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Telegraph Fantasy Cricket: CC/ODC 2019 – Season Review
I set myself the target of a top thousand finish and I'm pleased to say that I achieved it!
I can only repeat what I've said before: pick players who play, generally don't pick England players and select batsmen who bowl or the reverse. Also, you need to find those gem cheaper selections that aren't in everybody's team. Look at Luis Reece below. Yes he's ended up in 30% of people's teams but he probably wasn't initially. At a rating of 5 he's been great value.
You must check team news, ideally fifteen minutes before the start of play, use your transfers but keep some in hand. Watch out for overseas players coming and going and injuries etc. These are my key tips.
If anything I tinkered a little too much during the one-day cup but still had transfers to play with come the season finale.
The above graphic displays the top points scorers. As you'll see they're generally all-rounders or bowlers who can bat. The highest scoring batsman was the next man on the list which is Marnus Labuschagne, a batsman who bowls. Remember that a bowler scores 25pts per wicket but a batsman only scored 1 pt per run (-20 for a duck). There are other caveats to the points scoring but clearly it's a bowler's game. Getting your captain right and changing him when appropriate is absolutely crucial.
I'll be back next year (Depending on the domestic schedule I guess) with my sights firmly set on a top 500 finish.
Author Planet PaulCategories Cricket, First Class Cricket, List A Cricket, Telegraph Fantasy CricketPosted on September 27, 2019 1 Comment
Telegraph Fantasy Cricket: T20 Blast 2019 – Season Review
A disappointing T20 campaign with my best placed team only finishing as high as 2,228th place. The winner accumulated 12,566 points and won by a margin of 23 points.
In truth I should probably have tinkered a little more early on. Leaving as many as three/four captaincy changes unused is just wasteful.
See below for the best performing players. Note how many are batsmen who bowl.
I remain optimistic of at least one top thousand finish in the CC/ODC competition and will update after the final round of matches this week.
Author Planet PaulCategories Cricket, T20 Cricket, Telegraph Fantasy CricketPosted on September 22, 2019 Leave a comment
Hildreth on the Ball!
When it comes to selecting England's XI for the first Ashes Test and indeed the one-off Ireland encounter that precedes it, it is the top three batting positions that England's selectors will be spending the most time debating.
Somerset's James Hildreth (Admittedly batting at four) led Somerset to victory in the One-Day Cup final today…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKO45111
Having never won international recognition, it's wonderful to see a player of so much ability perform on a big stage. In the article below, Hildreth makes an extremely astute observation, one that is correct and really does highlight the sort of naivety that you'd hope the England selectors would be beyond…
https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/banner/james_hildreth_moves_up_no3_bid_finally_prove_selectors_worth_england_chance.html
Mark Stoneman would be the perfect example of a player doing exactly what Hildreth speaks of, of averaging in the twenties and thirties year after year then being selected for England on the back of one productive campaign.
I've been amazed at some of the English batsmen who've been batting at four or below this year when the England vacancies clearly lie in the top three. Players such as Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond have even allowed Ashes contender Matt Renshaw to bat ahead of him at three!
Back to today's West Country hero Hildreth, the Somerset stalwart will need a stellar County Championship from this point forth to twist Ed Smith's arm.
Disclaimer: Apologies for the poor quality image at the top of the piece. It was from the early days of all this gaming and blogging lark.
Author Planet PaulCategories Cricket, Test CricketPosted on May 25, 2019 May 25, 2019 Leave a comment
Dawson and Vince Hard Done by ECB not ICC!
Following on from my latest audiocast where I touched upon the subject of Liam Dawson and James Vince being unable to represent Hampshire in the One-Day Cup final, I feel that it's necessary to look into things a bit further.
It's a huge shame that these two players, both of whom are likely to more often than not be sub-fielding and carrying drinks for England (But you never know what can happen?!) can't play in the domestic season's marquee showpiece. It is of course only appropriate in the interest of fairness that they can't. It would be unfair for them to be getting match practice, keeping their eye in, staying in form and gaining confidence when the players of the other World Cup participants can't do so. You do have to question the ECB's structuring of the English county season though as it is they who should've seen this coming and prevented it from happening. The One-Day Cup was played in an exclusive block up to a couple of weeks ago so why on Earth did we then return to First Class cricket for a couple of weeks before the One-Day final randomly slots in to the fixture list?
It's a shame for the players in question and a kick in the teeth for devoted fans of a county game that in most people's eyes is seriously struggling as a spectator sport. Remember that Vince is Hampshire's captain and Dawson has been their star player this year.
