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AMIR "KING" KHAN, Former Unified Super Lightweight World Champion
"This is a great event, every fight here could be a main event. There's a lot of great fighters up here.
"I'm excited to put on a great show. I've trained my way up to this weight. The hand speed and movement is always going to be here but there are a lot of news things you will see.
"I'm going to put on a great performance and I hope we give the fans what they want.
"Spending this time with (trainer) Virgil Hunter has only made me a better boxer. This is the only time I've had time off to rest and take a break from boxing.
"As long as I put on a great performance I'll earn that shot [at fighting Mayweather]. But, to be honest, I'm not looking past Collazo. I need to win this fight and take it from there. I need to put on a good performance and we'll see what happens.
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LUIS COLLAZO, WBA International Welterweight Champion
"This is the highest of the high for a boxer and I'm humbled by the opportunity.
"It's been a tremendous ride. I'm blessed to be here and soak this moment in.
"Khan, welcome to the welterweight division. Once the bell rings you're going to see the best Collazo you've ever seen.
"I'm going to give the fight fans what they want; make sure you tune in and don't miss it. It's going to be a special night."
ADRIEN "THE PROBLEM" BRONER, Former Three-Division World Champion
"I'm coming to do damage. I'm punching with bad intentions and I'm back on my A-game.
"I'm thankful God slowed me down and showed me how to be humble. I know he can take it all away.
"I'm still that same flashy, hungry young man.
"I feel disrespected. I'm a main event fighter. You can put Adrien Broner anywhere. You put Carlos Molina in front of me, and I feel disrespected."
CARLOS MOLINA, Super Lightweight Contender
"We're ready. Come Saturday night this is pay-per-view, so you know we're going for broke on this one. We're letting our hands fly.
"I know I'm going to have a lot of great fans after this victory."
J'LEON LOVE, Undefeated Super Middleweight Title
"This is a crazy card to be on. All these guys up here are coming to put on a show and I'm looking to do the same thing.
"I know Periban is a tough, rugged fighter and I'm prepared for that. I've had a great camp. My trainer pushed me to the limit.
"We're in this to win and we want to let you know that I am the future of this sport."
MARCO ANTONIO PERIBAN, NABF Super Middleweight World Champion
"I just want to invite everybody to watch this fight. It's going to be great, and I'm prepared.
"Saturday is going to be a great show, a great fight. I'm well prepared for this. I'm going to give every ounce of me so that I can regain a title shot. That's what I'm here for.
"I know that J'Leon is a strong fighter and I have to give a strong performance. That's the only way I can win.''
LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions
"Thanks to everyone for coming out. Like others have said, you can't call this an 'undercard' because these are all great fighters. It will be an exciting card.
"The official weigh-in is Friday, and it starts at 2 o'clock. Floyd wanted to do something different. 2 Chainz will be performing live at the weigh-in. It will be an event within an event."
RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions
"This isn't an 'undercard.' This is an accumulation of three main events under the Super Bowl of boxing between Mayweather and Maidana. Each one of the TV fights could have its own TV platform and venue and would be a main event in many other boxing programs.
"We always feel very comfortable in Las Vegas, the fight capital of the world. It is very special for these fighters to fight under the bright lights of Las Vegas. It really is an entertainer's dream to perform in Las Vegas and it is a fighter's dream to box here in Las Vegas.
"Of course when you think of Las Vegas, MGM is the place to be. The headquarters of boxing worldwide, it is where all the big fights are happening. We are very happy to be back here at the MGM Grand with this terrific quadrupleheader supported by some of the sport's young, rising stars."
STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Executive Vice President & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports
"There is one thing that we know about Floyd Mayweather events - they are massive, and they generate more attention, more publicity and more awareness than any other event in the sport.
"That attention, that visibility, means that Mayweather events attract huge numbers of casual boxing fans, and non-fans, people who may only watch one or two shows a year.
"In short, this is not an event where you skip the undercard. At six o'clock on Saturday night, you have to be in front of your television if you're at home, or in your seat if you're in the arena. If you're not, you'll be missing the best this sport has to offer.
"In Broner against Molina, we have the very talented Adrien Broner, who has a lot of questions to answer after his setback last December. But Carlos Molina is here to make a statement of his own.
"Khan versus Collazo is the very definition of a high-stakes fight. Collazo is a tough veteran who's fought the best welterweights in the world during his career. He's come out on the short end of some very close decisions. Luis is getting the opportunity of a lifetime.
"Amir Khan is fighting for high stakes as well, with the possibility of launching himself onto an even bigger stage as a possible Mayweather opponent."
The time to stop talking is due and the war is literally right around the corner. Today the weigh in and tomorrow we witness the fight of the century. The main event will be the moment when Boxing history gets to be rewritten. It is an awesome undercard venture as well that will definitely leave the fans yearning for more. I wish that I had the means to be there in person at the MGM Grand but thanks to PPV, I will be there to.
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ODP (Olympic Development Program) - Region I and Beyond
33 comments:
Why did girls from PA play for NJ ODP at the VA friendlies ?
- February 24, 2016 at 10:02 AM
BREAKING: What does this new development mean for the future of ODP and ECNL?
US Soccer just announced a development academy (DA) for girls U14 thru U19 to start in the Fall 2017. Participating teams would be scouted by US Soccer coaches for a pathway to youth WNTs, and NWSL Pro teams.
The program guidelines calls for training at least 4 days a week, and players cannot participate in alternate programs like ODP. So US Soccer and USYSA are going head to head with this new program it seems.
IMHO, I think this is a good thing as scouts can see elite players in their team environment, and take away the perception ODP has to only select most players based on whether they play on a club team also coached by an ODP coach. Maybe the NWSL teams can also field academy teams throughout the year which would help generate additional revenue for them and yet still have elite players exposed to national teams.
Any thoughts on the board on this new development?
- February 24, 2016 at 11:00 AM
DA will have little effect on ODP because so few players will be accepted into DA or reside close enough to DA to make attending training session four days a week a reasonable venture. I contend ODP is a more equitable platform than other ID programs because it is open to anyone, and does not require an invitation and does not exclude certain clubs. I have seen only a few instances where a player made ODP through a suspected club connection. With respect to why PA players played for NJ, they most likely play for NJ club teams. PA had players from other states. A player can cross state lines for ODP depending on state of residence and state of club affiliation.
- February 24, 2016 at 12:51 PM
- manbehindthecurtain said...
I'm curious about some of the comments here regarding the ODP selection process, both at the state (MD) and regional levels.
My daughter participated in MD ODP for several years, and although she has now aged out, several of the coaches from her tenure remain. Although she never had the "benefit" of any coaches from her club participating in ODP, she made both the state and regional teams every year she tried out (except for her first year, when she tried out for an older team). Moreover, to my recollection, all of here club teammates who tried out made their respective age group state teams, and several made regional teams as well. On the whole, there girls were not the tallest, fastest, or strongest, but they were generally the most technically skilled and smartest players (in fact, the team drove opponents crazy for years because they didn't "look" like they should beat you, but they usually did!).
