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Trailer – Fred: The Town Dog (a film about struggling small town America)
Hi all! I've directed an upcoming documentary film about Rockford, Alabama's Fred the town dog. This a story about a town that came together to adopt an orphan mutt, but really it's about a lot more – namely the disappearance and economic struggles of small towns – a very pertinent issue for discussion. I'm a local of small town Alabama and currently attending NYU where I'm a senior studying Film & Television production. This is my thesis film and upon completion it will be released to various film festivals and submitted to PBS. Please take a few moments to check out our website for more information and the links below for our trailer and Indiegogo online fundraiser (we still need to raise $4,000 to complete the film). I'm also including the film's synopsis below. Thanks so much for your time and for everyone's support over the years. I hope you all enjoy the trailer and that is serves as a reminder of the importance of disappearing small town culture and community.
– Ava
About the film:
Rockford is a small town of only 400 residents located in Coosa County, Alabama, where it is the county seat. A small and rural area, everyone here knows everyone, and everyone knows everyone else's business. With a county newspaper that is only published once a week, a local law enforcement of only 2 officers, and a downtown area that consists of only one block, Rockford is in many ways a time capsule. This quintessential southern town has suffered in recent years; many of the town's shops have been forced to close, and meanwhile many of the town's inhabitants have moved away in search of job opportunities.
Yet many characters still live in the town, artists and blue-collar workers alike, and in 1993 when a dirty and disheveled dog named wandered into town, it was these people who took him in and nursed him back to health, naming him "Fred" – the town dog. Fred was a beloved member of the community for many years before passing away on December 23, 2002, but not before befriending many of the townspeople. Fred will be a film about this small town and its adoption of a new friend, exploring his relationships and the effect he had on both individuals and the community as a whole.
Through Fred and the time he shared with the people of Rockford, Alabama, we will gain insight into the individuals who cared for him while exploring the town's narrative – specifically the narrative of an increasingly deserted area on the verge of becoming another southern ghost town. A large theme of this film will be the desire for companionship, which Fred met, and the fear of abandonment and loneliness. We will explore exactly what Fred meant to the individuals who cared for him and why they were so willing to care for a dog that showed up as nothing more than a dirty mutt.


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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida socialite at the center of a sex scandal surrounding former CIA Director David Petraeus is now part of an investigation into the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan over thousands of alleged "inappropriate communications" between the two.
Jill Kelley is a close friend of Petraeus' and served as a sort of social ambassador for U.S. Central Command in Tampa, hosting parties for the general when he was commander there from 2008-10. The 37-year-old woman's complaint about an anonymous, threatening email triggered an FBI investigation that uncovered Petraeus' affair and led to his downfall.
Now investigators are poring over email between Kelley and Gen. John Allen, who succeeded Petraeus as the top American commander in Afghanistan in July 2011. Allen has denied wrongdoing.

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Cargill's complaint is that the material overwhelmingly supports the theory of evolution, which was clearly not what she intended when she voted for the "all sides" language in the standards. Of course, evolution would have never reached the status of theory if it weren't overwhelmingly supported, so it's not clear what Cargill was expecting.


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Unlike communism and socialism, trade unionism has rarely inspired published "second thoughts" by embittered apostates. Those who turn against labor may be no less disillusioned than members of the "god that failed" generation or even our own indefatigable New Left defector, David Horowitz. But few ex-officials of an AFL-CIO affiliate end up penning renunciations over at the National Right to Work Committee. More typically, union turncoats just go to work for management and keep their mouths shut about it. Linda Chavez–a former labor editor and top assistant to Albert Shanker, late president of the American Federation of Teachers–is a rare exception to the rule.
Chavez parlayed her nine-year stint as an AFT staffer into a career as a syndicated columnist, Fox News commentator and radio talk-show host, after transitioning directly from Shanker's "inner circle to the upper reaches of the Reagan Administration." There, her first job was to muzzle the US Civil Rights Commission, as its controversial staff director. Later, she served as White House liaison to various constituent groups then being courted by Reagan. In 1986 she ran against Barbara Mikulski for a US Senate seat from Maryland, campaigning as a right-wing Republican and getting 39 percent of the vote. Her 2001 bid to become George Bush's first Labor Secretary also ended in defeat. After Chavez neglected to disclose to the Bush transition team that she had actually done a good deed in her life–harboring an undocumented worker from Guatemala–her nomination flamed out amid media controversy over whether she had illegally employed her houseguest.
Being battered by the Washington press corps and then dropped like a hot potato by the Bush crowd was hard enough for Chavez to swallow. It has been equally galling that the opportunity to harass her former union colleagues from a high-profile perch went instead to a more privileged female, from a different ethnic minority. Elaine Chao's elevation to Labor Secretary, as the President's second choice, was aided by her marriage to a prominent Republican senator. Chavez, in contrast, had to win Bush's initial favor through her own boot-strapping efforts in the fight against affirmative action and the minimum wage. The author's simmering resentment and desire for revenge have boiled over into two related books. One is a political memoir and the other a lurid account of labor's allegedly pervasive and "corrupt" influence over American life.
An Unlikely Conservative traces Chavez's own rise from modest circumstances to Republican royalty. We learn that her mother was an "Anglo" divorcée from Wyoming who formed a "blended" family with Rudy Chavez, the hard-drinking, downwardly mobile descendant of wealthy Spanish merchants and landowners whose ancestral home included "much of…modern-day Albuquerque." Only when Linda moved to Denver, where she attended high school and college, did she learn that "Mexicans were looked down on in Colorado–and that included me." Chavez's autobiography sheds new light on the liberal/labor gang-up that similarly surprised her in 2001–and thwarted her Cabinet ambitions. Initially, it turns out, there were unions, including her alma mater, willing to overlook her conversion to conservatism and support her nomination anyway.


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Can you get into shows without the pricey badge? How can I catch a cab? All the hotel rooms are booked--what do I do?
If you're a SXSW newbie or are considering planning ahead for next year, there are a few things you should know before heading down to Austin, Texas, for the annual music fest. RedEye talked to Chicagoans who have made the trek a few times for some tips, advice and background on everything you need to know to survive the week-long adventure.
Gino Pennacchio, Manager of Chicago bands Gemini Club and Hey Champ
Neph Basedow, Music Writer at Houston Press and former Chicagoan
Jim Kopeny, Senior Editor A&E; at Chicagoist
Andy Keil, Head 'Stache at Pop 'stache
Veronica Murtagh, Founder and Editor at CreamTeam.TV
Is it better to drive or fly?
I recommend driving. Flights to and from Austin are too expensive, and having your own car for an entire week is convenient, especially if you don't have a hotel downtown. Also, such a long drive (23 hours) makes the whole trip feel like an adventure. –Gino Pennacchio
Between Chicago and Austin? Flying. Check Dallas and Houston airports too, for cheaper fares, if you might know of other fest-goers already driving to/from Austin. Definitely not train-- no good train system in Austin. –Neph Basedow
Flying is the only way to go. Unless you're in a band. In that case rent a bus. Because of course you're rolling in disposable income like that. –Jim Kopeny
The first year I flew but that's rather expensive, especially last minute. I prefer to drive. Road trips give me time to listen to records that I need to catch up on and having a car makes getting around to the house parties a lot easier and cheaper. –Andy Keil
If you have the time and a group of interested friends a road trip can be fun and save money, but I don't drive and prefer to get there and back in the shortest amount of time so flying is my preferred travel method. –Veronica Murtagh
Any advice for going the road trip route?
The first time we drove down to Austin, it was a nightmare. We had the very ambitious idea to drive from Chicago to Austin without taking a lengthy break. Just a straight shot to Austin. We woke up at 5am on Sunday, and didn't get into Austin until 3am on Monday. To say we were happy to arrive at our destination would be a drastic understatement.
I will warn people who are driving, to be careful when driving through Dallas. None of us had ever driven through it, and it is a confusing process at times. You need to follow this very specific path on the highway to get through and off to Austin that results in having to make several really quick driving decisions. We didn't enjoy it. –Gino Pennacchio
I've road tripped to Austin a number of times but I'm generally of the camp that drives straight through instead of seeing the sights. Having multiple drivers is definitely a HUGE plus though as the drive is 16 hours. –Andy Keil
What's the situation on booking a hotel room downtown?
If anyone is currently looking for a hotel in Austin that's walking distance from 6th street, good luck. Hotels in Austin start booking rooms for SXSW in July, 8 months in advance. –Gino Pennacchio
The four years I lived in Chicago, I flew to Texas and stayed with my parents and/or friends during SXSW. During those years, one might think I lucked out with friends and family there, but I secretly always envied my Chicago friends, most of whom booked hotel rooms in far advance. If your company isn't picking up the bill, you pay ungodly amounts, but I think staying downtown during the festival is worth that price for out-of-towners. –Neph Basedow
Reserve a hotel room shortly after the previous year's festival ends. Seriously though, if you don't have a room a few months out then you're not going to be staying anywhere near the downtown area. You'll be staying by the airport. Or in San Antonio. –Jim Kopeny
Finding a place to stay is the most frustrating aspect of SXSW. If you don't plan to buy a badge then staying downtown is probably not going to happen. The hotels downtown are blacked out for badgeholders. –Veronica Murtagh
If a downtown hotel isn't an option, what's the best way to go about getting a place to stay?
