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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Yu Darvish knows it's going to take time to adjust to major league hitters.
Nothing like a couple of bases-loaded situations to speed that process along.
Darvish kept wriggling out of trouble in five-plus innings, Josh Hamilton homered among his three hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Saturday.
''He was much better,'' said Rangers manager Ron Washington when asked to compare Darvish on Saturday to his first outing on April 10. ''Still have to work on getting ahead of hitters quicker. But he was much better today with his command.''
Adrian Beltre drove in two runs and put Texas ahead with a single in the seventh that scored Brandon Snyder, who had a career-high three hits.
The Rangers won their third straight and for the sixth time in seven games.
Denard Span led the Twins with three hits and an RBI double that tied the game at 2 in the sixth.
But the Twins failed to score with the bases loaded on three occasions, and lost for the sixth time in their first eight games.
''The past few games, we haven't been getting hits, stringing them together,'' said left fielder Josh Willingham, who had two hits and has hit safely in each of the Twins' first eight games. ''We had people on base almost every inning, but couldn't get the big hit.''
Darvish, making his second start, was removed after hitting Jamey Carroll and walking Justin Morneau to load the bases with two outs in the sixth. He allowed two runs - one earned - on nine hits, striking out four and walking four.
The Japanese sensation did his best work when he was in trouble on Saturday. The Twins loaded the bases in the second and the fifth, but Darvish struck out Carroll in the second and Ryan Doumit in the fifth to escape.
''That's what good pitchers do,'' Washington said.
Darvish also prevented a run in the fourth by tagging out Doumit at home when a pitch in the dirt bounced away from catcher Mike Napoli.
''The main adjustment I have to make right now is knowing the hitters, knowing the teams,'' Darvish said through an interpreter. ''If I can start to learn those hitters and record them in my mind, those are the adjustments that I have to go through. It'll get much better as the season goes on.''
Robbie Ross (1-0) relieved Darvish and got Morneau to pop out in foul territory to end Minnesota's bases-loaded threat in the sixth.
Twins starter Nick Blackburn was matching Darvish before leaving with one out in the sixth with right shoulder stiffness. He is day to day and will get an MRI.
Brian Duensing (0-1) relieved Blackburn and got out of the sixth without allowing a run.
Jeff Gray relieved Duensing with runners on first and third in the seventh and allowed RBI singles to Beltre and Michael Young, making it 4-2.
Mitch Moreland, the Rangers regular first baseman, was a late-scratch after being up most of the night with a painful abscessed tooth. Snyder was given his first start of the season and made the most of it.
''Any time you get a chance to get in there, it's something to remember,'' Snyder said. ''There was no real sense of anxiety. It was just about going out and playing the game again.''
Hamilton hit a 425-foot shot that sailed over the right-field bleachers and bounced high off the Target Field pavilion, putting the Rangers up 2-1 in the third.
Texas added two runs in the ninth on Beltre's double and Trevor Plouffe's throwing error.
Joe Nathan, the Twins all-time saves leader, pitched the ninth in his first appearance in Minnesota since signing with the Rangers in the offseason.
NOTES: Washington said he hopes to get Moreland back for Tuesday's game against Boston. ... The Twins claimed OF Clete Thomas off waivers from the Detroit Tigers and optioned Ben Revere to Triple-A Rochester. Thomas is expected to join the team before Sunday's series finale. ... Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he plans to get Morneau some time at first base before the interleague series with Milwaukee on May 18-20. Morneau has been Minnesota's designated hitter since midway through spring training. ... Converted closer Neftali Feliz (1-0) makes his second career start on Sunday. Feliz mixed in a changeup with his trademark power pitches in his starting debut, tossing seven shutout innings in a 1-0 win over Seattle on April 10. ... Liam Hendriks returns from food poisoning to make his first start of the season for Minnesota. Hendriks was the Twins minor league pitcher of the year in 2011 and is 0-2 with a 6.17 ERA in four career big league starts.


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It's now been officially one year of commuting for me and coming up on one year for Dottie. Even though the bikes we started out on are no longer with us (the late, lamented Janis and Pinkie), we're planning on using two wheels for a very long time.
Curious about how it all began? We bring you these emails from the very extensive Dottie/Trisha email archives (biographers, get in line now!).
On Trisha's first ride:
Just prior to beginning bicycle commuting, I'd been in Chicago for a taping of the Oprah show with my parents (not a guest, just an audience member). While I was there, Pinkie was being tuned up and getting new tires after her long stay in my grandparents' garage, and as soon as I got back we went for a ride.
On 5/2/08, Trisha wrote:
thanks so much for another lovely time in Chicago. I only wish I could have stayed for the weekend. : ) Hopefully I'll be able to arrange a longer visit soon, or you guys can come hang out here. . . .
Did I tell you I'm joining in yours and Greg's efforts to save the planet through alternative commuting [editor's note: at this time the Dotties were taking the El train]? I hope to start riding my bike to work next week. Tomorrow I'm taking a test run. Last night I went to the grocery store and back…I had forgotten how fun riding a bike could be.
On May 5, 2008, at 3:46 PM, Dorothy wrote:
Thank you for coming!! Lots of fun! Too bad you missed all the Second City and Jameson :)
How's the bike working out?
We adopted Chloe yesterday. She is a sweetheart!!!!!
On May 5, 2008, at 4:46 PM, Trisha wrote:
Bike is good. I rode to work and back yesterday and will do it again tomorrow. Figured easing into it is better; plus I went home for lunch today so I didn't want to use up all that time riding the bike instead of the car. Good news is, it only takes like 20 minutes to get here, which really isn't much longer than it takes to drive. Well, double the time, but a 20-minute commute isn't that long in the grand scheme of things.
On Dottie's first ride, two weeks later:
From: "Dorothy"
Date: May 20, 2008 9:54:08 AM CDT
To: "Trisha"
Subject: chatting
Good Morning.
I am here to chat, despite my pile of work. Because that's how I roll.
I bought a bike Sunday! This one, from my little neighborhood bike shop, Roscoe Village Bikes. I'm going to totally copy you and try to commute to work via the Lake Shore Path, since the el takes me 45 minutes to an hour these days, with all the construction. Plus, sometimes smelly people sit next to me. First I need to get used to riding a bike after a 10-year hiatus. A little scared of riding in the city, but really excited about how much it will change my day-to-day life. The path that follows Lake Michigan is gorgeous – a great way to start and end the workday. Remember that road we went down in the morning on the way to Oprah? The bike path follows that. How's your riding going?
On 5/20/08, Trisha wrote:
Ooh, I love your bike! And a bike path on the lake would be beautiful. So far, I really like riding my bike to work. You get to smell the honeysuckle, feel the breezes and sometimes see interesting urban sights, like burning cars. : ) OK, that only happened once (and in Hillsboro Village!!) but it was awesome.
from: Dorothy
to: Trisha
date: Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 10:19 AM
subject: Re: your vacation, my staycation
I had a great weekend! Spent the whole thing with Greg on my bike. We biked everywhere – the dentist, best buy, brunch, downtown to the Gospel festival. And I biked to work this morning! Door-to-door it took the same amount of time as the el. My odometer said 7.1 miles and on lake path I was averaging between 14-15 mph, but much slower on the road with all the stop signs. It's very hot out today, so it would have been nice to take a shower, but a wash cloth and bathroom stall worked out pretty well. Beautiful ride on the lake!! I took my bike back to the shop this weekend to get a rear rack, bell, lights, panier, and odometer installed. It's so cute :) My bell says "I (heart) my bike." I can carry all my work clothes and stuff in my panier (I think I'm spelling that correctly) that goes on my rack. Like a mule. I'll have to send you a pic and you still need to send me a pic of yours!
