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State Mental Health Cuts: The Continuing Crisis
In March, 2011, NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, released State Mental Health Cuts: A National Crisis, a report documenting deep cuts to state spending on services for children and adults living with serious mental illness.1 These cuts, which occurred between 2009 and 2011, led to significant reductions in both hospital and community services for vulnerable individuals with serious mental illness.
Today, with demand for public mental health services extremely high, especially at a time of severe economic distress, the crisis in mental health care continues.2 The impacts are felt throughout society as people go without the treatment they need.
Increasingly, emergency rooms, homeless shelters and jails are struggling with the effects of people falling through the cracks due to lack of needed mental health services and supports.
Modest increases in state general fund mental health spending fail to compensate for the loss in federal Medicaid revenues that hit states due to reductions in federal Medicaid rates implemented at the end of June 2011. Moreover, to make up for these lost federal Medicaid revenues, states such as Arizona and Ohio have shifted state general fund mental health dollars to Medicaid recipients, leaving many non-Medicaid recipients with serious mental illness without services.
The data in this report is limited to general fund appropriations for state mental health agencies (SMHAs). It does not include mental health funds that are under the control of other state agencies such as state Medicaid agencies, housing authorities, or child and family authorities. Further, state hospital or ward closures and personnel cuts may be in other departmental or agency budgets. Were all cuts affecting mental health services factored in, the sum of the total cuts would be significantly higher.
1Honberg, R., Diehl, S., Kimball, A., Gruttadaro, D., & Fitzpatrick, M. (March, 2011). State Mental Health Cuts: A National Crisis. Retrieved from >www.nami.org/budgetcuts.
2Depression is Real Coalition, Mental Health America, National Alliance on Mental Illness (October, 2009). Economic Downturn Taking Toll on Americans' Mental Health. Retrieved from www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Top_Story/Economys_Toll_on_Mental_Health.htm. See also: Goodwin, J. (2011, October 21). Study: Foreclosure crisis threatening Americans' health. USA Today. Retrieved from http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/storty/2011-10-21/Study-Foreclosure-crisis-threatening-Americans-health/50852046/1.
Related FilesState Mental Health Cuts: The Continuing Crisis (full report) (PDF File)
Appendix I: Methodology (PDF File)
Appendix II: State Mental Health Budgets FY09-FY12 (Alpha Order) (PDF File)
Appendix III: State Mental Health Budgets FY09-FY12 (Percentage, High to Low) (PDF File)
Appendix IV: State Mental Health Budgets FY11-FY12 (Percentage, High to Low) (PDF File)
Appendix V: Per Capita State Mental Health Spending FY09 (Alpha Order)) (PDF File)
Appendix VI: Estimated Loss of Enhanced Federal Medicaid Match in FY12 (Alpha Order) (PDF File)


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The Military's Workplace Flexibility Framework
Marcy Lynn Karin
University of the District of Columbia David A Clarke School of Law
Katie Onachila
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January 3, 2012
American University Labor & Employment Law Forum, 2012
The return of combat troops from Iraq provides a valuable catalyst to take stock of the use of workplace flexibility in the U.S. military and for other employers supporting the military community. Workplace flexibility is a tool the military can use to support its operations, improve the recruitment and retention of military personnel, and fulfill its obligation to support veterans and military families. While the unique mission critical needs of the military are an inescapable variable when creating workplace flexibility policies, the military must meet the workplace flexibility needs of its services members and their families to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of the Armed Forces. This article provides an overview of the legal framework for workplace flexibility for the military community, and observations about themes evolving from those laws.
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BETHANY - Twelve Bethany College football players earned their way onto All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) teams that were announced Monday following voting by the league coaches.
Earning First Team All-PAC distinction was junior quarterback Matt Grimard, Second Team laurels went to senior offensive lineman Doug Murray (Oak Glen), senior wide receiver Ed Holmes, sophomore defensive back Wyssmy Despagne, sophomore punter Stephen Amic and senior returner Jeff Joyce.
Rounding out the teams were seven players on the Honorable Mention list. They included senior offensive linemen Nick Gore and Bryan Benzinger, senior wide receiver Johnathan Foster, freshman wide receiver Eric Blinn, senior defensive lineman Blake DeBord, senior linebacker Kyle Arrington and Joyce again as a defensive back.
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This is the second time Grimard has earned All-PAC attention and initial First Team recognition. He led the PAC and set new Bethany single-season records in passing (2,605) and total (3,127) yards, completion percentage (62.1) and passing touchdowns (23). Grimard also set new Bethany single-season marks in completions (226) and attempts (364) and on the ground, he rushed for 522 yards and 10 touchdowns, the fifth-most TDs in the league.
With still a season left, Grimard has placed his name atop many statistical categories in the program's records books. This season, he broke Bethany career records for total offense with 8,184 yards, as well as passing yards (6,363), completions (523) and completion percentage (60.1). Grimard will enter his final season in Green White ranked second in TD passes (51), as well as second in rushing touchdowns (26) and seventh in rushing yards (1,821).
Murray, the Bison starter at left guard, makes his second appearance on All-PAC after he was a Second Team choice last season. He was joined by left tackle Benzinger and right tackle Gore on the All-PAC teams, the duos' first all-conference award. Together, the three linemen helped Bethany set new single-season records for scoring with 301 points and passing yards with 2,605.
In addition to those records, the Bison ranked second in the league in total offense (391.1), third down conversions (40.8) and red-zone conversion (78.6).
A psychology major, Doug is the son of Scott and Joan Murray of New Cumberland.


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Comments about Sun-Ringle Rhyno Lite / Shimano Deore 525 Mountain Bike Wheelset:
Great replacement wheels to keep that 26" bike on the trail. They are heavy, but also heavy duty. The last set lasted ten years. Got these on sale for less than $90 shipped. Don't know how you can beat that.
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By DanielB
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I love these wheels, seriously. I put them on my all-rounder mountain bike that serves as my commuter, winter bike, off-road, etc. They are seriously cheaply priced, but IMO, are high quality. The rim is wide, the hubs spin smooth, and the wheel feels strong. I am not a weight-weenie, so I am not worried about the weight (or even know what the weight is), but it honestly doesn't feel that heavy. It is both rim and disc brake compatible. Great wheelset.
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I have yet to put these on the dirt, but they appear to be a very nice wheel set. Very strong rims, smooth bearings in the hubs. The only issue I had was installing my tires. I have NEVER had such a hard time installing tires. It's almost like I was trying to put 26" tires on a 27.5" rim. I almost broke both of my tire levers. Other than that, bolting up my disc brakes was a breeze. I look forward to hitting the trail in the near future. Only 4 stars because I have not ridden on them yet. I expect they will perform.
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Good value, nice hubs, rims seem to have braking surfaces with disc hubs!
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Nice cheap replacement set.
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Wheels arrived true. Hubs and freewheel are smooth. Just what I needed to replace the original wheels on my comfort bike. 20% off deal paid for the oversize shipping charge. No issues at all.
