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What makes you happy? Only, the UK's first 'membership organisation dedicated to spreading happiness' reckons buying people a drink does you good. The launch of Action for Happiness was widely-covered in the media last week, although by and large it was done in that rather disdainful and finally.. tone reserved for things like UFO sightings, amusingly-shaped vegetables or royal-lookalike confectionary. Radio Four's Today programme even got in on the act, setting up an experiment in which Vanessa didn't just buy her own coffee, she bought Terry one as well; Terry then dutifully returned the favour by buying the next person in the queue a drink and so on. But the ripple didn't get too far back in the queue. Someone decided the decline the offer of the person in front, without really being able to explain why and that was that. Everyone for themselves.
John Humphreys reckoned it failed because it wasn't done in a pub with people buying each other... well, he stopped himself short in the middle of the word 'champagne' and hastily claimed that a 'pint of bitter' was his favourite tipple, but it was too late. Champagne Humphreys is clearly his name. And if he's buying, I'm not arguing. But therein, as someone who could write a bit once said, lies the rub. Because I do go to the pub. And I do buy people drinks. And it doesn't always make me happy. Let me explain...
If you're out in a group and you're buying a round, you aren't always going to get back what you pay out. In a large group, unless you've got a mammoth thirst, there probably isn't time apart from anything else. But it doesn't matter; no-one's counting and it evens itself out over time. But there are some people who seem to manage to avoid putting their hand into their pocket on a regular basis. They're usually the same people who miraculously appear at the bar at precisely the moment I'm ordering drinks. There are still others who sit and nurse the last few drops of liquid in their glass, sometimes for hours, until the moment someone else gets up to go to the bar.
Well, if that's what makes you happy I suppose it's a small price to pay. I'll try not to let it bother me. After all, as we know, it's far better to give than receive. So next time I see you I'll still buy you a drink. But before I do, think how much happier you'd be if you bought one for me. And it would be cruel of me to deny you that pleasure, now wouldn't it?
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I have had an Artificer who built a Katana that critted on 13-20, and I STILL managed to challenge him. Go ahead. I encourage you to do what you like...so I can turn it all against you.
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In this article I will be dealing with Bibles translated from the Original Languages into what has come to be known as the English Language. I refer to English in that manner, because the language that we have come to know as English is not that dissimilar to modern multicultural society, in that it is made-up primarily from words that have migrated into it from other Languages. In actual fact, several translations of the Original Manuscripts into what is purported to be English precede the publishing of the First English Dictionary by in some cases several hundred years. Which raises the "Elephant in the Room" question: How is it possible to accurately translate the Original Manuscripts into words of another language that has yet to be defined? The first monolingual English Dictionary was Robert Cawdrey's "Table Alphabeticall" published in 1604, which was little more than a list of synonyms of around 2,500 words. The English language has grown exponentially since then to have exceeded 1,000,000 words by the end of the second millennium AD.
Does that mean that the most recent translations of the Original Manuscripts are more accurate and credible than older translations because translators of today have a richer and more diverse quantity of words to use? My short answer to that question is absolutely not! Also, should word order (phrasing) be changed or manipulated so-as to reflect changes in our manner of speech? Again my answer would be absolutely not, if by doing so one changes the mood, tone or context of the original text. E.g. Shakespeare doesn't sound like Shakespeare when rewritten and then read in Modern English. Does it matter which text (MT/TR/CT/LXX, etc.), what method of translation, how many translators or when it was done, have a bearing on whether we can discern if a Bible translation is accurate and therefore Holy and "The Word of God" and not those of another? Once again, my answer is absolutely not. Finally, do we need to learn the ancient languages of the Original Manuscripts and have access to them to know God's Truth and "The Word of God"? It should come as no surprise by now, that my answer is again, ABSOLUTELY NOT! Most critically, should one have Faith in the integrity of a Bible purportedly being "The Truth" wherein the cited words of the author contradict themselves, thereby making the integrity of the whole book questionable? You guessed it, ABSOLUTELY NOT! I think it is now time for me to establish with you all, WHY NOT.
Sorting the wheat (Truth) from the chaff (untrue) when it comes to Bibles requires little more of an education than that required for the winnowing of grain. I can almost hear the so-called experts and professors of enchant languages choking on their popcorn and mocking me already. Well mock me if you feel you must and read on if you dare.
The first thing I wish to establish is that when I refer to a Bible, I am referring to a book that contains both the Old and the New Testaments, with no particular relevance to the language it has been translated into or particular number of books contained within it. As a bare minimum, it would need to contain the 5 books of Moses (often referred to as God's Law) and also the 4 Gospels named Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (who cite the words spoken by Jesus Christ with narrations for context). The focus on these books is that the books of Moses give us "the knowledge of good and evil" (Godliness and ungodliness) and through the life and words of Jesus Christ as retold by 4 witnesses "wisdom, understanding, Godliness and Love just to name a few" (The way of Life with a Promise of Salvation). Please don't get me wrong here, the other books have their place in the Bible also as there are Conditional Promises of Salvation made by God to His chosen people "The Jews" in the entirety of the Old Testament, whereas the New Testament delivers God's Conditional Promise of Salvation to anyone whether they be Jews or not. The books of Moses are written by a Messenger chosen by God to the 12 tribes of Israel and the 4 Gospels detail the Life and doctrines of Jesus Christ the Messenger sent by God to all people of the world. The integrity of any Bible can be discerned by examining the contents of these 9 books.
Okay…So what are we actually looking for within those particular books of the Bible in order to determine if it is "The Truth" and indeed the "Word of God"? In a word, consistency. I.e. A total absence of any contradiction whatsoever. Without that, it is impossible to have absolute Faith in the validity of that which is contained within it. The reason I digress quite often is not for the benefit of those born of understanding, but rather for the benefit of those who are not. To those that are born of understanding, unless your understanding is total and complete, then I suggest you persevere and read-on and the clarity that I am purposed to deliver may become apparent to all. I think a fair analogy of my point could be given as follows: Many people say the sky is Blue, which is difficult to deny until you look to the sky at night, so the statement is untrue. Conversely, many people say that the night sky is Black, which is difficult to deny until you look at the sky during the day, so that is untrue also. If neither statement is true, then we are left with the question WHY (doubt and uncertainty)? If however we change our point of view from a worldly view to a heavenly view (from outer-space) then we truly see with clarity that the sky is in fact (truth) clear. Similarly, a Bible read from a worldly view may seem full of contradictions, yet when it is read from the view of God it all becomes clear. If something is written in the "third-person" it will most certainly not read true unless it is read accordingly. And if something is written from a certain view-point, it must be read from the same point of view.
Absolute Truth remains true regardless of the passing of time. I.e. What was True in the beginning is just as true today and will also be true in a thousand years. E.g. "Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away". It is written that in the beginning God created Man is His image and in His likeness. This statement alone has the greatest bearing on determining if a Bible has been translated with integrity or not. If we are created with the same "Likes" and "dislikes" as our Creator, then those can be used by us in our assessment of the Bible. Further to that, God states what He expects us not to be or do in the Ten Commandments. One should also pick-up on another thing I.e. God never tells Man what to do, only what not to do. What we ultimately do is entirely up to us, however God has foretold of the consequences we shall face if indeed we err. To those with an ear to hear, God does give directions, however it is up to us whether we act accordingly or not.
