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Professor Tan Thiam Soon is Vice Provost (Education) at the National University of Singapore. He assists the Provost in setting educational directions and policies for the University, in ensuring high academic standards, and in education quality assurance. He has oversight of the Registrar's Office, Office of Admissions, Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning and the Centre for Instructional Technology. He also helps to coordinate the research under the virtual Integrative Sustainability Solutions Research Cluster and is also concurrently the Director of the Energy Office in the Office of the Deputy President (Research and Technology).
Prof Tan is a faculty member with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and was Dean of Admissions from 2005 to 2007. Developing broad knowledge of NUS' undergraduate educational policies, programmes and initiatives across the University, he has also previously served in Faculty as well as University-level roles.
Graduating from the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) in 1979 under a Colombo Plan Scholarship, Prof Tan subsequently obtained his MS and PhD from the California Institute of Technology. He joined the Department of Civil Engineering in 1986. His main areas of research interest are deep excavation, soil improvement, land reclamation and soil characterisation. He has given invited and keynote lectures at a number of international conferences and received the ASTM's C A Hogentogler Award for 2007 and the Best Research Paper Award 2008 from the Japanese Geotechnical Society. He also received the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2008.
Prof Tan is a registered Professional Engineer (Geotechnical) in Singapore and has been involved in numerous consulting jobs in Singapore concerning deep excavation, land reclamation and other geotechnical problems. He is a member of the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board and a Director of NUS High School of Math & Science.


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Amy Adams has officially signed on to join the cast of Paul Thomas Anderson's controversial new movie, formerly known as "The Master," Adams' spokesperson confirmed to OnTheRedCarpet.com.
The actress will play the wife of Phillip Seymour Hoffman's character, Lancaster Dodd, a charismatic intellectual who returns shaken from World War II to form a faith-based organization that begins to catch on in the 1950s.
According to Variety, the "tenets of the faith closely mirror those of Scientology."
Joaquin Phoenix has been cast as Dodd's right-hand man, Freddie Sutton, and "Friday Night Lights" actor Jesse Plemons is set to play Dodd's son.
Adams and Seymour Hoffman previously starred in the religious film "Doubt," which earned the two and co-stars Meryl Streep and Viola Davis Oscar nominations.
The Weinstein Company acquired rights to the untitled movie last month in a bidding war. Thomas Anderson has been nominated for five Oscars for "There Will Be Blood," "Magnolia" and "Boogie Nights."
Adams earned her third Oscar nomination last year for her role in "The Fighter." The actress first appeared in the beauty queen comedy "Drop Dead Gorgeous." She has since starred in films like "Enchanted," "Sunshine Cleaning" and "Julie & Julia."
The actress will next appear opposite Jason Segel in "The Muppets," which is slated for release on Nov. 23, 2011. She will also play Lois Lane in the 2012 Superman re-launch, "Man of Steel," opposite "The Social Network" actor Henry Cavill.

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In my biased opinion, the best b/r slideshow ever. Although some people may have a favorite or two that did not make the list and maybe argue that one or two may not deserve to be on the top 10, it is still a good compilation. Link HERE if the above link doesn't work for some. Notably not on the list: Colledge, Hughes, Dinwiddie, Polowski, Carr. If the list was expanded to Top 20, who would be on it?


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The hardcore Mechwarrior Online community is in open revolt
The absence of Community Warfare, a proposed meta campaign for Mechwarrior Online, has been a thorn in the community's side for many months, and now the anger is coming to a head over the implementation of a third-person camera view.
Regardless of whether you think the anger over the proposed or missing features, and the many slights against the community detailed in the article, is justified, it's obvious that there's been some extreme failures of communication over the course of the game's life.
A game's community is its foundation, especially a free-to-play game that is hoping to be a long-term success. This is exactly the opposite of what Piranha Games needs going into Mechwarrior Online's official release on September 17.
On the other hand, this could all just be talk, and the third-person view could pull more players into the game. It's hard to use what players say as evidence of what their behavior will be, and almost every online game has its controversies on the official forums. It's important to keep the hardcore players happy, but the game they want and the game that will grow the audience are not always the same thing.
It's hard to tell if a few hundred angry players making threats about pulling support online truly represent the overall audience of the game, and there are a number of metrics to take into account when making that sort of determination. Still, there is cold comfort in inspiring this level of passion from fans. No one goes to this much trouble to complain about a game they don't care about.


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With the New Year, and a new season of high school lacrosse approaching, IL's Recruiting Roundup wanted to take a moment to provide and update for the Top 50 Young Gun Juniors and their verbal commitment process. Already, the majority of the YG Juniors have committed to universities.
IL has kept tabs with our No. 1 YG Junior Bobby Duvnjak and his commitment process, and though he's been rumored a few places we will make a declaration only once we've heard from him officially. If you want to make your declaration here, please email email@example.com. Thanks
1.Bobby Duvnjak, D, Manhasset (N.Y.)
