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I recently read an article in the United Press International explaining that a recent poll found that most women would prefer to visit the dentist, or even walk on hot coals (can't help but think of Pam from "The Office"), rather than prancing around in their bathing suits. Personally, I was a little shocked so I am curious which you guys would rather do...
krisua 7 years
Whatever as lomg as I wouldn't have to go public.
candybagkiller 7 years
Half the battle is a good bathing suit.
SU3 7 years
definitely the bathing suit.
SU3 7 years
definitely the bathing suit.
AucuneRancune 7 years
It's all relative. I LOVE just spending the whole day lounging in a bathing suit when I'm with family, friends and people who I know ae not judging me.
inertia 7 years
I'll take the bathing suit any day, any place. It's not my favorite type of outfit but there are worse things in life than wearing one, such as going to the dentist...
poetess 7 years
I haven't found the right swimsuit. Dentist sounded like a good option.
socalcutie 7 years
please... in public no one knows who you are, so who cares...Swimsuit in midtown manhattan all the way
socalcutie 7 years
please... in public no one knows who you are, so who cares... Swimsuit in midtown manhattan all the way
ccy 7 years
Hmmm... Hot coals you say.... just kidding! I'll be the one in a swimsuit!
ellenmarie 7 years
I've worked hard to get the body that I've got and like to show it off.
cravinsugar 7 years
Dentist, then hot coals. I am DREADING my cruise in two weeks because of the bathing suit factor. It depresses me just thinking about it, and I will be miserable while not in regular clothes.
rubialala 7 years
the dentist for sure. of course, i have a great dentist, so it wouldn't be that bad.
jenzterama 7 years
even though i don't like going to the dentist, this was a no-brainer...no walking on hot coals or bathing suit in public for me :P
nikolem2 7 years
Hmmm well I love the dentist and would go daily if I could, so that was an easy choice. But beyond that I just might choose hot coals over a bikini. It's like prancing in your undies in front of strangers!
a-gentle-rain 7 years
You go Lala!! We should be proud of how we look!! I pick the swimsuit and I'll wear it anywhere. Go on, dare me.
jessisjuicy 7 years
the dentist over the beach!? no way!
The-Italian-Jem 7 years
I have good teeth so the dentist is always a breeze!
LaLaLaurie06 7 years
coals never. i go to the dentist because i want my teeth to stay healthy. i have no problem wearing my swim suit in public. i think i look rather hot in it, actually.
Princess-Rebecca 7 years
I really like my dentist... we'r eliek friends, so I prefer going to the dentist. She's really cool!
Beth1122 7 years
oh wait I think I misunderstood... I'd wear it in public if everyone else was, like at the beach, boardwalk, pool or whatever. But not like just out at the mall. I thought that was what it was asking LOL haha silly me.
Beth1122 7 years
oh wait I think I misunderstood...I'd wear it in public if everyone else was, like at the beach, boardwalk, pool or whatever. But not like just out at the mall. I thought that was what it was asking LOL haha silly me.
julieulie 7 years
I'd rather go to the dentist... but that's just because I really enjoy the dentist. Mine is fabulous (I have been seeing him since I was 5!) and I think it is so relaxing to just lay back in the chair and have an hour to yourself.
Danni99 7 years
Even at my jigglywiggly worst, the pain in your mind from imagining the stares is temporal and manageable. The dentist and the coals? Why oh why!?!?!
smarler 7 years
I need to go to the dentist anyway.


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But, he says, "A lot has been invested to get Afghanistan to where it is now, and we're concerned that attention is going to move elsewhere."
"Look at it right now," says Larry P. Goodson, author of Afghanistan's Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics and the Rise of the Taliban, who last was in Afghanistan to observe the loya jirga in June. "You don't have Americans sitting there going, 'I wonder how those Afghan children are doing.' It's not on anybody's radar recently."
In April, President Bush vowed America would lead a "moral victory" in Afghanistan by rebuilding the country in the tradition of the post-World War II Marshall Plan that rebuilt Europe.
But Azoy, last in Afghanistan in April, worries President Bush's appointment this month of Zalmay Khalilzad, his special envoy for Afghanistan, to the new title of special envoy and ambassador at large for free Iraqis, may be a "perfect symbol" of U.S. officials' changing focus.
For the White House's part, it said Khalilzad would remain the Afghanistan envoy, shed another title and set of duties, and continue to "ensure that the United States' commitment to working in partnership with the Afghan government remains firm and resolute."
And Karzai told The Associated Press recently, "The indications I have so far from the United States and from countries in Europe suggest that Afghanistan will not be receiving less help, less attention."
However, Goodson, director of Middle East studies at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., fears some military support resources already may be getting diverted, though it is a fluid situation and difficult to prove.
The media's interest also seems to have shifted. Last week, as reporters clamored to hear Secretary of State Colin Powell call omissions from Iraq's weapons report a "material breach" of United Nations resolutions, only about a dozen people attended the Defense Department's year-end briefing on Afghan reconstruction.
But Joe Collins, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for stability operations, told reporters at the briefing that America's commitment to Afghanistan is not flagging.
Afghanistan's story over the past year, he said, is full of "a lot of good news" that has brought hope to a country ranked as one of the world's least livable by a United Nations index in 1996 — even before it endured years of drought and Taliban rule.
The United States has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on Afghanistan's recovery, Collins said, and expects to have spent $900 million by the end of 2003.
He said American economic and hands-on efforts already have helped build hundreds of schools and water wells, and dozens of medical clinics. America also has coordinated with the ISAF force in Kabul, trained and deployed the first soldiers in a multi-ethnic Afghan national army, continued to battle handfuls of remaining Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, and helped make safer large swatches of the country, he said.
"We now believe that about 26 provinces of the 33 in Afghanistan have moderate to good security," he added.
The United States soon plans to deploy 10 to 12 "joint regional teams" — whose 60-or-so members will include special forces soldiers, diplomats, technical experts, American governmental aid workers and foreign representatives — to help further stabilize outlying regions.

