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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to have a front row seat at the problem facing the City of Tucson. Along with 150+ supporters, I attended the Mayor and Council study session on a proposal to waiving impact fees. Under the plan new commercial and residential construction projects would be waived in city limits for one year. The goal of the proposal is to take a small step to get people back to work and get the local economy moving again.
The entire circus focused around who proposed the idea, how the idea was proposed (in the media) and how it needed to go through the meat grinder of a community panel before it could merit consideration.
Glassman had a fully orchestrated event starting with a good old fashioned construction worker rally out front. Inside the saga got even better, speakers from the city departments and industry were paraded up to explain the budget effects of waived impact fees on the general fund.
The drama started with a few protesters out front with their own signs calling for 'Casas Por La Pobre' – and 'Don't Waive Impact Fees'. The events carried into the chambers with a handful of 'tax the rich to give low income housing options to the poor' activist to remind the council members how they got elected and that if they wish to get reelected they had better squash this idea. The remaining Council members gave the activists all the sweet buzz words that they could handle.
When the other council members got their chance to speak each one of them proceeded to dress down Glassman for breaking the code. The code is 'play nice and get things done, deviate from the herd and we'll eat you!'
This proposal to waive impact fees was clearly a departure from the norm. It was one council members nod to the business community, we've been asking for support and one person listened. The idea was admittedly brought to the council by the growth industry (SAHBA apparently gave the idea to all the council members, Glassman ran with it), but it was an idea that has merit.
Romero called for a panel made up of Chicanos Por La Causa, Habitat For Humanity, Casa Maria (the soup kitchen for the homeless), Sonoran Institute (environmental lobby), a historic neighborhood representative, low income housing representatives, city staff and anyone else that may oppose anything remotely related to the big bad growth lobby. I guess the Council hasn't put the pieces together to realize that the workers that supposedly will start bringing home a pay check are the people that live and raise families in the City of Tucson. Those pay checks allow families to buy homes and the cycle continues.
Scott called for a affordable housing trust fund that developers would pay into to build housing for the poor. Her other option was to mandate a set aside from each housing development for low income housing. Sounds strangely close to the County mandating developers buy open space miles away from their projects to get the zoning they are looking for. We will all end up paying for these quid pro quo deals in increased housing prices and less inner city development taking place.
Right or wrong this community lives and dies with the growth industry. Unless or until we diversify our economic base we will be dependent on people moving in and buying new houses. The idea to waive impact fees was not the end all to be all. It would have an economic incentive to get things moving but more importantly it would send a message to the citizens that our leaders are trying something. Now more than ever the message need to come back that 'we feel your pain and want to help.'
Glassman took and idea and ran with it. There were holes in the program but as our new president said on Monday,
"The plan is not perfect," the president told reporters. "No plan is. I can't tell you for sure that everything in this plan will work exactly as we hope, but I can tell you with complete confidence that a failure to act will only deepen this crisis as well as the pain felt by millions of Americans."
What this council needs now more than ever is a leader. A member who is willing to step outside the pack and shake things up. This 'go along to get along' mentality from the group continues to hurt the City of Tucson. We are loosing opportunities, jobs and creating a permanent lower class. It's a good learning experience for Glassman. Let's see if these events bring him back into line or if he steps up for what is best for the community as a whole, not just a vocal minority.
February 11, 2009, 12:27 a.m.CARLI BROSSEAU
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After a protest, a counterprotest and an emotional volley of political barbs, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to form a committee to study local economic stimulus strategies.
The debate was ignited a week ago when Councilman Rodney Glassman put forward a proposal to suspend most fees levied on developers to cover the infrastructure costs of growth, commonly known as impact fees.
The idea, he said, was to create jobs and jump-start the ailing economy.
Glassman submitted letters of support from builders and environmentalists, about 150 of whom rallied for the proposal in the hour before Tuesday's study session.
But the proposal was sidestepped by Glassman's colleagues who were angry, saying he took credit for an idea other ward offices were exploring and put a divisive debate center stage.
Councilwoman Regina Romero called the proposal a "political gimmick" that forced a "win-lose situation" in which developers benefited at the cost of affordable housing and neighborhood goals.
Councilwoman Nina Trasoff described Glassman's presentation as misleading, saying that his "lawyerly asking of questions" led to "half truths."
Councilwoman Shirley Scott presented the compromise task force plan that outlined a dozen groups to participate and set a 30-day time frame.
The task force will consider proposals to delay or suspend impact fees and to allocate some developer fees to affordable housing or mandate that developers build affordable housing into plans. It is also free to weigh other options.
The group's discussions will be coordinated by the Metropolitan-Pima Alliance, whose members are largely in the building industry.
Among the proposed task force participants are the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association, Tucson Association of Realtors, Habitat for Humanity, Sustainable Tucson, the local plumbers and pipefitters union, the Neighborhood Infill Coalition and a historic neighborhood representative.
Also at Tuesday's study session, the council announced plans to buy part of the West Side hiking mecca Tumamoc Hill and to accept liability for an old landfill there. The decision was key in years-long wrangling between the city and Pima County aimed at designating the hill as open space.
In another announcement, the council appointed Deputy Finance Director Silvia Amparano to be interim finance director. The former director, Frank Abeyta, resigned two weeks ago after holding the position for less than two months.
A decision on how to proceed with selling about a third of city's yearly allocation of Central Arizona Project water was delayed until next week.
Builder says fee hike comes at worst possible time
By Patrick McNamara, The Explorer
The cost of a new home in Oro Valley just got higher.
Last Wednesday, Jan. 21, the Oro Valley Town Council voted 6-1 to raise residential and commercial development review fees.
Councilman Al Kunisch voted against the increase.
"I think this is the wrong time," Kunisch said about the increase.
The councilman noted the lagging economy nationwide and the nearly stagnant home-building sector of the local economy.
Last October, for example, the town approved four single-house building permits, as opposed to 18 approved the previous October.
Other town officials, though, said the increases are necessary to cover personnel costs.
"We need to get back every penny and dime that's spent out," Councilwoman Paula Abbott said at last week's meeting.
The new price structure would increase the costs for development review of a 100-unit subdivision from $19,945 to $73,310. The fees have not been changed since 2003.
In fiscal 2008, development review services generated more than $2.7 million, but the department's total expenses topped $3.2 million.
At least one Oro Valley homebuilder, however, questions that rationale.
