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Who Is Jesus to You?
Who Is Jesus to You?
Isaiah 61:1-3
Sermon by Rick Crandall
Grayson Baptist Church - Aug. 25, 2013
*Who is Jesus Christ? -- This is one of the most important questions we ever have to answer in life.
*Some people would say that Jesus is a mythological person on the same level as Zeus and Hercules. That's what I believed when I was a young man. Many people would say that Jesus was a prophet. And most would say that He was a good man.
*But the Bible tells us that Jesus Christ is: The Almighty, the Alpha and Omega, the Author of Life, the Author of Salvation, the Beginning and the End, the Bread of Life, the Creator of all, Emmanuel -- God with us, Faithful and True, Firstborn from the Dead, the Good Shepherd who gave His life for His sheep, the great "I Am", the Judge of the living and the dead, King Eternal, the Lamb of God, the Light of the World, Lord of All, our Protection, Redemption and Righteousness, the Resurrection and the Life, our Rock, our Savior, the Son of God, the Way, the Truth and the Life!
*Jesus is all of these things, and more! But who is Jesus Christ to you? This is an even more important question: Who is Jesus to you?
*Today's Scripture helps us see who Jesus wants to be to you. This Old Testament prophecy was written 700 years before Christ was born, but it certainly applies to Jesus.
*In Luke 4, Jesus went back to His hometown of Nazareth. He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath Day, and was asked to read God's Word. At that time Jesus turned to this very passage in Isaiah and read:
1. "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2. To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,
3. To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified."
*Then the Lord sat down to show His authority. In Jewish tradition the one who sat was in charge. That's where we get our word "chairman." (1)
*Jesus sat down after reading these verses, and said: "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." (Luke 4:21)
*The townspeople understood that Jesus was claiming to be the prophesied Messiah and promised King. But they would not accept this local man as their Messiah. And in fact, they became so enraged that they tried to throw the Lord off a cliff.
*Of course they could not kill Jesus, because it was always God's plan for His only begotten Son to die on the cross for our sins. They also could not kill Jesus, because He IS the Messiah, Savior, Almighty God, and Lord of all. But this prophecy in Isaiah tells us much more about the Lord.
1. Who is Jesus to you? -- He wants to be your Preacher.
*And if we have trusted in the Lord, then Jesus is our Preacher. There are a lot of wonderful preachers in this world, but none of them can hold a candle to Jesus!
*In vs. 1, Jesus said, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor. . ." That phrase "preach good tidings" is one word in the original language. It means "to bring good news," and the word picture is something fresh and full, overflowing with goodness.
*Jesus said, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor." Now the Lord surely loves poor people, but He isn't talking about financial poverty here. He's talking about someone who realizes his own spiritual poverty.
*It's the same thing Jesus had in mind in Matthew 5:3, when He said: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Jesus is talking about people who have realized that they have no righteousness on their own. But they are happy, because they have trusted in the Lord.
*In vs. 1, the Lord also said: "He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound." Then in vs. 2 the Lord said: "He has sent me to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God. . ."
*Notice that word "proclaim" in those two verses. It means "to cry out with a loud sound." That word reminds us that we've got news so big and so important that it deserves to be shouted from the rooftop!
*But we must not skip over the sobering news in vs. 2: "The day of God's vengeance." Jesus also came to proclaim "the day of God's vengeance." God is surely going to take vengeance on His enemies. That includes everyone who refuses to receive Jesus as Lord. But if we have put our trust in Jesus, we can be sure that He will destroy our greatest enemies: Satan, sin and death.
*Jesus came to set His people free! And this takes us back to the good news in vs. 1, where Jesus said, "He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound."
*Here God is not primarily talking about prisons made with concrete and steel, though many Christians around the world are locked up in prisons like that right now. They are suffering in places like China and Iran, and one day they will be free!
*But here God is mainly talking about the prisoners who are trapped by their own sin. They are trapped under a sentence of eternal death. But Jesus said: "He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound." And the wonderful truth is that through Christ we can still be free even in the worst prison.
*During World War II, Christian author Corrie ten Boom and her family were arrested by the Nazis for protecting Jews. Corrie and her sister we sent to the Ravensbrück prison camp north of Berlin. Between 1939 and 1945, over 130,000 female prisoners passed through the Ravensbrück camp system. Only 40,000 survived.
*Listen to part of Corrie's testimony: "Far away from my home in Holland, my sister Betsy and I were now to be within the shadow of a crematory. Every day about 600 bodies were burned (alive in that crematory).
*When I saw the smoke go up in the air I asked myself, 'When will it be my time to die?' I did not know before hand that I should be set free by a miracle from God. (It came in the form of a blunder by a prison official just) one week before the Germans killed all the women of my age.
*I have looked death in the eye not once, but several times. What a joy it was that Jesus was with me and that I knew that He had died on a cross for all the sins of the whole world and for my sins as well. I was not afraid! I knew that when they killed me I would go to the Father in heaven." (2)
*Corrie ten Boom was trapped in one of history's worst prisons. But she was already free because she trusted in the good news of the cross! She trusted in the message of the world's greatest preacher.
-Jesus wants to be your Preacher too.
2. He also wants to be your Healer.
*In Isaiah 61:1, the Lord said, "He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted." It's the word picture of binding up our wounds. People need healing. We need healing! And the only true healing comes from the Lord.
*Here's what the Apostle Peter said, when he was preaching about Jesus in Acts 10:36-38
36. "The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ He is Lord of all
37. that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:
38. how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and HEALING all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him."
[1] Jesus went around "doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil." Certainly that includes physical healing.
*We thank God for our health-care professionals. They are a gift from God, and they help people every day. But ultimately, all physical healing comes from God.
[2] Jesus is our physical healer, and our emotional healer.
*As He said in vs. 1, "He (i.e. the Father) has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted." And nobody can heal a broken heart like Jesus Christ.
[3] Jesus is our physical healer, our emotional healer, and our spiritual healer.
*1 Peter 2:24 talks about those who have been spiritually healed by trusting in the Lord: "Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness by whose stripes you were healed."
-Jesus is our Healer! He gives physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.
[4] But best of all, He gives the ultimate, eternal healing to all who trust in Him.
*Some of you may have known Ellen Layfield. She was a wonderful Christian lady from Jonesboro. Ellen was a devoted wife, mother, teacher and friend. In April of 2007, at the age of 49, Ellen was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. She went home to be with the Lord on May 30, 2008.
*After surgery to remove the tumor from her colon, Ellen began chemo to battle the cancer that had spread to her liver. She went through terrible nausea and pain from the cancer and the treatments. But Ellen had tenacious, overcoming faith. Here's part of the online journal she wrote a few weeks before she went to Heaven:
*"Sorry I haven't checked in lately. This has been a much better week than last week. I have been sleeping better. I'm walking like an olddddddddd woman. I do have some back and rib pain, but that's just gonna take more chemo to get better (and prayer)!
*Cathy and Randy do a wonderful job of pampering! We've had lots of wonderful friends and family delivering food this week. We appreciate all of you so much.
