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Chat with Mike Reiss
Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, ESPNBoston.com New England Patriots blogger Mike Reiss stops by to chat.
Reiss joined ESPNBoston.com in September 2009 and is a native New Englander. He first started covering the Patriots in 1997 with the team's official newspaper, Patriots Football Weekly, before moving on to the MetroWest Daily News in his hometown of Framingham. From 2005 to 2009, he covered the Patriots for The Boston Globe, while also writing on the NFL. He started his popular Patriots blog in 2004.
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Mike Reiss (11:56 AM)
Good afternoon and welcome to today's chat. For those joining in who might be regulars on our Patriots blog, and are having trouble with the comments section, I'm told it's an issue we've had over the last 24-48 hours. I am having the same issue, as I am unable to comment. Thanks for your patience.
Mike Reiss (11:58 AM)
For today's chat, the plan is to go from noon-12:30. Part of the reason is that I'm here in Bristol at ESPN headquarters for some computer repair. We'll plan to make up the time a bit later in the season.
Mike Reiss (12:00 PM)
One question asked on our Patriots blog, to discuss in today's chat, is a possible surprise cut. Always tough to predict, but one player who came to mind was veteran OL Robert Gallery. If Logan Mankins is ready to go, and Brian Waters comes back, is there room for him? There probably is, but I wouldn't be shocked if it goes in the other direction.
Mike Reiss (12:00 PM)
Here we go...
Bill (Hartford)
Is Hightower signed yet? If not, anything to be concerned about there?
Mike Reiss (12:00 PM)
Bill, nothing yet on Hightower. Don't think there is a reason to be concerned. Believe it will get done by the time it counts -- the start of training camp.
Chris (Maryland)
Do you know any other teams that would be courting Andre Carter? Do you think Jake Ballard will start the season on PUP or IR?
Mike Reiss (12:02 PM)
Chris, at this point, it sounds like Carter is not yet ready to pass a physical, so I don't think there has been much courting. One team I've speculated as a possibility if Baltimore. Pure speculation, but after the Suggs injury, it makes some sense to me. On Ballard, I think it's PUP. To go on IR, he'd have to clear waivers and the Giants could just claim him back.
Pete (Vermont)
Hi Mike Just curious but who is or was your favorite Football journalist ??
Mike Reiss (12:02 PM)
Nice. Like this one, Pete. Will McDonough of the Boston Globe was my choice.
Tyler (Peterborough, NH)
Hey Mike, considering Matt Light's retirement along the shaky injury status of both Mankins and Vollmer, and finally the uncertainty surrounding Waters, aren't there justified questions and second-guessing about not getting OL depth in the draft this year? Isn't that an imperative for the 2013? And do you subscribe to John Clayton's Theory of 150 when it come to the O-line?
Mike Reiss (12:04 PM)
Tyler, I wasn't in Professor Clayton's class to learn about the Theory of 150, so let me study up on that one and give you the answer in the coming weeks. On the OL second-guessing, I don't subscribe to that line of thinking because I thought they did some good work last year with Solder and Cannon. Also have some young developmental types on the interior. Can't stock every position every year.
Damian (Birr, Ireland)
Hi Mike. Firstly can you give a shout out to all the guys playing in the American Football in Moneygall in Ireland on Saturday to mark the 4th of July. Great buzz around it and yours truly has the pleasure of commentating. Just another sign of the huge increase in popularity in the game this side of the Atlantic. My question is about Andre Carter. If he comes back fit and healthy this year he is a lock for a roster spot. Who is most at risk if/when he comes back?
Mike Reiss (12:06 PM)
Damian, best of luck to the team and good luck with the commentating. On Carter, if he comes back, I think he'll have a roster spot (assuming good health, of course). At that position, I see the likes of Rob Ninkovich, Trevor Scott and Chandler Jones. I think they'll all be there. So if Carter comes aboard, his presence could affect a player at another spot, possibly a special teamer. Tough to say right now.
Clark (Muncie,In)
Who wears the green dot on defense for the 2012 season?
Mike Reiss (12:06 PM)
First thought: Jerod Mayo.
Matt (Bristol CT)
One more surprise roster cut of mine: Dan Koppen. I have a hunch that BB would rather let him walk and find a starting role than have him stay as a backup. Remember, they let him check out the free-agent market.
Mike Reiss (12:07 PM)
Thanks Matt. I'm right in your backyard today, here in Bristol. Koppen an interesting case in that I wouldn't be surprised if he starts all 16 games (with Connolly at guard if Waters isn't there), or has a legitimate fight for a roster spot. Not known as a versatile player, it pigeon-holes him a bit.
Blair (Ottawa, Canada)
Hey Mike,I think the suprise cut might be Deion Branch. I know, understand and appreciate his rapport with Tom Brady. But might he be the suprise cut ?Thanks, Blair
Mike Reiss (12:07 PM)
Thanks Blair. Lot of Branch thoughts on this one. I'm in Branch's corner. Still think he's on this club and contributing.
The Missing Link (Parts Unknown)
Earlier in the week, you guys posted an article about unsung heroes, where the author highlighted Slater's special teams work by noting he plays on all 4 units. Can you list who else plays on all 4 ST units, or is Slater the only one?
Mike Reiss (12:08 PM)
Greetings, "The Missing Link, from Parts Unknown." I had to do one of these. http://www.google.com/search?q=The+MIssing Link, Wrestler&hl=en
Mike Reiss (12:13 PM)
On the special teams, some core guys from last year: LB Tracy White, LB Niko Koutouvides, LB Dane Fletcher and S Sergio Brown a few from last year.
Mike Reiss (12:13 PM)
Here is a link on the topic from the Super Bowl: http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/7515220/new-england-patriots-special-teamers-primed-super-bowl-xlvi
Mike (DC)
Mike, reading preview pieces on the division this year, the Bills are being rightfully touted as a rising team, signing Mario Williams, but they also seem to give a lot of credit to Mark Anderson and write as if they have a top notch pass rushing duo. Not that I didn't love what he gave the Pats last year, but didn't the Bills sign the second best pass rusher on one of the worst pass rushes in football? and on top of that, decide to play him on the right end against the best one on one blockers the other team has to offer? I think it might be overexuberance, your thoughts?
Mike Reiss (12:14 PM)
Agree, Mike. Well thought out by you. And they paid him a lot. I like Anderson, but not at that price tag.
Dave Barry (Briarcliff Manor, Ny)
As much as I hate to think about it, Brady is on the back nine of his career. Year in and year out the team manages to reload as opposed to needing to rebuild. The Colts saw their fortunes turn without Peyton and I wonder where you think the Patriots are (will be) when Tom calls it quits. Are they really a more solid, top to bottom, team than most or are we fooled because we have Brady/Belichick? Love your insights.
Mike Reiss (12:15 PM)
Thanks Dave. I think there will be a dip post-Brady. He's that special. But I do think the overall structure in place, with Bill Belichick as coach, will keep the Patriots competitive. Certainly more competitive than the Colts were last year.
McAwesome (Florida)
Mike, How much better do you think the Patriots defense will be? I am hoping with a better pass ruch, our secondary will get better, less time to get open. That being said do you think we will have to outscore our opponet every week, or will we be able to rely more on defense?
Mike Reiss (12:15 PM)
I do think they will be better, starting in one of the big trouble spots from the past two years -- third down (28th last year, 32nd in 2010). More speed and athleticcism.
MarkJ (Japan)
Mike, "Scout's Notebook" and "Bubble Watch" are two best readings this summer. I am enjoying every bit of them and just want to say thank you to both reporters and ESPNBoston!
Mike Reiss (12:16 PM)
Awesome, MarkJ. That's kudos to colleagues Mike Rodak (Bubble Watch) and Field Yates (Scout's Notebook), who not only came up with those ideas themselves, but are also executing them. That's why they're two first-round draft choices.
Jim L. (Macon, GA)
I'll give you 2 surprise cuts -- one on offense and one on defense. On offense, it's Deon Branch. I just don't see room for him at a crowded receiver position and with the emphasis on the young tight ends in the offense. On defense, Rob Ninkovich. I don't think it bodes well when a player is asked to change positions prior to training camp and move to a DE position where there are already a bunch of young players and free agent additions. My question for today is, do you think Josh McDaniel is the next head coach of the Patriots and, if so, when do you think that would happen?
Mike Reiss (12:17 PM)
Thanks Jim. Respect the viewpoint, even as I see it differently with both Branch and Ninkovich. On McDaniels, I do believe he'd be in line to take over whenever that time comes. Let's say 5-7 years.
peter (football addict from austria)
i have a question about the saints bounty case. is there any statistical evidence about more injured players in saints games than in others? Because from my point of view there is less reason for such a harsh punishment if there are no effects on the number of injured or "carted off" opponents. there is so much talk about the right mentality of D-players. How is it possible that a player that has to give it all just to play in the league plays with added aggression to injure somebody? I know that it is false to tell a guy to hit another guys head but it has been a private coaches speech so its a little different to judge. parents that tell their kids to hit the ... out of another player in pop warner dont get fined either. greets peter
Mike Reiss (12:18 PM)
Peter, I'm not aware of any evidence of more injured players in those games. I'm not particularly close to this story, more locked in on everything and all-things Patriots here on ESPNBoston.com.
Alain (Zürich, Switzerland)
Hi Mike, do you expect some changes in terms of O-philosophy? Coach B always seems to be ahead in that regard and is "inventing" new trends, like the 2 TE he drafted 2 years ago..Now with all the D's (and O's) in the league adjusting to this, can we expect something new out of the Pat's O?
Mike Reiss (12:19 PM)
Alain, I don't think we'll see a major shift. One area I do think they'd like to improve is situational rushing. When they need a yard, can they get it? Just a thought from this perspective that the running game has been productive, but at certain times in the clutch/pressure moments, it didn't always produce the desired result last year.
Cole (Shanghai, China)
Hi Mike, my impression is that the Pats are a little shorter than average in the secondary, how do they compare with other teams and do you think this was a factor in the stats last year?
Mike Reiss (12:20 PM)
Cole, shorter as in size, or roster numbers? Either way, I don't think size was a big reason for the struggles. More than anything, it was technique and assignment related.
Jon (Adams, MA)
More likely trade candidate before the season, Mallet or Hoyer?
Mike Reiss (12:21 PM)
I don't think there will be a big market for either unless they blow up in the preseason, Jon. Hoyer would be my pick.
Dylan (SLC, UT)
My surprise cut is Danny Woodhead. I think with Vereen healthy and Ridley and Addai Woodhead becomes expendable. Particuliarly if we keep a fullback in Kettani, Fiametta, etc.
Mike Reiss (12:21 PM)
Thanks Dylan. Woodhead played 33 percent of the snaps last season and I thought he played a solid Super Bowl. I think he sticks on the roster, but respect the viewpoint.
jblackburner (ATL)
Mike, my surprise cut is Edelman, in favor of a spot for either Bolden, Forston, or Jeremiah Warren, any of which would obviously be surprise keeps. My question: do you think McDonald offers good Mankins/Waters "insurance"? I have heard the team is high on McDonald... any insight?
Mike Reiss (12:23 PM)
Edelman's value a s a punt returner and potential Welker replacement in 2013 keeps him on my roster, but you're not alone in targeting him as a possible surprise. As for Nick McDonald, he probably fits best at center, at least based on what we saw last year. I think they like him. Guard would be his second position.
Tim (Boston, MA)
Hey Mike,One guy that comes to mind is Ron Brace. If he comes into 2012, either with continued injury troubles, or just not showing he can be an impact on this team, I could see enough being enough and him finding himself without a spot.
Mike Reiss (12:23 PM)
Thanks Tim.
Mike Reiss (12:23 PM)
Wouldn't be surprised either way on that one.
Nigel M (London)
Hi Mike,First up, I think a surprise cut may well be Zoltan Mesko - with the way the offense is shaping up - who needs a punter anyway?Just how balanced do you think the Patriots will be this coming season - even though we are only talking a lucky break here and there in both Giants Superbowls I kinda feel like the Patriots have assumed the role of the Rams. Martz famously wouldn't run the ball - now we have a fantastic passing offense that doesn't seem capable (or willing) to commit to a ground game when the chips are down.
Mike Reiss (12:24 PM)
Nigel, I sense some sarcasm there. Thanks. Mesko on the cusp of entering that top tier of punters. After 10 years, the Patriots can feel good about that one -- drafting and developing their own at the position.
Jon (Adams, MA)
Mike - you've remarked on the RB depth chart several times throughout the offseason - but what are your thoughts now? If Vereen is healthy could he bump Ridley and become the primary? Granted a committee is likely, but someone has to be the lead-horse, no?
Mike Reiss (12:24 PM)
Jon, they'll probably go game to game on the RBs. So I don't think a lead horse is mandatory.
Mike Reiss (12:25 PM)
Matt, if all goes according to plan, I think they'd like him at center. That would mean Mankins is ready at left guard and Waters is back at right guard.
Anthony Powell (Boynton Beach, Florida)
Mike what do you think is holding up a contract extension for Wes Welker and is it a classic case of the Patriots being cheap again?
Mike Reiss (12:26 PM)
Anthony, I don't think it's about cheap or anything like that. I think the team is projecting a flat salary cap the next few years and has to be careful on how much it is committing in 2013 and 2014. They set a value on Welker and Welker sees it differently. It happens with every team.
Steve (Venice,FL)
With Ras-I Dowling back and the respectable play of Sterling Moore late last year, do you see Arrington losing his starting spot this year?
Mike Reiss (12:27 PM)
Steve, my sense is that the Patriots would like Arrington to be their slot guy in the nickel. Thought he played well against Cruz in the Super Bowl in that role and we saw him in that spot in offseason camps.
Rob (Borough of Manhattan)
Hi Mike - Hope you had a great 4th! My vote for surprise cut this year is Myron Pryor. I think the fact that the team has built up some good depth in the interior DL this offseason, combined with the fact that Pryor has had a tough time staying healthy, will be his undoing in Foxboro. It's too bad because I thought that Pryor was a really effective player (particularly against the rush) when healthy the last few years.
Mike Reiss (12:28 PM)
Thanks Rob. Pryor, to me, is more of a health question than anything. When healthy, he's shown he can play. But the last two years have been tough in that regard for him.
Paul (Nectars in VT)
For a surprise cut I'm going with a player who would be a true surprise: Brian Waters. A lot of people (including me, actually) thought he was one of our best O-lineman last year so I'm personally hoping this DOESN'T happen. But if a couple not-improbable pieces fall into place--Mankins comes back a little ahead of schedule and looks good; Gallery shows he is a quality but cheap backup; Koppen returns close to starter form--then I could see Connelly starting at RG, Koppen back at C on the cheap, Gallery/Cannon/other young guys as backups, leaving Waters and that $2M+ salary the odd man out. I like the classy vet and I do see the O line as a potential concern so please tell me how wrong I am...
Mike Reiss (12:28 PM)
Wow, Paul. That would be a big surprise. Waters only on the books for $1.4 million. That's great value if he wants to return, and the team wants him back.
Prasad (Baltimore)
As Pats fans we are extremely aware of BB's mantra, "do your job". This is what he preaches to his players and staff and what he bases his personnel decisions on, especially on defense. A lot of fans are down on guys like Jerod Mayo who "do their job" but have not made game-changing plays regularly. Do you think that we have a bunch of workers out there that perhaps do not have big-play potential? Is everyone too focused on their assignments to make high-risk, high-reward decisions on the field?
Mike Reiss (12:30 PM)
Prasad, when I read this the first thing that came to mind was that Mayo made a pretty big play at the end of the Redskins game last year. He didn't have a good Super Bowl, but I see big-play potential there. Let me think about this some more, so as not to just dismiss it, but my initial sense was that it was a little bit harsh on Mayo.
Tim (Boston)
Hey Mike,All the talk about this years rookie class has been focused on Jones, Highsmith and to a lesser degree, Bequette. But what about Tavon Wilson? What kind of role do you envision he'll have on this team? With a second-round picked used, I sure hope he's a contributor. Could you see him winning a starting role next to Chung as a rookie (a la Eugene Wilson, where the similarities are many)? Or do you think he's most a ST and depth guy on the defense?
Mike Reiss (12:31 PM)
Tim, first thought was special teams and sub packages. Can play LB-type role in sub.
kenny (maine)
Hi Mike. With Mankins and Vollmer injured and Brian Waters unknown, do you think we have the guys to step up and replace these 3 with guys on the team already.
Mike Reiss (12:31 PM)
Kenny, the concern here would be less on the interior and more on Solder's transition to left tackle. I think Solder is capable, but it's still a big move for a player who was replaced at halftime of the Super Bowl at right tackle.
Rick (Providence )
Marcus Cannon intrigues me. I think he can be a special player. He came in last year slowly due to his cancer and ended playing some good minutes at the end of the year. Do you think it is better to settle him into one position and let him becaome special at that spot or would you bounce him around the line? I think if Vollmer is healthy I put Cannon at RG and leave him there. Mankins and Cannon can be a great duo with Solder and Vollmer as the bookends. I know Waters may be coming back but would it be better to start Waters and keep bouncing Cannon around or just thank Waters for his time and go with Cannon?
Mike Reiss (12:32 PM)
Rick, it looks like right tackle right now for Cannon. They very well might slide him inside at times during camp just to have that versatility in mind, but the sense I get at this point is that they like him at that tackle spot a bit more.
CbusGeekSquad (Columbus Ohio)
Hi Mike, I was wondering if you were planning on trying the video chats that AFC East blogger that James walker tried? Took time for him to get used to it but then, he could answer a lot more questions. Appreicate your team's work.
Mike Reiss (12:33 PM)
Let me check it out. I'm unaware of the video chats, but if we think it would make us better on ESPNBoston.com, we're all for it.
Mike Reiss (12:33 PM)
Let's go for another 5...
Eric (Winsted, CT)
Hi Mike. I am looking at BB's development of the backfield (2 promising RB's, a veteran Addai, and 3 solid FB options) and wondering if Bill is looking to better manage Tom's long term health/productivity. If the RB's develop as hopes that can lower Brady's pitch count. And the addition of FB's and Addai can bolster pass protection from an O-line that has some question marks. If so, this looks like great planning on BB's part. Thoughts?
Mike Reiss (12:35 PM)
Eric, I wouldn't limit Brady's pitch count. I think he's in great condition and while they probably want more out of the running game in certain areas (situational, explosive plays), I still think they'll lean mostly toward the pass. Overall, when it comes to the running backs and the building of the roster, I do think Bill Belichick obviously knows a thing or two about that. The results are proven.
David (North Attleboro,Ma)
The Patriots play three preseason games in 10 days. How can that be good for player safety? Isn't Roger Gooddell being inconsistent when it comes to making money for the league and player safety?
Mike Reiss (12:36 PM)
David, that isn't good for player safety. At the end of the day, it's always a balance of many things. In this case, it's TV, as the second-week preseason game on Monday night compresses the schedule.
Dennis (WPB FL)
Mike a surprise cut could be Joseph Addai, however instead of a player being cut how about a trade in the back-up quarterback situation. Doubt the Pats coaching staff would cut either back-up, but if Mallet impresses enough during camp can you envision Hoyer being traded or if Mallet does not improve will he be traded? Also, do you have any insight if the Pats plan to carry three quarterbacks again this year?
Mike Reiss (12:37 PM)
Thanks Dennis. I think they'll carry three if they perform well in preseason/camp. I just think a lot of the talk on the QBs has created an expectation that is unlikely. Any team could have signed Brian Hoyer for a big contract and a second-round draft choice this offseason as a restricted free agent, and there was no action. I don't think a big preseason is going to change much. I just don't see the suitors.
Justin (Sharon)
Is it September 9th yet?
Mike Reiss (12:37 PM)
Perfect Justin. Let's end on that one. Can't wait.
Mike Reiss (12:38 PM)
The plan from here will be to go through some of the chat questions and post some leftovers on our Patriots blog. As always, you all brought it today. Appreciate it. Hope you had a Happy 4th, and we'll catch up again.
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Armenia Slow to Pass Conscientious Objection Law
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|Gayane Mkrtchyan
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|14 January 2013
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Armenia's government appears to be dragging its feet over changing the rules for military conscription, a year after a pan-European court ruled that Jehovah's Witnesses had been mistreated as conscientious objectors.
In November 2011, the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, ruled that Armenia should pay compensation to 17 men who were detained and wrongly accused of desertion.
In 2005, the men withdrew from a civilian service scheme intended to give committed pacifists like Jehovah's Witnesses an alternative to mandatory conscription. Civilian service had been launched the previous year as part of Armenia's obligations as a Council of Europe member.
The men were assigned civilian work in schools, hospitals and elsewhere, but left six months later when they realised they were actually under military command, something that went against their absolute commitment to pacifism.
"We were told this was civilian service, but it turned out to be military after all," said Hayk Khachatryan, one of the 17 men who were arrested, held in detention for months and charged with desertion.
The ECHR found that since Armenia had no legislation that made it a crime to withdraw from alternative service, detaining and charging the men was unlawful.
In response to the ruling, the Armenian government acknowledged that military control of civilian service was a problem, and began drafting changes to the law in March 2012.
The amendments now being proposed would differentiate between "alternative military service" and "alternative labour service" – the latter structured to rule out any military involvement, so that the most committed of conscientious objectors could take part.
Alternative military service would last 30 months, and alternative labour service 36 months, as opposed to the standard two years served by conscript soldiers.
Ten months on, it is unclear when the draft amendments will be completed by the justice ministry committee tasked with producing them.
Artur Ispiryan, who works for the legal department of the Jehovah's Witnesses, said, "The first version of the bill said that regional governors would oversee alternative service… but that point was removed. At the moment, it isn't clear what this will be replaced with, but it's essential that supervision is exclusively civilian in nature. That isn't just what we want; it's an international standard."
According to the Jehovah's Witnesses, around 30 of their members are currently in jail for refusing to perform military service. Courts in Armenia are currently reviewing 25 cases, so further convictions are possible.
Several dozen Jehovah's Witnesses still have complaints pending at the ECHR, and the government has asked them to withdraw their cases while the law is changed.
Stepan Danielyan, head of the Cooperation for Democracy Centre, believes the government remains wary of changing the law, even though the ECHR ruling made it clear this was essential.
"The delay stems from the fact that the defence ministry and the government have no clear idea about what to do with the law," Danielyan said. "They don't want a conflict with the OSCE or with other international organisations. But on the other hand, passing the legal amendments could be risky because there are also other people who don't want to do military service out of conviction."
Alexander Amaryan heads the Centre for Assistance and Rehabilitation for Victims of Destructive Sects, which is hostile to the Jehovah's Witnesses, and he claims that conscription-age men join the group simply to get out of joining the army.
"For young people who don't want to serve in the army, the easiest way of avoiding it is to join the Jehovah's Witnesses," he said.
The Jehovah's Witnesses say they are happy to provide membership lists to show that this is not the case.
"It isn't that easy to become a Jehovah's Witness," Ispiryan said in response to the allegation of fraudulent members. "There have been no cases of this."
Trainee priests of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the country's main faith group, are able to avoid conscription. But church spokesman Vahram Melikyan insisted that Apostolic Church clergy should not be compared with others who decided not to join the military.
In addition, he said, "There are cases where our students don't take up their exemption and go off to serve in the army for two years, and then return to continue their [seminary] education."
Avetik Ishkhanyan, head of the Armenian Helsinki Group, said the government should focus on real draft-dodgers. Official figures show that since 2002, about 10,000 people have avoided conscription, and only 444 of them were Jehovah's Witnesses.

