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Floral printed ankle-length skinny jeans. 5-pocket style. Zipper and button fly closure. Stretchy fit.
*Special Note: The placement of the flowers will vary from garment to garment due to the printing process.
*Special Note: The placement of the flowers will vary from garment to garment due to the printing process.
*77% Cotton
*21% Polyester
*2% Spandex
*Machine Wash Cold
*21% Polyester
*2% Spandex
*Machine Wash Cold
Measurements for 28:Waist (all around): 32"
Hips (all around): 34"
Rise: 8 3/8"
Inseam: 27 1/2"
Rated 4.3 out of 5Â by 27 reviewers.
Rated 1 out of 5Â by shelly323 SOOO FRUSTRATED! I ordered the coachella sz 29 in mid April and there wasn't 1 rose on the front. I ordered another pair and it looked exactly the same. I returned them to the store. They advised me to call directly to explain my issue. The rep told me they have no control over what I receive. I asked to speak to the manager and the rep came back to the phone saying that the manager said the patterns vary. I ordered another 2 pairs and they again looked the same! 5.16.2013
Rated 4 out of 5Â by fhg black Combo..... I bought these in the dark blue wash in the store. Loved them so much I ordered the charcoal (no it is not black, but I knew that). Sadly, as other reviewers have noted, it came with a flower planted firmly right in the crack of the butt in the back. NOT off to the side but right there. Looked ridiculous, so sadly had to return them. They wanted to send me another pair, but couldn't guarantee the placement of the flower. I understand the 'random placement of flowers, but why smack in in the middle - I don't know. I would suggest buying these in the store only if you can, unless you want to go back and forth with the mail...Hence the 4 instead of a 5. 1.5.2014
Rated 2 out of 5Â by Owg94 Disappointed I saw these pants online and I was in love. I ordered them in the Jessie wash, and couldn't wait to get them. When I opened the package, I was sadly disappointed. The color isn't what I was expecting; not nearly as blue as the picture. Also, the flowers are hardly recognizable. They just look sort of like splotches on the seams. Also, the quality is not worth the price. 10.28.2013
Rated 5 out of 5Â by fpkelsi Fits great I tried these on in the store and they fit super well. If you own a pair of the ditsy ankle jeans and like those, you'll love these. The fit is pretty much identical if not better. I'm 5'4 118 lbs and the 26 fits perfect, they may stretch out slightly but if they're anything like the ditsy jeans it won't be a big enough deal to size down. BE WARNED THOUGH. The BLACK color is definitely black, not the dark blue that's pictured. It's actually more of a dark gray. NOT BLUE, at least the ones in the store were, and there were only two colors in there, the coachella ones and the black. Other than the color issue these jeans are perfect! 2.25.2013
Rated 5 out of 5Â by LittleBlueRabbit Even better than expected! These jeans are absolutely wonderful. They're so soft, fit perfectly, and I was pleased with how the pattern was cut on my pair. They breathe so easily, too; they're not stiff at all and remarkably easy to move around in. Items made like this one will always have a randomized placement of the pattern, considering the pieces are probably just cut from one large swath of fabric before being pieced together, not printed after they're sewn. That being said, I was anticipating having an awkwardly-placed flower or two, but no such problems with my pair. I ordered a pair of the Black Combo color in size 27. The wash is more of a dark, dusty grey than black, but I was expecting that judging by the pictures. They go perfectly with every solid basic I've got, and make it easy to throw together a few pieces and still have a casual outfit that looks put together. Seriously considering buying a backup pair for when this one wears out in a few years, especially with how great the sale price is. I'm 5'6.5", 130 lbs., and have a pear shape on the slender side. 7.30.2014
Rated 4 out of 5Â by bfloprincess Love the rose print! I love the rose print of these jeans - I ordered the Coachella rinse and scored these jeans at a great price on sale! I usually take a 4 or 27 in FP bottoms but saw read the reviews -- people advised to go up a size in these. 27 wasn't available with the sale so I ordered the 28s. LOVE the material and look of the jeans, wish I would have gotten the 27 though :( a bit loose but a belt should help, fit more like a boyfriend fit than slim/skinny but I love the print so much that I'm going to keep them! I have muscular/athletic legs and didn't find them to be tight at all. 6.27.2014
Rated 3 out of 5Â by knzy93 i love them........... but they run so small Lets get something straight here loud and clear. THESE JEANS RUN SMALL. These are not snug, or kinda tight no beating around the bush they are at least a size too small. I am a skinny young lady with slightly athletic legs by that i mean my waste is literally a size zero but my hips are usually size 4-6. I ordered the 27 which is my "pants run small" size, and I felt like i was trying to squeeze into a 24. I had to return them unfortunately, in hopes of receiving an exchange in a 28. I dub these jeans the SELF ESTEEM DESTROYERS!! However they are too cute to give up on altogether. 2.28.2014
Rated 5 out of 5Â by MaddieAziz Adorable These skinnies are absolutely adorable. I purchased them in the Coachella combo and wear them year round! They're so sweet yet unique; I always receive a ton of compliments. Plus, the fit is great. I don't have a single complaint about these jeans. 2.16.2014
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Dallas Stars (32-25-11) at Philadelphia Flyers (36-25-7), 7 p.m.
(SportsNetwork.com) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to match their longest winning streak of the season on Thursday night as they welcome the Dallas Stars to town.
Philadelphia has won each of its past three games and is aiming to win four in a row for the third time this season. The Flyers first did so from Dec. 23-31 and again from Feb. 1-8.
The Flyers have won 10 of their last 13 games and sit second in the Metropolitan Division. They are one point ahead of the New York Rangers and just three in front of both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals in the division standings.
Philadelphia is coming off a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. The Flyers trailed by two goals just 3:51 into the game before Scott Hartnell countered with a pair of first-period tallies.
Both clubs failed to find any offense until overtime, when Flyers captain Claude Giroux scored with just 4.2 seconds left on the clock.
Giroux flew down the right wing into the zone and from the circle he snapped a laser on net, using Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith as a screen, and it went in and out of the left corner for the win.
"I knew when I went on the ice 15 seconds, maybe 20 seconds," said Giroux. "I knew there wasn't a lot of time, so I was just trying to shoot as hard as I can to the net and didn't really aim, to be honest. I just shot it on net."
Ray Emery allowed two early goals in the first period, but finished the game with 23 saves for the Flyers, who took the opener of a four-game homestand.
The Stars are trending in the other direction, having lost three straight games. They have been outscored 12-3 over the first two contests of a three- game road trip and are coming off Tuesday's 5-1 setback to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Kari Lehtonen, playing in his first game since suffering a concussion against the Minnesota Wild on March 8, gave up all five goals on 32 shots in his return, while Tyler Seguin scored Dallas' lone goal when he deflected a Trevor Daley shot in the first period.
"We had a couple real good opportunities in the second period," noted Stars coach Lindy Ruff. "We missed the net. I thought the killer goal was the third one late in the period. We could've easily tied the game up."
With the setback, the Stars sit two points behind the Phoenix Coyotes for the second wild card spot in the Western Conference.
Seguin notched a hat trick when the Stars defeated a visiting Flyers' club 5-1 on Dec. 7. It snapped Dallas' six-game losing streak in this series.
Steve Mason got the start for the Flyers and was pulled after giving up four goals through two periods, with Emery making seven saves in relief.
The Flyers have still won three straight versus the Stars in Philadelphia, where the clubs haven't met since Feb. 5, 2011.