Commitment: Undeclared
2. Case Matheis, A, Darien (Conn.)
Commitment: Duke
3. James Pannell, A, Smithtown West (N.Y.)
Commitment: Virginia
4. Ryan Palasek, D, Rocky Point (N.Y.)
Commitment: Syracuse
5. Spencer Parks, A/M, St. Paul's (Md.)
Commitment: North Carolina
6. Jake Froccaro, M, Port Washington (N.Y.)
Commitment: Princeton
7. Will McNamara, M/D, Haverford School (PA)
Commitment: Virginia
8. Greg Pyke, A, Boys' Latin (MD)
Commitment: Undeclared (Division I Football Prospect)
9. Jake Matthai, M, Gilman (Md.)
Commitment: North Carolina
10. Max Randall, D, Duxbury (Mass.)
Commitment: Dartmouth
11. Thomas Forsberg, A, John Glenn (N.Y.)
Commitment: Maryland
12. Matt Sexton, A, Niskayuna (N.Y.)
Commitment: Penn State
13. Devin Dwyer, A, Garden City (N.Y.)
Commitment: Undeclared
14. Brian Sherlock, M, St. Anthony's (N.Y.)
Commitment: North Carolina
15. Tanner Scales, D, Salisbury (Conn.)
Commitment: Virginia
16. Luke Aaron, G, Deerfield (Mass.)
Commitment: Duke
17. Matt Opsahl, A, Landon (Md.)
Commitment: Hobart
18. Seamus Connelly, A, Duxbury (Mass.)
Commitment: Duke
19. Patrick Kelly, A, Calvert Hall (Md.)
Commitment: North Carolina
20. Chris Panichelli, D, Bishop Shanahan (Pa.)
Commitment: Drexel
21. Tyler Brooke, A, Conestoga (Pa.)
Commitment: Maryland
22. Joe Kruy, M, Phillips Andover (Mass.)
Commitment: Duke
23. Charlie Schnider, M, Landon (Md.)
Commitment: Maryland
24. Ian Ardrey, A, Deerfield (Mass.)
Commitment: Undeclared
25.Jordan Cunningham, D, Lovett (Ga.)
Commitment: Denver
26. Sean Connors, A, Deerfield (Mass.) Commitment: Princeton
27. Walker Kirby, D, Lawrenceville (N.J.) Commitment: Harvard
28. J.C. Vivian, M, Governor's Academy (Mass.) Commitment: Georgetown
29. Dylan Donahue, A, West Genesee (N.Y.) Commitment: Undeclared
30. Max Susskind, M, Saint Andrew's (Fla.) Commitment: Undeclared
31. Greg Stamatov, G, Foxboro (Mass.) Commitment: Villanova
32. Ryan Lehman, D, Garnet Valley (Pa.) Commitment: Maryland
33. Jamie Ikeda, D, Conestoga (Pa.) Commitment: Duke
34. Ryan Ambler, A, Abington (Pa.) Commitment: Princeton
35. Tim Stackpole, D, St. Anthony's (N.Y.) Commitment: Undeclared
36. Greg Rhodes, M, Chaminade (N.Y.) Commitment: Duke
37. Patrick Worstell, M, San Ramon Valley (Calif.) Commitment: Syracuse
38. Sam Llinares, A, Hauppauge (N.Y.) Commitment: Hofstra
39.Paul Hellar, A, Duxbury (Mass.) Commitment: Fairfield
40. Henry West, A, Darien (Conn.) Commitment: Cornell
41. Kelton Black, M, Calvert Hall (Md.) Commitment: Johns Hopkins
42. Kieran Burke, G, St. Anthony's (N.Y.) Commitment: North Carolina
43. Mike Tagliaferri, A/M, San Ramon Valley (Calif.) Commitment: North Carolina
44. Brent Armstrong, M, St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Va.) Commitment: North Carolina
45. Matt Chanenchuk, M, St. Anthony's (N.Y.) Commitment: Undeclared
46. Bud Graham, A, Culver Academy (Ind.) Commitment: Hobart
47. Robby Haus, D, Gilman (Md.) Commitment: Ohio State
48. John Edmonds, M, Ward Melville (N.Y.) Commitment: Cornell
49. Matt O'Keefe, D, Duxbury (Mass.) Commitment: Johns Hopkins
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When C.C. Sabathia first accepted the offer to join the New York Yankees, I remember someone on ESPN saying that C.C's well on his way to the Hall of Fame. Well, that made me think some. Don't we have a southpaw that has put up some impressive numbers with his time in the league as well? Let's take a look at Mark Buehrle compared to C.C. Sabathia and just figure out who is indeed the better pitcher.
What kind of comparisons can be drawn from Buehrle and Sabathia from looking at both pitchers' stats? They are both coming off their eighth full season in the big leagues (Buehrle's ninth year...rookie reliever in 2000). Buehrle has started 14 more games than Sabathia and sports 5 more wins in his career as well as 14 more losses. Both ERAs are in the same ballpark with Sabathia's being slightly better. Looking at other stats, Buehrle looks better in some and Sabathia in other (for obvious reasons). Both of these lefties have put up double digits in the wins category every season as a full starter. Of course Sabathia dominates in the strikeouts category and hits given up as well, but I'll get into that later.
Mark Buehrle, as we all know, has never been one to blow a hitter away. He has always been the guy who can scatter 10 hits over 7 innings and give up only a run. Well, I can't say always because there are the times where he gets on a roll and gives up 4+ runs each time out. Burls has five pitches in his arsenal but only loses his slider sparingly. He mainly uses a fastball, cutter, and change while mixing in a curve. Looking at his fangraphs page, Buehrle relied on his cutter more than the change this year which goes against what he's done in past seasons. Apart from 2006, we pretty much know what we're getting from Mark Buehrle. In 2006, he sported a very unimpressing 4.99 ERA (some of which if I recall were bad luck streaks of hits falling, but for the most part he had a down year). Other than that little hiccup, his highest season ERA has been 4.14. Also, Mark has thrown no less than 204 innings every year since 2001. He's turning 30 this March, and I believe he can only improve on what he's already accomplished. In my opinion, he is the modern day Mike Mussina or perhaps even a lesser known Greg Maddux. If he can continue to take velocity off his pitches to create more movement, more success will be right around the corner. He's averaged roughly 15 wins a year in his career, so if you take that over say 12 more seasons that will put him at 302 wins for his career. This would be quite the accomplishment for a guy that was cut from his high school team at one point.
