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Still Only A Religious
'War Of Words'
Ray Franz
From: "Ray Franz"
To: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: PAM
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 9:23 AM
Congratulations on your discovery of a kindred "soulmate." May your happiness far exceed any "rapture" experienced by the faithful.
I have been devoting most of my online time giving the fundamentalist Christians in the religious forum of SeniorNet a lesson in knowledge, logic and reason. Thanks to your web page and some knowledgeable fellow non believers, the fundies are in a real dither and are starting to call us names. When that occurs one knows they have no response worth posting other than their Biblical quotes. Fortunately it is still only a religious "war of words."
The computer is mightier than the pen and sword
From: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Ray Franz"
Subject: Re: PAM
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:27 PM
We normally refuse to post letters that contain slurs such as "fundies" but this topic is important, so we will post your letter with this clarification.
Many theists (and recently, many atheists) suffer from the delusion that the question over the existence of gods is important. The truth is that this is one of the most unimportant questions to which we could possibly dedicate our time and energy. Unfortunately, many people tend to act as if it is important, and the result has brought much misery to the world. Thus my motive for establishing "Positive Atheism Magazine."
Yes. When they resort to name-calling and mud-slinging, we have not made our point. We must regroup and try something different.
Our material is posted for personal edification (so that readers can determine for themselves what they do or do not think about various things), and we do not recommend engaging with theists for any reasons except: (1) as a response to them after they have made claims or other intrusions, or (2) in the spirit of cooperation toward a common goal (such as the recent Baptist/Humanist and Mormon/Humanist dialogues sponsored by Paul Kurtz). Apart from these things, theists are our fellow humans, and "Positive Atheism" strongly urges all atheists to treat theists with the same dignity one would grant to any fellow human.
Remember, theists and atheists tend to agree on the most important life matters, disagreeing primarily on whether gods exist (a very unimportant matter, indeed). Unfortunately, the more dogmatic theists teach one another that the existential questions about gods are crucial, warranting action ranging from bigotry to outright persecution and even brutal executions. Some atheists have recently begun to make this same mistake.
If we can create strong bonds over the issues on which we agree, then we are less likely to become victims of this bigorty and persecution, because we have already established ourselves as strong members of our communities.
Since you mentioned new girlfriend Pam, I will use her as an example: She is a theist (more along the lines of a Deist, but a theist nonetheless). The fact is that our likes and similarities revolve around much more important questions than whether a god or gods exist. The theism-atheism question is way down the list to the point of being unworthy of our time. Sure, we joke about it at times, and we do express (and even delight in) our differences, but it would never come close to becomming important enough to endanger the love we have for one another -- which is based mostly on taste and ethics and values and -- most of all -- the mutual attraction that comes from having endured similar difficulties in life. I will state categorically that I have never met a woman who thinks more like I do than Pam does. Nevertheless, she is a theist and I am an atheist. Go figure? No. The theism-atheism issue means very little to either of us.
Pam is not the first one. Several years ago, Jeanne, my highschool sweetheart, tracked me down and contacted me. We eventually decided that we love one another, and had planned to marry as soon as her divorce was final (she was going to divorce him anyway; this had nothing to do with me). Meanwhile, Jeanne was a fundamentalist Christian of the type who believed that the Jonah and the Whale story was literal history -- that it actually happened. No. We had so much more in common (so much more of the important things) that the Christianity-atheism question was way down on the list. When it ended, I wrote the following poem:
She was the very best of friends
(Exquisite taste in minds and mens!)
Sad brown eyes and pouting lips
A tasty fullness 'round her hips
The gifts she gave to me each day
The sweet sound of her voice so gay
Her secret hope to me she told
That we, together, might grow old
Old Mexico where we did meet
When we were seventeen, so sweet
We grew up and our ways did part
This left a gash upon my heart
Tough times had we, and wou'nt you know?
Down sim'lar roads we each did go
And had hard luck, then moved away
To get a grip and seize the day
In one score years I got a call
From her, and in love we did fall
When I confessed to her my doubt
Assured me, she, we'd work it out
But from her mouth came strange, dark tales
Of Noah's ark and Jonah's whales
And Jesus walking on the drink
Such chatter oft' made me turn pink
The talk of angels seem'd so odd
And Yahweh, the volcano god
Embarrassed? Me? To say the least!
But still that did not spoil the feast
I've never been a bigot, once
And never called someone a dunce
For what you think means naught to me
'Tis what you do -- that's all I see
And for her talk I cut much slack
Like water off a duckling's back
Instead, I strove to be her friend
And chose to be there 'til the end
I set my plans and told to all
That I would answer to her call
And move away to be her man
And be the best one that I can
But suddenly, she said goodbye
Lacking candor as to why
'T seems she leads the men astray
And them she'll later toss away
"Available soon!" -- her mating call
And other men for her shall fall
I still don't see how someone can
Do evil to their fellowman
I should have seen it on the wall
But I, you see, can't know it all
My mind is all I have to tell
What's clean and true or what doth smell
So now, I'll let the healing work
And spend time watching Captain Kirk
And at the Karaoke bar
The lyrics to the songs I'll mar
And one day soon "that look" I'll see
And feel "that feeling" inside me
And trust once more -- not that I'll know --
'Cause actions, nothing more, doth show
Though the difference of opinion regarding the existence of gods was, at times, stressful, the relationship was marred by something much more important: her lack of integrity.
Time and time again I see atheists "lowering themselves" (so to speak) to the behavior that we would expect from dogmatic people. Atheism is not a dogma, but the simply lack of belief: they make the caims and we can either accept them if we find them convincing, or cintinue our openmindedness if we are not convinced by those claims.
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
From: "Ray Franz"
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Subject: Thanks
Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 5:02 PM
Thanks for your reply. It once more put me on the right track in dealing with the fundamentalist Christians and the religious right who seem to create the biggest problem.
I am returning to my original posture of promoting knowledge and the concept of freedom of belief, of which non belief is part and parcel. That is what originally brought me to those forums, but I got testy after all the threats and bad mouthing that I endured.
I am back on an even keel and in the Positive Atheism mode.
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TULSA, Okla. -- Odyssey Sims scored 21 points, Glory Johnson had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and the Tulsa Shock beat the Seattle Storm 80-74 on Tuesday night.
Johnson's double-double was her 15th of the season for Tulsa (10-17). Roneeka Hodges added a season-high 16 points, and Skylar Diggins had 11 to become the Shock's single-season scoring leader with 564 points.
Sue Bird scored 15 points, and Tanisha Wright added 14 for Seattle (9-19). Camille Little and Crystal Langhorne had 13 points each.
Diggins entered the game seven points from becoming the franchise's single-season scoring leader. Deanna Nolan held the previous mark of 559, set in 2009 when the team was still in Detroit. Diggins struggled to get any offense going in the first half and went 1-for-5 from the field with four points, but the second-year guard made a 3-pointer to open the second half and break Nolan's record.


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Like in the question. Why neodymium magnets (Nd2Fe14B) are called "neodymium magnets"? Why not boron magnets? Or iron magnets?
"iron magnets" are the regular kind of magnet.
It's a rare-earth magnet, and the key ingredient in these is the rare earth metal. In this case, the Neodymium. One probably could replace the boron with something else and change the ratios a bit (probably getting a weaker but still effective magnet). The rare earth is what makes it so strong, so it is named after the rare earth metal it contains.


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The Hubble and Kepler telescopes have their optical eyes on stars in distant galaxies, but what about the one that is closest to home? Our Sun is a variable star and studying solar activity has become increasingly important.
