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Thursday, January 23, 2014
Senior wing Nori Johnson rained in seven 3-pointers to help lift College of Charleston past UNC Wilmington, 75-70, Wednesday at TD Arena.
Making just his second start of the season, Johnson looked plenty comfortable with the early minutes, torching the Seahawks' zone with 18 points on 6-6 shooting from three, in the first half. He missed just two shots all night, finishing with a game-high 23 points.
"I started off well and just started feeling it," Johnson said. "I'm glad they went in. "Since I've been shooting the ball pretty well, teams have been playing man and not helping off of me. So it was very surprising they came out in a zone. I'm glad we took advantage of it."
CofC (11-9, 3-2 CAA) built a 13-point lead through the opening 10 minutes off Johnson's hot shooting before UNCW head coach Buzz Peterson moved to man defense. After the switch, the Cougars gave away eight turnovers that the Seahawks converted into eight points to come within seven at halftime.
UNCW (6-16, 0-6 CAA) slowly trimmed the deficit throughout the second half, finally tying the game at 52 off an 8-2 run with seven minutes to play. The Cougars immediately spurned the Seahawks' rally with a 10-2 run of their own, sparked by an Anthony Thomas jumper and a transition three from Johnson. Thomas finished with 11 points on 5-6 shooting.
"Nori Johnson put us in a scramble early in the ball game," Peterson said. "That's my fault. I've known about the kid for a long time.
"We got it tied up. ... Then Johnson hit the big three in transition. That's just kind of been our problem all year."
UNCW threatened again with less than a minute to play after a three from Chris Dixon cut the Cougars lead to three. Anthony Stitt missed the answer at the other end but Joe Chealey corralled the rebound for the Cougars, forcing UNCW to foul with the shot clock turned off. Chealy knocked down both free throws to seal the Cougars' fourth CAA win.
"They're a desperate team," Charleston head coach Doug Wojcik said. "Give them credit, they never quit. But in the end, we just made enough plays Joe Chealy makes a great play by getting the offensive rebound and making his free throws. Good win for us. It's league play and it's what league play should be, a fight every night."
The Cougars win spoils the homecoming of UNCW and former Wando guard Ben Eblen. The Isle of Palms native turned in one of his best games of the season in front of the hometown crowd with nine points, three assists and a steal.
"I know Nori (Johnson) and (Anthony) Stitt) and all those guys so it's always fun competing against guys you know," Eblen said. "It was definitely awesome. It meant a lot for my family and friends to be here, obviously it would have meant a lot more to come out of here with a win."
CofC sits just a half game out of second place in the CAA, trailing Hofstra and Towson, both 3-1 in league play with wins over The Cougars. CofC tips off at James Madison at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Friday, Santo Day, Sunday...
Today is Santo Day. He would have been 72. Camp is open; so are the ticket windows, so I'm in the mood for some baseball flotsam. I thought I'd share a choice Santo anecdote that I discovered over the winter. Surely some of you know it.
For Christmas one of my sons gave me one of those "Baseball Voices" CD's that Pat Hughes is always hawking. It's the Santo edition. Have you heard the one about his pregame "interview" with Antonio Alfonseca?
Santo must have thought ol' Tony Twelve was a descendant of Lew Fonseca, a good outfielder back in the depression era, because he addressed him as though his name was Al Fonseca, "the fine stopper for the Chicago Cubs."
"Al," he probes, "how do you feel about the trade that brought you over here to Chicago?"
Al responds with a stream of unintelligible pigeon English. Santo, as though maybe he's just noticed that his guest has six fingers on each hand and is afraid he won't be able to keep from asking if the extra one on his pitching hand makes Al twice as good as Mordecai (Three Finger) Brown, pulls the mic back and says, "Well, it's good to have you with the club. Keep up the good work, Big Boy."
And that's it. As Hughes points out in the narration, a segment that typically ran five or so minutes was over and done in less than one.
A written account is a poor substitute for the real thing. I'm glad I have it at my disposal as a go-to laugher. I suspect I may have to cue it up more often than I'd like in the season to come as a fallback.
After listening to Ron and Al's lively conversation one more time this morning while I had my bowl of shredded wheat I braced myself and intrepidly entered the virtual waiting room of the Minnesota Twins. Their single game tickets went on sale today. Normally there is a limit of 24 per game. For the Cub series in June the per game max was pegged at four. Within a reasonable amount of time I shouldered my way through the virtual throng to the window and was able to come away with three decent seats for the matinee on Sunday, June 10, close enough to Father's Day that I expect I can guilt both sons into tagging along.
I wonder what the Cubs' record will be by then. I don't care.
Happy birthday, Big Boy. Good to have you with the club...
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Heard at an AA meeting, and I kid you not (a friend told me, I can still drink a beer or two without my Alzheimer's kicking in too severely): "I can beat this (alcohol) by myself? Well, I'm Blake DeWitt, and I'm the the third basemen for your Chicago Cubs." Apparently the guy that said that got blank stares. I wasn't there (honest).
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And ya, we loved Ronnie, even for all his faults. I hope he looks down soon, and smiles, and says, "thank god I don't have to say 'Oh, no', so often.
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July 22nd, Cooperstown. Seeya there!
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No one who paid the least attention to Tony Campana attempting to bunt last year should be surprised by this result...
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Clevenger posts biggest upset, ousting Tony Campana. #Cubs
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Clevenger downs Campana, who is getting crushed by his teammates for saying he was the favorite.
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#Cubs Clevenger on beating Campana: "It separates the good bunters from the fast guys who think they can bunt"
SAD but troo
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LOL @ Clev
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But, it's also, awesome. I already like the way the new bald head thinks.
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i mis-read "clevenger downs campana" as "clevenger clowns campana". perhaps that's two ways of saying the same thing...what does the current management group see in campana that could be listed as "asset"?
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"what does the current management group see in campana that could be listed as 'asset'?"
He's Nyjer Morgan without the abrasive personality. Michael Bourn without the (very) occasional home run.
Both Morgan and Bourn were coveted by playoff-chasing teams last season. How do you account for that, in terms of assets?
Interesting thing about Morgan and Bourn is that their major-league slash lines track pretty well with their minor-league lines:
Morgan, minors: .293/.370/.364 (/.734)
Morgan, majors: .288/.347/.374 (/.721)
Bourn, minors: .284/.378/.392 (/.770)
Bourn, majors: .271/.336/.352 (/.694)
Campana, minors: .303/.359/.353 (/.712)
That was Billy Beane, not Theo Epstein, in the movie telling his fastest guy to stop stealing bases. Epstein and Sveum like speed--you know that, right? Sveum just painted the inside corner of all the bases blue, to indicate that this is not a stopping point. In previous springs, I think the Cubs painted the outline of both feet on all the bases.
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How do you summarize an 80 pt drop in Ops and 40pt drop in Obp as tracking pretty well?
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Well, what is typical? If the typical drop is 100-150 points then Bourn is tracking pretty well and Morgan is tracking extremely well. If the typical drop is 40-80 points then both are average. If the typical player does not drop much at all from the minors to major, then both are tracking poorly.