"Why have they randomly chosen that development services should be self-sustaining when no other departments are?" asked Steve Solomon, owner of Cañada Vistas Homes.
Solomon said the town should use money generated through its 4-percent construction-materials sales tax to make up the shortfall.
Currently, construction sales taxes go into the town's general fund.
At Solomon's 128-lot Vistoso Town Center housing development, under construction in Rancho Vistoso, he's already paid more than $250,000 in construction sales taxes.
"That more than covers development services for that project," Solomon said. "It's ludicrous to say that developers aren't paying enough to the town to cover expenses."
But it's not just how the new fees and recently increased impact fees, which made it more expensive to build in Oro Valley, that have him concerned. He thinks the policies will have unintended consequences.
He thinks the ever-increasing prices will force out small builders like him and leave room only for national builders.
"I'm afraid that what it's going to result in is that the large national builders who have deep pockets will be the only ones left building in Oro Valley," Solomon said.
He speculates that if that happens, the town would lose its unique qualities and begin to resemble many other communities around the West, where most of the houses look the same and are built on smaller lots.
Others question the timing of the new fees when the construction industry across the country has come to a near standstill.
"I would advocate for any type of fees to be postponed until the industry gets back on its feet," said David Godlewski of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association.
Last December, Godlewski and SAHBA sent a letter to town officials requesting they seek alternatives to the then-proposed fee increases.
The group calculated that the change would amount to a four-fold increase in development review fees and would disproportionately affect local builders.
They proposed phasing-in the new fees over two years or, like Solomon suggested, using construction sales tax money to supplement development review departments' budgets.
The council did not discuss any of those options at last Wednesday's meeting.
Solomon also questioned the timing of the increases, noting the difficulty of securing funding in the midst of the current banking difficulties.
"Right now, it's nearly impossible to get any kind of funding for construction," Solomon said. "The financing is totally dried up."
Putting new fees on building now, Solomon argued, would only further harm a struggling industry that, until now, had been a major part of the regional economy.
"That $2 billion economic engine is completely gone," Solomon said.
Cost of building in Oro Valley
The Oro Valley Town Council voted in September to raise water impact fees and launch additional fees for new home construction. These prices don't reflect the costs of development review services.
Fees for single-family homes are:
• $2,699 for parks and recreation
• $694 for libraries
• $513 for police
• $389 for other government needs
• $1,908 for transportation projects
• $7,749 for water*
• Total: $13,952
*Includes two categories of water-related fees. The figures represent the cost for a single-family home with a 5/8-inch water meter. More than 80 percent of Oro Valley Water Utility customers have that size meter. The existing water fees totaled $4,283 for a single-family home.
The roots go back decades and we are reaping today what leaders sowed many years ago. Home building and real estate activities deliver shy of $3b per year to our economy. Unless and until we diversify away from growth related industries thousands of Tucson residents will be dependent on growth for their livelihood. Is that bad?
Roger Yohem VP of SAHBA summed it up pretty well. Read the full article HERE:
Anti-business genesis
From a development perspective, a complex maze of reluctant leaders, ingrained employees and citizen resistance are the roots of the anti-business policies coming out of Tucson City Hall.
City leaders "have to direct staff to develop standards and the process for encouraging development," said a builder. Instead, the "entrenched bureaucracy" won't allow progress to happen.
"Staffers have their own personal agenda, which I believe, is no growth," he added. "The result is anarchy."
A former member of the City Council spoke of the process. If an assignment conflicted with a staff member's agenda, it was stonewalled. The official confronted employees and a typical response was: "I've been here almost 20 years, you'll be gone in four and I'll still be here."
There is no pressure to perform. And many employees are protected by a union.
"They can't be fired, so many feel bullet-proof. They don't have to answer to anybody," said a director of SAHBA.
The city's anti-business movement "got legs" during the terms of Democratic mayors Tom Volgy (1987-91) and George Miller (1991-99). Both had won council seats in 1977.
"As no-growthers, they started to empower extremists and staff to follow their lead," the SAHBA director said. "The people they hired decades ago are killing today's redevelopment efforts. Many have moved up into policy-making positions with their negative attitudes toward progress."
Regarding the conflicts of business versus neighborhoods, Volgy once said, "It's hard for business groups to understand what the neighborhoods want, and vice versa. It's very hard to put themselves in each other's shoes."
Yet Volgy's "Kumbaya" thesis never developed into a serious collaboration. The narrow-minded NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard), BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything), and NOTE (Not Over There Either) protesters trumped progress.
As the city's finance director told the council this spring, income from sales taxes will be flat in 2008 for the first time in 30 years because, "There's no growth."
No political cover
City leaders lack the political grit to confront the no-growth crusaders. Proposed projects fade away despite the widespread benefits.
"A radical minority dictates city policy," says a SAHBA director. "There's a handful of people who claim to represent neighborhoods but they really don't. It's always the same two or three people, who have become the city's de facto planning department."
One way to restore balance is to give politicians political cover. Development dissenters should get 60 days to prove their claims about traffic, property values, and other concerns.
"Make neighborhoods do what developers are required to do. Pass a mandate that they prepare and pay for their own study," he said.
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Cement plugs are placed in the well either during abandonment or construction. In both situations it can be necessary to place the plug above the bottom of the well. As the cement slurry has a density that is significantly larger than that of the fluids below it, this situation is mechanically unstable. There is a tendency for the heavier fluid to fall through the lighter fluids below.
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Thirteen people, mostly school age children, were injured at the Discovery Museum in downtown Reno, Nev. on Aug. 3, 2014. ABC affiliate KOLO TV 8 reports that most of the injuries were minor burns and smoke inhalation. A tornado exhibit exploded unexpectedly, causing the injuries. The incident caused the museum to close for the remainder of the day.
Out of the 13 injured people, nine were taken to a local hospital for treatment. One child remains at the hospital in good condition. The staff member who was in charge of performing the fire experiment has been placed on administrative leave. CNN reports that the fire was a result of incorrect mixing of the chemicals used to create the fire tornado
Witnesses at the scene say that the museum staff member who was performing the experiment went back to add another chemical when the tornado was not working. The tornado fire is created by mixing boric acid and methyl alcohol. The result should be a tornado made from green smoke. The staff member applied mixed the two incorrectly; the result was a chemical flash fire.