Our society depends on a network of interconnected high-tech systems like power grids, GPS navigation, air travel systems, financial services and radio communications. And all of them can be knocked out by intense solar activity. According to a 2008 report from the National Academy of Sciences on severe space weather events, a huge solar storm could cause twenty times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina.
In February, NASA is scheduled to launch the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, which carries instruments designed to study solar variability like no other spacecraft in NASA's history.
The Extreme-ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE) instrument aboard SDO was built at the University of Colorado, Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and is designed to study the extreme ultraviolet wavelengths where the Sun is the most dynamic.
During a solar flare, the Sun sends out surges of extreme-UV photons, which heat the Earth's upper atmosphere, causing it to "puff up" and drag down low-orbiting spacecraft.
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Time after time I am asked by New York City single men the same question that has been plaguing single men for decades. These guys would always want to know just how long they should be waiting to call a woman for a second date.
Some believe that the proper time period is to wait a minimum of two days. Others believe that they should wait a minimum of three. The truth is, both answers are wrong.
This may have worked well in the past, but these days, we live in a different world. Everything happens at a quicker and faster pace with this generation. Singles simply don't have attention spans the way they once did, and even more importantly, with online dating in the picture, singles have more options than ever before. Waiting two days or more creates a huge risk of the person you are into moving on to someone else.
But perhaps even more to the point, there is simply no logical reason to suddenly fall off the map after a great date. In the past there were valid reasons. Getting to a phone was not always easy. But these days everyone with a breathing pulse is texting and clearly has the time to send a text here and there to someone they are interested in. Avoiding a text for two days doesn't make you look like you have a life or aren't desperate, it just makes you look rude and as if you aren't into the other person.
So the next time you wonder just how long you should be waiting to text someone after a great date, the answer is, do it the next day. This is the way to go.
For more advice from Joshua Pompey, be sure to visit his website jpompey.com, and learn read this article to learn what you should be saying to women online.


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Dat Face Doe!
Oct 4th
(hiss) my cookie
July 8th
hahaha shes so cute
June 17th
no ! its my cookie ! i dont have any cookie T_T
Jan 2nd
Dec 14th
aaaahhh a little sh#t of a baby!
May 21st
Feb 21st
I ahve done that... but really?
Oct 15th
AHHHH and awwww
April 24th
.... uh
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June 21st
i will bake some for you , OK
March 11th
sure ill give you cookies
Dec 20th
Dec 20th
oh thats whats horrible... stop insalting it its very adorable!
Dec 19th
That is horrible!!
Dec 18th
don't get it
Dec 18th
no bad girl go to the corner and stay there for a good 5 minutes
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Dec 17th
no!!!!! *throws cookies on a ship* *ship starts leaving*
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ok *gives 2 duble chocolate fude cookie!*
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MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH
The weekend trip to St. Louis may not have necessarily produced the desired results, especially after a 12-2 loss Sunday, but the young Mariners may have gained something invaluable from the experience.
Simply playing in the high-energy atmosphere of a pennant race is something most of these Mariners have not yet done, for all the obvious reasons.
Rookies like catcher Mike Zunino, second baseman Nick Franklin, shortstop Brad Miller and left-hander James Paxton had everything to gain and little to lose from playing in front of 40,000-plus rabid fans a day during the three-game series, and they'll probably look back on the experience as a positive one whenever it's time for them to actually be involved in a full-bore pennant chase.
Not even some of the so-called veterans -- guys like outfielder Franklin Gutierrez, first baseman Justin Smoak and third baseman Kyle Seager -- have played in many meaningful games this time of year.
As a whole, this year's Mariners have gotten used to playing in front of small, distracted fan bases at Safeco Field -- not that it's helped a team that has gotten swept in three of its past four series at home. Most of Seattle's recent games have had little to nothing on the line, so seeing a Cardinals team that's caught up in the heat of a pennant chase could be a growing experience.
No one seemed to thrive in the conditions more than Paxton, who threw six shutout innings in a 4-1 win Saturday and said afterward that he didn't even notice the size or volume of the Busch Stadium crowd. That's a testament not only to how quickly Paxton took the fans out of the game but also how he's able to handle a hostile environment -- a valuable skill for the 22-year-old southpaw should he be a part of a pennant chase in the future.
The Mariners would much rather be the team filling the stadium and rewarding the home fans with a memorable postseason run, but with that out of the question again this season, this year's team can at least gain some valuable experience from playing in places like St. Louis and Detroit, where Seattle will be beginning Monday.
MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - NOTES, QUOTES
STREAK: Lost one
NEXT: Mariners (Joe Saunders, 11-14, 5.18) at Tigers (Rick Porcello, 12-8, 4.56)
--RHP Erasmo Ramirez fell victim to a big fourth inning, giving up four runs to turn a 1-1 tie into a blowout loss for Seattle on Sunday. Unable to get St. Louis hitters to expand their zone, Ramirez allowed eight hits and five runs over four innings. He also hit a pair of batters in the fourth, extending the inning. Ramirez's ERA swelled to 4.98.
--LHP Joe Saunders has had trouble with Detroit, against whom he pitches Monday night at Comerica Park. Saunders is 1-2 with a 5.26 earned run average in nine starts and 49 2/3 innings in his career against the Tigers. But Saunders hasn't been too bad in Detroit, pitching to a 3.04 ERA in four starts, although he wound up with a no-decision in all four. He was tagged for six runs in three innings against Houston on Tuesday night.
--SS Brad Miller (hamstring) wasn't in the lineup Sunday after leaving Saturday night's game in the fifth inning. Miller is tied for first among American League rookies in hits (58) since the All-Star break, and is second in runs (27). He also leads the team and all AL rookies with six triples. It's not known when he'll return to the lineup.
--CF Abraham Almonte extended his hitting streak to five games with a leadoff double in the fourth, and also added a sacrifice fly in the fifth for the Mariners' last run Sunday. Almonte, who's 7-for-18 during the streak, is hitting .295 in 44 at-bats. He has the speed and raw athleticism to figure into the team's plans for 2014 and beyond.
--RF Franklin Gutierrez recorded an RBI single in the fourth, marking the third time this year that he's notched RBIs in consecutive games. Gutierrez upped his average to .259 with a two-hit game.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "You look at those top five guys in their order and they all are something. They put it together today." -- Manager Eric Wedge after a 12-2 loss to St. Louis on Sunday.
MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - ROSTER REPORT
--SS Brad Miller (hamstring) wasn't in the lineup Sept. 15 after leaving Sept. 14 in the fifth inning. He is day-to-day.
--RHP Felix Hernandez (minor oblique strain) hasn't pitched since Sept. 2, and he missed his Sept. 11 start. After a throwing session Sept. 14, all indications are that he'll be available for a scheduled Sept. 18 start. Hernandez is scheduled to take a bullpen session Sept. 16, after which time his official status will be determined.
--RHP Stephen Pryor (torn right lat muscle) went on the 15-day disabled list April 15, and he was transferred to the 60-day DL on May 17. He began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on July 19, but he was shut down for the remainder of the season in August.