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Really? What I have documented in the last installment, including supporting statements of renowned Protestant Church historians like Schaff and Kelly, amply refutes that claim.
They indeed use the term sacrifice, but they, at the same time, explain that they mean nothing more than the commemoration of that one true sacrifice which Christ, our only sacrifice (as they themselves everywhere proclaim), performed on the cross.
Bingo!!! So now Calvin informs us that the fathers teach in fact exactly what the Catholics teach, but Calvin is unaware of that, and has to pretend that Catholics somehow teach otherwise. It's truly an amazing spectacle to behold. But Calvin also probably misses the fact that the fathers taught that the sacrifice of the cross is made present to us in the Mass. It's not merely a remembrance.
"The Hebrews," says Augustine (Cont. Faust. Lib. 20 c. 18), "in the victims of beasts which they offered to God, celebrated the prediction of the future victim which Christ offered: Christians now celebrate the commemoration of a finished sacrifice by the sacred oblation and participation of the body of Christ." Here he certainly teaches the same doctrine which is delivered at greater length in the Treatise on Faith, addressed to Peter the deacon, whoever may have been the author. The words are, "Hold most firmly, and have no doubt at all, that the Only-Begotten became incarnate for us, that he offered himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour; to whom, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, in the time of the Old Testament, animals were sacrificed, and to whom now, with the Father and the Holy Spirit (with whom there is one Godhead), the holy Church, throughout the whole world, ceases not to offer the sacrifice of bread and wine. For, in those carnal victims, there was a typifying of the flesh of Christ, which he himself was to offer for our sins, and of the blood which he was to shed for the forgiveness of sins. But in that sacrifice there is thanksgiving and commemoration of the flesh of Christ which he offered for us, and of the blood which he shed for us." Hence Augustine himself, in several passages (Ep. 120, ad Honorat. Cont. Advers. Legis.), explains, that it is nothing else than a sacrifice of praise.
He teaches much more than that, as I proved last time. Calvin is playing the blind sophist again. He sees what he wants to see. I guess he had the ability to look up on a clear day at high noon in the summer and not see the sun. What is required to convince the man of anything? He suffers from astounding blindness regarding plain historical facts of what prominent Christians in fact believed. Let's review just three of Augustine's many proclamations on this issue:
Was not Christ once for all offered up in His own person as a sacrifice? and yet, is He not likewise offered up in the sacrament as a sacrifice, not only in the special solemnities of Easter, but also daily among our congregations; so that the man who, being questioned, answers that He is offered as a sacrifice in that ordinance, declares what is strictly true?
(Epistles, 98, 9; NPNF 1, Vol. I)
The entire Church observes the tradition delivered to us by the Fathers, namely, that for those who have died in the fellowship of the Body and Blood of Christ, prayer should be offered when they are commemorated at the actual Sacrifice in its proper place, and that we should call to mind that for them, too, that Sacrifice is offered.
(Sermo, 172, 2; 173, 1; De Cura pro mortuis, 6; De Anima et ejus Origine, 2, 21; in Hugh Pope, St. Augustine of Hippo, Garden City, New York: Doubleday Image, 1961 [originally 1937], 69)
Out of hatred of Christ the crowd there shed Cyprian's blood, but today a reverential multitude gathers to drink the Blood of Christ . . . this altar . . . whereon a Sacrifice is offered to God . . .
(Sermo 310, 2; in Pope, ibid., 65)
In short, you will find in his writings, passim, that the only reason for which the Lord's Supper is called a sacrifice is, because it is a commemoration, an image, a testimonial of that singular, true, and only sacrifice by which Christ expiated our guilt. For there is a memorable passage (De Trinitate, Lib. 4 c. 24), where, after discoursing of the only sacrifice, he thus concludes: "Since, in a sacrifice, four things are considered—viz. to whom it is offered, by whom, what and for whom, the same one true Mediator, reconciling us to God by the sacrifice of peace, remains one with him to whom he offered, made himself one with those for whom he offered, is himself the one who offered, and the one thing which he offered." Chrysostom speaks to the same effect. They so strongly claim the honour of the priesthood for Christ alone, that Augustine declares it would be equivalent to Antichrist for any one to make a bishop to be an intercessor between God and man (August. Cont. Parmen. Lib. 2 c. 8).
More sophistry . . . Now Calvin wants to astonishingly claim that Augustine and Chrysostom denied the office of priest? I'll cite, therefore, their references to priests from the quotations offered last time (one must be minutely comprehensive in refuting Calvin's endless tomfooleries):
St. John ChrysostomElsewhere, Augustine wrote:
The priest stands there carrying out the action, but the power and grace is of God. "This is My Body," he says. This statement transforms the gifts.
(Homilies on the Treachery of Judas, 1, 6; in William A. Jurgens, editor and translator, The Faith of the Early Fathers, three volumes, Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, Vol. II, 1970, 104-105)
When you see the Lord immolated and lying upon the altar, and the priest bent over that sacrifice praying, . . . are you not lifted up to heaven?
(The Priesthood 3:4:177)
But now he has transferred the priestly action to what is most awesome and magnificent. He has changed the sacrifice itself, and instead of the butchering of dumb beasts, he commands the offering up of himself.
(Homilies on First Corinthians, 24:2)
St. Augustine
For we do not ordain priests and offer sacrifices to our martyrs, as they do to their dead men, for that would be incongruous, undue, and unlawful, such being due only to God . . .
(City of God, Book VIII, chapter 27; NPNF 1, Vol. II)
[T]here are many other things which most properly can keep me in [the Catholic Church's] bosom. The unanimity of peoples and nations keeps me here. Her authority, inaugurated in miracles, nourished by hope, augmented by love, and confirmed by her age, keeps me here. The succession of priests, from the very see of the apostle Peter, to whom the Lord, after his resurrection, gave the charge of feeding his sheep [John 21:15–17], up to the present episcopate, keeps me here. And last, the very name Catholic, which, not without reason, belongs to this Church alone, in the face of so many heretics, so much so that, although all heretics want to be called 'Catholic,' when a stranger inquires where the Catholic Church meets, none of the heretics would dare to point out his own basilica or house.
(Against the Letter of Mani Called "The Foundation" 4:5)
Howbeit even if it were no where at all read in the Old Scriptures, not small is the authority, which in this usage is clear, of the whole Church, namely, that in the prayers of the priest which are offered to the Lord God at His altar, the Commendation of the dead hath also its place.
(On Care to be Had for the Dead, section 3, NPNF 1-03)
Would Calvin have us all absurdly believe that St. John Chrysostom wrote a book called Treatise Concerning the Christian Priesthood, while somehow not believing in priests?! Here are some excerpts from that work:
And yet we deny not that in the Supper the sacrifice of Christ is so vividly exhibited as almost to set the spectacle of the cross before our eyes, just as the apostle says to the Galatians, that Jesus Christ had been evidently set forth before their eyes, when the preaching of the cross was delivered to them (Gal. 3:1). But because I see that those ancient writers have wrested this commemoration to a different purpose than was accordant to the divine institution (the Supper somehow seemed to them to present the appearance of a repeated, or at least renewed, immolation), nothing can be safer for the pious than to rest satisfied with the pure and simple ordinance of God, whose Supper it is said to be, just because his authority alone ought to appear in it.It behoves the priest therefore to leave none of these things unexamined, but, after a thorough inquiry into all of them, to apply such remedies as he has appositely to each case, lest his zeal prove to be in vain. And not in this matter only, but also in the work of knitting together the severed members of the Church, one can see that he has much to do. For the pastor of sheep has his flock following him, wherever he may lead them: and if any should stray out of the straight path, and, deserting the good pasture, feed in unproductive or rugged places, a loud shout suffices to collect them and bring back to the fold those who have been parted from it: . . .