Regarding Dawson, there are rumours that he's been courted by Warwickshire but also that he may have hinted to Hampshire that he only wants a white-ball contract in the future. I'm disappointed to hear that but realistically he's probably struggling to play Test cricket again. He's been mightily effective in the PSL for a couple of years and if he can get IPL and CPL gigs as well as playing One-Day and Twenty20 cricket in England then there's just about enough cricket to occupy him in the summer. This is before we consider the PSL, BPL and Big Bash etc in the winter time, not to mention the Hong Kong Blitz, Global T20 Canada and whatever pops up next! The riches of these gigs are far greater than the county game and a lot less gruelling so the appeal is understandable but it's also confirmation that the standard of the four-day game in England in particular will continue to decline. If the best players desert it when still in their twenties, we could be left with only young players pre peak and old players post peak to fill the teams.
As for Vince, his appearances in an England shirt this summer have been exactly what everyone expected of him. Pretty but unsubstantial. Not out of his depth but not excelling. How will bench warming for England help him press his case for a top three Test vacancy come the Ashes?
Hopefully Dawson and Vince will get some game time at the World Cup. I'm a big fan of involving the whole squad when it comes to major tournaments but whether or not the structure of the 2019 competition and England's results will allow it only time will tell.
Author Planet PaulCategories Cricket, ODI Cricket, T20 CricketPosted on May 23, 2019 May 23, 2019 2 Comments
Willey Chopped (Ouch!)
Here's a brand new audiocast…
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Enjoy the World Cup!
Author Planet PaulCategories Cricket, ODI CricketPosted on May 21, 2019 Leave a comment
Telegraph Fantasy Cricket: CC/ODC – Post ODC Update
Hi followers
The graphic above displays my standings now that the group stage of the One-Day Cup has reached its conclusion. International call-ups, injuries and squad rotation have all played their part in scuppering my best laid plans. I've been reasonably aggressive with captaincy changes and have tinkered with transfers to get as many players on terra firma as possible. I've kept half my captaincy changes for the rest of the County Championship and for the most part have two thirds plus of my transfer allocation left. Now it's about making sure that my XIs consist of long-term certain starters and saving transfers for the occasional uncontrollable. I do have to bear in mind players such as Marnus Labuschagne who won't be around for the duration of the summer. Some players have arrived especially for the second phase of the County Championship (Bavuma/Rahane) or have returned from the IPL (Curran.S/Livingstone).
Livingstone is a batsman who bowls and a good catcher. Curran is listed as a bowler not an all-rounder and with him not being in England's World Cup squad, both are worth consideration.
Leading points scorers
Across my teams my star performers have been Hampshire's Liam Dawson (1027 pts), Sussex's David Wiese (805) and Kent's Matt Milnes (748).
Dawson is now the third most selected player and Milnes is now in 17% of people's teams but I've had him in from the beginning when he was in few people's XIs so I was gaining points that few TFC participants were. The aforementioned Labuschagne (Listed as a batsman) hasn't always fired with the bat but has regularly chipped in with the white orb. That's the advantage of selecting a batsman who bowls because even if they fail with the bat (Remember a duck scores -20) they can still break even or contribute positively with the ball. Yorkshire's Jonny Tattersall, listed as a batsman but crucially keeping wicket regularly so claiming catches (10pts) and stumpings (15pts) has totalled 538 points. Some people have cottoned on but he's still in only 5% of teams. Obviously some of my points scored have been doubled when said individual has been made captain, for example: Dawson has always captained for me when playing so has contributed 2054 points for me.
Most selected players
At the other end of the spectrum, I've always advised picking players that have been selected by few participants of the game.
Having returned from injury, I slotted Essex's Matt Coles in to one of my teams. He's been picked by only 0.3% of TFC participants but has gained 280 points for me (Some doubled) from only a few appearances. Dean Elgar (A useful bowling option come CC long summer days) and Mohammad Abbas are a couple of 1%ers that I've snuck in recently. Following his temporary relocation up north, Dom Bess is another player that I might transfer in before next week.
My minimum target is for one of my teams to finish in the top 1000 but disappointingly I've just slipped out of the top 1k! Hopefully I can get back up there and will keep you posted later this summer!
Author Planet PaulCategories Cricket, Telegraph Fantasy CricketPosted on May 8, 2019 May 8, 2019 Leave a comment
Bess Heads North!
Somerset's briefly England spin bowler Dom Bess has joined Yorkshire on loan in what seems like a smart move for all parties.
Bess is a talented young cricketer who just can't get in the team at home county Somerset. He's understandably behind the ever impressive Jack Leach in the county's pecking order. Similarly to players such as county colleague Craig Overton, Bess more than hinted that he has the temperament and talent to succeed at the highest level when gracing the Test arena. Overton has been ripping it up on the county scene this year but is still some way off an England recall. Bess too, what with the aforementioned Leach as well as England's no.1 Test spinner Moeen Ali present, Ali like Bess being an off-spinning all rounder, is a million billion trillion miles away from England's Test side. Bess has failed to make an impression during the One-Day Cup this year but will hope to hit his straps pronto in the County Championship with Yorkshire. Extremely capable with the bat in hand as demonstrated during his two Test appearances, Bess could yet end up being a more batting-orientated player.
