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The dog days of summer are approaching. We're done with spring collegiate sports. We're into the meat of the MLB schedule. And the calendar-covering NBA and NHL seasons are about to come to an end (eventually).
1) The St. Louis Cardinals are the best team in baseball.
Despite having four starting pitchers on the disabled list: Jaime Garcia, Jake Westbrook, John Gast, and Chris Carpenter (technically still classified as a starting pitcher); the Redbirds have an MLB-best 34-17 record entering Wednesday night's game with the Royals.
Thanks to the effective and surprising contributions of a half dozen rookies, the Cardinals still have the best pitching staff in Major League Baseball, despite the injuries. It's THE reason why this team has the most wins in the Bigs.
Three rookies in the rotation – Shelby Miller, Tyler Lyons, and Gast – have combined to go 9-3 with a 2.33 ERA.
Three rookie relievers – Trevor Rosenthal, Seth Maness, and Carlos Martinez – have combined to go 4-1 with a 2.38 ERA and 17 holds.
The rash of injuries is about to force another rookie onto the big-league stage.
Michael Wacha was the Cardinals first round pick in the 2012 MLB Draft and has quickly established himself as one of the prized pitching prospects in all of baseball.
Wacha began his meteoric ascent with a stellar 2012 debut in pro ball. The big 6-foot-6 righthander pitched in 11 games as a 20-year-old and was touched for just two earned runs in 21.2 innings pitched (0.86 ERA). More astoundingly, he struck out 40 of the 75 batters he faced.
Wacha then came to spring training in 2013 and looked like the best pitcher on the team. He didn't allow a single run.
Despite that dominating performance against major league hitters, Wacha was sent to Triple-A Memphis because he wasn't needed in St. Louis. In nine Triple-A starts this season, Wacha is 4-0 with a Pacific Coast League-leading 2.05 ERA.
Wacha makes his MLB debut Thursday against Kansas City.
2) Speaking of the Royals, Ned Yost's bunch is currently playing like the worst team in baseball.
They have hit two home runs since May 15. Both by 39-year old Miguel Tejada.
Not kidding.
To further the embarrassment, the Royals hitting coach offered this nonsense to reporters inquiring about the team's lack of power.
*Ironically enough, two different big league players have hit three homers TODAY by themselves.
Sure, the lineup is the biggest issue on the field with this team, but I'm not sure it's the biggest issue overall with the team.
Is it time to can Ned Yost?
I say yes. It's not for this reason, but I find it to be the perfect microcosm of his current status with the team and lackluster decision-making.
On May 6, the Royals were 17-10 entering a Monday series finale at home against the White Sox. They had won four straight games and were attempting to finish up a long home stand with a sweep of a division rival. They were one of the feel good stories of the first month in Major League Baseball.
On that fateful Sunday afternoon, the Royals sent their ace, their horse, the centerpiece of their blockbuster off-season trade – James Shields – to the mound.
After a scoreless opening frame from Shields, Billy Butler doubled home Alex Gordon in the bottom of the inning to give the Royals a 1-0 lead. That was plenty for Shields. He allowed two hits and two walks covering the next seven frames. He had struck out nine helpless White Sox hitters.
Despite that dominance covering eight breezy innings, Yost inexplicably pulled Shields in the ninth inning and turned the game over to his bullpen; a bullpen that can only be described to that point in the season as shaky at best.
OF COURSE, the bullpen blew the save and eventually lost the game in the 11th inning.


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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that is trying to figure out what to do with this itty-bitty, teensy-weensy space.
We had a plan to wax long about several important events throughout the world - and more importantly, Summit County - but the world of newspapering is not a forgiving place. It seems the man in charge (or lady, we're really not sure) had more pressing items listed for our finite piece of real estate better known as the ol' SDN. We're not complaining, it's just that we'd been eyeing this big ol' hole that was to be Summit Up and had sketched a plethora of possibilities for how we would go about filling the space. The shocking rise in detergent thefts? Not really enough space to wax philosophical now. The travesty that was the Broncos-Ravens game? We know it's two weeks old, but we still can't get over that loss ...
Millions of Summit Up Readers: Really, you're still worked up over a little football game half a month later? Perhaps you need to reassess your priorities.
SU: We know, it's beginning to border on obsession. But being how our veins are chalk full of the ol' orange and blue, it's tough to let it go. Maybe we should try therapy? We're not really sure right now.
We suppose that we'll just have to watch the Pro Bowl this weekend and be content with that.

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A one-car wreck early Friday morning seriously injured an Oklahoma man in Morgan County. Anthony Rodriguez, 31, of Henryette, Okla. was driving a 1994 Chevrolet on Seals Road near Leatherman Road when the vehicle slid off the left side of the road, struck a ditch and overturned.
Rodriguez was taken by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital for treatment of his serious injuries. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report, Rodriguez was not wearing a seat belt.
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Hi All,
The process of transferring services can be a complicated one, and it can be
hard to visualise. You may be thinking 'what does a service transfer look
like in reality' and 'how does a transferred service change over time'.
With this in mind, Tom and Nick asked me to write the story of Wigan Leisure
and Culture Trust, which I Chair. We took over the running of Wigan
Council's Leisure and Culture services in the early 2000's and have since
started to provide similar services in other areas. As we have developed
our relationship with partners has grown and changed, and this is a crucial
part of the transfer process.
I hope you find this story useful and informative. Don't hesitate to ask
questions or pick my brains
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The timeline format of the document is very useful, helping others to formulate a 'road map' towards transfer.