(Book II, section 4)
For the priestly office is indeed discharged on earth, but it ranks amongst heavenly ordinances; and very naturally so: for neither man, nor angel, nor archangel, nor any other created power, but the Paraclete Himself, instituted this vocation, and persuaded men while still abiding in the flesh to represent the ministry of angels. Wherefore the consecrated priest ought to be as pure as if he were standing in the heavens themselves in the midst of those powers.
(Book III, section 4)
11. Some of the ancients seem to have declined too much to the shadows of the law.
So now Calvin backpeddles and concedes that "some" fathers got it wrong, according to him (we have seen how many did so). He can't totally deny the obvious, even in the service of sophistry, revolutionary propaganda, and revisionist history, and so is forced to make some concessions (albeit vague) to historical reality.
Seeing that they retained a pious and orthodox view of the whole ordinance—and I cannot discover that they wished to derogate in the least from the one sacrifice of the Lord—I cannot charge them with any impiety, and yet I think they cannot be excused from having erred somewhat in the mode of action. They imitated the Jewish mode of sacrificing more closely than either Christ had ordained, or the nature of the gospel allowed. The only thing, therefore, for which they may be justly censured is, that preposterous analogy, that not contented with the simple and genuine institution of Christ, they declined too much to the shadows of the law.
This is another common tactic of Calvin's: he will charge the fathers (a few or many) with error, but then soften the blow so that their integrity is maintained (so that he can still cite them as models in the early Church in other areas). But let the Catholics of his era exhibit the very same beliefs, and he will quickly demonize them and so distort their beliefs that they are barely recognizable.
The present instance is an altogether classic and typical case. He can charge the fathers with the "error" of believing in some semblance of the Mass, but "cannot charge them with any impiety" -- whereas the Catholics of his time (who believe the same exact thing) are in league with Satan and guilty of the grossest sacrileges and abominations. He knows that these fathers hadn't "wished to derogate in the least from the one sacrifice of the Lord" yet at the same time he pretends that contemporary Catholics did do so. He can't accept their own testimony concerning their own beliefs. He simply mocks that and moves forward with his calumnies and slanders. The only common thread in all this inconsistency is that Calvin sees what he wants to see and ignores or twists the rest.
That much is true.
But now that the sacrifice has been performed, the Lord has prescribed a different method to us—viz. to transmit the benefit of the sacrifice offered to him by his Son to his believing people. The Lord, therefore, has given us a table at which we may feast, not an altar on which a victim may be offered; he has not consecrated priests to sacrifice, but ministers to distribute a sacred feast.
This doesn't account for the continued New Testament reference to altars, nor the casual overwhelming acceptance of the priesthood and the Sacrifice of the Mass by the Fathers. How did it come about? We contend that this was the teaching passed down from the beginning. Not everything is explicitly outlined in the Bible, but it doesn't follow that tradition cannot fill out the aspects not thoroughly treated in Scripture. Nothing in Catholic teaching is contrary to what is explicitly taught in Scripture.
The more sublime and holy this mystery is, the more religiously and reverently ought it to be treated. Nothing, therefore, is safer than to banish all the boldness of human sense, and adhere solely to what Scripture delivers.
Calvin ignores much of that Scripture. We take all of it into account and consistently develop it, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, Holy Mother Church, apostolic succession, and Sacred Tradition.
And certainly, if we reflect that it is the Supper of the Lord and not of men, why do we allow ourselves to be turned aside one nail's-breadth from Scripture, by any authority of man or length of prescription?
That is exactly what I would ask Calvin: how he can defend all his departures from Scripture and the fathers?
Accordingly, the apostle, in desiring completely to remove the vices which had crept into the Church of Corinth, as the most expeditious method, recalls them to the institution itself, showing that thence a perpetual rule ought to be derived.
Paul's admonitions constantly presuppose a tradition passed-down: fully known to his readers.
In other words, how he will arbitrarily (with no legitimate authority or rationale) redefine terms that have been understood in a particular way for 1500 years . . .
Some, on what rational ground I see not, extend the term sacrifice to all sacred ceremonies and religious acts. We know that by the uniform use of Scripture, the name of sacrifice is given to what the Greeks call at one time θυσια, at another προσφοπὰ, at another τελετνὴ. This, in its general acceptation, includes everything whatever that is offered to God. Wherefore, we ought to distinguish, but so that the distinction may derive its analogy from the sacrifices of the Mosaic Law, under whose shadows the Lord was pleased to represent to his people the whole reality of sacrifices. Though these were various in form, they may all be referred to two classes. For either an oblation for sin was made by a certain species of satisfaction, by which the penalty was redeemed before God, or it was a symbol and attestation of religion and divine worship, at one time in the way of supplication to demand the favour of God; at another, by way of thanksgiving, to testify gratitude to God for benefits received; at another, as a simple exercise of piety, to renew the sanction of the covenant, to which latter branch, burnt-offerings, and libations, oblations, first-fruits, and peace offerings, referred. Hence let us also distribute them into two classes. The other class, with the view of explaining, let us call λατπευτικὸν, and σεβαστιχὸν, as consisting of the veneration and worship which believers both owe and render to God; or, if you prefer it, let us call it ευχαριστικὸν, since it is exhibited to God by none but those who, enriched with his boundless benefits, offer themselves and all their actions to him in return. The other class let us call propitiatory or expiatory. A sacrifice of expiation is one whose object is to appease the wrath of God, to satisfy his justice, and thereby wipe and wash away the sins, by which the sinner being cleansed and restored to purity, may return to favour with God. Hence the name which was given in the Law to the victims which were offered in expiation of sin (Exod. 29:36);
We have no significant beef with Calvin when he describes the Old Testament religious system; that is not where the differences lie.
not that they were adequate to regain the favour of God, and wipe away guilt, but because they typified the true sacrifice of this nature, which was at length performed in reality by Christ alone; by him alone, because no other could, and once, because the efficacy and power of the one sacrifice performed by Christ is eternal,
. . . which is precisely one reason for regarding the Mass as timeless, and making this one sacrifice present to us in time and physical reality.
as he declared by his voice, when he said, "It is finished;" that is, that everything necessary to regain the favour of the Father, to procure forgiveness of sins, righteousness, and salvation, that all this was performed and consummated by his one oblation, and that hence nothing was wanting. No place was left for another sacrifice.
It's not "new" at all, as I have reiterated endlessly.
And that there might be no limit to their extravagance, they have deemed it little to say, that it properly becomes a common sacrifice for the whole Church, without adding, that it is at their pleasure to apply it specially to this one or that, as they choose; or rather, to any one who is willing to purchase their merchandise from them for a price paid.
If something is the application of grace, then it can be applied to one in particular or to all, just as we may pray for one person or for many, or help one person in charity or a group, as it were. That is no difficulty at all. As for "price paid": this is common to all religion. Protestants take up an offering. They receive spiritual benefit and are expected to provide for their pastors and the upkeep of the building. In Catholicism it is the same way: except that we believe that the benefit of the Mass can be applied to particular souls. In the Old Covenant, the people were expected to contribute with tithes and portions of their property (animals or grain offerings, etc.). It was not an absolutely free enterprise.