What Josh Poysden will make of this who knows?
Poysden was recruited by the white rose county last year when Adil Rashid's future was uncertain. He's done okay in the One-Day Cup this year (6w @ 50.50, 5.51rpo) but only okay. He possesses a reasonable First Class record but in truth has played little for a man of his age…
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/464110.html
Yorkshire's premier spinner, Adil Rashid, was informed by England Selector Ed Smith that he needs to play red-ball cricket in order to be selected for England's Test side. It may be that following his one outing in the Caribbean earlier this year that that ship has already sailed. Come winter tours on the subcontinent however, Smith may still want to get funky and pick Rashid. In the short term of course, he'll be at the World Cup.
I'm not a fan of transfers left, right and centre in county cricket but this is the sort of mutually beneficial deal that gets an immensely talented player on the field so should be welcomed. You wouldn't want Bess to stand in the way of homegrown talent but in truth the likes of Karl Carver will benefit from more exposure to second XI cricket whilst James Logan is injured.
Author Planet PaulCategories Cricket, First Class Cricket, List A CricketPosted on May 8, 2019 Leave a comment
No Moores Ducks!
Never has a scorecard summed up my fantasy cricket efforts better than what you'll find in the link below…
List A debutante Lyndon James (Transferred in today especially!) Jake Libby (A duck in the last match!) Steven Mullaney and Tom Moores (Made Captain for today so double minus!) all ducked!
All these players are in one of my Telegraph Fantasy Cricket teams.
Carter and Ball did at least contribute whilst Coughlin and Wood are actually players that I've removed from my teams. On the plus side I transferred Pat Brown in and he soon claimed a wicket whilst Wayne Parnell claimed a five-wicket haul. He gains bonus points for a four-wicket haul and sub 4 rpo economy rate.
When you've got a handful of teams and therefore have players across all the counties, there are so many ups and downs during match day. Sometimes you're celebrating a wicket only to see that it's one of your batsmen that have been dismissed… or are you celebrating a good knock (Ideally a score above forty scored at more than a run-a-ball containing lots of sixes. BONUS POINTS!) then one of your bowlers claiming a wicket?
What might seem like inconsequential catches can be celebrated with a fist pump for the points they bring.
Look out for my Telegraph Fantasy Cricket update at the conclusion of the One-Day Cup group stage late next week.
England's Alternative ODI Squad!
As we approach the business end of the One-Day Cup and England commence their international summer, here's an alternative England ODI squad based on domestic white-ball performances so far this summer:
Playing XI:
Varun Chopra, Essex (263r @ 87.67)
Billy Godleman, Derbyshire (479r @ 95.80)
Sam Hain, Warwickshire (301r @ 60.20)
Steven Croft, Lancashire (375r @ 125.00)
Jonny Tattersall, Yorkshire – Wicketkeeper (205r @ 51.25 / 10c/2s)
Liam Dawson, Hampshire – Captain (232r @ 46.40 / 13w @ 18.00)
Craig Overton, Somerset (146r @ 146 / 11w @ 12.09)
Nathan Sowter, Middlesex (15w @ 18.13)
Matt Coles, Essex (7w @ 17.14)
Luke Fletcher, Nottinghamshire (14w @ 17.93)
Saqib Mahmood, Lancashire (20w @ 15.85)
Squad Members:
Tom Westley, Essex (295r @ 49.17)
Tom Moores, Nottinghamshire – Wicketkeeper (196r @ 49.00 / 6c/2s)
Alex Thomson, Warwickshire (215r @ 53.75)
Stuart Meaker, Surrey (5w @ 24.20)
Are there any players that I've omitted that you think merit recognition?
Author Planet PaulCategories Cricket, ODI CricketPosted on May 1, 2019 May 1, 2019 Leave a comment
Stoneman's Struggles!
Since slipping away from England's Test side, Surrey opening batsman Mark Stoneman has hardly made an insatiable case for a recall.
Last year was ordinary (660 CC runs at 33.00) though there were encouraging signs as the season progressed. This year the former Durham man made scores of 45 and 35 in his one and only County Championship outing to date. Those are the kind of knocks that he had a history of producing at Durham before one century laden summer at Surrey propelled him into the England team. In this season's One-Day Cup, Stoneman has struggled to even get started and has totalled only 79 runs at an average of 15.8. Now Stoneman is no bish bash bosher but does possess a List A average that until not long ago was north of forty…
The fact that number is in decline may tell us everything we need to know!
I understand that Stoneman had a son born with a heart defect. Without meaning to be rude, I'd be interested to know specifics just incase it happened to be the same condition as my daughter. If indeed the child has had or been waiting to have surgeries, it's understandable how this could've affected the thirty-one-year-old's focus.
In terms of furthering his Test career, Stoneman's fielding performances during his England stint didn't exactly aid his cause, not to mention getting to fifty five times but not surpassing sixty. In fact in his final innings in New Zealand, having reached fifty he almost looked intent on getting out rather than knuckling down and registering a maiden Test ton…
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/10883/scorecard/1115781/new-zealand-vs-england-2nd-test-eng-tour-of-aus-and-nz-2017-18
There then followed a torturous outing at home to Pakistan…
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18025/scorecard/1119535/england-vs-pakistan-1st-test-pak-in-ire-eng-scot-2018
The fact that England lost the match meant that he couldn't be afforded another chance in a two-Test series. Lack of runs combined with age mean that he's unlikely to get another.
Author Planet PaulCategories Cricket, Test CricketPosted on April 28, 2019 Leave a comment


