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Billie Joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse. We would like everyone to know that our set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those we offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. We regretfully must postpone some of our upcoming promotional appearances.
Billie Joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse. We would like everyone to know that our set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those we offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. We regretfully must postpone some of our upcoming promotional appearances.
I think they had every right
I think they had every right getting upset. They are going to get cut short for usher?¿ That's a huge slap in the face, talk about disrespectful. I for one am boycotting ClearChannel for there decision to cut their set short for Usher.
The first step to fixing
The first step to fixing something is to take responsibility for it and admit there's a problem. Check. You're well on the road by the sounds. Billie, much love and all the best for a swift and comfortable recovery (I'd love to say from your legion of Aussie fans, but for sure I can speak for a handful in Perth at the very least :). Hope wellness and robust good health is just round the corner - don't stress about commitments, true fans will wait however long. Take whatever time out from the game that you and your family need
We all love you Billie Joe! I
We all love you Billie Joe! I know you'll get well soon!
And there's really no need to apologize for what you guys did at the iHeartRadio Festival. You had every right to be upset! I don't believe this apology and I think Billie Joe made good points on stage. You guys have been around for a loooooong time and that was not fair to cut your set.
cmon , guyz , no need of this
cmon , guyz , no need of this kinda apologies, only 9 minutes for you to perform , but others for more than 25 minutes?? you con't need to do this , they have to issue a public apology to you
I couldn't sleep last night
I couldn't sleep last night in vexation of spirit.
I hope you get better soon.
Come on, Billie~!!
We love you ^^!
We love Greenday ~♥
We love you, Billie Joe!!!
We love you, Billie Joe!!! Get well really soon <3
Billie-Get well soon!
Billie-Get well soon!
I agree with everything you
I agree with everything you said on stage the other day. Fuck iheartradio, fuck clearchannel. They are killing the music industry. People are making music now to be famous and not for the sake of music. I'm not the biggest Green Day fan, but I signed up because I'm glad you spoke your mind. But for the record, I had Dookie on cassette tape, and Insomniac was fantastic. Hope rehap goes well and hope the rest of the band keep doing their thing...
Whatever happens, we love you
Whatever happens, we love you. Your music means so much to lunatics like me everywhere. Almost makes me feel normal. Get well bud.
I just watched last night's
I just watched last night's performance and I have to say your actions are true. You guys are legendary and need not apologize for anything. You speak your mind and I respect that. Billie Joe I send lots of love and wish for you to get back to what you love but, please take care of yourself. I live for Green Day music. It gets me through those "Fuck You!" days and get me reved to push on. Love you guys. Hope to see you at the Fillmore if not this Friday, soon. Lots of love.
Hey Billie, I hope you get
Hey Billie, I hope you get better soon. I hope you get back on the stage soon, can't wait to see you in Vegas! I'm really looking forward to seeing you guys at Tilly's if you guys are still up for. You got me to play guitar and I can't wait to see you play. Get well soon! -Christian
Hey Billie Joe, I know your
Hey Billie Joe, I know your going through some rough shit, shit i may never know about or understand, but whatever it is, your family, bandmates, myself and the rest of your fans we are ALL here for you. I dont give a fuck if you dont make another record, it wont mean shit to me if YOU arent right, if YOU'RE suffering. YOU were the one that got me to start playing guitar, YOU were the one who got me to start song writing and YOU were the one to say that i wasnt alone in my life. i went through some serious stuff. i wasnt accepted in high school or anywhere else, no girlfriend, no hopes, no future. considered blowing my own fucking brains out over it, but you know what? I didnt. why? because you showed me that none of that shit matters. each days and new day, a new beginning. fuck yesterday. YOU need to do the same thing. FUCK yesterday, FUCK all the shit that happen at the music festival, get better, take as long as you need, and dont look back. you have my full support, just remember, take care of you and dont worry about us (your fans). I know you have a great compassion for us, but your TRUE fans will understand and be patient and support you. Get better Billie Joe. -Aaron
Ya es hora de que Green Day
Ya es hora de que Green Day deje a MTV
hey billie joe, get well soon
hey billie joe, get well soon! you, your fam, and the rest of green day are in my thoughts and prayers! you guys rule! you three have been a big part of my life for, well, most of my life! i hope you bounce back from this! you've got this! you've got an awesome support group from your family, the rest of green day, and of course your fans! <3 can't wait to see you come back from this and back on stage! get some rest! we'll be seeing you soon! xo.
*Green Day you guys saved my
*Green Day you guys saved my life with your music and its time to save one of your own lives.Billie Joe we the fans love and support you 110% Good luck with the treatment so you guys can be rockin on stage again.*
Hi Billie Joe! Hope you are
Hi Billie Joe! Hope you are feeling better and please get well 100% soon!! It rips my heart to know that my hero is sick. I was thinking maybe you have been over working and stress has been building up. I hope to see you after you are better @ Fillmore! Could I ask you a favor? Please please please stop smoking! It will ruin your wonderful sexy voice! Love you and sending you positive thoughts to your way!! xoxo
Get well soon Billie! my
Get well soon Billie! my thoughts and prayers go to you! we need you for the UNO tour!!! hope to see you all better and performing at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL!! ill be there cheering you on! ive been a big green day fan for years now! know all your songs on guitar, drums, bass and singing! gonna go grab uno tuesday! get well
Dear Mr. Armstrong,
Dear Mr. Armstrong,
If I can beat tobacco and various street drugs, Im positive you can. Best wishes for you, and the rest of the most excellent band.
OK, so I watched more of the
OK, so I watched more of the clips. Yes Billie is probably a bit toasted. But what that dam show did to GREEN DAY, that was bullshit. If they did not cut their time, I think it would have all been fine. And that show sucks for cutting time from Green Day to give Usher more time. Ugghhhh vomit time. So glad I did not spend my hard earned $$$ to go see that rip off. I am going to Voodoo where Green Day is headlining.
God's peace.
God's peace.
Bloody hell--the best part of the fuck'n show! That's where the shit got real. iHeartRadio...untwist your panties. You popped the guitar smashing cherry on those bitches. And their gonna love you for it.
I just want to let you guys
I just want to let you guys know that I support everything the band and its members do and say. American Idiot inspired me to learn the guitar, and the band's full catalog has had an immeasurable impact on my life. Without Green Day, I would not be in college studying to graduate with a degree in music in two years. Billie, Mike, and Tre are my heroes, and I think it is unbelievable how poorly Green Day has been treated by Clear Channel. Keep fighting guys, you are the last true punk rockers. Be the Minority like you always have been, and don't let these corporate assholes intimidate you. As Billie once told me, "You have the fuckin' power. We're the fuckin' leaders. Don't let these bastards dictate your life, or try to tell you what to do!"
WTF?..apology ? For what ?
WTF?..apology ? For what ? Fuck them . The statement seems bullshit and forced "was not cut short " ? I'm sure Billy just flipped out for nothing ...don't think so . Stop kissing their ass and get back to rocking ! You owe nothing to them . See You in CT.
oh noo!!! billie did't need
oh noo!!! billie did't need this!! don't do it please D:
I hope that Billie gets well;
I hope that Billie gets well; I wish him the best to find himself and that he gets better!! My heart goes out to you! <3 I have been a fan of your band since I was in 3rd grade! And I have been going to shows since I was 13 years old, Green Day is my favorite band and really my outlet and safe haven if you will, I haven't missed a show you've done in Pennsylvania in 7 years and I have tickets for your show on Jan,. 11th, I hope that you can still make it and to all your other shows!! Even you can't, your fans will still love you and be there for you to get back on your feet. Get well Billie Joe Armstrong!! Stay strong and make your pursuit back to happiness. <3 <3
Get well soon, Billie Joe!!!!