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As fighting continues in Liberia and its capital, Monrovia, at least 1,000 people sought refuge by presstime in St. Peter's Lutheran Church there. The church was the site of a July 30, 1990, massacre of 600 refugees during the war begun by Charles Taylor, now the country's president.
"Fighting continues downtown as well as on the outskirts of the city," said Charles Pitchford, the Liberian representative of Lutheran World Federation/World Service. "The hospitals are overflowing and cannot take more people. And deaths by cholera are mounting." The city faces a water crisis and access to clean, safe drinking water is difficult, he said, adding that fighting also has been reported in the seaport city of Buchanan and in the rural area of Gbarnga.
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While there are lots of things that church planters do that don't require the specific training of a seminary or bible college, speaking every week and/or overseeing the quality of what is preached does require some further, specific training. This helps in two ways: it gives you a solid theological/biblical underpinning so that what you teach is sound, and it gives you a wealth of material from which to draw so that you don't run out of sermons before you run out of Sundays in the year! For this reason we recommend (and some regions insist) that if you have not done seminary or bible college, you enroll in Vineyard Leadership Institute classes, which can be taken at a distance. For more information about this option, check out their website.
Q: I'm ready to become a church planter, so what kind of application process is there?
The application form, which can be filled out digitally, is located on the church planting page under Church Planting Forms. Once it is filled out, you can send it to the Regional Church Planting Coordinator for your region. (If you aren't sure which region you are in, there is a map on the main page of the Regions section.) Your spouse should fill out a copy of the application as well, even if s/he is not planning on being a co-pastor with you. There is a list of RCPCs along with their contact info on this page. Email or mail your application to them, and ask your sending pastor (usually your home church pastor) to fill out the recommendation form and send it to them.
You will also want to fill out the Pre-Interview Questionnaire (located on the page with the forms) and send it to them, so that the church planting coordinator can schedule an assessment weekend for you (and your spouse, if you are married) with an assessor.
For more on the process we have for moving from application to starting the plant, you can read the article, Seven Steps to Planting a Vineyard Church.
Q: What are Church Planting Boot Camps?
Boot Camps/Intensives are our way of giving church planters the information they need to make good decisions and hone their plans before they launch. Each boot camp focuses on one aspect of planting, and they build from one to the next. Over the course of a calendar year, there is usually one boot camp per quarter, and one quarter off.
The less-linear benefit of Boot Camps is bonding with other future planters and their teams who are also attending the boot camp. Chances are you will all be launching within a year of each other, and having a cohort of friends who understand the agonies and ecstasies of planting is a unique blessing. You also get to see 3 different churches of 3 different sizes in 3 different kinds of locations in your region (urban, suburban, rural) so you get a feel for how church is done by a variety of personalities in a variety of settings. Plus you get to swipe ideas! If you are a planter who has begun to gather your team, the Boot Camps are great for bringing your team along. They hear the information with you and you can process it together.


