, over a red bodysuit. She had amazing cleavage and beautiful skin. She was in my top three.
A retired police officer who only started singing three years ago and who performs with a barbershop quartet sang "Ave Maria" in a voice that filled the entire auditorium. Think Bugs Bunny doing opera, only, you know, good. He didn't place and after the results were announced an admirer of his leaned over my shoulder and demanded to know WHY he hadn't placed with a voice like that. He had a groupie.
A raspy-voiced, black-dyed-haired New Yorker performed an original stand-up comedy act. Most of it was about sex. She said after two knee replacements and two hip replacements, what was inside of her pants was worth $1 million -- and she wasn't dropping those drawers for just anyone.
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I can play the flute. Maybe that'll be my talent entry when I'm a senior citizen. What's your talent?
4 comments:
- Kate said...
Sounds like it was a good show!
I'm starting to realize that as a computer programmer turned corporate stooge, I have zero demonstrable skills. I should probably work on that...
- December 11, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- k said...
A few things:
1) How did you EVEN get the job of judging the talent?
2) I wish I had amazing cleavage and beautiful skin.
3) For my talent, I would like to present my wicked ability to never leave the house without the bed being made. (Weak, I know.)
- December 11, 2009 at 8:38 PM
- Gerbicks said...
what is *not* my talent: playing the flute. there would be hillary, 1st chair; heidi, last chair. *smile* no wonder we didn't get to know each other in high school, lol.
possible talents: i don't get sick from mixing alcohol. i can read non-verbals very well.
i agree with k, how did you get this talent show judge gig?! sounds like a good time, really.
- December 12, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- Hillary said...
A medical group I covered a few months ago in my job as health reporter hosted the competition and asked me to be a judge. It was me, a local city councilman and Mrs. United America. A sort of sad little panel of local "celebrities," I guess.
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WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- A group of noted theologians assessed apologist Mike Licona's controversial treatment of the raised saints passage in the Gospel of Matthew in a roundtable discussion in the Southeastern Theological Review.
The journal, published by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, also included four articles related to Licona's book "The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach," which has been praised as a landmark achievement but also has renewed concerns over biblical inerrancy because of the Matthew passage.
Licona, of Houston Baptist University, was included in the roundtable, along with Danny Akin of Southeastern Seminary, Craig Blomberg of Denver Seminary, Paul Copan of Palm Beach Atlantic University, Michael Kruger of Reformed Theological Seminary and Charles Quarles of Louisiana College.
In The Resurrection of Jesus, Licona presents a defense of the historicity of the bodily resurrection of Jesus from the dead, arguing that Jesus' resurrection must have been literal.
But the passage at issue is Matthew 27:51-53, which reads: "At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs after Jesus' resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people."
Licona, a former apologetics coordinator at the North American Mission Board, writes, "It seems best to regard this difficult text in Matthew as a poetic device added to communicate that the Son of God had died and that impending judgment awaited Israel." The bodies of many holy people, Licona suggests, were not literally raised to life.
In the Southeastern roundtable published last summer, Licona said, "Since my book was published, I have found additional ancient reports that confirm this interpretation and others that cast doubt on it. Accordingly, I am presently undecided pertaining to how Matthew intended his readers to understand the saints raised at Jesus' death. More research needs to be conducted. It's a tough passage."
Quarles, who wrote an extensive review of Licona's book in an edition of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, said the context of the passage suggests Matthew intended for readers to understand the words as descriptions of actual occurrences.
"The 'special effects' interpretation requires a shift in genre from historical narrative to apocalyptic in the middle of a single sentence, then back to historical narrative in the next sentence," Quarles said in the roundtable. "If a writer flows so quickly and freely from historical narrative to apocalyptic, one could hardly ever know the author's intention."
Blomberg said he doesn't necessarily agree with Licona's suggestion that the raised saints are a poetic device, but "scholars should have the academic freedom to explore the possibility without fear of losing their jobs or their reputations."
Quarles said it's difficult to answer whether Licona has diverged from historicity of the account of the resurrection and diverged from inerrancy "in part because it seems that Dr. Licona's position is evolving."
"Some elements of the original discussion were alarming and, I fear, did have the potential to undermine a high view of Scripture. I am grateful that Dr. Licona had the humility to listen to the concerns of fellow inerrantists and to more carefully state his position," Quarles said. "I am confident that it is not Dr. Licona's intent to 'dehistoricize' the account."
Although Licona might not have intended to dehistoricize the text, Quarles said that would be the unintended effect of his interpretation if his interpretation is incorrect. Quarles agreed with Licona that hermeneutic blunders can have tragic consequences.
