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Dimmable Electronic Ballast
Dual-Voltage - The only E-Ballast with the same light output on 120V or 240V
Multi-Wattage – Powers 150W, 175W, 250W and HQI Lamps
The HQI setting on the 250 Watt Ballast provides 10% MORE Light!
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The Lumatek Digital Ballast is the brightest ballast in the industry. Light meter readings indicate that the Lumatek ballast is up to 27% brighter than common core and coil magnetic ballasts. The Lumatek is 10-15% brighter than other brands of digital ballast on the market.
Over time, core and coil ballasts will degrade, become louder, use more electricity, and produce more heat, while the lumen output declines. Digital ballasts maintain lumen output and efficiency over the life of the unit. The output of magnetic ballasts degrades over time and can fluctuate by up to 10% during a 12 hour cycle. Digital ballasts produce a constant output without any fluctuation.
Magnetic ballasts waste up to 75 watts to convert the electricity, whereas Lumatek sends the FULL 250 watts to the bulb, lighting it to its fullest potential. The Lumatek achieves superior light meter readings in comparison with other digital ballasts on the market through using microprocessors to detect the precise type of lamp used and accordingly supply the correct power. Some lamps are able to use slightly more than 250 watts. The Lumatek ballast will detect this difference and increase output accordingly.
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The Lumatek ballast is an E-ballast, unlike other brands on the market, which are actually electronic ballasts. E-ballasts use a microprocessor similar to a component found in a personal computer. This microprocessor allows the E-ballast to run either halide or sodium lamps, to switch between 50 and 60 hertz, to make adjustments for the type of bulb it is running, and even to compensate for degraded lamps by increasing its output. Electronic ballasts have a constant output and cannot make adjustments or changes. They will light a MH lamp; but quickly cause it to degrade, thus shortening the lamp`s lifespan.
Lumatek ballasts are programmed to allow for a `soft start` and do not require an initial power surge to start the ballast. This allows end users to start multiple ballasts simultaneously without blowing a breaker. The ballast will also detect a short in the wiring or a defective lamp. It simply shuts itself off, letting the user know that something is wrong. This should be kept in mind if you have a customer whose ballast keeps shutting down. In most cases, there is a problem with the output wiring.
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All digital ballasts produce the same amount of heat due to the total heat output. Do not be fooled by inferior units that use fans. These fans do not make the units run cooler. They simply exhaust the heat into the room. Each unit is tested at the factory for 12 hours with the lamp 6 inches from the unit. We are currently testing a new Mosfet that will lower the running temperature of the 120v unit. The Mosfet is the power supply circuit. It transforms the input electricity to the correct current and voltage for the ballast. This is the most important part of the electronic ballast and makes a huge performance difference.
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Lumatek offers the best warranty in the industry, 3 - year replacement and 2 - year pro-rated. Lumatek will replace any defective units with brand new units for 3 years from the date of purchase. Please retain the original receipt from the place of purchase. A copy is required for all warranty issues. Also, these units should not have been modified or physically damaged. During the fourth and fifth year, Lumatek will supply the customer a pro-rated replacement ballast. For warranty issues, call the toll free support line 1-866-369-8943.
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There are several Lumatek look-alikes on the market. Do not assume that these have the same exclusive quantity and performance as the Lumatek. They typically use inferior components and technology and are not true E-ballasts.
The Lumatek Ballast is the brightest in the industry. Light meter readings indicate the Lumatek is up to 27% brighter than common magnetic ballasts and 10 - 15% brighter than competing electronic ballasts. Over time, magnetic ballasts degrade, become louder, use more electricity, and produce more heat, while the lumen output declines. Digital ballasts do not degrade and maintain their lumen output and efficiency over the life of the unit.
The Lumatek is not just your standard electronic ballast, but is a more advanced E-Ballast. What is the difference? E-Ballasts use a micro-processor similar to your home computer. This micro-processor allows the E-Ballast to run halide or sodium lamps, make adjustments based on the type of lamp it is running, and will even compensate for degrading lamps by increasing output. Electronic ballasts have a constant output and cannot make adjustments or changes. There are plenty of other digital ballasts on the market, do not assume they are all the same. Typically they use inferior components and are not true E-Ballasts.
The Lumatek is programmed for a `soft-start` and does not require an initial surge of power to light the lamp. This increases the lamp life and allows the end user to start multiple ballasts at the same time without tripping breakers. To ensure safe operation, the Lumatek is programmed to automatically shut off in case of a short in wiring or a faulty or missing lamp.
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Lumatek is the worlds leading supplier of Electronic Ballasts to horticulture. With the arrival of Electronic Ballasts, a technological revolution has taken place in energy efficiency for HID lighting. This replacement of magnetic ballasts (a technology more than 100 years old) with electronic HID ballasts is because of the proven efficiency gains. Tests have shown that Lumatek ballasts are up to 30% brighter than some old style magnetic ballasts. Independent laboratory tests have proven that Lumatek ballasts are more efficient than any magnetic ballast known to Lumatek. This means more lumens are produced per watt of energy consumed.
Lumatek is the number one supplier of Electronic Ballast to the hydroponics and horticultural industries worldwide, and is proudly available in at least 13 countries. Lumatek products are sold into government research facilities, major nurseries, top universities and numerous publicly traded companies. This makes the Lumatek range the most proven product in the market, in addition we have the industries best warranty with 5 years covered (3 years full and two years pro-rated).
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6/1/2014 from SAN JOSE, CA UNITED STATES
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Ballast works well, starts up quickly, but the "super lumens" setting doesn't seem to do anything. Instructions don't mention if you have to restart the ballast to switch to "super Lumens" mode. Also, the rubber feet fall off easily. Instructions are basically just a marketing flyer. No information about the plug pins, just says to use the plug from your fixture (assuming its the same plug); doesn't help for wiring a retrofit. Packaged cheaply; looks like someone just threw it in the box with some foam. Surprised it wasn't damaged from sliding around inside. Switching knob also feels cheap/loose. Expected a little more for the $, but seems to do the job.
