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Wisdom from the Fathers - John Charmley - 04-04-2010
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As part of our education support, we are going to post some homilies from the Fathers. We hope that you will want to engage with these, and welcome suggestions for any favourites of your own.
At this Holy Pascha the obvious one to post is the wonderful Catechetical Address by St. John Chrysostom which is read at the Pascha Liturgy.
If anyone is devout and a lover of God, let him enjoy this beautiful and radiant festival.
If anyone is a wise servant, let him, rejoicing, enter into the joy of his Lord.
If anyone has wearied himself in fasting, let him now receive his recompense.
If anyone has labored from the first hour, let him today receive his just reward. If anyone has come at the third hour, with thanksgiving let him keep the feast. If anyone has arrived at the sixth hour, let him have no misgivings; for he shall suffer no loss. If anyone has delayed until the ninth hour, let him draw near without hesitation. If anyone has arrived even at the eleventh hour, let him not fear on account of his delay. For the Master is gracious and receives the last, even as the first; he gives rest to him that comes at the eleventh hour, just as to him who has labored from the first. He has mercy upon the last and cares for the first; to the one he gives, and to the other he is gracious. He both honors the work and praises the intention.
Enter all of you, therefore, into the joy of our Lord, and, whether first or last, receive your reward. O rich and poor, one with another, dance for joy! O you ascetics and you negligent, celebrate the day! You that have fasted and you that have disregarded the fast, rejoice today! The table is rich-laden; feast royally, all of you! The calf is fatted; let no one go forth hungry!
Let all partake of the feast of faith. Let all receive the riches of goodness.
Let no one lament his poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed.
Let no one mourn his transgressions, for pardon has dawned from the grave.
Let no one fear death, for the Saviour's death has set us free.
He that was taken by death has annihilated it! He descended into hades and took hades captive! He embittered it when it tasted his flesh! And anticipating this Isaiah exclaimed, "Hades was embittered when it encountered thee in the lower regions." It was embittered, for it was abolished! It was embittered, for it was mocked! It was embittered, for it was purged! It was embittered, for it was despoiled! It was embittered, for it was bound in chains!
It took a body and, face to face, met God! It took earth and encountered heaven! It took what it saw but crumbled before what it had not seen!
"O death, where is thy sting? O hades, where is thy victory?"
Christ is risen, and you are overthrown!
Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen!
Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ is risen, and life reigns!
Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in a tomb!
For Christ, being raised from the dead, has become the First-fruits of them that slept.
To him be glory and might unto ages of ages. Amen.
- DanielM - 04-04-2010
Hello John
Could you please post Theophilus of Alexandria's "Homily on the Crucifixion and the Good Thief" as I have been looking for this everywhere today.
Many thanks for posting the John Chrysostom adres, it is both englightening and beautiful.
The Crucifixion and the Good Thief: Part I - John Charmley - 05-04-2010
Dear Daniel,
Happy to oblige. As it is a long one, I will post it in a number of parts to avoid losing parts of it or creating too long a post:
The sun of righteousness appeared in the east and gave light to those who were in the darkness and in the shadow of death. (Lk. 1:79) The king of righteousness adorned himself with the diadem of the kingdom and all his enemies bowed down at his feet. (Ps. 71:9). A fragrant odour arose on the altar of salvation; the evil smell was blotted out by the perfume of his ointment.
The powerful lion sprang up out of the wood; all the wild beasts hid in their dens. The holy physician came to us with his medicines. Joy spread through the whole of creation. All the abandoned rejoiced with him, because like a city encircled and besieged by a hostile king, the hearts of all its inhabitants are in great distress. Just when they are oppressed, abandoned and groaning, the king who rules over the city receives words of his enemy's audacity, how he was planning to massacre the inhabitants. And so he assembles all his own people and trains them how to shoot his own arrows of war. Once his own people had learned how to wage war with his enemies, they marched against them with joy, knowing that they would defeat his enemies with great slaughter.
This, if you like, is the way of Our Lord Jesus Christ, when he saw the real enemy of the whole human race, who is the devil. For the devil invade the whole earth, and afflicted everyone with many kinds of sins, which he spreads with these great scourges, namely, idolatry, robbery, vanity, fornication, theft, murder, slander, licentiousness, envy, hatred, contempt, anger, sorcery, pollution, fraud, arrogance, perjury, falsehood, corruption, prostitution, deceit and whatever is similar in them. These are the traps which the devil set for humanity, until he brought it to perdition and dispersed it.
Well now. Let us consider in what way Christ the king made war against the devil until he released our souls from him and set them free. Let us begin, then, to penetrate the great treasure house full of the fruits of life. This is the great holy mystery of the wood of the cross, on which the True God, Jesus Christ, mounted out of love.
When he descended into this world, he came to the people of Israel and preached to them saying: 'Repent for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.' (Mt. 4:17) But they paid no heed to his holy counsels. After this he performed all the signs of his divinity in their presence, miracles without number. He made the blind see, the lame walk and the deaf hear. He healed lepers. He brought the dead back to life. He drove out demons. He made paralytics stand on their feet and forgave their sins. He made tax gatherers repent. He straightened vainglorious hands. He evangelised the poor. He remitted the sins of adulteresses and purified them with his divinity, restoring them to a virginal state. It was because an adulterous woman was made worthy of this great grace that her hands anointed the feet of him who had created her. (Lk. 7 37-8 ) From the moment she participated in the purity of his divinity, the voice of God came to her. 'Your faith has saved you; go in peace.' (Lk. 7:50)
In spite of all these things accomplished by him in their presence, they did not give him credence, but seized him and delivered him to be crucified. Having brought him into the court of the High Priest, they treated him with contempt rather than honour. Then the word of scripture was fulfilled. They brought evils upon me instead of blessings, and hatred instead of my love.' (Ps. 108:5)
What then are the evils which the people he created, the people who killed him, did to him? They are terrible to describe or to hear. My tongue trembles, my eye weeps, my spirit groans, my soul is distressed to utter them. It is God that they have seized, the Lord that they have bound. They have pierced with nails the hands of them who created them. They slapped the face of their Lord. They beat his head with their fists. They placed a crown of thorns on his head. They dressed him in a purple cloak. They gave him vinegar and gall. On this day they did all these things to him. They crucified him with two thieves. One of them, who was unworthy of the division of his divinity, said to the Lord, deriding him: 'If you are the Christ, save yourself and us.' (Lk 23:39). The other replied rebuking him with indignation: 'Do you not fear God? We are receiving the reward of our sins which we have committed, but this man has done nothing wrong.' And he said, 'Jesus. remember me when you come into your kingdom.' And Jesus said to him with great joy: 'Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.'
Part II - John Charmley - 05-04-2010
The gate of Paradise has been closed since the time when Adam transgressed, but I will open it today, and receive you in it. Because you have recognised the nobility of my head on the cross, you who have shared with me in the suffering of the cross will be my companion in the joy of my kingdom. You have glorified me in the presence of carnal men, in the presence of sinners. I will therefore glorify you in the presence of the angels. You were fixed with me on the cross, and you united yourself with me of your own free will. I will therefore love you, and my Father will love you, and the angels will serve you with my holy food. If you used once to be a companion of murderers, behold, I who am the life of all have now made you a companion with me. You used once to walk in the night with the sons of darkness; behold I who am the light of the whole world have now made you walk with me. You used once to take counsel with murderers; behold, I who am the Creator have made you a companion with me.
'All these things I will pardon you because you have confessed my divinity in the presence of those who have denied me. For they saw all the signs which I performed, but did not believe in me. You, then, a rapacious robber, a murderer, a brigand, a swindler, a plunderer have confessed that I am God. That is why I have pardoned your many sins, because you have loved much (Lk. 7:47). I will make you a citizen of Paradise. I will wash you body so that it will not see corruption before I resurrect it with me on the third day and take you up with me. The other who has denied me will see you enveloped in glory, but he will be enveloped in pain and same. He will see you surrounded by light, but he will be surrounded by darkness. He will see you in a state of joy and happiness, but he will be in a state of weeping and groaning. He will see you enjoying ease and benediction, but he will be suffering oppression and malediction. He will see you refreshed by the angels, but he will be troubled by the powers of darkness. And in the midst of intense cold the worm that never rests will consume him. Not only did he not confess me, but after having denied me he reviled me.
'For this reason all will receive according to their works. For as I have already said to them explicitly and in public: Everyone who acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.' (Mt. 10:32-3).
