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Story and photo by Evelyn Red Lodge
Rapid City, South Dakota — They gathered 1,500 strong in support of blind Lakota elder, Vernon Traversie, who claims he was a victim of a healthcare hate crime.
Native trills and drums could be heard from a mile away, and justice for Vern was shouted as the crowd took to the streets in protest of Rapid City Regional Hospital.
At least 300 of those made the protest march from the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center to RCRH — where Traversie explains in his YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxrYQ0mFFQs) how he came to have three Ks embedded in his flesh after surgery.
Traversie told Last Real Indians last month that was not the only mistreatment he endured. He said, I had a male nurse come over and tell me to shut my f****** mouth, because I asked for pain medication after my surgery.
He then related, I felt scared and humiliated. I couldnt even move my arms. I felt helpless.
Among the 1,500 that gathered at Memorial Park, original members of the American Indian Movement rallied for an FBI investigation into Traversies claims.
Controversial AIM founder, Dennis Banks, rallied, 40 years ago we said we will not tolerate this abuse, discrimination, and killings. Why is it that racism is so active here in western South Dakota?
He continued, 40 years ago they began to shoot us at Mother Butler Center. We asked the police to find these people that were shooting at us. They said, We dont know who they are. The next day AIM leaders armed our people. After passing out shotguns and rifles the news media rushed out to MBC and within the hour the police called us and said we found the people who were shooting at you. They knew who was shooting at us.
Only when we rise up in anger and frustration do they wake up and do their job.
This police department in Rapid City said they investigated this heinous crime committed on Vern Traversie and said they found no evidence of a crime.
We send our children and elderly to Rapid City Regional. But, now we know we can no longer trust that hospital.
In a few years we will not be sending our people to Rapid City Regional (Hospital). At this very moment there are young men and women getting ready to do a feasibility study on building a multi-million-dollar hospital. We have the resources.
But for now, the ugly head of racism and the KKK has risen up in Indian Country. This is Indian Country (treaty land).
Banks explained, We wanted to find out where the KKK was in South Dakota. We found out theyre here. Their children are among us. Their children work in the police department and the hospital.
Were hoping we can open up a dialogue that will bring some meaningful negotiations. I was reminded yesterday that $40 million of Indian money goes to that hospital (RCRH) every year. That must end. We have to investigate where all this money goes when all we see is abuse.
Were going to call the shots from here on in.
Traversie was not at the protest, but he did call to thank everyone for all the support and asked that the protest be peaceful.
LRI called Rapid City Police Chief Steve Allender to inquire about remarks in a local paper about the protest. He explained that at the start of the 2.7 mile march, he witnessed about a dozen teenage boys running into Fifth Street (to block traffic) which is completely illegal. Thats what were there for. This continued all the way up to the hospital.
Once at the hospital, Allender claimed, A number of guys went up to an officer and were screaming at him. I dont know how they did that, because my throat would have been bleeding.
He said, Up at the hospital there were threats of storming the hospital and burning it down.
He continued, At the hospitals request they had an area with shade trees where they wanted the people to be and brought out water and had a route to a restroom. But in those initial moments, it was unruly, because the group wanted to be at the (hospital) entrance.
In summary Allender said, I saw this teetering on a disaster.
However, no protestors were arrested.
Editorial Note:
After the initial Youtube video on Vern Traversie was released, Evelyn Red Lodge broke the Vern Traversie Story. Major sources CNN, & AP were the first we saw with momentary mentions of the video. Lastrealindians writer/journalist submitted a researched, carefully written piece based on interviews within hours of video release. Lastrealindians approved publication after personal knowledge of Verns wounds was substantiated.
On the day it was posted, April 25, 2012, Lastrealindians.com received 17,621 unique visitors, and 32,017 pageviews. On April 26, 2012, we exceeded that number, jumping to over 45,000 pageviews. Within three days of posting the Vern Traversie story, Lastrealindians.com had surpassed over 102,000 pageviews. Verns story was liked over 10,000 times by Facebook users. Thank you to everyone who read Verns story and shared it with others, including other news and media organizations. Verns story isnt over yet. Well continue to publish the truth, and bring you important hard-hitting news stories from Indian Country, as well as insight from the Native perspective. Props to Evelyn.
-Ruth Hopkins, Editor/Founding Writer, Lastrealindians


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Peterhead Port Authority (PPA) will be looking for a new chief executive after it was announced that John Wallace will be retiring next year.
Mr Wallace will be ending his career on July 15, 2016.
He was appointed Chief Executive of Peterhead Bay Authority on April 1, 2001 having previously been the Chairman of Fraserburgh Harbour Commissioners for 16 years.
Mr Wallace said: 'We are about to embark on the biggest civil engineering works development this port has ever undertaken. If I can get it sanctioned before I depart then this would be a terrific retirement present and we are knocking on the door at this time.
"The port is well positioned to undertake this development having doubled its turnover in the past nine years and is now cash positive. PPA has an unrivalled reputation for forward thinking and a can-do attitude, I am confident this will continue given the Board and staff I have been blessed to work with."
Peterhead Port Authority is currently awaiting the opening of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund before going ahead with a £49 million development, that will have a visitor centre as a feature in the fish market, bringing a 'wonderful visitor experience', to the Blue Toon.
The development will also include a new 9000-plus box fish market designed to accommodate all fish for sale landed on the same day.
Reflecting on his career Mr Wallace described it as a 'wonderful run'.
He said: "I claim to have the best job in the country and have good health, but with three highly active grandsons, it is my decision to spend as much time with them as the good Lord permits.
"This has not been an easy decision, but I wanted to leave when I am confident I have given my best and am still appreciated. I am indebted to those whom have entrusted me with leading their hopes and aspirations. Peterhead is full of wonderful people, thank you.