Am intrigued - if Wigan is like most LA's (and I'm sure it is) there's a whole agenda about pointing resources at "the most needy" and solving some of the really tricky issues localy, regarding social care, health, crime etc. Given that leusire is "universal" and we are moving into a "targeted" world, how is that playing with your relationship an funding from the LA?
There may be a focus on 'the most needy' but this is not to the exclusion of the generality . Many services provided by the local state are of a universal nature. Street services; parks; waste collection; highways maintenance; libraries; cemeteries(!) etc are just a few of the universal services provided.
My experience is that when these aren't delivered well then local folk start to get angry about the fatc that other services do get targetted to 'more needy' areas. This is often one of the root causes of fracturing of community cohesion. "I pay my Council tax and don't expect much back. And the f..... Council can't even empty my bin!" As budgets get more and more squeezed then the tension between these two will considerably increase. Hence the national debates about the future of local libraries threatened with closure. Where is the crescendo of debate about the threats to local domestic violence services? Unfortunately it's not even on the same page.
Having said that you are write to suggect that targeting is becoming more of an issue.There's a huge amount of circumstantial evidence showing the positive impact that sports development workers, for example, can have on reducing levels of vandalism and pett crime. But we can't demonstrate an actual cause and effect relationship. The same goes for a great deal of such 'targetted' work being deivered via Surestart; arts projects in mental health etc. We all know that this work is vital but how do we translate the amazing poems written by people with mental health 'problems' into hard evidence that will 'prove' to commissioners that such interventions provide long term solutions?
One of the problems here is how can commissioners actually specify meaningful outcomes in some of these qualitiative areas? It's easy when a PCT wanted to improve weight reduction. Run the programmes and then weigh people at the end of it! We are manging such programmes currently.
But how does the LA specify it wants to "improve well-being" locally? How would we measure this? We end up with lots of proxy measures since there is no "well-being scale" we can weigh people with!
So that means that commissioners and their agents need to be creative in finding other ways of triangulating their knowledge in order to get a rounded picture of their intended outcomes.
Easier said than done!
"One of the problems here is how can commissioners actually specify meaningful outcomes in some of these qualitiative areas? It's easy when a PCT wanted to improve weight reduction. Run the programmes and then weigh people at the end of it! We are manging such programmes currently."
My pet subjects this! Here's my thoughts…
There are services such as health which are measured to distraction, and short of a revolution it will always be so. They have very advanced metrics, so it's relatively easy to see if things are getting worse (more patients) or better (less!)
There are services such as play, sports etc which are about processes, conditions and relationships NOT input/output thus attempting to apply the same rigour as you would a health service is pointless. Here's my note to commissioners:
Evidence for this? Finland's education system!
Why the UK is so obsessed with inputs/outputs I'll never know…..I blame Taylorism…we just can't seem to get over it!
Hi Dave,
An interesting piece, the Finnish approach to learning sounds a bit like the tactile, self-directed approach of Montessori.
You raise some interesting points, and ones i've been picking up in a conversation with another member, specifically about the impact of arts projects (see comments with Anitadee). I've been bemoaning the awkwardness of 'monetizing' all outcomes, and how this misses lots of beneficial impacts (AND PROCESSES!).
How have NESTA approached the evaluation of the People Powered Health projects? Is there anything we can learn from this?


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"The board made a courageous and progressive decision at their retreat. They have decided to create a Government Affairs Committee," Tahoe Chamber CEO B Gorman said recently at the organization's annual retreat.
This recognition couldn't be any more accurate. Holding city officials to the highest standards is critical and something the South Shore has needed for a long time.
Few things thrill me more than people who are great at what they do. Recognizing issues while creating solutions is paramount for this city to achieve what it deserves. Tahoe deserves greatness. Citizens truly need to pay attention to what's happening around town. The city presently sits where it does due to such lack of accountability.
Anything short of greatness doesn't deserve the power we entrust in the leaders making such important decisions for this community. Much respect and appreciation is due B Gorman ... Thank you for bringing greatness to what you do! I'll end my thoughts with the following quote from another person who's leadership warranted the greatness he demonstrated throughout his life.
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi
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A Chili, Wing, and "Not Chili" Cook-off is scheduled for 3 p.m., Saturday, April 13 at the Lake West Christian Academy in Sunrise Beach. The cook-off, formerly held at the Osage River Bar and Grill, will add some spice to spring.
Cook-off categories are: hot to mild chili, not chili (soup, stew or anything in a bowl that is not chili) and finally mild-to-wild sauced chicken wings.
Professional chefs from top rated local restaurants and talented individuals will enter their culinary creations to vie for first place. Students and youth may also enter in the 18 and under category.
Cook-off registration entails a free-will offering to LWCA. There is no entry fee for youth.
Everyone is invited to enter the contest or just come and enjoy the "best of the best" food the Lake of the Ozarks has to offer. Admission to the event is non-perishable food items that will be donated to local food pantries.
A bread and dessert bake sale will also be held during the cook-off. For more information or to register call Mark Shellenberg at the Central Bank of Lake of the Ozarks at 573 348-0486, at ext. 2299.
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Denver, CO - Denver Zoo is celebrating the birth of a rare okapi (oh-Kah-pee). The male calf, named Jabari (Jah-bar-ee), was born to mother, Kalispell (Kal-lis-pell), and father, Sekele (seh-Kee-lee), on February 3, and is only the sixth birth of his species at the zoo. Jabari will remain behind the scenes for a short while longer, but visitors will soon be able to see the youngster as he grows and becomes more self-sufficient.
