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With the seventh annual Christmas Spectacular nearing, the Community Arts Center is beginning to feel a bit like Santa's workshop. With around 1,200 children's gift bags to stuff, CAC volunteers certainly have their hands full. According to Jill Woodhead, CAC house manager, the group expects between 1,500 and 1,800 people to attend the family-oriented holiday event.
The Christmas Spectacular offers a movie, a singalong and visits and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus as well as a goodie bag for each child and some special surprise giveaways. The event begins at noon Dec. 14, with doors opening at 11:30.
"All of this is free of charge. You do have to have a ticket to come," Woodhead said.
Tickets were given away Nov. 30 at the CAC box office.
From raising money to collecting donations to putting together the gift bags, volunteers run the show.
"Everything is raised by private donation," Woodhead said. "Without the community's support - individuals and community businesses - there's no way (it would happen). The show is anywhere from $8,000 to $10,000 a year to put on."
The event's success can be attributed to its founder, Skip Hunsinger, who passed away this year. Hunsinger modeled the Christmas Spectacular after an event he attended years ago at the CAC.
"He said when he used to attend this event when he was a child, that it was such a thrill," Woodhead said.
Simple gifts like a free movie showing and some candy brightened the holidays for Hunsinger, who also wanted to bring families together. Woodhead described Hunsinger as "the driving force behind this," adding, "We've actually renamed the Christmas Spectacular because of him. Instead of it being the Community Arts Center Christmas Spectacular, it's the Community Arts Center Skip Hunsinger Christmas Spectacular."
The gifts, as always, are sorted by age group.
"For the smaller children ... we call them 'babes in arms,' those children will receive something like a small stuffed animal. The older children, who are usually about 3 up to 12, they receive a gift bag that will have a variety of things," Woodhead said. A typical gift bag for older children contains items like pencils, notebooks, craft items, snacks donated by Kellogg's and Frito Lay, a gift certificate for a local business and small trinkets or toys. Gift bags are a combination of items donated and those purchased with community donations.
Families will be encouraged to join the festive mood with music and a singalong hosted by students from Uptown Music Collective. Santa will visit with Mrs. Claus to present gifts and to pose for photos in front of the CAC's Christmas tree.
"Santa will come out on stage and he is actually the one who gives away the big presents. After the show, we stay open until everybody gets their picture taken with him."
Much like Santa's elves, CAC volunteers will begin planning again as soon as this year's event is over and the gifts are given out.
"It really is a year-long event," Woodhead said. "Once this event is over ... we'll start immediately planning for next year."


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1) I was supposed to spend Friday night at my friend's house.
2) I ended up spending it at the guy I hooked up with on NYE's house and didn't have a ride so I ended up staying until 10:30am.
3) I spilled food all over myself.
4) I fell off the couch and hurt my knee.
5) I washed my face with HAND SOAP.
6) I really needed to shower, but I didn't want to ask. Awkward.
7) He knows I blog, so he said, "Are you going to be blogging about staying the night at some random guy's house tomorrow?" hahaha (I can't remember the exact quote.) But I answered "No. That'll be Monday."
8) I fell on that same knee and wanted to die.
Now go and read the blog if you want.
Friday night was fun. My friends and I went to Thaifoon. It was freaking delicious. Yuuum. Afterward, Colt, Maggie, Natalya, my new friend, and I went to eat at a frozen yogurt place. It was delicious. My new friend lives in Provo, so he was giving me a ride down there. When I found out he was coming, I told my friend Michelle, "Hey, don't worry about driving me down to Provo. My new friend is taking me there. I'll text you later!" Little did I know, she thought that meant I was spending the night at his house now. After we left the yogurt place, I texted her, "What's your address?" She told me and then asked, "Why?" I said, "Well, I'm coming over tonight!" She wasn't there. She was out because she thought I wouldn't be staying with her that night.
Now I'm at Natalya's house, writing this blog, trippin' on pain meds. Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh (Lil' Jon yeah).

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Biotie Therapies and Seikagaku have agreed to terminate their license agreement for Biotie's VAP-1 antibody program, BTT-1023. The decision also nixes Seikagaky's option for Biotie's VAP-1 SSAO small molecule inhibitors.
Biotie had granted Seikagaku exclusive development and commercialization rights in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia in April 2003, and the arrangement was built around Seikagaku's expertise in locomotive diseases. "Based on recently generated exciting data in animal models, we have reprofiled the VAP-1 antibody program to primarily target fibrotic diseases, and this therapeutic focus is no longer aligned with Seikagaku's business strategy," explains Timo Veromaa, CEO of Biotie.
"Regaining the Asia-Pacific rights to BTT-1023 gives us the opportunity to build a fully global development strategy in the fibrosis disease area, which has a high level of unmet medical need," Veromaa notes.
BTT-1023 is a fully human mAb that specifically binds to VAP-1. Biotie previously demonstrated encouraging efficacy and safety for BTT-1023 in early clinical studies in RA and psoriasis patients as well as in a range of preclinical models of inflammatory diseases including COPD plus certain neurological conditions.
More recently, Biotie generated data indicating that VAP-1 also has an important role in fibrotic diseases. This data, generated in part in collaboration with National Institute for Health Research Liver Biomedical Research Unit at the University of Birmingham, reveals significant potential for BTT-1023 in certain niche liver inflammatory fibrotic diseases, the company points out.
The VAP-1 antibody program is Phase II ready, according to Biotie. The company is currently optimizing the scale-up of the manufacturing process for BTT-1023 and expects to start proof-of-concept clinical studies in selected indications in the second half of 2012.
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Oregon State Unveils New Logo, Uniforms
March 4th, 2013| by Lost Lettermen
After lots of internet speculation, Oregon State finally unleashed its "rebranding" – or "reBeav" as it's being called – on Monday night that includes a new logo, mascot and uniforms for the football and men's basketball team, as well as the rest of the varsity programs.
The logo that circulated on the web a month ago was extremely accurate, as the Beavers are going with a "Beavershark" look that has already proven to be unpopular in Corvallis.
Let's break down each of the new elements one by one.
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The Beavershark, as the cool kids are calling it, is real. While the logo was carefully crafted, we can't get over how much this looks like a cross between a beaver and a shark. The old logo wasn't great, but this is a comical downgrade. Grade: C-
Old Football Uniforms
New Football Uniforms
It's hard to like any helmet with that logo on it, so we hope that white lid never sees the light of day. Plus, the unorthodox paint down the middle of the facemasks is classic Nike overkill. That being said, we really like the all-orange uniforms with the chrome orange lid and the all-black uniforms with the matte helmet sans logo. Grade: B-
Old Basketball Uniforms
New Basketball Uniforms
The brightest spot of the "reBeav" is the new men's basketball uniforms. The old ones were cluttered and had a cartoonish font. The new threads are much cleaner and sleeker, especially the stripes down the side. The "Oregon State" on the black uni is a little small and the "OSU" doesn't really work when Ohio State and Oklahoma State are both bigger national brands, but overall these threads are a nice upgrade. Grade: B+
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Mark McDonald & crew of ILLINOIS STORIES were in town last week, filming a short piece about the making of THE BOOTLEGGER. The segment will air on PBS starting tomorrow:... Read more
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Here is the new website for THE BOOTLEGGER, where I will post regular production updates, photos, articles, outtakes, and more.
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The Beautiful Life Lives!
Hooray!By Amos Barshad
Hooray!By Amos Barshad
Also, see Karlie Kloss's first Italian 'Vogue' cover.By Sharon Clott
A scripted show about modeling has no chance these days.By Amy Odell
Mischa Barton's new show has been canceled after just two episodes, which were low-rated even by CW standards.By Lane Brown
Basically, their dogs poop all over the place.By Bennett Marcus
Also Phillip Lim, Chris Benz, and other designers are suing Chicago boutique Jake for half a million dollars.By Sharon Clott
Also, Matthew Williamson and Erin Fetherston will appear on 'The Beautiful Life.'By Sharon Clott
'Project Runway' just isn't enough for her.By Sharon Clott
Also, Elle Macpherson wore a dress by Victoria Beckham on the set of her new CW show.By Sharon Clott
Also Jessica Stam's new fall Fendi ads are out.By Amy Odell and Sharon Clott
It looks like a 'Gossip Girl' rip-off.By Amy Odell
Plus: Tristan Wilds is killing people again!By Amos Barshad
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Guests at the Astor Courts also enjoyed a menu of farm-fresh salad, risotto, beef short ribs and grilled fish, plus toasts by the mother and father of the bride.
Former president Bill Clinton raised a glass for his new son-in-law, joking to guests that he was, "looking forward to having some company because I'm outnumbered."
The father of the bride included a sentimental note as well, telling the 400 guests, "Despite the fact that we have had interesting careers, we still consider the most important job we ever had being the parents of Chelsea."
As the newlyweds enjoy their two-week-plus honeymoon (at an undisclosed location), guests are likely catching up on sleep. The first shuttle bus didn't depart from the reception until 1 a.m., reports one guest, while others partied until 3 a.m.