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1/30/2014 from Boise, ID
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For the last 14 years, I have run 8-400 watt MH bulbs on a 1200 gallon reef tank. I have used many brands and types ballasts. I am pleasantly surprised with the performance of the Lumatek ballasts. The bulbs start softer and burn significantly brighter. I also notice an improvement in the color of the light. They produce a much cleaner blue/white light from 14,000K bulbs than my old electronic ballasts. It is rare to find marine products that perform as well as advertised and the 400 watt Lumatek E-ballasts deliver what they promise. They certainly exceeded my expectations. While I don't know yet how they will perform over the longterm, based on my initial experience, I highly recommend this product to anyone looking to upgrade their MH lighting.
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Love the dimmiable
9/21/2012 from RICHMOND, TX UNITED STATES
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Great ballast....light weight...and runs very cool!
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Even I can do it!
3/2/2010 from LUBBOCK, TX UNITED STATES
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Great ballast. Will make lamp upgrades much more cost effective.
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1/19/2010 from LONGMONT, CO UNITED STATES
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The beautiful purple brushed finish is enough to warrant buying this ballast. The fact that it magically transforms any ho-hum aquarium into an awe-inspiring shimmering reef is merely a secondary reason to buy it. Highly recommended. Oh... don't forget to get some heat rated wire nuts for your pendant when you remove the cord from it - so that you can hard-wire your pendant. Get a phoenix bulb too. Wear sunblock. melanoma sucks. Waiting for my blue-blocker sunglasses from ronco. enjoy.
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A Good Investment
12/26/2009 from Cumming, GA
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This is a high quality product that meets all expectations for light output and surprisingly low heat generation (energy efficiency). I am very please with the overall quality of the unit, especially the integrated aluminum case/heat sink, light weight, and compact size. I retrofitted a Coralife metal halide fixture that had a magnetic ballast and there was a very notable difference in increased light output from the 175W bulb, and it was much cheaper than replacing the whole system (only minimal wiring knowledge needed, too);the soft start feature works very well also. If you can afford to (or need to) replace your old magnetic ballasts with digital ballasts I strongly recommend it, and this Lumatek is a solid choice.
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Best Ballast I Have Used
11/7/2009 from PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ UNITED STA
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I have tried many brands of Electronic Ballasts and between the Lumatek Dimmable Feature and their 5 year Warranty, I have not seen anything better! In many cases, Lumteks can be had at a better price than most other brands as well. I especially like the sealed design with lower heat output than other brands and no fan noise, dirt or fan failure. I have had to replace many fans on other brands of ballasts, due to the heat of a typical ballast and dust/dirt causing the fans to regularly fail and so does the ballast eventually from over heating.
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University of Central Missouri
Location: Warrensburg, MO
School Size: 11,191
Year of CSM Implementation: 2006
Modules Used:
Career Fair Manager
Counseling / Appointments
Information Session
On-Campus Recruiting
Placement / Employment
Favorite features:
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On-Campus Recruiting (slot matrix)
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University of Central Missouri
Technology is a very important aspect of life at the University of Central Missouri (UCM). UCM's Office of Career Services has been on the forefront of the effort to bolster technology on campus by implementing Career Services Manager in 2006.
Being a medium sized school UCM utilizes the full edition of CSM and takes advantage of many modules to streamline its operations and increase its reach to students. UCM has been successful targeting this technology to its students and dramatically increased student usage of its career center software in the first year using CSM. UCM career center was able to increase its usage by 1,611 more unique student visitors in fiscal year 2007 to bring its total to 2,745 students. The career center staff was able to increase its student usage by importing its entire student database and using tools such as batch email, event RSVP, and counseling reminders to allow career center staff to more effectively reach students and drive them to utilize their online career center services.
In addition to increased student use, in its first year implementing CSM, UCM saw its job postings increase by about 10% to 5,245 unique job postings in the year 2007. CSM helps UCM schedule and manage approximately 2,000 interviews per year by 200 individual employers.
Another CSM resource that UCM widely utilizes is the reporting module. The career center is able to run reports of all CSM activity to create annual reports that both demonstrate the return on investment of the CSM system and also gives the career center hard data to show the services that they have performed over the course of the year. The value of this is that if an interested parent, professor, or dean wants to know the amount of services that the career center has been providing staff can produce this instantly using CSM's powerful reporting capabilities.
Credentials at UCM
The CSM Credentials module manages letter of reference processing by providing an online interface for students, recommenders, and career services professionals to efficiently and effectively generate credential files. A credential file is a recommendation by a professor, teacher, or mentor that is submitted to employer or graduate programs on behalf of the student as part of the application process.
While UCM utilizes CSM for a wide variety of functions it is also one of the innovators of the credentials modules. Credentials saves the career center staff time and money by streamlining the referral process for its education students in need of referrals for teaching positions as well as students applying for graduate and law school programs. UCM is able to manage the full referral process from students requesting a referral to a completed recommendation by the recommender using either a document upload or an easy to use recommendation wizard tool.
Before utilizing the credentials module all of the over 1000 annual recommendations came in as hard copies. Students would drop off their recommendations and staff would have to process and send. This not only took up lots of space because of the need of several filing cabinets throughout the office but it consumed staff resources and increased the chance of errors handling the recommendations.
Staff and office resources also contribute to the value of the credentials module. Not only is there now more space in the office but staff members are able to process each request in about 5 minutes, which is over half the time it took with its old method; saving staff time and allowing more focus to be put on servicing students and building relationships with employers.
Students benefit from credentials as well. Students are now able to request and track recommendations in real time can even set target completion dates for their orders. Students can choose if they need to have the recommendation emailed, faxed, or mailed. Another advantage is that it can guarantee confidential recommendations because the student's are never handling them on their own. Once the student makes the request an email is sent to the recommender where they can fill out the recommendation and once submitted the career center staff can process the order and send the recommendation.
