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JB Trip with the Gals!
We decided to go on a trip to JB on Saturday for what was supposed to be an eating spree, but we ended up shopping loads instead!
Anyways, we were praying for no jams and there was really none! Traffic was super smooth which is unusual for a public holiday weekend and that's just evidence of His favor upon us. Then when we went to the Malaysia Customs, the queues were really long for immigration clearance, but praise God! Barely 5 mins after we started queuing, another counter opened and the queue we were at was cut into half, while the others were still epic long! Amazing!
Of course favor didn't stop there, we noticed that every restaurant, shop, bubble tea outlet that we went to would be empty or near empty but by the time we left, it would be crowded and it didn't happen just once, but to every place we went to.
Oh, lunch from one of the Hong Kong cafes there, we *might* have over-ordered on the sides :P
Our loots from the shopping! (yes, we went "quite" crazy) :P
And then we went to Taman Sentosa for the epic seafood dinner, only cost us about SGD20+ per person.
Salted Egg Butter Crab
BBQ Stuff
Cereal Cray Fish
It was a very fruitful trip, great food, shopping, fellowship, but most of all, we saw Jesus lavishing His love on us (even the journey back was smooth and quick!) and saw His favor throughout the trip.
x-posted to http://found-in-grace.blogspot.com
26 May 2012 - GenRev Service: Everlasting Favor (Pastor Daniel)
The Lord wants to use your life as a trophy of His grace and favor.
Your life can't look anything but blessed!
God will make the impossible possible, you are not meant to look at yourself but at Jesus
You are the center of Jesus' world, the One who holds the whole universe together. WOW.
Laughter is heaven's medicine, you can laugh yourself to wholeness.
God wants to promote you.
- You're marked by His favor! There's no way anything can hold you down, you will always be the head and not the tail, always rise above.
- When you are marked by favor, you cannot help but be promoted.
- Promotion both on the inside and outside.
- What you find difficult to do before will now be easy, you will find that God's power helps you do it
When favor comes upon you, you will be effortlessly transformed. It's not about you trying or fighting. You will just be fruitful and happy.
Why are you everlastingly favored?
Mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
- Jesus came to serve and in serving, He gives.
- you cannot serve without giving
- In your life, Jesus comes to give to you, He takes only your sins, cares and worries
- Jesus is always giving to you. He gave what is most precious to Him - His life.
- He gave His life; He will not withhold anything from you
- Don't look at yourself to qualify for your blessings, look at Jesus giving you Himself
- He has given you His best and with that, comes all the rest
Isaiah 52:13-15
13 Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently;
He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high.
14 Just as many were astonished at you,
So His visage was marred more than any man,
And His form more than the sons of men;
15 So shall He sprinkle many nations.
Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;
For what had not been told them they shall see,
And what they had not heard they shall consider.
- v. 13: Jesus is that servant
- He will be lifted up high
- not just referring to Jesus being exalted but also Jesus at the cross (v. 14)
- v. 15: what does He sprinkle with?
- His blood
Isaiah 53:11
He shall see the labor of His soul,and be satisfied.
By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
- Jesus comes through the work of the Cross to serve you righteousness and justification by faith
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
- For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
- the righteousness of God, not of man
It's all Jesus, none of us.
We are now the righteousness of God in Christ forever.
It's not about how you are feeling or what you've done.
Daniel 9:24
"Seventy weeksare determined, For your people and for your holy city,To finish the transgression,To make an end of sins,To make reconciliation for iniquity,To bring in everlasting righteousness,To seal up vision and prophecy,And to anoint the Most Holy.
- everlasting righteousness; it never ends.
- You will NEVER be unrighteous
- You were never in the equation, it wasn't your work or your merit.
- What He did, He gave to your account, you're just disgustingly blessed!
- Believe it even though you don't feel it and when you believe it, you will feel it.
You are favored BECAUSE of the cross.
If you can believe and see that you are everlastingly righteous, then the favor that is on your life is everlasting favor.
Righteousness is the foundation for favor.
You don't need to feel favored to be favored; you are forever favored.
Isaiah 54:8-108
With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment;But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,"Says the Lord, your Redeemer. 9 "For this is like the waters of Noah to Me;
For as I have sworn
That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth,
So have I sworn
That I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.For as I have swornThat the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth,So have I swornThat I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.10 For the mountains shall depart
And the hills be removed,
But My kindness shall not depart from you,
Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,"
Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.And the hills be removed,But My kindness shall not depart from you,Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,"Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.
- "everlasting kindness (hesed)" = favor
- "with a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment" = Jesus at the Cross
- Why is favor everlasting? Because your righteousness is everlasting
- v. 10: "My kindness (favor) shall not depart from you"
- Favor cannot ever depart from you
- "Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed"
- can you change the covenant of Jesus? No.
- God's covenant of peace shall never be removed, the work of Jesus shall never be removed, then the favor on your life shall never be removed
- No man can change that, no man can rob favor from you
- You are favored forevermore and it cannot leave you
Isaiah 54:11-12
"O you afflicted one,Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems,And lay your foundations with sapphires.12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies, Your gates of crystal,And all your walls of precious stones.Your gates of crystal,And all your walls of precious stones.
- post-cross
- v. 11: sometimes, you feel like you're tossed with tempest and not comforted, God says "behold…"
- Some of you need to change what you're looking at
- God did not mean for you to look at yourself or the devil's accusations, but to Jesus
- The secret to no longer being afflicted, tossed with tempest and uncomfortable is to behold God building the temple
- v. 11-12: God talking about how He will build the temple
- 1 Chronicles 29:2
- Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver forthings of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, onyx stones, stonesto be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance.
- "for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might"
- refers to you, the afflicted one, tossed with tempest, no comforted
- You are the temple of God
- Behold. Jesus will build you with all His might, fill you with precious things, with gold, silver, sapphires, onyx stones as your foundation, beautify you, fortify you, bless you, give unto you
- And how does He do it? WITH ALL HIS MIGHT
- Your body is the temple of God.
- Matthew 21:12
- 12 Then Jesus went into the temple of Godand drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
- Jesus drove out ALL those who were selling and buying out
- Just as Jesus drove out every foreign impurity in the (physical) temple of God, the Lord will drive out every foreign impurity in your body
- The same zeal that Jesus has that cleared all that did not belong in the house of God, that is the same zeal that He looks at you today; anything that is in your emotions/body that is destroying you, Jesus is driving it out today and He loves you
- There are two times that Jesus cleanses the temple
- 1. He clears out all the bad
- 2. He healed the blind and the lame (those who can't go anywhere)
- If you are blind, you can't get anywhere. If you are lame, you can see it, but you can't get there.
- Some of you can't see the way ahead, some of you can see it, but can't find a way to get there, but the Lord wants to heal you of that.
- The Lord wants to remove every paralysis and blindness from His people by His favor that is everlasting and His righteousness that can never change
The favor of God on you lasts a lifetime, it is from everlasting to everlasting.
2 May 2012 - Marked Camp Session 2 (Pastor Joe)
It is a season of preparation and of favor.
God is going to work in your heart, He wants to get His favor on the inside of you.
It's one thing to have the favor of God outside, around you, but when you have the favor of God inside you, your circumstances don't matter because you carry the favor of God into that place.
Preparation time is never wasted time, it always precedes promotion.
Zechariah 4:10
For who has despised the day of small things?For these seven rejoice to seeThe plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.They are the eyes of the Lord,Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth."
- don't despise the days of small beginnings
Dreams are from God, visions and dreams are the language of the Holy Spirit, but be content and faithful at where you are at. Do what is in your hands and allow the dream to birth in your heart.
Faithfulness will position you for promotion.
Faithfulness is always part of God's preparation; just do what God has placed in your hands.
The Lord is with you during the preparation, even through the challenging parts.
Acts 7:9-10
9 "And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him 10 and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
- it doesn't matter where you are, His favor will find you
- Favor found Joseph in the prison, found Moses in the desert
- Don't look at the circumstances/challenges to determine whether God's favor is on you
- Favor = God with you
- The key is being conscious of His presence with us
- When God is with you, He will deliver you out of ALL your troubles, even those of your own making
- God with you brings favor and wisdom
- Favor opens doors, but wisdom shows you which door to go through
- Favor doesn't just promote you, it also protects you
- will keep you in the place of His good success for you
Jeremiah 20:11
But the Lord is with me as a mighty, awesome One.Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail.They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper.Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.