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1. Dr. Cynthia Breazeal from the MIT Media Lab designed a robot to become part of the family in the connected home. As things become intelligent, we'll want to communicate in many more ways, including with our emotions, than simply through screens. Technology will allow us to engineer more personable tools and spaces. Brands will need to engage in even more trustworthy and contextually appropriate ways. http://www.myjibo.com/
2. David Shrier from MIT's Center for Connection Science and Engineering told us about their "Living Labs" where innovations in changing human behavior are deployed in the real world with real people. The "Living Labs" go into real workplaces to look for insights into people's behavior, not their beliefs, to help us design our environments for effective and fulfilling interactions. Sandy Pentland, the Center's founder, is interviewed here: http://edge.org/conversation/reinventing-society-in-the-wake-of-big-data
3. Fernanda Viegas of Google showed us how powerful it is to see the unseen with a data-driven visualization of wind flows that sailors, firefighters and pilots foundhelpful. http://vimeo.com/48625144
4. UnderArmour and Mindshare showed us new wearable technology that will make collecting personal data as easy as putting on a t-shirt. http://about.mapmyfitness.com/2014/11/wearables-expanding-beyond-steps-with-sweat-heartbeat-data/
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6. Kati London of Microsoft Research helped us see that a world of ambient intelligence, sensors plus analytics will surface new modes of interaction and can simplify and reduce the noise of complex environments to help us spend time on what matters to us.
7. Jason Alan Snyder from Momentum Worldwide led a panel about what will drive future success of wearable tech and how brands and agencies can find appropriate communication opportunities in what another CreateTech speaker, Interface Foundry's Rachel Law, highlighted as "body area networks."
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9. Conor Brady, Chief Creative Officer of Critical Mass, showed us the framework for interaction design: working with the visible (the content and the environment) and the invisible (data and code) that produced their stunning work for the U.N. on helping people understand the still too-present dangers of land mines in many parts of the world. Mashable article on "sweeper"
10. David Schwarz from Hush reminded us that we are just at the beginning of our understanding of the expressive possibilities that the internet of connected spaces, people and things makes possible.
11. Advanced technologies centered around big data and analytics are allowing us to see a higher-resolution picture of everyday life. A holistic-context awareness is the big opportunity. Embrace the complexity and learn to live with and in it!
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Holy crap, MarioMan hasn't hijacked this topic yet.....it's a christmas miracle!
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TC, I'd suggest watching a few youtube videos of different aspects of the game (like the main game, coin rush, co-op etc.), that way you'll know a little of what you'll be getting yourself into before you buy it. If you're still curious/not sure you'll want to play it for full retail price, you might want to rent it just to get a feel on wether or not you'll like it. If you like what you've seen, feel free to buy it. If not, then either pass on it or try to find it used.
They call it "epic" mickey, I call it false advertising.
just rent it or watch a play thru
Just buy it TC, it's a great game.
Video games are awesome.
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Just buy it TC, it's a great game.
Except no,it isnt.
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Rent it, rent it, rent it. You can't go wrong when all there is to risk is $4.
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TC, I will explain to you why you should get it used. This game doesn't have the same quality of most 2D Mario games. By that I mean, all the soundtrack is reused and changed a bit, the stages are short and provide no challenge, the bosses are extremely easy, heck, they barely move at all, minus Ludwig and Bowser. The gameplay is fantastic though. If you haven't played the first NSMB or NSMBW, you will enjoy the game, and heck, get it new if you haven't played the above two. But if you played those two, get it used because you will feel bored after a while watching the same thing over and over again. The game lacks originality, but its fun for a pick up and play. Keep in mind the million coin thig is a gimmick: there is NO PRIZE at all, just a crappy new title screen. Any questions, ask. Also if you dpnt have Super Mario 3D Land, get it before its game, 3D Land is a fantastic game, one of my favorite Super Mario titles.
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TC, I will explain to you why you should get it new. This game has the same quality of all of the 2D Mario games. By that I mean, all the soundtrack is catchy, the stages are fun and provide decent challenge, and the new coin collecting gimmick is innovative. The gameplay is fantastic. Even if you have played the first NSMB or NSMBW, you will enjoy the game, and heck, get it new if you played the above two - it'a a great sequel. But if you haven't played those two, be sure to pick them up because all of the NSMB games are fun. The game has originality, and is fun for a pick up and play. Keep in mind the million coin thing is optional and you don't have to do it if you don't want to (although since collecting coins are so much fun, I think you should do it lol). Any questions, ask. Also if you don't have Super Mario 3D Land, get it too. 3D Land is a great game, one of my favorite handheld Mario games (after NSMB2 of course).
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TC, I will explain to you why Marioman is full of crap. He doesn't understand basic things about game design and he throws little temper tantrums whenever he inevitably loses arguments, which happens all the time. He can't stand seeing anybody criticize this game, and he is known to be a troll at this point. For example, the last post he made was blatantly copying Kooky's because he likes to misguide people. The one time he left most people were happy about it, but he came back because he can't keep his word on anything and likes to complain about complaining. Rent the game before you buy it.
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I throw temper tantrums when I "lose arguments"?
My goodness, these guys are more ridiculous than I thought. >_>
Just buy the game TC, it's a lot of fun.
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No. 11 Ohio State loses at No. 18 Michigan State when Scott's shot falls short
Jan 19, 2013, 8:49 PM EDT
Live by the three, die by the three.
Preseason All-American DeShaun Thomas played all 40 minutes of a 59-56 Ohio State loss, and thank goodness for his team that he did. Thomas was the only Buckeye in double figures, scoring 28 points on 50% shooting from the floor. Despite his 6'7″, 225-lb. frame, Thomas shot 11 of his 20 shots from deep, converting six of them.
It was not Thomas who took the game's final shot, though it probably should have been. Instead, with the ball in the halfcourt and :03 left on the clock, reserve guard Shannon Scott heaved an off-balance, contested three that missed badly, and the crowd at the Breslin Center began celebrating in earnest.
With Thomas bombing away from outside, Michigan State center Adreain Payne ruled the paint, scoring 14 points. Keith Appling suffered against OSU's perimeter defense, so he began driving the lane and ended up with 15. The Spartans' leading rebounder was 6'6″ wing player Branden Dawson, who hauled down ten missed shots all by his lonesome.
Michigan State moved to 5-1 in league play, putting them at the top of the Big Ten alongside 4-0 Wisconsin. The Spartans and Badgers will go toe-to-toe in Madison on January 22.
Eric Angevine is the editor of Storming the Floor. He tweets @stfhoops.
