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DETROIT (WXYZ) - Hollywood came to Detroit as Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson joined Dieter Zetsche to introduce the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars.
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Jackson acted in Dawson's Creek before his current role in the TV series Fringe.
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squidamon (02/12/2013) [-] Id really love to see how he exPLANEd that whole thing to his boss the next day...
feffog ONLINE (02/12/2013) [-] AND NOW WE RETURN TO ANOTHER 40 EPISODES OF COREY IN THE HOUSE, FALLOWED BY A HANNAH MONTANNA MARATHON
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Short played before Wreck it Ralph saw it with a girl i like and we cuddled for the rest of the movie.
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I actuallly spoke to one of the animators of this short a few months ago (im in film school) and she showed me how they animated it. they used paper drawn animation for the entire thing, then supplemented the details with CG in order to give it a more realistic feel. It was really cool.
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You, my good man, are incorrect. While it is true that Pixar have always been with Disney, the Disney Animation Studios logo appears at the start, not the Pixar one, signifying that it was Disney not Pixar who made this film.
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I loved this :3
I wish Disney would keep up their hand drawn movies instead of the new 3D Animation :(
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Good news on a Friday as word comes that South Korea has reopened its doors to U.S. wheat. The country had slammed shut imports of U.S. wheat after that find in Oregon of non-approved biotech content in a single field of wheat.
However, officials in South Korea, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal failed to find unapproved biotech content in wheat that was imported from the United States. The story quotes the Korea Flour Mills Industrial Association on its decision to resume imports noting that local bidding of U.S. white wheat can begin Monday, July 8.
The controversy over the biotech find continues here in the United States. Recently, Monsanto's Chief Technology Officer Robb Fraley, during a media conference, says the find in Oregon remains suspicious. He notes the company considered several factors in its investigation of the find about how the material could have ended up in that field - nearly a decade after research on the tech had ended.
USDA has ruled that the find of Monsanto biotech content was on a single farm in a single field, which raises concerns from the company. Check out Monsanto's view on the issue.
The issue has already spawned lawsuits with a Kansas farmer claiming that the find caused financial harm to wheat growers who saw prices drop as export markets closed. Farm Futures Blogger Gary Baise offered a look at the suit.
The news from South Korea offers hope that U.S. wheat exports will continue toward normal as buyers find that the event was an isolated incident. A point of fact, however, is that the trait that was found had been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for human consumption - but there's no evidence any wheat actually got into the marketing stream.
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"We still need some help from the air," Najjar said, referring to the rebels' lack of heavy weaponry. In past months, the rebels have proved adept at attacking Syrian army checkpoints and small bases, but they've been unable to dislodge the military from larger installations, from which it shells and rockets rebel-held territory across the country.
Rebel control of some border crossings between Syria and Turkey and Iraq appeared to be of questionable strategic value. Iraq reported that it had sealed its borders with Syria, and Syrians in Jordan said that country largely had shut its borders, allowing in only Syrians who could prove they'd been in Jordan previously or who own property in the country.
Syrian activists in Lebanon said a tent camp had been set up near the main border crossing between Beirut and Damascus to accommodate those fleeing the violence. But the Syrian military appeared to have closed most smuggling routes between Syria and Lebanon, the closest border to Homs.
There's no official tally of deaths in the conflict, but July clearly is headed to being the conflict's deadliest month since the anti-Assad uprising began 16 months ago. As of Sunday, the Syrian Network for Human Rights had recorded 2,033 deaths in July. It recorded 2,336 deaths in all of June.
The Syrian government news agency, SANA, which for months had been issuing a daily tally of state funerals for Syrian soldiers and police officers, last published a list of the dead on June 26. Up to that point, June had been the bloodiest month for the Syrian military, with 649 soldiers reported killed.
Other sources indicated that recent fighting has taken a heavy military toll as well, including more than two dozen soldiers and police officers who were executed after rebels captured them.
News agencies quoted Iraqi officials last week as saying that Iraqi troops stationed at the Syrian border had witnessed the deaths of 22 soldiers who'd surrendered when rebels took a border crossing point, and rebels in the town of Al Tal, north of Damascus, told a McClatchy correspondent that they'd executed eight of more than 40 security personnel they'd captured in fighting there. Twenty-five of the captives were freed and the rest, all members of the Alawite religious minority, were being held for a possible prisoner exchange, said the rebels, who are Sunni Muslims.
There were conflicting reports from the country's Kurdish north that the Syrian government had reached an agreement with Kurdish militiamen and political parties to withdraw from majority Kurdish areas, including Qamishli, the largest city in northeastern Syria. If that's true, the agreement would free those forces to combat rebel units in other parts of the country.
Syria's Kurdish minority, which makes up about 10 percent of its population, has largely avoided taking a side in the conflict. Many Kurds remain suspicious of the government and the rebels, and videos of anti-government demonstrations there often prominently feature Kurdish flags in addition to the one the rebels wave.
Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq's semi-independent Kurdish region, told the satellite television channel Al Jazeera on Sunday that Kurdish Syrian fighters have been training in Iraq for months and could be deployed to Kurdish cities in Syria. He also said that some parts of northern Syria were already under the control of Kurdish fighters, after the Syrian military had withdrawn, and that Syrian Kurdish groups had won an agreement from the rebels not to attack the Syrian government in Kurdish-controlled territory.
McClatchy special correspondent Austin Tice in Al Tal, Syria, contributed to this report.


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Synopsis: Avarice is the motivation behind the zany deeds in this comedy. It all begins when a dying prisoner whispers the location of his loot to the facility's psychiatrist who heads to Cherry Hill, New Jersey to find it. Unbeknownst to him, he is followed by two fugitive convicts who overheard the confession. More trouble erupts when the shrink accidently... Continue Reading
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With support from Exordium Mors and it's the first show for Heresiarch, will be something a little different on the night.