Jabari, Swahili for "brave," is the first birth for both of his parents. Sekele was born in June 2009 at the San Diego Zoo and arrived at Denver Zoo from there in November 2010. Kalispell was born at Denver Zoo in June 2009 and was actually the Zoo's last okapi birth prior to Jabari. Sekele and Kalispell were paired under recommendation of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP), which ensures healthy populations and genetic diversity among zoo animals. Fortunately, the couple has proved to be an excellent match.
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The night after Phish played a bust out second set in Camden, they rolled into Merriweather Post Pavilion--and, for the second night in a row, Phish treated everyone in attendance to another stand out second set.
There is plenty to talk about in their first set. Lately Phish have been putting together wonderfully diverse and fluid first sets. You never know what they will open with or play in general--sometimes in stark contrast to their second sets (Rock and Roll opener again).
After the Crowd Control opener, Phish dropped another Kill Devil Falls--this version features a jam that I find particularly stale. AC/DC Bag, however, is anything but--although short, Trey finds the energy and piercing guitar notes to make another 2010 version a blast to listen to and dance to. While I found all 2009 AC/DC Bags stale, 2010 has certainly found the songs explosive and fun roots, again. Sugar Shack, although not played quite as well as 2010's first version, features the reworked guitar.
In yet another answered request, Trey drops a mid-set Tube on the audience. This version, like many 2009 versions, is quite short--it is, however, an awesome version, finding their almost late 90's funk style. Playing yet another cover, Phish decides to branch out to the genre of Indie music. They play a song by popular Indie Rock band Neutral Milk Hotel--In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. The song is a features a floating melody with Trey really testing his voice--keeping everyone in the crowd swaying along.
The biggest highlight of the first set, for me, was Stash. I commented on how the last time they played it because the tension Trey created left me hopeful that they would once again find the song's explosive tension/release roots. This version moves a couple more steps in the right direction. First off, the song is played wonderfully, I can't believe how great Trey's tone sounds again after so many years of it being off. Trey, Page and Mike create even more tension than Hartford's version, with far less distortion. Trey comes to a mild release, if he only would have really let loose this version could have been close to perfect. Regardless, after years of not caring about Stash, they are finally capturing my interest in the song again.
The first first set Backwards Down the Number Line pops up, too. I am very intrigued by this song--it is clear that you never know what you're going to get when they start playing it. It can be an open-ended type II monster, or a 9 minute trip soaring over mountains before finally singing the end of the song. This version is the latter, which is great. Along with the Blossom 2010 and the Toyota Park 2009 improvisational masterpieces, my other favorite versions are from 2009 Red Rocks and Miami because of the way Trey gloriously makes his guitar cry before wrapping the song up in a neat little package. Last night's version, while not quite as good as the two just mentioned, is beautiful--out of the gates it almost sounds like it will go into an improvisational abyss by the way it drops off the edge, but soon Trey leads his troop out of the water to a beautiful ending.
One song that is moving away from the direction I thought it would go after seeing it in 2009 is 46 Days. The versions in 2009 had me thinking that this was going to be a jam monster (along with the 40 min version at IT in 2003). The versions played this year are far more structured, which is fine--the nTelos version and last night's version feature Trey absolutely shredding. Fishman so perfectly rolled up and down, providing a sort of track for Trey to ride--a musical roller coaster.
Closing with another short, yet most interesting version of the year, Suzy Greenberg had Trey reaching a song back into 46 Days by the way he shredded the first "breakdown" before the real jam. The real jam featured Page on his baby grand.
I honestly don't understand Trey's thinking, assuming he is usually picking what songs to play, when he puts together such non-predictable first sets and then chooses to open the second with another Rock and Roll. The second he started playing I was thinking "COMON" (GOB voice). At setbreak does he tell Mike, Page and Fish, "hey, wouldn't it be interesting if we opened another second set with Down with Disease--ah, let's fool them and play Rock and Roll."
Regardless, this version clocks in at about 18 min and features another stand out jam for the second night in a row. While not quite as interesting or impressive as the Camden Chalk Dust Torture, this version proves that Phish is finally working on their improvisational communication yet again. Not being type-casted into another Rock and Roll shred fest, this version features delicate interplay between Trey and Mike in an almost surreal journey into the sky. Very airy and pretty before sinking into a clear Moby Dick jam. When Trey starts teasing Moby Dick and the drums eventually switch over to it everyone in the crowd thought we were getting 7/11/00 v.2.0. Alas, it was just a simple jam of the song and Trey starts up one of his favorite landing songs, Free. In another short and relatively uninteresting version, Free leads us to the first Fast Enough for You of the year.
Assuming the jams might be done for the night after Rock and Roll, Trey started up the licks to the Third Tweezer of the year before Sparkle could finish. This Tweezer has a mean spirited and off-kilter jam--Trey, as if on LSD, uses his guitar to mess with everyone's head rather than shred. Fishman also sounds great in this version.
The Wolfman's Brother finally showed his face in the second set for the first time this year, although only ten minutes, still. This version, I think, is the most impressive of the year. Although it's only 10 minutes long, the improvisation right out of the gates, after a small vocal jam (they seem to like doing that in 2010), the musical communication refreshes everyone. Fishman listens to what Trey does in this guitar lead funk jam, all of them breaking down the song. A dense and inspired version.
Before closing the show with only one Tweezer Reprise, Phish treated us to the best version of Slave in 2010. Each version has been seemingly better than the last. Last night Trey comes crying out of the jam's quiet beginnings and comes to a soaring end--I don't want to be negative, but just like Stash, if Trey went twenty seconds longer and really peaked this great version could be close to perfection. It's showing Trey is almost completely back on his feet again--and I couldn't be happier.
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Congrats to Sherry and thanks Mags for having a giveaway. It was fun to enter. Now what's cookin' good lookin'?