*I have another devotional that I would like to share with you from the book 'His Princess: Love Letters from Your King' by Sheri Rose Shepherd:
*'My Princess: I Will Heal Your Heart Don't get discouraged. My beloved; pain is a part of life. But I promise you that I will turn every tear you've cried into joy, and I will use your deep pain for a divine purpose. Don't try to hide your hurts from Me. I know everything about you. You are Mine, My beloved!
*I'm the only one who can handle your heart and restore you to health and wholeness again. I, too, have felt great pain, rejection, and anger. But we can go through every trial together.
*Hand in hand I will lead you back to My place of peace and joy after the storm. The sun will shine on you again, and your heart will be healed. I promise you, My Princess, that when you go through deep waters of great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression you will not be burned.
Love, -- Your King and your Healer'" (3)
*Who is Jesus Christ to you? -- He wants to be your Healer.
3. And He wants to be your Comforter.
*In vs. 2&3 Jesus tells us that He was sent by His Father "to comfort all who mourn," and "to console those who mourn in Zion."
*Jesus is our Comforter. That word "comfort" has the picture of someone breathing strongly, touched with compassion over our hurt. The word "console" pictures someone who makes an appointment, someone who makes a commitment to show up and do everything necessary to help. That's Jesus Christ. He is our Comforter.
*Well, things may be going great for you right now and I hope they are. But we live in a hurting world, and someday that hurt is going to visit you. But God has a great desire to comfort you.
*When the Lord went back to Heaven, He sent His Holy Spirit into the world on the Day of Pentecost. And Jesus said that His Spirit would be our Comforter, the Comforter who lives in the heart of all Christians.
*Who is Jesus to you? -- He wants to be your Comforter.
4. And He wants to be your Giver.
*In vs. 3, the Lord tells us that He was sent by His Father "to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness."
*Our God is a giver! He gives His people "beauty for ashes." When the people of that day mourned, they often poured ashes on their heads. Many Catholics still put a spot of ash on their foreheads on the first day of Lent. And the "beauty" God talked about here is the picture of a beautiful crown.
*Jesus is saying, "I will wash away those ashes of grief and give you a beautiful crown of joy." And there was a great play on words in the original Hebrew. The words "beauty" and "ashes" were basically formed from the same three letters. And if you reversed the first two letters in the Hebrew word for "ashes," it was transformed into the word for "beauty." (4)
*Here in effect Jesus is saying, "I can do this. I can turn your life completely around. I can give you all the changes you need in your life."
*Jesus was sent by His Father to give "beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, (and) the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness." Our God is a giver! His Word shows this to us over and over again:
-For example, John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
-Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
-Philippians 4:19, "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
-James 1:17, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
-And Romans 8:31-32,
31. "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
32. He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
*Every good gift is from God. And best of all, He has given Himself. That's what Jesus did when He died on the cross for our sins. He is our Giver!
*But why does He give? What's the goal? -- We find out in Isaiah 61:3. There Jesus tells us that He was sent by His Father "to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified."
*Or as the NIV says: "They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor." Jesus is turning His followers into oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for the glory of His name.
*Jesus is turning His followers into oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for the glory of His name. Everything the Lord gives us is so that we will be His oaks of righteousness, and so we will help the next generation grow into oaks of righteousness.
*God has a heart for children. So in Matthew 19:14, Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven." God has a heart for children! And He wants us to have a heart like His.
*What can we say about children? -- Sometimes they are noisy, whiney, fussy and even smelly. But they are wonderful. Children are an invaluable investment for the future. Children bring new life and new light into a church. And a church without children is a dead church. But children are welcomed here!
*Pastor James McCullen knows a family in Illinois who had their 17th child! Seventeen kids! Their last name was "Bettis". And James asked: "Do you know what they named the 17th child? They named him 'Welcome.' -- 'Welcome Bettis.' They wanted their new son to know that he was just as welcome as the other 16, and it made a big impact on his life." (5)
*We want children to know that they are welcomed here! -- So that "they will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor."
*We want children to be able to give the right answer to our question today: "Who is Jesus Christ to you?"
*Who IS Jesus Christ to you?
*Jesus gave His life on the cross for you, and now the Risen Lord will forgive your sins. He will give eternal life to you, if you will open your heart to receive Him as Lord and Savior. Give your heart to Jesus, and you can begin to say, "He is my Preacher, Healer, Comforter, and Giver. He is my Lord, my Savior, and Friend."
*Let's all go to God in prayer.
1. ChristianGlobe.com sermon "Anointed Ministry" by Ron Lavin - Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
2. Sources:
SermonCentral.com sermon "The Anointed Servant" by P.A. Solomon - Isaiah 61:1-7
3. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/ellenlayfield
4. Sources:
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Isaiah 61:3
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible - Isaiah 61:3
5. Cross & Crown sermon "A Mother's Wages" by James McCullen - Exodus 2:1-10 & Hebrews 11:23-28


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Welcome to Racerhead, coming to you from the home offices in Morgantown, West Virginia. Half of the gang is already out the door, road-tripping up through Pennsylvania and New York and into Canada for tomorrow night's Toronto Supercross. For my dollar, it's the most underappreciated round on the Monster Energy Supercross tour. As I've said here before, Toronto is a highly underrated city, and this event is a fun one to travel to, especially if you're a Northeastern fan starving to see a real supercross race take place in that part of the country. Sure, Toronto is another country, but it's close enough that it's worth the trip ...
... unless you've attended the last few rounds of the series like I have and would rather spend the weekend watching from a warm couch (or barstool). Let me just say that last weekend's Indianapolis SX at Lucas Oil Stadium was an epic evening of racing, a great production in general, and a lot of fun to attend. The only disappointments were down on the track: Blake Wharton's maddening last-lap crash, brutal crashes for Dean Wilson and Trey Canard, James Stewart stalling while out front, and a late-race tuff block robbing Ryan Dungey of a last-chance drive at the winner Ryan Villopoto, who is really on a roll now. Beyond that, it was an epic night.
Looking ahead to tomorrow, I think it's going to be another good night for the series, with a big crowd in the Rogers Centre and hopefully some very close racing. Let's start looking ahead, as well as back at the week that was, right here.
How to Watch - (Chase Stallo)
Round 12 of Monster Energy Supercross from Toronto can be seen live on Speed beginning at 7:30 Eastern. For live streaming coverage of qualifying, tune into Supercross LIVE on Supercrossonline.com starting at 2 p.m. Eastern. As always, Racer X will be scouring the pits all day, updating you with the latest news and notes from Toronto. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@racerxonline) as well as RacerXonline.com.
Here's an updated points chart following Indy:
OH, CANADA (Steve Matthes)
This weekend the race is in Toronto, and although I'm not from this city, I am Canadian (I bet you didn't know that) and for years I told telling Dave Prater and Todd Jendro from Feld Motor Sports that they needed to conquer Canada. And then, much to my surprise, they did! Well, kind of. Toronto and Vancouver were launched as World Supercross rounds in December 2004 and both places didn't look like they were long for the schedule after that first year. Weird dirt (Vancouver), wet dirt (Toronto), and poor crowds (both) made me think that Canadians would just rather watch hockey. And actually, Vancouver did go away after two years.