The same Protestants who condemned indulgences (and there were abuses there that the Church corrected) thought nothing of stealing Catholic churches and monasteries by the many thousands (Luther even lived in a former monastery). That had nothing to do with greed or filthy lucre, of course (Protestants always and everywhere being morally superior to Catholics, as "everyone knows"); it was rationalized away as being something other than theft. But we never hear about that.
Moreover, as they could not come up to the estimate of Judas, still, that they might in some way refer to their author, they make the resemblance to consist in the number. He sold for thirty pieces of silver: they, according to the French method of computation, sell for thirty pieces of brass. He did it once: they as often as a purchaser is met with.
How quaint: a comparison with Judas.
We deny that they are priests in this sense—namely, that by such oblations they intercede with God for the people, that by propitiating God they make expiation for sins. Christ is the only Pontiff and Priest of the New Testament: to him all priestly offices were transferred, and in him they closed and terminated. Even had Scripture made no mention of the eternal priesthood of Christ, yet, as God, after abolishing those ancient sacrifices, appointed no new priest, the argument of the apostle remains invincible, "No man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron" (Heb. 5:4). How, then, can those sacrilegious men, who by their own account are murderers of Christ, dare to call themselves the priests of the living God?
"Murderers of Christ"? Oooooh! Calvin has now elevated his pathetic rhetoric to the sublime realm of classic anti-Semitic insults. I must say I never heard this before. It puts the cannibal charge of the ancient Romans to shame. I'm surprised that it isn't put to more use by our esteemed modern-day tiny anti-Catholic fringe of Protestantism.
Since all this section consists of is ridiculous anti-Catholic rantings, there is no need to reply. I respond to arguments. I have no desire to get down in the mud with Calvin. His folly here is self-evident and self-refuting.
This kind of sacrifice has nothing to do with appeasing God, with obtaining remission of sins, with procuring justification, but is wholly employed in magnifying and extolling God, since it cannot be grateful and acceptable to God unless at the hand of those who, having received forgiveness of sins, have already been reconciled and freed from guilt.
Too many large discussions here to pursue.
This is so necessary to the Church, that it cannot be dispensed with. Therefore, it will endure for ever, so long as the people of God shall endure, as we have already seen above from the prophet. For in this sense we may understand the prophecy, "From the rising of the sun, even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, said the Lord of hosts" (Malachi 1:11); so far are we from doing away with this sacrifice.
That passage was also dealt with in a past installment.
Thus Paul beseeches us by the mercies of God, to present our bodies "a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God," our "reasonable service" (Rom. 12:1). Here he speaks very significantly when he adds, that this service is reasonable, for he refers to the spiritual mode of worshipping God, and tacitly opposes it to the carnal sacrifices of the Mosaic Law. Thus to do good and communicate are called sacrifices with which God is well pleased (Heb. 13:16). Thus the kindness of the Philippians in relieving Paul's want is called "an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God" (Phil. 4:18); and thus all the good works of believers are called spiritual sacrifices.
Catholics accept all this; we don't illogically pit it against the Sacrifice of the Mass, as Calvin does.
All true, except for the last clause, where Calvin denies the Sacrifice of the Mass.
From this office of sacrificing, all Christians are called "a royal priesthood," because by Christ we offer that sacrifice of praise of which the apostle speaks, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name (l Pet. 2:9; Heb. 13:15).
The royal priesthood of all believers doesn't exclude a special class of ordained priests, just as in the Old Covenant (where this larger class originated) there was a special class of priests. If the Bible isn't "either/or" in this regard, why should we be?
We do not appear with our gifts in the presence of God without an intercessor. Christ is our Mediator, by whose intervention we offer ourselves and our all to the Father; he is our High Priest, who, having entered into the upper sanctuary, opens up an access for us; he is the altar on which we lay our gifts, that whatever we do attempt, we may attempt in him; he it is, I say, who "hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father" (Rev. 1:6).
Jesus continues to act as high priest because the cross is timeless. That is all part of the Mass that Calvin decries.
Calvin: the master of the fundamentally stupid and clueless, slanderous insult . . .
This is the Helen for whom the enemies of the truth in the present day fight with so much rage, fury, and atrocity; and truly the Helen with whom they commit spiritual whoredom, the most execrable of all. I am not here laying my little finger on those gross abuses by which they might pretend that the purity of their sacred mass is profaned; on the base traffic which they ply; the sordid gain which they make; the rapacity with which they satiate their avarice. I only indicate, and that in few and simple terms, how very sacred the sanctity of the mass is, how well it has for several ages deserved to be admired and held in veneration! It were a greater work to illustrate these great mysteries as they deserve, and I am unwilling to meddle with their obscene impurities, which are daily before the eyes and faces of all, that it may be understood that the mass, taken in the most choice form in which it can be exhibited, without any appendages, teems from head to foot with all kinds of impiety, blasphemy, idolatry, and sacrilege.
Since no argument is present, again, no reply is necessary; indeed even possible.
Yet five more were for centuries, for some odd reason. St. Augustine, for example, accepted all seven Catholic sacraments.
That sacraments are not to be instituted and set up by the will of men, is easily understood by him who remembers what has been above with sufficient plainness expounded —viz. that the sacraments have been appointed by God to instruct us in his promise, and testify his goodwill towards us; and who, moreover, considers, that the Lord has no counsellor (Isa. 40:13; Rom. 11:34); who can give us any certainty as to his will, or assure us how he is disposed towards us, what he is disposed to give, and what to deny?
Circular argumentation . . .
From this it follows, that no one can set forth a sign which is to be a testimonial of his will, and of some promise. He alone can give the sign, and bear witness to himself. I will express it more briefly, perhaps in homelier, but also in clearer terms,—There never can be a sacrament without a promise of salvation. All men collected into one cannot, of themselves, give us any promise of salvation, and, therefore, they cannot, of themselves, give out and set up a sacrament.
Sacraments are physical means of conveying grace. But Calvin denies that this can take place in the case of five, and pretty much even for the two sacraments he retains in gutted form. He denies the underlying premise of what grace is and how it is given to human beings. Since he rejects the key premise, obviously he also denies what flows consistently from those premises.
Calvin being infallible over against 1500 years of unbroken developed Tradition . . .
For though to the Jews were given, besides his ordinary sacraments, others differing somewhat according to the nature of the times (as the manna, the water gushing from the rock, the brazen serpent, and the like), by this variety they were reminded not to stop short at such figures, the state of which could not be durable, but to expect from God something better, to endure without decay and without end. Our case is very different. To us Christ has been revealed. In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Col. 2:3), in such richness and abundance, that to ask or hope for any new addition to these treasures is truly to offend God and provoke him against us.
Unless they were instituted by Christ Himself, as we believe (just as baptism and the Holy Eucharist were) . . .
It behoves us to hunger after Christ only, to seek him, look to him, learn of him, and learn again, until the arrival of the great day on which the Lord will fully manifest the glory of his kingdom, and exhibit himself as he is to our admiring eye (1 John 3:2).
Obviously, following His commands and practices handed down by Him is following Him.
And, for this reason, this age of ours is designated in Scripture by the last hour, the last days, the last times, that no one may deceive himself with the vain expectation of some new doctrine or revelation.
Including all the false Protestant novelties and corruptions of legitimate Christian tradition . . .
Our heavenly Father, who "at sundry times, and in divers manners, spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us" by his beloved Son, who alone can manifest, and, in fact, has fully manifested, the Father, in so far as is of importance to us, while we now see him through a mirror. Now, since men have been denied the power of making new sacraments in the Church of God, it were to be wished, that in those which are of God, there should be the least possible admixture of human invention.