RHP Felix Hernandez
RHP Hisashi Iwakuma
LHP Joe Saunders
RHP Taijuan Walker
RHP Erasmo Ramirez
LHP James Paxton
RHP Danny Farquhar (closer)
RHP Tom Wilhelmsen
RHP Yoervis Medina
LHP Charlie Furbush
LHP Oliver Perez
LHP Lucas Luetge
RHP Brandon Maurer
RHP Chance Ruffin
RHP Hector Noesi
LHP Bobby LaFromboise
Henry Blanco
Humberto Quintero
Mike Zunino
1B Justin Smoak
2B Nick Franklin
SS Brad Miller
3B Kyle Seager
DH Kendrys Morales
INF Carlos Triunfel
LF Franklin Gutierrez
CF Michael Saunders
RF Abraham Almonte
OF Raul Ibanez
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Posted on: July 6, 2013, at 10:00:03pm [1 comment]
I've been on and off with this game since 2011, but recently I have significantly improved, and perhaps have become even better than I used to be. With that said, it makes be very happy to finally be able to say this again:
Average rank 3 baby!
I've been getting some pretty nice scores, and perhaps with enough work, I might even hit average rank 2! In light of this, I feel perhaps there is some benefit in taking breaks, and returning to things you think you've hit a limit on. I always seem to find that after I return and put effort into it again, I end up doing better than I did before.
Edit from 2 months in the future:
I did it, after countless new PB's and AAA's, and a hell of a struggle, I officially made average rank 2! How long it will last I don't know, but I finally pulled it off!
Posted on: November 18, 2012, at 06:29:21pm [4 comments]
Let's just say that I did pretty good...
Not only was I able to ram my way into second place in the competition, but I was also able to throw myself into SECOND HIGHEST GTS EVER OBTAINED IN ONE DAY! That's right, I defeated Adamaja456's long standing #1 score of 1.51 billion, and with some of the worst preparations EVER. I managed to Mash Mash Revolution for (not counting my small dinner and couple second breaks) ALL 24 HOURS THE GAMEWHORE WAS ACTIVE! FUCK SLEEP, it's not like it's important anyway. Oh yeah, and I didn't even take a nap during the day. I woke up at 1pm Friday afternoon and hung out with one of my friends at my house until 12:50 am, because WHY the HELL NOT? I originally planned to sleep during the gamewhore...but I decided I would play until I passed out (which was NEVER).
I also had NO SNACKS, and only two bottles of water to drink the ENTIRE DAY. Nutrition, phht, not for me.
The end result of all of this was a sexy spot at number two on the daily all time stats, the feeling of satisfaction after surpassing Adamaja456, and of course getting 100% COMPLETION on my tokens! I also learned that credits come pretty dang slow, because I'm pretty sure I only pulled a bit over 30k credits from getting almost 1.6 BILLION POINTS WAT.
Anyway, I thank everyone that was rooting for me to pass Adamaja456, and who congratulated me after the day was over! You are all awesome for supporting me after feeling so horribly fatigued after such intense torture. This was my first real serious attempt at gamewhoring ANYTHING, and I'm still amazed at how well it went.
Posted on: October 16, 2012, at 12:27:27am [1 comment]
THE CURSE IS FINALLY LIFTED! I AAA'd Piano Etude (Gymnastics), and I STILL can't believe it! I've had this bastard flagged for SO LONG, but luck give me a break and I FINALLY DID IT! I've never been so happy that SMO lost connection, because I would have never played FFR just now to do this!
Posted on: September 11, 2012, at 09:49:23pm [1 comment]
HOLY CRAP WHAT!? I got this AAA while I was live streaming on Twitch.tv of all places, seriously!! This is not only another Guru AAA, but my FIRST 80 AAA, as in, I've never AAA'd a file this hard before now! I think I'm going to live stream more lol...
Posted on: September 9, 2012, at 01:23:55am [1 comment]
HOLY CRAP I AAA'd my first Guru since I took my year long hiatus! Of course knowing me it wasn't any typical Guru, it was 13th Friday! The 4+ minute long JS-tacular, technical, nerve racking all-the-way file! It's good to be back!
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Saturday, August 16, 2014
It's Madonna's 56th birthday today and in honor of the big event I did something I've been wanting to do for a long time — photograph as many of my Madonna tour t-shirts as I could find. Here is Henry the dog inspecting 14 concert shirts.
The oldest shirt is from 1990, in the top left corner. I've seen Madonna on every tour she's done since 1985, so I'm missing two earlier shirts: 1985 and 1987. I went to the 1985 show at Radio City Music Hall in lieu of my high-school prom, so I'm sure I got a shirt to mark such a momentous occasion. It could have been lost in my move back east after my freshman year at Northwestern University. One of the boxes I shipped home never arrived, and it contained my 80 rubber Maripolitan bangles — bangles just like the ones Madonna wore. I wouldn't be surprised if my t-shirt was in the same box. In 1987, I went to a special charity show that Madonna did to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS Research. I have the program from that, but no shirt. Strange. For some other tours, I have two shirts, one for each show I went to.
A more recent acquisition that's missing from the photo is my Yankee Stadium hoodie from 2012. Where is that thing? I'm going to have to turn the apartment upside down looking for that. It's got to be here somewhere.
Anyway, this represents nearly all of my wearable Madonna memorabilia, recorded for posterity at last. I guess the time I was "thisclose" to her Madgesty at an Oscar party in 2006, I could have made small talk by saying, "Hey, I have a lot of shirts with your face on them." Weirdly, I had no desire to talk to her. I didn't want to ruin our relationship with an awkward conversation. I just want to see the queen on stage. That's enough for me!
UPDATED TO ADD: Thanks to my friend Peter for letting me know that I originally and incorrectly wrote that Madonna was 55 instead of 56. Oh, the shame! I didn't mean to deprive the world of one year of Madonna's life!
6 Responses to "Happy Birthday, Madonna!"
My husband has been badgering me for YEARS to always buy the t shirt at a concert. They are so expensive! But I caved and now I even buy multiples, like you do. I bought 2 shirts for this year's James Taylor concerts (both so awesome.) My oldest shirt isn't even mine. It's a 1987ish Tina Turner concert shirt I stole from my cousin. On another topic, I was hoping you read the op-ed piece by Kay Redfield Jamison in NYT about suicide. Robin Williams is still heavy on my mind.
This is so cool! I didn't drink or do drugs in high school, so I spent all my money on concert tees. I have no idea where they are now, though. Probably still at my parents' house. I also don't know what to do with them, but they'd probably be fun to look through.
You finally did the tee shirt thing! 🙂
My anti-spam word is madonna… did you set them all to say that?


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Emmys: See All The Winners From Last Night's Ceremony
Homeland and Modern Family cleaned up at last night's 2012 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Claire Danes scooped the award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role in Homeland, while her co-star Damian Lewis took home the golden statue for Outstanding Lead Actor. The series also won the award for Best Writing and Outstanding Drama Series.
Meanwhile, Julianne Moore (pictured) took home the award for Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or Movie for her role in Game Change.
Check out all the winners below. You can watch highlights from the ceremony on 5USA tonight at 10pm. We'll bring you all the best outfits from the red carpet shortly… what a night! RM
Comedy Series Modern Family
Lead Actress In A Comedy Series Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Lead Actor In A Comedy Series Jon Cryer - Two And A Half Men
Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family
Guest Actor In A Comedy Series Jimmy Fallon - Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress In A Comedy Series Kathy Bates - Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Drama Series Homeland
Lead Actress In A Drama Series Claire Danes - Homeland
Lead Actor In A Drama Series Damian Lewis - Homeland
Supporting Actor In A Drama Series Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
Supporting Actress In A Drama Series Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
Guest Actor In A Drama Series Jeremy Davies - Justified
Guest Actress In A Drama Series Martha Plimpton - The Good Wife
Outstanding Reality Show Host Tom Bergeron - Dancing With the Stars
Outstanding Reality Series Competition The Amazing Race
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie Game Change
Lead Actor In A TV Miniseries Or Movie Kevin Costner - Hatfields & McCoys
Lead Actress In A TV Miniseries Or Movie Julianne Moore - Game Change
Supporting Actress In A TV Miniseries Or Movie Jessica Lange - American Horror Story
Supporting Actor In A TV Miniseries Or Movie Tom Berenger - Hatfields & McCoys
Directing For A Drama Series Tim Van Patten - Boardwalk Empire
Writing For A Drama Series Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff - Homeland
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Computer Science
The demand for graduates with software development expertise or skills in computer technology is tremendous. We encourage you to try a course in the department of mathematics, computer science, and statistics early in your college career from the wide variety of courses available to first-year students.