Good to see a few more bands from across the ditch coming over, makes things here a lot less stale. Especially good bands.
Tickets will be avaliable from Real Groovy for $20 + booking fee, definitely not bad for an overseas band and 2 great New Zealand ones.
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High School Gymnastics: Eagles' Schweitzer wins on vault
Story | Jan 6, 2012 | 1:05 AMPIERRE - The Aberdeen gymnastics team had mixed results individually after the holiday break but stayed on course as a team. Pierre won its own high school triangular on Thursday with 137.00 points and Aberdeen followed in second with 133.25 points.... -
High School Gymnastics: Golden Eagles 7th at Brookings meet
Story | Jan 8, 2012 | 1:05 AMBROOKINGS - Aberdeen Central's gymnastics team finished seventh at the Patty Jorgenson Invitational hosted by Brookings on Saturday. The Golden Eagles compiled a team score of 132.075 points in the event, which was won by Watertown with 144.025.... -
Story | Jan 12, 2012 | 1:05 AMTV SPORTS Soccer-MLS Draft, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Men's College Basketball-James Madison at Virginia Commonwealth, 5 p.m. (ESPNU); Clemson at Boston College, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Wisconsin at Purdue, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); George Mason at Drexel, 7 p.m. (ESPNU);... -
High School Gymnastics: Central turns in top total of season
Story | Jan 13, 2012 | 1:05 AMSIOUX FALLS - Facing stiff competition, the Aberdeen gymnastics team responded with its highest point total of the season. Watertown won the Sioux Falls O'Gorman Triangular with 147.95 points. Aberdeen turned in a score of 134.75, its best of the... -
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Mikulak shines at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
Story | Jun 12, 2012 | 5:26 PMCorona del Mar High graduate Sam Mikulak finished third in the all-around gymnastics competition at the Visa Men's Senior U.S. Championships, completed Saturday inSt. Louis, Mo. Mikulak, who was the NCAA individual champion as a freshman at Michigan in... -
High school gymnastics: Aberdeen squad showing consistency
Story | Jan 15, 2012 | 1:05 AMPIERRE - Success in the vault pushed the Aberdeen gymnastics squad into a team score in the 130s. The Golden Eagles have now topped the 130 mark in all eight competitions this season. Aberdeen totaled 130.175 points for sixth place at the Pierre... -
High School Gymnastics: Aberdeen turns in season's top score
Story | Jan 27, 2012 | 1:05 AMWATERTOWN - The Aberdeen gymnastics squad saved its best for last. In the last regular season competition, the Golden Eagles scored their highest team total of the year. Watertown won its own triangular meet on Thursday with 150.15 points. Huron... -
High school gymnastics: Aberdeen gymnasts soar toward state
Story | Feb 5, 2012 | 1:05 AMBROOKINGS - Powered by two top 10 finishes in the vault, Aberdeen vaulted to fifth place at the conference gymnastics meet. The Aberdeen squad recorded a 135.875 score at the Eastern South Dakota Conference Meet on Saturday. Watertown made it four... -
High School Gymnastics: Familiar faces headed to State A Meet
Story | Feb 10, 2012 | 1:05 AMSISSETON - The defending State A gymnastics champions earned a return trip to the state meet along with two other teams and a host of individuals at the Region 1A Meet on Friday. Deuel totaled 146.575 points to win the region meet and Sam Wiekamp, the... -
From the mat to the platform: Olympian Dominique Dawes to speak at Shepherd University


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New music is due from Tom Carter and Pat Murano, Bloodgroup, Guido, Felix Kubin, while old music is due from Brett Smiley, The Durutti Column, Ascension, and King Tubby.
Forced Exposure New Releases for 12/2/2013New music is due from Tom Carter and Pat Murano, Bloodgroup, Guido, Felix Kubin, while old music is due from Brett Smiley, The Durutti Column, Ascension, and King Tubby. Legendary Pink Dots, "Code Noir"While I have admittedly become a fairly serious Legendary Pink Dots fan again over the last few years, I am still far from obsessive and their voluminous 2013 output was just way too much for me to keep up with. Consequently, I thought it was probably safe to let this limited, tour-only "sister album" to The Gethsemane Option slip by me. I was wrong, of course (and I should know better by now). While Code Noir is not nearly as ambitious or epic as Gethsemane, it happily avoids almost all of the indulgences and excesses that plagued its sister and is much better (and more listenable) for it. Melt-Banana, "Fetch"A six year absence means nothing to Melt-Banana. Fetch is a minor refinement of past efforts in the band's 20 year career, unraveling over a bevy of short, aggressive songs to reveal itself as either an irreverently noisy pop album, or an intermittently poppy noise rock album, depending on your point of view. They have a knack for straddling the fence between kitsch and the vaguely obscene, and that grey area has never seemed so lived-in and comfortable as on their newest work. Stephen Vitiello + Molly Berg, "Between You And The Shapes You Take"Vitiello and Berg have collaborated before on 2009's The Gorilla Variations. Like that work, the two improvise together, Vitiello primarily on guitar and Berg on clarinet and vocals. However, due to heavy amounts of processing and editing, only a ghost of untreated instruments shine through, resulting in an album rife with sadness and longing, but never in an overly bleak or depressing way. The Stranger, "Watching Dead Empires in Decay"The Stranger's second album sounds very different from his 2008 release Bleaklow. Whereas that debut was doused with a sense of trekking over ancient stones and moors of Northern England, this record feels much more interior, claustrophobic and urban. The rhythms boom and snake through a threatening, shattered, dystopia like rats crawling through pipes beneath a recently evacuated building. *AR, "Succession"While Richard Skelton has long been one of my favorite artists, he has not released anything new in a while that has captivated me quite like he did the first time that I heard him. That is not to say that he has experienced any sort of creative decline or anything, but he is definitely an artist who tends do one specific thing brilliantly, which