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What is Going on with the Pastors in America?
Here are some startling statistics on pastors; FASICLD (Francis A. Schaeffer Institute of Church Leadership Development). This quest started in 1989 as aFuller Institute project that was picked up by FASICLD in 1998.
After over 18 years of researching pastoral trends and many of us being a pastor, we have found (this data is backed up by other studies) that pastors are in a dangerous occupation! We are perhaps the single most stressful and frustrating working profession, more than medical doctors, lawyers, politicians or cat groomers (hey they have claws). We found that over 70% of pastors are so stressed out and burned out that they regularly consider leaving the ministry (I only feel that way on Mondays). Thirty-five to forty percent of pastors actually do leave the ministry, most after only five years. On a personal note, out of the 12 senior pastors that I have served under directly, two have passed away, and four have left the ministry totally—that is, not only are they no longer in the pulpit, but they no longer even attend a church. And, I run into ex-pastors on a regular basis at conferences and speaking engagements; makes me wonder "what's up with that," as my kids would say.
From our recent research we did to retest our data, 1050 pastors were surveyed from two pastor's conferences held in Orange County and Pasadena, Ca—416 in 2005, and 634 in 2006 (I conducted a similar study for the Fuller Institute in the late 80s with a much greater sampling).
Here is research that we distilled from Barna, Focus on the Family, and Fuller Seminary, all ofwhich backed up our findings, and additional information from reviewing others' research:
Most statistics say that 60% to 80% of those who enter the ministry will not still be in it 10 years later, and only a fraction will stay in it as a lifetime career. Many pastors—I believe over 90 percent—start off right with a true call and the enthusiasm and the endurance of faith to make it, but something happens to derail their train of passion and love for the call.
Focus on the Family has reported (www.parsonage.org) that we in the United States lose a pastor a day because he seeks an immoral path instead of God's, seeking intimacy where it must not be found. F.O.F. statistics state that 70% of pastors do not have close personal friends, and no one in whom to confide. They also said about 35% of pastors personally deal with sexual sin. In addition, that 25% of pastors are divorced. The statistics I had with church growth resources is even higher. Pastors who tend to be very educated seem to have the ability to embark in sin on Saturday and preach the Word on Sunday without thinking anything is wrong.
Remember, Pride and Arrogance will be the diving board that will spring the pastor into the pool of sin and cause a church to fight amongst themselves!
Out of the 1050 pastors we surveyed during two pastors conferences held in Pasadena, California, 825, or 78% (326 in 2005 and 499 in 2006) said they were forced to resign from a church at least once. Sixty-three percent (63%) said they had been fired from their pastoral position at least twice. In the survey, we asked why they were fired—from the reasons given by the church board versus what they felt the reason was. We laid out 15 categories with a blank space to fill out what we may have missed: poor leadership, conflict with key staff or lay leadership, gossip, lack of funding, doctrinal divide, hardship on family, not connecting with membership, power plays, church council refusing to resolve conflict, resistance to their teaching, resistance to their leadership style or vision, failure to teach biblically, poor people skills, failure to follow job description, inappropriate relationship, or other sin. They gave us a top five main explanations on a scale of one to five, with few (8%) reporting on any of the other categories. These stats are based on number one response; at the same time, over 70% of pastors stated three of these five reasons. Here is the order (these findings have been retested and back up in internet polls done since 1998, and church survey studies done since 1980:
The other significant study of pastors that held similar results as ours was conducted by psychologist Richard Blackmon (with ties to Fuller Seminary and Dr. Archibald Heart), also reported by the Los Angeles Times newspaper. In 1985 as well as more recently too, Blackmon surveyed one thousand pastors from four major denominations in California, USA. His research, which was ongoing up to 2004, revealed that over 75% of ministers are extremely or highly stressed. He even found that 31.75% of the clergy surveyed had sexual intercourse with a church member—who was not their spouse! In addition, he found that 30% to 40% of ministers ultimately drop out of the ministry. His research goes on to say the average insurance costs to churches for dealing with mental breakdowns with clergy is four percent higher than any secular industry. Blackmon states that the significance of the stress is mainly based in the areas of personal finances, church finances, building issues, recruitment of volunteers, counseling issues, and visitation. Sermon preparation and teaching seem to be last on his list!
The stress, according to Blackmon, is a primary result of the continual, intense, care responsibility of pastors compared to a medical doctor who will see a terminally ill patient for an hour or so, then see them again in a few weeks. He suggests that the pastor must set personal limits for himself to maintain balance, develop relationships outside of the church, and to be in a support group with other pastors. Very good advice!
