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"Somehow we have developed this large contingent of know-it-all baseball fans who bay like wounded coyotes at any mention of wins, losses, RBI or batting average. I never know whether I should blame myself for this or not.." (Bill James)
Saturday, January 8, 2011
LaRoche And Jones By the Numbers
The Pirates dealt him to Boston in 2009 for RHP Hunter Strickland, now 26 and who spent last season in High Class A Bradenton, and since-released SS Argenis Diaz. They felt they couldn't pony up enough to keep LaRoche around when he became a free agent.
The Pirates had an unexpected windfall after the trade when Garrett Jones came out of nowhere to claim the first base job. And when we look at the stats put up since the July 2009 trade, the LaRoche-for-Jones clearance was a pretty copacetic swap.
Offensively, LaRoche hit .278/38/143 in 791 at-bats after leaving Pittsburgh; Jones batted .263/42/130 in 906 at-bats as his replacement. Jones wasn't as productive, but close enough considering the gaping hole that LaRoche's absence was anticipated to leave.
Fielding, well that was another story. The steady-as-she-goes LaRoche has a lifetime UZR/150 of -2.6; his range was never much but he caught everything he could get to. Jones has a career rating of -7.1, and that doesn't really factor in his missed throws and DPs unturned.
It was for sure a sweet financial coup. LaRoche was earning $7.05M as a Bucco, and got $4.5M last year from Arizona, though he had to sweat it out til January to close that deal (and there's no way he would have resigned in Pittsburgh for that amount).
He's been a bargain; his WAR over 2009-10 averaged 2.4; his street value over the two seasons according to Fangraphs should have been $19.9M, or just under $10M/year.
The Bucs plugged in Garrett Jones, who earned $400K and $425K during the same span. His WAR averaged 1.4, although unlike the steady LaRoche, his WAR dropped from 2.7 in '09 to 0.1 in 2010. His Fangraphs value was $12.9M.
So assuming - and it's a very unlikely assumption - LaRoche signed with Pittsburgh for the same salary he took with the D-Backs, and discounting time played in 2009, the Pirates saved about $6M by swapping out LaRoche for Jones, at a WAR cost of a couple of wins in 2010 (the WARs were similar in 2009, so that season was a wash).
Neither player was the Pirate first baseman of the future (LaRoche is 31, Jones will be 30 in June). In fact, with the-soon-to-be-34 Lyle Overbay's addition, the Bucs officially admitted they have no first baseman of the future, unless during knee surgery Steve Pearce received bionic implants to improve his eye against LHP, and turn his gappers into homers.
And hey, with that being the case, saving a few mil and losing 105 games instead of 103 was probably worth the move.
2 comments:
- WilliamJPellas said...
I hate to admit it, but I have to agree with your assessment here, Ron, if only because the team struck silver, though not gold, with Garrett Jones. Had it not been for Jones, our lineup would have been even worse. Could an all time worst major league record have been avoided without Jones' power over the past two seasons? I doubt it.
Where LaRoche really separates himself from Jones is, of course, with his glove. He is definitely a good defensive first sacker. LaRoche also has a better body of work over a longer period of time, and will no doubt have the better career of the two. But at the moment---the point of your article---given the current condition of the team, there simply is not enough difference between them to justify the kind of money it would have taken to retain LaRoche. I hate coming to that conclusion because to me it seems to be some justification for the "who cares about the team right now 'cuz we're rebuilding" approach of Nutting-Coonelly-Huntington, but I can't say they were wrong here.
- January 8, 2011 at 10:48 AM
- Ron Ieraci said...
Oh, it worked out OK, Wil, but that's not the FO's fault.
God only knows who would have ended up there if they hadn't stumbled on Jones, much like second base would have been a black hole if Neal Walker wouldn't have stepped it up.
So while all's well that ends well, it was only dumb luck, not a "plan," that saved Neal's bacon in this case.
- January 8, 2011 at 12:10 PM


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I think I've found one of the greatest sandwich breads ever in this recipe! It's soft and delicious with a crispy crust, it takes hardly any time to make once you've soaked your beans, and it's a high protein bread with all the nutrients found in pinto beans.
I found a Pinto bean bread recipe on the Idaho Bean Commission website: http://www2.state.id.us/bean/recipes/getrecipe_action.cfm and I tweaked it a bit to use weight measurements instead of cups and to use instant yeast instead of active dry. I also added another proofing step and changed the flour ratios a bit. That website has more recipes for beans than you could ever imagine possible!
Anyway the bread came out better than I could hope. I think it's become my new sandwich favorite. It has a delicious flavor that only slightly reminds me of beans (although a bean flavor wouldnt have put me off - I love Pinto beans) and is very soft and springy. And I'm always trying to get more protein into my diet.
The Bean commision put nutritional values on their recipe page for a "serving's" worth of bread. I assume they mean per slice, since the values look comparable to those per slice for other breads. They will be slightly different now that I've fiddled with the flour ratios, but then, the recipe was hardly precise to begin with since the flour was measured in cups and the number of cups was not specific.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this bread as much as I have!
I did a free form loaf as well as one in a loaf pan.
430g warm bean water (that used to boil the beans)
36g honey
41g vegetable oil
473g cooked Pinto beans, pureed
12g sea salt
7g instant dry yeast
300g whole wheat flour
473g white flour
Soak your Pinto beans overnight and then cook them in a pressure cooker till they can easily be smashed between the fingers. Save the water. Remember that the beans will be much heavier once they are soaked and cooked, so be sure to prepare enough. After the beans are cooked, put them in a food processor and mix till fairly smooth.
Mix warm bean water, honey, oil, bean mash and salt in a large bowl; mix well. Add yeast.
Add wheat flour and enough of the white flour to make dough stiff but slightly sticky to the touch. Knead the dough on a floured surface for about 10 minutes until it passes the window pane test.
Place in an oiled bowl and let rise till three times its original size, about 1 hour. Turn out onto work surface and shape into loaves or place in loaf pans; let rise until double (about 30 minutes). Bake at 350F (175C) for 50 minutes or until the bottom of the loaf is firm and sounds hollow when tapped.
Nutrition Information
Amount Per Serving
Cals: 183
Total Fat: 2.8g
Cholesterol: 0
Sodium: 65mg
Total Carb: 33.7
Dietary Fiber: 6.5g
Sugars: na
Protein: 7.2g
You can see the little bean skins add an interesting look to the outside of the loaf.
Crumb shot - very moist and shiny.
