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NBA center Jason Collins announced on Monday, in a personal essay for Sports Illustrated, that he is gay.
Collins' twin brother, Jarron, along with other NBA players and athletes in other sports, reacted to the news on Twitter:
Proud of @jasoncollins34. Don't suffocate who u r because of the ignorance of others #courage #support #mambaarmystandup #BYOU— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) April 29, 2013
I am so proud of my bro @jasoncollins34 for being real. #FTheHaters bit.ly/12J9el5— Baron Davis (@Baron_Davis) April 29, 2013
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/news/…very proud of you @jasoncollins34— jarron collins (@jarronctwin) April 29, 2013
Jason Collins comes out & speaks his truth. #NBA— Jay Williams (@RealJayWilliams) April 29, 2013
Jason Collins much respect,Stay up my guy!— Kenny Anderson (@chibbs_1) April 29, 2013
Congratulations to Jason - society couldn't hope for a more eloquent & positive role model: buff.ly/10OvOMd— John Amaechi OBE (@JohnAmaechi) April 29, 2013
Great character from a great family! That's all that matters! @jasoncollins34 #respect— Earl J Watson (@Earl_Watson) April 29, 2013
Very proud of and happy for one of the coolest and most down to earth guys I know @jasoncollins34. #Fwhatpplthink— Damien Wilkins (@dwilkins3000) April 29, 2013
Really hope people will RESPECT Jason Collins for his decision to come out. Just glad he can now relax and not be afraid to be who he is.— Bruce Bowen (@Bowen12) April 29, 2013
The time has come. Maximum respect. RT @baron_davis: I am so proud of my bro @jasoncollins34 for being real. ... tmi.me/TGSBh— Steve Nash (@SteveNash) April 29, 2013
Well done Jason Collins- you are a brave man. And a big man at that:) 1981 was the year for me- 2013 is the year for you:)— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 29, 2013
I feel a movement coming.— Robbie Rogers (@robbierogers) April 29, 2013
Wow this is amazing all smiles.. So so happy Jason Collins came out & announce he was openly GAY ALL SUPPORT OVER HERE #ATHLETEALLY #LGBT— Kenneth Faried (@KennethFaried35) April 29, 2013
Played NBA +college w/ @jasoncollins34 -tremendous human being and PHENOMENAL teammate, leader, friend.Look forward 2his continued success!— Mark Madsen (@madsen_mark) April 29, 2013
I'm learning to embrace the puzzle that is me @jasoncollins34 Hope his message helps us understand we all have pieces to place to find peace— Bones (@Barryathree) April 29, 2013
Jason Collins coming out as gay. I'm surprised, but happy for big fella to get it off his chest.#Nets— Bostjan Nachbar (@BokiNachbar) April 29, 2013
Sports has always been the most accepting community of those who are different! I don't think it will be any less for @jasoncollins34!— Greg Anthony (@GregAnthony50) April 29, 2013
It takes #courage 2 make a statement like #JasonCollins. Played with him in #Atlanta & wish him the best. #Yessiirr...— Joe Smith (@JoeBeast95) April 29, 2013
Much respect to my teammate @jasoncollins34 for being #real— Garrett Temple (@GTemp14) April 29, 2013
Jason is one of the best teammates that I've ever had. He was a great presence in the locker room and an even better person. #NBAFamily— Zaza Pachulia (@zaza27) April 29, 2013
Kevin Durant on Collins' announcement: "As NBA players, this is like a big group of guys, that's like a brotherhood. I support him."— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) April 29, 2013
Really hope people will RESPECT Jason Collins for his decision to come out. Just glad he can now relax and not be afraid to be who he is.— tony Parker (@tonyparker) April 29, 2013
Jason's sexuality doesn't change the fact that he is a great friend and was a great teammate. @jasoncollins34— Jason Kidd (@RealJasonKidd) April 29, 2013
We salute you, @jasoncollins34 for your courage and leadership. Any time you want to throw out a first pitch at Fenway Park, let us know.— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) April 29, 2013
I am thrilled @jasoncollins34 was able to come out on his own terms and, as he put it, is ready to continue (cont) tl.gd/n_1rk1h3b— Billie Jean King (@BillieJKing) April 29, 2013
Support from me and the @nflpa #pioneer @jasoncollins34— Domonique Foxworth (@Foxworth24) April 29, 2013
I'm proud of Jason Collins. I believe that gender, race or sexual orientation should not be a factor in judging a person or their ability.— Jeanie Buss (@JeanieBuss) April 29, 2013
@jasoncillins34 you have made sports what it should be and that's "OPEN" proud of you for being you. That's jump shot is still weak lol.— Martell Webster (@MartellWebster) April 29, 2013
Much Respect for @jasoncollins34 that took a lot of courage!— Rasual Butler (@RasualButler45) April 29, 2013
I salute @jasoncollins34 for the courage it took for him to come out today and be who he truly is. #support #NBAFamily— Nolan D. Smith (@NdotSmitty) April 29, 2013
Happy for @jasoncollins34 in his decision. A great teammate and friend. Thanks for helping me through my rookie season!! #classact #courage— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) April 29, 2013
Jason Collins showed a lot of courage today and I respect him for taking a stand and choosing to live in his truth. #nbafamily— Way of WADE (@DwyaneWade) April 29, 2013
Happy for my former teammate Jason Colllins. A true American. "home of the free because of the brave"— Rudy Gay (@rudygay22) April 29, 2013
Looked upto @jasoncollins34 growin up in LA, been the best role model from grade school to the NBA. Blessed to know him & his fam #NBAFamily— Robin Lopez (@eegabeeva88) April 29, 2013
Jason Collins has announced that he is gay. I know Jason and his family well and I support him 100%.— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 29, 2013
Congrats to @jasoncollins34 - way to be a trailblazer for others and a role model to so many! #standupforyourbeliefs— Adonal Foyle (@afoyle3131) April 29, 2013
Congrats to @jasoncollins for livingyour life nobody has the right to judge you.— Bobby Jackson (@TheBobbyJackson) April 29, 2013
Respect To @jasoncollins34 You Was. Great Team Mate For 2 Days lol..... A Real Pro.... #FtheHaters....— Terrence Williams (@TheRealTWill) April 29, 2013
It's amazing to see such courage from @jasoncollins34 in today'sannouncement. Myself and the #NBAFamily supports you Jason!— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) April 29, 2013
All my respect & support to JasonCollins. Thanks to his courage perhaps someday an athlete's sexual preference will be irrelevant. Congrats.— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) April 29, 2013
Much respect and support to Jason Collins for his announcement today. It takes a brave person to come out especially in this profession— Tyrone Muggsy Bogues (@MuggsyBogues) April 30, 2013