Part III - John Charmley - 05-04-2010
So now, brethren, what torment the man who denied the Lord brought upon himself? We should therefore watch over ourselves that we should not be led astray, that for the sake of things of this life, we should not be made strangers to him who has created us. Perhaps there is someone today who is denying God for the sake of riches because the love of money closes the eyes of those who are given to it. Such a person takes the part of Judas, He has sold the Lord for thirty pieces of silver.
It is therefore good for us to direct our concerns towards the Lord since it is he who takes care of us [text here has been lost]. Let us now turn to the goal proposed to us by the cross. For the ladder which Jacob contemplated that was fixed to the ground and reached up to heaven on which the angel of the Lord ascended and descended (Gen. 28:12), is Our Lord Jesus Christ raised up on the wood of the cross. The angels surrounded the cross, attending to his will.
Consider and contemplate God's mercy and great patience. He looks down from on high and sees his only-begotten Son nailed to the wood, and is longsuffering in his great bounty. For him, then, they still pierce our Lord Jesus Christ's holy hands with nails, they still slap his face, they still beat his head with fists, they still give him vinegar mixed with gall to drink, they still divide his garments by lot, and they still break a cane on his head. And in spite of all these things, he does not grow angry, nor has he any rancour in his heart against them.
Do you want to know the truth? I will not tell you; listen to him. After these things he cried out, saying, 'Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do,' (Lk. 23:34) Do you realise how great is the Father's mercy towards us, and that of his Son, who mounted on the cross for the salvation of the entire created world? For the moment he was hung on the cross, he purified the whole of creation, the things of heaven and the things below. His divine body, then, hanging on the cross made the whole air clean and pure. With the shedding of his sacred blood, the whole earth was equally purified of its contamination. Moreover, his divinity descended into Hades, despoiled it, and released the souls shut up in darkness, setting them free. For this is what he promised us with his mouth of truth, which in all eternity has never uttered any falsehood.
'If they exalt me on earth, I will draw them to me,' (Mt. 10:32) In another place it says, 'I will draw them to me with the chains of my love.' (Jn 12:32). What great love, then, is equal to this, which makes him mount of the wood of the cross and surrenders him voluntarily to imprisonment? For if it was not of his own free will, who would have been able to seize him? For who could ever have seized God, the Creator?
At the moment the impudent Jews surrounded him to arrest him, he asked them with great mercy, 'Whom do you seek with swords and clubs?' (Lk. 22:52) But they replied in their pride, hardness of heart and arrogance saying, 'We seek Jesus of Nazareth.' Jesus replied, saying, 'I am he.' (Jn. 18:5). The ray of light in his divinity struck their faces and they fell to the ground (Jn. 18:6). Likewise in his great mercy he made them stand up because perhaps they would repent. But they stood up and seized his disciples with great harshness.
God does all these things, then, in his desire to save us. Otherwise in that hour he would have brought it about that the earth would have opened its mouth and they would have descended through the opening into the place of their Ninevite brothers, along with the other brothers whom the earth opened its mouth and swallowed. I refer to Dathan and Abiram and the sons of Korah, the men who rebelled against Moses. (Num. 16:1-33).
Part IV - John Charmley - 05-04-2010
Let us now turn to the grandeur of the precious cross. Let us speak of it, and let us become acquainted with the prophecies which the prophets spoke concerning it from beginning to end. Therefore expand your uncultivated minds and listen in silence. Come, let us open up the great holy treasury. Let us draw out the spiritual ornaments. Let us adorn our souls with the love of the word. Invoke with me the friend of God and man, the giver of hospitality to the angels, I mean Abraham, the companion of God.
Come, Abraham, tell me what the typological meaning is of that thicket to which the ram was tied. Its name is sabek (Gen. 22:13). The interpretation of sabek is the Saviour's place of repose, that is, the wood of the cross upon which the Lamb of God mounted with great splendour to bring about the great economy of salvation, and on which he died in the form of a man. He will go up to his field having suffered through his labour. He lies on his bed and rests from his suffering. This is the manner in which the Saviour acted. For his bed on which he lays is the cross, which neither suffers, nor causes pain, nor torments, nor debilitates, nor perturbs, nor gets angry with those who pierce his hands with nails, not gets impatient with those who place a crown of thorns on his head, nor does it rebuke those who strike his face with blows, nor does it bear rancour in its heart against those who offer vinegar and gall in his sacred mouth, nor does it contend with those who deride him, nor does it get irritated with those who divide his garments by lot.
Do you want to know the truth? Listen, I will tell you it. I will say to you again that while they do all these things to him, he turned his eyes to heaven and prayed to his Father, saying, 'Father forgive them; for they know not what they do.' (LK. 23:34 ). At the same time you should be aware that God the Father determined at what hour to send down on them his irrevocable anger, even as the voice of his Only begotten ascends to him, beseeching him to put aside the indignation of his anger.
He sent a powerful angel and rent the curtain of the temple from top to bottom, tearing it into two. The earth shook, the rocks were split, the sun, that great source of light, was obscured and darkness filled the world to cover his sacred body on the cross, for it was stripped of his clothing which they had divided. (Mt. 27:45, 51: Lk. 23 44-5).
Ponder, then, my beloved, and reflect on God's mercy towards the world. He who had clothed the whole of creation was despoiled of his own clothing. He was left naked on the wood of the cross. But the sun, that wise minister, covered its Lord with darkness, which endured until the eyes of those atheists were dimmed, so that they should not see the great mystery that lay on the wood of the cross for they are not worthy of it.
For he who was contemplating it at that hour saw the accomplishment of the mystery of his divinity. Who was ever worthy of the great glory at that hour?
Part V - John Charmley - 05-04-2010
Let us examine this. The Father contemplates t from heaven. The thief too, after ascending to the height of the cross, contemplates all the things that had taken place, and rejoices and exults to see them. Who has ever seen them? The host of angels surrounds the cross and praises him with hymns. The Father looks down from heaven, giving glory to his Only-Begotten. All the air is in motion because the body of the Creator is suspended on high. All the earth rejoices because the blood of its king is sprinkled on it.
He purified all the germinating plants because the Lord was suspended on the wood of the cross - the wood of immortality, the wood of incorruptibility, the wood of the remitter of sins, the wood of the restorer to health, the wood of the giver of life, the wood of the provider of fruit, the wood full of peace, the wood full of rejoicing, the wood full of joy, the wood full of sweetness, the wood full of health, the wood full of benediction, the wood full of all the graces through the work of Jesus Christ, of him who was suspended on the wood of the cross.
In my view, the whole of creation is established and confirmed in the shape of the cross. It is the cross that produces a new man from the old, signing him in the holy baptistry with the oil that seals. It is the cross that purifies him. It is the cross that opposes, that is, that combats obstacles and drives them away.
The cross is the completion of that sacred mystery. For when the bread and wine are sacrificed on the holy altar, they are no longer bread and wine as before, but a divine body and a sacred blood.
The cross is the consolation of those who are afflicted by their sins. The cross is the straight highway. Those who walk on it do not go astray. The cross is the lofty tower that that gives shelter to those who seek refuge in it. The cross is the sacred ladder than raises humanity to the heavens. The cross is the holy garment that Christians wear. The cross is the helper of the wretched, assisting all the oppressed. The cross is that which closed the temples of the idols and opens the churches and crowns them. The cross is that which has confounded the demons and made them flee in terror. The cross is the firm constitution of ships admired for their beauty. The cross is the joy of the priests who dwell in the house of God with decorum. The cross is the immutable judge of the apostles. The cross is the golden lampstand whose holy cover gives light. The cross is the father of orphans, watching over them. The cross is the judge of widows, drying the tears of their eyes. The cross is the consolation of pilgrims. The cross is the companion of those who are in solitude. The cross is the ornament of the sacred altar. The cross is the affliction of those who are bitter. The cross is our help in our hour of bodily need. The cross is the administration of the demented. The cross is the steward of those who entrust their cares to the Lord. The cross is the purity of virgins. The cross is the solid preparation. The cross is the physician who heals all maladies.
Part VI - John Charmley - 05-04-2010
Come, peoples of all the earth, rejoice, celebrate today because the Lord reigns from the wood. All you that move in the waters raise your spirits, because the blood was shed mingled with water. All you birds of the sky flap your wings with joy, because he extended his arms on the cross, and the perfume filled the whole air. Wild animals of the desert rejoice, because his preaching to you was bountiful.