We agree! It's Calvin who has invented all sorts of nonsense with regard to the Eucharist, not us . . .
For just as when water is infused, the wine is diluted, and when leaven is put in, the whole mass is leavened, so the purity of the ordinances of God is impaired, whenever man makes any addition of his own.
Our point of view precisely . . .
And yet we see how far the sacraments as at present used have degenerated from their genuine purity.
In Calvin's own novel and logically tortured, insufficiently biblical teaching . . .
There is everywhere more than enough of pomp, ceremony, and gesticulation, while no account is taken, or mention made, of the word of God,
None whatsoever?
without which, even the sacraments themselves are not sacraments. Nay, in such a crowd, the very ceremonies ordained by God cannot raise their head, but lie as it were oppressed. In Baptism, as we have elsewhere justly complained, how little is seen of that which alone ought to shine and be conspicuous there, I mean Baptism itself? The Supper was altogether buried when it was turned into the Mass. The utmost is, that it is seen once a year, but in a garbled, mutilated, and lacerated form.
And there you have it, folks . . . who would dare disagree with Our Oracle?


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I can't agree - 'all games on ultra' at that res at 60fps with one card isn't doable - but then that's my requirement - 60fps with all the eye candy on and that does (quite often) require SLI to achieve. I have a LCD in front of the monitor showing GPU usage per card and there's plenty of games pushing both hard thesedays. If you can live with lower FPS then it's not so much a problem but then you're driving a lot more pixels than me and so the cost is much (much) higher as a result. I'm specifically avoiding going to 1440p resolution because I can't stand the low FPS it introduces and quite a few games are borderline at 1920x1200. Of course it varies, and there's also the option of dropping a few settings to get the framerates up again. Choices as always. I have a very low tolerance for <60fps
Example of game that pushes my system at 1920? Metro Last Light. Just benchmark it (it has a built in benchmark) with everything on 'ultra'.
The big reason for me going SLI was that the 670 wasn't enough of a jump up from the 580 I had beforehand. The same logic is keeping me off the 770/80 for this generation as replacements.
Oh definitely not all at 60fps constant, but none ever dip to a fps that is noticeable in terms of laginess or anything like that. Im using the latest beta drivers and overclocked a fair bit
Just did a quick test, and although not the most graphic intensive games, theyre 3 popular ones:
Battlefield 3 @ 2560 x 1440 = Average 90fps
Crysis 2 @ 2560 x 1440 = Average 70fps
Skyrim @ 2560 x 1440 = Average 70fps
These were during moment with gunfire/fire/etc
So a 770 will definitely run games at your resolution quite comfortably IMO


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I posted last week about my grandfather, William John Smith, who owned several pharmacies in Jacksonville, FL in the 1940s and 50s. I posted a picture of one of his stores:
Well, he also ran a distributorship for Adolph's Beauty Products, and sold their products wholesale at his stores and out of his home.
Guess who was the model for this line of business? His wife Pauline. If you look closely at the picture, you will see her mural painted big as day on the front of the store.
As a child, and even today, I always thought that was hugely romantic. Can I just tell you if my husband had my picture on the front of his store, I would be driving by every day to show all my friends? The town would be sick of me! LOL.
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When I reached United Wisconsin spokesman Erik Kirkstein by phone this afternoon, he was already breathless and having trouble coming up with the neat sound bites PR people are supposed to have on hand. He was clearly ready to celebrate.
"I guess you've heard—it's already been leaked," he said before exclaiming that the effort to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker had gathered more than one million signatures—almost double what his opponents needed to trigger an election. "This has blown away even the highest of expectations!"
He's right. The movement needed a total of 540,000 signatures—a quarter of the votes cast in Walker's election last January. The group had already gotten more than 500,000 signatures just halfway through the 60-day period for gathering petitions, but they set a goal of 720,000 signatures to help buffer against legal challenges to potentially invalid signatures. Wisconsin Republicans and Tea Party groups cast doubt on the legitimacy of the signatures and criticized the new elections because they will cost taxpayers $9 million. With more than a million petitions gathered, Kirkstein believes it will be hard for Republicans to mount much of a challenge, but he promised that United Wisconsin would see the effort through even if a court battle arises. The Wisconsin Republican Party did not immediately return my messages. (Update: They got back to me. See their response here.)
At an event for Walker in Texas last week, critics of the recall attributed the campaign entirely to unions. Not surprisingly, Kirkstein was eager to credit the grassroots nature of the movement, thanking the "over 30,000 Wisconsinites as part of our volunteer army."
The army, however, may soon face some new, more complicated battles.
Unlike the California recall of Gray Davis, in which voters gave Davis an up or down vote and then selected one of his challengers, Wisconsin requires that voters choose between the incumbent and a challenger in one step. In other words, to be successful, the anti-Walker crowd must coalesce around an alternative. So far, it's not clear who that will be, though a few names, all state Democrats, have been bandied about.
Furthermore, though United Wisconsin benefits heavily from Democratic support, the group has remained nonpartisan in the recall effort; they prompted the recall but can't back a candidate. Kirkstein said the group will remain nonpartisan and not make endorsements but will stay active in the effort to unseat Walker.
With the state now in the national spotlight as the center of the labor battle, money from both sides will likely start pouring in. Walker has already been traveling around the country defending his record and raising cash for the race that even he agrees will happen.
The recall itself, said Kirkstein, is "pretty much going to have to be decided by the people of the state." Well, that and a whole lot of money from across the country.
Wed, 2012-01-18 00:25
This is such a feat. So many people have worked so hard to gather signatures. This is history. We will boot Walker out of office. One person, one vote. All of the money Walker is getting can't go in the voting booth with people. I plan on helping people get their newly required photo id, (thanks to the Rethugs) just as I helped gather signatures and let people know where they could sign-in front of my house! The People have spoken. Walker went too far, lied and was more interested in Tea Party ideology & corporate welfare than what was good for WI. What a Party we will have when we get our new Governor!
Wed, 2012-01-18 12:25
You really need to get a life and an understanding of economics. If Walker gets the boot then the thugs in the unions will grind WI into the ground and set their sites on other states. But the good part of it is that any industry that exists in WI will leave, and the NLRB won't be able to do anything about it. They will relocate to right to work states and WI will turn into Detroit, Michigan. The recall election is a signal to private companies to stay the hell away from WI.
Wed, 2012-01-18 09:54
Trying to be objective about this, I'm not sure that this is a wise move on the part of the democrates. Every dime and moment spent trying to unseat Walker in a recall is a dime and moment NOT devoted to a very weak incumbent president who's facing a real struggle to be reelected. Besides, the recall attempts last year on the state senators were a dismal failure, picking off only two in heavily democratic districts and one idiot who all but threw his seat away cheating on his wife in a blatant fashion. Wouldn't it be something if the recall fails by a narrow margin, which is my prediction, and President Obama also can't carry the state in the general election? Walker might be outspent by big labor, actually he almost certianbly will be outspent by a considerable margin, but his ace in the hole is his Lt Governor, Rebecca Kleefisch. Keep your eye on her. If the the two survive the recall election I believe that she will have a greater future in national politics than will Walker.
