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The Stetson University women's golf team will face its toughest challenge of the year in the final tuneup before the Atlantic Sun Conference championship tournament when they play in the Web.com Intercollegiate this weekend in Jacksonville.
The tournament, formerly known as the Marsh Landing Invitational, has been beefed up this year and will include two teams ranked in the top 20 in the nation by GolfStat.com, with six other teams that are ranked in the top 75 in the nation.
With all of the heavy firepower assembled for the event, the Hatters will have to play their best golf of the year if they have any hope of defending their title from last year. Stetson is one of just four teams returning to the tournament this year, which has been increased from a 10-team field to a 20-team event.
"Last year we played well at Marsh Landing and were fortunate to win the tournament," Hatters coach Floyd Kerr said. "The teams we beat last year were solid teams, but the event this year has expanded to 20 teams and probably has at least eight teams in the top 75 in the country."
The event, sponsored by Jacksonville University, will once again be played at the Marsh Landing Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach. The course will play to a par of 72 covering 5,987 yards. The teams will play a practice round on Sunday before playing 36 holes of competition on Monday. The event will conclude with 18 holes of competition on Tuesday.
The favorites for the tournament will be Purdue (14) and Texas Tech (17), who have both been among the best teams in the nation this year. Four other teams come into the event ranked among the top 50 in the nation – Iowa State (28), UCF (41), East Carolina (44) and Florida State (47).
Texas Tech's Kimberly Kaufman will be one of the many players to watch in the tournament. She is currently ranked fifth in the nation for the Red Raiders. Frida Gustaffson Spang of East Carolina will be another top player in the field, coming in with national ranking of 37th.
Three of the five Stetson players competed in the tournament last year and should have confidence going back to the Marsh Landing course. Junior Mallory Viera finished fifth last year with a 10-over par score of 226. Sammi Smith also earned a top 10 finish with a 12-over par score of 228 and Claudia Redinger finished tied for 29th.
That trio will be joined this year by juniors Ryan Ashburn and Jenna Hoecker.
"We are coming off a good tournament at Morehead State and if we continue our solid play we could have a nice finish at Marsh Landing," Kerr said. "Our players continue to develop confidence and show great signs of learning the art of scoring, regardless of their ball striking on a particular day. This ability comes with good on-course thinking plus the maturity they are continuing to develop."
With the exception of one bump in the road, the Hatters have shown slow and steady improvement throughout the year. Their last time out, at the MSU Ocala Spring Invitational, the team had a second place finish with its lowest team score of the year, 890.
"I still think we are somewhat of an underachieving group, but we have continued to improve," Kerr said. "Hopefully the JU tournament will be good and we will go into the A-Sun tournament next week with a full head of steam. The A-Sun should be a wide open event and, if we have a hot week, we can win."
The rest of the field for the Web.com Intercollegiate includes Charleston Southern, Cincinnati, Daytona State, Florida International, Illinois, James Madison, Kennesaw State, Maryland, Michigan, North Florida and Sam Houston State.
Live scoring for the tournament will be available on GolfStat.com.


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The 2nd Annual Faculty and Staff Giving Campaign exceeded expectations with an integrated approach that involved several units of the University. Stephanie Buenaventura, (KPVU-FM) Sheleah Reed, (Executive Communications Director) Deans from each College and members of the Student Development Initiative, joined the bandwagon to make this effort more fruitful than its inaugural year.
The legacy PVAMU was founded on in 1876 continues to thrive today, with an all hands on deck approach to philanthropy.
This component of the Annual Fund allows every donor, no matter what position we hold, to give to the designation of choice with flexible payment options. In all of our roles, we each possess a capacity to give something back, no matter the amount, to support and educate our future leaders of a global world. The faculty and staff giving campaign grossed over $95,000, exceeded last year's participation rate of 60%, and surpassed this year's goal of 70%, attaining 75% participation.
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This is the Ikea one of TC's thread - the colour and proportions are about right, but it's hard to tell if the shape is right from the photograph: Here
No, the rose bowl is rather pretty, though. But I'd still rather have the decanter.
LOL so would I...er....unless the rose bowl turns out to be worth a lot of money!
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Much has been written about volumetric productivity for therapeutic protein manufacturing processes. While focusing on titer alone ignores such factors as time, facility utilization, and product quality, a good deal of basic research continues on what makes production cells tick.
Maximizing productivity begins with a strong, predictive expression system, followed by a long development period where cells and reactor conditions are optimized. Yet what factors result in a "high producer" or "low producer"?
Expression profiling using CHO-specific microarrays has failed to uncover the answers, which must lie with varying contributions from transcription and translation rates, protein folding, and assembly. "But which combination leads higher production has been very difficult to unravel. We're no closer to answers than we were a few years ago," admits Mark Melville, Ph.D., director at Percivia.
He is also skeptical about cell-line engineering efforts to date, which he says have not "done a lot to push the envelope for protein expression."
Yet basic research on expression strategies continues. Process developers purposely mimic codons in genes occurring naturally in the host system without direct data to support that choice, according to Mark Welch, Ph.D., director of gene design at DNA2.0.
This is known as codon bias: an organism's preference for one synonymous codon over another one. Codon utilization is directly related to protein expression—not all equivalent sequences generate proteins equally. But codons purposely "biased" to accommodate the host organism do not always work best.
DNA2.0 has devised a computational platform that "surveys" the gene of interest for codon variations that produce the highest protein expression—between 10 and 100 times as much as competing services, the company claims.
"There are many ways to search for gene variants," Dr. Welch continues. "Ours is more systematic, providing more information that covers a wider range of variables, and we can do it with fewer clones." That means considerably fewer productivity assays.
Once the gene is inside, it's time to select the cells that express the highest protein levels at the highest quality. Clone selection resembles high-throughput screening of small molecule drugs in its reliance on the law of large numbers.
Mark Melville points to tools like Clonepix systems from Genetix, which uses fluorescence imaging to identify colonies growing in a semi-solid matrix within a Petri dish. The technique begins with ultra-high dilution that essentially separates cells individually, and ends with a liquid handler sucking up the colonies and transferring them to microtiter plates.
Melville also likes flow cytometry, another technique that relies heavily on robotic transfer of single cells to plates. Due to the low viability of isolated cells, process developers often employ tens of thousands of wells, and the technique is expensive in its acquisition and ongoing operation.
"But there have been some recent advances that incorporate omics approaches through system biology, which I expect will yield fruit within the next few years."
Despite strides in productivity, biomanufacturers remain committed to even higher titers. "I don't think we've reached the ceiling yet," says Hitto Kaufmann, Ph.D., vp of process science at Boehringer-Ingelheim.
Before process development even begins, companies need to gain a better understanding of how molecular attributes affect expression. Boehringer-Ingelheim is developing sophisticated analytics to screen for "expressability" within a bioreactor. Miniaturized (scale-down) systems are the key, Dr. Kaufmann says.
The question of nature or nurture—innate cellular capabilities versus growth conditions—always arises in these discussions.