I don't know the answer, just noting that without some sort of "normal" or "average" no one knows the answer.
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I took "tracking pretty well" as just a minor drop off, nothing related to what is normal. I'm not sure what that answer is. A lot depends on how they get the numbers and what type of player they are, although I would say contact hitters with speed probably are more likely to have less a drop-off than strikeout prone power hitters, but that's an assumption. Regardless, a 40-50 pt drop in Campana's OPS would make him go from barely tolerable to awful at the major league level.
on another note, just because they're fast, doesn't make them good comps. Bourn is a regular because of his defense including a very good arm. I'm not sure Bourn was coveted as much as the guy they went after because they couldn't get Byrd. Morgan has never really been a regular, more a decent platoon player. I don't know much about his arm.
I think most folks in baseball don't think Campana can manage enough singles against a major league defense to hit well enough and he has a pop gun arm. I think what we saw in just 155 PA's is actually a pretty good representation of what to expect from him. He's a good defensive replacement if you have a Soriano on the team and great guy around to steal a base. If he could learn to bunt better, he'd be a good guy maybe to get in there when the wind is howling in, but he really has no business being a regular unless the BABIP gods are being kind to him.
Morgan minors: 15% K, 7.4% BB
Bourne: 18.7% K, 12.5% BB
Campana: 15.5%, 7.5% BB
so he tracks decently with Morgan, albeit 4 inches shorter allegedly and I get about 20 pts less of iso slugging in his minor league numbers.
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Well Campana's career minor league OPS is .712, so a 40 point drop would put him at 670ish, which is about what guys like Tom Goodwin and Tony Womack - two other guys who stole bases at a career 75-80% rate. So that wouldn't be bad at all.
If he had a 660-670 OPS, then he'd be a nice guy to have on the bench. Someone who is pretty much guaranteed to steal a base 8 out of every 10 times he tries. He was 24/26 in SBs last year in the majors and his career minor league rate is about 78%. So this seems pretty certain. And he can fill in adequately in LF or CF, but is not great and has no arm.
But 670 seems unlikely. His OPS last year was 603. With more experience with big league pitching and maturity, might he push his BA from .259 to .275 or .280? Maybe. But even with an OPS of say .625 he would be 50 points below those other types of speed players and right at the cusp of being a liability on the active roster.
Still, in September in a pennant chase, he'd be nice to have on the bench.
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I'd rather have Clevenger. At least he can bunt.
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OPS is useless for speed guys who only hit singles, imo. a couple dozen points coming from slugging can paint a false picture of talent, especially if he can use his legs and breaks on D to find some triples.
campy has a decent amount of SB, but it's important to discount or at least weigh how many times someone else earned the hit and he got sub'd in to run.
imo, we got a sam fuld-type speed upgrade and little else in campy. he's doesn't seem to have the bat control of a ben revere or a juan pierre.
either way, he's a hell of a luxury/tool to have on the bench even if he never sees regular starting time. he's got rare speed and can decently cover CF/LF.
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Then use wOBA, either way he'll turn up as a not very good offensive player.
The code on speed has been cracked long ago, please stop revisiting it everyone. We know exactly what it's worth on offense.
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and the "code" on speed hasn't been cracked...yeesh. also, people misuse wOBA like a champ and the recent misuse of accounting for SB value using weighted slugging is ass.
effective outcome is taken for granted...not caring how an outcome occurs is taken for granted. when you're projecting someone you can't count on a guy's legs being 100% healthy snagging a bunch of triples as much as you can a slightly hobbled power hitter still being able to smack a decent amount of homers and doubles. the speed skill set is fragile and guys who use it can fall off a cliff really fast without some other supporting skills in their batting approach.
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and the "code" on speed hasn't been cracked...yeesh. also, people misuse wOBA like a champ and the recent misuse of accounting for SB value using weighted slugging is ass.
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effective outcome is taken for granted...not caring how an outcome occurs is taken for granted. when you're projecting someone you can't count on a guy's legs being 100% healthy snagging a bunch of triples as much as you can a slightly hobbled power hitter still being able to smack a decent amount of homers and doubles. the speed skill set is fragile and guys who use it can fall off a cliff really fast without some other supporting skills in their batting approach.
Like I said, the code's been cracked for about 25 years.
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your mom wears combat boots, btw.
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I don't think the code has been cracked, Rob, otherwise one of the prospect rankings you've been publishing the last few years would have listed Campana as a prospect. (Please don't tell me again that prospect gurus are looking for something better than mere major leaguers.)
Last year, Campana was Hendry's boy, but now a new state-of-the-art front office has come in and Campana's status has changed not at all. Possibly it has improved, since Sveum has talked about using him at leadoff, which implies a not infrequent starting role.
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I don't think the code has been cracked, Rob, otherwise one of the prospect rankings you've been publishing the last few years would have listed Campana as a prospect.
I have no idea what you're trying to say there.
Campana's fast, he can occasionally hit a single, obviously has good range because he's fast, doesn't have much an arm. The ceiling is 5th outfielder, that's not gonna get a lot love in the league or prospect rankings and justifiably so.
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"The ceiling is 5th outfielder"
Yet he has the same toolset and minor-league slash line as Nyjer Morgan, who has started an average of 111 games the last three seasons--not the profile of a 5th outfielder. Campana played a short season the year he was drafted, then two full seasons, mostly at Daytona his first full pro season then at Tennessee his second season. In his third full season, he hit .342 at Iowa in 30 games before being called up in mid-May. So he has had 312 games in the minors to Morgan's 517.
It would be hard to find a Cub position prospect with fewer games in the minors before being called up, although obviously Castro wins that argument, 264 to 312. Corey Patterson looks like he had 319 games before being called up at age 21.
But Campana stinks, you're right, you've had him pegged all along.
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happily admit I'm wrong if/when Campana becomes a decent regular for a season or two.
As I mentioned, I don't know much about Morgan's defense, but usually speed=range and his defensive numbers seem to show that. I can't say anything educated about his arm.
I wouldn't call a 5th outfielder someone that stinks, better than most prospects. Probably undersold Campana a bit.
and it would be quite an accomplishment for Campana if he has a career to match the illustrious Nyjer Morgan but I'm certainly not counting on it.
Morgan's certainly a decent comp for Campana, but let's not write Campana's future in stone because his minor league numbers match up favorably.
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Oh, I have no problem with him as a bench guy. I guess I should have clarified that. He's a perfect 25th guy especially as long as Soriano is on the team.
I gathered from VA Phil's post and previous one, he think he should be doing more.
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I think that Seppalt is going to be the 4th outfielder and defensive replacement for Soriano. If Campana is going to make the team, he is likely to have to beat out Reed Johnson.
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I don't think Epstein & Hoyer stop making moves when ST begins. There's a lot of duplication among Byrd, Sappelt and Johnson, and I sure don't consider Soriano a fixture on this roster.
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Oh my! Cards down 2-1 to Reds in the bottom of the 9th -- get a leadoff triple -- and don't score!