C.C. Sabathia, on the other hand, is more of a power pitcher. He can dial it up in the upper 90s and get a key strikeout if needed. Sabathia is essentially a 3 pitch pitcher, using a fastball, slider and change. This year he used a curveball .1% of the time, according to his fangraphs page. Taking a look at his track record, he is essentially in the same ballpark with Buehrle in every category. Is he really worth the amount of money he was given? Yes, no, maybe? Sure, he dominated the National League circuit in his short time there this year, but can he bring that dominance back to the AL? He was Mark Buehrle with more strikeouts in his time with the Indians in 2008. C.C. has thrown close to 500 innings the past two seasons as he's entered his prime. Like Buehrle, I believe he can only get better with time. In my opinion, he now has everything going in his favor with today's signing of Mark Teixeira. A huge offense with the likes of A-Rod, Tex, and Nick Swisher (hahahahha) what isn't to love? Barring any injury setbacks, he should average about 235-250 innings and 18 wins over his next few years before he hits a small wall and has to learn how to drop velocity to get more movement like Buehrle. He will be 29 next year and say he averages the same amount of wins Mark does over 13 more seasons; C.C. will be over 310 wins. Let's just say when it's all said and done, Sabathia should have a win for every pound he weighs.
So, who in fact is the better pitcher. To be completely honest, I would say they are even. That's my opinion and from what I've seen, I would take either one of them to throw a game with the season hanging in the balance. Sabathia has the clear edge in head to head battles (couldn't find the stats but at the start of the 2008 year...Buehrle was 0-2 with a touch below 7 ERA in his last 4 starts against him). Buehrle's got the great fielding ability and pickoff move and C.C. has the firepower to get that much needed strikeout with ducks on the pond and nobody out. I will project C.C.'s ERA to take a jump this year with him being in the AL East. Here are my projections for both of them this upcoming season.
Mark Buehrle---(18-12) 34 GS, 229 IP, 3.71 ERA, 5 CG, 1 shutout
C.C. Sabathia---(19-11) 35 GS, 244 IP, 3.63 ERA, 8 CG, 2 shutouts


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Zensar Technologies' consolidated net profits have more than doubled to Rs 54.56 crore for the quarter ending June 2012 compared to a year-ago period. This was because of the overall growth in business during the year.
Revenues for the listed arm of Mr Harsh Goenka's RPG group increased by 36.2 per cent to Rs 546.93 crore in the June 2012 quarter (Rs 401.30 crore).
On a sequential basis, revenues in Zensar's application management business grew to Rs 355.36 crore from Rs 300.58 crore (in the March 2012 quarter). However, revenues in the infrastructure management services business fell to Rs 188.93 crore from Rs 193.33 crore. This is because some contracts got pushed into the next quarter, the company said.
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Zensar Technologies aims to touch revenues of $1 billion by 2016. "We are aiming for about $400 million revenues from the manufacturing services vertical, another $400 million from infrastructure management services and about $200-250 million from the banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare, retail business," said Dr Ganesh Natarajan, Vice-Chairman and MD, Zensar. Growth will be through acquisitions as well as organic expansion. Zensar is planning acquisitions in the infrastructure management and security services space. "These will pan out in the next 12 to 18 months," said Dr Natarajan.
Akibia (subsidiary of PSI Holdings), which Zensar acquired in November 2010, contributed 30 per cent to the company's revenue during the quarter.
Zensar won 20 new contracts across verticals, during the quarter. The stock closed at Rs 274.95, up 2.42 per cent from its previous close on the BSE.


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Well the deer are definately responding to the rattling! Made it out Mon. morning by myself seeing 2 doe's and a small buck, hunted from the ground because I have much better luck this way when rattling as I can get the leave's really moving and snapping branche's while I have my grunt tube hanging from my mouth as i'm doing this. Just seem's to work really well for me. 3'rd sequence I still had the antler's together when I caught a buck running in my derection, grabbed the gun and got ready but it was a small 100" 8 pnt and decided to let him walk with him only 7 yrd's from me. Made it out again Tues. AM with no deer seen, headed back out in the afternoon and 2 min's into my 1'st session of rattling 4 small basket rack's came charging in grunting the whole time for 20 min's untill they got down wind of me, an hr. went by and decided to make a move into the middle of a swamp and again 2 min's and had a doe come in letting her walk. Did my last serie's of call's just before 5:00, caught movement about 80 yrd's away and got ready. When he stepped out to where I could get a good look at him I knew he was a shooter and picked my spot grunted to stop him and took it at 70 yrd's and hit him high but the 2'nd was on the money.
Green gross 135 5/8" 8 pnt.
Man did I ever break a sweat and get dirty getting him out, only a 2 mile drag. Dressed out at 197 lbs.
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Thats a real nice buck!!!!!
Congrats bud
197lbs!!!!???? I'd say ya worked up a sweat!
Congrats on one heck of a buck!
nice buck...congrats
nice deer
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The Youngstown State football team finds themselves in a very peculiar situation; very similar to last season.
The Penguins need to beat Indiana State for any shot of the playoffs.