Cost Savings
The Credentials module has been an immense benefit because, not only was the process more streamlined, but UCM is able to charge students a small fee to process the recommendations which means that the Credentials module pays for itself. It is estimated that it would cost about $10,000 to process all of the recommendations before using CSM. Using CSM's Credentials module UCM costs are cut by 60 percent as it takes less staff and less time to process the same amount of requests.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why do I have to enter a verification code when I login?
A: The verification code is a security measure that will only display after 3
incorrect login attempts. Once you login with the correct credentials it will no longer display. If it does continue to display after a successful login make sure that Cookies are enabled in your browser settings.
Q: I have a student or employer that cannot login! What should I do?
A: There are few common reasons why this may be happening and here are some things to troubleshoot:
1. Make sure that the user is going to the correct login page and that they are not trying to login as an employer through the student login page or vice versa.
2. If you have confirmed that they are going to the correct page it may be that they are trying to use the wrong username or password. Verify this and also recommend that they use the Forgot Password function on the login page.
3. Check to see if they have a password by viewing their Number of Logins in administrative info. If it says "N/A" it means that they do not have a password assigned to them. To assign either set in the Account tab or send them the Welcome Message to generate them a new password.
Q: The forgot password feature is not working for an employers or student?
A: The forgot password function is the easiest way for users to receive a new password. If they report that it is not working it is usually one of three reasons:
1. They have never been assigned a password. Check their number of logins and if it says "N/A" they have to be assigned a password from an administrator before they can login.
2. Make sure that the Forgot Password system message is enabled.
3. Have the user check their SPAM folder.
Q: How do I get my manager account password?
A: For security reasons there is not a forgot password feature available for administrators. Your password can be reset by another administrator or contact us for a new password if you are unable to login.
Q: Why isn't my search bringing back any results?
A: Try selecting the "Clear" button and then try your search again. When performing multiple searches it is common to have previous filters set which can inadvertently limit the results.
Q: Why do I have duplicate results in my report?
A: If you are including a field that accepts multiple values you can select "Collapse Values into Single Row" to combine selections into one row.
Q: When using the student tracking system, can I hook up multiple card readers to one computer?
A: Sure. You can have multiple card readers on one computer to quickly process student attendance.
Q: What happens if I reject a OneStop posting? Is it rejected everywhere? Does the employer get a refund?
A: If you reject a OneStop posting the job will only be rejected at your school, it can still be posted at the other selected schools. After it is rejected if the number of remaining schools puts the employer in a lower price bracket we send them a refund.
Q: Does OneStop require employers to bypass our school's CSM system?
A: It does not. OneStop actually features a Springboard so your approved employer contacts may jump into your system a click, and they appreciate not having to remember passwords. Furthermore, from the OneStop interface, employer contacts may access your school's customized forms, which feature your logo, just like they would if they were logged in directly.
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"The University of Notre Dame has been using Symplicity CSM for the past several years. It is by far the most robust and user-friendly system we've ever implemented.
There are so many great features, including the ability to customize our site and track activity throughout the system. We really appreciate the "log in as" function, which allows us to view what students and employers see when they are logged into our site. This makes troubleshooting quick and easy. The reporting feature provides detailed recruiting activity on job postings, on-campus interviews, and events such as workshops, information sessions, and career fairs. We are especially happy with the on-campus scheduling module because of the flexibility it offers within the setup options.
Our students, employers, and staff transitioned easily to the Symplicity software. When we have questions or need advice, we can always count on the support staff to provide timely, accurate responses. They are friendly and work hard to understand our unique needs. It's that personal touch that makes the difference."
Kathy Beaton
Assistant Director of Employer Relations
University of Notre Dame
"Purchasing the right data management system is a daunting task. It was Wade College's good fortune to find the right system when we discovered Symplicity's Career Services Manager system. From the first demo to implementation and system launch, Symplicity's team made the process manageable, efficient, effective, and affordable! Their technical support post system launch was phenomenal, and I found the Extranet to be an extremely useful resource as well. The right people make the organization; Symplicity's people understand the needs of career services professionals because they have been career services professionals. It doesn't get better than this."
Valda Macready
Former Director of Career Services
Wade College
"The Symplicity software has become an integral part of our placement services and we could not imagine functioning without it. The responsiveness of their help desk coupled with the emails and phone calls from service reps makes them a pleasure to work with."
Joseph Small
Associate Director and Placement
Yeshiva University
"My experience with CSM and Symplicity has been wonderful so far. We are a small non-profit organization that focuses on placing college students in summer internships and Symplicity has helped us a great deal. Our implementation was smooth and our experience with customer service has been excellent. Any time we have needed assistance or had questions we have received a quick and helpful response. The CSM system has helped our program tremendously and we are happy to have added it."
Ray Reyes
Internship Manager
The Opportunity Network


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noun \ˈchek\Definition of CHECK
Examples of CHECK
- Please give the schedule a check to see if the times are correct.
- I gave the ingredients list a quick check to see if the cereal contained any sugar.
- She ran a quick check of the computer to make sure it was working properly.
- The police ran a check on the license plate and found out that the car had been stolen.
- He was penalized for an illegal check.
- He made out the check to me and signed it, and I deposited it in my account.
- Do you want to pay in cash, by check, or by credit card?
- a fabric with a blue and yellow check
Origin of CHECK
Related to CHECK
- Antonyms
- continuance, continuation
verb: to look at (something) carefully to find mistakes, problems, etc., or to make sure there is nothing wrong with it
: to get information by looking at something, asking about something, etc.
: to look at or in (a place) in order to find or get something or someone
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Examples of CHECK
- Make sure to check your spelling.
- She checked her makeup in the mirror.
- We should check the equipment to make sure that it's working properly.
- The guards checked my passport.
- He checked his watch and saw that it was almost noon.
- I'll just check the map to see where we are.
- I'll check the newspaper to see when the movie starts.
- If you're looking for a spoon, check the top drawer.
- I checked his office but he wasn't there.
