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What Can Be Done?
- D. James Kennedy Author
- 2004 16 Mar
I've talked to newspaper and magazine writers who have told me, "I know that my editors [or publishers] want something much more negative, and I hope that I might be able to get this in." They feel constrained to write negative things about Christians or about ministers, knowing that if they don't, the editors won't even publish their stories. We need to realize that because we retreated from the media and from politics and government and science and higher education, we have left these fields to the unbelievers. Now we need to begin to get more young people into the media to affect it. We need to have more Christian studio heads, anchormen, news writers, producers, and directors to affect the culture, since these people influence the thinking of so many others. This is not going to happen overnight, but over a period of several decades.
Secondly, we need to pray for these people – for their conversions. I wonder how many of you pray for actors, directors, producers, and writers? I must confess that I have prayed very little for them. We should also pray that those who are Christians will be strengthened as they attempt to lead godly lives and to have some influence.
We also need to evangelize – not just people in the media, when we have an opportunity, but we need to evangelize, period. Because the church has failed to fulfill the Great Commission in evangelizing the culture and to fulfill the cultural mandate to affect the spheres of society, our culture has produced a vast audience for these people that allows them to go on.
Do you realize that Hollywood is one of America's largest exporters? But what are we exporting to the world? Denigration of Christian beliefs and morals. Promotion of the homosexual lifestyle, which generally cuts a person's life span in half.32 Promotion of all sorts of sex outside of marriage. Promotion of stealing, lying, and cheating when you can get away with it. Promotion of every profanity and blasphemy you can imagine. Promotion of gratuitous and disturbing violence. All these themes and many more are marketed to the world.
If millions of dedicated Christians turned off their sets at the onset of objectionable programs, stopped purchasing movie tickets for unacceptable movies, and stopped buying objectionable CDs, things would change rapidly. Too often we're part of the problem instead of the solution. Please do a little research before purchasing a movie ticket. You can find out about a movie before you decide to see it at www.movieguide.org or www.screenit.com. Generally, you don't get burned if you do your homework.
Missionaries to Hollywood
Think about this question. Who wields more influence? The leaders in Washington or those in Hollywood? Robert Knight, author of "The Age of Consent: The Rise of Relativism and the Corruption of Popular Culture," believes the answer is the latter: "If I had my choice to controlling Washington or Hollywood, I'd pick Hollywood in a heartbeat. Hollywood … has enormous influence on our culture. Political institutions don't operate in a vacuum, they arise out of culture. I'd rather control the high ground of culture than the political superstructure that grows out of that culture."33 Therefore, one way we can effect positive, long-term change is to support the missionaries to Hollywood (and New York).
One of my heroes is Larry Poland, who left a comfortable job as the president of a Christian college to start a missionary project. He founded Master Media in the 1980s to minister to Hollywood executives, writers, producers, and so on. And he also reached out to New York City media executives. At the same time he mobilized millions of Christians in the rest of the country to pray for all these people, including the "stars."
The work has been slow, but his organization has built bridges of friendships with many people over time. For instance, one Jewish man was miraculously converted. This man called Larry Poland and told him he was on the brink of signing a deal that would yield multimillions of dollars in profits. There was only one catch: pornography was at the heart of this venture. The Jewish convert told Larry, "Somehow I don't think Jesus would be pleased if I go through with the deal." Larry gently counseled the man, so that he could see for himself that, no, the Lord would not be pleased. Because of his new Christian convictions, the man turned down the deal.
Another man who is a type of missionary to Hollywood is Ted Baehr, founder and publisher of "Movieguide." Year after year Ted Baehr documents information that shows that anti-Christian movies generally bomb at the box office, while well-done pro-family movies, including those with Christian content, generally do well.34
I commend the work of these two missionaries. Since Hollywood exports to the rest of the world, these and similar efforts are extremely important. Please keep these men in your prayers and consider supporting their efforts. In the long run, this could easily have worldwide impact.
Effective Protesting
Do you know the name of the most active protest group to the media? It is the Gay Media Task Force. Directors and writers say that if they put anything on television that even in the slightest way is uncomplimentary to homosexuals, an unending string of phone calls comes into the station. And they will have a visit by several prominent homosexuals in the next forty-eight hours. That has an impact.
When was the last time you called a station and protested the way they portray Christians? We need to call the stations and write the networks.
There is also a need for solidarity. Unfortunately, too often Christians think, "That wasn't my particular denomination. They attacked somebody else."
That reminds me of what resistant Pastor Martin Niemoller said about the Nazis:
In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up.35
We need to stand together as Christians, just as the Jewish people now do. If anything is said derogatorily about Jews, there's a tremendous outcry. It doesn't matter if the insult is against Reformed, Orthodox, or Conservative Jews; it is an attack upon Judaism. Yet we'll see the name of Jesus Christ dragged through the mud and Christians portrayed as idiots, hypocrites, fanatics, and worse, and we say nothing at all.
We also need to discuss what's going on with our youngsters. We can't protect our children from this media bias. They're going to get it some way, but they need to be taught to test what they are hearing.
Finally, we ought to watch less television. You know, television is addictive, according to psychologists. And some of you are addicted to television. In fact, I wonder if they took the television away altogether, would you know how to live your life? Someone said that merely trying to improve programming is like taking an alcoholic and telling him not to drink cheap whiskey, but Chavis Regal.
Thankfully, over the last few decades, millions and millions of Americans have been tuning out the dominant networks and turning to alternative sources of news. Fox News, which strives to allow for conservative voices, is beating the competition per capita everywhere it goes. Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has far more listeners than any liberal commentator.
To counteract media bias, Christians are fighting back by finding alternative sources for news. This has inspired the founding of Christian radio and television stations that present another kind of news, and the rise of Internet sites.
Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin says:
NPR liberals are horrified. Across the country, thousands of radio listeners are tuning out conservative-basher Nina Totenberg, and tuning in conservative heroine Phyllis Schlafly ... For years, National Public Radio has gotten away with the smearing of religious groups and individuals, as it did earlier this year when NPR reporter David Kestenbaum falsely suggested that the Traditional Values Coalition, a Christian political action group, was responsible for the anthrax letters sent to Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Patrick Leahy, D-VT. Now religious groups are fighting back by taking over NPR's turf. American Family Radio, based in Tupelo, MS, now operates more than 200 stations nationwide and has applications pending with the Federal Communications Commission for hundreds more noncommercial radio outlets."36
Stay tuned, the best may be yet to come.
Excerpted from "What If America Were a Christian Nation Again?" by D. James Kennedy with Jerry Newcombe, © 2003, pages 162-167. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, Tenn., www.thomasnelson.com.
Dr. D. James Kennedy is the senior minister of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He holds nine degrees, including his Ph.D. in world religion from New York University. Kennedy is the most listened to Presbyterian minister in the world. He reaches about three million people each week through his internationally televised "Coral Ridge Hour," and his daily radio program, "Truths That Transform."
Jerry Newcombe serves as the senior producer for Coral Ridge Ministries where he has produced or co-produced several award-winning documentaries. He is the coauthor of eleven books, including "What If Jesus Had Never Been Born?", which he coauthored with Dr. Kennedy.


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Some forms of modern [[Protestantism]] appear to espouse a form of Arianism, referring to [[Jesus Christ]] as essentially distinct from [[God]] in terms that suggest that, as the Son, He is ontologically distinct from and inferior to the Father.
Some forms of modern [[Protestantism]] appear to espouse a form of Arianism, referring to [[Jesus Christ]] as essentially distinct from [[God]] in terms that suggest that, as the Son, He is ontologically distinct from and inferior to the Father.
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Arianism was a 4th century heresy named after Arius (c.250-336), a priest in Alexandria, who taught that the Son of God was not God but rather a created being with a definite origin in time. In Arius's words, "there was [a time] when he was not."
Arius denied the full deity of the preexistent Son of God who became incarnate ("the Word (Jesus Christ) became flesh" John 1:14 - NKJV). He held that the Son, while divine and like God, was created by God as the agent through whom he created the universe, and thus that there was a time when the Son was not. The First Ecumenical Council at Nicea in 325, led in its teachings by Athanasius, condemned Arianism and maintained that Christ was God from God, Light from Light, Very God from Very God, begotten not made (not created), and One in essence with the Father (homoousios/ομοούσιος "of the same essence" rather than Arius' heretical homoiousios/ομοιούσιος "of a similar essence") producing the first version of the Nicene Creed.