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Comment: Re:Form factor (Score 1) 97
I wear a wrist watch most of the time. I wear a belt loop watch when I think I might bang up a wrist watch.
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A former officer of the East Hartford police, who allegedly used a law enforcement computer system to get information about his ex-girlfriend, is facing 18 other charges after checking data on three other people.
Juma Jones, 35, contested his firing from the East Hartford Police Department earlier this year, in addition to dealing with charges filed against him by the department.
According to police, Jones was arrested in January for allegedly using a state police database to get information about an ex-girlfriend from Hartford and her sister.
The East Hartford Police Department said Jones also illegally logged into the system 18 other times to check information of three additional people.
"There is actually an explanation for what he did," said Jones' attorney, Salvatore Bonanno. "It is one that I really can't share with you right now."
Police said Jones allegedly went to his ex-girlfriend's home in Hartford on Jan. 11 against her wishes after he called her consistently for 48 hours.
Jones, who was in possession of a police-issued handgun, claimed he stopped by the residence to "return several pieces of Tupperware."
One victim, Kym Dubay, who was mentioned in court papers, told Eyewitness News by phone that she dated Jones for a while, but was upset when she learned Jones checked the database on her.
"...that really upset me," said Dubay. "Other than that, he was a gentleman to me."
Court papers said the other two people Jones looked up on the state police computer system included a different ex-girlfriend and the man she married.
"I don't know what to tell you," said Bonanno. "He's a police officer who has never had any problems before."
Jones, who appeared in court Monday morning for the second time this year, is suing to get his job back. East Hartford police did not comment on the situation.
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From Law to Grace » Christianity, Homosexual Agenda, Politics, Religion » Will the Black Church Rebuke Obama Over Gay Marriage?
Will the Black Church Rebuke Obama Over Gay Marriage?
That didn't take long. After Vice President Biden on Sunday opened the floodgates, it was only a matter of time before President Obama publicly expressed what most political observers already knew: that he supports so-called same-sex marriage. Biden, in answering a question posed by Meet the Press' David Gregory, proudly declared:
"The president sets the policy. I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties. And quite frankly, I don't see much of a distinction — beyond that."
If the Vice President, a practicing Roman Catholic, doesn't "see much of a distinction" between traditional marriage and gay marriage, then he perhaps needs to take remedial catechism classes as well as Biology 101. I'm not sure that would help, given that Biden also supports the unfettered killing of unborn children in utero. Come to think of it, so does President Obama. That Christian politicians — both Catholic and Protestant — have been able to use the Mario Cuomo defense, "I'm personally opposed, but I don't let my private faith inform my public positions," has become trite. And, this triteness has led to moral decay and rot in our nation. It makes you wonder whether or not these politicians even believe what they say or are just trying to pull one over on an increasingly gullible public. I'm kidding. I know the answer to that one.
Watch former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, himself a practicing Catholic, and see how uncomfortable he is with the gay marriage question. He doesn't seem to have evolved as much as fellow Catholic Biden has on this issue. Of course, being locked in a tight U.S. Senate race with former Sen. George Allen probably makes Kaine a bit more evasive on this issue. Most Democrats will try to avoid all discussion on the gay marriage issue until after the election. In many swing states, such as North Carolina, Virginia, and Ohio, Democrats still need the votes of "Reagan Democrats," those who are socially conservative, but continue to support Democrat candidates, including President Obama.
Although the timing of the announcement came as a mild surprise, most political observers were nonplussed when President Obama publicly shared how his stance on "gay marriage" has finally evolved. I'm not sure that there were too many people left who did not think that President Obama would come out in favor of same-sex marriage. It's amazing how Democrat politicians' views on the pressing moral issues of the day — abortion and gay marriage — never evolve in a way that you would not expect. From Bill Clinton to Al Gore to Dick Gephardt (at one point all Southern Baptists and all pro-life), most Democrat politicians, including the current President and Vice President, seem to end up with unrighteous beliefs that will not exalt our nation, but will bring further reproach upon it (see Proverbs 14:34).
That is also the conclusion that prominent Southern Baptist African-American Pastor, the Rev. Wm. Dwight McKissic, Sr., seems to have drawn from what he describes as President Obama's "betrayal" on this issue. In a scathing rebuke to the President, Pastor McKissic writes:
President Obama has betrayed the Bible and the Black Church with his endorsement of same-sex marriage. The Bible is crystal clear on this subject, and the Black Church strongly opposes same-sex marriage. His endorsement is an inadvertent attack on the Christian Faith. America is now a candidate for the same judgment received by Sodom and Gomorrah. This was a sad, sad day and a very bad decision, by our beloved President. The moral impact of this day and decision is equal to the military impact of AL-Queda when they attacked the Twin Towers on 911. Today's announcement is a moral earthquake equivalent to a tsunami or hurricane that will have far more devastating results than Katrina. (read Dr. McKissic's full response here)
Lest you think that Pastor McKissic comes at this issue with a deep-seated hatred of President Obama, you would be wrong. McKissic, the Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, TX, submitted a resolution to the 2009 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting which asked the nation's largest Protestant body to, among other things, "celebrate the historic nature of the election of President Barack Hussein Obama as a significant contribution to the ongoing cause of racial reconciliation in the United States." With some revisions, this resolution was adopted by a near unanimous vote of the messengers meeting in Louisville, KY (for full disclosure, I was a messenger at the meeting and voted in favor of the resolution). In addition to his resolution, Dr. McKissic has spoken about what he saw as disparate treatment that President Obama has received in some Christian quarters:
McKissic said members of his church voted both for and against Obama, and he doesn't have a problem with that, but to suggest members of his church who voted for Obama aren't Christians goes beyond the pale."I don't question people's Christianity based on how they vote," McKissic said. He said questioning Obama's profession of faith "is not playing by the same rules" that Southern Baptist leaders used with President Bush, who rejected the inerrancy of Scripture and was a member of, or regularly attended, several churches significantly to the left of most Southern Baptist congregations theologically and politically.