There was no smoke or fire damage to the museum. It is open during normal hours. The fire tornado exhibit has been suspended. All other exhibits are open at this time.
The Discovery Museum has made the following official statement regarding the fire:
"On September 3, 2014 at 4:08 p.m., the Terry Lee Wells Discovery Museum (The Discovery)
was conducting a routine experiment when the demonstration caused an unexpected
"flash." Eight minors and one adult were affected and were immediately transported
to Renown Regional Medical Center by REMSA for treatment.
The staff of The Discovery responded immediately and according to their training.
There was no serious damage to the building and everyone was safely evacuated.
The cause of the incident is under investigation by the Reno Fire Department.
The entire staff at The Discovery is focused on the health and well-being of those impacted by
today's incident. "Our primary focus right now is on Discovery patrons and their safety," said
Mat Sinclair, executive director for The Discovery. "All those affected by today's
incident continue to be in our thoughts and we are committed to determining the cause of
this incident."
We would like to thank the staff of The Discovery and first responders for their quick
action. The Discovery is cooperating fully with all entities involved. Additional updates
will be provided as information becomes available."


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'Andre The Giant' Cartoonist Box Brown Talks Wrestling, Fact-Checking, And Adapting Real Life For Comics
Earlier this year, First Second released Box Brown's Andre The Giant: Life And Legend – a graphic novel biography of the wrestling legend that immediately jumped onto the New York Times bestseller list, and has been met with great acclaim from wrestling fans and comics critics alike. Our own Chris Sims described the book thusly:
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Florida State and F-A-M-U college students are calling for a boycott of Panama City Beach this spring break to draw attention to concerns surrounding the Martin Lee Anderson case.
Seven guards and a nurse from the now-closed Bay County Boot Camp are charged with manslaughter for the suffocation death of the 14-year-old boy last year.
Florida State University students say they are concerned a trial date has yet to be scheduled, and have called the Spring Break Boycott for college students nationwide to send a message to elected officials and those in the criminal justice system.
F-S-U stuident Vanessa Baden says the group wants to send a message. "That's what we're hoping to send. We're hoping to let them know that we will go no holds barred and we will do anything that it takes including withholding our taxpaying dollars and all the money that comes in to Panama City through Spring Break in making sure that Martin Lee Anderson sees justice."
Cindy Motta, also an F-S-U student says the students are also upset that some Panama City citizens have started a defense fund for the guards. "While we see good thing to see a group of people come together on any issue, we find it unfortunate that they came together to defend a group of men who chose to abuse their privilege in the case of Martin Lee Anderson instead of defending Martin Lee Anderson, a boy who could not defend himself."
Students say some national civil rights figures including the Rev. Al Sharpton are helping them organize the Spring Break Boycott.


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After a two-week hiatus during the London Olympics, the top 14 contestants on So You Think You Can Dance returned Wednesday – and four were sent home.
The episode featured some of the best routines choreographed by three-time Emmy winner Mia Michaels. "I was very honored. It was cool as an artist to be celebrated like that," Michaels told PEOPLE after the show. "It's the most amazing feeling ever. It is actually better than any gold Emmy statue."
But while some dancers soared with their recreations of past numbers, others couldn't recreate the magic of the original performances from seasons past.
"It was a slaughterhouse to be honest with you," Michaels said about the judges' critiques and comparisons. "Tonight just wasn't it and I was disappointed. But the dancers did the best they could."
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After another night of fantastic dancing, the top 16 became the top 14 on So You Think You Can Dance, as another boy and girl were sent home Wednesday night.
"It's a terrible situation," judge Nigel Lythgoe said after the bottom-six dancers were revealed to be Amber Jackson, Lindsay Arnold, Eliana Girard, George Lawrence II, Brandon Mitchell and Dareian Kujawa.
Lythgoe told Lawrence that he "looked a little tired" after his Nappytabs hip-hop number, but he was eventually saved.
The entire top 20 took to the stage to perform Wednesday on So You Think You Can Dance, but only 16 made it through season 9's first elimination.
"You must be dreading it," host Cat Deeley said to the judges at the beginning of Wednesday's live show.
The judges were tasked with sending home two men and two women of the six dancers voted into the bottom by viewers.
But first, all 20 contestant took to the stage to perform this week's routines, which ended with a rousing Bollywood number by Whitney Carson, 18, and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp, 23.
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Fresh off the show's 200th episode, So You Think You Can Dance's season 9 had its first live show on Wednesday.
After a workplace-set group number by the top 20, judge Mary Murphy handed out a ticket on the "hot tamale train" to ballroom dancer Witney Carson, 18. But her ballet-dancer partner Chehon Wespi-Tschopp, 23, did not fare as well.
"When we pulled ballroom I wanted to die a little bit. I'm so new to this and I felt awkward," Wespi-Tschopp told PEOPLE of working with their choreographer, Dancing with the Stars pro Louis Van Amstel, who called him a "pretty boy with work to do" in rehearsal.
Receiving more positive feedback were jazz dancer Tiffany Maher, and contemporary dancer George Lawrence II, both 19, who left Murphy "breathless" after their Sonya Tayek contemporary routine.
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So You Think You Can Dance is turning 200-episodes-old!
Fox's hit dance competition, which requires hip-hoppers to tackle the tango and ballroom dancers to try Bollywood, is celebrating with a special episode, airing Wednesday (8 p.m. ET).
The judges will announce this season's top 20 finalists (10 men and 10 women), "who will perform their own specialties, free of any judgment, so that America can get to know more about them and their talents," according to a press release.
But that's not all! The show has also put together this video tribute, showing 200 dancers in 200 seconds. It's a fun way to spend the next three minutes and 20 seconds!
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Fresh off being named America's Favorite Dancer on Thursday night, So You Think You Can Dance season 8 winner Melanie Moore was still recovering from the shock of her victory that to many viewers had been a forgone conclusion since the beginning of the season.
"I was ready to take second [place] very graciously. In my head I really thought Sasha was going to win," Moore told reporters of her fellow finalist moments after the winner was announced. "Just being up there and being named one of the final two I was like, 'Wait, is this really happening?' I just started crying."
She also cried over her family's flying in to be with her for the finale.
Despite strong performances by all four finalists, head judge Nigel Lythgoe predicted that the winner of So You Think You Can Dance on Thursday night would be one of the two remaining women: Sasha Mallory or Melanie Moore.