But I don't think there's been a race on the schedule that has come back like Toronto has. Attendance is up nearly fifty percent since that first race. Almost 50,000 pack the Rogers Centre, and the dirt situation is handled much better. Simply put, Toronto is here to stay, folks—and for that, I say, "Whew!"
From 1983 to basically 2001, Ross Pederson, Carl Vaillancourt, Jason Frenette, Doug Dehaan, and Jean-Sebastien Roy were the regular Canadian riders who raced SX year-in, year-out. Since then, it's been mostly crickets for Canadian SX fans looking to cheer home-brewed riders. But this weekend we will see perhaps the fastest Canadian rider we have right now in Cole Thompson (please don't say Dean Wilson; we all need to let that go).
Thompson forgoes the Canadian Nationals for the U.S. circuit (although he may race a few CMRC nationals this year), and he's right outside the top ten in the 250SX East series. I know I'm biased, but he's faster than where he sits in points. Cole's been much improved this year—he just has to quit crashing. Canadians haven't had a rider this good in SX since Darcy Lange in 2007.
A couple of other Canadians in Nicky Beatty (whose dad was a top pro back in the day and even raced against Rollerball!) and John Pauk are also in the series but they're just learning. Still, three Canadians lining up is three more than most years.
That's it from me, I'm off to the Hockey Hall of Fame and then it's off to the Directmotocross.com Friday night Toronto SX bash at Houston's. Take off, eh?
Woes for Wharton and Wilson (Jason Weigandt)
Wil Hahn has said this entire season is a learning process for him, since he's never led a championship before. He dealt with another new element when Dean Wilson, thought to be his main competitor for the title, went out last week with a heat-race crash. We asked Hahn how he reacted to the news after the heat races.
"You don't want to be like, 'That's good!' or anything like that," Hahn says, "and I think it sucks. I thought we were going to have a battle until Vegas. And now obviously Marvin's right there. So I think it would have been a three-way battle regardless. But you don't want to see anyone go out like that. I think we still got a handful of great riders out there."
As for Blake Wharton, we fully expected him to be in exile this week, phone turned off, lying on the floor and using his considerable mop of hair to dry his tears. But we tracked him down, and it appears Blake is back to his usual hilarious self. Here's what he told us: "I'm good, now. I walked into the wilderness, I tore off my clothes, and I put ashes on my head. I have returned and I will prevail from this."
What led to the crash? "There were lappers, and I had to change my line," he explained. "I wanted to take a line that looked relatively similar to what I was using. I had been going outside, but that lap I wasn't quite as far in, and I wasn't coming out of the corner as fast as usual, so I tried to give it some gas and wheel tap. But I missed the whoop, got the kick, the buck, my hand came off.
"I think it was a tough track, we saw quite a few guys crash out," he said, then added with a laugh, "I have returned from exile. I rode this week. I will be triumphant again."
It was confirmed today that a concussion will keep Trey Canard out of this weekend's race. Bummer. For another rider update, see below.
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There was some confusion following Deano's crash that caused some misinformation to get out there—or at least we think it was the wrong info. Wilson tweeted from his hospital that he had a broken back and broken shoulder, but when we called a Kawasaki PR manager, he said he would confirm that the former 250cc Motocross Champion did not have those injuries, but rather, he had broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Dean's agent, Tony Gardea, later confirmed that, adding that his shoulder checked out okay at the hospital in Indy, but Dean was going to see his own doctor once he got back to the West Coast.
We hope his injuries aren't enough to keep Wilson out for long, and I'm sure Mitch Payton hopes so as well. Wilson was pegged to move up to a 450 for the summer alongside Tyla Rattray on a Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki, so his presence should have little to do with whether or not team owner Mitch Payton relents and lets Adam Cianciarulo turn pro for Hangtown. That's still up in the air.
THE NUMBER: 2-7-8 (Aaron Hansel)
Earlier this year at A2 I had the opportunity to sit down with Red Bull KTM's Roger DeCoster, Ian Harrison, and Pit Beirer for a magazine story. The story focused on the structure of KTM's factory team, which in a few short years has become a powerhouse. At one point we hit on the topic of satellite teams and their importance to KTM as a company. I was mildly surprised to hear Beirer, KTM's global director of motorsports, say that increasing the number of satellite teams is also a very important part of their race program, and that it's important to show the bikes can be successful at the ground level.
"It's very important to show that things can work somewhere else [other than the factory team], that the KTM is not just working because we have the two best technicians and because of factory money and factory parts," Beirer explained. "We must also show that a normal KTM with a good mechanic and good team is also able to do well."
Judging by the results from Indianapolis, where KTM had its best collective score in the 450SX class—Ryan Dungey was second, BTOSports.com's Andrew Short seventh, and teammate Matt Goerke eighth—plus another win for Marvin Musquin in the 250SX main, it seems like things are indeed working, at all levels. The orange brand had two satellite bikes inside the top ten. If you go back a few years, that's more bikes than KTM often had in the 450SX main at all! Credit to BTOSports KTM, whose results this year have exceeded what the factory effort was producing not that long ago.
KTM's most riders in a single main, however, remains Daytona, where they had five orange bikes (one-quarter of the field) in the 450SX class: Dungey was joined on the factory squad by Ken Roczen, and BTOSports.com riders Short and Goerke were joined by Les Smith. All five bikes finished in the top fourteen.
PRO PERSPECTIVE – LATE PRESSURE (JT and Ping)
JT: Blake Wharton had it. All of his main competitors had problems in the first turn, and he was out front and seemingly cruising. Ninety-nine percent of everyone watching had basically handed him the trophy already and were dodging the inevitable champagne spray. But as they say, this is why we actually run the races. Disaster struck for the #13 bike (coincidence?) and he found himself lying in a pile of Tuff Blox while Marvin Musquin did the unthinkable and went on to win from dead last after getting stacked behind some tuff blocks in turn one. While I haven't ever tossed away a win on that stage, I have had last-lap crashes in Europe that cost me thousands of dollars. Let me tell you, it is a horrible feeling. All the hard work I had put in to lead to a moment like that was erased with one mistake. For Blake, he has huge sponsors and a whole team behind him that was ready to rejoice alongside him. Everyone puts in ridiculous hours to be successful at that level, and a win is the ultimate payoff.
After he picked himself up and made his way across the finish line, the real hurt had to set in. There had to be so many emotions to deal with at that point. To go from the highest of highs on that last lap to the lowest of lows (minus injury) is an emotional disaster. The feeling of letting everyone down was the hardest for me to overcome— and the easiest way to do that is redemption at the next race. I would assume that this was an incredibly hard week to swallow but I would also venture to say that we will see a fiery Blake Wharton come Saturday. The motivation to wipe that feeling away is a strong factor. After such a crushing night in Indy, I am personally hoping to see things go Blake's way in Canada. As they say, without failure, victory wouldn't be as sweet.