The problem, as we have found (and I agree with Blackmon, but as a symptom and not the prime issue), is that people lose focus on what the mission and central theme of the Church is. Both pastor and churchgoer miss the main theme of what a church is about, which is to know and worship Christ as Lord. So, when there is no growth from the pastor's personal life, no discipleship, few people in Bible Study, then there is no mission or appropriate purpose for that church, and there are no goals; therefore, there's nothing really to do effectively. The result is the "shearing of the sheep." Instead of being fed, they will feed upon one another, as well as the pastor, in a feast of conflict and strife. Since the church has nothing to do, then all the energies are turned inward to attack one another. I guess it beats being bored.
When I was with another church growth consulting firm, we did a major study of pastors and came up with some astounding statistics. We found that 90% of pastors work more than 50 hours a week. One out of three pastors state that being in the ministry is clearly hazardous for their families. One out of three pastors felt totally burned out within the first five years of ministry. Over 70% of pastors do not have anyone they would consider to be a friend, and hardly any pastors had any close friends. Ninety percent (90%) of pastors feel they were not adequately trained to cope with ministry coordination and the demands of the congregation. Seventy-five percent (75%) of pastors experience a significant crisis that they faced due to stress in the ministry (Fuller Institute, 1989-1992). We at the FASICLD retested that data by various means starting in 1998 and also retested the results in an internet survey form several times over the last eight years. We found it has slightly worsened. Most pastors now work up to and more than 60 hours a week. Hence, why the divorce rate among pastors is rising and pastor's children rarely stay in the church or keep their faith. In both studies, over 40% of the pastors reported serious conflicts with their parishioners every month. This leaves pastors physically tired, spiritually weary, and even distant from God! Thus, they cannot properly minister or connect with their flock.
There was a poll taken by a sociologist named Jeffrey Haddan ("Prayer Net" Newsletter, Nov. 13, 1998) in which he polled over 7,400 Protestant ministers. He found that 13% to 51% of ministers, depending on their denomination, accepted Jesus' physical resurrection as a fact. His poll states between 19% and 60% of ministers believe in the virgin birth of Jesus. The poll goes on to say between 67% and 95% of ministers believe that the Scriptures are true in faith, history, and practice. These statistics are extremely despairing. What do these ministers think they are doing? What is their purpose? And, what are they trying to accomplish in God's Holy Church? If you are the church leadership and you do not believe in the tenets of Scripture, you have no business being in leadership and certainly no business being the Shepherd and teacher of the flock. What you are is a wolf in sheep's clothing, which will be harshly judged by God.
We at FASICLD conducted a simpler internet poll in 2005 of 2,245 pastors and another 1050 in person by our surveys in pastor's conferences as seen above. Because we are reaching Reformed and conservative Evangelicals, the stats are very different. We found that over 90% of pastors polled believe in the resurrection, virgin birth, and the validity of Scriptures (we did not get into the various aspects of inerrancy). The significant problem we found is the "buzz" or willingness to go beyond belief into trust, and then model that to their congregations. Being beat up in the ministry wears them down and derails their focus.
The result of both studies is this: the pastor must be theologically sound. A pastor who does not have a good theology is like an engineer who does not know math; he or she would totally be unable to do the job of designing. A pastor that is not theologically sound is like a surgeon who does not know anatomy and physiology; would you want him or her to operate on you? Would you want a lawyer representing you who does not know the law or the court system? When we are in the pulpit proclaiming the truth of Christ, it better be just that—the truth of Christ, not our inclinations, new ideas, or the latest trend in theological thinking. All these new waves of theology just confuse and alienate the body of Christ, who are the parishioners we serve and are called to protect from false doctrine, rather leading to God's truth. Most of these new ideas keep changing and conflicting, and only last a few years until the next latest theological fad comes into play. Why play with the fire of that game when God's truth remains the same and only our creative thinking keeps changing? It's good to be creative as long as it does not go against the teachings of Scripture!
The results of the survey are that pastors face more conflict, more anger, and more expectations than ever before. At the same time, they work long hours and have little pay, little reward, and produce their own dysfunctional families because of their absence. And, to top it off, they are not being adequately trained nor fed spiritually. I need to state clearly that this is not true of all pastors; there are many who are excellent in obeying their call, pastoring great churches, and being there for their families who are growing in the Lord. And, as a pastor, I must be aware of this so I do not fall in these traps myself. The statistics tell us that many more pastors have not learned to balance family and ministry or adequately deal with the immense struggles of the job. Thus, many are not able to lead their church where it needs to go because they have not been where they are seeking to lead others in growth or in spiritual formation. I totally sympathize with them, yet I call pastors to wake up to what they are doing, and why they are doing it. At the same time, hey church, take care of and respect your pastor!