Neither of us could have predicted how much cycling would become a part of our lives, but as you can see, we loved it from the start.

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Future Shock
Fixing the Draft, Part Two
While money and the slotting system is always the number-one issue when it comes to the draft (see Part One), there are a variety of other draft-related subjects than many officials would like to see addressed in relation to the draft.
Changing The Date
While Major League Baseball instituted the August 15th deadline (or August 17th this year to avoid the weekend) with the best of intentions, It has led to a new kind of problem. Gone is the day of a player not signing until 51 weeks after his selection, but the number of holdouts has increased astronomically, as drafted players know that those who wait the longest get paid the most. Most team officials are willing to give in to the costs of the current system, but it's the loss of development time that is the most jarring. "With the August 15th deadline, all we're getting out of kids this year is an instructional league," said one scouting director. "Every year now, we have more and more kids who can't have a meaningful summer."
Moving the date back one month to July 15th seems to be the most reasonable solution here, as it would get kids the all-important adjustment period out of the way, and it wouldn't change the money aspect in any way. "We're not accomplishing anything this month, and neither are the players," said one team official. "It's just a month of us staring at each other so if we're going to pay the kid anyway, and least we can get them out there playing."
There is also some thought about keeping the signing deadline as-is, but moving the draft back one month to the All-Star break. "Let's face it, we draft before the college season is over, and we're always scrambling around late to get more looks at kids in the northeast," said one scouting director. "I'd love to move it back a month, as we'd just get more information." In order to address the late signings, various insiders had some radical ideas, including extending the seasons of short-season leagues into the end of September. One general manager who discussed taking an advanced circuit like the New York-Penn and Northwest leagues to 110-game seasons that begin in May for players who sign late and aren't ready for current full-season leagues.
Even agents agree that the current window isn't necessary. "I'd have no problem with a quicker signing date," one advisor said. "I had guys sign quickly, and I have guys who are unsigned, and frankly there's not a lot going on in between."
Adding The Trade Factor
Surprisingly, nearly all people within baseball supported the idea of trading picks, with more than one person mentioning the excitement factor. "One of the most exciting things during the NFL and NBA drafts is when a trade goes down," said one scouting director. "I'd love to add that to baseball."
While everyone has their concerns about the idea, especially with teams just dumping picks, nearly everyone had a solution to that, or just plain didn't care. "Teams are big boys," said another official. "If they're silly enough to give their pick away for nothing, that's their problem."
The biggest concern would be where teams would simply sell their picks to increase revenue, and basically turn into modern versions of the Kansas City A's by selling off their picks every summer. One team simply suggested a system in which picks could be traded, but draft picks could not be included in any deal that includes monetary compensation, with an official saying, "I wouldn't want to see teams simply trading talent, or potential talent, for money they pocket."
Agents were also in favor of some kind of trading system, but one noted that while the general feeling would be that teams willing to spend money would end up with the most picks, he also felt like such trades would be rare. "If you're the Rays and you're loaded in the farm and gunning for a playoff spot, why not see if you could move that pick to a team out of it that can help you now?" he asked, while also suggesting a limit to the number of picks a team can deal. "You still want to encourage teams to build through the draft," he added. "People are going to be hesitant to trade high picks, because they can scream until the cows come home about the bonuses, but they're still a relative bargain, and I don't think teams will want to deal those bargains away."
Time For a Combine?
The NFL has Indianapolis, the NBA has Chicago, but baseball has yet to implement any kind of draft combine. The most interesting thing here is that many team officials who spoke on the subject had little interest in watching the players lift weights and run fast, as much as they want to get the know the kid and make their own judgment about his health. "There's definitely a push to have a medical combine, and it's long overdue," said one scouting director. "A place where we can have a player checked out by a doctor and have personal interviews, that's all I'm asking."
Another scouting director seconded the thought. "Clubs should have the right, where if I'm going to spend seven-figures on a first-round pick, I have the right to have my doctor claim him physically sound and just get ten minutes to sit down and talk to him," he said, while adding that there would be an onus on Major League Baseball to assure attendance. "The NFL has created a culture where players want to go to the combine, and we'd have to do the same," he added.
One agent saw a combine in the future as inevitable, and also thought it would eventually become more like football, with various physical tests as well. "We already have pseudo-combines on a high school level with things like Perfect Game and the Area Code games, so why not?" he asked, adding that he would even be fine with the medical aspect, assuming that the league would address client confidentiality. "If I was a general manager and I'm thinking about taking a big-name arm, I'd certainly want to bring him in on the QT and do an MRI," he added. "That's fine as long as the player is insured total privacy."
Adding an International Flair
The thought of a true international draft has been bandied about for years, but there have been too many hurdles to overcome. One of the main issues involves legality, but both the NBA and NHL have overcome those issues, so baseball certainly could as well. In the past, there were concerns with the imbalance in scouting resources leading to an unfair advantage for teams with more resources, but one small-market club's general manager said even he doesn't believe that's the case anymore, adding, "Look, the days of finding Andruw Jones in Cura�ao for $40,000... that just doesn't happen anymore."
One agent also went as far as to suggest that the international market is where Major League Baseball would be best served to try out any combine system, which could also help clean up the system. "There's just so much corruption internationally, maybe a draft would help limit it," he said, adding, "Maybe that's where you test out the combines as well. Between a draft and combines you might be able to knock out the buscones."
So Where Do We End Up?
That's still the big question. Nobody has a good answer for what the draft will look like, other than the fact that it will certainly be different, and soon. If you really think Bryce Harper left high school two years early based on pure talent, you're only kidding yourself, as it seems clear to most that the decision was more based on his desire to be selected under the current rule set.
When asked to predict what the draft will look like, three front-office officials answered in a way that fully covers the range of possibilities, which is a wide one.
"I think we'll have some form of slotting and at least a medical combine."
Kevin Goldstein is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Something I posted in part one, but only very late in the discussion (after it was over?):
Aug 13, 2009 09:17 AM
Kevin Goldstein
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Too complicated. What if you are at the maximum and a pitcher gets hurt and you need an emergency starter -- you can't call a guy up?
Aug 13, 2009 09:38 AM
Simply enough solved - Teams must have at least X number of players on the active 25-man roster or MLB DL.
Aug 13, 2009 14:14 PM
I like the idea of moving the draft back at least some. No way the draft should be before the end of the college season. I imagine scouting directors hate wathing their 1st round college arm throw 130 pitches per game, and occasionally relieve on short rest, after they draft the guy.
Aug 13, 2009 10:26 AM
I think a physical combine would be very valuable provided it tested the right abilities. I agree that watching infield practice or BP would have little value in determining future success at the major league level. However there are tests for core physical and mental abilities that could have enormous predictive value. I have in mind reaction time tests and tasks that test the ability for people to track moving objects with their eyes. Tests that could be done in a lab. New tests could also be developed once it was determined what the mental building blocks of hitting major league pitching are. Perhaps a timing test, similar to kicking off in a football video game where the pendulum swings and you have to click when its at the max. This is just an idea, I don't know what the best tests would end up being but I'm sure that very useful tests would could be developed. You could start by testing all the players and see which results correlated best with performance. The tests would need to be as different from actual baseball tasks as possible so that you aren't just testing what you already know, which is how good the players are at baseball.
Aug 18, 2009 12:17 PM
I'm all for getting new draft picks playing pro ball as soon as possible, so I wouldn't adjust the date of the draft. Every high school team and all but the College World Series teams are done playing ball by draft time, so why hold it up for those eight schools in the CWS? Make the signing date 7/15 instead of 8/15 and get the kids on the field while there is still some meaningful time left in the regular season.