Many cell culture experts believe that media and feed strategies have been most responsible for the run-up in volumetric productivity, and Dr. Kaufmann believes that significant, further improvements are coming. Improvement depends on techniques for rapidly screening these conditions and tailoring them to specific cell lines.
Melville believes the relative contributions of nature and nurture are equal. "You can't separate cell line from process; they are part of the same continuum. You design the process to fit the cell line, but you also select the cell line to fit the process."
On the "nature" side, targeted integration of genes into the CHO genome has become the new "City of Gold." The driver here is not volumetric productivity, but faster development. "CHO cells are prone to genetic instability," Dr. Kaufmann says. "To have designed loci within the genome that ensure stable, high expression will be a key area of focus for biomanufacturers. If successful, this approach may allow developers to skip screening for clones and media."
Melville disagrees. "I don't think I've seen any site-directed integration that has yielded higher expressions than a good cell-line screening program." He describes a "good" screen as a reliable model that assures what occurs during clone selection will be relevant throughout process development and beyond.
"Stable integration sites and site integration have come a long way in providing a reliable, minimal expression level, but they've never been able to achieve ten grams per liter or higher, which we're seeing in other systems nowadays."
Process conditions can affect a protein product's quality and help fine-tune its in vivo behavior—characteristics that do not translate directly into "grams per liter," but are just as significant.
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) can affect any number of properties. Developers of therapeutic proteins have only begun to leverage knowledge of the more than 100 PTMs, which in some cases are fine-tunable by merely altering process conditions like pH or temperature.
We know that fucosylation affects the activity of antitumor monoclonal antibodies—lower levels of this sugar increase therapeutic efficacy. Similarly, higher sialylation results in a longer circulating half-life.
"The more we understand relationships between process conditions, glycosylation, and physiologic function, the more companies will exploit these strategies," Dr. Kaufmann explains. "A few of these functional relationships are known, but many more remain mysterious, at least to the degree that we can be certain of in vivo relevance. That will change."
In the future, companies may develop several CHO cell lines, each producing unique glycosylation patterns that tune in desired characteristics. Manufacturers of biosimilars may be able to exploit PTMs to differentiate their products as well.
The "food chain" for deploying such technology is typical for biotech. Early work and proof of concept in cells typically occurs at universities. Smaller biotechnology firms will license and optimize the relevant technologies.
If successful, they will be acquired by a much larger firm. For example GlyCart was formed in 2000 as a spinoff of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. Roche acquired the company in 2005 for, among other things, GlycoMab®, a technique for directing and optimizing glycosylation in antibodies.
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TAHOE CITY - A comprehensive display of artifacts, memorabilia and photographs depicting the 1960 Olympic Winter Games will have its grand opening on Jan. 16, 6 p.m. at the Boatworks Mall in Tahoe City. Channel Properties, owners of the mall and Boatworks merchants are hosting the new displays that will run for the next two years. Hacienda del Lago will offer extended happy hour specials on drinks and food. Jake's on the Lake will serve a 1960 Winter Olympics-themed dinner special.
The collection includes official Olympic items such as skis, racing bibs, official results, promotional literature and participation mementos. The exhibit shows rarely seen conceptual drawings prepared by Walt Disney for planning of the VIII Olympic Winter Games. Selections from the photographic collection of official Olympic photographer Bill Briner will be a central feature. Dozens of never before exhibited banners, souvenirs and spectator memorabilia from the Batiste Family Collection will be on display. The collection includes items from the pre-Olympic days of Squaw Valley Ski Area.
Visitors will learn the story of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games as told through excerpts from the book "Snowball's Chance - The Story of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games" by David C. Antonucci. The exhibit includes a tribute to current and past Tahoe-area Winter Olympians and prominent skiers.
The new exhibit is presented by Tahoe Museum LLC, a public benefit organization founded by Sacramento area physician Stan Batiste, M.D. and Olympic historian David C. Antonucci. The Auburn Ski Club and Squaw Valley Museum Foundation are participating by contributing rare artifacts to the displays.


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Erie police have charged a city man with having jewelry stolen from a westside duplex in December.
Michael A. Bessetti, 36, is in the Erie County Prison on $15,000 bond today after being arraigned by Erie 5th Ward District Judge Joseph Lefaiver late Thursday afternoon on felony counts of receiving stolen property and conspiracy.
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- A faded rock star is forced to take responsibility for the daughter he never knew he had in Janie Jones, a funny and touching road trip through the world of rock 'n' roll from writer-director David M. Rosenthal (Falling Up), inspired by his own experiences. Rocker Ethan Brand (Alessandro Nivola) and his band, the Ethan Brand Experience, are on the comeback trail when a former flame (Oscar nominee Elisabeth Shue) drops a bomb in his lap-their 13-year-old daughter, Janie Jones (Abigail Breslin). Ethan refuses to believe Janie is his kid, but when her mom suddenly leaves for rehab, the child has no place to go but with the band. With no inclination toward fatherhood, Ethan continues his hard-living ways, leaving Janie to fend for herself in the dive bars and sleazy motels along the way. As his drug- and booze-fueled antics take their toll on and off stage, the band deserts him one by one, until he and Janie are left alone. Desperate to finish the tour and revive his career, Ethan stays on the road as a solo act with Janie in tow. As Ethan's self-destructive spiral threatens to derail his comeback, Janie uses her own surprising musical talents to help guide him down the rocky road to redemption.
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The Cubs have been playing out the string since about May...maybe June, but they can 'eff with the Pirates and Cardinals playoff jockeying this week. More importantly though, they're trying to at the very least maintain the 4th pick in the draft. The Astros clinched the #1 spot for the third year running yesterday and Miami and the White Sox should wrap up the #2 spot here by mid-week with a 4.5 game lead over the White Sox, who are 3.5 ahead of the Cubs. The Cubs could very well drop to the 5th spot in the draft as they own just a half game lead over the Twins, although the Cubs do own the tiebreaker against both the Twins and White Sox. Mathematically they could drop farther than the 5th spot, but that seems unlikely at this point (full draft pick standings in the left sidebar).
Remaining schedules for the candidates after the break...
White Sox (7) - vs. Toronto, 2 @ Clevelenad, 4 vs. Kansas City
Cubs (6) - 3 vs. Pittsburgh, 3 @ St. Louis
Twins (7) - 3 vs. Detroit, 4 vs. Cleveland
Royals could be eliminated by the weekend as they stand 3.5 back at the moment from a wild card spot and the Tigers could have the division wrapped up as early as tonight. Tigers are 3.5 back of the Red Sox for home field and 2 back of the A's for any home field considerations, but they'll certainly be making their best effort for the bulk of the Twins series you would think.
The AL Wild Card and NL Central/Wild Card races should last through the bulk of the weekend.
Cubs will throw Samardzija against Morton tonight, then Rusin vs. Cole followed by Arrieta vs Liriano. Then they have a day off Thursday and T. Wood vs. Lynn, E. Jackson vs Kelly and Samardzija vs Wainwright to finish the season, although they'll certainly skip Wainwright if the game proves meaningless in the standings or they know they'll need him for the wild card game.