The bottom line is this: if you are a pastor your job is to serve Christ first and foremost! Thus, it is imperative that we do not become thoughtless or uncaring concerning the buildup and practice of our personal faith. In so doing, we are also to be aware of and embrace the opportunities Christ has and will still bring for us. Our focus must be on the main thing and Christ is the main thing and at the same intention we are not to negate or neglect our personal faith development or our family. If we do, we personally fail and thus our churches will fail too and our family fails and we create the massive destruction, conflict, chaos and strife that has become so rampant in so many churches. We are called to do the opposite to discord and conflict, we are called to bring cohesion and community and show the character and love of Christ first to ourselves, then our family and then our church. In so doing we bring growth, maturity and love, being in and practicing "true spirituality!"
If we do not have a desire to pursue the call of God, we have to ask ourselves whyand what is in the way. Why are we in ministry? We have to ask, what is the role of pride and the desire of sin and how is it blocking us from proclaiming Christ as a pastor? Sometimes, we may not recognize sin and will perhaps rationalize it away. This happens especially when solid biblical theology or teaching is not being rooted in us and not thus being taught from us, then our churches become just social clubs of gossip and contention or entertainment and not the real effectual Chuirch of Christ where He is model and shown as Lord. Remember, our election is proven by our obedience, fruit, and growth in Christ!
As pastors, it is our call and duty to be on guard against the erosion of biblical values and damage to our and our churches beliefs and biblical mindset (Psalm 123:3; Mark 4:19)!
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Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which got another terrific start from Semyon Varlamov in net. The 25-year-old Russian has stopped 88 of 91 shots in three games.
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Joffrey Lupul scored for Toronto (3-1-0), which charged hard during a power play midway through the third period but was unable to score.
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Colorado, playing an up-tempo exciting brand of hockey under Roy, outshot Toronto 33-28 including 15-7 in the second period.
MacKinnon has collected a point in each of his games including two assists in his NHL debut Oct. 2 — at the age of 18 years 31 days. That made him the youngest NHL player to collect two points in a game since Jan. 8, 1944, when Ted Kennedy had four points for the Leafs at the age of 18 years 27 days.
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i want to chop her boobs off and hang them on my wall
Damn straight put me on the spot...lol She's not ugly just the picture you posted earlier didn't showcase her beauty like these.
the cleavage on the last photo was lush
She has a man face
Your original opinion is inexcusable.
shes aight.
find me a man that has a face like hers
Nah bro she's a woman that looks manlier than I and 99% of the ******** I've posted in the past. (That's a hell no!)[/quote]
You're complaining about her looking manly...yet you are attracted to transvestites...
Are you mentally handicapped?
oh cool, so you gave me a man that has a women's face
so I don't know what you proved
Does any of the trans women I post that as manly as she does? No they don't...They look so girly that I've tricked the board with them 6 times.
i'm kind of pissed you pointed out her slightly masculine jaw
i hate you now - can't unsee
she still fine as shit tho bro if you can overlook a penis i think a jaw is ok
I'd take this gal over that one anyday..How could I stay hard with a girl that has a face manlier than mines?
I would put my dick in her. She isn't unattractive but she just doesn't stand out as spectacularly beautiful to me.
We need some recent pics doe:
I loved her in 30 rock
I saw her in Here Comes The Boom last year and she still looks good.
Dude, ****** means she was or now IS a man. You like potential men but don't like a woman that looks slightly masculine.
Jesus Christ almighty, why does this board have so many idiots on it? I can't even fathom this moronic type of logic anymore.
Sorry, but ignoring the magnificent boobs, her square jaw makes her unattractive to me.
umm for her age she is fine as hell
That's the same person is it? Please tell that ain't!!!
Why would you take something he said seriously?
She's a babe
aww yiss
Dammit man. I'm trying to go without fapping for a while.
I'm not saying you have to find her attractive
but I think it's laughable to say she has a man's face
why wouldn't you?
i'm kind of pissed you pointed out her slightly masculine jaw
i hate you now - can't unsee
she still fine as shit tho bro if you can overlook a penis i think a jaw is ok[/quote]
That made my day...Dude you the day you leave this place I will officially leave.
My sister met her a few years ago
This except I would throw them on the grill and eat them, nips first.
Even so, you could never get her. And she probably looks 300 times better than you. So hate or nitpick all you want, her > you no matter how you dissect it.
one of the best racks around.
Take away the make-up and hair and that could easily be a man.
This trans woman looks girlier than that lady will ever look ..
Do you know how many women that could be said about though
every women looks a shit ton less womanly without the hair style and make up.
That's an insane statement.
lol what? How did this become a discussion about what I look like? I never claimed to be more attractive or capable of 'getting her', and who are you to decide that anyway, seen as you have no idea what I look like. Get mad because she has a man face haha.
And yet, you'd be fucking a man. Wouldn't be the case if you fucked Salma. The hypocrisy is strong with this one.
I can't take this stupidity any more.
Really? Lol What women you be around bro?
Bro the fact that she has a face that is 10x manlier than my own would automatically make me soft. I couldn't go through with that...