Aug 13, 2009 10:35 AM
Well, getting them out there and developing sooner is important, but from the standpoint of promoting the draft it would be great to have the draft a few weeks later and be able to get all the kids there.
Aug 13, 2009 10:54 AM
But does the draft promote the CWS? For those that don't follow college baseball, draft results are an easy way to figure out who the good players are (and create a reason to root for certain teams). Yes, MLB doesn't benefit directly from an increase in popularity of the CWS, but I would think there are a lot of indirect benefits.
Aug 13, 2009 13:45 PM
I'd love to see a combine on just a marketing/entertainment level.
Aug 13, 2009 10:51 AM
"With MLB's current leadership? I don't expect anything."
Aug 13, 2009 10:58 AM
J Scott
I don't see any particular problem in selling draft picks as long as all the proceeds are put into a separate fund and can only be used in signing other draft picks (current or future).
Aug 13, 2009 11:08 AM
It depends on how you define "selling". If Toronto traded a pick, along with Vernon Wells, for a utility guy... No cash changed hands, does that mean that the Jays don't have to spend extra money on current or future picks? It sounds like a structure that can easily be exploited by accountants (how do you even deal with future draft pick salaries?).
Aug 13, 2009 13:52 PM
Moving the draft to start on the "dark" Wednesday after the All Star game seems like a win for everyone. Draftees wouldn't technically be holding out as long and MLB would no longer have to worry about the draft conflicting with teams' actual games (In the current 3 day format it would still finish before the weekend and the 2nd 2 days would be during games, but they don't get the same sort of media attention). It's always been a struggle for Selig to balance building the sport's popularity through marketing the draft while not taking eyeballs and butts away from games that count. It's surprising to me that no one suggested this sooner since it solves a major problem with the draft.
Aug 13, 2009 11:15 AM
Matthew Avery
I like moving the date back, but as for a combine, how 'bout you have the players actually, I dunno, hit BP? Take ground balls? Maybe the pitchers don't want to risk throwing a ton of breaking balls or something, but at least you can get the players to show you some baseball skills. As for the medical stuff, well, if MLB wants to mandate that you give every team a physical they can do that, but I don't see it staying private at all.
Aug 13, 2009 11:22 AM
Noel Steere
Except for moving the signing date to mid-July, the only other thing that seems "broken" about the process is the cheapness and managerial incompetence of perrenially losing teams.
Aug 13, 2009 12:18 PM
You and I might not have a feel for what the revamped draft will look like. But Bryce Harper apparently has some expectation that the changes won't be to his benefit. Is it safe to say, Kevin, that mandatory slotting is what Harper and his advisors are afraid of?
Aug 13, 2009 12:54 PM
I hate to say this, but in many ways, I think that the entire draft is pretty pointless. The stated reason is to distribute talent. The more practical reason of holding down signing bonuses is just as pointless. Why? Because Albert Pujols was signed in the 13th round of the 1999 draft. Because international signees aren't making that much more than the top American Draftees, and aren't much more likely to make the majors. Every once in a while there is a Stephen Strasburg who seems to be that "can't miss" amateur. But sometimes even they miss. There's just too many Amateurs out there. "Free them all" said Bill Veek. I agree. Create a signing period: For one month after the end of the college season for College players. For one month after the end of the JC season for Junior College players. For one month after the end of the High School season for HS players. For international signees, use the same timeline as we currently have. Have some combines, sure. But a draft? if anything, it serves to bump up signing bonuses as players say, "You drafted me in the second round, so I should get second round money."
Aug 13, 2009 13:47 PM
Matthew Avery
I agree that abolishing the draft would be the best way to do things, but mostly because I think it would end up being a transfer of wealth from the owners to the players being signed. This is also why I don't ever think it'll ever happen.
Aug 13, 2009 19:22 PM
How is abolishing the draft going to give more money to the players? Abolishing the draft will only serve to move the highly-touted prospects to the higher-paying teams. The rest will probably get less money because there is less incentive for the teams to meet the lesser players' demands. The draft gives leverage to many players who would otherwise get peanuts.
Aug 14, 2009 08:10 AM
Aug 14, 2009 09:22 AM
No trading picks. That would just encourage small teams to sell off their high-round selections to save money. I just don't think that would go well.
Aug 13, 2009 21:19 PM
"...as long as the player is insured total privacy."
Aug 14, 2009 13:50 PM
Trading picks: Probably OK, but no cash! Otherwise, Lerner would sell every pick and put it in t-bills.
Aug 14, 2009 15:50 PM
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Now on a bad day, like I have been having, the drives will go about the same distance, except just track right. Im not monkeypawing (or so it seems) and I am not coming over top of them. They are going on a nice straight line except for the fact that I am missing my line and discs are going 60-70 right of where they normally land. If I were shooting down a tunnel, I would probably hit the 4th or 5th available on the right side. I am not aiming incorrectly and I can feel that something is wrong with my swing.
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Last night at Chez Melvin, we focused on the search for maximum pessimism. The U.S. stock market has not exhibited this condition for some time now. It existed last year in Europe, but even most of those markets have bounced off the bottom. The Italian and Spanish markets that were in severe bear market conditions this time last year have recovered nicely and are in the black for the past year. Even the Greek markets have gone up over the past 52 weeks. Maximum pessimism is just not apparent among the global equity markets.
So, this must mean sell, right? Hardly, as I am not exactly finding maximum optimism either. Stocks are climbing the wall of worry after scaling the fiscal cliff to start the New Year. For every bull there is a bear, it seems, and a great deal of confusion among the so-called experts. Now is the time to sit back and enjoy the gains in the stocks you bought when everyone else was puking under the desk and scrambling to meet margin calls....654 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Refereed Article More on snails and islands: Molecular systematics and taxonomic revision of Setobaudinia Iredale, 1933 (Gastropoda: Camaenidae) from the Kimberley, Western Australia, with description of new taxa
Citation: Criscione, F; Köhler, F. 2013. More on snails and islands: Molecular systematics and taxonomic revision of Setobaudinia Iredale, 1933 (Gastropoda: Camaenidae) from the Kimberley, Western Australia, with description of new taxa. Invertebrate Systematics. 27. (6): 634-654. (http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/IS13027.htm).
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS13027Abstract:
Setobaudinia Iredale, 1933 is a genus of camaenid land snails endemic to the Western Australian Kimberley. It comprises 20 currently recognised species, most of which occur within the north-western high precipitation zone between the Admiralty Gulf and Collier Bay and within less than 60 km distance from the coast. Exceptionally, two species are found on isolated limestone outcrops in the drier interior of the Victoria River District, Northern Territory. By studying the differentiation in shell and genital anatomy as well as in the mitochondrial markers 16S and COI, we revise the taxonomy of Setobaudinia and describe new taxa. The Northern Territory species S. victoriana Solem, 1985 is identified as a member of the genus Trachiopsis, which otherwise comprises species from the York Peninsula, Queensland. The species Damochlora spina Solem, 1985 is shown to be a member of the genus Setobaudinia. A new species from the eastern Kimberley has been identified as the sister group of Setobaudinia. It is placed in the new genus Kymatobaudinia for exhibiting morphological characteristics that differ from those of all other Setobaudinia species. In addition, we describe nine new species from coastal areas and islands off the cost throughout the south-west to north-west Kimberley: S. angustilabiata, sp. nov.; S. colmani, sp. nov.; S. incisa, sp. nov.; S. kessneri, sp. nov.; S. latilabiata, sp. nov.; S. longiflagellata, sp. nov.; S. malbyana, sp. nov.; S. minima, sp. nov.; S. plana, sp. nov.