Finally, in his May 9, 2012 response to the President's decision to endorse same-sex marriage, Pastor McKissic also makes reference to "the President that many love and admire" and "our beloved President." I think anyone would be hard pressed to label Dwight McKissic a "hater" of President Obama. In fact, I think it might be safe to say, after reading his response, that Pastor McKissic is both saddened and deeply troubled by the President's unprecedented endorsement of same-sex marriage.
While I have never met Pastor McKissic, I have become personally acquainted with him through various online interactions. Even though we may not agree on every issue (who does?), I have come to appreciate his prophetic voice and approach to the Christian life (and, I'm not just saying that because he promised me great pork ribs and oxtails the next time I'm in the DFW area). And, herein lies the question that is on many people's minds the day after this historic announcement: Will the Black Church hear Dwight McKissic's voice — the voice of one crying in the wilderness of our fallen culture – and will they be willing to follow Dr. McKissic's lead on the seminal moral issue of our time? Or, will African-American Pastors remain silent? The choice could not be more stark!
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16 Responses to "Will the Black Church Rebuke Obama Over Gay Marriage?"
I know Dwight. He and I share a similar body build…lol. Dwight is a great guy. I dont always agree with Dwight, which I know will break his heart. But, I just want to say that I am proud of him for making the statement he did about Obama and same sex marriage. This took a lot of courage on his part, and I applaud him for it.
Now, like you said, I wonder how the rest of the Black Pastors in America will respond to such a "moral earthquake?"
Also, one more thing, Howell; I also wonder how some of the white, SB Pastors, who seem to be soft peddling the sin of homosexuality, will respond to this? That will be very interesting, as well. You know, the crowd that's been hollering that we should apologize to the homosexuals and that we're homophobic?
I'm presenting a paper next month at the annual meeting of the Baptist History & Heritage Society (Rev. McKissic has attended before and some SBC profs will be there this year) titled:
"From Proposition 8 to Amendment One: Black Baptists, Same-Sex Marriage and Visions of the Beloved Community"
The evidence in this paper demonstrates that the "Black Church" is no longer monolithic on the question of gay rights, specifically same-sex marriage.
It is true that African-Americans are more opposed to gay rights than other groups (including whites). HOWEVER, the trend is heading in only one direction. The number of African-Americans supportive of gay rights has increased (similar to increases among whites) over the last 5 years.
In my paper (which quotes McKissic), I look at how traditionally many of the Black Church elites have employed a strategy of institutional silence with regard to gay rights. When Dr. King's daughter marched with Eddie Long against same-sex marriage some years ago, it was a big deal precisely because many Black Church elites had chosen the strategy of silence.
That's not to say that the Black Church is supportive of homosexuality. It is not. But, more and more African-American faith leaders (and African-American politicians) are warming up to gay rights.
In McKissic's own DFW area, there is Frederick Haynes – a megachurch pastor – who has been very supportive of gay rights. It's not every day that you see a megachurch pastor from a conservative tradition in support of gay rights.
Many more from the Black Church opposed Amendment One. I know because I was involved with one of the groups of pastors. Those that I encountered did not support homosexuality (welcoming & affirming) but were supportive of gay rights (or at least not restricting rights) in the political arena.
There's a big difference there. I don't think that's a distinction that Rev. McKissic makes. We're not going to see the Black Church become welcoming & affirming, liberal Baptist style. But we are seeing the beginnings of a trend toward African-Americans and Black Church leaders embracing gay rights from a legal perspective.
During the DC marriage fight, we saw several prominent black pastors in that area support the legal right to same-sex marriage. We also, of course, saw prominent pastors oppose the legal right to same-sex marriage.
Down in my home state of Georgia, we saw Coretta Scott King endorse gay rights prior to her death. My former boss John Lewis has embraced gay rights as well. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are increasingly friendly to same-sex marriage.
These are extremely influential voices in the Black Church.
So the Black Church is not as monolithic on this issue as McKissic portrays (at least not from the legal perspective). And the trajectory is headed away from McKissic toward the President's position. Of course, there lies the complicated question of what causes a cultural shift. Nonetheless, it's happening.
As to Obama, I sense that the fallout among African-Americans can't be meaningful. Many will disagree strongly with Obama but if the Right uses this as a wedge issue, I don't think it will work. Thus far, it doesn't look like Romney himself is going to do that. I think any fallout will come from independent whites in places like Ohio.
Ultimately though, I don't see this as too big of an issue. Last night on Facebook, Bart said Obama was finally being honest. The assumption – which is widespread – is that this is a position that the President has long held (or for all practical purposes has held, definitely a position consistent with his actions).
Rev. McKissic, however, has responded as if this was some startling revelation and great betrayal. I really don't think most people will respond the same way. If you follow politics, you know where Obama has stood on gay-related issues for years now. Prior to yesterday, he publicly supported civil unions with the SAME benefits as marriage. So he went from supporting civil unions to actual marriage. Doesn't seem like a big change especially considering that most states that afford these rights to its citizens call it marriage not civil unions.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Howell, I think this is a post which would have much better been posted in arrears. After one, two, three months. If there's been no action, you'd have a legitimate beef. If they've responded, then it would have been (more likely) their idea and not yours.