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Topic: This made me sad
I called my father today to see if he wanted to spend the day together tomorrow. He's in the mid-stages of dementia, and it's his 70th birthday, so I thought it'd be fun for us to hang out, go to lunch, etc. Anyway, when I called his answering machine picked up. The answering machine that used to have my mother's voice on it. Well, he got new cordless phones and I guess when he unplugged the answering machine, it defaulted back to the generic message that comes on the machine. I'm so sad that my Mom's voice isn't on there anymore!!!!
my mother lost her 16 month battle with CC 9/26/10
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Back to basics: Heat detection is still the best tool for getting cows pregnant!
As we all face a new year in the dairy business, we pray for better milk prices. But in surviving in these challenging times, we must never let down in our management! Now is a good time to decide how you are going to improve on the successes of the past year. Get your management team together and set some new goals. I suggest starting off this New Year with some specific resolutions.
Let me help out by sharing some things I recently learned. During this past November, about 350 people experienced two very successful regional Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council meetings in St. Paul, Minn., and Boise, Idaho. This fledgling organization is now beginning its fifth year. It is dedicated to bringing together dairy cattle reproduction experts including academicians, veterinarians, dairy producers, and allied industries - semen, pharmaceutical, and nutrition companies to help dairy producers improve reproductive outcomes of their dairy cows.
We also recently recognized some outstanding dairy farms that excel in reproduction. These dairy farms were featured in the November 2009 issue of Hoard's Dairyman on page 702. You can read more about the DCRC by going to www.dcrcouncil.org. You may become a member of this organization and receive the bimonthly newsletter and have access to the presentations made at the first four annual DCRC meetings.
This past meeting had some worthwhile presentations. I will summarize some of the information in upcoming columns. In this column I will identify some of the characteristics of successful reproductive programs. Much of what I will share is based on a very informative presentation by Steve Stewart, D.V.M. Members of the DCRC can read it in its entirety by going to the DCRC website.
Successful repro programs.
- Are based on sound principles of reproductive physiology, economics, and management.
- Are designed to be simple without unnecessary duplication.
- Are implemented with few errors; compliant to the designed protocols.
- Incorporate new ideas and technologies after considering the pros and cons.
- Focus on processes (day-to-day chores) as well as results to identify problems.
Indirect factors affecting fertility.
- Good visual cow ID; may include RFID (radio frequency ID).
- Accurate pen assignments (can you find every cow?).
- Easy cow restraints that neither excite (stress) the cow nor the person working with the cow. Feedline lockups are the gold standard.
- Knowledgeable about the calving process (such as cleanliness and when to assist).
- Understand the negative consequences of poor nutrition and poor cow comfort on reproductive outcomes.
Direct factors related to personnel.
- Attention to ALL details of the A.I. breeding process (semen handling, semen placement, preventing "cold" shock, cleanliness, and patience).
- When heat detection is employed, everyone is trained on each method used (such as chalk rubs, heat mount patches, cow behaviors, and so forth).
- When timed A.I. programs are employed, everyone places highest priority on finding all cows on the list, injecting the proper product, in the correct location, at the correct dose, and using the appropriately sized needle and syringe.
- All tasks as well as outcomes are reviewed frequently by the management team (owner, herdsman, veterinarian, nutritionist, and all workers) to reinforce correct behaviors and retrain as needed.
Direct factors related to processes.
- Voluntary waiting period varies from 50 to 70 days; nearly all cows are inseminated shortly after the end of the VWP.
- Use only well-researched timed A.I. programs (Presynch, Ovsynch, and Resynch). You are unlikely to have the time or resources to do your own experimentation.
- When using heat detection, all nonpregnant cows are reinseminated in a timely fashion.
- When using timed A.I., all nonpregnant cows are reinseminated by 42 days post A.I.
- Pregnancy diagnosis is viewed as an "open test" because some embryos die early in gestation after early diagnosis. Therefore, one or more positive confirmations of pregnancy should occur.
- An early "open test" is good heat detection 20 to 22 days after the last A.I. breeding.
- Convert as many open cows to pregnant cows as efficiently as possible.
- Do not dwell on past performances - but focus on monitoring daily chores (processes) that affect present repro-performance.
- Evaluate present and future value of each open cow before designating her as a "do not breed" cow.
- Maintain an adequate supply of quality replacements - raised or purchased.
Stewart summarized best: "Dairies that excel in reproductive programs have competent, conscientious personnel implementing sound programs consistently. They pay attention to details, monitor processes as well as outcomes, and adopt new ideas quickly if proven" to be successful. Good words to live and work by.


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New Orleans gets:
Darren Collison
Golden State gets:
Chris Kaman
Tyler Hansborough
IND 2012 First
IND 2014 First
Indiana gets:
Monta Ellis
Epke Udoh
I know Monta has been discussed ad naseum, but I think this would be a terrific deal for all parties. I would probably be hard pressed to give up two firsts and Collison for Monta, but a bit of an upgrade from Tyler to Epke would make giving up two firsts worth it. Epke would give us much more flexibility with our front court rotation. Ellis would be a great fit for our offense, IMO.
PG - Ellis/Hill/Price
SG - George/Stephenson
SF - Granger/Jones
PF - West/Udoh/Pendergraph
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09' Planet Eclipse Geo w/ GST and GR2 kits(comes with case and Manuel). $400
Dye I4's black and gold. $65
Draxxus 68ci 4500psi air tank (needs a hydro test) $65
Empire reloaderB with speed feed $35
ViewLoader vLocity Jr (never had paint through it) $35
Sly frontman knee and elbow pads(never touched the field, come as set) $45
Valken pants fits waist sizes 34-38(never seen the field). $30
Random tools and parts free to anyone who purchases something
Maddog 3+4 pod pack $15
I'm trying to sell all this to buy a Golf Mahal and other assorted disc golf gear. If you own a Golf Mahal that has a yoke for a 5'9" guy, color doesn't matter I like em all, I'd be willing to trade the Geo for it. You can look it up for your self if need be even with the geo being an 09' and used your still getting a hell of a deal. Even the price I'm selling it for is a deal. Pm me with any questions.


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Hi everybody,
New to the forums and new to the practice of Buddhism in general. I have been semi-interested in Buddhism for quite some time but I'm only really diving in now at almost 30 years of age. I perused a few different forums before joining here but this seemed like the place to be! I'm sure I'm going to have plenty of questions and look forward to some interesting discussions. Hope you're all doing well.