Congratulation Sherry!
And thanks Mags for the giveaway contest.
oh my gosh - i don't come around for a "minute" and look what i have been missing! creme brulee and candle giveaways
gosh, mags, this is all looking so good
This is late, but thanks everyone! I made Mags' Pumpkin Roll Ebelskivers and they are to die for; in fact, that's how I found this wonderful site - by googling pumpkin ebelskiver. I'm thrilled to have won, and sorry that I didn't comment sooner.


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The basket is closer than ever to the creek now. Is there any plan to move the basket?
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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Monday, Oct. 15, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Last month, the last of the more than 30,000 troops sent to Afghanistan during the surge finally came home. Around 68,000 still remain, and slowly, some of them are coming home, too. Some are arriving much sooner than expected.
Aiden Jackson's birthday isn't until next month, but the best birthday present ever came a little early. His hero is home. Dad will be here to celebrate when he turns 3.
"I'm just happy for the first time in a long time," Staff Sgt. Tommy Jackson told News 12 just minutes after landing in Augusta and running into his family's arms.
Staff Sgt. Jackson has been in Afghanistan for the last 6 months. It wasn't easy leaving his son or his wife, Carolyn, behind.
"We've never been apart for any length of time, except for a couple of days or so," she said. "So this has been the longest time."
Originally, they thought he'd be gone even longer. Jackson wasn't expected to be home until March of next year, but he volunteered to be part of a South Carolina agricultural team because he believed the mission was an important one.
"I helped the people of Afghanistan to learn better ways to grow their crops and to get it to market to have a better life for their families," he said.
Now, he's with his own family because of the presidential drawdown of forces. However, he admits he feels bad he was not able to complete his mission.
The rest of his family, including his sister-in-law, is happy he's home too.
"I want to cry, but I'm trying hard not to, " said Cindy McGee as she choked back tears.
The reunion even moved complete strangers to clap. They applauded as they walked through Augusta Regional Airport and saw the family hugging.
After leaving the airport in cars decorated with the words "I love my hero," "My dad is coming home" and "I love my soldier," the family returned home to Wagener.


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News 12 6 o'clock / Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Recent shootings coupled with gun control fears have firearms flying off shelves and that's driving up the cost of guns and ammunition.That increase is putting a squeeze on law enforcement nationwide.
Many people have begun to take advantage of the right to bear arms since the shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn. And as more folks buy guns, there's an increased demand for ammunition.
"Manufactures are having to play catch up getting ammo through the supply chain," said Buddy Lichty.
While civilians are stocking bullets, some law enforcement agencies are faced with shortages.
"A lot of agencies around here, they may have a lot of shortages but not us," said Lt. Calvin Chew of Richmond County Sheriff's office.
Chew says one reason they haven't faced this issue yet is because they've kept track of their bullet inventory.
"Making sure that we have enough for our officers for training, as well as for on duty," Chew said.
Chew says that each deputy has at least five bullets on their person every day and that people in Richmond County don't need to worry about them running out.
"I've spoken with our people and we have enough to last us for a good bit," Chew said.
Lichty says, despite the shortage some local enforcement is facing, you can still get bullets.
There is ammunition out there. However, there are certain calibers that are very hard to get right now.
"22 long rifle is one. The AR 15 platform, the 223 and 556 are very difficult to find," Licthy said.
Chew says keeping ammo stock on reserve for law enforcement is important.
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It's another cold morning in the Wiregrass, and the Weather Service has placed much of the area under a freeze warning.
That warning is in effect now for nearly the entire area through 7 am.
It's the second day in a row that we've been under that freeze warning, which means the potential for temperatures at or below freezing.
On Facebook, we asked how you were preparing for another night of chilly weather.
Kristin Hanson says she is using "A space heater and a cozy comforter tonight. Too early for the unit to be switched to heat."
Christy Reynolds commented, "I turned my central heat up to 71 degrees... I normally keep it at 70. I love my big fluffy name brand blankets! I got for cheap because I used to work textile!"
And, Ree Kinne has a "cozy fire in the fire place with the smell of pine and having hot cocoa."


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Douglas Lee Mayne, 61, passed away in his boyhood home in Gypsum, on June 2. There will be a graveside service Friday, June 8 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Gypsum at 2 p.m.
Doug was born in Glenwood Springs and remained a life-long resident of Eagle County. He finished his career at Elam Construction where he worked as a Base Foreman for more than 20 years.
Doug was married to Karen Mayne for 35 years. He is survived by his wife, Karen; his five children: Kimberly Harmen, Ricky Mayne, Lori Cuno, Jeff Apodaca and Rebecca McAllister. Doug also is survived by seven grandchildren: Ashley and Devon Mayne, Jessie and Jeffrey Cuno, Ethan and James Harrison Apodaca, and Jason Douglas Jones, and two great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers, Dave and Kent Mayne, and sisters, Joalene Woodward and Joyce Melchor.
Doug was preceded in death by his father, James Leroy Mayne, mother Elva Bates-Mayne, brother James "Jake" Leroy Mayne Jr. and grandson James Douglas Cuno.


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Since last Sunday's Super Bowl lacked both of the teams I follow and care about - the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos - I can honestly say that I was completely neutral about the outcome of that game. I was just hoping for a game that would be at least as interesting as the commercials. And although it looked like it was going to be a snoozer at halftime, it ended up being a great game. But it didn't make any difference to me that the Ravens eventually prevailed.