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Simplify stranded colorwork to knit striking sweaters you'll wear with glee! Find out how fun and friendly stranded colorwork sweaters are when Amy Detjen is your guide.
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Oh, that's so lovely. Are you knitting a sweater with those colors too? Nicely done!
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Panel: Commemorating the African American Past Through Sacred Burial Sites and Rites
I am seeking to form (or to join) an AHA panel devoted to the commemoration of the African American past through burial sites or rituals. I am open to a panel that covers all geographies--including the wider African diaspora--and time periods, and which can include public history, arts, and media approaches. I examine the creation of a historical memory of nineteenth rural African American communities in the Midwest. Specifically, I examine African American cemeteries and houses of worship and how these actual sites--as well as replicas of them at a living history museum--construct a public memory of nineteenth-century rural midwestern African Americans. This memory blends a nostalgia for a midwestern "heartland," which is free of racism with a spirit of community revitalization among the descendants of these nineteenth-century people.


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There are conflicting reports on the freedom of Meriam Ibrahim and her family. She's the Sudanese mother condemned to die for refusing to renounce her Christian faith.
Tina Ramirez, with Hardwired, Inc., a human rights group working with to help Ibrahim and her attorneys, told CBN News that Meriam and her family are back in prison. She says Merian is charged with falsifying documents to travel. Reportedly, these are the same documents given to Meriam by the United States government.
Ramirez says more pressure needs to be brought to both the U.S. and Sudanese governments to secure Meriam's release. The American Center for Law and Justice is another group working for Meriam's release.
The ACLJ's Jordan Sekulow says now is the time for a maximum effort by the Obama Administration to secure safe passage to America for the entire family.
Sekulow says that Meriam and her family have been detained by the National Intelligence and Security Services of Sudan who do not answer to criminal courts.He says they are outside the judicial system.
"We've been through this too many times in these cases of persecution in countries that are similar to Sudan when people are released, but that's not the end of the story; they're not safe yet," Sekulow said.
The 27-year-old Ibrahim was originally sentenced to 100 lashes and execution by hanging because the government says her father was a Muslim. Therefore, under Islamic law known as Sharia, she's not allowed to become a Christian, even though she contends she was never a Muslim in the first place.
Ibrahim, who was jailed along with her toddler son, was forced to give birth to her second child, a daughter, while in prison.
Sudan Christian Mom Re-Released after Airport Detainment
Sudan Mom Sentenced to Die for Faith Set Free
Protesters Decry Obama's Silence on Sudan Mother
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California Public Records Act compliance at risk
Electronic data delivery made optional by California Senate Bill 71
A move to save money changes the way the California Public Records Act works.
The passage of Senate Bill 71 makes delivering electronic data optional for local agencies. The bill encourages local governments to announce orally at the next meeting if they won't comply and annually every year thereafter.
The bill would require a state-mandated local program.
Noozhawk.com founder William Macfadyen said journalists and concerned citizens have a reason to be upset. Agencies could use guidelines known as "best practices" as an excuse not to release information.
State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson said the budget bill doesn't limit access to public records, it shifts the fiscal responsibility onto local governments.
She said the Legislative Analyst's Office had estimated that the cost to the state for providing these services was in the tens of millions of dollars.
Jackons called the budget measure a middle ground compromise.
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This book argues that alien rule can become legitimate to the degree that it provides governance that is both effective and fair. Governance is effective to the degree that citizens have access to an expanding economy and an ample supply of culturally appropriate collective goods. Governance is fair to the degree that rulers act according to the strictures of procedural justice. These twin conditions help account for the legitimation of alien rulers in organizations of markedly different scale. The book applies these principles to the legitimation of alien rulers in states (the Republic of Genoa, nineteenth- and twentieth-century China, and modern Iraq), colonies (Taiwan and Korea under Japanese rule), and occupation regimes, as well as in less encompassing organizations such as universities (academic receivership), corporations (mergers and acquisitions), and stepfamilies. Finally, it speculates about the possibility of an international market in governance services.
Principles of Group Solidarityby Michael Hechter
Social scientists have long recognized that solidarity is essential for such phenomena as social order, class, and ethnic consciousness, and the provision of collective goods. In presenting a new general theory of group solidarity, Michael Hechter here contends that it is indeed possible to build a theory of solidarity based on the action of rational individuals and in doing so he goes beyond the timeworn disciplinary boundaries separating the various social sciences.
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Did the back-up cam and then installed SRT-8 sway bars front and back. Front was easy but i swore at that back end for 3 1/2 hours before finishing-but i'm going to have to look at it again in the summer. Some of the bolts are tight but the sway bar brackets aren't completely tight against the axle. Being i can't get my truck into my garage (the Mustang is in there for winter storage) I'll pull it all apart this summer and run a tap down the threads of the bolt holes and really lube up the bushings so it all goes back nicely together. One thing-i couldn't use the new front bushings because they have a ridge molded into them that the brackets didn't have. I was able to reuse my stock ones just fine-the SRT sway bar was only a 1/16" bigger. Can't give any driving impressions yet, we got 40cm of new snow that day and the roads aren't good enough yet to drive fast enough to test,but it does seem a bit tighter up front.
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You can make your own warmers with the transformation of socks! The Transform Socks Into Warmers projects is super easy and results in a beautiful accessory.
- Pair of socks
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- Cut off the toes part.
- Turn the sock with the heel part upwards.
- Gather the part where the heel is, pin it and hand stitch it.
- Add a decorative button.
- Add some lace or ribbon.
- You have to insert a tailor's ham inside before you stitch the lace. If you don't have a tailor's ham insert another pair of socks or a small pillow.
- Something that will expand the sock. Then (hand) stitch the lace.
- Your new, fabulous wrist warmers.
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these are so cute, would also be great for those that have poor circulation in the hand wrist area. even just one would work well, you could even cover a button to match your outfit,or a covered button from a past project. thank you for showing this.
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What a lovely idea! Perhaps now I can "doll-up" my not-so-lady-like tops.
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these are really cute. i think my ladies at the nursing home would even like making these
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So great for grandkids and help ppl who have arthrists to help keeping warms too!
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Pallekele: Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga bowled his team to victory in a one-over eliminator against New Zealand in a sensational start to the Super Eights at the World Twenty20 on Thursday.
New Zealand needed 14 for victory in the eliminator after Sri Lanka had posted 13 for 1, but Malinga's skiddy deliveries proved too difficult to score from and the Kiwis were restricted to 8 for 1.
During the regular 20-over stage, Sri Lanka needed only eight off the last over after New Zealand had scored 174 for 7. Lahiru Thirimane required a single off the final ball but was run out for the hosts to finish on 174 for 6.
Tillakaratne Dilshan made 76 off 53 balls and captain Mahela Jaywardene hit 44 off 26 deliveries before New Zealand rallied. Dilshan was run out after hitting five fours and three sixes when 15 was needed to win and Thisara Perera was bowled by James Franklin in the penultimate over.
Sri Lanka looked to be heading toward easy victory when Dilshan and Jayawardene smashed 80 runs for the first wicket in just 44 balls.
But the departure of Jaywardene in the eighth over when he top-edged Jacob Oram to Daniel Vettori at fine leg and the run out of Kumar Sangakkara (21) four over later helped New Zealand to hit back.
Franklin brought the Kiwis back in the hunt with Sri Lanka needing 21 off the last two overs. Dilshan smashed Franklin's low full toss for a six before being run out, while Perera was bowled after hitting a boundary.
Earlier, opening batsman Rob Nicol hit a career-best 58 in New Zealand's competitive total to better his previous best of 56 made against Zimbabwe at Hamilton earlier this year.
Nicol smashed three fours and four sixes from 40 balls, and was well supported by Martin Guptill with 38, Brendon Taylor with 25 and captain Ross Taylor with 23 after New Zealand had won the toss and elected to bat.
Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis recovered from side strain but was ineffective, taking 1 for 48. Nicol tarnished those figures by hitting three sixes in finger spinner's last over. It was a below-par performance from Mendis after he had bested his own world record by claiming 6 for 8 against Zimbabwe in the first round.
Akila Dananjaya wasn't seriously hurt when he was struck on the face while trying to catch Nicol off his own bowling. The 18-year-old offspinner on debut was hit hard on the cheek bone by the full-blooded drive. He was the best bowler with 2 for 32.
Guptill gave the Kiwis a decent start by putting on 57 with Nicol off 45 balls. Mendis was hammered for 10 runs in his first over as Guptill dominated the opening stand by hitting five boundaries in his 38.
Guptill could have been dismissed on 6 in seamer Nuwan Kulasekara's second over, but Perera missed a two-handed catch over his head in only the third over.
Dananjaya made the breakthrough off only his third delivery in Twenty20 internationals, when Perera held Guptill's lofted shot at mid-off.
Brendon McCullum, who hit the highest score in the Twenty20 format when he hit 123 off 72 balls against Bangladesh last week, smashed Dananjaya for two sixes before holing out in the deep off Mendis.