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Appreciation for firefighters
Letters to the editor for May 18, 2014: Firefighters; Medal of Honor; water; fairy shrimp absurdity; same old Congress; Rancho Santa Fe HOA chief
Regarding "Shrimp could delay review for trolley" (May 10), Is absurd still a valid word? Fairy shrimp populate at least hundreds of acres at MCAS Miramar. Shall we bulldoze Tierrasanta? The two 12,000-foot-long runways at MCAS Miramar have deprived millions of fairy shrimp of the ancestral habitat. The runways must go.
Regional leaders must provide mitigation for our little friends. Added costs to the trolley project? Of course. Fight absurdity.
Frank L. Fogg
El Cajon
Little has changed with Congress
One hundred and twelve years ago a man wrote to Illinois Sen. Lyman Trumbull, "By the way, does it never occur to Congress ... that they are frittering away month after month in bickerings and twaddle unworthy of a country-school debating society?"
About the same time one newspaper editorialized, "The government seems to us to be in the position of men who don't know what to do."
Norman L. Macht
San Diego
Homeowners Association chief is outstanding guy
Regarding "HOA head on medical leave is training for run, swim," U-T Watchdog, May 9, the leadership of Pete Smith is a prime reason why Rancho Santa Fe is unquestionably one of the finest communities in the world.
For nearly 20 years, Pete has managed the Rancho Santa Fe Association and its high powered and sometimes challenging personalities with a firm but respectful hand. Pete is bright, creative, motivated and probably the nicest and most sincere individual I've ever met in the public arena. Most importantly, as the vast majority of Rancho Santa Fe residents have come to know and appreciate, Pete is a man of great character whose reputation for integrity and honesty is beyond reproach.
There are not a lot of Pete Smiths around who are capable of leading an organization with the high standards and expectations that are held by members of the Rancho Santa Fe Association. The Association was in business 70 years before they found someone of Pete Smith's caliber. They may wait another 70 to find his equal. I wish Pete and the Association the best of luck.
Walter Ekard
El Cajon