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This past Easter, as I was reading the Gospels again and pouring over the Passion narratives, I happened to notice a few words that struck me as simple, yet mysterious and profound. I have heard sermons on the last words of Christ, but this is not that.
What I have in mind is a very brief look at some of the shortest sayings about and from Jesus that we have on record that I think are foundational to our faith.
The seven most profound words in the Bible, according to Dan!
"Jesus wept" (2) John 11:35
Thanks to John, growing up I could always get at least one sticker in Sunday school for Bible memorizing. Of course John had nothing to do with the sentence structure, but I still give him credit!
But those 2 words (Jesus wept) reveals his humanity. We have a Savior who has fully entered into our humanity and can understand and emphasize with our emotions and the pain of this world. His heart ached, and even though he already knew the outcome of his friend Lazarus, he still grieved.
Not only can we find great comfort and hope in knowing that Jesus can, and still does,relate to us, but it also reveals his identity as the Son of Man. He was born like us, lived like us, got hungry and tired like us, cried like us, and died like us…he was one of us. And we needed one of our own to take our punishment for us and stand in the gap.
As a man, Jesus shows us what real humanity looks like. Authentic, sincere, and intimate relationship with God. Out of his humanity, Jesus performed miracles and taught with power and authority, and so can we. As a human, Jesus humbled himself before God and allowed the very presence of His heavenly father to dwell in him and flow out of him, and so should we. Because Jesus wept, we have an example of the kind of life God has created us for for here or earth, humanity at its best, as it was intended to be.
But we needed Jesus to be more than just a good moral teacher and example.
"I AM" (2) *John 8:58; John 9:5; 10:7-36
While there are many "I am" sayings of Jesus, the John 8:58 reference indicts the central meaning. At these words of Jesus, the Pharisees tore their clothes in anger and protest. Why? Because clearly Jesus was affirming his divinity. The very words of identity spoken by God to Abraham, Moses, and Jacob are the very words Jesus uses to describe and define himself. Jesus and God are one.
Christ's divinity is what makes him Lord and Savior over all creation. We can and should worship Jesus the Messiah, because he is not just God's servant, he was and is God himself. Truly a mystery we cannot fully grasp, but true nonetheless.
Because Jesus is the great "I am", we have power, authority, victory, freedom, forgiveness, and salvation in his name.
Two very powerful words.
"He has risen" (3) Matthew 28:6; Luke 26:6
The words first spoken by the angels that Easter dawn changed history. Those 3 words proved Jesus to be who he said he was and brought God's ultimate plan into fulfillment. Those 3 words defeated evil and conquered death. Those 3 words give us hope for our eternal security and future life with God. Taking words from that familiar hymn by the Gaithers':
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives.
So there you have it…
In my opinion, seven of the shortest and yet most powerful words in the Bible.
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It Might be Time to Ditch My Sweaty Stinky Old Scarred Up Timex
I kind of want one. Maybe not today. But tomorrow. I get that way when I'm thinking about making a purchase. I'm not talking about something like a new car. Or a house for that matter. I'm talking about something simple. But with more options. I'm talking about a watch.
Have you seen some of the sweet watches that are available today. Many of them do more than tell time. A lot more!
I've been using a Timex Expedition for the past 9 years. I use it for many things. I love the timer on it. And I love the alarm. I can't tell you how many times my wife, or one of the kids have asked me to 'set the alarm.' I use it a lot!
Lately, I've been running on the treadmill quite a bit. So now, I'm looking for a GPS watch. Obviously, I don't want to break the bank, so I'm hoping to keep my purchase under $100. I'm kind of practical. I don't want to be 'that guy running down the Yankton Trail bike path with a $500 watch on.
So, do you have any suggestions? Are you a runner and do you have one of these new watches that keep track of how far and how fast?
I would love to hear from you if you do/are. What brand do you have? What do you like about it. Would you buy another one?


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Self Reported Oral Health, Awareness and Attitude Towards Dental Care Among Pregnant Women
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- The state of oral health during pregnancy depends on pregnant woman's preventive oral hygiene behaviour and practice.
- Pregnant women with high level of oral health awareness and positive attitude towards oral health are more likely to visit their dentists regularly and have better oral hygiene compared to those with less awareness.
- Proper information and guidance on oral hygiene care provided during pregnancy can help to improve oral bacteriological milieu and reduce the dental caries risk among pregnant women.
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Oral health [ Time Frame: In 4 weeks interval after recrutiatment of study participants ]Streptococcus Mutans, lactobacilli
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The amount of debt on student loans in the United States hit $1 trillion this morning. With this debt at an all-time high, the Senate is set to vote today on a measure to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling this July.
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November is our real fall
8:30 a.m., Sept. 24
Special exhibition in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of Beatles Ed Sullivan appearance, the night four English musicians boarded a plane from London headed to New York and won the collective heart of America.
Exhibit features over 120 serigraphs, signed lithographs and song lyrics by the legendary Beatles. It will also include rare artwork that have never been exhibited in San Diego as well as lithographs from the Bag One portfolio, each individually hand signed by John.
This portfolio has become increasingly rare to find in its entirety. A complete set is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The exhibition is being produced by Pacific Edge Gallery, with the full cooperation of Yoko Ono and the John Lennon estate. Previous exhibitions produced by Pacific Edge Gallery have attracted huge attendance, as well as extensive print, radio, and television coverage. There will be no admission charge to see the show. A catalog will be on sale and the artworks will be available for purchase.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Da'Quan Bowers was arrested at New York City's LaGuardia Airport on Monday for illegal possession of a firearm.
Local police booked Bowers after he was caught carrying a loaded .40-caliber firearm while checking in for a US Airways flight from the Queens hub to Raleigh, N.C.
According to the NFL Network, Bowers has been charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was set to appear in court later Monday night. USA Today noted that the charges, which are the same as the ones brought against former Giants receiver Plaxico Burress, carry a minimum 3 1/2-year prison sentence.
WNBC-TV in New York was first to report Bowers' arrest.
The NFL said in a statement that the arrest "will be reviewed under our league policy."
The Buccaneers are still in the process of learning the details.
"We're aware of the situation and are gathering information," general manager Mark Dominik said in a statement. "We will withhold comment until we know all the facts."
Dominik and the Bucs drafted Bowers in the second round of the 2011 draft out of Clemson. Since then, injuries have contributed to making him ineffective as a pass rusher.
The Buccaneers' organization, under coach Greg Schiano disciplined approach, has shown it has low tolerance for off-field offenders, most recently trading away talented cornerback Aqib Talib in the middle of the 2012 season. Given that Bowers has been a non-factor in Tampa Bay's defense, it wouldn't be surprising if he's an ex-Buccaneer soon.


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Albert Lind, 93 - February 24, 2010
Albert Clayton Lind, 93, of Gothenburg, passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg.
Services were held Monday, Feb. 22, at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel of Gothenburg. Burial took place at the Gaslin Cemetery.
Lind was preceded in death by: his parents, Adolph and Fannie; four brothers and their wives—Carl (Florence), John, Edwin (Amy) and Leslie (Irene) Lind; a sister, Mary (Howard) Doudna; several nieces and nephews.
Survivors include: his wife of 38 years, Margaret; a sister, Ruth Callahan of Gothenburg; sister-in-law, Mary Lou Peckham of Fort Collins, CO; brothers-in-law—John Peckham of Gothenburg and Dan (Billie) Peckham of Fort Worth, TX; 37 nieces and nephews; numerous extended family.
For a complete obituary, see the print edition of the Gothenburg Times or purchase an e-subscription for the complete paper on-line on Wednesday afternoons.