Nowadays, social media (via trusted friends/networks) is advantageous. Word of mouth, and booking a hotel far, far, as in many months in advance. –Neph Basedow
At this point, Craigslist can be slim pickings and AirBNB can be pretty expensive. I actually found a place to stay last year by asking a question on Quora. If you don't have friends to stay with or people to throw in on renting a house, stay in a hotel outside of downtown and rely on the shuttle that runs every 15-30 minutes. It runs until the wee hours of the morning and is only like $40. –Andy Keil
The hotels outside downtown are accessible to all and generally much cheaper. However, you won't be able to walk to downtown and will need to buy a shuttle pass. Renting a house with friends is a great option but they go quickly and you will need to figure out transportation logistics. Whatever you choose, start early is my advice. –Veronica Murtagh
Is Austin a walkable town?
Definitely. With the exception of a few select parties, everything is in walking distance. –Gino Pennacchio
Mostly. Shows and events are dispersed mostly between central, East and South Austin (S. Congress). It's about a mile or mile-and-a-half walk to and from everywhere; for Chicago and New York dwellers, it's a cinch. Texans, however, bitch about the walk. –Neph Basedow
Absolutely. Built for walking. And great to walk around! –Jim Kopeny
The majority of the showcases are located downtown and it's very walkable with something going on through every door. –Veronica Murtagh
What's the cab situation like? Is it easy to catch one if you're not staying downtown?
During the night, no you cannot. Gordon (of Gemini Club) found this out the hard way. He couldn't find a cab late one night, and his cell phone was dead so he couldn't reach us, and he ended up sleeping on the steps of the Capital Building of Austin, only to wake up to a bunch of people in business suits walking past him to go to work. Just this non-U.S. citizen sleeping on the steps of the Capital Building. I love that story. –Gino Pennacchio
You'll enjoy the festival-- and life, in general-- less without staying at least near downtown. –Neph Basedow
There's cabs and pedi-cabs which aren't difficult to track down, especially during the festival. –Andy Keil
A shuttle bus services most of the outlying hotels (you will need to buy a pass). During the daytime it's an easy, convenient method of transportation, but come 2am it's a different beast entirely. Shuttle service ends around the same time the evening showcases wind down and the nightly drunken, exhausted rush for too few seats begins. Everyone eventually gets back to their hotel, but you may have to wait through ten full buses before it's your turn. Skipping the last couple bands of the night is your best bet at a quick shuttle ride to your bed. –Veronica Murtagh
Is it worth it to rent a bike?
You don't need a bike – in fact, I would discourage one from getting a bike. Some friends of mine rented bikes last year, and they were complaining about how much of a pain it was to bike around the city with so many people walking the streets. –Gino Pennacchio
[If you're not staying downtown], yes. Rent a bike. Traffic is awful and cabs are impossible. Wear SUPER comfortable shoes. –Jim Kopeny
You'll find that you're a lot more comfortable (and less sore) if you have a bike/skateboard or some other means of transportation. Alternate transportation also opens up the possibility of non-6th street or Red River venues, which are generally a lot more interesting and showcase more of what the festival was in the beginning. –Andy Keil
What's the weather usually like?
There wasn't a point in either of my trips to Austin where I thought it was cold. A lot of people were just fine in plain t-shirts. –Gino Pennacchio
Two years ago, Austin had this freakishly cold 2-day run right during SXSW. It was in the 30s. Usually, it will not be cold-- 60s or 70s at night, 80s during the day. (To Chicagoans? SXSW is Spring Break.) –Neph Basedow
It can get chilly at night but you'll be so drunk you won't notice it. Unless you don't drink. In that case have some brisket and the meat sweats will keep you warm. –Jim Kopeny
This can be a toss up. The first year was 60s-ish and then got really cold on Sunday, maybe 40 degrees? Last year was generally warm and we were in shorts and short sleeves most of the time. I'd say jeans are the most comfortable option and most versatile. Definitely bring a sweatshirt and layer. Bonus points if you bring a bag to store the sweatshirt if it's hot. Generally gets chilly at night. –Andy Keil
Start checking the local weather now. Austin will probably be sunny, warm and amazing. But it might be raining and unseasonably cold. Bring t-shirts and shorts. Also bring a jacket and jeans. –Veronica Murtagh
How many people can you expect to see walking around downtown?
Low tens of thousands during the day. Much, much more during the night. During the night the streets are packed, and you can easily lose your friends even if you're walking a couple feet away from them. Walking on 6th street on Friday night with a group of people larger than 4 can result in several stops to simply regroup. –Gino Pennacchio
Thousands? Millions? I'm not good with numbers, or I wouldn't be going to a music festival every year. –Neph Basedow
After dark? If you're in hurry at all, avoid 6th Street and walk down streets parallel to it. If you think Lollapalooza gets packed you ain't seen nothing. Day time's a little less congested but you'll either be at day parties or sleeping (or at the convention center if you have a pass) so you don't need to worry about that. –Jim Kopeny
I saw a stat a while back that the population of Austin almost doubles during the festival? That might be wrong but it was a pretty amazing number. I would equate it to a busy day at Taste of Chicago? Blocked off streets full of mobs of people. It gets worse after the sun goes down and people hitting the bars mix with the music goers. –Andy Keil
Theme park by day, Mardi Gras by night. –Veronica Murtagh
Any tips on how to stay in touch with friends when you split up?
Always text. Calling someone will only drain the battery life of your phone. –Gino Pennacchio
I try to plan the parties and shows I'm going to and/or covering in advance. Twitter, Four Square and other social networks and check-in methods come in great handy during fests like SXSW as well. –Neph Basedow
Why hook up with your friends? Meet new people! And texting is night impossible unless AT&T; brings in mobile towers again. –Jim Kopeny
Texting is definitely the easiest. Twitter can be pretty easy as well, especially if you setup a hashtag for your group of friends where people can just post the venues they're currently at without having to mass text. Reception is pretty good throughout downtown and most bars have open wifi. –Andy Keil
It's more about where you meet up with your friends than how you connect. Trying to meet up inside a venue of several hundred people is a frustrating game of hide-and-go-seek. You'll end up spending all of your time looking for your friends and none of it listening to the music. Meet up at your hotel, on the street, or at a restaurant then head out to the shows together. But don't let meet-ups dictate your day. At some point your phone will die. Don't run back to the hotel screaming. Take it as an opportunity for some solo time and to meet new people. –Veronica Murtagh
What Twitter accounts, websites or other resources do you recommend following for SXSW info?
Follow @SXSWPartyList – they are my go-to for any SXSW Showcase-related announcements. I also would strongly encourage people to check out Oh My Rockness's SXSW page… they list out each show, and include the link to the RSVP if they are available. –Gino Pennacchio
austinist.com and donewaiting.com/category/sxsw/ -Jim Kopeny
Do512 is the best source for parties. Almost EVERYONE uses it and it's easy to setup an account and start RSVP'ing. –Andy Keil
Twitter and Facebook can both be good auxiliary resources for event info. There are a few comprehensive sites though that will serve you well. The main SXSW site makes it easy to browse the official events and create a schedule. Oh My Rockness tirelessly compiles the unofficial showcases, and Sched is a site/app that covers everything. Local Austin site Do512 is another to add to your bookmarks. –Veronica Murtagh
What's the free booze/grub situation like?
Finding free booze at a day party in SXSW is as easy as finding music. A lot of parties offer drinks during the entire day – typically from Noon to 8PM. When night time hits, you won't be so fortunate – but there still are a few places I remember that served up free drinks well into the AM hours. –Gino Pennacchio
Day-parties seem to offer the most free food/beer specials. Showcases and evening shows less frequently. Check @SouthByFreeNoms, which is a handle specifically for those searching for free grub. –Neph Basedow
Since the official showcases are at night, there's tons of day parties going on throughout the day which is where you can find the free booze/free food. –Andy Keil
If you pay for drinks then you're simply not looking hard enough. –Jim Kopeny
The bigger the showcase the more likely it is the booze will be free. Open bar is big selling point and will be promoted on event flyers/RSVP sites. –Veronica Murtagh
Is everything comparable to Chicago, price-wise?
Well, this used to be an easy answer: Prices will be much cheaper. That is still true (Tito's and Lone Stars aren't hipster commodities in Texas; that helps), but in the past few years, Austin has changed and grown, and prices have rose accordingly. Now, it's nearly comparable to Chicago. –Neph Basedow
Are these "trailer park eateries" really worth checking out?
Yes. The S. Congress park and East side park, in particular. –Neph Basedow
Where should you eat?!
I can't just list one. East Side King food-truck at The Liberty and The Grackle, on the East side. Best Wurst is also great (but heavy) street grub. Many out-of-towners (with a rental car) with a penchant for authentic Texas BBQ will appreciate making the trek to the Salt Lick. –Neph Basedow
Hut's on 6th Street. It's a bit of a hike but totally worth it! –Jim Kopeny
TACOS! Get them. Torche's is the [bleeping] best. You think Big Star is good and then you eat Torche's. –Andy Keil
As many tacos as possible. –Veronica Murtagh
Can't afford a badge or a wristband. Am I screwed?
Not at all. I always tell people that you do not need to have a badge or wristband to have a good time at SXSW. A lot of the official artists are playing unofficial showcases anyways, so you can still catch them playing a show in Austin that doesn't require you to have a badge. –Gino Pennacchio
No. There are many handles to check out for the wristband-less. Badges are kind of meaningless these days, too. –Neph Basedow
Not any more, but you will be mostly limited to free shows and non-"official" SXSW parties. If you are going to a show though, go later. Lines tend to disappear as the night goes on. –Jim Kopeny
Definitely not. We took 8 photographers down last year and none of us paid for a wristband or a badge. We all had unique amazing experiences that we wouldn't have gotten with official credentials. You get turned away but avoiding "official" is very rewarding in Austin. –Andy Keil
During the daytime there's countless unofficial events going on that are open to anyone and free. You will have no shortage of things to do. You will want to research your evening options in advance. Many of the official events are open to the public, but are first come, first serve with priority given to badges and wristbands. It will be in your best interest to locate the unofficial events and smaller showcases. Otherwise, you run the risk of wasting every night in a several hour line that hits capacity long before you've entered the doors. –Veronica Murtagh
It looks like most of the shows are in the evening. What do you do during the day?