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British company launch Langley-designed preamp & EQ
British pro-audio manufacturers Total Audio Control have introduced a pair of new 500-series modules designed by Graham Langley, the veteran electronics engineer and co-founder of Amek.
2U analogue & digital pro audio device using Cadac modules
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Tube mic, line and booster amplifier with negative feedback control
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Design used in EMI/Abbey Road consoles repurposed
Building upon the popularity of the company's acclaimed TG2 Pre Amp / DI, the new TG2-500 delivers the classic sound of the EMI TG12428 pre amp used in EMI/Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles in the late 60s and early 70s—in the company's 500 series module form factor.
JZ Track to be made by SPL
JZ Microphones, the Latvian pro audio manufacturers, are known for their unusual Black Hole mic (http://sosm.ag/dec08-jz-blackhole) as well as affordable high-quality condenser mics like the Vintage 11 (http://sosm.ag/jan12-jz-vintage11). They are now expanding their product range with their first ever channel strip, dubbed the JZ Track, which is made in Germany by SPL.
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Eventide have announced a brand-new mic preamp with an effects loop and phantom power for use on stage and in the studio. The stompbox-sized device is amusingly called the Mixing Link and could be just what you're looking for if you like to augment your voice on the fly.
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I am a member of the German Radio Amateur Club DARC, Stuttgart section, DOK P11
ATNO 315 Juan de Nova in RTTY
Heard Island & Juan de Nova now in all three modes
This is my QSL card. The picture is showing me and my family in original "Rottweiler Narrenkleidle" (Carnival costumes).
This is the shack. The TRX is now a Kenwood TS-590.
The antenna for 10/15/20m is a Fritzel FB-33 three element tribander beam. Below the beam you can see a Rotary Dipole, made of 2 fishing rods. The feed is a symmetrical line ending in a homebrew matchbox with high power coils and capacitors and a microcontroller and bistable relays. In the shack is the SWR- and frequency meter and the controller itself with 2 more µC's. The Software contains two optimization routines, a particle swarm algorithm and a gradient method. After automatically match everything is stored for each frequency. After that the outdoor unit (the matchbox itself) becomes powerless due to the bistable relays. So no noise during reception or failure during transmission can occur due to RF Power. With this I managed to reach VK barefoot on 40m :-)
For 40m and 80m I am using a short dipole with 2 traps on each side, hanging down from the ridge in an inverted V configuration. On this picture you can see a GPA30 which I used before the FB33 until October 2011.
The Vertical (GPA30) caused a lot of problems in my shack due to sheath currents and picked up a lot of noise. With the beam conditions are much better!
DXing I like the most, since march 2011 I worked 315 DX entities. Turkmenistan and Lybia not yet acknowledged. DXCC in three modes, WAE 1-3,WAS, WAC and DLD 100 are the most important diplomas I got up to now. Other ham-activities are contesting and ARDF.
I am member of the AKAFUNK, so I am often using the clubstation of the University of Stuttgart DK0SU
Hpe cuagn!
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Originally published in the March 14, 2013 edition of the University of Illinois-Chicago Alumni website
It's the greatest job I've ever had, and that's saying a lot," declares Arnold Randall '90 LAS to the packed luncheon crowd in the Loop banquet room at Maggiano's restaurant. He's dressed for the occasion—suit and tie, buffed black shoes. This is, after all, the City Club of Chicago, the power elite of politicos and corporate big wigs. A few days later, he repeats that phrase—"Greatest job I've ever had!"—only this time he's at a nature center in the Thatcher Woods Forest Preserve dressed in jeans, sneakers and green work shirt, his audience a caged beady-eyed owl, a snoozing red fox and a pacing coyote.