CS 140: Introduction of Computer Programming is open to all students. It assumes no previous computer programming background. If you feel that you have a strong background in beginning programming, you should consider enrolling in CS 219: Techniques of Computer Science. Consult with a member of the computer science faculty to determine which course is right for you.
If you took the Advanced Placement Computer Science exam and scored a 4 or a 5, you will receive AP credit for CS 140. Even if you have not taken the AP exam and you have a very strong background in computer science you may want to consider beginning in CS219.
Courses available this fall appropriate for first-year students, subject to the availability of seats, are:
- CS 140: Introduction to Computer Programming (QLR)


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In what turned out to be an incredible inaugural season for the San Diego Aviators in the Mylan World TeamTennis(WTT), ended with a loss in the Western Conference Championship on Thursday evening at the Valley View Casino Center.
The Springfield Lasers(Springfield, Missouri) defeated the Aviators 22-17 and advanced to the championship match this Sunday against the 3-time defending champions, Washington Kastles from the Eastern Division. Had the Aviators won they would have hosted the Kastles for the title.
"I give a lot of credit to Springfield. They won the Western Conference Championships last season and they played at their maximum tonight. I think as a team, we have had an amazing first season and given San Diego some great tennis. Our team has great chemistry, which is so important. That definitely makes us want to come back next year and take the season even further," said Aviators coach Dave Macpherson after the match.
The Aviators held a slim lead of 14-12 after the first three matches of men's singles, women's and mixed doubles.
However, Olga Govortsova gave the Lasers a major boost in women's singles with a 5-0 win over Daniel Hantuchova and a 17-14 team lead.
With the pressure to win the championship on their shoulders, the world's number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan were unable to secure a victory for the Aviators and lost to the Laser team of Mike Russell and Ross Hutchins by a score of 5-3.
The Aviators impressive season did not end without some key individual Mylan WTT awards. Prior to the match, Daniela Hantuchova was named the 2014 Player of the Year, Somdev Devvarman received the Rookie of the Year and coach Dave Macpherson was honored as the Coach of the Year.
Hantuchova has been ranked as high as No. 5 in the world in both singles and doubles in addition to winning a career grand slam in mixed doubles at the Australian, French, Wimbledon and US Open tournaments. Devvarman is currently ranked in the Top 150 in the world and won back-to-back NCAA titles in 2007 and 2008 while at the University of Virginia. Macpherson currently coaches the Bryan Brothers and as a former tour play won 16 ATP World Tour doubles titles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 11 in the world.


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Physician Assistant Education Curriculum Sharing Project!
It's time we shared more! Below you will find hundreds of curricular ideas including learning objectives, instruction plans and presentations, course assignments, evaluations, and projects!... all contributed specifically for Physician Assistant education by Physician Assistant educators. One simple rule: just make sure to provide credit where credit is due if you decide to use any of this content.
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I am about to build a caching system based on md5 to generate file names out of lists of natural numbers. The inputs would be groups like: 1,18,94,100,266,1854.
I know there are some collisions in md5 but in all my reasearch I discovered only 2 of them. I know the chances to stumble upon one is very unlikely, however I wonder if there is anywhere a list with all of the md5 collisions discovered so far?


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Voorhees Blog
Archive for the 'Life @ Voorhees' Category
What is Education by Anthony HylandTuesday, August 9th, 2011
View a snippet of Student Orientation Leader Anthony Hyland's inspirational poem for the Class of 2015.
View a clip of SGA President Kemar Hunter speaking during the galaWednesday, April 20th, 2011
Voorhees College Student Government Association President Kemar Hunter speaks on the impact that Voorhees College has had on his life during the 2nd Annual President's Scholarship Gala held April 9 at the Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston, S.C. Click on the link below.
2011 National Library Week ActivitiesFriday, April 8th, 2011
Voorhees College has several presenters planned for National Library Week, which is April 11-15. For the schedule of presenters, please click on the link below.
Voorhees announces its Founder's Week activitiesMonday, March 14th, 2011
Join Voorhees in celebrating its 2011 Founder's Day. To see a complete listing of the 2011 Founder's Week activities, please click the link below.
View President Sellers' salute to Dr. Rackley-BlackwellMonday, December 20th, 2010
Attention Alumni!Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
The Office of Alumni Affairs asks that all alumni take the time to complete the survey below.
Click here for the alumni survey.
Join the Voorhees family for the annual Christmas concertMonday, November 29th, 2010
The Voorhees College Choir will hold its annual Christmas concert on Tuesday, December 7 at 6 p.m. in Massachusetts Hall Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public. The annual Christmas tree lighting will follow the concert. For more information, contact Teesa Brunson, communications director, at 803-780-1194 or at email@example.com.
Voorhees now has PDF delivery option for official transcriptsTuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Voorhees College now offers secure electronic PDF delivery of official academic transcripts. These transcripts will be ready for secure electronic delivery for recipients within 24 business hours after receipt of the request.
For academic records prior to 1990, additional processing time is required; therefore, electronic delivery will be within 32 business hours.
Normal processing time for postal mail and hold for pickup options is within 5-7 business days.
Voorhees College's policy prohibits issuing transcripts to any student indebted to the college.
Please see the instructions below for requesting and ordering electronic PDF transcripts.
Requesting official PDF transcripts:
ONLINE: (Secure Electronic PDF Transcripts sent via Email)
- Electronic PDF Transcripts are $20.00 per recipient.
- It is the responsibility of the requestor to verify with the recipient that the transcript can be accepted as a PDF document.
Please read our Electronic PDF Transcript FAQS along with the information below before placing an order for your transcript.
Ordering electronic PDF transcript from Voorhees College:
· Access www.voorhees.edu (click on the Registrar's tab, choosing transcripts)
· Select National Student Clearinghouse.
· Follow the instructions for placing your transcript request order, including the completion of a consent form, delivery options and fees.
· Transcripts are e-mailed to the recipient in the form of a secure certified PDF.
· A valid email address for the recipient is required.
· Voorhees College has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse to provide PDF transcripts that are secured by a digital certificate that ensures that the transcript has been prepared and delivered by Voorhees College's Office of Records & Registration and is original and unaltered.
· The recipient must have Adobe Reader 6.04 or higher installed on their computer to access the transcript.
· The recipient will have 15 days and three opportunities to access and to retrieve your transcript after receiving the email. You will be allowed to print the document once, and view the document two additional times.
· Delivered transcript(s) that have not been downloaded by the recipient prior to the expiration date cannot be resent. A new transcript request and fee will have to be submitted.
· You will receive email updates regarding your order and will be able to access the status of your order online at your convenience.
Special NoticeFriday, September 3rd, 2010
The Spring/Summer issue of The Voorhees Voice Magazine will be published this month!