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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Dental and Oral Health (Adults)
Bumps on My Tongue
For a while I have been getting these little bumps under my tongue, some would be on the line under the tongue, they are painless and look very thin, they are red and clear. When I touch them, they move side to side, I would also have red bumps under there also, they are painless as well. On the side of my tongue, very close to the tip, are red little painless bumps, they look like slightly long taste buds and I can move them. Usually there are about 5 to 10 of them, mixed in with them or right in front, is one long and very painful bump that is red at the base and clear at the tip, or it would be an very painful imbedded clear bump is big but not very big.
I usually have two of these painful bumps but today I've noticed I have three. The pain and look of them makes me want to pull at them. The little red bumps are also on the flat part of my tongue mostly in front (they don't hurt, just stand out).
Now at the back of my tongue, by my bigger taste buds, are big bumps as well. They sit on top of my tongue, there are about 2 or 3 of them lumped up together on each side of my tongue. They are the normal pink tongue color and I have to stick my tongue all the way out to see them. They don`t hurt but never go away like the ones under and in front of my tongue.
Can you please help on what it may be and what I can do to remove the pain when this happens? I don`t have the means to see a doctor at the moment so I need all the help that I can get. Thanks much
The first "line of bumps" you describe would be consistent with normal structures of the tongue known as the fimbriated fold.
Some of the bumps you describe may be due to Transient lingual papillitis (TLP), a harmless, but annoying, problem. This condition is limited to the upper (dorsal) surface of the tongue, affecting some of the tiny bumps on the tongue known as the fungiform papillae.
Fungiform papillae are the normal little bumps on the top of the tongue that people call "taste buds." These bumps can become notably red or white and are quite tender for one to several days.
While the cause of TLP is not known with certainty, most experts feel that local accidental trauma (rubbing, scraping or biting) is a major factor, however, contact reactions to things like certain foods have also been suggested.
In the southern United States, these have sometimes been referred to as "lie bumps" - supposedly the person who gets one of these has recently told a lie, and this is their punishment!
Most people, when their tongue is irritated, can't seem to keep from rubbing it against the teeth to make it feel better (sort of like scratching an itch); however, this usually makes things worse.
Over-the-counter medications such as OraBase or Zilactin can be applied. These materials act like a bandage and help to protect the ulcerated surface of the fungiform papilla.
Lie bumps are not contagious and the discomfort is relatively minor. Typically these lesions heal within a few days with no treatment. If they do not, then you should be seen by an oral pathologist.Bumps that are lined up across the very back part of your tongue and are about the same size probably represent what are known as circumvalate papillae.
Most people have about 6 to 8 of these normal structures that form a V that points to the back of the throat, but often they are not noticed because they are so far back. Usually these structures can't be seen unless a person sticks their tongue out really far, and they may not be noticed until later in life when a person might have a sore throat, stick their tongue out, and look at it in a mirror with good lighting.
John R Kalmar, DMD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Pathology
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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Location: Newly remodeled Men's Hall
Briefing and tour of Men's Hall
Briefings on the Randall Hall project, proposed Wellness and Recreation Center, and the Otto Olsen Building; walk-throughs of Randall Hall, Otto Olsen and the site of the proposed Wellness and Recreation Center.
Location: College of Education building
9:15 a.m.: Online Education
Presenter: Dennis Potthoff, department chair and professor of teacher education
10 a.m.: Industrial Distribution program
Presenters: Rustin Dring, industrial distribution student; UNK faculty members
10:45 a.m.: Break
11 a.m.: Undergraduate research student panel
Panelists: Jay Powell, UNK graduate; Sada Hotovy, UNK graduate; and Christine Guilling, former UNK student and current University of Nebraska Medical Center Ph.D. student.
11:30 a.m. International initiatives panel
Panelists: Sam Schneider, UNK student who studied in the Netherlands; Yao Zheng, UNK international student from China; and William Aviles, associate professor of political science and study abroad leader in Peru.
12:30 p.m.: Lunch
Location: Fine Arts Recital Hall
Presentation and demonstration: David Nabb, professor of music and performing arts; and Jeff Stelling, instrument technician.
Discussion: UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen – South Campus: Visions and Concepts.
2 p.m.: Adjournment
Contact: Melissa Lee
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Contestants must create an illustration of an officially recognized state fish and write a one-page composition about its behavior, habitat and conservation. One Texas winner will be selected from each of three grade levels: 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. Those winners will then compete at the national level for best of show and art of conservation stamp honors. Deadline for entries is March 31, 2007.
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UPDATE: Just got labs back from blood work done just before surgery, and in fact my blood count was lower than the norm (as in I bleed way too much during my period). Duh, I could have told them that without a test. I don't know whether the doctor will put me on iron on or not, but it's likely to bounce back on its own over time.
Happy Turkey Day! It's time to give thanks for what good we have in our lives. I am thankful for my family, my friends old and new – online and offline — and for readers who have been kind and generous. A special shout out to others in the hysterhood, who gave me good pre- and post- surgery advice.
Our Thanksgiving was relatively quiet, we were home and I was unconscious most of the day, getting up at regular intervals (about 4 hours or so), to take pain meds. The doggies loved having us home. My follow up appointment with the surgeon is on 12/7.
The surgeon has me alternating doses of ibuprofen (anti-inflammatory) and hydrocodone (hard core opiates). Both work ok, though pain relief is never as good as you receive in the hospital. I am usually able to ditch the pain meds after a couple of days, but post-hysterectomy pain is way worse than when I had my gall bladder removed.
Details below the fold.
If you missed following my Facebook and Twitter updates, I was released from the hospital yesterday, only after I was able to do #1 on my own. Otherwise I was either going to be sent home with a catheter or stay another day and be re-cathetered. Both were bad options, but around 2PM yesterday I was finally able to go. It's kind of a surrealistic experience – you feel the urge to go, your brain is sending the signals to go, and then nothing happens. At all. This went on every few hours as I would attempt it. I thought I was losing my mind. Anyway, once I did, I got dressed and was outta there.
Whack-a-mole holes in the gut
I was left with five holes in my abdomen from the laproscopy, including one entry point in my navel, which will probably be one of the last to heal. As I mentioned yesterday, one of the complications of my surgery was some tearing of vaginal tissue as the uterus was removed in one piece after it was severed from the fallopian tubes/ovaries. Since the largest fibroid was the size of the uterus itself, it's not surprising it wasn't going out easily.


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A major Ohio tomato grower-shipper will not pack in its Ohio shed this summer because of a labor shortage.
Oak Harbor-based Charles Jones Produce LLC will focus on its South Carolina operation this summer instead, said Baldemar Velasquez, president of the Toledo, Ohio, office of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, which has represented workers who have worked in the company's shed and fields.
Jones Produce grows about 1,000 acres of tomatoes in northwest Ohio and employs about 300 workers in its shed and 100-200 people as field laborers each summer, Velasquez said.
Charles Jones, Jones Produce's owner, contacted Velasquez and informed him that because of a labor shortage, the company would not be packing tomatoes in its Oak Harbor facility this year.
The reason for the shortage, Velasquez said, is the new U.S. Customs and Border Protection Sandusky Bay Station in Sandusky, Ohio, which he said has frightened many Hispanic laborers away.
Charles Jones Produce did not return calls for comment.
"There are more than 100 officers in Sandusky, and it's put a big chill in northern Ohio," Velasquez said.
The Farm Labor Organizing Committee has a lawsuit pending against CBP because of what the organization considers profiling by officers.


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New York City and Long Island began rationing Friday to ease a gasoline crisis from Hurricane Sandy that officials said could last two more weeks. The new rules let cars fuel up only if the last number of the license plate matches the day\'s date -- even-numbered license plates on even-numbered days and odd-numbered on odd days. Plates ending with a letter are considered odd-numbered. People filling up gas cans are not affected -- nor are buses, taxis and emergency vehicles, officials said. New Jersey began gas rationing Saturday. \"This is not a step that we take lightly,\" New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. \"But given the shortages we will face over the next few weeks, and the growing frustrations of New Yorkers, we believe it is the right step.\" Bloomberg said only about a quarter of the city\'s roughly 800 gas stations were open at any given time, adding the fuel shortage could last another couple of weeks. Gasbuddy.com said nearly 70 percent of Long Island gas stations were empty. Federal, state and local efforts to resolve the gasoline crisis were set back by Wednesday\'s nor\'easter, officials said. The storm temporarily halted efforts to repair oil and gasoline terminals and prevented barges carrying fuel from reaching their docks, The New York Times said. The major utilities said 761,000 customers were still without power, down from 8.5 million shortly after Sandy hit 10 days ago. Two major New York-area tunnels were to reopen Friday -- one for cars and the other for trains. The 72-year-old twin-tube Queens-Midtown Tunnel, a highway tunnel crossing under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens, was to reopen at 6 a.m. Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. The 62-year-old Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, which at one point had water up to its ceiling, remained closed with no reopening date. That twin-tube tunnel crosses under the East River between Manhattan and the borough of Brooklyn. Amtrak said it expects that by the end of Friday it would reopen a flooded commuter-rail tunnel under the Hudson River to let New Jersey Transit trains get to New York\'s Pennsylvania Station, a major intercity train station and commuter rail hub normally serving more than 300,000 passengers a day. Amtrak and New Jersey Transit have been using just one Hudson River tunnel since Nov. 2 after Hurricane Sandy flooded the second tunnel.
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On 13 October 2016, the Company purchased in the market 4,500 Ordinary shares at a price of 314.0 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury. Following the transaction, the Company's share capital comprises:
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There's a universal love for pizza, which means it's available just about anywhere you travel. But it's never quite the same in any one place. Even the chains have their own unique topping combinations from country to country. When traveling in foreign lands and sampling your way through the local food, do you try to work pizza into the mix?
About the author: Meredith Smith is the Slice editor. You can follow her on Twitter: @mertsmith.