- it is not about who you are but who's (Jesus) with you
- when you are conscious of the Lord with you, your enemies flee seven ways
Numbers 14:8-10
If the Lord delights (favors) in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, 'a land which flows with milk and honey.' 9 Only do not rebel against the Lord, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them."10 And all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Now the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of meeting before all the children of Israel.
- Because the Lord favors you, He will bring you into the promised land
- Joshua was conscious of the Lord with him, so the favor of God is upon his life
Joshua 6:1-21 (NLT)
Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in.2 And the Lord said to Joshua: "See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor. 3 You shall march around the city, all you men of war; you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. But the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. 5 It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him."6 Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord." 7 And he said to the people, "Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of theLord."8 So it was, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Lord advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of the Lordfollowed them. 9 The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets. 10 Now Joshua had commanded the people, saying, "You shall not shout or make any noise with your voice, nor shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, 'Shout!' Then you shall shout." 11 So he had the ark of the Lordcircle the city, going around it once. Then they came into the camp and lodged in the camp.12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 13 Then seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually and blew with the trumpets. And the armed men went before them. But the rear guard came after the ark of theLord, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets. 14 And the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. So they did six days.15 But it came to pass on the seventh day that they rose early, about the dawning of the day, and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. On that day only they marched around the city seven times. 16 And the seventh time it happened, when the priests blew the trumpets, that Joshua said to the people: "Shout, for the Lord has given you the city! 17 Now the city shall be doomed by theLord to destruction, it and all who are in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And you, by all means abstain from the accursed things, lest you become accursed when you take of the accursed things, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 19 But all the silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, areconsecrated to the Lord; they shall come into the treasury of the Lord."20 So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. 21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword.
- Jericho was a huge city, they could run chariot races on the walls, it looked impossible, but they were conscious that the Lord is with them
- they carried the ark with them; they carried Jesus, walked with Jesus everywhere that they went
- "ram's horn" = finished work
- when they blow the ram's horn, they are proclaiming the finished work of Jesus, being conscious of Jesus and what He's done in your life
- when you are conscious of the Lord's presence with you, no wall will stand in your life
- it doesn't matter how impossible the situation looks, when the Lord is with you, He will cause you to have good success and victory
Hebrews 13:5-6
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." 6 So we may boldly say:"The Lord is my helper;I will not fear.What can man do to me?"
- The Lord is with you and He is your helper. There is potential to fear, but God is your helper.
Romans 8:31 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Jesus is the Word made flesh
When you meditate, you practice the presence of the Lord
Psalm 30:5 (NLT)
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.
- His favor lasts a lifetime because the anger, wrath, judgement of God was consumed in the body of Jesus at the cross.
12 May 2012 - GenRev Service (Pastor Joe)
It's the time and season of preparation for what God is going to unleash into your life.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
46 Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. 48 So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously."49 And He said to them, "Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?" 50 But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them.51 Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- - v. 46: the favor of God is always found in the house of God "found Him in the temple"
- there is an increase in the favor of God in your life when you are found in the house of God.
- listening to them and asking them questions"
- - learn to listen and ask questions, people don't like a know-it-all, learn to ask questions and draw things out of people.
- it puts you in a position of teachability. when you are teachable, it draws the favor of God into your life
- Jesus was teachable
- - v. 51: Jesus submitted to His parents even though He wasn't in the wrong
- submission always unleashes the wisdom and favor of God into your life
- submission is not easy, if it were, it wouldn't be submission
Only a fool despises a parent's discipline;
whoever learns from correction is wise.
To learn, you must love discipline;it is stupid to hate correction.
- when you submit to correction, it brings favor
- be quick to submit to correction even though you might not understand it then
- correction is not easy or comfortable, but when you submit, God's favor will elevate you, there will be a new level of anointing upon your life
- when you submit, you allow God to move in your life
A good man obtains favor from the Lord,But a man of wicked intentions He will condemnWhen you love discipline and embrace correction, favor is multiplied in your life
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for"God resists the proud,But gives grace to the humble."6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
- humility = ability to submit to your parents, leaders, boss, etc, those in authority over your life
- humility = ability to receive correction
- if God puts that person in your life, they are there for a reason and God will use that person to speak into your life, He is not limited by whether that person is a believer or not.
- favor will bring you to the right place at the right time and exalt you.
11 Then Elkanah returned home to Ramah without Samuel. And the boy served the Lord by assisting Eli the priest.Eli's Wicked Sons12 Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord 13 or for their duties as priests. Whenever anyone offered a sacrifice, Eli's sons would send over a servant with a three-pronged fork. While the meat of the sacrificed animal was still boiling, 14 the servant would stick the fork into the pot and demand that whatever it brought up be given to Eli's sons. All the Israelites who came to worship at Shiloh were treated this way. 15 Sometimes the servant would come even before the animal's fat had been burned on the altar. He would demand raw meat before it had been boiled so that it could be used for roasting.16 The man offering the sacrifice might reply, "Take as much as you want, but the fat must be burned first." Then the servant would demand, "No, give it to me now, or I'll take it by force." 17 So the sin of these young men was very serious in the Lord's sight, for they treated the Lord's offerings with contempt.18 But Samuel, though he was only a boy, served the Lord. He wore a linen garment like that of a priest. 19 Each year his mother made a small coat for him and brought it to him when she came with her husband for the sacrifice. 20 Before they returned home, Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May the Lord give you other children to take the place of this one she gave to the Lord." 21 And the Lord gave Hannah three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.22 Now Eli was very old, but he was aware of what his sons were doing to the people of Israel. He knew, for instance, that his sons were seducing the young women who assisted at the entrance of the Tabernacle. 23 Eli said to them, "I have been hearing reports from all the people about the wicked things you are doing. Why do you keep sinning? 24 You must stop, my sons! The reports I hear among the Lord's people are not good. 25 If someone sins against another person, God can mediate for the guilty party. But if someone sins against the Lord, who can intercede?" But Eli's sons wouldn't listen to their father, for the Lord was already planning to put them to death.26 Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the Lord and with the people.
- - v. 11: when you serve that authority in your life, God sees it as serving Him and He unleashes His favor in your life
- - there's a contrast between Eli's sons and Samuel. The reason why their sin was so serious is because they had no regard for the finished work.
- - v. 18: linen = righteousness
- Samuel had a high regard for the finished work
- When you have a high regard for the finished work, it's easy for you to receive favor.
- When you operate in the area of your giftings, there's an ease and favor
casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.- it's easy to cast your cares to someone who cares for you
For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
- when you have the revelation that you are always the righteousness of God in Christ, you become a favor magnet
- Favor promotes and protects
21 And the Lord gave Hannah three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.22 Now Eli was very old, but he was aware of what his sons were doing to the people of Israel. He knew, for instance, that his sons were seducing the young women who assisted at the entrance of the Tabernacle. 23 Eli said to them, "I have been hearing reports from all the people about the wicked things you are doing. Why do you keep sinning? 24 You must stop, my sons! The reports I hear among the Lord's people are not good. 25 If someone sins against another person, God[g] can mediate for the guilty party. But if someone sins against the Lord, who can intercede?" But Eli's sons wouldn't listen to their father, for the Lord was already planning to put them to death.26 Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the Lord and with the people.
- practice the presence of God and His favor and wisdom will manifest in your life
Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the Lord by assisting Eli (2nd mention of this phrase). Now in those days messages from the Lord were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon.2 One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God.
- v. 1: Samuel also went through a season of preparation, he didn't get to his destiny overnight
- He served the Lord by assisting Eli. There's a lot you can learn from assisting someone, you'd be amazed at what God will show you.
- Samuel still served Eli even after all we know about Eli, it doesn't matter who you serve, when you serve that person, you are serving the Lord and God's favor will be upon your life.
- v. 3: Samuel positioned himself to be in the position of the Ark - Jesus. Samuel had a hunger and heart for Jesus and he was sleeping (at rest) in the presence of Jesus. When you are at rest in the presence of Jesus, favor comes pouring into your life.
Proverbs 8:35For whoever finds me finds life,
And obtains favor from the Lord;
When your eyes/focus are on Jesus, favor follows you.When you are with Jesus, you can't help but have favor rub off on you.
19 So Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the Lord. 21 Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.
- when the Lord is with you, the favor of God is in your life, nothing can stand against you, nothing can keep you down. You are victorious.