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Reliable rim. DT stainless spokes are consistent and reliable. Loctite type spoke thread compound is good until you need to true the wheel (which breaks the compound loose) or about two years. The rear wheel dish was off a little in the frame and when checked with a dishing tool. Not enough to bother your typical cyclist or bicycle mechanic. But enough cause a problem if running a 2.3" tire in the frame used. Gave me a chance to add and check tension on the wheel. Not bad for J&B importers. Wheel is cheaper than trying to buy the parts yourself. Good deal if you want to re-lace with colored alloy nipples and use linseed oil or a beeswax compound.
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By Jim P
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These rims have a tall brake surface on the rims for rim brakes,(Disc or Rim Brakes)this leads to a harder tire install. I have to use two tire levers together as one will brake. The good thing about that is, you will never have a tire come off the rim with a flat. These are rock solid rims. The Shimano 525A hubs are new. They use new seals, and the outer "Rubber Dust cover" is gone. They turn smooth like Shimano XT"s.
Great wheels - check valve size
By BIGSthebiker
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These wheels will no doubt be great (I have not ridden them yet), as has been said in so many reviews. They arrived in perfect condition, except they were drilled for Schrader tubes (not mentioned anywhere in the description). Nashbar customer service, usually great, has not responded to my repeated attempts to contact them about this (I even sent pictures). Just make sure you ask about what type of valves your wheels are drilled for.
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Can not do better for this price. I'm building up an off-road touring bike and these wheels fit the bill. When they arrived, I put them in the truing stand and got out my tensiometer and was happy to find them true and even-tensioned. Only surprise was that the rims are drilled for schrader (car-tire-type) valves! Not really a problem as I have a pair of rubber adaptor grommets handy, and I suppose if I'm touring it will be nice to have the option of using either type of tube, but I think Nashbar ought to give you a choice of which drilling you get. Bearings feel smooth and tires mounted easily enough. You'll want the wide 22mm rim tape for these. Still can't believe I got such nice wheels for this price!
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VIENNA, 18 November 2011 – The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) is hosting a meeting of a high-level group tasked with implementing the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's new energy access initiative.
The initiative, launched in September in New York, seeks to achieve the goal of Sustainable Energy for All by 2030 by meeting three inter linked global targets: universal access to modern energy services; doubling energy efficiency; and doubling the share of renewable energy in world's energy supply.
The year 2012 has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.
Participants at the three-day meeting in Vienna will discuss a range of topics relating to the launch of the energy campaign, ways to further engage the private sector and kick-start a "green energy revolution".
The high-level group is co-chaired by the Director-General of the U.N. Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, and the Chairman of Bank of America Corporation, Charles O. Holliday. It is comprised of representatives of governments, the private sector, international organizations and civil society. Together they are forming new public-private partnerships and an action agenda to be delivered at the Rio+20 summit in June 2012 in Brazil.
The Director-General of OFID, Suleiman J. Al-Herbish, who is also a member of the high-level group, said OFID was proud to host the meeting at its headquarters in Vienna. "Today, we are making a major coordinated effort towards our goal of providing universal access to modern energy services and raising living standards and economic opportunities for the poorest. This is in line with the mandate which OFID received from the Heads of State of our Member Countries at the Riyadh Summit in 2007," he said.
"For the last 35 Years, OFID has been supporting, on a South-South solidarity basis, developing countries across the world, particularly the least developed," added Al-Herbish.
UNIDO Director-General Yumkella said: "The Sustainable Energy for All initiative is launched at a time of great economic uncertainty, but also at a time of an emerging consensus on the need to act decisively and cohesively towards global challenges, such as poverty, climate change, human security and sustainable development. Energy is central to each and every global challenge we face. The decisions on energy we make today will shape the world we will live in tomorrow. Rio+20 represents a unique opportunity for our interdependent world to secure renewed political commitment to sustainable development. The energy revolution must be a cornerstone of that commitment."
Yumkella thanked the Government of Austria for its continued support and OFID for its leadership in hosting the meeting.
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One week ago Mildred Madison of the Detroit League of Women Voters walked into the Detroit City Clerk's Office on the second floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Building and presented two bank boxes of petitions to City Clerk Janice Winfrey. On those petitions were over 38,000 signatures of Detroit voters calling for the question of electing City Council by districts — seven members from neighborhood districts and two at-large — to be placed on the ballot in November. It was a moment that was overshadowed by the outcome of the election the day before.
Those of us who have followed the corruption and scandals of our recent history know how this one act, overshadowed as it was on the day it happened, has the potential to grow in the months to come and may ultimately define the future of our city.
Mildred Madison (left), head of the League of Women Voters of Detroit (LWVD), with Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey.
Madison's effort to make sure the voice of the people is heard so that next year's Charter Review Commission has a clear understanding of Detroit's interest in districts, gives voters a seat at the table. Now the question becomes, what's next? Detroiters who support electing council by district recognize that our current system isn't working. When only 15 percent of the population votes, when the ballot, with over 200 candidates on it is too big to fit in the privacy sleeve, when incumbent candidates do not have a reasonable expectation of democratic opposition because candidates are running alongside but not against them, it's time to take a good long look at the system.
Supporters of districts say we need to balance the name recognition that comes through celebrity and the media with personal name recognition that comes through interacting with our candidates at block clubs, Sunday services, schools, and in line at the checkout. We need candidates who understand our concerns. Supporters of districts believe that the best way for a councilperson to understand a neighborhood is to live in it.
They have a point. Every Detroiter knows that to understand this city you have to be here. You just can't "get" Detroit in a visit, and candidates can't just breeze into your neighborhood from the other side of town and understand your issues. Elections in Detroit are the only time anyone would dare to suggest that an eastsider would understand the west side or vice versa. This is a big place. Districts have become the change Detroiters talk about when they imagine a better future. Most of the candidates running for Charter Commission and City Council have already publicly declared their support for districts. It's the word on the street, it's what people hear when they put an ear to the ground. While there may be some who benefit from the corruption of the status quo, most of us are tired and are ready for meaningful change.
So what is Madison's opposition to do?
There will be Detroiters who will raise legitimate concerns about districts. Those concerns should be vigorously discussed and debated openly and publicly. Detroit is ready for that. After the last 18 months of political scandal, Detroit needs it, and it is rooted in the hope that we can do better.
A decision this important cannot happen behind closed doors; it should not be made by the elite or powerful special interests; it should be considered in our barbershops and at the bus stop, at work and on the street; it should be made by the people, for the people. We must decide if a new city emerges from the political scandal of old Detroit. Districts may be one of a hundred discussions taking place about how to fix our city, but it is the only one headed toward the ballot in November, the one that is making its way to the people. This is our decision and we must make it wisely.
Then there are the Detroiters who are on the gravy train. They will bend over backwards to find ways to kill districts and repackage and resell the status quo because they have a piece of the action. They are the ones who created the pay-to-play culture and don't want it to be affected. They do not want the debate or the vote, they want to suppress it. They will spread rumors to confuse and complicate the issue. They will try to convince voters their voice does not need to be heard.
They will attack Ms. Madison and try to discredit her despite her years of service to the community. They will raise questions about the legality of amending the charter to include districts, even though civic and legal scholars not on the payroll who have studied this amendment have concluded it is perfectly legal.
They will talk about 80-year-old corruption like it is more relevant than six-month-old corruption. They will cry about inhibiting the Charter Commission despite the fact that many Charter Commission candidates welcome a vote because it will give their discussions clarity and direction. It will be our job as voters to separate citizens with legitimate concerns from those working to prevent and discourage the people of Detroit from voting on districts.