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Bossier Arts Council steps up to become events manager for East Bank District
BAC Director Robin Jones stands in the East Bank Festival Plaza area just outside the front door of the BAC's building. (Sean Green/Press-Tribune)
Right outside the front door of the Bossier Arts Council in the East Bank District, a plaza area designed to bring events, foot traffic, and life to the revamped area of Bossier City has sat vacant for the last six months.
So, the BAC is doing something about it.
"It's our front yard. Having a part in bringing in festivals helps all of us," said BAC Director Robin Jones.
At its July 17 meeting, the Bossier City Council will approve funding that would allow the BAC to act as events manager for the East Bank District's Plaza area. The council will appropriate $25,000 to fund the ability to manage and promote events in the district.
The BAC would be able to take over the day of the final vote.
"For 30-plus years, our mission has been to provide cultural programming. It expands outside our walls, but we've just been having to go to Shreveport to do it. I love Shreveport, but it's time for some outdoor events in Bossier," said Jones.
The BAC would hire a new position housed at their building on Barksdale Boulevard. The position will be responsible for booking event dates, collecting fees, making sure insurance is in place, all requirements are met, and all licenses are procured. Jones will perform these functions until they can hire a person for the position.
The BAC has experience with scheduling events through its performing arts-dedicated East Bank Theater. And as a Bossier City-owned building, the BAC already has a template for property rental contracts.
What is changing is the scope of services, meaning the BAC will need to start with developing a resource binder of potential contractors for events in the East Bank District.
"That is so there's not one particular contractor handling all the events. The city council wanted a choice," Jones explained. "We want it to be as open as possible, but we still have to vet some of the contractors."
But she added, "We're not going to limit who (events organizers) can and can't use, so long as they're licensed."
The contracts will include pertinent information such as event dates, and requirements like cleanup and outdoor toilets.
"For example, if there's an event where we're expecting to have 3,000 people and the organizers don't have porta potties, we as the manager would come in and say the proper facilities aren't in place. Because those people would use East Bank tenants' restrooms and put wear and tear on their businesses."
This opportunity was the result of an East Bank merchants meeting held late last month at Retro 521 coffee shop in the district. City CAO Pam Glorioso, Mayor Lo Walker, and Councilman Tommy Harvey attended the meeting.
Jones said the area tenants are "really pleased" that the BAC is taking over event management and the merchants group plans to meet twice a month.
"It's beneficial that we know what each other are doing. It allows for collaboration."
Jones notes that the BAC's new role could be inviting something that would create "headaches," but it's more than worth it.
"It can be a huge benefit because it's not being done and the whole goal for East Bank is foot traffic," she said. "We're getting phone calls almost daily about using the property, so we know there's a need there."
The BAC will report back to the city about their efforts, and will collaborate with the council committee that was created to serve the area.
"They've spent a lot of money. They want to make sure their investment is being utilized well," said Jones. "We felt that was part of the deal."
The city spent $15 million to redevelop the downtown portion of Bossier City, known as "Old Bossier," in a two-year effort that saw new infrastructure, roads, landscaping, and amenities installed or overhauled to attract new development. The move came out of a plan to support the millennial workforce that will staff its growing technology industry. The district was officially opened in late November 2017.
"Construction means progress," Jones said. "We didn't have natural organic foot traffic before this. Since construction and the plaza opened, traffic has increased greatly."
Jones said the BAC is ready to start as soon as it is official. She noted there has been interest in food festivals and has been in negotiations about expanding the presence of the Film Prize in October and bringing over an element of the Louisiana Music Prize as well.
"We've had to be strategic with our event planning and now that we have more businesses here with things to offer, people don't feel like they're coming to us for a one-and-done event," she said. "This is just an expansion of that."
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Jeffrey Lovell charged with fatally shooting 15-year-old he thought was trying to break into his home
A Massachusetts man charged with fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy he thought was trying to break into his home has been indicted on a manslaughter charge.
Jeffrey Lovell was originally charged with murder in the July 16 death of Dylan Francisco. Prosecutors on Monday announced that a grand jury had indicted the 42-year-old Lovell on the lesser charge. Lovell's attorney didn't immediately return a call Monday.
Police say Francisco and a friend were drinking alcohol near Lovell's Chicopee home and became disoriented. They knocked on Lovell's door believing it was a friend's house. Police say Lovell fired a single shot through the door when a pane of glass broke.
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Businesses in Scotland will be able to access an £11.8m digital tech fund to allow them to harness the power of technology as they recover from the coronavirus crisis.
Companies across the country can apply for help from the scheme to improve their productivity, increase their resilience and create new market opportunities.
As part of the Scottish Government's support for economic recovery, the cash will go towards helping businesses to adopt digital technologies and improve their digital capability.
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HIE will be given £800,000 to extend its Digital Enablement Grant scheme to reach more businesses in the Highlands and Islands.
The Data Lab will also receive £1 million to help businesses to invest in more advanced technologies such as data analytics and artificial intelligence.
Finance Secretary Kate Forbes said: "The firms that have coped best during the pandemic are invariably those that have been able to adapt with the help of digital tools.
"However, despite the digital transition made by many businesses, there is still far more that can be done to help businesses embrace the opportunities that digital offers. We also know that huge potential lies in the information and data that business hold and that's why we're also supporting businesses on their data journey.
"This funding will provide an immediate boost and will support businesses to adopt productivity enhancing digital technologies. It will also help to improve their digital capability and the skills of their workforce so they can keep pace with future technological progress.
"Supporting SMEs on their digital journey is key to Scotland's economic recovery and future prosperity."