Apparently more than you since all you do is hang around men who like to be women
Come on man, you're nitpicking at a woman that is desired throughout the world and acting like she's not very good looking because of her "masculine jawline". Do you see how ridiculous and pathetic you are coming off as?
splooge/10 dat smile bro
the first on you posted is not good looking (well she has a very manish look) - this one is
Bro you're a clown just leave this thread already..
She's ok.


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Thread: ORA-08103 Please please respond
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Unanswered: ORA-08103 Please please respond
We are using ASP.NET connected with Oracle 9i.
For the specific store procedure we are getting an error uses global temporary table and gives back cursor to the .NET side.
We get an error ORA-08103 error.
The stored procedure works on the Oracle side if I directly log on to Oracle.
Does anyone know the solution to this???
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ORA-08103: object no longer exists
The object has been deleted by another user since the operation began.
Remove references to the object.
08175-08190: Discrete Transaction Messages ORA-08175: discrete transaction restriction violated name
Cause: An attempt was made to perform an action that is not currently sup-ported
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Last season, Prince Avenue Christian's football team spent part of the summer transitioning to the school's new weight program.
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"It's been a whole lot easier," Prince Avenue coach Jeff Herron said. "They're accustomed to what the workouts are and stuff like that, so I feel like we're ahead of the game a little bit this summer compared to where we were last year."
That's good news for the Wolverines, who open the season at home against defending state champion Aquinas on Aug. 29.
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Last season, Herron's first leading Prince Avenue, the Wolverines finished Region 8-A play undefeated and dropped just two games, including a 33-14 loss to Calvary Day in the Class A private state quarterfinals.
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More strategic than he gets credit for? The Bachelor season 21 star Nick Viall revealed to ABC News on Friday, January 13, that he didn't necessarily give the group date rose to Corinne Olympios just because she was bold enough to take her top off in the pool.
Olympios has quickly become the season's most polarizing figure, between putting Viall's hands on her bare breasts in front of the other women during the bridal photo shoot, and then pulling him aside for three separate one-on-one conversations at the cocktail party, thereby breaking the show's unwritten code of conduct.
Some of the other women questioned Viall's priorities when he rewarded the Miami-based business owner's behavior, but Viall explained to ABC News that he saw his pick for the group date rose as a way to learn more about how the women deal with undesirable outcomes.
"When you are 'the Bachelor,' you have very limited resources and time to get to know these women, and I think you try to use everything at your disposal," the two-time Bachelorette runner-up said. "As a result, I think you can give out a group date rose to accomplish a few things: You can validate someone … [but] you can also [use it to] see how other people might react."
He acknowledged that Olympios' moves might have been "rubbing some of the other women the wrong way," but said he wanted to see how they deal with these feelings. "How would they communicate that with me?" Viall, 36, said. "Would they talk about me behind my back? Would they bring it up to me directly? And if they brought it up to me directly, would they do it in a way that was effective? Could we resolve it and come to a mutual understanding of the situation, or would it blow up?"
"Seeing how people react to a situation, you can tell a lot," he continued. "You're trying to learn about these women and the possibility of how they might be in a relationship outside of that [reality show] world."
Viall spoke to Us Weekly exclusively at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour on Tuesday, January 11, where he made similar comments about his date-rose reasoning. When asked whether this could be seen as a "sadistic" test to put the ladies through, he replied to Us, "I don't know if it was sadistic, but I think, again, every rose you give out, there's a bunch of other people who aren't getting a rose. So how they handle that is telling."
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FAQ - Dunedin
What days are the sports on?
The sports are spread over the 9 days of the Masters Games. The schedule for the games is available now which details all the sports, which days they are on, along with the minimum age to enter.
When can I register
Every participant in the Games must register and the easiest and fastest way to enter is online. Registrations are open now so click on the Enter Now button on this website or click here to go directly through to our secure Masters Games online registration system. There is an early bird discount for registrations through until the 30th of November so it does pay to enter early.
How old do I need to be?
The lowest competitive age is defined by each sport. It can be as young as 18 (as in the case of Ice Figure Skating) and 30 as in the case of paddlesports, netball golf to name a few. On average most sports minimum is 30 and best yet there is no upper age limit.
How much does it cost to participate?
There is a games participation fee along with a sports fee which is dependent on the sports you register for.
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Early Bird Registration (until 30 Nov 2017) $ 65.00
Standard Registration (1 Dec 2017 – 8 Jan 2018) $ 95.00
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The sport that you register for will have a separate fee which allows your participation in the specified sport. The cost of this varies so please look at each individual sport as to the fee which applies.
What does my NZMG Registration Fee cover?
Your NZMG fee covers participation entry into the NZMG Games 2018, a games handbook, a souvenir sports bag, access to the Games Village including the nightly entertainment and entry to the Opening Ceremony.
In many cases competitors will need to provide their own sports equipment. Please check the individual sports pages as to what is provided and what you need to supply.