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the efficacy of institutional discourseZinner Henriksen, Helle; Viborg Andersen, Kim (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: During the mid to late 1990s, shaping diffusion of B2B e-commerce was a key priority for governments and business associations. Viewing e-commerce as the key to continuous economic growth and a vehicle for transformation to the digital economy, national action plans were formulated to accelerate the standard development and adoption of e-commerce. This chapter argues that the Danish EDI Action Plan from 1996 cemented structural problems for the ongoing adoption and diffusion of newer B2B technologies due to a discrepancy between goals and actions, imbalanced partner allocation in standard development and an overwhelming focus on the public sector despite ambitions to fuel the overall business adoption of B2B e-commerce. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6475
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Bennedsen, Morten; Wolfenzon, Daniel (København, 1999)[More information][Less information]
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Connectivity and Catch-up in Emerging Market EconomiesLorenzen, Mark; Mudambi, Ram (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8006
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- Strategi, struktur og teknologiledelseIversen, Mikael; Frøslev Christensen, Jens (København, 1996)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8132
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Angkinand, Apanard; Wihlborg, Clas (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Market discipline in banking requires that explicit and implicit insurance schemes for financial sector firms are limited, and that the lack of insurance of important stakeholders is credible. This credibility cannot be achieved without transparent, predictable procedures for distress resolution for banks, including explicit rules for the liquidation of insolvent banks. We find that very few European countries have explicit procedures for dealing with problem banks. The propositions tested in this paper are that the credibility of non-insurance in European banking depends strongly on (i) the degree of coverage of deposit insurance schemes, and (2) on the existence of enforceable rules that enhance the credibility of non-insurance of groups of stakeholders.in bank. The proxy used for credibility of non-insurance in Europe is the probability of banking crisis. Finding a U-shaped relation between the probabiity of banking crisis and the coverage of explicit deposit insurance we derive the degree of coverage that minimizes the probability of crisis in Western and Eastern Europe. JEL Classification: G21; G28; F43 Keywords: Deposit Insurance; Banking Crisis; Insolvency Procedures, Market Discipline URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6798
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Wihlborg, Clas; Angkinand, Apanard (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Predetermined, operational procedures for dealing with banks in distress are conspicuously absent across the world with very few exceptions. Instead governments and regulatory authorities intervene when banks approach failure. Bail-outs of important creditors, sometimes including shareholders, and blanket guarantees for creditors become the norm. We argue that efficient incentives of banks' creditors, as well as of shareholders and managers, require predetermined rules for dealing with banks in distress, and a group of creditors that are credibly non-insured. Cross-border banking increases the need for pre-determined bank insolvency procedures that could enable banks to expand cross-border in branches. In the empirical part we show that credibility of non-insurance is maximized with a partial deposit insurance scheme, and that the coverage can be decreased if effective rule-based distress resolution procedures are implemented. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6773
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Kowalski, Tadeusz; Kraft, Evan; Mullineux, Andrew; Vensel, Vello; Wihlborg, Clas (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6817
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Family Ties and Embeddedness in the Indian Film Industry in BollywoodLorenzen, Mark; Taeube, Florian A. (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Theoretical and empirical research on entrepreneurial networks is largely outcome-oriented and little integrated with family firm research. In this paper, we draw on social network and entrepreneurship literatures in order to investigate how family businesses build and make use of a variety of embedded and arm's-length ties. We present novel data self-collected in qualitative, inductive fieldwork from more than 50 interviews in mainstream film production in Bollywood. Our findings contrast with extant research by showing that in the socio-cultural context of India the use of embedded ties is higher than predictions in the Page 3 / 55 Creative Encounters Working Paper #40 theoretical literature and empirical findings in cross-country studies suggest. Moreover, we show that the 'Indian' family is an institution that dominates embedded ties. The Banyan tree symbolizes this interconnectedness of the different branches of an Indian family compared to the plain structure of a birch tree describing Hollywood, where embedded ties can be different from familial ties. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8005
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Levinsen, Karin; Madsen, Sabine (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Ud fra aktionsforskning af faget Informationsbehandling på bachelorprogrammet HA/DØK ved Copenhagen Business School undersøger vi i denne artikel hvilke barriere de studerende oplever i forbindelse med læring af holistisk systemudvikling og hvorfor. Siden 1980'erne har man i (dele af) litteraturen anset den 'gode' systemudvikler for at være en, der kunne fungere som brobygger mellem brugere og programmører og navigere ubesværet inden for og imellem anvendelses- og problemområdet (dvs. mellem brugernes og IT systemets område og opgaver). HA/DØK uddannelsen blev udviklet for at uddanne studerende med brobyggerkompetencer. En summativ kvalitetsvurdering har dog vist, at der eksisterer et misforhold mellem den uddannelsesmæssige intention og de studerendes faktiske læring og eksamenspræstationer på faget Informationsbehandling. Vores undersøgelse af dette misforhold viser, at mens de studerende er gode til at tænke og handle udfra problemområdet,så kæmper alle studerende uanset fagligt niveau med at nå de læringsmål, der omhandler forståelse for og inddragelse af viden om anvendelsesområdet. Vi foreslår, at de studerendes vanskeligheder skyldes, at de pga. HA/DØK studiet tilrettelæggelse allerede er proficiente funktionalister når de starter på Informationsbehandling, mens de i forhold til anvendelsesområdet må betegnes som novicer. Vi opridser forskellige alternativer til at hjælpe de studerende med at overvinde barriererne og/eller opfylde læringsmålene. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6500
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Barriers and Success Factors in the Establishment and Continuous Development of NGO-Business Partnerships in DenmarkCrone Jensen, Elisabeth; Thusgaard Pedersen, Janni; Neergaard, Peter (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
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Abstract: This paper describes and analyzes the occurrence and extent of oppositions initiated against plant biotechnology patents granted by the European Patent Office (EPO). The opposition mechanism is a legal procedure that allows any third party to challenge the validity of patents awarded by the EPO. Results indicate that the opposition rate is far greater in plant biotechnology than in other emerging industries. Consistent with theoretical predictions, the empirical findings suggest that opposed patents are disproportionately those that score high on features that proxy for their "value" or "quality". In contrast to previous findings, however, the results show that large-volume applicants are more likely to be opposed. Because the boundaries of plant biotech patents are ill-defined, large patent portfolios do not promote cooperative behavior such as licensing or settlements. The analysis rejects the hypothesis that awardees are subject to "nuisance" or "frivolous" oppositions. Instead, the opposition procedure serves as an error correction mechanism. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8220
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The Rules Of The Game As They Develop In Trier's And Leth's The Five ObstructionsRaffnsøe, Sverre (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Released in 2003 by internationally renowned Danish directors Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth, The Five Obstructions is a short film, 88 minutes long. As will be evident, however, this 'minor' work is also a unique, dense, multi-layered, and intriguing piece of art, with a wide range of implications. A film-experiment that permits us to follow its own genesis in the making, The Five Obstructions presents itself both as a documentary and a feature production, as it renders the construction of a previously inexistent fictitious work. Being the result of a contest between two auteurs, the work permits us to follow a power game in detail as it develops. In addition, the film may be viewed as a collaborative cinematic experiment, concerning, experimenting with and challenging, not only received rules of film making, but also our conception of rules and creativity in a broader sense. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9332
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Andersen, Steffen; Harrison, Glenn W.; Lau, Morten Igel; Rutström, Elisabeth E. (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We make the case that psychologists should make wider use of structural econometric methods. These methods involve the development of maximum likelihood estimates of models, where the likelihood function is tailored to the structural model. In recent years these models have been developed for a wide range of behavioral models of choice under uncertainty. We explain the components of this methodology, and illustrate with applications to major models from psychology. The goal is to build, and traverse, a constructive bridge between the modeling insights of psychology and the statistical tools of economists. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7571
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Andersen, Steffen; Harrison, Glenn W.; Lau, Morten Igel; Rutström, Elisabet E. (, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We make the case that psychologists should make wider use of econometric methods for the estimation of structural models. These methods involve the development of maximum likelihood estimates of models, where the likelihood function is tailored to the structural model. In recent years these models have been developed for a wide range of behavioral models of choice under uncertainty. We explain the components of this methodology, and illustrate with applications to major models from psychology. The goal is to build, and traverse, a constructive bridge between the modeling insights of psychology and the statistical tools of economists. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7800
