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The cost of workplace injuries is high for the individual worker, for the company, and for society. It is in everyone's interest to rehabilitate the injured worker as quickly as possible. A statistician working for an insurance company has investigated the problem. He believes that physical condition is a major determinant in how quickly a worker returns to his or her job after sustaining an injury. To help determine whether he is on the right track, he organized an experiment. He took a random sample of male and female workers who were injured during the preceding year. He recorded their gender, their physical condition, and the number of working days until they returned to their job. These data were recorded in the following way. Columns 1 and 2 store the number of working days until return to work for men and women, respectively. In each column, the first 25 observations relate to those who are physically fit, the next 25 rows relate to individuals who are moderately fit, and the last 25 observations are for those who are in poor physical shape. Can we infer that the six groups differ?
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The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will acquire, through a subsidiary, a controlling interest in UTV Software Communications Ltd, a media & entertainment company in India. The acquisition will be completed through a successful delisting offer and will enable Disney to integrate UTV's current operations.
UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala has been named Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company India reporting to Andy Bird, Chairman, Walt Disney International.
"Increasing our brand presence and reach in key international markets is a cornerstone of our growth strategy. This acquisition expands our footprint significantly and allows us to more effectively build, monetise and brand multi-platform franchises, and deliver a rich library of content to the world's second largest population," said Bird, and added, "We couldn't be more pleased that Ronnie, with his vast experience and proven track record, will now run our operations in India. Under his leadership, we will be able to deliver more programming on more platforms to this considerable audience."
As a result of this acquisition, Disney will be a leading film studio player in India and will produce both UTV and Disney-branded local films.
UTV is amongst leading TV producers in India with distribution in 20 countries in seven languages and across 27 channels. In three years UTV has also become a key broadcast network in the country. After the transaction, Disney will be one of the leading broadcasters reaching more than 100 million viewers weekly in households across India. Disney will also gain a significant presence in digital media with the addition of UTV's Indiagames, a mobile gaming company, to its portfolio.
"In combining the creative capabilities of each company, we will integrate a large stable of vibrant brands and franchises in the branded entertainment space," said Screwvala. "With the middle class expected to grow from 50 million to more than 500 million people by 2025, this market offers huge potential for us to deliver quality branded entertainment to consumers," he added.
Disney currently owns India's leading kids' television networks Disney Channel, Disney XD and Hungama and is the largest retail character licensor in the country. The Company's mobile, internet and gaming division creates some of India's most popular content, including Club Penguin, the virtual world for kids that launched in India in 2010.
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I have a data set aligned to start at midnight on the requested day (and end a few days later). I want to show X labels every 12 hours but they aren't aligned well with the sample time. The first label is 10:00am not 00:00am. An easy example is showing the same data with interval set to 1 Day or 24 hours. See the fiddles below – when set to Hours it starts at 10:00am.
How can I influence the x axis label calculation so that they always start at the time of the first sample? (desired outcome – first label is 00:00 on the first day and then every 12 hours from there on).
Interval 1 Day : http://jsfiddle.net/b89bL50b/1/
Interval 24 Hours : http://jsfiddle.net/b89bL50b/3/
Sorry to follow-up to my own post but I just thought of something that may be relevant. When setting the interval to hours the first tick is at 10:00 not 00:00. Our timezone is at GMT+10 so perhaps the hours based calculation isn't accounting for the timezone offset?
As of now controlling the tick and label start point is not available. Interval start point will be calculated automatically and varies for different intervalType. We consider it for future release.
Hi Vishwas.
I'm also looking into setting my start-point every midnight with intervals of 12hrs, currently at interval=12hrs and the system outputs a start point of 10am.
Is there a newer release that fixes this scenario? Because I may be using an older version of canvasJS, and this thread started almost over a year ago.
Sorry this feature is not available as of now.
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This chapter focuses on the construction of personal data protection as a fundamental right of the European Union (EU) by studying the surfacing of the notion of EU fundamental rights, and by exploring how could the right to the protection of personal appear among them. First, the chapter reviews the historical involvement of the EU in the field of fundamental rights protection, describing the sources of fundamental rights originally identified by the EU Court of Justice and later inscribed in EU law. Second, it proves the inexistence of a common constitutional approach among Member States in relation to the recognition of a right to the protection of personal data. Third, it reviews the appearance of personal data protection in the various tentative listings of fundamental rights produced by EU institutions up until 2000. Finally, it describes how the right came to be inscribed in Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU proclaimed in 2000, discussing also the major features of this recognition.
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Lappalainen, Vesa A.
Two recent European Community Directives – the Security of Electricity Supply Directive of 2004 and the Security of Gas Supply Directive of 2005 – propose to address some problems of Europe's new 'energy landscape'. As the Commission's 2006 Green Paper on Energy Strategy proves, such problems are many, large, complex and intertwined. Security of energy supply has at least four aspects to it, three of which relate to availability and the fourth to affordability. A risk to availability can be short-term, medium-term or long-term. Security of supply can be improved with public support. The new Directives address the right issues, but provide rather small toolboxes for dealing with the problems involved and constitute 'entry-level' legislation.
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Recent years have witnessed the emergence of anew policy style within the E.U., characterized by voluntary policy transfer between member states and soft policy instruments including exchange of best practice, targets, benchmarking and national league tables. This article examines how these methods have been used by gender mainstreaming advocates and evaluates the impact of this strategy to-date upon E.U. policy-making procedures and outputs. It is argued that mainstreaming has provided new opportunities for feminists to influence the E.U. policy agenda, but that the impact of mainstreaming varies between sectors and member states. The concluding section considers the implications of E.U. mainstreaming from the perspective of the European Women's Lobby(E.W.L.). This discussion highlights the potential opportunities and risks for feminists of mainstreaming.