David Oxley, director of business growth at Highlands and Islands Enterprise, said: "Digital technology can revolutionise how organisations function, transforming performance by helping them become more productive, efficient and competitive. That's become even more important during the pandemic, with businesses and their customers increasingly recognising the benefits of trading online.
"These grants will also help organisations recover and diversify by investing in digital technologies. The money will make a real difference and will support companies that have the potential to retain and create jobs in all parts of the Highlands and Islands."
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Effective communication is the key to securing public sympathy and influence. Here, I've retold the story of how Marketing Magazine gave us a national award for best implementation of a new brand identity.
It's 7.30am and I'm standing in the conference room at St Thomas' Hospital in London. In an hour's time, 200 delegates from all over the UK are going to come into the room as we relaunch the National Foster Care Association as the Fostering Network. Our beautiful height charts have been hand folded that morning to stop the ink smearing (yes, they're that fresh). There's just one problem left: the joiners who assembled the 'wrap' to go around the main speaker's plinth put the hinges on back to front. We have a beautiful new logo, but it is pointed inwards towards the plinth, while the audience has a perfect few of some MDF and a couple of screws.
I think back nine short weeks to when I started work. My first job had been to convince the rest of the senior management team to go for the orange logo rather than the more conservative, but less surprising, purple house with a heart on it. It's a truism that, faced with a new identity they weren't expecting, employees react as if it was a tiger leaping out of the undergrowth to get them. Meanwhile, those we are seeking to influence are forever on the lookout for something different to grab their attention.
As the new boy, I carry a certain amount of influence and am able to carry the day. However, I get an inkling of the size of the task ahead of me when someone mentions that two of the people who founded the charity round a kitchen table in 1974 still work there. Proud of their achievements (and rightly so) they were concerned that the new identity might usher in some kind of hostile takeover of their cause.
Stage one involved sitting down with our publications team. "It can't be done," they said. OK, I replied, but let's just draw up a list of all the things we'd have to do to make it happen at some point in the future. We went through all the stages. Right, now you say we'd need to develop style sheets for the magazine – how long would that take? And we need to edit the text for the launch publication – can we do that in time?
Relentlessly, we advanced on our targets. The Powerpoint templates were easy so long as everyone stuck to the word counts (the text had to be readable by a middle-aged foster carer at a distance of 25 metres). But the launch publication was a nightmare. 2500 words and not one image to go with a new identity that was anchored in emotion. Somewhere along the line I'd had the idea of presenting it as a height chart – beautiful pictures on one side with space to record the height of different looked-after children; and on the other side, the story of the growth of the charity measured in years. But there was only room for 800 words. Editing was conducted on a needs-must basis; we got it down to 1100 and somehow made it fit, while the author wondered why we were slicing up a perfectly good text.
As the launch day approached, we heard that the 10,000 height charts we had ordered would not be machine foldable until the day after the conference. "What if we folded 200 by hand?" I asked – one for each delegate. Thus we found ourselves using plastic rulers to mark the folds, trying not to smear the ink as we went. Fatalism had by now given way to a sense of invincibility. We were surrounded by boxes of beautiful looking magazines, the stand was already in place. All we were waiting for was the plinth.
And so, at 7.30am I'm staring disaster in the face when David Riches – one of the best graphic designers I've ever worked with – bails me out. He's shouting at the joiner on the phone. They'll be here in 20 minutes. Oh, and here's some white tape to cover up the screwholes.
Eight hours later it's all over. My boss turns to me and says "Well, you can start thinking about next year now!" I'm thinking it was the hardest, but most exhilerating, race of my life to date.
Six months later David's company – Visible Edge – got an award for best brand identity whlle we got one for best implementation at Marketing Magazine's inaugural awards..
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1. It is possible that Luke is writing that the high priest has some associates, and those associates were part of the Sadducee party. What this interpretation permits is that there were Sadducees who were not associates of the high priest. I suspect this is the most natural reading of the NIV, implying that we are dealing here with a subgroup of the Sadducee party, a doubtful interpretation.
2. If you read the comma differently, you could understand that all the Sadducee party were the associates of the high priest. This is what the NASB is trying to convey with the parentheses. "But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy" (see also the ESV, NRSV, KJV, NET).
ἡ οὖσα αἵρεσις τῶν Σαδδουκαίων is a nominative appositional phrase that further identifies the "all those with him." The plural verb, ἐπλήσθησαν, then, goes back to the compound subject, "the high priest and all those with him." Appositional phrases, by their very nature, stand apart from the rest of the grammatical flow of the sentence, and if you drop it out the sentence makes good sense.
The singular feminine ἡ is unexpected but required by the feminine singular αἵρεσις. Because it is a nominative appositional phrase and in a sense stands apart from the sentence, Luke can get away with the irregularity (if that is the right word) of a feminine singular contextually referring back to the masculine plural πάντες.
Given the historical context, I strongly suspect that the πάντες means all the Sadducees were filled with jealousy, and we need to be careful of a comma suggesting only some of them were associates of the high priest.
Amazing, isn't it. Miracles were being done everywhere. Peter's shadow had healing power. And yet the religious rulers were filled not with awe and thankfulness, but with jealousy. The sad fact of life is that almost everything in this world is about power, and their power was threatened.
I have been reading a fascinating book about the life of William Tennent (The Vision that Changed a Nation, by John F. Hansen). It was Tennent's conviction that the ruling religious authorities had failed to understand the necessity of a new birth, and so formed his "Log College," teaching students not only the rigorous of a classical education but also teaching the necessity of passion and conviction and the work of the Holy Spirit and sin and conversion. Guess how the Sadducees of his day responded? With jealously and the wielding of social and financial power. Tennent had strong connections with the Great wakening, and 60 (yes, sixty) of his students went on to found new colleges that would continue his dream.
Some things never change, and there will always be religious authorities who want to fill pails and throw water on fires. The question is, what will you do?