regrettably tends to yield diminishing returns with increased familiarity. With this follow-up to their Wolf Notes collaboration, however, Skelton and Autumn Richardson alchemically transform some of their previous recordings into something quite new and unexpected. Phill Niblock, "Touch Five"Phill Niblock is an artist that, despite his penchant of expansive, subtle and nuanced recordings, always seems to make every release an epic one. His fifth album for the label (hence the title) is yet again another double disc one that holds only five compositions. Although it takes a conceptually similar approach to those albums, namely Niblock's use of layered instrument drones with microtonal adjustments to pitch, it still has a different feel when placed alongside his other releases. Pure Ground, "Protection"; Hive Mind, "Beneath Triangle and Crescent"Chondritic Sound label head Greh Holger initially began work as a harsh noise artist, but like many in that field, his tastes and art has changed and evolved, and on this pair of new releases that is completely evident. With both his synth pop project Pure Ground becoming a tighter band and his solo noise guise Hive Mind displaying even greater compositional tactics, he is definitely at the top of his game. Kid606, "Happiness"Kid606 has never quite fit into a particular narrative as an artist, which I have always felt was the strongest attribute to surviving as an electronic producer in the flooded market of similarly supertalented electronic producers. Equally brooding, romantic, humored, and flat-out destructive, Miguel De Pedro makes no effort to coordinate releases, or to eschew the fleeting moods and odd moments that fill any life of a grown adult and derive inspiration from any and all of them. Happiness is another one of his "heart on sleeve" albums, full of airy downtempo compositions similar to P.S. I Love You or Resilience, which means that fans of the softer end of his catalog will probably love it and fans of hyperactive scene destroying genius nonsense (myself included) will mostly only tolerate it. Olivia Block, "Karren"An album presented in two distinct movements, one on each side of the LP, Olivia Block's latest work at first seems like two diametrically opposed pieces, but are thematically, if not evidently from the sound, tied to one another. Based partially on the idea of presentation, both in the form of musical performance and in the sociological perception of the self, Karren has conceptual depth, but is captivating even stripped of that fact. |
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Book Clubs & Writers' Groups
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Afternoon Book Club meets at 2:00 p.m., the fourth Friday of every month and is open to all interested book lovers in the community. For more information or to register visit the branch or call 416-396-8890....
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An hour long book talk and get together
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Would you like to read and discuss an interesting book each month?...
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Come and share your love of books and listen to others present their favourites in an informal, lively setting.
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Join Library staff for entertaining book talks. Refreshments will be provided.
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Martim Afonso of Sousa, landed in 1531 and baptized this island "Tynharéa" and the Bahian accent soon transformed that name to "Tinharé".
Tinharé Island is situated to the north of the Camamu Bay archipelago, South of Bahia, a region known as Tabuleiro Valenciano or better still, the Coast of Dendę. Due to its distinct geographical location, the island was subject to innumerable attacks by French and Dutch ships, a true free land for pirates during the colonial period.
Under the jurisdiction of Săo Jorge dos Ilhéus, the land was given to Jorge de Figueiredo Correa by D.Joăo III, and assigned to Francisco Romero for settlement. The constant attacks of the Aymoré Indians and Tupiniquins against the local regional population helped to quickly populate the islands, and in 1535 Morro de Săo Paulo village was born on the north side of the island.
Morro de Săo Paulo protected the so called "barra falsa da Baía de Todos os Santos", strategic entrance to the Itaparica Channel and to the Santo Antônio Fortress (currently named Farol da Barra). Additionally, the Tinharé Channel was essential for delivery of supplies from major production centers to the capital, Salvador. The geographical importance of the island during the colonial period justifies the richness of historical monuments, today protected by the National Historical Patrimony.
1531 Martim Afonso of Sousa lands in the Tinharé Island, which eventually becomes part of the Captaincy of Săo Jorge dos Ilhéus. D.Joăo III donates the land to Jorge of Figueiredo Correa, who begins settlement.
1535 Francisco Romero and the local population found Morro de Săo Paulo village, located on the extreme north part of the island.
1624 Commander Johan Van Dortt and his squad land on the island during their route to Salvador.
1628 The Dutch Almirant [Admiral?, like a general?] Pieterzoon Hiyn leads an attack and loots the village.
1630 Governor Diogo Luiz of Oliveira initiates construction of the Fortress.
1728 Completion of the Forte da Ponta Fortress and wall along the island. Defeat of the French Admiral Villegaignon by Portuguese troops.
1746 Construction of Fonte Grande, the largest water supply system of colonial Bahia.
1845 Conclusion of the Church and Santo Antônio Convent, the N. Sra da Luz Chapel.
1855 Engineer Carson finalizes the construction of the lighthouse.


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University Housing / Quicklinks / Living-Learning Communities
Living-Learning Communities (LLCs)
A living-learning community (LLC) is a group of students with shared interests, living and taking one of their classes together in residence hall space reserved exclusively for them. Most LLCs occupy just one floor or wing and house 25 to 45 first-year students.
If you can appreciate the academic advantages of connecting with other successful students and award-winning faculty during your first year of college, there's an LLC for you, regardless of your major.