That's one danger in this sort of post. If by some remote chance, someone in an influential position who can speak for some black church group, or other, does speak up, you'd always have to ask whether it was simply reactionary to please you, or pro-active because it was the right thing. This could be tantamount to demonizing someone for something the haven't done yet.
(My shy self hesitates to be a naysayer, but something compels me to in this case).
"Ultimately though, I don't see this as too big of an issue. Last night on Facebook, Bart said Obama was finally being honest. The assumption – which is widespread – is that this is a position that the President has long held (or for all practical purposes has held, definitely a position consistent with his actions)."
Obama took the low road. He is using this opportunity to shore up his base (which he needed to do!) all the while he does not have to "act" on this issue because it is punted to states rights category and states are, for the most part, voting against it. And I also believe he does agree with gay marriage. But now he can say so without having to actually do anything about it. It is not a federal issue….yet. So this being the case, I think he is safe with most black churches.
I think you called it correctly. This is nothing but a political calculation by the president. Honestly, I'm not convinced that he really supports gay marriage. This decision was made out of pure political expediency.
Now, it's still not clear whether he believes it is an issue that is better left to the states. It will be interesting to see where he stands on that, because in 2006 he did say, "decisions about marriage should be left to the states as they always have been."
Let's put this into perspective: The president is in the midst of a tough re-election bid and he needs votes. Further, its no secret that the president has received major financial support from the LGBT community.
He needs the money and the support so he made a political decision.
I mean, how else do you explain this comment he made back in 2004 in light of his recent support for gay marriage?
"I'm a Christian, and so although I try not to have my religious beliefs dominate or determine my political views on this issue, I do believe that tradition and my religious beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman."
The African-American community shouldn't be surprised. These political games and gimmicks have become par for the course, and this is precisely why Pastor Scott reminds our congregration to not place your faith in politics but in Him who is trustworthy.
Bob, your comment cracked me up.
There is no difference between Barack Obama and Tim Kaine's positions. Tim Kaine actively tried to defeat Virginia's Marriage Amendment. Look at any of his videos as DNC Chairman at various LGBT_ events and you will see that fully supports this. Unfortunately, liberalism trumps biblical standards for American Christians today because they desire approval from the culture.
I will predict that most pastors in Black churches will not really address the President's statement aggressively. Your average Black pastor is not like Dwight as he is much bolder. I would say Cornerstone is much more conservative in thinking (not necessarily politically as that would be hard to determine). than most Black churches.
I predict the response will be compartmentalized. Black pastors will probably state the biblical position that same sex marriage is not biblical. BUT, there will not be much of a rebuke of the President. Why?
There would be too much to lose. It is not unthinkable that a pastor in a Black church could face backlash from his people. If a Black pastor rebukes President Obama, that pastor might have people stand up and walk out. For a Black pastor, taking a stand against President Obama is not just taking a stand against an issue. It is taking a stand against history — the First Black President.
We need to be praying for Black pastors. They are in a tough spot that cannot be ignored.
It is very tragic but I fear that America as a nation, has already stepped over into the Abyss. The moral depravity exhibited everyday in public, in our private lives and particularly in the media, by perhaps the most blessed nation in recorded history, far surpasses the Roman Empire just prior to her collapse. Lest we forget, at some point, God simply says "ENOUGH" AND turns his back leaving man to do whatever he please…but at a horrible price. Obama, like many in the political leadership as well as many Federal and Supreme Court Judges, has allowed a very vocal and immoral minority to bully and intimidate him into acquiescence to their demands. The sad thing is, America's Churches stood by and allowed it to happen. Where were the Watchmen on the Walls while the enemy was pounding the gates in? The pathetic answer is, they were inside their brand new multi-million dollar complexes praise dancing, applauding the mornings religious entertainment, counting Tithes offerings (which never seem to be enough)and shouting Hallelujah while totally oblivious to what was happening just outside their walls! Most Black Pastors are STILL somewhat enamored with Obama despite his support of unchristian beliefs such as Abortion and same sex marriage and have urged their congregations to support him STILL….as a favor to the Pastor….mostly because OBAMA IS BLACK!!! To say that most blacks voted on the basis of race during the last Presidential election would be a gross understatement. I live in a southern city that has been described by some as the most church-ed city in America yet, the Gay crowd flocks here in droves every memorial day to celebrate their lifestyle as they brazenly prance about in all manner of dress….or undress, on our beaches! What is wrong with this picture?
We can not depend on our leaders at the local, state nor federal level to legislate morality. Most are spineless and cowardly as has been proven by their behavior over the past several decades, and only concerned with their own political futures. The Christian foundation that America was founded upon is fading fast as collegiate revisionists in Universities across this country as well as powerful media executives, attempt to rewrite history deleting any references to Christianity in historical records and in most Television programming ….and STILL the Church does nothing! The Church will be called to account for itself when our Lord returns and unfortunately will be found wanting!