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Seventy learners descended on a local hotel for a week in City College Plymouth's largest-ever work placement initiative, reports Samantha King.
Students from across the college's catering, marketing, hospitality, business and travel and tourism courses were let loose in Plymouth's Duke of Cornwall Hotel to gain experience in a multitude of hotel disciplines.
Ahead of the placement, dubbed "City College @ The Duke", learners were briefed about what would be expected of them – and the college even implemented a social media policy for the participants to avoid causing the hotel any reputational damage.
Students were placed across the hotel reception, events and marketing, and catering departments, with ESOL students taking up roles as housekeepers across the hotel's 72 rooms.
"ESOL students are an area of learners that struggle to get work experience. It was good for them to get exposure to a working environment which also helped them develop their language skills as well as practical work skills," Mr Jones added.
Following the placement, one student has been offered a part-time role in the hotel kitchen, and 17-year-old travel and tourism student Evie Mills has been kept on for an extended work placement following her work in the marketing and events team.
"People asked me if I was nervous but, honestly, I had total confidence in the calibre of students that the college can produce," said Jonathan Morcom, the hotel's director, who is also a former City College Plymouth student.


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The High Performance Computing Center is a consortium of the University of Tartu and it's purpose is to build and develop the necessary infrastructure for scientific computing. It also manages and coordinates the use of said computing equipment. This computing resource is open for use to any research groups in the university. Users from other Estonian science and research institutions are also welcome.
The HPC Center of the UT was founded in 2008.
The computing center is run by a committee and a manager. Members of the committee:
Kristjan Vassil
Mait Metspalu
Pärtel Lippus
Mihkel Solvak
Aare Märtson
Peeter Burk
Kristina Lillemets
Jaak Vilo
The manager of the computing center is Ivar Koppel.
The consortium of the High Performance Computing centre of the University of Tartu consists of:
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Faculty of Science and Technology,
Faculty of Medicine,
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Estonian Genome Center.
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The Norfolk Open Championships 2008
A touch of oriental spice has been added to the Norfolk Open Championships with the entry of Atu Rosalina Sagita from Indonesia. Currently ranked 50 in the world, she will be playing in the womens singles and mixed doubles. In the singles she has been seeded two, behind top seed and existing champion, Rebecca Pantaney (Gloucestershire), currently ranked four in England, who will be going all out to retain her title. In the absence of Danny Plant, Handal Suryaputra (Warwickshire) is top seeded in the mens singles, ahead of Norfolks no.1, Ian Murphy. In the doubles, Murphy will team up with regular partner, Grahame Wells, in a bid to retain the title they won last year.
The womens doubles will see Norfolks Katherine Cooper and Suffolks Toni Sturgeon keen to put the disappointment of the Cambridgeshire Open behind them and retain the Norfolk crown they won last season. Ian Murphy and Rachel Ellis (Notts) and James White and Katherine Cooper are seeded to reach the final of the mixed doubles, whilst Handal Suryaputra partners Atu Rosalina Sagita.
The Championships take place at the UEA Sportspark this weekend, with the singles on Friday, starting at 6.00pm and the doubles events taking place on Saturday from 10.00am onwards. All finals will be on Saturday, except for the womens final which is scheduled for 9.00pm Friday evening. Spectators are most welcome, free of charge, but the usual Sportspark entry fee will apply.
* West Norfolk Junior Badminton played host to the countys Under 11s & 13s moderates tournaments which attracted players from all over the county. But it was the west who won all the titles, with James Smith taking three and Kathryn Baker, Aidan Grange and Rebecca Yallop winning two each.
The semi-finals of the Under 11s boys singles produced two very close matches, both ending in a 21-19 scoreline, with Smith beating Vincent Clarke and Grange edging out Toby Hoare. The final was another close contest with Smith coming out on top 21-16 to take his first title. Smith and Grange then teamed up to win the doubles with Jacob Trend and Dominic Ely runners up and Toby Hoare and Sean Lott coming in third.
Kathryn Baker and Elspeth Straffon Lawrence from Kings Lynn reached the final of the girls singles, beating Dockings Chloe Kissock and Hope Flower in the semis. Baker then continued her recent run of good form by comfortably winning the final. As in the boys event, the two girls singles finalists teamed up to win the girls doubles, dropping no more than four points in each of their games. However, the remaining places were more closely contested with two Docking pairs fighting for the runners up trophies. In the end, it was Hope Flower and Chloe Sarsby who won the deciding game, beating Chloe Kissock and Victoria English 21-19.
Although the entry was lower, there were several close and exciting games in the Under 13s tournament. In the boys singles, Richard Simpson and Billy Winter each won five games but Simpson won the title on points. Daniel Warburton came in third place.
The winners of the boys doubles was not decided until the final match, but it was the Under 11s pair, Smith and Grange, who managed to beat their older opponents, Trend and Ely.
Rebecca Yallop won the girls singles, with Ayla Burridge in second place. The girls doubles produced one of the best matches of the day, with Yallop and Sophie Carter just taking the title from Baker and Straffon Lawrence 21-20.