I say this not to toot any particular horn but to argue that in our experience with ODP over several years, soccer ability usually triumphed over raw athleticism in team selection. Regional team selection was a bit dicier, but mostly because there are many more viable options competing for spots up at URI, and it can be hard for some players to catch the staff's eye. But even when her teammates missed regional pool, it was usually hard to argue too strenuously with the choices the coaches made.
At the end of the day, the perception of "truth" in such matters as team selection is often in the eye of the beholder, colored often by preconceived notions or even misunderstandings of what "talent" actually is. During my coaching days (non-soccer), I rarely needed more than 30 minutes to whittle a tryout pool to a manageable number of, say, one-and-a-half times the size of the eventual roster. There were occasional second or third day surprises, but probably no more than three or four over fifteen years. As parents, we need to give the ODP coaches some credit for being good at what they do, acknowledging that they might know more than we do.
ODP has some flaws, and to be honest the level of MD ODP training was usually well below what my daughter experienced at her club team practices, but she made some good friends and had great opportunities to play in front of and train with college coaches at the regional and national training camps. Her state coaches encouraged her to try new things and advocated for her at regional camps. She even met her college coach through ODP, and most importantly, she had a great time in the program.
- March 1, 2016 at 5:19 PM
No doubt, ODP (MD) has been a been a very useful avenue for the better players to advance and be recognized in the past.
However, with the advent of ECNL, EDP, Region 1 Champions league, etc the better players and coaches are gravitating to those leagues and no longer even attempting to be involved with MD ODP. Hence MD ODP is now a second or third tier, if you will. Now with the US Soccer girls DA coming next year, this would cause further downplaying of the value in ODP.
Something has to give here, as there are a number of programs now jockeying for the best talent, where a small fraction of these programs are purely commercial ventures where the U12 and U13 groups subsidize the bulk of the profits.
- March 1, 2016 at 8:49 PM
My daughter is on the MD U13 ODP team and I noticed that a majority of the players are from the Baltimore area near the training. The few players from Montgomery County teams that I know play Pre-ECNL, Wags, and CCL. They have had only one practice, so I cannot really comment on the quality of the players/coaches yet. As for now I'm looking at it as extra training that she needs being her club team has just two trainings per week.
- March 2, 2016 at 10:16 AM
That is exactly how you should look at it. Dont worry of how she is being viewed vs the other players - just that the sessions are productive.
- March 8, 2016 at 3:09 PM
Ok does anyone have a schedule for the ODP tournament this weekend/ Crazy that it isn't out. Another nail in ODP coffin I am afraid.
- June 6, 2016 at 12:33 PM
Nope. Nothing available yet.
- June 6, 2016 at 1:13 PM
Come on guys, you are throwing your money away. Too expensive and then they ask you for more money for friendlies. Joke of a program and in the older age groups no one of any ability trys out anymore.
- June 6, 2016 at 3:32 PM
Actually most of the regional players stay with. The boca interregional is still worthwhile. Not so much in region one but there are other regions where top conference coaches coach the regional teams. Also a lot of coaches scouting the boca sidelines. The state teams not so much.
- June 6, 2016 at 10:56 PM
I decided to look at the lack of ability on the PAE 2000 U16G ODP team. Among the 26 players, there are six PF, one PDA, four CFC, and one FC Bucks representing ECNL clubs. There are other well known clubs and teams represented So, maybe 3:32 is correct, and there is no ability among ODP players.
- June 6, 2016 at 11:07 PM
ODP will get you nowhere, it is old school and you know it but have no other avenue for your son to be seen. Sitting on the bench does not help.
- June 7, 2016 at 9:11 AM
911 it is definitely second tier right now for boys. True, but there are always a few boys on the odp squads who could play DA if they so chose. High school, travel, loyalty might keep them where they are. there is still opportunity for regional players.
Regarding the girls. The DA will likely change things, but there are still excellent quality girls in the regional programs. Some have been to national camps, Others at the level and hoping to get a look. Still college coaches at the state tournament though nothing like PDA
- June 7, 2016 at 9:38 AM
So are those 2000G ECNL players at the top or bottom of their respective rosters? Are they kids looking for more exposure because they are on the bench during ECNL events? Or are they, as someone said earlier, looking to play on the regional teams for national exposure? Or are they a mix?
- June 7, 2016 at 11:29 AM
11:29 - Considering that every player on an ECNL team allegedly earned a roster spot through a competitive tryout or other knowledge of their skills, and ECNL teams are billed as the best of the best, then even the players who surf the pine are presumably of a better quality than those left behind. Therefore, it does not matter from a quality perspective whether they are top or bottom of the roster. Now, if you imply that only the top half of an ECNL roster is any good, and the bottom half is permitted on the team for revenue, political or other non-performance purposes, while others of better quality are left behind, then the roster status of an ECNL member of ODP would have some bearing on whether they bring quality to ODP.
9:11 - Educate us. If ODP is "Old School", what is "New School"? What does a player do who does not have access to a DA based on factors such a distance from training site or availability of parents to provide transportation during the week; and what if a player has other athletic or academic pursuits that might get in the way?
- June 7, 2016 at 1:08 PM
So I was thinking about the posts above and spent a few minutes googling. I have older kids who went through ODP when all the kids tried out and it was considered a huge accomplishment just to make the state team.
It appears that almost all of the Penn Fusion and PDA ECNL players have been to the Region 1 tournament in Florida. That suggest that these players are looking for additional exposure. So I looked on the Penn Fusion web pages. The top point earner for Penn Fusion is playing ODP. So now intrigued, I looked at the ECNL PDP id rosters for the northeast. When I have more time, I will look at the other state associations rosters, if published, and cross reference to PDP. Both GK kids and the previously mention Penn Fusion kid were invited to PDP. The fact that they still are doing ODP suggests to me that the ECNL players are looking for more exposure.
So why then do they need that in the ECNL? What is it lacking?
- June 8, 2016 at 8:29 AM
Link to ODP Tournament schedule
- June 8, 2016 at 10:43 AM
PAE, MD, VA, and NYW ODP publish rosters. NJ, DE, NYE, and PAW do not.
- June 8, 2016 at 11:16 AM
How long is the grass gonna be at Mercer park this weekend?
- June 8, 2016 at 10:02 PM
Exactly. But they do have a couple other venues. It's really bad at the state level. You would think they would try and make it really great. Great venue, great coaches, great refs, water on the sidelines, tents, scheduling more than a couple days in advance, etc. to combat the negativity. Instead they dig themselves into a hole offering none of the above. Compared to ECNL events or even club run national league events, ODP state level is piss poor. The USYSA even creates conflict between its own events. Someone needs to be fired.
- June 9, 2016 at 8:41 AM
No one cares about ODP anymore, not even the people who run it. They will take your checks however.
- June 9, 2016 at 9:43 AM
Then why are you on this forum thread? Just to let us all know that you are smarter than us? Guess what if you were you wouldn't be responding...