- manilovethepftcensors - Jan 20, 2013 at 11:09 AM
Gotta love how this article focuses almost completely on Ohio State even thought Michigan State won the game. Even the headline "Ohio State loses…" as opposed to all the others that name the winning team first. Did you watch the game? If so you would know that Michigan State was winning for the vast majority of the game and that if it wasn't for one player (Deshaun Thomas who scored 28 points for OSU) it would have been a complete blowout. Maybe you could at least mention the fact that OSU looked flat out terrible besides Thomas but that would probably mess up your narrative.
I'm used to the "national sports media" not giving Michigan State the respect that they're due and I know how much you guys love the Buckeyes (not to even mention how hard you ride Michigan's sacks) so I guess maybe we'll have to wait until we win the big ten championship for you to show the proper respect.
- drpompanoduke - Jan 20, 2013 at 11:47 AM
Manilove got a point…. Thought he was too sensitive but a kwik review showed different…..I still enjoyed the headline bc Thad Motta in performance resembles John Cooper.
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3 and 1/2 stars out of 4 stars
The title of this movie is perfect. We live in an age where we can connect with almost anyone on the globe we want instantly with multiple devices, yet our collective communication skills have suffered greatly in the process. People type without writing, speak without talking and far more often than most of us suspect, become anonymous social vultures and invisible thieves. In 2013, there are more ways to mess up your life in cyberspace than there are ways to die.
Resisting what must have been a great temptation to overstuff the narrative with every possible virtual danger, writer Andrew Stern and director Henry Alex Rubin instead settle on the three most currently prevalent. There's pay-for-play sex involving minors, identity theft and cyber-bullying, all of which the majority of us have at least some basic level of understanding.
Rubin's follow-up to his 2005 Oscar-nominated documentary "Murderball" has already been slammed by several for employing the same blueprint of other previous "hyperlink" or "multi-linear" films ("Short Cuts," "Syriana," "Crash," "Magnolia," "Nashville" and "Babel") where major characters in one sub-plot show-up as incidental or supporting figures in others. This criticism is valid inasmuch as Rubin chose a method of storytelling others have used previously.
Because this is such a micro-thin, infrequent approach to filmmaking, any movie that uses it will be accused of being a copycat or lacking in original thought. That couldn't be further from the truth. The "Disconnect" naysayers are discounting the film out of hand based on its apropos style while completely ignoring its considerable content and commentary.
Delving into even the most basic details of the plot of "Disconnect" could be a decided disservice to potentially interested audiences and would certainly ruin the many surprises. Even describing the behavioral traits of the dozen or so principal characters would give away too much. In the timeline of humankind, the advent of the Internet and the devices used to navigate it are a mere blip; we really don't know what we don't know about it and that is the filmmakers' point. The technology remains far ahead of most users' ability to understand it.
The best example is the identity theft portion. Certainly without intent and almost assuredly without knowing it, thousands of people have their identity stolen online every day. The sad part -- at least here -- is that it is perpetuated by someone via an online support group for parents that are grieving the deaths of infant children. This is where Stern really shines with his economic explanations of cyber terms "piggy-backing" and "Trojan horse."
Because it is always anonymous and often impossible to detect the source, cyber-bullying is light-years beyond what used to take place face-to-face on schoolyard playgrounds. Simply due to the time they were born, today's preteens are the most adept at discovering the countless hidden cyber crevices and, coupled with the relative assurance of going forever undetected, can become anyone they wish and thus exhibit more misguided bluster and fearless cruelty. The targets of these attacks are generally more gullible, susceptible and malleable than most to begin with and can be pushed over the edge with a modicum level of intelligence or effort.
The online sex sub-plot -- while beginning in cyberspace -- comes to fruition in the real world with traditional broadcast media acting as both the unwitting perpetrator and ultimate victim. With Twitter, Facebook and untold numbers of blogs being updated instantly, the role of the once traditional journalist has been reduced in some circles to an insignificant dinosaur which could lead hungry upstart reporters to perhaps place their ethical priorities on the back-burner for the sake of snaring a juicy and lurid exclusive.
The filmmakers' greatest achievement takes place in the movie's final scenes when the perfect storm of events culminates. What's most impressive is the avoidance of the pat and predictable with each scenario taking sharp, unforeseen left turns. Little is resolved, the answers are few and the fates of most of the characters remain open-ended. In any other film this would be viewed as a monumental jip and one that that shows inferior storytelling acumen but in "Disconnect" it is pure angular and blackly-hued poetry.
We're living in a different world now, boys and girls. The rules aren't just different -- they're being reinvented on us every second. Cyber technology has made our lives move quicker and with greater "efficiency" and even though we get more done in less time, we've gotten more metaphysically winded in the process. The genie just isn't out of the bottle; it has charmed and enveloped us and has no intention of ever relinquishing its quixotic powers. (LD Entertainment)
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Maryland mall reopens with grief, more security
COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — The fountain inside the mall was littered with white flowers. The skateboard shop — the scene of the deadly weekend shooting — was boarded up, as if under construction. Outside the mall, a banner read: "Forever in Our Hearts."
As the Mall in Columbia reopened Monday and shoppers and workers tried to get back to normal, there were reminders of the carnage everywhere. Shoppers wiped away tears. People signed memorial books and photographed the exterior of the store where the killings occurred. Politicians shook hands and consoled the grieving.
"I wanted to be here, I suppose, as a symbol of the fact that everyone in Maryland is with the people of Columbia today," said Gov. Martin O'Malley, who stopped for a cup of frozen yogurt at the mall's food court.
In the days since Saturday's shooting, investigators have worked to piece together what drove the 19-year-old gunman to kill two employees of the skateboard shop, but so far answers have been elusive. Police aren't even sure if the gunman, Darion Marcus Aguilar, knew either victim.
"We haven't ruled anything out and we haven't ruled anything in," Howard County Police Chief William McMahon said in an interview.
Aguilar killed himself soon after the shootings. Investigators said he had no past run-ins with police.
Friends describe Aguilar as an avid skateboarder, a quiet and thoughtful teenager who became a vegan after watching a television documentary on how animals were slaughtered, according to Ellis Cropper, a family friend who is serving as a family spokesman.