So, are we really of the same "likeness" as God? Let us compare our likes and dislikes with the Ten Commandments of God. The head of any house expects to be respected by those within it, which is not dissimilar to "I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt have no other gods before me". They also loathe being set as inferior to others within their house (disrespected) and competing for the respect that is rightfully theirs (unrequited jealousness), which is not that dissimilar to "for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God". They dislike their name being besmirched or cursed, which is not all that dissimilar to "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain". I don't know of anyone who likes working 7 days a week, so having a day off work every week seems universally acceptable. The head of a house expect their children to be respectful and honour them, so we should respect and honour the head(s) of the house in which we were raised, which is not that dissimilar to "Honour thy father and thy mother". Even killers would not like to be killed, so we shouldn't kill. If one can be harmed/punished for committing adultery and a couple who are married are considered one flesh and one cannot commit adultery with oneself, then they should be married. Even thieves don't like their goods to be stolen from them, so we shouldn't steal. Likewise, liars don't like to be lied to, so we shouldn't lie. Nobody likes anyone having an insatiable desire for what belongs to them, so we shouldn't covet what belongs to another whether it be spouse or possessions. I think that establishes the soundness of the Ten Commandments.
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The function of the eye may be evaluated in a number of ways. The patient may be asked to identify illuminated letter or items of differing sizes on exactly what is known as the Snellen chart.
Conversely, the evaluation of the structural part of the eye might be made in a number of methods. Tension within the eyeball is determined by a "tonometer." In particular illness, especially in glaucoma, the tension in the eyeball is increased considerably.
It ought to be well kept in mind that a patient with an eye issue may have other issues. Frequently other physical conditions are main and affect the eye as a consequence. The appearance of the eye can notify the physician and the client to troubles in some disturbances of other parts of the body even before other signs present themselves.
Subsequently, one's reliance on sight is highlighted when one faces a possible or short-lived permanent loss of this essential sense. When corrective steps are sought, specific forms of vision correction such as contact lenses or spectacles are prescribed.
On the other hand, some people are troubled with that they have actually some framed lenses or contact lenses in front of their eyes.
For this factor, advanced surgical operations were established to encourage decreased utilization of contact lenses or glasses. Among which is the now popular LASIK eye surgery.
Generally, LASIK eye surgical treatment is the short term for "Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis." Like its tangible equivalent, LASIK eye surgery is another type of vision correction. The only difference is that with this type of surgery, one's vision is corrected completely.
With LASIK eye surgical treatment, the refractive mistakes in the cornea are permanently changed. This can be done using an "excimer laser."
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In the middle of the growing appeal of LASIK eye surgical treatment, there are still disadvantages that people need to understand. Probably, the main reason that this kind of eye surgical treatment has ended up being well accepted is since the majority of its cases had actually been successful.
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Since LASIK eye surgical treatment involves the operation of the retina, which is one of the most delicate parts of the eye, the majority of people state that the operation can be extremely risky.
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Discussion in 'Model S: Interior & Exterior' started by lianregnif, Jun 19, 2013.
Interested to see the mileage on some of the cars. Overall impressions and experiences thus far?
Just passed 10,000 miles on my Model S (we don't drive much around home, but have taken it on a couple of road trips to California). I think the best way to summarize my impressions is this: if it was to be wrecked or stolen, I would not consider any other car - I would get another Model S.
Just about to pass 40,000 miles on my Roadster. While less practical, it is even more fun to drive.
In my Sport Utility Sedan I have -
over 11000 mi
2 auto crosses
more than 10 > 300 mile 1 day trips
2 drag nights
bought lots of crap from the hardware store
had a very comfortable nigh sleeping in it
and our dogs like it MUCH more than the Rav4 I owned before, they are way less stressed and actually stay laying down for most of the trip through the 101 hills to the Bay Area
Still love Joules!
Wouldn't consider another car/ carmaker. Nothing comparable exists in my world.
Giving test rides whenever someone seems interested (have made many interesting new friends/acquaintances)
or at least show off the car
It is just amazing. I still just want to go and drive all of the time.
...would love to be a Tesla test driver and see how fast I could get 1000000miles on an S or anything they want to build for that matter
Only had ours 5 weeks, go 2400 miles already, my wife has taken it over, need to order another. No problems could not think of owning any other car at this time. Love it
I love these stories. Imagine how good it will be when they have another two years or so of software development and refinement.
I'm up to 8,500 miles.
> 12,500 miles. I will never willingly go back to gas. My husband is getting his S in January. Next to marrying my husband, purchasing an S is the best decision I've ever made.
+1 on all of the above. Particularly Chad. If my car was totaled today, I'd order another one immediately. I simply cannot go back to gas, and this car is simply superb. I look for any excuse to go driving. Never EVER done that before.
Will pass 12,000 miles this week (in under 7 months). It's a pretty early car (1267), but has been very reliable. Several minor issues they'll address at my 12k mile service in a couple of weeks, but nothing major or affecting the performance or reliability. Could not be happier.
2,700 miles since May 7. I had a Genesis Coupe that I loved, and couldn't bring myself to sell... But I haven't been able to pass up driving the S yet to take the Genesis to work. Looks like I will be having to cut the cord since it does no good sitting idle in the garage. I always get very attached to my cars, but I think they'll have to bury me in my Tesla years from now.
Just hit 1,000 miles last night and received ours on 6/8 (that 1k includes two days not being driven when it was being tinted/wrapped)... Love it and no complaints!!!
4+ months and 6000+ miles, and I'm still loving it. :-D Still love the acceleration and find it a comfortable, quiet drive. I felt it worked great for DC-Boston and back, as well as DC-Raleigh and back--i.e., a good road trip car.
Since you provided the (somewhat dark, hrm) hypothetical, here's another one:
If something "took away" your Roadster (wrecked, stolen, alien abduction, ...) would you replace it with another Roadster, a second Model S, or something else?
11K on the S, new charge port, new rear window regulator, still no spoiler
34K on the Roadster, new fans, new battery, new PEM.
It's like picking a favorite child, each has it's strong points but you love them both :smile:
Why?! What are you planning?
That's actually hard to say. Of course I would love nothing more than to replace it with a Roadster and that could happen; but I went way outside my nature buying the first one and not sure I'd do it again given there are far cheaper EV choices now. We have a Model S and little need to drive, so I would likely replace it with a less expensive EV. I don't think I'd replace it with a second S (though I would consider it); we don't need two cars that big. I hope nothing bad happens until Gen 3 is available; replacing the Roadster with a base model Gen3 would be perfect. Unless the insurance check is so big I feel compelled to get a decked-out Gen3; that would be over-perfect.
But yeah, to the OP's point, we owners are pretty happy with our Teslas. They are not perfect, but their good points way outshine the bad.
Damn, he figured me out!
I was kind of curious how you balance the "old tech and used vehicle" aspects of Roadsters with current new vehicle options.
I certainly hope you don't have any forced decisions like this.
Just turned over 11,600 miles since January (though it was out of commission for almost a month), and loving it. This is my 2nd EV experience (though the previous one was a MINI E test vehicle), and i agree with the others that i can't imagine myself buying another ICE car. We have a minivan that's great for hauling our kids around, but they'll be in college in another 4 years and by then i'm sure my wife will want the Gen III, assuming the SuperCharger build-out goes according to plan.