There's not much in the statistical mile markers to watch for either this week, Rizzo and Schierholtz will battle for the team home run title (22 vs 21 at the moment). Despite the off-year, Castro will lead the team in hits (155 at the moment) and if he can manage a stolen base, tie the departed Alfonso Soriano for the team lead there, 2 will give it to Castro outright. Rizzo will lead the team in runs (70), doubles (39), walks (74), on-base percentage (.323 amongst those with enough plate appearances) and potentially home runs. Schierholtz will take the batting average (.252) and slugging percentage crowns(.475).
On the pitching side, Travis Wood and Samardzija will both get a chance at 10 wins this week, Samardzija will need to win both his starts and Wood his sole opportunity. Regardless, both will end up with below .500 win-loss records, not as meaningful as it's just ugly to look at. Samardzija will of course take the strikeout crown for the team and is 4th in the NL overall at 203. He won't catch up to Kershaw(224) for the league lead, but he has a legit shot at the #2 spot...Cliff Lee(209) and Burnett(203) should have just one more start this week and Wainwright(209) may just have one more start.
Anyway, sort of a can't lose week this week for the Cubs, they win and they screw with their division rivals, they lose and they do well in the draft.
Interesting that the Bears D
Interesting that the Bears D got better AFTER Melton got carried off. That showed some character to me. They didn't deflate. The turnovers are a nice carryover from the Lovie era. Trestman has said he inherited a well coached team, all he had to do was install his system. I always thought Lovie's teams were pretty well coached. The offensive side was absymal, but defense held its own pretty well.
I hope Cutler doesn't make a habit of it, but his plowing his shoulder into that DB was awesome. I do think the media are the only ones who think Cutler doesn't have respect because of his playoff thing. He takes a pounding and I am pretty sure NFL players respect him, but it was good national TV stuff for others to see him do that. And honestly, I think he has pretty good football instincts. I doubt he would have tried that with a bigger guy and he had the perfect angle to wipe him out. Good stuff.
I love the quick pass stuff. I hope they keep working out the kinks in that. It was really effective for the first quarter til Pittsburgh started adjusting. And I love how they've Marshall Faulked Forte. They've had 50 offensive coordinators in here who have said they would do that with Forte and haven't.
I'm still worried about the D, but it did do better Sun night. Still, I see teams marching the ball up and down the field at will on them. They can't depend on turnovers forever. Williams sort of picked it up, not sure who went in for Melton - wasn't paying enough attention, but he must have done ok.
Oh, and Howie Long's kid? Nice pick.
"Welington Castillo underwent
"Welington Castillo underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Monday."
minor procedure...4-6 weeks recovery...still, hope he can retain his value as a C (which he should).
as a C he's really useful...1st/OF not so useful except off the bench or low value/low cost filler.
weird season for him...he's
weird season for him...he's been working a lot more deep counts than in years past.
he had velocity issues earlier in the season, too...then he turned the corner and could bring it 97+mph again. part of his "magic" was being able to work 92-95mph early in the game then up'ing his velocity to 95+ after a couple times through the lineup or when he needed to nail down the AB. it's almost like having 2 different pitches even though they're the same arm slot/grip/etc.
speaking of velocity issues...before r.halladay was pulled after throwing to 3 batters for "arm fatigue" tonight, he was topping out at 83mph...yow.
down by 1...3-0 count, man on
down by 1...3-0 count, man on 1st, 0 outs...valbuena hits into a double play.
this new "cubs way" sure is interesting.
And it was a foul ball ...
And it was a foul ball ...
h.rondon with 7 outings in a
h.rondon with 7 outings in a row without a run...amazing after going on a nearly 3 month stretch where he didn't have back-to-back scoreless outings.
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a.rios has hit for the cycle
a.rios has hit for the cycle in TEX...in only 4ab and 6 innings.
double, single, HR, triple...
bog single, runner to 2nd on
bog single, runner to 2nd on a hit/run groundout to pitcher (good ol' d.barney and his bat), runner to 3rd on a wild pitch, d.murphy single...
...tie game!
k.gregg gives up a solo HR
k.gregg gives up a solo HR with 2 outs in the 9th!
awesome! cool! rad!
2-1, top 9...
Gregg. Ugh x 50. Also blame
Gregg. Ugh x 50. Also blame Sveum ... Gregg not exactly on a roll.
at least it's almost over...
at least it's almost over...
he was great for a good chunk of the year, but held onto that closer role a while longer than he should have.
i can't imagine he'll be a cub next year, even on the cheap.
I agree on all points. He
I agree on all points. He appeared to coast approaching 3rd and then to slow down and brace himself approaching home ... Both ineffective and awkward looking. I have no problem sending him as well.
Pirates in an interesting
Pirates in an interesting situation ... still have a chance at the division, so maybe they shouldn't party too hard tonight if it costs them a game tomorrow?
cubs are still getting 30K+
cubs are still getting 30K+ people a game showing up to watch this atrocity on the field...though looking at what's in the stands it seems like 10K scalpers and ticket brokers are getting screwed in the wallet for some of the home games.
in the 1st half they had 9 games with attendance below 30K...some weather-related (especially the early TEX series of 2 games with 29K and 26K).
in the 2nd half they've had 8 games with attendance below 30K (3 of them 29,000+ attendance, though) and some of those were weather-related.
they've broken 40K four times...vs STL (2), LAD, and MIL (home opener).
cubs are still getting 30K+
cubs are still getting 30K+ people a game showing up...
I don't buy this. Maybe "sold". But not turnstiles.
Al Yellon, to the best of his ability, has an attendance watch thing on his site that you can check out and considering he is there every day, and not entirely on the Cubs payroll (yet), his estimates seem pretty reasonable.
RE: the Girardi twitter link
RE: the Girardi twitter link above
Any of you watch enough baseball to know if Girardi is actually any good, now that he has a few years under his belt? I know there's the argument that the Cubs won't spend money on a manager but I don't buy that.
Notable ex-Cubs playing in
Notable ex-Cubs playing in Japan (NPB):
Casey McGehee: 295/376/522 with 26 HR & 89 RBI and 29 doubles
Matt Murton: 315/361/486 with 17 HR & 80 RBI and 36 doubles
Bryan LaHair: 230/306/428 with 16 HR & 57 RBI and 19 doubles
Micah Hoffpauir: 186/276/310 with 5 HR & 45 RBI (53 K in 163 PA)
Free Matt Murton!
Free Matt Murton!
Grab your crotch and keep
Grab your crotch and keep reaching for the moon
According to WSCR Theo is going to "follow league protocol" in pusuing Girardi and the Cubs are hot for him.
Well - it is obvious that it
Well - it is obvious that it would be ok to fantasize about what a good manager (if anything) could do with the team they have currently.