You have seen how great is the majesty of the cross, its power and the great help it gives to all creation. For when a man extends his arms in the shape of a cross and prays with faith, the angels compete among themselves to satisfy his request. Zechariah prayed and the angel Gabriel came to him and granted his request. (LK. 1:13). Peter prayed and the angel came to him and the iron chains were loosed and the iron gate opened of its own accord (Acts 12:6-10 ). He prayed and likewise restored bathe to life (Acts 9:36-41). In the same way, too, Cornelius prayed with faith and the angel appeared to him and granted his request: Peter came to him and baptised him (Acts 10:1-48. Paul and Silas were lying in prison and also prayed in the form of the cross. The angel at once came to them and shook the prison, and the doors all opened immediately, and everyone's fetters were unfastened (Acts 16:25-6). Moses prayed, and God came to him and defeated the Amalekites (Ex 17:11-12). Tobias prayed, and the angel Raphael came to him and healed him. (Tob. 3:16-17).
Let us therefore pray without interruption in every season and in every place, and we shall all be delivered from every temptation. For the Apostle said: 'Pray without ceasing.' (I Thess. 5:17). Even with demoniacs, it is prayer that heals them. The Lord said. 'This nation cannot be saved except by prayer and fasting.' (Mk. 9:29; Mt. 17:21).
That is why, you see, we gather here together for five days and five nights
The text - John Charmley - 05-04-2010
The text is that given in Norman Russell's, Theophilus of Alexandria (2007) pp, 63-70.
I don't know any on line versions, so hope, Daniel, it will be of help to you and others.
In Christ,
- DanielM - 05-04-2010
Thank you ever so much for posting tha for me John.
It is ever so helpful.
With love and Prayer
- John Charmley - 05-04-2010
Glad you like it; it is a wonderful homily, and it was nice to have the excuse to engage closely with it.
It raises the whole question of repentance and redemption in a form which engages some of us very closely for obvious reasons. St. Isaac the Syrian maintains we cannot understand the extent of God' love and mercy.
Sometimes this is read as a soft-centred view of the Gospel, and some pastors have shied away from him because of the fear that people would think that they could sin all they like and, as long as they repented at the end, it would all be OK. But that isn't what St. Isaac, or Theophilus here, or St. John Chrysostom are saying. Certainly, as the Lord said, the labourer who comes for the last hour will receive the same reward as he who has laboured since the first, but that isn't a call to postpone repentance; it is a promise that we shall be received when we repent and amend our lives; and, of course, the sooner we do that the better for our relationship with God. We can't grow in that relationship if we neglect it; like all our relationships, it needs us to work on it.
But it is a balm to those of us who know we have sinned and are marred by it. He can, will and does forgive us. But, of course, our salvation is a process. We have been saved through our baptism and chrismation; we are being saved through our repentance and the sacraments; and we shall, through His mercy, be saved at the last when He judges all - or so we are bold enough to hope through Christ Jesus.
And this, when we stumble and fall, is the greatest encouragement. We know that, like Dismas the thief, we can be received into the kingdom, though we have been stained by our sins, for His blood washes us clean. How much better that than the counsel of despair which says that we are so lost and depraved that we are damned.
We can damn ourselves by rejecting Him, or so it seems, although Mar Isaac suggests that at the end who can resist His love. But this is love - that He loved us first - even though He knows us. Knowing that, we can be encouraged to grow in Him.
peace and prayers,


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April 20, 2013, 08:01 PM
I was at a LGS today and they have about 150 20rnd boxes of .223 on the shelf. Its Independence for 11.99 for 20rnds of 55grn FMJ. I hope things start coming around.
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April 20, 2013, 08:20 PM
hopefully...its good they have that many but that price is not much cheaper than ive been paying throughout this thing (12.99)...i did see 10 wwb .45 100rd value packs at wally today..and this was 11:30am..they also had some .40s and.45 hydra shock looking boxes, quite a few...my LGS has had plenty of ammo throughout for some reason (if u wanna pay) but a wk or so ago i saw .223 100rd federal value packs (i think federal) for the first time in awhile and they had ALOT. Cashier told me it has moved past a trickle-ammo coming in
April 20, 2013, 08:40 PM
Was at Walmart last night, several dozen boxes of Tulammo 7.62x39 and 3 boxes left(2 days after stocking according to the cashier) of .223. I believe it was Remington for $12 per box.
Also had a few boxes of .380, a box of 50 9mm, several boxes of the non panic calibers, and 8 or 10 boxes of .308.
No .22 at all. But this is a good sign, seeing as how all that's been on the shelf out there lately has been 7mag and .243, and .30-06
Reminds me of the sig quote someone has about .30-06 being on the shelves during this panic because people that shoot .30-06 don't panic :)
April 20, 2013, 09:14 PM
Scored a case of "Independence" XM193 5.56 Nato for $8.97/box at Walmart. It is Israeli made in 2013 with an FC headstamp (Federal).
I will keep watching for this stuff to show up on their shelves...
Ignition Override
April 21, 2013, 12:34 AM
There were normal quantities of numerous ammo types at last weekend's Memphis gun show.
Maybe two people paying the very high prices.
If somehow .22 commands the only high prices by mid-summer, then it will also Have to come down after that.
Once other ammo types are much more affordable, a huge number of people won't Need to shoot .22 as an alternative, because they will have their preferred ammo, and can later stock up some extra .22 at 'normal' prices.
Price deflation will start to happen once the masses digest the voting results in the US Senate.
April 21, 2013, 12:40 AM
I started getting hopeful when I saw a colt AR at walmart for $1097.
4v50 Gary
April 21, 2013, 12:46 AM
The local grocery store has .223 for over $20 for a box of twenty. Forget it!
April 21, 2013, 01:04 AM
It starts with empty shelfs. then a few here and there and very expensive. then more on the shelf but still expensive. Then lots on the shelf but expensive. Then the shelf is well stocked and the price starts to drop. Lets just hope we see more and more on the shelf. I was at Cabelas and they had Herters .223 for 6.99 a box on the shelf
April 21, 2013, 02:59 AM
Father went into town today to Walmart and picked up a box of Remington 9mm. 40 and 45. All priced around 20-22 bucks a box. He said they had several boxes. So maybe just maybe supply is catching up a bit....
April 21, 2013, 04:07 AM
My local walmart has been getting shipments of 223/556 daily, but you have to get there in the morning and beat out about 20 other guys. There's ammo to be had out there, you just have to know when it is coming in. Supplies at my LGS and big box stores have been improving. I think we may have turned a corner. Even some of the gunbroker scalpers have dropped their prices.
April 21, 2013, 07:14 AM
I might start to believe the "scare" is over when I begin seeing P-Mags get passed by as they hang on the hooks at Cabela's.
....or when stripped AR lowers get below $150 again.
Either will be a welcome sign.
April 21, 2013, 07:22 AM
Seeing pmags back in stock again would be a welcome sign. I haven't been able to find one cheaper than $30 online for a 10 round AR15 unit. That's crazy when you factor in the seller wanted another $15 for shipping. I want some more, but not at that price. We all have to keep holding out a bit longer and not give in to scalpers.
April 21, 2013, 09:25 AM
.i did see 10 wwb .45 100rd value packs at wally today..and this was 11:30am..they also had some .40s and.45 hydra shock looking boxes, quite a few
i ckd for new ammo this am (22 hrs later) and they STILL had 4 boxes of those wwb 45s left..very good sign..some 40s still left too..also went to another walmart this morning-and this is the one where everyone lines up everyday- and by the time i got there, i was still able to score .223s -tulammo- they also 40s and 45s in the wwb..they were about to be gone tho because a mob was lining up behind me
April 21, 2013, 09:26 AM
what the hecks a pmag
April 21, 2013, 09:30 AM
what the hecks a pmag
A brand of magazine for an AR15.
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April 21, 2013, 09:55 AM
Think i know why wal-mart hasnt had ammo on shelf. Down in bryan/cs for grand daughters bd. Went to ww, strolled by ammo. Signs everywhere saying 3 box limit. Man at counter buying 2 cases of tul 223. Looked behind counter. Couple more cases. Nonne in ammo case..
April 21, 2013, 09:59 AM
ive been able to get 7.62x39mm ammo, .38 spl, 9mm, 45acp et cetera...all the while the hoopla has been going on, but no .22lr.
when i can go to wal-mart or the LGS and buy a brick of .22lr every other week i will say things have taken a turn for the better.
April 21, 2013, 10:02 AM
what the hecks a pmag
The current belle of the ball re: mags. Here's the link:
April 21, 2013, 10:50 AM
Think i know why wal-mart hasnt had ammo on shelf. Down in bryan/cs for grand daughters bd. Went to ww, strolled by ammo. Signs everywhere saying 3 box limit. Man at counter buying 2 cases of tul 223. Looked behind counter. Couple more cases. Nonne in ammo case.
this is true..i admit i was adding to the problem..ive been slipping the wm guy 5$ per box for him to hold ammo for me and sell me more than limit..my wife made me quit buying ammo for awhile so im no longer doing it anymore
we are not amused
April 21, 2013, 01:28 PM
I might start to believe the "scare" is over when I begin seeing P-Mags get passed by as they hang on the hooks at Cabela's.