Oh, he's got this one in the bag.
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Ping: Travel back with me to Mammoth Mountain in 1992. After a first-turn crash that consumed many of the top riders in my 250B class, I worked my way toward the front and had the win in hand. On the last lap, in the last turn, I was cruising and certain I would make the turn and add a title to my resume when Robbie Reynard jumped Evel Knievel-style to the inside of me and bumped me out of the line. He made the pass and took the title in the last 60 feet of track. How hard did I take that silly little amateur title? Just typing this little spiel has me sweaty and angry all over again.
Blake Wharton won't ever forget the night he gave away a supercross win. Ever. Sorry to bum you out, Blake, but that's just the way it goes. My guess is that if he ever makes a second career out of singing, his first hit song will be driven by the emotional devastation of that last-lap gaffe. The good news is that Blake has already won races before, and he knows he can run the leader's speed right now, which means he can win again. I'm a big Blake Wharton fan, so I'm hoping he channels his inner Ross Pederson and gets the win this Saturday night in Canada.
Oh, and with the added insult of a four-spot penalty for getting back on the track and missing a whole lane, hopefully it's even more fuel for Blake Wharton's fire.
YOUR TAKE: @Bear via RXO
"When knocking KR or Moose Cans (Roczen and Musquin)first two seasons, respectively, in the U.S., it might be wise that you check the record of Bagget's, Tomac's, and Barcia's first couple of seasons in the outdoors. It's there for you to read in the RacerX Vault. It's a useful and enlightening thing to peruse."
James Stewart has had a busy week. Not only was the Yoshimura Suzuki rider between rounds of Monster Energy Supercross, he's also involved with his namesake James Stewart AMA Freestone Spring Motocross Championships at Freestone in Wortham, Texas. A record crowd of about one thousand riders are on hand, including just about all of the fast young talent coming up through right now, including soon-to-graduate prospects like Star Racing's Cooper Webb and Anthony Rodriguez, GEICO Honda's Matt Bisceglia, TLD Honda's Shane McElrath and Justin Hoeft, Team Green's Thomas Covington, RCSX winner RJ Hampshire, and more. To follow the live results, check right here.
Also, you can listen along right here from the Vurbmoto Race Hub.
And here's some uncut action from earlier in the week, featuring the 450 A/Pro Sport class.
Here's wishing the best of luck to everyone and a safe finals to the weekend.
Next week at Tomahawk MX Park a very impressive kid named Darius Glover is going to attempt to qualify through the Area level of the 2013 Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn Ranch. What makes Glover so special is the fact that he is a genuinely funny, ambitious, and charismatic young man whose joy of living is downright contagious. I saw him at Loretta Lynn's last year and he was the ring-leader for a bunch of kids laughing and having fun cruising around on a golf cart. He didn't qualify for the ranch last year, and now he's ready to go for it and hopefully accomplish a dream, which is to make it to the starting gate at the championship finals.
Here's a video of Darius, here.
I should probably mention here that Darius is paralyzed, and he's been so for several years since crashing and hurting his back on minicycles. Last year, when he tried to qualify, there was some confusion over his eligibility—he rides strapped to the seat but requires outside assistance, which is normally not allowed. Now the AMA has issued a Competition Bulletin stating that he will be allowed to participate because he is able to control his motorcycle once he leaves the starting gate. After last year's experience he now knows what he's up against, and here's hoping he makes it to the next level. But even if he doesn't, Darius Glover is a winner.
AUCTION FOR ROOKIE (Steve Matthes)
One of my former co-workers at factory Yamaha (championship-winning mechanic with Chad Reed)—as well as a Factory Connection and Red Bull KTM vet—Darrin "Rookie" Sorenson, was recently in a bad accident while out bicycling. He's got insurance through the fine folks at KTM, but it will run out at some point. Rookie's got a long road to recovery ahead of him and is out of ICU and into a rehab facility.
So with that, the Pulpmx Show is having an eBay auction where all the proceeds go to Rookie and the top bidder gets two tickets to Las Vegas, two nights in a hotel, and gets to sit in on a Pulpmx Show taping as well. We're happy to do it for such a great guy like The Rookie.
As well, we got this note from Stephanie Nutt at KTM as to what they're doing for Rookie:
"We want to let you know that Pala Raceway will host a fundraising event for Darrin 'Rookie' Sorenson on Saturday, March 30, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We encourage you to come out to the track if your weekend allows and participate in the event. KTM will have a few demo bikes on hand and will be giving demo rides for a charge of ($10-25 TBD) with all proceeds going to help Rookie and his medical expenses. A donation jar will also be on hand for people to donate money as well as a raffle with motorcycle-related items. We are also encouraging you to help spread the word to more of his friends, so please circulate the message to anybody you might know who is interested."
DOWN UNDER (Sharon Cox)
Cody Cooper is blitzing the MX1 competition in the 2013 Backflips NZ Motocross Championship. He's won six out of nine races, with the Final Round March 31. Known in America after a couple of years on the AMA circuit, we caught up with him to talk about his great season in New Zealand, as well as what awaits him when the Australian Championships start up soon:
You are in top form on the track. What has been behind your build-up to the NZ MX Championship Series?
Cody Cooper: About a month ago I started working with trainer John Appel, which has helped a lot. From the start of last year I've been working with Coach Mike Barnes, who specializes on strengthening mental toughness. From this I've slowly learnt the little pieces on how to use the end product. Also, the help Jay Foreman has done with my suspension testing.
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Over many years racing pro have you felt each year has notched up more experience or does it become more personal, like drive and determination, to win?
At the top level it's who wants it more and who is going to do the work. It's just taken me a while to get it all together. I'm happy that it has now.
Do you think having the Aussie competition here at the NZ MX Championship Series has given an edge to your racing, knowing you will be racing these guys in a month on their home dirt?
Yes, it is awesome to race my main competitors only days from the opening Round of Australian MX Championships. I know where I'm at and what to do when racing kicks off.
RIP, TYRONE GILKS (Chase Stallo)
We are saddened to announce the passing of 19-year-old freestyle motocross rider Tyrone Gilks. The Australian died following a training run to break the 250cc world record distance attempt. Gilks was taken to the John Hunter Hospital on Thursday morning with critical chest injuries, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
We send our condolences to Gilks' family and friends during this time. Click here to read the full story.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK (Jason Weigandt)
Covering The Man: We all know motocross is supposed to be a young man's sport, yet we often forget that and fail to realize a lot of readers and fans were born after some of the greats retired. To many, in fact, Roger DeCoster is just Ryan Dungey's team manager. But as a racer, Roger logged one of the most successful careers of all. Get a glimpse of how big the Belgian became in the U.S. with The List: Covering The Man. (We can only imagine how many magazine and newspaper covers Roger made back in Europe).