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An eight month old in California died of a drug overdose after being exposed to high levels of methadone, Opana and Xanax in September 2012. The baby had previously been treated for being lethargic at a local area hospital, but it took a CPS manager three months to approve a safety plan to help prevent future incidents.
Due to her usage of methadone, the baby's mother was warned by a judge to stop breastfeeding her infant. Unfortunately, she did not heed this warning, and this led to the baby's death. His mother has now been charged with felony child endangerment and second-degree murder for blatantly disregarding this warning.
Although the mother in this case clearly was not taking proper care of her child, it is also important to note that CPS could have taken steps to prevent this tragedy. Hopefully this issue will cause CPS to reevaluate their policies to help prevent another child from going through a similar situation in the future.
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Top Treasury Department official says US law that takes effect in February will 'shackle' Tehran's oil revenues within a given country. 'We'll continue to look for innovative ways to make Iranian regime bear financial costs of its behavior,' David Cohen warns
Published: 12.07.12, 10:37 / Israel News
The United States has aggressively ramped up its use of financial sanctions this year to pressure Iran
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"Iran's oil revenues will largely be shackled within a given country and only useable to purchase goods from that country," Cohen said in a speech to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a group that has advocated for tougher sanctions.
The United States and European Union are hoping the economic pressure will force Iran to address international concerns about its nuclear program, which Tehran insists is for peaceful purposes.
The United States has so far granted sanctions waivers to importers for their oil dealings with Iran because the countries have substantially reduced their purchases.
The US Senate agreed to a third package of sanctions last week that would add similar restrictions on payments for Iran's natural gas exports, and makes clear that sales or transfers of precious metals to Iran are not permissible.
It is part of a defense bill that may be finalized by the Senate and House of Representatives by the end of the year, after which it would land on President Barack Obama's
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Spc. David King, from Kansas City, Mo., dispatches his tactical explosive detection dog Marshall into a search pattern during training at Combat Outpost Deh Yak. Assigned to Company C, Task Force 1-2 Infantry, King and Marshall add valuable capabilities to the infantry platoons patrolling terrain alternating between dense villages to wide-open agricultural fields.
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One expects a lot from a site called VIP XXX Area. If you're to be treated like a VIP in the world of porn, you want the best quality content and lots of it.
I think the thing to remember here is that most things that are called VIP usually aren't. I guarantee that if you go into the VIP Nail Salon in your town, you won't find Reese Witherspoon there. Nor will you find Tobey Maguire at the VIP Steak House. VIPXXXArea proves that anything that uses that acronym is generally better left to the people who need to feel like they're VIPs without actually getting VIP treatment. Smart people like you will find somewhere better to spend your time, I'm sure.
As a mega-site, the only thing that this site delivers is access to a bunch of sites. There isn't a great deal of quantity. Iin fact, there are only 60 videos and 222 sets of pictures across all 14 sites. They seemed to discontinue the updates late last year and so it's unlikely that there will be any more content added, given the amount of time that has passed since the last update.
Generally, the video quality is never better than mediocre-quality at best. The MPEGs I found were the best quality and their "high-quality" Windows Media files were very poor-quality clips. The pictures are much more numerous than the videos and while there are a couple sites with some high-res pics, this is definitely not the norm. Most of the pictures on these sites are average-quality at best.
Let's take a look at what one will find inside the members' area:
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The Beatles rehearsed and recorded their seventh contribution to the television show Thank Your Lucky Stars at Teddington Studios on this day. It was screened on ITV the following Saturday, 21 November 1964, from 5.50pm.
The group mimed to four songs: I Feel Fine, She's A Woman, I'm A Loser and Rock And Roll Music. There was no studio audience present.
Despite their numerous previous appearances on the show, by November 1964 The Beatles were so famous that it was a coup for the producers to have them even mime for an edition. In recognition of this, the show was renamed Lucky Stars Special.
Afterwards, John Lennon and Ringo Starr went to the Flamingo Club in London's Soho to see Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames perform. Paul McCartney and George Harrison went to their respective homes.