Casolari, Federico
Conceived as a cornerstone of the European integration process, the Loyalty Clause (today enshrined in Article 4(3) TEU) has been significantly revisited by the Lisbon Treaty. Aside from repositioning the clause, which has wisely been incorporated into the TEU, the Reform Treaty has introduced other innovations to the pre-Lisbon Loyalty Clause, starting from the express recognition, for the very first time in primary law, of the existence of a general principle of loyal cooperation. In light of the pivotal role of EU loyalty and the innovations introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, the question arises as to whether the new formulation of loyalty can serve as a basis on which to effectively deal with the challenges the Union is facing today. This chapter examines the role loyalty can play in this regard, with a view to assessing whether a further revision of loyalty mechanisms is desirable. The analysis is organised as follows. I first consider the mainstream dimension of loyalty. Then I turn to the position of EU institutional actors as concerns their duties of loyalty, focusing in particular on the mutual nature of these duties and their interaction with the imperative to respect national identities, an imperative that today is set out in the same Treaty provision (Article 4 TEU) which contains the Loyalty Clause. With that done, I discuss the interaction and distinction between loyalty and the legal concept of solidarity, the latter often mentioned in the Lisbon Treaty as a structural feature of the EU constitutional dimension, and it has recently entered EU legal discourse on emergencies (natural, economic, financial, and social).
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European norms are equally authentic in 24 different languages. To truly know the law, we need to analyse all of them. In practice, the versions which constitute a norm do not state identically the same but differ from one another. The European ECJ of Justice (ECJ) has to choose which version really reflects the content of the norm and prevails over others. At the same time, the ECJ does not grant the individual a right to invoke the wording of a version he or she can understand. This conflicts with the principle of legality, particularly in criminal cases.
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This paper provides a legal and empirical analysis of certain aspects of the European Union's early warning system for the principle of subsidiarity. It discusses the admissibility criteria for opinions from national parliaments against EU legislative proposals; it considers which principles national parliaments actually apply in these opinions in practice; and it develops practical legal techniques on how to incorporate principles other than subsidiarity in such opinions.
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This paper considers the implications of Opinion 2/13 by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the interrelationship between European Union law and the European Convention on Human Rights. It addresses the question of the extent to which the Bosphorus decision of the European Court of Human Rights can be maintained. The paper overviews the background to Opinion 2/13 before going on to briefly analyse Opinion 2/13. The paper addresses the effects the Opinion will have on the relationship between the ECHR and the CJEU, the effects it has had on international treaties, and in particular on the Brussels II bis Regulation.
Bismuth, Régis
The federalisation processes of US and EU financial supervision have both originally been founded on similar—although not identical—legal bases: regulating interstate commerce in the US (US Const., Art. 1, Sect. 8, Cl. 3) and establishing or ensuring the functioning of the internal market in the EU (Art. 114 TFEU).
The complexity of the US system, comprised of a patchwork of state and federal authorities mainly established in the first part of the twentieth century, is the product of both major economic failures and a specific political culture. The progressive federalisation of financial supervision within the EU is the result of a well-thought-out project of integration of the internal market. The last financial crisis and the recognition of the overarching objective of financial stability have nonetheless led to significant evolutions, more particularly through the establishment of the three European supervisory authorities (ESAs). Moreover, and perhaps more importantly, the latest initiatives related to the establishment of an EU Banking Union have profoundly transformed the underpinnings of financial supervision in the EU since it is, from this point forward, partially linked with the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) process.
Within this framework, the purpose of this contribution is to explore how political and legal differences between the EU and US systems have shaped and influenced the structures and institutional aspects of supervision on both parts of the Atlantic without necessarily leading to significant divergences as to the contents of financial regulation. More specifically, a comparative study of these two systems highlights significant differences as to the interplay between federal and State supervisors.
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The dialogic relationship between individuals and the cultural space of Europe embodies cultural definitions, political definitions and individual definitions. As individuals draw from Europe as a cultural space and strive to identify and define themselves, definitions are created against an "other," leading to Europe being defined against the "other." Identity is established through difference, and in this, the relationship between the EU—a force of integration—and Europe as a cultural space is strained. As boundaries change through the European Union, transforming the cultural space of Europe, the "other" against whom individuals have traditionally defined themselves is also transforming. This article asks if the integration of Europe through the European Union is resulting in the political mobilization of xenophobia and thereby transforming the cultural space of Europe into a xenophobic space. As many academics and professionals have argued that xenophobia in Europe has been on the rise since the 1990s, this paper will question how the relationship between the European Union—as a force of European integration—and Europe—as a cultural space—is contributing to the construction of xenophobia.
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
nerd. e.
Turns out, Firefox is only the tip of the better/safer world of nerdiness. Ready for a quick run through of everything, without any nerdy phrases? Because here's the thing, I've heard of people using most of these, but never figured I could do it...and you totally can. Although it does help to have some friends who know more than you, and can help tweak details here and there as you're going forward.
GIMP - a free photo/image editing software. Easy to use, and they even have ways to make it run just like photoshop.
PIDGIN - chat with your yahoo, AIM, MSN, myspace messengers all on one list!
Open Office - Free software that works just like all the Microsoft Office programs. Word, Publisher, Powerpoint, etc. You can even open and save documents to and from your rich friends with actual Microsoft Office programs!
Ubuntu - truly the top of this list (even though it's the bottom here). Always wanted a MAC for the safety and security, but couldn't afford one? Felt like you were sacrificing security for a faster processor and gadgets of a PC? Installing Ubuntu as your operating system closes many of the security gaps left open by Windows. If you're like me, you still have some programs that need Windows to run, so you install Ubuntu along beside it, and it gives you the option of entering one or the other when you restart your computer. (also, installing Ubuntu gives you Pidgin, Open Office, and GIMP along with access to many other freeware software connections) Although it's true, no operating system install will make a glowing fruit appear on the back of your laptop screen so you can show it off in public.
Yet. :)
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Round 2 - GAME ON
meet the Stanley Cup Champions from 2008???
Starting Friday night, the Detroit Redwings will face the Ducks of Anaheim. I'm pretty stoked, simply for the aspect of: 1. Games in Anaheim will be on around 10-10:30pm here, well after the kids bedtime. 2. Game 2 will be played on Sunday, which means it will air on NBC!!! YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS GAME!!!