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Every Wednesday throughout Lent, we will post a reflection from Larry Livingston, CFCA church relations director. We hope these reflections help you on your own Lenten journey.
The Scripture readings for the First Sunday of Lent are not subtle.
Right off the bat, in the poetic language of Genesis, we are presented with the destructive force of evil in action.
It is a theme continued in the Gospel, but with a dramatically different result.
The antagonist in both readings is the devil, and his tactic doesnít vary. The temptation he offers, first to Adam and Eve and then to Jesus, is that of godlike power. You have to hand it to Satan for his consistency.
If the devil always seems to play the same card, it is only because it works so well. It sure worked on Adam and Eve, and we know the results.
Their disobedience represents the disobedience of all humanity ñ a sin that has flourished like a rogue weed throughout history and made suffering an accepted part of the human condition.
But Satanís encounter with Jesus turns out differently. Here the tempter doubles, then redoubles, his efforts but in vain. So why did it work before (as it has so often since), but not this time?
The difference is that Jesus knew who he was and what he was called to do. Moreover, he possessed the deep love that enabled him to do it.
Kevin, a sponsored child in El Salvador, and his mother, Gloria.
In Jesus we see the holiness ñ that is, the wholeness ñ that gave him the wisdom to recognize the tempterís empty promises for what they were.
The irony here is that in refusing the allure of godlike power Jesus proves himself to be truly God-like.
He teaches us that being like God in the authentic sense is not a matter of forcing your will on others but of laying down your life in service of them.
The true power of God is love, and the Lenten journey is one of learning how to love more deeply.
This involves the uncomfortable task of confronting that which is unloving in ourselves, but it is a task we must take on if we seek to become whole human beings.
The CFCA community believes we have something of value to offer on our common journey toward human wholeness. Each of the stories from the CFCA world is, in its own way, about that journey.
They are stories that involve suffering, yes, but they are so much more. Like the story of Jesus in the desert, they are stories about the triumph of loving choice.
- Read the second Lenten reflection: Learning to listen for the voice of God
- Read the third Lenten reflection: Discovering our best selves
- Read the fourth Lenten reflection: Opening our eyes and hearts to a new vision
- Read the fifth Lenten reflection: Rising again from small, everyday 'deaths'
- Read the sixth Lenten reflection: Embracing the reality of the cross
- Read the seventh Lenten reflection:†Making sense of the empty tomb


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Possum Kingdom State Park's Recovery from Wildfire Begins
CADDO – Less than two weeks after wildfires swept through Possum Kingdom State Park, burning all but roughly 200 of the lakeside park's 1,528 acres, infrastructure damages have been assessed, cleanup has begun and park officials are optimistic about recovery.
On Tuesday, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department crews got the wastewater plant back on line, inventoried burned park fences and assessed other fire-related damages, which were minor thanks to the efforts of dozens of state and federal firefighters who battled blazes that converged on the park from the south and west on Sunday and Monday, April 17-18. Firefighters, who earlier this week remained at the park checking for the few remaining hot spots that could flare up, pronounced the Possum Kingdom Complex fires that scorched almost 127,000 acres and consumed 167 homes, 90 percent contained.
Park Superintendent Rocky Holland says that although he never feared for his life when wildfires raced through the park, it was a "helpless feeling" watching a wall of 40-foot-high flames top a hill and race downhill toward the camping area's boat ramp parking lot where staff had retreated in case they needed to escape by boat onto Possum Kingdom Lake. Today, evidence of the fire's impact is visible on a hillside less than 30 yards from the parking lot where it was finally stopped.
"It's an overwhelming thing while it's happening," a soot-stained Holland said earlier this week while taking a break from checking out damage to park boundary fences on his four-wheeler, "but you're in awe of the power of nature. After being in the park 12 years, you get to know and love every part of it so it breaks your heart to see it go up in smoke."
Holland notes that despite the fire impacts to 90 percent of the park, it could have been a lot worse. He praised the hard work of the State Park firefighters and US Forest Service Hot Shot crews that cut brush away from park facilities and pumped water on the flames to keep fire from seriously damaging the buildings and campground.
The main thing, he says, is that no one was injured during the conflagration and only Cabin No. 2 and a nearby linen storage building suffered some roof damage. The fire did burn up the top two of three sewage treatment pond liners, but workers have lowered the water level to get the sewage plant back in operation until repairs can be made. About six miles of destroyed five-strand barbed wire fence along the park's boundary – most on the west side of the park — will have to be replaced.
Despite previous news reports of extensive, long-lasting damage to much of the park habitat due to the fire's intensity, soil in only about one percent of the park was essentially sterilized to the point where it will take years to recover, according to TPWD natural resource coordinator Greg Creacy, who led the agency's firefighting contingent battling the park blaze.
Already, signs of nature's tenacity can been seen in several areas inside the park. A one-and-a-half inch rain several days ago has caused some grass seeds to germinate and new shoots to sprout from bunch grasses in some areas of the park where the fire charred the landscape. Red ants scurried across blackened soil and mockingbirds, cardinals, and other birds flitted about among the branches of hardwoods and Ashe junipers (cedars) that escaped the fire.
In fact, it's likely that Possum Kingdom State Park's ecological health has been helped more than hurt by the wildfire, primarily by removing much of the dense forest of invasive cedars that covered much of the park, crowding out native vegetation that helps support a greater diversity of plant and animal life. In their place will sprout native grasses, wildflowers, and fire-adapted shrubs and trees. A number of the park's stately oaks, too, survived the fire, some showing slight damage on their lower limbs.
"I think this was Mother Nature's way of taking care of things that needed taking care of here, although it was a harsh way to do it," Holland said.
It is not yet known when the park will reopen, but when it does, visitors who can look beyond the charred tree trunks where the worst burns occurred, will be able to observe as much wildlife as ever and enjoy greater biological diversity than before the fire.
Other benefits from the fire are becoming obvious, according to the park superintendent. The fire opened up public access to a number of unknown, pre-existing hiking trails in the park's western uplands area, as well as several new scenic overlooks along the park roads. Holland says the fire also creates an opportunity to restore the natural habitat to look more like it did 100 years ago before cedar spread into the Brazos River Valley canyonlands.
"We can now see a lot of trails we didn't know were there," Holland said. "We've probably doubled our trail system."
Campers will find the three camping areas on the east side of the park much as they've always been. Firefighters kept the fire from reaching any of the 97 campsites, picnic tables or the campground's four restrooms, though charred cedar skeletons and groundcover exist just beyond the edge of several campsites where the wildfire advanced before being beaten back. Crews on Thursday began clearing and chipping up downed trees and branches in the camping areas.
The park entrance itself, park headquarters building and grounds, state park store and marina, and adjacent lakeside camping area and swimming beach remain green and untouched by the fire, ready to welcome the thousands of visitors this summer who will come to seek relief from the heat and urban crowds.
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It is "challenging" selling BBJs in the present economic environment, Boeing Business Jets president Steve Taylor told reporters here in Geneva yesterday. Though the order book for this year is still open and looking for ink, Taylor was optimistic that negotiations begun at the 2012 ABACE show in Shanghai, China, in March would produce real orders before the year is out, if not at EBACE.
Taylor provided detailed information about the 14 BBJs and VIP Jets that Boeing expects to enter service in 2012 (three of which are already in service for their owners as of May 13) and the 12 aircraft that are expected to be delivered for completion.
"We have four aircraft coming out of completion centers by the end of May," said Taylor in his market overview. "Among those are a BBJ for Deerjet, which is in completion at Associated Air Center in Dallas, Texas, and a BBJ for Beijing Airlines that is being completed by Lufthansa Technik."
As far as customer airplanes being delivered for completion, Taylor noted that eight are VIP 747-8 Jets and four are BBJs. "We've actually delivered two 747-8 aircraft this year already, with a third delivery scheduled by the end of May," he said.
On that theme Taylor readily admitted that the bulk of BBJ and VIP jet market growth (17 percent of the actual market) is in the Asia Pacific region. The company has two BBJs on static display at EBACE 2012, one from a Czech owner with just 57 hours total time on the airframe (which he says is for sale) and one that flew straight from the ABACE show in Shanghai nonstop, showing off the aircraft's ability to fly 13 hour legs when required. "We estimate that the BBJ can out-fly the ACJ in range by about 700 nautical miles, when taking into consideration mtow and fuel burn," he said, while comparing the two aircraft.