Was he right? Or did the victory go to one of the men, Marko Germar or Tadd Gadduang? Read on to find out.
Coming in to Wednesday's So You Think You Can Dance performance finale, the judges believed it was a race between Sasha and Melanie, but after the first few routines it was clear that it was anyone's game to win.
"You were a little uncomfortable with the style," judge Nigel Lythgoe told Melanie and Marko after their disco routine. "I hope I'm going to see better from you in later routines."
"On paper it looked like it was going to be good," Lythgoe told reporters of the super couple reuniting for the first time in weeks. "But did it translate? Not to me."
A little later Sasha and Tadd also received feedback that their routine was "uncomfortable."
It was a pretty special night out – even for the 5-year-old who has everything.
On Wednesday night in Los Angeles, Suri Cruise attended the live performance finale of So You Think You Can Dance.
While her mom Katie Holmes played guest judge on the show, Suri got her own royal treatment in the audience.
Arriving with three other kids and two adults, the daughter of Holmes and Tom Cruise wore a black dress and her hair in a side braid, tied with a purple ribbon. But her most important accessory was a sign she proudly held up with her friends: "We Love You Katie."
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Thursday nights at So You Think You Can Dance are usually tough for the judges, who have to choose two dancers to send home – but this week it was all up to America.
With room for only four dancers in next week's finale there was no "bottom four" on Thursday's results show. Instead, it was a celebration of the two guys and two girls who made it through.
"I'm happy [the decision was based on votes] because I couldn't have made that decision. I didn't want to make that decision," judge Mary Murphy told PEOPLE after Thursday's show.
The first talented dancer given the good news from host Cat Deeley was Melanie Moore – no surprise since she has been called "a beast" since the first week of the competition.
"Melanie is just bonkers," guest judge Lil C told reporters.


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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit has, and continues to be a subject of much controversy, mis-understanding and abuse. In a day when the Christian church needs to be all the God intends for her, Ray Borlase defends his corner.
First published 08/08/2011
Ed preface:
The following is an edited extract from an article entitled 'Cessationism Corrected' which appeared in 'The Watchman' magazine in 1999.
The article was written at a time of much controversy within the Christian church worldwide over a series of movements which started in North America. The author, Ray Borlase, defends his theology on the present-day availability and use of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the face of what he also saw as excesses.
"Love never fails (or ceases); but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; If there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away."
(1 Corinthians 13:8-10)
, in his writing to the church at Corinth, made it clear the day was coming when prophecy, tongues and knowledge would cease. The question is: has that day come?
The cessationist would say that it has; the charismatic would say that it has not. [The word charismatic comes from the Greek word meaning 'gift' and is especially linked in 1 Corinthians 12 to the gifts of the Spirit.]
Who is right - the cessationist or the charismatic?
Charismatic Chaos
Part of the difficulty has arisen because of the deception which has developed within the Charismatic Movement. Some would go as far as to say that the whole movement began in deception: others would say that the gifts of the Spirit had never fully been lost and were being restored again to the Church. We would take the latter view while at the same time being immensely concerned about the deceptions which have crept into the Charismatic Movement. It is one of the reasons why we have an article in most editions of The Watchman called 'Dangerous Deceptions'. We even have reservations about talking about Charismatic churches or the charismatic Movement because it puts undue weight on the gifts of the Spirit whereas the fruit of the Spirit is equally important. Indeed the Charismatic Movement has put undue emphasis on the Holy Spirit often to the neglect of the Father. Whereas the Holy Spirit was once the forgotten member of the Trinity, it is now God the Father who is overlooked.
The Cessationist Position
There are two main arguments which they employ. Firstly, they argue that signs and wonders were part of the apostolic ministry, and once the ministry of the apostles ceased, then the gifts ceased. Rightly they would con¬nect signs and wonders with the apostolic ministry for Paul writes:
"The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance, by signs and wonders and miracles."
(2 Corinthians 12:12) What is not so clear is whether signs and wonders were simply the function of apostles and whether in fact the ministry of an apostle did die out.
The basis for their understanding of an apostle must be questioned first of all. They refer to the situation in Acts 1:15-26 where Peter suggests that they should appoint a replacement for Judas among the twelve apostles. He states that the necessary qualification for an apostle was that the candidates should be "a witness with us of His resurrection." The cessationists argue that once those who had seen the Risen Lord had died, then the ministry of an apostle would disappear. They state that Paul comes into this category as he saw the Risen Lord on the road to Damascus, and he seems to give that as support for his apostleship.(1 Corinthians 15:3f)
Yet we have to examine their argument a little further. Is Peter right, in the first place, to appoint a replacement for Judas? They are told to wait in Jerusalem until they are "baptised with the Holy Spirit." Peter is never the most patient of men, and recommends the appointment of a successor to Judas as an apostle. Not being filled by the Holy Spirit, was he led by the Holy Spirit in this selection? Certainly they were not led by the Holy Spirit in choosing Judas's successor; they drew lots - most spiritual! The man they chose was Matthias - and we never hear of him again!
In any case, if we examine the criteria set out by Peter, it is not only that the person should be a witness of the resurrection, but have been with Jesus from the beginning. Based on Peter's criteria even Paul could not have become an apostle - and yet he was!
What is an Apostle?
We do not have the space to go into this matter in great detail, but the Greek word (apostolos) comes from the verb anoateaw meaning '
to send'.
An apostle is one who is sent.
There seems to be four categories mentioned in the Scriptures:
a) Jesus is described in Hebrews 3:1 as 'the Apostle'. He was uniquely sent by God the Father.
b) There were the twelve apostles sent by Jesus (John 20:21)
c) There were other apostles sent by the Holy Spirit. Paul and Barnabas are described as apostles (Acts 14:14) who responded to the prompting of God by the Holy Spirit. "The Holy Spirit said,
'Separate for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.' .... So
being sent out by the Holy Spirit..."
(Acts 13:2,4) It would seem that Adronicus and Junias would come under this category as well. (Romans 16:7)
d) '
' is sometimes translated in a less technical sense as a messenger instead of apostle as in 2 Corinthians 8:23 and Philippians 2:25.
Obviously the latter does not affect our understanding of an apostle, but we do need to understand that the Greek word is used in a less formal sense. What is clear, however, is that Paul certainly did not fit fully Peter's criteria, but it does not seem to matter to the Holy Spirit in sending out Paul and Barnabas as apostles.