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(WUSA9) -- Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr recommended on Tuesday that the school district consider delaying high school start times and extending the elementary school day.
Starr suggests high school start times be pushed back 50 minutes and the elementary school day be extended by 30 minutes, based on the 2013 Bell Times Work Group report on starting and ending times in MCPS for the past 10 months.
Read the 2013 Bell Times Work Group Report: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/pdf/2013BellTimesReport.pdf
The elementary school day is currently 6 hours and 15 minutes, which is 30 minutes shorter than the middle and high schools.
"This would add the equivalent of 14 days of instruction to our elementary grades, providing additional learning opportunities for students and staff," Starr said in a press release on Tuesday.
Here's what the proposed changes to the school day would look like:
- High school start time - 8:15 a.m.
- High school end time - 3 p.m.
- Middle school start time - 7:45 a.m.
- Middle school end time - 2:30 p.m.
- Keep elementary school start times at 8:50 a.m. and 9:15 a.m.
- Elementary school end times - 3:35 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Read Starr's recommendation details here: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/pdf/BellTimesRecommendation10113.pdf
Next Tuesday, the Montgomery County Board of Education will hear a presentation from Dr. Starr and the Bell Times Work Group and students, staff, parents, and community members will get to weigh in on the recommendation. The cost and operational impact of making changes will also be discussed, according to officials.
"I am making this recommendation because I believe it is in the best interests of our students. There is extensive research that demonstrates that adolescents are simply not getting enough sleep. This is a public health and safety issue," Starr said in a press release. "If we are truly committed to the well-being of our students, we must consider the feasibility of adjusting our start times to support their health and success.
He continued, "At the same time, I realize my recommendation may have a substantial impact on the lives of our students, staff, families, and school communities. Therefore, we must take the time to determine the costs and operational impact of my recommendation and gather input from as many stakeholders as possible before we make a final decision next year."
Starr said he expects to have public input and a full cost analysis by spring 2014. According to MCPS officials, the earliest any changes would occur is the 2015-2016 school year.
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|Murder mystery and talented cast a killer combination
|Written by Darci Tomky
|Tuesday, 22 November 2011 15:39
From the moment the lights came up on the Pallfeather family house, it was nothing but suspense as both cast and audience members alike pieced the puzzle together at the old-fashioned murder mystery "Murder Runs in the Family."
Murder after murder took place Friday and Saturday nights, Nov. 18-19 on the HHS stage as Holyoke witnessed a suspenseful, yet hilarious, crime scene.
Director Eric Conklin relived the good ol' days of the HHS Drama Department in a riveting play that certainly deserves two thumbs up.
Every single witty, cooky, charming and downright funny cast member all made the annual fall play one to remember.
Finally revealed as the murderer, Aunt Zelda (Kelsey Kramer) threatens
Fearing there could be a murderer in the house, scatterbrained Mirium
Audiences were immediately transported to a luxurious and elaborate set portraying the well-to-do Pallfeather family living room. Despite an approaching storm, the Pallfeather family gathered for the reading of the will of the deceased Bernard Pallfeather.
The innocent Heather, played by Brooke Parker, had an unwavering determination to find out the real reason behind her stepfather's "heart attack," going so far as to hire private eye Jack Sparks, posed as her fiancé, to help solve the murder.
Jack, played by Austin Killin, gave the audience the giggles as the shenanigans of the Pallfeather family certainly kept him on his toes. The mystery eventually fell into place for this private eye, who has had some unique experience of his own. "It was three years ago; I was working the graveyard shift down at the docks..."
Molly Brandt's character, Mirium Pallfeather, was welcoming to her family, but really, this gray-haired mother couldn't solve the mystery of her husband's death let alone find the kitchen or assemble the staff. It might not have been such a good idea to let her carry a gun around—or her cowbell for that matter.
Patricia Purdy (Jordan Zeiler) takes a good look at the new fiancé
Never knowing exactly who they could trust, Claude Purdy (A.J. Brandt)
Luckily she has Montgomery, played by Ben Martinez. This Pallfeather butler, an actual undercover cop, may not have had much of a personality, but he kept an eye on the family and managed to crack a joke every once in a while.
Cousin Patricia Purdy and her husband Claude, played by Jordan Zeiler and A.J. Brandt, were a suspicious-looking pair. Patricia treated her prey just like the animals on "Wild Kingdom," and the convict Claude had been "locked up more than a teenager's diary."
Maxine Pallfeather, played by Jacinda Krueger, was the stepsister who left home at age 5. Dressed from head to toe in black, she proved she can stand up for herself, something Jack can certainly attest to after their entertaining sumo wrestling duel.
As if the murder mystery wasn't already confusing enough, audience members were seeing double as spirited Kathleen Pallfeather, played by Brittney Prottsman, pretended to be her identical twin sister to cover up just one of many murders that day.
The Pallfeathers' butler, Montgomery (Ben Martinez), turns out to be
Tough stepsister Maxine Pallfeather (Jacinda Krueger) doesn't hold
An unfortunate messenger (Ryan Parker) falls dead after he arrives
Cheek-tweaker zany Aunt Zelda, played by Kelsey Kramer, had a few tricks up her own sleeve, not to mention a loaded gun or two. Everyone seemed to have taken these "extra precautions," which, according to Mirium, "might just come in handy if I've got it loaded right."
Lawyer Cleo Burdett, played by Teanna Clark, wasn't sure what she got herself into when she arrived at the Pallfeather house for the reading of the will. She was in quite a pickle after several family members sneakily switched out the will for their own copy of the precious document.
Adding to the mystery were the deaths of the messenger and the policeman, both played by Ryan Parker, who had definitely perfected the art of dying by the end of the show.
Intense gun shot sound effects, thunder, lightning, blackouts and a host of other special effects added to the suspenseful crime scene. Louise Krog Meyer and Chris Bieber were in charge of the lights while Logan Zeiler and Shaylee Krueger tackled the sound.
By the end of the night, Jack had just about lost his cool, facing a line of batty family members with guns, a never-ending dark closet, several mysterious murders, cut phone lines and convenient power outages. Not wanting to reveal the suspect too soon, a nervous Jack said, "I tell you who it is and the lights go flooey and I get shot!"
Everyone was just dying to know who the murderer was, and luckily, to the audience's delight, this private eye solved the case just in time, proving that murder does, in fact, run in the family.
Despite a wacky set of family members, private eye Jack Sparks (Austin Killin, in center) does his best to solve the murder mystery, piecing together clues from the suspicious events of one stormy evening at the Pallfeather house. Pictured from left are cast members Teanna Clark, Molly Brandt, Brooke Parker, Jordan Zeiler, Ben Martinez, A.J. Brandt (hidden), Austin Killin, Brittney Prottsman, Kelsey Kramer and Jacinda Krueger.
Holyoke Enterprise November 24, 2011


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Sachin Tendulkar Images with Different Legends
Sachin Tendulkar widely regarded as a Legend in the history of cricket. He is the topmost run scorer and the in Test matches and in one day internationals. When he has started the career, Azharrudin was the captain of Indian Team and both became very good friends of each other. Lara was holding good records until Sachin started beating his scores, but it was always a healthy competition between both. Among the rest of children, Sachin was close to his father Ramesh Tendulkar.
Sachin Tendulkar was the only cricketer of his generation and from Indian Team who got the place in Bradman's eleven. There was great similarity in the style of playing between Sachin Tendulkar and Sir Donald Bradman. Sachin has also done many advertisements with Shahrukh Khan.
Sachin Tendulkar with Azharrudin
Sachin Tendulkar with Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar with Shahrukh Khan
Sachin Tendulkar with Sir Donald Bradman
Sachin with his father Ramesh Tendulkar
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Happy Birthday To Me
Here is the close-up:
I will be taking this to work and using it to store my little binder clips I use infrequently. It's much prettier than the original packaging they came in.
7 comments:
- Danni said...
Happy Birthday!! hope it's a great day for you!!
Very pretty box! Great job!
- January 17, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Michelle said...
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Tina, happy birthday to you!! That was sung in my best voice just for you! AWESOME box - lve all the flowers & that flourish! VERY nice!
- January 17, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- Lynn said...
Happy Birthday Tina!!! I hope you have a fabulous day! Make the boys take you to Olive Garden for dinner and treat you like a queen for the day!
Your box that you created is beautiful! I love the pink and brown and the details of the flowers, butterflies and stamping inside the box are all awesome!
- January 17, 2009 at 3:40 PM
- Tenia Nelson said...
Happy Birthday, girlie!! Awesome card by the way!! Hope you are well....
- January 17, 2009 at 5:30 PM
- Cathy said...
Happy Birthday! This box is beautiful. Love it!!
- January 19, 2009 at 1:19 AM
- Smriti said...
Wish you a belated happy birthday Tina! Hope you'd a nice day!
This box is beautiful!!
- January 19, 2009 at 9:47 PM
- Heather said...
I'm really late, but Happy Birthday Tina. I just love this box so pretty, and the colors and flowers you choose gave it a realy asian flourish to it!!!
Great creation I love it!!!
- January 21, 2009 at 8:54 AM


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I'm writing a combination Java/Perl program that parses XML files into an Oracle SQL database. There are two tables in the database - one that holds the data from the XML files and another that holds information about the files themselves (file name, creation time, etc.). Basically, when a new XML file comes along, the Java program checks to see if it has already been parsed, or partially parsed. If it has, it changes the
STATUS column in the filestatus table from 'good' to 'bad' for that file ID, using
UPDATE FILESTATUS SET STATUS='bad' WHERE ID=?. However, when I run it, it gets stuck doing this. Any ideas why this could happen? No error messages are occurring, it just hangs. The code is below.
static void markDataBad(String docID)
String update = "UPDATE FILESTATUS SET STATUS='bad' WHERE ID=?";
PreparedStatement updateStatus = Main.con.prepareStatement(update);
updateStatus.setString(1, docID);
catch (Exception ex) {ex.printStackTrace();}
I've already tried changing
updateStatus.execute() to
updateStatus.executeQuery() and
updateStatus.executeUpdate(), but nothing seems to have changed.
Thanks in advance!