One of the best things about the Model S is that it is more of an electronic appliance that can be upgraded relatively easily via software. And with the battery swapping announcement, and expected improvements in battery tech, i can't see why I won't have my Model S in another decade or for even longer - and that it very likely will be an even better car then than it is now (400 mile pack, improved user interface, etc.). I have kept ICE cars for long periods (7-8 years), but it's usually the small inconveniences that crop up (like phantom maintenance lights, broken knobs, etc.) in addition to the increasing maintenance costs that make me want to give them up. But with a Model S I just have this feeling that i've got a long, long time ahead driving it, and that it won't ever really 'grow old' in the same way a frozen ICE car experience does. It'll be interesting to see if that pans out!
18,300 Miles. Love Model S. Might have to change tires before winter. Got the car on December 31, 2012.
8 months and 12.5k miles. After a month I realized I might have trouble sharing, and secretly put down a deposit for a second for my wife. By December the kids called me out for not sharing . My wife agreed to get the second Tesla to beat the price increase. Basically we LOVE the cars! Drive them everywhere. I daydream that model X can handle our boat and let us retire our last ICE SUV. I used to love renting cars and trying new models. Now I can't wait to get home to my REAL car, and I don't mind if I have to use my wife's.
Funny things is that our community has a gazillion Model S and EV. Our mayor observed recently that our tiny Northern CA town would be the sixth largest state in terms of EV registrations. That said people driving down the street just stop in the middle of the road to look at our two S. One by one our neighbors are being won over
6 months and 15k miles. May have lost 8-10 miles range. The range and too hot in the rear seats are the only concerns.
10k miles after 6-1/2 months. I don't notice any range loss.


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Today I took the tram (4 Swiss francs, about $4, for a 12-minute ride!) into Neuchatel and walked around the city's medieval old town.
It was plenty cold but still people sat outside the tea house and ate the beautiful pastries.
Blankets provided on every chair.
Neuchatel is our closest "big" city, with a population of over 34,000.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Outdoor cafes with blankets
Labels: Switzerland 2016
6 comments:
- Rob Siemann said...
Nice weather!!!
- November 19, 2016 at 7:53 PM
- Gosia k said...
cafes with blankets are very popular in Europe
- November 19, 2016 at 7:57 PM
What a nice idea , to to wrapped in a blanket while you enjoy pastries and tea or coffee.
- November 20, 2016 at 2:25 PM
Nice place with photos to match! I suspect the blankets are for the smokers who have to "enjoy" there sin out of doors :-)
- November 20, 2016 at 9:45 PM
- William Kendall said...
Gorgeous architecture and landscapes, Dina!
- November 20, 2016 at 11:03 PM
- Kay said...
What a beautiful place, Dina. Sigh... Even with blankets, I'm not so sure I'd want to sit in the cold.
- November 28, 2016 at 8:45 AM
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I love accomplishing things (checking of items on a list is my favorite!). I make lists for everything. I love the feeling you get when you finish a task or you reach a goal. My biggest issue is that I get too excited and I try to take on too much.
The new year always brings around feelings of excitement and anxiety because of this contradiction. I absolutely hate failure, but cherish success. Each time I would miss some time working on a goal, I would completely restart the next week. The result is too many stops and starts to let me accomplish anything.
This year is different! I have simple goals that I already want to accomplish, not ones that I want to want. I am determined to make it work!
- Exercise at least 5 days a week (connected to that: Brett and I will run a 10K together). The 5 days don't even have to be the same workout or same intensity. Just so long as I am doing something.
- Drink more water a day, any amount is good seeing as how I don't drink much now. (so far this is the most difficult one, weird right?)
- Daily study the scriptures and improve my personal spirituality
- Continue to succeed in school by working hard daily and (once again) checking off lists
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In today's news, I am apparently a wizard.
I somehow predicted the return of the world's greatest flapper, Betty Boop. Somehow, I must use this power for great evil. Anyway, is she getting a new animated movie or series? Thankfully, no. But she is getting her own emoji!
In honor of World Emoji Day on Sunday, Pepsi developed the heart-shaped emoji, which is also expected to be used as an occasional decoration on their cans. So, in a way, Ms. Boop is also getting her own soda. Hopefully, it's the cherry-flavored kind… keep your mind out of the gutter, I just meant because Betty likes red.
It seems that she's finally made it in America! Well, again, that is.
This isn't the only good news for Betty, either. Patone is said to be developing a new color based around her called "Betty Boop Red" and Zac Posen is developing a new cocktail dress off of her iconic number. Given that a whole new 20s are less than four years away, we could all use Betty teaching people how to dress. Sure, flappers were already outdated when Betty came out in the Depression, but that's what nostalgia is for.
And while it does not seem like the mother of anime (let's just say Osamu Tezuka's fondness for Betty is the reason that anime characters to this day have giant eyes) is getting a comeback on the silver screen anytime soon, have no fear, because we still have the iconic animated theatrical shorts she starred in.


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THE FALL SEASON officially kicked off in searing 88-degree heat on the 19th day of August with the MIAA's newly-instituted conditioning-only preseason football drills. The final horn sounded four months later on a chilly 30-degree Saturday evening in Foxborough, when unbeaten King Philip pranced off the Gillette Stadium turf with its first Super Bowl title . . . In between, the Watertown field hockey team extended its incomparable winning streak to 183 games with its eighth straight Division 2 title. Andover girls' swimming (No. 16 overall) and Barnstable girls' volleyball (No. 18) repeated as state champions, while the Eve Hewins-led Hingham girls made it a three-peat in Division 2. The Falmouth and Hanover football programs had perfect runs. And out on the trails, few were able to keep stride with Peabody's Marcelo Rocha or Natick's Grace Connolly. And down on the Cape, the Nauset boys had a plus-107 scoring differential on the pitch (that's 108-1). Athletes, their coaches, their athletic directors, and yes, their parents, teamed up to produce extraordinary moments and results. Selecting 10 worthy stories from a season of hundreds of compelling storylines is not easy. Here, in no particular order, are 10 that we thought stood out.
1. Nauset nearly perfect
As the Nauset Regional boys' soccer squad continued to pile up the wins at a rapid-fire pace, the Warriors' dominance was stirring up chatter far beyond the Eastham town line. Junior James McCully was taking aim at his father's single-season program record for goals (39), set during the team's 1979 state title run. Nauset had not allowed a single goal entering the Division 2 South tourney. Finally, after 1,774 scoreless minutes, Nauset yielded a 14th-minute strike by Masconomet's Michael Budrewicz in the state final. But McCully answered with his second of the game, his 38th of the season, for a 2-1 win and a near-perfect 23-0 season. His father, John, the team's head coach, was able to share a title with his son. But the elder McCully still owns the scoring mark.
2. Connolly in cruise control
Grace Connolly certainly had left a footprint, or two, as a freshman at Natick. But who saw this coming: an unbeaten season, Ocean State Invite champion, Bay State Invitational champ, MVP of the Bay State Conference, EMass Division 2 champion, All-State Division 1 champion at Gardner Country Club, and then a fourth at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional competition in the Bronx. Then the Redhawk sophomore sprinted to a ninth-place finish at the 38th Foot Locker nationals in San Diego. In 60-degree weather, she covered the hilly 5K course in 17 minutes, 50 seconds. "My game plan was go easy after the first mile, and after just kind of try to pick people off one by one and pass them on the hills," Connolly told the Globe.