Unofficial Music showcases typically start at Noon, and can last until 2am, or sometimes even later. Official Music showcases start at 8pm and last until 2am. There is so much going on during the day, so many great bands to catch, that you will find yourself wanting to be at multiple places at once, all the time. –Gino Pennacchio
Go to day-parties, get day-drunk, have day-fun. –Neph Basedow
There are shows literally 24/7. But there's also brunch. Oh, and the convention hall if you have a badge. –Jim Kopeny
DRINK. Meet people. Eat. I generally use the day to nurse the following night's hangover and figure out a plan of attack for when the sun goes down. Getting out into nature is another great way if your head can handle the bright sunlight, ha. –Andy Keil
It's a misconception that all the action at SXSW happens during the night hours. If you're sleeping in late, you're missing the best SXSW has to offer. The daytime is a great opportunity to get some sun, meet up with friends and check out the unofficial showcases. You'll quickly discover the lines are shorter, there's just as many open bars and it's most of the same bands playing. –Veronica Murtagh
Which showcases and parties are musts?
For best bets – first and foremost would be RSVPing for Fader Fort. It's a huge party from 1-8pm. Their music lineup is always fantastic, and the drinks are not only free the entire day, but pretty good as well. I always set Fader Fort as 'home base' whenever I need to regroup. –Gino Pennacchio
I am partial to Bloodshot's (Chicago!) annual SXSW day-party, at Yard Dog. Their showcase at the Red Eyed Fly is always fun too. –Neph Basedow
Fader Fort always has a great lineup and Mohawk is almost always packed but it really depends on the day. I would never suggest hanging out at a single party and the benefit of 6th street and Red River is you can hit 4-5 different parties in an hour and catch some really great music. –Andy Keil
The best parties always end up being the ones you wander into by mistake. The FADER FORT, Mess With Texas and The Hype Machine regularly present large multi-day events that are are safe bets for catching a wide variety of acts with a single RSVP. –Veronica Murtagh
How much should you plan ahead, schedule-wise?
RSVP to everything. You never know where you will end up going. Make plans, but don't expect to hold yourself to them. There is so much going on and happening that you might spend an entire day doing things that weren't part of your original itinerary. –Gino Pennacchio
RSVP to everything. If you end up fitting something in your schedule, great. If not, no worries. The open bars fill up quick and generally run out of booze in an hour. Word of mouth is the best way to find the happening places. Pick someone who looks like they know what they're doing and ask where they're going throughout the weekend. –Andy Keil
Am I going to see celebrities and bands just walking around downtown?
Literally thousands of bands drive into Austin for SXSW. They will be walking amongst the crowd just like everyone else. It is not like Lollapalooza at all – SXSW is gigantic block party where almost everywhere you go there is a live performance going on. –Gino Pennacchio
SXSW is not like Lollaplooza with designated VIP areas (they exist, but are less prevalent/noticed). You'll see musicians and celebrities. –Neph Basedow
Everyone mingles. It's awesome. Some of the parties have VIP scenes but if you're at a party like that you're probably not getting the most out of SXSW. –Jim Kopeny
Absolutely. There is nothing VIP at SXSW except maybe the conference area. You'll see artist loading gear, waiting in line for food, and definitely getting hammered so be prepared to meet your idols. –Andy Keil
Due to the nature of SXSW you will see musicians everywhere; in your hotel, on the streets, loading in and out of the venues. It's a great place for people and musician watching. –Veronica Murtagh
This one night when Gordon and I hopped into a van with the guys from Art Vs. Science and Miami Horror, and drove far out of Austin – to a mall. It was 1am, and we end up walking into this closed building – imagine walking into Woodfield Mall with all of the lights out – passing by all these closed up shops, but you just hear this thumping kick drum. As we were walking, it just kept getting louder and louder… and then suddenly someone opens this door and there is this HUGE party and Flosstradamus is on stage in the middle of a killer set. That, was a fun party. –Gino Pennacchio
That one in an old Buick dealership where I was chasing Janeane Garafolo around trying to hit on her. And failing miserably. I still had fun though. –Jim Kopeny
On my first trip to SXSW I had some leftover posters from my showcase to get back home. The hotel had FedEx service but it was pickup/dropoff only. I had spoken with the front desk to have the package sent ground delivery. The front desk instead sent my heavy box of posters overnight at a charge of nearly $500. I spent weeks trying to have the charges reversed with no success. I'm still mad about it. –Veronica Murtagh
For the past 5 years, I've told myself, "This will be your last year." And here I am. –Neph Basedow
My game plan is different from that of a concertgoer, because I have a job to do. Only after Gemini Club is done with their shows for the day do I relax. Most of GC's shows this year are in the late hours so I'm kind of screwed. As it currently stands, they have an off day on Thursday, so I will be using that day to check out as many bands as I can. There are a ton of shows I want to see, but I'll unfortunately have to pass on a good number of them. –Gino Pennacchio
I have a badge but still am not sure if I'm actually going to be able to get out of Chicago long enough to cover. I'm making a last-minute call in that area. –Jim Kopeny
I use SXSW as a way to relax and hang out with the people that I only get to talk with through email all year long. I don't generally bust my ass to get to shows or lineup a TON of people to meet because that gets really hectic. The name of the game is great food, free booze, and the best music has to offer. –Andy Keil
I'm excited to do SXSW entirely on my own terms this year. I'm headed down solo with a hotel room to myself. I listen to a wide variety of music, so I'm planning to catch a bit of everything; electronic, hip-hop, rock. I'm most interested in seeking out acts I've not seen live before. Of course there will be plenty of tacos, margaritas and meet-ups with online friends. Oh and (shameless plug) myself and No Modest Bear will be presenting a daytime showcase on Friday, March 16 at Hype Machine's Hype Hotel. –Veronica Murtagh
Have your phone charger on you. Your cell phone will die, and it will die early. If you're unprepared, the loss of your cell phone will set off a chain of events very similar to what we've come to find from a DIRECTV commercial. –Gino Pennachio
Hydrate. And eat as much brisket as you possibly can. –Jim Kopeny
Don't get caught up in the "official." Meet people and explore, you'll be rewarded. –Andy Keil
Wear comfortable shoes. See some acts you've never heard of, you just might return home with a new favorite band. –Veronica Murtagh


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Portland and Seattle to join Vancouver for a series of preseason matches in Washington State
As part of the club's preparations for their inaugural season in Major League Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today that it will face Pacific Northwest rivals Portland Timbers and hosts Seattle Sounders FC in the three-day Cascadia Summit at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Washington.
From Friday, March 4, through Sunday, March 6, the Cascadia Summit will also feature forums involving the coaches and supporters groups from each club.
"With ourselves and Portland joining Seattle in MLS, this Summit is a great opportunity to usher in a new era for professional soccer in the Pacific Northwest," said Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi. "The Cascadia rivalry has always been special for our club, and especially our supporters. This is a chance to celebrate this rivalry and build the excitement of these derby matches between the three clubs in MLS this year."
The Summit's opening match on March 4 sees Sounders FC facing Portland at 7:30 p.m. PT. On Saturday, March 5, the Timbers and Whitecaps FC will play at 4 p.m. PT.
The weekend activities conclude March 6 with the Sounders FC Academy U-18 team facing Whitecaps FC Residency at 12 p.m. PT, followed by the MLS squads of Sounders FC and Whitecaps FC squaring off at 3 p.m. PT.
All matches will be played at the Starfire Sports Stadium. Tickets are $10 USD for each day and go on sale Tuesday, February 1, at soundersfc.com or by calling 800.745.3000. No ticket is necessary for the Supporters Event/Coaches Forum.
Portland and Vancouver supporters will each be allotted 500 tickets in specific sections for their matches versus Sounders FC. For the Whitecaps FC versus Timbers match, each group will be allotted 1,300 seats, with 500 seats allotted for Seattle fans. Seating is limited.
Schedule of Events (all held at Starfire Sports Stadium)
Friday, March 4
7:00 p.m. Summit Opening
7:30 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers
Saturday, March 5
1:00 p.m. Supporters Summit & Coaches Forum
5:00 p.m. Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sunday, March 6
12:00 p.m. Sounders FC Academy U-18 v Whitecaps FC Residency
3:00 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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We're going to spend now a portion of time in answering questions regarding the Word of God and allowing you to give opportunity...to take opportunity, I should say, to give your question that might be on your heart. One question came in that I would honor, that came in on one of the green cards. The question was...why was nothing ever said or done to Aaron for making the golden calf in Exodus 32? Actually he allowed it to be made. There was never any mention that he protested against it, why was he not punished?
If you remember in Exodus chapter 32 God was dishonored when He was worshiped as if He could be reduced to a golden calf. They were attempting to worship the true God in a false way. God, of course, came in and there was a serious judgment and some people died, as you know. The question is, since Aaron the brother of Moses led in this operation, why was he not killed or severely punished?
You will remember that he belonged to the tribe of Levi, according to Leviticus chapter 6. He was in the Levitical line of the priests. He also was of the family in the tribe of Levi of Kohath, the Kohathites were given a very special and unique task of carrying the Ark of the Covenant. So he came in a very privileged line.