A small amount of me is worried, because the Ducks have come a long way from being the Disney team of the late 90's. They've got grit, and can handle playoff action well. But Detroit had an easy first round, just tough enough to keep them in shape.
|Friday, May 1
|at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.
|Sunday, May 3
|at Detroit, 2:00 p.m.
|Tuesday, May 5
|at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.
|Thursday, May 7
|at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.
|*Sunday, May 10
|at Detroit, 5:00 p.m.
|*Tuesday, May 12
|at Anaheim, TBD
|*Thursday, May 14
|at Detroit, TBD
Hopefully we'll get some good overtime action.
it's a bit embarrassing...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Atonement & Punishment...
The issue here is substitutionary atonement. Did Jesus Christ bear the punishment of all the worlds' sins, appeasing an angry God and offering atonement to those of us who otherwise deserved the punishment of death? The writers of the article are warning readers of "The Shack" that he does not believe in this, and that he is pushing some sort of new "agenda" on Christianity to proclaim something less than True Christianity.
My answer: I dunno.
I don't know, and wouldn't claim to know all the aspects of how theologically salvation works. We have scriptures that talk about it in symbolic and antiquated phrases. We also have the straightforward words of the Bible as well. Here is what I believe:
Through Adam (& Eve), sin entered the world. Humanity's identity was wounded. Because we were God's image in the created world, all of creation became wounded. God desires to restore all of creation, and needs to restore humanity in order to do it....and wants to out of His Love for us/His creation. He became human, and lived/died/was resurrected. He suffered immensely out of a desire to restore/Love humanity/creation. Somehow in the midst of all of that, He offers us a new identity - HIS identity. A new life IN HIM.
I'm not a big fan of the images an "angry God, in need of appeasement" brings to mind. I'd rather view it as sin being a choice we were making, and the results of sin (eternally not being restored) would be "justice" more than "punishment". I'm thankful for the grace and mercy of a loving God that offers us a restoration we don't deserve, that somehow was bought with a large price of suffering.
At the same time, there are scriptures that talk about God's wrath/anger, and punishment for those who disobey. So, like I said....I dunno.
Monday, April 27, 2009
pictures are worth...
Sunday, April 26, 2009
wake up call...
But as we walked through the woods, we talked (as much as a 2.5 year old can handle conversation). We'd walked through a giant field of very green grass, and through the tree line everything became a grayish tone. The trees were still bare of any leaves, and so the forest was a mess of twigs and branches, with a path for us to walk through. At one point, Addie said, "daddy...trees aren't green?" in almost a question as much as a statement.
I told her the trees were green usually, but they were sleeping during winter cause it was too cold. But now that spring was here, they were beginning to wake up. I took her really close to the buds on a branch near us, to show her the green life that was coming out. She got excited, and began to show me other branches that had buds on them. Then she looked at me and asked, "do we need to wake them all up?" Just playing with her logic, I said "yes, we definitely should". At this point she began yelling at every tree we approached at the top of her almost 3 year old voice box (which can be very loud), "TREE, IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP!!!"
Friday, April 24, 2009
1. Don't start using the person's name, as if you are a close personal friend, unless you actually are a close personal friend.
2. Don't start quoting from the Bible.
3. Don't bring up a topic, or try to find out what the person is interested in, just so you can bring it back around to how it's all a metaphor for Jesus or Christianity.
4. Don't use the phrase "Good News." (kinda ironic here...telling people who's identity is "bringing good news" not to use these words)
5. Don't talk about Jesus like he's part of the conversation.
6. Don't plant literature.
7. Don't hide behind a fake front.
8. Don't assume that we have "God-shaped holes in our hearts" and try to get us to admit it.
9. Don't compare your past experiences to our present.
10. Don't talk down to us, as if we're just not understanding something perfectly obvious.
So let's say you wanted to give ten tips to atheism evangelists (definition of "evangel" notwithstanding), that go beyond bus marketing campaigns...what would you tell them?
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Side B:
Here are some excerpts of stolen ideas I presented in the message:
From The Work of the People:
And from Mark Yaconelli: (although I probably messed up his message a bit)
It's no longer about products, about who can produce what and a worth based on that. It's about people, seeing and affirming them.
It's no longer about control, about who has it and how they use it. It's about contemplation, spending time in the temple of God's reality and letting Him reveal his authority/desire.
It's no longer about the "professional", relying on the one to get it done. It's about the processes, all the gifts of the body and what we do together.
It's no longer about results, and "success" based ministry. It's about relationships, and being driven by the good of all creation and the community as a whole.
It's no longer about conformity, about copying what has worked in other situations without regard for the new. It's about creativity, and openness to being the icon of a creative God in this cosmos.
It's no longer about answers, knowing the right ones or at least pretending we do. It's about awareness, knowing what we don't know and being genuine about it to a world who needs genuine models of humanity in need of God's mystery.
It's no longer about being faster, and the "get mine now" hurried approach to life. It's about savoring the moments, walking slower, taking our time and making space for God's refreshing our minute by minute experience of life together.
It's no longer about simply being reactive to life, anxious about fixing things. It's about being responsible, committing to being faithful above successful - whatever that looks like - crowds or the cross.
These things are not inherently bad, but they are not the foundation...they come only as they are based in the new life provided/enabled/sourced in Jesus Christ, Lord of All.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Easter Friday
Meanwhile, the first games of the 2009 NHL Playoffs have all been played. Detroit has come through our first game with expected outcomes. Defense seems to have tightened up, and Osgood was in true playoff form. They could totally get the cup again this year.
As for upsets, there were a couple. San Jose (#1 in the West, and over the entire league this year) was shut out by Anaheim (#8 in the West) last night, 2-0. I'm slightly worried here, as Detroit could beat San Jose a lot easier than Anaheim - and Anaheim has a recent Stanley Cup win in 2007 that could fuel a hunger/ability for that team to make it through. So here's hoping San Jose comes back to win the series.....but I wouldn't count on it.