5 Minutes with ... Zach Osborne: Zach's return to the U.S. hasn't gone as planned so far in 250 SX West, but he's working hard to get back to the box. How hard? How about a few three-hour GNCC races to up his fitness? We talked to Zach about those races, supercross, this summer, and many other topics, including a hilarious in-block-pass conversation with another rider!
Insight: Tyler Bowers: An Amsoil Arenacross Championship like no other is now complete, as Tyler Bowers overcame injuries and a slew of new rules to rule the rinks again. But it wasn't easy, and Tyler isn't afraid to share his true feelings in this interview.
When we got the word that Kevin Windham was retiring, we wanted to do something special. In the May 2013 issue of Racer X Illustrated we painted a picture, with pictures, from Kevin's career in racing. We asked the best photographers in the business to send us their best KW shots, then asked Kevin to share his memories of each. Spanning from his amateur days to his now-popular opening ceremonies transfers, come along for the ride, starting on page 137.
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HEY, WATCH THIS! (Chase Stallo)
If you're checking out the Kailub helmet cam, scroll to 7:20 and watch his duel with Paul Whibley -- you'll see just how scary fast these guys weave through the trees!
RANDOM NOTES (Staff)
We received this very cool letter from aspiring artist Matt Lofthouse this week. I am attaching some images of my latest illustration I have completed in hope you could consider them for the RacerX website. I am hoping to sell prints/canvases of the illustration and donate a percentage to a charity related to Andrew once I hear back from Natalie. Here is my latest illustration, a tribute to the life of Andrew McFarlane 1977-2010.
I contacted photographer Frank Hoppen, who kindly gave me the go ahead to use his great shot, spending approximately twenty hours of sketching until completion over the course of two weeks. I printed the original pencil drawing onto an A2 Canvas and shipped the illustration to Australia to Andrew's wife, Natalie, as a surprise, thanks to Ellie Reed.
I received a message from Natalie letting me know she had received the canvas and was really appreciative of the illustration. To purchase a print or canvas, please contact me via email on email@example.com
That's it for Racerhead. Have a great weekend, folks.
Johnny Boy Leale!


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The role of cars in film is frequently overlooked, but they often play critical supporting roles to their feature actors. Think James Bond's Aston — the two are so intimately tied together it's almost as if the Aston is an anthropomorphic extension of Bond's character; it's way more than just a simple prop.
Such is the relationship that Pontiac enthusiast Thom S. of Tucson, AZ sees between the tricked-out 1967 Pontiac GTO and protagonist Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) in the high-octane film franchise, xXx (with the third installment, xXx: Return of Xander Cage premiering this Friday, January 20). Debuting in 2002 with the spy thriller xXx, extreme athlete turned government operative, Xander Cage, meets his faithful steed in a classic Pontiac GTO, the Silver to his Lone Ranger. In xXx: Return of Xander Cage, recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments.
"It's a hero car" of the films themselves, Thom reflects. And Thom has become the ultimate superfan — "I'm the quasi-official historian of xXx," he jokes, "I know so many details of the story and production it's almost scary." What sparked this love affair with this franchise? For Thom, it all started in high school.
A Pontiac love story
The real draw for Thom wasn't the star-studded cast, or even the storyline. "My true interest has always been Pontiacs. Back in my teenage years I just fell in love with the styling and design, and when I moved to Arizona for college, I bought my first car — a 1971 Pontiac GTO, which I still own today." As time went on, his passion for the Pontiac brand only grew and he eventually joined his local chapter of the Pontiac club.
At one of those meetings in the mid-nineties, he and a friend thought up an idea to do a movie review column, "Rally Reels", for the Pontiac-Oakland Club, International — a magazine for Pontiac, the now-defunct Oakland make, and GMC truck enthusiasts.
"The idea [for the column] was to find movies that featured Pontiacs, and talk about how the Pontiacs serve as characters or personalities within the films," he recalls. "Actors and actresses are cast because they possess certain qualities; the same theory applies for cars cast in films. They have their own precepts, their own idiosyncrasies."
Fast forward to 2002, when Thom was at the movies and saw a xXx trailer for the first time. "All of a sudden, I see a '67 Pontiac GTO… and I jumped up and yelled ''67 GTO!' Everyone in the theatre looked at me like I was crazy," he jokes. With relatively few modern films that featured Pontiacs, he made a point to see the film opening night, and became enamored enough to research the color-shifting GTO from the film.
"I made it my goal to uncover every single shred of detail about the cars that were built for that movie," he explains. Becoming the ultimate hobby project, he interviewed over 75 individuals associated with the movie to get all the nitty gritty details of the car's provenance and creation.
A few years later, the cars from the movies went up for auction (which is typical protocol when movies wrap and the props are no longer needed), and he procured two of the five identical GTOs that were used in the movie constructed for the movie to add to his stable of vintage Pontiacs — one of which is now for rent on Turo. And, yes, Thom quickly interjects, "This one is a real GTO — not a clone or replica — with its original 335-horsepower Pontiac 400 V8 under the hood!"
Getting in on the xXxcitement
With his rigorous research of the xXx Pontiac, he eagerly kept his ear to the ground for a reprise. Fifteen years later, his patience was rewarded. Rumblings in late 2015 that Diesel had signed up for xXx: Return of Xander Cage incited Thom to reach out to the filmmakers to offer the original cars for use again in the film. The only trouble? It's tough for somebody in Tucson, AZ to call Hollywood and get the right people on the phone.
Perseverance and persistence won the day, however, and the next thing he knew, Thom was flying to Toronto with his two GTOs to be on set for shooting. It was a "once in a lifetime experience that I'm so grateful for," Thom reflects, to watch the stunt drivers shoot in the original movie car that he had cherished for years.
Xander's tricked-out Pontiac
So what makes Xander Cage's Pontiac so pimp? For many of the same reasons why James Bond's Aston is so pimp, and why Inspector Gadget is such a badass. "Spoiler alert from the first movie," Thom warns, "the car helps save the world." And this isn't your granddad's Pontiac.
It's tricked out with "all these crazy wires, buttons, gauges, and things — the dashboard is insane with a JEG's Performance catalog-worth of gadgets… As part of Xander's mission [in the 2002 film], he needs to eject himself from the car. The car is introduced as a hardtop, but in the film's final action sequence, the roof needs to peel off, essentially rendering it forever roofless," he explains. And as such, "both the cars I own have had their roofs cut off by the film's crew." The car endures a litany of other trials and tribulations in the first xXx film, all of which have left indelible marks on both authentic movie cars. Apart from the cut-off roofs, rockets were launched from the headlights, and the hood scoops became flamethrowers, leaving them scorched.
These are proud scars, scars that make Thom's GTOs authentic artifacts of the original movie and the perfect candidate for a cameo appearance in the soon-to-be-released xXx: Return of Xander Cage.
Be sure to check out xXx: Return of Xander Cage in theaters January 20, rent Thom's iconic 1967 Pontiac GTO, and rent your very own Flame Car proxy — minus the sawed-off roof and flamethrowers — from the Turo Adrenaline Collection.