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Residents along Old Howard Road fought a losing battle against trash.
They have worked on weekends to keep an area near the lakeshore considered to be a park clean, only to find it dumped on again. Those concerns were brought to the Waxahachie Park Board at its Thursday meeting.
"We used to get a lot of partying of Friday night after the game, but that has pretty much stopped. Now we are getting a lot of drug use. We are getting hypodermic needles, condoms, and a crack pipe. It is getting pretty bad the last few months," resident David Bond said. "For three years we had two or three fishermen, and it was fine. They would come once or twice a week. Now it is almost every weekend night, and there are three or four cars parked and they are down there till 2 or 3'o clock in the morning."
Bond explained that they have talked to the police department who has informed them that they are going to start patrolling the area a little bit more often. He expressed that residents would like to have a permanent solution to the situation.
Fellow resident Crystal Taylor shared Bond's thoughts about the ongoing situation and the danger that it poses to the residents.
"We bought property down there a little over a year ago and it has been constant. We have been going down there on the weekends and picking up trash. It is substantial and it keeps accumulating," Taylor stated. "We have had instances where we have gone to pick up trash down there and people are dropping the trash right in front of us with complete disregard to what we are trying to do."
Taylor continued, stating during one of the times they were cleaning up the park that they had to use a shovel to dig out the accumulated pile of beer bottles. She estimated that they have taken out 40-50 industrial size garbage bags worth of trash. Other items residents have removed from this area include furniture, tires, clothing, and baby toys.
The item was not listed on Thursday's agenda for discussion or action so the board could not comment on the matter. It was agreed to put the issue on the agenda for the next meeting that takes place on Jan. 4.
Director of Parks and Recreation John Smith told the board this property is owned by the city.
"It is city property and that is a city road that goes to that shoreline, but it has not been dedicated as a park. Although these people are using it as a park, it shouldn't be. We have been having a really difficult time in what can we block off, and what can we not allow there and so on and so on," Smith explained. "Everybody has the right to gain access to our public right of way. I do believe that this is a larger police matter. We are going to put this on the next agenda. I would encourage the park board to visit that area."
Smith stated that coming to the park board was an excellent place to bring this concern. He said that he going to work to get the right people at next meeting to discuss options for the situation.
Waxahachie Police Chief Wade Goolsby stated that officers will be keeping a closer watch on the situation on Old Howard Road at this time by adding a few extra patrols in the area.
The next Parks Board meeting is scheduled at 3 p.m. on Jan. 4 in the city council conference room at City Hall. City Hall is located at 401 S. Rogers Street in downtown Waxahachie.


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Police Briefs – Wednesday, October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 11:04am
Police Say Garbage Can Story Is Rubbish
A 25-year-old Pain Court woman is in some trouble after police say her story about swerving to miss a garbage can turned out to be trash.
Police say the woman crashed her vehicle into a hydro pole at the corner of Sheldon Ave. and Lowe St. in Chatham at around 3:30am on September 29.
Officers say the car ended up in the ditch, but there were no serious injuries reported.
The woman allegedly told police that she crashed her vehicle because she had to swerve to miss a big blue garbage can that was sitting in the middle of the road.
Officers say when they were investigating her claims, they found out the garbage can was taken from a nearby residence and placed in the middle of the road after the crash — not before it.
The damages from the crash are estimated at $10,000.
A 25-year-old woman is now charged with public mischief.
Man Allegedly Out Past His Curfew
The Chatham-Kent police force's crackdown on repeat offenders continues.
Police say a 28-year-old Chatham man who was supposed to be home between the hours of 10pm and 6am was allegedly out Tuesday night after 11pm.
Investigators say an officer saw the man riding a bicycle without a light on Wellington St. E and pulled him over.
The man allegedly gave the officer a fake name before he was arrested.
Police say they also found drugs on the man when they were searching him.
A 28-year-old man, who was accused of having drugs and stolen property in his possession back in September, is now facing three more counts of drug possession.
Theft Charges For Scratch Ticket Suspect
Chatham-Kent police have arrested a 33-year-old Walpole Island man after some scratch tickets were stolen from a convenience store in Wallaceburg.
Police say someone walked into the Madi's Milk on Margaret Ave. at around 5pm on October 4 and took off on a bicycle after grabbing an entire tray of scratch tickets.
At that time, officers put out a call for the public to help them identify the suspect in the case.
Police say they got their man on Tuesday at 10am, took him to police headquarters, and then released him with conditions and a future court date.
Investigators are also thanking the public for their help to identify the man they arrested.


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Iraqi insurgents have been "brought to their knees" following the arrest of Saddam Hussein, an American commander claimed yesterday.
Maj-Gen Raymond Odiero, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, operating north of Baghdad, said the capture of Saddam on Dec 13 had been "a major operational and psychological defeat for the enemy".
He said the capture had resulted in a significant increase in reliable intelligence leading to the capture of financiers, bomb-makers and former mid-level officials.
"I believe within six months you're going to see some normality following the decline in the number of attacks staged by insurgents." However, the general, whose troops captured Saddam and are preparing to leave Iraq in the next weeks, cautioned that the nature of anti-American violence could shift.
Instead of being carried out by anonymous terrorist groups or individual criminal gangs with little apparent co-ordination, attacks would be carried out in support of a nationalist cause to remove US troops from Iraq.
The new threat would be posed by "those that really just want Iraqis to run their own country".
While attacks against US forces in his area, including Tikrit and Kirkuk, had declined since November, the number of assaults against Iraqi police and civil defence forces had increased.
As he spoke on a video-link to Washington yesterday, nine people were killed in an outburst of violence, including four Christian women travelling to work at a US military base and two American soldiers in a mortar barrage.
The security chief for Spanish troops in Iraq was shot during a raid near Baghdad and was seriously ill last night.
Maj-Gen Odiero's comments contrasted sharply with the grim picture in early December. In November, 105 soldiers, including 79 Americans, died in a stream of attacks that covered the deaths of 19 Italians blown up in Nasiriyah by a suicide bomber.
The general's optimistic assessment, shortly before his troops return home, is likely to have been influenced by a desire to leave Iraq on a successful note.
The US Marine Corps caused widespread embarrassment and some anger earlier this month when it suggested it expected to do a better job when it replaced the 82nd Airborne Division.