- June 9, 2016 at 11:30 AM
Never said I was smarter than anyone, but if you are paying ODP the money I know you are then yes I am smarter than you. I know we all want our kids to have the best and be given every chance to succeed. It used to be a good path but it just isnt anymore. You can deny it and rationalize it all you want but deep down inside you know it is true.
- June 9, 2016 at 4:26 PM
4:26 is on the money with this one. ODP = old development process
- June 10, 2016 at 8:58 AM
In the case of Maryland, are some clubs using ODP as a recruiting tool? I saw a local franchised club advertise "try out for our Super Y Summer team, and get recognized for ODP...". The TD of this particular club is a head coach at MD ODP, and said club always advertise the names of the 20 or so ODP selections every year on their website. BTW - Super Y does not even go the ODP route anymore and use their own Regional Scouting Series (RSS) as the avenue to recognize the elite players in the summer league.
I agree the Regional ODP is still a good avenue for elite players to get recognized, but there are definitely issues at the State level in the case of Maryland. Some elite players have dropped out of MD State ODP to pursue ECNL teams, so MSYSA has some work to do before this thing collapses by the time the girls DA comes around.
Yes, there are only a limited amount of players getting access to DA and ECNL teams, but would the cost of ODP be justified if you are supposed to be playing and training with elite players?
- June 10, 2016 at 9:49 AM
Ok I have said mamy times that those so vehemently critical of ODP have kids who have been excluded possibily even from the regional team. Maybe most of them are because I don't know why someone would come on here and say that its a waste of money etc. unless they had a an agenda; why wsste the time and energy to do so? I would guess within a couple days, I wouldn't bother to write this, but the irritiation is acute right now and I will consider this post cathartic.
The venues for the tournament were horrendous. Yup the grass was very long at mercer as someone else predicted. Yet some teams got more than one game on turf others were subject dangerous conditions on mixed high grass and bare dirt pitted fields. How in the world is a player supposed to try and play actual soccer in such conditions. One of the fields was seriously an elementary school play ground! It was dangerous with important events looming. The refs average age was 35 balanced in a bimodal distribution between 16 year olds and 70 year olds.
Frankly we didn't care that one of the coaches wasn't familiar with the rules on rosters and re entry. We had written him off long before after attending a couple of training sessions over the last 4-5 months. One of my kids' teams has something like 22 dressed and the coach didnt know only 18 could play. Even playing time is a new one for us too. With rosters varying from some of the best ECNL/national league players to rec level kids it was pretty much a debacle. The level of frustration was evident with several of the players. Some of the top kids didn't even show up.
I have had 3 kids go through ODP over the last 8 years. We have been to Boca Raton for the interregional event. There is always great exposure at the regional level. The state level has sunk to an alltime low with socialistic coaches or a directive to try and keep everyone happy. Well you didn't keep the regional level kids happy on this one guys; some didnt even show up for the tournement and instead will simply report to RI others have simply written off the games as a necessary evil before the regional level. I think it will be cheaper to enter a guest registry at a tournament requiring a flight in the future to get the same exposure. Live and learn. Expect the level to sink further after this year.
Guys ODP is not even a shadow of what it was it is a real joke at the state level and the regional team is no longer cost effective. Enter the got soccer guest registry and take your chances with a team in a high flight is my recommendation. Yes the older teams had college coaches, but I can't imagine how they could have possibly evaluated kids with the surface the way it was and the level so poor.
- June 11, 2016 at 5:24 PM
There were a lot of coaches there scouting Friday night at mercer. At least 30. I saw several strong D1 programs there. Of course there was Rutgers but also saw William and Mary and Clemson. Princeton of course was there but also saw Dartmouth and Cornell. There were many others but with less obvious insignia.
- June 13, 2016 at 6:14 AM
So you agree that it is run completely wrong and is a waste of money. Making the regional team was never an issue for my son, it was the cost analysis on what you get that was for me. Did he have fun? Yes, but it doesnt need to be expensive with poor conditions.
- June 13, 2016 at 9:14 AM
Yes, I reluctantly agree that the regional team has some value, but does it outweigh the costs? I, as a staunch supporter of the only ID system that does not require politically motivated recommendations from clubs etc., am sorry that USYSA has screwed it up so badly. It was the only venue that a kid from a lesser known club in the hinterlands could show his or her abilities to college and national team coaches. I was and am, a big advocate of this model. However, it is run so poorly and without the mission of the program in mind. Yes a kid can still be seen by top level college coaches in the interregional in the late fall. But I think they could be so in a more cost effective manner through tournament guest registries and a video link. You guys really messed this decent program up. There could be a role for it in serving kids at lesser known clubs, but not the way you run it.
Since when was equal playing time advocated in an id event? Since when was an id event carried out on dangerous surfaces that cannot promote and display a players technical abilities. USYSA and region 1 should be embarrassed.
- June 13, 2016 at 11:05 AM
I am a newcomer to this forum, but like many of you, I have come to the conclusion that ODP is not worth it. I live in the state of Virginia and after witnessing the program, with my son participating, the only thing ODP is good for is as a resume builder if your child is looking to play soccer in college.
It has been my son's intent to always get better. My son has always been the fastest and one of the most technically skilled players on his travel and high school teams. My son tried out for ODP (for the first time) in 2014-15. He didn't make it. I contacted the ODP Coach and never received a response. After a long talk with my son about getting better, I hired a trainer, worked with him for roughly six months, and made the ODP team in 2015-16. It was also during that tryout that I realized that it was who the coaches knew who determined who would be selected to the team.
However after recognizing another kid who made the team, I realized that ODP, unfortunately, is all about getting your $$$$. If a child has a little talent and the parents can afford it, you can be on the team. I thought ODP would bring the best players from Virginia -- no, it brings out those who can afford it. When the rosters for two teams were created (Team #1 and Team #2), I asked what was the coach what was the selection process for these teams. Again, no response. I asked the VYSA...no response.
I attended the Region I Tournament this past weekend. My son, who played on Team #2, played a Connecticut Team that only had 10 men at the outset. I don't know if I should be upset with the players, who some really didn't belong to begin with, or the coaches, who had five opportunities to 'coach them up' (two in December, two in January, and one on June 5th).
Paying $340 to be a part of the State ODP Program is a bad return on your investment, especially after you pay $60 for District Tryouts, $320 for 10 District Training Sessions, $360 to attend the North Carolina Friendlies, $310 for the Virginia Friendlies (and you live 30 minutes from the site?), $500+ for the Region I Tournament, and $750 for the Region I Tournament in July.
While my son learned nothing from ODP, I can truly say that if my son does play collegiately, it will be due to him playing with his club, not ODP. ODP doesn't make you better, it makes parents understand why soccer in the U.S. is so messed up. It should be about talent, not $$$$.
- June 13, 2016 at 12:19 PM
So your real issue is that the ODP coaches fail to see the talent you see in your kid, and you're paying a lot of money to be told that he's not as good as you think.