Wed, 2012-01-18 10:36
What I find of concern here is that 30,000 union activists can potentially unseat a governor who was elected by a majority of the vote in the last general election. I haven't seen any allegations of wrong doing on the governor's part. The unions want to oust him because he wants to curb their collective bargaining rights. If the unions win the recall election, they will have demonstrated their ability to make or break a governor. They will control the state government. If I lived in Wisconsin, regardless of how I felt about Walker, I'd vote to retain him in office.
Wed, 2012-01-18 11:01
To all of you who are oh-so-anxious to put the union-government jackboot back on the necks of taxpayers, producers and wealth-builders in Wisconsin by pushing to recall Walker... below is the text of a letter I just sent off to Bob McDonnell, the Governor of our great RTW state of Virginia, who is aggressively reaching out to businesses and corporations in other states for relocation here:
Dear Gov. McDonnell,
I wanted to first take the opportunity to thank you and the rest of your team for the great work you're doing for the people of the Commonwealth.
Though you've had to swim upstream against the anti-business policies of the Obama Administration, your hard and smart efforts are nonetheless bearing fruit by the month. The private sector continues to flourish, evidenced by the latest state jobs report showing 5,100 new jobs created and a drop in the unemployment rate to 6.2%.
In light of all this, I wanted to strongly urge you to keep an eye on the developments in Wisconsin, vis-a-vis the recall effort against Gov. Scott Walker. If Gov. Walker loses his (all-but-certain) recall election, will efforts be directed toward reaching out to the business base in Wisconsin to offer incentives to relocate to Virginia?
The climate for businesses in Wisconsin will become markedly more hostile if and when change in the Governor's mansion and statehouse occur. Corporations and small businesses alike may be searching for new operating venues, so a pitch for our great Commonwealth of Virginia and the unique business and quality-of-life advantages may be in order. Your success in attracting business from the excessive tax and regulatory environment in Maryland has been astounding. Please let me know if and how, as a citizen, I may be of assistance to help duplicate that success as pertains to Wisconsin.
All the best to you.. may your continued efforts to grow the business base in the Commonwealth be successful in 2012.
Be warned, Wisconsinites... you recall Gov. Walker to your own economic detriment. Other states are watching developments in your state closely. Think hard about your actions.
Wed, 2012-01-18 11:05
Wed, 2012-01-18 11:05
Isn't it ironic that the union thugs are trying to recall Governor Walker at a time when he has turned Wisconsin around for the better? Now instead of a deficit, they are in the black. The state economy is improving. So they want to return to the mess they had when the Democrats controlled everything. Great, just great...
Wed, 2012-01-18 12:13
Wow! I never understood the idiom, "Stupid is as stupid does", until now. And the foolish airheads who participated in recalling their governor as the behest of the 1% union leaders really took stupidity to a new low level.
To wisconsinliberal jumping up and down in his momma's basement shouting, "This is such a feat!", there is a 5000 year old prophetic scripture that must have been uttered with dimwits like you in mind: "My people perish for lack of knowledge."
So if you re able to get over your orgasmic joy, maybe you could 'splain just what your governor did that deserves recall, other than threatening the power and money train of the unions? From all accounts, Walker's reforms . . .
prevented any teachers from being laid off,
reduced the cost of union-provided health insurance now that the unions have to compete in the free market rather than the Marxist market of government monopoly and price gouging
enabled school districts to turn their budget deficits into surpluses without layoffs or school closings or elimination of curriculum for music and sports
and reduced people's property taxes.
So wisconsinliberal, just what is so terrible about what Walker did, and the results of the Republican reforms? And what are you expecting to occur when Democrats take over the state house and governorship with union money?
Here's a clue since you are obviously clueless - payback. Somebody has got to payback the money and support the unions provided the Democrats to regain power. So who do you think the Democrats are obligated to serve now - the little guy or the fat cat union leaders?
And just where do you think the cash that the unions spent is going to come from? Here's another hint - it ain't coming from the 1% because there ain't enough of them to give you free education, free housing, free health care, free retirement, and free vacations.
Ironically, but not surprisingly, the dimwitted 99%s are merely working for their union leaders who are in the 1%. As Morpheus observed, "Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony." And I would add a sense of humor as I watch Democrats take over Wisconsin government and do to it what they have done to Illinois, while I laugh gleefully in my redneck red state of small government, low taxes, and carry conceal 2nd Amendment rights.
Good luck Wisconsin. As a long time California resident I can tell you what happens to a state when the unions own the government. California has the highest paid government workers and teachers in the country and the governor and legislature are owned by the SEIU and other government unions. The result, awful services and terrible schools, with prison guards making north of $300,000. Over the last decade the state has begun a steady and accelerating decline. The inland portions of the state have unemployment rates north of 20-25% and are starting to look more like poor regions of Mexico than the U.S. Along the rich coast, things are just barely hanging on, but the cracks grow bigger everyday as more stores close and businesses move. It has gotten so bad that you see billboards in cities like Los Angeles imploring Texas to stop "stealing" California jobs. Everyday another company leaves for Texas, Colorado or some other less regulated, less union government controlled state. California is dying and will collapse by the end of this decade if not sooner. It is amazing that in a short time the government unions have turned the state from the innovation and growth capital of the U.S. to Greece. So to Wisconsin I say good luck. Kick Walker out and let the unions own the government and watch your state die, slowly but surely. Watch as government union members retire with lavish pensions and healthcare as you struggle to get by. Good luck.
Good luck Wisconsin. As a long time California resident I can tell you what happens to a state when the unions own the government. California has the highest paid government workers and teachers in the country and the governor and legislature are owned by the SEIU and other government unions. The result, awful services and terrible schools, with prison guards making north of $300,000. Over the last decade the state has begun a steady and accelerating decline. The inland portions of the state have unemployment rates north of 20-25% and are starting to look more like poor regions of Mexico than the U.S. Along the rich coast, things are just barely hanging on, but the cracks grow bigger everyday as more stores close and businesses move. It has gotten so bad that you see billboards in cities like Los Angeles imploring Texas to stop "stealing" California jobs. Everyday another company leaves for Texas, Colorado or some other less regulated, less union government controlled state. California is dying and will collapse by the end of this decade if not sooner. It is amazing that in a short time the government unions have turned the state from the innovation and growth capital of the U.S. to Greece. So to Wisconsin I say good luck. Kick Walker out and let the unions own the government and watch your state die, slowly but surely. Watch as government union members retire with lavish pensions and healthcare as you struggle to get by. Good luck.
Wed, 2012-01-18 13:34
As a Wisconin independent I am hopeful the people of our State are going to back up Walker and a settle this union-vs-taxpayer power struggle once and for all. It is pleasing to see a Governor that has some spine and is willing to stick to the promises he made to the State when he campaigned. If those who elected him don't get him through the recall electrion as the victor this is going to encourage unions to grab even more citizen walletshare than they currently have.
Wed, 2012-01-18 15:01
I have to agree with the libs and union thugs.... GOV WALKER IS DOING TOO GOOD A JOB TO LEAVE HIM IN OFFICE... Kick him out, and lets get back to welfare, no jobs, debt, and the unions NOT PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE.... yep.... lets all kick out the good gov...................SICKOS!!!!!!!!!!111
Wed, 2012-01-18 15:03
Wed, 2012-01-18 15:47
I see the haters are out in full force. I wonder why so many of them are on this site, anyway. Sorry to disappoint you but I don't have time to waste responding to all of this right wingnut b.s. All is not so peachy in WI as you and Walker like to portray. His tv ads are full of lies.