Connection | Community | Eligible First-Year Students |
General Interests not limited by major or career goal |
Bryan Hall Learning Community | Students inspired by "curiosity and the desire to learn" |
Social Justice Learning Community | Students interested in social justice, community service, activism and leadership | |
Social Science and Public Affairs Learning Community | Students interested in understanding and impacting society | |
Career Goal | Pre-Health Professions Learning Community | Students in any major who are interested in health-related careers |
Major | Music Living-Learning Center | Music majors |
Nursing Learning Community | Nursing majors | |
Women in Math, Science and Engineering (WIMSE) | Women majoring in math, science or engineering |
Residents of Bryan Hall, Music, WIMSE and Pre-Health LLCs are required to purchase a Seminole Dining meal plan membership.
Hear about LLC life from two students who've experienced it firsthand: In this February 2013 interview for WFSU-TV, President Eric Barron and Issues in Education host Suzanne Smith discuss LLCs with Dr. Bill Parker of the Bryan Hall Learning Community and students Khloe Greenwood and Kaue Tozzi.
Interested? Once you're admitted to FSU, apply for Fall/Spring housing as soon as possible, then apply separately for as many LLCs as you want. Before applying, use the links above to explore what each LLC offers. LLC applications are expected to open in January and close in March or early April.
Application Tips
- Check out each LLC's website to understand what each program requires of its residents before you apply.
- Apply to all LLCs of interest to you.
- On your housing contract, request the halls you would prefer if you are not admitted to any LLC. Hall preferences have no impact on LLC selection and assignment.


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1) I guess imminent is NOT obvious, and I guess "Hammer" didn't bother to read the white paper that re-defines imminence so it does NOT require an active plot.
2) I guess "Hammer" did read the top secret evidence against Awlaki that the ACLU was denied access to and that was too top secret to reveal in any court of law. I guess it must have implicated Awlaki's teenage son who was assassinated by a different drone on a different day.
3) Can we really be at war with a strategy of war? Could Congress ever declare a global war on bombing? Would we then have the authority to fire bomb all other bombs on the planet? Did the Cold War give us authority to nuke anything on the planet that was cold (or communist)? We the people cannot live under the rules of war forever, yet this "war" is designed to last forever.
I guess on "planet neocon" (and planet neo-liberal) war is a god, worthy of constant praise and worship.
Well, the God I worship isn't a warmonger...Mister! Go ahead Edge, play the blues.
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North Caicos: People make it beautiful |
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Deserted soft sand beaches and calm clear waters, rich vegetation and vibrantly coloured flowers, and the smiles and warm hearts of the people are the most inspiring things you will find in North Caicos. Yvette and Maxwell Handfield are just one of the many traditional and loving families who work to thrive in their home of North Caicos. With their four sons — Desmond, Darville, Dedrick and Delvado — they have built a variety of family businesses you can't miss when touring the "green" island. The family runs a grocery/variety store, a restaurant, an electric shop, a liquor store and a fishing/sporting goods shop, while the fourth son is still away at college. MY Dee's Mini Mall is a major landmark right along the main highway, which passes through nearly the entire length of the 41-square-mile island. It is the center of the Handfield family businesses. It is also the home of MY Dee's Restaurant and Bar, a quaint spot to enjoy local and international cuisine. MY Dee's is open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner with brunch on Sundays. If feeling like a local is something you seek, then don't miss MY Dee's Ribs 'n' Chicken BBQ every Friday night. The party starts at 5:30 p.m. and carries into the night, in fact there is no posted closing time, just "'til you say when." But it is not just the food that makes MY Dee's Restaurant a special place. While snacking on some of the most mouth-watering cracked conch, you might see the next generation of MY Dee's giggling and cooing in the corner. Maxwell and Yvette have raised their four D's to appreciate their home of North Caicos. While they were all educated away from the TCI, the sons have been encouraged to return to North Caicos and help the island grow and prosper. So far, their parents' wishes have become a successful reality. Kamron is just eight months old and already he is a part of the family business. He spends his days watching customers come and go at his parent's electric shop, right next door to the restaurant. The son of Desmond and Merrica, Kamron is learning that family is what it is all about. Desmond and Merrica run both the restaurant and the island's only electric shop. Uncle Dedrick often stops in to say hello. He is not far away, running a one-stop sporting shop also located in the plaza. Maxwell and Yvette have certainly made an impact in their home of North Caicos through their wide variety of businesses. But it is the connection they have inspired their children to have with the island and each other that is most impressive. When travelling around North Caicos, the vibrant green and blue colours will catch your eye, but it will surly be the people that will make you smile.
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Special Guests Joanie Greggains and Don Bowden Will Join Participants
Olympians Will Co-Lead Children's Clinics
PALO ALTO, Calif. - February 26, 2009 - When the 2009 Lifelong Fitness
Alliance Dare To Be Fit Races and Community Walk take place on Sunday,
March 22, runners and walkers of all ages and abilities will traverse the
scenic Stanford University campus in a celebration of lifelong fitness.
Two 5-kilometer runs (3.1 miles), a variable distance community fitness
walk of one to five kilometers, a health and food fair, and other
activities offer fun for the entire family. Event "central" is located at
PAC 10 Plaza, adjacent to Stanford Stadium in Stanford's athletics
All participants will have an opportunity to meet two special guests:
* Health and exercise personality Joanie Greggains will lead the
Community Walk and lead all participants in a fun warm-up at 8:00 a.m.
Greggains' long-running TV exercise show, Morning Stretch, and her
popular #1 talk-radio show, The Joanie Greggains Show, on KGO Radio 810
AM in San Francisco, make her a familiar, popular, and respected source
of information about maintaining good health.
* Don Bowden, who in 1957 became the first American to break four minutes
in the mile, will also join the Community Walk and inspire participants.
Bowden, a 1956 Olympian, was recently inducted into the USA Track & Field
Hall of Fame.