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Who can I talk to if I need help with my entry?
You can send an email to email@example.com or phone 0800 303 500.
Who do I contact if I have questions about my sport?
The first point of call is always the sport coordinator. Contact details are on the website under each sport.
How many disciplines can I enter?
For sports that have multiple disciplines and events, you can enter as many as your sport programme allows without having to pay an additional registration fee. It is the responsibility of each competitor to check the sports schedule prior to registration to ensure their sports/disciplines do not clash.
If I'm part of a team do I still need to register?
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I want to participate but need to find a team to join how do I do this?
Many of the sports can assist with connecting you with a partner or a team. Alternatively if you have difficulty we can assist simply contact us on 0800 303 500 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Can I have people come to events to support me?
We encourage you to have supporters at the event and we welcome them. The supporter's fee covers the entry to the sports events, a games handbook, a souvenir sports bag, access to the Otago Community Trust Games Village including the nightly entertainment and entry to the Opening Ceremony.
How do I become a volunteer?
There are a wide range of volunteer roles available that cover all sports and venues at the Otago Community Trust New Zealand Masters Games 2018. Volunteer roles are varied and a range of skills and experience are required. The volunteer program has been launched so now is the time to apply.
What happens at the Otago Community Trust Games Village?
The Otago Community Trust Games Village is located at the Otago University Union. This is the place where athletes, volunteers and supporters can meet up, enjoy the entertainment with food and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages on offer. The Games Village is free to enter for Masters Games athletes, supporters and volunteers.
Where can I go for assistance with accommodation?
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We were blessed with a glorious sunny day for our outdoor, whole school Mass to mark the end of the Mission. There was so much work put into the preparations by so many people the John Fisher School was living out it's life as a Christian community in the way it worked together.
The Mission team were in bright and early to start preparing. Staging was put up, cones laid out, benches put in place and the sound system erected. All around the school boys worked like ants, they came from all directions with chairs, the musicians practiced and staff oversaw with their usual efficiency.
Also on the day we were joined by the whole of Year Six from St Elphege's and Regina Coeli. They were coming for a retreat day but would be joining us at 11.10 for Mass which was celebrated by none other than Archbishop Peter Smith himself.
There were other eminent guests joining us, such as Mr Scully's parish priest, Fr Chris Keen, The head teachers of St Philomena's, St Mary's High, Coloma, Bishop Thomas Grant, Margaret Roper and Thomas Becket but most importantly, our most special guest was Mrs Scully.
The Mission team lead us in our opening hymn, Shine Jesus Shine which the primary school children enjoyed singing. In his homily Archbishop Peter reminded us of Pope Benedict's words to young people when he was in England in 2010, we were called to be holy as this is God's plan for us all.
After Communion the Team did a post Communion mime which was just as beautiful as the ones we had seen during the week in assembly. Just before the final blessing Mr Scully presented the Mission team with individual Thank You gifts on behalf of the whole school, and Archbishop Peter presented to Mr Scully, again on behalf of the whole school an Apostolic Blessing on the occasion of our 85th anniversary.
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@article {18793, title = {Continuous-flow precipitation as a route to prepare highly controlled nanohydroxyapatite: in vitro mineralization and biological evaluation}, journal = {Materials Research Express}, volume = {3}, year = {2016}, month = {2016-07-21 00:00:00}, publisher = {IOP Publishing Ltd }, abstract = {}, keywords = {Calcium phosphates, mineralization, nanohydroxyapatite, oscillatory flow reactor, SBF}, issn = {2053-1591}, doi = {10.1088/2053-1591/3/7/075404}, url = {http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2053-1591/3/7/075404}, author = {Ribeiro, V. P. and Castro, F. and Ferreira, A. and Oliveira, A. L. and Reis, R. L. and Teixeira, J. A. and Rocha, F.} }
This work reports the biological evaluation of nanosized hydroxyapatite (HAp) previously synthesized by continuous-flow precipitation in a scaled-up meso oscillatory flow reactor (meso-OFR). Physico- chemical characterization of the synthesized HAp suggests high surface reactivity namely because of its high specific surface area and low crystallinity. On the other hand, in vitro biomineralization assays demonstrated the apatite-forming activity of the prepared HAp and their higher surface reactivity when compared to a commercial HAp. Furthermore, human osteoblastic-like (Saos-2) cells culture evidenced that the synthesized HAp stimulated cell proliferation, especially when applied at lower concentrations (30 and 50 μg ml-1), although its cellular uptake behavior. Therefore, the prepared HAp shows immense potential as biomedical material, as well as drug and gene delivery vehicle. The results are also very promising regarding further scaling up of the process, as the designed methodology allow for the preparation in a continuous mode of nanosized HAp with controlled physico-chemical properties.\
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By Kent Gray
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The scene of a boating accident last Saturday, that ultimately resulted in one death, was a case of both unsung heroes and professional blunders, according to witnesses.