However, due to the downturn in the economy and fiscal restraints, the Office of Communications can no longer provide free copies of the magazine to the thousands of alumni and friends we serve. As a courtesy, we will post portions of the magazine on the College website.
Please visit www.voorhees.edu for more information.
To that end, if you would like to continue receiving a hardcopy of THE VOORHEES VOICE, we encourage you to contact us and subscribe to the magazine for only $30 a year. Your subscription will help us reduce printing costs and continue to provide you with a quality college magazine to enjoy and update you on events happening at Voorhees!
To subscribe to The Voorhees Voice Magazine, please mail a check or money order in the amount of $30 to:
Office of Communications
P.O. Box 678
Denmark, SC 29042
Attn: Voice Annual Subscription
You can also visit us online at www.voorhees.edu/give to make your payment. You will receive a copy of the magazine twice annually.
Voorhees graduate, Lenny F. Springs II, has been appointed to President Obama's administrationMonday, November 30th, 2009
Voorhees graduate, Lenny F. Springs II, has been appointed to President Obama's administration joining Financial Student Aid (FSA) as Senior Advisor to the Chief Operating Officer for Traditionally Under-Resourced Schools. For the full article, click here.


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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition Blu-ray)
The extended cut of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" includes 30 more minutes of story and action not seen in theaters!
The Big Blue Report is the Superman Homepage Newsletter sent out twice a month. It contains exclusive content not seen on the website. Subscribe now!
Cover date: March 2008
"Luthor's Monsters" - Part Five: "Sweet Sickness"
Writer: Peter Milligan
Penciller: Max Fiumara
Inker: Matthew Southworth
Back-Up Story: "Persona - Part 3"
Writer: Peter Milligan
Penciller: Matthew Southworth
Inker: Stefano Gaudiano
Reviewed by: Neal Bailey
John Henry suits up as Steel, and Nat appears to speak with him. They debate her course of therapy, and Nat leaves, distraught and turning to vapor.
Mercy remains, hiding in the background.
A girl speaks to her father on the phone about how happy she is. She hangs up, and begins to cut herself. The walls are cut as well. Kid Empty appears, and attacks her.
Infinity Incorporated arrives at the girl's house on a tip-off from Persona.
They attack Kid Empty and beat him up, knocking him unconscious.
Natasha decides to go back into therapy, and a girl (I believe the cutter, though I'm not sure) joins up with Infinity, Inc.
Story - 2: Okay, so we have a fight with Kid Empty, again, as he's trying to drain someone, again. His powers are still ill defined, and he's dispatched by a punchout? Okay.
Steel suits up for no real reason. It's kind of cool to see, but plot irrelevant and kind of annoying, considering how cool it would be to see Steel leading a pack of characters into battle under the auspices of Infinity, Inc.
Instead we have a group of sniveling, whining psychobabble kids who I can't identify with because they're completely self-obsessed, whining, and glib.
Kid Empty ultimately offered no insightful fruit despite a potentially interesting concept.
Also, the issue of cutting, something I've had personal experience with in girls that I've dated, is relegated into a cliché for rich young women with idyllic existences. It's pooh-poohed for yet another psychology reference, and this time it irked me personally.
All in all, this series has really offered me nothing thusfar of the promise coming out of 52, and I'm going to stop reviewing and reading it unless you guys really want me to continue. If you do, leave a few comments and I will gladly, but I don't sense much passion for this story in any regard, much less my own, and if you guys aren't interested and I'm not, what's the point? Unlike Countdown, which has ramifications, this is just spinning wheels, so I see no need to review it unless you do.
Why would Steel not show up for the fight if he were suiting up? Why wasn't the backup story meshed into the main story if they were going to interrelate? What would Mercy bring to Infinity, Inc? Why does Nat fear Steel leaving her when she's the one who left him, and wasn't that dilemma resolved? Why are we reading this? All important questions.
Art - 3: Many backgrounds missing. It's got its own distinctive style, but a lot of it is a bit grim for a superhero comic, I realize, and dark. The action scenes played out well, but the static scenes again focused a bit too much on "mood color" and drug the piece down a good bit. Still, the story is told, and mostly clearly, though I still have no idea who the blonde lady is. But that's the writing, not the artist, I would imagine.
Back-Up Story: "Persona - Part 3"
Writer: Peter Milligan
Penciller: Matthew Southworth
Inker: Stefano Gaudiano
Kid Empty's girlfriend finds Persona and tries to kill him for helping Infinity, Inc. capture Kid Empty.
Persona reverts to his blue form and explains what Luthor did to him. Kid Empty's girlfriend sympathizes, so they become a couple.
Back-Up Story - 1: Ugh. Violent, murderous rage instantaneously into love over a simple point of sympathy. Missed a few plot points there.
Back-Up Art - 3: Persona ends up looking a lot like Kid Empty, and there are some missing backgrounds, but it tells the story in the gritty style the story asks for. It doesn't stand out, but it doesn't reek, either. It's just kind of dark and realistic for a superhero story.
Cover Art - 4: A compelling image. Steel's expression pretty much sums up my thinking about this series thusfar, but the dynamic poses and Steel in particular make this cover decent. Not amazing, but decent.
January 2008
Check out the Comic Index Lists for the complete list of Superman-related comics published in 2008.


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2012 MPSF All-Academic
2012 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2012: Indoors, McGrath took fifth place at the Razorback Invitational, running the mile in 4:54.53 ... Set a personal best in the mile at the Husky Classic with a time of 4:49.95, finishing in 15th place ... At the MPSF Championships, McGrath clocked a time of 4:57.22 in the mile ... Outdoors, she finished in second place at the UA-ASU-NAU Double Dual, clocking a time of 2:12.34 in the 800 meters ... ... She set a personal-best mark at the Mt. SAC Relays, running the 800-meter race with a time of 2:11.75 ... McGrath clocked a time of 2:13.05 at the Pac-12 Championships in the 800-meter race ... At the Pac-12 Championships, McGrath clocked a personal-best time of 4:30.63, good for 15th place in the 1,500-meter race.
2011 (XC): McGrath took third place in the 5,000-meter race at the George Kyte Classic, posting a time of 17:35 ... She finished in 10th place at the Dave Murray Invitational, running three miles in 17:48 ... At the Roy Griak Invitational, McGrath clocked a time of 22:04.1 in the 6,000-meter race ... At the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, McGrath clocked a time of 22:08.6.
2011: Indoors, at the Cherry and Silver Invitational, she took first place in the mile with a time of 5:14.49 ... At the Razorback Invitational, she took 12th in the mile, running 5:09.89 ... Outdoors, at the Willie Williams Classic, she ran the 1,500 meters in 4:52.13 ... Competing at the Jim Click Shootout, McGrath ran 5:02.53 in the 1,500 meters.
2010 (XC): Opening the season at the George Kyte Classic, McGrath finished fourth with a time of 18:32.3 in the 5,000-meter run ... At the Dave Murray Invitational, she posted a time of 19:06.73 and took 18th place in the three-mile run.
2010: McGrath ran a-then personal best in the mile at 4:58 indoors ... Outdoors, she achieved a-then personal best in the 1,500 meters at 4:39 ... Also competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
2009 (XC): At the George Kyte Classic, McGrath was the top finisher for the Wildcats, finishing in eighth place with a time of 18:16.7 in the 5,000-meter race... She finished in 20th place at the Dave Murray Invitational, running the three-mile race in 18:09.0 ... Posted a 5K time of 18:44 at the Notre Dame Invitational ... At the Pac-10 Championships, she clocked a time of 22:12.85 in the 6,000-meter race.