Gameday has stopped at the top of the 8th inning. Google tells me it ended up 8-4 Pirates but I can't get further detail. Guess I'll have to wait until the Cubs' website updates...
Phil, thanks for posting. Where do find the schedule? I have a condo in Surprise, yet I drove to Mesa and Tempe looking for a game today! Thanks!
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My trip to Chicago has nothing whatsoever to do with the Cubs. In actuality, I am a Red Sox fan.
Well, if Strop had to give up a run...at least he hit Sean Rodriguez to do it.
jaso has a cycle and 5 rbis...pit leads by 4.
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bowl of pizza soupdeep dish pizza...or a leisurely walk around the notorious south-side (bring money)...shopping at one of the walmart supercenters...waiting in line to waste $20 at willis tower...
seriously, though...it's chicago, a lot to do. have a dog for lunch, a great dinner, and catch some local comedy.
Strange, because he really seemed to have the Pirates number last year.
Bummer for Jake -- I think this is the first time all year his ERA has been over 3.00, and that will be his number for the year.
Jinx remover -- your trip doesn't have to be for a baseball game -- lots of stuff to do here in town.
Guess they could always try to White Sox (and Bears...sob) approach: Never Rebuild! Seems to work pretty well for them.
3rd time this season he's given up 6+ runs to PIT...only team he's given up 6+ runs to this season.
7 runs is the most he's given up since august 6th in colorado...in 2014.
Over 100 pitches, only the 5th.
coghlan out...got his cleats stuck in the wall attempting a play (failed, but looked great doing it). walking off on his own, precautionary/day-to-day looking stuff...hopefully not worse.
also, jake arrieta is literally worse than hitler. 1-5, bottom 5. ...make that 1-6, bottom 5. ...make that 1-7, bottom 5.
Coghlan crashes into wall and comes up limping, looks like left knee or ankle. Leaves game...
Arrieta inspiring no confidence yet again.
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I know I should have posted this yesterday seeing that yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. day. However, being in Uganda it is easy to forget about the holidays that we celebrate in America therefore I am posting it a day late. This is my favorite MLK Jr. qoute from his "I have a dream" speech.
"I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls."
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In 2009 my family adopted a child from Russia. All of our friends wanted to know how a single income family was able to save for a debt-free adoption. We are now adopting twin girls from Uganda. This blog is how God has grown our family.
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Arkansas agriculture officials say the cotton crop in the state is expected to drop sharply with farmers planting more profitable crops such as soybeans and corn.
The National Cotton Council of America estimates that 221,000 acres will be planted in cotton in 2013 - down nearly 63 percent from the 595,000 acres planted in 2012. The previous record low for cotton acreage is 320,000 in 1983.
University of Arkansas extension agent Robert Goodson told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/ZeilHq ) that soybeans and corn are more profitable.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that cotton prices fell from about 95 cents per pound in 2011 to 66 cents per pound last year while soybean prices rose 17 percent to $14.40 a bushel and corn prices rose 11 percent to $6.95 per bushel.
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I think I am going to lunk around the house today.
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When going up for a dunk and the ball slips out of your hands or you misjudge the jump and it ends up bouncing around sloppily before going in. Derived in 2006 in Muscatine, Iowa by combining layup and dunk.
Kobe went to throw down but couldn't finish and ended up lunking it instead. Garrett can't dunk but lunks like a champion.
von MuskieNation 24. Dezember 2014
Noun: A internet "link" that does not work to specification. Specifically if video and or sound is inoperable and henceforth ruins the masterpiece that is a short clip of a cat falling off of a table while Alicia Keys plays triumphantly in the background. A noise most accurately described as lunk is generally heard either in the distance over the left shoulder, or in the third eye region of the brain between the eyebrows and 1.5" behind the skull, as the viewer realizes that the link they were sent does not work.
You sent me a lunk! That youtube video of the epic finale of Pitch Perfect 2 had no sound! Send me a link please.
von Boberino 12. Mai 2016
Is used to describe a person or object that represents low demeanor or value. It can also be used to describe an unidentifyable object.
Goddamn that guy drives a Lunk car;
What the hell are you eating!? it looks like a Lunk or something!
What the hell are you eating!? it looks like a Lunk or something!
von james 11. August 2004
Lunk is a stupid, very sexy man named David who has scholiosis.
"Hot damn, there goes Lunk floundering about the hallways again."
von Jay Kay 9. April 2004


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Beam scales
Ammunition, Gear, and Firearm Help
Handloading and Reloading
> Beam scales
polaris man
February 3, 2013, 11:53 AM
Have got 505 rcbs beam scale and redding beam scale. Redding is always .2 lower. Thought all beam scales weigh the same.
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February 3, 2013, 12:22 PM
When the poise are set to zero, there should be a threaded foot you can adjust to move the scale body so the pointer points to zero.
If both scales are properly set to zero, then one of them is reading .2 gr lower or higher or both could be off ...
Do you have any "known" weight items you can weigh to test the accuracy of each scale?
February 3, 2013, 01:40 PM
Scales, like presses and reloading, none of this stuff drives me to the curb.
The bail hanger (not the pan) is held together with a screw, inside the two half's is lead shot, I have no problem flattening the lead into something thin to get the reading I want.
Then there is the dangerous part, more information, on the beam there is a slide, on top of the slide is a set screw that is visible from the pan/bucket/bail end, if you want the two scales to agree adjust the set screw in or out on one of them, but! as BDS ask Do you have any "known" weight items you can weigh to test the accuracy of each scale?
I am going to assume you are attempting to ZERO the scales or you are having trouble getting the scales to agree when using one weight.
Around here there is no shortage of test weight standards. My test weight, for the most part are brass, meaning I do not have the best, stainless and aluminum are the most expensive, I guess if I keep the lid closed on the weight set I will slow down the weight loss, something like keeping your auto hood closed to prevent the horses from escaping.
F. Guffey
February 3, 2013, 09:21 PM
Sell one of them!
A man with two watches never knows what time it is.
February 3, 2013, 09:32 PM
Buy a set of test weights and see which scale is correct. I think every one should have a set so they can verify the scale's accuracy from time to time.
February 3, 2013, 10:42 PM
^^^ What he said! And, if you readjust the scale where you move the large beam indicator, you recheck!
February 3, 2013, 11:10 PM
RCBS and Redding are both made by Ohaus
February 4, 2013, 01:38 PM
Absolutely agree with others. If you are using either of these scales to weigh charges, then they need to be accurate ... especially if you're pushing your loads at the top end. They should have come with a calibration weight. If not, buy one. Until you do that, I would recommend using the one that reads lower, just to be on the safe side.
Been using my Lee beam scale since 1990.
February 4, 2013, 01:59 PM
As previously stated, make sure both scales are zeroed first. Accurate checkweights are well worth the cost just for the piece of mind alone. It's a one time investment that can be used for any scale you aquire in the future as well.