Get well soon, Billie Joe!!!!! I've been listening to Green Day since I was 14 and I still can't get enough of your sound and message. You have no need to justify your actions at iHeart Radio Festival; you were just pissed from getting your set cut, is all. Can't wait to see you, Mike Dirnt and Tre' Cool at the Wolstein Center on January 30th!!! Wishing you Love, Peace and Rock and Roll... Amanda
WTF Billie there is no need
WTF Billie there is no need to say sorry fuck em all you rock!!! but do what you need to do and I will see you, Mike and Tre in Australia in 2013 ~!!!! *Peace *Love *Punk *Green Day*
hope Billie get well
hope Billie get well
Saludos desde Venezuela :)
While I don't think green day
While I don't think green day should of apologized for their badass rock and roll moment I understand why they had to.
I just wish I could give my
I just wish I could give my heart to Billie, I'll pray for him, because I'm really, really worried! ♥


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AMD, the PC processor industry's perennial second stringer, is tooling up to release its long awaited CPU-GPU "Fusion" processor.
It has all the makings of an Intel killer, particularly in mobile trim for laptop PCs.
Codenamed Llano and due out early next year, key advantages include a single-die fusion architecture and graphics power an order of magnitude greater than any previous integrated solution.
About time, too. While Intel rolls out advanced new PC processor architectures on a seemingly weekly basis, the current culmination of which is a six-core monster, AMD is almost nowhere to be seen.
Arguably, it hasn't released a properly new processor since 2003.
That's about to change. The fight back begins later this month with Thuban, AMD's six-core effort. However, Thuban is just a six-core rehash of AMD's current processor technology. Interesting addition to the meaty mid-range CPU market though it may well be, it won't worry Intel.
Instead, it will be Llano that marks AMD's real renaissance and the beginning of a danger period for Intel. AMD has been trickle-charging us with info on Llano in recent months.
Turns out it's not quite the chip we were expecting. In some ways it's actually a disappointment. But as an overall package, it's shaping up to be potentially lethal.
Crucially, Llano combines a conventional PC processor and a full-function graphics core in a single slice of silicon. Intel, of course, already has a CPU-GPU hybrid processor on sale in the form of its Arrandale and Clarkdale processors.
Strange branding
They're sold variously as Core i3, i5 and i7 processors depending on the target form factor, price segment and apparently which way the wind is blowing. There's little logic to Intel's current PC processor branding scheme.
More importantly, Intel's CPU-GPU chips are not full-on fusion products. Crack open the CPU package (highly inadvisable if you want to keep using it) and you'll find not one but two individual processor dies.
That's Intel's way of getting fusion to market faster and with fewer risks. But it's also architecturally suboptimal. Enter therefore Llano, the real single-die fusion deal and with it the promise of that rarest of things for AMD - a competitive advantage.
First up is Llano's intriguing integrated graphics core. It's absolutely huge. Exactly how huge in terms of the all-important stream processor count we can't say for sure. AMD hasn't divulged the hard numbers.
However, AMD has teased us with a few photographs of Llano which in turn reveal that the graphics core consumes nigh on 50 per cent of the entire die.
We also know that Llano will be built on AMD's upcoming 32nm chip production process and will enjoy a total transistor budget around the one billion mark.
Put those facts together and you're looking at an integrated graphics solution with a probable stream processor count somewhere north of 400 units. Not all that impressive in the context of AMD's monstrous 1,600-stream-processor-strong desktop GPU, the Radeon HD 5870. But remember, AMD's fastest current integrated graphics core sports just 40 stream processors.
Admittedly, there are doubts regarding Llano's ability to feed that graphics core with data. GPUs are extremely data hungry and it's not yet clear whether the CPU and GPU parts will share a single memory bus and if so what that bus will look like.
As for the conventional CPU half of Llano, it's based on AMD's current Stars processor architecture. Four cores, each with 1MB of L2 cache and a few tweaks to what is a rather ancient architecture will be your lot.
That's a little bit of a bummer given that AMD had originally planned to use a brand new CPU architecture for its first Fusion product.
Moreover, there's nothing Llano has or does that will upset the status quo on the desktop. As a CPU it will be unremarkable. Meanwhile, any desktop graphics card worth its salt with give it thumping for sheer 3D rendering grunt.
Laptops and GPGPU
Shift the emphasis to mobile computing, however, and suddenly Llano looks a lot more clever. What you have is a highly integrated solution based on cutting edge 32nm chip tech with thoroughly adequate quad-core performance and the added bonus of some serious vector throughput. And all from a power efficient chip suitable for very thin and very light portables.
What we're also hinting at here is the much-hyped but little realised notion of running general purpose software on a graphics chip. Known as GPGPU for short, it's often claimed to deliver a massive leap in performance for applications that major on floating point calculations and lend themselves to the massively parallel nature of graphics chips.
Thanks to the arrival of the compute shader in DX11 along with several other industry-wide efforts, GPGPU is expected to finally gain traction over the next 12 months or so. Just in time for the arrival of Llano. If that does happen, Intel will almost definitely have no answer.
What about Sandy Bridge?
For starters, Intel has a poor track record in graphics and has yet to prove it can build a really decent 3D core. What's more, die shots of Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge processors, due next year and slated to take on Llano, reveal two things.
The good news is that Sandy Bridge is going monolithic: the graphics features will be on-die rather than merely in-package. Less impressive is the size of the graphics core. It's tiny compared to Llano's.
In short, Llano looks like a much more balanced architecture. In fact, it looks so good it's not hard to imagine a certain fruit-theme maker of computing devices sizing it up. Llano power for the next MacBook Air? It would make an awful lot of sense.
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Time to address the questionsI am getting a ton of questions regarding the 5D Mark II and how much longer it's going to be a current camera. While I obviously have nothing definitive, there are been a few pieces of information come my way in regards to a Canon roadmap.
5D Mark III
I get asked a lot if people are safe to buy a 5D Mark II now. The answer is "yes", it's a great camera today and it'll still be a great camera in a year.
There is not a lot of urgency for Canon & Nikon to launch new higher end cameras in the current economic climate. Things look to improve in 2011. The 5D Mark II also still sells extremely well.
Forum ModeratorI need a couple of forum moderators, just send "Canon Rumors Guy" a message from within the forum.
Can the centre spot keep up with the 70 - 200mm f/2.8? I'm not sure I understand this, I think it's putting the cart before the horse, the camera drives the lens at the speed it can (the 1D series drive them faster) but there autofocus components in the lens as well as the camera body.
Upgrade to 40D focussing? I think that's a downgrade! hopefully it'll be an upgrade to 7D focussing.
I get asked a lot if people are safe to buy a 5D Mark II now. The answer is "yesâ€, it's a great camera today and it'll still be a great camera in a year.
Upgrade to 40D focussing? I think that's a downgrade!
This is a pro grade body so I don't foresee a move away from the current alloy shell type.
I think Nikon dropped the ball with the D3 & the D700, it's 12MP sensor is not really comparable with Canons, ...
...the only reason they have remained a viable player in the market has been the support of older reviewers who have been Nikon fans since they were top of the roost in the days of film, and have a soft spot for them.
so how about these specifications: 45 AF points: 19 cross type 5 fps100% viewfinderdual memory card slotsimproved weather sealingHD video - I'm sure some care about the details, most don't or won't as soon as proper full-frame video cameras appear.


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on October 3, 2012 - 12:19 PM
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Frontier sweeps Clarence
Working on fundamentals paid off for the Frontier girls volleyball team as the Falcons swept Clarence in three games in an ECIC I match.
"We've been practicing on improving our ball control, having better communication on the court," Frontier coach Debbie Schruefer said. "The girls were talking more on the court and that led to better ball control and let them play more relaxed. ... Any time a team is talking, it helps the team play more relaxed. It's difficult when the game gets close. They tighten up a bit and stop talking."