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The Civil Air Patrol celebrated its 75th anniversary last Thursday, Dec 1st since being formally established by Administrative Order 9 in 1941. This year has seen many events celebrating three quarters of a century of dedicated CAP volunteer service to this nation and its defense, but it wasn't until the day itself (or the Wednesday before) that the magnitude of the history hit our home squadron DC-026 in Arlington, VA.
Taking a break from our regularly scheduled squadron activities we spent the meeting celebrating our proud service by making merry with our friends and fellow members. Our squadron commander, Maj Newman, delivered a short exposition on the history of CAP, its contributions to the nation, and its continued growth. All in all, we are proud of the organization we are a part of and look forward to continuing to serve and watching it grow in the future.
Today, a week later, we remember the "day which will live in infamy." Just six days after Civil Air Patrol was formed, the naval base in Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese fighter aircraft. An active, available coastal patrol had never been so important. The members of Civil Air Patrol served their country to the best of their abilities in the midst of the second World War and continue to serve today in a changing world.
"Semper Vigilans"
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2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Spady Museum
Admission: Free
In celebration of Black History Month, The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum will welcome everyone to the Spady living heritage festival (#SpadyFest). We will bring cultural fun will take to the streets of Delray Beach. Live performances will fill the afternoon at the Spady Museum. February is a month dedicated to celebrating, recognizing and learning about the contributions of African-Americans to the development and prosperity of the United States.
With Local Youth Artists
The year 2018 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While this a very important moment in history, many of the youth are disconnected from the impact that Dr. King and his death have had on society. With that in mind, as a part of the Spady Living Heritage Festival, an original theatrical performance will be created and directed by writer/director, Darius Daughtry, in collaboration with rapper/lyricist Jamal Jones.
This performance will feature poems, monologues, and scenes written and performed by youth from the Delray Beach area, and under the guidance of Mr. Daughtry and Mr. Jones, both of whom will be a part of the performance.
Enjoy performances of Moonlight Stories and Drum Sermons. Moonlight Stories is a child-centered recreation of the African storytelling tradition, inclusive of mesmerizing African drumming and dance, spirited call-and-response songs, and fun-filled audience participation.
Drum Sermons is a celebration of music that recounts its origin and makes clear how it came to live in our hearts. This informative yet entertaining African adventure is inclusive of stories from the far corners of the African continent, spirited drumming, dance, and song, hand drumming instruction, and an introduction to some of Africa's most popular instruments,
Art Nest of Delray Beach will also be on-hand to help children paint their own rendition of the Harlem Renaissance Window Scene.
What: The Spady Living Heritage Festival
When: Feb. 18, 2017, 1-5 p.m.
Where: 170 NW Fifth Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444
This year's festival will take place on the museum's lawn, in the parking lot and in the Williams Cottage of the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum. Be sure to bring your own chair!
From I-95: Exit on Atlantic Avenue, head east to NW Fith Avenue, head north (left) on NW Fifth Avenue and the Spady Museum will be on your left.
From the Florida Turnpike: Exit on Atlantic Avenue, head east to NW Fifth Avenue, head north (left) on NW Fifth Avenue and the Spady Museum will be on your left.
Admission is free.
In case of rain, the venue will change to the Fieldhouse (gymnasium) at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444
There are two public parking lots and on-street parking within walking distance of the museum. Additional parking will be designated with signs.
Yes, the festival is part of the city's Black History Month calendar of events. February is a month dedictated to celebrating, recognizing and learning about the constributions of African-Americans to the development and prosperity of the United States.
Yes. Food vendors will offer a variety of cuisines.
Renaissance Park Tradition Bearers will be on site cooking collard greens, kracklin', and homemade ice cream.
No. Fill out THIS vendor application and email it to email@example.com. You will be contacted within 48 hours.
Spady Living Heritage Festival sponsors include National Endowment for the Arts, Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Palm Beach County, Tourist Development Council, Visit Florida and Clutural Council of Palm Beach County.
Located at 170 NW Fifth Avenue in Delray Beach, the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum is the only museum in Palm Beach County dedicated to sharing the African, Hatian, and Caribbean-American cultural contributions to Florida and the U.S. Museum Hours: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday. Closed Sundays. Admission: $10; Members are free. For more information, call 561-279-8883 or visit www.spadymuseum.com


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Bryn Seiont Newydd, Caernarfon, LL55 2YU 10th December 2018 to 10th December 2018
Join us for an evening of heartwarming mulled wine, mince pies and music, with performers from MIHC and friends. 6-7pm
£8, or £5 concession. For tickets, please call 02920 391415 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Ymunwch â ni am noson o win, mins peis a cherddoriaeth, gyda pherfformwyr o MIHC a'i ffrindiau. 6-7yh.
£8, neu £5 consesiwn. Am docynnau, ffoniwch 02920 391415, neu e-bost email@example.com
Please give today to help us bring live music to people of all ages in hospitals & care settings across the UK.


text: The Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore has recently predicted that the temperature of the city may go down in the next 48 hours. The light rainfall which occurred on Thursday had already indicated that the mercury will dip in the city and winter chill is all set to be back in the city. However, the Meteorological Department has reported that there will be no further rainfall in the South Bengal districts. The temperature in North Bengal is also expected to go further down with prediction of snowfall in Darjeeling over the next 24 hours. Both South and North Bengal districts will experience a cold wave situation in the next few days. A weather official of the Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore said, "The North Bengal districts may witness the coldest day of this season in the next few days as the temperature will go down by a few notches. However, it may drizzle in some parts of North Bengal. The temperature in South Bengal districts will drop by 2-3 degree in the next two days. There may be a thick fog in the air particularly in the morning hours and it will disappear as the day will progress". Places like Jhargram, West Midnapore, Purulia, Bankura, Birbhum and West Burdwan will experience slightly lower temperature than that of Kolkata. A cold breeze is expected to sweep through all the South Bengal districts during the morning and evening hours.


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Of my six children, Mary, my youngest daughter, has taught me the most. She taught me that dull preschool scissors could indeed cut a perfect square out of metal mini-blinds and fingernail polish remover can get royal blue fabric paint out of cream colored carpet. She taught me that brilliance, creativity, ADHD, and learning disabilities could all exist in one person. And she taught me that standing up for her educational rights was far more important than my own sense of inadequacy, fear, and hesitancy.
What Are IEPs and 504s?
An Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is designed for students who need additional help and pull-out services outside the classroom or who are not ready for a mainstream classroom environment. Mary (at right, with her wonderful fourth grade teacher) has an IEP that provides intervention help with math, reading, speech, and handwriting, and the writing process. She also receives accommodations and modifications in the classroom to help her succeed. Meanwhile, a 504 plan is for students who need modifications and accommodations in the classroom, such as extra time on tests, but who do not need services outside of the classroom. Both IEP and 504 plans are developed by a team of parents, teachers, administrators, and resource specialists who work together to create a plan to meet that individual child's needs. IEP/504s can make all the difference in a child's education, but as a parent you have to be willing to fight for your child's right to learn. Here's how.