February 4, 2013, 04:29 PM
Well, unless you're loading right up to the max., .2 grain won't make any difference. If every load is .2 off, who would know? If every load you throw is 4.8 gr. for your .45 ACP, even if you were trying for 5.0, no problemo, they would be consistant :D. If you're OC like a lot of us here, yep, get some check weights (I looked at the U.S. Mint site and found weights for new coins and used that for checking my scales. As long as the coins aren't worn it's OK).
polaris man
February 4, 2013, 04:52 PM
Did a check weight and redding is .2 lower. does anyone know how to calibrate it. Am loading for 204 and .2 makes a difference.
February 5, 2013, 02:26 PM
Is it .2 gr. lower all across the board? At 2gr. and at 120 gr? Did you zero it with the leveling screw(s)?
February 5, 2013, 02:34 PM
Is it .2 gr. lower all across the board? At 2gr. and at 120 gr? Did you zero it with the leveling screw(s)?
Like said right there, did you zero the scale with the level screw?
Question, does the scale read ZERO when the pan is empty and you're not weighing anything? If it does read Zero when empty but is .2gr when weighing something you can not fix that and the scale has to be sent back to Redding.
February 5, 2013, 05:57 PM
If properly zeroed at "zero" weight, being .2 gr off across the board defies physics.
Turn that threaded post to zero on both when empty, then weigh the same bullet, i'm betting they'll say the same .
I own two, and have owned and used several other Ohaus beam scales, and can't imagine how the two could be that far off.
polaris man
February 5, 2013, 10:57 PM
Yes scale is zeroed. And out .2 on 20 grain or 120. I've used this redding for 8 years. Got the 505 this year and compared or else I still would not know its out. Bought rcbs chargemaster last week and its dead on with the 505. Does redding take scales back.
February 5, 2013, 11:02 PM
I don't know what you mean by "does Redding take scales back?" If you mean repair their product, probably. I would call or email them and explain the problem and see what they tell you to do. Please keep us updated on what they do. Customer service is very important.
February 5, 2013, 11:21 PM
If your 0.2 grain difference is consistent across the range of charges you use. Cut a 0.2 grain square of duct tape and stick it to bottom of pan. Even if the two other scales match each others measurement it is still no guarantee of accuracy. Get a set of check weights. Not just one. I have seen scales that were perfect at 4.0 grains but half a grain off at 40. Verify correct readings at at least three weights. Near your lowest used, middle range and.highest used weights.
Lost Sheep
February 5, 2013, 11:32 PM
Make sure the scales swing free, are not encumbered by any metal that might be attracted by the dampening magnets or stuff like that. Make sure the jewel bearings are clean and not worn and the knife-edges are clean and sharp. Make sure the beam is centered and that the ends of the knife-edges do not touch the ends of the cradles. Make sure the scales are leveled not only end-to-end but side-to-side also.
Here'a a way to test your scales major beam (10s of grains) calibration. Put all three scales (Redding, 505 and the electronic RCBS) on a steady surface and ensure none has any wobble. Then zero all. Then take a weight (coin, bullet, whatever) and weight the same object on each of the scales and it is off?
If you weigh a 1.0 grain object on all three scales, how far is it off? (note: to avoid having the tenths part of the scale be a factor, do what you have to do to make the object weigh ".0" on at least on of the scales.)
Then weigh a 11.0 grain object (approximate, as long as the same object is used) how far off?
Then weigh a 51.0 grain object. How far off?
61 grain, 71 grain, 81 grain. Might as well do 21, 31 and 41, too.
Is the amount by which they are off increasing as the comparison object's weight increases? Steadily or randomly? If you go back to repeat one of the tests, it is still off by the same as it was earlier? The answers will be clues.
I gotta go or I would describe a the way to make and expedient test of the tenths bar, but it is similar, though a little more complicated.
Good luck.
Lost Sheep
February 5, 2013, 11:55 PM
Use nickels they weigh 5 grams= to 77.15 grains. does not matter if new or reasonable age. do 1 nick-then 2nick. then 3 nick and so on.
polaris man
February 6, 2013, 09:44 AM
Talked to redding in New York. Says send er back and they will check er out. Free of charge all I be out is postage. They make their own scales not ohaus. On 40 grain it out .2 and 80 grain .4. But it's consistent. Unless them rcbs are off.
February 6, 2013, 09:58 AM
Use nickels they weigh 5 grams= to 77.15 grains. does not matter if new or reasonable age.
Well, I just weighed 10 nickels on my Ohaus 10-10 and older ones weighed 76-77 grains and newer ones weighed 77-78 grains.
So if you are OK with variance of 1.0 gr ...
February 6, 2013, 10:05 AM
Any coin will lose some of it's weight as it's used. You can not use a coin as a known weight unless it's uncirculated.
polaris man
February 6, 2013, 10:43 AM
The only known certified weight is in Switzerland. That gets taken out once a year guy at redding telling me.
February 6, 2013, 12:53 PM
Well, in my years of playing with beam scales I ain't encountered this; zeroed scale, then .2 gr. low at 20 gr. (19.8 actually) and at 120 gr. still .2 gr low (119.8). It would seem that the error would be exponential, .2 then .4 then .6 as weights increase...:confused:
Lost Sheep
February 7, 2013, 02:57 AM
Talked to redding in New York. Says send er back and they will check er out. Free of charge all I be out is postage. They make their own scales not ohaus. On 40 grain it out .2 and 80 grain .4. But it's consistent. Unless them rcbs are off.
Clue: The error is proportional to the weight being measured.
Jumping to a conclusion, it sounds like the sliding weight may be not the right weight any more (oxidation, wear, skin oils?). Redding will check it and fix/replace as necessary.
Unless it is the other scale that is off. In which case, RCBS will send you an RMA (return material authorization) and THEY will fix it.
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California holds yet another milk price hearing
California holds yet another milk price hearing
"C'mon Charlie Brown, I'll hold the football and you kick it."
by Dennis Halladay, Hoard's Dairyman Western Editor
The latest installment of California's longest-running dairy soap opera, "We're Begging You For More Money," unfolded again this week.
On May 21, milk producers once again made the pilgrimage to Sacramento to tell the California Department of Food and Agriculture why its milk pricing system is killing them financially compared to dairies in the rest of the country. The focus was the much lower cheese whey value that is used by California's system, compared to whey values used in Federal Milk Marketing Orders.
This time, a representative from the processor side of the debate agreed that no one seems fully satisfied with the current pricing system. It's a breakthrough.
For the last three years in particular, the hearing process has been an oft-repeated exercise in futility that Charlie Brown in "Peanuts" has lived his entire life. Hearing after hearing has been called by the state to consider permanent or temporary changes that would help dairies survive unprecedented high feed prices. Hopes are raised among producers and their representative groups. Determination strengthens. United fronts are presented. They give it a good, hard try.
But the football always gets pulled away and they wind up flat on their backs. They come looking for dollars per hundredweight, but usually get nothing. A few occasional pennies qualify as a victory. Lucy (the department) knows they'll try again . . . and they always do. It's been a sad process to watch for decades.