HIGH SCHOOL: McGrath helped lead her team to the 2007 Arizona 4A-II State Championships during her sophomore year, finishing third individually ... In the same season, McGrath won the 800-meter state crown ... Voted first-team cross country and track that year ... During her senior year, McGrath took fifth at the state cross country championships and finished second in the 800 meters at the state meet ... Was the only Tucson athlete to be named first team in both the 800 and 1,600 meters ... Voted team MVP her senior year ... Was her high school class valedictorian ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and student council.
PERSONAL: She is the daughter of Kathryn and James McGrath ... Accepted into the UA's Honors College and earned the Wildcat Excellence Award ... Majoring in pre-physiology.


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MyNetDiary in the News
Year 2011
The Wall Street Journal
Calorie Trackers: When a Kati Roll Is Like a Burrito
"MyNetDiary.com was the quickest to use because it guesses what users are searching for as
they start to type. Many of the specific foods we ate (like Japanese Kani salad) were listed thanks to
300,000 contributions from the site's community."
Read the whole story
Apps to help you keep those New Year Resolutions
"Number one on everyone's New Year's Resolutions is losing weight and the top system I can recommend you get right now is called My Net Diary. There's a version that works on your computer but for the Blackberry, Droid and the iPhone and iPad, their $2.99 app is the best one I've ever experienced."
Lifetime TV
The Balancing Act
"You can lose weight and keep it off IF you keep track of your food.
MyNetDiary.com helps you do it with ease! "
See the show!
Year 2010
Mac | Life
Summer 2010 iPad Handbook
"With a long list of well-implemented features, this $10 app is worth every penny if you're serious about getting or staying in shape."
FOX 5 in DC
Mobile Apps to Improve Your Life
MyNetDiary member, TonyBinDC, is interviewed about using the MyNetDiary App to lose 130 pounds in a year! Watch the full story.
Apple Handpicks MyNetDiary as an App Store Essential for "Get in Shape"
MyNetDiary is the top-rated App in the Health and Fitness Category (both for the iPhone and iPad) and ranked #58 overall in the "Free Apps" section of the App Store. Read more (opens in iTunes).
Year 2009
Web Sites: Weight Loss Tactical Support
"Online weight-loss programs are gaining in popularity. Some people are finding they would rather try to lose weight through a database than meet in a group." Listen to the full story
Phone application helps traveler make the right diet calls
Chris Burns loses 32 pounds using the MyNetDiary iPhone App while on the road and eating out four days a week. "It keeps me at a level to meet my target weight loss. To me, weight loss is a matter of simple math. It's how much you are burning and how much you are putting in." Read the full story
Health Magazine
America's Healthiest Diet Tricks
Keep a diary — "People who kept food diaries doubled their weight loss, according to research." MyNetDiary App noted as an option for the "techie."
Year 2008
The Wall Street Journal
iPhone, M.D.
"Everybody wants a piece of health IT, and everybody wants a piece of the iPhone. [...] Mynetdiary.com: A food and exercise diary and weight loss program." Read more.
Chicago Tribune
iPhone Health and Fitness Applications
"Cell phones can't actually get hot enough to pop popcorn, regardless of what you may have seen on YouTube. But some do have other unexpected abilities that just might help improve your quality of life."
MyNetDiary Notable Mentions
Fitbie - Brooke Siler — "What's in Your Gym Bag?" — "I am obsessed with the newfound awareness and accountability this program has brought!" Read more
Black Eiffel Blog: Exploring Lifestyle + Design — "MyNetDiary vs. CalorieKing" — "[MyNetDiary] is quite a remarkable little program. It has a large food database as well as the ability to input exercise, water intake, custom foods as well as nifty little tracking charts. Yay!" Read more
CNN Health — 20 ways to get healthier for free - MyNetDiary noted in "Snag free health apps" section. Read more
NursingDegree.net — MyNetDiary Ranked #2 in "50 Coolest Fitness and Health Apps for the iPhone" Read more
Gear Diary — MyNetDiary + iPhone = weight loss made easier - Read more
PadGadget — MyNetDiary for iPad — App Review — "The MyNetDiary app is a one-stop diet solution. It offers a very large foods database letting you enter your foods with only a few taps, and making diet tracking fun." Read more
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Pittsburgh vs. Providence Odds: College Basketball Predictions: January 22nd 2013
Pittsburgh vs. Providence
College Basketball Prediction: Providence +7 -110 odds
I believe the Pittsburgh Panthers are overvalued tonight heading into this contest with the Providence Friars. They are coming off back-to-back unimpressive wins over Villanova and UConn, clearly getting too much respect for those victories. Remember, the Panthers have already lost three Big East games this season with home losses to Marquette and Cincinnati as well as a road loss to Rutgers. Providence has won two of its last three Big East games, and this is the same Friars team that only lost by 6 points at home to Syracuse as a 10.5-point underdog on January 9th. The Friars are 8-2 at home this season, outscoring opponents by 11.7 points/game. Pittsburgh is 0-7 ATS after 2 straight games outrebounding opponent by 10 or more over the last 2 seasons. The Panthers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a S.U. win. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
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The WWE announced on Friday that their new 24/7 television network will be available through various devices, including XBOX One and Playstation 4.
Users can watch live shows through the network if they subscribe for $10 a month. This will include access to all 12 pay-per-view events during the year starting with Wrestlemania 30. Users can also watch documentaries and reality shows.
The WWE network can also be streamed through the PC, XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 and, which will be available on the launch date of February 24. The WWE Network app will be available for the Playstation 4 on the same date while the release date for the XBOX One will be this summer.
The majority of programs on the WWE Network will commercial free but some programs will feature "limited promotional content." The streaming service will be available in the United Kingdom, Canada, Austria, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong by the end of the year or early 2015.


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Making His Band Links
O-Town Book
O-Town CD
This page will direct you to the latest news and best sites about MTV Network's Making the Band
About MTV Networks Making the Band and Making His Band
The first season of this show chronicled the creation of the band, O-Town and its rise to stardom. The second season chronicled the band as they continue their rise to fame and establish themselves as one of the hottest music acts on the scene. Making the Band 2 will follow a new band creation and star P. Diddy Combs evaluating the new hopefuls.
News Articles about MTV Networks Making His Band Show
Reality TV Magazine 7/8/12 Ew! An Intruder Did What at P. Diddy's House in The Hamptons?
Reality TV Fans 5/16/12 Aubrey O'Day On Former Bosses Donald Trump and P. Diddy
TMZ 1/18/11 O-Town Reunites ... Minus One Key Member
Reality TV Fans 9/11/09 "Making His Band" Clip — Surprise Visit
Reality TV Fans 9/10/09 "Making His Band" Clip — This Ain't Day 26
TMZ 9/1/09 Ex-MTV Star Pleads Not Guilty to Cutting Hubby
Reality TV Fans 8/14/09 "Making His Band" — That's How It Is
TMZ 8/11/09 Diddy Protege Busted in Spousal Slice 'n Dice
Reality TV Fans 7/31/09 "Making His Band" — Diddy In The Studio
Reality TV Fans 7/30/09 "Making His Band" — Diddy's Voice
Reality TV Fans 7/27/09 Making His Band — Diddy Explains Show
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COLUMBIA, Md. - The family of a 20-year-old North Carolina man who died at Howard County General Hospital after attending a concert at Howard County's Merriweather Post Pavilion over the weekend believes he was poisoned by "toxic water" given to him by another concertgoer.