- June 13, 2016 at 3:16 PM
First you say your kid didn't make it the first time he tried out and therefore the selections are political and then you say the next year when he was selected that they will take anyone who can pay. Did you suddenly become able to pay the fees this year when you couldn't last year? Hmmm
My kids have participated for years. They have been on the regional team which is reasonably priced and great exposure. However the state teams are horrible. My kids see it as a necessary evil to get to regional programs. I heard yesterday that region 1 management was very corrupt and was replaced last year. Left over committments are the West Virginia site, Rhode Island camp and rider. I hope the new administration will do a better job with this responsibility. Seems to me that the soccer plex in Maryland might be a good spot relative to the population centers in the northeast. I don't know of a similar venue in NJ. Which would probably be even better location wise. The turf farm keeps the grass too long for ideal soccer.
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Banks Community United Methodist Church
February 17, 2008
Lent 2
Pastor Brian Shimer
John 12: 37-50; Romans 5: 12-17
Today is our second Sunday in the season of Lent. As I said last Sunday each week we are looking at an aspect of what was taught new believers in the early church. Each week the symbol of that next aspect of teaching will be on the bulletin cover and hung on our "Lenten Tree" here.
Last Sunday we began with the 10 Commandments, their position in the covenant and their place in our lives - giving us boundaries to our lives, showing us sin and keeping us out of the mud of sin.
Today, we turn to Jesus.
Even though there are many voices today declaring otherwise the New Testament gives clear witness to this very basic fact: the first disciples knew Jesus was both Lord and God-He was the Savior and they had been saved by Him.
They offered Him worship, they wrote hymns extolling Him, and they experienced Him with them after his death and resurrection, over a 40 day period of time. Once He even appeared to 500 disciples at one time. The first Christian creed was the phrase "Jesus is Lord" which may not seem significant to you and me, but that very statement meant you stood against the prevailing government's edicts which declared "Caesar is Lord!"
In the first century to believe that Jesus was God meant that you belonged to a "foreign superstition" that you were an "atheist" for you were refusing to offer worship to the emperor. It was not long before the threat of this sect was felt throughout the known world.
So, in 44 AD, about 14 years of the death and resurrection of Jesus, the Roman Historian Tacitus wrote this of the persecution that began under Emperor Nero who torched Rome and then placed blamed upon the Christians:
"Nero set up as the culprits and punished with the utmost refinement of cruelty a class hated for their abominations, who are commonly called Christians. … Checked for the moment, this pernicious superstition again broke out, not only in Judaea, the source of the evil, but even in Rome, that receptacle for everything that is sordid and degrading from every quarter of the globe, which there finds a following. Accordingly, arrest was first made of those who confessed; then on their evidence, an immense multitude was convicted, not so much on the charge of arson as because of hatred of the human race… they were being destroyed not for the public good but to gratify the cruelty of an individual."
(Documents of the Christian church, Oxford University Press, c'63, ubp pp. 1-2)
You can catch Tacitus' belief that Christianity was an evil thing, a pernicious superstition, and that its adherents were hated for their "abominations". However, still he viewed that Nero was in the wrong here for he was cruelly punishing them to satisfy his own evil heart.
Persecution however never stopped the message. In the first and later decades of the church those accused as Christians were asked to renounce their faith, curse the Christ, and offer worship to the emperor. In 155 AD at the martyrdom of Polycarp then bishop of Smyrna, a town in Asia Minor, when urged by the Proconsul to thus recant his faith in Jesus, Polycarp responded: "Eighty and six years have I served him, and he hath done me no wrong; how then can I blaspheme my king who saved me!" (ibid. p. 10).
Such a response had to be based upon a strong, fervent reality in his life. It was a testimony repeated by many who gave their lives for Christ - beginning with Stephen's martyrdom described in Acts 7 and the martyrdom of all the apostles except St. John. Again the words of Paul were proven true that the Gospel could not be chained for this Jesus who was worshiped truly was God in the flesh and those who loved Him were changed by Him into mighty witnesses, proclaiming Him even to death.
Sometime in these early centuries the symbol on the bulletin cover and the acrostic of the word fish was developed. An acrostic is when you take a word and make a word of each letter to give the word a new meaning. The word FROG was taken several years ago and made into the acrostic: FULLY RELY ON GOD. So, the symbol of a frog now can carry the weight of that meaning.
In like manner, the Christians took the Greek word for Fish IXTHUS and found they could make an acrostic about Jesus from each letter. The symbol of the fish had long been a pagan symbol, but by being adopted by the Christians was given a new meaning.
The words applied to each letter are on your bulletin cover: "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior". Perhaps drawn on the ground as a symbol of Christian faith or used as a signal of the same, the symbol is found among the graves of Christians even with on epitaph from the third century saying, "Divine offspring of the heavenly Fish, preserve a reverent heart when thou takest the drink of immortality that is given among mortals." (Bettenson, Ibid., p. 86)
Now today the fish is used on bumpers and business cards - and some have had nothing but bad experiences with businesses who with a "fish" claim to be followers of the Lamb of God. The fact is some probably are Christian and full of integrity, but others are far from it and I have met many who will not do business with anyone who puts such a symbol on their business for in their experience those who have thus advertised "faith" are far from living it.
But what this symbol does tell us with clarity is what the early Christians summarized about Jesus Christ. The early Christians believed Jesus was not just a man, but the promised Christ of God, predicted through some 2000 years of Jewish history. They believed Jesus was the God Man. They believed he was God's Son - not the son of Joseph, but the son of the Living God who "became" man! And they believed he was the Savior - their savior, and the one who came to be the savior of the whole world.
The passage read from John 12 comes at the end of Jesus' public ministry, following the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Here we hear testimony from Isaiah that many Jews would not believe, for their eyes were blinded and hearts deafened to the words Jesus spoke. However, we read also that this prophecy was not some blanket tossed over all Israel, for some leaders among the Jews did believe, two of these we would later learn were Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea. And Jesus' last words illustrate that to believe in Him is to believe in God the Father who sent Him and this belief leads to eternal life.
In Romans 5 the apostle Paul explains with radical clarity just what this life means to every person who receives the grace and gift offered in Him.
So I want us to look at this passage - for it powerfully explains what it means that Jesus is the Christ, God's Son and Savior. This is what the early church believed. This is what we are called to believe. So what are we believing?
This passage in Romans 5 says with clarity that there were only two men in the history of the world that we need to remember - of all the billions of people who have lived only two effect us all. There are only two men that God sees who stand out from all the rest: Adam and Jesus Christ. In this passage we learn that they have a point of similarity between them. And they have multiple points of difference in what happened through them.
First what they share: both Adam and Jesus began something new for the whole of humanity. Both of them took an action and each of their actions effected all of humanity for all time. So, they were "beginnings".
Adam, created by God from dust and given life through the Holy Spirit, the breath of God, was the start of the first creation. Jesus, uncreated, God born man of the virgin, also began something: the new creation. This is why Paul writes in v. 14 that Adam was a pattern or a type of Christ - he did something that still lasts but Jesus began something that will last into eternity.