Blocking was key for Frontier (4-4) as Amanda Michaels had nine blocks. Defensively, Lindsey Kaznowski added seven digs.
"Our front court defense and our blocking today was solid," Schruefer said. "We focused on solid base position, pushing over the net and on the block staying out of the net."
In other girls volleyball action, St. Mary's/Lancaster swept Eden in three games for a non-league win.
Leah Meyer had 10 kills and Jackie Steck had nine for St. Mary's, which improved to 24-2-1 overall.
"We have a lot of experienced club players who have actually played for both coaches involved in the game," St. Mary's coach Don Pieczynski said. "There's a lot of rivalry between the two schools. Our kids were just a little bit older and more experienced than the players on the other side of the net this year."
In Niagara Frontier League action, Niagara Falls pulled out a close four-game win over Lew-Port, winning 25-20, 25-20, 22-25, 25-19. Toni Polk had 14 digs and five blocks for Niagara Falls (4-4) while Julie Law had 14 kills and three blocks for Lew-Port (3-6).
Will North finishes 10-0
Freshman Ben Reichert shot an even round of 36 through nine holes at Westwood Country Club to help Williamsville North edge Williamsville East in ECIC North Large Division boys golf. With the win, Williamsville North finished 10-0 in the regular season, the first time the Spartans have gone undefeated.
"We have a great group of kids who have just played wonderful golf all season," said coach John Burns. "We won our division last year and that carried over into this season. We returned seven starters from last year and it's just been a wonderful year."
The ECIC overall championship is Oct. 15 while the individual championship is Tuesday.
Zaccaria scores game-winner
Lorenzo Zaccaria scored with about 12 minutes left to give Kenmore East a 4-3 win over North Tonawanda in Niagara Frontier League boys soccer.
North Tonawanda took a 1-0 lead about 30 seconds into the game before Kenmore East tied the game, then went up 3-1. The Lumberjacks came back to tie the game, then Zaccaria scored on a cross by Ben Wise to give Ken East the win.
"We talked about trying to battle back and it's nice to see the guys come back and win," Kenmore East coach Rolfe Freidenberg said. "We've been telling them to work hard on the field and today is a good example of how their hard work can pay off."
Kenmore East improved to 5-4 overall and 5-2 in league play.
In other boys soccer action:
• Grand Island improved to 8-3 overall with a 4-0 win over Niagara Falls. Justin Figler had the shutout.
• Musti Hissue scored three goals for South Park in a 5-1 win over da Vinci in D'Youville Cup.
• Brian Theuerkaug had a goal and an assist as Lancaster blanked West Seneca West, 4-0, in an ECIC I matchup.


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Dairy Goodness Bar Adds New Tastes to Popular Dairy Line‐up
Dairy Goodness Bar Adds New Tastes to Popular Dairy Line‐up
Menu now includes fresh cheese curds and Greek yogurt
You've had cheese curds at the Minnesota State Fair, but never like this: The Dairy Goodness Bar, located in the Dairy Building, will now serve fresh cheese curds in two delicious flavors, white cheddar and zesty cheddar. The 4‐oz. bags will cost $3.
Also new this year, the Dairy Goodness Bar is serving Greek yogurt in honey‐vanilla and strawberry flavors for $1 per serving.
Located next to the Princess Kay sculptures, the Dairy Goodness Bar regularly ranks among the fair's top food attractions. In 2011, the Dairy Goodness Bar served 203,992 items. The Dairy Goodness Bar also serves chocolate, vanilla or twist cones for $3; cheddar, mozzarella, pepper jack – and, new for 2012, smoked string – cheese sticks for $1; white, chocolate or strawberry milk for $1; and peach, raspberry or blueberry yogurt for $1.00.
Once again, Midwest Dairy Association is giving Minnesota fair‐goers a delicious opportunity to sample local produce along with their ice cream. The Dairy Goodness Bar will be serving up Minnesota‐grown apples and strawberries from Pine Tree Orchard of White Bear Lake in their malts ($5) and sundaes ($4). Flavors include strawberry, rhubarb‐strawberry, apple‐caramel, chocolate, vanilla, raspberry, caramel and blueberry.
In 2011, the Dairy Goodness Bar served 111,200 malts. Strawberry was the number‐one fruit flavor; workers served 6,960 pounds of strawberries. The Dairy Goodness Bar is open throughout the fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
On Thrifty Thursday (Opening Day, Aug. 23), 8‐oz. chocolate milks are two for $1. On Senior Days (Monday, Aug. 27, and Thursday, Aug. 30), ice cream cones are $2.50 each. On Kids Days (Monday, Aug. 27, and Monday, Labor Day, Sept. 3), cheese sticks are two for $1. And on Military Appreciation Day (Tuesday, Aug. 28), 8‐oz. chocolate milks are two for $1.
Midwest Dairy Association is a non‐profit organization funded by dairy farmers to build demand for dairy products through integrated marketing, nutrition education and research. Midwest Dairy is funded by checkoff dollars from dairy farmers in a 10‐state region, including Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. For more information, visit www.midwestdairy.com. Follow us on Twitter and find us on Facebook at Midwest Dairy.


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Applicability of artificial recharge of groundwater in Mojo, Ethiopia
Mesfin, Lemma
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Examiner: Viitasaari, Matti
University: Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu
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Like in many other towns in Ethiopia, population in Mojo town is growing fast every year. The population growth results in excessive use of the existing water supply sources. In Mojo the water supply sources are boreholes. Some industries located in the town are also depending on groundwater. Water level measurements taken over several years show that groundwater decline is felt throughout the area: some wells in the town have even ceased to be productive and therefore have been abandoned. Therefore, to correct the existing problem at an early stage and to cover the growing water demand of the town, artificial recharge of groundwater was chosen to be studied as main remedy option for the area. Study of artificial recharge applicability was done in the wellfield area of Mojo for about four months. Various tests were conducted to determine aquifer parameters as infilitration rate, porosity, transmissivity etc. and recharge water quantity and quality. Infiltrometer and sprinkler tests were done in different pits and plots to determine the infiltration rate. The well field hydrogeological studies, the existing drill logs of the wells and test pumping data were analysed to find out the aquifer type and groundwater flow condition. The storage capacity ofthe aquifer and the recharge waterquality were also analysed. The most reasonable water source for the recharge is the Mojo river. The river water quality is changing rapidly especially during the rains. Thus some kind of pretreatment, like horizontal roughing filtering is recommended to reduce peak turbidities. /Kir10
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 03:24 PM
I'm not trying to denigrate anyone or crap on the Rangers but reading that evening sure sounded familiar. Our story begins with post #125 at the bottom of this page referencing Henrique taking a puck to the nard area and feeling man pain earlier in the game but returning for glory:
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 05:38 PM
Edited by Supface, 29 May 2012 - 01:35 AM.
Posted 28 May 2012 - 06:38 PM
Kann man nicht binden sind nicht verwandt
In Funken versunken steh ich in Flammen
und bin im Wasser verbrannt
Im Wasser verbrannt
Posted 28 May 2012 - 06:57 PM
Posted 28 May 2012 - 08:25 PM
That's what happens when you're angry and have a keyboard in front of you at the same time.
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 10:25 PM
Of course on the other end of the spectrum the sites/fans of good franchises tend to be a lot more melt down prone....People just get spoiled by success and expect to be in the cup finals every year, and when theyre not, they panic and freak out....It's expected. That being said though LGW is one of the best....of course we have our chicken littles too, but most of the fans here can keep a cool head like Kenny. Praise LGW!!!!
No good team should be freaking out this year. New Jersey and LA made it. People should finally be realizing that in the playoffs....anything can happen.