Two people died and 18 others were injured from what officials believed to be a drug overdoses stemming from the "Mad Decent Block Party" held Friday in Columbia. Officials are questioning whether to bring back the music festival next year.
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Tyler Viscardi's sister Chelsea called his death a "terrible mishap."
'We are devastated by the sudden loss of our beloved Tyler," Chelsea Viscardi said in a statement. "He was the victim of a terrible mishap. Details are not clear yet, but we know this much. He was attending a music festival in Maryland with some friends. According to his close college friend who was with him, the afternoon was hot and he drank water that was given to him by others who were in the area.
"We believe that this contained a substance, unbeknownst to him, to which he had a toxic reaction," she continued. "He was taken to a nearby hospital, but the reaction proved fatal. This tragic accident has taken Tyler from us. He will always be in our hearts."
A 17-year-old Virginia boy also died from what health officials suspect was a drug overdose. The family will not be releasing his name.
"People are supposed to go to concerts to have a good time, not risk their lives like that," Casey Zavorka, who worked at a concessions stand for the concert, said.
Police believe the drug MDMA, more commonly referred to as ecstasy or Molly, was widely used at the concert. There is a belief that "Molly" is a pure form of the synthetic drug.
However, "there is no one pure form of it," Sherry Llewellyn, a spokeswoman for the Howard County Police Department, said. "It's a mix of various elements, so different people who make it include different things, including things like sometimes ketamine, which is an animal tranquilizer."
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"There already are meetings being put into place to discuss the future of this particular event and also of the events of similar types that are planning on coming to Merriweather," Llewellyn added
Concert organizers posted a brief statement about the incidents on the show's web page: "We were shocked and saddened when we heard the news from Friday's event... our hearts go out to everyone impacted by this."
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We take safety and the protection of fans seriously and we work hand in hand with the police department and EMS personnel. Measures at the event included searching each patron prior to entering the venue and denying access to anyone demonstrating objective signs they were under the influence. Backpacks were not permitted, purses and string bags were searched and each patron received a pat-down search by security. When illegal substances were found, the patron and the substance were turned over to police. Patrons were permitted to bring in an empty water bottle so they could refill it free of charge. No other beverages or food were permitted to be brought in, including candy, gum and breath strips. We have more than a quarter of a million people come to the venue safely each year to hear music of all genres, including this type of festival. It is unfortunately difficult to protect fans from their own actions, particularly if committed before they enter the venue.
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Our hearts go out to the families as they face the unimaginable. As a parent, it makes me horribly sad beyond words to think of a tragedy like this. We can spend every minute of the day making perfect sense to our children regarding the obvious perils of drugs, but sometimes it is impossible to convince them that this is relevant to their world. Youth feel invulnerable. Some refuse to believe they could be affected. We knew we were right. That doesn't comfort us now.
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A True ACCOUNT of the BEHAVIOUR, CONFESSION, AND Last Dying SPEECHES Of the Criminals that were Executed at TYBURN, On Friday the 20th of May, 1692.
THE Ordinary Visited the Condemned Criminals every Day before their Execution; on the Lord's-Day he Preach'd Twice on this Text, viz. Revel. 16. 15. Behold I come as a Thief, blessed is he who watcheth and keepeth his Garments, least he walk Naked, and they see his Shame. After Christ's coming to Judgment was Treated of, in respect of the certainty and terribleness of it, to all such who shall then be found in a State of Security, Unbelief, and Impenitency; the Duty of Christian Watchfulness was Explained, as a means to escape Divine Wrath. These particulars were Treated of, First, What is it to Watch Spiritually. Secondly, The difference betwixt the unaffected Slumber of Sincear Christians, and the voluntary deep deadly Sleep or Lethargy of Impenitent Sinners. Thirdly, The Reasons why it is the Duty of every Christian to Watch. Fourthly, Means or Directions, in observing which, we may be found in a Watchful Frame. Fifthly, Motives or Encouragements to rouze up all Persons, that they may not persist in the pernicious Sleep of Security, at any time, especially when Death and Judgment-Day shall steal upon and surprize them.
After this was shewed, what is meant by the Garments of a Christian, which, he is by Watching to keep clean and close girt about him. Also the Shame and Danger which attends a State of Security, and of not walking suitably to the Duties and Dignity of the Christian Profession, from these words, Least he walk Naked, and Men see his Shame. Lastly, Means and Motives to maintain such an excellent commendable Conversation, as to avoid the shame and punishment of Remisness in the profession of Christianity.
The Conclusion from the whole Text, was thus directed to the Condemned. Examine how you have fulfilled this grand Duty of the Christian Religion, viz. Watchfulness, which is the Guardian of the Hearts Integrity. Rather you have watched to effect your Wicked Contrivances, by taking the most Advantagious Opportunities for the compleating of them, as if you reckoned your safety to Die in perpetrating the Artifices of Sinning. Will you now, at last, return to your sober Wits, in watching at the Posts of Wisdom's House, to learn Instruction to Eternal Life. For shame! do not put off your Watch to the last Hour of your Agonies in Dying. Then the Unclean Spirits will watch to seize on your Souls, as the Just Prey of their Merciless Cruelty. Consider, that Satan's Vigilancy and Diligence is more bent against you now, in contriving to retain you as his Captives, in these your last Hours. Let your watchfulness over your own Hearts be thereupon so much the more increas'd. If now you let fall your Guard of special Circumspection, and in the least intermit the pursuing Holy Frames and Dispositions, Satan will improve this to the hindrance of your Conversion. Beseech the God of all Grace, that he would by his Spirit quicken your Endeavonrs for the working out of your Salvation with the fear of an Holy Caution, least you should mistake in Judging of your Soul's State. Without fervent Praying, your watching will be less Circumspect and Ineffectual, but join them, that they may strengthen and render perfectly compleat each other. O how Dolorous and Reproachful will it be, if you should appear at Christ's Judgment Seat, without the Garments of his Spotless Righteousness! There cannot be any Covert under which you will be able to shelter your selves from the Just Incens'd Wrath of God, unless by Self-Abasement, you become Vile in your own Eyes, that you may be compleat in Christ, come to him therefore without delay. His Righteousness is Alsuficient to cover th Shame of your Nakedness in the Guilt of Sin, and to Cure the Malignity of your depraved Nature. If Christ be formed in you, as the Hope of Glory, the Graces of his Spirit will set you above the fond Love of Natural Life, and the Slayish Fear of Death.
I proceed to give an Account of the Behaviour and Confessions of the Condemned Persons.
I. William Jones, Aged about Twenty Years, Condemned for the Notorious Robbery of George Smith Esq ; of a quantity of Plate to a great Value. He was the Son of a Brasier , who instructed him in that Employment, but being uneasie under his Fathers Government, he left him, and betook himself to an idle course of Life, till he joined himself to very Bad Company. I inquir'd of him how he durst adventure to Commit this Felony and Burglary. He said, That the Devil tempted him to it, and he did not Pray against it. I Ask'd him, Whether any Person informed him, or his other Companions, of the Money or Plate which was in the House, because they went so directly to the Chamber and Closet wherein it was? He Answered me, That no Person whatsoever had made him acquainted therewith, but they thought that snch a fair House might be well stored to furnish them. I inquired of him farther, What Robberies he had Committed besides this? He said, That he knew of the Rifling one Mr. Ansley's House at the other end of the Town, whence was taken a large Sum of Money; but was unwilling to declare who did it. As for the course of his Life, he confess'd, that he had neglected his Duty to God, and been careless of his Souls Eternal Welfare. But now he is sensible how Vile he hath made himself, and Unworthy of any Mercy from God, saying withal, that he hoped he did Repent. Least he should deceive himself, I stated the true Nature and effects of saving Faith and Repentance to him and the other Criminals. Jones was every Day more Relenting, but the rest were too little concerned in appearance, being so near their Death.