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With baseball season now in full swing, the coming week's lineup of economic reports features minor-leaguers. The best of the bunch is the government's look at March retail sales, due Friday morning.
The consumer's mindset is in a bit of a quandary these days. The most recent report on consumer confidence from The Conference Board showed a decline, linked to concern about the short-term outlook. On the other hand, the stock market has been locked in rally mode and the jobs picture has been steadily improving, generally speaking.
Auto sales in high gear
On the positive side of the equation, American consumers are buying again in many quarters. March auto sales, as reported by the manufacturers, were the strongest since August 2007. But to further fog the picture, the National Retail Federation predicted that Easter purchases of candy, decor, clothing and food would turn out to be flat compared to last year. The Easter Bunny wasn't exactly hopping along.
February retail sales rose 1.1 percent, and were up almost the same when auto sales were excluded.
Sales as flat as a tire on a road of nails
Hugh Johnson, chairman and chief investment officer with Hugh Johnson Advisors, looks for little change in the March retail sales number. Johnson says negatives weighing on the consumer sentiment include the expiration of the payroll tax cut, "concerns about Washington (D.C.), the sequester and the cut in government spending." But, Johnson notes, "when your car breaks down, you've got to buy a car."
Longer term, Johnson says, many consumers continue to reduce debt, a process that was brought on by the financial crisis.
No appetite for crises
Scott Brown, chief economist with Raymond James & Associates, says consumers are hanging in there pretty well. He notes that consumer spending, adjusted for inflation, was running at 3 percent to 3.5 percent higher in the first three months of the year. That accounts for about 70 percent of growth, or gross domestic product.
While Washington's paralysis has been much talked about, Brown thinks that a big part of that has been put behind since President Barack Obama signed a continuing resolution into law funding the government through the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30. "Washington has gotten the message that people don't like governance by crisis," Brown says. He singles out Europe's lingering financial crisis as something that "could still be a big downside risk."
Inflation, what inflation?
One of the other key reports due this week involves the main gauge of inflation at the wholesale level. Put simply, rising prices have not been a big problem in recent times. And the news here is expected to be positive. The Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index on Friday. Wholesale prices recently have been seeing downward pressure linked to the decline in oil and gasoline costs.
Today in business history: House of 3-D
3-D movies have become big business in recent years. Their appeal has been driven by the need to do something different in theaters now that people can enjoy darn good content in their homes, thanks to DVDs, on-demand and streaming services. The premise of 3-D, however, dates back over a half-century. On April 10, 1953, "House of Wax" premiered starring Vincent Price and Carolyn Jones. It has been described as the first 3-D color feature from a major U.S. movie studio. Like today's versions, it required moviegoers to wear special glasses. While it was really campy by today's standards, "House of Wax" took in millions of dollars and also inspired a modern-day remake.
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'During the two-game losing streak, the Sabres' special teams have plagued them. After killing 18 straight opponent power plays, Buffalo has given up five man-advantage goals to Ottawa and Pittsburgh. "Special teams have been our Achilles' heel," Ruff said. "Our penalty kill in back-to-back games hasn't been very good."'
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Westbury's Viv Howse beat off competition from over 140 Haine & Smith employees across the region to receive the independent opticians' annual award of Top Employee for 2012.
Mrs Howse, of Park View Drive, Westbury Leigh, has achieved two NVQ qualifications in Customer Service since joining Haine & Smith five years ago and in the past year has taken on the responsibility of managing the practice on Westbury High Street, with excellent results.
The 49-year-old, who has been praised for her warmth and leadership skills, said: "I couldn't have got this award without the help of my practice team."
The independent family group, established in 1975 by Sue Haine and Barry Smith, has 19 practices throughout Wiltshire and the surrounding area, carrying out about 40,000 eye examinations a year.
Senior partner Barry Smith said: "Viv always wants to do the best for each patient. She is a great asset not only to Haine & Smith, but also to the local community in Westbury."


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This New Year's, the Bay Area is resolving to get healthy and save money. Yet despite our best intentions, within a few months most of us will be back on the couch eating soft serve from the new ice-cream maker we blew $100 on.
But all hope is not lost.
Scientific studies of New Year's resolutions -- yes, actually done by psychologists -- indicate that some people can make lasting changes if they know what they're doing.
"Sadly, the vast majority of people do not have an action plan or a healthy alternative ready to go on Jan. 1," says John Norcross, a psychology professor at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, who wrote the book on resolutions: "Changeology," released last week.
"This is a wonderful time if people are prepared," he says.
Surveys indicate about 40 to 50 percent of us made New Year's resolutions this week, and many have eagerly told every one of our Facebook friends and holiday party guests all about it.
That's a good thing. The social pressure creates accountability because you don't want to report back about a failure. Other advice for positive change, from a panel of experts:
Continuing a trend, more people -- about one-fourth of all resolvers -- are striving to save money and get a job this year, a particular concern as the nation prepared to plunge over the fiscal cliff.
Now's a good time to step back and keep it simple, says Esther Szabo, a principal at KK Wealth Advisors in Los Altos. She advises writing down your top three financial concerns this New Year's -- debt, health care costs and car insurance, for instance -- and focusing on those.
"We cannot control Congress or the president or the European Central Bank or thousands of other things that make the market shift around, but we can control what we can do for our own financial house," Szabo said.
The most common resolution is to get fit, with about 40 percent of people trying to increase exercise, eat more healthful or lose weight.
John Heringer, manager of Fast Action Training in San Jose, has seen plenty of them over the years. He says people who succeed at weight loss focus on the positive aspects of a more healthful lifestyle to ward off relapses; give up one thing -- soda or sweets, for instance -- at a time; and surround themselves with supportive people who help them stay fit.
Heringer says a reasonable goal is to lose 1 percent of your body weight each week.
"Saying you're going to lose 20 pounds in a month because they saw someone on 'The Biggest Loser' lose 50 pounds in a month is not realistic," Heringer said. "Most of those people will gain it back."
A lot of people are asking San Jose-based career and life coach Brenda Griffith whether they should stay at a current job or flee. She recommends a complete evaluation of what you want from your job, and to go from there.
"People go to work for different reasons," Griffith said. "If it's just for the money, they can do that, and focus on life outside of work. If they want to contribute to the world in a better way, then maybe they have to explore whether their current job can do that."
Want a better family life after this New Year's? Research shows families should ideally spend at least 25 minutes together, five times a week, says Denise Pope, a senior lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education and an expert on family relationships.
But studies also suggest kids need at least nine hours of sleep a night, unstructured play time and interaction with friends, so writing a schedule and posting it on the fridge can do wonders, she said.
"Don't back down," says Pope, co-founder of the research-based nonprofit Challenge Success. "Kids are going to say they have to study or go out and do blah, blah, blah, but you have to really establish the rules around that. You have to stick to it."
Contact Mike Rosenberg at 408-920-5705. Follow him at Twitter.com/RosenbergMerc.
New Year's resolutions
Three steps for success:
Prepare: Make realistic, attainable goals; develop a specific action plan; establish confidence in your goals; publicly proclaim your resolutions.
Beginning: Track your progress regularly; reward your successes; arrange your environment to help with your goals; use slips to strengthen your resolve; avoid self-blame during times of weakness.
Long term: Cultivate social support; think of your goal as a marathon instead of a sprint; create a plan to deal with slips; remember that it takes three months for a change to become routine.
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On the witness stand, Kim Harris -- Chief compliance officer, Detroit Human Rights Department
He's being questioned by U.S Attorney Michael Bullotta.
They're discussing the May, 2006 conversation Harris had with his then boss, Gerard Grant Phillips with Detroit's "Human Rights Department."