Posted 29 May 2012 - 12:04 AM
That said I really love this board from the first day I didn't feel like a newbie having to answer stupid question like ,,oh no you just joined so what do you know?" I think its the best hockeyboard on the internet. Sure, people get angry and down with this team as do other fans but thats part of being a fan. Fans of weaker teams might be used to the losing or simple stopped to care and really you cant blame them, take Edmonton or the Islanders their management is complete crap and yet the owners are giving them extension ad nauseum. The worst boards I have seen is the Leafs one when they are losing its like "fire this guy, bring in that guy tank it and start from the bottom again" absolutely crazy stuff.
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Posted 29 May 2012 - 04:29 AM
Hardly understand the attitude of the better team lost thinking, if you lost you weren't the better team, period. People can blame injuries, officiating and stars not shining all they want but at the end if you lose 4 games the other team deservingly won.
This really isn't the case.
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Posted 29 May 2012 - 07:30 AM
"Mess up tomorrow, don't mess up now".
- Harry James Benson, CBE.
Posted 29 May 2012 - 11:41 AM
It pretty much is.
This really isn't the case.
i know a lot of Wings fans still can't swallow losses like to the Ducks and Sharks, but over the course of a seven game series, the team who is truly better should be able to overcome fluke bounces, injuries, etc. When the Wings won the Cup in 2008, they were fortunate to be healthy, faced some teams with pretty serious injuries, and got some bounces. That's hockey. They were still the better team.
A bounce here or there does not decide a series. And if it does, then it's pretty clear there wasn't really a team that was clearly better anyway.
I bet they say this stuff on every team's forum.
That's what happens when you're angry and have a keyboard in front of you at the same time.
The stuff people type right after their team has been scored on or lost usually isn't how they actually feel once the incoherent rage has subsided. Forums would be a whole different place if there was like a 15 minute lockout on posting after your team was scored on, and a day lockout after your team lost.
Posted 29 May 2012 - 04:08 PM
No good team should be freaking out this year. New Jersey and LA made it. People should finally be realizing that in the playoffs....anything can happen.
It's definitely fair to say that the last CBA evened the playing ground in a measurable way even outside of the regular season. We've seen regular season parity for a while now but playoff parity has never been more apparent.
Thanks TeeMan!
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v. A subtle way of asking someone to fuck.
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To fall asleep, usually a deep sleep. It happens after a long day or doing drugs, commonly happening quickly or without warning. It may be one of the best kinds of sleep.
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To receive a score of 0 when playing zonk.
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
Fort Dorchester golfer R.J. Keur has committed to Charleston Southern University.
Keur had multiple offers, including some from larger universities, but narrowed his choice down to three South Carolina schools. During a celebration Monday at FDHS, he announced he had made his final decision and signed a national letter of intent with the Buccaneers' golf team.
"I like what both the school and the golf team is going to look like when I get there," Keur said. "I think Charleston Southern is a good fit for me. My high school team practices on the same course as they do so I've been able to get to know them a little. I noticed they have been playing really good and beating a lot of schools including some of the bigger Division 1 schools. Also I know a lot of the team already from high school golf so most of us have already played together."
Keur is the fourth-ranked junior in the state of South Carolina in the class of 2014 and is ranked among the Top 100 players in the country by several different ranking services.
This summer, he claimed the Al Esposito Junior Golf Championship.
His other accomplishments include a fifth-place finish at the S.C. State Junior, sixth-place finish at both the Beth Daniel Azalea and the Fall Challenge, and a third-place finish at the Players Championship. During those events, Keur shot a combined 9-under-par.
As a freshman, Keur placed seventh individually at the Class AAAA state championship tournament to help Fort Dorchester earn its first golfing state title. Last year, he placed third individually at the state championship. He has also helped the Patriots earn multiple Region 8-AAAA championships.
"RJ is the highest ranked player that we have ever signed at Charleston Southern," Bucs Director of Golf Mike Wilson told csusports.com. "He comes from one of the top high school programs in the state. RJ will have the opportunity to be an impact player right away. He is very solid from tee to green and knows how to compete at the highest level."
Keur plans to major in kinesiology and has aspirations of playing in the PGA.
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Since founding Of Montreal in 1996, Kevin Barnes has become the poster boy for the Athens, Ga., Elephant 6 recording company, while leading his band through the pastures of trippy psychedelia, cabaret-infused alt-pop, electronic music, and even the sort of Anglo-funk/R&B David Bowie invented. Like many of his Elephant 6 brethren, Barnes and Of Montreal brought an eclectic, nigh-on avant-garde approach to bear on sunny, succinct, infectiously melodic pop and rock. The band's first high watermark, 2004's "Satanic Panic in the Attic," is as an ample primer in the Of Montreal sound – part "Sgt. Pepper" vaudeville, part electronic frippery that would not be out of place on an MGMT album, and the rest all Barnes and his ever-charming, elegantly wasted romanticism.
Of Montreal releases a new album, "Lousy With Sylvianbriar" in early fall. (According to a post from Barnes on the band's site, it's influenced by "Sylvia Plath, the Grateful Dead, Neil Young and the Flying Burrito Brothers.") Of Montreal performs at 8 p.m. Monday in the Town Ballroom (681 Main St.). Wild Moccasins open. Tickets are $16 advance, $19 day of show (box office, Tickets.com).
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MUNCIE, Ind. - Ball State Sports Link's popular series "16 Players in 16 Days" returns with the 2013-14 men's basketball team.
Under new head coach James Whitford, the Cardinals seek to return from the shadows to Mid-American Conference-dominance. Ball State Sports Link will also produce an exclusive "all access" show with Whitford and the team this season called "Out of the Shadows".
Each day leading up to the Nov. 12 regular-season home opener vs. Taylor, Ball State Sports Link will introduce you to a different player from this year's team.
Today, meet freshman guard Kaleb Mallory.
Produced by Andrew Bultemeier and Connor Onion.
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We could never quite master the art of training a dog to even shake our hand. These people taught their dog how to drive. And honk the horn, too. Impressive.
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Some readers might remember a movie from a few decades back named "Highlander" and its catch phrase, "There can be only one."
That was fantasy, but what is playing out this season and the foreseeable future for District 6 Class AAAA girls basketball is very real.
Although there are four teams that have the realistic ability to win interdistrict playoff games - three might have the ability to go multiple rounds - just the champion will represent 6-AAAA in this year's (and next year's) PIAA tournament instead of two as in past years. The extra berth in the state playoffs was a victim of economics and district size.
Heading into this week and despite playing some of the toughest competition Pennsylvania has to offer, Hollidaysburg, Altoona, State College and Mifflin County are a combined 49-24. However, that won't amount to much once the playoffs begin, because none of those teams can afford one slip, one off night, or they'll be gone.
Hollidaysburg is 17-1 with two wins over Altoona and another against State College but could find itself on the outside looking in. Altoona's three probable Division I players might need a ticket to get into the playoff games.
"I can't even remember the last time where you had four strong teams, the caliber of teams between Hollidaysburg, Altoona, State College and Mifflin County. So it's very unfortunate that only one of us can go to the playoffs. District 6 has always gone and won. Now they've taken that away from us, which is very unfortunate," Hollidaysburg coach and former Altoona Lady Lion state champion player Deanna Jubeck said after last Thursday's home win against Altoona. "But you've got to deal with what you've got to deal with."
And the deal is that District 6 just doesn't have enough Class AAAA girls teams - five, since DuBois was moved into a subregional with District 10 - to garner more than one slot in the 32-team PIAA field. The PIAA determines how many entrants a district gets into states by the percentage of teams that district provides to the state total. There are 182 AAAA girls teams overall this year.
Actually, you have to go back to 2004 to find the last time District 6 was guaranteed more than one spot in the Class AAAA interdistrict field. The following year, in an effort to get around the PIAA's move to make the bracket more representative of the number of schools in each district, District 6 and District 10 moved proactively to set up a subregional in which each district's champ would play the other's runner-up. Two years later, the PIAA bought into the idea and set up a play-in round.
That's now gone.
PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi said there were a number of reasons to cut the play-ins, including poor attendance and the cost of traveling to and putting on the games. The biggest argument in favor of the extra round was that districts that produced better teams would have to a chance to prove it by winning their way in, but Lombardi said it wasn't playing out that way very often.
"We found out that some of the games were so non-competitive that we were not able to justify them, and the districts getting the extra team were not winning often enough," Lombardi said.
District 6 basketball chairman T.J. Kakabar said he hasn't heard much in the way of disagreement, although Miffin County coach Kevin Kodish asked about checking with District 10 to see if they'd want to resume the old subregional set-up, which Kakabar thought would be OK with the PIAA.
"District 10 wasn't interested," Kakabar said.
With no other options, District 6 coaches seem to be just moving on and letting the chips fall where they may.
"We try to take care of ourselves," Jubeck said. "Then, hopefully, the rest of the pieces of the puzzle fall into place."
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MARTINSBURG - Shalom Christian Academy, Pa., went into halftime down by two after Faith dominated most of the first half of the middle school Mason-Dixon Christian Conference tournament final.
However, momentum began switching toward the end of the first half and had fully changed sides by the time the third period began.
The Flames outscored the Falcons by 11 in the second half, even with their two leading scorers fouling out of the game.
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Faith Christian Academy's Brady Mann, left, fights for the ball with Shalom's Jonah Stains during the middle school boys Mason-Dixon Christian Conference tournament championship game.
Jonah Stains led No. 3 Shalom with 21 points in its 52-43 win over top-seeded Faith to win the conference title.
"Jonah is our MVP. He's led us all the way," Shalom coach Murray Roseman said. "A big part of the game, too, was our players hitting foul shots."
Shalom was a bigger team, height-wise, than Faith, but that seemed to have little effect in the first half.
After being down by two early, Faith went on a 5-2 run to take a one-point lead. The Falcons extended the lead to eight points in the first quarter with a 9-2 run following a timeout.
Faith pushed the lead to 10 points in the second quarter before the switch of momentum.
The Flames went on an 8-0 run in the final two minutes, part of which was fueled by Falcon turnovers, to shrink the deficit to two points by the end of the first half. Faith turned the ball over on back-to-back possessions to aid the run.
Brady Mann had seven points and eight rebounds in the first half for Faith.
Stains gave the Flames their first lead since the first quarter on a three-point play after he drove to the lane, was fouled, then made the layup and free throw. That started a 10-2 run for the Flames, who led by seven at the end of the third quarter.
Faith scored a combined seven points in the middle two frames, three of those coming in the third period.
Faith showed some life and got the home crowd back into the game with a 5-0 run early in the final period, cutting the deficit to two points. Shalom answered with 6-0 run, pulling the lead back out to eight.
Shalom's Micah Jehman, who had 17 points in the game, fouled out with three minutes remaining.
The Falcons took advantage of Jehman's absence by scoring the game's next four points and trimming the deficit down to three.
Stains dampened the Falcons mood, however, powering inside to cap off a 6-1 Flames run to extend the lead again. Will Smoot, who led the Falcons in scoring with 18 points, fouled out at the end of the run.
A minute later, Stains fouled out when he hacked Mann as he went up for a layup. Stains fouling out also gave new life to the home crowd, but similar to when Jehman fouled out two minutes prior, Faith was not able to capitalize.
Mann finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds for a double-double.
"Brady averaged a double-double. I don't know if there was a game that he didn't have a double-double," Faith Christian coach Ben Mann. "I call him the "trash man" because he gets all the boards."


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A top-level commission armed with subpoena power and the authority to investigate anything and everything is about to examine New York's often sordid brand of politics and government.
And because the state's new "Moreland Commission" is conceived and organized by two of the state's most powerful figures – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman – it's almost a sure bet that recommendations will come to radically reform the way the state's politicians and government officials behave.
So may indictments.
"That's certainly contemplated by the executive order," Schneiderman said Wednesday in a phone interview with The Buffalo News.
And after failing to gain passage of a reform package he submitted to the State Legislature, Cuomo made good on his promise to instead create a Commission to Investigate Public Corruption under authority granted by the 1907 Moreland Act. In fact, the governor hinted Wednesday that the commission may prove even more effective than the legislation would have.
"This is a very, very powerful option that was at my disposal," Cuomo said.
"So I wanted a really sweeping resolution either way – legislative or Moreland."
The governor said the panel will ask basic questions about how state officials act.
"They haven't designed a perfect human being yet, and you will have politicians doing bad things," Cuomo told reporters after an address to about 75 invited guests in the University at Buffalo Law School library. "The question is: Do you have a system in place that when someone does the wrong thing, they get caught and prosecuted?
"Do you have a system in place that is designing a better way to remove the loopholes, et cetera, so that it is harder for people to do the wrong thing? And that's what I want addressed."
The newest Moreland Commission includes prosecutors and legal experts from across the state. Cuomo described them as the "best and the brightest … the all-star team."
He said they will probe "systemic corruption and the appearance of such corruption in state government, political campaigns and elections in New York State."
All have been appointed as deputy attorneys general by Schneiderman, which he said grants them the authority to reach into any level of state or local government.
"It's an incredibly talented group of people who will make it very hard for anyone to attack as partisan or biased in any way," the attorney general said.
He predicted that the panel will submit by its Dec. 1 reporting deadline a series of recommendations that could, for example, reform the current system of campaign finance.
"The laws now are essentially a welcome wagon for 'pay-to-play' schemes," he said.
Schneiderman also cited the state Board of Elections and its inability to investigate many complaints as a state agency ripe for reform. He called such inadequacies "an invitation to misconduct."
"It's good to catch bad guys after they've done something, but better to prevent crimes before they take place," he said.
Three prominent law enforcement figures will head the panel: Onondaga County District Attorney William J. Fitzpatrick, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen M. Rice and Milton L. Williams Jr., a former state and federal prosecutor.
Included among his appointees are two Western New Yorkers, Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III, and Makau W. Mutua, dean of the UB Law School. Both spoke at the event Wednesday.
Special advisers to the commission include State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D'Amico, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and former Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau.
Cuomo had submitted the bills to address the influence of money in elections, strengthen prosecutors' ability to fight corruption, increase penalties and give voters more access to the ballot box.
No action was taken by the Legislature.
The governor accepted responsibility Wednesday for the bill's failure to pass the Legislature because he acknowledged he would not compromise.
"I said, on this one, I am unwilling to compromise because I want the toughest reform package this state has ever passed," he said, adding he does not believe that the Legislature viewed the situation with his level of concern and urgency.
But he also said he has ultimate confidence in the new panel he has given "a simple mandate: Clean up Albany."
"If someone did the wrong thing, prosecute them; if we have to make changes, tell us what," he said.
Cuomo reiterated his contention that New Yorkers should have trust in their government and a mechanism to examine and change practices that weaken the relationship between the people and its government.
"There have been four or five months recently when almost every week, you pick up a newspaper and it shows where another legislator is in trouble," he said.
"We want to restore that trust. Why? Because I want the relationship intact."
Schneiderman echoed those thoughts.
"The people in New York State have had enough," he said. "They're tired of talk, and they're tired of excuses. We clearly have a system that makes it far too easy to engage in misconduct."
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Why Become A Catechumen? - Mark Fletcher - 16-03-2007
I wonder if I might be allowed to express my thoughts on this thread about why I want to become a Catechumen, as a way of clarifying things in my mind? I shall add to this from time to time, before I am received into the Catechumenate.