So, this first man sinned, trespassed God's command, he chose to "go against" the command of God, he rebelled and his rebellion we read in v. 12 brought death to all men - to all of humanity because in Adam we all sinned. So Paul says in v. 17, "by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man…"
That is what Adam began. Paul says here that although this is devastating, although it affects every person born, it is far less a consequence than what the Second Adam, Jesus Christ accomplished. So we do not despair!
So what did Jesus accomplish? He brought the gift of righteousness to us which was not like the trespass - for as the trespass (Adam's sin) brought death to many how much more did "God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!" (v 15)
Whereas the sin of Adam brought condemnation the gift through Jesus brought justification. (v. 16)
Whereas death reigned through Adam, in contrast how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. (17)
Paul goes onto say that whereas Adam was disobedient to God and thus many were made sinners - notice it is passive, you do not "choose" to be a sinner, you are made one by the sin of Adam - so also through the obedience of Jesus the many will be made righteous.
So there are just 2 men in all of history in which we find ourselves - we are either in Adam and in consequence of that, still under condemnation because of sin and death or we are in Christ - which we are told in v. 17 means we have received the grace and the gift offered to us in order that we may reign in this life.
The contrast here is so immense. Jesus is not a Savior who merely saved us from death, no, he is one who saves us INTO life, even that eternal life which he spoke of in John 12. Jesus saved us, brought us into Himself, out of sin and death, in order that we may reign in this life, experience that "abundant life" day by day, that joy that He wants to bring to us.
The Phillips' translation of verse 17 says: "For if one man's offense meant that men should be slaves to death all their lives, it is a far greater thing that through another man, Jesus Christ, men by their acceptance of His more than sufficient grace should live all their lives like kings!" (Romans 5:17, Phillips New Testament, Macmillan).
What a huge contrast there is to living like a slave, owned by another, with no possibility of freedom, as opposed to living as a part of God's own royal family - given a new name, a new birth right, given life!
Two experiences have underlined this reality to me in the past couple weeks.
The first is my Lenten discipline this year. On February 5th the night before the beginning of Lent Gabrielle, my youngest, and I were having our discipleship time together and she had just told me all that she was giving up for this season in order to focus more fully upon Jesus. I was impressed. So, having not yet made up my mind on what I wanted to do for the season, I asked her, "What do you think I should focus on for this season?"
She immediately had a response - as if she had been waiting for me to ask-and said, "I think you should give up being stressed out, being overwhelmed in life." That surprised me. You see, I don't see what others see and needed her to say this to point this out to me.
We chatted about what she had seen in me, and how I "live" this life God has given. The conversation underlined how much "being overwhelmed" really had become a pattern in my life, it was not God-glorifying, it was not God honoring. So, that is my discipline to not be overwhelmed. I chose Colossians 2:6-7 to be my theme verses which say: "Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."
So on February 6th I began this discipline which has turned out to be much more challenging than anything else would have been for I discovered soon into it that I do have an emotional habit of getting overwhelmed. As one brother told me, "if I don't arrive home from the office overwhelmed it must mean I have not worked hard enough". The first couple days were a breeze but on the third day I encountered a computer problem which nearly fried me and in the process my whole system was frustrated and I began to get overwhelmed. So, while I was working on something else, I asked if Gabri would read my theme scripture aloud.
What I have discovered is that I have all the resources in the universe to not allow life to overwhelm me if I just will receive those resources. That God has intended that I experience great joy in this life and to live with thankfulness, but that I can choose to abide in feelings which are not telling the truth instead.
Part of what the provision of grace and the gift of righteousness mean for me during this season, is the ability to "reign" in the fullness of what God has given me in Christ. It is the gift from God to live this life - not just be "saved" for some future life.
The second experience is the fruit of two conversations in which both persons were describing other conversations they had had. In these, they have people proclaiming the "philosophy of life" they were living by, but where that philosophy had no basis in truth. They believed they had created a third human category - something other than In Adam or In Christ - however they were sadly deceived. In these also were people who "claimed" Jesus - they may have had a "fish" on their bumper stickers but did not follow him in their choices in life. They were "Christian" by name but not by behavior or heart, which in essence meant they were not Christians at all.
These people have not discovered that their choices of sin causes them to be a slave to sin-they have lost hold of the Head, Jesus, and rebelled against His leadership in their lives. They have quit relying upon the depth of understanding about this Jesus Christ Son of God Savior, exhibited by the 1st Century Chrisitans, but believe the relativism of this age.
Were they to encounter persecution as their fore fathers did, they would not be able to stand up in it, but would recant their faith and turn to other gods. Indeed, even without such a test that is already what they have done.
Is your life being patterned after the One you claim?
Remember IXTHUS! Jesus Christ Son of God Savior.
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- Named for Florence Gray Beall, Professor Emeritus of English, 1933 - 1957.
- Dedicated in 1966.
- Houses approximately 250 sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
- Co-ed and has eight floors and air-conditioning.
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The rooms in Twin Towers are suites, with each suite consisting of two sleeping rooms, a living area and a bathroom shared with another suite. The bedrooms are 8' x 9' and the study area is 8' 9' x 14' 5'. The closets and dressers are built in; however, the beds and desks may be moved. All beds use extra long sheets.
The furniture present in the student rooms is not loftable on its own. In this hall students may provide their own loft. This can be a self-constructed loft using the loft guidelines.
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- 24-hour visitation is permitted among residents within their own hall.
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- Smoking is prohibited in all campus buildings. Smoking may not occur within 20 feet of building entrances, windows, overhangs, loading docks, vents or other openings to a building, including residence halls.
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Twin Towers is staffed by a Residence Hall Director (RHD) and five Resident Assistants (RAs). The staff's main goals are to provide the residents with valuable information, create a positive community through educational programming, maintain a safe and high-quality living environment and serve as a resource whenever a student has a question or concern.
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Free workshop will focus on increasing diversity competence The four higher education institutions of Fond du Lac County – Marian University, Moraine Park Technical College, Ripon College and the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac – continue to collaborate on events supporting diversity and inclusion. The upcoming event, "Bridging the Gap: Skills to Increase Your Diversity Competence," is a free workshop with national speaker, Dr. Maura Cullen. Cullen is known for "taking the adversity out of diversity" and will lead a program designed to get participants laughing and thinking. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 1-4:30 p.m., at Moraine Park Technical College in the Cyber Center Café. Administrators, faculty and staff from these institutions will participate in the workshop and the general public is invited to attend. There is no fee for the workshop, but registration is required. Registration for Bridging the Gap is now available online at marianuniversity.edu/hedit. This personally enriching and educational workshop will also help develop skills that are necessary for the 21st century workplace. Participants will leave with a new lens on cross-cultural differences and skills to build bridges between people. Maura Cullen has over 25 years of experience as a speaker and has given presentations throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. She uses her sense of humor and real-life stories to communicate about complex issues in a straightforward and entertaining way. She has a doctorate in Social Justice and Diversity Education, is founder of the Diversity Student Summit, and is the author of 35 Dumb Things Well-Intentioned People Say. The workshop is being planned by the Higher Education Diversity Initiative Team, (HEDIT), recipient of the 2012 Spirit of MLK Award for their efforts in organizing yearly events that lead, inspire, educate and challenge our students and our community to celebrate diversity. HEDIT is a team of faculty and staff formed by the presidents and CEOs of Fond du Lac county's four institutions of higher education to plan "an annual collaborative project designed to promote a climate of appreciation for all aspects of human diversity, supporting, fostering and welcoming inclusiveness, respect and dignity for all." This workshop is HEDIT's fourth annual event. HEDIT's Mission is to lead, inspire, educate and challenge their institutions and the Fond du Lac county community in promoting diversity and inclusiveness. For directions to and information on Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.