Wed, 2012-01-18 15:59
@wisconsinliberal And the SEIU and AFSCME ads and the entire signature-gathering process has been lily-white with total clarity and accountability, right? It's not "hate" to say you're making a mistake. It's also not "hate" to inform you your business base will be harvested into other, mostly right-to-work states in short order. While in the safety and security of your mother's basement, you probably couldn't understand, bu know this... your union-directed temper tantrum out there is going to cost your state dearly. At the end of the day, you'll be California's debt-ridden little sister. Bet on it, friend.
Wed, 2012-01-18 21:19
So...does the million include the guy who signed 80 times by his own admission to the newspaper? Does it include the many, many people who signed other people's names - by their own admission? Because until and unless we verify each signature, I for one will not believe it. And what's 9 million more dollars spent after the millions spent cleaning up after the selfish union thugs camping out in our beautiful Capital building for weeks on end. If we lose this battle, I personally will be moving to a right to work state. As a small business owner, not interested in being stolen from by the union bosses who control the Democratic party here.
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Remember the last time that the LA Galaxy faced off against AC Milan way back in 2009?
Check out the highlights...
MIAMI – Robbie Keane began his transition to full fitness on Saturday with a 45 minute shift in 3-1 win over Juventus, and the LA Galaxy's captain expects to move further along during Wednesday's match against AC Milan.
Prior to his second half shift against Juventus that saw him tally a goal in the victory that catapulted LA into the Guinness international Champions Cup Third Place match, Keane had not played since the Galaxy's July 14 defeat to the Portland Timbers due to a left hip flexor strain.
This week, the Irish forward has trained both days during the club's mini-training camp at Florida International University. After going 45 minutes against Juventus, Keane is ready to move forward in his progression with his eye set firmly on starting against FC Dallas on Sunday.
"For me, [the game] comes at a good time because I've been injured and I can get some minutes under me belt to get match fitness back," said Keane. "I feel good and I went 45 minutes [against Juventus] and I'll probably go 70 or 65 minutes [against AC Milan]. Then I'll look forward to Sunday's game."
MIAMI – Landon Donovan is quite familiar with new LA Galaxy goalkeeper Jaime Penedo due to their tussles at the international level, but now that the Panamanian 'keeper is a part of LA, the forward is pleased to have him on board.
Penedo and Donovan have battled numerous times over the years as the 31-year-old 'keeper and the 31-year-old forward began their international careers with Panama and the U.S. at around the same time. Their most recent meeting came just last month when the Donovan-led U.S. National Team defeated Pinedo's Panama 1-0 in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final.
Both players ended the tournament with plenty of individual honors as Donovan took home the tournament's Golden Boot award for leading goalscorer and Golden Ball for the competition's most valuable player while Penedo earned the Golden Gloves for best 'keeper.
"I've Jaime from a distance for a long time. He's been with Panama for many years now, and I remember him when he was a young guy, and he'd probably say the same about me," said Donovan. "We've sort of grown up through these qualifying and Gold Cups together. It's nice to see him. He looks like a friendly and nice guy, and hopefully he can help us."
Major League Soccer announced on Tuesday that their match against D.C. United at RFK Stadium has been moved from Sept. 15 to Sept 14.
LA will take on D.C. at 1 p.m. PT at RFK Stadium and the match will be televised by Time Warner Cable SportsNet and UniMas.
Airplane travel can be a bit dull, yes, even when you're on a chartered flight to Miami.
In this video for LAGalaxy.com, Robbie Keane showcases one of the ways that players frequently pass the time on long flights -- performing card tricks.
Check out his sorcery below...
MIAMI – The LA Galaxy have added another goalkeeper to the mix in Jaime Penedo, who signed officially with the club on Monday.
Penedo trained with the club on Monday at Florida International University and will be available on Wednesday for the Galaxy's Guinness International Champions Cup Third Place match against AC Milan.
The 31-year-old Panamanian international was last with C.D. Municipal in Guatemala, but joins the Galaxy after a successful stint at 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup that saw him earn the tournament's Golden Gloves as the top goalkeeper.
Following training on Monday, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena offered his thoughts on the Panamanian 'keeper.
"He's a good goalkeeper. I followed him for years with Panama," said Arena. "He's got a lot of experience; he probably has between 85 and 90 international caps. We think that he'll help strengthen the goal position for us."
According to Sports Illustrated, LA Galaxy expected to make Omar Gonzalez their third Designated Player
According to Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl, the LA Galaxy's may be ready to lock down Omar Gonzalez to a contract extension by using their vacant third Designated Player spot.
In his story about new Seattle Sounders FC signing Clint Dempsey, Wahl writes that the Galaxy, Seattle and Toronto FC were on the U.S. National Team captain's shortlist, but LA ceased to be a contender as "Los Angeles is expected to announce soon that it has filled its maximum three DP slots with the extension of Omar González's contract."
When reached for comment by LA Galaxy Insider, a club spokesperson stated that "Omar is a very talented player and keeping him in a Galaxy uniform is a priority for us. We will continue to have conversations with him as the season progresses."
Expect Gonzalez to become a third Designated Player? Would you want him to stay if it meant that he was the Galaxy's third DP?
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LOS ANGELES – The excitement in Dodger Stadium through, the LA Galaxy will now turn their sights to Miami.
LA will stay for the next week in South Florida as they take part in the Guinness International Champions Cup third place game against either Chelsea or A.C. Milan. This training camp of sorts offers the team one last moment to bond before the congested autumn schedule that will see the Galaxy look to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs and advance from the group stages of the CONCACAF Champions League.
"Now we get a week together in Miami and I think that it'll be really important because it's a nice midseason training camp for us to get back together, get back on the same page, and get ready to make a run for a third championship in a row," Donovan said.
As for any concerns of fatigue as the Galaxy prepare for their fourth match in four states over the course of two weeks, defender Omar Gonzalez insists that it won't be an issue.
"It'll be a long flight tomorrow, but I'm sure that our staff is going to get us ready to play on Wednesday," said Gonzalez.
LOS ANGELES— The Italian media held no punches for Juventus manager Antonio Conte following their 3-1 defeat to the LA Galaxy.
In fact the first question for the manager was a simple one? "Are you ashamed by the result tonight?"
To which Conte offered an expansive response in Italian.
"The performance was not good," Conte said through a translator. "We need everybody to wake up. I put myself first on that list. If we think we don't need hard work and determination anymore, we're not going to get far. We have great players, we have a high-quality roster, but in these last two years we have always gone beyond our limits for the artwork and determination we've shown on the field. We need to return to that mentality."
Juventus are now 0-2-0 during their tour of the U.S. and will be playing in the seventh place game against an undetermined opponent on Tuesday. As Conte looks to get his club ready for their Italian SuperCup match against Lazio on Aug. 18 and the start of the league a week later, he implored his squad to focus.
"I think it's reductive to say that this loss is caused by the fact that we're in preseason and it's just a friendly," Conte said. "We're here in LA, it's a fancy place, we have parties. Everything is very fun. But everywhere you go to play, all over the world, if you don't show the determination on the pitch, you're going to have big problems and, as happened tonight, you're going to lose the game. That's the rule of soccer."
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The rules of soccer are basically simple. However, the interpretation and application of the rules to playing situations can be complex. They can also vary substantially from referee to referee. What is most important in a game is that the rules are applied evenly to both sides.
The rules explained herein are interpreted in non-technical language. The intent is to explain the rule, not to cite it exactly. For the exact wording of the rule, refer to the annual F.I.F.A. "Laws of the Game". The Youth Referees trained by C.L.C.F. Soccer have been schooled in these interpretations. Any questions regarding the rules as they are defined herein are to be directed to the C.L.C.F. "Rules Interpreter".