This time, producers and their groups asked for a revision to the state's pricing system that would raise the Class 4b (cheese) price by $1.20 per hundredweight. It's a staggering amount. They need it, but it will be a miracle if they get even most of it, because that kind of thing just doesn't happen in the country's biggest dairy state.
The author has served large Western dairy readers for the past 36 years and manages Hoard's WEST, a publication written specifically for Western herds. He is a graduate of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, majored in journalism and is known as a Western dairying specialist.
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6 Harry Potter Films According to Someone Who Never Saw Them
If you're anything like me, you've never read a Harry Potter book or seen a Harry Potter movie. Statistically speaking, you are nothing like me, as the latest installment of the Potter franchise is already poised to smash all relevant box office records, everywhere. (I should make it clear that when I say, "relevant box office records," I mean, "only box office records that pertain to The Dark Knight.") Despite my lack of interest in and familiarity with the franchise, I'm not against the idea of it and I don't hate the people who love it or the cultural impact it's made (even though being a non-fan when a new movie comes out sort of feels like being the only Jewish kid during Christmas time). This franchise just missed me completely.
I'm certainly not one of those anti-populist folks who strategically avoids everything that gets embraced by the mainstream, I didn't avoid it simply because it's wildly popular; I like The Beatles, Star Wars and all of Lost with the exception of the two that everyone else hates (Jack's Fucking Tattoo, Nikki and Fucking Paolo). I just had no interest in the series when the first book came out because by then, I was already too old and too much of a shithead to submit myself to a world of magic and wizards and broomsticks and muggles (a word I've often heard associated with Harry Potter that I've arbitrarily decided is either a sort of talisman that all kid-wizards need to collect to be the best wizard, or a kind of fuzzy, fantasy animal that is specific to the Harry Potter universe. I've drawn what I think it is below.).
A muggle, according to my imagination. I don't know why he has an umbrella.
Still, I am going to see this movie, because even though I know close-to-nothing about the series, the trailer for Harry Potter 7 And the Deathly Hallows 2 looks freaking incredible (and also because everyone else is afraid to release movies this weekend and I've already seen X Men: First Class twice). So I will see it, but first, I'm going to familiarize myself with the franchise, so I don't go into this blind. To do this, I am going to watch every Harry Potter trailer having never seen any of these movies and, to the best of my abilities, summarize what I imagine they are about.
#1. Harry Potter and the Random Assemblage of Things That Happened At Him
What We See in the Trailer
The trailer opens on some owls and tiny accounting monsters that we won't actually need to see again for the rest of the trailer.
We meet Harry Potter, a boy with hidden magic powers who is actually a wizard. Harry doesn't believe it, even though White Reggie Watts assures him that it's true.
"You're a wizard, Harry." -- an incredibly trustworthy-looking gentleman
Harry then leaves wherever he was and follows Reggie to a special school for wizards and witches called Hogwarts. Then the plot stops happening, and we're just treated to a series of things. The kids at the school sit at a table and an owl flies around. The kids travel on a moving staircase. The kids learn about flying from a professor who is probably part cat. But, like, a terrifying cat.
The Cat Lady says, "Hold your hand over your broom and say 'Up.' " Harry does this, and his broom flies to his hand. This surprises Harry, which is weird because he already knows he's magic, and on the spectrum of commands that enchanted brooms can follow, "up" feels like a pretty basic one, relatively speaking.
"I said a thing using my magic and it did that thing."
Like, Professor Cat-Witch is holding a class designed to teach you how to fly, and she tells you to yell, "Up." What did you honestly think was going to happen? Anyway, one of the other kids, whose name is Longbottom, loses control of his broom and starts to fly away. Professor Cat-Witch hates him because of it.
All in all, this feels tougher than most schools, as when I didn't understand Pre Calc, A) I didn't almost die because of it and B) my teacher didn't scream at me on the very first day as a result.
Next we see Harry and a character who I know by being alive and aware of pop culture for the last few years is named Ron. They're on a train together, and Harry shows off a forehead scar that, because this is a movie about kid wizards, I assume is a magic forehead scar.
Then Gandalf appears and explains that the kids aren't allowed to go in a forest or use their powers outside of class or visit the third floor corridor (violating the third rule is punishable by death). The kids are seen doing these things anyway, because fuck this Gandalf.
We're treated to action scenes! There's a monster! And a sword falls! A man faints! And we also see a three-headed dog, and I amend my previous assumption: It is possible that this is what a muggle is (though the trailer does not confirm this).
There's also a chick wizard who seems kind of awful, but she's also obviously a big part of the franchise, so I imagine Harry will be nailing her at some point. The trailer ends with yet another incredibly old and unnecessarily creepy authority figure saying, "We can expect great things from [Harry Potter]," even though the trailer is less of a plot and more of a series of seemingly unrelated magic things happening in an arbitrary order.
What I Think It's About
Harry, Ron and the Girl One spend their first year in Hogwarts School of Wizadry trying to piss off stodgy, old Principal Gandalf and shake things up. Alan Rickman is in this and he's clearly the bad guy. If someone has to get killed for being evil at the end of this movie, I'm saying it'll be him.
Also one of these wizards is clearly a Nazi.
That one.
#2. Harry Potter and the Second Verse, Same As the First
What We See in the Trailer
We see the exact same shot from the first trailer, where White Reggie tells Harry he's a wizard, and then the narrator says that Harry's first year became legend. Then we cut to a shot of the school covered in snow, or what I'm calling "Hothwarts."
And then we see more of the same stuff we saw in the first trailer. An owl flies through the cafeteria, a weird teacher does something irresponsible and the boy who is clearly a Nazi continues to exude Nazi-like symptoms.
Harry and Magical Hitler Youth fly around on brooms punching each other, and Principal Gandalf complains about another thing people weren't supposed to touch that someone definitely touched (this time it's a chamber. Of secrets.).
Oh, also Alan Rickman's still in the game, so I guess he wasn't evil, although he's probably just hiding his evil because fucking look at him.
A cute little goblin thing shows up and tells Harry to go home. I'm going to go ahead and rescind what I've said previously and make a ruling: This thing is probably a muggle. It looks more muggle-like than all other contenders.
Then more action stuff! Things explode, cars fly, people chase things, stuff glows! Also, Maggie Smith, who is one of the Teacher-Witches but not the Cat-Witch explains to Harry that someone needs to be caught or else the school will close. Which, frankly, seems like a lot to throw at a 10-year-old.
What I Think It's About
Harry, Ron and Girl One continue to have their adventures and things continue to happen to and around them. A new threat is facing the school in the form of a rival school that hates Hogwarts. Magical Hitler Youth has transferred to this rival school and challenges Harry and Hogwarts to a flying broom battle, and the winner gets ... the school? Or all the magic? The winner gets all the magic.
Professor Alan Rickman is still obviously evil, but he puts that evil aside and joins forces with Harry to defeat the rival school, get all the magic and keep Hogwarts open. For now!
#3. Harry Potter and the GARY OLDMAN'S IN THIS?!