....or when stripped AR lowers get below $150 again.
Either will be a welcome sign.
Saw some Pro Mag's at the Wichita Cabella's yesterday, they have a pretty good supply of 7.62x39, and have had for some time, and even a few boxes of high end .223. sadly no pistol ammo unless you want Russian 7.62 Nagant.
How ever at the gun show yesterday, I saw both a good supply of P-Mags and other AR mags at prices as low as $12.95.
There was also a pretty good supply of .223 and 7.62x39 ammunition at reasonable prices. I bought 500 rounds of 223 at $.46 cents a round. The first ammo I have bought since the six bricks of .22 LR I bought as Christmas presents for my nephews the day before the New Town shooting.
I almost forgot, I did see some striped AR lowers for about $159!
Perhaps the ammunition shortage is becoming to an end, I hope so, as I am getting short on .22 LR, and was getting short on .223.
April 21, 2013, 01:34 PM
I was at a LGS today and they have about 150 20rnd boxes of .223 on the shelf. Its Independence for 11.99 for 20rnds of 55grn FMJ. I hope things start coming around.
I have seen ammo (and primers and powder) come in stock as well. But it doesn't last long. I find it hard to believe a store actually getting a shipment means things are getting better.
One of the places I pick up stuff actually said many of their distributors said to expect zero shipments by the end of summer.
April 21, 2013, 02:24 PM
My Wal Mart is still stripped clean, LGS has stock, but insanely priced.
April 21, 2013, 03:05 PM
When the number of these threads out number the "gouging" threads I'll believe things have returned to normal. I've been reading claims of "return" since early Feb.
April 21, 2013, 03:27 PM
Things in Southern Florida R not getting any better. Semi auto guns r had to find and ammo is impossible to find. Internet places have no ammo neither.
April 21, 2013, 04:04 PM
Went to a gun show yesterday and while pricing was way high on ammo, the overall crowd had died down from the peak scare back a few months ago. While the show promoter might not benefit from the record-breaking admittance fee numbers, it was nice to be able to walk around and look at stuff.
Walking by exorbitant pricing is probably the best thing we can do right now to help calm the storm. If gougers won't make these crazy profits, there's less reason for them to, GOUGE us. They'll stop buying up ammo which will leave more for the enthusiasts. My .02
April 21, 2013, 04:45 PM
Local Walmart had 2 boxes of Winchester 20 round 5.56 and 50+ boxes of 20 round 7.62X39 here. Was the first time I have seen either this year there.
LGS is also getting lots more ammo in
April 21, 2013, 05:15 PM
I might start to believe the "scare" is over when I begin seeing P-Mags get passed by as they hang on the hooks at Cabela's.
....or when stripped AR lowers get below $150 again.
Either will be a welcome sign.
At the gun show yesterday, stripped Aero Precision lowers were selling for $139. That's not too bad considering no having to wait, and no paying for shipping to Alaska. Same vendor had loads of P-Mags priced at $17 each. Saw lots of guys checking 'em out and moving on without buying, including me. And my LGS has had a bunch of Troy, Pro-Mag, Lancer, and Thermold mags hanging on the rack for the past week.
It will still take a while for the supply chain to fully rebound from the spike in demand, especially regarding ammo. But, the peak demand has passed.
April 21, 2013, 05:24 PM
My LGS got some powder and primers in... He doesn't stock a bunch of powder, maybe 100 one pounders max... Anyhow, i picked up some Varget and some Win 748 that I've been wanting to try...
I'm in eastern, NC
April 22, 2013, 11:45 AM
Todays offering at Academy was sparse. They did get some Blazer aluminum FMJ +P
38 special. It was going for $20 a box. There was a lot of 22lr today, three 1600 round cans of CCI mini mags @ $119.99 each and Winchester 50 round boxes were $2.99 each. They also got some Winchester 500 round boxes of 22lr but I didn't catch the price.
We seem to be getting a lot of 22lr and 308 now and I should be happy with the 22lr options but I do need some more 9mm,40s&w,45acp and ,223/556. Hopefully we will cycle back around to the point where 223/556 in bulk was coming in. Same for pistol rounds.
April 22, 2013, 12:05 PM
One more observation: I have been looking for 9 luger here in CO pretty much every chance I could get for the last 4-6 weeks with NO success to speak of. Walmart, Dicks Sporting Goods, Bass Pro, Sportsmans Warehouse, JAX, gun shows, etc.
At the gun show the first weekend in april, there was VERY little ammo to be found on any of the tables, and what was there was priced high. Ammo Kan (who sells volume, and at non insane prices) was sold out of 9mm within the first 30 minutes, and the line was well over 100 people I would estimate.
Saturday, I went stupid early (as I was pretty much out) trying to find anything at all. I was third in line, and bought a 1000 roud box of 115g CPHP once fired reloads. It was expensive ($0.38/rd), but I bought it anyway on the grounds that I had been spending too much time, gas, and energy hunting for ammo.
As I walked around the show for about an hour and a half, I noticed that there was ammo on a LOT of tables - WAY more than what was there early in the month.
A few observations:
It seems like supply is catching up a LITTLE bit with the demand. There actually seems to be more ammo available (still a long way from well stocked shelves however)
Demand is starting to fall off as people have enough to make an occasional trip to the range. Now that I have 1000 (quite a bit more than I intended to buy), I will be out of the market for quite some time.
More people seem to be shopping price. I overheard MANY conversations Saturday where someone would pick up a box, and decide the vendor was asking too much, and move on. Certainly, I will not be buying more until I find something at materially less than the price of the 1000 I just bought.
April 22, 2013, 12:11 PM
I am here to report that the hording frenzy is still in full swing locally.
A friend called me yesterday to report he & his wife bought the last six boxes (3 box limit) of .40 S&W at Wal-Mart Sunday morning at 6:30 AM.
He was super excited about it.
So, I ask him when he got a .40 S&W pistol?
And he said he didn't get one, and had no plans to get one!! :banghead:
April 22, 2013, 12:42 PM
See, that's just ... well ... sad.
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April 22, 2013, 01:09 PM
Even if some businesses were told by distributors to expect zero shipments by the end of summer, this reminds me of a merchandizing tactic over a year ago.
It was February of either '12 or '11.
Several distributors told friends to expect about 25%-30% higher retail ammo costs by May, due to higher fuel costs.
That attempt to create an ammo buying spiral never happened. What a flop!
This time, such talk from distributors could easily indicate that they see an end to the price bubble fairly soon, and being so profitable, they will do anything to prolong the anxiety among novice shooters.
April 22, 2013, 01:10 PM
.22 is still close to impossible to find here and other calibers are sparse. No sign that things are getting "better".
April 22, 2013, 05:21 PM
Went by Cabela's earlier and they had quite a bit of 5.56 and some .22. 3 different brands of 5.56. The Herters was reasonably priced at $6.99 for 20 rounds, steel cased of course. The two brass brands were $9.99.
April 22, 2013, 05:25 PM
Went by fort wort cabelas yesterday. Almost no ammo. Only handgun ammo was 327 fed mag.
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A Walmart Neighborhood Market is coming to Goose Creek.
According to Goose Creek Mayor Mike Heitzler, the new market is tentatively slated to be located on St. James/Hwy. 176 in Goose Creek.
The new store will be located on the corner of Central and St. James on the school side, Heitzler said. Its a smaller store designed to serve smaller neighborhoods.
According to the Walmart website, the Neighborhood Market floorplans are about 41,000 square feet, approximately one-third the size of a standard Walmart store.
Goose Creek Planning Director Sarah Hanson likened the Neighborhood Market to an IGA grocery store.
There will be less merchandise quantities, not as many different brand names. Where Walmart may stock seven or eight different brand names, this would only stock two or three.
The new store will offer quick and convenient shopping.
Included are groceries and general merchandise, such as fresh produce, deli, paper goods, pet products, hardware and pharmacy services. The store will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
We met with the Neighborhoo Market people on June 12 and they were very impressed with Goose Creek. They said, of the 15 Neighborhood Markets, Goose Creek appeared the most together, Heitzler said.
The Walmart Neighborhood Markets debuted in 1998, and now there are more than 300 stores across the country. They feature a full grocery department, including organic and natural selections, prepared food options, fresh-baked breads, a self-serve deli and a bakery.