The Dare To Be Fit Races and Community Walk are organized by Lifelong
Fitness Alliance (formerly Fifty-Plus Lifelong Fitness), a 30-year-old
non-profit organization which advocates lifelong wellness, and provides
information and opportunities for health and fitness. The anchor event on
race and walk day is the 26th Annual Paul Spangler Memorial 5K Run at
8:30 a.m. The event is heralded as the premier road race in the world for
age 50 and over runners. A number of U.S. records by senior athletes have
been set in the event. Spangler, the oldest finisher ever in the race,
set four of these records in his 90s before his death at age 94.
At 9:00 a.m., the Lifelong Fitness 5K Run is open to all runners under
age 50.
The Lifelong Fitness 1K to 5K Community Walk begins at 8:45 a.m. Walkers
of all ages may choose to walk the entire 5K course, or shorten the route
by taking shortcuts along the way. The walk is perfect for a family
fitness outing.
Additionally, starting at 10:00 a.m., All Stars Helping Kids will present
special activities for children. Kids can measure their baseball pitching
speed, learn soccer strategies, and get track and field tips at clinics
following the Community Walk. U.S. Olympians Brandi Chastain (soccer),
Kate O'Neill (track and field/ distance running), and Erica McLain (track
and field/triple jump) will help lead the clinics. The clinics are
included as a complimentary activity for children ages 5 to 13 when
parents or guardians sign them up for the Community Walk or Lifelong 5K
Everyone is invited to the free Health and Food Fair where health-related
products and services will be displayed.
All proceeds from the Lifelong Fitness Community Walk benefit All Stars
Helping Kids, a 20-year-old non-profit organization founded by football
great Ronnie Lott that promotes a safe, healthy, and rigorous learning
environment for disadvantaged children in low-income communities.
Proceeds from the running races benefit the Lifelong Fitness Alliance's
programs for seniors.
This year, race organizers have shortened the Dare To Be Fit Races to 5K
(3.1 miles) from their longtime 8K (approximately 5 miles) format.
"We've done this to more closely align with our mission of lifelong
fitness, and in honor of our partnership with All Stars Helping Kids,"
said Patricia O'Brien, Executive Director of Lifelong Fitness Alliance.
"5K is a manageable distance for many people. And, for all walkers,
regardless of age, we're offering a community walk of flexible distance
and pace from 1K (about a mile) to 5K with turnarounds all along the way.
So, we hope that everyone will join us."
Both Don Bowden and Joanie Greggains are proponents of walking for people
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Bowden ran his celebrated mile run in 1957 at a track meet in Stockton,
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mile barrier. He did it three years after Englishman Roger Bannister
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"Walking has both physical and mental benefits for me," Bowden said. "For
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According to Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., Chairman of the Lifelong Fitness
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vitality, and quality to their lives.
"I'd say that fitness offsets aging by about 30 years. For example, a
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40," said Bortz who is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at
Stanford University School of Medicine. He is also a distinguished expert
on longevity and healthy aging.
"The older we become, the more urgent being fit is," he said. "For a kid,
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Dr. Bortz cites medical studies that support his statements. A 13-year
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Lifelong Fitness Alliance, and 249 control subjects. The researchers
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Another study conducted by the Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas,
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Modern scientific research supports the educational efforts and fitness
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extending throughout adulthood.
"Use it or lose it. Dare to be fit!" is an urgent refrain heard from Dr.
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Participants in the Dare To Be Fit Races and Community Walk may meet (and
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longitudinal study. (Wang, Ramsey, Schettler, Hubert, and Fries.
Department of Medicine, Stanford University.) Archives of Internal
Medicine. 2002. Nov 11; 162(20): 2285-94.
(2) Physical fitness and all-cause mortality. A prospective study of
healthy men and women. (Blair, Kohl, Paffenbarger, Clark, Cooper, and
Gibbons. Institute for Aerobics Research, Dallas, Tex.) Journal of the
American Medical Association. 1989. Nov 3; 262(17): 2395-401.
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John Travolta says that Robin Gibb was a 'wonderful' person.
The Bee Gees star lost his battle with cancer yesterday at the age of 62 and has received an outpouring of love from celebrities and fans who appreciate the impact he had on the music industry.
Robin and his brothers Barry and Maurice recorded the soundtrack for the 1977 disco movie Saturday Night Fever that put John on the showbiz map.
'I thought Robin was one of the most wonderful people,' the actor told TMZ.
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The music of the Bee Gees influenced many of today's stars including Carrie Underwood who grew up listening to him as a child.
'My parents listened to the Bee Gees quite a bit when I was little,' she told MTV. 'They just had a sound that was all their own.'
'There have been a lot of legends lost this year, so it's always sad to see it happen.'
Robin Thicke added that his 'family has been friends with the Gibbs for many years, so it's obviously a tragedy.'
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Dwayne Carter Jr.s release from Rikers Prison in New York may have slipped past many news readers last month. After all, the story didnt make major headlines but was primarily relegated to entertainment substories or headlines on pop culture website. Dwayne Carter, more popularly known as Lil Wayne, finished serving 8 months in federal prison for charges of attempted weapons possession back in 2007. Although many may not express surprise that Waynes career involved prison time (after all, he is a gansta rapper), it did contribute to a lengthy discussion that has surfaced repeatedly in my Christian school classroom lately.
The discussion began after my students responded with shock and disbelief to my own musical preferences (which are dominated by Mozart, monks, and medieval polyphony). One student re-assured me that she didnt believe the rumor of my classical tastes for a second; after all, she added, youre far too young to like that stuff. Another student was a bit less diplomatic, declaring that my musical tastes are a disgrace to teenagers after I mentioned that I began building my classical library during my high school years.