- If you're looking for the umbrella, check in the closet.
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interDefinition of CHECK
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Bill of exchange drawn on a bank and payable on demand. Checks have become the chief form of money in the domestic commerce of developed countries. As a written order to pay money, a check may be transferred from one person to another by endorsement. Most checks are not paid in currency but by the debiting and crediting of bank deposits. There are several special forms of checks. A cashier's check is issued by a bank and has unquestioned acceptability, as does a certified check, which is a depositor's check that has been guaranteed by a bank. Traveler's checks are cashier's checks sold to travelers, which must be signed twice by the payee, once when the check is issued and once when it is cashed; reimbursement is guaranteed if they are lost or stolen.
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text: Welcome to First BentonWelcome to First Baptist Church. We are located in Saline County, Arkansas, one of the top 100 fastest growing counties in the nation. For 178 years, our faith family has been an intrigal part of our community and we have experienced steady growth brought about by God's goodness. At First Benton, we believe in God's power to change lives and we strive to live out our calling to share Christ and build believers. In everything we do, including our Bible study, fellowship and ministry, we want to do it for Jesus. He makes the difference in people's lives. Hopefully you get to know us a little better by browsing our website and visiting our campus, but if you have any questions at all, contact us in the church office. Whether you've been a believer for a long time, or still seeking answers to life's most important questions, we would love to meet you and have you join us for worship. We also have a welcome gift for you just for being our guest. Whatever brought you to our site today, we pray that God will reveal Himself to you and we hope to be part of your faith journey. Have a blessed week! Copyright 2015 First Baptist Church, 211 S. Market Street, Benton AR 72015, 5013152270 |


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9/10, if i saw a butthole id go 10/10 hahah
having abs because you are skinny is like a women having tits because she's fat
I would have liked this is we had a LIKE BUTTON.
I rate it quite highly. 9/10
If gunners were as violent as anti-gunners believe, logically there wouldn't be any anti-gunners left.
Nice !!! But where's the WEED ????
Good enough to be a next superbowl ad spot !
no trannys?
this is IM anything goes yeah?
hot stuff bro
Nothing is so common as the wish to be remarkable.... ~ Shakespeare


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The bride is the mother of Jessica Bonner of Cleveland.
She is the daughter of Curtis and Patsy Harris of Charleston.
She is the granddaughter of the late Alice and Robert Collins and the late Alden and Ruby Harris.
She is the sister of Amy Filyau and Kelly Young, both of Cleveland.
The bridegroom is the father of Thomas Ray Edwards IV and Lexus Edwards, both of Cleveland.
He is the son of Wyatt Jones of Chattanooga and Mary Womac of Cleveland.
He is the grandson of the late Lillian Smith, the late Thomas Edwards Sr., the late L.M. and Thena Jones and Melinda Hollums of Cleveland.
He is the brother of Jeremy Edwards of Cleveland and Amy Williams of Alabama.
The wedding was officiated by the Rev. Kevin Yoshi. The bride was escorted by her bridegroom.
The couple had a private reception dinner at the Boatyard Restaurant at Panama City Beach.
After their wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards III are at home in Cleveland.
Mrs. Edwards is a graduate of Bradley Central High School and Tennessee Realtors Graduate Institute. She is employed by Century 21 1st Choice Realtors. She is a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church.
Mr. Edwards attended Cleveland High School and is owner of Edwards Repair and Maintenance. He is of the Pentecostal faith.


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Much has been made about our
club's record against bad teams vs. good teams this season. Yes, as one of our beat writers mentioned in
today's paper, we enter tonight's game against Boston with a 24-10 record against opponents with
losing marks, compared to 22-36 vs. clubs with winning records. In my past years in the business, I have
heard this refrain many times before. To
some, it's as though our overall record doesn't really count. Well, the last I checked,
the Team Standings section list teams in the order of winning percentage. Period. There is no column that says "victories over marshmallow
teams." For what it's worth, I've seen teams advance to the playoffs because they beat the team they were
supposed to. It's actually part of the
formula of becoming a winner.
In fact, I think it's quite
common that a team that is learning how to win first makes the postseason by
simply winning a high percentage of the games against sub .500 opponents. And once they've done that, the next goal is
to hold their own against the league's best teams. It's the same thing about home vs. road
record. Teams that learn how to win,
learn how to win consistently at home. Our
A's are 26-20 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum this year, while 20-26 on
the road. If we can continue to fashion
wins at home, then become more competitive on foreign soil, we'll have
concocted the recipe for reaching the playoffs.
It may not sound like much,
but the Athletics have posted a 90-90 record over their last 180 games dating
back to last season. This may be a half
full vs. half empty glass argument, but for me, this is a significant sample
size that represents progress. Not only
have we played .500 baseball for longer than
a full season, we have done it with one of the youngest rosters in Major League
Baseball–a group of young players who are getting better every day. The next step is to start posting a winning record, and to do that, we need
to start claiming more games against baseball's elite. Riding a five-game winning streak, we start a
six-game homestand against the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. Sheets vs. Dice K at 7:05 tonight in a pretty
good matchup. Could there be a better
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The apostles sent forth. (1-9) The multitude miraculously fed. (10-17) Peter's testimony to Christ, Self-denial enjoined. (18-27) The transfiguration. (28-36) An evil spirit cast out. (37-42) Christ checks the ambition of his disciples. (43-50) He reproves their mistaken zeal. (51-56) Every thing to be given up for Christ. (57-62)
Verses 1-9 Christ sent his twelve disciples abroad, who by this time were able to teach others what they had received from the Lord. They must not be anxious to commend themselves to people's esteem by outward appearance. They must go as they were. The Lord Jesus is the fountain of power and authority, to whom all creatures must, in one way or another, be subject; and if he goes with the word of his ministers in power, to deliver sinners from Satan's bondage, they may be sure that he will care for their wants. When truth and love thus go together, and yet the message of God is rejected and despised, it leaves men without excuse, and turns to a testimony against them. Herod's guilty conscience was ready to conclude that John was risen from the dead. He desired to see Jesus; and why did he not go and see him? Probably, because he thought it below him, or because he wished not to have any more reprovers of sin. Delaying it now, his heart was hardened, and when he did see Jesus, he was as much prejudiced against him as others, ( Luke 23:11 ) .