Arianism continued as a force after the First Ecumenical Council, almost to the end of the fourth century, aided often by the emperors, notedly Constantius, who followed Constantine the Great. During this period Arianism fragmented into a number of sects. Initially, Arius preached that Christ was not of the same essence as the Father, and at one time did not exist. After this heresy was struck down at the First Ecumenical Council with the adoption of the Nicean Creed, Arianism divided into three principal groups:
- the Anomoeans continued Arius' heresy, led first by Aëtius then later by Eunomius, and preached Arius' animoios (unlike) and continued to maintain the strict position that Christ was not of the same essence as the Father.
- The semi-Arians led by Eusabian took a middle ground challenging the Nicean Creed's homoousios with a middle position of homoiousios, that is of similar essence.
- The Acacians led by Acacius took a variation of the semi-Arians position by preaching that Christ was homoios, similar to - not identical in essence - with the Father and thus avoided using either terms homoousios and homoiousios.
During the last decades of the fourth century the arguments of the two Gregories, of Nyssa and Nazianzus, and Hilary of Poitiers brought reconciliation of many semi-Arians to Orthodoxy and swayed the momentum to the Nicean Creed that was reaffirmed at the Second Ecumenical Council in Constantinople in 381.
Some forms of modern Protestantism appear to espouse a form of Arianism, referring to Jesus Christ as essentially distinct from God in terms that suggest that, as the Son, He is ontologically distinct from and inferior to the Father.
Arianism should be clearly distinguished from "Aryanism", which formed the core of Nazi racial ideology during the twentieth century, and which had nothing whatsoever to do with Arius or his teachings.
Source and further reading
- Fuller RH, Walter VL and Shelley BL: Arianism and Semi-Arianism (General and Advanced Information) - BELIEVE Website
- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Arianism
- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Arius
- St. Athanasius of Alexandria (page also has link to download 'Select Works and Letters' by St. Athanasius, including his treatise "On the Incarnation of the Word" and "Four Discourses Against the Arians" among others)
- Encyclopedia of the First Millennium of Christianity 1998 - Second Edition
- Arianism - From Wikipedia

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In high school, I ran cross-country—the only girl on the boys' cross-country team. Running made me happy and I was good it.
But with no girls' team at my high school, I churned up the hills with the boys' team. The miles I'd run with my dad and brothers over the years made competing with the boys' team as natural as running itself. (And beating even a few male runners on the racecourse was, I admit, satisfying.)
So I get it.
I understand Cassy Herkelman's athleticism and her desire to compete against the best athletes around. I really do get that.
Cassy Herkelman, by the way, is a 112-pound high school girl, a freshman at Cedar Falls High School in Iowa. The problem, however, is that Cassy competes with high school boys in a sport where success depends on breaching all the natural boundaries of male-female physical contact.
She's a wrestler.
And what I don't get is her parents' decision to let her aim her athleticism and competitive drive at the wrestling mat. I don't get that at all.
Cassy and another girl wrestler, Megan Black, earned spots in this year's Iowa State Wrestling Tournament for the first time. But Cassy's first round match proved to be a test of faith and conviction rather than skill … for her opponent, at least.
Her scheduled opponent, Joel Northrup, was a promising young wrestler who finished third in last year's tournament. But Joel withdrew from the match, handing Cassy a victory by forfeit.
Why did Joel refuse to wrestle Cassy and, with that refusal, end his title hopes?
Because his faith taught him better than to grapple violently with a girl, grabbing at her body parts for handholds, mentally focused on subduing her. He knew that the sports context didn't make the contact less problematic. Joel's strong character propelled him to do the right thing—forfeiting--even though it cost him a shot at the championship he's worked towards all season long.
To his credit, Joel speaks well of Cassy and acknowledges her athletic talent. But he goes on to say, "wrestling is a combat sport and it can get violent at times … As a matter of conscience and faith, I do not believe that it is appropriate for a boy to engage a girl in this manner. It is unfortunate that I have been placed in (this) situation…"
Joel's right. It should never have come to this.
Even if dunder-headed school administrators lacked the common sense to keep girls from wrestling boys, the girls' parents should never have allowed it. For the girls' sakes as well as the boys.'
While wrestling moves aren't overtly sexual and must conform to set rules, wrestling is a contact sport – an aggressive, body-on-body contest. Unlike the jarring, two-second contact of tackle football, wrestling entails sustained grappling, grabbing, squeezing, pressing, and even gouging. As the match progresses, opponents might end up lying on top of each other, wrapping their arms and legs around the other's torso, or grabbing through the opponent's legs to flip or pin the other.
"She can take it." I can hear the argument now. But this isn't a question about whether a girl is tough enough to physically endure those demands on her body. Certainly an athletic girl can condition her body as well as a boy, and learn the techniques to deftly escape or take down an opponent.
Yes, girls can be fit, well-conditioned, competitive athletes. But that misses the point.
Throwing girls and boys on the wrestling mat together involves more than relative strength or skill level. Girls' bodies are, well, girls' bodies, different from boys.' And that physical difference extends to the way they think and feel, as well as their natural inhibitions and inclinations. Our norms about appropriate physical contact are a way of respecting those differences.
Consider this: 15-year-old girl wrestlers, like Cassy, must allow a succession of 15-year-old boys (friends? strangers?) to handle their bodies roughly, intimately, aggressively on an open mat in front of a crowd, in an atmosphere of adversarial domination. And, in order to win, they must respond in kind.
Do we really want a girl to shrug off this kind of contact? To overcome her innate emotional resistance to having her body handled roughly by random males? To accept an adrenaline-driven male grabbing her face, reaching through her legs and flipping her, pinning her? Or for her to grab a teenage boy the same way?
Do we really want our boys to put their physical aggression in high gear against a girl, "fighting" her, while they simultaneously experience her touches and grabs in sensitive areas?
For a boy and girl to wrestle each other requires each to make internal compromises – mental shifts to overcome the ingrained, rightful boundaries we have about how males and females should interact physically.
I believe it's a good instinct for a girl to recoil from a stranger's rough touch, especially in intimate areas, just it's a good mindset for a boy to pull back from causing a girl physical pain or overpowering her in pursuit of physical dominance.
So what on earth are parents thinking, when they allow their son or daughter to wrestle an opposite-sex opponent? I just don't get it.
Cassy Henkelman lost her subsequent matches and has been eliminated from the tournament.
She failed to win a medal.
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This is a Bitchy Waiter tradition. I wrote this last year and I hope you enjoy this magical tale about a waiter closing down his restaurant and dealing with one last customer. If you'd like to hear it read to you, please click here. If you'd like to download the podcast version of it on iTunes, you can click here. Merry Christmas.
The Bitchy Waiter
'Twas the night before Christmas, in the front of the house
The only creature still stirring was that sad dying mouse;
The glue trap was placed by the reach-in with care,
In hopes that the rodents would soon be aware;
This server was ready to be home in his bed.
While visions of auto-grat danced in his head.
My apron now off, cleaning my last ketchup cap,
When I hear from the window a soft gentle rap.
I try to ignore all the obnoxious clatter,
But I walk towards the noise to see what's the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Crack it open so slightly, do nothing rash.
The moon on the breasts of this tired looking ho
Gave me the feeling she wanted some mo'.
When, what to my wondering eye should appear,
This bitch had a coupon for one freebie beer.
With her Lee Press-on Nails and her mascara too thick,
I knew in a moment she must be some trick.
A hooker, a ho, or whatever the name,
"It's Christmas Eve, bitch. We're closed, it's a shame."
"Please, just a Bud, a Corona or Bass!
I have this free coupon I pulled from my ass!
In six more short days, the coupon's not valid,
And if not a beer, maybe one small side salad?"
I looked at the lady, saw the need in her eyes,
And wondered how badly she wanted some fries.
"But we're closed for the night and I'm ready to go"
So I turned off the light and shut the window.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof,
Scratching and gnawing giving me proof
That this crack whore was desperate and needed a beer
Or maybe she needed some holiday cheer.
She broke through the skylight and came down with a thud.
Her panties were twisted and covered with mud.
Way too much makeup was covering her face
And her sad bloodshot eyes were scanning the place.
Her eyes- how they crossed! Her hair was so scary!
I pitied the loser who had popped her cherry.
Her droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And her nose was all white from doing some blow.
The stump of a blunt she held tight in her teeth.
And the stench of her body encircled her head like a wreath;
She had a broad face and a round big fat belly,
And she reached to a table for a packet of jelly.
She slurped it up quickly and looked at the shelf
I picked up a steak knife to protect myself.
The bottles of liquor went straight to her head,
And I knew right away I had nothing to dread;
She spoke not a word, but went straight to the whiskey.