In the East, only one minor upset. The #2 Washington Capitals lost to the #7 New York Rangers. But in the East, it's a toss up with any match up anyway. They're all decent, yet mediocre teams. :)
For continued updates throughout the NHL Playoffs, I totally recommend NHL.COM this year. They've revamped their homepage for the playoffs, and include continuous updates, blog posts, stats and more. Everything you need, all on one page....so check it.
Building a wooden swing set with Uncle Larry tomorrow (after getting home from an all-night Junior High Lock-In), and then preaching Sunday morning (you should TOTALLY come - 8:30am and 10:30am at Moundford Free Methodist). So I doubt I'll post much of anything until Monday. Have a great Easter Saturday, and weekend....
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Easter Thursday
Each day we've attempted to include something special, and out of the ordinary. Our goal will be, as each of our 3 girls grow, give each of them one day during Easter week to plan something special. Until they get to the age where they can plan/choose something like that...guess we'll do it for them. This week was/is:
Easter Sunday: Obvious Easter celebrations, hidden baskets, dinner with family, candy, etc.
Easter Monday: Movie night with homemade pizza, with blankets and pillows all over the living room.
Easter Tuesday: Met Sarah and the kids Lunch break at the mall, letting the girls go nuts on the play area there.
Easter Wednesday: Quick stop over at McDonald's before church, letting Addie venture into the unknown. Even though she only went as far as the blue tube, and the little car. She still loved every minute of it. Then over to church for an Easter dinner/movie night with the teens!
Easter Thursday: Breakfast out with the family, McDonald's again - at Addie's request. She had the whole play area to herself! (play area didn't open until 9am, but they totally opened it at 8am for us!)
Easter Friday: Daddy gets to stay home and play with the girls all day on his day off!! Garage sale at Nana Nicol's house, if any of ya'll need baby stuffs.
Easter Saturday: Hanging out with Uncle Larry/Staci, and building a swing set in the backyard! WOOT.
May we all continue celebrating Easter with our lives, recognizing each Sunday together as a celebration/proclamation that Jesus Christ has been resurrected - that NEW LIFE is possible!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Easter Wednesday
Incidentally, if you're looking for a great book to use for illustrating such moments of familiar or unfamiliar Bible stories, I recommend "The Book of God" by Walt Wangerin, Jr. I heard of it back in 2001 at a Youth Specialties Convention seminar with Tony Jones, and have enjoyed using it and reading it ever since. It's basically the entire Bible, written chronologically as a Novel. Great stuff.
a deeply satisfying hunger.
Who knows....maybe the teens blew it off, skipped church Sunday, and completely missed out on the festivities. Maybe they didn't experience any hunger at all. But I gotta believe some did, and all did somewhat, no matter how it was acknowledged/cast aside.
So tonight, with the teens arriving who probably missed out on Sunday celebrations, and haven't thought much about it since then....I will be re-visiting the hunger briefly. Before launching into a celebration of Easter each of them would have preferred to the hams and green bean casseroles found in dining rooms all over the place this past week.
Pizza and Mountain Dew. With a bit of half-off Easter candy, thanks to our good friends at Walgreens. Boom. HAPPY EASTER!! NEW LIFE IS POSSIBLE!!!!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Easter Tuesday
with the glory that I had in your presence
before the world existed." John 17:5
In John chapter 11, we see Jesus calling Lazarus back from his grave. Lazarus emerges, alive, though once dead. Christianity believes that there is a difference between Jesus and Lazarus, in regard to resurrection. You've heard this before.
What is that difference? Lazarus returns simply as he was once before - humanly living. His heart was pumping blood through veins, his lungs were taking in oxygen, etc. He was alive.
Jesus is resurrected by the glory of God. Still physically, but in a new way. Throughout the New Testament, Jesus is referred to as "Firstborn among the dead". We believe that someday we will all be resurrected with new bodies (1 Cor. 15), and we believe that at his resurrection, Jesus is given His fully, before all of us. The first to be born of resurrection. The first human to be completely alive by the presence and glory of God.
It is THAT KING, ruling over the Kingdom that exists by that same presence, that we pray to. That we worship. That invites us to not wait until we receive our own resurrection bodies, but to come alive by His Spirit even NOW, and to be His agents, announcing the True reality to a broken world in need of that revelation.
Relationships, words, drama, finances, tax season, wars, terrorism, corrupt government on every level, broken churches, broken homes, etc. We are called to live out God's Kingdom, and be sourced by Him, in the midst of it all, bringing life/healing/restoration/God's Spirit to each of these...believing our work as His Body is accomplishing great things for the Kingdom. (Rev. 21:5)
Monday, April 13, 2009
Easter Monday
Appropriately enough, the way hockey happens from here on out this season has changed also. :) (you knew it was coming)I'll defer you to this great article for a complete run-down for every match-up in both conferences.
For my readers, I'll simply give a quick glimpse.
There are 8 teams left in the Eastern Conference, and 8 teams left in the Western Conference.
Detroit, Chicago, and Saint Louis are ALL in the playoffs!! None of them face each other in the first round (each round is best of 7 games). But there's potential that Detroit could face Chicago in the second round.
The games begin Wednesday (but as the regular season is over, playoff beard growing begins now), and will last through late May/early June. Playoff beard season will be impacted slightly by two weddings I'm performing - so it may be trimmed to a goatee deemed acceptable by my wife. But I will shave as little as humanly possible. :)
Detroit will begin their 18th straight playoff appearance against the Columbus Blue Jackets. This is Columbus' first playoff appearance ever. These two teams played several times in the regular season. Columbus even beat Detroit twice in regular time, and once in overtime. Detroit won a few times in regular time.
My guess? Detroit wins in 5 games...giving up one win in Columbus.
On a personal note: This is my first playoff season without VERSUS at home. If you have the channel, and want to hang out sometime during..
GAME 1: @Detroit, Thu. 4/16, 7 p.m. - ON VERSUS
GAME 2: @Detroit, Sat. 4/18, 6 p.m.