But that was not the reason that God spared his life. It's very simple why God spared his life. If you read Deuteronomy chapter 9 verse 20 it says, "God spared his life because Moses prayed for him." And on that occasion Moses interceded for him and it was the intercession of Moses, the grace of God in response to his intercession that spared the life of Aaron.
And it does cause me to mention the point that although God may always have a right to take the life of a sinner, He may in His grace choose not to exercise that right, true? Are we not all living proof that God does not always exercise His right to kill the sinner? And so in the case of Aaron He chose not to for His own holy purposes. All right?
Now if you'll step up to one of those two microphones, one in that aisle, one in this aisle, someone will be glad to help you. Now just a few ground rules. Please ask a question and don't start...I was born in St. Louis and then we moved to Kansas City and lived there four years...you know, try to get right to the question. And secondly, only one question per person and then you can go back to the end of the line and we'll do the best we can to help you with those questions.
QUESTIONER: A couple of weeks ago in our Bible study the discussion got on to the doctrine of election. And inevitably it got over to the point of...what about the heathen who have never heard the gospel? One group feeling that since the Bible teaches faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word that you have to hear the gospel and you have to believe the gospel of Jesus Christ for salvation through faith. And the other side taking Romans 1 verses 16 through 19 roughly as meaning that anyone who believed in A God or who saw God in the universe could be somehow saved. Would you address that?
JOHN: Yes, group two is wrong and then let me tell you why."N"Neither is there salvation in any other, Acts 4, for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved." Salvation comes by hearing a speech about Christ, Romans tells us very explicitly, chapter 10. "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in thine heart that God has raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." First Corinthians 16:22, "If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed, anathema." "There is no salvation in any other than Jesus Christ."F"For by grace are you saved through faith," that faith must be directed toward Jesus Christ.
What Romans 1 is saying is not that people who believe in God can thereby be saved. But that people have enough knowledge about God to know about Him and knowing about Him doesn't save them, it potentially damns them. That's the difference.
Romans 1 says that God has revealed Himself to such a degree that everyone is responsible for the revelation. And that's why the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all unrighteousness because when they knew God they glorified Him not as God. So knowing God isn't sufficient to save you but it is sufficient to damn you.
You say, "Well what about the heathen who know God and thus are sufficiently knowledgeable to be damned?" Well the answer is that if, according to John 1, if they recognize God then I believe God will accept that acknowledgement and take them to the next level because John 1:9 says, "Christ is the light that lights every man that comes into the world." And I believe that when you live up to the light you have, God gives you more light.
To give you an illustration of this, there was a book published many years ago called Angel in Ebony. It was a story of an African by the name of Sammy Morris, that was his American name. And when he was in Africa he had no exposure to any Christian message whatsoever. He came to America by being a stowaway on a freighter. He was a very poor tribal African. He came to America, landed in New York City and over a period of time found his way in to some group of Christians. Having acquired some knowledge of the language heard them talking about God and about Christ and after having heard that he ran to the leaders of that group and I forget all the details of the book, said, "You worship the same God with the same Son that I worship." The story goes on to say that when they began to give to him the gospel he understood everything about the gospel except the name of Jesus Christ.
Now that may be a very rare occasion, or maybe not so rare, but I believe there's another side to this and that is that people are damned to hell because of unbelief, unbelief in God, and unbelief or rejection of Jesus Christ. If you reject Christ you're damned. If you reject Christ, God turns His back on you. So I believe if a person lives up to the light of the knowledge of God, God gives them more light. When that more light comes as they follow that more light it leads to Christ. If they respond to Christ, they're saved. If they don't, they're damned. But I do not believe that just knowing about the true God at that point saves a man, it only makes a man potentially damned. Okay?
If the heathen could be saved without the gospel, then better not to confuse the issue so let's call all the missionaries home and not waste our time. Because if they're saved because they don't know, then let's not tell them. Right? so that flies in the face of the great commission. "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature," assumes that every creature needs to hear the gospel. And if somebody could be saved without hearing the gospel, then for mercy's sake don't tell it to them, leave them in the essence of their ignorance. Why potentiate their damnation. So that would make nonsense out of the mandate of the great commission. Okay?
QUESTIONER: In Romans 12:7 says, "Or ministry let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth on teaching." My question would just be what type of serving or to what capacity of serving should someone do if they have the gift of ministry? What is the gift of ministry?
JOHN: Well, that's...what's your first name again?
RUSS: Oh sorry, Russ.
JOHN: Serving is just a very, very generic term. Gifts of serving, gifts of ministry perhaps can be as broad as the categories of 1 Peter where basically spiritual gifts are divided into two categories, 1 Peter 4:11, "Whoever speaks, let him speak as it were the utterance of God. Whoever serves, let him do so as by the strength which God supplies." You have two kinds of gifts, speaking gifts, those are obvious...preaching, teaching, all of that. Perhaps we would include in New Testament time the unique gift of prophecy that belonged to the New Testament prophets and apostles, the words of wisdom, word of knowledge kind of thing...speaking gifts. Then you have serving gifts which would be anything that's a non-speaking gift, non-public proclamation gift. It might be ministering to people in their illness. It might be discipline a person one-on-one. The broader category might encompass a ministry of prayer, it might encompass a leadership responsibility, the administrative responsibility. It might encompass taking food to the poor. It could encompass a myriad of kinds of things. Ministry is a broad term.
Now when you come to Romans chapter 12 it may be narrowing down a little bit, but if you'll notice you'll see these very broad categories. We have differing gifts. First in verse 6 he mentions prophecy which is a speaking gift uniquely. Then he mentions service, very broad. Then he mentions teaching which is a speaking gift. Then he mentions exhortation which is a speaking gift. Then he mentions giving which is a unique serving gift. Then leading which is a serving gift which a speaker might also do, showing mercy and so forth. So these are sweeping things, just very broad generic categories and ministry can be many, many things. It might be going to the jails to minister to people that are there. It might be leading a prayer meeting. It might be calling on someone who's ill, as I said, feeding people without food, giving money to the those who have need and assisting them in their situation. It might be administrating a program or a ministry, it might be supporting missionaries in some way whether by giving or by being on the field in a support service kind of thing. It can be very broad. But we would also even say in the broadest sense that even a preacher and teacher serve the Lord in some way. But I think it is contrasted to the speaking gifts in 1 Peter 4. So any kind of ministry in any shape or form that is other than a speaking ministry.
RUSS: So could it also mean a pastor?
JOHN: Well, a pastor does some serving, yes, sure. In fact, I would assume that anyone who is called to pastor must be able to do two things, right? He must have a speaking gift and he must have a serving gift. Why? Because he has to feed and lead, right? Feed and lead the flock, 1 Peter 5, feed the flock of God, taking the oversight. So, yes if you ask me what is the gift of a pastor/teacher, the pastoring\shepherding part is part of serving the people, leading the people. That's a ministry function whereas the teaching part is obviously the proclamation and the speaking part.
But when you study the spiritual gifts, don't narrow them down too much. They're very broad. That's why Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12 lists gifts that are apparently different because they're very sweeping, broad categories. Okay?
RUSS: Yeah.
JOHN: Good.
QUESTIONER: This question's out of 1 Corinthians chapter 11 verse 10, but I'm not so sure how critical this to anybody's salvation, or their sanctification. But let me read a few verses before to get...to set the scene. I'll start at verse 8, "For the man is not of the woman but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman but the woman for the man. For this cause ought the woman to have authority on her head," now here's the question..."because of the angels" what does that mean, "because of the angels"?
JOHN: Well, many times in the New Testament, Ardley(?), we...we have to transport ourselves to another dimension in which God is doing things that may not be directly related to us. There are times when God has spiritual purposes on the angelic level. Do you remember we talked about that in our 1 Peter study in spiritual warfare that here was Job and this whole thing is going on his life and the reason for the whole thing is God's trying to make a point to Satan and Job hasn't got a clue that this is going on? He's just down there, his whole world is coming apart. He doesn't know what is going on. And the issue is, God is proving to Satan the doctrine of eternal security and the perseverance of faith. Satan comes to God and says, "Hey, you know that guy, Job? If I do enough stuff to him he'll abandon his faith." God says, "Have at him, I'll prove eternal security with Job's life, I'll prove perseverance." And Job didn't know what was going on.
There are times in this life when God may be doing things for supernatural purposes which are out of our sphere. And I believe that even salvation itself is something angels desire to look into. And I believe that God is demonstrating His majesty and His glory and His grace to angels through the church, Ephesians 3 says that, that the angels can see the manifold grace of God in the church. See, angels don't experience grace. Why? Because holy angels don't...what?...sin. So they can't experience grace. So God wants them to know grace. You say, "Why do they have to know about grace?" Because grace is part of the attributes of God for which they need to give Him...
ARDLEY: Glory...
JOHN: Glory. So in order to demonstrate to them His grace so they can praise Him for His grace, He says, "Look at the church and look what I've done with grace in redeeming those wicked sinners." And I also believe that God in the church is showing the wonder of His work in perfection in the church by how the church orders its life and part of that has to do with the role of men and women. And when a woman takes a submissive role, she who was made for the man, when she takes a submissive role and puts a symbol on her head because in that culture when a woman wore a veil, that was the symbol that she was submissive to her husband. And when the women in the church took the feminine role in our society today, that's different. I still think a woman ought to look feminine because...and her hair can be that sign of her femininity, but her whole demeanor should be, that she therefore shows herself under her husband and thus demonstrates the wonderful work of God in the church to the angels so the angels can give Him glory. Okay?