Nearly 2,000 years ago, the people of Nazareth thought they could respond to Jesus in much the same way. Jesus had become something of a celebrity. Crowds gathered wherever he went. So when he came to his hometown for a visit, he was asked to read the Scriptures and deliver the sermon in the synagogue he had grown up attending. At first, the people were looking forward to hearing him speak. He was a local boy made good: a popular rabbi and a powerful speaker. But beyond being interested in what he had to say, they really didn't have any sort of opinion on him. They thought they were neutral.
But that quickly changed. After reading a messianic prophecy from the Book of Isaiah, Jesus said, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." In other words, he told the people that Isaiah had been writing about him seven centuries earlier. He, Jesus, was the Messiah, the promised Savior, the Son of God. And a line in the sand was drawn. No longer could the people of Nazareth be neutral. They now were forced to be on one side or the other. Did they believe what Jesus said about himself, or didn't they? Sadly, they chose to be on the side that rejected him. In fact, the Gospels tell us they drove him out of town and attempted to kill him by throwing him off a cliff.
Today, many people try to approach Jesus the same way that the Nazarenes initially did. They look at him as merely a great teacher, a wonderful humanitarian, and an important historical figure. But nothing more. They like to quote Jesus as saying things, like, "Love one another," and, "Turn the other cheek."
But Jesus said so much more than that. He also said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). Jesus drew a line in the sand. He said that he's not merely a prophet or teacher or do-gooder; he claimed of himself that he is the eternal, almighty, holy Son of God. He said that he is the Savior of the world. He told us that he is the only way to heaven.
One cannot be neutral when it comes to Jesus. Either we believe what he says about himself, or we don't. Either we love and trust in him as our Savior, or we reject him in unbelief. Those who reject him in unbelief do so by their own choice, of their own free will, and to their eternal peril. Those who accept him, believe in him, trust him, and love him do so not because of their own goodness, intelligence, or any sort of moral superiority, but rather, by the grace of God.
Give thanks to God if you are on the side of those who believe in him. And keep on sharing God's Word and praying that others might be on this side, too.
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To the editor: Now that letter writer Bob Johnson has stated his case against the Times-News about the papers alleged inability to state the facts straight and accurately regarding Ohio Gov. John Kasich (March 2 edition), I have some questions for him.
When President Barack Obama told the nation, I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits either now or in the future, did you believe he had his facts straight? Do you believe his new health care plan is never going to add one dime to our soaring deficits?
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To the editor: I am responding to the March 19 letter from John D. Parris of Etowah about critical thinking. He stated that an official in the local health department wrote a piece for the paper in which she referenced The Heritage Foundation three times.
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ALAMEDA -- Wide receiver Brice Butler appears poised to make another sizable leap, one year after he overcame long odds and made the Raiders roster despite being a seventh-round draft pick.
Butler leads the Raiders with 11 receptions for 178 yards and three touchdowns through the first three exhibition games. For perspective, Denarius Moore, Rod Streater and Andre Holmes have combined to catch 13 passes for 175 yards and no touchdowns.
"Last year was very similar; he showed up in the preseason games," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said of Butler. "He's done that again this year. He's made progress and he's in a better spot now than he was a year ago at this time."
Butler was just another guy last season, doing enough to make the 53-man roster and earn some playing time early in the season.
He caught nine passes for 103 yards and no touchdowns in 10 games. None of his receptions came after Oakland's sixth game.
"Last year, I hit a wall, mentally and physically," Butler said. "And, obviously, you could see, my game dropped."
Second-year quarterback Matt McGloin traveled a similar path as Butler. He signed as an undrafted free agent, opened eyes with his determined play, made the roster and enjoyed some highs and lows.
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It's not uncommon for players who shine in exhibition games to fade away once the regular season begins and the more experienced players eat up the playing time.
"If you move down the depth chart," Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson said, "it's hard to maintain that focus for a rookie player that comes in out of college that is used to playing all the time."
Yet, Butler is confident that he has a better grasp on what it takes to be a consistent player.
For that, he credits offseason workouts with standout NFL receivers Calvin Johnson and A.J. Green, among others, in Atlanta.
"I would say the talent has always been there," Butler said, "but mentally ... just picking their brains and figuring out what they think, how they think, how they run routes, the tricks of the trade. I just got better mentally."
McGloin and Butler connected for a game-deciding, 19-yard touchdown against the Detroit Lions on Aug. 15. They added 19- and 28-yard touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers last Friday night.
"As a quarterback, the most important thing in a wide receiver is trust, and I 100 percent know I can trust Brice to be in the right spots and trust him with throwing the ball and letting him go get it."
Allen said Schaub made some throws off to the side Tuesday, while being monitored by an athletic trainer. Schaub won't play in the exhibition finale Thursday night.
Of note, the Raiders placed cornerback DJ Hayden on the physically unable to perform list, which means their 2013 first-round draft pick will miss at least the first five regular-season games while he recovers from a foot injury.
Hayden missed the Raiders final eight games last season, his rookie year, with a groin injury. He suffered his foot injury during an offseason workout and hasn't practiced since.
Allen said he is confident that Hayden will be at full strength upon his return. Chimdi Chekwa, Neiko Thorpe and TJ Carrie are competing for the third cornerback spot in Hayden's absence.
In other moves: veteran quarterback Trent Edwards was released; receiver Greg Jenkins, safety Larry Asante, running back Kory Sheets and guard Lucas Nix were waived; and tight end Nick Kasa was placed on injured reserve.
The Raiders have until Saturday afternoon to trim their roster to 53. Between now and that time, they host the Seattle Seahawks in their exhibition finale, which gives Allen and his staff one more chance to see their players in a game setting.
Kicker Sebastian Janikowski practiced for the first time since he injured his right quadriceps last week. He won't kick Thursday night, Allen said.