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Sunday, October 29, 2017
Pep Talk: "Trash Talking Buddy"
"I tried to kill myself when I was 16," said the young man now barely of legal drinking age. He continued, "My dad's first reaction? Too bad it didn't work." Wow. Are you kidding me?
Your knucklehead scribe's heart ached in hearing, from a smart but vulnerable soul now in a Denver-area recovery program, the most powerful of many horrible childhood memories. This good dude is active in A Stronger Cord. A buddy. Personally, there's a sobering statement used too often these days upon learning the tragic stories of those on the comeback trail from whatever ails. This ol' jock mutters frequently, "I admire you're still trying."
This sports fanatic was helping me pick up trash on the Union Baptist Church campus in northeast Denver's Park Hill neighborhood. Each Monday night, ASC uses the basement gym sitting below a two-story school on the three-acre campus. In return, we keep the grounds clean. Two dudes were trash talking. One of the topics? America has too many marginalized and displaced folks. A major reason? The absence of nurturing families and mentors. We are products of our environments. If neglect, abuse and disdain dominate, the outcome should shock no one. It is rarely good. This bundle of human potential had been dealt a very bad hand. However, he's making progress in becoming a student of the heinous experience and re-entering society with hope.
"My counselor is amazed at my survival skills." Amen, dude, I'll certainly second that! As we continued the trash talk, my mind wandered to an earlier conversation about enduring life's "thorns and thistles." We all have them, although rarely as egregious. Regardless of the craziness defining our past, the question always becomes, "Are we going to learn from tribulations or allow a lousy past to constantly prick at the future?
What can we, as a society, do to encourage the growing number of folks who have had few, or no, guiding principles? Here comes the education received while earning a master's degree in journalism from Mizzou: Keep it simple stupid.
What can we do? Spend time with those less fortunate. This Missouri native can't resist: Show them a different way. In this super busy world in which we live, slow down and invest time in someone who deserves better. If struggling for ideas, please sample a free and inclusive wellness program emphasizing fitness, relationship building and community service in building a stronger cord to one another. For the past four years, ASC volunteers have been providing a sense of family that many lack in their valiant attempts to overcome terrible physical and emotional experiences. The Knuckleheads welcome you. We have a variety of fun, engaging and rewarding opportunities to serve others.
Just an ol' fart's opinion, but now would be a good time to heed King Solomon's wise words muttered 3,000 years ago: "One will be overpowered, two can defend themselves but a cord of three strands is not easily broken."
Together, for others like a trash-talking buddy, let's replace hopelessness with hope and cherish killing any notion we don't care.
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Sunday, October 22, 2017
Pep Talk: "A Great Personal Gift"
Your scribe was hanging out with fellow knuckleheads the other day when somebody asked, "Anybody got a praise report?" My hand shot up immediately. "Darling wife and I just celebrated our three-year anniversary. Guys, it's a perfect example. If at first you don't succeed? Try....try....again!"
The dudes present are in the Denver Rescue Mission's "New Life Program." I love these guys and cherish time with them. Through A Stronger Cord, they have become brothers and know my marital history well. I certainly didn't plan on being married three times; didn't plan on making life challenging for two beautiful kids (one from each previous marriage) but holy smokes, what a blessing the journey has become. Why? It opened the door for an amazing woman (together 15 years now) to enter. Stealing lines from the Little River Band's 1976 hit, this blessed man posted on Facebook to the beautiful, smart and generous heart-stealer, "Happy anniversary baby. I got you on my mind!"
Life. A roller coaster of unexpected twists and turns. Often, leaving us wondering, "What? Why? Me?" Let's hope, it also begs another critical question: "How to move forward?" Which leads to an even more important consideration: How to become a student, not victim, of the experience and prevail against what, currently, ails body, mind and/or spirit?
On the comeback trail, what to do in achieving goals and overcoming challenges? Here's an idea. It was sparked from, a few days after announcing our wedding anniversary, listening to Denver Dream Center's CB Barthlow encourage men living in a Denver-area halfway house. The dynamic speaker presented three ideas that warmed my marrow. I hope, yours too.
First, the pastor implored incarcerated men nearing re-entry to society (ASC works with them too) to, "Know who you are!" Amen. All of us are uniquely created with God-given gifts and talents. At least that's what I believe. For many, those gifts have been buried beneath unproductive "stuff." Still, with a little digging, those talents, can be unearthed. The wise man continued, "If money, time and circumstances were not an issue, what would you do? What's your purpose?" Be honest. That's a tough one to answer truthfully. Whether living in a mission, mansion or on Main Street.
Then Barthlow mentioned something so powerful in a second point: "Who needs to shut up?" Brother, double amen! Negative self talk? Association with other negative contributors? We need boundaries for voices, ours and others, offering lousy words in detrimental tones. Negatoids. They're quite damaging.
After discovering purpose and building boundaries, Barthlow's third point implored using "Any healthy and productive means necessary" to achieve goals and overcome challenges. Sometimes, you gotta get creative and think outside the box. Right on man.
How about remembering this moment as an anniversary of new thought? Of living life with purpose, boundaries and creativity? That terrific trio is a cord of three strands not easily broken and could be a great personal gift to use daily, not just once a year.
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Sunday, October 15, 2017
Pep Talk: "A Fire of Moo-mentous Proportions"
It was the usual Friday morning gathering of men trying to sharpen faith through fellowship, study and introspection when one of the dudes belted out, "Those are the moments that set things on fire."
My mind immediately zipped to the tragic wild fires burning in California's wine country and then jumped to a recent conversation that had stuck like glue. It was a chat centered around the origins of lighthouses. According to the storyteller, in ancient times long ago any voyage was fraught with danger and many, if not most, ended in shipwreck.
Ships crashing into rocks, debris everywhere and many lives lost. Ultimately, brave mariners came upon the idea to collect the shattered pieces, stack them in a tower-like formation and set it on fire to illuminate the coast for others ships seeking safe passage.
The storyteller, a Denver Dream Center staff member, was sharing this message to men currently living in a Mile High City halfway house. These are guys on the comeback trail and, soon, re-entering our communities. A Stronger Cord works closely with these men in encouraging them to use the wellness program to build a stronger cord to their families, purpose and communities. Also? The more fit, connected and giving they become? The better off all will be.
Anyway, the point of sharing the story about collecting broken pieces of ship wreckage, stacking them and setting them afire for future good works, was to encourage the men to look at their lives in similar fashion. It would be a good exercise for all of us. The past certainly has moments where it seems we crashed on the rocks. Illness. Divorce. Job loss, to name just three. Stuff happens. Debris is everywhere. It appears to be a total loss. Don't let it be. Get busy collecting broken pieces, stacking and setting them ablaze for a better future! We must become students of life's experiences, sift through the wreckage of obliterated plans and have the courage to put fear aside and allow wonderment to win. I know, simple not easy.
An example of that truth appeared recently as your knucklehead scribe was talking with a buddy who works as a Denver Rescue Mission chaplain. The energetic man was sharing the story of a woman gifted in spirit but nervous about speaking in front of others. What to do? How to overcome a fear of public speaking and pursue a calling to serve others in ministry?
Well, sometimes you just have to get real creative. The woman began speaking to a herd of cows on a nearby property! Who knows how much feedback was received from the feed lot friends but the practice did empower an aspiring pastor to rise above pubic speaking anxiety and become an accomplished orator from the pulpit.
This week, let's be limited only by imagination, not fear, in creating productive choices to the challenges we face. It can spark a fire of moo-mentous proportions benefitting us and those around us: two-legged and beyond.
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Sunday, October 8, 2017
Pep Talk: "If Not Us, Who?"
Three times a week your knucklehead scribe attends devotions with guys in the Denver Rescue Mission's "New Life Program." It happens, except Sundays, each morning at 7:15. Roll call is taken, announcements made and then a presenter, usually a Mission employee/chaplain, delivers a short Biblical message designed to inspire dudes trying to comeback from homelessness, addictions or other challenges.
"The circumstances of our lives will do one of two things," bellowed a veteran and respected chaplain with a personal story of successfully overcoming detrimental afflictions. "They will make us bitter or they will make us better." Amen dude.
While marinating in that statement, the ol' cranium immediately went to the Las Vegas tragedy and its senselessness. Really? Everyone has an opinion on how to lessen America's seemingly endless string of mass shootings. Will the massacre of 58 and the wounding of hundreds innocently enjoying a concert energize our nation? Will we become better or bitter concerning gun control, ammunition limits and more effective mental health policies?
For the record, I'm a Second Amendment advocate but believe we can become better at developing more sensibility in the gun-control debate. However, just personal opinion, what America desperately needs to embrace in equal, if not greater amounts, is the importance for a new spirit as much as new legislation.
A recent Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll says only 24% of Americans feel the country is headed in the right direction. Mass shootings. Too many people on the streets. Growing income inequality. Failing educational policies. Decaying infrastructure. Our country has big-time issues. How can we unite in addressing them? Become better, not bitter?
Since starting A Stronger Cord four years ago the mantra of the community outreach program has always been, "Why can't we unify communities with wellness?" Who doesn't benefit from being more fit, connected and giving? It's a free and easy (it does take time) pathway to better health, relationships and communities. Whether we're black, white or brown; live in a mission, mansion or on Main Street, we need to spend more time together. It will make us healthier. Body, mind and spirit. Individually and collectively.
Do we have the will? Some numbers make you wonder. For example, The Denver Foundation recently conducted a CLOSE TO HOME homelessness public awareness campaign in communities across the Denver seven-county metro area. Responders acknowledged far too many cannot meet basic needs. The report added Coloradans need to increase understanding, compassion and get more engaged to solve, or at least reduce, the growing problem. But here's what jumped out, at least for me, from the study. Only 7% of those polled believe they have a major responsibility to play in helping to address homelessness. Wow. Really? If not us, who?
The great struggles of our time. Will they make us bitter or better? Investing more money, alone, will not solve our problems. We need to build a stronger cord to one another and tackle them together!
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Sunday, October 1, 2017
Pep Talk: "We'll Be Rewarded Too!"
Eager to return home to Denver and darling wife, your knucklehead scribe was hustling through Kansas City's airport. After dropping off a vehicle, while passing the Enterprise counter, three young male employees are observed. They appear bored. It's Sunday morning and kinda slow. "Go Chiefs!" I snort while cruising past. The young men earnestly agreed. Then, this Mile High City resident couldn't resist. "Go Broncos!" Their witty response? In a slow and firm tone, "Nooooooooo."
A few moments later, while on the transit bus toward the terminal, thy cranium focuses on an email received earlier. It came from a spectacular young man known since his birth. Now a freshman at Santa Clara University the basketball junkie, as a walk on, was trying out for the college team. In talking with his mother (she's a long-time friend and A Stronger Cord stalwart) the proud momma shared about the hoopster's tryout. "He left it on the floor, is proud of the effort and waiting to see what happens." Scotty Wiese didn't make the team. Bummer. However, in the referenced email, the incredibly gifted magician (yep, that too) optimistically wrote of the excitement in helping the program as a practice player. Leaving it on the line, proud of the effort and okay with the outcome? What a great spirit.
We're getting closer to the terminal when the brain zips to Liz Kelly-Hansen. She was one of five folks recently inducted in the Raytown, MO., school district's Alumni Hall of Fame. I was lucky to be honored a few years ago. Anyway, the wonderful woman shared an acceptance story of a young toddler with aching feet. "They hurt so bad I learned to walk on my ankles. I thought my mom would take me to the doctor. Nope. She took me to dance classes." A star was born. "It turned a weakness into a strength."
After graduating from Raytown schools in 1969, the dynamo went west. "I chose Los Angeles because of the way the sun set on the Pacific." She earned a spot with the dance ensemble, the Golddiggers. Soon after, comedian Dean Martin showcased them on his hit 1970's television show. Then, Martin's buddy, Bob Hope adopted the Golddiggers and included them on USO shows in Vietnam to entertain the troops. Almost a half century later, the studio owner volunteers considerable time serving isolated and displaced Vietnam veterans. From achy feet to an achy heart for wounded warriors. A wonderful example to the value of leaving it on the floor and turning weakness into strength.
One more admiring thought blasted the brain before departing the bus. Its source? A beloved husband and wife, the Bullard's. Regardless of the challenge, this faithful duet always seems to respond by leaving it on the floor for others whether family, students or community. I sure hope they're proud of their efforts. It's Hall of Fame caliber too. Thanks for letting me crash in your basement.
Back to the point. For us? This week? Lay it on the line, be proud of the effort and turn weaknesses into strengths. We'll be rewarded too!
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ISRN Microbiology
Volume 2012, Article ID 452024, 10 pages
Optimization of Antioxidant Potential of Penicillium granulatum Bainier by Statistical Approaches
Microbial Technology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
Received 15 February 2012; Accepted 13 March 2012
Academic Editors: M. Canica, J. Ruiz-Herrera, G. Suzzi, and T. P. West
Copyright © 2012 Priyanka Chandra and Daljit Singh Arora. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Priyanka Chandra and Daljit Singh Arora, "Optimization of Antioxidant Potential of Penicillium granulatum Bainier by Statistical Approaches," ISRN Microbiology, vol. 2012, Article ID 452024, 10 pages, 2012. https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/452024.