ARDLEY: Thank you.
JOHN: Thanks for asking, Ardley.
QUESTIONER: John, hello...
JOHN: Hi, Tom.
TOM: I have a question on divorce. I know that there are...
JOHN: Tom, you're no married.
TOM: I know it.
JOHN: Okay. Do you want to start with marriage? (Laughter) No, no go ahead, Tom.
TOM: This may have implications for whom I marry.
JOHN: Oh, okay. Oh, all right.
TOM: Hence the question. I know there's a lot of different opinions and teachings on it and you've canvased those pretty well on your tapes and I've always been pretty much convinced of the position that's taught here, particularly after I read Jay Adams' book.
JOHN: Yeah.
TOM: But recently I was browsing in the bookstore and found a book called Jesus and Divorce by Gordon Wenhem(?) and William Heth(?), it's very new. And they make what appears to me to be, I don't...I can't say I really like this, but it seems that they've really canvased all the material on the previous books that have been written and have done some hard exegetical work and they are...their conclusion is that remarriage is just plain not permitted in any case. And I'm wondering if anybody here is sort of looking over that material and...and if any conclusions are being drawn?
JOHN: Thanks for asking, Tom. Bill Heth generated that material in his dissertation at Dallas Seminary originally, and I read the original dissertation and considered that viewpoint rather extensively. The viewpoint is that there is no grounds for any divorce, I think apart from incest. I think...I think what he talks about is the implication of the Herodian family and incest and that Jesus is directing...if I remember right, that's part of it.
TOM: I haven't finished it myself, okay?
JOHN: Right.
TOM: I...the impression I'm getting is that he's saying in the case of adultery the divorce, putting away is permitted but that remarriage is not.
JOHN: Right. But I think there is that incest factor as the only legitimate grounds for divorce if I remember right. But anyway, there is plenty of material. Lance, I'm sure we have a file of material on that because I have written on that, I have responded, I read it in its original form, then I read it...I've got two or three copies in the mail and responded to it in mail and then I have read the book as well. I would have to say at this point, Tom, the book has been out probably three or four years now but the material has been floating around for about twice that long and it has been answered on a number of occasions by a number of different people. And while they throw a lot of exegetical things around, I think the bottom line is that there's a little bit of creative exegesis in the sense that they're pulling out some suppositions on which they build and if you get back to the suppositions and you attack those, I think the system crumbles. But if you'll give me a call, we'll get that material to you and give you some...material to answer that.
TOM: Okay, I appreciate that. Thank you.
JOHN: Thank you, Tom, because that's an important issue. Yes?
CAROL: My name is Carol and would you tell me why the Pentecostal church is using women pastors?
JOHN: Why Pentecostal churches have women pastors? Boy, why questions are hard to answer. There are a lot of churches that have women pastors, that is not just the Pentecostal churches. I'm sure you well know that there are women pastors in the Methodist church. There are women pastors in the Presbyterian church. There are women pastors in the Episcopalian church. There are women pastors in the Baptist church, I think the American Baptist Church has ordained some women. There are a number of churches that would have women ordained.
Why do they do that? Well, there are a number of reasons. Some are historical. The Pentecostal church from its inception almost has had women pastors because in the main early on it was generated largely by women and I think it was more experienced oriented than doctrinally oriented, and consequently women sort of led with that experience and there was not a strong theology, there was not a strong theological foundation to that movement at all. And, of course, from a more contemporary perspective the modern Four Square movement was basically generated by a woman, Amy Simple MacPherson who had a real impactful ministry here in Los Angeles. So there's a historical element to it as well.
That wouldn't be true in the Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopalian or Methodist area, that is a late capitulation to the Feminist Movement which is a completely different issue.
But from the standpoint of historic Pentecostalism, most of those groups go back to sort of a common source where women were very high profile and it's been sort of a historic thing. And once you get in the flow of that and you see that women have ministry and it seems that people get saved under their preaching and good things happen and so forth and experience is your compelling issue, then experience will dictate continuity to that.
As a footnote to that, perhaps it ought to be said that from a biblical standpoint there is no tolerance in Scripture for women leaders in the church, apart from women leading other women, older women teaching younger women and leading their children and so forth. It is so patently obvious that God created Adam and then Eve was made as a helper to Adam. So man and woman were designed in the way that man leads and a woman helps, comes under his leadership. And what literally sent the human race down the proverbial drain was when woman stepped out from under submission, acted independently and sinned, taking the male role by leading, man then went under woman, he wasn't even deceived. He just sinned because his wife sinned. Now before you get too mad at him, think, men. We've done things because our wife did them too and if you were the only man in the world and she were the only women, there might be a sort of a compelling there that otherwise wouldn't be there. But Eve steps out...Eve steps out from under the authority of Adam. Adam steps under the authority of Eve. The whole thing is convoluted. But it's interesting to me that when we go back to who is responsible for man's sin, Paul doesn't say, "As in Eve all died." He says, "As in Adam all died," because even though Adam vacated his role of leadership and Eve usurped it, God still held the leader responsible and that means he sees male headship.
When you come in to the New Testament, out of all the patriarchs it never says the God of Rebecca, it never says the God of Sarah, it never says the God of any woman. It's the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It's not the God of Rachel, not the God of Rebecca, not the God of Sarah. Why? Because God sees male headship. There was never a female priest. There was never a queen in northern or southern kingdom. There was no woman who wrote any book out of sixty-six books of the Bible. There was no woman chosen to be an apostle. There were some women God uniquely used as Deborah to speak His Word on one occasion, though she, you remember, gave up the leadership role to someone else. There was occasion when the four daughters of Philip spoke for God, but as far as we know they had no ongoing ministry.
So, there is a very clear indication in Scripture from front to back that leadership belongs to men. And what I was saying this morning kind of fits that, doesn't it? How God has designed us genetically to fit that role. Okay? Thanks for asking.
Yes, Reagan(?).
REAGAN: My question comes from 1 Corinthians 3 where Paul is talking about the bema judgment of Christ. In 15 he tells about a Christian whose work is burned up and he suffers loss, but he is saved yet so as through fire.
JOHN: Right.
REAGAN: Will you tell me a little bit about this Christian and how he fits in to the lordship salvation scheme?
JOHN: Sure. We understand that when a person is saved there is a total transformation. How do you know that? Because salvation is described in these terms, Galatians 2:20, "I am crucified with Christ." Right? When we baptize these people they go into the water, what does it symbolize? What? Death. When you're crucified what do you do? That kills you.
REAGAN: Right.
JOHN: You die. So whatever you were when you were saved...what? Died. Galatians 2:20, "I'm crucified with Christ...nevertheless...what happened?...I live." What do we call that? Resurrection. We were buried with Him in baptism and we're risen with Him to walk in newness of life. So salvation is death of the old, resurrection of the new. And as Arnie said earlier, if any man is in Christ he's a new creation.
Now, what then characterizes that new creation? First of all, that new creation is characterized by a new affection. You love God, you love Christ. If any man doesn't love Christ he's anathema. So a characteristic of salvation is you love Christ. You don't love Him as much as you should but you love Him, right?
Secondly, you hate sin. You don't hate it as much as you ought to hate it but you hate it.
Thirdly, you desire to obey.
So, the characteristic of a new life then is a love of Christ and God, a hatred of sin, and a desire to obey. Now does that mean we always love like we should? We always hate sin like we should? And we always do what we should? No...no.
The truth of the matter is that our lives are going to be filled with a lot of things which will bring us no reward. Some things will bring us chastening. Some things are just neutral. They're not moral, they're just stuff that gets burned up. It isn't that we're going to be judged or punished, it's just that when it comes to reward time that's sorted out.
So I believe that you're a new creation, your faith will work, your love will labor, your hope will endure, you'll be different, you'll have different desires, different longings, different goals, different aspirations. But you'll still have in your life two things...sin and waste, just useless things.
In 2 Corinthians 5:9 he calls it phaulos, useless. And when you come to the judgment seat of Christ, does the sin have to be dealt with there? Does it? No. Why? Where was the sin dealt with? On the cross. So we're not talking about sin. That's already dealt with, no condemnation, no issue. But when you get there you've got what's left of your life. The sin, that's dealt with, what is left then is the righteous deeds, gold, silver, precious stones, and then the stuff. And when it comes time to reward you, the Lord will just consume the stuff and what remains is the gold, silver, precious stone. That's why in a sense it's not only important that you avoid sin, it's also important that avoid waste in your life.
Remember Hebrews 12? In Hebrews 12 the writer says, "Lay aside...we're encompassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses," you know that? "Therefore run the race, lay aside the sin and the wait which so easily besets us." That's in chapter 12. He says lay aside every encumbrance and the sin. Well, encumbrance must he something other than sin. And what he is saying is don't clutter your life with needless stuff. So, you know, there are people who fill up...I call it people who fill up their life with trivia. It isn't evil, it's just insignificant. That's...that's the encumbrance. It's like the illustration I use when I taught Hebrews was now you can run the 100-yard dash with an overcoat if you want, but you're not going to be very fast and when it comes to reward time you're going to be at the rear end. Why not junk the overcoat and run?
So I think, Reagan, what he is saying there is that at the judgment seat of Christ even though we are redeemed and even though we are the children of God and even though our hearts have been changed and transformed and our desires are really right and we long to honor Christ, because we are still incarcerated in the unredeemed flesh we can fill our lives with stuff that really has no eternal consequences. And that's going to be just literally burned away. The fire here, know this, it's not a fire of judgment, it's just burning away the dross to purify the real stuff that is to be rewarded. Okay?