My students turned the tables of surprise on me, though, when I asked each of them to introduce me to one song they deemed worthy of appreciation. I expected Christian rock artists, classic rock n roll, and possibly some Indy Pop, but I was not prepared for the string of explicit rap artists that hit my desk, including Jay-Z, Kevin Rudolf, and Lil Wayne, along with heavy metal songs such as Raining Blood by Slayer.
I would be tempted to write this off as a successful class-wide prank to abuse my classically-trained ears and torture my soul, but our class discussions on music revealed a firm belief that the skill, creativity, and cultural popularity of this music made it worth listening to. All the students recognized that explicitly sexual, drug addicted rap artists should not be their models in life, but all were equally persuaded that they could listen to and enjoy such music without letting it impact their own lives.
Despite my temptation to condemn such music immediately for its ugly perversity, a moments reflection reveals that the issue is much more complex than declaring an entire genre off limits because the lives of its artists arent godly, or because many of the songs contain profanity. These standards would call into question a host of art, music, plays, and movies that I have enjoyed immensely. Thus, while I may not enjoy rap music, making the argument that Christians have a moral obligation to set rap music aside demands more than a quick dismissal.
If music is a form of communication it is worth asking what rap artists are trying to say. Of course, even a genre such as rap has different subcategories, and arguments against popular rap stars such as Lil Wayne may not apply to every rap song. But I am interested in thinking carefully about the message of the rap stars that my students have idolized. Katie Couric got an answer to this question when she asked Lil Wayne what it means to be a gangsta rapper. Lil Waynes response: I don't take nothin' from no one. I do what I wanna do. And I'm gonna do that until the day I die."
In other words, at the core of Lil Waynes music is a message to his listeners to assert themselves, do what they want to, and ignore rules or boundaries. This agrees exactly with what philosophy professor Bill Lawson argued when he wrote that rappers try to show that each person must look after his own interests, and that rap glamorizes the bad guy who will not be pushed around or told what to do.
Rap pounds this self-promoting, authority denouncing message from every angle. Most obviously, it does so with its subject matter. Sex and drugs pervade the lyrics while violence and anti-cop images fill rap music videos, all urging listeners to revolt against standards of morality and rebel against tyrannical authority. Even the most secular moral standard based on consenting adults stands in the way of raps push for self assertion as rape, degradation of women, and violence to get what I want pervade the lyrics.
Rappers add to this revolt by casting off the laws of language itself. Rap lyrics very literally bastardize the English language by ignoring grammar, pronunciation, or clarity in communication. Thus, rap music promotes a sing what I want, talk how I want, do what I want attitude in rejection of standards for right or wrong.
In addition to the lyrics, it is worth remembering that music itself is a means of communication. Music is not a neutral medium that becomes good or bad based on the words that accompany it; music is an art form that creates impressions, communicates to an audience, and presents its listeners with an interpretation of reality.
One doesnt need to go read dissertations on the reactions of mice in mazes in order to recognize musics power. Think about the natural reactions of the body to a Brahams lullaby, a Sousa march, a U2 rock song, or a Lil Wayne rap. Although we might be able to curb our natural reactions, the body longs to sit and relax, to march in line, to jump and clap, or to grind and mosh based on the music it hears. Lyrics often become the only litmus test of acceptable music, but music itself impacts both the mind and the body by stirring up emotions in its listeners. Rap music undermines authority as its jolting beat assaults the standards of musical form.
In the long run, streaming such music through our ears and into our minds must eventually impact how we think and act. However, I am aware that many young people listen to such music and do not end up walking out of their house to commit rape or murder. So, is the popular opinion in my classroom correct, that this music is appropriate to listen to as long as we are careful not to let it impact our actions?
If our standard of virtue is built on the likelihood of becoming violent, drug addicted gangsters then this music is probably harmless to many young people. Most of my students will not take this path of immorality regardless of their musical tastes. But if our desire is to live according to biblical principles, this music fails to meet the standard.
Gods desire for His people consists of far more than a mere set of actions they shouldnt commit or a line in the sand they are not to cross. After generations of watching His people chase after idols, one might think God would be pleased to see his people offering sacrifices on His altars. But Isaiah tells the Israelites that God would rather they not sacrifice at all than sacrifice with their hands while their hearts were far from Him. Thus, our standard of acceptability should not just be whether or not our actions cross the border between right and wrong, but should also rest on whether or not what we watch, listen to, or think about is consistent with Gods calling for our life.
Our Lord commands us to fill our minds with what is pure, lovely, admirable, and virtuous, to take every thought captive to Christ, and to be holy just as he himself is holy. If these commands shape our musical litmus test, we ought to arrive at a very different conclusion about the rap albums our culture calls skillful, creative, or popular. Further, if we consider the message of self-promotion that rap artists claim they are trying to communicate, Gods word again pushes us in the opposite direction.
Christ summons us with such commands as clothe yourselves with humility and consider others interests ahead of our own. It certainly seems paradoxical to desire humility but to enjoy music that undermines self-sacrifice in favor of self-promotion.
In the end, Lil Wayne wont be banned from my iPod because hes done time in federal prison. Nor am I necessarily concerned that my students who have purchased his explicit album are one step from cop-killing or drug addiction. Instead, I wont be listening to Lil Wayne because I do not want his message to have a repeated hearing in my heart and mind.
I am concerned about the culture of rap music, including the music and the lyrics, because it is fundamentally opposed to the Biblical picture of a Christian life: a life guided by the Spirit, renewed in Gods image, and destined for a glorious future in Gods presence. Thats a calling worth pursuing with every thought, word, note, and rhythm of our lives.