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Finally, the guys' side of the story. We always hear " the rules "from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules! Please note.. these are all numbered "1 " ON PURPOSE
1.Men are NOT mind readers.
1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.
1. Sunday sports It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.
1. Crying is blackmail.
1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become Null and void after 7 Days.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are..Don't ask us.
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one
1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.
1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
1. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear.
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine. Really.
1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as FOOTBALL, DISC GOLF or NASCAR.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. I am in shape. Round is a shape!
1. Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;
But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.
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Re: The Man Rules
October 06, 2009 12:22PM
Gabriel came to the Lord and said,
> "I have to talk to you .
> I have some Cajuns up here in
> Heaven who are causing some problems .
> They are swinging on the pearly
> gates, sliding down stairway to Heaven, and my horn is missing
> They play their accordions and
> dance all night!
> Crawfish shells and beer cans are
> all over the streets of gold and they're making sausage, boudin, and cracklins
> on every corner.
> There is rice all over the clouds!
> They have eaten almost every
> animal up here!
> Some folks are walking around with
> one wing missing .
> There is barbecue sauce all over their
> robes and some of them aren't even wearing their halos, saying they won't wear
> it because it doesn't have an LSU logo on it.
> The Lord said, "I made them special, as I did you, my angel .
> Heaven is home to all my children
> If you really want to know about
> problems, let's call the Devil and see how he is dealing with his Cajuns."
> The Devil answered the phone,
> "Hello? Dang it, hold on!"
> The Devil returned to the phone
> and said, "Hello God, what can I do for you?"
> God replied, "Tell me what
> kind of problems you are having down there with the Cajuns you have
> there."
> The Devil said, "Wait a
> minute," and puts the Lord on hold .
> After 5 minutes he returned to the
> phone, and said, "Okay, I'm back . What's the question?"
> God asked again, "What kind
> of problems are you having with the Cajuns down there?"
> The Devil said, "Man, I don't
> believe this.. . Hold on, God.."
> This time, the Devil was gone for
> 15 minutes . The Devil returned and said, "I'm sorry, God, I can't talk
> right now .
> These coon asses have done put out
> the fire, and are holding a benefit jambalaya dinner to install air
> conditioning!!"
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When Ken Adrianse's '65 convertible was first featured on the pages of VETTE in September 1996 ("Drop-Top FUELIE," pg. 38). It was "just" another beautifully restored, one-owner mid-year roadster with a 375hp factory fuel-injected 327 small-block.
My how things change! The '65 is still every bit as gorgeous as it was seven-plus years ago, and Ken is still the Vette's only owner-but it's no longer totally stock. Ken, a now-retired school teacher living in Burbank, California, with his wife Ann, has been careful for 38 years to personalize his Vette without cobbling it up. Now he's truly taken it to another level by adapting a Vortech supercharger onto the NCRS-type Vette. Ken's been no stranger to tinkering with his Corvette over the years, but engineering a blower onto the Rochester mechanical fuel-injection system (without cutting or modifying any original parts!) has got to be his crowning achievement with the car.
In April of 1965, while Ken was completing his last semester of studies at Western Michigan University, he ordered himself a brand-new Corvette convertible from C. Bell Chevrolet in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ken indulged in the typical options for his new sports car, like power brakes, Posi-traction, a close-ratio four-speed, tinted glass, and an AM/FM radio. But as a soon-to-be college grad on a relatively slim budget, Ken could not yet afford the premium option he wanted so much: fuel injection. Instead, Ken settled for a carbureted 327/300hp motor, one step up from the standard 327/250hp engine.
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Ken settled into his new home, new career, and new Corvette quite nicely, but he never forgot about the fuel injection. "I was fascinated by the various magazine articles back then that featured the mechanical F.I. unit as the ultimate induction system." In the late '60s, Ken went hunting for an F.I. system and finally heard that Dick Guldstrand had a complete unit for sale. The induction system had been used on one of Dick's race cars. "After one visit to his shop in Culver City [California] to look at this unit," Ken recalls, "I was hooked. Dick had completely restored every piece of the system to look like new." At a price of $275 for the complete F.I. unit, less air cleaner and "S" tube (roughly half of the cost for an RPO L84 in 1965), Ken couldn't go wrong.
About two weeks later, Ken had installed the fuel-injection system, along with all the other components (including pistons, camshaft, lifters, exhaust manifolds...) necessary to create a factory-spec 327/375hp Fuelie. It took several months, however, to work out all the little gremlins. Ken eventually realized that Dick had modified the injector nozzles for his racing application. A new set of nozzles made the car run perfect. Ken was now extremely satisfied with his toy.
Ken continued to use the '65 as his daily driver for 15 years. "After our daughter was born in 1978, it didn't get much use for several years." Ken pulled the mid-year out of mothballs in August 1988 to begin restoring it. "Little did I know that this would be a huge undertaking that would require six years and 3,800 hours to complete!," he admits without regret. After a complete frame-off restoration where all the work-save for paint and engine machining-was done in his garage, Ken had himself a fantastic "Sunday driver."
For 10 years, Ken was happy cruising around in his stock roadster, attending six to eight car shows a year, and collecting his "share of trophies." When Ken retired from the Los Angeles County Office of Education in April 2001, he threw down the gauntlet. "I wanted to do something unique to my dream car. Because superchargers were becoming popular on modern EFI engines, installing one on my mechanical Rochester F.I. seemed like a challenge I couldn't resist...the 327 small-block was rated at 375hp in 1965, so why not add five or six pounds of boost to increase that number by 45 or 50 percent? With the Rochester design utilizing an air meter, fuel meter, and plenum to vent the air into the cylinders, it appeared to be a natural fit for a modern centrifugal supercharger." Ken invested many hours researching the prospect, but couldn't find anyone who had successfully attempted such a feat.
With the Rochester fuel injection having been around since 1957, it seemed logical that someone at some time would have toyed with the concept. "I started by asking fellow gear-heads in Southern California, but few had any working knowledge of how the mechanical F.I. system worked, let alone trying to supercharge one," Ken tells us. Next he posed the question to several colleagues in his local NCRS chapter, but again to no avail. The Internet provided Ken with some answers to his blower questions, but the only luck so far was for carbureted motors. Ken found a catalog collector in the United Kingdom who sent him pictures from Paxton illustrating all the parts and pieces necessary to supercharge a carbureted '56 Corvette. But, again, the McCullough blower was designed for dual four-barrel carbs.
After months of searching but finding no answers, Ken almost gave up. Then he remembered a conversation he had several years before with Tom Lee of Lee Power Steering in Sun Valley, California, about his use of a Rochester system. Ken contacted him and was elated to learn that Tom had indeed designed a similar blower system on a '58 F.I. Corvette. He'd had many problems to overcome, particularly because he'd forced the boost through the air meter and that caused issues with the vacuum-controlled main diaphragm that determines fuel mixture. It was very fast in the end, but Tom hadn't saved any records or pictures of his achievement.
Talking with Tom encouraged Ken to continue his foray; so the search continued. Then another name from the past surfaced, and Ken called up Chris Wichersham of Corvette Specialty Parts in Monrovia, California. "In a call to Chris in early October 2002, I heard the words I'd been looking for: 'Sure, it can be done!' So we set up a lunch date to work out the design details. After two hours of lunch and discussion, we had solved most of the inherent design problems."


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