"The misinterpretation of a text as important as the Bible can have rather grave consequences, even if it is not a direct denial of a carefully nuanced statement on biblical inerrancy," Quarles said, referring to the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy (CBSI).
Licona, in the roundtable, again appealed to J.I. Packer's involvement in drafting the Chicago Statement while employing a "prose poem" interpretation of the creation account. Packer said, "What I'm trying to do as a theologian is to read my Bible in a way which receives the message that it intended to give me," Licona noted.
"I took a similar approach when proposing that Matthew intended for his readers to understand the raised saints as apocalyptic symbols," Licona said. "I'm still open to interpreting the raised saints in a literal-historical sense and I'm hard-pressed to choose between the two at the moment.
"But I would only be denying the inerrancy of the text if I knew that Matthew meant for his readers to understand the raised saints in a literal-historical sense but was interpreting them as an apocalyptic symbol anyway," Licona added. "So, this is a matter of hermeneutics rather than inerrancy."
Copan said he considers Licona's apocalyptic view consistent with inerrancy even though he would take the historical interpretation of the passage.
"Licona's measured work has been unfairly compared to Robert Gundry's," Copan said, referring to a scholar who was expelled from ETS for dehistoricizing the Gospel record. "Ironically, the careful New Testament scholar Douglas Moo both strongly disagreed with Gundry in dialogue in the Journal for the Evangelical Theological Society and considers Licona's view consistent with inerrancy.
"... CBSI signatories with whom I've interacted don't see Licona's view to be in conflict with inerrancy," Copan said. "And I wonder why other prominent evangelicals holding Licona's earlier-held apocalyptic view haven't been so targeted."
Also in the roundtable, Blomberg said, "If a scholar makes a proposal that a certain text of Scripture falls into a certain literary form or genre, understands the truth claims made by that genre, and believes and fully submits himself or herself to those truths, inerrancy is being upheld."
Kruger said Licona's book "will no doubt prove to be a fundamental resource for defending the historicity of [the resurrection] from the challenges of critical scholars," but he too takes the raised saints passage as straightforward historical narrative.
"I do not think that Licona's view would constitute a violation of inerrancy. In essence, the doctrine of inerrancy teaches that whatever Scripture affirms is true," Kruger said. "But, this doctrine, in and of itself, does not answer the question of what Scripture affirms."
He pointed to whether Genesis affirms six 24-hour days.
"This is an interpretive issue; not an inerrancy issue," Kruger said. "Inerrancy is violated if a person acknowledges that Scripture affirms something, and then also acknowledges that the thing it affirms is false. And Licona has not done this."
Inerrancy, Kruger said, is not the only crucial issue surrounding the Licona matter.
"A view can have other problems -- or could lead to other problems -- even if it is not a violation of this important doctrine. My concern about Licona's position falls into this camp," Kruger said. "Personally, I think the evidence for taking Matt. 27:52-53 as non-historical and symbolic is pretty thin.
"And when the basis for a certain interpretation is that thin, it raises concerns about whether the same hermeneutical method could possibly be employed when we are faced with other passages that prove to be problematic or embarrassing. In fact, I think this is probably the main issue that has been driving this whole controversy," Kruger said.
Akin agreed that the Licona debate is first a matter of hermeneutics, but he believes it is "more than just a matter of hermeneutics."
"The tragic fact is one can become so adept at 'hermeneutical gymnastics' that they can wittingly or unwittingly compromise a high view of the Bible's inspiration," Akin said in the roundtable. "Do I think Dr. Licona intended to do that with his interpretation of Matt. 27:51-54? No, I do not. Do I think he runs a very real risk of doing so anyway with his view of the text as 'special effects,' 'legend,' 'story embellishment' and 'poetic devices'? Yes I do."
Akin said he would like to see Licona revisit his position, publicly acknowledge a change in his position and correct his view in future editions of The Resurrection of Jesus.
Despite Licona's current understanding of Matthew 27 and what he thinks are acceptable literary genres that may be applied to the Bible, Akin said last summer, Akin would consider inviting Licona to speak on the campus of Southeastern Seminary, much like he might invite the late C.S. Lewis if he could, the seminary's president said.
"Would I extend to Dr. Licona an invitation to join the faculty of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary?" Akin said in the roundtable. "The unequivocal answer is no, I would not. There is too much at stake when it comes to 'rightly handling the word of truth' (2 Tim. 2:15).
"The apostle Peter makes clear that 'we did not follow cleverly devised myths' (2 Pet. 1:16). Dr. Licona's view of Matt. 27:51-54 opens a theological Pandora's Box that does not rightly interpret the text, nor does it encourage confidence in the historical veracity and accuracy of the Word of God," Akin said.
Erin Roach is assistant editor of Baptist Press. To access the summer edition of the Southeastern Theological Review, visit
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