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Supply Chain ManagementGammelgaard, Britta; Bentzen, Eric; Aagaard Andreassen, Mette (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This report is based on the survey "Industrial Companies in Denmark – Today and Tomorrow", section IV: Supply Chain Management - Practices and Performance, question number 4.9 on performance assessment. To our knowledge, this survey is unique, as we have not been able to find results from any compatible survey. The International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS) does bring up the question of supply chain management, but unfortunately, we did not have access to the database. Data from the members of the SCOR-model, in the form of benchmarked performance data, may exist, but are nonetheless not public. The survey is a cooperative project "Benchmarking Danish Industries" with CIP/Aalborg University, the Danish Technological University, the Danish Technological Institute and Copenhagen Business School as consortia partners. The project has been funded by the Danish Agency for Trade and Industry. The present survey was developed and conducted in the period of 2001-2003. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6292
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Draft VersionHansson, Finn; Brenneche, Nicolaj Tofte; Mønsted, Mette; Fransson, Torsten; Copenhagen Business School. CBS; Institut for Ledelse, Politik og Filosofi; LPF; Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy; LPF (Frederiksberg, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this report the key findings of an extensive literature review and an empirical survey of collaboration projects within the fields of sustainable energy and climate change are presented. The main objectives of the report is 1) to develop an analytical framework of innovation systems and to identify important managerial and organisational challenges pertinent to collaboration projects linking actors from within the Triangle of Knowledge (Innovation, Education and Research) and 2) to report on major collaboration patterns and on the basis hereof identify the most important types of collaborations known by the partners of SUCCESS. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7760
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The European Undergraduate Research-Oriented Participatory Education (EU-ROPE) At Copenhagen Business SchoolTackney, Charles T.; Strömgren, Ole; Sato, Toyoko (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: While the knowledge management literature has addressed the explicit and tacit skills needed for successful performance in the modern enterprise, little attention has been paid to date in this particular literature as to how these wide-ranging skills may be suitably acquired during the course of an undergraduate business school education. This paper presents case analysis of the research-oriented participatory education curriculum developed at Copenhagen Business School because it appears uniquely suited, by a curious mix of Danish education tradition and deliberate innovation, to offer an educational experience more empowering of essential tacit knowledge skills than that found in educational institutions in other national settings. We specify the program forms and procedures for consensus-based governance and group work (as benchmarks) that demonstrably instruct undergraduates in the tacit skill dimensions of knowledge thought to be essential for success following graduation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7043
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Åkerstrøm Andersen, Niels (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
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tre samfundsvidenskabelige analysestrategierHøjbjerg, Erik (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Dette arbejdspapir er et forarbejde til et kapitel i bogen 'Socialkonstruktivistiske analysestrategier' redigeret for Samfundslitteratur af Niels Åkerstrøm Andersen, Anders Esmark og Carsten Bagge Laustsen. Bogen forventes udgivet ultimo 2004. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6328
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Liberty News
UPDATE: Liberty tops corporate challenges at 10 Miler event
Liberty University once again dominated the corporate team competition, taking first-place honors in the women's category for the 10 Miler (finishing nearly seven minutes faster than Centra) and in both the men's and mixed categories for the 4 Miler.
Team Liberty also took home second-place awards for both the men's and mixed categories in the 10 Miler (behind Areva) and for the women's category in the 4-Miler (behind Centra).
- View race results at www.VirginiaTenMiler.com.
Team Liberty has strong showing at 10 Miler, wins citywide challenge award
More than 270 Liberty University employees and students participated in the 40th annual Genworth Virginia 10 Miler and 4 Miler races, as well as a 4 Mile Walk, in downtown Lynchburg on Saturday, more than tripling the number of members last year. Team Liberty was the second largest team in the corporate entries, following Centra.
The Virginia 10 Miler is one of the oldest 10-mile races in the country and draws runners from all over the world. This year, more than 4,000 registered to participate in the racing festival. The event also featured the Amazing Mile Children's Race.
Senior Khristina Kanagy, a member of Liberty's cross country team, was the fastest runner in her age group for the 10 Miler and placed 71st overall, out of a field of 1,479 runners.
Also at the race, Liberty University was announced the winner of the 100 Mile Challenge for total miles. The challenge was part of the citywide Live Healthy Lynchburg campaign and participants were encouraged to run or walk 100 miles between July 1 and Sept. 27. Liberty staff logged 22,321 miles.
On Saturday, Team Liberty member Matt Henry, who works for the Center for Curriculum Development, said he discovered his love for running after exercising for a fitness test his doctor had ordered.
"I fell in love with running while getting back in shape for a fitness test and found a technique that worked for me," he said. "I came to run today to support the university and for overall good health and to have a good time."
Sarah Quigg, a junior education major, runs various races on campus offered by Student Activities and decided to participate in the 10 Miler.
"I really enjoy running, and it is a great community event in which Liberty students are joining the community and running," she said. "It is a great way to chat with people and form new relationships."
Brandon Roehm, a senior business major, decided to run the race when a professor encouraged him. Roehm has previously participated in a 5K, 5 miler, and a half marathon, and he is currently training for a marathon.
"I came out to run and to have a fun team environment with the school and everybody cheering you on," he said. "The run the last two miles is brutal going uphill but other than that it is a nice pace going uphill and downhill."
Team Liberty had 273 registrants for the festival: 167 in the 10 Miler, 74 in the 4 Miler, and 32 in the 4 Mile Walk.
- Read more about Liberty's active role in promoting fitness and health in the community in the Fall 2013 issue of the Liberty Journal.


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University Park, Pa. -- Maria and Molly Mazich, twin sisters from Fleetwood, Pa., will be honored as student marshals for the College of Health and Human Development during winter commencement ceremonies on Dec. 22, at the Penn State University Park campus.
"While the differences between the top candidates for college marshal are generally not pronounced, one candidate often stands above the rest," said Ann C. Crouter, Raymond E. and Erin Stuart Schultz Dean of the College of Health and Human Development. "However, this year was unique. Both Mazich sisters were equally qualified; for example, their GPA's were separated by a few hundredths of a point. Under ordinary circumstances, it would have been difficult to select one over the other, but the fact that they were twins made it impossible to choose one. They both deserved the honor. So this year we have two college marshals."
A nutritional sciences major, Maria is a Schreyer Scholar. She received a Mary Burket Morrow Scholarship as well as an Evan Pugh Award and a President Sparks Award. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Her thesis was titled, "Dissemination Sciences: A Study of NEEDs for Bones as an Osteoporosis Prevention Tool for Middle-School Students."
In addition to her academic achievements, Maria was a member of HealthWorks, a volunteer organization associated with University Health Services. Through this organization, she went through training administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and became an HIV Interventionist for the Penn State community. She also was part of the Safer Sex Team and Nutrition Team within HealthWorks. In addition, she volunteered at Mount Nittany Medical Center in the Emergency Department and Surgical Center, and she was part of a rules and regulations committee for THON as the RYB liaison.
Maria has accepted a position in the master of physician assistant science graduate program at St. Francis University.
Molly, a kinesiology major, received an Academic Excellence Scholarship from the Schreyer Honors College and an Alumni Memorial Scholarship from the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She conducted a thesis, titled "Isometric Force Entrainment Depends on Temporal Location of Visual Information and Signal Predictability."
In addition to her academic achievements, she was a physical therapy intern at University Health Services, a volunteer at Mount Nittany Medical Center, a committee member for both THON OPPerations and Donor and Alumni Relationships, and Relay for Life Chair for Circle-K.
Molly has been accepted to the doctor of physical therapy program at the Duke University School of Medicine.
Maria and Molly will be accompanied at commencement by their parents Terry and Rick Mazich; their brother Mark Mazich; their grandfather Ron Duffy; and various aunts, uncles and family friends. Maria has selected as her escort Laura Murray-Kolb, assistant professor of nutritional sciences, while Molly has selected David Proctor, professor of kinesiology.


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Six things we'd rather hear than the 27 Dresses punch line "You can wear it again":
"You've lost so much weight that you'd look great in anything, even this flesh-color sack I'm making you wear!"
"I covered for you countless times with your parents, did all the laundry and dishes, and spotted your half of the phone bill in college - so suck it up."
"Yeah, well, my mom is making me wear her old wedding dress, so we're even."
"You would have spent the money on shoes anyway."
"My day, my rules!"