She downed the whole bottle and asked "did you miss me?"
And laying her finger aside of her nose,
She took one deep sniff and reached into her clothes.
In her hand was the coupon for the beer that was free
She said thank you, then burped and gave it to me.
I opened the door and she went out of sight,
Saying "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight."
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After long run, Ranch House set to close Sept. 11
Bittersweet doesn't quite cover the emotions Skip Thurman feels about closing Thurman's Ranch House bar and restaurant on Sept. 11.
But it comes close.
"Terrible," he said about how it feels to let go of what came to be his life's work running the Ranch House at 2943 U.S. Highway 50. "You can't believe the remorse I have since I sold the property." He said he will miss wonderful people he met over the years his parents and then he owned the Basque-style restaurant.
The upside, however, is the joy coming from a chance to see his grandchildren more often. He has two in Georgia and one in Texas, so running a restaurant meant that joy had been sporadic until now. And, of course, economic times for small restaurants aren't what they used to be.
"You know what the recession has done to everybody," he said. Then he reopened the window on his bittersweet turmoil: "I'm going to see my grandkids, (but) I'm going to miss the people so badly."
Go back a ways and such people included Nevada Gov. Mike O'Callaghan, among several politicos who came into the place.
"O'Callaghan was here all the time," Thurman said. Gov. Robert List was another, but non-political people too numerous to list also will be missed by the imminent retiree.
Thurman's entry into the business was a fluke. His parents, who formerly had the small casino known as the Silver Slipper downtown, got out of that business and his father, Len, looked forward to a life of leisure.
"My dad went fishin' and my mom bought a restaurant," Thurman said. His mom was Eleanor, and Skip said she put Len back to work making marvellous soups for Ranch House patrons. One night a bartender didn't show, so Skip's mom called him in to help. He was a bookkeeper at the time and told her he didn't know how to tend bar.
"She said, 'I'll teach you'," Thurman said.
The rest, as they say, is history. Thurman learned a thing or two about barkeeping and that famous Basque drink, the Picon Punch. He said his Basque-style restaurant and Picon-making might be dwarfed by the likes of JT's in Gardnerville, but he was the man in Carson City.
"In Carson," he said, pride in his voice, "I am the Picon king."
The restaurant on the south side of U.S. 50 just east of the I-580 overpass is decorated outside with wagon wheels and inside with a host of Jim Beam automobile decanters.
It first was operated by others under different names, but in 1973 it re-opened as Len Thurman's Ranch House, later becoming Thurman's Ranch House. Skip Thurman inherited it in 1992.
The Thurman family operated the restaurant over the past four decades. Skip Thurman's son, Justin, helped while growing up in Carson City. Now an English professor in Georgia, he has fond memories of working there as a child and young man.
"Yeah, it was great," Skip Thurman said Monday. "He'd come down from college and work on the weekend."
Thurman, who won't divulge his given name and says everyone calls him by his nickname, will auction off items from the interior Sept. 12. But one prized possession will be held out and sold separately. It's an old cash register from Tonopah Union Drug that has been operated at the Ranch House by three generations of Thurmans.


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Last night, Google released an update for its Google Translate app introducing the ability to translate text even in offline mode. The new feature supports more than 50 different languages including Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, French and Spanish.
Users will need to manually download and install the offline language pack for each individual language. The size of each language pack varies between 150-200MB. Keep in mind that these offline language packs won't be as accurate as the online version, but still should be enough to get the job done. This new feature will work on all Android devices running Android 2.3 or higher.
Apart from this, Google also updated the Play Movies and TV app to add support for info cards. Info cards automatically show relevant information about the characters on-screen, their age, recent work etc. whenever a user pauses a movie while watching it. As of now, this feature will work with hundreds of movies, but Google is working on adding support for thousands of them and on Android 4.0+ devices only.
Both the app updates are already live in the Play Store, and can be downloaded right away!
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Beloved Cuban bishop Agustín Román dies in Miami
Agustín Román, the first Cuban to be appointed bishop in the United States, has died in Miami. He was 83.
The Archdiocese of Miami announced Román went into cardiac arrest and died Wednesday evening. He had suffered from heart disease for several years.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski called Román a "great patriot" to the Cuban nation.
Officials say Román and 132 other priests were expelled from Cuba in 1961. He arrived in Miami, where he became a spiritual leader and advocate first for Cuban exiles and later for many other immigrants, including Haitian refugees. He also worked closely with protestant and Jewish leaders.
"The Archdiocese of Miami has lost a great evangelizer who tirelessly preached the Gospel to all. And the Cuban nation has lost a great patriot," Wenski said in a statement.
Roman served as a mediator during the 1980 Mariel boatlift, when Castro allowed more than 100,000 Cubans to flee by sea to the U.S. He also helped negotiate a peaceful end to a 1986 riot of Cuban detainees at federal prisons in Georgia and Louisiana. He later sought to convince Cuban-Americans to support asylum for Haitian refugees.
"The passing of Monsignor Roman is not just a loss for the Catholic faithful in South Florida but for all in our community who have fled oppressive regimes or have sought refuge and comfort in the words and support of this gentle man," said U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros--Lehtinen, R-Miami. "He was an advocate for God, for fundamental freedoms, and for those whom society had sometimes forgotten."
During his early years in Miami, he urged exiles to donate what little they could afford to build the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity on Biscayne Bay. It became a beacon for exiles and to this day attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year and remains a gathering point for many Cuban-Americans during moments of political crisis.
The shrine holds a replica of a statue of Cuba's patron saint, the Virgin of Charity of Cobre. This year marks 400 years since she first appeared in old copper mining town on the southeastern coast of Cuba.
After being expelled from Cuba, Román first went to Spain then Chile before eventually arriving in Miami. He retired as auxiliary bishop of Miami when he turned 75 on May 5, 2003, as required under canon law. He remained active at the Shrine, where he was often found greeting visitors and responding to letters from fellow Cuban exiles. It was there that he suffered the heart attack.
There will be a public viewing at the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity all day Friday. Wenski will lead a funeral Mass at the Cathedral of St. Mary at 1 p.m. Saturday, followed by an internment at Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery.
Online: For more information from the Miami Archdiocese: https://www.miamiarch.org


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NASA Apollo 15 Astronaut James B Irwin Full Colour Portrait
James Irwin (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)
NASA Astronaut (Deceased)
PERSONAL DATA: Born March 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Died August 8, 1991 of a heart attack. He is survived by his wife Mary Ellen and their five children.
EDUCATION: Graduated from East High School, Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Science from the United States Naval Academy in 1951 and Master of Science degrees in Aeronautical Engineering and Instrumentation Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1957. Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Astronautical Science from the University of Michigan in 1971, an Honorary Doctorate of Science from William Jewell College in 1971, and an Honorary Doctorate from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1972.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Air Force Association and the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
SPECIAL HONORS: Recipient of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal and Command Pilot Astronaut Wings, two Air Force Commendation Medals for service with the Air Force Systems Command and the Air Defense Command, and an Outstanding Unit Citation while a member of the 4750th Training Wing; also awarded the City of New York Gold Medal (1971), the United Nations Peace Medal in 1971, the City of Chicago Gold Medal (1971), the Air Force Association's David C. Schilling Trophy (1971), the 1971 Kitty Hawk Memorial Award, the AIAA Haley Astronautics Award for 1972, the Arnold Air Society's 1972 John F. Kennedy Trophy, the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1971, Belgium's Order of Leopold (1971), and the New York Police Department St. George Association's Golden Rule Award in 1972, the christian Service Award, and the Milan Hulbert Trophy of SWAP International (1973).
EXPERIENCE: Irwin, an Air Force Colonel, was commissioned in the Air Force upon graduation from the Naval Academy in 1951. He received his flight training at Hondo Air Base and Reese Air Force Base, Texas.
Prior to reporting for duty at the Manned Spacecraft Center, he was assigned as Chief of the Advanced Requirements Branch at Headquarters Air Defense Command. He was graduated from the Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School in 1963 and from the Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School in 1961.
He also served with the F-12 Test Force at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and with the AIM 47 Project Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
During his military career, he accumulated more than 7,015 hours flying time, 5,300 hours in jet aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Colonel Irwin was one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He was crew commander of lunar module (LTA-8)-this vehicle finished the first series of thermal vacuum tests on June 1, 1968. He also served as a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 10 and as backup lunar module pilot for the Apollo 12 flight.