What We See in the Trailer
This is a much darker and grittier children's movie about wizards. Harry and his friends are older, the Kid Nazi is back at Hogwarts and Professor Alan Rickman is back to being evil and spooky. A bus almost hits a thing or whatever and who cares because GARY OLDMAN IS IN THIS MOVIE!
Dracula, you guys! He's the prisoner of (I assume) Azkaban, which is probably a place.
We see Girl One and Ron hold hands for a second, which doesn't do a whole lot for my "Harry's going to nail Girl One" theory.
Harry is looking for someone who's killed his parents, and Commissioner Gordon is already here so if this movie had any damn sense it would just become Batman already.
There's a new Gandalf in town. He's got a beard and is stodgy and old, but he's not quite the Gandalf we've seen before. He's some other equally-Gandalf guy.
He introduces us to the "Dementor," which is a hooded ghost monster of something with giant fingers. It's the first time I've seen something resembling an established villain in any of these trailers. Then, because too much plot was happening, we see a random scene of a fat guy who made a balloon out of another fat person (she probably ate too many muggles), but he just doesn't know what to do about it.
Then the Girl One punches the Nazi, which I guess makes her the Captain America of Hogwarts.
What I Think It's About:
At the end of the last movie, Harry and his friends beat their rivals in Broom-ball. They almost lost, but they found out at the last minute that Original Principal Gandalf was a traitor, working with the rivals the whole time. He gets kicked out of the school and replaced with Gandalf II, his brother.
Now that Hogwarts is safe, Harry has to solve the mystery of who murdered his parents. Will it be the Dementor? Will it be Gary Oldman? Gandalf II, Whitelectric Beardaloo? Will it be Professor Alan Rickman? Yes. I bet it is. He's definitely evil, why haven't they just arrested him and the Nazi yet? How objectively evil do you need to dress before anyone in this universe takes notice?


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Friday, January 31, 2014
If a night of yoga and live music sounds like your kind of fun, attend the inaugural YOGAPOP on Thursday, April 3. Yoga and music lovers alike with be inspired and delighted by this special Cooper River Bridge Run edition of YOGAPOP.
The night kicks off with a one-hour, all levels yoga class taught by local yoga teacher extraordinaire, Bethany Bubenzer. She'll teach alongside the fresh grooves of DJ Moo Moo, who will be featuring music from the 24 bands performing along the Cooper River Bridge Run race route.
Roll up your mat at the end of class and hit the Yoga Village, where you can grab a bite, cocktails, and mingle. Prepare to be entertained with a live yoga performance by Flight of the Phoenix, followed by live electro-pop tunes from Lectra Lust.
This event benefits This Is Noteworthy, the Charleston-based non-profit responsibly for curating the 24 bands performing at the Cooper River Bridge Run, as well as the Olive Tree Yoga Foundation, a cause near & dear to Bethany Bubenzer's heart.
YOGAPOP is for everyone: first time yoga students, advanced practitioners, locals and visitors. Everyone can get their downward dog on and groove to the beat.
Tickets are $25 advance, $30 door (if available). Space is limited. Get your tickets at YogaPop.org starting February 1, 2014.
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WELLSVILLE - A bright blue sky greeted the crowd whose members came to exchange memories both happy and sad, and express gratitude during Wellsville's Veterans Day ceremony Saturday morning.
Vietnam War veteran Mike Linn served as master of ceremonies for the event, which began with a parade on Main Street from the village hall to the Veteran's Memorial on the Fourth Street Square. Village police and fire department units escorted the procession, which included a float carrying members of the Tri-State Korean War Veterans Chapter 126 in Canton as special guests.
Following an invocation from First Christian Church youth minister Brandon Russell, Mayor Susan Haugh told the crowd of the important distinction between Veterans Day and Memorial Day. She explained that Memorial Day is set aside specifically to honor those who lost their lives in military action, while Veterans Day is for showing appreciation to all who have served, living or dead. Haugh said it was important to take the opportunity on this day to thank those surviving veterans who gave so much of themselves. "We deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made in order to keep our country free," she said.
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Wellsville village employee Steve Poynter gives members of the Tri-State Korean War Veterans Chapter 126 a lift down Main Street to the village Veterans Memorial during the Veterans Day parade held Saturday morning. (Photo by Richard Sberna)
Several Wellsville veterans also addressed the crowd, speaking of their wartime experiences while they served. Bill Williams, who drove medical supply trucks with the Army in Vietnam, recalled the unease of traveling down Purple Heart Road, where sniper fire and land mines were common. "It was different from driving in Ohio," he said with understatement.
In the days before internet and cell phones, mail was the primary form of communication, and long delays were the norm. Bill says soldiers could go as long as two weeks with nothing, then suddenly be deluged with a backlog of letters and packages.
Bill and his wife of 46 years, Karen, were married during his leave following basic training in 1966. She remembers faithfully mailing care packages to him every week, more frequently than most. Bill says their arrival at his base were eagerly anticipated by both he and his comrades. "Everyone would line up. 'Can I have a cookie? Can I have a cookie?'" he said.
Karen said she filled the time while Bill was away with saving money from her job and planning for a trip to Hawaii, where they eventually met during an "R and R" break. She also saved towards furnishings for an apartment they would get when he came home. "I just worked on those goals and waited for a letter every day," she said.
Though no one in his company was killed, Bill recalls the terrible irony of one colleague who was grievously wounded in a mortar attack outside their base just as he was preparing to rotate home to America. The serviceman survived, but his numerous injuries included the loss of both legs. "He was carrying his duffel bag, and he was walking to catch a ride to Saigon when he was hit," Williams said. "That kind of stuff really sticks in your mind."
Bill's son, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Craig Williams, has the unfortunate distinction of sharing similar memories of his time in Iraq. During his first deployment, Craig lost a close friend to a roadside IED explosion. His supply convoy pulled up on the wreckage 10 minutes later and provided cover until a quick-response force arrived. "It's hard to explain what you feel when you realize what just happened," Craig said. He added that the funeral on base was the toughest thing he's ever had to face. Craig echoed his father's words, saying it was an experience he hasn't forgotten and that using it as a learning experience is the way of dealing with the memory. "You make friends with it," he said.
Craig was awarded a Bronze Star during his second tour in Iraq for calling in a medevac helicopter following another attack. "There was a lot of stuff written into it, but long story short, that's it," he said modestly. Today, Craig serves as a recruiter in Steubenville and plans to retire next year.
Father and son say they both enjoyed the ceremony and shared their fondness for the village that put it all together. "It was very Wellsville," Craig said. "It was small, but it worked," he said.


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A fiery crash that claimed the life of a Berkeley County mother and her toddler happened on a section of Interstate 26 known for its deadly accidents.
Deshonta Beaufort, 21, of Huger and her 23-month-old son Salamo Bell, were identified Wednesday as the victims of an early Monday morning crash near Bowman. Her 2010 Nissan ran off the right shoulder of the road near mile marker 152, hit a tree and burst into flames.
Some 57 traffic deaths happened on the stretch of interstate between Orangeburg and Charleston from 2006 to 2009. That translates to 42 percent of all fatalities on I-26 during that time, the DOT said.