Added to that, we see that Paul saw himself as a wise master builder who laid the foundation of the Church with Apollos building upon it. (1 Corinthians 3:10) In Ephesians 2.20 Paul states that the church in Ephesus has been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Clearly the work of apostles is foundational.
They act as mature missionaries (sent with a mission) laying the foundation of the Church with others later carrying on the work. In this they differ from evangelists who also preach the gospel, but apostles are giving clear instruction (teaching) for the saints to be established as the Body of Christ. Equally in Ephesians 4, there is no evidence that the work of apostles would come to an end. Inevitably there must always be those who establish churches in new areas as the gospel is taken further afield.
The main point that we are making is that the cessationists cannot prove that the role of an apostle died out. Their definition of an apostle is based on the criteria which Peter laid down, which is obviously false, as Paul could not possibly fit it for he was never involved in Christ's earthly ministry. We rather doubt whether Barnabas, Adronicus and Junias would fit that description either.
Signs and Wonders
A further objection must be raised in that it was not just the apostles who produced signs and wonders. Stephen performed great signs and wonders (Acts 6:8) and so did Philip (Acts 8:6). What is more, Mark's gospel makes it clear that believers (not just apostles) may be used to bring about signs and wonders.
"These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it shall not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
(Mark 16:17,18)
The cessationists argue that when the apostles died out the signs ceased with them. Yet signs and wonders were never limited to the apostles only, so even if the apostles died out, the signs would not necessarily cease.
What is 'the perfect'?
We need now to examine the other argument of the cessationists. It is based on the words already quoted at the beginning of this article. Many of the Plymouth Brethren maintain that when 'the perfect' came, then the gifts would pass away. They maintain that 'the perfect' has come in the form of the Bible, so the "gifts of the Spirit" such as prophecy and tongues have come to an end. What does Paul have in mind when he writes: "when the perfect comes the partial will be done away."?
He has already stated that "we know in part" but he continues by saying,
"For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known."
The context makes it abundantly clear that at the moment we do need knowledge, but that knowledge is partial. The day will dawn when we know everything.
Even with the Scriptures our understanding is limited. We certainly do not know as God knows us, but when we reach Heaven, or when the Lord returns, then we shall have full understanding. That is when the perfect comes!
In any case, if these gifts were about to disappear (for Scripture was already being written) why does Paul take so much time writing about the gifts of the Spirit? (Chapters 12-14) Why does he encourage the Corinthian Church to desire earnestly spiritual gifts? (1 Corinthians 12:31 and 14:1) He shows that tongues, prophecy and knowledge will cease, unlike love, but only when we come to a position of perfect understanding.
The fact is that we have not reached perfection yet nor has God removed the gifts of the Spirit. Neither is it true that the apostles alone performed signs and wonders. Even if the role of apostles (mature missionaries, planting churches) has disappeared, which I doubt, it was believers who would perform signs and wonders which included casting out demons speaking in tongues and healing. If such signs and wonders as casting out demons have disappeared what is to happen to the demon possessed person?
After all, Jesus said that if He cast out demons by the Spirit of God then they were to know that the Kingdom of God had come amongst them. Jesus came to destroy the works of Satan. Are we no longer to rebuke evil spirits in the name of the Lord? Is God no longer able to give prophetic direction to His Church in sending out new missionaries or to warn of famine as happened in the Acts of the Apostles? Has the day of God's power come to an end? I can find no convincing evidence that God has caused the gifts of the Spirit to come to an end.
The Truth of the Matter
The cessationists position is built on straw. It does not bear close examination because their arguments are built on supposition not on a clear biblical basis. Brothers and sisters, "earnestly desire the gifts of the Spirit" - but please let them be genuinely of God, and let us especially test prophecy as we are told to do! Enough of the false, let us have the proper exercise of spiritual gifts for they have not ceased!
Ray Borlase
Ray Borlase
was Director of
Intercessors for Britain
over a period of many years and is currently 'standing in' in this role again, following the homecall of his successor Stuart Dool.
Ray is the pastor of
Moreton Christian Assembl
y and also Chairman of
Prayer for Israel.
Ed footnote:
The main chapter on the gifts of the Holy Spirit is 1 Cor. 12, but see also Rom 12:3 - 8 and Eph. 4: 7 - 13.
Ray Borlase, 23/07/2013
Martin Lisemore
22/08/2011 23:19
Curlew, just try being alone with God, face down on the floor, in private, in communion with the Holy; that's the secret place, the place you can bring no one else into, lead no one to that place, it's so private, so personal so intimate with God. it's the place Moses knew at the burning bush and Jesus knew at Gethsemane; it's the place open to us all, but not all together.
The secret place.
It's the place where we know exactly who and what we are in relation to a supremely Holy God, whose Throne of Grace we may approach with boldness, but that through the sacrifice of this God's Son Jesus.
It's the place where all else is but dust and ashes; I commend it to you.
If you want a direct quote, just check Gethsemane; that will satisfy your longings and lead you on to that place.
Again, I commend it to you.
Martin Lisemore
22/08/2011 23:26
I've never heard a preacher from any pulpit say authoritatively "I, the Lord, say........."
Do even Charismatics do so?
To you I would say, oh taste and see how good the Lord is .. a fine anthem by Thomas Tallis; please do come back with a Bible reference. I know it!
You seem to be anti Charismatic et al, but one day you will need to land on firm ground, Charismatic or otherwise, else you will be forever tossed about by winds and waves.
Martin Lisemore
22/08/2011 23:34
Secret place? Discuss. [10 marks]
Donald, I did, can we convert marks to shekels and how do I collect.
PS Nectar Points might be a good bonus.
Peter Carr
23/08/2011 08:34
Curlew said, "Forgive me if I'm being slow. The "secret place" sounds like a direct quote, but if so I can't place it."
Matt 6: 6 "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
Peter Carr
23/08/2011 08:43
Seumas said, "Theres even a very recent example of "yet another charismatic liar" on this very site. That Lance Lambert article..."
What Seumas is your understanding of the word charasmatic?
"The word Charismatic comes from the Greek word charisma (GREEK: ?a´??sµa, Strong's Concordance #G5486), which is usually translated in the King James Version Bible and New King James Version Bible Translation as gifts. The apostle Paul used charisma in 1Corinthians 12 to designate the supernatural gifts made available to individual Christians by the Holy Spirit:
"There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all.