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The Daedalic Entertainment sale ends in less than four days. The current average payment is $5.55, with the Mac average landing at $6.32. Let's see if we can drive that up to help out the charities and get some great Mac gaming in the process. Visit www.humblebundle.com for details and to make your purchase.


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Chris Lang from Tails A Waggin in Fond du Lac will present Basic Pet Grooming at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 12, during the Fond du Lac Public Library's pet-themed event, Come. Sit. Stay. The presentation is free and open to the public. No registration required.
Lang will demonstrate the do's and don'ts of keeping your pet healthy, clean and happy. Note: Pets are not allowed to attend with their human friends.
A Talk with Michael Hingson will be presented at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The presentation is free and open to the public. No registration required.
On Saturday, October 25, kids 12 and under are invited to come in costume for Monster Mash from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Children's Room.
Kids will enjoy games, activities and treats. Costumes encouraged. The library's Monster Mash will coincide with the Downtown Fond du Lac Monster March free trick-or-treating from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street.
The Fond du Lac Public Library Langdon Divers Gallery is the site of the annual Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) member show through the month of October.
It's getting close to the witching hour: time to brew up a scary craft at the Fond du Lac Public Library Crafternoon program.
Veteran travelers Valerie and Wayne Graczyk will share their photos, memories and stories from their extensive travels at Experience England, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The program is free. No registration required.
Fond du Lac's history is layers-deep and rich. It encompasses wartime, peace, crazy characters, pillars of the community and everything in between. It's a fascinating story, one that's at the center of a new Fond du Lac Public Library program, History at Home.
Pet Fostering will be presented at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The presentation is free and open to the public. No registration required.
Representatives from the Fond du Lac Humane Society will talk about how to get started in pet fostering, what a foster parent can expect and how the program works.
In support of the Fond du Lac Reads book, Thunder Dog, the Fond du Lac Public Library will offer a two-day pet supplies for fines promotion.
For every new pet supply item (pet food, toys, leashes, etc.) donated, the library will waive $1 in overdue fines on Saturday, October 12, and Sunday, October 13, at the Main Library downtown and at FDLPL Express, near Festival Foods. All items will go to the Fond du Lac Humane Society, which has a wish list of items they need on their website, www.fdlhumane.org, click Make a Donation.
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Goodness gracious — Great balls of mochi
The rhythmic pounding of sweet rice becoming mochi reverberated through Honalo's Daifukuji Soto Mission early Friday as several generations churned out thousands of the traditional Japanese new year treats.
Making mochi is an annual Japanese tradition said to bring good tidings and luck to families during the new year, said Avis Yamamoto, a mission member and one of the event's coordinators. It is also the Daifukuji's largest fundraiser it supports two taiko drumming groups, which together comprise about 10 members, and a youth group.
Creating the traditional treat is a multiday event that requires many hands, long hours and physical labor. It is also a time of fellowship and socializing with friends and family that perpetuates the tradition and those who have died, Yamamoto said. That is why the mission pounds a batch the traditional way.
"It's about honoring our ancestors and preserving this tradition," Yamamoto said as a handful of youngsters worked the freshly steamed rice with long sticks before pounding the rice with a pestle, known as a kine, and a nearly five-generation-old mortar, or usu. "That is why we let the kids do it."
Mochi is sweet rice that is soaked and steamed until soft, then pounded, or run through a mochi-making machine, until it reaches a thick, pasty consistency, Yamamoto said. It is then shaped using potato starch; flavorings are sometimes added, but the Daifukuji Soto Mission sticks to the traditional plain treat that can be used in soup like ozoni or eaten as a treat.
Yamamoto estimated some 250 kagami, a traditional Japanese decoration consisting of two stacked round mochi and a type of citrus that is often placed on an altar, and 4,500 2-ounce plain mochi would be made by the volunteers. People began picking up their hand-shaped goodies around 9:30 a.m.
Roughly 50 to 80 people were helping make mochi at any given time on Friday, Yamamoto said. That follows a day's worth of work Thursday soaking and rinsing 540 pounds of dry mochi rice before steaming began around 2:30 a.m. Friday.
One of the many helpers, Lyanne Asada first made mochi at the mission 21 years ago at the age of 10 when she was taking part in taiko drumming. Many years later, the Kona resident still returns to help, as well as to share her knowledge and mastery of the mochi-making process.
"We need to show them (the kids) an example so they can carry on the tradition," she said while using her fingers to check the mochi's consistency. "It's an important tradition, and it's important to the community and culture to continue this because you don't want the tradition to die."
She also said the mission's programs, like taiko drumming, helped make her a better leader.
"It brought a whole other side of me out," Asada said. "I used to be shy, but it made me very outgoing."
Fourteen-year-old Derek Ogi, a Konawaena High School student who helped with the ceremonial pounding of the mochi with the usu and kine, as well as forming the mochi, said he takes part in the annual event to carry on the tradition, as well as support funding the taiko program, of which he is a member. The hardest thing about pounding the mochi by hand is getting the technique right, since each strike needs to be timed correctly and hit accurately — otherwise the kine could crack.
"It's important to our culture and church to do the mochi like this," he said. "I will get it down eventually."


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Although we've known since mid-January that Anne Hathaway will play Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises, there remained some question as to whether we'll see the character's alter ego in director Christopher Nolan's film. After all, the Warner Bros. press release didn't mention the word "Catwoman."
But in an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's post-Oscar special , the actress seemed to confirm she'll don the catsuit in the Warner Bros. movie. She said "Catwoman," in any case — twice.
Giving Winfrey "the real story" about being asked to co-host this year's Academy Awards ceremony, Hathaway said, "So the real story is, I was waiting to hear if I'd been cast as Catwoman. And my manager called me, and said 'Are you sitting down?' And I just go, 'Oh, my God, here it comes.' And she says 'You're about to hear something you will never hear again in your whole life.' I'm like, 'Okay.' And she goes, 'You've been asked to host the Oscars.' And I'm like, 'I'm Catwoman! … What? … Oh. Oh. Okay. What?'"
Hathaway will star opposite Academy Award winner Christian Bale and Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises, which begins filming in April. We're still awaiting confirmation on Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film opens on July 20, 2012.