Phillips was talking to Harris about "pulling DLZ's water department contract."
"He was kind of nervous. He walked around in circles. He seemed nervous and fidgety." Harris testified.
Bullotta: "By pulling, you felt the contract process was being tampered with?"
5/16/06 The city had the number one ranking over 6 other contractors, meaning it was the top pick for the city to award a water department contract to.
It was ranked to be the best use of the city's money it collected from water bill payments from residents and tax money.
Harris says he was told to yank the certification of DLZ that gave it points for being a "Detroit Based Company."
DLZ is headquartered in Ohio, but Detroit found that it also could be considered "Detroit based." It is also a minority-owned company. DLZ has a local office as well.
DLZ was certified by the Human Rights Department of the city of Detroit as a "Detroit Based Business."
Once DLZ had it's status yanked, it dropped in the rankings and a firm connected to Bobby Ferguson got the contract.
Harris testified yesterday that his boss told him "The mayor wants it done."
Harris says the certification for DLZ was pulled, the contract was lost.
Later, the certification was then reinstated. Detroit again saw DLZ as "Detroit based."
Harris says he wanted no part of what was going on with DLZ:
"It was just getting too goofy. The certificate was being revoked and then reinstated without any explanation."
Did you feel comfortable being a part of that? Harris: "No I didn't."
Harris says his boss reported to the Mayor and if the Mayor wanted to pull the certification of a company that boss could not stop then mayor Kilpatrick.
A document is being shown that DLZ was in the lead for the contract.
The final tally: DLZ dropped to 3rd and was not awarded the contract. Number one? DCI/Xcell, Bobby Ferguson's company and Lakeshore. Lakeshore's founder says he brought Ferguson on to jobs to make sure his company got contracts.
Cross examination:
Jim Thomas/Attorney for Kilpatrick
2/1/2006 Certification that DLZ had a Detroit Headquartered
Thomas is showing Kilpatrick's 2003 Executive Order for the utilization of Detroit Based Businesses.
"All city departments and agencies shall encourage such businesses to participate in the bidding for their professional services contracts."
Thomas asks Harris if he understood "this was your charge?" Harris says, "I understood it, but that was not my charge."
"Who is Sharon McPhail?" Thomas asks. "Was she in the law department?" Thomas asks. Harris thinks she was corporation counsel at the time.
Harris says he complained to Phillips to complain about this "foolishness" involving having to yank a company's certification.
Thomas: "Gerard Grant Phillips isn't here today. He's not available? The reason is because, he's dead?!? Right?"
"No one else can verify what you said to him or what he said to you!"
Thomas is warned by the judge for being argumentative.
A memo is now being shown:
From Darryl Latimer with DWSD to Gerard Grant Phillips
May 5th, 2006 is the date of the memo questioning DLZ's status as a "Detroit based business."
Email being shown now to the jury.
From: Dan Edwards, DWSD
To: Kim Harris
Subject: "DHB Investigation of DLZ certification."
Harris is being asked if he remembers that DWSD asked him to investigate DLZ's status as "Detroit Based" despite the company being headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
Thomas is grilling Harris if he thinks he did a "thorough investigation" to find out if DLZ did indeed deserve it's certification.
It's getting testy in here. This is as fired up as we've seen Jim Thomas.
Judge Edmunds jumping in to Thomas's quick-fire questions and answers: "Let him answer the question Mr. Thomas!
Thomas: "I'm trying to move it along."
Judge Edmunds: "You can't move it along by testifying."
Thomas: "Fine. I'll take my time."
Now being shown by Thomas.
4/4/06 Human Rights Department
This is a log sheet unearthed by Kilpatrick's attorney from the Human Rights Department questioning the status of another company called Sigma.
Thomas is making the point that Harris's job was to investigate if companies claiming to be Detroit based actually are Detroit based.
The government objects and the judge says Thomas is off topic, big time.
Judge Edmunds tells Thomas how he can pose his question, and Thomas jumps on it: "That's a great question why don't you answer it."
The courtroom erupts in laughter.
"I'm not trying to shine up to you, judge." Thomas says.
Judge Edmunds: "Riiiiight."
More laughter.
Jim Thomas is working as hard as a defense attorney can work to push back as hard as he can for his client, Kwame Kilpatrick. It's a critical point in this trial. Harris has linked Kilpatrick to his direct involvement in killing off a company's chances at a big city contract so that Ferguson would get it.
The person who told Harris to make those moves is now dead. Who will the jury believe? Kilpatrick has a lot of years in prison staring him in the face. Kilpatrick looks bored stiff, by the way.
May 19th 2006 memo being shown stating that DLZ's status as Detroit Headquartered was "still in process." It's Harris's job to find out if this company deserved to be awarded points in the bidding process by having a majority of it's leadership and employees working in Detroit to give it a leg-up in the bidding process for water contracts.
Thomas says DLZ was located in the Murphy Building downtown.
The attorneys are holding a side-bar with the judge.
Edmunds says there are some documents they need to discuss as it relates to "admissibility" as it relates to this witness.
This break will be longer than usual, Judge Edmunds says.
There is a break in testimony now as both sides argue in open court over these documents.
Thomas, on the record is saying Harris's failure to look further into a company's certification is something Thomas should be able to explore.
This is giving key insight into Thomas's strategy.
U.S. Attorney Bullotta calls this a mini-trial and he objects.
Judge Edmunds: "This witness has testified that he did an investigation and received input from the law department. Whether they should have been certified or not is not this witness's responsibility!"
Thomas says he wants to show tax information showing that DLZ was not a Detroit business.
Edmunds says no. "Sorry."
Thomas asks to show a variety of documentation showing that DLZ wasn't Detroit-based and his request is rejected by the judge.
She says Thomas can stick to what Harris did at the time of the decertification.
"I've ruled now three or four times, I am not going to rule again." Edmunds tells Thomas.
During the break down on the first floor of the courthouse an observer of the trial indicated to Ferguson attorney Mike Rataj that: "your in big trouble!" referring to the current witness. Rataj retorted: "this ain't my first rodeo."
Back in the courtroom: Thomas on cross of Kim Harris; questions as to the certification of DLZ. Thomas is trying to show DLZ was not a Detroit Headquartered Business.
The judge has issues with this line of questioning because the witness has already indicated the human rights department and the city law department analysis at the time had approved DLZ, and Harris had no further involvement. For the purpose of this trial, DLZ could have it's headquarters on the moon.
The real issues pertaining to this trial are Kilpatrick telling the human rights department to decertify DLZ to improve Fergusons company ranking in the bidding for CM-2014.
Judge calls a side-bar.
10:56 - Thomas is still banging his head against the wall with this DLZ headquarter issue. Harris indicated the only controversy back in 2006 was the definition of a "Detroit Headquartered Business." At the time DLZ met that definition, later the city changed the definition. Harris was uncomfortable with the decertifying of DLZ.
The judge is encouraging Thomas to "move along."
Thomas, not moving on, asks if Harris is aware of complaints from other contractors as the headquarter location of DLZ. Harris was not aware of any complaints or actions from other contractors.
Again, the judge asks Thomas to "move along."
Thomas is finally done.
Next comes Ferguson attorney Susan Van Dusen - it was a bit unclear what she was talking about - but thankfully it was brief and she is now done.
Now we have John Shea, Bernard Kilpatrick's attorney - asks if Harris recalls meeting with FBI Agent Beckman this past summer. Harris remembers a discussion about contractor Jenkins following the rules for sub-contractors. This is in reference to later issues, but because the are not recalling Harris Shea wanted this information on the record.
Shea is finished, Harris is dismissed.