GAME 3: @Columbus, Tue. 4/21, 7 p.m.
GAME 4: @Columbus, Thu. 4/23, 7 p.m.
*GAME 5: @Detroit, Sat. 4/25, 7 p.m. - ON VERSUS
*GAME 6: @Columbus, Mon. 4/27, TBD
*GAME 7: @Detroit, Wed. 4/29, TBD - ON VERSUS
* if necessary; all times Eastern
...then let me know. :)
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Draw back the curtain!! SEE that all things are different!!! NEW LIFE! NEW CREATION!!
See beyond the bunnies, eggs, fancy new dresses, pretty hair, and annoying photo opportunities with well-dressed family and friends.
TODAY we celebrate WITH ALL OF CREATION, the inauguration of the Kingdom of God!!! A new way of existing. A new way of living. A new way of everything that was previously broken. The promise that God has begun, and will continue until completion - a work of redemption/restoration for the entire cosmos that includes us as it's agents/path.
So CELEBRATE! Dance, sing, do things that Free Methodists don't do on our behalf, and thank God for what He has done, and continues to do!!! Love, without expecting anything in return. Forgive, without reserve.
Be raised to NEW LIFE, and LIBERATED from the chains that have held you back. Try something new and exciting this week - that you never thought you'd be willing to do. Color outside the lines. Go to the altar before (gasp) the call comes. Stand up and thank Jesus during the sermon, because you couldn't hold it back...
"Using historical arguments for Jesus's bodily resurrection as ultimate ground for the truth of Easter is like lighting a candle to see if the sun has risen. The curtain must be drawn back, and when the light pours in through, changing our perspectives on everything...it's not that we don't value the candle anymore, but simply is has been overtaken by the larger reality from which it borrowed." (paraphrased from "Suprised by Hope", N.T. Wright)
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Holy Saturday
What was it?
Where did it go?
What now?
We are still waiting for something...but what?
Friday, April 10, 2009
Good Friday
The people chose to release Barabbas over Jesus. I never understood that fully. Maybe they were just that ticked off at Jesus. He'd promised to be the "Messiah" after all, hadn't he? Where was His power over Rome? Where was their deliverance? He'd given them such hope, and here He is....being made fun of and kicked around. Screw it. Must have been another false messiah. What a jerk. Kill the guy. At least Barabbas is honest about being a bad guy.
Mob mentality takes over. Before they know it, crowds of people are shouting "CRUCIFY HIM!!!". Those who felt just a bit threatened by words they've heard about this man, are all too happy to comply. Those who had put their hope in this false messiah feel vindicated. As he heads to his death, their passion and distaste for him and all who are like him grows. They spit. They mock. How dare this man think he's anyone powerful? How dare this man give them false hopes? Who knows how he did what he did....but it's obvious he's no match for Rome. Kill him for leading us astray.
As the nails pierce his skin, something is happening. Something supernatural. Those nearby notice it, and it ripples through the crowds. This is not a good thing. It is already in motion. Some begin to wonder. As He hangs there, life slowly draining, even Roman soldiers become a bit curious. Who was this man? What feels different about this one?
All of creation mourns. Skies turn dark. Clouds cover the sun. (at least in the movies at this point, which I'm okay with. Similar to the creatures all mourning when Snow White dies, or whatever. Not comparing Jesus to Snow White...but you get it. It would make sense for all of creation to change a bit when the creator God-man dies.) It is finished.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Maundy Thursday
I remember standing in a room where they believe the "last supper" took place. I was about 16 years old, and visiting Israel with a group of adults from our church. Who knows if it was actually the room, or if somewhere an entire descended line continues to laugh for telling early Christians this playroom for children was once used for a final supper with Christ and His disciples. (the ultimate April fools joke?)
In either case, that moment among many of that trip - made Christ physical to me. Reminded me He was more than just a spiritual being, or a concept, or collection of fuzzy stories we tell to put children to sleep or get them to behave. Christ walked this earth. Jesus was. God came in the form of something created. Humble, human, prone to hungers and suffering.
He knew something huge was going to happen. That the next few days would transform all of humanity (history, present, and future), and all of creation through it. So he gathers them all into a room, washes their feet, talks with them about what God is doing, and breaks bread with them - communicating His Love for them the entire time...even to Judas.
May we experience elements of Communion/Eucharist with every bite we chew and swallow. God has/is/will be loving us.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
the "new", beginning...
I probably missed a few.
All that to say, I wouldn't take away any of those experiences. I believe each added to God's revealing Himself to me, and my response to those revelations.
I've been in youth ministry since I began volunteering at Youth Haven back in 1997. Over 12 years of attempting to let God use me to reveal Himself in similar ways to others. Through those years, I've seen many children and teens respond to God's tug on their heart....and/or to a talented emotion-smith.
Even today as a youth pastor, I've seen teens respond to situations. I pray they are responding to God. I continue life with them. I see situations/choices that make me wonder. I approach each time of response as if that moment is the moment they will be transformed for eternity. Something deeper than words. Something life-morphing.
And not only altar calls, and fill in the response sheet moments. But I'm attempting to view every word/interaction with those I minister to as possible "God reaching through" moments. It's not easy to remember....but I'm practicing. With my own daughters as well.
But I recognize that this life-morphing transformation is something that occurs in an instant AND continues to completion throughout a lifetime.
In the same way that this Sunday we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In being resurrected ahead of all creation, Jesus Christ inaugurates the Kingdom of God. All of creation is changed instantly in that moment, and yet continues moving towards completion.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Lovey Dovey...
In 1 Corinthians 13, there are a whole lot of words discussing the concept of Love. It makes sense. Love is found throughout the Word of God, because of the simple fact that we believe God "is" Love (1 John 4:7-8). For these reasons, and more, you often hear 1 Corinthians called "the love chapter". It's used at weddings. It's used by Christian guys to impress/woo Christian girls worldwide. It's used by youth pastors to teach his students the kind of Love to look for (and be) in a dating relationship. It's used by Pastors to talk about how God's love is for us, etc.