Dananjaya got his revenge when he had Nicol caught by Perera at deep midwicket, before Kulasekara struck twice late in the innings by bowling Taylor off a slower delivery and Jacob Oram was caught at long-off.
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They have little less than 2 month for sale (Although biggest selling season) so here is what I think.
Less than 4M - Go back to $2. Only hope is buyout.
5 Million+ Lumia line- Price Stay around 3 may be 4.
7 Million+ - Easy to go above 4
8-9 Milliion+- Easy to go above 4.5
9-10 million -Easy to go $5-6 range
10+ - Sky is limit. (May be $8-10 atleast) - It's clear confirmation that Nok will remain major player and Windows 8 has bigger role to play (Assuming about 4-5M+ other win8 phone sale, it taking about 8% market share- Significant & easy to land at no.3)
I expect 8+ may be around 10 but it also depend on what supply Nokia build out given low sale last time they may be more causious.
My only concern is with supply (Unlikely given aggresive pricing which make it easy to sale).
Sentiment: Strong Buy
I agree, except you are getting a tad aggressive with over 10million.
8 million is the key to the stock getting close to $5 a share. Momentum might take it beyond that. 8 million will guarantee Nokia a chance to release another phone next year and really complete their turn around.
IMO :Over 7mil Easly, All ready sold, With 9-10 by Christmas Eve, Shorts should take Cover as a huge winter storm is comming.
Excellent thoughts.
An article by Citigroup on the 14 Nov reported theirs checks confirmed much stronger than expected sales of the Lumia 920. Wonder what they mean by much stronger than expected . What were they expecting ? Ballmer confidently stated that Windows Phone 8 sales will ramp up very quickly. From what we can see, the big boys and not Nokia is in the driver seat now. Yes it is the software, but most will be taking NOKIA anyway when it comes to Windows 8 phone.


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A Theological Introduction
Exploring a Threefold Theology
of Paul
Suk Kim (Eugene, Oregon: Cascade
guide / Discussion Questions
review at the RBL (by Jason Weaver)
Yung Suk Kim (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is associate professor
of New Testament and Early Christianity at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor
School of Theology of Virginia Union University, in Richmond,
Virginia. He is founding editor of the Journal of Bible and Human
Transformation and also new editor of the Journal of Race, Ethnicity,
and Religion. He is the author of several books, including Christ's
Body in Corinth: The Politics of a Metaphor (Fortress, 2008) and
Truth, Testimony, and Transformation: A New Reading of the "I
Am" Sayings of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel (Cascade, 2014).
His edited volumes include Reading Minjung Theology in the Twenty-first
Century: Selected Writings by Ahn Byung-Mu and Modern Critical
Responses (Pickwick, 2013) and 1 and 2 Corinthians (Fortress,
of the book
In this study Kim explores
a new way of reading Paul's letters and understanding his theology
a focus on three aspects of Paul's gospel: "the righteousness
of God," "faith of Christ," and "the body
of Christ."
Kim argues that Paul's thought can be best understood by
reading these genitives as the subjective or attributive genitives,
rather than as the objective genitives. The subjective or attributive
genitive reading places an emphasis on the subject's participation:
God's participatory righteousness, Christ's faithful
obedience to God, and the believer's living of Christ's
body. Kim investigates the root of Paul's theology in a
wide array of texts and contexts: in the Hebrew Bible, Second
Temple Judaism, Greco-Roman world, and Paul's canonical
letters. In doing so, Kim synthesizes Paul's
theology and ethics seamlessly, balancing the roles of God, Christ,
and the believers in Paul's gospel.
Suk Kim possesses one of the most original, refreshing,
and urgent voices among the rising generation of New Testament
theologians. Kim has a rare ability to synthesize various
critical approaches in constructing Paul's theology:
historical criticism, sociological analysis, and post-colonial
interpretation interact productively. Kim's Theological
Introduction to Paul's Letters invites readers
to rethink crucial aspects of Paul's theology –
"righteousness," "faith," "embodiment"
– as avenues of subjective participation in the politics
of love."
Laurence L. Welborn, Professor of New Testament and Early
Christianity, Fordham University
This book will be
used as a textbook for seminary students taking introductory courses
on Paul and his letters. This book also will be helpful to pastors
and laity who are serious about Paul's theology in the critical
ministry contexts. In addition, this book will be a renewed stimulus
to biblical scholars, who may be challenged by this kind of integrative,
contextual biblical theology that deals with holistic aspects
of life in Paul's time. Today, the convergence of theology and
ethics is very important, and this book provides a venue for critical
dialogue about Pauline theology in new way.
1 Overview of Pauline Interpretation
2 Toward a Threefold Theology of Paul
3 Threefold Theology of Paul: God's Righteousness, Christ's
Faith, and the Believer's "Body of Christ"
4 God's Righteousness (Dikaiosyne Theou)
5 Christ's Faith (Pistis Christou)
6 The Believer's Body of Christ (Soma Christou)
7 "Imitators" (Mimetai) in 1 Cor 4:16 and
11:1: A New Reading of Threefold Embodiment
8 Reading Paul Today: Convergence of Theology and Ethics
1. What is the author's
motivation to write this book and what is the primary goal that
he tries to achieve?
2. Do you think this
particular way of reading Paul's letters and understanding
his theology makes sense? Explain why or why not.
3. Compare the threefold theology of Paul with the other traditional
readings of Paul. What are some benefits of this threefold approach?
Or, what are some weaknesses?
4. Why is it important
to distinguish between the subjective genitive readings and the
objective genitive readings? Example: "the righteousness
of God," "the faith of Christ," and "the
body of Christ."
1. Five readings of Pauline scholarship are explained in this
book: forensic salvation, social-scientific or sociological approach,
New Perspective on Paul, apocalyptic theology, and ideological,
political reading. Explain differences among these readings. What
are some pros and cons of each reading?
2. What is the common weakness of these five readings?
3. Can the threefold theology of Paul solve the common weaknesses?
If yes, in what way? If not, why not.
1. Who is Paul to you? Put him in historical, cultural, religious
contexts: Jewish tradition, Hellenism, Diaspora community, and
first-century Jesus movement. Discuss his major contexts that
he had to deal with.
2. What made him change his former way of life (persecuting Christian
gatherings) so that he could become a follower of Jesus (an apostle,
slave of Christ to Gentiles)? What kind of revelation did he seem
to receive? What happened to him? What is wrong with him if he
had to change his mind regarding his past? How has Paul's
view of God, Judaism, the messiah, or the law changed after his
3. Briefly explain about the law of God and the law of sin.
How can sin be dead? Can Christ's death defeat sin's
power? Or, can it be undone by human participation in Christ's
1. Paul's primary theological position is theocentric (God-centered).
Do you agree to this? Read Rom 1:1-2. What is the gospel of God
which concerns his Son?
2. Do Galatians, 1-2 Corinthians, and Romans contain the threefold
theology of Paul? Explain how each letter addresses the threefold
theological concerns raised in each community. Briefly explain
each letter's situation and the need of the threefold theology
to address the problems in each community.
3. Without human participation, there will be no solution to the
problems in Paul's communities. Evaluate this position from
the perspective of a threefold theology of Paul.
1. Explain both the
subjective and objective genitive cases of "the righteousness
of God." Which one do you think Paul meant to convey in
Rom 3:21-26? Relate to Paul's ministry contexts in Rome and elsewhere.
2. What is God's
righteousness (a subjective genitive) for Paul as he communicates
with his audiences? Include Paul's various contexts (Judaism
and Greco-Roman world) and inter-texts (Jewish scripture and tradition).
3. Is God's
righteousness interchangeable with God's gospel (Rom 1:2)?
4. Evaluate this following
position: "For Paul, the believers have to put faith in
God (not in Christ)" (for example, 1 Thess 1:8).
5. Likewise, the church
is God's, not the Christ's ("the church of God"
in 1 Cor 1:2; 10:32; 11:22; 15:9; 2 Cor 1:1; Gal 1:13). Why is
this distinction important to Paul or to a threefold theology?
1. Explain both the subjective and objective genitive cases of
"the faith of Christ." Which one do you think Paul
meant to convey in Rom 3:21-26 and Gal 2:16-17?
2. Paul uses the Greek genitive case "the faith of Christ"
in his seven letters. In fact, he could have used the Greek preposition
"en" (in) before "Christ" if he had meant
to convey the believer's faith in Christ. Do you agree to
this idea?
3. How is Christ's faith different from Abraham's
or the believers'? What are the contents of Christ's
faithfulness shown in the world?
4. Is Christ's faithfulness embodying God's righteousness?
In what way?
5. Why does Paul emphasize that he would proclaim only Christ
crucified (1 Cor 2:2)?
6. Interpret Rom 3:22. There are three parties mentioned in one
verse. Is this the good case for a threefold theology of Paul?
(That is, can we understand like this: "God's righteousness
through Christ's faith for all who have Christ's faith"?).