The incident began when Marion andquot;Marcandquot; Carlton and his friend Charles andquot;Tomandquot; Cormany went to check on some crab pots Saturday morning near South Beach in Carlton's aluminum motor boat. Carlton said he and Cormany had trouble locating the pots in the increasingly choppy waters.
andquot;We had been out fishing by White Rock earlier and when we went to look for them we couldn't find them right away,andquot; said Carlton. andquot;We finally saw them in the distance. They were all in white water, it was very rough. We both said at the same time, 'we're not going to get them right now.'andquot;
It was then that a rogue wave capsized the boat - tossing the two men into the water. Carlton said his boat was well outside the surf when the wave hit.
andquot;We'd just turned to leave when that great big swell hit us,andquot; said Carlton. andquot;I didn't see it from where I was at. He (Cormany) saw it coming, I think, because he said 'Oh my God,' or something like that.andquot;
Carlton said all he saw was the boat overturned in the air above his head before the swell covered them both.
On the shore, Emery Mattz and Rocky Snider were digging for clams when Mattz caught a glimpse of the boat as it began drifting toward shore.
andquot;We saw the boat where the waves were, being tossed around and coming up out of the breakers,andquot; said Mattz. andquot;I said 'Hey, there's a boat out there.'andquot; Snider then called 911 on his cellular phone.
Carlton said he and Cormany, both of whom were wearing life jackets, swam to the boat which was about 50 yards away.
andquot;I said 'Tom, we've got to get to the boat.' He got to it first and got on top of it. I just hung onto the bow because I thought it would flip over if I got on too,andquot; said Carlton.
As the waves slowly pushed the boat toward shore, Cormany slid down into the water and was hanging onto the edge of the boat.
andquot;I don't know how long we were in the water,andquot; said Carlton. andquot;I called his name a couple times and he'd say 'yeah.' I got to the point where I could touch the bottom - about chin deep. I told him I felt the bottom.andquot;
Cormany acknowledged, according to Carlton. That was the last time they spoke.
Meanwhile, Mattz and Snider said time seemed to be ticking by slowly while they waited for emergency personnel to arrive. It was then they flagged down Stan Brandenburg, a surfer from Cuttin, Calif. who was driving by. Snider said Brandenburg didn't hesitate to go in after the two men.
andquot;He's the guy that deserves recognition,andquot; said Snider. andquot;Here's a Joe Blow citizen who risked his life by going out there and grabbing these guys.andquot;
Carlton said he and Cormany were extremely cold and tired by the time Brandenburg arrived.
andquot;All the time we were getting hammered - I mean big time,andquot; Carlton said of the waves. andquot;We got in to where it was about shoulder deep and this surfer showed up and shoved his board at me. I told him not to worry about me but to help Tom.andquot;
Snider said this is when the second accident happened.
andquot;He got hit in the head by the boat just before the surfer got to him,andquot; Snider said of Cormany. andquot;He went face down in the water and started rolling around.andquot;
Mattz said Brandenburg managed to pull the unconscious Cormany to shore; Carlton was able to use the surfboard to help him get to where Mattz and Snider could help him in.
andquot;He was still hanging onto the surfboard,andquot; Mattz said of Carlton. andquot;He was really weak and suffering from hypothermia.andquot;
andquot;I was so weak I could barely stand up. I could hardly talk because my teeth were chattering so bad,andquot; said Carlton.
Sometime while this was happening, Mattz and Snider said a park ranger showed up.
andquot;He sat in his vehicle and talked on the phone,andquot; said Mattz.
andquot;He was no help at all,andquot; said Snider. andquot;He finally pulled out his gear and a wave hit it and it scattered all over the place.andquot;
The U.S. Coast Guard arrived next, and Mattz and Snider said they still didn't see enough action from the professionals.
andquot;We're the ones that gave him (Cormany) CPR,andquot; said Snider. andquot;This guy took out the mask for it and put it on himself instead of on the patient. I'm screaming, 'Hey, the mask doesn't go that way!'andquot;
Lt. Justin Kimura said his emergency medical technician was not capable of making such an error.
andquot;He (the technician) said he provided the safety mask to the person who was giving CPR,andquot; said Kimura. andquot;Our personnel are trained technicians. They wouldn't make a mistake like that.andquot;
The mask in question is a safety device, according to Kimura, which goes between the patient and medical personnel. There is a one-way air nozzle attached that is only useful if the mask is placed on the patient.
When asked who the mask was given to, Kimura said it was the ranger.
Attempts to revive Cormany were fruitless and he was later pronounced dead at Sutter Coast Hospital.