But in reading 1 Corinthians chapter 12 (the chapter just before it, for the numerically challenged), we find a discussion of the parts of the Body of believers. Some had begun to envy "more important parts", or even compete for various parts of the Church. Paul instructs them this is not right theology, pointing out that every part of the body is just as important, and yet not solely important.
He then says, "I will show you a still more excellent way." Then goes into the "love chapter".
So all of these words about love, are to reveal to the people of God, how to exist as a healthy body. It's not about growth systems. Not about purpose statements. Not about saving as many lost souls as possible. Not about how many people attend your Sunday School class or various services. Not about a seamless worship service, or fluent Biblical teaching. Not about my likes or dislikes, and social preferences.
It's about Love. About responding/living from love to each other in the body. About 'doing things' in the body when we do them, with Love. It's about standing as the Body in a world that has lost sense of True Love, and proclaiming it - even at the point of great sacrifice. But not to make a point or statement...and not to simply change laws/challenge systems. But to proclaim Love, and a Kingdom built on it.
This is the Love Christ shows for all creation in His life/death/resurrection...
And all other loves we have are given to be reflections/illustrations of that Love.
Monday, April 06, 2009
Palms and Politics
Interesting to be speaking politically during the week before Easter. We celebrated Palm Sunday yesterday, recognizing the day that Christ entered to a King's welcome - hardly looking like a King. The people viewed him as the political Messiah. He was going to break the bonds of Roman rule over them, and take his rightful place as King over all the Jews. They may not have understood how/why it was this meek man with a comely appearance, but after viewing the miracles he was able to perform - most of them shrugged their shoulders and cheered that he had finally arrived!!
They were desperate for that Messiah.
We know now that Jesus was not that Messiah. Not due to any failure on his part, either. It was never his goal. It's not what he was about. He came to proclaim the powers and systems and structures of this world to be powerless. To announce the arrival and beginning of the Kingdom of God. To reveal God's love for all things created, and His desire to reach all creation through humanity. To live out a new system of living, based in the Spirit and not in the values/sources of this world.
We are desperate for that Messiah.
It's a good time for us to check ourselves (before we wreck ourselves?). Why do we lay our palms before Jesus? Why are we so darned excited about his existence/arrival? Are we ascribing some quality to how incredible Jesus is - that he would not proclaim himself?
Are we anxious for all creation to be restored/made new? For the slaves to become free? For the unloved to know they're loved? For God's Kingdom/Life to flood over all we know and live by?
Or are we anxious to escape hell/earth? To get our wings? Waiting on the rapture? Thankful that Jesus fills our "God-shaped hole", and figure that's about all we need? Glad to have something "solid" to excuse/give "purpose" to our motivations?
As we welcome this week, may we be aware of why we get excited about Jesus Christ entering creation. Looking forward to celebrating with all of the cosmos...
Saturday, April 04, 2009
in case you missed it...
Friday, April 03, 2009
I live in Central Illinois. I'm 3 hours away from the Chicago Blackhawks. I'm 2 hours away from the Saint Louis Blues. I'm from Michigan, and I'm so much a Detroit Redwings fan that I actually bleed red. (totally true, no lie.) Yet, as surrounded as I am by great hockey, it's rare to actually see it or hear it talked about publicly/socially. It's never as obvious as it is during the playoffs. That most exciting timeof the year, where I usually sit alone in my basement, all geared up and IBC in hand...sometimes with a friend or two who are curious why people watch the sport.
But this year could be different. This could be the year where many Illinoisans pick up the title of "hockey fan".
"But why?" you may ask. Why would this year be different from any other year?
Right now as I write this, the Blackhawks are currently number 4 in the Western Conference. They are totally going to the playoffs for the first time in 7 years. The Blues are currently tying with about 2 other teams for 7th, 8th, and 9th place right now. Four games left, and they could totally be within the top 8 teams!!
So watch some hockey during the next week, and cheer on those Blues to a 7th or 8th place finish...only about 4 games left!
update: just realized it could totally happen that the Blues play the Wings in the first round of the playoffs....now THAT would be AWESOME. Anyone wanna try and go?
Thursday, April 02, 2009
and one.
I have no idea how many total posts that makes. A lot probably. But most has been in the past two years. I enjoy it. After 5 years of posting my thoughts, I have built up a regular 20-30 readers a day...(most from family, and accidental visits by googlers) and yet continue to write. That in itself should tell you I'm not writing to gain high readership. I would have quit a long time ago.
I think there's something useful/beneficial to writing my thoughts out. I think more. I pay attention more. I'm accountable (relatively) to comments and random or not so random people responding to whatever I put out there.
I was never a journal person. But maybe this is journaling for me.
If you read my blog, thanks. If you check once in a while to see if I've posted anything interesting/easy to read, but usually switch pages within a few seconds - thanks. If you remember I have a blog, because you use it to find a blog I link to, thanks. If you've ever posted a comment on my blog, and actually enjoy the randomness/not-so-randomness that are the thoughts I spew out - thanks.
If you don't read it, and don't like it...well....what are you doing here? :)
Looking forward to many more words coming together...
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
good book?
Not a big fan, just being cynical of a cynic. Probably because of my bias as a believer. But the title sounds like he's bragging an accomplishment akin to climbing a giant mountain by reading a book written specifically for all humanity to read. Something is definitely wrong when the book originally written in a language meant to be understood by even the uneducated is considered so esoteric that a man can write a book about his experience of reading it.
But I'll probably end up getting the book (once I'm finished with my online course) and reading it, and I think it's an obvious warning to comfortable Christianity.
Why a warning? Because here's a man who's familiar with religion, and not anti-God (it seems he's Jewish, at least as far as labels go). He read through the entire Book that we believe to be God revealing Himself to humanity, and where does he find himself?