He graduated high school in the spring, had taken an interest in environmental engineering and planned to start college classes, Cropper said. At the Dunkin' Donuts where he worked, he was recently given the keys and responsibility of opening the shop for business, something his mother celebrated.
"He was always hugging his mother, kissing his mother, just a very compassionate kid," Cropper said.
When Aguilar didn't show up for work early Saturday, his mother filed a missing persons report. Officers went to Aguilar's home several hours after the shooting and saw a journal. Police have said it described his general "unhappiness" but did not provide a motive. However, the contents were enough for an officer to worry about Aguilar.
His cell phone was tracked to the mall.
"That's when the officer said, 'Have a seat, let me tell you what's going on in Columbia,'" Cropper said.
Since then, Aguilar's mother has been asking herself, "What did she miss? What did she miss? How could she not have known something?" Cropper said.
Police on Monday denied a request to release copies of 911 calls and incident reports, saying the records are part of an ongoing investigation.
The shooting took place inside Zumiez, a shop on the upper level that sells skateboard gear. The store was covered with white boards Monday, with messages encouraging passers-by to leave condolences for the slain workers at memory books that the mall provided.


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Chano Pozo played a major role in the founding of Latin jazz, which was essentially a mixture of bebop and Cuban folk music. He gained his musical background from Cuban religious cults. After moving to New York in 1947, he met Dizzy Gillespie who enthusiastically added him to his bebop big band. Among his features with Dizzy were "Cubana Be," "Cubana Bop," "Tin Tin Deo," and "Manteca"; Pozo co-wrote the latter two. Unfortunately, Chano Pozo had a hot temper and he was killed in a Harlem bar a month shy of his 34th birthday.
Luciano Pozo González, better known as Chano Pozo (January 7, 1915 in Havana - December 3, 1948 in New York City) was an Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist, singer, dancer and composer. Despite only living to age 33, he played a major role in the founding of Latin jazz. He was also a key influence on trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie, co-writing some of Gillespie's Latin-flavored compositions including "Manteca" and "Tin Tin Deo", and serving as the first Latin percussionist in Gillespie's band.
Early life[edit]
Luciano "Chano" Pozo González was born in Havana to Cecelio González and Carnación Pozo. Chano grew up with three sisters and a brother, as well as his older half brother, Felix Chapotín, who would later become one of the great Cuban soneros. The family struggled with poverty throughout his youth. His mother died when Chano was eleven, and Cecelio took his family to live with his long-time mistress, Natalia, who was Felix's mother.
Chano showed an early interest in playing drums, and performed ably in Afro-Cuban religious ceremonies in which drumming was a key element. The family lived for many years at El África Solar (Africa Basement), a former slave quarters, by all accounts a foul and dangerous place, where it was said even the police were afraid to venture. In this environment criminal activities flourished, and Chano learned the ways of the street as means of survival. He dropped out of school after the third grade and earned a solid reputation as a rowdy tough guy, big for his age and exceptionally fit. He spent his days playing drums, fighting, drinking, and engaging in petty criminal activities, the latter of which landed him a stint in a youth reformatory. No official records document the crime he was sentenced for, though at least one account has him causing the accidental death of a foreign tourist, adding to a record of thievery, assault, and truancy. At the age of 13, Chano was sent to the reformatory in Guanajay, where he learned reading and writing, auto body repair, and honed his already exceptional skills playing a variety of drums.
During this time he became a devotee of Santería. Also known as "La Regla de Ocha", this is an Afro-Caribbean religion derived from traditional beliefs of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Developed among Afro-Cuban slaves, the religion began as a blending of these West African spiritual beliefs and Catholic doctrine. Yoruba deities were identified with Catholic saints to fool the slave owners, as the Spanish colonialists had forbidden the practice of African religions. Chano pledged allegiance to the Catholic Saint Barbara, identified widely with Shango, the Yoruba god of fire and thunder, and took him as his personal protector. Both Shango and St. Barbara had associations with the color red, and for the rest of his life Chano would often carry a red scarf signifying his allegiance.
Upon his release from Guanajay, Chano returned to his father's house in Havana. Cecelio persuaded his son to practice his trade of bootblack, but Chano's temperament was not suited for this occupation and he quit after less than a year. In 1929 he took a job selling newspapers for El País, Havana's most influential publication, hawking papers on a number of street corners. His forceful nature and success in selling brought him to the attention of newspaper owner and influential businessman Alfredo Suárez, who hired Chano as his personal driver and bodyguard. He was rumored to have performed duties as debt collector or "leg breaker" for Suarez. Chano spent his free time dancing, singing, fighting, chasing women and playing his drums. He also began to compose music.
Chano's reputation grew among the people each year, not only because of his physical prowess as a dancer, drummer, and success with women, but for the compositions he wrote for Carnival, during the nightly celebrations of which neighborhoods formed highly competitive comparsas, or street troupes. They consisted of singers, dancers, musicians, and the ever-present rumberos. Mostly young, street-toughened drummers, rumberos were integral to each comparsa (something like a 'jam club'), since rumberos provided throbbing, sensuous rhythms regarded as the base for all Afro-Cuban music. In a few years Pozo was the most well-known and sought after rumbero in Cuba, with the most talented comparsas (local groups) vying for his services, and was regularly winning top cash prizes for his compositions. Chano elevated the status and reputation of rumbero to near mythic proportions with his swaggering attitude as he led his own comparsa through the streets and with increasing successes became a hero to Havana's poor people. Pozo and some of his fellow musicians wrote a conga music composition that earned them first prize in the city of Santiago de Cuba's carnival of 1940: "La Comparsa de los Dandys," a composition that some consider an unofficial theme song of Santiago de Cuba, and a familiar standard at many Latin American carnivals.
Career in Cuba[edit]
Cuba was by this time a popular tourist destination, with the biggest hotels, The Sevilla Biltmore, the Nacional, and El Presidente catering to rich Americans and Europeans, and Chano was determined to break the color barrier that restricted the employment of dark skinned people. He began to court musicians and others who might help him by auditioning in unusual places—such as in front of the Cuban-owned radio station Azul, which broadcast popular recordings as well as live Cuban folk music. Chano befriended many musicians who worked there, playing his drum on the street to catch their attention as they arrived for work. Though admired for his prodigious talent, dark skinned blacks were prohibited from working most venues outside of the slums, and Chano searched for opportunities. He found that opportunity with Armando Trinidad, owner of the radio station. Armando persuaded Chano to work for him as the bouncer for Azul, where his imposing size and reputation kept rowdy crowds in check.