3. Passing Flutie, twice
At the start of the season, Troy Flutie was the state's career passing leader for touchdowns, both single-season (47) and career (112). The 2013 Natick High grad now shares one mark. And the other? He was surpassed, twice in a span of weeks. In a 26-19 win over North Attleborough, Duxbury senior Bobby Maimaron connected with James Miele for a 34-yard score, his 113th career touchdown pass. He finished with 122, tossing four in the Dragons' 40-7 destruction of Shrewsbury in the D2 Super Bowl. Andover quarterback EJ Perry's golden moment came on Thanksgiving Day, when the Boston College-bound slinger threw seven touchdown passes in a win over North Andover. The aerial explosion gave Perry 114 in his illustrious career — and 47 for the season.
4. On any given day . . .
It wasn't Harvard-Stanford, but . . . the Medway field hockey team, the 16th seed in the Division 2 South tourney, turned more than a few heads with its thrilling 2-1, triple-overtime, first-round win over top seed Seekonk. Seniors Nikki Moorad and Rachel Tarbox put away their penalty strokes in the extra session and senior goalie Rachel Hall took care of the rest. As 46-year coach Mary Ellen Hasenfuss noted, "the girls went down there believing that they had a chance. And as I told them . . . on any given day. It's a lesson for them." And that made for a very happy 40-plus minute ride home to Medway. The run ended against Falmouth, but the Mustangs will always savor slaying Seekonk.
5. A Bellingham blat
Zach Levy pounded out back-to-back 2,000-yard rushing seasons to conclude his football career at Bellingham High. But one night in Swansea, in an electrifying performance, stands alone. In a non-playoff matchup at Case, the 5-foot-11, 220-pound senior produced the best rushing performance in state history, piling up a staggering 546 yards and seven touchdowns on 38 carries in a 48-38 victory. His total eclipsed the 34-rush, 436-yard performance by St. Bernard's Cody Titus against Littleton on Oct. 15, 2011. "It's probably the coolest thing ever," Levy said. He was unstoppable. "Some nights, the back and the line are in synch, and when that happens, the results can be spectacular," said Bellingham coach Dan Haddad.
Spectacular? No doubt.
6. Heartbreak in Hull
This fall was unlike any other for the Hull girls' soccer program. The 14-3-2 Pirates captured the South Shore League Small title for the first time. Striker Caitlin Ryan capped her stellar run with a 40-goal season and 101 career points. On Oct. 29, however, Ryan's younger sister, Emma, a 15-year-old sophomore, died suddenly from natural causes. Two days after her sister's passing, Caitlin took the field for her final regular-season game wearing Emma's number 20 jersey. She netted her 100th career point in a convincing victory. At Emma's wake, the Pirates wore black wristbands with the number 20. Thousands lined the streets of the town, a peninsula at the southern edge of the Boston Harbor to say their goodbyes. "So many people loved her," Hull junior Jess Delaney said. "You didn't have to know her to have her impact your life in a positive way."
7. Barnstable has bounce
The Barnstable girls' volleyball squad certainly stays on script. A year ago, the Red Raiders dropped a regular-season match to Andover, 3-2, and then responded with 15 straight wins, the finale a 3-0 state title clincher over the same Golden Warrior squad. Fast forward to Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Tom Turco's team dropped a 3-2 nail-biter to host Newton North in a matchup of the state's best spikers. Four days later, Barnstable clipped Falmouth 3-0, the first of yes — 15 straight victories. And the finale in the D1 final on the court at Shrewsbury High on Nov. 20? A 25-19, 25-21, and 26-24 sweep of . . . Newton North. Ingrid Murphy (17 kills, 15 digs) and Riley James (18 kills, 14 digs), the Globe's Division 1 Player of the Year, were immense. "When someone beats you and you get a second crack, it's motivating," said Turco, after Barnstable (23-1) netted its 18th state title.
8. Eagle right on course
When 18 holes wasn't enough to decide the individual Division 1 golf state champion on Oct. 31, BC High's Nathan Ingram and three other golfers returned to the course at William Devine Golf Course for a sudden-death playoff — in front of all. Ingram knew he "had to step up with the whole gallery there," and the sophomore from Pembroke did not disappoint. A beautifully-placed tee shot set him up to finish the hole with a par, and when the other three competitors missed their par putts, Ingram's teammates rushed onto the green to celebrate the school's first individual champion.
9. Reading pooled its efforts
Few schools embodied the team-first theme better than the Reading High girls' swim team. Molly Jones, Anna Roberts, Jillian Rhodes, and Alana Loughman set the pace for the Rockets in the Division 2 state swimming & diving meet at Harvard's Blodgett pool, teaming up for a first-place finish in the first event, the 200 individual medley. The Rockets did not win another event, either individually or by a relay, but coach Lois Margeson's crew racked up 287 points, edging Central Catholic (261) for the state championship. "The way they work together as a team, encourage each other, just their technique. They're just a wonderful group," said Margeson, who guided Reading to the program's first title in six years.
10. Running in Bill's memory
Over the summer, Bill O'Connor would often mention the promise of his Woburn High girls' cross-country team for the 2016 season, believing that it could be "one of the best in school history." And as an alum (Class of 1962) with a distinguished career in coaching, O'Connor was well versed in Tanner history. At the time, he was at the tail end of a courageous eight-year battle with cancer. He was not able to witness his girls finish off a 7-0 dual meet season, and their first Middlesex League (Liberty) title in 21 years. Or capture the EMass Division 2 title in Wrentham. Or place third at the All-State meet in Gardner. O'Connor, a respected mentor to so many, passed away Oct. 16, at 72. (He was still coaching four days prior to his death).


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Abraham's story — and ours (Luke 1.68-79; Galatians 3.1-9, 23-29) [sermon 5-28-2017]Leave a comment
May 25, 2017 by jmar198013
John the Baptist's father, Zechariah, sang a song just after he was born that saw what God was about to do through John and especially Jesus as a fulfillment to the promises made to their ancestor Abraham long before. In Galatians 3, Paul likewise sees what God had done through Christ as a new chapter in the story God began in Abraham. Through these readings, we learn to read scripture as a story of God's faithfulness to his people and the world. And God's faithfulness empowers us–like Abraham–to move forward in faith, going where God leads, to be a blessing to the world.Advertisements
Reading the Bible like Paul (Luke 18.9-14; Gal. 1.13-17; 2.11-21) [sermon 5-21-2017]Leave a comment
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Opening the scriptures (Luke 24.13-35) [sermon 4-23-2017]Leave a comment
April 22, 2017 by jmar198013
Jesus still journeys with his church, just as he did those two disciples on the way from Jerusalem to Emmaus. And every time we take and bless and break and share the bread that is his body and the wine that is his blood, the crucified and resurrected Jesus is our host. He is made known to us. We can join with the disciples who first proclaimed: The Lord has risen indeed! And we can know that because he has been raised from the dead, so will we.
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April 12, 2017 by jmar198013
Because of Good Friday, in the darkness of this present age, we feel Jesus' nail-pierced hands grasp our hands; and his feet walk beside our feet. And the same voice that told someone suffering beside him in the darkness: "I assure you that today you will be with me in paradise." That voice says to us: Child, I know. They did it to me, too.