Similarly, can we interpret Gal 2:16 like this: "we can
live righteously by Christ's faith" because Christ
showed what God wants (love and justice)?
1. According to Paul,
why did humans fail to live up to God's law? (For example,
read Rom 1-3).
2. Does the language
of "cutting of a covenant," cutting of the foreskin
(circumcision), or animal sacrifices have to do with human commitment
to God? Eventually, does that language have to do with submitting
their hearts to God's law?
3. What is the meaning
of "the body of Christ" in 1 Cor 12:27 and Rom 7:4?
Can we say that this is a subjective or an attributive genitive?
Discuss and explain.
4. Where can we see
Paul's emphasis of the believer's participation in
Christ or Christ's death?
List all of them from Paul's texts. For example: dying with
Christ; baptism into his death, "believing into Christ"
in Gal 2:17 [Greek preposition "eis" (into) used here,
not "en" (in)].
5. Similarly, can
we interpret "you are the body of Christ" as one's
association with Christ crucified? Read also 1 Cor 6:12-20. Can
we find here Paul's emphasis of Christian holism and dynamism
in the sense that the holistic participation with Christ is the
key to interpreting this text? See also Rom 7:4 "dying to
the law through the body of Christ." What does this mean
and what Christians have to do in relation to the body of Christ?
1. What different
models of imitation can we identify in ancient contexts and literature?
2. What do you think
Paul's view of imitation is?
3. Why does Paul emphasize
to imitate Christ (1 Cor 4:16; 11:1)? How is imitation of Christ
related with God's righteousness?
1. Summarize your
learnings so far: in terms of new information about Paul, new
form of critical thinking, and new ministry insights for today.
2. What relation is
there between Paul's theology and ethics?
3. What is the essence
of Paul's theology? What can we do if we truly understand Paul's
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By John Rigg, Houston Chronicle
A man set his wife's Harris County home on fire after she had dinner with a male friend, officials said.
Jason Simmons, 36, has been charged with arson in the Jan. 10 incident. A criminal complaint filed by the Harris County District Attorney's office lists his home address in Porter.
The night before the fire, Nancy Simmons said, she was having dinner with a friend named Ramon when she began receiving abusive texts from her daughter's cell phone. She then got a call from her husband, and returned to her home in the 15000 block of Tallshadows around 2:30 a.m. to find Simmons in the front yard.
She went inside the residence and smelled gas and saw the stove burners were in the "on" position. She said Simmons began flicking the striker of a cigarette lighter. He threatened to "set the house on fire," with their daughters sleeping upstairs, according to the criminal complaint.
Nancy Simmons told her husband that their marriage was over, and he cut his wrists before leaving, the complaint stated.
Later that morning, her children left for school and she went to work. She reported seeing Simmons' green SUV parked in a field near the house, and the owner of the residence reported seeing the vehicle parked in the driveway. The fire was reported about 11:30 a.m.
Aldine Fire Department firefighters found the words "this one's for Nancy and Raymond" written in marker in a bathroom window, according to the complaint.


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This week, our community bloggers ran along the Oregon Coast with Dane Rauschenberg and told what to expect on race day for the 2012 ORRC Vernonia Marathon and Half Marathon, recapped the 2012 Wheatfield Half, the 2012 Race for the Roses (and results), the 2012 Fool Your Fat 5k, and interviewed Barrel Guy and Keg Girl.
Our profile this week was Dani Sticka - and we're looking for more local runners to meet! Know someone awesome we should write about? Email us at email@example.com.
Read about the latest developments with our "Stranger Danger" relay team - a team of 12 strangers planning to run the Epic Oregon relay together. And get to know the superstar runner and results guru Russ Zornick.
We also posted previews of lots of races:
2012 Run with the Dawgs 8k and 5k (with prize money!)
A new relay - the Ponderosa Pine Relay from Weiser, Idaho to Cascade, Idaho
Now on to the calendar!
Want to find a race further out? Check our full Oregon Race Calendar here (SW Washington is also on there). Notice we're missing a race? Email us the details at firstname.lastname@example.com. Want to submit more details so we can do a preview? Fill out the RunOregon Race Submission form.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012Pear Blossom Run (Medford)When: The 5k starts at 7a, the mile at 7:50a, and the 10-miler at 8:20aWhere: All races start out in front of City Hall.Register: Early - online registration closes April 8th! You can register online here for the 5k with a shirt for $23 ($14 without) and for the 10-Miler with a shirt for $28 ($19 without).ClubSport 5k/10k (Tigard)When: 8a for the 10k and 5k, the kids run is at 7:30aWhere: ClubSport Oregon at 18120 SW Lower Boones Ferry RoadRegister: Online here for $25 for the 5k and $35 for the 10k (includes a tech shirt); the kid's run is $10 and includes a cotton shirt if you are pre-registered. DOR the 5k is $35 and the 10k is $45; the kids run is $15.Run for Risa 10k/5k (Tigard)When: The 10k starts at 9a, the 5k at 10a. (Changed from the original start time of 8:30a)Where: Cook ParkRegister: Online here for $35 for the 10k, $25 for the 5k, and $5 for the 1k. (The kid's 1k is free.) DOR registration is also offered.Camp Quest 5k Run and Kid's Dash (Happy Valley)When: 9aWhere: Happy Valley Middle SchoolRegister: Online here for $24Rotary Run for the Kids (Veneta)When: 9aWhere: 5th Ave and BroadwayRegister: Online here for $20 or DOR for $25.Dragon Run 5k and Kids Run (Dallas)When: 10aWhere: LaCreole Middle School for the finish (Kids start at different distances from the finish, depending on age; everyone finishes at Dallas High School). See the PDF registration form for a map fo the courses.Register: DOR at Whitworth Elementary School or by mailing in the registration form; the race is only $15 and if you pre-register by April 5th that includes a t-shirt! Click to download: 2012 Dragon Run Brochure.pdfCCRC Marine Park 5k/10k (Vancouver, Wash.)When: 10aWhere: Marine ParkRegister: DOR for $2 or free if you're a CCRC memberThe Dog Gone 5k (Bend)When: 9aWhere: W.E. Miller Elementary School at 300 NW Crosby DriveRegister: Click on the race name to download an entry form. You can sent it in by 4/7 with a minimum donation of $5, at Fleet Feet Sports from noon-3p on 4/7 for a minimum donation of $5, or after (including DOR) for a minimum donation of $10.Tulip Trot 5k (Woodland, Wash.)When: 9aWhere: Woodland Tulip Festival at 1066 South Pekin RoadRegister: Online here for $25 with the shirt and $15 without; all registered participants get a tulip bouquet, too!
Monday, April 16, 2012ORRC Vernonia Marathon and Half Marathon (Vernonia)When: Walkers start at 8:30a and runners at 9:30aWhere: Park at Banks High School/Middle School and hop on the shuttles to the start, which is at the Cedar Ridge Retreat Center in Vernonia.Register: Online here for the full for $85 and the half for $47 (both prices include tech shirt) or without the shirt for $65 for the full and $27 for the half. ORRC members save an extra $5 if you pre-register.When: The 40-Miler starts first at 8a, with a 7a early start if you need it; the 20-Miler starts at 9a (all participants).Where: Sisters Middle School at 15200 McKenzie HighwayRegister: Online here - this race is capped at 500 participants so don't wait too long. The 20 Miler is $40 and the 40 Miler is $50.Jules Fun Run 2-Miler (Salem)When: 2pWhere: Bush Pasture ParkRegister: Sorry, we don't have details on this one - but last year it was for $8 with funds going to the Julianne Abendroth Exercise Science Fun. Read about the reason for this race from the 2011 information. Dogs are welcomed!What time: All races start at 8:30aWhere: Max Muscle at 9301 NE 5th Ave, #102Register: Online here for the 25k or the half for $65 or for the $35 for the 8kBridge to Brews (Portland)When: The kid's half-mile kicks things off at 8:25a, followed by the wave starts for the 8k and 10k. The first wave is for paces 8:00/mile or faster, at 8:40a; 2nd wave will be 10 minutes later for those running 8:01/mile-12:00/mile; the final wave is at 9a for 12:01/mile or slower.Where: Widmer Bros. Brewery at 929 N. Russell St.Register:You can register online here until then for $60 with the shirt or $32 without. This race sold out last year pretty fast, so don't delay if you want in.Bridgeway Run for Autism (Eugene)When: 9aWhere: Alton Baker ParkRegister: Online here for $15 without the shirt; or DOR without the shirt for $20. Long sleeve tech shirts are available for $15. DOR registration opens at 7:30a.Corvallis Half Marathon (Corvallis)When: 9aWhere: OSU Campus at Gill ColiseumRegister: Online here for $75 before March 31. This race is capped at 2,500 participants and we think that it sold out last year.Whidbey Island Marathon and Half Marathon (Whidbey Island, Wash.)When: The marathon starts at 7:15a, followed by the half at 8a.Where: Park at the finish at Windjammer Park and hop on a shuttle to the start lines.Register: Online here for the full for $100 and for the half for $78.26, before April 10th. After April 10th and at the expo the prices go up to $114.14/$92.40 (the weird numbers are due to sales tax).