With a $15MM payroll in 2006, and some terrific young pitchers (Willis, Anabel Sanchez, Nolasco, Welly), the team wound up only 4 games under .500 and had Hanley Ramirez, Josh Willingham, Miggy, Uggla, et. al. (TEAM OPS: 1.115) Joe won a Manager of the Year Award, and most important, told Loria to fuck himself.
Would he want to come here and live through misery for a year + ?
Would he want the headache?
the very idea of paying
the very idea of paying girardi $3+ million to come play house on this crap team rather than sinking the $2-$2.5m+ saved vs another manager into the actual product on the field kinda disgusts me.
we've done the "50+ year old savior" before...and paid them handsomely to do it.
ultimately, it's the product on the field, not the old man playing psychologist and roster shuffler.
what girardi did in 06 is a function of what his team did with him at the helm in 06...he didn't make/break any of those guys.
plus, girardi does some weird stuff with bullpen management...and he makes some weird double/triple player switches (especially for a guy managing an AL team). he's anything but a sure thing...and managers heralded as "sure things" seem to be heroes one year and bums the next season or 2 later, such as jack mckeon and currently mike scioscia.
put the $2-$2.5m+ into the product that actually takes the field.
I hear what you're saying
I hear what you're saying about spending the $2.5M+ on players vs. a manager. I've come to the conclusion player payroll means shit. As it stood this morning, 5 of the 10 potential playoff teams had payrolls of less than $66M. I would love a manager/coaches who could teach a Barney to hit, take Castro/Rizzo to the next level, teach Samardzija to have a long-term memory of 20 seconds when he's on the mound, etc. But, is it the player(s) or the manager? Soriano sits for 5 years under Pinella/Quade and plays LF like he doesn't give a shit -- then, Sveum's staff takes him out to LF before every game and he becomes, arguably, a Gold Glove candidate last year. Is it the development skills of the manager/coaches, or is it the player who gives a shit (or in Soriano's case, starts to care)?
I've always seen MLB as a high-paid, small town of about 1,200-1,500 players, coaches, execs who know (or should know) about everyone's dirty little secrets. Look at Keppinger today leaving the White Sox (bad shoulder, allegedly). Everybody in that clubhouse thinks he's a dick with ears. MAYBE, it's less about the Sveum/Girardi/Gardenhire's of the game and more about the Theo/Jed's building a roster of players who have real baseball skills, want to get better at baseball, and are willing to be coached and put in the work to get better. I believe if the Cubs had more of that, the playoffs/titles might not be so far away.
"I would love a [manager] who
"I would love a [manager] who could . . . teach Samardzija to have," etc.
Girardi would teach him to have short hair.
I would love a manager
I would love a manager/coaches who could teach a Barney to hit
Anybody that could teach Darwin Barney to hit should have an MLB batting coach job for life.
d.barney gets a night off...l
d.barney gets a night off...l.watkins in.
the quest for the sub-.300 slugging mark takes a break.
They may use him to pinch-not
They may use him to pinch-not-hit.
it's a cold night and all,
it's a cold night and all, but this seated attendance for the last night game @wrigley for the season is pathetic.
seats are filling out more..
seats are filling out more...must have been a lot of people waiting around in the concourses staying warm before 1st pitch.
awesome...more shitty
awesome...more shitty baserunning leading to outs.
way to go sureholds + navarro.
also, c.rusin...love is over.
bottom 2nd, 3-0 PIT/CHC
What exactly happened on that
What exactly happened on that sureholds play at 2b? I missed the play and just saw they had three hits in a row and no runs.
(Was this his encore after last night's rumble to home fiasco?)
for some reason navarro ran full on towards second...took a few steps towards 3rd, then slowed and returned to 2nd...sureholds, seeing how fast he was running and where the ball was in the OF kept running towards 2nd. sureholds tagged out half way between 2nd and 1st trying to return to 1st.
navarro could have made 3rd...running like he was going to...sureholds assumed...sureholds out.
Thanks crunch. That's kinda
Thanks crunch. That's kinda what I pictured when I looked at the play on my MLB AtBat text . . . Keystone Cops.
rusin done after 2.1...men on
rusin done after 2.1...men on 2nd/3rd
4-0 in the 3rd.
b.raley in as if that's some sort of difference/improvement/whatever.
raley Ks the 1st 4 batters he
raley Ks the 1st 4 batters he faces and gets the 5th to pop out through 1.2ip...lulz.
The Neifization of the
The Neifization of the infield continues. Barney 13 for his past 87 (.149)
lim in...
lim in...
single, walk, walk, K, double, IBB to get to the pitcher, K...
34 pitches for 2 outs...double switch...sweeney enters, sureholds exits, b.parker on to pitch...bases loaded. awesome.
...parker gets the K...free-bleeding contained and stopped.
Two observations from being
Two observations from being at the game last night (free tickets/masochism):
1) Lim is absolute torture to watch, even worse in person.
2) I think I heard the crowd was announced at 32,000. No way that many in the house.
wacha (STL) has a no-hitter
wacha (STL) has a no-hitter through 7...86 pitches.
through 8...99 pitches.
through 8...99 pitches.
Crazy infield hit with 2 outs
Crazy infield hit with 2 outs in 9th. Wacha is a real great kid . . . Very classy. Cards are playing some fine basball. Molina is a stud.
broken up after 8.2ip
broken up after 8.2ip
then rosenthall comes in to finish out the game.
cubs bases loaded, 0 out..
cubs bases loaded, 0 out...rizzo up...cole staying in the game.
woo...fielder's choice/error
woo...fielder's choice/error SS...run scores, still 0 outs.
navarro works a 3-0 count...then strikes out swinging 3 times (at least he fouled one).
then another K...then a fly out to the track (nice tease, bro).
6-2, end of 6.
There's been much written
There's been much written about the 0.045 tv rating in the Houston market for last week's Saturday game vs. the Angels, which meant that an average of 915 households were tuned into the game.
Apparently, Sunday's game got a 0.0 rating, which means the audience was so small, it was unmeasurable.
Houston Chronicle story:
Same size of 581 households.
Sample size of 581 households. Granted, of course, 0 out of 581 is pretty grim, and I bet fairly representative, but you would think in the digital age they can come up with better reporting mechanisms than meters that, I assume, are actually still installed in the home? That seems crazy. These systems are all digital now. It should be easy for cable companies to provide better metrics.
I'm sure Google could find a
I'm sure Google could find a way to monitor what all of us are really watching - if that's what we really want...
Girardi, Gardenhire, or
Girardi, Gardenhire, or Scioscia? Assuming all are available who do you want? I guess you could pick Sveum, too.
Girardi I guess? Scioscia
Girardi I guess? Scioscia seems hellbent against playing youngsters, Gardy has a rep as a good manager...so I wouldn't be disappointed there...hmm.
This is exciting!
This is exciting!
Ownership might want a "big
Ownership might want a "big name" he they think the additional salarly will be paid for by increased attendance. Not that I buy that agrument.
Good point, but it wouldn't
Good point, but it wouldn't shock me to see them hire Girardi.