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In Luke 18.31-19.10, the meaning of Jesus' word is hidden from his disciples. A blind man begs for sight. A tiny tax collector named Zacchaeus climbs a tree to see Jesus through a crowd. There's all sorts of reasons people can't see. But Jesus cures not only the blindness of the eyes, but of the heart and spirit.
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The rich man—who was used to getting his way—wouldn't let up. "No, Father Abraham!" he argued. "But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will change their hearts and lives." Abraham said, "If they don't listen to Moses and the Prophets, then neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead." And that gives the story a new twist. Because we know Jesus, the one telling the story, would himself rise from the dead later. But even that wouldn't convince a lot of people. When you invest yourself in getting more stuff, gaining more status, and winning at any cost—like the Pharisees—you become blind to many things.


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Hattie Larlham is a family of agencies designed to deliver support services to more than 1,400 children and adults with disabilities and their families across northeast Ohio. Scicolone, who works on the main campus in Mantua, Ohio, joined the staff three years ago and is only sorry he didn't get there sooner. "Most of my career has been as a department head. I've had the opportunity to work in several different settings such as large teaching hospitals, small community hospitals, rehab hospitals and long-term specialty settings," he explains. "Prior to coming to Hattie Larlham, I did homecare and sales. When I worked for Hytech Homecare in Mentor, Ohio, Hattie Larlham was one of my accounts. I was intrigued by the facility and decided that, if they ever needed a respiratory therapist, I would jump at the chance. The opportunity arose, and here I am. I love working here and wish I could have spent more of my career in this setting." "Coming here was a learning experience, because I'd never dealt with a population quite like this," he admits. "I did have some long-term care experience but not with profoundly disabled and handicapped children. Some of the things that might be considered abnormal in a normal population are normal for our kids and vice versa. What might be considered abnormal breath sounds may be the normal expected thing here. It was an adjustment I had to make, learning the differences." Although it is primarily a pediatric facility, Hattie Larlham's patient population ranges in age from 5 or 6 to 40. "Diagnoses include severe or profound mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Cerebral palsy, neuromuscular disorders, and central nervous system disorders are common." In his day-to-day work, Scicolone faces numerous challenges while caring for patients. "Because of these physical and mental disabilities, we can't elicit a response to verbal commands," he says. "The clinical staff has to do more to deliver effective therapy than they would if working with other populations. The challenges for me include trying to understand what's actually going on with the kids when they can't tell me, and not having the kind of diagnostic services that would be available in a hospital." In addition to being nonverbal, most of the patients Scicolone sees are very limited physically. "Being physically inactive inevitably leads to a high incidence of pneumonia. My challenge is to try to prevent the pneumonias from occurring, and to treat them when they inevitably occur." He continues, "One of my biggest challenges is to get patients to breathe as deeply as possible," Scicolone says. "I employ several different pressure breathing devices to expand the chest cage, which promotes better breathing and loosens secretions in the airway." These devices include cough assists, intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) and therapy vests. Although his title is respiratory therapy manager, Scicolone is currently the only full-time therapist on staff. "We have one part-time person and we're recruiting to expand the coverage even further," he says. "My day-to-day responsibilities include assessing and treating individuals, some routinely and others during acute illnesses. I confer with the physician, nurse practitioner and unit nurses to plan and coordinate the care of the individuals. I oversee the use and care of respiratory equipment and supplies; plan and provide educational programs for the staff; participate in events and serve on various committees," he comments. Describing a more or less typical day, Scicolone says: "This morning I got here a little before 7:00 a.m. I met with the night shift nursing supervisor to get a report on what happened through the night and see what, if any, areas I need to look at before I go on my rounds. Then, I started the day clinically, providing the routine therapies. We have monitors that we use occasionally to assess oxygen levels up to 24 hours at a time, so one of the next things I did was to print out a trending report of what had transpired over the last 24 hours. Then, I spent the rest of the the time in meetings." Scicolone is also very involved in training and development of all staff. "There is a very strong training and development department here," he says. "We do formal educational training programs, both for the nursing staff and for the Direct Care staff. I also participate in new nurse training and orientation. When they go through their orientation here, all new nurses spend three days with me, in addition to the time they spend with their nurse-educators." "Our medical director, Dr. Richard Grossberg, a pediatrician, is very actively involved in our educational programs. He, a full-time nurse practitioner and I constitute the medical team working with the nurses on each of the divisions. In addition to conducting our own educational programs, we participate in courses conducted by outside agencies. For example, we recently completed a pediatric advanced life support (PALS) course here that was provided by an outside agency through the Cleveland Clinic. There are now 10 of us who are PALS-certified, which is a good number for a facility like ours." Additionally, Scicolone's educational efforts extend to the larger community. Earlier this year, he took part in "Abilityville," a presentation in Akron for students with and without disabilities, and a story in the local newspaper pictures Scicolone showing a student how a therapy vest is used. As chairperson of VEST (voluntary employee support team), an employee fundraising committee, Scicolone works hard with his staff to provide the best possible care for his patients, though their budget is limited. "Because of recent the cutbacks in Ohio's Medicaid funding, we have to work on an even slimmer budget than before," he explains. "Yet, we are expected to provide a high level of care, which I believe we do. Recently, I was visiting one of our individuals in the hospital and the nurse told me about how well cared for our residents are. When they're admitted to the hospital, our kids don't have bedsores and are clean and extremely well cared for. That says a lot for the commitment of our staff. People really put themselves out to do what it takes to take good care of our kids. The employee fund raising effort shows this commitment to providing care. If we don't have the money, we try to raise it ourselves." Although he is not involved in an ongoing research project at this time, Scicolone does not rule out the possibility. "Hattie Larlham has a Research Institute and we have discussed some potential projects. Up to this point I have not started any, but I can see the need in a few areas, such as obstructive breathing disorders among our population and the relationship between seizure disorders and sleep apnea." According to Scicolone, in the years since his career began, the field of respiratory therapy has changed dramatically. "The field was still very much in its infancy when I became involved," he remembers. "Locally only hospital-based training was available. There were very few university-based programs at that time. I was interested in the profession because of its use of high-tech equipment and direct hands-on patient care. Inhalation Therapists, as we were called in those days, worked in all areas of the hospital: ER, ICU, Post-Op Recovery, Labor and Delivery, Medical-Surgical and even Medical Research. We performed diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, responded to emergency codes and managed to get involved in all sorts of new and exciting things. I realized I was getting into a new and evolving field and was excited about the opportunity." "The field continues to change and new and greater demands are being placed on us. As the healthcare delivery system changes, more emphasis is placed on care outside the traditional settings. My job in a perfect example of that. An Intermediate Care Facility for Mentally Retarded (ICFMR) would not have been a typical setting for an RT, even a few years ago." While changes in technology have contributed to a quantum leap in the quality of respiratory care, Scicolone believes that the profession faces severe challenges. "Survival is a great concern for respiratory therapists today," he says. "As in many healthcare-related professions, we must constantly prove our value by instilling the confidence in our customer base that we can do our job better than anyone else." Still, he is enthusiastic about his job." I love the people with whom I work and immensely enjoy my job. What I would share with my fellow RTs is that I hope they could all have the job satisfaction I enjoy." William M. Scicolone, RRT, RCP, earned a degree as a Respiratory Care Advanced Practitioner from the Biosystems Institute, Tempe, Arizona and took coursework in Business Management at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. He holds licensure as a Respiratory Care Professional from Ohio and is a Registered Respiratory Therapist and a Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician. He is a member of the American Association for Respiratory Care and the Ohio Society for Respiratory Care, serving the latter as a district representative and in several other capacities. He is also a member of the Respiratory Care Managers Association. Bettijane Eisenpreis is a freelance writer based in New York City. She is on the editorial staff of NEWS-Line for Respiratory Care Professionals.