To survive racial marginalization in Cuba, he worked cleaning shoes and selling newspapers. He first performed as a dancer in a Havana troupe known as The Dandy. His brother was the Cuban trumpeter Felix Chapotín.
He worked as a partner at the radio station Cadena Azul, where he met Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Gillespie helped him launch "Manteca", which became a hit in Cuba. He became the first musician to incorporate Afro-Cuban rhythms into American jazz, and is considered one of the founders of Latin jazz.
Once Pozo became famous, he also became renowned for his sense of fashion, including sometimes wearing an all-white top hat and tuxedo.^ "Luciano Pozo González "Chano Pozo"" (in Spanish). Cir-integracion-racial-cuba. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
New York[edit]
In 1942 he emigrated to the USA in search of a better life. In Chicago he joined the "Jack Cole Dancers," and later went to New York, where Mario Bauza had named a club in the Palladium Ballroom after Pozo's hit song, "Blen Blen".
Chano Pozo is one of a handful of Cuban percussionists who came to the United States in the 1940s and 50s. Other notable congueros who came to the U.S. during that time include Mongo Santamaría, Armando Peraza, Francisco Aguabella, Julito Collazo, Carlos Vidal Bolado, Desi Arnaz and Modesto Durán. Pozo moved to New York City in early 1947 with the encouragement of Miguelito Valdés, and participated in a recording session with Valdés, the legendary band leader Arsenio Rodríguez, Carlos Vidal Bolado and José Mangual. In September 1947, after Mario Bauzá introduced the two, he featured in Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band at Carnegie Hall and subsequently on a European tour. Their notable material includes "Cubana Be, Cubana Bop" (written by George Russell), and "Tin Tin Deo" and "Manteca", both co-written by Pozo.^ Cite error: The named reference cir was invoked but never defined (see the help page).^ The Book of Salsa: A Chronicle of Urban Music from the Caribbean to New York City. 2008. pp. 1–2. ISBN 0807831298. ^ "Chano Pozo: Biography". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2009-11-15. ^ Varela, Jesse (2001). "CHANO POZO The Original Conga King". Latin Beat magazine. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
Chano Pozo was shot and killed on December 2, 1948 in the El Rio Bar at 111th St and Lenox Avenue in Harlem. The Rio Bar no longer exists—even the small triangular block where it was has been removed. Pozo's killer was a local bookie named Eusebio "Cabito" Munoz. Pozo had accused Cabito of selling him poor quality marijuana and Cabito retaliated.
Pozo is buried in the Colón Cemetery, Havana.
His grandson Joaquín Pozo, who was living in Cuba as of 2006, is also a famous conguero.^ Birth of the Cool: Beat, Bebop, and the American Avant Garde By Lewis MacAdams
In popular culture[edit]
Pozo is featured (in animated form) in the fictional animated film Chico and Rita (2010), where the circumstances surrounding his death are included as part of the plot line.


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"Thor: The Dark World" opened in many international markets this weekend, and it was a big hit everywhere, making it look as if the "Avengers" magic is still working and Marvel superheroes properties are still unparalleled goldmines. In the meantime, ABC is hoping that the magic will spill over into the TV market, as the network's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." announced that it would feature a tie-in with the Thor film in its Nov. 19 episode. "The Dark World" opened in major markets in Europe and South America, as well as in Mexico, and took in an impressive $109 million dollars.
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Clayton State, which is ranked No. 2 in the latest NCAA poll, knocked off Bentley College 84-61 Tuesday afternoon in the Elite 8.
The Lakers now take on the winner of the Metro State-Shaw game Wednesday at 7 p.m.
All Elite 8 and Final Four games are being played in St. Joseph Mo.
Four players finished the Bentley game in double figures with Teshymia Tillman leading the way with 22 points. Tanisha Woodard and Brenna Fort each added 14 and Drameka Griggs added 13.
Clayton State only led 33-31 at the half, but took control over the final 20 minutes.
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HENDERSON, Ky. - The new-look Jace Bugg Henderson City Open kicked off Saturday with lots of big names and two familiar figures who raised their stock by taking the co-lead at Municipal Golf Course.
Carding a pair of 3-under 61s, Ben Simpson and Andy Davis took two-stroke leads over defending champ Matt Hunsaker and Bart Vowels. With the tournament cut back to two rounds and one weekend, several longtime stalwarts turned out to try their hand. The list included Mike Thomas, Brad Boyd, Mike Rickard and Rodney Thomas.
Dave Clement signed up too but health issues prevented the nine-time champ from shooting for another title in yet another decade. (He took gold in the 70s, 80, 90s and 2000s) After suffering chest pains earlier in the week, he didn't feel strong enough to compete in the heat.
"I was looking forward to playing this year, (but) it just didn't work out," Clement said. "Maybe next year." Or maybe next week. That's when he plans to play in the club championship at Henderson Country Club.
For Simpson and Davis, the future is now. Not that the past was anything to be ashamed of. Over the past six years, Simpson has regularly finished between sixth and eighth.
"Pretty consistent," he said. "(But) I hope to stay a long way from that tomorrow."
The 28-year-old was consistently good at Municipal on Saturday. Though it wasn't the best round he ever shot there, it was certainly the most clutch.
"I've had rounds in the 50s but definitely nothing with that kind of pressure on me," Simpson said.
Davis birdied three of the last five holes to pull out his 61. It completed an unlikely but welcome turn of events.
"That course has always given me trouble," he said. "I was trying not to take myself out of it. Just keeping around par and trying to give myself a chance for tomorrow."
Now the 30-year-old returns to his comfort zone for today's final round at Henderson Country Club, where he's been a member for about 16 years. During a decade's worth of city tournaments, Davis has finished as high as fifth.
"I've been close a couple times, but this is my first final group," he said, referring to the foursome of top contenders that he'll join today.
Simpson rarely plays the Country Club so he won't feel the familiarity that Davis has. But that doesn't necessarily worry him.
"I hit it fairly short and fairly straight," Simpson said. "As long as I roll the putter I should be OK."