The store will also feature financial services and Walmart Site-to-Store, which allows customers to order merchandise online at Walmart.com and have it shipped to the Greenville store for pickup.
Goose Creek fared very well, Heitzler said.
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GLASGOW -A local man was arrested after leading state troopers on a Thursday night chase that began at the Mahoning County border and ended near his home in Madison Township.
Lucas J. Hall, 34, Alderlick Road, was charged with burglary after he was found in his locked father-in-law's home, which is located in the same vicinity on McCormick Run Road.
The chase began after 9 p.m. near the border between Mahoning and Columbiana counties, when a trooper from the Canfield post of the Ohio Highway Patrol reportedly tried to stop a speeding motorist who was driving south on state Route 11. The driver is believed to be Hall.
The chase continued into Columbiana County, with the vehicle getting off at the West Point exit and continuing south onto state Route 45 before turning onto Glasgow Road, which leads to Alderlick and McCormick Run roads.
The patrol declined to issue much in the way of details until the trooper completes his report, but Allen Haueter, chief deputy of the county sheriff's office, said Lucas abandoned his vehicle at some point after turning off of Route 45 and apparently continued on foot to his father-in-law's home.
The sheriff's office was asked by the highway patrol at 9:40 p.m. to assist in the search, and deputies went to the McCormick Run Road home but no one answered the door.
Deputies were then called to Hall's home on Alderlick Road, where they spoke with the father-in-law, William A. Leach, who said Hall had called the home several times from Leach's residence. He knew this because the phone had caller ID. Leach said his house was locked and Hall did not have his permission to be there.
Investigators returned to the Leach's house but were still unable to reach anyone inside. At 1:24 a.m., an unarmed Hall finally came to rear door but refused to come out and went back inside. This occurred several more times before he surrendered at 1:42 a.m.
Meanwhile, the sheriff's office called out its special response team after the highway patrol reported Hall may be armed because troopers found an empty holster in his vehicle. Haueter said Hall surrendered before the SRT arrived.
Upon further investigation, deputies found a rear window had been knocked from its track at the Leach residence, but nothing appeared to be missing.
Haueter said the highway patrol found a small amount of marijuana in Hall's possession.


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The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Severson Dells Nature Center, 8786 Montague Road. This audio-visual presentation will include sounds of the sunrise as it circles the globe, snow melting, whales singing and more.
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HAMPTON COURT, England
There was no more fitting place for Bradley Wiggins to end up than the former royal residence of Hampton Court Palace.
The 32-year-old Londoner completed his coronation as one of Britain�s top sports figures Wednesday by winning the gold medal in the men�s time trial at the London Olympics, just 10 days after becoming the first British rider to win the Tour de France.
It was Wiggins� fourth Olympic gold � after three previous ones in track cycling � and gave him a British record seven over all. He had shared the mark of six medals with Steve Redgrave, although the rowing great won five golds.
After pedaling his way through a sea of flag-waving and sideburn-wearing fans toward Hampton Court and a gold that never seemed in doubt, Wiggins was ushered from the finish line toward a very fitting seat � one of three gilded thrones where the top finishers waited to see if they had won a medal.
Wiggins didn�t have to sit there for more than a few seconds, as the only remaining threat � Fabian Cancellara � was well out of reach of his time.
That�s not Wiggins� type of setting anyway, so he jumped back on his bike and rode down the course again to share his victory with a more egalitarian crowd � his raucous supporters.
�I wanted to go and see my wife and all the people that had come to stand there on the roadside,� Wiggins said. �We all know about the Olympic ticketing. ... The great thing about cycling is it�s free to come and watch. All the real fans are out there, if you�re not lucky enough to come in and get a ticket. It was nice to go back out and roll up and down.�
Hundreds of thousands fans lined the course in southwest London as Wiggins rode in a sea of people dressed in red, blue and white � some of them even sporting the cyclist�s signature sideburns. He was greeted by his wife and two children as well as a crowd chanting �Wiggo! Wiggo!� after crossing the finish line at Hampton Court Palace on the banks of the River Thames.
Wiggins covered the course in 50 minutes, 39.54 seconds, beating silver medalist Tony Martin of Germany by a huge margin of 42 seconds. Tour runner-up Christopher Froome of Britain got the bronze.
Boulder�s Taylor Phinney finished fourth in 52:38.07, nearly 50 seconds behind Froome.
Kristin Armstrong of the United States won the women�s race, defending the title she won in Beijing.
�It�s been an amazing six weeks,� Wiggins said. �This was the plan. I�ve answered all the questions in the last six weeks. We�ve done it. To win another Olympic title in another event, it�s never, ever going to get any better than that. I realized on the podium, I don�t think anything is going to top that. Winning the Tour and then winning Olympic gold in London.�
Wiggins said the record number of medals wouldn�t nearly have meant as much if the seventh had been a silver or bronze.
�The most important statistic is No. 4, and not No. 7,� Wiggins said. �There was only one color (Wednesday), and anything else would have been consolation.�
Froome, who was Wiggins� teammate at the Tour, was taken aback by the crowd support � even though cycling is enjoying an unprecedented wave of popularity in Britain.
�I almost expected (Wednesday) just to be like another stage at the Tour de France, with lots of people on the side of the road,� Froome said. �You just cruise past them. But it was something very different to that. Something I�ll never forget. They were not just cheering but screaming our names. It�s something I don�t think I�ll ever experience again.�
After breaking his collarbone in last year�s Tour, Wiggins came back stronger than ever and has nearly been invincible this season, especially in long time trials where he is unbeaten in 2012.
The time trial is often called the race of truth, and at the end, the strongest rider came out on top.
Wiggins was second-last of the 37 riders to roll down the start ramp and was second at the first time check, after 7.3 kilometers, trailing Martin by five seconds.
The flat nature of the course, taking the riders on narrow roads in Surrey, perfectly suited Wiggins, who carried his former pursuit specialist skills into his favorite discipline when he quit track cycling after the Beijing Games.
He stayed cool and kept going as he gradually stepped up the pace to post the best time at the second checkpoint, at the 18.4-kilometer mark, 11 seconds ahead of Martin.
Wiggins showed no sign of fatigue from Saturday�s road race and clocked the best time at the third intermediate before overtaking time trial specialist Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain, who had started the race 4:30 before the Briton.
Wiggins continued to pedal with rhythmic and aerodynamic discipline to become the first rider to win the Tour and the Olympic time trial in the same year, extending his already impressive run of successes this season.
A few minutes after Wiggins crossed the finish, Prime Minister David Cameron hailed him in a message posted to Twitter.
Wiggins �is a true British hero. First the Tour (de France) and now Olympic Gold,� Cameron wrote.
The Durango Herald, David Stringer and AP Sports writer Dave Skretta contributed.
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Like Zach Ertz and Levine Toilolo, Brown was part of the Cardinal's heralded 2009 recruiting class. He is on track to graduate in June with a degree in Science, Technology, and Society. Though the move may come as a surprise to many, inside sources have long suggested that Brown was seriously considering the jump to the professional level despite his remaining fifth year of eligibility.
"My admission to Stanford University in 2009 was a life-changing event for me... I will forever and always be a Cardinal," he said. "I feel excited to move on to the next chapter of my life."
Brown defensed 10 passes, broke up nine throws, and recorded 65 tackles on the season while lined up against the opposition's best receiver. He was undoubtedly the Cardinal's top cover cornerback, providing an excellent complement to physical true freshman Alex Carter, who specialized in run support.
Brown's impact was perhaps best measured when a concussion knocked him out of Stanford's game versus Arizona on the second defensive play from scrimmage. With Carter still acclimating to extended Division 1 playing time, the Wildcats torched the Cardinal for 491 passing yards in the Farm Boys' eventual 54-48 overtime victory.
As was the case at other defensive positions, Stanford operated a healthy rotation in the secondary that saw fellow corners Barry Browning and Wayne Lyons also enjoy time. Brown's departure should translate into more playing time for those two players as a talented secondary continues to evolve. Sophomore Ronnie Harris also made a handful of eye-opening plays in 2012. Jordan Richards and Ed Reynolds were sensational at the safety positions in 2012. They'll return along with nickel back Usua Amanam and a pair of sophomore up-and-comers: Zach Hoffpauir and Drew Madhu.
This past weekend, Stanford's defensive front seven was buoyed by the announced returns of Ben Gardner, Shayne Skov, and Trent Murphy.
Stay tuned for The Bootleg's positional development breakdowns, which will give you a detailed inside look at Stanford's progress.