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Being a single mom is never easy, particularly when it comes to new relationships. Some parents handle it with their kids clearly in mind. Then there is Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans, who has introduced son Jace to more than his fair share of father figures in his short four years on this planet.
Surprise, surprise, Jace is a little confused these days and he's starting to ask questions, particularly about Courtland Rogers, who is technically his stepfather and Jenelle's husband, despite her relationship with boyfriend Nathan Griffith.
How do we know? Oh, because Jenelle videotaped him ... along with her shockingly cruel response to the little boy's confusion. Just watch:
Note Jenelle's explosive laughter. She thinks it's hilarious that her little boy is questioning if his stepfather is in jail? (Lest you excuse that as nervous laughter, I should note the Teen Mom star happened to share this video of Jace talking about Courtland on Twitter with the term "LMFAO.") How about a little compassion?
Jace is 4 years old. The big people in his life have all the control, and every time he turns around, they are changing!
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I'm hardly suggesting single moms -- even Jenelle -- become nuns for the sake of their kids. It's good for children to see their parents happy, and relationships make us happy. But it's also good for children to have stability in their lives, and a revolving door of mom's (or dad's!!) partners is anything but.
Jenelle owes it to Jace to explain where Courtland has gone in age-appropriate language, to comfort him and help him understand why his stepfather isn't there. She needs to answer his questions with respect, not laughter. She brought this guy into her little boy's life; she has to deal with the result of having made a bad choice.
What SHOULD Jenelle be saying to Jace about Courtland?
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Book of Saints – Symphrorosa and Her Seven Sons
(July 18) (Saints) Martyrs (2nd century) A lady of Tivoli, near Rome, Widow of the Martyr Saint Getulius, who, with her seven sons, Crescens, Julianus, Nemesius, Primitivus, Justinus, Stacteus and Eugenius, was tortured and put to death as a Christian, under the Emperor Hadrian (A.D. 120).
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June 18, 2007
A sports momentby Greg Sandow
It's Friday night, and I'm sitting in my apartment with a guy named Bill, watching the Mets play the Yankees. Bill is married to my wife's best friend from high school, and the whole family -- Bill, Tina, and their two teenage kids -- have been visiting us all week. They're working people from New Mexico, and this is their first trip to New York. We've had a terrific time, and Bill and I have bonded. We've each adopted a role --I'm the New York guy, he's the redneck (his word for himself, not mine). And we find that our two perspectives come together more often than we'd expected.
Bill doesn't follow the Yankees or the Mets, but of course he knows baseball, and I can bring him quickly up to speed on the backstory of the game. A lot of sports is stories -- stories and personalities. Bill and I stake out our views on the players and the broadcasters. We comment on the plays. And after the game, when we watch the Mets being interviewed. Two young Hispanic players --Jose Reyes and Carlos Gomez --just about jump out of their skins with excitement, and a third, Oliver Perez, tries really hard not to. He's the winning pitcher. He beat Roger Clemens! He's going to show he's tough and responsible, and Bill and I smile at him.
Then they interview Billy Wagner, the Mets' closer. "You'll see he's different from the others," I say. "He's a redneck." Wagner starts drawling, and Bill says, with a happy laugh, "He sounds like a NASCAR driver!"
This is how you bond over baseball. Nothing could be easier. Nobody has to do anything special to encourage this bonding -- not the players, not the teams, not Major League Baseball as a corporate entity. If anything, in fact, the baseball authorities discourage it a bit, by (to judge from the interviews we see) encouraging the players to hide their personalities. (Oliver Perez has to talk as if he wasn't buzzed about the game. He just concentrated on making his pitches, he says, and he did it all for the team.)
But the game is transparent, to the millions of people who care about it, and it's easy to jump in. Last night my wife and I tune in to the Mets/Yankees game, and -- as the Yankees' pitcher, Chien-Ming Wang, demolishes the Mets -- we find we disagree about his eyes. I think they're ferocious, Anne thinks he just looks businesslike. Bill says that if he comes across an amateur softball game, or even a Little League game, he'll often stop to watch. I do the same thing. You get drawn in, we agree. You don't have to know who the teams are, or even what the score is. You get caught in the drama of the batter and the pitcher.
So now suppose Bill and I were flipping channels, and a classical music telecast came on. (One of the rare ones, these days.) Could we have bonded over that?
A lot of people, I suspect, will say we wouldn't bond. Bill isn't a classical music listener. He might not know the composers, the instruments, the musical forms. Maybe he's not used to following a musical span of 10 or 20 minutes -- which would assume he'd never listened to the Grateful Dead. And in fact all these assumptions are more than a little patronizing, since Bill actually does know a lot about music (even if the music involved isn't classical), and we talked for a while about watching cricket on TV, a game neither of us has much background in.
But fine. He's not a classical music guy, and maybe he wouldn't get into classical music on TV. But I don't think the music is the problem. It's the presentation, by which I don't only mean the way the music is telecast, but what the musicians do. Nothing happens on the screen. If we watched an orchestra, the players would be doing what Oliver Perez couldn't quite manage -- hiding their personalities, looking blank. We wouldn't see them smile at each other, or at the music. We wouldn't see them move with the rhythm, or express themselves in any way with their bodies and their faces. That's forbidden! Quite literally so -- my Juilliard students tell me that their teachers forbid anything like that, even in solo playing.
This is a key belief in classical music orthodoxy -- an ideology, by the way, that was wonderfully evoked by Robert Levine's deep, since belief, expressed in a post yesterday, that the arts evolved from religious ceremonies. It's the music that counts (the masterworks of the great composers), and not the performers. So performers are taught to restrict themselves, to hide their individuality. And no, I'm not saying that there isn't individuality in classical performance (please, I've been in this business too long and love the music too much and know far too much about it to believe anything that dumb).
But it's a restricted kind of individuality, most likely to register with people who already know the music being played, or at least other music in the same style, and who thus can compare the oboe solo they're hearing now with others of its kind, played by other oboists. I can do that. But what's likely to strike outsiders, on the other hand, is how restricted everyone's expression is, how deliberately everybody seems to rein themselves in. And they're not wrong! That's what's really happening, compared to musical performances in other genres.
And this is a problem, if you ask me. I don't think art descends from religion -- and to the extent that some of it does, we should acknowledge that religious ceremonies have in the past and in other cultures been far more arousing than they are now in the white western world. (I'm specifying white culture here, because we have the magnificent example of African-American churches to show that even in our own world, religion can be wild and rousing, just as wild as many kinds of entertainment.) Even in our own past, religion was arousing.
And many of the classical masterworks -- just about every note, apart from church music, that Handel and Haydn ever wrote, just for instance -- were designed as entertainment, not as art. (And Handel's oratorios in fact did function pretty much as entertainment.)
For most of classical music's history, people went to hear personalities, not repertoire. Only in the 19th century did the concept of great masterworks arise. What were things like before that? Well, suppose you lived in London in the middle of the 18th century. If you went to hear an opera, you went because Handel, who had written it, was a star. The opera would be new, and nobody who heard it, including the composer, would think that there was any great chance of ever hearing it again. There wasn't any repertoire of standard works, or even recent hits. You went to see performances, at which you'd hear music newly written for the occasion.