In addition to the shortened format, the tournament has also added a junior and senior division. Connor Smith led the youngsters with a score of 70, while Trevor Brown sits one stroke back. Hugh Hennessey's 65 topped the seniors.
First-Round Scores
Saturday at Municipal Golf Course
61 — Andy Davis, Ben Simpson
63 — Bart Vowels, Matt Hunsaker
64 — Rodney Thomas
65 — Brad Boyd, Hugh Hennessey, Isaac Church, Steven Pritchett
66 — Chris Pritchett, John Shelman, Kevin Sauer, Nick Harrington
67 — Alex Knight, David Morris, Kevin Payne, Mike Rickard, Mike Thomas, Trent Staples
68 — Adam Grogan, Brad Butler, Charless Pennington
69 — Jeff Buckman, Zack Duncan
70 — Bruce Cowling, Claude Watkins Jr., Connor Smith, David Strawn, Greg Arnold, Randy Pippin
71 — Blake Shelton, Bryan Trimborn, Chris Thomas, Kyle Fuller, Ronnie Ford, Trevor Brown
72 — Bruce Farley, Glen Hawkins, Jim Bugg, Joe Shelman
73 — Sam Nation
74 — Brandon Boom, Denny Bumpus, Jason Bauer, Lucas Cerullo, Nick Nation, Ron Bugg Jr.
75 — Steve Duncan
76 —Chris Nally, Kim Fuller, Tyler Miller
77 — David Holeman, Tim Huffman
79 — Darian Curry, David Timmons, Dwight Emerson, Richard Farley, Ryan Wathen
80 — David Melton, John Strother, Leo Mattingly, River Priest
82 — Robert Morris, Shane Satterfield
83 — Larry Royster, Lucas Burton
86 — Glenn Briscoe
89 —Joe McGarrh, Scott Redding
70 — James Wolfe
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8 a.m. — Larry Royster, John Strother, David Melton
8:10 — Dwight Emerson, David Timmons, Kim Fuller, Denny Bumpus
8:20 — Jim Bugg, Joe Shelman, Bruce Cowling, Claude Watkins Jr.
8:30 — David Strawn, Charles Pennington, David Morris, Hugh Hennessey
8:40 — Connor Smith, River Priest, Trevor Brown
8:50 — James Wolfe, Robert Morris, Joe McGarrh, Glenn Briscoe
9 — Lucas Burton, Scott Redding, Shane Satterfield, Leo Mattingly
9:10 — Ryan Wathen, Darian Curry, Richard Farley, David Holeman
9:20 —Tim Huffman, Chris Nally, Tyler Miller, Steve Duncan
9:30 — Lucas Cerullo, Jason Bauer, Nick Nation, Brandon Boom
9:40 — Sam Nation, Bruce Farley, Glen Hawkins, Blake Shelton
9:50 — Bryan Trimborn, Chris Thomas, Kyle Fuller, Ronnie Ford
10 — Randy Pippin, Greg Arnold, Jeff Buckman, Zack Duncan
10:10 — Brad Butler, Adam Grogan, Ron Bugg Jr., Kevin Sauer
10:20 — Kevin Payne, Mike Rickard, Mike Thomas, Trent Staples
10:30 — Steven Pritchett, Brad Boyd, Rodney Thomas, Alex Knight
10:40 — John Shelman, Chris Pritchett, , Isaac Church, Nick Harrington
10:50 — Matt Hunsaker, Bart Vowels, Andy Davis, Ben Simpson


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PEORIA, Ariz. It is spring training. Pitchers are throwing. Hitters are hitting.
In a corner of the Padres bullpen at the Peoria Sports Complex, Trevor Hoffman is watching. He has no glove. He is not gripping a baseball.
He interrupts his watching ever so briefly to exchange a word with Luke Gregerson.
Gregerson goes back to throwing. And the game's all-time saves leader backs off a step and resumes watching.
Certainly, even at 43, Hoffman must feel the urge to grab a ball and throw a change-up. The juices have to be flowing for this 18-season veteran and future Hall of Famer.
Trevor Hoffman is going to come out of retirement any day now, right? He has to be having second thoughts.
"Nope, not a bit," Hoffman said with no hint of a grin. "I have moved on. I'm not looking back."
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Not his style. Not his history.
This, he says, is no different from 1991, when he put down his shortstop glove forever and embarked upon a pitching career while a minor leaguer with the Cincinnati Reds.
"I made that transition and never gave it a 'what if' thought," said Hoffman. "I don't look back."
His playing career is thus closed. Simultaneous with his decision to retire as a player, Hoffman accepted the Padres' offer to rejoin the team as a "special assistant to baseball operations."
Retiring is not a decision Hoffman made lightly, which is why he says there are no second thoughts.
"That's why I waited so long to make the decision about retiring," he said. "I wanted to be sure. I am sure. Things were falling off."
However, the No. 51 uniform still fits Hoffman. For the first week of spring training, Hoffman has been back in uniform assisting Padres manager Bud Black and his staff.
No one, not even Hoffman, knows exactly what direction being a "special assistant to baseball operations" will take the maestro of Hell's Bells.
Dave Roberts moved from the front office back to the field last spring and is now the Padres first base coach. Mark Loretta spends most his time in the front office, but is back on the field again this spring as an extra coach. Brad Ausmus has also done double duty.
Hoffman said his duties will sort themselves out.
The Padres will almost certainly employ one of the most marketable players they've had in the history of the franchise in ways that will affect their fans as well as players and front office.
"Like Tony Gwynn, Trevor is the face of the Padres and will always be the face of the Padres," said Heath Bell, the closer who succeeded Hoffman in that role.
"Last year, we didn't have that. Adrian Gonzalez was not Tony or Trevor when it came to how the fans felt. There was no face of the Padres.
"So having Trevor return does a number of things for the Padres. One, it shows this organization is a class act. Two, Trevor is a class act. He's going to be great for the players on this team who never saw him as a Padre."


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"Through total consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the influence of the beautiful, combined spirituality of St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux, The Dove and Rose devotee seeks to grow in sanctifying grace and to restore the beauty and radiance of the Holy Catholic Church by a contemplative life of Eucharistic prayer which inflames the soul to live out an active, evangelical witness in thought, word, and deed in the world."