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"Henry Darger, the Chicago custodian who went on to become posthumously known as one of the great outsider artists of the 20th century for his strange and beautiful drawings and watercolor paintings, has never been more in vogue. Between bands like the Vivian Girls taking their name from Darger's work, to Animal Collective using his art on their cover, and several documentaires on Darger's life and work, this retrospective that covers a decade of Darger's work should be pretty high up on your list of things to see this winter. Just please note that the gallery is closed on Sunday and Monday. "


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The scale didn't move this morning and I am starting to get very frustrated. I am stuck at 255, a number that is way to high to be stuck at. I am working out and eating right, yet the number wont move down. I know there are plateaus but this is just really frustrating. I am going to just try and work through it and hopefully I will break through soon. I though for sure I would be below 250 by this weekend but I was wrong. I am so close, but I just can't seem to get there. For the first time since starting, my weight did not drop any from the last week's weigh in. I know that I have come a long way, but I still have a log way to go and I don't want to be stopped here.
My half marathon training schedule will be getting progressively tougher each week, so I should see some more weight loss soon, that will keep me going on this right now. A runner told me that there is nothing easy about a half marathon, that is why it is such an achievement to complete one, regardless of the time it takes. That is very true, and I plan to complete this one. I am still nervous, 13.1 miles seems like an impossibly long distance right now, but 3.1 miles did as well back in January and now I run at least that on a daily basis.
I hope that by November I am 220 or below and able to run the entire half marathon with a time of 2:15:00 or less. I think I can do that if I stay focused.
Friday, June 18, 2010
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D.J. Monroe: Career 7.1 yards per carry.
After reading this on EDSBS, I thought I'd take a look to see what our old friend D.J. Monroe was averaging for his career. At 8.5 yards per rush in 2010, it is absolutely criminal we didn't get D.J. more than 23(!) rushes all season. I hope we can find use for him in the running game this season -- a 7 yard per rush career average is nothing to sneeze at, but I recall that there are already some rumors about moving him to WR.


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Jane speaking now: Let me tickle your memory, the Mary & Martha theme is to SIMPLY SERVE others in your home; so that you have time to sit down and LOVE ON OTHERS the way that Christ wants us to.
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Some good, more bad in Ryan Lindley's debut as Arizona Cardinals starter
Wearing a black San Diego State polo and black Chuck Taylor shoes, the rookie talked about his effort, which saw him complete 31-of-52 passes for 312 yards and four interceptions in Arizona's 31-17 loss to the Rams Sunday in Glendale.
Two of the interceptions were returned for touchdowns by Rams corner Janoris Jenkins.
Lindley, who said a QB has to just "roll with the punches" and keep fighting, said he felt like he got knocked around in this one.
"I think I punched myself pretty good today a little bit, but yeah, I mean it obviously wasn't the outcome, wasn't the start I wanted, we wanted," the rookie said.
"There's not much I can do right now to take any of those back."
Knowing that, Lindley said part of the job is not getting flustered out on the field.
"I think as a quarterback you've got to stay even keel, so I thought for the most part I tried not to get too down on the bad plays we made," the rookie said. "I tried not to get too high, too satisfied on the good stuff we did, because there was a little bit of both."
Indeed, Lindley's day wasn't all bad. He led the Cardinals to a pair of touchdown drives in the first half, and the QB did a good job spreading the ball around, completing passes to six different receivers.
However, the 23-year-old looked like a rookie which, really, makes sense.
"He's a rookie, he hasn't played a lot, but he's got to learn from this," Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said.
Part of Lindley's issues may be attributed to a desire to get the ball to Larry Fitzgerald. The Pro Bowler was open on quite a few plays, but Lindley was only able to connect with him three times for a total of 31 yards. Three passes intended for the receiver were intercepted.
Lindley said two of the interceptions were mental mistakes (the third bounced off Fitzgerald's hands), and that he can't really explain it any better than that right now.
"Larry is doing the right thing," he said. "I'm just off a little bit on something, rushing something, not trusting what I'm seeing out there."
Improvement in those areas will come in time, as the more Lindley plays the more comfortable he will get not only with the speed of the game, but with everything he is being asked to do.
"Ryan is working his tail off," Fitzgerald said. "He's a rookie. He's giving it everything he has.
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- Virginia - Virginia AG to investigate possible 'duplicate voting' (Washington Post)
- Tennessee - College IDs cut from voter identification bill (The Tennessean)
- North Carolina - GOP rolls out less restrictive N.C. voter ID bill (Charlotte Observer)
- North Carolina - Senate bill seeks to curb college vote (WRAL (Raleigh))
- Pennsylvania - Judge throws out all campaign finance limits in Pittsburgh mayoral race (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- Nebraska - Lawmakers begin debate on/advance campaign finance bill (Lincoln Journal Star)
- North Carolina - NC House committee to host voter ID discussion (Miami Herald)
- Arkansas - Arkansas: Veto of Voter ID Law Is Overridden (The New York Times)
- Texas, National - Supreme Court rejects call to change voting district head counts (Los Angeles Times)
- National - States vote yes to online registration (Politico)
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Where does Kiffin rank among Pac-12 coaches?July 18th, 2012, 6:02 pm by Michael Lev, staff writer
Lane Kiffin has enjoyed an amazing start to his career as USC coach.
How did Kiffin exceed expectations amid punitive NCAA sanctions?
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Hampshire's Peter Norfolk, who's known as "The Quadfather" is carrying the flag for Team GB in the Paralympic opening ceremony.
Peter lives in Alton. He made history at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games when he won Britain's first ever medals in Wheelchair Tennis – a gold in the Quad Singles and a silver in Quad Doubles, where he played alongside Mark Eccleston.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 5:06 PM
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on Feb 7, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Funny how they can comment on lower unemployment for the high end, and in the same breath start talking about taxing all of us more.