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Sports history was made today when professional crazy man Ron Artest and amateur famewhore John Green called into Detroit's "Drew and Mike" show at the same time, so they could talk about their friendship and simultaneously plug non-existent charity events.
The two "bros" confirmed their recent reunion on air and made it clear that they have put the incident behind them. Well, Artest has put it behind him—Green will continue to milk his night of infamy for all its worth. The two are "planning" to go on Larry King Live, Jimmy Kimmel Live and host a charity event at Chris Chelios' exclusive chili bar and restaurant. And Kid Rock will probably be involved, because why the fuck not? There's always room for more crazy.
Green says he's doing it for the kids, of course, but mostly so he can try and get his lifetime ban at the Palace of Auburn Hills rescinded. (He's actually excited that the Pistons have Ben Wallace back!) And if it gives him a chance to try some of his special brand of comedy on the air, that's great too. (Don't mind the casual racism or homophobia. That's just good radio!)
Of course, he's not ashamed about throwing his cup—it was Diet Coke, not beer!—or about shoving Artest in the back as another fan took the heat for him. It's just one of those crazy things that happens, am I right? But seriously, if Green could just drop the name of his lawyer a few more times (gotta pay the bills!) and maybe get in another zinger about angry black guys then this whole sordid incident could be over. Or we could drag it out a few more years. Either way!
From Foes To Bros [Fox Detroit]
Drew & Mike [Audio via WRIF]
A night out with Artest [OC Register]
(P.S. This phone call was eerily reminiscent of this of a John Green phonecall on "The Best Show On WFMU" back in 2004, where the "Robin Hood of the Hardwood" lays out his pathetic attempts to cash in on his new-found fame. Except that was a fake phone call making fun of John Green. Now it's his actual life. [See November 30, 2004, about 1:15 into the show.])


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25 May, 2010
Amazing SHOW/ poor planning to get homeU2 AMAZING as always, great show! never lets me down. Black Eyed Peas were fun too! great set-list, sound, the weather, the people and being with my BFF's Nora, Miriam and Anna!!! that was just the trip of a lifetime! We came from Southern California and hung out all weekend until Sunday cuz we had to get home to got to the Rose Bowl show. SO, I know Im not the only one that got stranded after the show trying to get my hotel. What happened? Not a taxi or bus in sight??? They had to call the mayor at home, police dept. news media to get people to get us home! what was it 6000 people stranded at the stadium! it was like a scene out of a movie! honestly. A limo pulled up but wanted $600.00 to get us home! ya right! anyway, after about 2 1/2 hours, the buses started rolling in as well as random taxis and now we just laugh about it!
23 May, 2010
Freezing...then Hot.Thank you to the organizers of the GA line... they made it easy and structured. We came from Los Angeles and it was freezing in morning, but blazing hot in the afternoon. We all looked homeless with our makeshift tarps and Big Gulps. Great to see U2 fans swarm Las Vegas!
14 April, 2010
Where the Streets still love U2I was just amazed by the entire show, from the stage to the performance. How do they get even better after 30 years. I always thought the Outside Broadcast tour was the best, but this was incredible. I'm 57 and I have to say they have written two of their best all-time songs on this album. Moment of Surrender and Unknown Caller both gave me chills. We are going again in Anaheim on June 7th, can't wait, thank you U2, you really come through for your fans.
10 April, 2010
#1 Alaskan FansWithout a doubt, this was the most amazing show I've ever seen. My husband and I and several friends traveled all the way from Wasilla, Alaska to see this show. It was worth every penny! This was truly a very special show, spiritual and uplifting. Inspiring. A great experience with great friends...life is good.
30 November, 2009
Come to Australia!What a night, travelled from Melbourne Australia to see this show and it did not disappoint, awesome view from the back of the stands and the sound was incredible. In a Little While, City Of Blinding Lights, Ultraviolet, Unforgettable Fire all were blinders. Thanks lads for making this a great experience, hope to see you in Australia real soon.
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28 November, 2009
MagnificentIt was a magnificent night in Las Vegas. Being there with my wife and seeing U2 are the best two things that I can ask for. U2 amazed me for the 8th time seeing them. I have seen the concert on You Tube several times and it just reminds me how much fun it was in Las Vegas seeing U2 and spending the time with my amazing wife. I am now trying to save to see them next year so that I can take my kids to see them and they can experience the music that U2 brings to everyone.
16 November, 2009
The Most Memorable Event EverThe concert was truly an event I'll never forget. This was only my 2nd concert so far, but I believe it is safe to say that no future concerts will be able to top this one. Thank you so much, U2, for giving me such a valuable memory. This event was inspiration at its best. You truly bring out the good in all of us. Please continue on doing so. With much love, Tanya
13 November, 2009
las vegaswhat an awesome show. this was the second show this tour [ phoenix 10/20] for us [ my wife and myself ]and proved to be the best.we have seen u2 48 times starting w/ red rocks 83 as our first show and it only gets better.we will be seeing shows in anaheim and denver in 2010.peace on earth. phillyrc
12 November, 2009
"Beautiful Day" in Las Vegas!!!!Simply put.. Their is not one band that can capture it all like U2! Bono knows it is all about the FANS and this concert had it all. Everything was INCREDIBLE from the set list, giant video screens, and the remarkable stage setup. This was my 3rd time and can honestly say they sound and perform better everytime. No other band can compare to what they have accomplished and has always been together since the very start! My only regret was when it was over :-( They could have played for hours and everyone would still be standing and dancing in the aisle's. Can't wait for 2010 tour and will be going again and again!
07 November, 2009
A Family EventWe travelled from San Francisco to see our first U2 concert of this tour. My son, daughter, her husband, my ex-husband(kids dad) had a magnificent experience in the desert. The show was magical as is the bond with my family. We go everytime they tour at least once (more like 3 or 4 times), it is such an awesome thing to share with my kids. I have been going to U2 shows since 1984! Bono's voice sound great, and a U2 show never disappoints! Especially liked Unforgettable Fire and Crazy Tonight. Love you guys - see u in Anaheim!
07 November, 2009
Dream Tonight (Happy Birthday)What an incredible show on my birthday and the 23 time I have seen U2! Words cannot describe the experience of what a live U2 show is like, for me it has been a religious experience since I first saw them September 18, 1987. I have been fortunate to have seem them in numerous cities (Boston-my hometown, Dublin, New York, Montreal and Las Vegas) and every time I am in awe of the experience…..every time…THANK YOU U2 FOR A GREAT BIRTHDAY PRESENT AND I HOPE TO SEE THEM ANOTHER 23 TIMES!
03 November, 2009
Hearing it Live brings it homeIt's been a week and a half since the Vegas show and the songs are still in my head. Hearing them live made the music far more memorable than listening to a recording. Then watching the follow up broadcast of the Pasdena show on you tube really locked it in. That was cool! The band played a few songs that I never really liked before, but after hearing/seeing them live, these songs became a deeper part of me. The poetry, art, and soul these guys put out there is truly a craft that seeps in and stays with you. I love that they stay true to their own unique brand, and have the guts to play their own style of music in their own way -- event the slow sophisticated stuff. I'm a little concerned that they could forget about the long time fans (their own age group) as they seem intent on trying to capture the younger market. Do what you may, but don't forget who made you famous! Thank you boys for sharing yourselves with the world. You've been with me on so many important journies in my life that I feel like we grew up together. You truly have enlightened me.