Carlton, who was still visibly shaken yesterday after the loss of his friend, did not make distinctions between the people who assisted him in the water and on shore.
andquot;The people who were there were really great,andquot; said Carlton. andquot;I didn't get all their names but I want to thank them all.andquot;
Carlton said when he filled out the accident report at the Del Norte County Sheriff's Department, one question troubled him.
andquot;The question asked how this accident could have been averted,andquot; Carlton said. andquot;The only thing I could think to say was 'not be there.'andquot;


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Been sitting and listening to the Skype Webcast. I'd recommend downloading the slides before beginning because the synchronization with the slides on the call is off. Some of what struck me:
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- Skype, with it's proprietary protocol, is the largest generator of SIP packets on the web today. Yes, you read that correctly. There is a protocol conversion at the gateway from Skype to SIP to PSTN.
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25% of today's Skype users are business users. 46% of North American VoIP minutes are Skype. 36% of VoIP users use Skype.
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Payment will become a feature of ordinary phone systems. I always thought that this would be done through an interface to the banking network, and via a feature on your handset that would store your banking information securely. With this announcement, it will be PayPal.
EBay will evolve from being a silent auction to an online Souk. People will talk, haggle, and discuss the details of the purchase. You won't ever be able to simply post an offering and forget about it, the way EBay has worked in the past.
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Oh how I hate the waiting, especially when the end result is by no means guaranteed. Distraction has so often been my friend. Find something to keep busy, something else to think about as you wait for the news. I'm doing a psychological experiment on myself. Is waiting and hoping really better than just waiting? Is there ever any harm in hoping for the best? I want to believe that hope is always better. Because when the bad times comes, I don't think anticipating them will make the pain any easier. But the voices of the past always come, threatening disappointment and fear. So hope has to rise above all of that.
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Imagine you're an impressionable kid out of the University of Maryland in the early 1980's, looking for friends with similar interests at your new job. You're reliable, responsible and mature for 22.
Your new friends are, well, not quite there yet.
You are Buck Williams, in the passenger seat of a speeding vehicle driven by that rascal Micheal Ray Richardson. Your tardy teammate is approaching 100 miles an hour down Route 17 en route to Newark International Airport, chatting away. Inches from the divider, you are in danger.
''Mike!'' you yell. ''Stop looking at me when you talk. Look at the road, you fool. I'll talk. You drive.''
If you are blessed and lucky, you make it to the team plane -- where that mischievous Darryl Dawkins is informing anyone who will listen that he is not of this Earth, but instead from ''Lovetron, baby. You know the planet.''
Ah, to be an 80's kind of Net.
''You needed strong parents to stay sane,'' Williams said, laughing last week. ''Those were crazy times,'' he added. ''Crazy, but fun times. Good memories, too. All good.''Continue reading the main story
If you are indeed blessed and lucky, you play 17 more seasons in the National Basketball Association, buy those strong parents their dream home, send your son to the same Greenwich, Conn., private school that President George Bush attended and retire with the same dignity you came into the league with in 1981.
The Nets will raise Williams's No. 52 jersey to the Continental Arena roof today. Fittingly, the team Williams finished his career with -- the Knicks -- will be in attendance. And some kid with a Stephon Marbury jersey will ask some kid with a Keith Van Horn jersey, ''Who's that?'' You only hope their parents will tell them.
Before becoming an N.B.A. finals cog in Portland and an invaluable role player in New York, Williams was the Nets. Eight years, 635 games, 10 team records and more than 10,000 points and nearly 8,000 rebounds. More than that, he was a rock, a stabilizing force for every team on which he played.
Especially for those wacky kids off the New Jersey Turnpike.
''Darryl should have done standup comedy,'' Williams said of the center. ''He was a real approachable guy, an ambassador. I learned a lot from him about dealing with people.
''Everyone knows he used to call himself Chocolate Thunder. But the nights he didn't play well, we'd say he was Chocolate Blunder.''
Williams calls Richardson, the All-Star shooting guard who was suspended from the league for drug use and still plays in Europe, his most loyal teammate. He does not remember a more flammable player than the Richardson, who took the court against the 76ers in 1984, the season the Nets shocked the defending world champions in a first-round series.
There are other memories: Larry Brown's beckoning him after practice in those first seasons, saying, ''Young fella, we need to work on some low-post moves.'' Stan Albeck's giving him and his teammates the freedom to create on the floor. And that revolving roster that always kept turning around Williams, the one grounded player, the descendant of sharecroppers who rose from the cotton fields of Rocky Mount, N.C., and grew into one of the game's premier rebounders.
His desire to claim a loose ball was trumped only by his professionalism and class at a time when the N.B.A. sorely needed both.
At the ceremony today, Williams will be accompanied not only by his wife, Mimi, and their two boys, Julien, 9, and Malek, 6, but also by his three siblings, Cynthia, Ann and Clyde Williams. He wishes his parents could be there, too.
His father, Moses Williams, died two years ago at 83, three years after Buck's mother, Betty, who was 68, died.