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Kickboxers from Evolution Martial Arts returned from the CIMAC UK Open with six podium places.
The event, held at Windsor, is part of the CIMAC Super A League event which takes place throughout the year.
Nesta Baxter, 16, competed in four divisions at this year's CIMAC UK Open.
Nesta's first category was the Girls' -56kg Light Continuous, where she claimed her first gold trophy of the day.
This was followed by silver in the Girls' -56kg Point Fighting, missing out on first by a point.
Nesta then stepped up into the Senior Ladies' Light Continuous category, winning her second gold, claiming her third win in the Senior Ladies' Point Fighting section.
Chelsea Leggatt, 16, fought in the Girls' +56kg Light Continuous and missed out on the top spot to a tough opponent in the final.
She also fought in the Girls' +56kg Point Fighting, claiming a second silver.
Seventeen-year-old Rhys Coleman finished third in the Men's -70kg Point Fighting Division in his first competition for Evolution, after almost a year away from the sport.
Kev Hunter and Mark Baldry, who will both be fighting as part of Team Great Britain at next month's WAKO Senior European Championships in Slovenia, fought in the Men's +80kg Light Continuous category.
Riley Brocklesby, nine, fought in the -28kg Boys' Point Fighting and Light Continuous.
Mackenzie Warrant, 10, fought in the -32kg Boys' Point Fighting and Light Continuous.
Zac Baldry, 13, fought in the Boys' -47kg Point Fighting division, coming away with fourth.
Nesta Baxter and Rhys Coleman will both be representing Evolution Martial Arts at the upcoming Flanders International Kickboxing Cup in Belgium.
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VC market in 2013
Efraim Landa is a venture capitalist who provides both funding and expertise to emerging companies. A venture capital firm typically works with a startup company that needs funding and support to handle those first turbulent years until they can make an IPO. When a VC firm invests in an emerging company it basically purchases a portion of the company in exchange for a profit that will come as the company matures. It is generally expected that a company will be able to transition from its inception to an IPO inside of 10 years with the average being somewhere around 5 to 7 years. The venture capital firm provides the necessary funds to keep the business running efficiently until the time when a profit can be made. Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists such as Efraim Landa also offer their working expertise to the business to help ensure their successful business venture. Many successful entrepreneurs have stated that the expertise that is gained from experienced businessmen is more valuable than the funding that was secured. Read the rest of this entry
How Google Got Funding
Sergey Brin and Larry Page, college peers whom didn't like each other too much, both found a common interest in the idea of creating a solid way to search and find information on the internet. Knowing there are endless amounts of information available on the internet, many could benefit by such a product and Brin and Page knew there was a dependable niche awaiting such a product. Despite any differences Brin and Page had, they knew their idea was grand and stuck together to create something we all use today, Google!
How would one get started on such a great invention as Google? Brin and Page, decided they weren't going to spend millions of dollars, that they didn't have anyhow, on advertising or on high-end equipment, but the funding they would receive would be used to buy motherboards and other components to inexpensively build computers themselves. They wanted to create a fully searchable database before searching backing for funding. Venture capital firms are for the big boys, and Brin and Page needed great amounts of funding to start their project but Brin and Page knew their plan had to be solid before going that route. Page and Brin created a beta version of their finial product and this allowed their search engine to speak for itself. Read the rest of this entry