And so, one week later, Mildred Madison, quietly waits to see how she will have to defend the simple idea, our most basic democratic principle, that the right to govern is derived from the consent of the governed. Someone is going come out of the woodwork, and pat us all on the head and tell us not to worry… they will take care of districts… eventually.
Someone will try to convince us that Detroiters shouldn't have a voice for change in November. The same special interests and forces of the status quo tried to suppress Mildred Madison when she started. Last Wednesday she and 38,000 Detroiters overcame, and the fight for the future of a new Detroit can begin.


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1 Tbsp sliced green onions
Slice the mochi into quarters and bake in a 450° oven or toaster oven until it puffs up, about 5 to 7 minutes.
While the mochi is cooking, place the water and wakame flakes in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame to low and add the pureed miso. Simmer 1 to 2 minutes. Pour into a bowl and add the mochi puffs and scallions.
Variation: A teaspoon or so of crumbled Eden Bonito Flakes and a few cubes of tofu can also be added at the beginning of cooking for variety.
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By 4merdep
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I have to admit that I purchased this item for its price. I've tried fountain pens in the past and I found them too cumbersome to use. With this pen however, my faith has been renewed! The pen is great to look at, and though its not as hefty as I thought it would be, its quite fun to use. It ill not be my last purchase.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Tynni
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this pen is great - really smooth writing and the ink flows well. The fine point is not as fine as I was expecting, to me it feels more like a medium, but I still love it. :)
Nice but definitely not perfect
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The current round of Levenger pens have screw on caps, a feature I despise. I much prefer a smooth grip.The ink vanishes quickly enough that I am not concerned about sealing the nib in a plastic case; I prefer writing comfort. Pens of this type are top heavy and uncomfortable to use, even with a fine nib.What a pity that the silver anniversary pen has the same cap!
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Lovely to look at, finer nib than expected
By blueyes227
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This barrel is gorgeous, with a shimmer that just can't be picked up in photos. It's also lovely paired with the new Shiraz ink color; I guess I'm in a purple phase!Only reason I didn't give a 5 on function is that based on other True Writer reviews, I heard the fine nib actually writes more broad than expected. I enjoy the broader strokes, but was afraid the medium would be too much. I was disappointment to see how narrow the fine nib actually was; wish I'd gone with the medium instead. Will have to wait I can splurge on a next Levenger purchase to change it out. Other than that, I'm thrilled with this purchase.
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I love all things purple so I was attracted to this pen based on its color. It's a nice size and shape, and it writes smoothly, but I do have a complaint about the clip. It's simply flimsly and easily pushed out of alighnment, even when I have not attached the pen to bulky or thick items. With each use, I am pushing the clip back into place and I constantly worry about it breaking off.
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Received the pen as a gift, adding another Levenger to my assortment of beloved fountain pens. The color is lovely but the quality doesn't compare to my other pens. The threading annoying, its construction feels like plastic, and I glued the top in place after it fell off. Even the ink quality seems to have declined; the cartridges empty far too quickly and ink clogs the nib. I'd use bottled ink, but this pen leaks more than Levenger's transparent plastic pens did. Is this the end of quality pens?
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I wrote a review yesterday that suggested the True Writer fits a compelling niche -- not as nice in appearance as costlier pens but less expensive to purchase; perhaps not much better in writing function than cheaper pens (e.g., Lamy) but more attractive. Within 12 hours, I had a very kind customer service representative contact me with various options. I reiterated that I wasn't "unhappy" with my purchase and suggested that -- rather than it being a pen that received an A in appearance and a C in value (like more expensive pens) or a pen that received a C in appearance and an A in value (like less expensive pens) -- it fits a "solid B in all categories" niche. That said, the person insistent that I be thrilled with my order and persisted on doing whatever it takes towards that end. THAT, LADIES & GENTLEMEN, IS IMPRESSIVE SERVICE!
Terrific investment
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I recently re-discovered fountain pens and purchased several from various vendors. The True-Writer was a pleasant surprise...a great pen at a great price. So many of my recently-purchased pens skip, and to someone writing a lengthy document, this is extremely frustrating. My True Writer fountain pen writes smoothly - no dragging - and the ink is of a superb quality.
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I have a wardrobe of fountain pens but I consistently return to over and over. I enjoy it as much or more than other pens I have invested in. The weight & overall design fits perfectly, the Nib is smooth & glides across the paper. I enjoy the plethora of ink colors Levenger has to offer so I have ordered another True Writer - in Violet!
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PITTSBURGH - It was more than the last game of the season for some of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
For some, Sunday was their last day in a Steelers uniform.
Decisions will be made in the months ahead, but some players clearly had a sense that Sunday afternoon's 24-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns was their Steelers' swan song.
There's no doubt quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be back, but he was just as certain that he'll have new teammates for the season opener in September.
"It's tough," Roethlisberger said. "You're used to seeing the same faces around here. You want everybody back, but you know that's not what's going to happen."
On offense, there are questions about running back Rashard Mendenhall, receiver Mike Wallace and tackle Max Starks. The two back-up quarterbacks, Byron Leftwich and Charlie Batch, are also at the end of their contracts.
The list of decisions on defense includes nose tackle Casey Hampton, linebackers James Harrison and Larry Foote, safety Troy Polamalu and cornerback Keenan Lewis.
"That's part of the game," Harrison said. "Nobody can play this game forever. And each year, it's a different mix of people. There's nothing I can do about that. I'm just a player. I work here. So I'll wait, wait until OTAs roll back around and get out there. Whoever we've got, we're going to hit the ground running."
Hampton and Foote lingered on the bench after the game, as though they were taking one last long look in case it was their last game with the Steelers.
Hampton said last week that if the Steelers don't invite him back, he'll seek a spot with another team. Hampton, 35, said he believes he can play for two more seasons.
Wallace said it was too soon to offer any thoughts on his future. The Steelers could still tag him as their franchise player, but it's unlikely they would do that after a disappointing season.
"There are a lot of different things that are going to factor in, but, most definitely, I'd like to be here," Wallace said.
Asked if he could see himself back with the Steelers, Wallace said, "That's where I've been the whole time. I don't know anything else. I love playing here. I love my teammates. I love my coaches. So it most definitely could be the best situation for me."
Is money the deciding factor for Wallace?
"I'm not going to really say that," he said. "I just want to be in a good situation, a good fit for myself, no matter if it's here or anywhere else. I just want to be a in a good situation. Money is not really a problem."
Starks took a decidedly un-sentimental view of the possibility his days with the Steelers are over.
"I have some grass stains left in my socks," Starks said. "So I saved a piece of Heinz Field with me, just in case I do go. But no, I've had nine years. I have a lot of memories here. So it wasn't anything that made me want to savor it extra long. It's been a great run if this is the end of it in Pittsburgh. I've had some great memories and it's always good to go out with a victory."
Mixed message?
Roethlisberger had an efficient game on Sunday, completing 15 of 23 passes for 134 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. His passer rating was 120.3.
Roethlisberger hadn't done nearly as well since returning from a three and a half game absence because of shoulder and rib injuries. That raised questions about whether Roethlisberger was completely healthy when he came back.