02 November, 2009
zooropa = 360That's a t-shirt theme, I am not quite sure, but this is 2009, and songs like Ulta Violet are still feeling sooooooo good, even with Bono all light up... The new songs sound awesome alive! I can't stand the birds introducing to Unknown Caller in the album, but the 360 karaokee version it's the damn right one, and what about the samba mambo disco version of I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight? It's insuperable!! Only one I missed from NLOTH is Stand Up Comedy, hope they play it next time I see them, One last thing guys: you should remember more than twice is a 360 degree concert and catch up with the people behind the stage more often. Josephine be careful of small men with big ideas
01 November, 2009
4 timeI have seen U2 on four different tours and by far this was the best I have ever been to. The vocals the sound and the stage was just amazing and not to mention the Black Eyed Peas were awesome this by far was the best concert that I have been to and I think I am going to see them again in Colorado
01 November, 2009
4 NEW ZEALANDERS GA Q BIRTHDAY BASHWhat an awesome concert in Vegas. We four Kiwis had a blast in the GA queue with the other hard core fans. We met some great people, Paul, Neils, Danny, Joel .... Then the gates opened & we couldn't believe our luck after flying half way around the world, we were in the inner circle, what better birthday present could you have. Hope to see you in the GA Q in Wellington, New Zealand!
30 October, 2009
perfectionu2 has been my wife's favorite all-time band since high school, and coincidently mine 2! when the red zone auction with backstage tour for the vegas show lined up perfectly with her birthday, it seemed i could not pass up the opportunity. we flew in from ohio, got a rockin suite at the hard rock hotel and actualy stayed up past 10pm for the 1st time in a while! did not see any performers backstage, but the tour was awesome nonetheless. we are considering going to additional shows now; problem is do we go to Denver or Athens!
29 October, 2009
City of Blinding LightsOnce again Adam,Edge,Larry,and Bono put on another amazing show "underneath the desert sky". the stage was awesome, the sound perfect,the lighting brillant, and the band, simply the best ever! Vegas is always a special place to the band and again we were awarded with the show of the year. Small venue,great show does'nt get any better!
29 October, 2009
My Vegas U2 experienceI had a great time. I spent the 21st and 22nd sightseeing (the Fremont Street Experience was awesome), and of course the Nine Fine Irishmen club, was cool, especially the band. Met a couple of people I met in Atlanta there. As for the show, being in the far end zone, I still got some good pictures. Katie
28 October, 2009
Very special trip...I came to Vegas from the Dominican Republic with my family to see this show and we are very happy we did. The concert was wonderful ....much more than we expected...!! They played every song that we wanted to listen and we really enjoyed every part...Thank you!!!
28 October, 2009
Vegas, BEP's AND U2....what could be betI looked at my boyfriend as the lights dimmed and said "I am so excited!" while getting chills and shaking with excitement. This was our first U2 concert, although have been a fan for 20+ years. It was also our first trip together as a couple which made it extra special! We lived it "Vegas style" for 3 days and the concert was best part - hands down. The show ROCKED! BEP's were amazing and U2 phenomenal! Sam Boyd venue was great. We were behind the stage 2nd row and the view was awesome. Best concert I have ever been to. I just booked Oakland for 2010 and can't wait to see U2 again! Thank you Bono, Edge, Adam & Larry for continuing to ROCK the world!
28 October, 2009
stuck in a momentMY 4TH U2 CONCERT IN THE COMPANY OF MY BROTHER TITO AND OUR GOOD FRIEND ULISES,WE LOST AT THE CASINOS BUT WE WERE BIG WINNERS WITH U2 THE BEST BAND OF ALL TIMES.5 MINUTES AGO I BOUGHT 4 TICKETS FOR OAKLAND NEXT YEAR ,ONE RESERVED FOR TITO AND THE OTHER 2 FOR MY LUCKY FRIENDS,SEE YOU NEXT YEAR GUYS!!!
28 October, 2009
BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVERI thought one of the happiest days I ever had was when my husband gave me U2 tickets for my birthday. I thought this until I experienced a U2 concert! I have wanted to see U2 all of my life and it is on my bucketlist (even though I am 29) It was amazing. The Black Eyed Peas were great! The crowd was in total harmony as Bono sang :) It was not a concert...it was a life experience. They should not call it a Tour it should be called an "awakening." The tickets should be called "life passes." I can't express in any words the feeling I had nor will I try. Anyone that went knows. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas...unless you went to a U2 concert and then you want to tell everyone you know about the experience :) Not only was the concert great trying to get back to the strip was an experience in itself. Anyone trying to get a cab will know exactly what I am saying. I would like to give a special thank you to the "CRAZY CANADIANS" that saved us from a gas station 2 miles from the Sam Boyd Stadium and gave us a ride back to the strip. You won't find a better band than U2 and you for sure won't find better FANS!!! WALK OUT INTO THE STREETS WITH MY ARMS OUT...TRYING TO FIND A CAB. Yes we even made up our own songs ;) THANKS GUYS FOR AN AMAZING CONCERT!!!!
27 October, 2009
another fantastic show from the boysjust when i thought u2 couldn't one up themselves again, they do! the stage was absolutely amazing. seeing it in person definately gives you a much greater impression. the setlist was bang on, particularily the new songs. of course, nothing gets 40 000 people going quite like "streets". living in alberta,canada i was excited to hear the boys are coming june 23. i can;t wait!
27 October, 2009
U2 Las Vegas it was worth the waitI waited since 9:30am, about 500 back from the front of the line, in the hot dessert on Friday just to see them up close. About 4pm they issued bracelets to people in the line. At 5:30pm they started letting people into the stadium in groups of 100. Everyone ran at full speed to the inner circle. I am happy to say even 500 back I made it to the circle. The main event with U2 started just before 9pm. Bono was singing 360 around us and it was incredibly close up. Thanks U2, it was fantastic!


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I let a local who drew Paunsagaunt tag hunt my property when I met him trespassing on it when I was pulling out camp trailer. I showed him some pics of the buck from July (it was August and I was bowhunting on Kiabab). He said he saw that buck that morning. I gave him the pics and my address. He sent me an article about a guy who shot the buck with bow but couldn't enter it in P&Y becauce he had a scope on his bow....??? The guy was an official scorer for Ut. big game and sent me a copy of Ut. big game records. Pretty cool huh ?Wow, them are some dandy bucks!! That bedded buck is a toad!! huge body and cool forkie rack!!
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Last year, hedge fund titan David Tepper famously bought a $43.5 million oceanfront mansion in Sagaponack — and promptly tore it down so he could build one twice the size.
It looks like construction on the property is moving along nicely. At this rate, it could be completed in time for the summer season.
Aerial photographer Jeff Cully at EEFAS shot these photos of Tepper's beachfront estate in late December and shared them with us. Looks like Tepper's new home will have two hot tubs, a large cabana, and tennis court.
Check out the size of the swimming pool:
As a reminder, here's what the construction pit looked like in March:
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Various Artists – Lady Parts!
Underground Lexington Sounds
Desperate Spirits – June 23, 2017
Desperate Spirits follows up their first Lexington-based compilation with another – this time one of all female-identifying artists, with label co-founder, Kim Smith, at the curating helm. Spanning eighteen tracks, the compilation collects many of Lexington's finest, as well as artists with ties to Lexington now living elsewhere.
Like the music on White Power is for Dummies, the sounds on Lady Parts! span a wide range of musical sounds. The compilation opens with "Hold On," contributed by Reva Dawn Salon – it mostly features an uptempo string band, save for a colorfully contrasting bridge. Coralee's "Kick My Heart" is a beautiful, low-key track with lots of atmosphere; soon after, For the Crown mixes their clear voices over a funk-tinged industrial-synth track on "Hands Where I Can See Them." Jeanne Vomit-Terror's "The Author and His Egg" is a quick, dizzyingly heavy electronic punk track; the rich string arrangements of "Moon Song" by Kate Wakefield provide an aural contrast a couple songs later. Powder Room's "I Watch You Sleep" is an infectious listen, toeing the line between calm and unsettling; following that, "Resolve" by Italian Beaches features Reva Williams' voice on top of an always great mix of dense synthesizers and behind-the-beat drums.