Tax the high earners and don't touch Prop 13.
on Feb 8, 2012 at 2:19 pm
gcoladon is a registered user.
I thought it was interesting that the interviewee points out how the innovation engine of Silicon Valley has helped lift the area. And then immediately suggested we raise taxes on those types of businesses and 'capture' more of their success.
on Feb 8, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Well, Mr Hancock seems to be saying that if we shop increasingly online and there is no sales tax on those transactions, something must cover the shortfall. Either services like education need to be cut, or the lost revenue must be made up by other taxes. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
Seems reasonable, no?
on Feb 9, 2012 at 3:43 pm
I agree that federal, state and local taxes are too low. I agree a restructuring is needed because the "pain" is least for the rich, and greatest for the working poor.
Here are my suggestions:
The payroll taxes (Social Security, disability insurance and hospital insurance) should apply to all wages not just to those below about $100,000, as Social Security and disability taxes do.
Capital gains should be taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.
The California and Federal income taxes should be more progressive, i.e., higher rates for higher income and lower (or negative) rates for lower wages.
The state sales tax should be extended to a range of services emphasizing those, like legal and financial services, that are bought primarily by the rich.
I also think Prop 13 taxes should apply to the real value of property, not the calculated value. But I'm not holding my breath--way too many people agree with Ned, "don't touch Prop 13."
on Feb 10, 2012 at 6:44 am
Actually, I agree with all your points except that Prop 13 reform should only affect commercial properties. But then, that might drive even more businesses out of CA. And good luck on getting legal and financial services taxed. That would definitely drive the lawyers out of CA which would be a great thing--only they love the weather here.
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Bayern Munich had already qualified for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League coming into Wednesday and are dealing with a number of injury concerns, but that didn't stop Pep Guardiola from fielding a strong squad against CSKA Moscow. The Bavarians scored early and overcame some early second-half scares before seizing control of the match and eventually winning, 3-1.
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There was only one decent chance for each side in the first half, with Bayern converting theirs. Arjen Robben put the visitors ahead in the 17th minute, finishing off a direct move down the left flank. Thomas Müller was released down the wing by a through ball and set up the goal with a cutback pass, which Robben latched onto before finishing to the near post from 12 yards.
Guardiola's decision to play his best players in a game his team didn't need to win backfired in the 28th minute, when Philipp Lahm had to be substituted, with Thiago Alcantara entering for him.
Keisuke Honda set up Ahmed Musa in first-half stoppage time with a flicked pass that fooled Dante, but Musa couldn't find his footing and hit a weak shot at Manuel Neuer that was easily saved.
The first five minutes of the second half were excellent for CSKA, but they failed to capitalize on a pair of glorious opportunities. In both cases, Honda was the man guilty of failing to finish. He botched a one-on-one in the 47th minute, dribbling right into Neuer, then missed an empty net from close range three minutes later.
Six minutes after that second miss, Bayern solidified their lead through Mario Götze. The German wonderkid, signed from Dortmund in the summer, went on an impressive run with the ball through four defenders, towards the box, before he sidestepped a fifth and beat Igor Akinfeev from just inside the penalty area. CSKA pulled a goal back with a harsh penalty on Dante for handball, converted by Honda, but Bayern got a penalty of their own three minutes later. Müller converted from the spot on that occasion, restoring Bayern's two-goal advantage, which they held onto. At the end of the match, youngster Julian Green made a two-minute cameo appearance, marking his first in senior football.
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Finance Ministry not for levying health cess
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THE Finance Ministry is not in favour of levying an additional 2 per cent cess as proposed in the draft Pharmaceutical Policy to fund the healthcare needs of the poor in the country.
At a high-level meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary, Mr B.K. Chaturvedi, officials from North Block were of the view that levying another cess would not go down well as the tax payer is already being burdened with a 2 per cent education cess, a road cess, tobacco cess among others.
According to highly placed sources, besides Budgetary support, the Finance Ministry is keen that alternate funding mechanisms be examined. "The Health Ministry has been asked to look into the issue and come up with suggestions," said sources.
The Health Ministry had also supported the proposal for levying a health cess put forward by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals.
The draft Pharma Policy has said that Rs 6,500 crore would be required to fund various schemes and "in case there is difficulty in levying of health cess, the Government may provide funds amounting to Rs 6,500 crore which is equivalent to 0.02 per cent of the GDP out of the general Budget."
Currently only 0.9 per cent of GDP is being spent on health and as per the National Common Minimum Programme this would have to be raised to 2 to 3 per cent of GDP.
It had said that the money would be spent primarily on schemes meant for the poor people and would be used to fund supply of medicines through the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, to fund the subsidy scheme for anti-cancer drugs, to expand the anti-retroviral treatment centres for additional AIDS patients throughout the country among others.
Meanwhile, a section of the industry under the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance has said that the funds raised should be used for creating infrastructure instead of spending on consumption.
It has recommended setting up more AIIMS like institutions in each State, establishing cancer treatment centres in each district, strengthening the primary healthy centres and putting in place more institutions like the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research.
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Taos County, NM Low Income Housing & Apartments
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Taos County Housing Authority
525 Ranchitos Road , Unit 962
525 Ranchitos Road , Unit 962
Taos, NM - 87571
Taos County Housing Authority provides housing assistance to low income residents through the management of programs such as Low Rent Public Housing and the Housing Choice Voucher Program - Section 8. These programs are income based and the eligibility guidelines are set by HUD. There may be waiting lists for rentals or vouchers and at times... .. click here to view full description
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