Dunno about that -- does
Dunno about that -- does anyone really come to the ballpark to see the manager? Would Ryno managing a 95 loss team bring out more folks than Sveum? Unless the team improves, other than a very short-term Ryno blip, I don't think so -- althoguh it does give the press something to talk about.
Now, if they hire Kate Upton to manage the club, I, for one, would attend more games.
Might be a way to stop all
Might be a way to stop all the Cuban free agents from going to L.A.
2013 Cubs attendance lowest
2013 Cubs attendance lowest since.........1998.
lowest since.........1998.
lowest since.........1998.
does that season attendance include the playoff game vs the Braves?
even in 2011, on the 2nd year
even in 2011, on the 2nd year on the wrong side of a .500 record the team was taking in 35-40K rather regularly.
it seems the "we're going to punt" mantra of the past 2 seasons has degraded enthusiasm.
when the kids finally trickle up to the majors and/or there's more hope from signings/trades...or the team starts winning in spite of either of those facts the fans will come back.
for a huge stretch run of seasons the problem was not having enough good/non-obstructed/non-nosebleed seats for the people that wanted them and an ever-growing + never-moving season ticket list. it'll return. the market and the draw the stadium is too large not to...especially when they can pull 30K in tickets sold in a season like this following last season. some teams in contention can't even pull 30K even when they are competing...aside from the obvious like TB, the reds are drawing rather pathetic numbers for a team that's going to the playoffs this year.
Nice finish to the home
Nice finish to the home season for Starlin...
Never seen anything like that
Never seen anything like that. I am COMPLETELY stunned and flummoxed that McCann is not tossed. Without him literally blocking the plate by a good 6 feet (Gomez never did touch it), the whole thing might have actually blown over (at least until Gomez batted again). I completely blame the braves, and I don't know why they even give a shit. Bush league is right.
I would bet on a suspension/fine for McCann - they can't really condone a catcher blocking the plate. On a HR. That would be quite a precedent. Probably a suspension for Reed too.
Also was Aram tossed?
Also was Aram tossed?
Gameday says "Atlanta Braves
Gameday says "Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman ejected by 1B umpire Doug Eddings", "Atlanta Braves catcher Gerald Laird ejected by 1B umpire Doug Eddings", and "Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez ejected by HP umpire Paul Nauert". So they didn't eject McCann because they had already thrown out the backup catcher who was on the bench? Laird does not appear in the box score at all. What a mess.
I see Carlito weighed in on this while I was typing my comment. Sorry for the 3/44.
how did r.johnson not get run
how did r.johnson not get run?
I like Johnson as much as
I like Johnson as much as anyone here, but he better get fined before this is all over. McCann too. The umpires clearly lost their grip over that whole situation -- couldn't control it and couldn't even keep track of what happened.
Interesting note: in reading
Interesting note: in reading the braves brewers box score it says Braves' catcher Gerald Laird was ejected in the first along with Freeman and Gomez. Very odd . . . wonder if this played into McCann not being ejected. Or if Laird was ejected as Proxy for McCann or something bizarre. Weird.
'Roid rage all around.
'Roid rage all around.
strop got the 8th and gregg
strop got the 8th and gregg got the 9th for the save tonight...odd, i think.
I half wonder if Sveum felt
I half wonder if Sveum felt pressure from Matheny and Dusty to 'play the best lineup' in this 3 team pennant race.
A reasonable hypothesis.
A reasonable hypothesis.
Cards and Braves are fighting
Cards and Braves are fighting for best record in NL (cards just took the lead) so Sat / Sun games will likely mean something.
Baseball Prospectus article
Baseball Prospectus article on their top 20 prospects to have impact in 2014 but not make the opening day roster ("The Stash list"):
2) Javier Baez, SS, Chicago Cubs
Oh, what do we have here? Just a shortstop-eligible player who hit 37 homers and stole 20 bases between High-A and Double-A this season. The word out of Cubs camp is that Baez is skipping the Arizona Fall League to rest up for a big Spring Training battle, in which he'll get time at other infield positions. Of course, he's likely to lose that battle since there are service time concerns here, but Baez has the bat speed and #rig to put up some crooked numbers upon his arrival.
15) Arismendy Alcantara, 2B/SS, Chicago Cubs
Not only did Alcantara survive the Double-A test in 2013, he flourished—hitting .271 with 15 homers and 31 steals. On top of that, he cranked a homer off Anthony Ranaudo in the Futures Game, putting an exclamation point on a great season. Alcantara's biggest obstacle in 2014 may be the fact that he could be competing with Javier Baez for a shot to play 2B on the North Side.
20) Kris Bryant, 3B, Chicago Cubs
The second player on this list who has yet to cross the all-important moat to Double-A, Bryant is also the only 2012 draftee here. A lot would have to go right for Bryant to get him into the majors before August, but he has enough upside to warrant inclusion even with that being the case. The power is real and it's fantastic.
Should've gone with
Should've gone with "spectacular" at the end there.
Nice Seinfeld reference,
Nice Seinfeld reference, there.
I can only assume the Cubs
I can only assume the Cubs will pass.
"[ ] Cano is searching for a deal that would pay him $305 million."
Decision on Dale Monday:
Fuck, he'll just ruin
Fuck, he'll just ruin baseball like he almost did the country. Let him stay in his bathtub painting his kneecaps.
Wes "Why Do You Even Know My
Wes "Why Do You Even Know My Name?" Darvill.
jim "there is crying in
jim "there is crying in baseball" leyland let loose the tears last night upon clinching.
it's like clockwork...win or lose something important...here comes the emotion.
Rangers with FOUR errors in
Rangers with FOUR errors in the 2nd inning behind Garza.
SF fans, even though they're
SF fans, even though they're losing 2-0 in the 5th, are applauding almost everything tim lincecum does (even just bunting). multiple people also have a lot of "we love you tim" and other such signs at the game.
i dunno if they think his days in SF are done after this year or they want to send a message to the team that they want him back.
Jim Callis loves the Cubs in
Jim Callis loves the Cubs in 2015.
The Cubs are the last-place team poised to contend the soonest.
I read this and had to put on my shades
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first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.


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5 Real Skills Video Games Have Secretly Been Teaching Us
#5. Timing
In video games, as in comedy and premature ejaculation, timing is everything. And nowhere in gaming is that more evident than the guillotine obstacle -- usually a set of repeatedly closing blades, doors or blocks that only allow the player to slip through the jaws with a perfectly timed sprint. In Super Mario Bros., it's the Thwomps. In Ocarina of Time, they pop up in the Fucking Shadow Temple.
Important note: While it's technically just called The Shadow Temple, any dungeon that incorporates both invisible walls and Floormasters should always be referred to with the "Fucking" prefix.
Guillotine obstacles are most emblematic of the old-school Prince of Persia games. Most of your playtime was spent taking two sprinting strides to pass through one set of snapping blades, then hitting the back button as fast as you could to avoid stepping into the other. The whole series plays out like the video game adaptation of that one Paula Abdul video starring MC Skat Kat:
"Two steps forward, one step back, we come together becAAAA MY SPINE! I CAN SEE INSIDE OF MY OWN SPINE!"