Irwin served as lunar module pilot for Apollo, July 26 to August 7, 1971. His companions on the flight were David R. Scott, spacecraft commander and Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot. Apollo 15 was the fourth manned lunar landing mission and the first to visit and explore the moon's Hadley Rille and Apennine Mountains which are located on the southeast edge of the Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains). The lunar module, "Falcon", remained on the lunar surface for 66 hours, 54 minutes-setting a new record for lunar surface stay time-and Scott and Irwin logged 18 hours and 35 minutes each in extravehicular activities conducted during three separate excursions onto the lunar surface. Using "Rover-l" to transport themselves and their equipment along portions of Hadley Rille and the Apinnine Mountains, Scott and Irwin performed a selenological inspection and survey of the area and collected approximately 180 pounds of lunar surface materials. They deployed an ALSEP package which involved the emplacement and activation of surface experiments, and their lunar surface activities were televised in color using a TV camera which was operated remotely by ground controllers stationed in the mission control center located at Houston, Texas. Other Apollo 15 achievements included: largest payloads ever placed in earth and lunar orbits; first scientific instrument module bay flown and operated on an Apollo spacecraft; longest distance traversed on lunar surface; first use of a lunar surface navigation device, mounted on Rover 1; first subsatellite launched in lunar orbit; and first extravehicular activity (EVA) from a command module during transearth coast. The latter feat was accomplished by Worden during three excursions to "Endeavour's" SIM bay where he retrieved film cassettes from the panoramic and mapping cameras and reported his personal observations of the general condition of equipment housed there.
Apollo 15 concluded with a Pacific splashdown and subsequent recovery by the USS OKINAWA.
In completing his first flight, Irwin logged 295 hours and 11 minutes in space - 19 hours and 46 minutes of which were in EVA.
Colonel Irwin resigned from NASA and the Air Force in July 1972, to form a religious organization, High Flight Foundation, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is Chairman of the Board.


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FAYETTE CROSS COUNTRY: Fayette's girls and boys team both earned fourth-place finishes Saturday at the Van Wert County Hospital Invitational run.
The boys placed two top-20 finishers, including meet champion Darrell Randall, while the girls came through with a pair of top-10 runners.
Randall posted a 16:41 to top two other runners who came in below 17 minutes. Antwerp's Josh Hilton was close behind at 16:45.
The gives Randall a 2-2 standing against his foe from Antwerp this season, said coach Bryan Stambaugh.
Randall tried to get Hilton to lead the way in the windy run, but that didn't happen. Instead, Randall took the brunt of the wind which was especially rough in the second mile.
Trevor Cox placed 13th at 17:37 and Tim Stoltzfus cut more than a minute from his time a year ago to place 24th at 18:10. Other Fayette placers were Dalton Goeltzenleuchter (29th, 18:21); Chandler Sanford (34th, with a personal best at 18:21); Tyler Keefer (70th, 19:41); and Clay Burkholder (74th, 19:47).
"Overall," Stambaugh said, "it was the best the varsity team has run this season. It seems like we're coming together."
Other Fayette runners were Ian Schrock (77th, 19:51); Hunter Colegrove (82nd, 19:57); Dusty Lantz (90th, 20:12); Tyler Cox (92nd, 20:18); Nathan Seiler (112th, 21:09); Jonathan Boesger (143rd, 23:59); and Alec Hylander (151st, 26:02).
Minster won the meet with 39 points, easily topping Crestview in second with 95. Stryker was third at 97 and Fayette fourth at 100, among 13 teams. The Eagles placed eighth a year ago.
Stambaugh was pleased with the girls' performance, also, noting season best times from Melanie Seiler and Jill Stuckey.
Seiler took sixth at 20:45 to lead Fayette's fourth-place effort. Ottoville stand-out Shayla Siefker won the meet at 19:30, the only runner to break the 20-minute mark.
Stuckey placed 11th overall but 10th in team scoring at 21:34, followed by Alexa Kessler at 22nd at 21:54, a minute better than a year go.
Madelyn Maginn took 43rd at 23:03, followed by Sarah Kovar, 57th at 23:56, and Sydney Brown, 83rd at 26:21.
Kalida was tops with 71 points, ahead of Pettisville and Fairview, and the Eagles with 127 points.
In the junior high race, Skylar Lantz placed 11th at 12:02, followed by Dylan Stannard (16th, 12:13), Jared Wagner (46th, 12:56), Mark Maginn (66th, 13:29), Joel Smith (125th, 14:41), Jerad Seiler (137th, 15:07) and Casen Burkholder (171st, 16:11).
Minister's Andrew Fausey was first at 11:12. Fayette scored seventh among 21 teams.
The Eagles girls placed ninth of 12 teams, led by Liz Maginn with finished 27th overall at 14:06). Other Fayette runners were Alexis Fruchey (52nd, 14:51), Taylor Griffiths (61st, 15:01), Miranda Minzey (95th, 16:01) and Adrianna Hylander (136th, 18:12).
Sarah Kanney of Coldwater took first at 12:47.
• Darrell Randall placed first and Melani Seiler took a second place in the first BBC Jamboree cross country run of the season. Both of Fayette's varsity teams placed second.
At home Sept. 21, Randall finally shook Hilltop's Travis Burwell in the final stretch to take a 14-second victory at 17:35. Trevor Cox was the only other top-10 finisher for the Eagles at 18:10.
Other runners were Dalton Goeltzenleuchter (12th, 19:04); Tim Stoltzfus (14th, 19:15); Tyler Keefer (22nd, 20:13); Chandler Sanford (23rd, 20:37); Clay Burkholder (28th, 21:05); Hunter Colegrove (33rd, 21:17); Dylan Ashemeier (42nd, 22:13); Tyler Cox (44th, 22:19); Nathan Seiler (45th, 22:45); Ian Schrock (51st, 23:21); and Alec Hylander (57th, 26:10).
After Seiler, Alexa Kessler placed 10th for the girls at 24:18, followed by Jill Stuckey (12th, 24:57); Madelyn Maginn (13th, 25:07); Ashtyn Baker (20th, 26:29); Sydney Brown (25th, 27:50); and Sarah Kovar (27th, 28:01).
JUNIOR HIGH—Fayette boys took four of the top five places to finish first. Skylar Lantz won the race at 12:01, followed by Dylan Stannard (2nd, 12:15); Jared Wagner (4th, 13:03); Mark Maginn (5th, 13:14); Casen Burkholder (7th, 13:17); Joel Smith (19th, 14:48); and Jerad Seiler (27th, 16:11).
Liz Maginn won the girls race at 13:55, followed by Alexis Fruchey (3rd, 14:56); Taylor Griffiths (5th, 15:20); Miranda Minzey (6th, 15:54); and Adrianna Hylander (18th, 19:13). The girls team also took first.
FAYETTE GOLF: Fayette's Jonathan Boesger and Zayne Colegrove were named to the second team of the BBC golf honor squad Friday following the league match at Ironwood.
Boesger carded a 46–48—94 to lead the Eagles to a third place finish, behind Stryker at 341 and North Central at 347. Fayette finished with 390. Colegrove finished at 47–50—97.
Edon scored 432, Hilltop scored 449 and Pettisville came in at 491. Troy Saunders of Stryker (39–42—81) tied with North Central's Brandon Turner (37-44—81) and Kole Peterson (41–40—81) for medalist honors.
Others named to the first team were Hunter Clingaman (Stryker, 85), Taylor Brown (Stryker, 92) and Dylan Hutchison (North Central, 92).
Other Eagle scorers were Chase Hookstadt (50–48—98), Kevin Ferguson (51–50—101), Riley Martin (52–49—101) and Dusty Lantz (52–51—103).
ANTWERP—Antwerp posted a 171-189 win against Fayette Sept. 23, with their Zac Coleman medalist at 38.
For Fayette, scorers were Boesger, 43; Ferguson, 47; Hookstadt, 47; Lantz, 52; Colegrove, 53; and Martin, 54.
STRYKER—Stryker downed the Eagles at De-Mor Hills Sept. 21 by a 157-178 margin. The Panthers' Saunders was tops at 37.
Lantz led Fayette at 41, followed by Boesger, 42; Martin, 46; Hookstadt, 49; Ferguson, 50; and Colegrove, 50.
Fayette will compete Friday in the Div. III boys sectional at Wauseon's Ironwood course. Fourteen teams are among the competitors.
Tee times are posted on the BaumsPage.com website.
Qualifiers to the Bowling Green Stone Ridge District on Oct. 7 include the top three teams and the top four individuals not on a qualifying team.
In 2009, qualifying teams were champion Stryker (316) with two seniors, Liberty Center (324) and no seniors and Edgerton (335) with two seniors.