"I'm fine," Roethlisberger said. When asked if he should have come back when he did, he said, "No regrets."
But he also said that his priority in the offseason is to "get healed up" and that he was already working on a program with strength and conditioning coordinator Garrett Giemont.
Roethlisberger was named an alternate for the Pro Bowl and was asked if he would go if the opportunity presented itself.
"I didn't get the nod, but I don't know if I'm healthy enough to go anyway," he said.
Like old times
One of Roethlisberger's touchdown passes was a 12-yard throw to Plaxico Burress in the fourth quarter. It was the first Roethlisberger-Burress connection for a score since 2004.
Despite tight coverage, Burress was able to grab and hold the high pass.
"It was fun," Roethlisberger said. "They doubled him every time we got down there but that time they didn't. I tried to look the linebacker off. He's a big body down there and he made a great catch."
Burress was targeted three times and caught two passes. It was his busiest day in six weeks with the Steelers. He got more snaps because Wallace was placed on injured reserve earlier in the week with a leg injury.
As the Steelers build for next season, could Burress be back? He would be more specialist than regular, a receiver who presents an attractive target in the red zone.
"He has plenty of game left," Roethlisberger said. "You could really see it getting better every week. He was getting his legs back and playing really good football."
Burress, 35, was out of work until the Steelers called late in the season. Burress said he would like to come back.
"We'll see how it goes," he said. "I'm pretty sure I'll sit down with Coach Tomlin and [General Manager] Kevin Colbert. I understand it's a business. I'm just going to keep working hard. I know I'll be back somewhere."
Foul tempers
The game included several shoving matches, and Steelers center Doug Legursky seemed to be a central figure in that hostility.
"It was a pretty grimy game," Legursky said. "That's the way we like it. At the end of the day, there are no hard feelings. We were competing to win."
The Browns picked up two personal foul penalties on the same play for the post-whistle fighting.
Last day?
Reports from Cleveland say Browns coach Pat Shurmur will be fired today.
The Browns had an ownership change during the season, and the belief is the new administration will want to start over with a new coach. Mike Holmgren, who had been running football operations, was dismissed from that job during the season.
Shurmur said he hadn't spoken to owner Jimmy Haslam or CEO Joe Banner "in quite some time."
He refused to disclose what he said to the team after the game, saying, "That's between me and the players."
Injury report
Tomlin detailed these injuries after the game:
"Keenan Lewis re-injured his knee. He's getting it examined. The same thing for [Brett] Keisel, it's probably an MCL but we're getting that examined. [David] DeCastro has a stinger and Kelvin Beachum had a concussion."
Wait 'til next year
One date on the Steelers;' 2013 schedule is set: They'll play the Minnesota Vikings in London on Sept. 29.
That's considered a home game for the Vikings. The Steelers' other road games are at New England, the New York Jets, Green Bay and Oakland. They'll also play divisional opponents Baltimore, Cincinnati and Cleveland home and away.
The non-divisional home games are against Buffalo, Miami, Chicago, Detroit and Tennessee.
The full schedule will be announced in April.
Stats and streaks
The Steelers have won nine consecutive home games against Cleveland.
Tight end Leonard Pope caught three passes all season, two for touchdowns.
Cornerback Cortez Allen had five forced turnovers (three fumbles and two interceptions) in the last two games.


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A better, stronger rail bridge that crosses Loyalsock Creek and serves industries along the Lycoming Valley Railroad near Montoursville and Muncy will be in place by the end of next year.
That's the message the SEDA-Council of Government's Joint Rail Authority's board of directors told a group Tuesday evening at a meeting held at the Montoursville Borough Council offices.
A new $14 million rail bridge connecting the borough and Loyalsock Township will take the place of a 1927 span that was devastated during Tropical Storm Lee in September 2011.
Since then, rail traffic has been rerouted on neighboring Norfolk Southern lines to continue serving customers.
But that has come with a price tag of nearly $30,000 a month out of the Lycoming Valley Railroad's pocket.
Rail authority and county planning officials discussed details for the new structure and, at the same time, reaffirmed the state's interest in completing a flood protection system for Montoursville.
Mark Murawski, county transportation planner, said the borough is on a waiting list but should receive notification early next year from the state Department of Environmental Protection that a levee system will be constructed in 2015 or 2016.
For more than 15 years, county and local officials have looked at ways to protect Montoursville from floods while creating a direct access road to the Williamsport Regional Airport and replacing the aging rail bridge.
Murawski explained that funding for the "package" of projects fell apart earlier this year.
"There's a statewide transportation funding crisis," Murawski said, adding that "it's virtually impossible" to secure funding for such projects.
That's why rail authority and elected officials needed to act quickly to at least replace the rail bridge, they said.
According to the rail authority, funding for the new bridge includes $4.7 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $3.5 million from the state Department of Transportation's rail freight capital budget and a $2.4 million Federal Railroad Administration Rail Line Relocation Grant to the county.
Murawski said that while a bridge replacement normally takes about four years to complete, this will be done in two.
The new structure also is expected to reduce flood hazards to the borough and lower lying areas near the bridge.
"This (old) bridge was an impediment to Loyalsock Creek," said Jeff Stover, rail authority executive director.
The new bridge will have just one pier in the water during normal stream flows, according to John Conrad, bridge engineer with Keller Engineers Inc., of Hollidaysburg, who designed the structure. The original bridge, designed by the Reading Railroad, had five piers in the water and was anchored on foundations just eight feet below the creek.
Conrad said his design has the bridge secured on pilings driven 50 feet below the creek into bedrock.
The bridge, which will be compatible with the proposed borough flood protection system, will be a foot higher than the previous one and will allow fast-moving flood waters to flow through its center truss, Conrad said.
Mill Street will be shifted temporarily a few feet to the east during construction, but planners said access to the borough boat launch, sports fields and park still will be available.


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LISBON - Two percent pay raises were awarded to the two administrators at the Columbiana County elections board and two other employees.
The raises approved at Tuesday's board meeting would increase the hourly pay of Director Adam Booth and Deputy Director Kim Fusco to $28.36. Also receiving 2 percent raises were deputy clerks Nikki Wilkinson and Donna Klaes.
Booth and Fusco last received a pay raise in 2011 and it was 5 percent. Board member David Johnson said both raises are needed to keep pace with what administrators are paid in other counties and to reflect the additional work all of their employees are performing because of new state mandates.
"I think thanks to the leadership of these individuals ... we are operating efficiently and saving money," he said.
Johnson pointed out how the administration has saved money in recent years:
- Booth discontinued renting the computer work stations used by the staff, which cost $4,800 per year, and instead purchased six new work stations this year for $5,200.
- Moving into a new offices in the county government offices building provided enough additional space to reduce the number of training sessions conducted by the system provider from two days to one day, saving $3,000 per year.
- The larger building allows all voting equipment to be stored on site, saving $4,000 in annual storage rental fees.
- Consolidating polling places saves $1,400 per election for each polling place that was eliminated.
Johnson said the pay raises granted Wilkinson and Klaes - their first in 18 months - also keeps them in the ballpark with what deputy clerks in other county offices are paid.
The elections board has two other deputy clerks who are scheduled to receive automatic pay raises on their anniversary dates.
Johnson said all of their employees do a great job.