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Boaters: Turn Off Engine While Idling To Save Lives
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UNDATED — There are many ways you can run into harms way on the water. Alcohol and boat operation. Not wearing a life jacket. Going out in bad weather. However, game wardens are running into boaters who are overcome by a silent, invisible threat: carbon monoxide.
Memorial Day Weekend Game Wardens were patrolling in Devils Cove on Lake Travis when they responded to an emergency medical call of a female not breathing on board a vessel. The 18-year-old had been overcome with carbon monoxide from the back of a vessel, according to medical personnel. She had fallen off the back of the boat from the deck without a life jacket on, unconscious. Fortunately, other boat occupants pulled her out of the water. She responded to oxygen and was taken to the hospital.
"People want to sit back there and drink and hang out," said Game Warden Capt. Robert Goodrich. "But those fumes are boiling up back there and it's unsafe to be back there with the engine idling."
Carbon Monoxide is odorless but fuel is not. But by the time the smell of fuel becomes strong, it may be too late as far as how much carbon monoxide has been inhaled.
"Boat operators just don't realize what's doing on back there," said Goodrich, who's responded to two other calls like this earlier in the spring and one last year.
"This young lady was lucky, she ended up okay, but she did not have a life jacket on. This very well could have been a fatality."
A few years ago on a private ski lake in Ellis County, another teenage girl was not so fortunate. She was lying on the back deck of a ski boat and was over come with carbon monoxide and died.
Carbon monoxide can imperil boaters as well as people at home. Since 1990, carbon monoxide has killed at least 93 people while they were boating and sickened nearly 400 others, according to federal safety investigators quote in a Consumer Reports article. The poisonings affected people inside and outside boats, when boats were moored and even when under way. The poisonings can happen in the following circumstances: when passengers hang onto the rear of the boat and allow themselves to be pulled through the water until the boat's wake builds enough to allow body surfing. "Teak surfing," as it's called, puts passengers close to the engine exhaust; when passengers ride on or swim beneath a platform near the exhaust; when leaky seals between decks, bulkheads, and the hull or a faulty or poorly maintained exhaust system allows carbon monoxide to build up inside the cabin; when boats are moored close together and one has an engine running; or when the "station wagon effect" generates air currents that pull exhaust gas into the cabin, much as auto exhaust enters through an open rear hatch.
Preventative measures:
- Keep the boat's exhaust system in good repair.
- Turn off engine anytime the boat is idling and there is no air to pull the fumes away.
- Have a marine-grade carbon monoxide detector on board.
- Don't let passengers teak surf, and keep passengers off the swim platform when the engine or generator is running.
For specific questions, contact your local game warden office, listed at: (http://tpwd.texas.gov/boat/boatlist.phtml).
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Paul Ryan to make Portland fundraising stop Sept. 10
PORTLAND, Ore. - The chair of Oregon's Republican Party, Allen Alley, says Paul Ryan will hold a fundraiser Monday, Sept. 10.
But at this point the vice presidential nominee has not planned any public events.
Ryan will also attend a fundraiser in the Seattle area the same day. Washington state GOP chair Kirby Wilbur said Thursday that specifics on the event are still being worked out but that the event will be in Bellevue. He said there will be two levels of the fundraiser, a private dinner and a reception.
The U.S. representative from Wisconsin is sharing the Republican ticket with presidential nominee Mitt Romney.


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It was the first day of Biology for a group of teenagers.
The professor had arranged a short demonstration for the class.
He took a worm and dropped it into a glass of water. The worm wriggled about in the water.
Then he took a second worm and dropped it into a glass of alcohol.
The worm immediately died.
The professor asked the students if anyone knew what the point of
the demonstration was.
A boy raised his hand and said, "You're showing us that if we drink
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If you believe you have low or normal blood pressure, you may be off the mark. You might have prehypertension. Prehypertension occurs when you have elevated blood pressure, but not high enough to require medical treatment. When your blood pressure is elevated, the risk of developing hypertension increases dramatically.
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is diagnosed when a blood pressure reading of 140/90 mmHg (millimeters of mercury) or greater is noted. The level must be seen on at least two readings to be officially diagnosed. The upper number is the systolic pressure when your heart contracts. The lower number is the diastolic pressure when your heart relaxes.
Having prehypertension is your cue to take action. It is important to take steps now to lower your blood pressure before medical treatment is necessary.
As mentioned before, people with prehypertension are more likely to develop full-blown hypertension. They are also more likely to develop associated health problems. Heart disease , stroke , kidney disease, and impaired vision are all associated with hypertension.
Studies indicate that cardiovascular risk increases as blood pressure rises above 115/75 mmHg. In fact, your risk doubles with every 20 mmHg rise in systolic pressure or with every 10 mmHg rise in diastolic pressure.
According to the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), everyone aged 18 years and older should be screened for hypertension. If your blood pressure is above normal (that is, higher than 120/80 mmHg), your doctor may recommend that you have it rechecked more often. People at increased risk for hypertension may also need more frequent readings. Risk factors include a family history of the condition, African American race, above-normal weight, or age greater than 50.
If getting to the doctor for regular blood pressure testing is difficult for you, consider buying a home monitor kit. Blood pressure monitors are available at most drug stores.
Unlike hypertension, prehypertension treatment does not usually include medications. The mainstay of therapy for prehypertension is lifestyle changes. These changes can help to slow or prevent progression to hypertension. The National High Blood Pressure Education Program recommends:
American Heart Association
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
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Chobanian AV, Bakris GL, Black HR, et al. The seventh report of the Joint National Committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure. JAMA. 2003;289:2560-2572.
Effect of high blood pressure on your body. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). National Institutes of Health website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/hbp/effect/effect.htm. Accessed January 14, 2014.
Hypertension. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated January 6, 2014. Accessed January 14, 2014.
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Terrelle Pryor has agreed to a four-year deal with the Oakland Raiders, according to ProFootballTalk.com.
The Raiders drafted the former Ohio State quarterback in the third round of Monday's supplemental draft.
Pryor will serve a five-game suspension at the start of the regular season for "undermining the integrity of the NFL Draft."
According to ProFootballTalk.com, Pryor will receive a $586,000 signing bonus and a base salary of $375,000. In 2012, he will earn $485,000, with the potential for a $20,300 incentive based on playing time. In 2013, his salary will be $595,000 with a $40,700 play-time incentive. And in 2014, his salary will be $645,000 with a 61,100 play-time incentive.