The top individuals returning include district qualifiers Tyler Davis (Liberty Center), 77; Cody Knapp (Liberty Center), 78; Tim Gerken (Patrick Henry), 79; Troy Saunders (Stryker), 79; Cody Gibson (Toledo Christian), 81; and Jared DeGrof (Stryker), 81.
The Div. II girls sectional was Sept. 28 at Swanton's White Pines course. Thirteen teams competed.
FAYETTE VOLLEYBALL: SERVING—Fayette sophomore Cady Stockburger prepares to serve in a match played earlier this season.
Fayette's volleyball team continues to struggle, challenged by illness, injuries and ineligibilities.
"The Eagles have struggled this season," said coach Danni Keefer. "We have some girls out right now so we are adjusting to that."
The girls responded well to position changes in a loss to Stryker last week, Keefer said, as some girls needed to fill in positions they weren't accustomed to playing.
Stryker won the match in three games, 25-14, 25-16 and 25-22.
Reba Rash is leading the team in blocking with an 83 percent average. Sydney Coger is at 78 percent in spiking, and Brooke Croskey is the leading server at 93 percent.
JV VOLLEYBALL: Fayette's JV volleyball squad has played some close contests this season, but the Eagles are still looking for their first victory.
Results so far are:
• Swanton, 25-14, 24-14;
• Edgerton, 25-6, 26-24;
• North Central, 25-21, 25-22;
• Montpelier, 25-18, 25-18.
• Hilltop, 25-14, 25-22;
• Hicksville, 25-21, 25-22;
• Edon, 25-9, 25-8;
• Stryker, 25-21, 25-15.
MORENCI FOOTBALL: With another big victory last week, Friday's visit from Summerfield brings the Tri-County Conference's two first-place teams together in a battle for supremacy.
The Bulldogs' big 51-0 win Friday at Madison—Coach Tom Saylor's 100th career victory—marked the end of the "easier" section of the Bulldogs' schedule.
League foes Madison and Whitmore Lake are both winless this season and Britton-Deerfield stands at 3-2 overall.
But take away Morenci's loss to undefeated Hudson and the seasons of Morenci and Summerfield aren't all that different.
Summerfield, ranked number nine in the Detroit Free Press list, has faced opponents with a combined record of 4-21.
That's little relief to Saylor because he knows Summerfield has some very talented players, including Hewitt, their quarterback who passes and runs well. He has some good receivers to aim for and he has the option of handing the ball off to a very good running back.
After the Bulldogs' initial loss to Jonesville and the pounding from Hudson, Saylor has appreciated the past three weeks as Morenci has had all of its players return to action.
"We've been to the deep end of the pool and we sunk, then we started over again in the shallow end," he said. "Now we need to be ready for the deep end again."
That happens at 7 p.m. Friday on Henry Geisler Field.
Morenci started off Friday with sophomore backup quarterback Hayze Wolf as Brett Bovee sat out a quarter due to disciplinary action.
"I was impressed with my sophomore," Saylor said. "He listened and took the team down the field twice to put points on the board."
The Bulldogs took over on downs and drove 65 yards for a touchdown, with Wolf running the final yard. Following a Madison punt, Morenci covered 62 yards for another score, with fullback Jordan Bach covering the final 11 yards.
Bach looked better in his second start in the backfield, Saylor said, and he expects the former lineman to continue to improve.
In the second quarter, Jacob McVay jumped on a fumble at the 50-yard line and Bovee led the team for touchdown, running the final 17 yards for the score.
Max Gautz scored from four yards out for a 30-0 lead with 55 second before half-time, but Jeffers soon intercepted a pass and covered 47 yards for touchdown as time ran out.
Gautz added another touchdown in the third quarter and Bovee scored on a 36-yard run in the final quarter.
Bovee passed for two conversions, hitting Wolf once and Gautz once.
Coach Saylor intends to keep the Bulldogs' winning streak going against Summerfield—if the Bulldogs can improve their pass coverage this week in practice.
"It's our chance to stand alone in first place," he said.
JV FOOTBALL: Morenci's JV football team is growing fond of the number 52. Last week's victory marked the fourth time this season the Bulldogs have finished with that score.
The latest victims were the Madison Trojans who lost to Morenci 52-20.
Madison opened the game with a good offensive drive, but on third and 20, KC Clegg stepped in front of a slant pass and ran 44 yards for a touchdown. Cody Powell added the conversion for an early lead.
On the Trojans' next possession, Kendrick Taylor caused a fumble and Powell jumped on the ball. Powell completed a halfback pass to John Michael Martinez for a touchdown and Colin Smith ran the conversion.
In the second quarter, Clegg capped a drive with a short run for a touchdown. Smith passed to Martinez for two points and a 24-0 lead.
Madison scored on a 66-yard pass play, then the Bulldogs scored twice more. Clegg scored from a yard out and Smith ran for two to go ahead 32-6.
Smith intercepted for a touchdown, but a clipping call canceled the score. Three plays later, Clegg covered 25 yards for the score. Powell ran the conversion to go on top 40-6.
With 31 seconds remaining in the half, Madison scored again on a long drive.
Madison fumbled in the third quarter and Eli Decker got the ball. Five plays later, Powell scored from one yard out.
A long Morenci drive ended with a one-yard plunge across the goal line by Austin Thomas for a 52-14 lead.
Madison scored once more on a pass play and their final possession ended with an interception by Smith.
Clegg ran for 229 yards on 21 carries. Powell finished with 58 yards on 18 carries and Thomas covered 24 yards on six attempts.
Powell was the leading tackler with eight.
Morenci coach Ryan Love soon discovered last week that he was wrong about expecting a close contest with Madison, but he's certain this week will be different.
The undefeated Bulldogs will travel to Summerfield to face the undefeated Bulldogs from Monroe County.
Coach Love expects to see a lot of passing out of Summerfield's shotgun offense.
"We'll have to play a sound game," he said.
MORENCI VOLLEYBALL: Morenci's varsity spikers are still seeking a second conference victory after dropping a doubleheader at home Thursday to Whitmore Lake.
It was a disappointing evening in coach Dennis Owens's eyes.
"This was our worst day of volleyball this season," he said. "We could never really get anything going."
The Bulldogs were in contention for three of the six games, and not very close in the others.
The Trojans took the opener 25-17, 25-15 and 25-21. In the nightcap, they won 25-22, 25-20 and 25-15. The loss drops Morenci to 3-7-2 overall and 1-3 in the Tri-County Conference.
The top servers were Tess Ramsey 19/20, with seven points; Matea Garcia, 17/19, with three aces and nine points; and Tia Tompkins, 21/24, with three aces and 12 points.
Ramsey gave 15 good assists and Mercedez McCaskey added 12. At the net, Meghan Smith finished with 12 kills and three blocks. Tompkins scored 11 kills and had one block. Phoenix Duncan scored eight kills and made five blocks.
Garcia made 21 digs and fielded 25 serve receptions. Naomi Hoffman made 14 digs and had 30 serve receptions. Duncan had 18 digs and 16 serve receptions. Carolyn Blaker finished with 15 digs and 16 serve receptions.
JV VOLLEYBALL: After a loss to Whiteford Sept. 21, Morenci's JV volleyball squad came back Thursday to earn a split with Whitmore Lake.
The first match Thursday remained close all the way. The Bulldogs took the opener 25-22, then dropped the second game 23-25. The Trojans ended it with a 15-9 win.
Morenci missed nine serves in the match, said coach Shana Love, and with more concentration at the serving line, the Bulldogs probably could have pulled off a victory.
Morenci won the second match, but it was a battle once again, winning 27-25 and 25-21.
"We played with a much higher energy level and focus this match," Love said. "I was proud of the way they came back and won the second match after losing the first."
Jessica Storrs scored six aces on a 15/18 serving night. Ashley VanBrandt went 21/22 with two aces and Emma Binegar finished 15/17 with three aces.
Binegar gave six assists and Erin Vanderpool added three. Hannah Jeffers made 12 digs and Julie Terry had 11. Jeffers also scored five kills.
The Bulldogs just didn't look like themselves when Whiteford visited last week, Coach Love said.
"We had a hard time getting going each game and dug a hole that was hard to climb out of," she said.
There were some impressive individual performances, however. Melissa Burk played exceptionally well, Love said, aggressive at the net and even coming up with a few digs. Chloe Molitierno was the Bulldog with a perfect showing at the serving line. Vanderpool gave a good setting performance with only two errors.
Jeffers finished with nine kills. VanBrandt and Vanderpool each made four.