REAGAN: Thanks.
JOHN: Thank you.
DAVID: Hi, John, my name is David. I have a question from Colossians chapter 1.
JOHN: Okay.
DAVID: It referred to Christ being the firstborn of all creation.
JOHN: Right.
DAVID: In verse 15, and then in verse 18 it referred to Him as being firstborn of the dead. I understand firstborn of the dead, but what is firstborn of all creation?
JOHN: The word "firstborn" is the word prototokos, it doesn't mean first in chronology, it means first in preeminence. It means of all the people who have ever been born of creation, He is the primary one. Okay? It doesn't mean chronology, that's what you're asking. Right? And when it says He's the firstborn of the dead...hey, there were other people who got resurrected before Him, weren't there? Sure. In the Old Testament. So it means...prototokos means the primary one, the supreme one. Probably a better way to translate it would be He is the image of the invisible God and the supreme one of all creation. Okay?
BETTY: Correct me if I'm wrong but last week you said that the devil couldn't put any thoughts in your mind?
JOHN: What I said...what I said, Betty, was that if you are living a godly and a righteous life and thinking on things that are pure and lovely and honest and so forth, and if your life is pure that you have that protection of the helmet of the hope of salvation and the breastplate of righteousness. But if you're sinful, I believe that there are ways in which Satan can activate your thinking processes toward sin. Okay? Go ahead now, if you want to ask further.
BETTY: Well, I just...I just thought that it could happen because...because they have heard that...that you're not guilty when you first think a sinful thought but when you continue to think about it over and over you...
JOHN: That's...I'm so glad you asked that. Listen, when you think a sinful thought that doesn't...that may have absolutely nothing to do with the devil. If it's any encouragement to you, you could live your whole life from birth to death and the devil bother you once in your entire life. He...he's not omnipresent. He's fast, but he is not omnipresent. Well, he fell from heaven like...what?...lightning is fast. But there's no reason to assume...there's no reason to assume that he's bothering you. You say, "Where do those thoughts come from?" Ha...I'll tell you where they come from is very clear and it...it's...you don't have to expect the devil to do that...listen, it comes right out of your own heart. That's...that's the sad reality of it. Lust when it conceives, says James...what?...brings forth sin.
So, it comes right out of your flesh. In Galatians you remember chapter 5, the deeds of the flesh, immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissension, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, things like these, your flesh will conjure those thoughts up. But you're exactly right, the first time you think that thought is the temptation, not the sin. And if you turn away from that thought immediately, then you have not sinned. That's right. Even Jesus was...what?
BETTY: Tempted.
JOHN: Was tempted. That meant the thought was planted. Now in His case did it come from flesh?
BETTY: No.
JOHN: No. It must have come outside of Him from the system which Satan orchestrates to bring that temptation to our mind. And at that first instantaneous thought, Jesus always rejected it. So the first thought is not sin. Okay, does that help?
BETTY: Uh huh.
JOHN: Okay, thank you.
JODY: Hello, I'm Jody. I was wondering, I was brought up to believe that the Bible was the God-breathed Word of God, but can you give me some historical as well as scientific claims outside of the Bible itself?
JOHN: Yes, Jody. You realize, of course, that there is a presupposition here, we believe that the Bible is the Word of God for one reason, you know what it is? It says it is.
JODY: Right.
JOHN: Okay. So if it is...since it is the Word of God then when it speaks scientifically it will be correct.
JODY: Right.
JOHN: Right. Recently I did a...well, it's been a while now, I spoke at UCLA in Royce Hall to the student body and faculty, everybody was invited, it was a great time, and I spoke on the authenticity of Scripture. We took that message and put into a little book, that book is entitled Why I Trust The Bible. You go to the bookstore and tell them to give you one and put it on my bill.
JODY: Thank you.
JOHN: Okay?
JODY: Okay.
JOHN: All right. My wife's bill. (Laughter) On second thought. Okay.
CINDY: Hi, my name is Cindy and I've witnessed to several people who question the existence of God by saying, "Why does He let the innocent people suffer? Innocent people get killed, children die, etc., etc.
JOHN: Well, in the first place nobody is innocent. And that's the first problem, God doesn't let any innocent person suffer, nobody is innocent. It just so happens that the fabric of humanity is stained at the root with sin and the wages of sin is...what?...death, everybody is going to die, everybody. Who am I to assume that one or another death is less significant or tragic than other. People always say, "Isn't it tragic when a little baby dies?" Not nearly as tragic as when someone who has lived a whole life dies and never knew how to live or how to die, never knew God.
CINDY: What does God do for the babies, you know? I mean...
JOHN: Sure, I know what you're asking, let me just follow it up very briefly. I...I believe the Bible indicates to us that when a little baby dies, when an infant dies or a child dies before they can come to the point to the age of understanding, often called the age of accountability, that God takes that little one to Himself. You remember when David's little son died in the Old Testament, that infant born of Bathsheba died, that was a child born out of sin, born in sin, a sinful child, but it died, he died. And David said he can't come to me but I will go to him. And I think David expressed a confidence. David knew where he was going and he believed with all his heart that where he was going was where that little life was, that the God he knew to be a God of grace would have gathered that little life to Himself.
Jesus said in Mark 10, "Permit the little children to come unto Me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of God." And then Jesus took the little ones into His arms. And a most interesting statement, He blessed them, He laid hands on them. What does that mean? Well I believe Jesus had a very tender spot in His heart and a very special place in His eternal kingdom for little ones. And the truth of the matter is, that in those countries that are the most pagan countries in the world, very often they have the highest infant mortality rate because God in His grace redeems those little ones before they can grow up and be old enough to be raised in a godless culture. So don't ever question God's wisdom. And anybody who starts saying, "Why did God do this? And why did God do that?" is throwing you a smoke screen. The issue is not that. Let's forget that and set that aside. The answer...the issue you've got to answer is who is Jesus Christ and what does it mean that He said if you love Him you go to heaven and if you don't you go to hell? If He is the man who determines the destiny of every soul, then you better find out whether He was right or not. That's the issue. So get them off of that on to Christ.
CINDY: Okay.
JOHN: Okay. Good. Thank you.
Well, I hope these have been helpful. It's been helpful to me because I'm finding out what's on your hearts and that's so encouraging. Let's pray together.
Father, thank You. What a joy to share what's on our heart about Your Word. Thank You for these dear folks who shared openly and honestly their hearts. It's so exciting, Lord, to see growth and to see that yearning to know, that desire for the meat of the Word. Confirm this truth to our hearts, Lord, and make us faithful to live what we know to be true in Jesus name. Amen.
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Did you know?
In 1952, African National Congress stalwarts Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo established South Africa's first black law firm, called Mandela and Tambo.
The implementation of apartheid and white minority rule, as well as South Africa's peaceful transition to a non-racial democratic society, are major stories of the 20th century. This is what makes the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg a must-stop for tourists visiting South Africa.
Visitors to the museum are greeted with a very real reflection of what it was like to live in a racially segregated society. The museum has two entrances labelled 'White' and 'Non-white', and depending on which ticket you are issued, you will be ushered through one of the two.
The laws that governed which entrances people could use or which bus to catch were classed as 'petty apartheid', but there were far more serious overtones to this system of racial classification. Under apartheid, the majority of people in the country were dispossessed of land, economic opportunity and their democratic right to choose their own leaders, simply because they were black.
When the National Party took over leadership of the country in 1948, it began entrenching racial segregation under the auspices of the South African Bureau for Racial Affairs. Before long, racial laws, such as the Population Registration Act, which assigned every citizen to a racial category, and the Group Areas Act, which enforced separate urban areas for race groups, came into being.
Other repressive measures included making striking illegal and limiting freedom of movement for non-whites through curfews and pass books. Apartheid led to growing resistance among the disenfranchised, which in turn led to more punitive measures from the state, culminating in several states of emergency in the 1980s.
It was the unbanning of the African National Congress and the release of its leader, Nelson Mandela, in February 1990 by former president FW de Klerk that heralded a new era for the country and the start of negotiations for a more just dispensation. Both men were awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for their role in ensuring South Africa's transition was peaceful.
Throughout, Mandela emerged as the man able to lead the country out of the political wilderness and unite all population groups. Consequently, it's no surprise that the most popular of the more than 22 displays is the Mandela Exhibition, a life-map of South Africa's greatest son and world humanitarian icon.
South Africa's elections of 1994 ushered in a new era of democracy.
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The Apartheid Museum
Tel: +27 (0)11 309 4700
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Tel: 0861 733 287
How to get here
The museum is next to Gold Reef City on the corner of Northern Park Way and Gold Reef Road, Ormonde, Johannesburg. It's easily accessible off the De Villiers Graaff highway (take Exit 7 and follow the Gold Reef City signs).
Around the area
Gold Reef City is a theme and amusement park that will keep the kids entertained. Here you can also take a trip down a gold mine (stop No 6 on the City Sightseeing bus route).
Tours to do
From the Gold Reef City casino, you can catch the City Sightseeing bus and get an overview of Johannesburg. The company also offers a two-hour whistle-stop tour of the township of Soweto as an add-on to its regular route.
How to get around
The museum is the No 7 stop on the Jo'burg City Sightseeing bus route. Alternatively, take a taxi to the museum or drive yourself.
What will it cost
Adults R65; pensioners, students and children R50.
Length of stay
The museum is a half-day outing.
Where to stay
Johannesburg has a wide variety of accommodation options, from B&Bs through to five-star hotels.