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LAPD Shooting Victim to Keep $3.2M Award
LOS ANGELES (CN) – A federal judge refused to grant a new trial to a Los Angeles Police officer who was found to have used excessive and unreasonable force in shooting a mentally ill woman.
U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder court denied the City's request for a new trial, concluding that Officer Brent Houlihan and Officer Bezak violated the civil rights of Valerie Allen, then 37, during her arrest in the fall of 2009.
Allen, who has bipolar disorder, was suffering a manic episode when Houlihan shot her three times at close range.
Though she survived the shooting, she was also Tasered by Bezak as police restrained her on the ground, according to court documents.
Allen sued the city, its police department, Bezak, Houlihan, and his parent Nam Phan in Federal Court in 2010.
Allen's attorney Martin Stanley told Courthouse News that the court's decision was "entirely correct" and that his client was "pleased the court did the right thing."
"The officers obviously had serious credibility issues, and their varying stories didn't add up," Stanley said in an interview. "Eight sophisticated and educated jurors from the community all unanimously found wrongdoing on the part of the officers."
According to the police, Houlihan and Phan encountered a half-naked and disorientated Allen on Sep. 3, 2009, and gave chase after she approached their squad car, then ran away.
The officers found her on the front yard of a residence on Franklin Avenue in Hollywood.
In the interim, Allen had climbed a wrought iron fence and used a garden hose to spray Houlihan with water, according to the police account.
The police claimed that Allen hit Phan with a wooden stake, knocking him to the ground. Houlihan told Allen to drop the stake but according to police, she raised it to strike Phan again before Houlihan shot her three times.
Despite the gunshots, Allen resisted arrest, the officers said, and was Tasered by Bezak, who had responded to a call for back-up.
But Allen said the officers' testimony was riddled with inconsistencies, including how long the encounter lasted. She also disputed how she could have resisted arrest after being shot.
In late September, a federal jury awarded Allen $3.2 million, concluding the officers' actions were unreasonable and excessive.
The city asked Judge Synder to grant a new trial and judgment, claims that Houlihan's use of deadly force was reasonable.
But Synder said the jury "was free to reject" the contention that Houlihan feared Allen might seriously injure Phan with the wooden stake.
The judge noted that Allen was "half-naked, yelling and generally exhibiting unusual behavior" but that before the officers encountered her "at most she was guilty of disturbing the peace."
"Defendant did not contend, nor could he given her state of undress, that plaintiff was armed in any way other than with this wooden stake, and the evidence at trial showed that Officer Phan suffered minimal injuries as a result of plaintiff's efforts. This is not to say that plaintiff posed no threat to the officers' safety or that of others, but that on balance, a jury could find that plaintiff did not pose the type of threat that reasonably justified the use of deadly force," the judge ruled.
He found that Houlihan was not entitled to qualified immunity, and that his actions violated Allen's Fourth Amendment rights.
Snyder also found Bezak's Tasering of Allen excessive.
"Taken as a whole, the court is unable to conclude that the jury's verdict is against the clear weight of the evidence or that defendant's actions, taken in the light most favorable to plaintiff, were not in violation of plaintiff's constitutional rights. Plaintiff's right – lying on the ground suffering from three gunshot wounds – to be free from additional forceful intrusion by the police outweighs the government's interest under the totality of these particular circumstances," Snyder wrote.
The Police Department asked the court to grant a new trial based on the contributory negligence of an orthopedic surgeon who the city said caused Allen further injury after the shooting.
But Synder rejected that argument, saying that alleged inconsistencies in the jury verdicts did not merit a new trial. Snyder found that the damages awarded to Allen were reasonable.
The court granted in part and denied in part Allen's motion for attorneys' fees.
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oh just a super-duper Tuesday night with lovely friends, hot glogg, gingerbread and 5 and a half kilos of mandarin. and what we did? we watch home alone (the greatest Christmas movie ever) and danced to don't stop me now!! I'm totally in the Christmas spirit! There's just soo much snow, magnificént!