The pay raises will cost them an additional $3,500 per year. The elections board has an annual budget of about $600,000, one-third of which goes to staff wages.
In other news, Booth announced the Ohio secretary of state intends to mail early voting applications to all voters, which he said could drive up costs for the Nov. 4 election, depending on how many voters take them up on the offer.
It costs the election board about $1.40 in postage for every early voting packet they mail out. In the 2012 presidential election, more than 10,000 county electors opted to vote early using the absentee ballot.
Booth said sending out applications will undoubtedly result in more people opting to vote early instead of coming out on election day. "It naturally drives things up," he said.


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k i just checked i guess they took away an assist from clowe but he did have 4 pts when i was watching hockey with friends ... still 2 goals and 3 pts what an awfu ranger debut ... and comparing cory cross to ryan clowe? seriously man? whats with some people here , yes he takes bad penalties but he also knocks guys down on there ass and shows up in the post season
goodluck taking on the bruins next year , dont compare when datsyuk and zetterberg keep getting knocked down all the time and all we have is tootoo to show up
yes they gave up too much but we could of offset it a bit by trying to trade white for a pick (still cant believe we didnt trade him) or a miller/eaves for a pick as well and put in clowe
What is up w/some people? They are convinced, whether they admit it or not, that Wings management reads these boards and always towing the company line will get them a job. That's the only thing I can think of, because to not criticize this team is ludicrous.
Re: White....I can believe it. He still is a serviceable depth guy; we are only rebuilding when we don't like prices, all other times, we are trying to maintain a level of mediocrity that will lock in the 7th or 8th seed. That's the magic of Ken Holland--you get both--no value for players primed to leave but no "overpayment" to get pieces needed for a real run. Ahh, 1st round playoff exits....drink them in!


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The single greatest member of the superhero detective team, Aqua Teen hunger Force. Alias' include; the Drizzle, the Fume, and the Puddle. known for selling sacks of talking meat to alien freak shows, getting drunk with alien fraternity members, not paying bills, urinating in Carl's, his neighbor's, pool, and tossing depressed Happy Time Harry dolls off of cliffs for the purpose of making them immortal.
"Teeth are for gays! That's why faeries come and take them away!"
"You little meat! you don't have to get in that bag... Now you get in that bag, or you'll never learn RAM!"
"Cursed? ya think? he only said it like a thousand times!"
"Dancing is forbidden!"
"You little meat! you don't have to get in that bag... Now you get in that bag, or you'll never learn RAM!"
"Cursed? ya think? he only said it like a thousand times!"
"Dancing is forbidden!"
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the coolest of the ATHF, he basically gets the rest into trouble and annoys every one. he has many superhero aliases the Drizzle, the Fume, the Puddle....you can just sense the awesomeness!
My name is Shake-Zula, the mic rulah, the old schoolah, you wanna trip, I'll break it to ya.
โดย holyroman 18 เมษายน 2005
Alter ego of crime fighting super hero The Drizzle a.k.a The Fume a.k.a The Puddle.
By day he is Master Shake, mild-mannered shake. But, by night he is The Drizzle, protector of justice.
โดย Anonymous 01 กันยายน 2003
A narcissistic animated cup on the show Aqua Teen Hunger Force, or the newer, worse Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1. He enjoys terrorizing meatwad, dressing up as super heroes, being a smart alec, and just conditioning himself w/ love. He can't help that he's so awesome.
Master Shake loves to have sexual relations with women, he just can't find any in his neighborhood.
โดย ThePainterofMen0o1 18 มกราคม 2012
When a man masterbates and wipes off his hand, but doesn't wash it. Later, He shakes someone's hand that he doesnt like.
My boss sucks so bad I mastershaked him today when we met.
โดย DrDigits 18 ธันวาคม 2010
a really creepy cartoon charachtar on adult swim. a milk shake.
that show mastershake is really weird
โดย matt 28 มีนาคม 2005
The leader of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
I...I am forever... AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
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MARTINSBURG - A Martinsburg man scheduled to plead guilty to a charge of felony gross child neglect Wednesday saw his bond revoked after he failed a court-ordered drug test.
John M. Cook, 31, of Buxton Street, was indicted in May by a Berkeley County grand jury on one count of gross child neglect creating a substantial risk of bodily injury in connection with a May 8, 2011, incident in Martinsburg.
He had accepted the terms of a proposed plea agreement in September that could have seen him plead guilty to the single-count indictment. Under the terms of the agreement, he could have been sentenced to five years of probation and would have been required to register with the state's child abuse registry.
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John M. Cook
He appeared in Berkeley County Circuit Court Wednesday for what was originally scheduled to be a plea and sentencing hearing.
Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Pamela Games-Neely said she moved the court to have Cook drug tested after he failed to show up to a meeting with the court's probation department as part of the pre-plea investigation process.
The drug test showed Cook tested positive for "prescription and non-prescription narcotics," she said.
The plea agreement was subsequently set aside and a trial date was scheduled for February, but there is still a possibility the case could be resolved through plea negotiations, the prosecutor said.
According to court records, Cook was arrested last year after the Martinsburg Police Department received a complaint reporting a naked child had been left unattended outside of Cook's residence. A woman told police she found the naked 2-year-old in her backyard and the child had remained in her custody for an hour.
Police entered Cook's home after getting no response from inside. He was found asleep in a back bedroom of the residence with a spilled drink in his lap. Cook didn't respond to officers yelling at him, and he only woke up after police shined a flashlight in his face, records show.
Cook appeared to be under the influence of drugs and told police he had taken methadone and cough syrup. He consented to a search of his home, during which police located a snorting straw containing white powder on along with several pill bottles, some of which contained unknown pills, records show.
Police also found a box containing a marijuana-smoking device, a snorting straw and marijuana residue.
As of Wednesday, Cook was being held at Eastern Regional Jail without bail while awaiting future court proceedings.
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'Godspell Jr.' to be performed
WINCHESTER, Va. - Apple Creative Theater's Youth Musical "Godspell Jr." will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today and Friday and March 14 and 15; and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at St. Paul's on the Hill Episcopal Church, Senseny Road. Cost is $6 per ticket.
For more information or tickets, call 540-664-1089.
Play celebrates W.Va. independence
SHEPHERDSTOWN - "A New Home for Liberty" celebrates the West Virginians who rejected control by the secessionist slaveholding aristocracy of old Virginia. The performers bring to life the soldiers, industrialists, abolitionists, farmers, free blacks and slaves who united to help create a new state, where greater equality for all people could flourish. The production explores how issues of race and slavery played a prominent role in the creation of West Virginia. The project also educates West Virginians about the state's first African-American attorney.
Please join us in celebrating West Virginia's civil rights heritage. We invite you to an encore presentation of the stage production of"A New Home for Liberty" at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Guy Frank Center at Shepherd University. The production is free and open to all.
CATF announces 2013 season
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Contemporary American Theater Festival will be held July 5-28 throughout Shepherdstown. The 2013 lineup will include:
"A Discourse of the Wonders of the Invisible World," by Liz Duffy Adams;
"Modern Terrorism," by Jon Kern;
"H2O," by Jane Martin;
"Heartless," by Sam Shepard;
"Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah," by Mark St. Germain.
Single tickets and subscription REP passes are available on line at www.catf.org or by calling the CATF box office at 304-876-3473 or 800-999-2283.