Verses 10-17 The people followed Jesus, and though they came unseasonably, yet he gave them what they came for. He spake unto them of the kingdom of God. He healed those who had need of healing. And with five loaves of bread and two fishes, Christ fed five thousand men. He will not see those that fear him, and serve him faithfully, want any good thing. When we receive creature-comforts, we must acknowledge that we receive them from God, and that we are unworthy to receive them; that we owe them all, and all the comfort we have in them, to the mediation of Christ, by whom the curse is taken away. The blessing of Christ will make a little go a great way. He fills every hungry soul, abundantly satisfies it with the goodness of his house. Here were fragments taken up: in our Father's house there is bread enough, and to spare. We are not straitened, nor stinted in Christ.
Verses 18-27 It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah, and qualified for it. Jesus discourses concerning his own sufferings and death. And so far must his disciples be from thinking how to prevent his sufferings, that they must prepare for their own. We often meet with crosses in the way of duty; and though we must not pull them upon our own heads, yet, when they are laid for us, we must take them up, and carry them after Christ. It is well or ill with us, according as it is well or ill with our souls. The body cannot be happy, if the soul be miserable in the other world; but the soul may be happy, though the body is greatly afflicted and oppressed in this world. We must never be ashamed of Christ and his gospel.
Verses 28-36 Christ's transfiguration was a specimen of that glory in which he will come to judge the world; and was an encouragement to his disciples to suffer for him. Prayer is a transfiguring, transforming duty, which makes the face to shine. Our Lord Jesus, even in his transfiguration, was willing to speak concerning his death and sufferings. In our greatest glories on earth, let us remember that in this world we have no continuing city. What need we have to pray to God for quickening grace, to make us lively! Yet that the disciples might be witnesses of this sign from heaven, after awhile they became awake, so that they were able to give a full account of what passed. But those know not what they say, that talk of making tabernacles on earth for glorified saints in heaven.
Verses 37-42 How deplorable the case of this child! He was under the power of an evil spirit. Disease of that nature are more frightful than such as arise merely from natural causes. What mischief Satan does where he gets possession! But happy those that have access to Christ! He can do that for us which his disciples cannot. A word from Christ healed the child; and when our children recover from sickness, it is comfortable to receive them as healed by the hand of Christ.
Verses 43-50 This prediction of Christ's sufferings was plain enough, but the disciples would not understand it, because it agreed not with their notions. A little child is the emblem by which Christ teaches us simplicity and humility. What greater honour can any man attain to in this world, than to be received by men as a messenger of God and Christ; and to have God and Christ own themselves received and welcomed in him! If ever any society of Christians in this world, had reason to silence those not of their own communion, the twelve disciples at this time had; yet Christ warned them not to do the like again. Those may be found faithful followers of Christ, and may be accepted of him, who do not follow with us.
Verses 51-56 The disciples did not consider that the conduct of the Samaritans was rather the effect of national prejudices and bigotry, than of enmity to the word and worship of God; and through they refused to receive Christ and his disciples, they did not ill use or injure them, so that the case was widely different from that of Ahaziah and Elijah. Nor were they aware that the gospel dispensation was to be marked by miracles of mercy. But above all, they were ignorant of the prevailing motives of their own hearts, which were pride and carnal ambition. Of this our Lord warned them. It is easy for us to say, Come, see our zeal for the Lord! and to think we are very faithful in his cause, when we are seeking our own objects, and even doing harm instead of good to others.
Verses 57-62 Here is one that is forward to follow Christ, but seems to have been hasty and rash, and not to have counted the cost. If we mean to follow Christ, we must lay aside the thoughts of great things in the world. Let us not try to join the profession of Christianity, with seeking after worldly advantages. Here is another that seems resolved to follow Christ, but he begs a short delay. To this man Christ first gave the call; he said to him, Follow me. Religion teaches us to be kind and good, to show piety at home, and to requite our parents; but we must not make these an excuse for neglecting our duty to God. Here is another that is willing to follow Christ, but he must have a little time to talk with his friends about it, and to set in order his household affairs, and give directions concerning them. He seemed to have worldly concerns more upon his heart than he ought to have, and he was willing to enter into a temptation leading him from his purpose of following Christ. No one can do any business in a proper manner, if he is attending to other things. Those who begin with the work of God, must resolve to go on, or they will make nothing of it. Looking back, leads to drawing back, and drawing back is to perdition. He only that endures to the end shall be saved.
Luke 9:1-6 . MISSION OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES.
1. power and authority--He both qualified and authorized them.
Luke 9:7-9 . HEROD TROUBLED AT WHAT HE HEARS OF CHRIST DESIRES TO SEE HIM.
7. perplexed--at a loss, embarrassed.
said of some, that John was risen--Among many opinions, this was the one which Herod himself adopted, for the reason, no doubt, mentioned on Mark 6:14 .
9. desired to see him--but did not, till as a prisoner He was sent to him by Pilate just before His death, as we learn from Luke 23:8 .
Luke 9:10-17 . ON THE RETURN OF THE TWELVE JESUS RETIRES WITH THEM TO BETHSAIDA, AND THERE MIRACULOUSLY FEEDS FIVE THOUSAND.
Luke 9:18-27 . PETER'S CONFESSION OF CHRIST--OUR LORD'S FIRST EXPLICIT ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS APPROACHING DEATH, AND WARNINGS ARISING OUT OF IT.
and Mark 8:34 ).24. will save--"Is minded to save," bent on saving. The pith of this maxim depends--as often in such weighty sayings (for example, "Let the dead bury the dead," Matthew 8:22 )--on the double sense attached to the word "life," a lower and a higher, the natural and the spiritual, temporal and eternal. An entire sacrifice of the lower, or a willingness to make it, is indispensable to the preservation of the higher life; and he who cannot bring himself to surrender the one for the sake of the other shall eventually lose both.