- the favor of God gives weight to your words
- the favor of God establishes you
we had our servers briefing for the camps today! 118 youths signed up to serve, excluding the events & ops team people. It's the highest sign-up ever for zone camps. Amazing!
Just love how we're always reminded that God calls us to serve, and He will provide and that every server has a special portion from God as we serve in the camps. Thankful for the leaders in events. This is how they start every single meeting. God's called us and graced us for serving, always, always reminding us of His supply before we start anything.
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And Pastor Daniel popped by at the end, most people had already left by then, and he was talking to the photographers. Said hi to him when he was on his way out and we chatted for a while. Always so blessed when I meet him; he was asking me what I was doing in camp & all, and I shared with him how different it is serving in NCC and how restful it is. Quite amused when he went; 'so you made new friends here?' I was like 'yes, of course!'. (gonna be cryptic here and go those of you who were from where I was would probably know why that question was asked). And how I totally didn't believe that serving, heck, life even, could be this restful when Pastor Benjamin had shared with us late last year; but I was proven so so wrong. Then he also said he heard Dave & KC have started serving too and that he's heard really great reports on the GenRev service this past week where Dave played (and yes, his playing was like wow! up another level!); and that through all these, he sees that God's restoration has come into our lives and it'd be much more than before. Amazing how much has changed in just a year, talk about serving with any of us then and it'd be 'yeah, sure', but now…and all we did was behold Jesus. Indeed it's a greater measure, and so amazingly restful! When it's spirit-directed activity (yes, I now know where Pastor CK got that message from when he preached it in CODE RED. LOL!), we burn up, not burn out. And the divine energy flows through us. Loved that Pastor Dan shared with me about how even though we're busy, we go through challenges, being restful is not not having any of these things happening, but knowing that Jesus has the answers for everything, and He has already provided for it.
Thank God for pastors who preach grace and for just being so patient and caring. Thankful for Pastor Benjamin & Pastor Daniel especially; Pastor Benjamin for the sermons at GenRev each week & for patiently answering our questions and Pastor Daniel for always being so caring and seriously, everytime you talk to him, you'd just see Jesus; it's like his life is so Christ-centered, that you'd feel so loved by God & just so blessed (not that it's not so for the other pastors, it's just more evident in Pastor Dan).
I also shared with him about my career, how it's been so favor-filled, it's so unbelievable (if you wanna know, and you're a real-life friend, ask me personally, when I told Pastor Dan, he looked really shocked too, no, like really jaw-drop kinda shock),and he says he sees the abundance of grace in my life, in church and in my career. Woohoo! (and of course he had to add; marriage is next!) Uh…yes, thanks Pastor, perhaps, perhaps. (the boyfriend needs to appear first) haha!
THEN, after all that, the events team was still hanging around in the foyer and he stopped by, said hi, joked with us (oh, he's super funny!) and then he shared a bit with us about his US trip with Pastor Prince. About how it struck him that Pastor Prince's ministry has really touched the abundance of grace and just skyrocketed in the US, and that this anointing is flowing down and we'll see abundance in our careers and ministries as well.
Oh, did I mention that Pastor Dan is the pastor sharing for DTB camp too? Woots! So looking forward to it! As if I'm not blessed enough already (figure of speech, Daddy God, please keep the blessings coming! :D )


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Marvel Studios presents "Marvel's The Avengers"--the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Tom Hiddleston, with Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, and directed by Joss Whedon, "Marvel's The Avengers" is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series "The Avengers," first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. "Marvel's The Avengers" is from Marvel Studios in association with Paramount Pictures, produced by Kevin Feige and directed by Joss Whedon from a story by Zak Penn and Joss Whedon with screenplay by Joss Whedon.
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What better way to advertise a coffee event than by creating art made from coffee? Staffers at DSF Galleria Hawaii , a luxury retailer, made a mosaic of Elvis Presley from 5,642 cups of coffee — making it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest coffee cup mosaic.
The staffers made the 16-by-25-foot portrait of Presley with a digital printout, reports Hawaii Magazine. (Appropriately, the portrait they went off was a picture from Presley's "Blue Hawaii" days.) The store made the mosaic to promote the Art of Hawaiian Coffee event next week, which celebrates the best of Hawaiian coffee growers. (Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. that grows coffee.)
The Elvis coffee art beat out the previous Guinness record holder, Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority for The Rocks Aroma Festival, whose Mona Lisa depiction used 3,604 cups of coffee. All we want to know is, how much coffee was spilled during such an elaborate craft?
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Taurus : "I own a winery/cookie shop. I'd love for you to come by for a tour and some free samples."
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Cancer: "This might sound crazy, but I can already feel myself falling in love with you."
Leo: "I couldn't help but notice that you're the most beautiful person I've ever seen in my life."
Virgo: "I really want to get to know you, but first let me reorganize these party napkins by size and color."
Libra: "I love your shoes. And your dress. And your necklace. And your hair. And your eyes."
Scorpio: "You are the most intriguing, mysterious, captivating person I've ever met. Wanna have sex?"
Sagittarius: "Your opinions are so brilliant and original–tell me more!"
Capricorn : "I'm the top executive managing president of international sales at the #1 marketing company in the greater Northern hemisphere."
Aquarius: " I've traveled all 50 states and 27 countries and I've never met anyone like you."
Pisces: "Your eyes are like glimmering oceans of emotion. Suddenly I want to get lost at sea."


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One of Pat Benatar's best-known songs is "Love is a Battlefield." But for the four-time Grammy-winning singer and her long-time husband, guitarist Neil Giraldo, 57, love is hardly a struggle. The couple has collaborated for more than three decades, with Giraldo writing and arranging some of her biggest hits. Thanks to a prolific touring schedule, the twosome has been around the world and say they get along famously, whether on tour or on vacation. Benatar, 59, and Giraldo are so in tune with each other that they often speak as one, finishing each other's sentences. For upcoming tour information, check out http://benatargiraldo.com.
Q. Where are you based these days?
Neil Giraldo: We live in Malibu, but we also enjoy getting to spend time at our home in Hawaii.
Q. What untapped destination should people know about?
Pat Benatar: Wyoming. You never hear people talk about Wyoming, but it's a beautiful state. It's clean, and we have met some really cool and nice people while visiting there.
Q. Where did you perform your first concert together?
Neil Giraldo: The first show we performed together was at a club called My Father's Place in New Jersey. It was in the fall of 1979, and it was in either early October or late September.
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
Pat Benatar: We love to visit Idaho in the winter. In the fall, areas that we enjoy spending time in are Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Early fall when the colors turn in the Midwest is also a beautiful place to be for us.
Q. Where are your favorite weekend getaways?
Pat Benatar: Going to the Santa Barbara area. It's quick and it is also easy to get to and is just a great place for getting away.
Q. What's it like when you're traveling for shows?
Neil Giraldo: When we're on the road, we are on our custom tour bus that's equipped with things like a refrigerator, televisions and other items that we need. There are also a lot of people around. But when we're on our own as a family, there's no entourage and we like to travel by car instead of using other forms of transportation.
Q. What are your favorite hotels?
Neil Giraldo: We like to stay at any Ritz-Carlton (http://www.ritzcarlton.com) hotel. Most of them are just fantastic. We like Four Seasons (http://www.fourseasons.com) hotels as well. Beautiful, boutique hotels are great to stay at too.
Q. What are your five favorite cities?
Pat Benatar: New York, Dallas, Boston, Boise and Chicago are definitely on the list for our top cities to visit.
Q. Where have you traveled to that most reminded you of home?
Neil Giraldo: It's New York.
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personal accounts of those who have completed or attempted suicide provide a glimpse of the psychological pain that culminates in a desperate act. A minority of those who kill themselves actually write suicide notes, and these only infrequently try to communicate the complex reasons for the act. Still, some consistent psychological themes emerge. Clearest of these is the presence of an unendurable heartache, captured in the simple phrase, "I can't stand the pain any longer," a phrase often seen in suicide notes or heard by clinicians after an attempt. One woman expressed it this way in her suicide note:
I wish I could explain it so someone could understand it. I'm afraid it's something I can't put into words.
There's just this heavy, overwhelming despair—dreading everything. Dreading life. Empty inside, to the point of numbness. It's like there's something already dead inside. My whole being has been pulling back into that void for months.
Everyone has been so good to me—has tried so hard. I truly wish that I could be different, for the sake of my family. Hurting my family is the worst of it, and that guilt has been wrestling with the part of me that wanted only to disappear.