Trees on I-26 have been identified as one of the reasons for so many deadly accidents, and the state Department of Transportation's current solution is to cut down all the trees in the median and install guard rails, a plan that has met with opposition from state and local officials.
I-26 in the area of this recent fatal accident is flat and straight. "We do experience a lot of accidents there. The majority of them have been single-car accidents," Orangeburg County Chief Deputy Coroner Sean Fogle said.
He said the mother and child died of asphyxia from carbon monoxide poisoning and thermal injuries. Investigators identified no mechanical problems with the car that would have led to the accident and the exact cause of the pre-dawn wreck has not been determined.
In 2011, there were 828 vehicle crash fatalities in South Carolina. Some 454 of them involved a car or truck leaving the highway, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In the past year, the DOT reviewed I-26 crash patterns on the stretch of highway from Orangeburg to Charleston and came up with a plan to address safety concerns by focusing on the highway between Summerville and Interstate 95. That was the area where the biggest concentration of fatalities occurred, said Tony Sheppard, DOT director of traffic engineering. Trees would be removed from the median from mile marker 199 up to I-95 and cable guardrails would be installed.
Opponents say doing that will mar the appearance of the gateway to Charleston and make the now-forested median appear barren. Sheppard said the median is the focus of the safety effort because that is where most of the fatal crashes happen.
Currently, the DOT and the Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Council of Governments are working together to evaluate concerns about the tree-clearing plan. "We're meeting with them trying to come up with a solution," Sheppard said.


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Drinking water quality control in Mtwara and Lindi regions,Tanzania
Laurent, M. Sechu
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Issue date: 1986
University: Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu
Faculty: Rakennustekniikan osasto
Department: Vesitekniikan laitos
BY 1976, when the United Nations gave recommendations on the initiation of rural water supply programmes, Tanzania was already implementing he own, launched in 1971. In march 1973, Temporary Standards of Quality of Domesticwaterin Tanzania were launched. Standards and regulations achieve nothing unless they can be implemented and enforced. If the funds are limited, and a water source of acceptable bacteriological quality is not available, it may be necessary to use the available source without treatment purely to improve access to the water. Fluoride concentrations for Mtwara and Lindi regions are very low, with a mean value of 0,55 mg/l. They are normally below 1,5 mg/l which is the limit allowed for drinking water according to WHO standards. Any water quality control programme for Mtwara and Lindi regions should be essentially simple and matched with the economic situation of this area. Emphasis should be given to preparing programmes which require very little running costs. Sanitary inspections assisted by occasional sampling for laboratory analysis are one alternative. Use of existing laboratories of the Ministry of Health for water quality monitoring may lead to saving in terms of transport and time. /Kir09


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Growth and Size of the BOC/COP - Printable Version
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Growth and Size of the BOC/COP - John Mark - 25-05-2007
Dear all,
Having begun to read up on the Coptic Church in general it would appear that it is a Church which has undergone nearly exponential growth in the last century around the world but also in Egypt. What I would be interested to find out is how many Copts, (British and French Orthodox included) there are following this period of increase?
I suppose it is easy to surmise why the Coptic Patriarchate is growing in that it is genuinely Orthodox with a big and small 'O' but that is from an outsider's perspective (ie me).
What does HH Shenouda say on this issue or indeed those in the BOC or BOF?
Are there converts to the Coptic Church who are not of Egyptian origin in the USA and Australia?
with thanks
Growth - John Charmley - 26-05-2007
Dear John Mark,
Pope Shenouda has made mission one of his main priorities. He is, of course, severely limited in Egypt, since conversion from Islam is a very serious matter which could end in the death of a convert at the hands of Islamic militants. But with the BOC, and its French equivalent, plus the great growth in the USA and Australia, the Spirit works His will.
Indeed, in this country second generation Egyptians, whose Arabic is nowhere near as good as their English, sometimes say they like the BIC services because they can follow them more clearly!
We also have to remember that we are part of a family of more than 60 million Oriental Orthodox, which includes the Ethiopians, Eritreans, Indians, Syrians and Armenians - as those of us fortunate enough to have been able to attend the recent Festival in Stevenage can attest.
For me, personally, the BOC provided what it said on the tin, so to say - Orthodoxy with a British ethos.
In Christ,
- Fr Gregory - 26-05-2007
Coptic demography is a controversial topic! Church claims about its membership in Egypt have contradicted government claims, and scholarly estimates. Church claims in recent years have tended to be around ten million. The Egyptian Government has tended to claim that the Copts form almost 13% to 15% of Egypt?s population (out of a population of some 66 million Egyptians). Other estimates (including those from human rights groups) and census figures have ranged between six to eight million Copts.
The Coptic Church has tended to claim that the Egyptian Government alters the figures for political purposes, but most scholarly studies suggest that the official census is reasonably accurate.
Certainly, the number of Coptic Orthodox in Egypt as a percentage of the population has declined (according to census reports) since 1882. In 1986 census reported 3.3 million Copts: the Church claimed 11 million at that time. The major historical demographic study is: Youssef Courbage and Philippe Fargues ?Christians and Jews Under Islam? (I.B. Taurus, London, 1997) which presents data going back to the Islamization of the traditionally Christian areas of the Middle East.
It has been estimated that there are 1.2 million immigrant Copts in the United States, Canada, Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Holland, Brazil, and many other countries in Africa and Asia. There are some 100,000 Copts in Sudan.
In Australia the Coptic Church has tended to claim some 30,000 members. However, this figure exceeds the census figure for all Oriental Orthodox. The figures for the 1996 and the 2001 censuses were as follows (note the curious inclusion of the two Churches of the East amongst the Oriental Orthodox!).
Oriental Christian (total) 2001: 36,322 1996: 31,341
Oriental Christian, not further defined. 2001: 69
Ancient Church of the East 2001: 1,397 2001: 1,126
Armenian Apostolic Church 2001: 7,848 1996: 8,292
Assyrian Church of the East 2001: 5,710 1996: 5,107
Coptic Orthodox Church 2001: 17,913 1996:14,693
Syrian (Jacobite) Church 2001: 2,533 1996: 1,615
Oriental Christian, not elsewhere described. 2001: 852 1996: 500
The ?not further defined? and ?not elsewhere described? would include the tiny populations of Ethiopian, Eritrean and Indian Orthodox.
The 2001 census showed that some 10,000 Copts were Egyptian born, and 1,790 Sudanese born. Virtually all the remainder were born of Egyptian born of Sudanese born parents.
There are very, very few converts to Coptic Orthodoxy in Australia, and most of them are for the purposes of marriage to a Copt. In my experience, those who convert for other reasons rarely remain.
Church services are usually in Arabic (very few use Coptic) but most have either alternative (for example, on Saturdays) or parallel (at the same time in a different building) services in English. Where Coptic is used, it is almost always used phonetically (that is, those using it do not speak or understand the language, but have leaned the text). I know of only one Priest who is fluent in Coptic.
Fr Gregory
Coptic Church - John Charmley - 27-05-2007
Dear Fr. Gregory,
Many thanks for such a comprehensive account.