26. ashamed of me, and of my words--The sense of shame is one of the strongest in our nature, one of the social affections founded on our love of reputation, which causes instinctive aversion to what is fitted to lower it, and was given us as a preservative from all that is properly shameful. When one is, in this sense of it, lost to shame, he is nearly past hope ( Zechariah 3:5 , Jeremiah 6:15 , 3:3 ). But when Christ and "His words"--Christianity, especially in its more spiritual and uncompromising features--are unpopular, the same instinctive desire to stand well with others begets the temptation to be ashamed of Him, which only the 'expulsive power' of a higher affection can effectually counteract.
Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh, &c.--He will render to that man his own treatment; He will disown him before the most august of all assemblies, and put him to "shame and everlasting contempt" ( Daniel 12:2 ). "Oh shame, to be put to shame before God, Christ, and angels!" [BENGEL].
27. not taste of death fill they see the kingdom of God--"see it come with power" ( Mark 9:1 ); or see "the Son of man coming in His kingdom" ( Matthew 16:28 ). The reference, beyond doubt, is to the firm establishment and victorious progress, in the lifetime of some then present, of that new Kingdom of Christ, which was destined to work the greatest of all changes on this earth, and be the grand pledge of His final coming in glory.
Luke 9:28-36 . JESUS TRANSFIGURED.
28. an eight days after these sayings--including the day on which this was spoken and that of the Transfiguration. Matthew and Mark say ( Matthew 17:1 , 9:2 ) "after six days," excluding these two days. As the "sayings" so definitely connected with the transfiguration scene are those announcing His death--at which Peter and all the Twelve were so startled and scandalized--so this scene was designed to show to the eyes as well as the heart how glorious that death was in the view of Heaven.
Peter, James, and John--partners before in secular business; now sole witnesses of the resurrection of Jairus' daughter ( Mark 5:37 ), the transfiguration, and the agony in the garden ( Mark 14:33 ).
a mountain--not Tabor, according to long tradition, with which the facts ill comport, but some one near the lake.
to pray--for the period He had now reached was a critical and anxious "strong cryings and tears?" Methinks, as I steal by His side, I hear from Him these plaintive sounds, "Lord, who hath believed Our report? I am come unto Mine own and Mine own receive Me not; I am become a stranger unto My brethren, an alien to My mother's children: Consider Mine enemies, for they are many, and they hate Me with cruel hatred. Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail. Thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth: Show Me a token for good: Father, glorify Thy name."
29. as he prayed, the fashion, &c.--Before He cried He was answered, and while He was yet speaking He was heard. Blessed interruption to prayer this! Thanks to God, transfiguring manifestations are not quite strangers here. Ofttimes in the deepest depths, out of groanings which cannot be uttered, God's dear children are suddenly transported to a kind of heaven upon earth, and their soul is made as the chariots of Amminadab. Their prayers fetch down such light, strength, holy gladness, as make their face to shine, putting a kind of celestial radiance upon it ( 2 Corinthians 3:18 , with Exodus 34:29-35 ).
raiment white, &c.--Matthew says, "His face did shine as the sun" ( Matthew 17:2 ), and Mark says ( Mark 9:3 ), "His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller on earth can white them" ( Mark 9:3 ). The light, then, it would seem, shone not upon Him from without, but out of Him from within; He was all irradiated, was in one blaze of celestial glory. What a contrast to that "visage more marred than men, and His form than the sons of men!" ( Isaiah 52:14 ).
30, 31. there talked with him two men . . . Moses and Elias . . . appeared in glory--"Who would have believed these were not angels had not their human names been subjoined?" [BENGEL]. (Compare Acts 1:10 , 16:5 ). Moses represented "the law," Elijah "the prophets," and both together the whole testimony of the Old Testament Scriptures, and the Old Testament saints, to Christ; now not borne in a book, but by living men, not to a coming, but a come Messiah, visibly, for they "appeared," and audibly, for they "spake."
31. spake--"were speaking."
of his decease--"departure"; beautiful euphemism (softened term) for death, which Peter, who witnessed the scene, uses to express his own expected death, and the use of which single term seems to have recalled the whole by a sudden rush of recollection, and occasioned that delightful allusion to this scene which we find in 2 Peter 1:15-18 .
which he should accomplish--"was to fulfil."
at Jerusalem--Mark the historical character and local features which Christ's death assumed to these glorified men--as important as it is charming--and from this statement? (1) That a dying Messiah is the great article of the true Jewish theology. For a long time the Church had fallen clean away from the faith of this article, and even from a preparedness to receive it. But here we have that jewel raked out of the dunghill of Jewish traditions, and by the true representatives of the Church of old made the one subject of talk with Christ Himself. (2) The adoring gratitude of glorified men for His undertaking to accomplish such a decease; their felt dependence upon it for the glory in which they appeared; their profound interest in the progress of it, their humble solaces and encouragements to go through with it; and their sense of its peerless and overwhelming glory. "Go, matchless, adored One, a Lamb to the slaughter! rejected of men, but chosen of God and precious; dishonored, abhorred, and soon to be slain by men, but worshipped by cherubim, ready to be greeted by all heaven. In virtue of that decease we are here; our all is suspended on it and wrapped up in it. Thine every step is watched by us with ineffable interest; and though it were too high an honor to us to be permitted to drop a word of cheer into that precious but now clouded spirit, yet, as the first-fruits of harvest; the very joy set before Him, we cannot choose but tell Him that what is the depth of shame to Him is covered with glory in the eyes of Heaven, that the Cross to Him is the Crown to us, that that 'decease' is all our salvation and all our desire." And who can doubt that such a scene did minister deep cheer to that spirit? It is said they "talked" not to Him, but "with Him"; and if they told Him how glorious His decease was, might He not fitly reply, "I know it, but your voice, as messengers from heaven come down to tell it Me, is music in Mine ears."