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3 Reasons the Ground Zero Mosque Debate Makes No Sense
I'm talking about people like professional political tumor, Newt Gingrich, and future worst President ever, Sarah Palin, who have both slammed supporters of the Islamic community center with rhetoric so flawed, I'm afraid even linking to it might impair your computer's higher functioning circuits. But it's not just them. Due to the wave of misinformation being spread, apparently 68% of Americans also oppose the mosque.
How did this happen? Well, basically a complacent or a complicit media helped perpetuate three ideas that are either outright lies or intellectually dishonest arguments designed to bring out the very worst in all of us. And as you continue to hear them--and you will--take out this column which you will have already printed and laminated, and recite thusly:
1. It's Not at Ground Zero
The proposed structure is not on the hallowed ground of the former World Trade Center. It's at an abandoned and private building blocks away that used to be the Burlington Coat Factory. That means that if every one of the "g's" that Sarah Palin drops when she's talkin' folksy were 10 by10 feet large, you could still stack over 120 of them from Ground Zero to this community center. Easy.
That sort of makes all the difference, doesn't it? I know, when I first heard they were building a mosque at Ground Zero, I literally said, "What the fuck." Like out loud and everything. I didn't even pull a "WTF" despite years of writing for the Internet. That's because for the last nine years, we New Yorkers have listened to countless proposals and plans and ideas of how to best rebuild the area while honoring the memories of those who died. And suddenly it seemed we were being told, "Yep, it's all decided. Mosque. We want a mosque here. Just feels right."
So yeah, of course, no one was on board. That just made no sense. What happened to that proposed waterfall and wall of names? Nothing happened. Because no one was ever building a mosque on that site. It's just a lie that was told to you by people who wanted you to be afraid, upset, and hurt. People who wanted to manipulate your tender emotions to inspire contempt for the government. It's about as intellectually dishonest as manipulating debate footage to make it appear that "Drill, baby, drill" is Sarah Palin's stance on partial birth abortions. It's just wrong.
And to those who say that any location in lower Manhattan is too close for a Muslim structure, let me remind you that right now, in the shadow of what would be the former World Trade Center, there's a Halal Meat Hot Truck with a multi-denominational line that wraps around my building every day at lunch time. And I'm positive that's owned by a Muslim. And I've even suffered at his hands. (Spoiler alert: avoid the goat rhoti). Should he move a few more blocks away too? Of course, not. That would just be silly, right? Is it different? Why? Because mosques are religious and the 911 terrorists perverted Islam into something violent and hateful? Guess what? Those knights did the same thing to Christianity for the 300 years of the Crusades, and no one's saying that churches shouldn't be built anywhere in … Europe.
2. It's Not Strictly A Mosque
A mosque by definition is a purely religious structure. This is a large proposed community center, open to the public and set to house, among other things, a basketball court. Yes there will be a prayer space inside it as well, but you don't call St. Mary's Hospital a church because it happens to have a chapel inside it, do you? Well, maybe you do. You read about politics on the Internet from a guy who claims not to write about politics, so maybe you're functionally illiterate. But the point is, you shouldn't.
But "Islamic Community Center open to the public" doesn't have the same ability to scare people the way "mosque" does. I mean, you hear "mosque" you think mosquito, you think STING! You hear "mosque" you think "mask," you think DECEPTION! You hear "community center" you think "OK. One more place I'll never go." So, yeah, clearly the decision was made by those who hate you to call this the "Ground Zero Mosque" even though it's not at Ground Zero and not technically a mosque. Why are we still discussing this? Why haven't you already asked Sarah Palin if she's the devil on her Twitter account? Oh, that's right. Because the devil is supposed to be good at lying.
3. You Can't Simultaneously Acknowledge A Right And Insist That Your Government Suppress It
But the real reason I'm writing is not just because of people like Sarah Palin, but because of shameful, spineless panderers like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Here's a statement from each of them designed to give the appearance of being tolerant while adhering to good old-fashioned common sense values:
From Sarah Palin's Twitter Feed:
"We all know that they have the right to do it, but should they?"
And from Harry Reid's spokesperson:
While respecting that Muslims have a First Amendment right to religious freedom, Reid "thinks this mosque should be built some place else," his spokesman Jim Manley said Monday.
Let me make something clear. In order to make these statements you must hate two things: logic and America. There is NO way to say that an individual has a protected right to do something and simultaneously criticize your government for not suppressing the execution of that right. There is no way for President Obama or any other president to put a stumbling block in the way of the free exercise of religion without violating the sanctity of that freedom. Should I say it more simply? OK.
You can't legally stop people from obeying the law.
The Burlington Coat factory is private property. Those who want to build on it are private citizens. They are violating no law in wanting to build a community center. Under what authority do you propose we stop them? There is no "unless you're a Muslim within X yards of a national tragedy exception" to the free exercise of religion. Do the Gingrichs and Palins and Reids want to start a precedent where you can compel people not to exercise the freedoms guaranteed under our Constitution provided enough people don't like you?
And what are we saying to Muslims? That if they were good Americans they would willingly give up their rights? I can't think of anything less American than that? This is America. We do what we want. And all you have to do to have that right is be a citizen here. And if you're a traitor, well then we will prosecute you for treason and penalize you for taking up arms against the greatest country in the world, but we will NOT start curtailing your freedoms based on mere speculation fueled by lies about what you're building and where you're building it.
In the days following 911 it was very popular to say that we couldn't do anything differently in America or "the terrorists would win." We can't stop driving gas guzzling cars. We can't stop supporting dictators in other parts of the world for financial or political gain. We can't vote for a Democrat. Most of that was rhetoric. Some of it was probably true. But one thing is definitely true: if we ask our leaders to start dishonoring the freedoms that make this country great, the terrorists surely will have won. And I don't want to see that. Because unlike those with power and influence who would lie to you, I love America.
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The 1933 Essex Terraplane used by gangster John Dillinger in 1934 is housed in the Convention Center in downtown Richmond, Virginia.
Property of the National Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington, DC, the gangster's getaway car will be on exhibit until late in 2012. The dashing red vehicle is valued at over $150,000, though slightly damaged by two slugs that are still in the front cowl panel.
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Florida State product Dustin Hopkins is happy to have a little extra familiarity when he competes for the Buffalo Bills' place-kicking job this summer.
Hopkins will be reunited with Bills second-year punter Shawn Powell, who was his holder in college, and with fellow Seminole EJ Manuel, the Bills' top draft pick. Bills long-snapper Garrison Sanborn is a Florida State graduate, too, although he's five years older than Hopkins.
"I was blessed enough to have Shawn hold for me for three years and I'm aware of how talented he is, not only in punting but holding, so I'm excited in that aspect," Hopkins said after being picked by the Bills in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. "And obviously to have EJ, he's a great friend of mine. We have so many guys up there. Shoot, it's going to be like, not a college locker room all over again, but it's going to be good to see friends."
Hopkins represents a significant challenge to incumbent Bills place-kicker Rian Lindell.
The Bills – and many draft analysts – rated him the top place-kicker in college. In four full seasons as the Seminoles' kicker he set NCAA records for scoring (466 points) and field goals (88).
Hopkins has a strong leg. He was 5 of 6 on field goals of 50 or more yards as a senior and 9 of 15 for his career. He was excellent from 40 to 49 yards, as well, hitting 12 of 16 from that distance over the past two seasons.
On kickoffs, Hopkins ranked seventh in the nation with 43 touchbacks. He was 45th in the country in touchback percentage, at 41 percent.
Lindell, 36, is the longest tenured player on the Bills' roster, having joined the team in 2003. He holds numerous team records, including highest career field-goal percentage, at 83.3. He has been as reliable as ever the past season and a half (he missed half of 2011 due to injury). He ranked ninth in field-goal accuracy in 2011 and 14th in 2012, making 87.5 percent.
However, as veteran punter Brian Moorman learned last season, getting into competition with the highest-rated college product at your position can be hazardous to your job security. The Bills waived Moorman three weeks into last season and replaced him with Powell.
Lindell welcomes the competition.
"The new coaching staff made it clear there's competition for all positions for everybody," Lindell said. "They don't have any track record with me, and they want at all positions to create competition, and I'm no different. I'm ready to compete."
Lindell's leg strength isn't what it once was. Former coach Chan Gailey kept kickoff specialist John Potter on the roster the first six weeks of last season. Lindell's touchback percentage (14.5) was the lowest in the league. (His hang time and placement helped the Bills cover kicks well.)
Gailey passed up three chances last season to kick field goals of 50-plus yards. The last of those situations came in the fourth quarter of a 15-12 loss to St. Louis. Gailey punted instead of trying a 52-yard field goal.