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The Portland Trail Blazers beat the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday evening, and Nicolas Batum recorded the first triple-double of the 2013-14 season. However, the way in which he did it was slightly unsportsmanlike.
With the time winding down and the Blazers having won the game, all Batum needed to do was dribble the ball out, shake everyone's hand and walk off. Instead, two points short of a triple-double, Batum opted to launch a three-pointer at the buzzer, which he hit.
The terrific picture below shows Tim Duncan's reaction to Batum's decision.
What do you think Duncan is thinking of #blazers @nicolas88batum shot at the buzzer to get triple double? #ripcity pic.twitter.com/dkdhNRq3sd
— Bruce Ely (@bruceely) November 3, 2013
After the game, Batum admitted that it was wrong of him to shoot the ball, and as soon as it went it he realized that he had made a mistake. He said that it was the worst thing he has done in his basketball career and that he apologized to the San Antonio Spurs.
The Spurs are a veteran team with a thick skin, so they didn't seem to mind Batum hunting his triple-double. Tony Parker laughed it off and Gregg Popovich had the following to say after the game:
Popovich, on Batum's perhaps ill-advised buzzer-beater: "Why would I be mad at that? He's a good kid. I don't care."
— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) November 3, 2013
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"the age of delete" . . .is that even possible?
Ah; Sharpeworld and Misterpants. What two wonderful sites they were. And Jennifer's radio story about the Integratron! I'll never forget it. I would love to talk to her at a party, and maybe even find out if her dad ever got that coyote symphony going…
So wait, is she just a filthy blogger?
Sharpeworld! I remember it (and remember it showing up regularly on metafilter). I am also a huge misterpants fan.
Jennifer, I can't remember if you are related to Coyle and Sharpe? I seem to think you are.
i've been mulling this interview over and i am a little baffled. is this a repudiation of the web in favor of the radio? "hits" on the web mean nothing, that sort of "click attention" is meaningless. ears listening to the radio are more concrete and satisfying, a superior form of "attention." or maybe it's a repudiation of shallow content (web aggregation) vs. deep content (radio journalism).
@elizabeth trundle@twitter Hi Elizabeth. It's the baffling interviewee here. I just want to make it clear, no, this is not a repudiation of the web in favor of radio. It's more like how Will Smith had his song "Getin' Jiggy Wit It" but then moved on to acting — I'm sure the man doesn't condemn music or the song, it's just that acting creatively did it for him in some way music did not. For me, I like showing up at someone's house to interview them more than I like clicking around on the web, and I like that radio stories fly by in real time over the airwaves and intersect with people randomly in the courses of their days. While attention is a nice bonus, it's not what motivates me. It irks me that I would come off as someone motivated by attention and making proclamations about the value of the web vs. radio. That's not even a conversation worth having! But thanks for reading and being baffled.
The interview really touches on a lot of big questions even though it's telling a straight-forward story of a finite artistic adventure. And to your point, my biggest initial takeaway was curiosity, specifically: what is she doing now? The conversation "not worth having" is lurking underneath the interview, esp. because NPR is a beautiful and godlike media institution that I assume is running as fast as it can to adapt to the new internet technologies that insist on crashing the party. There really are some tantalizing holes in the interview, which is probably why I couldn't stop mulling it over. Interviewer interviewed to great effect.
@elizabeth trundle@twitter By "not worth having" I just meant it would be impossible to say that one is better than the other. But the relationship between the two, or between different technologies in general, is a whole other thing — indeed, there are tons of fascinating questions there! How public radio can best utilize the web is something they struggle with definitely, awkwardly. My feeling is, people just want to hook into a good story, so whatever way the web can help people access and enjoy those stories is all that really matters. From what I understand, public radio is more popular than ever, so the internet probably won't be crashing the party too hard. As for what I'm doing now, I've been really enjoying doing stories for a local show hosted by my all-time favorite former NPR host, "The Madeleine Brand Show." I can't tell you how much I appreciate the creative freedom that show gives me, and after having done national stories, and spending so much time on the internet, there's something refreshing about making radio about where you live for the people who live around you. Thanks again for your thoughtful response! I'm honored that the interview stayed with you and didn't send you clicking away blurry and bored.
Lower cost access to content has made discovery easier – and given anyone the ability to be a curator. I'm not saying that's a good thing or a bad thing. I actually had quotes around discovery and curator – but that felt too pretentious.
When I was in college, I was the local independent record stores dream customer. I read every music magazine I could, listened to college radio and bought, bought, bought. My roommate was sometimes impressed that 1 out of 10 bands I "discovered" (quotes cause that is pretentious) ended up being popular.
Fast forward to now and the discovery is no longer king – creation is. Everyone wants to be the first with the new meme – and that is definitely a great thing
@Alex Kinsella Maybe food is the new music, as far as that kind of cred amongst friends for discovering, sharing, and rallying around something that costs money to consume and takes tracking down to find. Like private food buying clubs (raw milk), underground artisan markets, night time farmer's market, etc.
Damn, it feels good to read about an early web innovator and creative force… who's female too. Thank you for posting this! I only wish I'd had Sharpeworld open my eyes years ago.
@alex kinsella, yes definitely a great thing, but maybe we will all miss cultural elitism when and if it is flattened by technologies like cheap and easy book self-publishing. (Elitism won't go, though, it can't. It will pop up in some other form.)
As to the collector/discoverer's "buy buy buy" impulse– it does make it possible for at least a few "legitimate" artists to support themselves with their creativity. We complain about "paywalls," but money is blood.


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A meeting between top-level Cincinnati fire officials and representatives from Local 48 fire union began at 1 p.m. and wrapped up at 4:15 p.m., but Cincinnati Fire Chief Richard Braun has been advised not to speak to the media at this time, said Braun's spokeswoman Jennifer Spieser.
The Enquirer had hoped to glean more detail of the possible effects of the loss of 118 firefighters on the city's abilility to fight fires and get to medical emergencies, but questions were directed to the City Manager's Office, though no one from that office was in Tuesday's meeting.
It was the second meeting between top fire officials and the union and more meetings are expected, Spieser said.
Union President Matt Alter has said the layoffs definitely mean more brown outs, temporary idling of fire equipment.
The men and women who would be laid off by June 9 include 38 firefighters who just graduated from training and 80 others.
Braun promises to provide details "the moment any final decisions are made," Spieser said.
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Date: January 2nd, 2007 Author: Kitmitsu
News Category: Final Fantasy XIII
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Square Enix has announced a new game in the Final Fantasy XIII series at the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Event, bringing Lightnings story to an end.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is out! With it comes a final trailer which neatly compresses all the good bits of FFXIII-2 into one minute.
The long wait is over. We've finished our review copy and had a great time, so come read our impressions of Final Fantasy XIII-2.
Square promised activities in XIII-2 to break up the endless battles and cutscenes, and it looks as though they've delivered in this all new trailer.
A small translation from V-Jump magazine reveals two new details.
The airship from first page is also called Cocoon and is supposedly capable to go through anything.
It is the summon Shiva we see in V-Jump, but it is unknown if we can use her. No translation from Versus section yet.
Source: final-fantasy-13.com
Our wish has come true and we now have part of the new FFXIII trailer! It may only be 3 seconds long but it's going to be the most over analysed 3 seconds in the next 24 hours. It was shown in a new Japanese Playstation 3 commercial and was made available on the Official Playstation site.
Playstation 3 Commercial – Download
In the commercial we see Lightning diving off of the top of Cocoon and falling down towards the surface as shown in this screenshot released at TGS. She is also seen throwing something that resembles a grenade down below her. Let's hope her gravity control can save her or we'll be left with only one hero.
Jump Festa screenshots have been featured in the new weekly issue of V-Jump magazine. Unfortunately they're only photos of the pages but scans should hopefully appear soon.
V-Jump Page one
V-Jump Page two
V-Jump Page three
V-Jump Page four
At last some new screenshots! We have our new character from XIII in the same pose as the photo we've seen and Lightning looking pretty different. Also what looks like Shiva in the bottom left appearing in battle but it's hard to tell. The screen of the Versus guy looks like it's just been taken after what we've seen in the E3 trailer. Let's hope they release the trailers soon.
Thanks to Slipstreamer for finding this.