32. and when they were awake--so, certainly, the most commentators: but if we translate literally, it should be "but having kept awake" [MEYER, ALFORD]. Perhaps "having roused themselves up" [OLSHAUSEN] may come near enough to the literal sense; but from the word used we can gather no more than that they shook off their drowsiness. It was night, and the Lord seems to have spent the whole night on the mountain ( Luke 9:37 ).
saw his glory, &c.--The emphasis lies on "saw," qualifying them to become "eye-witnesses of His majesty" ( 2 Peter 1:16 ).
33. they departed--Ah! bright manifestations in this vale of tears are always "departing" manifestations.
34, 35. a cloud--not one of our watery clouds, but the Shekinah-cloud God with His people, what Peter calls "the excellent" of "magnificent glory" ( 2 Peter 1:17 ).
a voice--"such a voice," says Peter emphatically; "and this voice [he adds] we heard, when we were with Him in the holy mount" ( 2 Peter 1:17 2 Peter 1:18 ).
35. my beloved Son . . . hear him--reverentially, implicitly, alone.
36. Jesus was found alone--Moses and Elias are gone. Their work is done, and they have disappeared from the scene, feeling no doubt with their fellow servant the Baptist, "He must increase, but I must decrease." The cloud too is gone, and the naked majestic Christ, braced in spirit, and enshrined in the reverent affection of His disciples, is left--to suffer!
kept it close--feeling, for once at least, that such things were unmeet as yet for the general gaze.
Luke 9:37-45 . DEMONIAC AND LUNATIC BOY HEALED--CHRIST'S SECOND EXPLICIT ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION.
43-45. the mighty power of God--"the majesty" or "mightiness" of God in this last miracle, the transfiguration, &c.: the divine grandeur of Christ rising upon them daily. By comparing Matthew 17:22 , and Mark 9:30 , we gather that this had been the subject of conversation between the Twelve and their Master as they journeyed along.
44. these sayings--not what was passing between them about His grandeur [MEYER, &c.], but what He was now to repeat for the second time about His sufferings [DE WETTE, STIER, ALFORD, &c.]; that is, "Be not carried off your feet by all this grandeur of Mine, but bear in mind what I have already told you, and now distinctly repeat, that that Sun in whose beams ye now rejoice is soon to set in midnight gloom." "The Son of man," says Christ, "into the hands of men"--a remarkable antithesis (also in Matthew 17:22 , and Mark 9:31 ).
45. and they feared--"insomuch that they feared." Their most cherished ideas were so completely dashed by such announcements, that they were afraid of laying themselves open to rebuke by asking Him any questions.
Luke 9:46-48 . STRIFE AMONG THE TWELVE WHO SHOULD BE GREATEST--JOHN REBUKED FOR EXCLUSIVENESS.
49, 50. John answered, &c.--The link of connection here with the foregoing context lies in the words "in My name" ( Luke 9:48 ). "Oh, as to that," said John, young, warm, but not sufficiently apprehending Christ's teaching in these things, "we saw one casting out devils in Thy name, and we forbade him: Were we wrong?" "Ye were wrong." "But we did because he followeth not us,'" "No matter. For (1) There is no man which shall do a miracle in My name that can lightly [soon] speak evil of Me' [ Mark 9:39 ]. And (2) If such a person cannot be supposed to be 'against us,' you are to consider him 'for us.'" Two principles of immense importance. Christ does not say this man should not have followed "with them," but simply teaches how he was to be regarded though he did not--as a reverer of His name and a promoter of His cause. Surely this condemns not only those horrible attempts by force to shut up all within one visible pale of discipleship, which have deluged Christendom with blood in Christ's name, but the same spirit in its milder form of proud ecclesiastic scowl upon all who "after the form which they call a sect (as the word signifies, Acts 24:14 ), do so worship the God of their fathers." Visible unity in Christ's Church is devoutly to be sought, but this is not the way to it. See the noble spirit of Moses ( Numbers 11:24-29 ).
Luke 9:51-56 . THE PERIOD OF HIS ASSUMPTION APPROACHING CHRIST TAKES HIS LAST LEAVE OF GALILEE--THE SAMARITANS REFUSE TO RECEIVE HIM.
51. the time was come--rather, "the days were being fulfilled," or approaching their fulfilment.
that he should be received up--"of His assumption," meaning His exaltation to the Father; a sublime expression, taking the sweep of His whole career, as if at one bound He was about to vault into glory. The work of Christ in the flesh is here divided into two great stages; all that preceded this belonging to the one, and all that follows it to the other. During the one, He formally "came to His own," and "would have gathered them"; during the other, the awful consequences of "His own receiving Him not" rapidly revealed themselves.
he steadfastly set his face--the "He" here is emphatic--"He Himself then." See His own prophetic language, "I have set my face like a flint" ( Isaiah 50:7 ).
go to Jerusalem--as His goal, but including His preparatory visits to it at the feasts of tabernacles and of dedication ( John 7:2 John 7:10 , John 10:22 John 10:23 ), and all the intermediate movements and events.
52. messengers before his face . . . to make ready for him--He had not done this before; but now, instead of avoiding, He seems to court publicity--all now hastening to maturity.
53. did not receive him, because, &c.--The Galileans, in going to the festivals at Jerusalem, usually took the Samaritan route [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 20.6.1], and yet seem to have met with no such inhospitality. But if they were asked to prepare quarters for the Messiah, in the person of one whose "face was as though He would go to Jerusalem," their national prejudices would be raised at so marked a slight upon their claims.
54. James and John--not Peter, as we should have expected, but those "sons of thunder" ( Mark 3:17 ), who afterwards wanted to have all the highest honors of the Kingdom to themselves, and the younger of whom had been rebuked already for his exclusiveness ( Luke 9:49 Luke 9:50 ). Yet this was "the disciple whom Jesus loved," while the other willingly drank of His Lord's bitter cup. form, in the beloved disciple, we find in 2 John 1:5:10 , 3 John 1:10 .
fire . . . as Elias--a plausible case, occurring also in Samaria ( 2 Kings 1:10-12 ).