Saturday, April 21, 2012TV Coverage: The race will be shown on television on Universal Sports
Web Coverage: You can watch online for $4.99 at universalsports.com.
Saturday, April 22, 2012When: 9a for the relay and individual races; the kids' Falcon Flyer is at 8:45aWhere: Liberty High School at 21945 NW Wagon Way (Just off Highway 26 at the Cornelius Pass exit)Register: Online here for the individual 15k, 10k or 5k for $25; or for the relay for $20/person (high school teams are only $15/person).Earth Day Runs 10k/5k (Tigard)When: The 5 Miler starts at 8:15a and the 5k starts at 8:45aWhere: Cook ParkRegister: Online here for the 5k for $40, the 5 Miler for $35, and for the kid's races for $5 for ages 3-6 and $7 for ages 7-12Run with the Dawgs 8k/5k (Creswell)When: The 8k starts at 8a, the 5k starts at 8:15a, and a special 5k for runners with dogs is at 8:20a. There is also a Dog Show starts at 8:30aWhere: Creswell High SchoolRegister: Online here for $20 before 4/15 with the cotton t-shirt or upgrade to the tech shirt for $25. DOR registration is $25 without the shirt.Run the Ridge 10k/5k (Lebanon)When: The 10k and 5k start at 9aWhere: Sand Ridge School at 31601 Sand Ridge RoadRegister: Online here for $15 for adults at $10 for kids; or DOR for $20/$15. Tech shirts are available for $15 and cotton shirts are available for $10.Discover Spring 10k/5k (McMinnville)When: The 5k and 10k start at 9a; the kid's race at 10:30aWhere: Discovery Meadows Park; parking is available next door at Columbus Elementary SchoolRegister: DOR from 7:30a-8:45a for the 5k and 10k and DOR for the kid's race up until 10a. The kid's run is $10 and comes with a cotton t-shirt. The 5k/10k is $25 (or $30 with the tech shirt) - but if you're under 18 it's only $10 ($15 including a cotton t-shirt).Monument Peak 15k Trail Run (Gates)When: 9aWhere: Santiam Horse Camp and Monument PeakRegister: Online here for $15 if you register before 4/19 and $20 DOR if spots remain. This event is capped at 250 participants.Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay (Roseburg)When: Your team's start time is determined by your team's average 5k or 10k times.Where: Start in Roseburg and finish at Fred Meyer in Coos Bay.Register: For $32/person if you register your team by April 6, 2012. Includes finisher medals and shirts. Call Pete Dawson at 541-267-6329 for more information and to get a registration form.CCRC Lacamas Park 5 Miler (Camas, Wash.)When: 10aWhere: Lacamas ParkRegister: DOR starting around 9a for $2, or free for CCRC membersTrout Lake Run Half Marathon, 10k and 5k (Trout Lake, Wash.)When: Half Marathon walkers start at 8a; everyone else starts at 9a.Where: Trout Lake School at 2310 Highway 141Register: By April 15 for the best prices. Until then, the 5k is $15; the 10k is $20, and the half is $35. After 4/15, the prices go to $20/$25/$40. Find online registration for the Trout Lake Half, 10k and 5k here.Wenatchee Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k (Wenatchee, Wash.)When: Marathon walkers can take an early bird start at 6:30a; the half starts at 8a; and the marathon and 10k start at 8:15aWhere: Performing Arts Plaza on Wenatchee Ave.Register: Register before 4/19 to guarantee a shirt. The Marathon is $103; the Half is $81; and the 10k is $49. You can register online here.2012 Walk MS (Salem)When: 10aWhere: Riverfront Park's Centennial Pavilion at 200 Water Ave NERegister: DOR starting at 9a, or online here - there is no charge to participate but you can fund raise2012 Walk MS (Bend)When: 10aWhere: Riverbend ParkRegister: Onsite starting at 9a; this is a free event but participants are invited to fund raise for MS research.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Run for Romania 5kWhen: 9aWhere: The race starts on the track at George Fox UniversityRegister: Register online by clicking on the race name and providing your info and then mailing in a check; or DOR starting at 8a. Registration is $30 for adults and $15 for 12 and younger.CASA Light of Hope Run (Bend)When: 8:30aWhere: Riverbend ParkRegister: Online here for the 5k or 10k for $30 with the shirt or $20 without.Cow Pie Classic Kid's Runs (Turner)When: The 1k for kids 10 and under is at 10a; the 2k for kids 14 and under is at 10:30a; the 3k for kids 7-14 is at 11aWhere: Cascade High SchoolRegister: You can download the registration form here; registration is $10 per event.Red Lizard 5 Miler (Lake Oswego)When: 9a (Kids race first at 8:30a)Where: Foot Traffic at 333 S. State StreetRegister: Online here for $20 or $25 DOR. (Kid's race is free.)Mt. Si 59-Mile Relay and 50k and 50-Miler Ultras (Snoqualmie, Wash.)When: The 50-Miler starts at 6a, the 50k at 8:30a, and the relays start between 6:30a and 8aWhere: Snoqualmie Elementary SchoolRegister: Online for the Team Relay for $225 before April 18; or for the individual ultra (either distance) for $55 before April 18. If there is still space at packet pick-up, it's $235/$70. This does not include the race shirt.
Sunday, April 29, 2012Eugene Marathon 5k (Eugene)When: 8:30aWhere: E. 15th and Agate (just outside Hayward Field)Register: Online here for the 5k for $30 - note there is no DOR registration so you must do it ahead of time!Wildflower Run (Glide)When: The 10k is first at 8:30a, followed by the 5k at 9a and then the 1.5 mile family fun run.Where: Downtown Glide, OregonRegister: Online here for $20, which includes the shirt. Youth 12 and younger are only $5 without the shirt. You can also register DOR from 7:30a-8:30a.Cherry Blossom Run 3k/5k/10k (The Dalles)When: 8:30aWhere: Park at Dry Hollow Elementary and follow the other runners to the start!Register: You can email RunOregon for an entry form, please put "Cherry Blossom Reg Form" in the subject line and give us 2-3 days to get back to you. You can also register DOR from 7a-8:20a. Pre-registration is $5 without the shirt and $17 with; DOR it's $10/$20.Autism Awareness Fun Run (Canby)When: 9aWhere: Eccles Elementary School at 562 NW 5th Ave.Register: Download the registration from by clicking on the race name, above. Adults pay $10 ahead of time and $15 DOR. 17 and younger can participate in the mile for free if they pre-register and for $5 DOR. T-shirts are available for $12 (quantities are limited though)Canby Fun Run and Walk 5k (Canby)When: 9aWhere: Baker Prairie Middle School at 1859 SE Township RoadRegister: Online here ahead of time for $15 or DOR from 8a-8:$5a for $20. If you sign up on line you can add a Pistil beanie for only $12 extra.Southern Oregon Runners Lost Creek Trail Runs 30k and 5k (Trail)When: Both distances start at 9aWhere: Joseph H. Stewart State Park day use area at Lost Creek Lake east of Trail, Ore. (About 25 miles north of Medford and only about 60 miles west of Crater Lake)Register: Online here or by mailing in a PDF registration form. Registration for the 30k is $30 and registration for the 5k is $20. DOR registration goes up $5 and is available starting at 7:30a. Southern Oregon Runners members save $5 with pre-registrationWhen: The 10k starts at 9:30a, the 5k at 9:40a, and the 1k and kids start at 10:30a.Where: Cook ParkRegister: You can register online here; the 10k or 5k is $35, the 1k is $20 and the kids race is $5.CCRC Burnt Bridge Creek 3.4-Miler (Vancouver, Wash.)When: 10aWhere: Burnt Bridge Creek Trail west of AndresenRegister: Free for CCRC members, $2 for non-membersWestern Oregon University Triathlon (Monmouth)When: 8aWhere: WOU Swimming poolRegister: No later than 5p on 4/20 - you can download the registration form, registration is $50 per person or $60 per team (WOU students are only $30).March for Babies 10k Walk (Salem)When: 9aWhere: Salem Health at 890 Oak Street SERegister: DOR starting at 8a, to fund raise click on the event name, set up your page and get started raising money for the March of Dimes!
Saturday, May 5, 2012Eugene Marathon and Half Marathon (Eugene)When: 7aWhere: From the corner of E. 15th and Agate (just outside Hayward Field)Register: Online here for the marathon for $110 and the half for $90 - note there is no DOR registration so you must do it ahead of time!Sisters Half Marathon and 8k (Sisters)When: The half will start at 9a and the 8k at 9:10a.Where: Little Cloverdale Preschool at corner of Highway 126 and George Cyrus Road about 4 miles outside of Sisters.Register: Online here by April 21 for the half for $50 and for the 8k for $35. After April 21, it's $60/$45.Where: Columbia Gorge Discovery CenterRegister: Online here before 4/15 for the du for $60, 2-person team for the du for $70, and $50 for the half. From 4/15-4/27 the du is $70, the 2-person team for the du is $80 and the half is $60. DOR the du is $80, the 2-person team for the du is $90 and the half is $70.