Source: FF-XIII.net
Japanese magazine GeMag had the chance to speak with Mr Nomura recently and it looks like Versus is some time away. At the moment he's involved in the production of 5 titles and one he won't speak about and he says PS3 games aren't his first priority. Here's a translation I've tried to clean up from German.
He says that he would gladly bring the game out earlier for Playstation 3 yet the development software isn't completed yet. From his viewpoint as Director the start on the PS3 is slow but it is however unavoidable as the software isn't finished. He also says that next year he would like to show some more game scenes and introduce the game system itself.lockquote>It look's like 2007 is going to be a busy year for Nomura but once all the current games are released he should be able to concentrate on his new creation. That's if Disney doesn't persuade him to start Kingdom Hearts 3.
Source: Gamefront
Well here in the UK it's just turned December 25th (ignore the post time ) so to everyone out there have a Merry Christmas and we hope everyone has a great day.
As for me I'm going to update some of the content on the site during the holidays with the new information we've gained since the Versus trailer and Jump Festa. Happy Holidays!
You can now buy the poster of FFXIII and Versus from Square Enix shop. It costs 1000 Yen which is estimated 9$ or 6.75€. That is not included transport costs from Japan. >-<
It's of Lightning and Versus guy posing in a throne and a levitating couch. See scans of them here and here.
If you ever
get one on these, we would appreciate a high quality scan to add to our media
Source: Square Enix Shop
Someone managed to take a picture in the Closed Mega Theater. This looks real if we compare it to earlier fan art of him.
New Final Fantasy Character
Fanart of Him
He rides a motorbike and comes to help Lightning in the trailer
Thanks to forum member DragonFly for find^^
More clips of Final Fantasy Versus XIII are shown at the closed Mega theatre.
There is a new trailer in there. Do not take my translation as confirmed. Enjoy.
"Reality is really just a dream."
- From Shakespeare's Hamlet lockquote>
A car arrives, the protagonist sits down in the rear seat.
Something comes from the radio. It says in an empty voice "long continues the cold war with a conclusion…" Thats all they can hear.
The protagonist, after preventing the attack of the enemy with Sawayama's weapon, reflects the attack from the enemy with Sawayama's weapon and entering the enemy's camp on the way. He attacks directly with the weapon and pushes down the enemy.
Even attacks like a cannon is not effective against the protagonist.
When the protagonist clears the enemy in a blink of an eye, the camera suddenly pans up a building. The enemy will probably climb up a rope in the building.
Suddenly, the protagonist goes out from that place, it moves instantaneously and to sky, pushes down the enemy one after another in the position where you threw the weapon, threw instant movement. (I think he talks about actual gameplay)
Blood which is pushed down splash coming out properly, it increases the enemy (Article is commenting on age restriction)
Again, the inside of the building are taken, the casket bucket looks like the enormous pillar in rear of the chair where the protagonist sat down?
"It still does not awake" (It is vague around this)lockquote>Source: FF&KH blog
Good night, good morning, it's three o'clock, I'm up all night doing homework and the first news from Jump Festa ticks in.
Now, this is an online translation so as always, don't trust me on this one. Unlike the other translations I will try to make sense this time.
(And I'm not even native english >-<)
Image contents of FFXIII is shown on screen at the closed Mega theatre. (Oh no, it's closed theatre again >-<)
The enormous machine city Kokun floats up in the far sky. (Check out the video below)
Peace is protected by the crystal in this world and for the people in the outside world (lower bound world) from the 0 intruders (Zero? Monsters?). They feared their existence.
But one day the 0 invades.
The saintly prefecture (The ones who let the intruders come in) decides to force immigration to the lower bound.
The immigration is harsh. (the rest of the sentence gives no meaning in translation)
The crystal reaches a point where the human in charge of it is chosen.
The person who was chosen by the crystal ruins the mankind.
She was simply identified as 'The Lightning'lockquote>So there you have it, our gravity controlling lady has been chosen by the crystal and is know by codename 'Lightning'. We got a semi-confirmed name. You can now call her Lightning.
We got an old image from TGS with a monster. It could be a 0.
There is more, but it makes no sense. It is the Japanese article with it own theories so it's all questions. I try to translate it anyway.
Be wrapped in the water, the summoned animal of the body is like a machine?
It is the tsupo and 2 enormous women are aerial.
The lightning and the liberal expression can thrust the gun when surround by soldiers?
The youth of the fair-hair which rode of image the motorcycle was present last! (New character?)
lockquote>Source: FF&KH blog
Not sure where it came from but what looks like a development video for FFXIII has been discovered on Youtube posted yesterday. It's only 37 seconds long and it's in Japanese but it does show us what the environment of part of FFXIII looks like. Click below to download or watch on Youtube.
FFXIII Development Video – Download
FFXIII Development Video – Youtube
EDIT: Higher quality version now available thanks to Shana and GHenrik.
Source: FF-XIII.net


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Supernatural meme: Five Songs
5- Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas
"I'd like to fight everybody who wants to make war on people. I'd like to fight bullies, actually. I'd like to stand up to the bullies in this world." Tom Hiddleston
Sherlock cares in his own calculating way. Go get him, John.
I love how Richard just took that stuffed octopus and mushed it into his face. TOO. CUTE.


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NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer - I've tried many concealers, even the famous Benefit Erase Paste, and to me, nothing works for my extremely dry undereyes like this NARS concealer does. Occasionally, it does end up looking a bit powdery, but that has something more to do with my improper use of skincare than anything else. I find this to be very easy to blend and has good coverage. If you want to see how this looks under my eyes, just see the photos I've posted on this blog and watch my videos on my YouTube channel. I'm wearing it in 85~% of the videos.
Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer - While this has worked for me alright, I find this would probably be more suitable for those of you with oilier skin than I have. It's much more drying than the NARS concealer. It's also much thicker. I wish it came in something other than a squeezeable tube since it's so hard to get the amount of product you really want out of it since it's so thick. I've had many instances where I've just squeezed out too much trying to get it to come out. For the most part, the "creaseless" part lives up to its name. It's not 100% perfect, but set with powder, it does the job. I was using this concealer for a year or so before I decided to try the NARS.
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45-story condo tower planned for L.A.
$400M residential tower would be located in Westside, prices reflect ultra-luxury market
Plans for a 45-story, wisp-thin tower of ultra-luxury condominiums between Beverly Hills High School and the Los Angeles Country Club are set to be unveiled today. Developers say it would be one of the most expensive residential buildings in the West.
The $400-million tower along one of the area's toniest corridors would be the first building in California designed by renowned Paris architect Jean Nouvel, known for his daring designs. He is proposing a narrow glass structure with sweeping views through the building and extensive greenery ringing each floor.
The developer predicts the project will attract European and Asian globe-trotters as well as local empty-nesters ready to move from sprawling Westside mansions to roomy condominiums complete with concierge services, a private club, first-run movie screenings and valet parking.
Even at a time of economic uncertainty -- when Southern California employers are trimming payrolls, stock prices are falling and home values are dropping -- the demand for luxury housing continues nearly unabated in the Westside. And with it has come more traffic and growing homeowner resentment about construction and congestion.
Prices have not been set for the proposed condos at 10000 Santa Monica Blvd. But units in the ultra-luxury Century tower being built in nearby Century City are being offered at a range of $3.2 million to $30 million, and the Nouvel condos are expected to be even more pricey.
Two top-drawer projects are also being planned around the intersection of Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards in Beverly Hills. Last year, British developers paid $500 million for the former Robinson-May department store at the site, where a 252-unit condo and retail complex designed by prominent architect Richard Meier has been proposed.
"How much high-end product can the market bear in such a close proximity?" asked real estate broker Gary Weiss of Madison Partners, who called the planned Nouvel building "extraordinarily ambitious."
Nouvel's developer, SunCal Cos., said it was undeterred by slumping home sales in Southern California and hoped to break ground in 2009. The company said it expected to start seeking formal city approvals next week.
"What we are really doing is addressing an underserved component of the market," said Frank Faye, chief operating officer of SunCal. "We are confident we would be able to sell these units today and we will be able to sell them quite rapidly once they're made available."
Considered one of the most desirable locations for development in the country, the vacant lot was the object of a high-profile bidding war in 2006 when Irvine home builder SunCal finally topped New York developer Donald Trump with a $110.2-million offer for just 2.4 acres.
Ever since, the site has been eyed with curiosity and suspicion in an area where homeowners have already expressed alarm about the rapid pace of development. "The truth is that people are happy in their neighborhood and they don't want to see it change," said Kevin Hughes, president of the Cheviot Hills Homeowners' Assn.