55, 56. know not what . . . spirit--The thing ye demand, though in keeping with the legal, is unsuited to the genius of the evangelical dispensation. The sparks of unholy indignation would seize readily enough on this example of Elias, though our Lord's rebuke (as is plain from Luke 9:56 ) is directed to the principle involved rather than the animal heat which doubtless prompted the reference. "It is a golden sentence of Tillotson, Let us never do anything for religion which is contrary to religion" [WEBSTER and WILKINSON].
56. For the Son of man, &c.--a saying truly divine, of which all His miracles--for salvation, never destruction--were one continued illustration.
went to another--illustrating His own precept ( Matthew 10:23 ).
Luke 9:57-62 . INCIDENTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF DISCIPLESHIP.
The Precipitate Disciple ( Luke 9:57 Luke 9:58 ).
The Procrastinating Disciple ( Luke 9:59 Luke 9:60 ).
The Irresolute Disciple ( Luke 9:61 Luke 9:62 ).
61. I will follow . . . but--The second disciple had a "but" too--a difficulty in the way just then. Yet the different treatment of the two cases shows how different was the spirit of the two, and to that our Lord addressed Himself. The case of Elisha ( 1 Kings 19:19-21 ), though apparently similar to this, will be found quite different from the "looking back" of this case, the best illustration of which is that of those Hindu converts of our day who, when once persuaded to leave their spiritual fathers in order to "bid them farewell which are at home at their house," very rarely return to them.
62. No man, &c.--As ploughing requires an eye intent on the furrow to be made, and is marred the instant one turns about, so will they come short of salvation who prosecute the work of God with a distracted attention, a divided heart. Though the reference seems chiefly to ministers, the application is general. The expression "looking back" has a manifest reference to "Lot's wife" ( Genesis 19:26 ; and It is not actual return to the world, but a reluctance to break with it.


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- 4 baking apples such as Rome or Jonathan Gold
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- 1 tablespoon finely chopped candied ginger
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup hot water
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Core apples to ½ inch of bottom.
- Combine the dry ingredients plus ½ teaspoon of the water in a small bowl and mix, then spoon into the cavities until full.
- Set apples in an 8" x 8" baking pan, pour remainder of water in pan bottom, seal in foil and bake 30 minutes or until apples are soft.
- Serve warm. Optional toppings include a dollop of nonfat frozen yogurt or nonfat sour cream.
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Tulie Mae Chastain-Swilling, 74, said she was only 7 when she last saw her father, Staff Sgt. Berthold Allen Chastain, who entered the Army Air Corps during the war. The discovery and recovery of his body along with 11 other crew members after more than six decades left Swilling and her five children excited and astounded.
Tina Swilling who lives in Cleveland said she was flabbergasted and delighted at the news about her grandfather. The family is making tentative funeral and burial arrangements with the U.S. Air Force for a possible Feb. 3, 2011 date, which would be Staff Sgt. Chastain's birthday, according to daughter Tulie.
"We've been offered to have his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery where the government is already planning a mass funeral for the entire crew around May (2011)," said Swilling, who lives in Birchwood.
"Our family is planning on attending that event but I've been separated from my father long enough. I want his body closer. So I plan to have him buried at McInturff Cemetery nearby."
Chastain was aboard the Consolidated B-24D Liberator bomber, nicknamed "Shack Rat" with 11 other crew members, when it went missing during an air reconnaissance mission Oct. 27, 1943.
Immediately after the aircraft was reported missing, U.S. Army Air Forces personnel conducted multiple searches but failed to locate either the crew or the aircraft. On Oct. 28, 1944, the entire crew was officially declared dead.
Chastain was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart which was presented to his family. Years later, President Lyndon Johnson issued his daughter Tulie and his mother, Estella Mae Chastain, presidential citations for bravery for Chastain's ultimate sacrifice.
The American Battle Monuments Commission memorialized the 12 crewmen by including their names on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
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The team was able to fly over the crash site in a helicopter and take aerial photographs but poor weather conditions, an inadequate landing zone, language barriers and other problems prevented an up-close inspection and in-depth interviews.
On Jan. 21, 2005, however, another team successfully surveyed the crash site, recovering personal effects, life support items and other evidence identifying the crew. It was reported that the crash site was located on a "very steep and dangerous mountain slope."
From Jan. 23 through March 8, 2007, a recovery team conducted an excavation of the site and escorted the evidence to a central identification laboratory at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii for analysis. Chastain's remains were also recovered and positively identified through DNA testing.
Al Swilling, 59, grandson of Chastain and a Marine Corps veteran, said he and his siblings often gazed at the photo of their grandfather hanging on the living room wall, dressed in his flight gear and holding a .50-caliber machine gun and wondered what it would be like to have known this "warrior with the kind face."
"My brothers and sisters and I saw him as a standard against which to measure our own lives; and our father's strength reinforced that standard," said Al, who lives in Hixson.
"As the firstborn and as the oldest son in our family, I enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in the 2nd Marine Air Wing as a door gunner and crew member on a chopper during the Vietnam era. I was not drafted as many were at that time. I volunteered.
"Because of the sacrifice my grandfather made to preserve our freedom and liberty, in hopes that justice and equality for our people would someday follow, I saw it as my duty to do my part to defend and preserve those rights for my family, children and grandchildren yet to come."
Al said his grandfather's example inspired a deep sense of patriotism and pride in their family.
"His life was also about being a family, helping our friends and neighbors, and defending the rights of all who seek freedom, liberty, justice and equality," said Al.
Tulie, a former nurse's aid at Bradley Memorial where she retired in 1999 after 14 years in ICU as secretary, said there is a sense of closure in bringing her father's remains home but she is certain she will see him again.


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