Weinberg Center announces lineup
FREDERICK, Md. - The Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., has announced the following lineup:
Today: Gina Sicilia;
Sunday: Frederick Youth Orchestra;
March 14: Andrew Weil;
March 15: Jane Monheit with special guest Mark O'Connor.


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An Aquatarian is most like a vegetarian that eats seafood
I am an Aquatarian and I enjoy seafood now and then.
από jasncab 14 Ιανουάριος 2007
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A person who says they're a vegetarian, then orders fish or seafood in a restaurant.
He had the ribs and his aquatarian girlfriend had the catfish and salad..
από Saffireblues1979 4 Οκτώβριος 2008
1. living in the water; aquatic.
2. an aquatic animal.
2. an aquatic animal.
1. Fish are aquatarian.
2. Whales are aquatarians.
2. Whales are aquatarians.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Justin Gildea will remember his final game at Penn State for the rest of his life, and the result will always bother him.
Saturday's game marked the final chance in Gildea's Temple career to beat the in-state rival Nittany Lions.
The former Hollidaysburg standout said he was disappointed at not only the Owls' loss but also because he will not get to beat the team he grew up less than an hour away from and that never seriously recruited him.
"This is something I am going to remember my whole life and always think about it," a dejected Gildea said after the game. "It is going to be something that bugs me. You'll never forget about it. It's just tough."
The senior said he felt an increased sense of excitement and intensity throughout the week of practice and knowing that he would be playing in front of a large number of friends and family. He said once the game began it felt like any other, however.
But Saturday was clearly more than just another game to Gildea.
After being able to spend some time with a group of friends and family outside the Temple locker room after the game, Gildea commented on how nice it is to be able to have so many supporters in the stands and share some time with them.
Although the Owls took the loss, Gildea had a strong performance in his final trip to Beaver Stadium. The senior was the game's leading tackler with 10 from the safety position.
"Coming from a defensive perspective, especially, we just have to get off the field," the senior said. "There were a lot of opportunities where we could have gotten a stop and got the offense on the field, but we just didn't do that."
Penn State kept the Temple defense on the field and controlled the game with 36 minutes and 52 seconds time of possession.
And when the Owls were on offense, they failed many times to convert on key third downs and only picked up 13 first downs compared to Penn State's 27.
Temple coach Steve Addazio attributed that in large part to his team being a young and developing football squad that needs to learn how to make more plays. The coach said the building process takes time.
The Owls featured a more balanced attacked compared to their first two games when they were predominately a running team. Addazio said part of his game plan was to even up the run-to-pass ratio and take some more chances downfield.
Addazio added after the game that he would have, in hindsight, changed the playcalling during his team's final drive of the first half that stalled and led to a Penn State touchdown.
The drive started at the Temple 7-yard-line, and Addazio called three straight running plays in hope of breaking one and being able to run out the clock. Instead, Penn State used all three of its timeout and got the ball back in good field position before scoring a touchdown right before halftime.
Injury report
The Lions are dealing with a slew of injuries to starters and other key personnel. Along with RB Michael Zordich's knee (see separate story): DE Sean Stanley missed Saturday's game with a back issue, and Bill O'Brien said he expects him back next week (C.J. Olaniyan started in his place and had four tackles); RBs Bill Belton (ankle), Derek Day (shoulder) and Curtis Dukes (thigh) all sat out, as did OT Donovan Smith (ankle) and DE Pete Massaro (shoulder); CB Adrian Amos took a shot to the head late in the game but was able to return; OL Ty Howle returned to action after suffering a torn pectoral muscle in the summer.
Student sportsmanship issue
Three times - during the pregame and also in the first quarter - the PSU student section was loudly chanting, "[Expletive] you, Temple."
In the second quarter, following a series in which PSU was called for several penalties, the students were chanting, "[Expletive] you, refs."
"Sportsmanship in general is always a concern with all our fans and our students," said PSU associate athletic director Greg Myford, who noted crowd behavior is always "an ongoing process."
"If it ever got to the point where it was a problem we would certainly address it," Myford said.
Cheers for Paterno shown on video board
Penn State's 1982 national championship team was honored at halftime, and video highlights of the Sugar Bowl win over Georgia were shown on the video board. When Joe Paterno was shown, the crowd gave a loud cheer. It was the first time the late coach's image has appeared at the stadium this season.
Area players visit
A quartet of players from the area was among the recruits who visited for Saturday's game.
Tyrone senior receiver/defensive back Charles Wilson-Adams - the reigning PIAA Class AA high jump champion - was on hand, as were two of his junior Golden Eagle teammates, defensive back Erik Wagner and running back James Oliver.
Philipsburg-Osceola junior running back/defensive lineman Curtis Matsko was part of the 93,680 crowd, too. Matsko probably projects as a defensive end in college.
Ironically, the four local players all were on the same field Friday night, as well: Tyrone beat P-O, 60-7. Oliver scored four touchdowns and rushed for 184 yards on just 11 carries before sitting out the entire second half.
"It was cool, a crazy feeling," Oliver said when asked to describe the visit.
Oliver said Wagner received the invitation and took him and Wilson-Adams along. He said it's possible they could be making a return visit somewhere down the road.
Dunmore's 6-foot-7, 300-pound junior James McHale made it to Beaver Stadium for the second straight week; McHale is drawing interest from several Division I colleges. Another junior offensive line prospect who is being recruited by a number of big-time colleges and showed up for Saturday's game is Governor Mifflin's Connor Morehart - Morehart already has a scholarship offer from Rutgers.
Montour wide receiver Devin Wilson and Mars safety Owen Nearhoof also were part of the contingent.
News and notes
The crowd of 93,680 was the smallest since Beaver Stadium expanded above 100,000 seats in 2001. Last year's game against Eastern Michigan (95,636) had been the previous low. ... PSU's game captains were CB Stephon Morris, OT Mike Farrell and LB Michael Yancich. ... TE Paul Jones got his first career carry on the game's second play but was stopped for a 7-yard loss. ... DISH Network subscribers once again are able to watch the Big Ten Network after the two sides reached a carriage agreement Saturday. They had failed to do so in time for last week's games.


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Got Milk?
dodane przez Just Like Campbells...MmMm Good czerwiec 21, 2003
A womens breasts. Round and perky.
Look at her shes got cookies under that top.
dodane przez RG916 czerwiec 14, 2009
The lower part of a girls ass mostly seen when a short tight dress is worn
dam! I can see her cookies
dodane przez treal lipiec 27, 2009
orgasm, gettin' a nut, cummin' like a rabbit
Like right after sex when your girlfriend asks "did you get your cookies?"
dodane przez Amos Moses luty 23, 2006
partially digested food....
I think I'm gonna toss my cookies
dodane przez Rachel kwiecień 14, 2004
Cookies are cool points( as used in North Carolina), props that u lose when u get embarressed, no one i know calls any drugs cookies.
My man got his cookies took when he got slapped by his girl.
dodane przez supaSTAR252 grudzień 20, 2005
A big black dude in his twenties that wants to beat you up because you stole his beer. (also he wants to be a pro wrestler and looks like Mr T.
OH shit cookies is gunna kill us
dodane przez rkwacky październik 29, 2009
cookies - other word for Crack Cocaine because u bake it like cookies.