Cryptic and doesn't really confirm anything.
She's going to host the oscars??? what?
Whats cryptic about that? She said Catwoman twice. Is she speaking in a code other than plain English the rest of it are not aware of?
She already did … on Sunday.
That was adorable.
She can get it…
Um… I'm going to have to agree with Scud on this one. She never stated that she will be playing Catwoman. Only that she would LIKE to play Catwoman. It is confirmed she is playing Selina Kyle. It has never been stated in any interview including this one She will also play the alter ego. Albeit, She could have been specifically told that she will be playing Catwoman. Or it could be she's a Comic geek and know that Selina Kyle is Catwoman and could have mistakenly said Catwoman and not Selina Kyle.
Of course I'm sure Nolan would though in the feline sultress in the film. I just think this article is author of this article is jumping the gun a bit.
She's GOT to be Catwoman. There doesn't seem much point of just having "Selina Kyle" in a Batman movie without having her also appear as Catwoman.
Having her state "I'm playing Catwoman" is pretty cryptic.
Anyways it's the last Nolan Batman movie, Hathaway is a high profile in demand actress, went through a lengthy audition process, was one of the first new cast members annouced and the cinematographer Wally Pfiser mentioned seeing her in costume I'm going to go out on a limb and say she's not going to just play Selina Kyle in the movie.
I don't knew why this is news, because you can't have Selina Kyle without Catwoman.
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Hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in to the world of McSwain Guitars. LOT'S has been happening in the shop... which is why it's been a while since I've posted something new. I have hooked up with Jhon Doria of Future Shock Films to shoot the entire process of building a McSwain Guitar in short little "webisodes". (Actually, it's just a great excuse to get to hang out with Jhon "on the clock"... he's one of my best buds)!!
This is the full build process of the McSwain Starlingear Kamikaze guitar that was the idea of uber-designer/artist, Ryk Maverick of Starlingear (also one of my best buds!!).
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Like the Pledge of Allegiance or the taxonomic chart, the King James Bible is part of the soundtrack of my childhood.
You may think of those things as words on paper, but I when I think of them, I hear them in my mind and feel their beat, like music. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. That list I learned in ninth-grade biology runs through my brain like a train, clickety-clack, each word connected like a line of freight cars.
So it is with the KJV translation of the Bible, which celebrates its 400th birthday this year. Matters of faith aside, few books have had such a lasting impact on everyday language and culture.
Every U.S. president — every — has been sworn into office with his hand on a King James Bible. We hear its echoes in the speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. We use its expressions in daily conversations.
When Linus recites the story of the nativity in the 1965 TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas," he stands in a spotlight and begins with these familiar words:
"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.' "
For me, Christmas begins for real each year on Christmas Eve morning, when I tune in to public radio for "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols," broadcast live from Cambridge, England. When I hear the words of the KJV read by the English-accented voices for whom it was written in 1611, all the distractions of the season melt away. No single word better invokes the spirit of Christmas than: "Behold!"
The coincident decline of Latin and the rise of the printing press made the King James more available to more people than perhaps any edition before or since. It wasn't the first English translation — in fact, it drew heavily on others — but it had a lot of firepower behind it, commissioned by a monarch.
It has been said the team assembled for the job in Westminster Abbey intended to make the language of the KJV memorable through its words and rhythms. In those days, its audience was mostly hearers, not readers. Its phrases were designed to stick in their heads, whether they could read or not, whether they could afford to buy a copy or not.
"There were poets in those rooms in the Jerusalem Chamber in Westminster Abbey, and they wanted the Bible to sing," observed author Jon Sweeney on the PBS series "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly." Sweeney has a new book, "Verily, Verily: The KJV — 400 Years of Influence and Beauty" (Zondervan, 2011).
He notes many of us employ those poetic lines and their vivid mental imagery without knowing we're quoting the KJV.
A labor of love. Salt of the earth. The apple of his eye. An eye for an eye. The skin of my teeth. Eat, drink and be merry. Fight the good fight. Vanity of vanities. How the mighty have fallen. Fell flat on his face. The powers that be. A man after his own heart. A house divided. Signs of the times. Can a leopard change his spots? Am I my brother's keeper? Seek and ye shall find.
Some cling to the KJV and it alone. Others avoid it like a plague of locusts. As usual, extreme views are unhelpful to most of us. Yes, the long-ago language sometimes requires unraveling. I remember as a child being confused by the opening lines of Psalm 23: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."
Shall not want? Wait a minute. I thought I was supposed to want the Good Shepherd? Eventually I understood. The fact the lesson was not immediate, but a process, makes it more meaningful to me.
Yet, the benefit of newer translations is not only their immediacy, but their scholarship. In many cases, they are products of deeper research than the KJV and truer to the original texts. Those seeking a greater understanding should welcome the best each translation has to offer.
Clarity and accuracy are vital. The KJV seems to reach for something more — language that suits its subject matter — expansive, respectful. As more of our speech is condensed to acronyms and 140-character text messages typed with our thumbs, I am glad to have some of that 400-year-old grace in my head.
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Paul Malignaggi, left for the professional dead two years ago when he was stopped by Amir Khan, showed he has some life left, and then some, when he stopped Vyachesalv Senchenko in round nine in the Ukraine, and snagged the loser's WBA welterweight crown on Sunday.
The Brooklyn-bred hitter, who now lives in LA, outboxed the champ through eight, and was up maybe 6-2. Or so an unbiased watcher might think. Would judges in the Ukraine rule against the hometown guy? Malignaggi made that question immaterial when he had the left eye of Senchenko a mess, which forced ref Steve Smoger to end the tussle.
The victor is now 31-4, and can pick and choose a money fight at 147. The 35 year-old loser drops to 32-1.
The "threatre of the unexpected" is on its job. So is Paul "Magic" Malignaggi. Much luv to him. Enough said! Holla!
Can't believe Paul got a TKO but I don't want to see him fight any of the top guys at 147.
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In this video, composer Alexander Brandon reviews the Yamaha MOXF8 88-key workstation keyboard.
Brandon demos the Yamaha MOXF8, explains why he likes workstation keyboards and discusses why he chose it over other workstations. Continue reading
In this video, composer Alexander Brandon reviews the Yamaha MOXF8 88-key workstation keyboard.
Brandon demos the Yamaha MOXF8, explains why he likes workstation keyboards and discusses why he chose it over other workstations. Continue reading
At the 2014 NAMM Show, Roland introduced new Roland FA-08 keyboard workstation.
As a keyboard workstation, the FA-08 puts an emphasis on performance and production, with an 88-note piano style keyboard, 16 tracks of sequencing and DAW integration. Continue reading
At the 2012 Summer NAMM Show, Korg USA announced the arrival of the Kronos X Music Workstation, an expanded Kronos, featuring boosts in internal memory capacity and the size of its SSD, plus enhanced sampler functionality.
Korg has also announced lower prices on its original Kronos workstation models:
Korg has released a free update for the Kronos, System Version 1.5, that Free update adds more space for sounds, USB MIDI input, & software editing.