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Industry News 03.21.07
Keystone North America Closes $40.3 Million Offering
Funeral home head fights lawsuit
SCI New Jersey Funeral Services Inc. filed a lawsuit earlier this month alleging that Wien, who sold his five funeral homes to the Texas-based company 10 years ago, violated a July 1996 agreement not to compete by opening Long Island-based Wien & Son Funeral Directors last year and joining the Fort Lee-based Eden Memorial Chapels earlier this year.
Crunch Announce Details of Dignity Funeral Homes 'Escape School' Program
Although artist-designed urns and other objects are still a tiny fraction of the $11 billion death-care industry, as it is known, the gallery's opening - along with novelty items such as wind chimes with built-in cavities, pencils made from cremated remains (roughly 250 pencils per person), diamonds made from ash carbon and bird feeders designed to scatter ashes - reflect the shifting demographics of death and disposition.
More of the dying are choosing a home funeral
Keeping the funeral in the home is one way to keep costs in check, Rolfstad said. But though the practice was the norm for most of human history, it's an option that is usually overlooked.
Funeral home sued for improper embalming
Gravely speaking, green is the only way to go
The bad news is there aren't any green burials going on in Canada. They're big in Britain and growing in popularity in the U.S., but so far they are not happening here.
Support Vt. legislation to allow 'green' burials
Let loved one know you funeral plans
Funeral homes losing on indigents
... funeral directors must furnish a casket, cemetery costs, funeral services and transportation for family members. With the average price of a low-cost funeral totaling more than $3,000, that means funeral homes are often losing more than $1,000 on each indigent funeral, funeral directors say.
Man accused o theft on plot sales
Ex-Rep. Hansen aims high with tombstone
Farmington Mayor Scott Harbertson said one reason marker height had been capped was to prevent interference with sprinklers.
Not a problem, wrote the former Beltway insider. He offered to pay for the relocation of the sprinkler in question.
Residents, officials balk at talk of moving cemetery
Forest Hill lawsuits move slowly
More than 13,000 holders of prepaid burial contracts that the Forest Hill funeral homes aren't honoring are waiting for resolution of their claims as several complex lawsuits grind their way through the courts.
Grandview cemetery plagued by problems
Some crypts flooded; funds alleged missing
Safety Issues Arise At Mokelumne Hill Cemetery
Snow blamed for knocking over headstones, not vandals
TOB Releases Guide to Historic Cemeteries
A lost cemetery, a lost child, a lost soldier: All found
Mount Hope cemetery holds more than past
It matters that things be taken care of at the first break of spring because this is where the stories of the tiny Palouse community of Mount Hope come to an end. The nearly 600 people buried here outnumber Mount Hope's living population roughly tenfold.
Nobody knows 'nothing at all' of cemetery statue
Church seeks money to restore historic cemetery
Owner of Jewish Graceland lets cemetery fall apart
Shorts sells funeral homes after 52 years
Blake Sifton reflects on growing up in the shadow of his family's funeral home and corporate encroachment's threat to the integrity of the profession
Hines Funeral Service an 'SBA Success Story'
Mourning goes digital: Irish undertaker introduces funeral streaming
Disgusted with insurers, some ditching policies
Funeral homes make adjustments for obese clientele
In Scarborough, going to funeral requires a procession out of town
Scarborough, with a growing number of retirement communities and at least five housing developments that accept only people older than 55, is becoming a magnet for seniors. And the services they need.


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A few thoughts before the Hall vote is announced
As has been noted both here and elsewhere, there's a very real possibility that when the BBWAA announces the results of the 2013 Hall of Fame voting at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, none of the 37 candidates on the ballot will have gained the necessary 75 percent for election. The latest Baseball Think Factory poll among voters has Craig Biggio leading the pack at 71.1 percent through 179 ballots (31.9 percent of last year's vote total), and while that may seem dire, he would still need only 76.4 percent of the remaining ballots to reach Cooperstown, a reasonable possibility given that his 3,000 hits and the lack of steroid-related allegations make him a near-automatic choice for some. The odds are longer for the rest of the pack; Tim Raines, Jack Morris, Jeff Bagwell and Mike Piazza are clustered together between 58.7 percent and 60.3 percent in the BTF poll, and all need somewhere around 79 to 80 percent of the remaining vote to reach the magic mark — less likely given their similar lack of magic round numbers.
Should it occur, a shutout won't be the end of the Hall of Fame by any means; the institution hasn't dealt with one from the BBWAA since 1996, and before that 1971, but further back than that, such a result wasn't uncommon. The 1958, 1960, 1964 and 1967 votes all failed to elect a single player, the first three coming at a point when the writers were voting on a biennial basis, meaning nobody got in for two years except via the Veterans Committee. The institution and the town of Cooperstown, both of which depend upon the tourist dollars generated by the annual inductions, have survived such droughts before, and one more blank alone isn't going to push the Hall board to alter its voting rules to help break the logjam on the ballot.
To be sure, the process could use some reform, and I have my own ideas about that, which I'll share in a future piece. Gazing over the landscape and evaluating the public discourse over the past weeks, it's apparent that there's a lot of outrage over this ballot. The outrage from a certain number of writers at the players who allegedly used performance-enhancing drugs is hard to stomach from my vantage point, because many of those writers are the same people under whose noses the so-called Steroid Era took place. Instead of questioning what was going on to produce so many home runs — which were a product not only of PEDs but also of rapidly changing conditions throughout the game — they simply glorified the big sluggers and workout zealots, and are now attempting to apply a retroactive morality to an era where all sides reinforced the status quo. Whether it's the public handwringing or the blank-ballot protests, some of them have made the process about themselves rather than the candidates, sometimes to the point of performance art, which isn't a good thing. Outrage from fans over that lapse in coverage lingers as well; many have stopped caring about the Hall of Fame, or want only the squeaky clean players elected, pretending that we have perfect information about what went down with regards to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and so many others, and that previous eras of baseball were somehow more pure and free of corrupting influences.
In addition to those rifts is an old school/new school one. Whether it's painted as print media versus electronic media, traditional statistics versus sabermetrics or narrative and belief versus facts and evidence, it encompasses interested observers as well as voters. Anyone with a blog or a Twitter account can weigh in with their views on who deserves to be a Hall of Famer, and anyone can call up a player's Baseball-Reference page and wade through the statistics themselves to build a case for or against a candidate. I am, of course, part of this process, having spent more than a decade doing so, first as mere hobby, now as a meal ticket. Thanks to persistence and exposure via Baseball Prospectus, SI.com, Baseball-Reference and MLB Network's Clubhouse Confidential, my JAWS system has gained some traction both with the public and actual voters, and I've been pleasantly surprised to see it used when one of the latter cites it in their methodology or suggests that I'm worthy of casting an actual vote (though I'm a BBWAA member, I'm still eight years away from reaching the necessary 10 years needed to participate).
Having written in favor of the more sabermetrically sound candidates — some of them several times — I've become invested in the results; for better or worse, I have "my guys," candidates about whom I'll argue until the cows come home. Because I'm reasonably sure I'll be interested in this stuff a year from now, and have outlets to continue sharing my views, I take a longer view than fans for whom rejection of a given candidate produces disinterest in the institution or suggests invalidation of the process. Biggio and Mike Piazza are the type of players who in a different era would easily be elected on their first ballots, but if they don't get in this year, they will almost certainly do so next year with a minimum of kicking and screaming, just as Roberto Alomar did on his second ballot in 2011, and their accomplishments will be just as worthy of celebration.
While the slower recognition of Jeff Bagwell or Tim Raines produces a fair bit more frustration, the former has already crossed the 60 percent threshold and should be in by mid-decade, and the latter's climbing vote share — from 24.3 percent on his ballot debut in 2008 to what would appear to be a crossing of the 50 or even 60 percent thresholds this time — in his sixth year on the ballot assures me he's bound for bronze before the decade's end. I can only hope that other players whose merits have convinced me but less than a majority of the voters, such as Edgar Martinez and Alan Trammell, continue to climb as well, though the latter is running out of time. The long, slow ascent of Bert Blyleven, whose merits I covered through no less than 10 cycles, stands as assurance that it ain't over 'til it's over, even for players who are languishing below 20 percent of the vote through multiple cycles.
Perhaps more than any other recent candidate, Blyleven was driven by the growing influence of sabermetrics; many an old-school voter came around to the idea that his merits as a pitcher could be detached from simple won-loss records to a broader recognition of his run prevention skill and his ability to miss bats. It's hardly surprising to see some amount of backlash from those who didn't come around, as reflected in the similarly slow climb of Jack Morris, a pitcher with very different merits that center around one stellar outing in the deciding game of the World Series. On Monday, I taped a two-part Hall of Fame roundtable for Clubhouse Confidential in which host Brian Kenny picked my brain as well as those of two veteran voters, the New York Daily News' Bill Madden and the New York Post's Ken Davidoff. Madden, who is in his 60s and has covered baseball since the early 1970s, is a former Spink Award winner, while Davidoff, who's in his early 40s and has covered baseball for around 20 years, was recently president of the BBWAA, and their views on the merits of Morris couldn't have been more diametrically opposed. Asked by Kenny as to why Morris' candidacy is so polarizing, Davidoff, who consulted JAWS in filling out his ballot, said, "I think it's because he's an emotion-driven candidate, a narrative-driven candidate and the numbers don't support him."
Madden, who last month professed not to understand WAR and referred to the opposition to Morris' candidacy as "the vigilante sabermetric brigade," unintentionally confirmed that view with his response. "I think Jack Morris is one candidate where you just got to overlook the statistics. You can't let the statistics dominate Jack Morris. For me Jack Morris passes the smell test, or more importantly, the eye test. I covered the guy at least 40 times and he was never not the best pitcher on the field."
The rest of us almost fell off our chairs at that one. Davidoff and I, roughly the same age, grew up watching Morris as kids and as fans, could remember his 1984 no-hitter as well as his 1991 Game 7 shutout, yet we have been able to cultivate a detachment from those highlights to take more objective views of the whole cloth of his candidacy. Madden, whose career in the no-cheering-allowed press box spanned the entirety of Morris' time in the majors, is the one with the emotion invested. When he went on to cite numbers on the show — after dismissing the need for them in his previous statement — it was with regards to opening day starts and All-Star appearances, information that collectively constitutes trivia rather than evidence of a player's Hallworthiness. Does anybody know how many Opening Day starts any other pitcher in Cooperstown has made? Has anyone justified voting for another candidate on that basis? If so, I've yet to see it.
I wish I had been able to counter with a fact I unearthed on Tuesday evening with regards to the way Morris' importance has become exaggerated over time. In the four years in which he pitched in the postseason (1984, 1987, 1991 and 1992) and exhibited so much grit and intestinal fortitude, the AL Cy Young votes in three of those years featured teammates who received more votes — who were judged more outstanding and/or essential to the team's winning than he was. In 1984, Tiges reliever Willie Hernandez won both the Cy Young and the MVP award for his 1.92 ERA and 32 saves over 140 1/3 innings, while Morris (19-11, 3.60 ERA) tied for seventh. In 1987, Doyle Alexander's 9-0, 1.53 ERA showing in 11 starts for Detroit after his mid-August acquisition from Atlanta were enough to place him fourth in the voting, while Morris (18-11, 3.38 ERA) placed ninth. In 1991, the Twins' Scott Erickson (20-8, 3.18 ERA) placed second to Roger Clemens, while Morris (18-12, 3.43 ERA) placed fourth. Only in 1992, when no other Blue Jay received a vote, was Morris judged to be the most important pitcher on the team, and even after a 21-6, 4.04 ERA season he placed fifth in the voting; unlike the previous three seasons, he was torched in his four postseason starts. The point is this: He wasn't held as the paragon of pitching excellence in his day then, and the perception that was then held about him – a good-not-great workhorse — is more accurate than the old-schoolers' belated exaltation of him now.
Morris, who reached 66.7 percent of the vote last year, appears as though he might not get over the top this time around, but based on the recent precedent of Jim Rice, he's still likely to do so next year, his final one on the ballot. If and when he does, I'll be happy for the man, who provided me as a fan with some of my most memorable moments even if he didn't quite earn my "vote." I'll be even happier for the handful of more recent pitchers on the ballot whose arguments to go into Cooperstown become that much stronger with the lowering of the starting standards. Curt Schilling, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Mike Mussina don't have 300 wins either, but they were elite run preventers who dominated for long stretches and produced strong postseason resumes. The Hall will be stronger for their eventual admission, whether Morris is there or not.