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Lake Arrowhead
A.k.a. The land of the many, many, many, MANY prairie dogs. I mean… if your campsite is going to be infested with an animal, I'm happy it's these cute little things!
Aren't they cute!?!?
And they make a super cute little sound!
The superkids were terribly fascinated by them. I don't think they had ever seen real life prairie dogs.
Let's play count the prairie dogs. How many do you see?
It's like an optical illusion, right?
We found the playground and started crawling all over!
So much love!!!
Back at the campsite, it was work! Work! Work!
And God sent the perfect sunset to finish the evening
After breakfast on Saturday, we set out for a hike. We have some Superadventurers!
We were brave until we ran across these babies
See them? No? How about now?
Ack!?!!!!!! Let's play some more with the cuter of God's creatures.
Or let's go fishing?!!!
We didn't catch anything but we sure worked up an appetite!
So did this little friend apparently
The August heat got to us all and Superbaby was desperate for a nap
So we loaded up in the truck and enjoyed some treats that Grandma sent. Thanks Grandma!
Being this close to Wichita Falls is even closer to Oklahoma. Superdad and I quickly realized that 2/3 of our brood have never ventured outside the great state of Texas! Oh no!!! We were quick to remedy that.
But just as quickly, we jumped back over the state line.
On the way home, we saw the most interesting thing!
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As you walk through life you should learn from every experience you acquire. You build from each of these individual moments, creating a thorough base of knowledge with which to navigate and interpret the world around you. But what happens when you seem to forget some of the lessons learned from previous? When you forget to apply these hard learned (sometimes painful) experiences to your everyday life? Disappointment. Frustration. Smacking your head directly into the corner of the door jam and repeating to yourself over and over again, "never give away the original."
I forgot to transition lessons from my life as an assistant to my newfound role as wife. Now it is fairly obvious that the same rules would apply. I had assisted both men and women in my days working the lower level of the production ladder so I understand it is not a gender thing. There is something about being a boss and having an assistant that makes you somewhat inept. I am not slamming any of the people I worked for, I think they just became dependent on someone else always having the answer or the paperwork. Turns out a husband relies on you the same way, I should have known that…it's logic.
As we navigate the great shed collapse of 2011 I make the mistake of answering Chris's cell phone. When assisting others you avoid answering any phone not ringing directly at your desk. Do not answer the boss's cell phone because you are then responsible for whatever the person on the other end is going to request. It always ends badly as the person likely request something they know the boss won't like and they play to your sensibility, what they request sounds logical but they leave out key information. It is the one phone you can legitimately not answer without being in trouble, so just let it lie. Mistake one.
I am now firmly planted in the center of the shed issue and trying to figure out what we should do about the warranty. I put on my best problem solver cap to come up with a plausible excuse as to why we cannot take pictures right away and the kind lady on the other end of the line seems amenable to my solution. Perfect, great, she gives me her email address to send the photos upon completion. Being the organized person I am, I write all of this information, warranty number, ticket number, phone number on the same sheet of paper. Keep it all in one place, right? ONLY IF YOU ARE PUTTING IT IN THE COMPUTER. Mistake number two.
The final, extremely large mistake comes as I hand the piece of paper to my husband. When I look back on the moment I hear myself saying the words, "This ia all the information so put it someplace safe. Are you sure you don't want me to keep it?" This is met with a large eye roll and an indignant, "I am organized," response. I do not claim to be a good filer, I am not. I make piles, but I can always tell you EXACTLY what lies in each pile and can find what I set down. Chris loves everything put away. Trouble being he has no idea where he put it away.
I reluctantly hand over the piece of paper, as my brain says, no screams, "Write the email address down! Put it in your Entourage!" Did I listen? What do you think? Now we have the photos and after a full dissection of Chris's desk we still don't have the email address to send them to. We also lack the phone number to call and the warranty information and the ticket number. NEVER GIVE AWAY THE ORIGINAL. It's Assisting 101. I can only hang my head in shame and know this is my fault, without a call log or a copy you get screwed every time. Never answer the cell phone and ALWAYS keep a copy.


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Last night as I stood at the sink before bed, blissfully scrubbing my hands with Milk Made, I noticed my little tub of LUSH Mint Julips sitting next to me. I don't often need to exfoliate my lips – as you might guess from the name of this blog, I am a lipglossaholic, and I even apply it every night before bed. But every now and then, like when I accidentally get a little too much sun and my lips sustain a burn, they're left a little flaky. On those occasions, nothing beats a dose of LUSH Mint Julips Lip Scrub. With ingredients like sugar, jojoba oil, peppermint, and vanilla extract, Mint Julips is both a scrub AND a snack. Smooth some onto your flaky, rough lips, rub rub rub, and lick off! The only con to this tasty little product is it is a bit messy, so you'll want to use it over the sink, as opposed to in bed. Otherwise, behold, the perfect lip exfoliator!


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The Lake of the Ozarks is a unique place. Fun is the word generally used to describe it. Another could be eclectic. The sprawling and winding coastline, if stretched out, would be as long as the coast of California. The difference in the 10mm and 60mm is stark: developments, entertainment, restaurants and boats.. enormous boats on one end (closer to the Dam). And on the other side- small cabins sparsely dotting the landscape, jon boats, timber blanketed bluffs and steep cliffs. In fact, as a child, we would spend the majority of our lake time on the more developed side. I remember one trip fishing with my dad on "the other side" and asking him, "What's the name of this lake?".
In Stover we are in the perfect location to quickly access whichever area we would like; 20 to thirty minutes can get us to either end, so fishing, swimming, and boating are integrated into the culture of our fair town. It only made sense to have a label series all about it. The phrase "All roads lead to…" was unfortunately taken already, so we simply say that our little piece of paradise here in Stover is the center of the universe. Because let's be honest, technological progress marches on and some day there may not be any more roads!
To celebrate the magnificent lake, we have two wines as different as the topography and people who inhabit the areas around it: Hiawatha Peach and Lake House.
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Ian Anderson and the Tull Band celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the formation of one of the world's most successful and enduring progressive rock bands.
The anniversary concerts will feature a broad mix of material, some of it focusing on the earlier formative period through to the later "heavy hitters" of the Tull catalogue.
Accompanied by Tull Band musicians David Goodier (bass), John O'Hara (keyboards), Florian Opahle (guitar), Scott Hammond (drums) and surprise virtual guests!


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John Wesley Dafoe, arguably one of the most powerful and influential newspaper editors and journalists in Canadian history once wrote that "A prime minister under the party system as we have it in Canada is of necessity an egotist and an autocrat."
In his essay on Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Mr. Dafoe added, "If he comes to office without these characteristics his environment equips him with them as surely as a diet of royal jelly transforms a worker into a queen bee".
He was editor of the Manitoba Free Press, from 1901 to 1944 when it was among the great newspapers of the world, according to Wikipedia. It became the Winnipeg Free Press.
During the past couple of weeks Canadians have witnessed one egotist and autocrat Brian Mulroney, a former prime minister slice up the current occupant, Stephen Harper who also fully qualifies on both counts. Arguably Mulroney and Harper are members of the same political party, but rather than quibble over Progressive Conservative, Conservative or Reform, let's just say they are conservatives.
Mulroney let loose his broadsides in an interview on CTV's Power Play, marking the 30th anniversary of Mulroney's big election win. If I had been him, I would have been annoyed too upon learning that the Harper Conservatives marked the occasion with a fundraising letter which apparently included no mention of Brian Mulroney or Progressive Conservative.
In brief here are the major points Mulroney made: Harper should not have got into a spat with the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada; Canada should not have lost its seat on the United Nations Security Council; the government's foreign affairs policy "has to be enveloped in a broader and more generous sweep that takes in Canadian traditions and Canadian history in a much more viable way'.
For good measure he also criticized Harper on his lack of a "pristine" environmental policy, and supported an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, something Harper so far has opposed.
However, it may have been his comments about Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party that would have enraged Harper most. "He's a young man, attractive, elected two or three times to the House, attractive wife, beautiful kids — this is a potent package when you're running in these circumstances," he told Power Play, adding "His program is that he's not Stephen Harper."
Wow! Nothing like a fight in the political family when one autocrat and egotist attacks another and praises the leader of a different political party who wants to be prime minister. My email is email@example.com


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Original name ERICH VON
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The son of an artillery general, he was adopted by General Georg von Manstein after the untimely death of his parents. Manstein began his active career as an officer in 1906 and served in World War I on both the Western and Russian fronts. Rising through the ranks, he was promoted to major general in 1936 and to lieutenant general in 1938.