Quote:'Let us invoke Him as the inexpressible God, incomprehensible, invisible and unknowable. Let us avow that He surpasses all power of human speech, that He eludes the grasp of every mortal intelligence, that the Angels cannot penetrate Him, nor the Seraphim see Him in full clarity, nor the Cherubim fully understand Him. For He is invisible to the Principalities and Powers, to all creatures without exception. Only the Son and the Holy Spirit know Him.' St. John Chrysostom
Lord, I want to know You, but words and concepts so often seem to get in the way. They reveal and conceal, illuminate and darken. Reveal Yourself to me Yourself and in Your Own way, or I am without hope. Help me to enter into a living and loving personal relationship with You, and not depend upon the second-hand words and thoughts of others without You Yourself illuminating them for me. Amen.
Why? - Mark Fletcher - 16-03-2007
Lord, there are many reasons for wanting to come nearer to You. I have reached a point in my life, a very dark place, where it has become a kind of living death. Resuscitate me in Your Great Mercy, for I am unable to cleanse or renew myself.
I have felt Your Presence just a few times. I do not want to be separated from You, and feel that You are giving me another chance to accept Reality for What It is: to accept You for Who You are, in the Person of Jesus Christ. Christ Crucified, Christ Risen; two aspects of the same Mystery that speaks so powerfully to me. Love is Your Name.
In Your Humanity, you suffered even unto the death of the cross. In Your Divinity, You are just as in the icon of Pantocrator. Yet You encompass both: human and yet without sin, Divine and Eternal Logos. Why this mystery should enthrall me so much, I do not know. And yet it leads me inwards to want to know You, for You are suffering Love in all its grandeur and simplicity.
I want to know the Truth about You. I feel uncomfortable with many of the words and phrases used, but the Icon of Truth must still be True, and does not need "touching up", just a little careful cleaning to reveal the Hidden Beauty. I believe that I have found That in the British Orthodox Church.
Mortality - Mark Fletcher - 16-03-2007
Another major consideration is mortality. One never knows when this earthly life will end, and when the Particular Judgement will take place. It is therefore imperative that one "gets right with God" as soon as possible.
Quote:PSALM 39 verses 5 - 8
Quote:THE TRISAGION
Catechumenate - John Charmley - 16-03-2007
Dear Mark,
Trust in Him. He will do what is most expedient for you - which isn't always what one wants, since our fallen human nature often mistakes what it wants for what it needs; He knows that, as well as what you need.
Without getting into a discussion on universal salvation, I am with St, Isaac in thinking that love could not bear the thought of eternal suffering, and that since God is love, we cannot know that we shall not all be saved; the Church does not teach this, but does not pronounce against it either. He knows the depth of your repentance, so do not despair.
The most terrible temptation that can come at this moment is to despair; to think that one is unworthy because one slips back, or because one's heart feels dry and barren; it is just then that the Evil One can tempt us back to sin.
We know Him through the Son and the Holy Spirit, and we know them through the Church, the scriptures and the Sacraments, as well as through prayer. We open ourselves, and we repent; we walk in His way; we lean upon the bosom of our Mother, the Church. He will not reject a broken and a contrite heart, dear Mark, and as you draw close to Him, our prayers are with you and for you.
In the final analysis, we either believe that the Orthodox Church is the one True Church instituted by the Lord and founded by the Apostles, or we do not; once we believe that, we have access to the best spiritual hospital in the world. Welcome, soon, to the Casualty department - there are many of us here.
In Christ,
Light and Darkness - Mark Fletcher - 20-03-2007
Quote:Holy Gospel of Luke, Chapter 11 verses 34 to 36
Another reason for becoming a Catechumen is the recognition that even the light which is in me is darkness. It is the recognition of the Light of Christ and the darkness of the world, including my own interior darkness. It is a desire to move from darkness to Light.
Light and darkness - John Charmley - 20-03-2007
Dear Mark,
An excellent point.
We might also bear in mind what St. John says in 2 John 1:9-11:
Quote:9 Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son.
It is this doctrine which the British Orthodox Church hands on to us, having received it from those who received it from the Apostles, who received it, as we are told in Jude 3, from Our Lord Himself.
If we are to follow the road, we need to know it is the right one, and that we can know only through the traditions passed on from the Apostles by the Holy Ghost.
May it be so with you, dear Mark.
In Christ,
Lost and Found - Mark Fletcher - 20-03-2007
Quote:'For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.' Holy Gospel of Luke, Chapter 19 verse 10.
Becoming a Catechumen signifies my wish to be found by Christ and to open-heartedly accept the Gospel of God.
Without Christ, I feel that I am lost in darkness, sin and error.
With Christ, I feel that I am found in Light, Love and Truth.
Thanks - Mark Fletcher - 20-03-2007
Many thanks for both your postings on this thread, John. Regarding the second one: yes indeed. May this be so. I wish this with all my heart. It's always good to read what you post. I feel that it is the Holy Spirit speaking to me personally, sometimes. Thank you.
why become a catechumen? - kirk yacoub - 23-03-2007
If I may add my thoughts to the conversation which I read with interest,
I believe that it is wrong to suddenly withdraw from the wish to become a catechumen without stating the areas of doubt and disagreement. I also believe, Mark, that if you write down for yourself as well as others all the doubts that assail you, you will begin to see the answers.
The only question you should ask yourself now is whether you believe that
Jesus Christ is God. If you reply in the affirmative, then you should enter
the path of a catechumen because within the Church you will discover
answers to questions, because all things flow from the Incarnation of God.
I hope the conversation will continue and that the Holy Spirit will guide
Mark to the Church.
Kirk Yacoub
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Dear Mark
Let me echo entirely all that John has said.
Orthodoxy is not something that we are simply in or out of, in which case we are all out of it because none of us live an Orthodox life, and if we truly believed the Orthodox Faith we would not live as we do.
But it is a spiritual hospital, a place of healing. And you are not sure about the treatment and so you hesitate to register with one of the Doctors. We understand entirely. It took me many years to become even the beginner Orthodox I am because that was the path God had laid out for me.
There is no rush, as long as you keep moving towards God, keep looking for life and light in Christ. There is only the path that God in His wisdom sets before you. And I hope that you will continue to keep searching and walking with us. We enjoy your company!
So don't worry. No one expects or desires you to do more than you are comfortable with, but we continue to offer ourselves to you as friends and pilgrims on the way.
Keep your questions coming because this is the only way we grow, and I had a great many questions in the past, and still do.
Best wishes and continuing prayers
Catechumenate - John Charmley - 23-03-2007
Dear Mark,
I hope that you are able to feel something of the strong affection that is felt for you here.
In the darkness there is light, and it is the Light of the World. But I know that when the darkness descends it can seem to occlude the light; but just as the sun is still there on the most dismal and rainswept November morning, so is the Light there for you.
In a way we come to the mystery at the heart of your questions about evil and suffering. We have to accept that these things are in a way we do not understand until much later, good for us.
Four years ago, when my wife left with no warning, and without my even having been aware that she had thought there was a problem (which might, of course, have been part of the problem!) I was devastated. It plunged my whole life into chaos, and at the time I despaired. Who knows fully why things happen, but looking back from where I am now, I can see that the process I have been through has helped cleanse and strengthen me, and that without it, I should most likely have been unable to come closer to Him. Had I been told that four years ago, I should not have believed it and should have thought it scant comfort; yet it was so.
In Christ,
Catechumenate - Mark Fletcher - 23-03-2007
My reason for deciding not to be received into the Catechumenate is because I do not believe that Jesus Christ is the one and only Son of God. If Kirk reads my previous postings, then he will see my (many) other areas of doubt.
I am still planning to attend St. Alban's Chatham on a monthly basis. Thanks for the goodwill.
Re: Catechumenate - John Charmley - 23-03-2007
Mark Fletcher Wrote:My reason for deciding not to be received into the Catechumenate is because I do not believe that Jesus Christ is the one and only Son of God. If Kirk reads my previous postings, then he will see my (many) other areas of doubt.
Dear Mark,
You are quite right to do what you are doing; if you believe as you say, then it is better to do what you suggest; but I am glad that you will attend Chatham as you say; as I commented elsewhere, I should be amazed if Marian was not also welcome.