Know Your Rights
When I started this journey I didn't know anything about special education law. I trusted the school to know the law and guide me through the process. Unfortunately, the school approached IEP/504s from what served its best interests first, not necessarily my child's. We were going on our second year of trying to get testing and accommodations in place for Mary when I realized I needed to know the law myself. I needed to be prepared to stand up for my child's needs. There are many great websites that make special education law less intimidating, including the National Center for Learning Disabilities, Wrightslaw, and ADDitude magazine.
Bring Ideas
Teachers, resource specialists, and administrators sit through too many of these meetings to count. They have approaches they're used to using — their go-to list of easy fixes. Once I started researching modifications and accommodations I found countless suggestions and ideas. Not all of them work for all children, so sometimes we must compromise, but it's likely one of them will work well for your child and meet her needs in new ways.
Take a Friend or Advocate
Going into a student study team meeting can be intimidating when it's you, an administrator, the school psychologist, teachers, and a resource specialist. They speak with authority and can be convincing even when they might be wrong or misguided. While the school may have experience with special education programs in general, I am the expert when it comes my child, her personality, and her needs. Having a friend who has been through the process or an advocate who specializes in IEP/504s in the meeting can make all the difference by helping you to feel strong enough to take a stand.
Be Honest About Strengths and Weaknesses
These meetings always cover the strengths and weaknesses of your child. It's important to be straightforward and honest about what you see at home and feel is going on at school. In the past I have prepared a small binder and copies for the teacher and specialist to keep. I include pictures of my child doing her favorite activities, engaged in family events, and having fun. These help teachers and staff see a different side of the child they only see in a classroom setting. I also have work samples that illustrate my concerns and what I see as needs that should be addressed in the meeting, as well as tips and tricks that work at home. Hiding the child's weaknesses and struggles only perpetuates those problems. Being upfront and honest helps the team address issues head on.
Measure Progress
Measuring progress with ADHD kids can be frustrating if you use a standard ruler designed for standard kids. Our ADHDers and children with learning disabilities are on their own path. Progress is often painfully slow and success has a tendency to sneak up on you when you least expect it. The IEP/504 process is there to help ensure that our children with special needs get their own ruler. It allows us to see their individual needs, set goals, and create and implement ways to help them reach those goals. I've seen this with my daughter Mary. It often takes her longer to accomplish the same goals as her peers, but she's proven over and over that the system, for all its faults, works.
Remember Your Common Goal
It's important to create a strong team for the success of your child. Teachers, parents, administrators, and students have to collaborate for the system to work. Good communication is key. Let your IEP/504 team know how the measures and modifications are working, and what differences you're seeing at home and school. Email has made it easier to keep tabs on progress and problems. Remember, it's your right to call a meeting at any time to address problems — you don't have to wait until the school year ends or a new one begins to address issues.
Be Strong
Mary has a multitude of learning disabilities in addition to her ADHD. That's not uncommon: An estimated 30 to 50 percent of ADHDers also have learning disabilities. It took over two years to get the bare bones of an IEP in place for her because I didn't know our rights and bent too easily. Knowing the law and being willing to stand up for my child's needs has made all the difference in her world. Mary is a senior in high school now and even though it has been a bumpy road, graduation is going to be a sweet affair. Even when it's hard and intimidating, be strong, trust your instincts, and stand up. I've never regretted the decision to be proactive.
In June, Mary will put on her cap and gown, I'll grab a truckload of Kleenex, and we'll head out for graduation. Her team will be there, teachers, administrators, and her therapist, all of us ready to celebrate her success — the success the IEP/504 system helped her attain.
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt, "Between Nationalism and Women`s Rights: The Kurdish Women`s Movement in Iraq," Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication 4.3 (2011): 337-353.
Jadaliyya: What made you write this article?
Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt: This article is part of a special issue of the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication on contemporary Iraq, which seeks to go beyond the mainstream focus on security issues, elite politics, and oil to understand the political, cultural, and intellectual trends within Iraqi society. The aims of our contribution are to shed light on the largely neglected issue of the women's movement in Iraqi-Kurdistan and to highlight the ongoing struggle for women's rights in that region of Iraq. There is a widespread image in the Western media that only central and southern Iraq face problems of violence, corruption, lack of services, and women's rights violations. Demonstrations in Iraqi-Kurdistan in 2011, as well as interviews that we conducted with Kurdish activists and politicians in 2007 and 2010, show that things are far from perfect in Iraqi-Kurdistan.
Our article reveals the ambiguous relationship between the Kurdish women's movement and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). On the one hand, there are those women activists that believe that Kurdish political leaders have been instrumental in enabling the necessary reforms for women's rights. On the other hand, there are those who believe that Kurdish political leaders are an obstacle to achieving women's rights. Our article also sheds light on the tensions amongst women activists in Kurdistan as well as the challenges faced in uniting women activists in Iraqi-Kurdistan and in the rest of Iraq.
Jadaliyya: What particular topics, issues, and literatures does it address?
NA and NP: The article examines the strategies of the Kurdish women's movement in Iraq in relation to Kurdish nationalist and "feminist"/women's rights agendas. In the literature on women's movements in the Middle East, there has been a tendency to argue either that nationalism and women's rights are compatible or that nationalism undermines women's rights. We argue that the relationship between nationalism and women's rights necessitates an in-depth and intersectional analysis of the specific context and historical moment in which women's struggles occur, the configuration of social and political forces that predominate, and the strategies adopted by women's movements in this regard. In the context of Iraqi-Kurdistan, the problem is not Kurdish nationalism per se, but rather the failure of Kurdish women's activists to engage with the wider political field of the "new Iraq," of which Iraqi-Kurdistan is an inextricable part. This makes women's rights in Iraqi-Kurdistan vulnerable to instrumentalization by Kurdish political elites.
Jadaliyya: How does this work connect to and/or depart from your previous research and writing?
NA and NP: This article draws on our wider research on the impact of the US-led occupation on Iraq since 2003, published in 2009 by University of California Press as What Kind of Liberation? Women and the Occupation of Iraq. In our book, we were not able to include all the data on Iraqi-Kurdistan that we had collected, which is why we wanted to write an article dedicated to the Kurdish women's movement. Although the nature of political, economic, and social dynamics of Iraqi-Kurdistan differ from those of central and southern Iraq, nevertheless, we want to stress that Iraqi-Kurdistan is inextricably linked to Iraq as a whole. Despite the very lively gender politics in Iraqi Kurdistan, there has been almost nothing written in English about this subject.
Jadaliyya: Who do you hope will read this article, and what sort of impact would you like it to have?
NA and NP: The article is aimed predominantly at students and researchers of Iraq, including Iraqi-Kurdistan. We hope that those researchers who do not normally engage with gender analyses of politics and society in Iraq will read this article. Women are not only half the population, but find themselves at the intersection of different discursive and material struggles in society. In other words, paying attention to women is not only a question of equity, but can also shed light on trends, dynamics, and tensions that may otherwise remain hidden by "gender neutral" approaches. We also hope that researchers and students of women's rights movements and feminism in the Middle East and the global south will read this article, both for the new empirical information about the Kurdish women's movement in Iraq and for the contribution to the debate over nationalism and feminism/women's rights.