"You notice that I haven't said anything about belief. I began the Bible as a hopeful, but indifferent, agnostic. I wished for a God, but I didn't really care. I leave the Bible as a hopeless and angry agnostic. I'm brokenhearted about God." (from his article in Slate Magazine)
Reading/memorizing scripture is great. Sunday School is good. Bible studies in schools are swell. Reading chunks of the Bible on a daily basis is a fine idea. But this does not promise a journey towards an experience of the Kingdom Jesus Christ came to proclaim.
Church - we need the Spirit of God to pour through our lives, and to bring New Creation Flesh to the words found in Scriptures. To be living examples of the power, and love, and grace, and mercy, and Truth found in the Old and New Testament...and communities sourced in that Life.
I'm certain there is not an equation. Nothing we can point at and say, "do this", and someone will naturally find the Life-giving Truth found in Jesus Christ. But I'm pretty sure this book is a testimony that throwing a Bible at someone, even a well translated one, won't do the trick.


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I'll try to make his brief, there's this guy I have in1class & I like him. I'm pretty certain he likes/liked me back because of the signs he showed. In the fieltrip we had 3weeks agoHE INSISTED multiple times 4me2 wear his sweater when it was rain HARD & all he had was a tshirt under, when I finally gave in, he made me wear his sweater all day even tho it was freezing & raining, &he even insisted that I wear his sweater home, which I did. After that I noticed he started dressing better, he started wearing like nice jeans and shirts & doing his hair, before that he wore baggy hoodies and basketball shorts everyday, I feel like he did it to impress me, idk? He also would laugh nervously when we talked. Also when we talk he always makes eye contact.
Also like 2 weeks ago I curled my hair&wore a nice outfit and he said he liked how the hair, boots and sweater looked on me lmao; he's shy so I guess that was his way of saying I look pretty lol? I feel like he's loosing interest:(He doesn't really talk to me or laugh nervously anymore. I blew it, I started ignoring him for1week because I didn't want to get more attached but that was stupid of me cus I think he gave up on me? I don't know, He added me on fb like 2 days ago actually?
Anyways I'm freaking out and need2do something drastic asap because the semester ends in 3 weeks which means I won't have him in that class anymore so I won't see him! I really like this guy & I want him to know how I feel, because he might feel the same too and I don't wana be wondering "what if.."he's like one of those really shy guys, so I don't wana freak him out.
& don't say something ridiculous like "grab his dick"LOL I am looking for genuine answer here people
My plans are so far..
#1 me tell him after class I really like him and I'm really sad I won't see him when the semester ends.
#2 Make my friend tell him, before I arrive to class that I REALLY like him and to ask me out when I arrive or sum2see if he does.
Just thought id share that^
So my main questions are, do u think he likes me with the few details I included? And what big thing can I do to make him ask me me out (cus I'm sure he likes me)
Or how can I show him I like him like a lot?
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well if you ask your friend, you friend will and hell take it as a joke, if you ask him it may be awkward. you should kiss him, that's just perfec, take it slow. get him alone, put your arms around his neck, kiss his neck, look into his eyes, give him a nose kiss then slowly kiss him, empahising the slow :)11|00|0
I was worried about him not taking my friend seriously or it being awk if I do it myself, so good points dude!👍
And omg.. that's actually not a bad idea :0
If I do that I'm sure I'll have him all over me 💁... but there's 2 big problems 1. I'm 5'1, he's 5'11 ish so I'm not tall enough to kiss him unless he like bends down UGH LMAO😂😩
and 2. I'm shy too soo yeah 😳
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Haha wow I'm 5'1-5'2 and he's like 5'10 ish so yeah I hope he likes short girls too... by the way u give like awesome advice dude :o thanks again c:
message me anytime, love to talk to you :) oh bye the way looking at your pic your really beautiful so he will kiss you :)


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From a distance your eyes just pass right over him, and you think not much of him. But then one day you are up close and like "Wow, he is cute"?
I think I might be one of those type of guys that women don't notice from a distance, but eye to eye my features stand out more.
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Yeah it happens sometimes, but more often than not it's because when I'm up close and talking to him, it's usually the personality that I'm attracted to. Basically what I'm trying to say is I might pass right over an average guy who's just another face in the crowd, but if later on we start talking and he has a great personality, can make me laugh and feel at ease, I can start being attracted to him because of that, and all of a sudden he seems more physically attractive too, even though he probably hasn't changed, just that my perception of him changed.00|00|0


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FATHER'S DAY 2014: 'It's not so much as job as a calling'
As a fatherhood coach, Earl Betts has spent a lot of his energy trying to heal damaged relationships between men and their offspring and wives.
"Sometimes we leave, sometimes we get pushed out, but there's always a way back," said Betts, who works with Family Support Hawaii's Fatherhood Initiative.
Ninety percent of all homeless and runaway children, 71 percent of pregnant teenagers and 75 percent of all youths in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes, according to the Fatherhood Initiative.
"It's not so much a job as a calling," Betts said about being a father. "You have to have a heart for it."
Today, families across the island and nation are celebrating the often cherished, sometimes absent and occasionally underrated figure we call Dad.
For many children, there never seems to be enough father, wrote Robert Bly, an American poet whose book "Iron John: A Book About Men" became a centerpiece of the men's movement in the 1990s. The father is often blamed for being absent while he tries to juggle the multiple responsibilities of being father, provider, spouse and an individual with his own needs for personal freedom, according to Bly.
Kailua-Kona resident Lance McCracken welcomed his daughter, Jaia, into the world five months ago. He and his wife, Jasmin, had a home birth — their second.
Like many dads, Lance has no regrets. But he has, undeniably, seen his freedoms curtailed.
"You're not doing what you want anymore; you're doing what they want," he said with a grin. "I tell my friends who are thinking about having a kid: Go do some stuff you want to do right now, because otherwise you'll have to wait until the kid is 10.
"I'm glad I had kids and settled down instead of doing more crazy stuff, or I probably would have missed the chance altogether."
Last Saturday, fathers were feted at the 11th annual Celebration of Fatherhood at the Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center in Kailua-Kona. Kids and dads charged down the water slide and enjoyed a bounce house and free food at the event put on by Family Support Hawaii.