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Burning the midnight oil is something common to me already. If it's not because of work, it is because of doing some comic post. Or due to some internet distractions, I couldn't sleep early. Nevertheless, staying up late to work is something that I almost get used to. However, sometimes, I get so sleepy, I couldn't even work properly. Like you can see on my blogposts, why it is full of typos, spelling errors and sometimes sentences that don't make any sense at all.
And yes, sometimes these bath did a little more than they should. I was given these two products to use. One is the Dettol Aqua for Men and another is Dettol Extreme for Men. I like how refreshing these two shower gels are especially the Dettol Extreme for its hint of menthol in it. These two are supposedly be an anti-bacterial shower gels and it is suppose to go in deep your pores to cleanse. Not sure how that works for me but I liked the freshness for me although I dislike the hint of "Dettol" smell in them
Perhaps it works a little too good in my case. Keeping me up way over my targeted sleeping time. Damn it. However, if you are interested, you can join their SUPER EASY Facebook contest and stand a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy S3. Till then, see you guys on Friday!


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It is almost 8:30 am and none of my children are out of bed yet. This is very, very strange. Maybe I should do a sweep of the bedrooms just to make sure everybody is still alive, except we all know that will just wake them up.
I should have been using this highly irregular free time to get showered and ready to face the day and all that, but I am the kind of person that really needs to be able to ease into the day, and this is the first time I've had this much quiet, ease-into-the-day time since . . . umm . . . maybe before I had children. So instead I've been reading headlines and articles on MSN and catching up on blogs. I think there are only 15 unread posts in my Google reader account now.
But back to the MSN reading. A couple of things caught my attention:
1. That 16-year-old girl that was feared lost at sea has been found alive and well. Thank goodness, of course. But seriously? What was a 16-year-old doing out at sea on her own? I know, I know, trying to set a record or something. But really? Is setting some kind of record so important? Speaking as a parent, I'd say no. If one of my kids wants to go off on some potentially . . .
Tank Boy just thundered down the stairs. I may not finish this post until next Wednesday now.
Where was I? Oh, yes . . . go off on some potentially life-threatening excursion just for bragging rights, I'd say, "Good luck with that, but you have to fund your excursion all on your own. Oh, and by the way? I'm no longer letting you drive the car and I won't give you a ride to your job."
Now I hear Quinn stirring up there.
Anyway, yes, seriously, that is what I would say. I realize we have to let our kids make choices, but that doesn't mean we have to fund or otherwise support those choices if we find them to be blatantly stupid. And I? Find setting off to sea on some kind of solo voyage, especially when one is only 16, to be blatantly stupid. But that's just me.
2. There was an entire article on how to have a successful camping date. Seriously?? I mean, yes, some people really enjoy camping, and I get that, and that is fine for them. But an article that starts off by advising not to rough it too much and then turns around and talks about tromping off into the woods rather than to the bathroom in the morning? What, then, is roughing it too much? The mind boggles.
And now I've got Quinn eating breakfast and Midge just stumbled down as well.
The whole going camping for a date thing just . . .well . . . ewww. On so many levels.
Sounds of Taylor Swift are now filling the house courtesy of Tank Boy and the time he has recently taken to figure out my iPod and speaker dock.
In other news, which didn't and won't make it onto MSN, we got a package from the girls' school containing their report cards and certificates from the awards day they missed since we moved before the end of school. So that chapter is officially over and they are very, very much wanting to home school again. Though I suppose it won't mean the same if I give them a bunch of certificates that say "Highest Average in [insert subject here]."
But I am going to keep them home this year, and we're really going to work hard to make up for this past year which was mostly wasted.
As far has holding me accountable (see previous post) I have gone and gotten my driver's license and I've been working on the bookshelves a little bit each day. I think I almost have them done. Maybe. By the time I'm done they may weight 35 extra pounds from all the coats of paint I put on them as I try to decide if I've really achieved a look I like. I also have gotten some of the weeding done and? As soon as I finish writing this post I'm going to call the bank to ask some questions about opening an account before I actually drive out there. Because, you know, five miles or so is such a hideous distance to drive. ;) I just don't want to be cavorting around town with all kinds of proof-of-identity documents and a few largish checks unless I know I am going to be able to safely deposit said checks, and . . .
I think I need to have an in-state driver's license to open an account at the place we've chosen, but in this state? They don't actually give you your driver's license on the day you go get it. They mail it to you in a week or two. This is a very foreign and surprising concept to me. So I don't know if my temporary license, which looks like something anyone with a computer could print off, will cut it.
But, like I said, as soon as I'm done here, I'll call and find out. We all know how much I love the telephone, so this post may never end.
Just kidding! It is now almost 9:30 am and I think I need knee replacement surgery from getting up and down so many times to get breakfast/milk/scotch tape/kid underwear/answer the phone/help Tank Boy just a bit with the iPod/give the dogs treats/etc.
Now it's time to make some phone calls and then wake up the oldest two and teach them how to weed (vs. how to pull out flowering things that are supposed to be there). This should be fun.
And George, if you're out there, Tewt the Newt is stopping to smell the peonies.


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New life may be granted to Bennerley Viaduct as a public consultation is planned to ask residents what they would like to see happen to this historic piece of engineering.
The Sustrans charity for promoting sustainable transport hopes to engage with the public about conserving the viaduct, which was originally used by the Great Northern Railway.
It is set to be conserved and incorporate a newly formed cycle path.
Anyone willing to attend the consultation on Wednesday, February 4 at The Gardeners Inn, Awsworth Lane can expect free tea, coffee and cake, activities for children and a chance to share knowledge of the 1,400-foot- long iconic structure.
Bill Tomson, network development officer of Sustrans East Midlands said: "The purpose of this event is to see what people think of our proposals and see how much support there is.
"It's a grade-two listed structure with a lot of heritage so my main focus is to conserve it and look after it, and keeping it in use is vital.
"We would also love to hear people's memories or any historical information they might have to help capture that history and keep it alive."