I confess to being intrigued by your wording - does it imply you think there may have been other 'sons', or that there were none?
In Christ,
Avatars - Mark Fletcher - 23-03-2007
As stated previously, when I read of the lives and teachings of (for example) Sri Ramakrishna or Sri Ramana Maharshi, I find it very difficult to believe that these men were not "Sons of God" in just the same way that Jesus Christ was. Yes, the cultural 'baggage' is different, but when I read what they said, and the lives they led, I find it difficult to believe that Jesus Christ was "the one and only Son of God". There are loads of examples I could give who "fit the bill", from a variety of religious traditions. There are other paths to "God". The Christian Path appears the one open to me. It seems strange to me that a truly universal God should reveal Himself only to one people. Reading the Upanishads or other religious scriptures, I do not feel that Christianity has a monopoly on 'The Truth'. 'The Truth is One; sages know it by many names' as the saying goes. That doesn't mean that I am a Theosophist or some other strange creature. It just means that I don't know and I try to be open-minded in the light of the evidence. Thanks for your posting.
Catechumenate - John Charmley - 23-03-2007
Dear Mark,
When you write
Quote: I find it very difficult to believe that these men were not "Sons of God" in just the same way that Jesus Christ was.I wonder what you mean?
We believe in a Triune God, Jesus Christ is the Incarnate Word, made flesh for us men (inclusive, of course) and for our salvation. Other prophets can be 'sons of God' in a figurative sense, but Christianity means believing in the Resurrected Lord, the Only-Begotten Son. The Incarnation, by assuming our flesh, heals it. There is a very specific Christian anthropology and soteriology at work here, which the western Church rather tends to neglect.
I have tremendous sympathy with the direction of your queries, and elsewhere, as Peter knows, have written about the 'limits of the Church'. Indeed, one reason why I admire the BOC is its emphasis upon mission; God did not not reveal Himself only to one people, He charged His Church with the Commission of bringing His word to all men and women.
It is by no means impossible that good and holy men and women elsewhere gained some glimpses, and even some whole parts, of the great Truth of God, and I suspect that anyone who dismisses all other faiths as worthless knows little of them; and even, possibly, too little of his own faith.
Neither you nor I 'know', which is one reason why the Orthodox Church is as it is. It transmits unchanged the message it received from the Fathers, to whom it was handed down from the Apostles, who received it once from Our Lord Himself.
That is not to say that Truth cannot be be found, in parts, elsewhere; just that its fullness is to be found within the Orthodox Church, not because of its great virtue, but because it has humbly received the Truth from Him. There is no requirement of anyone to believe this; God loves us, He made the world in love and will redeem it through the same; He gives us free will to hear and reject - or simply to hear and say 'that's interesting ... but!'
If you get a chance to get hold of The Spiritual World of Isaac the Syrian by (Bishop) Hilarion Alfeyev (Cistercian Publications, 2000) I'd recommend it as strongly as I can. It will lead you towards answers to some of your questions - but perhaps not the ones you might expect.
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MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State University Athletics Department held its second annual Cardinal Carnival at Heekin Park Friday, May 18 for the local Boys and Girls Club of Muncie.
"The Cardinal Carnival is a community service project we have put together as an athletics department to help provide a positive experience for our local Boys and Girls Club," Ball State Associate Athletics Director Matt Wolfert says.
The Carnival consisted of 22 stations, which included volleyball, basketball, face painting, baseball, a dunk tank, inflatables, golf, football, track and field and many more games the children could enjoy. Ball State coaches and members of the athletics staff volunteered their time at the carnival.
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Last year's preseason game against the New Orleans Saints, in the Superdome, was disappointing for the Houston Texans.
They were torched not only by Saints starting QB Drew Brees for two touchdowns, but were also routed by backup QB Chase Daniels who had another three touchdowns.
This season, under the new defensive leadership of Wade Phillips, the Texans will be looking to redeem themselves.
Meanwhile, the New Orleans Saints will be looking to continue their winning ways. Coming off a commanding win against the San Francisco 49ers, they will be watching Houston very closely.
These two teams will meet again in the regular season, and you can bet that the coaches will be taking notes tonight.
This game should be a great opportunity to see the development of the Texans defense as well as the great offense of the Saints.
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just announced that it will be bumping the maximum quality of its
high definition videos to 1080p, up from the previous 720p.
YouTube software engineer Billy Biggs on the company's blog, "As
resolution of consumer cameras increases, we want to make sure
YouTube is the best home on the Web to showcase your content."
March YouTube began offering HD video for the first time. Much
of its video is captured from mobile devices, such as camera phones,
but even camera phones have now started becoming HD-capable.
One example is Samsung's Instinct HD, available since September.
Packing a 5 megapixel camera, the phone is capable of shooting and
posting HD video.
With the bump to 1080p, YouTube says it will
upgrade videos previously originally sent in 1080p that were
automatically downconverted to 720p. For those who want it,
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Ohio legislators finally seem to be getting serious about shutting down "Internet cafes" throughout the state. They are absolutely right to be doing so.
But they may want to think about whether, in the process of throwing out some very dirty bath water, they also are getting rid of a potentially lucrative "baby."
Hundreds of Internet cafe operations in the Buckeye State are thinly disguised storefront gambling operations. That is illegal, as one court already has ruled.
And far from being little "mom 'n pop" businesses, as some of their operators maintain, many if not all of the cafes are linked to national gambling interests.
But this type of operation is not the only gambling in town, so to speak. Many veterans' and other fraternal organizations also operate gambling operations, sometimes differing from the Internet cafe model.
If legislation that seems certain to be approved by the General Assembly is enacted, it appears all gambling operations outside of casinos and racetracks would be banned.
Attorney General Mike DeWine has said that if legislators do not legalize the type of gambling used by some fraternal organizations, law enforcement agencies will begin cracking down on them after Aug. 1.
That stance is appropriate, of course. Illegal is, well, illegal. And shutting down the Internet cafes is appropriate.
But legislators may want to take another look at the issue. Part of the problem is hundreds of virtually unregulated gambling parlors.
Some states, including West Virginia, have dealt with that concern by making small gambling operations legal - but under strict supervision and with payment of part of the proceeds to the state. In the West Virginia, such "Limited Video Lottery" parlors pumped $406 million into state coffers last year.
Many Ohioans just don't like gambling - and they are right to be concerned. Gambling operations often prey on compulsive bettors whose families cannot afford the money lost to electronic one-armed bandits.
But remember, by a vote of the people, some types of gambling already have been legalized in Ohio. If it is to be offered at casinos and racetracks, why not elsewhere? That is a question legislators - who certainly took plenty of time in deciding to crack down on Internet cafes - should be considering.


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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Ricotta Custard with Strawberries
I confess. this recipe isn't completely diet-oriented even if it's a lot more low-fat than the usual custards, but at least you can stay away from the kitchen stove and still enjoying a great dessert.
Ingredients (serves 2)
½ lb. fresh ricotta cheese
1½ cups ripe strawberries
½ cup confectioner's sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon aromatic vinegard
pepper (optional)
Dice the strawberries keeping some away for the decoration, sprinkle with two tablespoon of sugar and let rest for about a quarter hour. Whisk the ricotta together with the milk, when soft add the egg yolk and the rest of the sugar and continue to whisk till creamy. Add into the diced strawberries. Serve in cups decorated on top with the spare whole fruits soaked in aromatic vinegard. If you want to give to this dessert an unexpected twist and flavor sprinkle with a bit (just a bit) of pepper.
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14 commenti :
- Magic of Spice said...
Looks scrumptious!
- June 9, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- Pacheco Patty said...
What a great photo of a delicious looking dish!
- June 9, 2010 at 11:16 PM
- A SPICY PERSPECTIVE said...
There's no better combination than cheese and berries, Bravo!