Lindell would have liked to have tried that kick. He got the chance to try only two 50-yard kicks over the past season and a half. He made one.
Hopkins was a standout from the start in Tallahassee, Fla. His first field goal as a freshman was a 52-yarder against Miami.
The highlight of his sophomore season – and arguably his career – was a 55-yarder he made on the final play to give Florida State a 16-13 win over Clemson. It was the longest walk-off field goal in Atlantic Coast Conference history. It was redemption, too, because he had missed from 40 yards the week before in a loss to North Carolina.
"It was a memorable kick, especially given the circumstances," Hopkins said. "I had missed the week before. Just knowing I've got to work through that, I was just blessed to have another opportunity to kick another one. To be able to come through for your team a week after a rough week, it was truly rewarding.."
Powell was the holder that day. Hopkins is glad to have a friend on the special teams unit.
"Just having somebody who knows, not only your work ethic, but your practice schedule, the way you like the ball held and also just off the field having friends and developing that community kind of outside of the locker room as well is going to help tremendously," he said. "I'm just excited to work with those guys again and also to meet new people who have a real sense of professionalism about them that I don't know yet."
Hopkins knows that if he makes the team he would have to adjust to playing in inclement weather.
"Definitely going to be a change," he said. "I've kicked in some cold weather before in some of our games when we've traveled but never at home. It's going to take adjusting to it but at the same time I think when you know how to kick, and you grow up doing it your whole life, you make a couple adjustments and you go with the flow. You don't worry about things you can't control like wind or the cold or whatever it may be. I'm confident in what I can do."
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From a skater's perspective would you rather skate in an empty stadium ála Skate America this year or in a hot pot like Fukuoka/Saitama? There are no Grand Prixs anymore in Germany, even though we have succesful athletes. They never have the advantage of home ice, the last Worlds here was 10 year ago, I think. But it is ok, because the attendance would be very disappointing to the skaters. I think it absolutely makes sense to give Japan lots of big events, because fs is the most popular in this country. Might change after the big guns retire, next year.
If the US put in a bid for the GPF, it would likely be either for Colorado Springs (and does anyone really want to see skaters gasping and turning green because of the altitude again?) Or Lake Placid, the original "you can't get there from here" location. I'm happy for it to be where great skating gets the great crowds it deserves.
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I actually enjoyed trying to picture what great crimes great skating might deserve -- judging scandals? [NOT!] Jewel heists of the rich and famous attending swanky skating soirees? Criminally high endorsements for skaters? The mind can go in so many different directions ...
Plushenko the evil mastermind stealing puppies and kittens and babies, obviously.
Not to mention his assessment of Asada is also inaccurate in the extreme. In late 2011 and early 2012 (i.e. two years ago), she broke 120 points twice and scored high 110s twice. At this point two years ago, Mao Asada was "not consistent" with the triple Axel because she wasn't even attempting it, and when she tried later on that season she failed all attempts while this season she has at least gotten credit several times. Given the way he thinks Rochette should have beaten Asada at the 2010 Olympics, I'm sure he also thinks Osmond should have placed ahead of her at 2013 Worlds.
On topic Takahashi instead of Kozuka is fair, but Takahashi over Oda is not. Oda should've probably won bronze over Kozuka anyway.


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You rock that shit.
You rock that shit.
Going tonight, first time
Going tonight, first time seeing these guys. They are great and I'm really looking forward to it.
I love you and your music,
I love you and your music, guys, because you are different, because there is nobody like you. I remember the day when I started listening to you: one boy from my class sat next to me and said me '' Have you ever listened to Green Day?'' I said ''No'', and he only said '' listen to them, you won't regret'' and he left. Since that day I have been listening to you all days. I'm a girl who has to listen to you all days, because your music is her drug, because without it she is no person. Since then and as usual, I turn in class and looked at the boy with a smile in my face, because he changed my life with a few words, one of which was your name: GREEN DAY. Last month turned a year since I met you, and I only have to say that this year has been the happiest of my life. THANK YOU. With love: XNGX
I was wondering why Green Day
I was wondering why Green Day don't come to Orlando Florida? We have several fans here.
I would like to note that
I would like to note that Green Day is best band to me I've been a huge since 1993 Longview was the first song I heard by you guys it was on an episode of Beavis and Butthead and have been a fan since You guys have been my idel to cope Thur high school till now I love you guys keep up the awesome work God Bless!!!!!
come to think of Brazil?
come to think of Brazil?
Waiting for the concert in St
Waiting for the concert in St. Petersburg. I am coming from the other end of Russia. I hope to get autographs and take pictures with the group. I want to make gifts, you love bracelets from yarn? Answer please. ~
It'd be nice if Jason White
It'd be nice if Jason White was on Instagram too.
Billie, y'know, we love you))
Billie, y'know, we love you)) you are perfect person. Billie, i hope, you feel yourself good now. If you need our support, your Russian fans are always ready to help. Billie, i think, you willn't see it. But I just want to say- i don't know, will i see you someday or not. Cuz i don't know, will i go to your st.Petersburgs' concert or i'll go to south of RU with parents. Yeah, i've got ticket to your concert. But my parents are really hate Green Day... And my mom hates you because of your political position. Sometimes she's talking, he hates me. Hahah. I believe in it. I've got only you, Mike, Frank and Jason. I wanna say "thank you". One day you saved my life.
And few words for GD manager. WHAT THE HELL!!! ARE YOU FEED HIM????? HE'S THINNER THAN HIS SON!!!!! GIVE HIM A REST!!! He's tired, i think, you see it!!! I know, these concerts are very matter for fans. But his health is more, more f**king matter!!!! I waiting for this concert in Russia all my little life, but if my BJ needs a rest, he must take that rest! Will be better, if Green Day will take a rest for few months. For Billie.
Maybe you´re right but I don
Maybe you´re right but I don´t think they would let him play if he wasn´t able to. (At least I hope so...)
i'm just so worry about him.
i'm just so worry about him. This man is more matter for me, than my father. No one can understand me. But this is true. And i can't see concerts- i'm afraid, i'll never see BJ, Mike and Frank. I'm crazy? maybe. But i need Billie. not like musician. Like person.
You don't understand me, yes?))
You´re definitely not crazy
You´re definitely not crazy Just Alice. Actually I even think I can understand you pretty well.
I mean, Billie is my role model, I admire him so much and so, like every Green Day fan , I´m worry about him, too. I just hope he does what´s best for him now.
You should add dirty rotten
You should add dirty rotten bastards to your setlist and im worried that I haventseen good riddance on your setlist so of course add that too.
Hey I was just wondering
Hey I was just wondering where people can mail fanmail to? I've tried to find an address online but nothing's come up, if someone could let me know that would be great xx

I still remember the
I still remember the Christmas of 2004 when I received as a gift...American Idiot. Was the first album I listened to Green Day and was also the first time I met them. American Idiot is the thing that I care about very much, because it's also my favorite album ever of Green Day album is thanks to this that my life has changed. For me, American Idiot is like an emotional memory. My dream is to revive this beautiful moment I've been through and continue to be happy. Thank you, Green Day!!!
Hey Bilie,Tre,and Mike I love
Hey Bilie,Tre,and Mike I love all of ya :) and I was wounding if you could come to Calgary Alberta or Edmonton Alberta please it would mean the world to me if you go to one of those lactions if you could that would be AWESOME AS FUCK I would love to meet all of you!! Rage and Love (mostly love) one of your big fans from Canada :)
I been traveling around the
I been traveling around the american continent to see GD live. This will be my fifth time , including the broadway production, watching green day. Plz help me get near them, I kill for a picture whit them, that will make me so happy!. I have to take two planes to get to philadelphia this time, but i will be there, singing out load all the songs.. Cant waiiit!
Pleeeeeeeeeeeease guys, you
Pleeeeeeeeeeeease guys, you MUST come to Argentina! I need to see you desperately. I love you <3
Cmon! They were in Argentina
Cmon! They were in Argentina on october 22 2010. I was there :) ... They havent being in Mexico since 2005 so im crossing my fingers, if i get lucky they open a date near my city. :)
Tré Cool you are my favorite
Tré Cool you are my favorite drummer and Green Day member!!! You are the BEST!!!
Please please please come and
Please please please come and play at manchester M.E.N area so my and my friend can come please please please come to manchester SOON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please come and play in
Please come and play in manchester
Here's my favorite trilogy
Here's my favorite trilogy songs:
Uno: Nuclear Family, Stay The Night, Carpe Diem, Let Yourself Go, Rusty James
Dos: Fuck Time, Wild One, Makeout Party, Lady Cobra
Tré: 8th Avenue Serenade, X-Kid, Walk Away, 99 Revolutions
I don't know if anyone will
I don't know if anyone will read this but there is a lot of things that I would suggest.