Jeffers made 22 digs, followed by Molitierno with 14 and Storrs with 12.
Vanderpool and Binegar each gave eight assists. Jeffers went 22/24 in serving with seven aces. Storrs was also 22/24, with four aces, and Molitierno went 9/9.
MORENCI CROSS COUNTRY: Plenty of season-best times were recorded Saturday by Morenci's cross country runners as they tackled the hilly Pittsford course. Twenty-two teams participated in the annual invitational run.
"I was really impressed with the number of personal records that came a week after Fayette's relatively flat course," said coach Brad Brown.
In the freshman boys race, Reagan Stowell placed 14th with his top time of 20:22. Luke Spaulding turned in his best time of the season in the sophomore race at 18:41 for a fifth-place finish. His brother Jake was behind in 11th place at 20:37.
Logan Drummond covered the course in 20:37 in the junior division and Tyler Guelde came through with his best in the senior run at 17:58 for ninth place. The was the rookie runner's first time under 18 minutes.
Micah Gillen took 28th place at 19:51.
"As a team, we're getting there," Brown said.
He sees Morenci battling with Pittsford, Hudson and Litchfield for the third team spot at the state meet. Concord and Hillsdale Academy are expected to take the first two qualifying positions.
The Bulldogs finished sixth at Pittsford. Potterville won easily, led by Andrew Dilernia who posted a 16:44. The course record is 16:18.
Mariah Gillen placed ninth in the freshman girls race, turning in her best of the season at 23:02. In the sophomore run, Taylor Baugh was 28th at 28:29 and Mary Margaret Hollstein was 33rd at 29:40, her best time.
Kourtney Cousino placed 33rd in the girls run at 26:29 and Barbara Hollstein improved to 28:10 to place 33rd in the senior race.
Leslie's Audrey Tremaine won the race at 19:30.
In the middle school run, Spencer Elliott ran a 13:03 to place 21st and Aubreigh Stowell finished at 20:32.


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LAKE ORION, Mich. – The following are details on the course setup for Round Three of the 2012 U.S. Senior Open at Indianwood Golf and Country Club, from Managing Director of Rules and Amateur Status Jeff Hall.
Weather Forecast for Saturday (provided by Greg Quinn with Thor Guard Weather) –
The first half of the day should be quiet with just an increase in mid-high level clouds through mid-late morning. With a south to southeast wind there will be lake-breeze boundaries setting up and this was the focus for a few showers and thunderstorms yesterday between 1-2:30 p.m. If we can get by this timeframe, our next best chance will be toward evening, likely after 5 p.m. as a weak trough of low pressure approaches from the south and a front creeps in from the west.
High today will be in the mid to upper 80s with the cloud cover helping take a couple of degrees off yesterday's high of 89. Winds will be from the south then turn from the southeast before returning more from the south-southwest by evening.
Rough - All rough grass inside the ropes at 3" and 1.75" was cut this morning. Additionally, we cut a 6-foot wide area of primary rough at a height of 4" on holes 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15 and 17.
Green Speeds – The green speed is approximately 12'4" on the Stimpmeter. We achieved this speed with a single cut and roll this morning. All greens were single cut Friday evening.
Water Management – Hand watering was done last evening and this morning to address a few "hot spots" and provide adequate moisture levels to ensure turf health without significantly impacting firmness. Overall firmness continues to improve and we are working to maintain current firmness.
Total Course Yardage for Saturday (tee marker settings to flagstick) – 3,265 yards out; 3,479 yards in = 6,744 total yards
Hole-by-Hole Information:
Hole 1 – 499 – Front-right hole location; can't miss this green to the right
Hole 2 – 392 – A front-hole location that is at the base of a knob that dominates the center back of this green
Hole 3 – 127 – Using the right-hand tee today; the hole location is on a shelf in the front of the green
Hole 4 – 418 – Front-right hole location that will be difficult to access. We are using a 10-foot flagstick on this hole due to its "punch bowl" nature
Hole 5 – 210 – Back-right hole location with the back tee
Hole 6 – 459 – Extreme, back-center hole location
Hole 7 – 412 – Middle-right hole location; can't miss this green to the right
Hole 8 – 401 – Front-right hole location; players will need to exercise caution if they are putting from past this hole location
Hole 9 – 347 – Tee markers are up 15 yards from the tee sign. Today's hole location is on a left-center shelf and slightly back of middle; today's wind will be helping and we've already heard several officials indicate that some players are hitting driver to try and get the ball down near the green
Hole 10 – 351 – Hole is located on the front right; putting from behind this hole location will require great skill
Hole 11 – 382 – Front-left hole location; difficult to get close
Hole 12 – 491 – Hole is slightly back of middle and up against the right side of the green; a miss into the right greenside bunker will prove extremely difficult.
Hole 13 – 204 – Front-left hole location that is influenced by shoulder on left side.
Hole 14 – 431 – Fairly accessible back-left hole location. Shot can be played past the hole and the slope will feed it back to the hole location.
Hole 15 – 537 – Front-right hole location; downwind so should be a great birdie opportunity
Hole 16 – 458 – Tee shot will play down wind today; back-left hole location
Hole 17 – 182 – Front-left hole location; tee is on golfer's right; expect many putts will be played from the ball back up to the left hole location – very slow putt
Hole 18 – 443 – Extreme front-hole location; front-left fringe is a good leave; might have some rulings with the sprinkler head in the left fringe being on the line of play.


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Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation of MEMS based Variometer for Detecting the Vertical Speed of Aircraft in Avionics Applications
The objective of this work is to develop a MEMS based Variometer to measure the vertical speed and to sense the instantaneous rate of climb or descent in Aircrafts to meet the miniaturization requirements in avionics industry. The design consists of dielectric material in between two micro electrodes. The micro diaphragm is placed on one of the electrode. As the aircraft changes altitude, the atmospheric pressure outside the aircraft changes. Air flows into or out of variometer to equalize the pressure inside the device and outside the aircraft. The deflected diaphragm inside the device is studied in order to find the change in vertical speed according to the altitude. The parameters are optimized to find the vertical speed by using Different diaphragm materials. Comparing to conventional variometer, the proposed technique improves performance and eliminates unnecessary high package cost. The materials selected for this application suitably exhibit the expected results. Changing the different materials study enhances the efficiency and accuracy of measurements. The design can also be used for gliding applications. The structure of Variometer is designed and performance is simulated using structural mechanics in COMSOL Multiphysics.


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Jerry Krause: David Kahn 'Screwed' Kurt Rambis
"When you take on the triangle, you have to have your whole organization geared toward it," said Krause. "It takes a very specific kind of player to play in it. I saw the Minnesota guy hire Rambis, after he took two players in the draft who couldn't possibly ever run the triangle. I have no idea if Rambis is a good coach or not, but Kahn screwed him right off the bat." He's referring to Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn, who are not natural fits, in yet another public black eye for Kahn.
HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: Just the latest evidence Minnesota Timberwolves Executive David Kahn hasn't a clue.
At the Hall of Fame induction, Jerry Krause, the former Chicago Bulls GM, criticized Kahn for not giving former coach Kurt Rambis the players to run the Triple Post.
Rambis, of course, was recently fired by Kahn. Not before Kahn made him wait two months to hear his fate -even having Rambis submit a homework assignment before turfing him.
Krause is right: the Triple Post works if you have players with specific skill-sets and strong basketball IQs.
For instance, Luc Longley, Will Purdue, and Bill Wennington weren't flashy or talented, but were smart, resourceful, and could pass.
B.J. Armstrong, Steve Kerr, and John Paxson could knock down shots, play off the ball, and knew their limitations.
Unfortunately, the Wolves were full of youngsters, who struggled with the pro' game and were no match for the complicated, intricate Triple Post.
So, according to Krause, Kahn is lost. Well, the architect of the six-time champion Bulls has the pedigree to say what he likes.
--Oly Sandor.
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The Spirit of Christmas
We need the spirit of Christmas
To fill our souls with light,
To bring to our remembrance
That wondrous, holy night.
We marvel at the meaning
Of Christ's descent to men.
His coming still is rev'renced
Just as it was then.
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Artist: Watkins
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Composition Date: 1986-12-01
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If you live in the Illinois and are looking to get an Naperville mold inspection done, MI&T is the most trusted company in the country. We are one of the few test only companies around, which means do not take part in the the restoration process. This means that we operate without a conflict of interest and you can trust the samples we collect to be analyzed with unbiased eyes.