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by Tom Wacaster
When Paul wrote to the Ephesians he clearly admonished them: "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them" (Eph. 5:11). Fellowship is the joint participation and common bond that exists between brothers and sisters in Christ. Fellowship exists only where the light is believed and obeyed (cf. 1 John 1:6-8). The extent of fellowship is here restricted to those who are children of light. Consequently the child of God is not to extend fellowship, or participate with those who are not walking in the light. This would include those who teach false doctrine as well as those who partake in the moral vices listed in the previous verses (cf. 2 Cor. 6:14-16; Rom. 16:17-18).
Sinful works are works of darkness: they come from the darkness of ignorance, they seek the darkness of concealment, and they lead to the darkness of hell. These works of darkness are unfruitful works; there is nothing got by them in the long run, whatever profit is pretended by sin, it will by no means balance the loss; for it issues in the utter ruin and destruction of the impenitent sinner. We must therefore have no fellowship with these unfruitful works; as we must not practice them ourselves, so we must not countenance others in the practice of them. There are many ways of our being accessory to the sins of others, by commendation, counsel, consent, or concealment. And, if we share with others in their sin, we must expect to share with them in their plagues. Nay, if we thus have fellowship with them, we shall be in the utmost danger of acting as they do ere long (Matthew Henry, ESword)
Not only are Christians to have no fellowship with such works of darkness, they are told, "but rather even reprove them." The key word in this verse is "reprove." The obligation regarding the Christian's relationship to the "unfruitful works of darkness" is here extended beyond that of refusing fellowship; it includes reproving those works. The original ('elegcho') means "to refute, generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted...to find fault with, correct by word; to reprehend severely, chide, admonish; to call to account, to show one his fault" (Thayer). Coffman points out that the word means "expose, and probably should be so translated." Barnes says that "their lives should be a standing rebuke of a sinful world." The task of reproving the works of darkness is not a pleasant task, but one that is sorely needed in our "politically correct," "non-judgmental" generation.
A dangerous, but growing trend among congregations of the Lord's church is their involvement with denominations in various social works such as disaster relief and local community projects. Some are arguing nonetheless that the Lord's church can participate in benevolent activities with those in error while at the same time remaining true to the apostle's admonition in this verse and other passages of like nature. We have already noticed (chapter 4) that the work of the church involves (1) evangelism, (2) edification, and (3) benevolence. Why do some think that Paul's admonition here is applicable to evangelism, but has no application when it comes to the work of benevolence? Of late we hear of congregations of the Lord's church in some joint effort with the denominational churches in their community in rendering aid or assistance to those in need. All such involvement is predicated upon the assumption that Paul's words do not apply to the benevolent work of the church. But upon what basis do some draw that conclusion? Once the lines of fellowship are breached in matters of benevolence it won't be long before the same lines of fellowship are ignored in matters of evangelism and/or edification.
Our studied conclusion is that Paul's admonition applies to all of the work of the church, be it evangelism, edification, and/or benevolence. While some have concluded that Paul's admonition in this verse applies to matters of morality only, any defense of such a position seems weak at best. The passage does not make such limited application, and any attempt to restrict his words to moral inequities while exempting the application of his words to matters in other areas of Christian living fails to keep the passage in its context. Let's take a closer look.
First, the verse is surrounded by passages that draw our attention to the things being taught by those in error. "Let no man deceive you with empty words" (verse 6). "Ye were once darkness…but now are light" (verse 8). "But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light" (verse 13). Once a person teaches the wrong thing, his deeds are tainted and unacceptable to the Lord (Matt. 7:21-23).
Second, there are no works of a religious nature that can be considered fruitful by those who teach and practice error. Was this not the point of our Savior in Matthew 7:21-23? Our Lord's words are precise, pointed, and powerful. We are not speaking of whether or not a work is fruitful in the sight of men, but whether or not it is fruitful in the sight of God. Even the very works of those who do not do the will of the Father are considered iniquity. All such works, whether doctrine that is taught or works of benevolence, are the "unfruitful works of darkness."
Beloved, do not be deceived by the wiles of the devil. Whether it be evangelism, edification, or benevolence, the apostle tells us, "Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness."


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Sonic & The Black Knight, the latest hedgehog game from SEGA and developer Sonic Team (Japan), is the next in the franchise's storybook theme, the first of which was the Arabian-style Sonic and the Secret Rings. This time director Tetsu Katano (lead programmer, Sonic Adventure games and Sonic Heroes) takes the blue blazer into the time of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable, where he gains a magical sword and must work his way through a series of areas, both saving villagers and collecting rings, so that he might finally do battle with the king himself, who has become corrupted with power. A magician pulls Sonic into the era through a time warp and charges him with the task of saving the land -- a challenge he begrudgingly accepts as he wolfs down chili-dogs in a nicely produced cinematic that opens the storyline.
We've spent a few hours with Black Knight so far and the game seems to share more in common with Sonic Unleashed than it does with its storybook-themed predecessor, Secret Rings. This is primarily true because you control the hedgehog as you do in Unleashed, utilizing the nunchuk's analog stick to strafe him left and right as he soars through on-track environments. You'll have the freedom to slow down and jump backward if you pass by and object or enemy of interest, but the camera will not turn around, and thus the title oftentimes feels like an action racer. This straightforward, linear design allows the developer to keep Sonic mostly glued to a set path so that it can predict actions and supply players with a more cinematic presentation, which it has done with Black Knight. Sonic fans can once more look forward to some lightning fast, unpredictable track designs filed with rail slides, wall jumps and more. That being true, we have yet to encounter any trademark loop-de-loops or corkscrews.
As always, the developer has shied away from a purely traditional Sonic game and introduced a new gimmick -- in this case, the mascot's trusty sword. Whereas the daylight stages in Unleashed emphasized fantastic level constructions and pure-adrenaline speed, a harkening back to classic Sonic design, Black Knight is much heavier on character combat. Sonic regularly encounters evil guards and knights as he runs about environments, at which point the action will stall until he fights them off. You'll be able to strafe ever so slightly left and right with the nunchuk, erect a temporary frontal shield by holding Z button, jump and dive forward by pressing A button twice, or flip backward by holding back on the analog stick and pressing the same button. You can also jump into the air and waggle with the Wii remote to execute a sword spin attack.
Attacks are handled entirely with lots of Wii shakes and waggle. The game does not differentiate between horizontal and vertical swipes so you're free to shake aimlessly as you battle enemies. You can quickly string together multi-combo hits if you waggle incessantly. Combat seems to work passably, although we've noticed on several occasions that we're better off gesturing early as we soar toward enemies in order to cue the attacks as we come blazing upon them -- otherwise, they might attack first. Our favorite new fight mechanic. Gone are the traditional mid-air enemy lock-on attacks. Instead, the developer has engineered a new, highly cinematic lock-on system tied to the B-trigger. Press it and the action will slow into bullet-time, the camera will pan closer to Sonic, and a red reticule will appear around the nearest enemy. Gesture with the Wii remote and Sonic will zip toward them, sword drawn, and take them out, at which point the reticule will auto-lock on the next foe. This is how you execute multi-enemy attacks, but you'll need to be mindful of an on-screen meter that determines just how much time you can spend in the mode because when it runs out, you'll be back to regular waggle attacks and no more lock-on.


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