Chris Olivera, 7, who played on benches at the Children's Center, said he was planning a surprise for his father, who works at Rent-A-Center.
"He's funny, he loves me and it's always really good to see him because he's always working," Olivera said.
His friend, Tahoe Obregon, 8, has a dad who takes him fishing — one of the highest marks a father can score with a son.
"When I get my fishing stuff tangled," Obregon said, "he untangles it."
Betts has two daughters, ages 21 and 3. His eldest is studying in California.
"Usually, I get a card, a present, a thank-you," he said. "She's good for that. The 3-year-old, she gets me shirts, usually orange."
His father, 71, has been married to his mother 49 years.
"An amazing example of a man. A good provider, but from a different era," Betts said of his father. "Not a warm fuzzy, but he'd show you that he loves you."
As for where Father's Day originated?
"I would check Hallmark," Betts laughed. "It makes sense."
Like many other holidays, Father's Day hasn't escaped rampant commercialism. The day has different origin stories attached to it, according to the website The Art of Manliness. The most widely accepted story says the first Father's Day was observed June 19, 1910, in Washington State. Sonora Smart Dodd proposed the holiday to celebrate her father, a Civil War veteran who raised six children by himself on a small farm and deserved, she thought, the same level of recognition as mothers.
Celebrations of fatherhood were hosted in different communities throughout the country in the early and middle 20th century. But Father's Day faced resistance from citizens and lawmakers who didn't want another commercial holiday such as Mother's Day, and it wasn't officially recognized as a national observance until 1972.
Today, it's celebrated around the world at various times of the year.
"Dads don't get enough credit; dads don't get enough help," Betts said. "You can't heal a family and leave some part of it out."
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A guy has been using me for awhile (although he constantly proclaims he's not - he's all talk and no action) with some, but little change in his actions. Not enough change to continue down this same road with him. I need some help establishing some specific boundaries. I know what I want to accomplish, but not sure how to get there. (What I ultimately want is to be completely over him if he's only using me and I believe he is, but that may be a time process). His rate of attitude change towards me has been evident, but slow (a few years just to get this far). If he's going to ever come around that's great, but I'm tired of suffering and waiting and I need things to transform. He admits he's not in love, but wants to be friends, but I'm struggling with that because I have feelings for him so that's difficult (in fact, he gets upset if I refuse friendship even though I've explained the reasons – he says he'd still be friends with someone even if he had feelings for them). While I work on getting over him, I want to stop his bad behavior by changing my behavior towards him and I'm not sure what that looks like. Am I correct by not taking his calls or answering the door when he shows up? Do I take SOME of his calls, but never be available? What else can I do to redirect the way he's been treating me? What actions will actually show him I'm not his booty call? What actions will allow me to take charge of my situation that will command proper respect and/or boundaries? If more insight to what's going is needed to offer quality answers, just ask. Thanks.
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its the challenge its self. yes believe or not some guys will do whatever they can if they know its hard but when its mutual and easy they lose interest. how is that I can't explain it.32|10|0
Sounds like those guys who chase just for the challenge aren't mature enough for a real relationship and only want what they can't have... It ticks me off that he's like that, what a waste! It'll come back on him one day. I've blocked his number before, but he wormed his way back in, I'll block it again and stick to it this time. Thanks so much for putting it in perspective.
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Death tolls gathered for a mid-year United Nations report paint a grim picture of worsening violence - even before the summer's fighting season reached full fury. Ordinary Afghans were being killed in droves, with a casualty rate soaring by more than 30 per cent over 2009.
"Afghan children and women are increasingly bearing the brunt of this conflict," said Staffan de Mistura, special representative of the UN Secretary-General. "They are being killed and injured in their homes and communities in greater numbers than ever before."
The bloody toll is the Taliban's response to a revamped U.S.-led strategy aimed to win Afghan support for the widely discredited and corrupt Kabul government while it refashions itself and the Afghan army and police develop the ability to provide security nationwide.
But with Western populations growing war-weary and several countries, including Canada, setting fixed dates to quit combat, there is growing concern that the Taliban's vow to outlast foreign resolve undermines efforts to shore up Afghan support for President Hamid Karzai's regime.
A year after Mr. Obama installed hard-driving General Stanley McChrystal with a mandate to protect the Afghan population while hunting down and killing Taliban leaders, casualties among both Afghan civilians and foreign soldiers are soaring. Gen. McChrystal, fired in disgrace for bad-mouthing his civilian masters, has been replaced by General David Petraeus, the architect of the successful surge that defeated the insurgency in Iraq, but the "protect the population" strategy seems to hang in the balance.
Tighter controls - particularly on bombing runs - have cut the number of civilians killed by Western forces, although misguided air strikes still enrage Afghans and attract disproportionate media attention.
"We have made progress in our efforts to reduce coalition-caused civilian casualties," Gen. Petraeus said Tuesday, adding that he understood "the measure by which our mission will be judged is protecting the population from harm by either side."
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I'am a very nice person but this person kept bugging me for 3 years. So i had enough of his crap. He started to talk shit to me when i was with my girlfriend. So then i got in his face cause he kept saying i was "too nice" and was taking my kindness for weakness. Well long story short. I got so mad to a point my girlfriend never saw me that mad and kept telling me stop and that stuff then when i turned back she backed off cause she got scared when she looked at me. I did what i had to do.
In the car my girlfriend kept saying she was scared of me and she didn't want to hangout anymore and wanted to go home :( She began to cry for no reason in the car and I don't know why. Is it cause i got mad to the point that she never saw me like that? I'am a big guy and she is much smaller than me so I don't know if that had anything to do with. She keeps telling i should of been the bigger man in the car, What can i do to make her feel better? Was what i did wrong?
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Dude, just tell her you did what you were supposed to do. And before people come here with all of that "a real man doesn't start fights" bullshit, I'll just say this - you did what a real man would have done. You proved that you can be nice but that that niceness has it's limits. Kudos, dude.
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