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Woman Remains in Critical Condition After Being Shot During Saturday Rampage in Chicago, Evanston
At least four victims remain in critical condition after Saturday's shootings, according to authorities.
Published January 11, 2021 • Updated on January 11, 2021 at 8:33 pm
A woman who was shot Saturday after being taken hostage at an Evanston IHOP during a shooting rampage remains in critical condition as of late Monday, police said.
At Evanston's city council meeting Monday evening, the police chief said one of the city's resident died in the shooting rampage. In the following hours, however, the Evanston Police Department tweeted "the victim's condition has not changed, and she is currently critical."
@EvanstonPD understand there's some confusion regarding the condition of the victim from Saturday's shooting. The victim's condition has not changed and she is currently in critical condition.@WGNNews @WBBMNewsradio @chicagotribune @fox32news @cbschicago @Suntimes
— Evanston, IL Police (@EvanstonPD) January 12, 2021
The man police believe was responsible for the shootings, identified as 32-year-old Jason Nightengale, was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire with police outside of that Evanston restaurant, bringing to an end a string of murders that shocked the city.
The shooting spree began in the 5300 block of South East End Avenue at approximately 1:50 p.m. Saturday when Nightengale entered a parking garage and fired shots at a 30-year-old man, who was sitting inside a vehicle.
That man, who was identified as Yiran Fan, 30, a University Chicago doctoral student, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Chicago police.
Approximately 30 minutes later, Nightengale entered an apartment building in the 4900 block of South East End Avenue. He fired shots at a woman, who was serving as a security guard at the building. The victim, Aisha Nevell, 46, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
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Another woman, 77, was inside the building retrieving her mail when she was hit by gunfire. She is in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
The gunman then moved down East End Avenue to another building and pulled a gun on a male victim, whom he knew, according to police. The man pushed the individual into his apartment and demanded the keys to his vehicle, and fled the scene in a red Toyota sedan.
A 20-year-old man as well as a University of Chicago student were among three people killed when a gunman went on a rampage Saturday across Chicago and Evanston. NBC 5's Trina Orlando has the story.
At approximately 3:45 p.m., the suspect drove to the 9300 block of South Halsted Street and entered a retail location, where he announced a robbery. Police say he then fired shots, striking a 20-year-old man in the head. That man, identified as Anthony Faulkner, was taken to Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An 81-year-old woman inside of the store was shot in the back and neck, and was taken to Christ Hospital, where she remains in critical condition.
At approximately 5 p.m. the gunman struck again, this time shooting a 15-year-old girl who was riding in a vehicle in the 10300 block of South Halsted Street. The girl was hit in the head, and was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where she is in critical condition.
Just five minutes later, Nightengale fired shots at a Chicago police vehicle that was investigating the previous shooting at the CVS location, striking the vehicle. No one was hit during that incident.
Nightengale then allegedly drove northward to a CVS pharmacy near the border of Chicago and Evanston, announcing a robbery Saturday evening. After firing at least one shot there, which did not strike anyone, he fled across the street to an IHOP restaurant.
Once inside, the gunman shot a woman in the head, according to Evanston police.
Nightengale then fired shots at Evanston police and they returned fire. He was hit multiple times by gunfire, and was transported to AMITA Health St. Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police are still unclear of a motive in the case, and Chicago and Evanston police are continuing to investigate the shootings. Nightengale had several arrests for domestic violence, but most, if not all charges were dismissed.
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29th Governor of South Dakota
Years in Office: 1993 – 1995
Birth: October 5, 1925, Viewfield, South Dakota
Death: September 28, 2015, Dallas, Texas
Governor Walter Dale Miller was South Dakota's 29th governor, serving from 1993 to 1995. Governor Miller was born on Oct. 5, 1925 in the unincorporated community of Viewfield in Meade County, South Dakota, near the town of New Underwood. His grandfather arrived in Fort Pierre, Dakota Territory in 1881, where he worked Wagon Trains on the Ft. Pierre-Deadwood Trail for five years, before he homestead in the Viewfield area in 1886. Miller graduated from New Underwood High School and attended college at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology while still active on the family ranch. Miller married Mary Randall in 1943, and they had four children: Nancy Burma, Karey Albers, Walter R. "Randy" Miller, and Renee Johansen. Mary died in 1989. In 1993, Governor Miller married Patricia Caldwell, and became the step-father to her two children, Cade Caldwell and Rebecca Caldwell Bauer. His marriage to Pat made him the only governor to be married while in office.
Miller had more years of experience in elected office than any other governor. He served for 20 years as a school board member and was a leader in the Republican Party. Miller served in the State House of Representatives for 20 years. He is the only person in the history of the state to serve as Majority Leader, Assistant Majority Leader, Majority Whip, Speaker of the House, Speaker pro Tempore, and President of the Senate.
In 1986, George S. Mickelson invited Miller to be his running mate. After the Mickelson-Miller team was elected, Miller made history when he became the state's first full-time lieutenant governor. That experience became important on April 19, 1993, when Governor Mickelson died with seven others in a crash of the state airplane. Miller was the first lieutenant governor in South Dakota's history to succeed to the governorship upon the death of his predecessor. At the age of 67, he was also the oldest governor in state history.
Governor Miller demonstrated his ability to be "cool in a crisis." He led the state through the sudden and tragic loss of Governor Mickelson, and secured funding for the creation of the Fighting Stallions Memorial. He ended a riot at the state penitentiary, in which over 200 inmates took control and set fire to prison buildings, without loss of life or giving into the inmate's demands. He responded to historic flooding of the Missouri River and its tributaries in 1993. And when the State Supreme Court declared video lottery to be unconstitutional, Governor Miller responded to the sudden budget shortfall with $28 million in emergency budget cuts and the use of emergency reserves.
Governor Miller was one of only four governors from West River. After leaving office in 1995, he continued to be active in his family's ranch, while residing in Ft. Pierre. Miller died on September 28, 2015 while visiting Dallas, Texas. He was interred at Viewfield Cemetery, near his ranch.
Miller was honored by the Trail of Governors in 2012 with a life-size bronze statue by sculptors Lee Leuning and Sherri Treeby. The statue, which portrays Miller in a cowboy hat and western wear and holding his ranch's "seven lazy reverse seven" branding iron, stands in a bed of native grasses. It was placed on the corner of Capitol Avenue and Highland Avenue near the historic St. Charles Hotel, where Miller resided as lieutenant governor.
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Walter Dale Miller Poems.
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Ode To An Old Cowboy
It was last Saturday morning
that he started his last long ride,
He crossed through the peaceful
valley and on to a great new divide,
As he passed amidst the shadows
he was not alone as he rode,
For he was stirrup to stirrup
with a Friend with whom he had long abode.
The trail will soon vanish,
but his memories no one will ever hide,
His earthly chores he had finished
and his work here was all done,
His Friend was softly speaking,
"your race was well run."
As he rides the hillsides of glory
old acquaintances he will renew,
His work now is in that "Big Roundup"
on that range beyond the blue.
For those of us still waiting
our "Golden Spurs" to receive,
His last chant still echoes
across the valley: "Only believe."
He has joined that "Big Outfit"
of old cowboys with hearts kind and true,
The "Head Foreman" said to him,
"Come, I've got greater things for you to do."
There is an empty spot in many hearts tonight
and somewhere a Pinto's head hangs low,
His old spurs and chaps hang on the wall –
he has gone where real cowboys go.
Someday he will return for that "Great Gathering,"
led by the "Champion of Love,"
And those of us who are watching and waiting
shall ride again forever with him above.
By Walter Dale Miller
For his father, Walter Miller ~ March 1983
Wearin' The Brand
"Did it hurt much?" asked his buddy.
"Naw, it just stung a little bit.
It's over in a matter of seconds,
Before you know it, they've done quit.
It was nothing compared to other times,
When I thought I'd nearly die.
Like when my mama had me,
On that cold and stormy night.
I came a little early,
And laid in the wind and snow.
I just knew I'd freeze to death,
I was shivering from the cold.
But, right away the cowboy found me.
You know, the one that feed us every day?
He picked me up so gently,
And put me inside in warm, dry hay.
He brought my mama, too.
And made sure I was alright.
I never was so thankful,
To see a cowboy than on that night!
Of course there was that time in spring,
When we started eating sweet, green grass.
My ears were dropping low,
And I sure got sick real fast.
That cowboy came a ridin',
On a big long-legged beast.
He saw that I was feelin' bad,
And rode over to doctor me.
Of course, he had to rope me,
Which my mama didn't like too much.
But I started feelin' better,
After he gave me those pills and stuff.
And do you remember a couple of weeks ago,
When they moved us a real, long way?
We all go sort of jumbled up,
As we walked along that day.
I lost track of my dear mama.
Boy I was one scared pup!
But that cowboy helped me find her,
And made sure we were all paired up.
So you can see, I've had many trials,
In my first few months of life,
But that cowboy's always been there,
To help me in my strife.
I feel I've earned this on my side,
Given to me by my special man.
And I am darned sure proud to wear
This cowboy's mark he calls a brand!"
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Stay Away, Joe è un film statunitense del 1968 diretto da Peter Tewksbury.