Hey man, let's do some cookies !
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a hybrid slang language that combines English words and Malayalam words into a single statement.
Vikram: "Hey Manu, I'm gonna go and chudakan some Pizza Rolls. And then, after that, I'm gonna coolikan."
Manu: "Dude, why are you speaking Munglish?"
Manu: "Dude, why are you speaking Munglish?"
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It's depressing me hearing about Datsyuk playing.
Yeah I realize that now. I thought he was playing for Ak Bars again.
I actually just watched today's game CSKA against Spartak. CSKA won 2-1 in OT. Datsyuk scored a nice one intercepting a defenseman's pass, going in one on one on the goalie (who played deep in the net and didn't challenge Pav fearing the datsyukian dekes) and sniped a wrister to give CSKA a 1-0 lead in the second. He also scored the game winner in OT on a goal mouth scramble quickly pouncing on a Radulov rebound and putting it home
He's 34 years old and doesn't have a lot of seasons left, certainly not at top level. Every game missed is a big deal at this point in his career.


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Film review: Agora - John Charmley - 28-04-2010
I don't know whether anyone here has seen, or intends to see, the film Agora starring Rachel Weisz as Hypatia, but a word of warning is in order.
I know we are used to a general anti-Christian bias in parts of the media, and films are hardly supportive of the Faith, but this one is a particular horror.
The Christians of fifth century Alexandria are presented as essentially an early branch of the Taleban, a bunch of thugs who spend their time toughing up cultivated pagans and harmless Jews. St, Cyril is presented as the lineal ancestor of Osama bin Laden without the humour, who orders the death of the lovely and intelligent pagan philosopher, Hypatia, after having helped organise the burning down of the great library of Alexandria.
One had hoped that Gibbon's gross misrepresentation had been corrected, but clearly not, Kingsley's version lives, breathes, and is Rachel Weisz.
I'm awaiting the early life of Muhammad from the same folk.
In Christ,
- vrc - 21-05-2010
Thank you for the 'heads up' - I saw this poster recently and thought it might be worth viewing at some point.
I shall save my time and money.
Frankly, I get rather fed up with 'Christian -bashing', although I am acutely aware that early Christians would hear my 'plaint with some amusement, given that we are at least free (in the UK at least) to follow our faith without interference or threat of lions! But there is definitely a media onslaught agin Christianity.
Sometimes I take heart that Jesus' message is still so powerful - clearly, some are afraid of that message, still. I suspect that if they were not afraid of that power, no bashing would occur. Isn't that what happened at the beginning - fear, lies, distortion, portrayal of Christians (and their founder!) as troublemakers?
Of course, I'd rather they were not afraid....
Incidentally, I heard years ago that 'Christians flayed alive the librarian of Alexandria (her name was Flavia), prior to setting the library on fire'. Does anybody know the truth of the destruction of this library?
- John Charmley - 22-05-2010
As with the idea propagated by the film that a bunch of taliban-like Christians looted and set fire to the Great Library, the idea that they 'flayed' the librarian too, is one of those myths picked up by Edward Gibbon and quoted ever since by people who think him a reliable source; he isn't.
The Library was burned down, by accident. Hypatia was certainly killed by zealots who may well have called themselves Christians, but the idea that St. Cyril was involved is not supported by recent scholars such as McGuckin.
The film is an interesting variation on how many ways can the media attack Christianity, and if I have saved you a few pounds, I'm glad, it makes up for the ones I spent on it
- Fr Simon - 22-05-2010
I remember a Christian friend of mine many years ago used to put up posters outside his house with Bible verses on and how one day someone had slashed one of the posters with a knife. He took a positive view of this, that the worst thing was when there was no reaction or response at all, just indifference - whereas the poster had at least provoked a response in this person. "If you have a heart you can be saved." (Abba Pambo)
On the particular question of the death of the last librarian and of who was responsible for the destruction of the library of Alexandria - now then, if only Sherlock Holmes had not retired and refused to take on any more cases... There seems no shortage of speculation and possible suspects - a brief summary of things can be found at http://ehistory.osu.edu/world/articles/ ... .cfm?AID=9
Whilst I am not so naive as to pretend that Christians have never done terrible things this does not in and of itself prove that they are guilty of everything laid at their door by accusers and when Edward Gibbon is one of the accusers I am not so naive as to take everything he wrote at face value either. Edward Gibbon (Decline and Fall of the Roman empire) demonstrates that Christian bashing in the media is nothing new.
But as my dear old friend pointed out, a reaction's much better than indifference.
And, in fairness to the media, it is not always in one anti-Christian direction. There have been some absolutely excellent television programmes in recent months - a wonderful series on a history of Christian art (including mafnificent photography of Coptic icons on monastery walls and wonderful Western stained glass), some respectful programmes showing Ethiopian Christianity, and only last night I caught most of a brilliant episode in a recent series on an Anglican parish priest in Sussex who in the run up to Christmas was putting up signs calling on people to slow down and take time out and come into the Church at 5.30 for 20 minutes quiet meditation. I nearly shouted at the television, I'm with you there brother! Right on! Go for it! How many came? Just one person came. So he and this one woman experienced 20 minutes quiet meditation out of the mad pre-Chrsitmas rush. It was a programme with valuable insights into our priorities and how we spend these years God has given us to live in this life.
And then once in a while the media throws up something altogether extraordinary such as a professionally made film (unlike some cheap films made by churches which however well intentioned I tend to find so embarrassing as to put people off altogether) and one of these I plan for us to watch later in the year in our Bournemouth Church weekend. I hope to use it as a starting point for teaching and discussion on a range of areas of Orthodox Christian spirituality. But more on that in due course...
Film review: Agora - kirk yacoub - 22-05-2010
Well, I've not seen the film, and I am unlikely to, not for religious reasons, my faith enables me to think for myself, but for reasons too tedious to go into (Maybe, one day, my memoirs will be posthumously published!)
The only remark I wish to make is that St Cyril, being a great saint, comes in for a lot of stick, and not just by anti-Christians. In a selection of Christian spiritual writings the well-known Eastern Orthodox theologian Olivier Clement gives a brief pen-portrait of St Cyril in which he is made to resemble a Marlon Brando style godfather rather than a pillar of the Church. It is so sad, so pointless, so..... (fill in your own words!)
Kirk Yacoub
- John Charmley - 22-05-2010
... so typical
- trespaser5 - 30-05-2010
I've noticed a love of portraying Christians as psycotic killers, I'm not sure it represents the secular media view of Christianity, no that is much worse. Many a film portrays the harsh, unbending xenophobia of anglicanism, the peadophilic misogynistic catholic, the happy clappy homophobic evangelical. I'm not sure Christians should take it too personally, we are asked to be meek and down trodden and as a religion that asks people to take a long look in the moral mirror you can't expect journalists to be too positive. On the bright side, so far, I haven't found any insulting steriotype for the orthodox, atleast not in Britain so perhaps you're doing well.
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- vrc - 30-05-2010
You missed out the films and shows displaying a blasphemous view of Jesus, most probably created by people who have never allowed themselves to try to form a relationship with Him.