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Wanshou Taoist Temple is located on the hill of Beiyuan Mountain, which is situated in the north of Linxia city. It was built in the beginning of Tang Dynasty, and rebuilt in 1983. Wanshou Taoist Temple is the second biggest Taoist Temple in Northwest China, sharing the great fame with Kongtongshan Taoist Temple. Buildings in this temple are ring and ring. There are 7 inscription-given halls.
On the top of theses halls, octagon pagodas are set. Magnificent and graceful, this Wanshou Taoist Temple has become the North Mountain People's Park. Walking in North Mountain People's Park, the whole Linxia city is just in your eyes. The longest track cable car in China, Beiyuan cable car is next to the North Mountain People's Park, up and down, convenient and safe.
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William P. Hobby Airport has come a long way and was initially Houston's first international airport. The beginning of what we now know at William P. Hobby Airport began in June 1927 when W.T. Carter, Jr., opened at 193 acre airfield on Telephone Road and named it Houston Airport Corporation. Learn about Hobby Airport's history with this timeline:
Houston Airport Corporation, owned by W.T. Carter, Jr., opened a 193 acre airfield on Telephone Road.
The City of Houston purchases W.T. Carter Field with a $500,000.00 bond issue and $150,000 in cash and renames it Houston Municipal Airport. Mr. Louis Hobbs is named airport manager.
After setting a new speed record flying his Lockheed 14 Super Electra around the world, Howard Hughes visits Houston for a 3 day celebration. During a banquet at the Rice Hotel, the City announces that Houston Municipal Airport will be renamed Howard Hughes Municipal Airport. A few months later, it is learned that the airport will be disqualified for Federal grant money if it is named after a living person and the name is changed back to Houston Municipal Airport.
The 1940 Air Terminal is dedicated, along with a new hangar. A public ceremony features an Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-2, a Braniff Airways DC-3 and Douglas DC-2, along with private and corporate aircraft based at Houston Municipal Airport. Designed by architect Joseph Finger, the Terminal serves as the administration building for the airport and supports airlines operations and air traffic control functions. The airline tenants are Eastern Airlines and Braniff Airways. The hangar is leased to fixed base operator Aviation Enterprises.
Paved runways, hangars and a runway lighting system are all major upgrades added by the City during World War II.
Houston adds an international wing to the 1940 Air Terminal, along with a new fourth floor, containing air traffic control offices and a new, larger control tower cab. The 1940 Air Terminal is retrofitted with air conditioning. This year, 41,989 airline flights to and from Houston carry 464,719 passengers.
The City of Houston expands the existing terminal, adds a new modern terminal and remodels the existing runway system to accommodate new international destinations with flight service from Houston to Central America and Europe.
Dedication of the new Houston International Airport Terminal. The dedication is marked by a two-day festival. General Ira Eaker is the keynote speaker, the US Navy Blue Angels perform and the public waits in long lines to tour airliners on static display, like Pan American World Airways' Boeing 377 Stratoliner.
A new control tower is completed at Houston International and tower operations are moved from the 1940 Air Terminal.
Houston International Airport is renamed William P. Hobby Airport after William Pettus Hobby, the 27th Governor of Texas and Houston civic leader. The two terminals accommodate more than 2 million passengers annually during the airport's big boom, but the passenger demand soon outgrows the parking and lobby space.
The City of Houston builds a new international airport north of the city to meet the growing demand. With the addition of a second Houston airport, Hobby downsizes its commercial traffic and is labeled a General Aviation Airport serving mainly private and corporate aircraft.
Commercial flights resume at Hobby and Southwest Airlines begins service from Hobby Airport to Dallas and San Antonio using Boeing 737's.
Southwest moves to new facilities in the original terminal at Hobby, remodeled at the cost of $400,000 by Southwest. The newly remodeled facilities include two jetway-equipped boarding gates and two 2500-square-foot departure lounges.
The last tenants in the 1940 Air Terminal vacate and the building is abandoned. Unable to find new tenants for the 1940 Air Terminal, Hobby Airport manager James DeLong proposes demolishing the building to make room for potential ramp tenants. DeLong is opposed by acting aviation director Bill Brackley and J.D. Reed, the Beechcraft dealer who has been a pillar of the Houston aviation community since the 1930s.
Houston Airport System opens the new Hobby Airport concourse, placing into service a massive and modern redesign of much of the 1954 Houston International Terminal.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is held to celebrate the opening of the newly $250 million renovation of the airport's east terminal wing. The improvements include increased lobby space, gate improvements and new artwork.
Houston Airports presented its findings to a joint meeting of the Houston City Council's budget and fiscal affairs and transportation, technology and infrastructure committee. Houston Mayor Annise Parker reviews the analysis and seeks input from stakeholders before deciding to accept the recommentation.
Mayor Annise Parker holds a press conference at William P. Hobby Airport to announce her support of Southwest Airlines and international service at HOU.
Houston City Council approves Southwest Airlines' plan for international service at William P. Hobby Airport in a 16-1 vote.
In addition to the multi-million dollar investment in a new international terminal, Southwest Airlines makes a multi-decade commitment to the City of Houston and Houston passengers through a 25-year use and lease agreement at Hobby Airport.
The Houston Airport System, City of Houston and Southwest Airlines officially break ground on the international terminal.


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November 06, 2012
Crushed Out are a
husband/wife surf rock duo who bring their retro, poppy, and infectious sounds to Leavenworth for a free show at
Icicle Brewing Company in Leavenworth tonight. Frank and Moselle said they essentially live on the road, and as an
indie band they do almost everything themselves. They stopped by the studio to share a few tracks and some stories
from the road. Download a free track here http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/crushed-out-push-down-and-twist-free-


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June 16,2013
- Sermon series: 5 Angles
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- Big Idea: Quit standing around, and go!
Reminder: you can hear the sermons online. Click here for the site.
June 17 – 21, 2013 – Our Week Together
Readings and information provided by Pastor Kerry to the congregation in preparation for the sermon on June 16, 2013.
Each day note the progression of the gospel. What were the catalysts; what were the obstacles? Each day consider how you are a catalyst or obstacle to the progression of the gospel? Pray that God gives you the wisdom and strength to be a catalyst!
Mon-Fri: Memorize John 3:16 and write a response to it each day.
- Mon: John 1-3: Who was Jesus, and why did he come?
- Tues: John 4-6: Pick one miracle. What does it say about Jesus?
- Wed: John 7-12: Consider the conflict surrounding Jesus. What claims of Jesus continue to cause conflicts today?
- Thu: John 13-17: What word of encouragement from these passages did you need today? Why?
- Fri: John 18-21: Take time to thank God for the resurrection.
These directions and questions will direct our reading and provide beginning thoughts for our posts on the blog this week.


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If a verbal commitment is given, (to a person who is known to be currently undergoing treatment for stress and depressed due to work related issues) and there is evidence that this occurred then all knowledge is denied, and a complaint re same takes 14 months to be responded to despite the company policy saying 28 days,and this is an NHS mental health organisation so they should know better. could i peruse my employer via small claims!!
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CONCACAF Champions League Monterrey v Santos Laguna
Monterrey could make CONCACAF Champions League history on Wednesday when they host Santos Laguna in the second leg of the 2012/13 final.
Having claimed a scoreless draw at Santos Laguna's Estadio Nuevo Corona last week, Monterrey could be 90 minutes away from becoming the first club to win three-consecutive CONCACAF Champions League titles since the 1970s.
Mexico's Cruz Azul is the only club to have achieved that feat when they won in 1969, 1970 and 1971.
Monterrey, who are also a Mexican club, should have plenty of confidence ahead of Wednesday's clash with fellow Liga MX outfit Santos Laguna, in what is a rematch of last season's CONCACAF Champions League final.
Santos Laguna have not won in Monterrey in over a decade, including in the first leg of the 2012 final, which the home side won 2-0, before going on to take the title 3-2 on aggregate.
Monterrey won the 2010/11 CONCACAF Champions League when they knocked off the USA's Real Salt Lake 3-2 on aggregate.
In the first leg last week, Monterrey were forced to hold on for a draw after Cesar Delgado was sent off in the 65th minute but they should be much more adventurous on their home turf.
Chilean striker Humberto Suazo will be the main man for Monterrey as he has scored four goals in eight games in the continental championships, while Santos Laguna will look to Colombian attacker Carlos Quintero, who has five goals to his name in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Monterrey head into the second leg on the back of a 1-0 victory away to Tigres UANL in Liga MX on Saturday, while Santos Laguna suffered a 1-0 loss to Cruz Azul.
Santos Laguna are looking to become the 13th Mexican club to lift the CONCACAF Champions League title.