Christopher Walker is a secondary teacher at Veritas Academy in Leola, PA. He lives in Leola with his wife, Kathryn, and 17 month-old daughter, Alana. He attended Hillsdale College (BA in Classics, minor in music) and Westminster Seminary (Master of Arts in Religion).
I have been wrestling with this question for awhile actually, because I too take my faith very seriously and agree that the core of rap and the "gangsta rap" persona is truly offensive, and stands in opposition to many facets of the Christian faith. However, I am an avid runner/exerciser and have been for many years. It was just in the past few years that I really began to take my faith seriously, and to realize that the "pump-up" music I have been listening to for all these years is not appropriate music to be listening to as a Christian. I have firmly banned all blatanly offensive songs from my playlists, but every once in awhile I still notice myself singing along to a song with implicit meanings/subliminal messages/etc.
I guess I am wondering what to do in this situation! I almost feel like I need this upbeat rap music to keep myself motivated in my exercise routine. I do not buy into the lyrics, by any means, but still, they are a part of my daily routine. Any thoughts on something I could try subbing in? Or tips in general? I'm curious.
Although I grew up in the Elvis/Fats Domino era, I was also early-on corrupted (as some might think it) by playing serious orchestral music, and confess that most (not all!) popular music rather bores me - and has done all my life. I am lead horn in a local orchestra (Manukau Symphony) and so have some interest in music.
Just interested - is rhythm the most fundamental essence of music?
Theodore Dalrymple explains why the Baroque is superior to Rock
My point is that every musical genre can be used in an ungodly manner, however they were ALL created by God, and can ALL be used for God, here are some examples: Skillet- christian 'heavy' rock with strings, Guvna B-christian rap(grime), Fee christian rock/worship and Lecrae-Christian rap(RnB) to name only a few.
Listen to some of their songs and see that they are all about God and experiences with God, and even if you don't like the style of music, maybe you can recommend these artists to your pupils or at least tell them to look out for the christian artists in their prefered musical genres.
God Bless
Actually, you do. Assert what you will, but because a particular piece of music moves you and me in a particular way is just as likely because of our common ingrained culture as it is because of 'nature.
I enjoyed reading your thoughtful and honest post very much. Emily, it may be difficult in the beginning to start dissociating yourself from that which is so blatantly offensive, but with God's help, it's all eminently doable.
If I may be so bold as to offer you this advice: stick with Mozart and Shakespeare. These two gentlemen encompass a range of human thought, experience, and emotion that is simply incomparable with the dessicated sound and word of today's "culture". Stick with them, and before long you'll start hearing the difference.
Now, if you like running, try keeping up with the third movement of Mozart's symphony #34 (K.V. 338). Also, following the score on youtube is like a roller-coaster ride - violins and oboes, oboes and violins.
Progressive bands like Dream Theater and Spock's Beard as well as classic prog-rock artists like Rush, Yes, early Genesis and others are great for running.
Also, I really got into running with a site called Podrunner that has frequently updated mixes of electronic music specifically designed for working out. I would never listen to it under other circumstances, but once I lace up my running shoes, it's gold for keeping me going.
Prior to my age ten, my family was Amish, which is an ethnic culture of its own that has roots in the Reformation. This culture has consistently striven to wall itself off from the culture of the general public and to maintain an essentially unchanged way of thinking about how life should be lived. I think this is a model that needs emulation by traditional Christians who want to resist assimilation into the post-modern secularized culture that suffers a continuing loss of moral perspective. Christians must develop their own space apart from the general culture.
Do we discourage students from reading Shakespeare because of this? Should we warn them away from the theatre because some productions don't conform to Christian ideals?
Of course not. What we should be doing is teaching our youth to engage with the culture and transform it, not to ignore it. We recognize what is good in the thing and build from there.
Your suggestion is right - we do need to cultivate our garden, slowly and mindfully, and invite all people to come to it. What we should also be emulating from the Amish, is the practice of humility and modesty in all things. Too much of our global culture, pop and otherwise, is like one perpetual rumspringa - it's no way to live without always being exhausted in mind, spirit, or body.
Thus, your experience is valuable - how do you integrate the Amish ideals and any practices, into your life today?
I'm not sure what you're proposing - perhaps you can clarify you reservations regarding Shakespeare a little more.
Beyond the Bard himself, we do not hold the entire genre of theatrical productions in disrepute because some plays, e.g., The Vagina Monologues, present themes that are contrary to Christian thought and morality. We judge each on its own merits.
As another commenter pointed out already, there are musicians who proclaim the Gospel in genres where we might not expect to find it. Let's support this and work to transform our culture. We always keep the "old" and recognize its value and its pre-eminence, but if we don't engage the new, if we stop finding new ways to share the Gospel, then it becomes just an historical artifact, when in reality it holds meaning for all men in all ages.
And Christopher, look at this statement: In other words, at the core of Lil Waynes music is a message to his listeners to assert themselves, do what they want to, and ignore rules or boundaries. But look deeper Lils Wayne can sing whatever lyrics he pleases, but his attorneys expect him to follow accounting rules scrupulously, as well as his production companies because if he doesnt they will take him to court. And Lil Wayne himself expects those same courts to uphold laws that enrich him (and his business partners) by making music and videos that ridicule the moral standards which give those rules life. Its all a con. Lil Wayne and his like (and the corporate structures that promote him) are not revolutionaries, theyre all simply hoodlums on the take. And the kids they take from are just rubes.
The problem with this music is that it makes no deep sense. It assumes that its enthusiasts are too stupid to know that theyre being coned. I want to be proved wrong. Im waiting.
And Nathan Duffy, the message of a piece of music is part of its aesthetic valueit cant be leached out of it. And look, this is 2010, America, and you read First Things blogs. Saying that rap music is all you really know, well, here, now, with whats available to you, its kinda pathetic. Youre young with a life ahead of you. Dont listen to music. Learn to make it. Its Christmas. Nathan, buy yourself a keyboard, theyre cheap. And learn to play it. Takes some time, some effort, but do it. Learn to play a two part invention. I dare you.