Plans call for 177 units, with two to six condominiums per floor. Elevators would serve every condo directly so there would be no corridors between units.
"Each residence is designed as a home in the sky surrounded by an abundance of plants and flowers but with no visual limits to the spectacular views of the city, mountains and ocean," Nouvel said.
In Los Angeles, "we have to build buildings especially for this climate," he said. "From the boulevard, it will look like a vertical garden."
City Councilman Jack Weiss, who represents Century City, said he supported Nouvel's concept. "We have never had someone of this caliber designing something residential on the Westside," he said.
"My public-policy goal has been to make Century City a world-class residential destination," Weiss said. "That creates benefits because people can live near where they work and traffic is generated at off-peak hours."
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candystoree asked:
Ray Allen can do whatever he wants. It's called FREE AGENCY. Not LOYALTY AGENCY.
Your entitled to your opinion..
It's not even the fact that he left Boston.. It's the fact that he went to the rival team that eliminated the Celtics and thought , " If you can't beat em , join em. " All for the love of a ring.. I understand Allen & Rondo were having problems but Celtics has always been known for being a family ( which is why they became my favorite team ) & now it feels like a part of the fam has been broken up .
Either way Celticsgang this isn't the end for us.. :)
6 / 7 / 2012 @ 22:47
(source: littleblackridinginthehood)
Ray Allen… I'm sorry to say this but its natural for US (celtic fans) to hate you now. There are no hard feelings and we know the celtics would have offered more money but there is nothing we can do now, you have made your decision.
I want to say this on behalf of all the celtic fans
We hope you hate it in miami.
You may always return to the celtics (you gave get a few boos but we will welcome you back with open arms)
and we hate you now but don't take it personally
6 / 7 / 2012 @ 22:47
(source: celticsjunkie-deactivated201207)
6 / 7 / 2012 @ 22:34
(source: tay-or)
Is Ray Allen really leaving?
Can Micky Arison write another tweet and say this is all some sick joke?
Ugh, I haven't even been a Celtics fan for that long and I'm actually crying.
I'm gonna miss Ray Allen so much.
Seeing him in a Miami jersey is gonna be so weird.
The only time I'll ever see him play again is in Celtics vs. Miami games.
He's disappointed so many loyal fans…
Why'd he even THINK about it? He should've said no from the start.
Here's my feelings in gifs:
6 / 7 / 2012 @ 22:33
(source: livegreendiegreen)
I feel like i just got dumped
apparently Ray's bad relationship with Rondo played a big role in his departure..
26 / 5 / 2012 @ 22:53
(source: everythingceltics)
26 / 5 / 2012 @ 22:53
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Everyday I go for a walk in the redwood forest with my daughter. Often on these walks we pick up cool Pinecones and bring them back to my studio. Tomorrow I'll post another version of Pinecone Elephant shrew I made yesterday… These little paintings are super fun to make.
at some point in your life you have to make an important decision
An Avatar Parody - The Avengers
If we can't protect the Earth Kingdom, you can be sure we'll avenge it.
"We have a Melon Lord."
Toph is the game changer there.
ALPHA-HEMOLYSIN from STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
Protein Data Bank code 7AHL
- From the side
- From the top of the structure, showing its wonderful symmetry.
- Space-filling model from the top, revealing the symmetry of seven sub-units that unite to form the complete structure.
- Space filling model from below, showing how the sub-units create the barrel-like structure seen in the first image.
Hemolysin's name provides a vital clue to its function. Staphylococcus aureus inserts hemolysin into the membranes of red blood cells, resulting in their rupture, leading to potentially fatal episodes of meningitis, pneumonia, and toxic shock.


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(i) What was the best performance from last weekend (Team or Player)?
Russ Mitchell:
Like week eight (when Mark Ingram rushed for 246 against SC), there's no reason to go with our typical format for this segment, as last week, one performance so out-shined the rest. Ole Miss RB Dexter McCluster ran for 282 yards and 4 TDs against what at the time was the 3rd best rushing D in the conference. HC Houston Nutt made the commitment to go with McCluster full-time after giving him the ball just nine times in the loss to Alabama. In those three SEC contests since, the elusive back has rushed for nearly 600 yards (591), averaging 8.6 /ypc. For good measure, McCluster's added 196 yards receiving, for a total of 787 yards. That's nearly 10 yards each time he's touched the ball. Look for more of the same this weekend against LSU.
Brian Harbach:
There was no debate in the SEC Blogger Review on Monday and there is no doubt here that Dexter McCluster had the best performance last weekend. The stats against Tennessee are not a surprise this late in the week, but just because we know how great he played doesn't mean they should be ignored. McCluster rushed for 282 yards on 25 carries, resulting in 4 touchdowns. In his last 3 SEC games, Houston Nutt's new Run DMC has totaled 787 yards and six touchdowns. He is averaging almost 7 yards a carry on the season, and is putting up these numbers against both good and bad SEC defenses. He is an equal opportunity offender; it doesn't matter if your D is poor or elite, he is running all over 'em. Which makes it all the more shocking he only got 9 touches in the Alabama game. He is unquestionably the best weapon Ole Miss has in its arsenal. Since Jevan Snead cannot be relied upon to win games right now, Nutt has realized the Rebel offense goes through McCluster.
(ii) Which SEC QB would give the SEC's best defense, Alabama, the biggest headache?
Ignoring for a moment that Florida's defense is actually ranked better statistically in every category except Rushing defense (specifically, that's Total, Passing, and Scoring), and are second behind 'bama in Rushing D… But let's answer your question. It's too easy to go with the best statistical Offense/QB here – besides, that would be Arkansas and Ryan Mallett, ranked first in Total O, Passing O and Passing Efficiency (in fact, Mallett is now ranked third best in the nation in Passing Efficiency). However, we've already seen that rodeo. Yes, it was early in the season, but 12/35 for 160 yards with 1 TD/1 INT kind of sticks out. Like "FEMA in the Gulf Coast" sticks out. Not to mention the final score: 35-7.
SC's Stephen Garcia leads the conference in pass attempts with 373 (Mallet has just 294), but we know the answer to that one too. And he's ranked 73rd in the nation in Pass Efficiency. Jonathan Crompton (I know, just let me finish) is actually ranked in the top half of many conference statistical categories, is a senior, has more than 2,000 passing yards, and since October has thrown 18 TDs to 2 INTs. He also led his team to what should have been a win in Tuscaloosa. Close, but he's not the man.
To beat this great Tide defense, you need four things in a QB: (i) passing accuracy, (ii) running ability, (iii) experience and (iv) toughness. I wonder who that brings to mind? Alabama's Rush Defense is #1, but its Pass D is middle of the SEC pack. A QB must make his throws count to force the 'bama back seven off the line. Then he has to be able to run, both to keep the defense guessing as well as to avoid the blitz; the latter of which takes us to experience. Finally, he better be tough, 'cause this defense will pound you right up to and past the letter of the rule book (which, personally, we love). So, you better come ready to battle. The second best QB in this mold would be LSU's Jordan Jefferson; he kept the game in Tuscaloosa close, but lacked the necessary experience/toughness. Tim Tebow won't have that problem on December 5th.
Florida would obviously refute this claim... Regardless, I believe Alabama's defense would win out. With that in mind, there is only one type of quarterback that would give the Crimson Tide defense problems, and that would be a quarterback who is mobile and accurate. The SEC has a good number of accurate passers, like a Jordan Jefferson and Ryan Mallett; but neither of them is truly mobile enough to avoid the Alabama rush. Jefferson looks more athletic than he really is, and he is a good pocket passer, but he isn't nearly as mobile as someone like Tim Tebow.
Unfortunately for Alabama, Tebow is the best type of QB to face the its defense because of his ability to make a play with his arm and his legs. Tebow is good enough to make a big throw downfield, and a strong, great escape artist in the pocket. The SEC's Superman will have a second straight SEC Championship game to go up against one of the most creative and disciplined defenses in the country, and he has all the tools to be successful. This Alabama defense feasts on quarterbacks that are just one dimensional - look what they did to Ryan Mallett, who seems to be the perfect pocket passer. And it destroyed Tyrod Taylor early in the season (who should be making more plays with his feet). If your team's QB is not capable of making plays with his feet and his arm, there is not a good chance he will be successful against the Alabama defense. Tebow is the best bet, and this year even he may not be enough to tame the Tide D.