Compilations are a great way of finding new music you might not have heard otherwise – I'd never heard of several artists on this compilation, and I'd been meaning to hear many others. Lexington is fortunate to have an abundance of talented female artists, and Lady Parts! gives you only taste of many musicians who have much more to listen to. Purchase a copy on Desperate Spirits' Bandcamp, and 100% of proceeds go to the Kentucky Health Justice Network, whose mission includes supporting direct services to healthcare access, education and advocacy for reproductive health in the Commonwealth.
Tracks I Liked: (All of them, but especially) Reva Dawn Salon ("Hold On")!!, Coralee ("Kick My Heart")!, For the Crown ("Hands Where I Can See Them")!!, Jeanne Vomit-Terror ("The Author and His Egg")!, Kate Wakefield ("Moon Song")!!, Oh My Me ("Where the Red One Goes")!, Powder Room ("I Watch You Sleep")!!, Italian Beaches ("Resolve")!!!
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Hi Everyone,
It is with the deepest regret that we hereby announce the decision to cease all operations for the Squiryl platform.
The idea for Squiryl first came about in May of 2011. At that time, my Co-Founder Alan Lee and myself were able to raise some funds internally from some friends and families. After 7 months of developments, the first beta for Squiryl was launched in January 2012, and the official platform was launched two months later in March.
During this time, we were fortunate enough to be selected to take part in Demo Asia 2012, Startup Asia, and was also one of the 50 startups selected for the Startup Marketplace at Echelon 2012. By July 2012, we successfully rolled out our POS (Point of Sale) module and was able to work with multi chain brands like Sakae Sushi and Cafe Cartel.
While we were able to grow our user base to more than 50,000 by Dec 2012, one thing became very clear: 1. This is not the model that we wanted to achieve, and more importantly, 2. We could not sustain the model that Squiryl is turning into.
From day one, our vision was for Squiryl to be a self serve model where any merchants that see the benefits of a mobile loyalty platform could just go online, set up their own account, and start using the platform to serve their users. However, as we started rolling out the platform, it became apparent that this will never be the case. What initially was to be a scalable model with little or no sales people involved, became a resource intensive operations involving full time sales and support staff. And that was just the problems on the brand acquisition side. There are then other issues like user acquisitions, infrastructure readiness, etc. All these became more obvious as we started to roll out in Indonesia.
So with this, it has come to the inevitable conclusion that faced with the current situations, Squiryl will not be able to continue to function and serve both merchants and users in a manner we deem proper and professional. As such, I personally feel that the best option is to cease all our operations.
We will officially stop all operations on 15th April 2013. And Squiryl users can redeem any outstanding token before 31st May 2013. Please feel free to email me directly, and I will try to reply as many as possible.
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Dockery: Spiritual issues at heart of debate over 'total membership' statistic
EDITOR'S NOTE: 'Membership' has been a hot topic of discussion leading up to the SBC annual meeting. Although it has been raised during past conventions, the issue of 'regenerate membership' was elevated in part by the release of the most recent Annual Church Profile report that showed a drop in 'total membership' for the first time in ten years. Baptist Press asked two leading Southern Baptist figures to address these two membership issues separately. David Dockery, president of Union University, shares theological insights on 'regenerate membership,' and Cliff Tharp, LifeWay's coordinator of the Annual Church Profile, offers a statistical view of 'total membership.'
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--A church membership roll that runs two to three times the number of people actually involved is a symptom of a much-deeper problem -- one that strikes at the heart of what it means to be a Baptist church and a follower of Jesus, says David Dockery, president of Union University in Jackson, Tenn.
As Southern Baptists gather for their annual meeting in Indianapolis June 10-11, three resolutions have been proposed that call for Southern Baptist churches to address the sometimes-great disparity between the number of members they claim and how many members are actually born-again disciples of Jesus Christ. The debate sometimes focuses on a "total membership" number that has a legitimate statistical value, while the real issue has more to do with who should be accepted into church membership, what expectations should be held up for members and what to do about members who aren't engaged in Jesus' mission in the world, Dockery says.
Over the course of nearly six decades, Southern Baptists have allowed their priorities to gradually shift from Christian faithfulness and spiritual maturity to numerical growth and programmatic efficiency, Dockery said.
"Not that a concern for numerical growth or efficiency is wrong in any way at all," Dockery said. "It was probably quite unintentional at first, but slowly, almost unconsciously, a greater disparity has developed between our reported total membership and the actual number of active and participating members in our churches.
"The result is that we developed two categories that are foreign to the New Testament: non-resident members (those who held membership in the church, but have moved away from the meeting place of the church) and inactive members (those who are on the membership rolls who no longer attend the congregation with any sense of regularity)."
Without ignoring the importance of numerical growth or efficiency, Southern Baptists "need to refocus on what it means to be a Baptist church, what it means to be a member of a Baptist church, along with the importance of faithfulness and maturation of church members," Dockery said.
While there are some reasons for non-attenders to be kept on a church membership list, those situations ought to be the exception, not the rule, Dockery said. Too many churches don't keep up with people who stop attending to find out why and see if they can be re-engaged in the life of the church.
"If a person does not attend a church over a certain period of time, then the church has the responsibility to find ways to make contact with that person to ascertain the reasons for the prolonged absence," Dockery said. "If the absence is for health reasons, then the church should find ways to minister to those people, especially if they are home-bound. If the absenteeism is the result of spiritual lethargy, then hopefully there can be ways of initiating discipleship opportunities."
If the non-attendance continues apart from some legitimate reason -– and if there are no ongoing indicators of spiritual life -– keeping someone's name on the church roll is unhealthy for everyone involved, Dockery added.
"It seems to me that we are doing harm to the person and to the church by allowing them to stay on the roll," he said. "One thing worse than people being lost in their sins is lost people who think they are saved because their names are on a church roll."
That problem runs deeper than just having non-attenders on the membership rolls, Dockery said. A church isn't plateaued in membership and falling off in baptisms because of people who no longer attend.
"We need to think afresh about what it means to be a covenant member of a Baptist congregation," he said. "We need to think about the importance of faithfulness and maturation of church members. Helping people understand the Gospel, helping guide them to faith in Christ and leading them to become church members is paramount, but helping them understand the biblical expectations of faithful Christ-followers in covenant with one another is also extremely important."
Engaging non-attenders about involvement in church life and challenging attenders to "walk in a manner worthy" of God's call on their lives (Ephesians 4:1) would make a great improvement in the spiritual health of a church, Dockery said, but attention also needs to be given to people who want to join the church.
"We need to rediscover the importance of what it means to be a faithful, covenant member of a local Baptist congregation," Dockery said. "We need to reflect again on the biblical teaching about the new birth and discipleship and develop new member orientation processes for those who desire to join our churches.
"We need to highlight the foundational matters of church membership," Dockery added. "We need a fresh understanding of the Gospel; the relationship of saving faith to sanctification, maturation and spiritual faithfulness must be recaptured. Beyond this, we also must recover the New Testament's teaching on church discipline."
Dockery said the writings of John Hammett, James Leo Garrett, Stan Norman and Greg Wills offer excellent guidance on those matters. He also pointed to Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., Hunter Street Baptist Church in Hoover, Ala., and Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., as examples of churches that address these issues in healthy, although different, ways.
"These churches are all attempting to implement a Baptist doctrine of regenerate church membership in a way that is applicable for their context in the world of the 21st century," Dockery said. "We need to turn once again to the New Testament to ask important questions as we seek to live faithfully before God as individuals, as local congregations, as associations, as state conventions and as a national convention."
Among the questions Southern Baptists should be asking, according to Dockery:
-- What does the New Testament say about regeneration, baptism, Christian commitment and church membership?