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Sue Henry, Infant Feeding Co-ordinator for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "More mothers are now choosing to breastfeed their babies and are enjoying the closeness this provides.
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Gladys Madeline Lower
Gladys Madeline Lower, 86, of Ravenna, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013.
She was born in Phillipi, W.Va. to parents Joseph and Bessie Robinson on June 15, 1926. Gladys retired after a long, enjoyable career in retail, working at many of the clothing establishments in Ravenna and at one time managing public relations and waitressing at the Carousel Dinner Theater in Ravenna. Gladys was a member of the Christian Life Center in Kent and a past member of the Ravenna Eagles. She loved flowers and crafting and was quite a seamstress, having made wedding dresses for the family. Most of all she enjoyed her family gatherings and adored her children and grandchildren.
Surviving Gladys is her husband of 67 years, Ben Lower. Surviving also are her children: Paul Lower, Curtis (Cheryl) Lower, Richard Lower (Geraldine), Joseph Lower and Valerie (Mike) Root. Left to cherish her memory are her grandchildren: Tammy & Paul Lower, Jr., Lisa (Jason) McGregor, Sarah & Derek Lower, Travis & Thaddeus Root and her great-grandchildren: Kevin Lower and Erin Root. She also leaves her brother Tom Robinson and many loving nieces and nephews.
Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers: Frank and Bob Robinson and her grandson, Damian Root.
Family will receive friends on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Wood-Kortright-Borkoski Funeral Home, 703 E. Main St., Ravenna, from 1:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M. Funeral Services, officiated by Pastor Greg Ebie, will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Monday, February 4, 2013 at the Christian Life Center, 5931 Rhodes Rd., Kent, Ohio 44240. Entombment will follow at Grandview Memorial Park.
Condolences and memories may be shared at www.wood-kortright-borkoski.com
Memorial contributions can be made at the First Merit Branch in Ravenna to C.A.R.E. (Citizens for Addiction Recovery and Education), the organization founded by her daughter in her grandson's memory.
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LES MISERABLES Film Soundtrack Hits #1 on Charts!
According to MTV News, 'Les Miserables: Highlights from the Motion Picture' has now reached #1, hitting 92,000 in sales. The musical's album beat out Mumford & Sons' 'Babel,' Taylor Swift's 'Red,' Phillip Phillips' 'The World From the Side of the Moon,' and One Direction's 'Take Me Home.'
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The Republic Records album features 20 songs from the film, including the current top seller, Anne Hathaway's version of "I Dreamed a Dream".
Helmed by The King's Speech's Academy Award-winning director, Tom Hooper, the Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh production stars Hugh Jackman, Oscar winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, with Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen.
Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, LES MISERABLES tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption-a timeless Testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for Decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.


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Click here, or on the image above, to see a brief video excerpt from Madame Curie.
Jennifer Steinkamp, whose video installations are reminiscent of the work of Pipilotti Rist, has created a first class video installation piece with this homage to Marie Curie, who in her spare time was an avid gardener. As Steinkamp notes of this endlessly looping video, which has been screened at numerous venues, and just finished up a three month run at The Sheldon Museum of Art here at UNL (it closed September 9th, 2012), the work "is inspired by [my] recent research into atomic energy, atomic explosions, and the effects of these forces on nature. Marie Curie was the recipient of two Nobel Prizes for creating the theory of radioactivity, and discovering radium and polonium. She was also an avid gardener and lover of flowers. An enveloping panoramic work, the new piece activates a field of moving flowers and flowering trees [. . .] Flowers rendered realistically for this new work include marsh marigolds, may flower, chestnut blooms, and hop plants, among many others drawn from a list of over 40 plants mentioned in Marie Curie's biography written by her daughter, Eve Curie."
Click here to see a slide show of the original installation of the piece at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.