(iii) What every SEC fan should be talking about after Week eleven, but isn't?
Well, that leaves out anything to do with the difficult late season games both Florida and Alabama have scheduled this weekend (good work, y'all!), where teams will go bowling, and anything to do with Dexter McCluster… (i) 6. With the shoplifting incident involving Tennessee's Nyshier Oliver, the revised over/under on how many of Lane Kiffin's first recruiting class will go toe-to-toe with the law before the end of this season? (ii) We know we said no writing about it… But really, how much time do you think Urban Meyer and Nick Saban devoted this week to game planning FIU and Chattanooga? Who wants to bet we just see last week's schemes? There's absolutely nothing any of us (including the team's themselves) are going to get out of the two games this Saturday – utter waste of time in mid-November, (iii) Quick - who's got the best Punt Return average in the conference? A: LSU. The Tigers average 16 yards per return, which ranks 4th in the nation; no other SEC school is even in the top 15, (iv) Quick - who's dead last in the nation in Kickoff Return average? A: LSU. Kind of stands out, doesn't it. Like Jay-Z with Beyonce (yeah, we know he's talented, but come on). The Tigers haven't returned many kickoffs (29) given their good defense, but it's still more than Florida (25), and the Gators are ranked best in the conference and 10th in the nation with 26 /ypr. LSU's average? 17 /ypr. Perhaps it's because the Tigers have returned more squib quicks on KOs which lowers the average, as teams attempt to kick away from LSU's Trindon Holliday. Nevertheless, best to worst?
Last week I got a great email from a Razorback fan ready to discuss the postseason All-SEC teams. Of course being an Arkansas fan, he was focusing on the 1st team QB spot. The email brought up a pretty great point: who is the first team SEC quarterback right now, and who should get that spot come December. Of course Tim Tebow is the first name that comes to mind, but is that because of what he has done in 2009 or because he could end up being the greatest college football player of all time? This raises the ever-present question in college football regarding the quarterback on the best team or the quarterback with the best stats. Looking at the stats, it seems pretty apparent there needs to be some serious discussion before we all anoint Tim Tebow to the first team spot. There are two players right now who have tossed 23 touchdown passes so far this year: Ryan Mallett and Jonathon Crompton. Yes, Crompton. Tebow has 22 total touchdowns when you combine his running, but he has thrown for 1,000 less yards than Mallett, and 400 less than Crompton.
Asking colleagues across the SEC landscape, it appears this race will come down between Ryan Mallett and Tim Tebow; Crompton just hasn't played well enough in big games to warrant a first team consideration, and closing out against Vandy and Kentucky won't help him in this regard. The difference between Tebow and Mallett is their teams. Tebow has won every game he has played this year, and Mallett is playing on a bowl bound Razorback squad that has lost 4 games already. There you have it. The discussion mentioned earlier - QB on the best team or QB with the best stats? Right now Mallett should get the nod over Tebow for the first team spot, but the only way the voters will do it is if he wins 8 games this year. (RM Note: And yet Tebow continues to get the Heisman nod from so many voters, which at this point is a joke.) A win over LSU will seal his first team spot. 7-5 won't cut it, and the more impressive stats will fall to the more impressive team.
IN FOCUS: Which SEC Coach / Player is in the Spotlight this week?
John Chavis, LSU Defense Coordinator. Dexter McCluster is averaging ~10 yards per touch in the past three SEC games. Bet that keeps a DC up nights. Most of those yards have come on the ground; LSU's defense hasn't allowed a rushing TD in six weeks, and just three on the season. So, what gives first? Lost in the headlines around backup QB Jarrett Lee's poor performance last Saturday, was LSU's defense surrendering beaucoup yards to a pair of slight but spry backs from La. Tech. More importantly though, most of those yards came in the first half; before the Bulldogs wore out, the Tigers were having a terrible time corralling the duo. McCluster is a material upgrade over these two, and unlike La. Tech, the Ole Miss Rebels have the horses to run with LSU for four quarters. Chavis can put together a great scheme, and he adjusts well at halftime... But the question remains - Can he stop McCluster?
The LSU Quarterback, LSU . The LSU QB situation at this point in the year is a mess; Jordan Jefferson is clearly not 100% and Jarrett Lee doesn't seem capable of getting over the mental road blocks he put up for himself in 2008. The only way LSU goes into Oxford and comes out with a win is if Jefferson is closer to healthy than we believe him to be, and he is able to avoid a very aggressive Rebel defensive line. That or Lee turns into an SEC quarterback over night. Neither of these two scenarios is likely, so for the second year in a row against Ole Miss, this position will be the key point for LSU's success or failure.
1 Florida – Yawn
2 Alabama – Yawn (x2). Game planning Auburn or Florida?
5 LSU – Jarrett Lee: out of the frying pan, into…
5 Ole Miss – Keep. Ball. Away. Snead.
5 Arkansas – Great chance for a great bowl
5 Tennessee – Wow, that McCluster kid's FAST!
7 Georgia – Need this W to avoid going 6-6
8 Auburn – The bye week's not going to help
9 South Carolina – Our Father, who art in heaven…
11 MSU – So, we're not there yet
11 Kentucky – Bowling again, with two conference wins
12 Vanderbilt –
1 Alabama – How much Florida film did Saban watch this week?
2 Florida – Pretty sad match up against FIU so late in the season
3 LSU – Will we get Jefferson or Lee in Oxford this week? Will it matter?
4 Ole Miss (up from 8) – Why did it take Nutt 6 games to get McCluster all these reps
5 Arkansas – With 2 games to go, Mallett looking like an elite SEC QB
6 Tennessee (down from 4) – D looked distracted last week, for some reason
7 Georgia (up from 10) – AJ Green goes down and UGA wakes up on offense
8 Auburn (down from 6) – AU lacks the ability to win with TOs/penalties
9 South Carolina (down from 7) – Clemson game could define the OBC's Columbia career
10 MSU (down from 9) – Can't wait to watch this O with a competent QB next year
11 Kentucky – Cobb broke out against UGA last year; think they'll be ready for him
12 Vanderbilt – Basketball season is here. Awesome
1) LSU at Ole Miss, November 21st. Really, what's challenging about this call? Heading into the game last week, Tennessee's rushing defense was better than LSU's, sported the best DC in CFB, and was keenly aware that Ole Miss was going to run McCluster six ways from Sunday. And he still put up nearly three bills and 4 TDs. Tiger supporters point to its rushing D having not surrendered a TD the past six weeks, including a great game against Alabama in particular, where the Tide amassed a scant 176 rushing yards. But in the 'bama game, almost all of those yards came in the 2H, as the Tide barely rushed in the first. Besides, Ingram still averaged six yards on six 1H carries, and seven on 22 overall carries. With a banged up Jordan Jefferson to boot, look for a repeat of the Tennessee game this week in Oxford. That is, unless Jevan Snead throws three INTs. Who cares to wager that Nutt won't allow Snead to throw more than 20 pass attempts? If he does, that's a bad sign for the Rebs…
Ole Miss 35, LSU 21
2) Kentucky at Georgia, November 21st. Kentucky hasn't won three games in a row all season. In fact, the Cats haven't won three in a row since September 2008. Against an optimistic Georgia team fighting to finish above .500 (no, they're not beating Tech on the road next Saturday), Kentucky will head into 2010 without stopping that trend. Teams that have beaten UGA this year have done so two ways: putting up a lot of passing yards and getting to QB Joe Cox. Kentucky's Pass Efficiency is nearly dead last in the nation (111th), and the Cats have been virtually unable to put any pressure on the QB (last in the SEC in TFL and 2nd to last in Sacks)… That's about it…
Georgia 28, Kentucky 14
3) MSU at Arkansas, November 21st. Coming off a terribly disappointing performance at home, after a bye week, the Bulldogs are battered and reeling. Off they limp to Arkansas, bringing with them the conference's #10 Passing D, #9 Rushing D, and #11 Total D. To go up against, arguably, the SEC's most dynamic offense, which just happens to be firing on all cylinders. And rested, after simply dismantling Troy last weekend, 56-20. A Troy team, by the way, that had won seven straight and will likely win the Sun Belt Conference…
Arkansas 42, MSU 17
Record 21-12
1) LSU at Ole Miss, November 21st. I apologize to Ole Miss fans for picking the Rebels in this one because in nearly every big game they have had this year, I have been wrong. It is just hard to see past the zone that Run DMC is in right now and the issues LSU has at the QB position. If Jarrett Lee starts this game it will be over by halftime, but Jefferson will give them a chance if he plays and is close to healthy. We saw what Mark Ingram did to this defense and McCluster will have similar success. Ole Miss controls this game from the opening drive and LSU plays catch up all afternoon.