''You look at your peers and then you see how you turn out, and you reflect back and realize what kind of people they really were,'' he said of his parents. ''That's the one missing element.''
Like Buck, they were workers, picking cotton and tobacco when they both were young. Moses, one of the smartest men Buck knew, had but a third-grade education.
''He was really bright, but he was left-handed,'' Buck said. ''In those days, they wouldn't allow you to write left-handed. The teacher would crack him on his left hand every time he tried. He became so frustrated. They needed help on the farm. So he left school.''
Moses became a concrete finisher and Betty a homemaker.
In a better story than any he could cull from his playing days, Buck related this one:
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''Don't worry about it, Moses,'' he said. ''You won't be living here. It's too expensive for you.''
Moses Williams, proud he had given Buck a better life than he had himself, told his grown son this story 17 years ago on those same concrete steps. That day, with money from his first professional contract, Buck had bought the home for his parents.
''We tried to get him to sell the house for years and move into something bigger, but he wouldn't do it,'' Buck said. ''Too much sentimental value, I guess.''Continue reading the main story


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Q: Was volleyball your first choice for a sport?
A: I did gymnastics for about eight years because I was this petite little girl for a long time. After I quit gymnastics, I did cheerleading for about two more years before people started telling me I should be a volleyball player, and my dad took me to a volleyball camp at SMU where he was the strength coach.
Q: Did you ever see your dad (Chuck Faucette) play for the Chargers (1987-89)?
A: I wasn't born when he retired from playing.
Q: When did you get the big growth spurt that forced you out of gymnastics?
A: About eighth grade. Before that, I was never the tallest girl in the class.
Q: Can you still do any of those gymnastics moves?
A: No. Dancing is as close as I get to that now.
Q: Now you've progressed so quickly in volleyball that you were named the No. 2 prospect in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com. But that didn't happen until midway through last year, did it?
A: My height got me on the freshman team here, but I didn't know what I was doing yet. In the last year or so, I've learned so much about the game, although I'm relatively still new to the game because most of the girls I play with have been playing for a lot longer than me.
Q: How surprised were you when you found out about the PrepVolleyball.com ranking?
A: I couldn't believe it. I was on a recruiting trip to Texas when the coaches told me about it. I thought they were lying just to get me to go there.
Q: Is it fair to say you kind of came from nowhere in the last two years or so?
A: It's kind of true. I could tell last year my game was getting better, but I didn't think it had come that far - not to be ranked No. 2 in the country. There are some girls on that list who have been playing for half their lives. When I was jumping off the vault in gymnastics, they were playing volleyball.
Q: How different a player are you mentally now?
A: Living up to other people's expectations is always tough. I hear the whispers when I walk into a gym. I wish I had $1 for every time I've heard someone say, "That's her."
Q: Do your Westview teammates depend on you too much now?
A: I've never felt any pressure from them. I feel it from other teams. They go crazy when they block me, but it's a long match.
Q: How much pressure was there when you played with the U.S. National team in the Azteca Cup in Monterrey, Mexico, last September?
A: I had just played there with the Junior National team, so I was a little prepared, but I never expected to ever wear a USA jersey. I wasn't prepared for that. I've never experienced nervousness like I did in that tournament.
Q: How did the USA do in that tournament?
A: Sixth place.
Q: What has volleyball given you as a person?
A: It's not easy being a 6-foot-2 girl in high school. But volleyball has given me an identity where it's OK to be 6-2. I can't remember the last time I even thought about being 6-2.
Q: Are you ready to play at the next level at Texas?
A: I am anxious for it to start. I'm ready for the next level. I like the pressure that's coming because I love having the spotlight on me.
Q: What about finishing your career at Westview?
A: Losing the last two finals weighed on me. We've tried andfailed twice, so winning CIF this time capped off a great senioryear. I know we won, I saw the plaque and I know we have a bannercoming for the gym, but I'm still stunned it happened.
- Contact staff writer Terry Monahan at (760) 739-6648 or email@example.com .Comment at nctvarsity.com.
Juliann Faucette
School: Westview High
Sport: Girls volleyball
Position: Middle blocker
Age: 16
Year: Senior
Height: 6-foot-2
Nickname: "J"
Accomplishments: Named first-team All-Palomar League and second-team All-CIF in 2005. Also played on the U.S. National team in the Azteca Cup last month in Mexico
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Outkast finally settled a legal dispute with American civil rights veteran Rosa Parks yesterday (14APR05), after a song on their 1998 album AQUEMINI used her name.
Parks, 92, initially sued the rappers in Detroit, Michigan, in 1999 for defamation and violating her right of publicity.
The track, ROSA PARKS, which does not mention the campaigner by name in the lyrics, contains the words, "Ah ha, hush that fuss / Everybody move to the back of the bus".
Parks' lawsuit was rejected before being reinstated on appeal, leading to yesterday's settlement.
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