Therefore, the Raiders signed Cal product Giorgio Tavecchio to handle kicking duties. He replaces kicker Kevin Goessling, who was released.
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READ> Low fps(only if you are having a war with this and shooting through leaves and stuff does this really matter. But for backyard plinking and fun(what springers except snipers, shotguns, and select pistols are made for), it's very nice and no problem)
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- Mercury is now extracted from its ores by a method that has been used for hundreds of years.
- The mountain massifs to the east of the Rhône, however, were less rich in metal ores.
Old English ōra 'unwrought metal'; influenced in form by Old English ār 'bronze' (related to Latin aes 'crude metal, bronze').
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The English word iron probably came from Celtic and was related to Latin aes 'bronze' and English ore (Old English). There are many different tools and implements described as irons because they are or were originally made of iron, such as branding irons and fire irons. The expression to have many irons in the fire, 'to have a range of options', comes from the way such tools are made. Blacksmiths have to heat the iron objects in a fire until they reach the critical temperature at which they can be shaped. If they have several items in the forge at the same time they can remove one and hammer it until it has cooled, then return it to the fire to heat up again and work on another. Another phrase from the work of a blacksmith is to strike while the iron is hot, 'to make use of an opportunity immediately'.
In a speech made in March 1946, Winston Churchill observed that 'an iron curtain has descended across the Continent [of Europe]'. People often cite this as the origin of the Iron Curtain, the notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West before the decline of communism after 1989, but the phrase had been used in reference to the Soviet Union in the 1920s, and had the more general meaning of 'an impenetrable barrier' as far back as the early 19th century. Its origins actually lie in the theatre. Today's theatres employ a flame-resistant fire curtain, which in the late 18th century would have been of metal, a genuine iron curtain. In 1948 the term Bamboo Curtain arose to refer to the then-impenetrable barrier between China and non-Communist countries. Margaret Thatcher, then soon to become British prime minister, was given the nickname the Iron Lady in January 1976 by the Soviet newspaper Red Star. The paper accused her of trying to revive the Cold War. Irony (early 16th century) has no connection with iron. It came from Greek eirōneia 'pretended ignorance'. See also velvet
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A woman was arrested Wednesday after she broke into the Atlanta home that Justin Bieber is renting and fell asleep in a bedroom.
That bed must've been just right.
TMZ reported that just after 5 p.m., the niece of the homeowner called police and said she came home and found "an Asian female" sleeping in one of her bedrooms.
No word on the status of the porridge she'd left to cool off.
Police found Qianying Zhao waiting outside the home. She reportedly said she met Bieber on Twitter and was visiting him for a birthday party.
She said she realized she was too late for the party so she decided to come to his house and wait for him. She said she found an open door and let herself in.
Seems reasonable to me. She was invited to the birthday party, after all.
Zhao was arrested on suspicion of criminal trespass. It wasn't clear whether Bieber was home at the time.
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The Mountain View City Council showed little interest Tuesday night in granting Google's request to restart work on a pair of bridges that would connect its existing North Bayshore campus with a brand-new, 1 million-square-foot complex at the NASA Ames Research Center.
Council members suspended the work about a year ago, saying they first wanted to see the results of a study on transportation issues in the heavily congested North Bayshore area. That study is due Feb. 5.
But David Radcliffe, Google's vice president of real estate and workplace services, said the company is in a tight race against the clock. The Bayview complex is slated to open in 2015, but Google has a narrow window, the dry season between May and October in 2014, to prepare the levees of Stevens Creek for a pedestrian and bicycle overcrossing, he said.
"If we were to begin the study and the project today, we would have just enough time at the end of the 2014 summer period to get that levee work done so the project could continue and deliver in 2015 just prior to the campus opening," Radcliffe told the city council.
Google is also looking to build a separate vehicle bridge where Charleston Road ends at Stevens Creek. That structure, however, would bypass levees on both sides of the waterway.
The success of the Bayview complex hinges on an "efficient connection" with the North Bayshore campus, Radcliffe said.
"Without this connection," he said, "any movement between the two campuses will unnecessarily be pushed out onto city streets and back up through the 101 and Shoreline (interchange)."
To that end, Radcliffe asked the city council to consider authorizing city staff to work with Google on the bridges.
Voicing the majority opinion, Council Member Jac Siegel said he wasn't interested in granting the request.
"Your plan is coming together. You've made a lot of progress, but I was really disappointed to see you coming back asking for permission to start when we were very clear we didn't want to start until we saw the results of the transportation study, which is two weeks away," Siegel said.
Several council members said the transportation study would help determine whether any bridges should be built at all.
"We have a lot of talking to do about what we need to do in North Bayshore. I don't feel that we're saying to Google, 'Wait for two weeks because we have to get this study.' What I think we're saying is, 'We said we needed a study, but we need to figure out what we need to do about transportation in North Bayshore,'" Bryant said. "Once we know that, then we can move forward."
But Council Member Mike Kasperzak said the city risked appearing "obstructionist" by denying the request.
"We pride ourselves on being an efficient organization and letting people do what they need to do and not necessarily putting up roadblocks," Kasperzak said.
Mayor John Inks agreed.
"As far as I'm concerned," Inks said, "the transportation study is not going to answer a lot of these questions and that ... parallel tasking in a project like this is imminently sensible."
Radcliffe said he has been asked why Google would pursue the Bayview complex with no resolution on the bridges in sight.
"The reality is, we're continuing to grow and Bayview actually represents the best alternative for Google to continue to grow and accommodate our immediate headcount needs in the closest proximity to our existing campus," Radcliffe said.