So here you are at a Handel opera. As I've said, Handel was a star, and one of the attractions would be to see him leading the show from the harpsichord, improvising everything he played, often spectacularly.
The singers, too, would be spectacular, both as vocalists and as personalities. You'd talk about their costumes, which might be scandalous, or on the other hand might set fashion trends. (Well, maybe they might be scandalous and set trends.) You'd shout things at the singers while they sang. Maybe the singers would get into fights on stage. Hadn't that happened just last week, in the presence of the Prince of Wales? Silly of Handel to import not just one, but two Italian prima donnas .They feuded over everything. Maybe, as you sat there in the audience, talking during the performance, you'd speculate on the sexual habits of the singers. Hadn't you just read that hilarious poem in the press just after the fight last week, in which the writer -- in fully explicit detail -- imagined exactly how those two singers conducted what were assumed to be very active sex lives? (I'm not making this up. Such a poem really did appear in the London press, after two sopranos brawled on stage.)
You'd gossip about the singers even if nothing outrageous happened. They were exotic. They weren't even English. Almost all of them were Italians, which meant you'd think they were flamboyant, by nature, and probably immoral. (Though morality, in the 18th century, was a pretty loose concept. When Vivaldi taught at a school for girls in 18th century Venice, some of the girls would sneak out at night and work as prostitutes. Vivaldi himself -- an ordained priest! -- later toured through Europe, staging his operas, openly living with two much younger women whom he'd met at the school Everyone assumed he was sleeping with both of them.)
And, worse, yet, some of the biggest stars were castratos, men who'd been castrated before puberty so their voices wouldn't change. What's often forgotten now is that they were sexually potent, so they were not only singing stars, and not only exotic Italians, but walking sexual scandals, especially if you knew which noblewoman was enjoying a fling (an especially happy one, since there was no risk of pregnancy) with the castrato you were seeing on stage this very night. Especially if that noblewoman was in the theater! You'd turn to your friends, and point her out, maybe making loud, lewd comments. (During the music, of course.)
The orchestra was also full of personalities. Like Handel, they'd improvise. (The singers would, too.) If you went to the opera more than once, you'd get to know them. "There's the timpanist," you might say, "playing in this aria as if he wanted to drown out the rest of the instruments." (You can hear a moment like that on René Jacobs' recording of Handel's opera Rinaldo, on the Harmonia Mundi label. It happens in the final ritornello of the first bass aria in Act 1.)
So, back to Blil and me. Suppose classical music was played now the way it was played in the 18th century. We'd see an orchestra on TV, and it would be full of personalities. The musicians -- and the music, too -- would just about jump off the screen. Bill would have no trouble following the progress of a piece, because the musicians would be dramatizing it for him, with their faces and their bodies. The entire audience, I'd have to think -- both the concert audience, and the people watching on TV -- would be jerked awake. I'd love that, for my own sake. I'd be jerked awake.
And classical music -- returned to the way much of it was played when it was new -- would be a lot like sports. Bill and I could talk about the oboist. In a difficult, fast solo, she might have as much personality as Carlos Gomez had in the Mets/Yankees game, when he leaped up (with the coltish excitement of a 21 year-old) to catch a near-home run. How could anyone resist?
And why have we forgotten this? Why have we forgotten what classical music used to be like? Why don't we know that the concept of art, as we know it, barely even existed before the 19th century? Certainly in music, there was no such thing. You can read the long first chapter of Peter Gay's The Normal Heart (the fourth volume of his giant study of 19th century bourgeois culture) to learn how the idea of art -- and with it, silent listening -- came into music, and how much it was resisted.
But back to sports, for something that shows we really do forget the past. We often assume that things have always been more or less as they are now. A while ago I read a really smart and delightful book, Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History by Cait Murphy. It's about the 1908 baseball season, and -- almost on every page -- Murphy exposes things that I'd never heard about before, and which certainly aren't mentioned in any of the baseball reference books I have.
In 1908, just for instance, if one of the visiting players ran toward the stands to catch a fly ball or a foul ball, the home crowd would throw things at him. This wasn't casual. They'd throw bottles, in a serious attempt to distract the fielder, or even to injure him. This didn't draw any reprimand. Police weren't called. This was just how the game was played.
The players were outrageous. In one 1908 game, somebody stole second base. But he was disgusted at how easy it was. So on the next pitch, he ran back to first. Nobody stopped him. No umpire said that wasn't against the rules. He stood there safely on first base, and on the following pitch stole second again, just to show up the other team.
Things like that were reasonably routine. And here's something I recently read somewhere else about that general era. Suppose you're (let's say) the New York Giants, locked in a pennant race with Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, to your delight, loses a crucial game to Chicago, thanks to a star performance by a Chicago pitcher. In response, your team, the Giants, passes a hat, raises some money, and sends it to the Chicago pitcher, to thank him!
That's how things were in baseball, 100 years ago. And we've largely forgotten all of it. We've forgotten just as much about how classical music used to be.
Posted by gsandow at June 18, 2007 9:40 AM
One of the best ways to draw more attention to musicians' personalities would be to do away with (or add modifications to) one of classical music's most entrenched traditions: the dress code. No matter what is being performed -- whether liturgical music of the late 17th century or modern music of the 20th century -- musicians and their conductors always look like they're performing at a high socity ball in 19th century Vianna. Even period ensembles do this. One concert I have in mind was by a period ensemble performing Bach's St. Matthews Passion. Everything was done according to historical accuracy. Everything except the dress, that is, which was even more formal than usual, with the males soloists in white ties and tails and the female soloists in flowing ball gowns. Changing the dress code would be a very easy was to convey personality to an audience, but that can't happen until classical music overcomes the ghost of Beethoven and realize that it's in the 21st century. Audiences would be much more likely to give classical music a try -- and give classical music sustained attention -- if orchestras did away with the high culture pretense and dressed more honestly.
Posted by: John Stoehr at June 18, 2007 2:18 PM
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Angelina Jolie for Elle France by Art Streiber
American actress, director and humanitarian Angelina Jolie takes the cover story of Elle France's latest edition captured by fashion photographer Art Streiber. By the Sea movie that Jolie wrote, directed and star in alongside her husband Brad Pitt is in theaters now.
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Book launch show at KK Outlet
Specially for London's KK Outlet, author Gavin Lucas selected images from the book and captioned each to reveal its relevance and importance in the intriguing (hi)story of the tiny images we now take for granted in our digital communications.
The exhibition also showcased the new emoji characters created for the book by image-makers including Noma Bar, Emmi Salonen, Crispin Finn, Friso Blankevoort, Lucy Vigrass, David Henckel, Rob Flowers, Serge Seidlitz, and Julian Morey.
These new emoji characters were also celebrated in the form of a series of button badges by Stereohype that were launched at the show and are available to buy for £1.50 each here.
The show ran from 4-16 April at KK Outlet, 42 Hoxton Square.
Gavin Lucas would like to thank Tomi Vollauschek at FL@33 (designer of the book) and Steve Day for their hugely generous and invaluable support with regards to getting the exhibition together. Big thanks to Danielle and all at KK Outlet too 🙌.