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I am an average lay Catholic with no position in the Church, no theological training, and very little personal influence. I cannot think of any good reason for you to want to follow me and, in fact, encourage you not to do so. However, I can think of many good reasons for you to follow St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux on the Trail of the Dogmatic Creed to the center of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. My site is here to encourage you to do just that.
These two magnificent saints transformed my life after my total consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary. They are both gifts from Our Lord Jesus Christ and His most Immaculate Mother Mary to inspire and guide me on what I like to call "The Trail of the Dogmatic Creed" of Roman Catholicism. This "trail" is nothing other than the dogmas and magisterial teachings of the Holy Catholic Church. St. Joan and St. Thérèse pulled me out of the "dark forest" of modern philosophies and spiritualities and into the sunlight on that trail.
I depend on them to lead me to the center of the Immaculate Heart of Mary where Jesus Christ is enthroned in all His glory. I strive to write only that which would be in accord with the teachings of Holy Mother Church. The Archdiocese of Chicago has approved my first two books for publication. The others have not yet been submitted for approval. Pray for me that I will stay true to the Trail of the Dogmatic Creed and persevere to the end.
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"Where I am I pretty much plateaued," he said. "What I am trying to do is, is go ahead and try to get a better opportunity for me and my family."
He said it was also good for the area to see a boost in new job opportunities during a difficult economy.
"It is good for Upstate right now just to see employment," he said. "Things are bleak now, so just to have that positive motivation from ShopRite itself is great."
Not everyone walked away from the event with positive reactions though, with some attendees saying it was a waste of time.
The one thing surprising some people was after Urtz talked about the company and opportunities, he concluded by telling everyone to apply online. Company representatives did take rEsumEs people brought in with them, but even those people will be required to apply online.
Susan Dantz, 52, of Scotia, was looking for another part-time job or a full-time job, and she left wondering why ShopRite had everyone came out just to be told to apply online.
"Basically it wasn't really necessary for us to come down. We could have just gone online and filled out the application and submitted our rEsumE electronically," said Dantz. "For them, it was more of an informational thing it really wasn't, I don't think, truly a job fair. It was just information for us."
She said she did hand in her resume to a company representative.
The event was meant to coincide with the online application period, which also opened June 20. ShopRite is looking to start the hiring process around the middle of July and is planning to open its doors to the public in October. Due to the large interest, Urtz said it might take the company a little longer than planned to review all submitted applications.
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I am in the process of producing a catalogue of some 450 antiquarian books as an Excel (2007) spreadsheet. I am using 7 columns (author, title, printer/year of publication, edition number, etc). Some entries are no more than one line but others go to 6 or more lines. As I was reviewing it today, I realised that some of the cells are not displaying all the lines entered. I can readily correct these manually simply by dragging the lower cell edge down until everything is displayed. But this is quite a laborious task and there is always the danger I will miss some cells that are partially obscuring lines. Is there any way of doing this automatically?
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Posted October 20, 2012 at 2:59PM
I haven't got Excel 2007 on this machine, and my laptop is having its battery sorted, but from memory I think you need to look at "Wrap" which should automatically wrap the text with in the cell width. Check it out through Formatting.
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Thanks, TonyV, but as far as I can the cells already are set to wrap.
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Try clicking top left corner of the spreadsheet which selects all of the cells or ctrl-a then on the home tab - cells - format - dropdown -choose autofit row height.
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Alternatively, following on from Woolwell's response, select all the worksheet, and then go into the Alignment Dialog Box Launcher and select the Wrap text box. This should then allow all cells to wrap where necessary, which in effect means those that do not require wrapping will not be!
The notes here have come from "The Brilliant Office 2007" hand book.
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Thanks TonyV and Woolwell - had to pop out for ciggies hence delay responding.
I'm going to make a copy of my work (it represnts many, many hours work) beforre attempting either solution.
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I hope that you do backups.
Undo will put it back as before very quickly.
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Bingo, Woolwell, seems to have worked a treat! TonyV, your suggestion would ensure everything is wrapped. I'll use both for belt and braces job, thank you both!
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Editor's Note: The following is adapted from Justin's message last Sunday at The District Church [7] in Washington, D.C., where he is associate pastor. Listen to "Learning How to Live Well" HERE.
I want to point out three things, regarding Paul's analogy of the fruit of the Spirit.
1. It's not something we can acquire by simply trying harder. Throughout Galatians, Paul dismantles the idea that all God wants is for us to try harder, to do more things, to count on our achievements to gain right standing with God. The fruit of the Spirit comes when the Spirit is living in us.
To state the obvious: if you want an apple, you grow it. You plant the seed, you water it, you care for it, you allow for whatever factors you have no control over — weather, for example — and you trust and hope that, in the right time, the tree will spring up, it will blossom, and it will bear the fruit you're looking for. It takes time and effort, and even then, we have no guarantee of what, where, when, or how something is going to appear.
Have you ever heard someone pray for patience now? It kind of misses the point of what patience is, doesn't it? I definitely think we should be praying for these things, but don't expect them to be just placed in your lap — "Here's the love for your neighbor you requested!" Absolutely, there are times when God pours out a supernatural measure of peace or joy on us, but more often than not, instead of just giving us those things, God gives us opportunities to learn those things — love, joy, gentleness — and he gives us his Holy Spirit to be with us at all times, including those times, and the Spirit brings peace and joy in the midst of those things, so thatwe can cultivate the life framework to sustain it all, to grow a healthy soul, where we learn how to weave body, mind, and spirit into one cohesive whole.
2. It's not just about you. Notice that the fruit of the spirit is a lot to do with how you interact with others.You don't become more loving on your own — it's about how you put others before yourself. It's really easy to be peaceful on your own, especially if you understand peace as an absence of conflict but in the Bible, peace is about something bigger, something more holistic — shalom in the OT and eirene in the NT: it's being in right relationship with God and with others. And as I alluded to earlier, patience is easy until you have to deal with people. We are not called to walk this on our own; we are not called to do lone-wolf Christianity; even Jesus himself didn't do life on his own, but in community.
So maybe you've been trying hard to be a better Christian, to be better at doing what you think God wants you to do — but you're tired and you're feeling lonely. Maybe you've hesitated to get too involved with a church community because people are messy, relationships are transient, and you wonder if it's really worth it. But if this is you, call it a hunch, but I think God might want you to find some folks to do life with. And this leads us into the next point.