Jadaliyya: What other projects are you working on now?
NA and NP: This is the last article written by us based on our joint research on Iraq since 2003. Since 2007, Nicola has been researching the gendered politics of in/security in the Arab world, focusing on Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan and plans to write a monograph (tentatively) entitled, "Reconceptualising Gender, Reconceptualising Security in the Arab World." She has also been critically examining gender mainstreaming in international peace and security (aka UNSCR 1325), and has co-edited a special issue of International Feminist Journal of Politics on this topic, published in December 2011. In addition, she is co-director of a research network between the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender at the University of Warwick (UK) and the Institute of Women's Studies at Birzeit University (Palestine), funded by the British Academy.
Nadje has been involved in various projects related to higher education and women's rights activism in Iraq. She has been working with two teams of Iraqi-based academics on the specific problems and challenges faced by female academics in Iraq today. She has also been involved in facilitating networks and training between Iraqi academics interested in women and gender studies as well as regional scholars from Palestine, Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon who have been involved in these fields for many years. As part of these projects, she has been trying to enable Iraqi academics and civil society activists interested in women and gender issues to meet and to engage in capacity building to allow for evidence-based research that would strengthen advocacy and campaigning. She has been involved in similar initiatives related to the social sciences.
Excerpt from "Between Nationalism and Women's Rights: The Kurdish Women's Movement in Iraq"
With the fall of the Baath regime in 2003, many Kurdish women activists initially joined with women activists in the rest of Iraq to promote women's rights for all Iraqis. However, the violence that has engulfed central and southern Iraq as well as the Islamization of politics there, mean that a large number of women activists in Kurdistan have put their efforts into supporting autonomy for Iraqi Kurdistan as a means of defending women's rights there. Moreover, many Kurdish activists tend to emphasize their difference from Arabs through reference to their desire for women's rights (as opposed to what they perceive as a lack of desire for women's rights in the rest of Iraq). Even those women in Kurdistan who believe that it is important to work with women in the rest of Iraq are largely prevented from doing so due to the practical difficulties of travelling to/within the rest of Iraq. However, some women's rights activists from central and southern Iraq travel to Iraqi Kurdistan for meetings and workshops as it is much safer than other parts of the country.
The comparison with the rest of Iraq has made some Kurdish women more optimistic about the gains that they have made within the Iraqi Kurdistan region, whilst others remain critical of politicians within the KRG. Some women activists believe that Kurdistan politicians are marginalizing women's rights to concentrate on the "bigger national questions" of Kirkuk, oil, and federalism. Other women activists believe that these questions of Kurdish rights are also inseparable from achieving women's rights in Kurdistan. However, both the critics and the optimists believe that autonomy for Kurdistan must be respected by the government in Baghdad.
[Excerpted from Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt, "Between Nationalism and Women's Rights: The Kurdish Women's Movement in Iraq," Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication 4.3 (2011): 337-353. Copyright © 2011 by Brill. Excerpted by permission of the authors. To view and download the complete article, click here.]


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The controversy surrounding swine flu continues as the vaccine for it has drawn a whole new debate after it got underway on Wednesday.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon, and Chief Medical Officer Harry Burns were on hand at Glasgow's New Victoria Hospital to see the first vaccinations being administered.
The first round of vaccinations will be firstly focused on hospitals, immunising staff members, patients as well as priority groups with conditions such as heart disease, asthma and pregnant woman.
Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer for England, urges "people in the priority groups to have the vaccine" as well as frontline health and social care workers to "prevent them and their famillies getting the virus from patients." This will minimise any disruption that can be caused to the NHS through staff being absent due to illness.
However the mass immunisation programme has taken place amid the national postal strike and it may cause complications if GPs are to receive their deliveries of the vaccine on Monday. The delivery of notices for appointments to those patients classified as at risk could also be disrupted.
It seems that not only is the vaccination programme taking a hit from the strike, but also a report leaked to the Daily Mail in August of a letter from the Health Protection Agency warns the UK Government of the possible implications of the vaccine. Their warnings come from a scientific research carried out in the U.S during the 1976 vaccination programme.
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It only took eleven hours (if you're keeping track on EST) to see what could possibly have been the biggest hit of 2013. Jadeveon Clowney absolutely crushed Michigan's halfback after getting through the line with minimal resistance. Not only did he obliterate the opponent, not only did he knock his helmet clean off his corn-rowed head, after the hit and forced fumble he looked over at the unmanned football and snapped it up with his one hand. Clowney is 6'6″, 256 lbs. according to ESPN. As any athlete who has had his height and weight taken knows, coaches add five to ten pounds and an inch to the actual results to appear a bit more intimidating. Still, if Spurrier fudged those numbers, Clowney stands at 6'5, 250 lbs. At 19 years old, he stands as a fully grown man.
The only thing is that he isn't a fully grown man. He doesn't even turn 20 for another month and a half. On top of that, he has to play one more year of college ball before he can declare for the NFL Draft. Even though he plays in the SEC, he will surely be the most dominant player in that conference, perhaps the country. On the ESPN Happy Hour (Around the Horn and Pardon the Interruption) there was clamor for his Heisman candidacy next year. For a defensive end to get a Heisman look, he will surely need a lot of sacks. He probably will have to break the record to get a look. Just for some perspective on sacks:
Terrell Suggs from Arizona State officially* holds the sack record at 24 (2002). He rounded out the year with 73 total tackles, an interception (returned for a touchdown), and a fumble recovery (returned for a touchdown). Despite a very dominant year, he didn't even finish in the top ten voting for the Heisman (Carson Palmer won that year by a decided margin over the likes of Brad Banks, Larry Johnson, Willis McGahee and Ken Dorsey). In the past, the only players invited to New York from the defensive side of the ball in the last thirty years was Manti Te'o (MLB, Notre Dame 2012). [1] Charles Woodson (DB/WR, Michigan 1997), Gordie Lockbaum (DB/WR, Holy Cross 1987) played on both sides of the ball which helped their case. They both also had some returning duties which furthered their Heisman hopes.
The silver lining for Clowney's Heisman candidacy is that he placed sixth in the Heisman vote this year, including four first place votes. Considering he only had fifty total tackles, thirteen sacks, two interceptions, and two fumble recoveries, it is probably safe to say A) defensive players are getting more recognized in the Heisman running, and B) the instantaneous nature of news and video clips that technology has brought gives the public more of an opportunity to see just how dominant defenders can be. Perhaps A is the result of B in this case, but both are points that will probably shape the future of Heisman voting.
Now, watch this clip of him demolishing Vincent Smith of Michigan.
*Derrick Thomas from Alabama (1988) unofficially has it at 27 since defensive stats weren't kept track of until 2000).
[1] http://sportschump.net/2011/11/18/heisman-trophy-winners-or-runners-up-who-made-the-better-pros/7564/