The Government calls Agent Carol Paskevich- Criminal Investigations Unit of the EPA. a text message from one of Fergusons employees K Merritt to Bobby Ferguson in 2002 indicated they knew Lakeshore was awarded 1361 and Marrett wanted to know if there was anything Bobby could do.
Memo form Detroit Water commissioners recommendation inland waters get the contract in 2003.
text from Ferguson to Kwame: "are you going to call victor today three of us will break bread later today." Kilpatrick "I holla at you later."
In another text, Kilpatrick tell Ferguson he is holding 1361 and will "hold it a long time."
Text show Derrick Miller had a meeting with Tom Hardeman and Miller was told by Kilpatricks assistant to be vague in his discussions about 1361.
CS-1361 awarded to LES was cancelled and the work was rolled into CS-1368 where the same work requested in the cancelled contract was performed by Ferguson for $20.8 million.
CM-2014 FEI received $3.3 million xcel (Ferguson) $822K CM-2015 FEI $13.1 million and xcel $3.5 million.
DWS-864 Xcel received $191K FEI $4.6 million and DWS-865 FEI $5.1 million.
5 minute break.
A juror mixed some medication and can't return today.
The judge expects they should be OK for next time. So, court has been adjourned until next week.
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I recall vividly the first time I watched Dolly Bindra on television. I had to swallow a Panadol after hearing the shrieking by hysterical Bindra and watching her raving and ranting over everything under the sun gave me a headache. She had redefined "ghastliness" even more poignantly than probably the drama Queen Rakhi ever did or maybe they are at par in this game. But, their tactics to get attention (and they have succeeded largely) can be excused because they are entertainers and entertain they will at all costs for the sake of TRPs, even if it means behaving crassly and talking absolute gibberish. But, I don't expect to be 'entertained' by news anchors with their nonsensical analysis of issues and events for the sake of TRP's and sometimes by even creating their own 'news'.
Television news now days are manufactured to ad nauseas levels. It is largely entertainment construed in the form of information. Or in short it is 'infotainment' to catch eyeballs. A daily 'tamasha' which involves news anchors who have not much regard for empathy or sensitivity of any kind and they sink to abominable levels of journalism. I was aghast with a 'prime time' show that a leading news channel had come up with quite immediately after the recent Mumbai attacks, the channel spoke to school children who studied in the vicinity of the blast sites. In my opinion, this was immoral and the channel was more or less 'traumatizing' children by making them relive the day. This is one of countless such 'unethical' incidents that are carried out by News channels today.
Even if there were some serious issues that needed addressing or debating, news today is relayed with very little appositeness. There are very few news anchors in India or probably none left who relay information with no vested interests. Their view is completely reflective of their channel's allegiance to a certain agenda, party or group. News anchors on behalf of the channels they sometimes own even go one step further in steering so called 'public' (samples sitting in studios) opinion in a well-oiled trajectory. When the screen on your television is divided into six squares and each square holds the face of an intellectual or a pseudo intellectual, the news anchor is instrumental in shutting up the meekest, well meaning and logical voice from one square if it does not fall in line with the anchor's thinking. Else, even if the loudest voice is logical and well meaning, the anchor will downplay that voice with absolute amusement. You have your say if you are on the same side as the anchor. Period.
Twitter is another ideal playground for some anchors. Twitter is an ideal forum for advertising news programs and opinions. When did news need advertising? It needed the minute one channel was at loggerheads with another competing channel to 'break' news. Every leading news anchor on Twitter advertises his programs and gives the times slots for them. No problem with that, but it gets 'unethical' when an 'experienced' anchor opines baselessly and creates a controversy. Twitter is ideal for sending feelers and it helps popular anchors to feel the pulse. On Twitter, jumping the gun is not a good thing and it can backfire terribly. Yesterday, a so-called 'senior' and 'eminent' news anchor from a leading news channel had tweeted without much ado in a rather harebrained fashion "only 2 winners in aarakshan debate. Prakash Jha whose film will now 'sell' and Ramdas Athavale, dalit leader who has struck a 'deal'". Now, what this news anchor has effectively done is, he has tried to rake a 'fresh' controversy over what has already become a sensitive issue for nonsensical reasons. State Governments have now taken province over film censorship boards (as if they don't' have any other administrative roles to play) and we have a leading news anchor who has absurdly concluded in more than one way that Mr. Prakash Jha's movie will now 'sell'! In one stroke, the news anchor has certified Mr. Jha as an opportunist and a manipulative filmmaker who will do all that he can do to 'unethically' sell his product! The News Anchor has worn the cape of a revered adjudicator and magistrate and sits with a halo around his head. And I quote Mr. Bachchan who reacted to this tweet on his blog "For you Rajdeep, a journalist of such esteem, all that attracts you to a film you have not even seen, is the factor of its 'sale' and the 'deal' that it will strike – an accusation that does not even have the basics of journalistic respect and truth. For those that have through years constructed something of such value, that its value may never be evaluated, all that you can sarcastically put across in typical word play that all journalists follow is, how amusing it can sound. That is so regrettable. Particularly so, because in a moment of truth you had disclosed to me privately, of how your idealistic periods of training were such a revered moment in your career. Is this a reflection of your reverence. Is this what it taught you? Go see the film Rajdeep, like it or dislike it, but I shall challenge you that you shall not have a word in disregard to the motive and bearing of the film. For, this film will have the capacity to make you think and nod in approval towards many truths, a desire that I would have and shall expect from people of your standing"
Mr. Bachchan has said all that needs to be said in less than a hundred words about the state of 'anchorism' and the Dollys of News today. News anchors give me a headache.


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I get in a bad habit of testing new things, especially putters, so decided Im sticking with this set-up at least til the end of the year. Unless I lose a disc at which point Ill prob end up testing something out.
ChampTeerex: for hyzer flips and deep hyzers.
Champ Wraith: Long anhyzer shots
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Champ Sidewinder: Rollers and understable duties.
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Champ Teebird: Lots of fairway shots I need to fade as well as knife hyzers. Also anytime I want to throw for distance but have a undesirable to the right *OB/water*
Champ Orc: Get out of trouble thumbers. Not as far as the Pred but flips quicker keeping it skinny for most of the flight to get out of woods etc.
Z Buzzz/ Z Wasp: Mainly Buzzz but carry the wasp for shots I need more fade and for knife hyzer approaches.
Super Soft Wizard for main putting duties
Super Stupid Soft wizard for risky upshots and baskets on a slope.
Champion Classic Roc: Touch Approaches and putter driver duties


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RANCHO CUCAMONGA--A group of parents at Sacred Heart Parish School in Rancho Cucamonga have voiced deep opposition to an approved plan by Sacred Heart Parish Catholic Church to install a Verizon cell phone tower on church grounds, citing concern over radiation being emitted from the tower.
The Diocese of San Bernardino has an agreement with Verizon to build the tower, said diocese spokesman John Andrews. Andrews said radiation emission from the tower is projected to be ten times lower than the level permitted by the Federal Communications Commission.
"We would never enter into any agreement if we felt there could be any health risk to the students at the school," Andrews said.
The agreement is to build the tower at the western face of the school's "Blue Hall" which faces the northern edge of the school's green field, where children play.
Sacred Heart Parish, Andrews said, would be receiving monthly revenue from the Verizon agreement. Andrews said the money would go entirely to the parish, though he declined to specify the amount.
Parents at the K-8 school expressed outrage that they weren't notified about the project, which had been the works for at least two years, until this past October. The planning commission had approved a conditional use permit for the 45-foot tower in January and a building permit was approved in October, officials said.
"Our concern is that this is a threat to the health and safety of our children," said Edobor Gbenoba, a parent of one of the students. "We believe the first responsibility of any school is toward protection and providing a safe environment for the students."