- June 10, 2010 at 12:34 AM
- Helene said...
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- June 10, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- Helene said...
Such a simple gorgeous shot Alessandro! I love it!
- June 10, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- joy said...
That looks heavely. It reminds me of strawberries and cream. It is perfect for a Sunday picnic.
- June 10, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- Cristina said...
This ricotta custard looks lovely and it doesn't matter that it's not diet-oriented because it's that good looking. As always, beautiful presentation!
- June 10, 2010 at 12:00 PM
I'm curious..There is no cooking involved yet the ingredients involve a raw egg yolk. Isn't that a bit dangerous to eat without cooking?
- June 10, 2010 at 1:23 PM
- Alessandro Guerani said...
Strange than no-sense comments are always anonimous. Raw eggs are dangerous when not fresh, just like any not boiled food. Mayonnaise for example is made with raw egg yolks.
- June 10, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- Kristina said...
Sounds like a lovely recipe. I adore custard! Is yours perhaps reminiscent in taste of a cannoli? I haven't had a lot of other desserts based on the flavor of ricotta, so I'm imagining it being similar.
In defense of the anonymous comment, because of the salmonella issues we had with eggs years ago, many Americans are extremely cautious about raw eggs in any capacity. I know I was raised to avoid them. So while I understand that it's usually fine to enjoy a recipe with a raw egg yolk in it, it nonetheless raises a red flag, and I admit I was a bit curious as well. So try not to be too hard on old Anonymous. :)
Beautiful photograph, btw.
- June 11, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Alessandro Guerani said...
I was a bit hard for two reasons. First is that anonymous comments are unpolite in themselves, I mean... if you have an opinion there's nothing wrong in standing up with your face, I won't harm you ;)
The second reason is that you're right about salmonella, and we had a lot of cases too, mainly (hint, hint) in public eating places like school refectories and similars (this because children and old people is more influenced by those bacteria).
When you have raw ingredients in a recipe freshness is essential, not just in eggs: think at the common roastbeef where meat doesn't reach an enough high temperature to kill every bacteria. And the exemples are endless: mayonnaise and other dressings, grilled meat (the inside is not cooked that much usually, right?), a lot of shellfish recipes, etc etc
- June 11, 2010 at 1:29 PM
- Alina said...
Your photo immediately caught my eye on Foodbuzz - just as I opened it to check the updates. Beautiful! And it would be interesting to try this custard with a sprinkle of pepper as you suggest.
- June 11, 2010 at 2:51 PM
- Mary said...
WOW! Yum! A must try!
Delightful Bitefuls
- June 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM
- Healthy and Homemade said...
Oh WOW! Must try this soon. The photograph alone looks good enough to eat, makes me want to dive into the computer.
- June 19, 2010 at 3:58 PM


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on February 21, 2013 - 10:06 AM
My first thought when hearing Lindy Ruff had been fired probably wasn't what you expected. In fact, it wasn't even what I expected.
Ruff's dismissal was a long time coming, so it wasn't a major shock when the Sabres announced they were replacing him Wednesday. He was in his 15th season, plus one during the lockout, a lifetime in professional sports. The Sabres had missed the playoffs three times in five years, six times in 14 years. The facts roll off your tongue.
Last year, I suggested that the Sabres find another head coach. It was obvious that they needed a new voice. Another terrible start this season provided more evidence that a change was in order. If it wasn't clear already, and it was, there was no denying he needed to be replaced after the debacle against Winnipeg.
And yet when it actually happened, my first thought wasn't about the Sabres finally making a bold move that they owed their fan base. I wasn't thinking about who would replace him. Strangely enough, it was about how much I owed Lindy Ruff, knowing that I could never repay him.
You don't spend 16 years around a man in a professional setting and not form personal opinions about him. Ruff unwittingly taught me more about the X's and O's in hockey than he ever imagined. He was patient and entertaining, a terrific coach and a better human being than most will ever realize.
Somehow, it became lost in the turmoil.
One thing that was never lost was his effect on my life. His relationship with me lasted 16 years, but my relationship with him goes back 33 years.
Ruff, you see, introduced me to sports writing during the 1979-80 season. I was 12 years old and watching a game from the standing-room only section, adjacent to the press box in Memorial Auditorium. Ruff, a healthy scratch, invited me up the catwalk for a quick glimpse. I remember, clear as day, on that day, making a career choice.
So it was strange, when he was hired in 1997, that I covered the news conference in which he was introduced. I told him the story about our encounter. He mentioned that he did the same for a few kids. Small world. And I told him, if I ever called for his firing, he would only have himself to blame.
And we laughed.
In fact, we had plenty of laughs. Ruff's sharp sense of humor and quick wit had a way of putting people at ease. He's a gifted storyteller and practical joker who enjoyed the daily give-and-take, especially when his team was playing well. If I had a nickel for every person who enjoyed his act, I would have retired long ago.
Still, there was always a line that separated us. We understood the inherent boundaries that came with our job titles. At times, it became blurred as we came to trust one another with information about our personal lives.
The line prevented us from becoming true friends, but we remained friendly the best we could while keeping a safe distance from one another. We had a few battles, of course. You don't spend that much time around someone and not have differences, too.
Ruff spent 26 years, nearly half of his life, working for the Sabres as a player and a coach. He wanted to win a Cup for himself. Mostly, he wanted to win a championship, in Buffalo, for you. To me, that meant something.
We spoke numerous times about how much it meant to him. Imagine, he would say, what this city would be like if the Bills or Sabres ever won it all. If you closed your eyes and listened, he sounded like any other tortured Buffalo fan. Western New York is his home. His wife, Gaye, loves it here. His children grew up here.
For years, he was an ideal fit.
Over time, we came to understand what the other was thinking. I'll say it again, he knew my questions before I finished asking them, and I knew his responses before he finished answering them. Looking back, I guess there was a point in which I stopped listening to him, too, the same way his players did.
Ruff's critics had called for his firing years ago. I was a late arrival, but it had nothing to do with my childhood encounter with him or my respect for him. It had everything to do with my opinion of him as a coach. He was respected across the league for his work under trying circumstances in Buffalo.
Simply, I didn't think he was the problem. What changed? Well, that was the problem. Not enough changed in recent years. The Sabres looked mostly the same with their lackluster efforts and poor results. It became obvious last season that a coaching change was necessary. The Sabres needed to try ... something.
Calling for his job was a joyless, uncomfortable experience. Nobody wants to see a good guy get fired, but there was no ignoring the fact that Ruff had plenty of chances.
He was out of time in Buffalo. It was clear to everybody but the people making the decisions. He was forced to endure the indignity that came with getting canned 17 games into the season.
The bigger shame in his firing was that General Manager Darcy Regier wasn't sent packing before him. Ruff enabled Regier to keep his job for years, not the other way around, while getting average teams to overachieve. Ruff was particularly effective in the playoffs, but he needed the right personnel to get there.
It would have been interesting to see whether Ruff would have accomplished more without Regier, who should have been fired no later than 2004. There was a good chance any incoming general manager would have retained Ruff and made changes that would have given him a better chance to succeed and maybe win it all.
We'll never know.
In the end, Ruff made the mistake of staying in one place too long. That's all. If that's his biggest blunder in life, he'll die a happy man. There are no guarantees his dismissal will pump life into his sorry former hockey team. Another team will snap him up sooner than later, and he might win a Cup somewhere else.
In fact, it's expected.
Hopefully, I'll be there if it does.
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Due to the threat of heavy rainfall tonight and on Friday the entire Houston metro area has been placed under a flash flood watch by the National Weather Service.
The watch will last until at least 7 p.m. Friday.
Areas outlined above could see 2 to 3 inches through Friday, with isolated areas seeing greater totals and the possibility of flooding conditions.
Needless to say commutes to and from work tomorrow could be a real mess.