Sunday, May 6, 2012ORRC Hagg Lake 10k and 10.4 Miler (Hagg Lake)When: 8a is the early start time for those walking the 10.4 miler, everyone else in the 10.4 miler and the 10k start at 8aWhere: Hagg Lake Elks Picnic AreaRegister: It's $25 to register without the shirt and $35 with the shirt. ORRC Members save $5 if they register online. DOR registration is available for $30 without a shirt and $40 with. You can register online here.When: 10k starts at 10a, the 5k at 9:25a, and the Little Fry Run at 10:30aWhere: Riverbend Park at 799 SW Columbia StreetRegister: Online here by 4/16 for $25 for the 5k or 10k and $10 for the Little Fry Run. Until 5/3 i'ts $35 for the 5k or 10k and $10 for the Little Fry Run.Loyalty Days 2 Mile Run/Walk (Newport)When: 11:45aWhere: There will be a bus heading to the start line from ME Fitness at 1111 S. Coast Highway; the last bus leaves at 11:30a.Register: You can download a registration form from the link above; The race is $14 with a shirt and $7 without; as long as you register by 4/25. After that it's $17/$10.OSU Vet School Pet Day Fun Run 5k (Corvallis)When: 8aWhere: The OSU College of Veterinary Medicine at Magruder Hall on 30th Stree.Register: You can get the registration form here; or register DOR starting at 7:30a up until 8:45a. If you register by 4/25, it's $15; DOR is $17Carson to Stevenson Ridge Run 15k (Carson to Stevenson, Wash.)When: Walkers start 8a, runners at 8:30aWhere: Wind River Middle School at 441 Hot Springs Ave in Carson, Wash.Register: It's $10 for non-CGRC members and $8 for members; shirts are available for $10 while supplies lastMamaBaby Haiti Run 10k/5k (Grand Island)When: The kids' fun run is at 9a; the 5k and 10k start at 9:30aWhere: Grand Island's downtown - in Yamhill CountyRegister: Click on the race name to register online for $15 before 4/20 and $25 after.CCRC Marine Park 5 Miler (Vancouver, Wash.)When: 10aWhere: Marine ParkRegister: DOR for $2; unless you're a CCRC member, then it's free
Run Your Butte Off 5k and Mile (Camp Sherman, Sisters)When: 9aWhere: Camp ShermanRegister: It's $25 w/ shirt - you can register by contacting Renee at firstname.lastname@example.com de Mayo 5k/10k/Half Marathon (Portland)When: The half starts at 7:30a; the 10k at 8:20a, and the 5k at 9a. There is a kid's half miler at 9:30a. There is a half marathon time limit of 3:30.Where: The half marathon and 10k start and finish at SW 1st and Taylor near the World Trade Center; the 5k and kid's event start on Front near Salmon St.Register: Sign up by 4/20 for the 5k and 10k for $24 without the shirt, $42 with. The half is $65 and includes the shirt. After 4/20, it's $32/$60 for the 5k/10k and $75 for the half without the shirt.Running Water 5k (Sherwood)When: 9aWhere: Sherwood Presbyterian Church at 21901 SW Sherwood Blvd.Register: Online here for $35 for an individual and $70 for a team.Bloomsday Run (Spokane, Wash.)When: 9aWhere: Downtown Spokane ... you can't miss it!Register: Online for $17 before 4/22 - or if you're mailing in your entry it must be postmarked by 4/17. Register after that (online only) and it's $35.Tacoma City Marathon (Tacoma, Wash.)When: The marathon and marathon relay start at 7:30a; the half at 8a; and the 5k at 8:30aWhere: The start is at S. 17th and CommerceRegister: Online here by 4/15 for the full for $90, $75 for the half; starting 4/16 the full is $100 and the half is $85.Avenue of the Giants Marathon (Humboldt, Calif.)When: The marathon starts at 7:45a, the half at 8:45a, and the 10k at 9:15aWhere: Humboldt Redwoods State ParkRegister: Online here for $80 for the full; $70 for the half, and $50 for the 10k


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Here are some images of the new collection launched by British furniture brand SCP at Maison&Objet in Paris last week. More »
Here are some images of the new collection launched by British furniture brand SCP at Maison&Objet in Paris last week. More »
Made to Pleasusre, a new online venture allowing customers to customize their own sex toys opens today. More »
In this short interview we conducted as part of our Food and Design report for luxury kitchen appliances brand Scholtès, German designer Gitta Gschwendtner talks about her conceptual Drawer Kitchen, which integrates kitchen furniture with domestic storage. More »
Dezeen Watch Store: The new chronograph watch by London brand Uniform Wares - their third watch collection - is now available from Dezeen Watch Store. More »
London firm Universal Design Studio have completed the interior of a shop on London's New Bond Street for fashion brand Mulberry. More »
We've now got the full range of the Uniform Wares 100 series watches in stock on Dezeen Watch Store, including black and red (above), dark green and teal (below), and grey and yellow (bottom). More »
The Temporium: London designer Lee Broom will be selling his lights made from lead crystal decanters at our new retail venture The Temporium in London, 9-19 December. More »
Fashion designer Hussein Chalayan presents work including these moulds used to make his Inertia series of dresses (see our earlier story) at Spring Projects in London. More »
London Design Festival 2010: here are some photos and a video featuring designers including Richard Woods, Tord Boontje, Committee and artist Gavin Turk, who each created an installation in one day at the Established & Sons gallery during the London Design Festival last month. More »
Vienna Design Week 2010: London designer Philippe Malouin made bowls from rolls of till paper at Vienna Design Week Laboratory. More »
Architects Universal Design Studio have created a perforated pleated facade for clothing retailer H&M in Seoul, South Korea. More »
London designer Samuel Wilkinson created these mouth-blown glass lamps specifically to house the Plumen 001 low-energy light bulbs released by Hulger last month (see our earlier story). More »
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen is media partner for SuperDesign, an exhibition hosting international designers and galleries in London during the Frieze Art Fair next week from 14-17 October. More »
London Design Festival 2010: British designer Jasper Morrison and Swiss watchmaker Rado have launched this timepiece with yellow detailing and a platinum shell and strap. More »
London Design Festival 2010: British designer Jasper Morrison unveiled his design for footwear brand Camper at his east London shop last week. More »
London Design Festival 2010: designer Paul Cocksedge installed sheets of Corian as though fluttering around a hallway at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London for one day during the London Design Festival last week. More »
London Design Festival 2010: at his shop in London this week Jasper Morrison presents this telephone he's designed for Swiss brand Punkt. More »
London Design Festival 2010: London brand Uniform Wares have launched their second collection of watches - come and try one on at our Dezeen Watch Store pop-up at the The Tramshed in east London this week. More »
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A New Hotel Joins the Best Western Family in Ireland
BEST WESTERN PLUS Ballina Manor Hotel, Co. Mayo
The BEST WESTERN PLUS Ballina Manor Hotel, Ballina, Co. Mayo is a family run quality hotel on the River Moy in the centre of bustling Ballina, County Mayo.
The BEST WESTERN PLUS Ballina Manor Hotel offers 65 beautiful rooms - all furnished to the highest standards. The hotel offers complimentary WIFI, car parking and mineral water in rooms, a dedicated business centre, weekend entertainment and lots more.
Sinead Costello, General Manager of the BEST WESTERN PLUS Ballina Manor Hotel when asked about their decision to join Best Western said: `We are delighted to join the Best Western family which we believe will expand dramatically our visibility to international markets!`
The BEST WESTERN PLUS Ballina Manor Hotel is situated on the banks of one of the most famous salmon angling venues in the world, the River Moy. The Hotel is ideally placed for experienced angler`s or an enthusiastic beginner.
This Hotel is truly a fantastic location for conferences, meetings, or seminars. The Hotel offers Modern & Spacious Superior Meeting Facilities and can cater up for to 300 delegates.
A perfect venue for that special day! The BEST WESTERN PLUS Ballina Manor Hotel has years of experience in hosting and planning weddings in Ireland. The Hotel offers many wedding packages to suit all needs catering for up to 120 guests.
Best Western is delighted to welcome The BEST WESTERN PLUS Ballina Manor Hotel into the family in the West of Ireland.
Best Western International, Inc. is THE WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL FAMILYSM, providing marketing, reservations and operational support to over 4,000* BEST WESTERN®, BEST WESTERN PLUS® and BEST WESTERN PREMIER® hotels in 90* countries and territories worldwide. Each Best Western-branded hotel is independently owned and operated. Now celebrating 65 years of hospitality, Best Western has grown into an iconic brand that hosts hundreds of thousands each night. Equally committed to the business and leisure traveler, Best Western has embarked on a mission to lead the hotel industry in customer care. World Vision is the charity of choice for Best Western in building the world's biggest family, with our hotels and staff sponsoring children in need around the globe. Our partnerships with AAA/CAA, Michael Waltrip Racing™, and Harley-Davidson® help guests make the most of every trip. For the fastest way to a free night globally, join Best Western Rewards®. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.bestwestern.com.