Ole Miss 34, LSU 20
2) Kentucky at Georgia, November 21st. Randall Cobb nearly helped pull off an upset last year, but fell short. Willie Martinez and the UGA defense will be ready for him and he won't have nearly the success he did in Lexington last year. Joe Cox is looking to finish the season strong and he will bring a three game win streak into Atlanta when the Bulldogs face Georgia Tech.
Georgia 21, Kentucky 14
3) MSU at Arkansas, November 21st. Ryan Mallett is putting up great numbers each week and the turnover prone MSU offense will help boost his stats this weekend in Fayetteville. The Razorback defense is completely different when playing at home and they will limit the Bulldog rushing game and talented running back Anthony Dixon. The Bulldog postseason bid ends this weekend as the Razorbacks continue their fight for the Cotton Bowl in Baton Rouge next week.
Arkansas 34, MSU 20
Record 23-10
Yell at Brian: Brian Harbach
Yell at Russ: Russ Mitchell
Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Eleven, November 12, 2009
Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Ten, November 5, 2009
Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Nine, October 29, 2009
Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Eight, October 22, 2009
Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Seven, October 15, 2009
Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Six, October 8, 2009
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Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Three, September 17, 2009
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Lima, Peru - © Diego Cupolo 2012
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Lima, Peru - © Diego Cupolo 2012
David Rothkopf on Wealth Distribution
His discourse is so bourgeois. He makes it look like it's only a shortcoming of the system in the last ten years. Capitalism has always thrived on usurping the people and their energy. It isn't only about distribution of wealth. Where does this 'wealth' come from? How is it made? What are the consequences of being an affluent 'nation' on the global scene? So many questions left unaswered for the audience.
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We just chatted up the new "stars" of Dancing With the Stars after last night's big cast announcement and have some things you must know. Like, for starters, not only is Sarah Palin herself expected in the audience (unless she can see the stage from Alaska?) to cheer on her daughter Bristol, but David Hasselhoff's partner should be afraid—very afraid...
Unless she's totally crushing on The Hoff!
'Cause apparently he is crushing on her. Big time.
We can't yet reveal who David's partner is, but he does tell us the first thing he did when he was cast on the show: He asked his daughters whether she's single.
"My daughters are the ones who talked me into this, and they said, 'if you get this certain dance partner, you're going to be very happy.' And when I met the dance partner, I was smiling for a long time," David said with a grin too big to be just for show. Uh-oh. The hookup rumors are starting before a single sequined pantsuit has been donned!
The Hills' Audrina Patridge, who you'd think would be adept at all things impromptu, has her own set of fears. "I've never done this type of dancing," she tells us. "I'm afraid to perform in front of a live audience and just go blank." See that? The jokes are already writing themselves.
Bristol, who already has blisters on her feet after only two days of rehearsals, wants more than just new muscles out of this. "I'm excited to step out of my comfort zone and do something fun and positive like this," she says. "I think that there's so much misreporting about myself and there are so many rumors and lies about myself out there, this is going to show people that I'm not who they say."
And will Bristol's mom ever be in the audience? Of course! "She's my No. 1 fan," she tells us happily.
The dancers have already met with their partners, and rehearsals are under way. How do you all feel about this cast of DWTS? And more importantly, how much of a fight do you think The Situation's bare chest will put up against sequined shirts? Sound off below!
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The act of doing a handstand fully nude in front of a closed door, knowing full well that a friend is about to pass through.
Dude, Zach's about to come out of the bathroom. it's time for a door trick.
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The accolades continue to role in for members of USCs 2012 football team, as former center Khaled Holmes has been named a finalist for Sports Illustated's College Athlete of the Year award.
Prior to being selected in the 4th round on the 2013 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, Holmes earned both an Undergraduate degree in Classics and a Masters degree in communication management.
Annually, Sports Illustrated chooses two athletes–one female and one male–for this designation. The award recognizes athletes "who have achieved athletic distinction and have had an outsized impact in the classroom or in their communities," Sports Illustrated said in a statement announcing the finalists. The winners will be announced May 22 and they will be featurde in the magazine's May 27 issue.
Aside from Holmes, the men's finalists include Michigan's Trey Burke (basketball), Cornell's Kyle Dake (wrestling), St. Cloud State's Drew LeBlanc (ice hockey) and Duke's Tyler Thornton (basketball).
For the women's finalists, the pack is led by Oregons Liz Brenner, who has played volleyball, basketball, softball and participated in track & field events while a Duck. Louisiana State's Kimberlyn Duncan (track and field), Baylor's Brittney Griner (basketball), North Carolina's Loren Shealy (field hockey) and Northwestern's Taylor Thornton (lacrosse) are also in contention for this award.
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"Miss Misery (Live- 1998 Academy Awards Ceremony)" – Elliott Smith
(Words/music: Elliott Smith, available on Good Will Hunting OST, Capitol 1997)
Part II: The Academy Awards Performance (Read Part I here)
Even without the Hollywood makeup, "Miss Misery" resonated with audiences, scoring Elliott Smith a deal with Dreamworks (and in the infancy of the internet, being on a major label meant more than it does now) and an Oscar nomination. Still, the notoriously reserved Smith found himself in an odd pairing during the ceremony – performing between two huge pop ballads – "How Do I Live" from Con Air and Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" from the Titanic juggernaut. Carl Wilson writes eloquently about this performance in his book Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste and describes the absurdity of the situation better than I would (in particular the suggestion that Richard Marx would have performed it if Smith declined), so I'll point you toward his book (a great read) for more of the context of the performance. In March of 1998, I desperately wanted Elliott Smith to win, if for no other reason than I wanted a song I liked to beat a song I loathed (and if you were a teenage male in 1998, you would have hated that Celine Dion song too- I can now accept that it's an exceptional piece of pop craftsmanship, but it annoyed the hell out of me then). Despite having little interest in the rest of the ceremony (that hasn't changed – I'm writing this while the 2009 ceremony is going), I taped the ceremony in addition to watching it. I'm a relentless archivist and for the first couple years of my music obsession, I taped as many videos and performances so that I could watch them again (bless Youtube, Hulu, etc – I don't have that kind of energy these days). I even went as far as hooking up an old VCR to my parents' VCR to make a "master tape" (which still exists somewhere, I hope).
But I digress – I was excited to see Elliott Smith perform this song and wanted to make sure that I didn't miss it. So I sat there, watching the ceremony because in order to tape, I had to watch the same channel (bless DVRs). I remember staying up as late as possible until I inevitably gave up and went to bed. The next day, I scanned the tape for the performance (which I guess I just missed) and the award presentation (which, of course, went to "My Heart Will Go On"). I'm almost certain (unless I saw him on 120 Minutes, which was possible, but my memory isn't clear on this one) that this was the first time I'd seen Elliott Smith perform and I remember thinking how odd he looked standing up there by himself when everyone else had much more elaborate arrangements. I was at least expecting a band with him or something. Watching the performance now, I'm struck by a few things. First, the orchestra's backing arrangement doesn't sound as hokey as I thought it might have – it's actually quite tasteful and similar to his own recorded version (and I love the tin whistle about halfway through). Also, he didn't look as immediately nervous as I thought – it's not until about a minute and a half in that his voice shakes (the "next door" line) – an incredibly human moment in an otherwise surreal event. It took a lot of guts for Smith to go up there and perform by himself – no other musicians, no dancers or film clips or any other visual to distract the audience. For the reserved Smith to accept the Sisyphian task of performing before Celine Dion (her performance is cut out of the Youtube clip, but just look at the orchestra before Madonna reads the nominees) and perform in front of the largest audience of his life (and, quite possibly, an audience that eclipsed all his other audiences together) is noble. In a strange way, Smith's discomfort (search for any other performances on Youtube and you'll see he was frequently a captivating and charismatic performer in his own quiet, understated way) goes back to his loyalty to the song. His choice to uncomfortably protect his song from the overblown Oscar-produced alternative put the song before the singer and created a memorable performance, even if it lives in the iceberg's shadow.
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