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Hyzerline49 wrote:thats a really cool way to set up your bag! looks really solid too. how do you like that flash? i've never thrown one...
fanter wrote:Hyzerline49 wrote:thats a really cool way to set up your bag! looks really solid too. how do you like that flash? i've never thrown one...
I'd call it an Orc with a lower power requirement. A bit more glide, and still very straight.
Hyzerline49 wrote:I might have to try one out. Ive been lookon for a disc I can shape distance lines with, the flash seems like a good candidate... How does its speed and rim size compare to a force?
sunspot wrote:Thinking about changing things up a bit.
Force (don't really throw this one much)
Flash-I'll probably replace it with a Nuke or some other distance driver)
Avenger (X and ESP). Probably get a Z for more overstable needs.
XL. I am debating on taking it out and replacing it with a River.
Aftershock-- I took out the hornets
Comet-- not going anywhere
Magnet-- May revisit the Ion
CatPredator wrote:The Force isn't a max D disc really. It's fast and overstable, which makes it predictable, but something with a little high speed turn like a Nuke, Quasar, Pro Desroyer, or even a Wraith/Surge will fly farther for most people in most conditions.
Is there a reason you're resisting the PD?
is certainly a solid lineup...
sunspot wrote:CatPredator wrote:
I stopped throwing the PDs because of the inconsistency of the P plastic. I had some really good outings with PDs. I was able to deuce holes that I was not able to do in the past. I opted for the Avengers because they maintain LSS better in X plastic. However, I think I will put the PDs back in the bag next time I'm out practicing.
I think the only certain thing that I'm completely secure with are my mids.
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Now the Mohrs fear for more than just the value of the beautifully landscaped and restored property they have called home since 2001. They also fear the facility could jeopardize their health when it becomes operational sometime this summer.
"We're just one house. (I&M) could buy us out so we can move," said a tearful Robin, who operates a small art-glass studio behind the 100-year-old house the couple renovated. "When we moved in, Kroger (nearby at West Jefferson and Interstate 69) was here, but the hotels and apartments came later. And we were OK with that, because we thought we might sell (the property) for commercial development."
Whether the substation affects the future commercial value of the last remaining house on that stretch of road remains to be seen, but Tom knows one thing: "We sure can't sell it for residential now. It's overwhelming."
And so the Mohrs are stuck, at least for now: They don't want to stay, but may not be able to move.
Normally, such a drastic change in land use would require a public hearing and subsequent approval by the Plan Commission or Board of Zoning Appeals, which often notify nearby landowners. And the developers themselves often discuss their plans with nearby residents, hoping to avoid opposition that might jeopardize approval.
The Mohrs say none of that happened in this case. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) oversees I&M's rates and many aspects of its operations, but spokeswoman Danielle McGrath said her agency has no jurisdiction over the location of utilities' facilities.
"If there's no local ordinance, it's at (the utilities') discretion," she said.
And because of the aforementioned state law there is no local ordinance, according to the Allen County Department of Planning Services.
The Mohrs have contacted state legislators about their plight, but the best they can hope for now is to change the law so others can avoid their fate.
"We had a 16-acre woods. Now we have this 125 feet from our front door," Tom Mohr said as he gestured toward the huge power poles and maze of equipment that has been installed since the first anonymous workers arrived in March of last year and began removing trees. Only by asking what was going on did the Mohrs begin to get answers, they said.
"We called (I&M) and they played stupid. We called the IURC, and they sent the company," said Tom Mohr, a former contractor.
"(Their attitude is like), 'We're a utility we don't have to (tell you anything)," Robin Mohr added. "How disrespectful. I'm all for free enterprise, but it's unfortunate we allow (utilities) so much power."
More than aesthetics and money are at stake, the Mohrs insist. They are concerned the substation will emit an annoying "hum" and possibly dangerous electric and magnetic fields (EMF). Some studies have shown a possible link between EMFs and such health problems as childhood leukemia, but the Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that "thus far, the evidence is weak and is not sufficient to establish a definitive cause-effect relationship."
"We have an obligation to provide safe and reliable power," said I&M Director of Communications and Community Relations Sarah Bodner, noting that the station is needed to accommodate growing demand for electricity in the area. "We try to be good neighbors."
That neighborliness, she said, may include installation of mounds or other forms of screening to make the substation a little less noticeable – even though Bodner acknowledged it will be too big to hide.
I&M has even taken EMF readings at the site to create a baseline that will allow the company to detect any increase. Would the company buy the Mohr's property if that happens?
"I don't know," she said.
America will need more power in the coming years, not less, and it would be shortsighted to complicate utilities' growth unnecessarily. But with such great power also comes great responsibility – especially to people like the Mohrs, to whom the system has given no way of defending themselves.


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Dodgers activate Ryu and Uribe from disabled list
SAN DIEGO -- The Dodgers couldn't wait for Monday's expansion of rosters, activating starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu and third baseman Juan Uribe on Sunday and optioning reliever Carlos Frias and infielder Miguel Rojas to Triple-A Albuquerque.
Ryu allowed one run over seven innings in Sunday's 7-1 win against the Padres after missing 16 days with a strained glute muscle. Uribe had been out with a strained right hamstring, and he drove in two runs on Sunday.
Both optioned players are eligible to return Tuesday, after the conclusion of Albuquerque's season. Both remained with the Major League club and worked out Sunday.
Frias, in fact, might start Wednesday's game against Washington.
The Dodgers also will promote a handful of players Monday. The most likely are outfielder Joc Pederson, catcher Tim Federowicz, infielders Erisbel Arruebarrena and Alex Guerrero and reliever Yimi Garcia.
The club also was in on talks for left-handed slugger Adam Dunn before he was dealt by the White Sox to Oakland.
One possible September callup who has been off the radar is left-handed reliever Onelki Garcia, who has been out all year after elbow and knee operations. He was to make his season debut for Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday, and Don Mattingly said Garcia is further along in his recovery from injury than Paco Rodriguez, who has a Teres Major muscle strain.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Leatherhead boss Richard Brady labelled Billericay Town a "pub team" after the Essex side inflicted on the Tanners only their second defeat in eight Ryman Premier games.
Billericay captain Richard Halle converted a 68th minute penalty on Wednesday night to take all three points at Fetcham Grove in a game with few clear chances for either side.
Victory would have lifted Leatherhead to third in the table, instead they remain seventh.
The away side were delighted with the win, but Brady was less than impressed with the post-match celebrations.
As The Tanners boss gave his verdict on the game he was interrupted by loud chanting from the away dressing room.
He said: "It's slightly embarrassing isn't it? They're a bit of a pub team in the way they act.
"We turned them over 3-0 in the cup a couple of years ago - we certainly weren't singing then."
He added: "We knew what Billericay were going to be like - they are all guts, thunder and pressure.
"But we were no good tonight. We'd have settled for a draw but a silly individual error leads to a penalty.
"It's frustrating because you want them to score what I'd call a 'proper' goal. That is now the third penalty we've given away, it's just not we are about.
"The boys know we've got to bounce back on Saturday."
The Tanners are at Fetcham Grove again this weekend when Tonbridge Angels, yet to win a point on the road, are the visitors.


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Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns Batman is much thicker and heavier than most representations of the character, and that's quite apparent here. The bulky Dark Knight kneels over the prone Joker, holding him down with one hand on his collar while pulling the other back in preparation for the final strike! Perfectly recreating the artwork, the statue is intricately detailed with special attention to Batman's powerful musculature, the rumpled clothing of the evil clown, the furious expression on the dark hero's face, and of course Joker's maniacal laughing. The painting too reflects Miller's artwork with stark colors and bold strokes.
Sculpted by Junnosuke Abe, The Dark Knight Returns Batman VS Joker stands nearly 12 inches tall (1/6th scale) on a special display base. Available in September 2012.