-- What does our Baptist heritage say about church membership?
-- How are we presenting the Gospel message?
-- Have we allowed numerical growth and efficiency concerns, perhaps unknowingly and unconsciously, to become higher priorities for us than questions of faithfulness to the New Testament and to our Baptist heritage?
-- How do we receive and orient new members?
-- What is the relationship of the public invitation to baptism and the church membership?
-- What role should the regular practice of the Lord's Supper play in our covenant commitments?
-- How do we encourage discipleship and spiritual maturation?
Dockery affirms the call for repentance expressed by one of the resolutions proposed for the annual meeting.
"We need to repent of our lack of concern for biblical faithfulness in our concern and care for church members," he said. "We need to repent of the way the way we often allow people to join local churches without stressing the covenantal aspect of membership. We need to repent of the fact that we have largely neglected any aspect of church discipline that would have helped us begin to address some of these matters."
Implementing a call for renewed attention to regenerate church membership at the local church level isn't a simple matter, however, Dockery noted.
"State and national conventions only report the numbers reported to them by the local churches," Dockery said. "Given the autonomy of local churches, it is hard to have a uniform way of implementing this call.
"We need to ask questions about how we count members and report them as churches, as associations, as state conventions and as a national convention, but these questions must begin at the local church level," he said. "We want simultaneously to affirm the Baptist doctrine of regenerate church membership and the Baptist doctrine of the autonomy of the local congregation."
The discussion about regenerate church membership is timely, but solutions for the problems won't be quick in coming, Dockery added.
"I think that some resolution regarding regenerate church membership will be passed at this year's convention," he said. "It may be several years before we can begin to work out the implications of the rediscovery of this important doctrine. But the concern for such a resolution seems timely to me and to many others."
Mark Kelly is an assistant editor of Baptist Press.


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I lb Udon noodle ( there are many type of udon noodles*japanese noodle* in the Asian market,usually I get the one with Chinese manufacture which the noodles are more dense and milky in color)
1 small head Chinese cabbage ( siew choy) wash and cut
1/2 lb mustard green (choy sam) wash and cut
I large white squid,about 300 gm (clean and cut)
1 /2 lb lean pork( sliced)
2 tbsp caramel thick soy sauce ( prefer Chun Yuen brand)
2 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
5-6 fresh cloves garlic (peel and chopped)
3 tbsp oil from bacon (I saved bacon oil when frying )
1/2 cup water
some fried shallot for garnishing
some sambal in side *optional*
1:Heat skillet or work at high heat with bacon or lard oil with chopped garlic,fry garlic until lightly brown then add in sliced pork and squid.
2:Blanch udon noodle with hot or warm water for 3o seconds for easy cooking.Usually udon noodle come in cold fridge temperature.Then add udon into the wok,combine with water, chicken bouillon powder,oyster sauce,soy sauce and caramel thick sauce.Keep stirring the mixture well under high heat for 5 -10 minutes or until the gravy thicken or gooey alike.
3: Add in Chinese vegetable and mustard green,check the seasoning.Give a few quick stir before remove the noodle from heat.Dish out,garnish with fried shallot and serve warm with sambal or cut chili.


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Weather Data Available in XML
wombatmobile writes "Wired reports the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week began providing weather data in an open access XML format. Previously, the data was technically available to the public, but in a format that's not easily deciphered. How will the free and easy availability of valuable data like this in XML affect the development of the web? One example is Tom Groves SVG weather. This type of visualization of XML data is about to fall within easy reach with nothing more than a text editor required as an authoring tool. From March 2005 SVG becomes part of the standard Mozilla/FireFox build. As an example of how web standards are supposed to work, what more could you hope to find?" We mentioned the policy change a few days ago.


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Hamner, W.M. and J.H. Carleton (1979). Copepod swarms: attributes and role in coral reef ecosystems. Limnology and Oceaonography, 24(1): 1-14.
Harvey, N., P.J. Davies and J.F. Marshall (1979). Seismic refraction - a tool for studying coral reef growth. BMR Journal of Australian Geology & Geophysics, 4: 141-147.
Hutchings, P.A. and P.B. Weate (1979). Experimental recruitment of endo-cryptolithic communities at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef: preliminary results. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Marine Biogeography and Evolution in the Southern Hemisphere. Auckland NZDSIR Infomation Series, 137: 239-256.
Kinsey, D.W. (1979). Carbon turnover and accumulation by coral reefs. PhD thesis, University of Hawaii, USA.
Kinsey, D.W. and P.J. Davies (1979). Carbon turnover, calcification and growth in coral reefs. In "Biogeochemical cycling of mineral forming elements", P.A. Trudinger and D.J. Swaine (eds.), pp 131-162. Elsevier Press.
Meyer, D.L. (1979). Length and spacing of the tube feet in crinoids (Echinodermata) and their role in suspension-feeding. Marine Biology, 51: 361-369.
Moriarty, D.J.W. (1979). Biomass of suspended bacteria over coral reefs. Marine Biology, 53: 193-200.
Morton, B. (1979). The biology and functional morphology of the coral sand bivalve Fimbria fimbriata (Linneus, 1758). Records of the Australian Museum, 32: 389-420.
Russell, B.C. and R.F. Cressey (1979). Three new species of Indo-west Pacific lizardfish (Synodontidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 92(1): 166-175.
Smith, B.J. (1979). Notes on two species of rhytidid snails from Lizard Island, North Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum, 32(12): 421-434.
Steene, R. (1979). Stallions of the sea. Australian Natural History, 19(12): 398-407.
Veron J.E.N. and M. Pichon (1979). Scleractinia of eastern Australia. Part III. Families Agariciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merlunidae, Mussidae, Pectinidae, Caryophylliidae, Dendrophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville Monograph Series Vol 4.
Wilson, B.R. (1979). A revision of Queensland lithophagine mussels (Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Lithophaginae). Records of the Australian Museum, 32(13): 435-489.


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NCAA faces lawsuit from high school sports promoter
- A Lexington, Ky.-based high school sports promoter has sued the NCAA
- The promter contends it was prevented at 11th hour from staging an event at Kentucky's Rupp Arena
- The promoter since has gone out of business; others, including parents, lost money on this action
An organizer for national high school basketball tournaments is suing the NCAA in federal court, accusing the governing body of committing fraud and antitrust violations in yet another legal challenge to its power in college athletics.
Bleid Sports, which had organized and promoted the tournaments, said the NCAA pulled the rug out from under them at the 11th hour by determining they violated an NCAA rule designed to prevent universities from gaining unfair recruiting advantages by hosting practices or tournaments where prospective recruits compete.
Bleid Sports, based out of Lexington, Ky., had set up tournaments at several college venues across the nation, including Kentucky, Louisville, Duke and UNLV. They featured teams with top recruits, and had attracted thousands of dollars in registration fees, sponsorship fees and ticket sales, according to the suit.
But less than 48 hours before a scheduled tournament at Kentucky's Rupp Arena in November 2011, the NCAA ruled the tournaments violated bylaw 22.214.171.124, which went into effect in April 2011. It states that a school "shall not host, sponsor or conduct a nonscholastic basketball practice or competition in which men's basketball prospective student-athletes ... participate on its campus or at an off-campus facility regularly used by the institution for practice and/or competition by any of the institution's sport programs." Kentucky sought a waiver but was denied.
The ruling forced that tournament to be moved to a high school venue and led to the cancellations of other tournaments even though Bleid said the NCAA previously indicated they were compliant with NCAA rules.
"The NCAA had previously approved similar events held by Rob Blair, the CEO of Bleid Sports, in 2009 and 2010 at Rupp Arena, and has continued to allow a similar event in Michigan to occur," states the suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Lexington Division. "The NCAA's arbitrary and inexplicable decision, which resulted in Bleid's events being barred from college arenas, has caused significant harm to Bleid, and Bleid is entitled to compensation for the damages it has suffered."