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This week's article tells us that "One of the biggest fears among retirees and soon-to-be retirees today is that they will outlive their retirement savings. With life expectancies in developed countries at unprecedented highs, this is a justified concern. Many senior citizens will live to see their eighties and nineties, but they may have only saved enough to fund a lifetime equivalent to their own parents' – perhaps up to their late seventies. Thus, the demand for a retirement "security blanket" is high." Call us if you are interested in learning more about using an annuity to help fund your retirement. We're always here to help.
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As we come to the end of the year I thought to share with you a group of articles that I have found to be informative, each of them reflecting on different issues relating to planning for retirement that you may want to reflect on. Ranging from "11 Money Lies to Stop Telling Yourself" to "20 Things You Can Learn From Your Parents' Retirement", you will find pointers that may help you. Call us if you would like to discuss any of the ideas you read about. We are always here to help.
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Over a year ago I read an article that appeared on the US Treasury Department's website that stated "In order to help retirees manage their savings and ensure they have a stream of regular income throughout retirement, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance today designed to expand the use of income annuities in 401(k) plans." As you begin your 2016 retirement planning, that guidance notice may be of interest to you. After you have had a chance to read it, call us if you have any questions. We're always here to help.
As we close out 2015, it seems appropriate to reflect on the past year and plan for the future. A comment in this week's article caught my attention as it seemed to do both. "Fixed-index annuities, a type of annuity that benefits from market gains, have become more popular in recent years as investors wary of stocks sought more stable options." We are here to help you with options that offer continued stability as we enter this New Year. Happy Holidays.
Many of us think of our 401K or IRA account as the source of our retirement income. The question is, how much income will it provide? Regardless of the amount of money we have saved, it is difficult to determine the exact amount of income we will obtain from it, in part because the principle we are earning money off of may go up or down depending on the market, and it can do so month to month, and year to year. Not knowing what we can count on makes it even more difficult to plan for retirement. That is why I thought to share with you this week's article. The author was very direct when he wrote "Unlike a pension, annuity income is not an obligation of the employer, but of the insurance company. Unlike investments, annuity income is based on guarantees and not dreams and hopes." Call us if you'd like to understand whether what you have set aside as your retirement fund is based on "guarantees" or "dreams and hopes". We're always here to help.
This week's article on the topic of Giving reminds us that at this time of year when we think about what gift to give to our loves ones " it's worthwhile to take some time and consider whether the family members and friends who are beginning to prepare for retirement are adequately prepared to step away from their jobs but continue to have financial security." It's never too late to think about retirement options, nor is it ever too late to take steps that can help you prepare for it. By way of example, the article suggests things we can do "between the turkey, eggnog and caroling". Call us to discuss suggestions we have that may help you and your loved ones in planning for retirement. We are always here to help.
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Sometimes it is important to go back and review the basics. I thought to refer you to this week's article because I think it does a good job of highlighting some basic information about annuities. It talks about two categories of annuities, Fixed and Variable. The article states that a Fixed has a "Guaranteed minimum rate of return that never varies regardless of market swing. Insurance company assumes the risk; while a Variable has a "Variable rate of return depending on the stock, bond or money market investment. Consumer assumes the risk." Call us once you've read the article and let us know if you have any questions. We're happy to help you obtain all of the information you need to make the best decision for you and your family.
I wanted to share with you an article that explained the differences between an annuity and life insurance. I liked not only the explanation, which I found simple and straightforward, but also the chart in the article that provided me with information relating to questions that are often asked by potential purchasers of one or the other product. "Both annuities and life insurance should be considered in your long-term financial plan. While both include death benefits, you buy life insurance in the event you die too soon and an annuity in case you live too long. In other words, life insurance provides economic protection to your loved ones if you die before your financial obligations to them are met, while annuities guard against outliving your assets." Call us if you want to discuss either of these situations, we are here to help.
I came across a press release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury a little less than a year ago, and thought to share it with you. J. Mark Iwry, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Retirement and Health Policy was quoted as saying "As boomers approach retirement and life expectancies increase, income annuities can be an important planning tool for a secure retirement" and "Treasury is working to expand the availability of retirement income options for working families. By encouraging the use of income annuities, today's guidance can help retirees protect themselves from outliving their savings." Call us if you would like to discuss what retirement income options may be available to you. We're here to help.


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Racist graffiti featuring a swastika alongside the words "hail the KKK" that was blamed on Trump and his supporters by Sarah Silverman and 'Black Lives Matter' leader Shaun King turned out to be the work of a non-white special needs student.
King, who works for the New York Daily News as their "senior justice writer," tweeted out the images on Monday, commenting, "Lakeville South High School in Lakeville, Minnesota. I see these every day all day now."
The images showed a backwards swastika (perhaps King should have seen this as a red flag), alongside the words "fuck niggers" and "hail the Klu Klux Klan (another mistake given that the name of the group is the Ku Klux Klan).
Just hours later, comedian Sarah Silverman amplified the issue to her 10 million followers, tweeting, "Make no mistake this is what they mean by make America great again," highlighting the images shared by King's tweet in her post.


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If you still think of Cyndi Lauper as the rainbow-haired, helium-voiced pop music confection who defined '80s girl power with such tunes as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "She Bop" — well, you're still partially right. Her hair remains a canvas for her mood, and the voice is unmistakably Lauper.
But in the decades since she burst into the pop culture lexicon with 1983's platinum-selling "She's So Unusual," Lauper has evolved into an actress, author, Broadway composer and tireless philanthropist — all the while continuing to make music and a quirky home life with her actor husband David Thornton and their precocious teen son, Declyn. Now Lauper welcomes fans into her crazy busy life in the new docu-series "Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual," which premieres Saturday, Jan. 12, on WE:?Women's Entertainment.
"Everyone thinks they know how I live, but they don't really know!" Lauper tells Zap2it of the show, which follows her around the country as she, among other things, fundraises for her True Colors Fund, performs on "The Voice" and opens "Kinky Boots," Harvey Fierstein's stage musical for which she serves as composer and lyricist. "A lot of it's very funny. Some of it isn't. But it's never boring."
While Thornton and Declyn serve as a comical grounding point for Lauper's celebrity-laced adventures, Lauper says her son chose his own level of participation. "The deal was, 'When you don't want to do it anymore, you say so,' " she says. "I didn't want to serve my kid up on a silver platter — because he's my baby. He was my baby. Before you know it, he knows how to take apart computers."
As for "Kinky Boots," which premiered in Chicago last October and opens on Broadway in March, Lauper says the combination of working with Fierstein and the play's timely storyline was irresistable. "It's a little story with a big heart, about a guy who thinks outside the box and saves people's jobs. And also it's about people who couldn't be more different from each other who, as they work together, realize that they couldn't be more alike. … Who wouldn't want to be a part of that?"


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paparazzi everywhere....check
stunning actresses.....check
gorgeous gowns.....check
what was missing from this picture?
well, there wasn't much in the way of red carpet worthy jewelry.
Still, I loved the classic diamond cluster jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz worn by Sofia Vergara
While heavy on the carats, (100+ worth $8 million) her jewels were elegant, age appropriate,and complemented her entire look
don't you agree?
But what was Jessica Alba doing wearing the 5.8 million dollar diamond necklace by Harry Winston?
After wearing such an important piece to the Golden Globes...whatever is she going to wear to the Oscar's?