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Get $100 In Free Twitter Ads Now
In probably the greatest news for marketers in the last year, Twitter will soon be releasing their self-serving advertising system. This will allow anyone to go onto twitter and buy advertising for almost any product and promote it via twitter. This source of traffic has long been used by marketers who own twitter accounts, but its been a very high entrance level for marketers and without a self-serving system, no easy way to optimize it.
The system will only be available initially to those who use American Express Credit Cards. While this seems a bit weird, the good news is that the first 10,000 marketers who use the system will get a $100 credit from American Express to buy these ads.
The Sign Up for this promotion is at http://ads.twitter.com/amex
This system will be very similar to Google Adwords, as it will allow advertisers to specify how much they are willing to spend, pick geo-targeting regions and write their own advertisement. Additionally, it will only charge for ads that are either clicked on, or retweeted, making it an amazing tool for marketers.
2012-02-17 at 13:21
I'm glad that Twitter is trying to cater to smaller businesses here. This is years overdue on Twitter's part.
2012-02-18 at 08:15
i dont have an American Express Credit Card, do you know when i`ll be able to use this system
2012-02-18 at 08:59
This is a great initiative by twitter. I'm glad that they have a self-serving advertising system.
Thanks for sharing.
2012-02-18 at 11:02
I'm using FB ads before to promote my bussiness. Is twitter have good conversion like FB/adwords?..


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Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR ) reported earnings on Feb. 14. Here are the numbers you need to know.
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Alpha Natural Resources met expectations on revenues and exceeded expectations on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue dropped significantly and GAAP loss per share dropped.
Margins increased across the board.
Revenue details
Alpha Natural Resources tallied revenue of $1.56 billion. The 14 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for sales of $1.56 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 20% lower than the prior-year quarter's $1.96 billion.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
EPS came in at -$0.19. The 22 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted -$0.52 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.58 for Q4 against -$3.38 per share for the prior-year quarter.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 30.2%, 1,870 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 11.8%, 970 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -8.2%, 2,960 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.35 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is -$0.62.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $5.53 billion. The average EPS estimate is -$2.30.
Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 867 members out of 929 rating the stock outperform, and 62 members rating it underperform. Among 181 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 162 give Alpha Natural Resources a green thumbs-up, and 19 give it a red thumbs-down.
Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Alpha Natural Resources is hold, with an average price target of $10.38.
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Featured Golf News
European Chances at the U.S. Open
On the eve of the final round at this year's Masters, Lee Westwood, who led the tournament by a stroke, was asked in all seriousness if he felt ready to win a major. Those that have followed the Englishman's career since he turned professional in 1993, and who were watching the live TV interview, sat stunned thinking they must either have misheard the question or misinterpreted it entirely. They noticed the player's very slight pause before he responded in the affirmative. Westwood appeared calm and collected, genial even, but it was surely all he could do to stop himself from flashing the interviewer (name withheld) a nasty look and asking where he had been for the last 10 years.
Westwood has been ready to win a major since the late 1990s. He won his first tournament on the European Tour in August 1996, then added the prestigious season-ending Volvo Masters and five other top-three finishes the following year. If he hadn't paid his dues already, he erased all doubt in 1998 by winning on the PGA Tour for the first time - at the Freeport-McDermott Classic in New Orleans where he beat Steve Flesch by three strokes - and collecting four more titles in Europe. 1999 was another solid season with three wins and a total of eight top-fives, and in 2000 he won the European Tour Order of Merit; something that no one, whose name wasn't Colin Montgomerie, had done since 1992. By the end of that year, he had amassed 24 career wins worldwide, recorded a total of three top-10s and nine top-25 finishes at the majors, played in the Ryder Cup twice and the Dunhill Cup at St Andrews four times, and had risen to No. 4 in the world rankings. With stats like that, it would have been no surprise had Westwood bagged a couple of major championship victories long before his 30th birthday.
But, at 37, he is still seeking his first. Two pronounced slumps have come and thankfully gone in the intervening years, and only recently has he begun contending at the game's biggest events on a regular basis.
That, supposedly, is what triggered the question about his being ready to win one of the Grand Slam events. With so many ups and downs, and because he remains a committed member of the European Tour, Westwood was still something of an unknown quantity in America and his high finishes - four top-threes in the last eight majors - were viewed not as those of an up-and-coming talent certainly but were perhaps unanticipated.
Because of this success at the majors, and because he won the St. Jude Classic in Memphis last weekend, Westwood is now firmly established in the top three in the world - .91 of a point ahead of Steve Stricker in fourth and 1.29 behind second-place Phil Mickelson.
Westwood arrives at Pebble Beach as likely a winner of the year's second major as anyone, including Mickelson and the man .55 ahead of him in the rankings, Tiger Woods. Following his playoff victory on Sunday evening, Westwood spoke to the press with the quiet self-belief of an assured and confident man. "When I looked at the four majors, I felt straight away Pebble would offer me my best chance this year," he said. "So having gone as close as I did in Augusta, I'm entitled to look forward to a big week at the U.S. Open."
That's his way of saying he expects to contend at the very least. And if he does, it wouldn't be the first time he had performed well on the West Coast. Two years ago at Torrey Pines, Westwood finished a shot out of the Woods-Rocco Mediate playoff, and at Pebble Beach in 2000 he was fifth, 17 shots distant of the almost inhuman Woods but only a couple behind Ernie Els and Miguel Ángel Jiménez, who tied for second. "I was just two shots off the pace in the 'other' tournament," he said, "the one Tiger Woods wasn't playing in." Two years before that, he came in seventh at the Olympic Club near San Francisco.
You don't need to be an expert mathematician to see where that sequence - 7th, 5th, 3rd
- is heading. "I like the greens in California," Westwood said. "And I love the way the United States Golf Association sets up their courses to test your accuracy and your long game. The rough is pretty severe and that should work in my favor. My greens-in-regulation stats measure up to pretty much anyone's, especially in the big events."
Westwood was at Pebble Beach for a 27-hole practice session before flying to Memphis. He worked with caddie Billy Foster on deciding the best lines from the tee, which pins might be accessible and which he should shy away from, and the spots where you would go "only if you were nuts or your game was all over the place."
It's preparation like this that Westwood believes is key to his recent good form at the tournaments that really matter. "I think the reason I've been knocking on the door so often in the majors recently is because I've finally learned the knack of how to peak for them," he said. "I don't now just turn up the week of the tournament and spend three or four days bashing my brains out trying to learn as much as I can about the course. I've accepted that I need to do the nitty-gritty in advance, so I usually play a round or two at the major courses a week or so [before the tournament]."
Were Westwood to claim that elusive first major this week, he would break a chain far longer than that with which Montgomerie locked up Europe's Order of Merit. He'd become the continent's first player to win the U.S. Open in 40 years, a shutout that totally defies explanation despite various attempts to rationalize it. (It was another Englishman, Tony Jacklin, who gave Europe its last win at America's national championship which somehow escaped the clutches of grinders Nick Faldo and Bernhard Langer, the occasionally brilliant Ian Woosnam, Jose-Maria Olazabal and Sandy Lyle, and the incomparable Seve Ballesteros. whose exquisite skills were often rendered ineffective in the U.S. Open's excessively penal rough.)
Focusing solely on Westwood fails, however, to spotlight the field's 36 other Europeans, and 12 Englishmen in particular. Some of them are here by virtue of a good day at an international qualifier three weeks ago at Walton Heath near London and will do very well to make it to the weekend. But plenty are here with justified hopes of glory.
Luke Donald just returned from a three-week hiatus in Europe where he began with a tie for second at the BMW PGA Championship, followed that with a win in Madrid, and then finished third in Wales. His record at the U.S. Open is surprisingly poor - a best finish of T12 in six starts, but he appears to possess the necessary shotmaking skills, unflappable demeanor, and patience that characterize a typical U.S. Open champion.
Ian Poulter and Paul Casey are both capable of springing a surprise, as are Henrik Stenson (who had him down to win the '09 Players?) and Padraig Harrington, whose current form may not portend a fourth major victory but who clearly has the big-game temperament. You know that if he's in the mix come Sunday, he'll have his unblinking eyes and will not start wilting near the finish line.
The next European in line for a major, however, may well be its youngest representative - 21-year-old Rory McIlroy, who showed the world what he is capable of with that closing 62 at the Quail Hollow Championship in the first week of May. Quail Hollow is very highly regarded. It invariably boasts one of the best fields of the year and almost has the look and feel of a major. So for McIlroy to burst through the field with so spectacular a closing round demonstrates that, like Harrington, he has what it takes to play uncommonly good golf when the heat is on.
Westwood, Donald and McIlroy are Europe's best chances of breaking the undesirable 0-for-40 cycle this week. And yes, before anybody asks, they are all ready to win a major.