3. It requires intentionality. This doesn't negate point one about not trying harder — you can't just acquire the fruit of the Spirit by trying harder. But part of the process is planting and watering. Just as with every aspect of life with God, there's the part that God does — which is most of it, actually—and the part that we get to do; in 1 Corinthians, Paul says that we do our part but it's God who makes things grow. Therefore, Paul writes to the church in Galatia:
Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives. (5:25, MSG)
We can't just relax and do what comes naturally — our natural inclination as sinful human beings is often to put self first, to avoid effort. Sometimes we have to get out of the way and let the Spirit do his thing — that requires intentionality. Other times we'll have to choose to love or choose to forgive or choose to speak the truth, and as we continue to do so, we will cultivate habits and practices that change what comes naturally to us from choosing for ourselves to choosing for God and for others.
Actually, instead of trying harder, let's look at it as training.
When I was younger, I had piano lessons.There were days when I'd love playing — mastering a new piece, or learning how to play the Pink Panther theme song — and there were days — most days! — when I felt lazy and unmotivated. I hatedpracticing for an hour a day, but that's what my mom made me do; we even had a little booklet where I'd write down the times when I'd practiced, and if I took more than a five minute break, I needed to write that in there too.
After about eight years of lessons, of disciplined practicing, of taking exams — as soon as I was able to — I stopped. I considered myself free.
And I was, finally; only I was free in a new and better way — not just free from having to practice or to have lessons; but I was free to play notes without worrying about them, I was free to improvise because I'd acquired a familiarity with the keys.
Now, I didn't learn to play the piano by being lazy (even when I felt like it) or watching lots of TV; I learned by practicing, by submitting myself to something that was making me better. And I thank God that my mom knew what was better for me than I did (and thanks to John Ortberg for highlighting that metaphor).
Paul uses the analogy of an athlete in training for the spiritual life in 1 Corinthians. Just as we don't live healthy lives physically by eating junk food all the time, trashing our bodies with drugs or alcohol, lounging around on the couch all day, and not getting enough sleep; so also we don't live healthy lives spiritually by treating others unkindly, being stingy with our possessions, refusing to care for those in need, putting our concerns first, or holding on to grudges. And, as we know, the physical and the spiritual aren't as unrelated as the world likes to make them.
Wendell Berry has this beautiful phrase in one of his poems:
Practice resurrection.
Live your life as if Jesus is alive. Live your life as if Jesus meant everything he said, from "I am with you" to "Love your enemy" to "Do not be anxious about anything but seek first the kingdom of God" to "If you have something against someone, go make peace with them" to "Go and sin no more." How do we do this, how do we practice resurrection?
It's pretty straightforward, actually. It's pretty ordinary. We worship God, and we do this in every moment and every aspect of our lives, we do this in the way that we live our lives:
You see, our calling is not just to be saved by grace but to live by grace. It's not just to be saved by the stirring of the Spirit but to live in step with the Spirit; it's not just to say that we believe in God but to live as God did in Jesus.
So when we come back to that initial question of how we measure our spiritual growth, the fruit of the Spirit is one tell. It's one indicator that we are choosing to use our freedom for Christ, that we are choosing to live life as we were intended to live life.
John Ortberg writes:
The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life. (The Me I Want to Be, p. 51)
How much sleep you get isn't just to do with your body; it impacts how able you are to engage mentally, it impacts how patient you are when you're with people that you might find irritating or frustrating. The kinds of thoughts you entertain don't just affect your mind; they affect how you see people, how you treat people. And reading the Bible or spending time in prayer isn't just an exercise in spirituality; for me, it's about learning the vocabulary of God, so that his words and stories become my first language, and it's about spending time hanging out with the One who made me, who knows me best, and who loves me as I am; and this comes out in everything I do.
Maybe you have sin in your life that you need to confess, that you need to bring before God. You need to stop hiding, and thinking that as long as nobody else knows about it, you're okay; or that, actually, it's not a big deal — you'll turn things around when you want. But the truth of the matter is, you're living a lie. If there's anything we learned this weekend, it's that life is fragile and evil is real — choices matter. If you're living for yourself, if you're enslaved by your appetites and your impulses, I'm telling you, it only leads to destruction — and God is saying to you, "It doesn't have to be that way. Come back. Start over. Let's do this together."
Maybe you feel trapped; you're stuck in this downward spiral or you're surrounded by all of this trash, and you want to get out. You want to live life in the Spirit, but you don't know where to begin or how to start. It's easy: start by asking. Ask God for his help, ask God for his strength, ask God for his forgiveness and for his cleansing power to make all things new in you, ask God for his Spirit to live in you and form Christ within you. That's how you start.
Or maybe you just needed to be reminded that what we do matters — that the body and the mind and the spirit are not separate but that we are one person, and that if we follow Christ, he has purchased us by his sacrifice on the cross for his own. Maybe God is pointing out that you're doing something with or to your body that is impacting the rest of your life; or maybe you're thinking things or looking at things or listening to things that are warping the way that you treat other people. Jesus rescued us, ransomed us, from the grasp of sin and death, and he offers us all life to the full, if we seek him, if we let his Spirit live in us.
Whatever it is, wherever you're at, write it down — there's something powerful about putting it in writing. And then share it with someone you trust, someone who loves you. Talk about life — talk about where you're at and where you want to be. Pray together — ask God to bring the growth, to bring the change, to bring the life. And ask that person to hold you accountable; or if it's someone here, keep each other accountable; because remember point 2: we were made to do life in community—that's part of God's design.
And by the grace of God, may we all live well.
Justin Fung is most definitely a city kid, having lived in Hong Kong; London, England (where he attended University College London and London School of Theology), and Pasadena, Calif., where he graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2009. Prior to joining the staff of The District Church [9], he worked as the Policy and Outreach Assistant at Sojourners in Washington, DC. Read more from Justin on his blog [10], or follow Justin on Facebook [11] or Twitter [12].
Images: The author in 2007 with his nephew, Matt, sitting at the piano where Justin learned to play as a child. Photo courtesy of Justin Fung. Image of grass and sunlight by Krivosheev Vitaly [13]/Shutterstock.
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[3] http://sojo.net/blogs/2012/07/25/learning-how-live-well#comment-covenant
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