II. Joseph Jones Condemned for the same Felony with William Jones. I cannot give much account of his course of Life; he confess'd that he was one of the Four Felons who Robbed George Smith Esq ; in Clerken-Well, and that he had been a great Sin
ner, but he now desired to hearken to good Instruction, and desired my Prayers to God for him.
III. Thomas Standale, Aged Twenty Years, Condemned for the aforesaid Felony. He was an Apprentice to a Stationer in the Countrey, but after he had served some time, he grew weary of being under Confinement to a Trade, affecting an idle Life. This I told him, exposed him to all Temptations of sinning, for Satan watches Men's Idle Times, as being then most bsic to inspect Wicked Thoughts, which soon take full seizure of the Soul, and betray it to the foulest Practices. Upon this he Bewailed his Negligence in Religious Duties, and said, that God thereupon had justly left him to commit much Evil. But if he might now find sparing Mercy, he verily thinks that he should Reform his Life. I told him, That the Heart of Man is very false in its purposes of Returning unto God, and therefore, that he ought to beg of him, that he would undeceive him as to any false hopes of future Blessedness. He took well my Advice, and said, That he would endeavour to put it in practice.
IV. Thomas Wheeler, Condemned for the aforesaid Robbery of Mr. Smith. He did not deny it, and said, that not any person in the Family gave them notice of the great quantity of Plate which was in the Closet, but all Four conceived that it might be so, from some Circumstances which they would not declare. Thomas Wheeler had been a Seaman for some Years together. About half a Year last past he came from Holland into England, and left off all Employment, so that he joined himself to Bad Company. He said, That he led a Vicious Life, particularly in breaking of the Sabbath, and had been excessive in Drinking. He was not so careful as he should have been in making preparation for his Death. Therefore I Instructed him the more in the Qualifications of true Faith and Repentance; but he remained so Ignorant, that he presumed to be happy, without expressing any Remarks of Conversion unto God.
V. Richard Page, Aged Twenty Years, Condemned for Felony. He confess'd the Crime, and that it was occasioned by leading an Extravagant Life, having not answered the Good Education which was given him. That he had spent his Friends much Money, so that they would not supply him any longer to maintain his Excesses. Whereupon he fell into much Discontent, and joined with Bad Acquaintance, who reduced him to great want of Money, and this exposed him to the Robbing of the Chamber in Grey's-Inn, whence he took several-Books of Valew. He said, That this was the first dishonest Fact which at any time he had committed. He was Attentive to the Ordinary's Advice, who endeavoured to make him sensible of his bad Life. And persuaded him to turn to God, whom he had forsaken, as the guide of his Youth. I hope he truly Repented.
VI. Daniel Kyrkham, Condemned for Murther and Robbery on the High-way. I inquired into his course of Life; he told me, That he had Ingenuous Education at Winchester School, but when he grew to more Years, his Parents could not persuade him to take any Employment upon him, but he studied to live by unlawful ways. So, giving the sway to his Excesses, he grew more presumptuous in them, even to commit Violence on the common Roads. I told him, That he could not harden his Heart to that degree, till he first had Conquered the Checks of his Conscience. He assented to this, and said farther, that he had committed gross Sins besides, which had prevailed upon him for want of Praying to God, that he would keep him from the Assaults of Satan, and the Deceits of his own Heart. I told him, That whereas he had Birled Persons Travelling on their Lawful Occasions, he ought now to offer an Holy Violence to the Kingdom of Heaven, to take it as by Force. That it is not an easie thing to Repent in good Earnest, having bound one Sin upon another by Custom, especially, to Mourn for the Universal Depravidness of his Nature, that being the Corrupt Fountain of all Abominations. He seemed Penitent, and had more knowledg than the other Criminals, which, he said, he had not Improved, that he might have led a Sober Life in some lawful Employment. This was now a great Burthen of Grief upon him.
On Friday the 20th of May, 1692, Daniel Kyrkham, William Smith, and Thomas Standale, were Carried in Two Carts to Tyburn, where, being Tied up, the Ordinary Exhorted them truly to Repent of all their Sins, and to call upon God for Pardoning Mercy. Daniel Kyrkham and William Smith behaved themselves very Penitently, joining with the Ordinary in his Prayers, and likewise Prayed for themselves, and desired him to warn the Spectators of falling into the Like Crimes, least they come to the same End.
But Thomas Standale carried himself very undecently, using very ill Expressions, and seemed not at all concerned about his Eternal Salvation.
Then a Penitential Psalm was Sung, and the Ordinary having recommended them to the Mercy of Almighty God, they were all turned off.
This is all the Account I can give of this Sessions.
Dated this 20th. of May, 1692.
LONDON, Printed for L. Curtiss, at Sir Edmundbury-Godfrey's-Head, near Fleet-Bridge, 1692.


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Re-listening to conference calls often allows you to pick up on things you didn't hear the first time around. With Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) set to report its third-quarter earnings later this month, I decided it was worth brushing up on how Starbucks fared last quarter. Therefore, I got out Starbuck's second-quarter conference call and settled in for the hour marathon ahead. About five minutes in, I bolted up in my seat when I heard CEO Howard Schultz say this:
Despite currently operating over 20,000 Starbucks stores in 64 countries, our research clearly demonstrates that Starbucks still accounts for very small share of total global coffee occasions and that we are significantly under-stored in many markets, including North America, China, Brazil and India, today our fastest growing international markets.
Wait, Starbucks is under-stored in North America? Is that the same North America that includes the United States? Sure, Starbucks has a lot of room to grow in China, Brazil, and India, but the United States? Come on, Howard. In Manhattan alone, there are 201 Starbucks, one for nearly every street corner. To be exact, as of Sept. 29, 2013, there was a combined 11,457 company-owned and licensed Starbucks locations in the U.S.
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I wasn't the only one shocked by that comment, as the first question of the Q&A session dealt with the U.S. being "under-stored." Schultz's response was actually quite convincing and offered an angle I had not considered:
We believe in the incrementality of creating new dayparts, fulfilling the needs that customers have other than the peak morning period and as a result of that, we can put Starbuck stores in areas that previously we probably thought would not be kind of stores that we would have gone after because they were morning day-part driven.
Starbucks in fact is currently making a huge push into lunch and evening hours. Starbucks has already successfully rolled out several La Boulange bakery items just this year, and it has expressed intentions of carrying that success later into the day with new offerings. Most of Starbucks' new beverages have also been more lunch/dinner-oriented, as offerings like Teavana iced tea and Fizzio soda are traditionally consumed later in the day. Additionally, Starbucks already has been testing the evening market with wine and beer for years.
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McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) expansion into breakfast, beginning with the introduction of the Egg McMuffin in 1972, has partially, but not completely, enabled the company to increase its U.S. presence. Offering food for all parts of the day simply increases your potential market.
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Consider this: if Starbucks maintains only half of the 8.22% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) it has sported over the past decade, it would only take 14 years to hit 20,000 U.S. locations.
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Maybe Howard Schultz isn't as crazy as I originally thought. While Starbucks is unlikely to sustain the remarkable CAGR it has achieved over the past decade, the United States should still continue to be a robust growth market for Starbucks, making the future an exciting time for Starbucks investors.
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