1. Try to find somewhere to play near Valencia, CA. I NEED to see you guys!
2. If you can, we need a song that is JUST like Take Back. That song is unexpected from punk/rockers. :)
3. Two words. Cover songs! I suggest Maybe The Offspring or Creed.
4. Whatever you do, don't take all the bullsh*t from the haters. It just drives me insane just hearing, "Oh Green Day sucks" or "Green Day hates America" or even "Green Day is gay" or some stupid sh*t like that.
5. I wonder...what are your plans for a new album?
6. This is for the fans. Is it a good thing that I have most of their albums except for "Tre!" which is coming in the mail tomorrow?
7. Go to Deviant art.com and search yourselves. YOU ARE EVERYWHERE.
and 8. Try to make another broadway musical, maybe with the Uno Dos Tre trilogy. I see a story in those albums. Lets see if we can work that out... :D
I don't know if Green Day
I don't know if Green Day gets this but if they do then I think I speak for everyone when I say that you should add Dirty Rotten Bastards to the setlists of your shows. Please consider this because I feel it would add to the amazingness of your show. Glad to see you guys are back on tour and better now!

Hi, Green Day! I must say

Hi, Green Day! I must say that I am very happy to see you, Billie, back on stages! I got the chills when I first saw you singing again! I wanted you to know that I am a huge fan of your music and of the man you are. I understand what you've been passing through, I have to deal with something like that since I was born, so I don't jugde you...My biggest dream is to watch a Green Day live concert but I can't go to one in the USA or another country... My only chance is if you come to Brazil! I would be sooooooo happy you don't even imagine! I live in a very small town, but if you guys come to Brazil, I would travel to any city or state to watch you!
Pleeeeeease, Green Day, Brazil misses you so much!

oy, I LOVE GREEN DAY 2 !
oy, I LOVE GREEN DAY 2 ! iWANNA fuck BILLIE joe ARMSTRONG! then again dosen't everybody wanna orgasm from bja, or am i just psycho?
HEY GREEN DAY FANS! What's
HEY GREEN DAY FANS! What's your fav GD song and album? i know, hard question. But myne is "Good Riddance (Time of your life)" and AMERICAN IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please reply


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WAILUKU - A Maui Island Plan that restores protected areas for greenways and scenic corridors would make for a nice Christmas present from the Maui County Council, according to several residents who testified before the council Friday.
The council is working toward adopting the Maui Island Plan to guide future growth over the next two decades - a process 10 years in the making. The plan has been vetted by the council's General Plan Committee and recommended to the full council, which included the measure on its Friday meeting agenda.
But, lacking quorum, the council recessed the meeting until 9 a.m. Monday.
Earlier in the day, council members heard testimony from 40 individuals, with the majority focusing their comments on the Maui Island Plan.
"I hope you give us all a wonderful Christmas present," said good-government advocate Dick Mayer, who served as vice chairman of the General Plan Advisory Committee.
Mayer urged the council to amend the plan to once again include green beltways and scenic corridors on the regulatory maps.
Council Member Mike White had pushed for two greenways that would create buffers along highways in Upcountry and West Maui in an effort to preserve open space. The designations were aimed at prohibiting development in those buffer zones, which raised legal concerns over potential lawsuits from existing landowners, and prompted the council's General Plan Committee in October to remove the green space off of the directed growth maps.
"Those areas are areas that should be protected," Mayer said. "Just as when the GPAC, the Planning Commission and your earlier actions, you indicated that certain areas should be growth areas. At the same time, to balance that, there should be areas that are protected."
Irene Bowie, executive director of the Maui Tomorrow Foundation, echoed those concerns.
"We really, really need stronger language to have some kind of a balance between growth and green space," Bowie said. "I would just ask you, the council, to give the gift of a commitment to green space to Maui County for Christmas rather than letting this year pass as 'The Great Land Grab of 2012.'"
Some testifiers described the current plan as "all growth and no green," while others said that the threat of lawsuits shouldn't prevent the council from including preservation areas on the maps.
In addition to restoring green space, the remaining testimony was mostly in opposition to the planned 1,500-unit Olowalu Town project and the inclusion of 390 acres surrounding Makena Resort's golf course within the island's growth boundaries.
Marine biologists and ocean users have argued developer Frampton & Ward's planned Olowalu Town project would cause irreparable harm to the Olowalu reef and coastline. Others have bemoaned the potential traffic impacts.
Developer Bill Frampton reiterated his commitment to ensure the reef is protected - both during and after construction through mitigation technologies.
"We are here to protect the reef. We're here for the long-term preservation, and we are committed to do so," he said.
With regard to Makena Resort, Bowie noted that the property already holds development entitlements for about 1,000 acres and 2,000 housing units. She said that would certainly keep the developer busy over the next two decades that the Maui Island Plan would dictate.
Bowie also noted that the developer has yet to make good on existing conditions on its previous entitlements.
The council's General Plan Committee had struggled over what to do with the 390-acre parcel, having reversed its decision several times.
In other testimony, officials with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands again asked the council to reconsider the decision not to include any of the 939 acres of state land in Pulehunui within the growth boundary.
State officials noted that they have since reduced their request to 470 acres - 285 acres for the DLNR and 185 acres for DHHL.
The council has a Dec. 31 deadline to take action on the Maui Island Plan, which will still require approval from the mayor.
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The year 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV) in 2001. There's opportunities throughout 2011 to showcase the diversity, breadth and depth of volunteering worldwide, raise the profile of volunteering and mobilize many more volunteers.
The Consultative Meeting on the International Year of Volunteers + 10 (IYV+10), hosted by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in Bonn was an opportunity for diverse organizations to discuss ways to mark this anniversary.
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This is a season of firsts for the Palmetto Christian football team. In the Eagles' regular season opener, they downed 3A Porter-Gaud for the first time in school history. Two weeks ago, Palmetto Christian won at Colleton Prep for the first time.
This past Friday, Palmetto Christian achieved another first – defeating Bible Baptist, 62-16, on homecoming night.
Coach Jim Daniel said he was most impressed with the Eagles' defense. "We just put in a crazy defense – had no linebackers," he said. "We put people in the gaps and sent them. They had five blockers; we sent six rushers."
There are two firsts remaining on this season's agenda: beat Hilton Head Christian Academy on Oct. 25 and win a state championship.
"I don't want to look past Northwood (Academy). They're scary," Daniel said about the Eagles next opponent after a bye week. "Their offense is starting to click. They're starting to roll. I had a feeling that by the time we played 'em, they would be pretty in sync."
Quarterback J.T. Waters continued to dismantle opponents, throwing for 210 yards and running for 239 more. The senior accounted for eight touchdowns – six rushing and two passing.
Palmetto Christian (5-1 overall, 1-0 region) scored on every drive of the first half except for a final offensive possession that started with less than a minute remaining in the second quarter. The Eagles forced four Bible Baptist (3-3, 1-1) turnovers and caused a running clock in the third quarter after getting a 40-point lead.
Although the offense clicked in every facet, the offensive and defensive lines were perhaps the reason for the surprisingly lopsided victory. When Palmetto Christian was offense, the ball was snapped and the line often drove the Braves defensive lineman backward a couple yards, moving the entire line of scrimmage in the process.
"They were huge," Daniel said. "We challenged them this week. I don't think they've been performing up to their standards, and they definitely came through."
And on defense, the Eagles collected a season-high seven sacks and two interceptions. Senior Will Tuchfarber and freshman Tommy Gunn each had two sacks. Junior Jake Iriart had a first quarter interception and senior Andrew Johnstone had the other pick. Johnstone, at about 5-feet-9-inches tall, leaped and ripped the ball away from a 6-foot-6-inch Bible Baptist receiver and returned it 49 yards, narrowly missing out on a touchdown.
Bible Baptist scored 60 points in its regular season opener and 88 points the following week. But, at Park West Field on Friday – after having a bye week – the Braves looked lost offensively.
Iriart also played running back at times for the Eagles, rushing for a career high 86 yards on six carries, including a touchdown. He had a second touchdown called back because an official said he stepped on the out-of-bounds line while eluding tacklers late in the game.
Palmetto Christian takes a week off, thanks to its Week 0 game at Porter-Gaud, before hosting Northwood Academy (4-2, 1-1), Oct. 18. The Chargers are winless on the road so far this season.
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