"Although the alternative of surface streets and Shoreline back into campus is not something that is efficient, it's certainly better than moving to Sunnyvale or somewhere else."
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Do Junk-Bond Investors Have Garbage for Brains?
Are the investors – largely individuals and their financial advisers – who have so far this year pumped some $37 billion into high-yield ("junk") bond funds irrational?
There are some signs that the junk-bond market may recently have been on the verge of overheating, although veteran analyst Martin Fridson sees no great cause for concern. Big junk-bond exchange-traded funds have taken a pounding since the election.
But if anyone is to blame for excesses in high yield, goes the standard Wall Street narrative, it is the usual villain: Main Street. Much recent commentary, here, for example, takes the traditional line, implying that big institutions are the "smart money" and individual investors the "dumb money" suckers.
That narrative is intuitively appealing, but is it entirely fair? Remember what else the purportedly smart money has been doing lately: piling so hard into high-grade corporate bonds that the buyers have become indistinguishable from drunken teenagers in a Volkswagen-stuffing contest. The net result: Corporate bonds, still carrying all the idiosyncratic risks of single companies, are priced as if they were safer than Treasurys.
Furthermore, aren't individual investors acting more or less rationally in the face of the Federal Reserve's zero-interest rate policy?
Consider the wise words of Jules Bogen, editor of The Journal of Commerce, who explained the infatuation of individual investors with junk bonds this way:
The extreme easy money policy of the past few years has tended to drive down sharply the yields of the highest grades of bonds as financial institutions, particularly banks and insurance companies, have sought to obtain desired investments from the limited available supply. As a result, individual investors, accustomed to 5 and 6 per cent yields or more from their bonds, have had little incentive to purchase these high grade new issues.
Pause for a moment and let this sink in: Bogen wrote that passage in the March 1938 issue of the Journal of the American Statistical Association.
The markets have seen this movie before – long ago.
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In North Dakota, waterfowl numbers are inching toward peak levels, says Avery pro-staffer Joe Fladeland, particularly for snow geese and mallards.
"We've seen some absolutely massive snow goose feeds going on, mainly in the eastern half of the state where water conditions have been so strong this year," Fladeland says. "We've had a good number of mallards for a few weeks now, but their numbers have really increased recently, mainly in the east."
Fladeland cautions, however, that where big numbers of birds are concentrated, hunters are encountering fierce competition for hot fields.
"The hunting pressure in that portion of the state is pretty high right now, so my suggestion is to look for those spots that are a little off the beaten path," he says. "Fortunately, we've got a lot of birds to work with right now."
While the hunting has been hot, Fladeland says that nighttime temperatures have been consistently in the 20s, and it's only a matter of time before North Dakota's wetlands start freezing up tight.
"We know that we're one serious cold snap and snowstorm from the end of the season, at least out east," Fladeland says.
But some good waterfowl hunting opportunities will remain in North Dakota, even after the onset of bitter cold temperatures, says Eric Lindstrom, governmental affairs representative at DU's Great Plains office.
"Things have been slow here along the Missouri River in Bismarck so far, but we know that will change when we get some winter weather," Lindstrom says. "Canada geese and mallards will shift west to the river when potholes and larger sloughs and lakes in the eastern half of the state freeze. Those birds will remain here until we receive enough snow to cover up food sources."
The short-term forecast for eastern North Dakota does include back-to-back days of nighttime low temperatures in the low-teens, and South Dakota hunters are hoping that the chill will be enough to send more birds south over the border.
South Dakota has received steady influxes of waterfowl throughout the fall, says waterfowl outfitter Alex Russo, who guides hunters near Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
Waterfowl numbers on the refuge have been steadily increasing since mid-October, with the most recent migration report from November 6 totaling 180,000 ducks, more than 120,000 snow geese, 6,500 Canada geese, and 650 swans.
Russo says that he and other guides have observed growing numbers of ducks and geese outside of the refuge, too, particularly during the past week.
"Some of our main duck roosts have gone from holding 1,000 or 2,000 birds to closer to 10,000 birds in the past five to six days," Russo says. "And the number of Canada geese has been building too."
Russo is hopeful that the large numbers of mallards and other waterfowl still remaining to the north will stop to rest in eastern South Dakota on their way south, instead of just blowing through the state.
"As long as we can avoid a major winter system, I think we're looking at a very good stretch of hunting here," Russo says. "The best might be yet to come."
John Pollmann is a freelance writer from Dell Rapids, South Dakota who is an avid waterfowler and conservationist. Pollmann will provide hunting and habitat reports for the Central Flyway throughout the 2013-2014 waterfowl season.
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HAYWARD -- Renovations to make Douglas Morrisson Theatre more comfortable for disabled patrons will be completed soon, just weeks before the fall season begins.
"A person in a wheelchair can now wheel directly into the theater and have a designated place on the lobby level," said Karl Zabel, operations and development supervisor for the Hayward park district, which runs the theater. Companion seating is being provided for those accompanying patrons in wheelchairs.
The theater was built in 1978, before the American With Disabilities Act became law in 1990. Before now, the theater had made space for wheelchairs at the end of two rows.
"It's a tremendous improvement; it should be more comfortable," said Susan Evans, the theater's artistic director. "There's no difference in sight lines than before except they're a little better."
The bathrooms were upgraded to be ADA compliant, and a set of the front doors can now be automatically opened. Handicapped-accessible parking spaces were widened, and the sidewalk from the parking lot to the theater was redone so the slope meets ADA standards, Zabel said.
The $350,000 project is being paid for with money from Measure WW, a parks improvement bond voters approved in 2008. The Hayward Area Recreation and Parks District has been upgrading facilities throughout the district to make them ADA compliant as funding allows.