So what does the guillotine obstacle actually teach us?
Ever walked your dogs on a summer day only to find that every asshole on the block has set his sprinkler to water the sidewalk? That's a guillotine obstacle. Likewise with traffic: In most cities, the lights along major thoroughfares are timed. The reds and greens sync up to keep you at a certain speed. Navigating stoplights isn't a gaming exclusive skill, of course; anybody can manage it -- floor it past one intersection, slam on the brakes and then wait for the next to turn. But if you're a gamer, you recognize the obstacle for what it is: A matter of timing. There's never any need to stop at all. As long as you pay attention to and catch the overall pattern, you can slip right through those lights like bullets in the Matrix. If the minutes shaved off your commute and decreased wear and tear on your car aren't benefits enough for you, just pay attention the next time you're driving beside some wanna-be Vin Diesel in a souped up Civic, zooming from light to light. The look on his face the fifth time you pass him in your Rondo doing a comfortable 17 miles an hour should brighten even the most dismal commute.
#4. Organization
Organization is vital in your day to day life: Staying organized at work nets better job performance, while staying organized at home nets better hygiene (or at the very least, more efficient roach parades). And if you ever need to point to a skill that video games have taught you far better than any other medium, look no further than organization. Years of spatial-awareness based gaming like Dr. Mario have given gamers an exquisite sense of place and order matched only by Obsessive Compulsives and possibly the Third Reich. If worse ever comes to worse, a guy with a decade of Tetris under his belt can always get a job at a moving company or a grocery store.
Or as a doctor? This is how medicine works, right?
Even if you're not into puzzle games, you simply can't escape learning efficiency and space management. It's everywhere, in every genre. Take Resident Evil 4, for example: That's a game about fighting demons and the undead hordes, and still it stops and forces you to organize space -- in the form of your attache case -- just to bring the optimal loadout of weapons, healing items and ammunition.
That's the kind of incentivized training you just can't get from any other experience. No matter how many flat-packing workshops you take down at the local IKEA, you're always going to lose out to the guy who learned that a poorly packed suitcase meant that the undead would be feasting upon his glistening innards.
#3. Interior Design
Unless you're in charge of the barricade-building when terrorists inevitably take the Bravo building, your life is probably never going to hinge on interior design proficiency. But it is, nonetheless, a skill we all employ frequently, and one that gaming drills into us like Mr. Bubbles into an uppity Splicer. Sure, there are the obvious "design your home" games, like The Sims and Animal Crossing, where roughly half the playtime is spent rotating credenzas at 90 degree intervals, but you can actually encounter interior design training more frequently and insidiously ... in the block puzzle.
The block puzzle is the cornerstone of gaming, or at least it will be once you pull it out of the corridor, rotate it so the sun emblem is pointing up, drop the water level and hit the switch that activates the crane that moves the bus that allows you to push said stone into said corner.
... but you still have to arrange the mirrors so the beam touches the sun, and to do that you're going to need to grab the fourth block from the left and-
Block puzzles are prevalent in everything from Zelda to Tomb Raider, the latter being a game almost entirely based on busty, lusty bitches manhandling cubes like some sort of twisted geometry-based BDSM porn.
"You've got some really acute breasts. No, that's not a pun. They're triangles. Your tits are triangular."
Block puzzles won't teach you Feng Shui or color coordination, of course, but they will teach you how a room fits together. And you'll use that skillset every single time you move house, as you will invariably have to shove an eight foot couch through a three foot door into a six foot room. If you've played enough block puzzle games, that changes from an impossible feat to a simple matter of rotation: Lift the couch vertically, pivot it on the arm, put the credenza over here -- no, you've got to rotate that 90 degrees -- and voila! It fits against the wall here without an inch to spare.
Ladies, if you've ever wondered what an avid game player can bring to the table that an average man can't, just wait until moving day: The gamer will have you comfortably reclining on your pristine leather chaise in minutes, the coffee table and ottoman perfectly placed so as to optimize flow of movement, while the non-gamer will still be outside, cursing an uncaring God and firing up a chainsaw.


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There is a delicate balance to the new health care system. If there are too many costly, high-risk individuals, the system fails. Youth, most of whom have few health concerns, are crucial to the success of the Affordable Care Act.
Central Oregon Community College is trying to educate students about the program.
"A lot of the students don't have health insurance, and we don't require them to have health insurance," Gordon Prince of COCC Student Life said Wednesday.
COCC is allowing health care consultants to set up a table at the Campus Center and host three workshops to help educate the students and public in general.
"The information that students can get from these workshops and just understanding what resources are out there is hugely important," Prince said.
Without young, healthy people buying insurance, there's not enough money for those people considered high-risk to get affordable insurance.
"The young population is the part of the population that is healthy that will put money into the system and won't be taking it out," said Patrick O'Keefe of Cascade Insurance Center.
Many young people aren't motivated to get insurance for this very reason. Also, Cover Oregon isn't making it easy for young people to get the plan many of them want -- one that will cover emergencies but not non-emergency issues.
"The catastrophic plan that's available fore young people can only be purchased through Cover Oregon. so the group that we need to get in there the most can't until Cover Oregon gets running," O'Keefe said.
But O'Keefe also said there are plenty of reasons for young people to enroll.
"I think conscience is one reason -- it's, 'What's your contribution to society?' And the other reason is more practical,very pragmatic," O'Keefe said.
Practical, as in: You have coverage if you do get sick or injured.


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1. A memorable collection of mental images that one wishes to retain for master debational purposes.
2. Porn collection
1."yo, 2 o'clock, see that thong?" "yeah, that's going in the spank bank"
by rich, happy, soul-less, robot January 26, 2004
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Memories of women OR men kept for use in masturbatory fantasies.
Did you see his chest in that shirt? I'll store that one in my spank bank
by Quizzle November 17, 2003
the collection of images, thoughts, dreams, and desires one conjures to heighten arousal in order to achieve climax; In regards to Self Gratification/Masturbation
I went home last night and pulled one from the spank bank to get off
by cooter March 07, 2003
The catalog of women in one's mind one uses to masturbate to. see Masturbaceous
Damn that bitch is fine, I'm definately going to add her to my spank bank.
by netteach March 14, 2003
a place where an attractive person is held in the mind for later masterbation.
the chick is going into my spank bank
by digiala April 07, 2006
Noun. A zoo of images one creates in his or her mind in order to be withdrawn at a later date to be used as assisistance while pounding one out. The bank is only temporary storage and is inferior in many ways to the cellular phone camera.
See mental picture.
See mental picture.