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I don't have much to add other than repeating how good this thread is, and thank you for the information.
Coming from a software engineering background, I am curious what programming language most models are developed in? Also, what kind of computers are they using to process all of the algorithms?
The computing systems are really a system of systems with Supercomputers doing a lot of the heavy lifting and mainframes and client/server stuff taking a significant amount of local load. Here's a high-level diagram of the overall architecture, with some stuff redacted out:
Here's a slide deck that details most of the infrastructure and its tie in to numerical weather prediction modelling. There are some interesting computing systems links on slide 68.
The local office stuff is typical of a remote or regional office. Local, high-res models with smaller domains are run at these sites so that 1) the main computing systems are not impeded and 2) it offers the local offices more flexibility in ad-hoc runs for significant or hyper-local forecasting needs. Here's a pic of our local office:
Here's a draft roadmap for the NextGen exascale computing systems that will likely power all sorts of government-facing numerical and graphical predictive analysis systems, including those in NOAA, going forward. I only have the draft on this workstation. Ping me via PM if you want the latest and I'll dig it up when I can.


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RESULT: Butler def. Milwaukee 25-16, 25-21, 25-19
INDIANAPOLIS - With two key Horizon League matches this week, the Butler volleyball team needed to get off to a fast start. The Bulldogs did just that, jumping on Milwaukee early and cruising to a 3-0 win. Junior Jessica Wolfe led BU with 10 kills and nine digs, while senior Porshia Allen added 10 kills and four digs.
"We jumped on them early and never really let them play the way they usually do," head coach Sharon Clark said. "We got hot early and finished them off. That's what we needed to do.
"Our defense was really good. We blocked well. And then we went to the outside, where Porshia and Jessica got hot."
Freshman setter Gina Vera handed out 35 assists and for block assists. Sophomore Maureen Bamiro was dangerous on both offense and defense, totaling nine kills on .389 hitting with six block assists.
Early in the first set, Butler (14-8, 4-1 HL) took an 8-7 lead on a Wolfe kill.
Butler would never trail again in the set.
Later, an 8-2 run gave BU a commanding 19-11 lead. The Bulldogs maintained that lead and Wolfe closed the stanza with another kill to give Butler a 25-16 win and the early lead.
Butler dominated the early part of the second set, ripping off a 10-1 lead. Milwaukee (5-11, 2-3 HL) pulled to within 11-7 but would get no closer than three. A kill of the right hand of Bamiro gave Butler the second set 25-21 and a 2-0 lead.
BU took command of the third set with a 6-2 spurt that gave the Dogs a 9-5 lead. Milwaukee traded punches with the Bulldogs but couldn't put together run until it was too late. Leading 18-13, a 6-2 Butler run gave BU match point at 24-15. That is when the Panthers managed four straight points to force a Butler timeout at 24-19. On the final point, Vera fed Bamiro for a punishing kill to put the match and the set away.
UWM's Jena Berg had a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs. Lauren Felsing, Milwaukee's all-league libero, had 17 digs.
Butler continues its week with a match against Green Bay Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The match will be streamed live and can be found on ButlerSports.com.


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Mad Men's Big Ol' Emmy Snub
Mad Men set an Emmy record when it was nominated for 17 Emmys. It set another one when it didn't win a single one of those Emmys. Was critically acclaimed, superbly acted, multiple Emmy winning show Mad Men snubbed after receiving none of its 17 Emmy nominations? Many would say yes. But in actuality, what else does Mad Men have to prove?
This past season of Mad Men was its most different and most intense season. The show has evolved tremendously not only in storytelling but in terms of its production. The writing has gotten stronger and subtler, the actors are far more comfortable with their characters, and the set/costume design has remained visually stunning.
So why does Mad Men need any more awards? To be fair, none of Mad Men's actors have won an Emmy for their performances (especially a tragedy when concerning the show's stars Elisabeth Moss and Jon Hamm) and with 17 nominations, you'd expect a hit show like Mad Men to at least snag a couple awards.
But perhaps audiences are not as stunned by Mad Men as they were previously. For the first time since it premiered, Mad Men lost Best Drama Series (with Showtime's Homeland taking home top honors). Shocking? No. Homeland is a very well done show and deserves to be in the limelight. Mad Men doesn't need to keep winning the best show award. It's like Bryan Cranston winning three Emmys in a row for his performance as Walter White in Breaking Bad. We all know he's great in his role, so why keep awarding him? The same might be true for Mad Men. We all know you're great, keep being great, but this is not your year.
So can you call 0 of 17 Emmys a snub? Doubtful. Disappointing? Yes. Surprising? Yes. But a deliberate slap in the face? Absolutely not. People forget that being nominated for an award is an honor in and of itself. And receiving 17 nominations is still a sign of awesomeness. It's a bummer that Mad Men wasn't able to receive any, especially for the writing this past season, but with Matthew Weiner & Co. signed on for two more seasons of the show, they will surely have another year.


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Humble Bundle's latest bundle may just be the biggest offering yet. Today it announced the Humble 2K Bundle, offering a bunch of 2K Games' latest and greatest games.
Pay $1 or whatever you want for BioShock, The Darkness II and The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
If you pay more than the average price (currently at $5.60), you can get your hands on BioShock 2, Mafia II and Spec Ops: The Line.
Those willing to pay $20 or more will receive all of the aforementioned titles, plus BioShock Infinite and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Humble Bundle says that all these games would normally cost $209.
Only one game is available for Linux – X-Com: Enemy Unknown, while several are available for Mac. All are available for Steam for Windows.
Charities being supported with this latest bundle include the American Red Cross and Action Against Hunger.
Humble Bundle promises that a mystery game or two might be added to the bundle later on down the road.
You can get the Humble 2K Bundle by visiting www.humblebundle.com.


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America's Got Talent Recap: St. Louis Brought The Freaks, Geeks, And Death Defying Feats
May 29, 2012 08:18 PM by Lisa Princ
After last night's auditions on America's Got Talent on NBC, that seemed to be missing the talent, most of us were wondering whether or not there would be any talent in St. Louis. Luckily for us, the hopefuls and the judges did not disappoint! Read on for the highlights!
Tonight on America's Got Talent, the auditions took us to St. Louis, and thankfully, there was plenty of entertainment tonight! We certainly saw our fair share of freaks and weirdos tonight, including a 60-something-year-old puppeteer. Creeped out yet? Yeah, there was nothing creepy about this act, but dude proved to be a freak, I mean, this guy was so ridiculously boring with his awful puppets. We're talking animals made out of paper and cardboard with some slinkies thrown in – being moved around by his hands. At the very least it took us all back to our kindergarten days.
And the strange acts did not stop there, as we also saw one group perform that I could barely even watch. The trio came out and one of them walked all over broken glass, while the second clipped a chair to his eyelids and lifted the chair up. Meanwhile, the third contestant shoved a sword down his throat. Despite the gross act, the group got two out of three yes's, and I am sure I don't have to tell you who voted no now do I?
Some of the good acts consisted of a 6-year-old singer, who reaked of a larger than life personality, he was absolutely adorable. We also watched a hip-hop violinist who was very impressive, along with some more cloggers, singers, and dancers. We also watched as Sharon Osbourne was serenaded by "Little Ozzy," aka a midget impersonator. He was funny to watch, but he was a no go for Vegas.
And then there was the death defying feat. Spencer Horsman came out donning a straight jacket, and of course, we were all left wondering what the heck he was going to do. Well, this brainiac decided to suspend himself between what appeared to be a huge steel claw. The claw was held open by a rope, which was then set on fire. You see where I am going with this don't you?
Luckily for Spencer, and everyone watching, he managed to get himself out of the straight jacket and onto the stage with only seconds remaining before the rope broke and claw closed shut. "You know I won't be happy until you die on the stage," Howard Stern laughed after the act was done. Can't wait to see how he ups the ante in Vegas, can you?
Ah, and we also witnessed our fair share of geeks tonight. Among them was Ron something or other (okay his name was just too dang long), who attempted to impress with his voice overs? Yes, I said voice overs. Ron was destroyed and hit his knees when Howard and the gang told him he was not going to Vegas. To lift his spirits (and irritate Nick Cannon) the judges told him he could hang out with Nick and announce the remaining acts of the evening. Luckily, there was only one more act to be announced, and he was awful also. The pair of awful contestants shared some singing/dancing/bonding time with Nick Cannon before they said goodnight!
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