"But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills." (1Corinthians 12:4-11, NKJV)"
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23/08/2011 10:09
"Matt 6: 6 "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.""
yes, I remembered that, but it's not "a secret PLACE". I thought the latter might be an extraBiblical reference, but maybe not.
I can't see that text as supporting the idea of receiving messages to proclaim publicly in God's name
Peter Carr
23/08/2011 13:13
Sorry if I have caused any confusion, but for every true believer and disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, the only access to the living and Holy God, Matt 6: 6 is the secret place of an ongoing intimate relationship with the Holy God of Trinity.
As we seek to live and to love for God, much of what we do, including our prayer lives is done in secret, not to impress others, but to please God (particularly when you read v. 6 in the conext of verses prior to and following it), but also in line with the wider teachings of God's Word;
Jn 4: 23 - 24 "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth."
True Christianity is not about religion, but true relationship with The Lord of life. Relationship that brings with it knowledge.
Jer 29: 11 - 14a "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD..."
I have no problem with prophecy providing it is consistent with God's character, His Word and the messanger is living a life consistent with what it means to be a Christian:
The four main tests for recognising true prophets:
Does their preaching and teaching agree with the Word?
The second test of whether a person is really a prophet of God or a false prophet is the fruit in the person's life.
The third test of whether a person is a true or false prophet is whether the person's preaching and lifestyle is centred on turning others from their sins to God.
The fourth test of whether someone is a true prophet of God or a false prophet is whether the person is driven by a desire to be popular among churchgoers and/or other religious people.
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23/08/2011 19:38
Thank you, Tartan Paint.
All you say is true. I only don't think I've ever yet read or heard anything which seemed to sanction the mode of expression I keep coming back to - when a mortal man speaks in the assumed persona of the Lord God of Hosts.
The OT prophets did so (and the test to know if they were true prophets or not was whether their word came true).
But now?
Peter Carr
23/08/2011 20:44
"...the mode of expression I keep coming back to..."
What is it, and who and when are you referring to?
24/08/2011 09:47
I think what Curlew is asking (but correct me if I'm wrong) is whether anyone (mere mortal) has a biblical mandate to deliver a prophecy speaking in the first person singular and using the Lord's name e.g./i.e. (and to take a random paragraph from the Lance Lambert word which was recently given) -
"Hear this Word of Mine; I call you to intercede for those who belong to Me in those nations; that they will be saved from it! Hear this cry. My heart yearns for those who belong to Me, that they might be clear in their understanding, clear in the way that they are to walk in the midst of all this. Do hear Me!"
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FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State baseball team fell to San Jose State 11-2 Sunday in the final contest of a three-game series at Beiden Field. The Spartans improved to 17-14 on the season while Fresno State fell to 15-19.
"We've got some work to do," head coach Mike Batesole said. "We've got practice plans to put together and we'll keep grinding and keep working; and hopefully it'll turn for us. When it turns, it can turn quick."
Senior Patrick Hutcheson was one bright spot for the Bulldogs. The left-hand hitting infielder added two more hits to his current three-game hitting streak. In all, Hutcheson finished the weekend 6-for-10 with an RBI and three runs scored.
The Bulldogs trailed 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning. Hutcheson doubled to right center and head coach Mike Batesole promptly sent pinch-hitter Daniel Moultrie to the plate with a runner in scoring position. Moultrie responded by lining a single to center and pulling Fresno State within one run.
But a seven-run sixth put the game away for San Jose State, knocking sophomore starter Tyler Linehan out of the game.
"That's the hardest we've seen Linnehan work in two years," said Batesole. "Throughout the last four games our pitchers have been working and doing everything they can to win."
Freshman Garrett Mundell worked a scoreless ninth in relief, striking out two.
Fresno State will look to turn things around quickly this Tuesday at Cal Poly at 6 p.m. While there will be no radio on Tuesday, you can follow on GameTracker right here at GoBulldogs.com.
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Lafayette Township Fire Chief Jeff Hall said no one was injured from the blaze, which likely resulted from an electrical malfunction in a bedroom of the house.
"A father, son and dog were inside, and all got out OK," Hall said today.
Hall said the estimated loss from the fire is about $125,000, which includes damage to the home and its contents.
The fire call came in at 8:16 p.m. Thursday and was under control at 9:06 p.m., the chief noted.
In addition to Lafayette, fire departments from Seville and Westfield responded to the call. Overall, about two dozen firefighters were on scene Thursday night, Hall said.


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Kyle Larson led 82 laps of the 200-lap History 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday en route to his second-career series win. He took the lead on 119 and remained up front the rest of the way, pulling away from a two-car battle for second between Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch in the closing laps.
"I knew we had a good piece, but not that good," Larson said. "It's not often you see the 54 (Busch) and the No. 22 (Keselowski) getting smaller behind you."
Keselowski came out ahead in the battle for second, forcing Busch to settle for third.
"Kyle and I had a great race," Keselowski said, clarifying that he was referring to Kyle Busch, not Larson.
The Joe Gibbs Racing duo of Busch and Matt Kenseth combined to lead most of the first half of the race. Busch started on the pole and led early before giving way to Kenseth on a restart on lap 29. Kenseth then ran up front until Keselowski was able to take the lead on lap 97. Keselowski's time up front was somewhat short-lived though, as Larson took the lead on lap 119 and remained up front the rest of the way.
Busch drifted outside the top-five in the laps after losing his early lead. For most of the race, he ran just outside the top-five around sixth position until he got off pit road fourth during a caution that came out with 30 laps to go. Keselowski was third on that restart, but when the race got back underway, he quickly moved into second. Busch got up to third with 25 laps to go and the two drivers battled for runner-up honors as Larson drove away with the win.
"I was worried on that last restart, because we weren't good on short runs but great on long runs," Larson said.
Kevin Harvick finished fourth, and Brian Scott was fifth, the highest of any Nationwide Series championship-eligible driver. Finishing sixth through 10 were Kenseth, Regan Smith, Trevor Bayne, Chris Buescher and Ty Dillon.


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Gas hydrates are crystalline ice-like solids formed from water and a range of lower molecular weight molecules, typically methane, ethane, propane, hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. The structures of the crystals fall into the class of clathrates with the water molecules forming a hydrogen-bonded cage-like structure which is stabilized by 'guest' molecules located within the lattice. To date there are three known hydrate structures referred to as structures I, II and H
Structure I hydrates: contain 46 water molecules per 8 gas molecules giving a hydrate number of 5.75. The water molecules form two small dodecahedral voids and six large tetradecahedral voids. The sizes of the voids are relatively small meaning that the guest molecules are restricted in size to essentially methane and ethane.