Typically we are called into a home or business if the home or business owner is experiencing something out of the ordinary with their health or property. Health complications typically include respiratory issues like coughing, sneezing, or trouble breathing. Others experience itching, dry eyes, and things like that. These health problems are easily compared to allergies as not everyone notices the same things. In fact, there are many cases where one person can suffer and another will not notice anything. Any of these reasons are perfect examples to both see a doctor and get mold testing Naperville.
In terms of noticing things out of the ordinary within a property, here are some examples of common things that we come across. Excess moisture/humidity, visible mold growth, strange smells, stains on walls, and recent Chicago water damage often trigger people to give us a call and evaluate a property with a mold inspection Naperville. Coming to us prior to contacting a restoration company is the best step to take.
Mold is naturally occurring all around us. Every home and business has mold spores throughout their indoor environment as it makes its way in through outside. However, these species of fungus is of the non-toxic variety and when a Naperville mold test is performed it should be seen at low levels. We take an outside air sample from your area to see what is normal and compare it to an inside sample and see if elevated conditions exist or not.
Our Naperville mold inspector will also do a full visual of the property with tools like a moisture meter to identify any possible red flag areas like visible growth or walls holding excess moisture. If they do find anything they will recommend additional air and/or surface samples to both confirm a source of a problem and/or see how far it has spread. Those customers that do have elevated conditions, will be provided with a detailed protocol for removal so they can get their property returned to normal.
If you have any other questions or would like to schedule you Naperville mold inspection, please give us a call at 312-583-7576 to speak with a representative from MI&T.


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"Clearly, Big Food and Big Oil are on the defensive. They lost in their bid for a waiver of the RFS, so now they are resorting to super-sized myths about the impact of the RFS on food prices. Every reasonable analysis of the factors influencing food prices has concluded that the cost of diesel fuel, gasoline, and other energy inputs is the major driver. This study conveniently avoids that issue," said Bob Dinneen, President of the Renewable Fuels Association. "The bottom line is the RFS is working. Renewable fuels have already displaced 10% of annual gasoline demand and dramatically lowered fuel costs for all Americans."
Dinneen also pointed out that, contrary to NCCR's scare tactics, food prices are not advancing abnormally. According to USDA and the Department of Labor, annual food inflation in 2012 and 2013 will be right in line with the 20-year average. In fact, food inflation rates since the RFS was adopted in 2005 have, on average, been lower than they were throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.The analysis released by NCCR today relied in part on a study by Farm Econ that is now more than four years old and has been thoroughly debunked. When considering more recent studies, the NCCR analysis found the RFS would increase corn prices by no more than four percent in 2015. When that marginal increase in corn prices is worked through to the wholesale and retail levels, the impact on consumer food prices is almost indiscernible.
"It is important to mention that Price Waterhouse Cooper did no original analysis. They simply reviewed select studies – in one case, a four year old discredited analysis – while ignoring more recent peer-reviewed work that did not support the funder's political position," said Dinneen.
Curiously, the NCCR study chose not to include the findings of a recent analysis commissioned by the International Centre on Trade and Sustainable Development. That study found that corn prices wouldn't have been any different at all in 2009/10 (the last year examined) with or without the RFS in place. That study also found prices for beef, broiler meat, pork, and eggs would have been no different from 2005-2010 with or without the RFS.
Also contrary to the NCCR study's claims about the effect of the RFS on prices for other crops, the ICTSD study showed 2009/10 prices for wheat and rice were higher by less than 1% because of the RFS, while soybean prices were 1.7% higher. Clearly the RFS is not affecting the prices for these crops in a noticeable way.
Facts worth noting:
• Ethanol is not produced from the sweet corn that humans consume. It is made from field corn, which is used for livestock feed and industrial purposes.
• One-third of every bushel of grain used in the ethanol process is returned to the market as nutrient-dense livestock and poultry feed.
• Less than 3% of the global grain supply will be used by the U.S. ethanol industry in 2012.
• 39 million metric tons of animal feed were produced by ethanol plants in 2011. That's 6,000 pounds of feed per beef cow at feedlots across the United States.
• 7 hamburgers per person worldwide could have been produced from the ethanol industry's 2011 animal feed output. That is 50 billion hamburgers.
• Only 14 cents of every dollar spent on food is related to agricultural ingredients. The remaining 86 cents goes to energy, packaging, food processing and other costs.
• There is a near perfect correlation between U.N. food price index & World Crude Oil prices, highlighting the fact that energy costs drive food prices.
Specifics on recent food prices:
• Big Food complains that "food prices have spiked nearly 18% since 2005," the year the first RFS was passed by Congress. That's an average of just 2.57% per year, which is right in line with the 20-year average for annual food inflation, and far below food inflation rates from the 1970s and 1980s. Further, food prices since 2005 have advanced at a slower rate than general inflation. That's hardly a "spike" in our book.
• Additionally, 2010 saw the lowest year-over-year food inflation in nearly 50 years. Meanwhile, the ethanol industry produced a record amount of fuel that year. In fact, the ethanol industry used more corn in 2010 than it will use in 2012.
• The food groups decry the 18% "spike" in food prices since 2005, but fail to mention the 55% increase in retail gasoline prices, the 60% increase in diesel prices, and the 68% increase in crude oil prices since 2005. If there was any truth to the myth that retail food prices have increased abnormally since 2005, it would be mostly because of surging energy prices. Every step in the food supply chain is affected by energy prices.


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Norv Turner and Browns, a good fit?
Norv Turner and the Browns are talking job, and that's good news all around, for the Chargers included.
If the Browns make Turner their offensive coordinator, the Chargers stand to save a sum equal to his next salary.
We're not sure Turner can fix Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden, who just finished an uninspiring rookie season.
Norv and Cleveland, though, could be a good fit for a variety of reasons:
One, Turner is a friend of new Browns head coach Rob Chudzinski, his assistant head coach in 2009-10, and the two designed Chargers offenses that had a lot of success.
Two, Turner would free up Chudzinski.
One criticism of Turner was that he overly bogged himself down in the Chargers' offense. The offensive coordinator for two Super Bowl champions in Dallas, Turner didn't employ a Chargers offensive coordinator who had his offensive chops. Norv ran the show, even called the plays. As Cleveland's playcaller, he'd enable Chudzinski to better oversee the Browns in his first gig as a head coach.
Ron Rivera, for one, said head coaching is more time-consuming than he would've guessed when he left Turner's staff to become Carolina's top coach. Along those lines, the Chargers have hinted they don't want Turner's successor to be a de facto coordinator.
Three, Brown left tackle Joe Thomas would soothe Turner.
Left tackle is a key cog to all offenses, especially Air Norv, which emphasizes downfield passes. Thomas, 27, is going to his sixth Pro Bowl in six seasons, while Turner is jittery after seeing Philip Rivers take the most sacks in the AFC. Several times in recent weeks, Turner blamed the offense's woes on the line's struggles. In Alex Mack, the Browns have a good center, and their right tackle, Mitchell Schwartz, is coming off a promising rookie season.
Four, Turner enjoys teaching quarterbacks.
He helped turn around Alex Smith in 2006 and may see promise in Weeden, a first-round draft pick last April.
Weeden is nowhere near as able as Rivers at reading defenses and throwing touch passes, but on a wet blustery day in Cleveland last October, he made throws on the run and into the wind that were beyond Rivers' ability.
In the same game, Brown running back Trent Richardson, a rookie, had far more success against San Diego's top-10 run defense than did most opponents.
The Chargers owe Turner $3 million in salary for 2013. If the Browns hire him, the sum would be less his Browns salary.
Cleveland won't be hiring Turner by virtue of his offense's performance at Browns Stadium in Week Eight. The Chargers didn't score a touchdown in their 7-6 defeat.


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Marina Zurkow's Elixir videos are wonderful, as is her Renatured blog. (Thanks to Tim for posting about her work.) There is something sad and elemental about them, in their depiction of the self-containedness of our worlds and their ultimate vulnerability in the face of the chaos beyond. At the same time, the title suggests an […]
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LeBron James on T-Wolves: 'They're going to be a really good team'
"They're (the Minnesota Timberwolves) going to be a really good team," James said. "If it's not this year, soon."
HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: There's good news. And there's bad news.
The good: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are right that the Minnesota Timberwolves absolutely have the talent to compete in the Western Conference.
After all, JJ Barea, Mike Beasley, Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio, and Derrick Williams are young, skilled, and dynamic.
Now the bad: good organizations have direction from the top creating a trickle down effect. To contend, not just compete, the Timberwolves need direction from ownership and the front office.
Unfortunately, the Minnesota franchise is owned by Glen Taylor, who is one of the worst owners in sports.