There is definitely a growing trend (I think it may be linked to extreme left-wing politics, like communism, etc.) towards atheism amongst younger people, in the west and, sadly, if their only exposure of Christianity is negative, it leaves them without the option of forming a more spiritually enlightened view.
I did watch the series of programmes called "A History of Christianity", presented by Diarmud MacCulloch, which was good and, I thought, balanced.
(I especially liked the instalment concerning Russia's Red Square, where there had been an Orthodox church until it was demolished by Stalin. Directly after the fall of the Iron Curtain, the locals had the church re-built to a replica of the original.)
Politically, people are much easier to control if they drop the pesky belief that they have a soul and might even reach immortality. The drive for 'secularism' in administrative offices, such as they have in America and which trend has all but taken over here, is worrying. Such films as 'Agora' provide bulwark support for this trend through 'entertainment'.
Fortunately, the Church was founded by God and will not be destroyed. "Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away."
As the quote goes, 'if God is for us, who can be against us?'
- John Charmley - 30-05-2010
Yes, you are both right - and we know that the Gates of Hell will not prevail.
- DanielM - 31-05-2010
I tend to find any portryal of religion in movies today to show someone either insanely preaching, ageing, or murderous.
Whenever a main character is religious in a movie they are willing to put aside their faith for some "greater good" or comedy value. Ironically the only movies where they do not do this tend to come from Russia or Persia these days, either that or medieval.
vrc, I also watched theHistory of Christianity series and it gave me a lot o laugh about, and really made me wonder what is going on in the Oxford divinity schools. The series was indeed well produced but just seemed to portray the Ortodox as some lost tradition as most western Christian shows tend to do. It refered to the Oriental Churches as being practically lost and completely blanked Alexandria which is one of the Oldest seats in Christian history. Somehow he moved from Syria to China also, without touching on the Indian Orthodox Tradition. Basically the episode on the Oriental Church it was far too vague.
Can anyone suggest some movies which actually show a positive portrayal of Christianity (and are not made by "the crazies?" such as Mel Gibson :lol: )
The only major one I can think of is the one Fr. Simon mentioned, Ostrov (the Island) is a beautiful little Russian movie about a monk and his search for redemption. Apart from this I am all out of ideas...
Zeffirelli's "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" - Severus - 31-05-2010
Zeffirelli's 1972 film "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" (Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna) about the life of St. Francis is, in my opinion, still a delight. It traces the conversion of St. Francis and the early establishment of the Franciscan order. It is a very romanticised picture and Zeffirelli clearly wanted to draw parallels with the 1960s and 1970s worldwide hippie or "flower power" and anti Vietnam War generation. It even had some very folksy ballads sung by Donovan, so it is very much of its time. Nevertheless, the history is broadly sound and its message direct, although a bit simplistic. I knew of one Francisacan novice who went to see the film twenty-five times before his profession and he stayed the course until his death.
The rather surreal scenes when the scruffy Franciscans enter St. Peter's in Rome actually convey the feel of mediaeval liturgy and Alec Guiness as Pope Innocent III, although quintessentially English, is is quite splendid.
It is easy to sneer at the barefooted St. Francis skipping through the fields or St. Clare as a vision of loveliness viewed among the flowers, but at its heart the film does emphasise the desire for transcendence through selflessness and love.
- vrc - 31-05-2010
I am not the world's biggest film-goer, so my range of knowledge is fairly limited, but I do remember watching a less romantic film than Brother Sun, Sister Moon (which I did see, and loved to bits), which was called The Mission, about a missionary going to Latin America a few hundred years ago, and all his tribulations and trials.
It was very moving, and the integrity of the missionary was never assailed. Classic FM often plays the soundtrack, so that's pretty good, too!
I believe that Umberto Eco's book, The Name of the Rose, was made into a film, but I can't remember most of it as I saw it a lo-o-o-ng time ago. A few scenes stick in my mind, e.g., a fascinating scriptorium in the monastery. Still, as it's a whodunnit, probably it's less than positive for Christianity.
Given that the Bible is so chock full of amazing stories, it's quite incredible that Hollywood is still looking for 'ideas, man, ideas', and 'noo writers' :wink:
Incidentally, although it's not about Christianity, the film 'Gladiator' really brought home to me what those Christian martyrs faced when they were marked out for lion fodder in the Coliseum. (As an aside, I have a book on Roman Mosaics in my library, with one plate showing a mosaic of a poor soul at the precise moment of meeting his earthly end by means of a tiger biting into his eye (prior to the rest of it....). Gruesome. Clearly, the designer of the mosaic had witnessed such a thing.)
I also remember a film with Robert Powell in 'Jesus of Nazareth', made by Zefirelli, dating back many moons, which was lovely. I have just googled that, and also seen there is a DVD of The Gospel of John (I've never seen that, but it sounds great).
I was interested in your points about Darmiud MacCulloch's series, and I suspect that, although he is a great Oxford professor, that TV-world budgets and constraints, editing to fit time-scales available, etc, probably played some part in its imperfections, but all in all, it was a very absorbing work. Only God is perfect.
For me, the important thing is that the Holy Spirit can use it, despite imperfections, to bring alive in me the stories, the histories, the messages; to vivify it into a living reality for my soul, to reach past any resistances and areas of void or misunderstanding and to draw me closer in to what it is all about, and to provide a wellspring for further thought and absorption in it all, for His purposes. If it's just words on a page, then it's just words on a page. If it's a living reality in my heart, perhaps partly sprung from those words or films or pictures or songs - into the point of Communion - well, that's quite different.
Different topic (slightly): I often wonder why Jesus never wrote anything down, himself. Or if he did, what happened to it all.
- John Charmley - 31-05-2010
The 2005 film 'Into great silence' about the Carthusian Monastery of Grand Chartreuse, is well worth ,if you get the chance, as is the 2009 film 'No greater love' about the lives of Discalced Carmelite nuns in Notting Hill. I notice that another film about religion 'Of Gods and Men' has just won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It is about the murder of seven Cistercian monks in Algeria.
So there do seem to be some film which project a more positive view.
On 'Christianity', Dermot is, of course, an historian and nothing to do with the Oxford divinity school. He is an ex-Anglican whose view on Christianity is partly formed by being the son of a vicar, and partly by his being gay.
- DanielM - 31-05-2010
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On 'Christianity', Dermot is, of course, an historian and nothing to do with the Oxford divinity school. He is an ex-Anglican whose view on Christianity is partly formed by being the son of a vicar, and partly by his being gay.
Ah sorry, I miswrote this it seems, he is in part of the theology faculty for Oxford, not the school of Divinity. Funnily enough he used to be Head of the Theology faculty at Bristol university where I once attended a lecture from him on Christian history which thoroughly omitted anything to do with the Eastern and Oriental Churches after Constantine . I supose he keeps with that line of thought these days too. :lol:
- Fr Simon - 31-05-2010
Another suggestion: Chariots of Fire - about one of my sporting heroes the great Eric Liddell, who refused to run in the 100 metres on a Sunday and won a gold in the 400 metres on a different day instead. I read a good paperback on him. When a prisoner in China where he went as a missionary he refused to referee a football match between other internees on a Sunday but I think it degenerated into a brawl so then he agreed. So though he was prepared to sacrifice Olympic glory because of his strong Christian convictions about the Lord's Day his Christian charity towards others was even stronger.