Damn I hope the spank bank is open on sundays because I'm makin' a deposit!
by kjcw September 24, 2006
visual memory card used for purposes of later self pleasure; remembering a certain girl for later
"yeah, i put her in my spank bank"
lets go to the pool, i need some new spank bank material
lets go to the pool, i need some new spank bank material
by kraut September 18, 2003


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Orthodoxy and Tradition - Printable Version
+- The British Orthodox Church - Fellowship Forum (http://britishorthodox.org/forum)
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Orthodoxy and Tradition - John Charmley - 22-10-2006
A question which has been recurring to me, partly because of the experience Peter and I have had with the EO on the Monachos website, is how Orthodoxy deal with change.
It strikes me that one reason some of the EO on that site will never deal with some of the questions that Peter and I pose is that the only logical answers to them lie outside what they have been taught; i.e. it questions their tradition. They have been taught that the OO are monophysites, and therefore, however much Peter and I argue that the evidence is hugely against that interpretation, and that even some of their own theologians question that notion, they literally cannot entertain the idea because it is against traditional teaching.
If the characteristic vice of Anglicanism has been to adapt itself to the spirit of the age to the extent that it can almost seem to be an instrument for secularised moral teaching, then I suppose the corresponding problem for Orthodoxy would be this inability to deal with something that questioned traditional teaching. Of course not all EO take up this very conservative line, but it seems as though many do.
How do members of the Fellowship find that Oriental Orthodoxy deals with the problem of what might be called development?
The EO tend to fetishise the idea of the Ecumenical council, and some of them come close to attributing infallibility to the councils; this does not seem to be the OO position.
But how does the Church determine not only what is Orthodox by tradition, but how Orthodoxy deals with changing times?
In Christ,
tradition and orthadoxy - geraldine - 22-10-2006
Hi friends ,
A valid question ? Take this scenario - " In earlier times the Church took the stand that it allowed the Christian Spouse to live with the other partner to keep the family ties and to give the chance to the unbeliever to see the changes that christianity brought about."Now the situation is different and a believer should not be tied with an unbeliever"( FROM The coptic church - Youth and Sacrifices by H.H. Poope Shenouda
So here the Church has changed its beliefs!!!!
As a would be convert - with Gods will - this now is a totally diff. situation for me. To what point should I justify LEAVING my Chilfren?
This is a very tough dilema for me. Does it mean I do not have the " true determination ??
Change and Tradition - John Charmley - 22-10-2006
Dear Geraldine,
An interesting point. I am not sure whether HH means that one definitely should not stay married to a non-Orthodox spouse, or means to say that one does not have to stay married.
In our secular society this pronouncement also raises the question of what marriage means. A purely civil ceremony is not the same as a religious one, obviously, so someone (such as myself) married to a non-believer in a civil ceremony is potentially in a difficult situation.
However, from what I know of OO teaching, it is pastoral in nature, as well as compassionate, and it would be a very strange interpretation of Christian teaching for any priest to say that one should break up one's family upon converting. I suspect that the traditional teaching remains valid.
I suspect HH's teaching is applicable in Egypt, but not so here with converts; one has to remember that in Egypt it is very dangerous for anyone to convert to Christianity, and I daresay is something of a rarity; here, the only 'danger' is that one's friends think one has lost the plot, and since mission is such a major part of what we are about, our teaching and practice has to be appropriate for this society.
It might, however, be useful to have an authoritative view on this one.
In Christ,
- admin - 23-10-2006
Dear all
I am in Scotland on holiday for a few days, staying with my wife's family in Stirling actually. But I always manage to find a way of being online somehow.
Without having the full textual contexts of these passages I would understand them to have the following meanings.
i. It is still the case as far as I am aware that I know of no married converts to Oriental Orthodoxy who are counselled to leave their spouse. Indeed there are many of us in the British Orthodox Church in just that circumstance, and as the Church grows there will be a greater liklihood of more and more people who become Orthodox while their spouses do not. In these circumstances, as far as I am aware, the Biblical teaching is clear, that the believing partner sanctifies her/his partner and should witness to the Faith in their marriage not by abandoning it.
ii. In a text addressed to Orthodox young people the counter position is clearly presented. In this circumstance the teaching of the Church is that an Orthodox young person should not marry a non-Orthodox. I would imagine that the booklet for young people is contrasting the prevalence of mixed marriages in the NT period with the good sense of marrying Orthodox today.
Indeed there are issues when a Coptic Orthodox youth chooses to marry outside Orthodoxy. How can an Orthodox marriage take place with a non-Orthodox partner?
So I think the two positions are actually complementary. Though they might appear contrary because in Egypt a married convert would be rare. So the prime concern is that Coptic youth should only consider Orthodox spouses for practical and spiritual reasons.
Here in the West the issue of married converts is a live issue where it is not really in Egypt. And here the NT principles are applied by the British Orthodox Church within the Coptic Patriarchate.
Does this help? Or explain?
Do let me know if you have further questions.
Best wishes
- geraldine - 23-10-2006
Hope u enjoying the fresh air !!!!
In Egypt im sure this issue must be becoming an issue also !!!
And as one Priest said to me - It is a scenario which there will be more occurances of and will be more of an issue for the Church to deal with..
EG. ME!!!! A Muslim - ( yes I announce it !!!) whose husband Im well sure of - isnt going to get a change of heart in the forseeable future and am I meanwhile meant to languish in this place of uncertainty?
Let me tell u it's a very unsettling position to be in !! In one instance I was told by a C.O Priest to approach the R.C Church that basically they would "have me" !!! mmm charming . -- but im a persistant kind of person and getting there " inspite " of the hurdles being thrown at me
Mixed marriages - John Charmley - 23-10-2006
I have asked Abba Seraphim if he could be kind enough to clear this one up; my reading you be exactly as Peter's - that this is something which is not an issue in Egypt, and where, as it would be dangerous to convert to the CO from Islam, it is unlikely to become one.
Here it is, and I feel sure that the traditional ruling Peter mentions will apply. The Church cannot, of course, recognise a civil marriage contract as anything more than it is, but given that it is a contract between two people who are declaring their commitment to each other, the Church would encourage those in it to keep it. If, of course, marriage to an Orthodox partner did, eventually, encourage the other partner to wish to convert, then that would be wonderful; but I suspect that some of us are far from that!
Enjoy your holiday Peter!
In Christ,
- admin - 23-10-2006
Dear Geraldine
It is raining here of course, but we managed to get out when it had slowed to a persistent drizzle.
I think I would have to add that perhaps the C.O. have some practical and historical issues with dealing with Muslim converts, in that it is always dangerous in Egypt for all concerned, especially in Egypt. This may influence the response of some C.O.
But the B.O.C. does not wish to be bound by the same understandable history and receives all those who come to us where they are and as they are.
Not only are converts liable to be Muslims and married to Muslims, but to Hindus, atheists, maybe even criminals, leaders, laity, pleasant and kind people of no faith and from other Christian traditions and all other religions. All sorts in fact. Good and bad. And I don't see in my experience of being part of the B.O.C. for 12 years, that we turn anyone away.
I can't answer for the comments of any other person, clergy or layfolk. But as far as I can see the B.O.C. wishes to be home to all people and any people, who desire to share the living out of the Orthodox Faith with us.