Oh, and Emily, on the treadmill? Sousa. Or Donner und Blitz, Johann Strauss Jr. Heres the link
Word of warning: the Strauss is more fun with a partner
I agree with you, but would add this - it is necessary, even a duty, for the new to learn, master, and sink its roots in the old. Or to say it another way, the new should chase the old first, if it hopes to maximize its chances of being relevant to the future generations. Otherwise, the new risks being relevant only to itself, with each new stumbling into yet another self absorbed cycle - a repeating hermeneutic of discontinuity, if you wish.
Consider a current example - Madonna and Lady Gaga. How many in the younger generations know that one is a spin-off the other, or even know of the former in the first place? And that the whole shtick here is about making fun of healthy femininity?
If the new knew the old, then perhaps they could place this act in its true context - as an honourable mention in the Catalogue aria in Don Giovanni, or perhaps as some of those tavern characters in Shakespeare's plays.
Yes many of you are probably rolling your eyes and laughing in disgust (much as one of my theology classmates once did when I proceeded to quote Jay-Z, Bonhoeffer, Barth, and Kanye in one presentation). Faithful presence in the world often means bringing light into the darkest corners of one's society, and sometimes even means showing the world the longing and truth of Christ hidden in the deepest recesses of their minds (and which often pops up in the weirdest of places). When we do this we stand alongside Paul at Mars Hill speaking of the unknown god, and Clement in Alexandria as he discussed the "pre-evangelical content" of Plato and Aristotle.
"One doesnt need to go read dissertations on the reactions of mice in mazes in order to recognize musics power. Think about the natural reactions of the body to a Brahams lullaby, a Sousa march, a U2 rock song, or a Lil Wayne rap. Although we might be able to curb our natural reactions, the body longs to sit and relax, to march in line, to jump and clap, or to grind and mosh based on the music it hears. Lyrics often become the only litmus test of acceptable music, but music itself impacts both the mind and the body by stirring up emotions in its listeners. Rap music undermines authority as its jolting beat assaults the standards of musical form."
I'm completely with you up until the last line of that paragraph. Especially since you take the time earlier in your article to differentiate between the lyrics and the music.
Let's start by looking at the musical components common to the structure of rap music. A common pattern you will hear in rap music is the same basic sound structure repeated every 5 seconds for the duration of a song. To off set this basic repetition other sounds and effects are add on top of that 5 second cycle. These augmentations or even pauses usually last 2 or 3 cycles and then the song returns to the basic 5 second cycle. One other feature that is almost always included in rap music is a heavy bass beat. Nothing about the strict musical features of the music has anything to do with undermining authority or assaulting the standard of the musical form. I would say the most important relationship in rap music is not the internal structure of the music. I think the more interesting relationship is between the structure of the music and the human mind.
How does the mind receive the sound structure that rap music is trying to give? The simple repetition of the music and the heavy beat make a kind of sound structure that is really attractive to the mind. Because the 5 second cycle repeats itself so frequently and because of the heavy beat this music generally blocks out all other sound inputs. Many other types of music and sounds have more variation in volume, pattern, and the length of the repetition of each sound cycle. Most people's minds will take the path of least resistance and sync to the simple and consistent sound structure that rap music provides. Interestingly enough the 5 second cycle of rap music is similar to the 4-6 second duration of a shot used in TV in movies. There are huge similarities between the affects of the consistent picture change every 4-6 seconds on TV and a consistent 5 second cycle in rap music. Between 4-6 seconds is usually long enough for the mind to understand and absorb, but also short enough that the mind doesn't want to separate itself from the consistency of the input. Consistency is relaxation. While the sound structure of rap music is very simple it also is filled with beauty because it acknowledges and utilizes the way the mind moves.
So now that the mind is relaxed and receiving consistent sound input and so let us add the lyrics. Your mind will have trouble ignoring the consistency of the lyrics because they are coming to you through a very mentally appealing sound structure. The words will probably be absorbed as easily as the sound. The musical structure function like advertising in that if you keep pounding the same message home from the same source there is no mental room for other inputs. Does this mean the negative meaning of the words is absorbed and the negative actions that follow the words are adsorbed? Not necessarily, but your mind is physically absorbing them and anything that is absorbed has some kind of effect.
I'd like to explore the psychology of rap music for a moment especially since you included the following quote: Katie Couric got an answer to this question when she asked Lil Wayne what it means to be a gangsta rapper. Lil Waynes response: I don't take nothin' from no one. I do what I wanna do. And I'm gonna do that until the day I die."
Many of the people that I know who are the most heavily invested in rap music have lives that lack consistent positive input. These people's lives also tend to lack reciprocal relationships with other people and within the parts of their own person. This is what Lil Wayne is talking about. I don't know much about Lil Wayne, but that attitude seems like an active rejection of some kind of structure that was imposed him. Was that a broken family, poverty, or loneliness? I don't know well enough to say, but all those things seem worthy of rejection. Unfortunately, his attitude perpetuates the very thing he is trying to escape from. He will invent and impose his structure on others rather than be the one that is being imposed on. This attitude completely misses the point. This attitude will never allow for the building of a relationship that contains positive giving to others and receiving from others. Which interestingly relates back to the music and exposes the music's greatest functionality and fault. Rap music is effective for imposing a structure and seems to have been designed to escape from being imposed on, yet it perpetuates same method of domination that it rebels against.
All this aside I think the formal sound structure of rap music is an ingenious acknowledgment of how the mind functions and receives input.
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