What's happening
The Mandela Exhibition is a focus on the central role former president Nelson Mandela played in South Africa's Struggle history. It looks at his early involvement in the Struggle from the 1940s to his imprisonment for 27 years and subsequent leadership of the country from 1994.


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BOSTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama has "misunderstood" American values in his policies toward other countries. The Republican nominee is planning a major foreign policy speech in the coming weeks.
Romney on Sunday wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal outlining a foreign policy critique he first made at campaign events following an attack in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador. Romney is accusing the Obama administration of minimizing the seriousness of that attack and the other threats facing the U.S. in the region.
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MONTREAL — Saturday will mark the third, grim anniversary since an earthquake in Haiti killed 200,000 people and made unwitting heroes of at least 14 Canadian police and military officers who scrambled to pull survivors from the rubble in the hours that followed.
At a ceremony Thursday to honour those 14 officers for their bravery — including five from the Montreal police — some of the men said the memory of the devastation and sorrow was still too painful to discuss.
On January 12, 2010, Montreal police Sgt. Denis Roy jumped from the second-floor balcony of a restaurant in Port-au-Prince before the building collapsed, then headed to what was left of the hospital, where he pulled a teenager to safety. Roy volunteered in the days that followed to search for and rescue more survivors.
Asked to speak about his experience, he pointed instead to the tattoo which now covers his left arm, with the date of the earthquake wrapped around his wrist and a dragon, symbolizing the earthquake, leading up to his shoulder.
"The flames represent all the people close to me who died there," he said.
Among the other recipients decorated at RCMP headquarters in Montreal were also officers from the Sûreté du Québec, the RCMP and the Ottawa police — who returned into collapsing buildings, dug out holes and moved mountains of concrete to rescue as many people as possible.
International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino, who has been under fire in the past week for saying he would freeze any new aid to Haiti, pending a review of how the money is spent, was among the dignitaries in attendance, along with RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson. Fantino would not take any questions, but commended the officers for their "incredible bravery and selflessness" in Haiti under volatile and dangerous conditions.
Saguenay Police Constable Bertrand Fraser had been in Haiti for an hour and a half when the walls started shaking all around him.
"In the first minute after the earthquake you could hear a fly buzzing," recalled Fraser, who had just returned from holiday in the Dominican Republic when the quake hit. "Then after that came the screams. It was hell. Just hell."
With a colleague from the RCMP, Fraser went straight to the house across the street, which had fallen on top of a mother and her two children, a 7-year-old and a newborn baby.
"We heard them calling out, crying, screaming. It was terrible," Fraser said. "The ceiling caved in on them and we managed to move some rocks around and get the baby out through a hole no bigger than a groundhog's hole. We got the mother and the other child out several hours later. We had to lift the whole ceiling off them."
It wasn't until after midnight, about seven hours later, that Fraser "finished his shift," he said.
"We couldn't see anything, there were no vehicles, no phones, no lights, and nothing was working."
Fraser hasn't seen or heard from the mother and her children since, but says he thinks of them often.
"We've had time to forget, but it's still emotional. The camaraderie and human contact with people we didn't even know ... it's hard to explain."
Montreal police Sergeant Claude Cuillerier hasn't been back to Haiti or been in contact with the people he saved either.
He promised his family he wouldn't go back, he said.
"They survived the earthquake from a distance," he explained. "They knew where I was, but I couldn't reach them for several hours."
Cuillerier was at United Nations Police (UNPol) headquarters in Port-au-Prince when the earthquake struck. He was in an office on the second floor of the building when the first floor collapsed.
"The first thing I thought about when the quake stopped was to go downstairs," Cuillerier said. "I hadn't realized I was already downstairs ... That's where we found most of the people who survived, as well as many who didn't."
He compared the scene to 9/11 in New York, with great clouds of white dust rising from the collapse of so much concrete.
"When we got out of the cloud, we saw people stuck under the debris, but there was no way for them to get out because the holes weren't big enough," Cuillerier said. "Then with adrenalin and the sweat on our brows we managed to break some of the concrete and get some people out."
The 13 police officers and one member of the Canadian Forces honoured Thursday were all in Haiti to participate in International Police Peace Operations to train police abroad, patrol streets and provide humanitarian assistance, among other roles.
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Here is a quick guide to accessing a microsoft sql server with VB.NET
The sqlconnection object is designed for microsoft sql server, all other databases are accessed with the odbcconnection object.
To pull data from your database you need to import the sqlclient namespace and use the following objects:
1. sqlconnection - used to open and close connections
2. sqlcommand - used to query
3. sqldatadapter - used to accept results of query
To begin, include the sqlclient namespace
Then create a sqlconnection object in the design view by dragging it from the data tab area of the toolbox into your form. You could also declare the object in your code but with the design view it allows you to fill out a few bits of information regarding your connnection and it's setup.Code:Imports System.Data.SqlClient
In this example our sqlconnection object will be called: dbconnection
create an array to store your returned data from the database (in this example we are looking up a single integer column from our database)
It's important to use exception handling incase an error would occur duing our connection.Code:Dim holddata() as Integer
create a sqlcommand object containing a sql statement and the sqlconnection object (dbconnection)Code:Try
create a sqldatareader to accept dataCode:Dim querystatement As String = "Select column From Table" Dim dbcommand As SqlCommand(querystatement, dbconnection)
open your connection and query for informationCode:Dim queryresults As SqlDataReader
check if any rows were returnedCode:dbconnection.Open() queryresults = dbcommand.ExecuteReader()
fill the holddata array using a while statementCode:if (queryresults.HasRows)
if no records were returned then inform userCode:ReDim holddata(0) Dim counter As Interger = 0 While queryresults.Read() counter = counter + 1 ReDim Preserve holddata(counter) holddata(counter - 1) = queryresults.Item("column") End While
if something goes wrong display a message informing the userCode:Else MessageBox.Show("No Records Found", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.Ok) End If
Makes sure to close the database connection within finally so that the connection is closed regardless of errors occuring.Code:Catch MessageBox.Show("Could not connect to server", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.Ok)
*************************************************Code:Finally dbconnection.Close() End Try
Here is the same code but put together
If you run a query with no responses such as Update:Code:Imports System.Data.SqlClient Dim holddata() As Integer Try Dim querystatement As String = "Select column FROM table" Dim dbcommand As SqlCommand(querystatement, dbconnection) Dim queryresults As SqlDataReader dbconnection.Open() queryresults = dbcommand.ExecuteReader() if (queryresults.HasRows) ReDim holddata(0) Dim counter As Integer = 0 While queryresults.Read() counter = counter + 1 ReDim Preserve holddata(counter) holddata(counter - 1) = queryresults.Item("column") End While Else MessageBox.Show("No Records Found", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.Ok) End If Catch MessageBox.Show("Could not connect to server", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.Ok) Finally dbconnection.Close() End Try
If you run a query with a single response such as returning the auto generated PK from an Insert:Code:dbcommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
To run multiple sql statements be sure to free resources between calls:Code:dbcomand.ExecuteScalar()
To load a new sql statement into a sqlcommand object:Code:queryresults.Close() dbcommand.Dispose()
Code:dbcommand.CommandText = "Select * From table"


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- Canned Yams
- Chicken Broth
- Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Canned Evaporated Milk
Feeding Our Friends and Family of Las Cruces
Casa de Peregrinos (CdP), a food pantry in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serves not only Las Cruces but also much of Doña Ana County. Here, tough times tend to strike both often and hard. Right now, for example, nearly one-quarter of our residents live below poverty level. In rural colonias they're actually living far below, with family incomes averaging $5,000 per year.
Imagine trying to feed, house, and clothe yourself—or a family!—on that amount of money. So, people in such circumstances often turn to CdP for help. And we've been providing that help to hungry people since the early 1979.
Our Program
Currently, CdP's emergency food program operates through three projects: Food Security, Summer Food, and the Rural Initiative. Click here for access to all of CdP's project descriptions.
Our main pantry, in Las Cruces, operates Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. On those days, both morning and afternoon, people in need can obtain groceries and, sometimes, referrals to complementary agencies.
A helpful feature for many clients is our proximity to other service providers on the Community of Hope campus. Thus, people such as the young woman just above—who lives in her car—can pay a periodic visit to CdP when they come to have a meal at El Caldito or drop by the free clinic, the Community of Hope office, or Jardín de los Niños. These savings of transportation money and/or energy can make all the difference to people in challenging lives.
On their first visit to CdP, prospective clients need to bring a drivers license or some other form of I.D. and proof of physical address, such as a light bill, rent receipt, etc. We cannot accept P.O. boxes as this proof.
Although it often stretches us financially, Casa de Peregrinos keeps the emergency food program going because poverty and hunger have gained a solid toehold in Southern New Mexico. And we're staying right here until they move on down the road.
Want to support Casa de Peregrinos work?
For more information about our projects or to donate or volunteer, please call us during business hours (9:00 to 5:00 on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday): (575) 523-5542


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With more than 100 buildings red-tagged and more 200 injuries, the Napa City Council has voted to seek federal disaster relief. The Solano County supervisors declared a state of emergency.
VIDEO: Months of clean up expected after South Napa quake
In their latest earthquake briefing, city officials said the injury total is now 209. They say one person was admitted to the hospital Monday night after suffering seizures.
All but one of the schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District will reopen on Wednesday. Stonebridge Charter School will stay closed because of possible structural damage.
VIDEO: City declares Napa schools safe to reopen
The city is dealing with more than 800 calls for home inspections and has waived permitting fees and planning reviews to speed-up the rebuilding process.