Chito Alcantara said he had walked out of a second meeting held with parents held at the school regarding the tower a few weeks ago.
"I told (the parish minister) what's the use of us sitting here listening to you if everything is going to be approved by the Diocese," said Alcantara, who has been a parishioner since 2000 and a school parent for the past five years. "This is a private school, and we pay for the school, and we pay for the salaries of the teachers, so they should have at least had the courtesy to let us know and give us a heads up that this project was coming."
Andrews acknowledged that "communications about this project could have been better."
Gbenoba and other parents said they are considering removing their children from the school if the parish moves forward with the tower project.
An earlier plan would have placed the tower in the northern-most tip of the property, above the parking lot, north of the school grounds, but city setback requirements led the church to decide to move the tower to its present proposed location, Andrews said. Setback requirements are related more to the city's aesthetic policy direction -- not to radiation levels, according to Tabe Van der Zwaag, a city planner who was involved in the process related to the tower project.
Gbenoba said the he was told by a school official there was recent consideration of possibly moving the tower closer to Foothill Boulevard and the main church building on the southern part of the property.
"I'm not aware of any proposal to move the proposed site or any talks about that," Andrews said.
Andrews said the Diocese is "listening to the concerns being expressed and is working toward a solution that makes these folks more comfortable with this project."
Gbenoba said placement of the tower anywhere on the property would be unacceptable.
"The Catholic Church is the richest church in the world," Gbenoba said. "They have all the money in the world to conduct thorough research that is independent of the research they receive from Verizon, and they haven't done that. They cannot just make a statement that is not predicated on factual scientific evidence." firstname.lastname@example.com, 909-483-9356 Follow @RanchoNow on Facebook and Twitter


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Wow...wonder what it is? Sounds like we will know more later this morning.
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Wow...wonder what it is? Sounds like we will know more later this morning.
Geez... I wish him well.
Never half-a** two things. Whole-a** one thing.
Damn that's awful.
Kravitz on "Mike and Mike" right now.
Hard not to think cancer....
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Here is hoping he gets well soon. I crab about the Colts all of the time but I certainly do not wish anything bad on any of them including Irsay.... ...
It is Leukemia
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
On "Mike and Mike', Mort says it's a "treatable" form of Leukemia.
Wow, prayers for him and his family.
Mortensen: Pagano's leukemia is considered "very treatable" but he is in isolation at Indianapolis hospital during this treatment.
Take me out to the black, tell 'em I ain't coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.
A "treatable" form of Leukemia....wow. Everything going so well for sports in this city and state and then this. Talk about a blindside.
Good grief.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Get well soon Coach.
It's hard for me to be as casual about this as some are being on Twitter. Saying that it's very treatable? I don't know what to make of that, it's still leukemia, and they're still keeping him in the hosptial, I'm guessing to minimize the chance of secondary infection? With me when it comes to leukemia/cancer, it's kind of like OK, it's treatable, but what does that mean?
Anyone that has followed IU football probably is finding it hard to be overly optimistic right now... if not left with a sense of deja vu....
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
It's acute promyelocytic leukemia. Reading about the treatments I don't see any way he can continue coaching. This is terrible.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Got this from wikipedia:
Take this with a grain of salt right now, of course.After stable remission is induced, the standard of care is to undergo 2 years of consolidation chemotherapy with Methotrexate, Mercaptopurine, and ATRA. Nearly all patients will relapse without consolidation therapy.
Never half-a** two things. Whole-a** one thing.
I am very sad to hear this. It makes our little sports talks and arguments seem very trivial indeed. Get well, coach...... ...
Pagano waited his entire life to get a head coaching job in the NFL and he finally got it, only to be diagnosed with an awful illness in his first season. I feel awful for him and his family. The rest of the season will have a numb feel to it.
Thank goodness our bye week came early. Could literally be a life saver.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
I didnt even think about this until it was brought up on S.C.
[SIDENOTE: Props to PD and I guess the I.S. for breaking this before ESPN. I was telling my office this news and literally 10 seconds later ESPN broke with "breaking news")
Most coaches probably brush a lot of stuff off as being "worn out" and "tired" from the long days.
No kidding about the bye week coming at the right time this year.
Best wishes for Pagano. We all want to see him come back and coach, but more importantly we just want to see him come back healthy.
As O.B. said a few posts above, puts things into perspective sometimes
The presser's supposed to start in about 5 minutes, you can watch it here http://www.colts.com/Streaming.html
It could be a lot worse. Give the boy some vitamin A and send him back home.
"It could be a lot worse. Give the boy some vitamin A and send him back home. "
Is anyone watching the press conference? I'm not able to watch it right now.


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Wave Alchemy are sound designers from Nottingham in the UK. In the past 5 years Dan Byers & Steve Heath have built up a reputation for producing some of the better sample packs especially when it comes to drum sounds. Recently they released a very ambitious project called Transistor Revolution which uses 22,000 samples to recreate a Roland TR-808 and TR-909. Some people will ask why do we need more 808/909? I think theses specific drum machine sounds are the pencil and pen for electronic music. They are important backbone sounds that can be used a million different ways. Real 808s and 909s are continually going up in value. Last time I checked an 808 is about $2500 on eBay. Transistor Revolution is currently less than $100 USD (introductory price) so if it sounds good it's value is apparent. "TR" uses Native Instruments free Kontakt Player and is a 6GB download. That's 6GB of essentially 20 different drum sounds! When you turn a knob in Transistor Revolution changing each of the sounds parameters the drum samples are actually changing from one to the next behind the scenes. In addition, "7 variations of each drum sound… cycle randomly each time a key on the keyboard is played". Within the custom TR Kontakt player there are 7 effects: EQ, Compression, Tape Saturation, Transient Designer, High Pass Filter, Low Pass Filter and Bit Crusher. Each effect has it's own page with multiple parameters that can be edited and saved. There is a full mini mixer within the plug-in so you can mix and place drum sounds on separate virtual outputs and add Send Effects. Send Effects inlcude the ones mentioned above and others including a Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Delay, Rotator, Stereo Modeller, multiple Distortion types and Convolution and standard Reverbs. The interface reminds me of Propellerhead's Reason. Each drum sound has it's own rack piece which can be closed and opened. Without reading the manual I was able to find my way around.
So how does it sound? Very good. Different model 808s sound different from each other. However, in my own opinion when listening to hardware or software clones there are things to look for. You want super clear white metalic high hats, rides and crashes. Snares and claps should have a very sharp transient attack. Kicks should go from tight to boomey. Transistor Revolution does an excellent job. I have one criticism and two things for the wish list. There are 4 "multis" which are basically a full 808 or 909 group of samples with some settings. For example there is an MP60, S1200, Lite and Analog version of the 808. I'm not sure if they use different sample sets or just the effect settings are different. Either way I want to see many more Multi presets. As I said above 808/909s lend themselves to treatment very well. Give us 50 flavors of each please! For the wish list I would like to see a TR style sequencer and MIDI file player. Why just give us the sounds? Part of what makes a the drum machines great is the patterns. Give us a few hundred MIDI patterns built-in and give us 16 lights going from left to right please.
Wave Alchemy are on the right path here. I suspect we will see more drum machines meticulously multi-sampled by the UK duo. In short of a real 808/909 or maybe the Tiptop Audio modular stuff this is the best sounding and certainly most affordable convient way to the TR sound.
"Our aim with Transistor Revolution was always to produce a product that could completely replace the hardware in our own productions." – wavealchemy.co.uk
For audio samples and more info: wavealchemy.co.uk/transistor_revolution