It will be good if we can get a comment from Abba Seraphim. But you are not the first Muslim convert nor will you be the last I am sure. Our role must be to help people become Orthodox not put obstacles in their way.
Best wishes
mixed marriages/converts - geraldine - 23-10-2006
So U are witnesssing a " soft day" as we say in Ireland -
Yes I believe u are right in the attitudes from the Coptic Church in the way that they are well aware and would have had more problems with Muslim converts in Egypt ,and were perhaps afraid for my physical well being etc more than any other reason
But with Gods help - I am still standing and on my way back to him ... although a long road .... There is a light at the end of it
- admin - 23-10-2006
Dear Geradline
I pray that the road be no longer than needful, and I am sure that there is a great light, and life and an abundance of love at the end of it.
Indeed I pray that you may experience His love right now on your journey.
Best wishes in Christ Jesus
Marriage - John Charmley - 24-10-2006
Dear Geraldine,
Abba Seraphim has been kind enough to respond to the enquiry about the status of marriage to a non-Orthodox spouse, and has given the following helpful comment:
Quote:This issue of the marriage of a Christian and a non-believer is an important one for us and I suspect there are many similarities between 21st century London and 4th century Alexandria, where Christianity was one of many competing faiths.
This seems pretty clear. Obviously HH Pope Shenouda has to be particularly sensitive to the situation of the Copts in Egypt, and his pronouncements are clearly made in that context. Equally, Abba Seraphim has to show sensitivity to the needs of the wider Church, as well as wisdom to the diaspora, which it seems to me, this pronouncement does.
I hope that helps.
In Christ,
Orthodoxy and Tradition - John Charmley - 20-11-2006
Peter and I are, in another forum, discussing the question of 'labels' and authority. The Church condemns 'Nestorianism' and yet almost every time one reads a book on the subject one trips over statements such as 'Nestorius was not a Nestorian'. By the same measure, Arius was not an Arian, and it would appear unlikely that Origen was an Origenist.
We had both thought that the obvious answer to this was that the Church is right to condemn heresy but is not always fully aware of what particular people believe and may therefore have to revise who is condemned as a heretic even if the heresy is always worthy of condemnation.
Somewhat to our surprise, the Eastern Orthodox posters have come back saying that it is up to the Church to decide what the possible implications of what someone says they believe are, and that this is more important than what they actually believe, and, moreover, that 'modern standards of fairness' do not apply.
My, no doubt, inadequate response was to say that I was not sure what they meant by 'modern standards', and that I based myself on the 10 commandments, which, among other things, forbid us to bear false witness, which it surely would be to present someone as saying something they did not say.
The EO seem hung up on an idea of the Church as being infallibly able to pronounce on what someone 'really' meant. This seems a trifle dangerous to me, but then what do I know?
I wonder if this prompts any thoughts from members of the Fellowship?
In Christ,


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Heart bypass surgery creates a new route, called a bypass, for blood and oxygen to reach your heart.
Off-pump coronary artery bypass; OPCAB; Beating heart surgery; Bypass surgery - heart; CABG; Coronary artery bypass graft; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Coronary bypass surgery
Before your surgery you will get general anesthesia. You will be asleep (unconscious) and pain-free during surgery.
Once you are unconscious, the heart surgeon will make an 8 - 10-inch surgical cut in the middle of your chest. Your breastbone will be separated to create an opening. This allows your surgeon to see your heart and aorta, the main blood vessel leading from the heart to the rest of your body.
Most people who have coronary bypass surgery are connected to a heart-lung bypass machine, or bypass pump.
A newer type of bypass surgery does not use the heart-lung bypass machine. The procedure is done while your heart is still beating. This is called off-pump coronary artery bypass, or OPCAB. This procedure may be used if you could have problems while on the heart-lung machine
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After the graft has been created, your breastbone will be closed with wires. These wires stay inside you. The surgical cut will be closed with stitches.
This surgery can take 4 to 6 hours. After the surgery, you will be taken to the intensive care unit.
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Coronary artery disease is different from person to person. The way it is diagnosed and treated will also vary. Heart bypass surgery is just one treatment. It is not right for everyone.
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You may be more likely to have problems with your blood vessels if you have kidney disease or continue to smoke.
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Gopaldas RR, Chu D, Bakaeen FD. Acquired heart disease: coronary insufficiency. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 60.
Morrow DA, Boden WE. Stable ischemic heart disease. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 57.
Greenhalgh J, Hockenhull J, Rao N, Dundar Y, Dickson RC, Bagust A. Drug-eluting stents versus bare metal stents for angina or acute coronary syndromes. Cochrane Database of Syst Rev. 2010:5:CD004587. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004587.pub2.
Moller CH, Penninga L, Wettersley J, Steinbruchel DA, Gluud C. Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for ischaemic heart disease. Cochrane Database of Syst Rev. 2012:3:CD007224. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007224.pub2.
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I want to be that girl. Looking out the windows in my living room, to the right is the ocean and to the left are green mountains. There are trees in my yard that I don't know, sounds, and the air doesn't remind me of anything I've breathed before.
We are surrounded by nature. Our area observes a dark sky ordinance to protect wildlife habitats and the view of the stars. I've never seen such a darkness as it is here by the ocean. We have no street lights this close to the water. It is pitch black. The only thing you can do is look up and see all the stars. It's shocking. In a good way.
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Letters of recommendation will never be the most important component of a student's college application folder, but they can be a tipping factor.
Think about it. If two students have similar stats, i.e., they have taken the same kinds of courses and their standardized test scores are in the same range, and the college feels forced to choose between them, then recommendations, as well as the essays play a role.
Imagine reading an impressive recommendation that goes something like this:
"Robert is curious. He is one of my strongest students who consistently questions what we're reading and discussing. Additionally, he is also one of the most easily recognizable leaders on our campus. Robert is modest and seeks to make a difference in the lives of the people around him and he does so without requiring the spotlight."
Now imagine reading a lackluster letter like this. "Daria is hard-working and seems to get along well with her peers. She hasn't missed a class or failed to turn in an assignment. She is very reliable."
Which student would you choose? It's an easy hands-down for Robert. The teacher added context and took the time to make the reference personal and not generic. The reference for Daria is lackluster at best.
So how does a student get started on this process?
• Be prepared. Put together a brag sheet that details what you've been doing outside the classroom. Focus on extracurricular activities, community service, employment, summer activities, internships/job-shadowing experiences and any honors, scholarships or awards received. Edit it down to one page if possible, but two pages maximum. Have someone else review it and proof it carefully.
• Get organized. Talk with your guidance counselor so you understand how your high school handles teacher and counselor recommendations. Many high schools have software programs such as Naviance that send the recommendations electronically to colleges. But you need to know your school's policy and timing.
Next week: Choosing whom to ask.
Lee Bierer is an independent college adviser based in Charlotte, N.C. For more information, visit www.collegeadmissionsstrategies.com