City officials also say 640 customers remain without water. Crews are working to repair 120 water main breaks. But as quickly as they fix one, they find additional problems. At this point, they're just doing their best to keep up.
VIDEO: Napa teen badly hurt in quake says he's fortunate to be alive
Andrew Hall picked up free water from the Red Cross shelter at Crosswalk Community Church on Tuesday. His family has been without running water since Sunday morning's earthquake.
"It's been tough," he said. "Just personal hygiene and cooking and cleaning and drinking and just the things and everyday use you take for granted."
City Manager Mike Parness says the city hopes to restore all leaky pipes in the next couple days. Utility crews are working around the clock.
"What we're doing is we're seeing the break, going out, isolating, shutting off the water and working on it and then moving to the next," said Parness. "Problem is we're adding more as we fix more."
So far the city has identified 120 leaks, including one on Laurel St. Others can be found on Homewood Ave. and on Foothill Blvd.
PHOTOS: Earthquake damage around the Bay Area
"I know, it is a waste of water," Napa resident Cathy Marco said. "And it's just sad because we're in a drought."
"From our house over to here, which is less than about three miles, we counted five leaks," Napa resident Bob Buhler said.
Anyone who lost water service completely any time after the earthquake is advised to use bottled water for drinking or cooking or boil tap water for a full minute. Some customers may have their water cut off while repairs are made nearby. The city also has two water stations, one on Pearl Street another at the Las Flores Center on Linda Vista Avenue.
Meanwhile, Napa Mayor Jill Techel is calling on assistance from FEMA to help businesses affected by the quake get back on their feet. On Monday night, the city began fencing off much of the downtown area so heavy machinery can start hauling away debris.
The timing of the quake was not good for Napa's famous wineries, many of which had already started this year's harvest. Owners are working quickly to clean up the massive mess, so they can continue the harvest process before it's too late. Between wineries, homes, businesses and more, Kinetic Analysis Corporation - a firm that studies natural disasters - estimates overall damages could top $4 billion.
And though Techel says 80 percent of wineries escaped the quake without damage, many shops and restaurants that depend on tourism are afraid images of broken barrels and ruined vintages will keep tourists away.
VIDEO: Napa merchants want tourists to know they're open for business
"Last week, this place was packed, there were people hanging out the door, waiting to get in and this week it's like a ghost town," said Alan Arnople of Peju Province Winery.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee toured the damage on Tuesday morning.
"I just want to express my support to all the residents and certainly to people working around the clock," he said.
VIDEO: SF mayor tours Napa quake damage
Beyond that, the mayor is hoping his constituents will pitch in; namely, corporate citizens. He says Napa and San Francisco are tightly linked by tourism.
"I'm going to ask volunteers, ask for donations, ask for corporate citizens to be generous in their time and resources to help people of Napa, Vallejo, and Sonoma," he said.
A series of aftershocks put a lot of North Bay residents on edge Tuesday morning. The strongest was a 3.9 magnitude earthquake that struck 1 mile northwest of American Canyon at 5:33 a.m. It was followed by several smaller aftershocks throughout the morning.
The U.S. Geological Survey, the federal agency that monitors earthquake activity, released a map showing where more than 1,400 people reported feeling the aftershocks. Even though they quakes were centered in the North Bay, people in San Jose and almost as far as Stockton reported shaking.
Tom Brocher with the USGS told us in a phone interview that it's not over yet.
"We can get stronger aftershocks," he said. "Yesterday the probability of a magnitude 5.0 was 25 percent, 1 in 4. That chance is probably even lower today, but we are going to see more aftershocks."
There were no reports of damage or injuries from the aftershocks, though they did cause some concerns along Highway 29 in Napa. Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol closed one of the two southbound lanes of Highway 29 near the Butler Bridge. Sky 7HD was overhead around 10 a.m. and footage showed inspections being done on the span.
Road officials said they believe there has been some settlement of the soil in the area that needs to be looked at. No damage to the highway bridge has been found yet. The road reopened Tuesday evening.
Map of red-tagged homes in Napa and an interactive map on the hazards
The City of Napa has removed all debris boxes from Napa schools and is urging people who may be cleaning up their homes to take their debris to sanctioned sites. A list of these sites can be found on the City of Napa's website.
For residents and businesses doing cleanup, drop boxes for debris have placed at the following locations:
Alta Heights Magnet School
15 Montecito Blvd, Napa, CA
Browns Valley Elementary School
1001 Buhman Ave, Napa, CA
El Centro Elementary School
1480 El Centro Ave, Napa, CA
Harvest Middle School
2449 Old Sonoma Rd, Napa, CA
Napa High School
2475 Jefferson St, Napa, CA
Northwood Elementary School
2214 Berks Street, Napa, CA
Silverado Middle School
1133 Coombsville Rd, Napa, CA
Bay City News contributed to this report.


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Nessie on Google Maps
UK tabloid The Sun claim to have found the Loch Ness monster in the satellite imagery of Google Maps and Google Earth. If you click on the image above you can have a close look at the image directly in Google Maps.
I don't want to influence your view about this but The Sun also claimed in February to have found Atlantis on Google Maps. They claimed the lines in the image below were the walls of the lost city.
Unfortunately for The Sun a Google spokeswoman later announced that the lines were the result of the sonar used by boats to map the ocean floor.
However it is true that Google Maps Street View has made a number of irrefutable UFO sightings:
At Miller's Point, near Sydney Harbour
In Tokyo
In Melbourne, Australia
In San Francisco
In Dallas
And in Virginia Beach, VA, USA
If you still insist on keeping hold of your rational disbelief then I'd like to hear your explanation for this amazing Street View of a time travelling dinosaur in Indianapolis.


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New Python web developers seem to love running benchmarks on WSGI servers. Reality is that they often have no idea what they are doing or what to look at. This talk will look at a range of factors which can influence the performance of your Python web application. This includes the impact of using threads vs processes, number of processors, memory available, the GIL and slow HTTP clients.
A benchmark of a hello world application is often what developers use to make the all important decision of what web hosting infrastructure they use. Worse is that in many cases this is the only sort of performance testing or monitoring they will ever do. When it comes to their production applications they are usually flying blind and have no idea of how it is performing and what they need to do to tune their web application stack.
This talk will discuss different limiting factors or bottlenecks within your WSGI server stack and system that can affect the performance of your Python web application. It will illustrate the impacts of these by looking at typical configurations for the more popular WSGI hosting mechanisms of Apache/mod_wsgi, gunicorn and uWSGI, seeing how they perform under various types of traffic and request loads and then tweaking the configurations to see whether they perform better or worse.
Such factors that will be discussed will include:
Use of threads vs processes.
Number of processors available.
Python global interpreter lock (GIL)
Amount of memory available.
Slow HTTP browsers/clients.
Browser keep alive connections.
Need to handle static assets.
From this an attempt will be made to provide some general guidelines of what is a good configuration/architecture to use for different types of Python web applications. The importance of continuous production monitoring will also be covered to ensure that you know when the performance of your system is dropping off due to changing traffic patterns as well as code changes you have made in your actual web application.
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Event: FASHION starcast and many others graced the Lakme Fashion Week held at NCPA, Mumbai with their presence.
Guest List: Celina Jaitley, Geeta Basra, Vidya Malvade, Shreyas Talpade, Adah Sharma, Mandira Bedi, Meghna Naidu
Venue: NCPA Mumbai
Date: 24-Oct-2008
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
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Get ready to say farewell to Pete Wilder.
When Private Practice returns, Pete will finally be on trial for the mercy killing of one of his patients — but considering Tim Daly won't actually be returning for the sixth season of the ABC medical drama, there are a few options for how Pete will say his farewell.
Exclusive: Jack & Bobby alum Matt Long joins Private PracticeThe easy option would see Pete ending up in the slammer for good, with Violet (Amy Brenneman) only paying him visits while off camera. But with executive producer Shonda Rhimes' recent tease that death will strike Seaside Wellness, we fear the worst.Check out a clip from the season premiere of Private Practice, which airs Tuesday at 10/9c on ABC.


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Published January 13, 2015
There was a loud gasp at PNC Park when Carlos Beltran belted a ball earmarked for the right-center field gap with two outs in the seventh inning.
Just like that, A.J. Burnett's push for the second no-hitter of his career was dashed.
Instead, he settled for another close call.
Burnett tossed seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a rain- shortened, two-game set.
Burnett's only other blemish was a hit batsman. He struck out eight.
Burnett (1-2), who tallied his 2,000th career strikeout, fired his first no- hitter nearly 12 years ago. While with the Florida Marlins, he recorded a wild nine-walk no-no against the San Diego Padres on May 12, 2001.
The 36-year-old took a no-hitter into the eight inning against the Chicago Cubs last season before pinch-hitter Adrian Cardenas lined a two-out single to right.
There have been six no-hitters in Pirates history, the last a combined 10- inning no-no against the Houston Astros in 1997.


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Ashley Tisdale & Selena Gomez: Blondie Girl Holiday Party!
Ashley Tisdale is white hot at the holiday party for her company Blondie Girl Productions on Monday (December 17) at The Village in Studio City, Calif.
The 27-year-old actress was joined at the bash by her pal Selena Gomez and her older sis Jennifer Tisdale.
Other guests at the party, which benefited Toys for Tots, included Julianne Hough, Derek Hough, Ashley's Scary Movie 5 co-star Simon Rex, her Hellcats co-star Robbie Jones, and Austin Stowell.
FYI: Selena is wearing a Love Quotes scarf.
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