Bleid went out of business, and others associated with the events also have claimed to have lost money because of the cancellations, including parents and schools who had paid entry fees and made travel plans.
"NCAA members specifically adopted this rule because they felt non-scholastic events on campus -- or at an off-campus facility regularly used by the institutions' sports programs -- may provide a recruiting advantage," said Stacey Osburn, the NCAA's director of public and media relations. "The NCAA applies and interprets Association rules consistent with their intent. This rule is no different."
The NCAA previously sent an advisory to several schools saying the tournaments weren't permissible because they weren't "scholastic" – a term the NCAA defined based on who was operating the event.
According to the suit, Bleid Sports said that the NCAA previously said the event was "scholastic" and therefore permissible because it was approved by local and national high school associations.


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If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. — Romans 12:8
Remember the song "This Little Light of Mine?" "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine . . ." As children, it spoke to the fact that we should show that we love Jesus. As adults, I think it has even more meaning--I think it applies to our spiritual gifts.
It's easy to run away from our spiritual gifts--as the song says, to "hide it under a bushel." It's not necessarily because of the gifts themselves but because of the risk involved. What if I mess up? Will God be disappointed with me? What will people think about me? But, it's not about me. God's Word clearly tells us that God has given us these gifts for a purpose, and if we have them, we need to use them.
I know that one of my spiritual gifts is worship. I have seen God use my music in many ways. But recently, I have realized that although I was using my gift, I still struggled with taking risks. My main instrument is my voice, but I also play the piano. I felt convicted that I needed to add playing the piano to my worship ministry. This move was a risk for me. Why? Because I was afraid of disappointing people. I'm a musician--what would they think if I failed at the piano?
I've had to remind myself that it doesn't matter what people may think but what God thinks. I've found that using my piano skills has added to my ministry, has changed my heart, and hasn't changed what people think of me. Yes, it feels risky--but who wants to live under a bushel, really!
So, if God has blessed you with the ability to encourage others or show kindness, look for the extra step you can take to help someone. If God has blessed you financially, then use your money for his purposes. And if God has given you the gift of leadership, get up, start moving, and find ways that you can lead others. Stop following and start leading. God has gifted you for a reason. Avoid bushels. Trust him to use you. read more


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I skipped 3E but as I play 4E I find that the characters are downright tough! I pit the 4E first level characters vs monsters as recommended in the DMG and modules and I cringe. In my 1E and 2E mindset these characters are going to get their [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Clocks Cleaned!
[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]When they play within their role (controller, defender, striker, leader) they manage to always come out on top. My new players really seem to enjoy this but I had one old-schooler
I wrote earlier about monitizing my passion for gaming. Since I retired from the Coast Guard I haven't really done any gaming. Between working on my home and family I haven't made the time for it. I hear talk of table top gaming dying and I can see why. I can get my "fix" by playing Fate on the PC for 45 minutes without involving anyone. I can also live vicariously through others in the community by reading their blogs. I pulled a couple of old role playing games off of Abandonia.com that
The late Malcolm S. Forbes said, "The biggest mistake people make in life is NOT making a living at doing what they most enjoy."
When I think of my hobbies I consider fishing, working in the garden, working on the house, watching UFC, and playing computer games. None of those compare to my first thought; role playing games. I enjoy the stink out of them. I like reading about them, owning them, getting with a few people to play and running them. I'm not a writer like some
After finishing the orcs and the cavern choker the party takes a short rest. Thalion checks the door from which the choker emerged. A narrow set of wooden stairs lead down to a cellar. Phaldara leads the way down the stairs to an un-kept room. Across from the stairs there is a door, meant to be concealed but left ajar. Green flickering light leaks out from around the edges. A quick peek by Thalion reveals another flight of stairs.
The green light emanates from two torches fastened
Eastra and her porters offer to take the coin won from the dragon back to Valmorgan and keep it in the Septarchs tower. Tuan, trusting no, decides to remain with her and her team to assist. Thalion, Phaldara and Ecthor take the children, Tyla and the head of Sstharax back to the city as well. The group hires some human females to attend to the children and the still incoherent Tyla while they follow-up on some leads within the city. The note and other leads appear to point to the mysterious


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Port Ellen on the island of Islay, just off Scotland's west coast, would seem an unlikely twin for a village in Burgundy or the Loire. The latter are likely to have considerable wealth based on their ancient vineyards, while the former is a rugged – albeit beautiful – fishing village with a couple of pubs, a few shops and an Indian restaurant.
However, a common trait now links these places: both lend their names to extraordinarily expensive drinks. Wines from Gevrey-Chambertin or Pouilly-sur-Loire can sell for eye-watering prices; now Port Ellen is to join this elite club of beverage makers. The drinks conglomerate Diageo will this week release 2,950 bottles of Port Ellen whisky – at £1,500 a bottle. Within days, many will be offered on eBay at twice that price – not bad for a whisky that sold for £30 two decades ago. "Port Ellen's price has soared for a straightforward reason," says Diageo's Nick Morgan. "We don't make it any more. Its scarcity is the driver."
And that is the extraordinary aspect of the Port Ellen story. Its distillery was closed in 1983 because demand for whisky was plummeting. Today the industry is struggling to meet demand. New distilleries are being built, warehouses expanded and imports of barley – whisky's prime ingredient – have soared. Scottish whisky's fortunes have been transformed, with considerable political ramifications. The story of Port Ellen, therefore, has key implications.
In the late 1950s, regulations controlling whisky manufacture were changed and distilleries made big improvements in output, creating a glut in a market then dominated by the US and Britain. Sales peaked and companies cut production. Distilleries – including Port Ellen – were closed and their great gleaming copper stills sold for scrap. The Port Ellen decision has since been scrutinised, because its whisky was one of Islay's most distinctive single malts with a deep smoky taste derived from the peat used to dry its barley. "Port Ellen was then used entirely to make blended whisky and it was thought that our other distilleries – at Lagavulin and Caol Ila – would simply take up the slack," adds Morgan.
Since then there has been an extraordinary transformation in the fortunes of whisky makers. "It has become the drink of aspiration for the spreading middle classes of China, Latin America, Taiwan and other nations," said Campbell Evans of the Scottish Whisky Association. A bottle of Johnnie Walker, the world's biggest selling whisky, or another similar blend on a sideboard has become a symbol of success in many homes around the world. "The point is that Scottish whisky is made to very rigorous manufacturing standards. When you buy a bottle, you know it will be good and it will be just as good as the last bottle you bought," adds Evans.
The fact that whisky is becoming the number one choice of the planet's swelling middle classes is good news for Scotland, of course. Over the past decade, whisky exports have almost doubled, creating a market that was worth £4.3bn to the Treasury last year. On top of that, the Treasury made £800m from duty on whisky sales inside Britain. "Today whisky accounts for 25% of the UK's entire food and drink overseas market," says Evans.
And that has crucial implications for control of the industry and its staggering dividends, which could switch dramatically depending on the outcome of Scotland's independence vote next year. Manufacturers and distillers refuse to comment on any issues they might have about an independent Scotland's treatment of their industry, though Evans was at pains to stress the importance that the EU – whose future relations with an independent Scotland remain unresolved – plays in negotiating protective tariffs for Scottish whisky around the world. "To put it simply, we need EU protection," he said.
By contrast, concerns over next week's Port Ellen sale are of a slightly lower order. Collectors merely have to work out if a bottle is really worth £1,500, while Diageo has to contemplate how to price next year's release. "We are down to our last few casks," says Morgan. "In a decade or so, it might all be gone. Future pricing is going to be very tricky."


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