Structure II hydrates: contain 136 water molecules per 24 gas molecules giving a hydrate number of 5.67. The water molecules form 16 small dodecahedral voids and 8 large hexakaidecahedral voids. The larger voids are able to accommodate molecules including propane, isobutane, cyclopentane, benzene and others.
Structure H hydrates:were discovered recently and contain 34 water molecules for every 6 gas molecules giving a hydrate number of 5.67. The structure has three cavity sizes with the largest cavity able to accommodate larger molecules than both sI and sII. Once again, stability is only possible in the presence of smaller 'help' molecules such as methane and nitrogen.
FACTORS GOVERNING HYDRATE FORMATION: For stable hydrate crystals to form in oil and gas production systems, four essential elements must be present:
1- Supply of hydrate forming guest molecules like N2, CO2, H2S, CH4, C2H8, and other Hydrocarbon molecules
2- Water
3- Low Temperature
4- High Pressure.
Strategies for hydrate mitigation and remediation often modify one or more of these elements to destabilise the hydrate and thus remove the problem. However, hydrates can also be prevented by the injection of chemical inhibitors which seek to modify the chemistry of hydrate formation such that the system is operated outside the hydrate envelope or the kinetics of hydrate formation do not allow hydrates to form blockages during transit through the production system. The various methods of hydrate control can be summarized as follows:
1- Pressure Control: Design and operate the system with pressures low enough to maintain the fluids outside the hydrate envelope. This approach is often impractical for normal operation since the pressures required for transportation of production fluids would usually exceed the hydrate formation pressure at the ambient temperature. However, for the removal of hydrates following unplanned shutdowns, depressurisation outside the hydrate envelope is normal practice.
2- Temperature Control: Maintain the temperature of the production fluids by either passive insulation or active heating (e.g. direct electrical heating DEH) in order to prevent the system entering the hydrate envelope. The use of insulation to maintain the temperatures of production fluids outside the hydrate envelope at system operating pressures is an established approach to hydrate prevention during normal operation, particularly in black oil systems where hydrate prevention may often be a 'byproduct' of wax prevention. However, temperature control by passive insulation only offers hydrate control during normal operation when the system is being continually heated by hot production fluids. Following a shutdown the production fluids will cool down and can enter the hydrate envelope. Under these circumstances the traditional approach has been to depressure the system as discussed above, although recently active heating has been installed to prevent cooldown into the hydrate region by maintaining temperatures
3- Remove Supply of Water: Prevent the formation of hydrates by removing the supply of water using separation and dehydration. This approach has proved popular for the export of sales gas but is impractical for subsea applications.
4- Remove Supply of Hydrate Formers: Prevent the formation of hydrates by removing the supply of hydrate forming molecules perhaps by gas-liquid separation. This approach has been proposed for subsea operation where gas and liquids are separated subsea and are transported to the processing facilities in separate pipelines. The gas pipeline still requires hydrate inhibition (through chemical inhibitors) but the liquids line (containing oil and water) is able to operate satisfactorily without forming hydrates due to the absence of hydrate formers. It is not known whether such a system has yet been installed and operated in this way.
5- Inject Chemical Inhibitors: Inject chemical inhibitors into the system which modify the hydrate phase diagram or the kinetics/morphology of hydrate formation. Along with the use of insulation for temperature control (see above), the injection of chemical inhibitors has also found widespread application. The use of chemical inhibitors is a main focus of this paper and is discussed in more detail in the next section.
The injected Chemical Types are:
Thermodynamic Hydrate Inhibitors (THIs):These chemicals work by altering the chemical potential of the aqueous phase such that the equilibrium dissociation curve is displaced to lower temperatures and higher pressures. They are added at relatively high concentrations (10-60 wt% in the aqueous phase) and examples include methanol and monoethylene glycol (MEG). Inaddition, the naturally occurring inorganic salts which exist in both sea water and formation Water also act as thermodynamic inhibitors.
Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitors (KHIs):This class of chemicals does not alter the thermodynamics of hydrate formation but instead modifies the kinetics of hydrate formation. They achieve this both by prevention of nucleation and by hindering crystal growth. Their effect is time dependent and ultimately hydrates will form and block the pipeline but only if the transit time through the pipeline is sufficiently long, for example following a shutdown. KHIs are added at low concentrations (typically less than 1 wt% in the aqueous phase) and examples include poly[N-vinyl pyrrolidone] or poly[vinylmethylacetamide / vinylcaprolactam].
Anti-Agglomerants (AAs): These chemicals do not seek to prevent hydrate formation but rather to prevent the crystals from agglomerating and forming a blockage. They are surface active chemicals which adhere to hydrate crystals helping to stabilise the crystal in a continuous oil phase. Their main limitation is that they require a continuous oil phase and are therefore only applicable at lower watercuts. AAs are added in low doses (typically less than 1 wt% in the aqueous phase) and examples include alkyl aromatic sulphonates or alkylphenylethoxylates. AAs can also display a kinetic inhibition effect and are sometimes included in the class of KHIs.
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A piano over 100 years old and used by John Lennon and Paul McCartney while filming the Beatles second movie "Help!" in 1965 is to be sold at auction, Omega Auctions announced in a press release on March 4.
The 1907 Bechstein Concert Grand piano was housed in the Twickenham Studios from some time around the 1930's up until its purchase from the studio by Richard Lester, who directed the Beatles' second film, in the late 1960's.
Talking about the film in a 1999 interview with the UK Guardian, Lester said "Help!" was harder to film than "A Hard Day's Night."
"I had more money and a bit more time. I had to learn to say to the crowd "Get out of the way" in three different languages. But it was no harder except that the boys had really discovered marijuana and there was a lot of smiling - more from them than me, but it was just as pleasant. It was very nice."
He also said copyrighting the title was a job in itself.
"When the film was being written under the imaginative working title 'Beatles Two', the writers and I wanted to call it 'Help!'. Unfortunately, we were informed by copyright lawyers that someone else had registered that title, so Ringo helpfully offered 'Eight Arms to Hold You,'" Lester said.