One of the things that interests me is the anecdotal evidence that second-generation British/Egyptians are looking for services in English, since they find the Arabic - and the culture - unsympathetic; it may be that the BOC has a role to play here, too.
In Christ,
- Fr Gregory - 27-05-2007
Certainly many younger members of all Orthodox Churches in the West want services in languages they can understand, and many drift away from real participation in the Church because of the lack of them. In his regard, the Coptic Orthodox Church tends to be much more advanced than other Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churches. There is hardly a Coptic Church in Australia that does not have an alternative Liturgy in English (usually on a Saturday) or a parallel Liturgy in English (in another place ? usually with two churches on the one site - on Sunday). Other Orthodox Churches in Australia have strongly resisted English. The largest Church, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, has rare Liturgies in English: in Sydney, there is usually one English Liturgy a month. The Armenians seem to have no Liturgies in English ever in Australia.
The problem is, essentially, that the Churches become focussed on the preservation of an ethnic culture (including language) rather than the preservation of the Orthodox Faith. There are a very few specifically English language Orthodox parishes in Australia (the only ones I know of are Antiochian and Russian Orthodox Outside Russia), but their focus is on ?Western? converts.
There remain, however, some problems with the Coptic use of English. There is, to my knowledge, no properly translated Liturgy in literate English which is used in the Coptic Church. Some of the translations are semi-literate. There is also a problem with the music of the Liturgy: if the Coptic (more accurately, Arabic, as far as most Coptic Churches are concerned) music is applied to an English translation, the English can be all but unintelligible. This is less a problem with some Orthodox traditions (for example, Russian and Armenian) in which the traditional music can ?fit? the English beautifully. For example, there are some wonderful recordings of the choir of St Vladimir?s Theological Seminary using traditional music with English words: the English is perfectly intelligible.
There is a real need for (1) an accurate translation of the Coptic texts in literate, liturgical language, compiled so that it is suitable for chanting, and (2) an adaptation of the traditional Coptic (that is, NOT Arabic) music of the services to enable it to be applied to the English translation. To which might be added: (3) an adaptation that provides services of a reasonable and realistic duration for the contemporary world. I would rather have a Liturgy of two hours attended throughout by everyone than (as is the reality now) a liturgy of three or four hours sporadically attended for an hour or so by most young people. I would probably (just to add to the potential for controversy!) also add: (4) an adaptation of the ritual and regalia to reduce the impact of irrelevant ?ethnic exotica?.
I would want to note that, far from being revolutionary proposals, there are ultra-conservative ideas, seeking to return to the liturgical practice of the Early Church!
All Orthodox Churches face the increasing problem that younger (and better educated) people are unlikely to be enthusiastic about spending many hours each week in attending services they cannot understand which reflect a culture with which they do not identify.
Fr Gregory


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Babysitting: Changing Diapers
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Babysitting can be rewarding and fun. But, like any job, it has its less-than-enjoyable moments — like diaper changes. But if you're looking after babies and toddlers, diaper changing is a skill you need to know.
Top Things to Know About Diaper Changes
- Babies need to be changed regularly or they can get diaper rash.
- When changing a baby, pick a safe spot where the baby can't roll off or get hurt.
- Make sure changing supplies are handy so you don't need to leave the baby alone.
- Marks around a baby's legs and waist usually mean a diaper is too tight.
Time for a Change?
A baby can go through as many as 10 diapers a day. So how do you know when it's time for a change? Don't rely only on your nose. Pull the diaper open at the waistband and check that all's clean and dry. Wet diapers might feel heavy, and you'll probably be able to smell the urine when you pull open the front of the diaper. Poopy diapers will be obvious!
Check a baby or toddler's diaper both before and after naptime and after feedings. Always change the diaper if it's wet. Babies can get uncomfortable (and fussy!) if a diaper is wet.
Getting Ready
Make sure these supplies are within reach before you set baby down for his or her change:
- a clean diaper
- a clean, damp washcloth or baby wipes (use whatever the parent prefers)
- a dry washcloth or towel
- diaper ointment or petroleum jelly (for preventing and treating rashes)
- a changing pad or cloth diaper for placing under the baby
Place the baby on the changing table or on the floor. If you use a changing table, buckle the strap to hold the baby securely. Many babysitters have discovered the hard way that a baby can wiggle or roll off a table in seconds. That's a big fall for a baby. So keep the little one strapped in. And don't leave a baby alone to go get something, even if the baby is safely strapped in or lying on the floor.
Wipes and Creams
After you remove the dirty diaper, gently wipe the baby from front to back with the washcloth or wipes. Never wipe from back to front, especially if the baby's a girl, as this can spread bacteria. You may want to lift the baby's legs by the ankles to get a better reach. Don't forget to wipe the creases in the thighs and buttocks.
Once you've finished wiping, pat the baby dry with a clean washcloth. Making sure a baby is dry before you put on a clean diaper helps prevent diaper rash. Smear on a light layer of diaper cream if the baby has diaper rash or the parents have asked you to use it.
Putting on a New Diaper
Most families these days use disposable diapers. (If the family uses cloth diapers, ask the parents to take you through their diapering routine.) Most brands of disposable diapers work the same way:
- Open the diaper and slide it under the baby while gently lifting his or her legs and feet. The back part of the diaper is where with the adhesive strips are. They should be about level with the baby's belly button.
- Bring the front part of the diaper up between the baby's legs and onto his or her belly. If you're diapering a baby boy, place his penis in a downward position before fastening the diaper. This will help prevent the diaper from leaking at the top.
- Bring the adhesive strips around from the back and fasten them snugly (but not too tight) on the front of the diaper. Be careful not to stick the tape onto the baby's skin.
- Wash your hands well after changing the baby's diaper to prevent the spread of germs.
Once you get the hang of it, diapering a baby will get easier and faster until it's just part of the normal routine!
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HUDSON — About 20 firefighters battled a blaze Wednesday evening in an oil tank in southern Weld County.
The fire happened about 5:30 p.m. in a tank used to separate oil from water at Weld County roads 53 and 10, about four miles southeast of Hudson, said Hudson Fire Department firefighter Travis Moore. Firefighters had the fire extinguished shortly after the blaze began, and there were no injuries, he said. Firefighters from Southeast Weld Fire Protection District also were called to the scene to help, he said. All told, eight fire trucks were on scene to battle the blaze.
The tank belonged to Denver-based Great Western Oil & Gas.


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Jonathan Chait EXPLAINS the peculiar politics involved in maintaining a program of agri-socialism:
The right-wing critique of Big Government � bloated, wasteful spending with no real purpose that imposes huge costs on the market � is basically wrong, but there�s one major piece of the government in which it�s completely right: agriculture policy. The farm sector is a vast archipelago of socialism sitting amid a free-market economy. Agri-socialism commands essentially zero intellectual support. Conservatives hate it. Liberals hate it. Experts or academics who study it tend to say things like, �It's so astonishingly irrational, it just takes your breath away.� ...Read more