For instance, Taylor couldn't provide Hall of Fame post Kevin Garnett with a supporting cast, chased The Big Ticket out of town, empowered Kevin McHale who fired defensive guru Dwyane Casey after forty games, and, worst of all, hired David Kahn as GM.
Speaking of Kahn, he has yet to prove he can manage. Sure, he has drafted well, but the former reporter looked unprofessional when he let former coach Kurt Rambis languish for months.
James and Wade are correct -the Wolves have talent. Sadly, talent isn't enough.
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Here's an interesting app that's just been launched in Australia today. TrackMyMacca's is a world first for McDonald's as it takes Australians 'behind the scenes' of their meal, showing them where their food has come from.
This app uses technology that accesses McDonald's supply-chain and augmented reality to deliver interactive information about McDonald's food. It's a nice way to get customers to interact with the brand and to let them find out more about the produce used in Macca's meals. It's always good to see brands integrating their products and experiences in the offline world with online technology. What do you think?
Find out more about the app here. Nice work DDB Australia.


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Baltimore Harbor scores C- on water quality report card
Nutrient pollution and floating trash posed problems for the Harbor in 2012.
by Catherine Krikstan
June 11, 2013
Baltimore Harbor scored a C- on its latest water quality report card, marking a modest improvement from the previous year's failing grade. According to the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and Blue Water Baltimore, who released the Healthy Harbor Report Card earlier this month, the Harbor met water quality standards 40 percent of the time in 2012.
Image courtesy Affordable Memories Photography of Fredericksburg/Flickr
While the spring of 2012 brought an algae bloom, a fish kill and a sewage spill to the Harbor, the summer saw little rainfall and a drop in the amount of polluted runoff being pushed off of streets and into the urban waterway.
The nonprofits behind the release of the report card hope to make the Harbor swimmable and fishable by 2020, and have embarked on a number of environmental initiatives to achieve this goal. More than 50 floating wetlands continue to capture stormwater runoff, absorb excess nutrients and provide habitat to water-filtering invertebrates after being installed along the Harbor's shoreline. And students from five Baltimore City public schools have formed Green Teams to boost local awareness about the region's persistent trash problem.
Learn more about the Healthy Harbor Report Card.


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ALBUTEROL (al BYOO ter ole) is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat and to prevent bronchospasm.
This medicine is for inhalation through the mouth. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not use more often than directed. Make sure that you are using your inhaler correctly. Ask you doctor or health care provider if you have any questions.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
breathing problems
chest pain
feeling faint or lightheaded, falls
high blood pressure
irregular heartbeat
muscle cramps or weakness
pain, tingling, numbness in the hands or feet
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
difficulty sleeping
nervousness or trembling
stomach upset
stuffy or runny nose
throat irritation
unusual taste
anti-infectives like chloroquine and pentamidine
medicines for colds
medicines for depression or for emotional or psychotic conditions
medicines for weight loss including some herbal products
some antibiotics like clarithromycin, erythromycin, levofloxacin, and linezolid
some heart medicines
steroid hormones like dexamethasone, cortisone, hydrocortisone
thyroid hormones
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Keep out of the reach of children.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). The contents are under pressure and may burst when exposed to heat or flame. Do not freeze. This medicine does not work as well if it is too cold. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date. Inhalers need to be thrown away after the labeled number of puffs have been used or by the expiration date; whichever comes first. Ventolin HFA should be thrown away 12 months after removing from foil pouch. Check the instructions that come with your medicine.
They need to know if you have any of the following conditions:
heart disease or irregular heartbeat
thyroid disease
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pregnant or trying to get pregnant
Tell your doctor or health care professional if your symptoms do not improve. Do not use extra albuterol. If your asthma or bronchitis gets worse while you are using this medicine, call your doctor right away.
If your mouth gets dry try chewing sugarless gum or sucking hard candy. Drink water as directed.
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Syracuse tops California 66-60 to advance at NCAAs
AP Sports Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A 12-minute drought without a field goal. Six made baskets in the second half. Fifteen missed free throws.
Those ugly offensive numbers somehow added up to an NCAA tournament win for Syracuse thanks to a suffocating zone defense that took California and its hometown fans out of the game.
C.J. Fair scored 18 points, James Southerland added 14 and the fourth-seeded Orange overcame a horrid offensive performance to beat the 12th-seeded Golden Bears 66-60 on Saturday night and advance to the round of 16 for the second consecutive year.
"It was not pretty," Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said. "Honestly, I don't think I can describe it. It was about as ugly as I think it can get."
Boeheim was talking specifically about the closing minutes, but that sentiment could sum up most of the game on the offensive end. Syracuse (28-9) made just 39 percent of its shots and missed 15 of 41 free throws but frustrated Pac-12 Player of the Year Allen Crabbe and the rest of the Bears with its zone defense to overcome a dismal shooting night.
Richard Solomon scored 22 points for the Bears (21-12), who were trying to reach the round of 16 for the first time in 16 years and just the third time since 1960. They were denied because they couldn't solve Syracuse's defense.
"The zone accomplished what it wanted to," coach Mike Montgomery said. "I was fearful that was going to happen. I knew where the strengths of the zone and what the weaknesses were. I wasn't sure we had the personnel in a day to get done what we needed to get done."
Boeheim earned his 50th career NCAA tournament win as the Orange reached the regional semifinals for the fourth time in five years. This might have been one of the ugliest of those wins as Syracuse struggled to make a basket in the second half, relying on strong play on the defensive end and a parade to the foul line.
The teams combined for just three made baskets in the first 10:50 of the second half and Syracuse went almost six minutes without even taking a shot as Cal committed seven shooting fouls in the opening 6:02. The Orange hit eight of those 14 free throws to extend their lead to 42-30, but went 12:13 without a basket from the field.
"We knew we had an advantage, us guards, being able to get by their guards," Brandon Triche said. "So that's what we wanted to do. I think within the first five minutes or so, we probably created six fouls on their guys and got in the bonus very early."
As frustrated as the Bears and their fans were with the lopsided foul count, Syracuse's 2-3 zone defense was even more confounding. Crabbe found no room to get off a shot, with the Syracuse defenders closing quickly on him even when he caught the ball 25 feet from the basket.
"It's like when a shark smells blood," Syracuse guard Michael Carter-Williams said. "You just get excited and want to keep going and shut him down some more. We definitely got that feeling and it just pushed us to play defense more."
Point guard Justin Cobbs also struggled against the zone and even when Cal got the ball inside, Rakeem Christmas and Baye Moussa Keita were there to block or alter the shot.
Cal managed to get a 14-point lead cut down to seven with less than five minutes to go but Southerland and Carter-Williams answered with tough shots at the other end to quiet the crowd and keep Syracuse in control.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Crabbe and Tyrone Wallace got the deficit back down to 58-51 with 1:50 to go and Cal stole the inbound pass, but Crabbe stepped on the sideline to give the Orange the ball back.
Carter-Williams then drew a charge from Cobbs with a minute left and the Orange up seven. Keita's dunk sealed the victory.
The selection committee did Syracuse no favors, making the Orange the only top-four seed sent cross-country for the opening weekend of the tournament. Making matters worse, this game was played about 50 miles from Cal's campus in Berkeley, creating a decided home-court edge for the lower-seeded Bears.
The enthusiasm from the sold-out crowd did little to help Cal on the court in the early going as the Bears appeared jittery against Syracuse's zone defense.
Cal turned the ball over on seven straight possessions early in the game and fell behind 11-2 when Fair hit a 3-pointer following a bad pass from Ricky Kreklow on the other end.
Syracuse had its own problems protecting the ball, committing six early turnovers that kept Cal in the game. The Orange overcame that with their relentless rebounding, getting 12 second-chance points off 10 first-half offensive rebounds, including a layup by Fair that made it 27-15 after Keita missed a dunk.
The Orange led 32-24 at halftime after limiting Crabbe to two shots.
"They keyed in on me," Crabbe said. "I mean, the shots that I thought I would probably get weren't there. They took things away from me."


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Blanchet House has a few spots available for this coming Saturday. Only a few spots! They will fill quickly!
What: Helping serve dinner to folks experiencing homelessness in downtown.
Where: 3rd and NW Glisan
When: 4:45- 6:05pm
Who: Anyone! New folks will get a short but thorough orientation
Parking: Metered parking in front and nearby.
* please arrive on time or early. Unfortunately, they have to fill all the spots by 4:55pm and we've had late arrivals turned away.
Please get in touch with Linda:
to reserve one of these spots!
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