Here's what's new in Kronos System Version 1.5:
The update is free to all registered Kronos owners, and is available for download now.
If you're a Korg Kronos owner – let us know what you think of the System 1.5 update!
Korg has introduced a new compact keyboard workstation, the microArranger, a portable mini-keyboard synth workstation.
Audio demos are available at the Korg site. Pricing and availability are to be announced.
Music Computing has announced a new version of the StudioBLADE line of all-in-one music keyboard production stations, calling them 'the world's most powerful keyboard production station'.
StudioBLADEs (Gen2) are all-in-one music production stations that offer piano keys, drum trigger pads, knobs, sliders, thousands of sound presets and software for live and studio use. Continue reading
Music Computing's Victor Wong introduces the StudioBLADE 88, a new system that Wong calls "the most advanced, portable, upgradeable and least expensive keyboard production station available."
The StudioBLADE keyboards are designed to be complete music production workstations, powered by Intel processors and 64-bit Windows 7. Each model ships with a studio package with DAW (digital audio workstation), virtual instruments, mastering effects, and utilities to customize the ControlDAW MIDI control surface.
Here, Victor Wong (CEO) and Ed Rhone (CTO) talks about Music Computing's product warranty, service & support and future upgrades.
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- Search For. Next to this choice use the box in the first column on the left to type your keyword, subject, title or author. The box just to the right has a drop down window from which to choose the category search. Repeat this to add additional information on the two lines below this.
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It was discovered yesterday that actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his NYC apartment from an apparent drug overdose (a coroner's report will still have to be released). It took no time for the Brookline Democrats of Brookline, New Hampshire to put out a tweet using the death of Seymour to push gun control. Seymour had narrated a Mom's Demand Action cartoon video pushing for this. The man's body hasn't even been buried and they thought it was appropriate to use his death 'in remembrance' to push gun control.
A better use of the man's death, if they insist on using death to push anything (they seem to have a morbid fascination with this), is that illegal drugs kill. According to the CDC, "drug overdoes was the leading cause of death injury in 2010." Rather than push that message, they chose to push gun control of legal guns on law-abiding citizens. They feign to care so much about kids and people they neglect to use their message to warn them about the dangers of drugs. They prove yet again that they don't actually care about people dying; they simply want to push gun control.
Brookline Democrats are hard-core supporters of the sometimes psychotic group yet never once think about the fact that New Hampshire doesn't have a gun crime issue. Despite this, they used Hoffman's death to push gun control, completely missing the opportunity to actually help kids and adults learn about something that is far more dangerous - and often illegal.


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A weekly update of some of what happened in Landscape Architecture this week….
On Governors Island, 30 Acres of Open Space Are Becoming a True Park | Lisa W. Foderaro | NY Times
That is now changing, as teams of workers and gardeners lay the stone plazas that next summer will be sprinkled with bistro chairs, and plant 60 species of trees — 1,500 in all. They are also installing 50 red hammocks and creating a maze of hedges and formal gardens planted with perennials like aster daisies. The 30 acres, called Governors Island Park, will offer far more space for recreation and relaxation.
James van Sweden, Father of the New American Garden, Dies | J. Green | The Dirt
One of America's most influential landscape architects, James van Sweden, FASLA, co-founder of Oehme van Sweden, died last week at age 78 from complications from Parkinson's disease.
The White House Honors Design Award Winners | Stuart Emmrich | NY Times
Among this year's winners were the architect Michael Sorkin, the fashion designer Behnaz Sarafpour, the landscape architect Margie Ruddick, the design firm Studio Gang Architects, and Janette Sadik-Khan, the commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation.
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A father was indicted on charges of first-degree murder after confessing to beheading his disabled seven year-old son. The Lafourche Parish grand jury in Louisiana handed down the indictment last week.
Jeremiah Wright, 30 confessed to beheading his son, Jori Lirette, 7 last week. The little boy who was confined to a wheelchair was dismembered and his head was left in the front yard for the mother to find when she got home.
According to defense attorney Kerry Cuccia, Wright is being held in Lafourche Parish jail on a $5million bond. He is set to be arraigned this week and no word has been given on how Wright will plead to the charges.
Little Jori's mother, Jesslyn, 27, claims that she's told the police department on numerous occasions that Wright wanted to kill their son. Before she's left the house, Jesslyn claims that she had threatened to kick Wright out of their home.
Jesslyn stated that the abuse towards little Jori began before he was born. A week prior to his birth, Jesslyn obtained a restraining order against Wright after he "broke the baby's piggy bank and shoved her onto a pile of CDs on the bed."
A second restraining order was granted to Jesslyn when Jori was six months-old after Wright allegedly told her he was "tired of seeing the baby suffer and wanted him dead." However, both restraining orders against Wright were allowed to lapse.
Jori was born three months premature and spent much of his first year in the hospital. He had cerebral palsy, has required a feeding tube and has been wheelchair bound.
Wright allegedly chopped his son's head off with a meat cleaver. He then placed it in front of the house for Jesslyn to find when she got home. It was a passing motorist who saw the decapitated head first and contacted the police department.
When officers arrived on scene, they found the little boy's body in a garbage bag. Wright had also cut off the little boy's hands and feed and they were found in garbage bags nearby.
Thibodaux Police Lt. Kim Favalora said in a statement, "Wright was very matter of fact as he calmly explained that he thought for years that Jori was his son. Wright said that he recently saw the way the dummy looked at him and there were signs and little things the dummy did to him that let him know that Jori was not his son, but a dummy."
Favalora went on to repeat that Wright said, "he was tired of taking care of the dummy. Wright said that as soon as he realized that Jori was a dummy and not his son, he's d started contemplating on killing him."
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Dual sabers ?
well, i was just wondering, if anybody knew of some great Dual saber tactics and maneuvers, without sweeping/fanning, that could be quite effective during duels ?
I am decent in single and alright in staff and i'm leaning towards learning some stuff in duals that i could pass on to other members of my clan, >DV< :D
thx in advance to anybody that replies
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Entry 5 by Laura Cross:
The team leaves this upcoming Wednesday for College Station to compete in Texas A&M's "MoMorial" tournament held at Traditions Golf Club. We have all been practicing hard, improving our weaknesses and perfecting our strengths. As I am writing this installment of Chip Shots I am looking over the course's yardage book and my notes from past years. I can honestly say that Traditions is a true test of golf. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, every hazard, tree, and sand bunker is strategically placed, demanding almost perfect golf shots! This is definitely a course a player must play for par and just let birdies happen.
Unfortunately we will be traveling without junior standout Kate Ackerson. She injured herself in Tampa and will be out indefinitely. We are a little deeper in depth this year and we will all play our best to make up for her.
Each of us is playing well right now, peaking at the right time. If anyone can make it down to college Station March 7-9 we would love the support! Keep track of our rounds at smumustangs.com. We hope to make everyone proud!


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available emission allowances per year until 2025.
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