"We're really trying hard to make improvements throughout the district," Zabel said.
That was welcome news to the head of a nonprofit group that advocates for the rights of people with disability and accessibility for everyone.
"That's wonderful. I'm glad the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District has put in place a plan to make their parks and venues more accessible to the community," said Sheri Burns, executive director of Community Resources for Independent Living.
The theater opens its new season Aug. 29 with "Wonder of the World," which Evans described as a zany comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire.
"Most people know Lindsay-Abaire from 'Rabbit Hole,' but he began his career with wacky plays," she said.
The theater will perform Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" musical, based on Voltaire's book, in November.
"It's very witty, with an absolutely gorgeous score," she said.
In February, Evans will direct "Three Sisters," the first Chekhov play performed at Douglas Morrisson.
A second musical, "Hank Williams: Lost Highways," takes the stage in April. The season wraps up with Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of our Teeth," in May.
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Disgraced ex-journalist Stephen Glass' dream of becoming a California lawyer has been shattered, at least for the foreseeable future.
The California Supreme Court on Monday rejected Glass' bid to secure a State Bar license, concluding he has not overcome the stain of his infamous past as a journalist who fabricated stories for prominent publications in the late 1990s.
Glass has been pursuing a law license for years, arguing that he deserves a second chance in a new profession after his much-publicized fall for concocting bogus accounts for magazines such as the New Republic and Rolling Stone. Glass' journalistic exploits led to a book and a movie, "Shattered Glass."
The Supreme Court sided with the State Bar, which opposed his fitness to be a lawyer in California by arguing that he does not meet the "moral character" standards required of lawyers. The state's highest court in the process rejected the findings of two State Bar court decisions that sided with Glass' right to a license.
"(Glass) has not sustained his heavy burden of demonstrating rehabilitation and fitness for the practice of law," the court said in a unanimous ruling.
Glass, through his lawyer, declined to comment. He can reapply for a law license in three years but will have to overcome the Supreme Court's scathing critique of his past in the ruling, which questioned his honesty in the State Bar proceedings.
Jon Eisenberg, Glass' attorney, declined to say whether his client would resume his bid to become a lawyer.
"Mr. Glass appreciates the court's consideration of his application and respects the court's decision," Eisenberg said.
Glass' bid to become a lawyer attracted widespread attention, dividing legal ethicists in a test over what a Bar candidate must do to overcome a sordid past. In court papers, Glass insisted he was a changed man, the result of years of therapy and other self-improvements since he had to admit fabricating material in national stories, such as a George magazine profile of Vernon Jordan, a close friend of former President Bill Clinton.
Glass, who now lives in a Los Angeles suburb and is a paralegal at a law firm, garnered strong support for his cause from a host of prominent legal scholars and some judges who vouched for his reformation. He even drew backing in the case from Martin Peretz, former editor-in-chief of the New Republic, despite the fact the scandal hit his magazine hardest.
But State Bar lawyers argued that Glass had not done enough to repent for journalistic sins that "tarnished the entire journalism profession," and they questioned his sincerity about changing his ways. They noted that concerns about Glass' character kept him from being admitted to the New York Bar in 2004.
The Supreme Court agreed, questioning Glass' sincerity and observing that his conduct "seemed to have been directed primarily at advancing his own well-being rather than returning something to the community."
In a statement, State Bar President Luis Rodriguez said the ruling "vindicates the idea that honesty is of paramount importance in the practice of law in California."
Legal experts predicted Glass would have an uphill fight in the Supreme Court, particularly given his notoriety. Richard Zitrin, a Hastings College of the Law professor, said Glass may not have attracted Bar opposition if he were an ordinary applicant.
"I have no trouble with the Supreme Court saying we're not convinced about this guy and we have a duty to protect the public," Zitrin said. "My concern rests ... with the State Bar's lack of evenhandedness in the way it deals with high-publicity and regular cases. It shouldn't matter if the applicant is famous, notorious or unknown."
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2K Marin to continue "shepherding" BioShock franchise post-Irrational Games
Ken Levine's Irrational Games won't be leading the warped alternate reality of the BioShock universe any more, but Take-Two aren't letting the franchise sink to depths unknown. 2K Marin will be taking responsibility.
There's "a lot of upside" to BioShock, says CEO Strauss Zelnick, and it "hasn't necessarily been realized yet." 2K Marin was behind BioShock 2, a direct sequel.
2K Games update PC BioShock 2 with DLC, removes GFWL
PC fans of BioShock 2 are set to receive free Minerva's Den DLC on Steam if you already own it. The reason behind this is 2K has stripped out the Games for Windows Live client ahead of its July shutdown.
Anyone who owns a digital or retail key for BioShock 2 can now activate it via Steam, with full achievement and controller support, as well as all multiplayer DLC too.
2K Marin creative director leaving 2K Games to go indie
2K Marin's creative director Jordan Thomas is leaving the world of AAA publisher titles to start a 2 man indie studio. Thomas had worked on BioShock 2 and the upcoming The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
Ken Levine "killed" BioShock film
Universal had director Gore Verbinski attached to produce an adaptation of BioShock for the cinema going public. It may have been an R-rated $200m blockbuster that blew our minds, but then Watchmen happened.
Universal "got cold feet" about such a budget for a film and so wanted it around $80 million. Verbinski wanted his original vision, and so directorship changed and Ken Levine "killed it."
BioShock Ultimate Rapture edition coming 30th November
Future Shop has placed an unannounced bundle called the BioShock Ultimate Rapture Edition for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The bundle will include BioShock and BioShock 2 with all of the DLC released for the game.