"Needless to say there wasn't a huge amount of enthusiasm to write that title song, but we carried on until it came close to shooting the title sequence for the film. Another desperate phone call to the lawyers resulted but fortunately we were informed that if we added an exclamation mark, we could use this as a title so the film arrived at its new title 'Help!'
"Once we received this news we immediately arranged a meeting with The Beatles and the crew to inform them and set them to the task of writing a song to go with the title. They started on this immediately at the studio using the Bechstein piano and continued working on it on their car journey home and throughout that evening. The next morning they arrived at the studio with the track ready to show us and promptly played it on the piano a number of times. When we heard the song, we knew it was right and I think it was shortly after that they went into Abbey Road and recorded the song and the rest is history."
Lester also said McCartney did much of his work composing "Yesterday" on the piano."
"Later on, when coming to the end of the shooting of the film, Paul was spending a lot of time at the piano composing and fine tuning 'Yesterday' or the 'Scrambled Eggs' song as it was originally entitled by Paul. He was playing it that much that I actually threatened to remove the piano off the set if he didn't finish the song soon and give it a rest. When it was released in August 1965, Paul actually sent me a copy with a note attached saying, 'I'm glad you didn't take the piano away – hope you like the "Scrambled Eggs" song now!'."
According to the auction house, the piano is expected to sell for over £50,000. It is part of an auction of over 200 lots of rare Beatles memorabilia and vinyl records by the auction house to be held on March 20 at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool. The auction coincides with the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles number one song "Can't Buy Me Love." More information on the full auction can be seen here. The full auction catalog is here.
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Games?Posted: 20th December 2013 by hamish18 in Uncategorized
Hi guys!
I've just come to Dubai and was looking to play some ultimate or join along for some throwabouts. I've played a li'l in Glasgow. If there's anything happening that I could pop along for, do let me know. (is there a calendar that I've missed here?)
EnquiryPosted: 11th May 2013 by poojashah in Uncategorized
I have played ultimate in India.
I study in academic city.
Please let me know if there are practices or games conducted over the weekends which I can join.
Thank you.
Pick up/tournament in Abu Dhabi?Posted: 7th April 2013 by Karthik in Uncategorized
I'm Karthik S.C. from Chennai, India. I'm coming to Abu Dhabi on the 18 of April and I'm looking forward to playing Ultimate there. Could you please let me know who I should get in touch with to play some Ultimate?
GLUE November 16Posted: 15th October 2012 by blair in Uncategorized
Ultimate ladies, please plan to join us in Abu Dhabi for another Gulf Ladies Ultimate Event in November.
We will be following the same format as last year. Drills and skills followed by a small hat tournament. The day is ladies play, but gents, you're welcome to come help out. 8:30am-1:30pm on Friday, November 16. Registration details to come soon.
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DUCEPosted: 15th October 2012 by blair in Uncategorized
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PR # 98 November 16, 2007
The Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) Chorale will perform its Winter Concert on Friday, December 14, at 8 p.m., in the Welpe Theatre at the College?s North Branch Campus. The performance group, formerly known as the Central Jersey Master Chorale, is composed of both community members and RVCC students. The Chorale is directed by Dr. John Sichel of Mountainside.
The program will include ?Serenity? by Charles Ives and Mass in G Major by Franz Schubert, as well as a variety of traditional Christmas music. The evening will culminate in a community carol-sing. The Schubert Mass will feature soprano soloist Joy Hermalyn, who recently performed a year-long stint in the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof .
The group features the following members: sopranos: Rachel Coburn, Taryn Foss, Tamara Housel and Pat Verbinski; altos: Katharine Dayton, Ruth Dilley, Anna Nierenberg and Wen-Ling Hsu; tenors: Roger Briscoe, Rob Kenney, Jesse Mazzariello and William Twisdale; basses: Ronnie Coco, Estevan Higazi, Andrew Johnston, Joseph Verbinski and Jerry Whelan; and accompanist: Mary Chobrda.
General admission tickets cost $10 in advance ($12 at the door). Tickets for students, faculty and seniors cost $5 in advance ($7.50 at the door). For tickets, call 908-725-3420. For more information, call 908-218-8876.
RVCC, located on Route 28 and Lamington Road in North Branch, NJ, and serving Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for close to 40 years, offers more than 80 associate degrees and certificates. In addition, customized training programs and non-credit courses are available for those seeking personal and professional development.
The College is committed to offering a quality and affordable education through effective teaching, liaisons with the community?s businesses and state-of-the-art technology. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu .
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By Marty Russell
I told my students the other day that, on an upcoming current events quiz, one question they should not expect to see is, "What pop star died this past weekend?"
While I'm not disparaging Whitney Houston's obvious talent, I have been somewhat sickened by the barrage of coverage of her death at the age of 48 and the clips that seem to pop up every five minutes of her contemporaries and up-and-coming singers eulogizing her as their "hero."
Hero is a word that has lost its impact, its meaning and therefore any real significance these days. If you look at the dictionary definition of a hero, buried down beneath the mythological figure endowed with divine powers and a person admired for their achievements is what I think most of us would agree is the definition of a real hero: One who shows great courage. I would add to that one who makes a great sacrifice for others.
How many of the people we label as heroes today actually fit that description? How much courage and sacrifice does it take to use a natural talent to ascend to the pinnacle of pop culture, make millions of dollars and then squander it all away on addictions and material things?
Sure there are still real heroes out there but those largely go unsung. The soldier who throws himself on a grenade to save his comrades. The people who use their talents to acquire wealth and then turn around and use that wealth to help others. The parents who save a child from years of being handed off from one foster home to another by adopting them.
Those are the only true heroes these days, in my opinion, and rarely do they receive the recognition and admiration they deserve. Instead, we throw ticker-tape parades for sports teams and offer up 24/7 homages to pop stars that burn out too quickly and call them heroes.
If you want to know who a true hero is, think back to what happened 50 years ago this coming Monday. That's when astronaut John Glenn climbed into a tiny tin can named Friendship 7 and put his life on the line to not only become the first American to orbit the Earth, but also to restore the entire country's pride after being bested on numerous occasions by the then Soviet Union.
Although I was only 5 years old at the time, I still remember it to this day. Glenn got and deserved a ticker-tape parade and the nation's admiration on his return. Grown men wept, according to the accounts of the time. How many of us will still remember pop stars and sports figures as heroes with the same admiration 50 years from now?
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