Tony Dear is an Englishman living in Bellingham, Wash. Tony recently launched a new website, http://bellinghamgolfer.com, devoted to his adopted city and the surrounding area. In the early 1990s he was a member of the Liverpool University golf team which played its home matches at Royal Liverpool GC. Easy access to Hoylake made it increasingly difficult for him to focus on Politics (his chosen major) and, after dropping out, he ended up teaching golf at a club just south of London where he also made a futile attempt at becoming a "player." He moved into writing when it became abundantly clear he had no business playing the game for a living. A one-time golf correspondent of the New York Sun, Tony is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America, the Pacific Northwest Golf Media Association and the Golf Travel Writers Association. In 2009, Tony won first place for Editorial/Opinion in the ING Media Awards for Cybergolf. The article (http://www.cybergolf.com/golf_newsa_euros_take_on_the_2008_ryder_cup_matches) that impressed the judges was the one about Europe's Ryder Cup team and Captain Nick Faldo's decision to pick Paul Casey and Ian Poulter rather than Darren Clarke.
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quote: You are all about free choice and options - well, there are a lot of people here would like the option of an autopilot that they can choose to use for the more mundane parts of driving - or because they flat out don't like driving or could better use the time.
quote: If that's all they wanted, I wouldn't mind. But look a little closer at what people are actually saying.
quote: YOUR side is politicizing this, not me.


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Danny Pang Is on Stucco Arrest
The California financier, accused of fraud, does not have it quite as good as Bernie Madoff.By Jessica Pressler
The California financier, accused of fraud, does not have it quite as good as Bernie Madoff.By Jessica Pressler
And how did nobody notice?By Jessica Pressler
The California financier heads to the big house.By Jessica Pressler
The California financier has been charged with fraud, but it seems he is indisposed at the moment.By Jessica Pressler
He was only doing it for his kids. What a sweetheart.By Dan Amira
Blago will not star on a reality show in the Costa Rican jungle after all.By Dan Amira
Why Blago wants to star in a reality show in the Costa Rican jungle.By Dan Amira
Danny Pang! What a guy!By Jessica Pressler
Remember that guy?By Chris Rovzar
"I've always been more in touch with the maître d' and the valet than the CEO."By Jessica Pressler
Humility comes to Palm Beach.By Jessica Pressler
"They make you take your shoes off and everything — it's terrible," the suspected Ponzi schemer complains.By Jessica Pressler
But what he really needs is a new tie.By Jessica Pressler
He's indicted on sixteen felony counts while on "vacation."By Dan Amira
The Texan accused of "massive" fraud says he can't even afford a lawyer.By Jessica Pressler
The geniuses behind a $50 million Hamptons real-estate scam.By Jessica Pressler
Florida law could stop creditors from seizing the mansion built with $9.4 million worth of other people's money.By Jessica Pressler
Bernie Madoff's lawyer, Ira Lee Sorkin, has several conflicts of interest in representing him.By Jessica Pressler
That $50 billion figure is probably wrong.By Jessica Pressler
Prosecutors have filed a motion indicating that Bernard Madoff may be ready to plead guilty.By Jessica Pressler


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TOUPEE FOR A DAY is Wellspring Calgary's FUNdraiser that EVERYONE can participate in. All you need to do is
1. Register - Sign up yourself or as a team at toupeeforaday.com
2. Create - your donation page with your story and a photo
3. Ask - people to join your team OR pledge money to your own efforts
4. Talk - to everyone you know about what you're doing on March 6th
5. Wear - your toupee all day on March 6th, 2013 so no one has to face cancer alone.
Toupee for a Day was conceptualized as a means of providing visible support to those living with cancer and those who love them. The various colours of the toupee represent the various cancer ribbons and are reflective of Wellspring's broad response to anyone living with any type of cancer, and at any point on their cancer journey. Participants don't have to train, attend an event, grow or shave anything. Instead, they simply need to sign up, collect pledges and proudly wear their toupee on March 6th. Anyone of any age, in any location, can participate.
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A very nice film. I admire the writer, Regisour, the Actors and any one involved with this film. It shows the true nature of life among the society and teaches a lot in order to do the right thing.
I hope Ethiopians and the govt and the international community including the NGO's would support the Ethiopian film industry to grow especially with financing. It teach the community the right way of life. Especially Ethiopians have to learn to support our actors, writers, and the artists buying their product in order they be able to improve their work.
Buying one book or watching a film costs not more than the price of few drinks or one dinner. So, Ethiopians need to ask themselves about their approach with our writers, actors and artists. We need to know how to support each other in order to improve our way.
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CHARLOTTE - Mayor Nutter used his moment on the national stage at the Democratic convention Thursday night to focus on education, which he called essential to "grow the middle class."
And he used a moment earlier in the day to say the Democrats should meet in Philadelphia next time.
Greeted by a loud ovation from the Pennsylvania section, Nutter said in five minutes' remarks from the convention podium that Obama has saved 400,000 educators' jobs - an apparent reference to the stimulus act, which provided funds to avoid teacher layoffs.


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Our valley museum in Samnaun-Plan shows life and work in Samnaun from the 16th to 19th centuries. We open the museum especially for you and tell you a bit of the history of the Samnaun valley.
Chasa Retica, Samnaun-Plan
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Talmuseum Chasa Retica
7563 Samnaun Dorf
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If I sell my business, can the Lottery on-line ticket machine stay with the business?
If you intend to sell your business, you must give the Lottery sixty (60) days notice. This will give the Lottery time to obtain and process a new application on the buyer of your business. The notification should be in writing and sent to your Lottery regional office. (Lottery licenses are not transferable and can not be considered part of your business in the sale of your business.) If you have any questions on Licensing, Bonding or Sale of Business, contact the Lottery Bureau of Licensing and Bonding. 1-800-686-4208, press 1 then 3.
Can instant ticket lots be programmed so that players win at least one free ticket after purchasing five tickets?
A lottery is a game of chance, and to preserve the integrity of the Ohio Lottery, printing winning tickets is done randomly. We cannot program winning tickets without compromising integrity. There are a certain number of winners in every lot, but even within each lot, winning tickets and their prizes are printed randomly.
What is the procedure when two or more players split a major prize in which taxes will be accounted for?
Multiple winners splitting prizes between $600 and $5,000 must submit a form 5754 to the Ohio Lottery Claims Department after one of the winners cashes a claim at an authorized National City Bank. Prizes greater than $5,000 can be split by filing an affidavit for multiple claimants along with the original claim form. All of these forms are available at the Lottery Regional Offices.
How long must agents hold on to canceled tickets?
After six weeks, canceled tickets can be ripped up and thrown away.
My customers often ask me "where does the money go?" What information is available to them on this topic?
The Ohio Lottery has educational brochures that illustrate our commitment and past payments to education. These will be made available to you via your sales representative. You can also refer them to our customer service department at (800) 686-4208, or to this web site!
Could Lottery drawings be held later in the evening?
The pools closing at 7:25 PM makes an already busy time busier on high jackpot days or special occasions.
The Ohio Lottery is one of few states carrying live drawings. If the time were pushed back, we would not be able to draw in prime time due to the cost-prohibitive news hour.
How do I know what instant games are about to expire?
The "How to Play" card that is delivered with all new games will give you the last date of validation. Also, the agent newsletter, "Ticket Seller," will announce which games are approaching the deadline. The Ohio Lottery also sends messages over the on-line terminal to announce closing dates. These dates are also available on our web site under Instant Games.
Why doesn't the machine generate receipts for free tickets?
It was decided some time ago to disable the automatic printing of receipts for free tickets because of complaints from agents about wasted paper and the additional time it took to print the receipts. Currently, the on-line terminal cannot print free ticket receipts automatically, although a receipt can be printed by pressing the print key after the validation information is displayed on the terminal.
What banks can I direct customers to?
An up-to-date list of participating banks and branch locations can be found through your online terminal. From the main menu press the large question mark at the top of the screen. Press Bank List, then select which section of the alphabet matching the county in which you are looking for a bank. The bank list is also available through our website or for a hard copy list contact our Customer Service Hotline at 1-800-686-4208.
What do I need to do to change my bank account?
You must obtain an EFT form either from your sales representative or by mail from your regional office. The owner must sign the EFT form and include the name of the new bank as well as the new account number. Along with the EFT, the owner must submit a void check from the new account. Do not close out the old account until the regional office calls you and instructs you to begin using the new account.
Why are there are so many winners in certain areas and few in others?
Our research shows that the percentage of overall winners in a certain area is directly correlated to the overall percentage of sales in that area as well as that area's population. For example, when the Ohio Lottery was selling Super Lotto tickets the Columbus region accounted for 18.34 percent of Ohio's population and 15.70 percent of Super Lotto sales. Fittingly, the Columbus region accounted for 14.58 percent of Super Lotto winners.
Where do the remaining payments of annuitized prize go after the winner dies?
The remaining payments go to the estate of the winner, or to whomever is named as a beneficiary in the winner's will.
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