Il film è basato sul libro omonimo del 1953 di Dan Cushman, precedentemente adattato come musical di Broadway nel 1958 con il titolo Whoop-Up, con Ralph Young nel ruolo di Presley.

Trama
Un campione di rodeo indiano americano di razza mista torna alla riserva per aiutare la sua gente.

Produzione
Le riprese del film avvennero tra il 17 ottobre e il 29 novembre 1967, principalmente in Arizona, tra Sedona e Cottonwood; le scene interne vennero realizzati presso gli studi della Metro Goldwyn Mater a Culver City (California).

Burt Kennedy è stato originariamente annunciato come regista del film.

L.Q. Jones era già apparso in altri due film di Elvis: Fratelli rivali (1956) e Stella di fuoco (1960).

Elvis ha dato piccoli ruoli ai suoi amici, come Del 'Sonny' West (suo amico e bodyguard), Joe Esposito (amico e road manager di Elvis) ed il cantante Charlie Hodge.

Elvis venne pagato con 850 mila dollari più il 40% dei profitti del film.

Colonna sonora
I brani del film: Stay Away, Joe; Dominic; All I Needed Was the Rain; Stay Away; Goin' Home.

Per la prima volta nella filmografia di Elvis non fu previsto un album e/o un singolo della colonna sonora, verosimilmente perché i numeri musicali della pellicola erano ridotti al minimo. Le registrazioni dei brani avvennero all'RCA Studio B di Nashville il 1º ottobre 1967.

Il brano del titolo venne pubblicato nel 1970 sulla raccolta Let's Be Friends.

Per il brano Dominic Elvis manifestò il desiderio che non venisse pubblicato; rimase inedita sino al 1994 quando venne inclusa nella compilation in CD "Kissin Cousins / Clambake / Stay Away".

All I Needed Was the Rain venne inclusa nel 1969 nella raccolta Elvis Sings Flaming Star.

Stay Away (brano riscritto sulla melodia del tradizionale Greensleeves) venne pubblicato nel 1968 come lato B del singolo U.S. Male (47-9465).

Goin' Home, registrata nella medesima session, venne messa da parte ed utilizzata per la colonna sonora del film A Tutto Gas.

Nel 2014 tutti i brani della colonna sonora vennero pubblicati sul CD Stay Away, Joe, cui vennero aggiunte Too Much Monkey Business, U.S. Male e 14 versioni alternative.

CD Stay Away, Joe (2014)

 Stay Away - 2:24
 Stay Away, Joe - 1:40
 Dominic - 1:52
 All I Needed Was The Rain - 1:49
 Goin´Home - 2:30
 Too Much Monkey Business - 2:33
 U.S Male - 2:48
 Stay Away (Jam Take 2) - 4:02
 Too Much Monkey Business (Takes 1,3,9) - 7:00
 U.S Male (Take 2,3,5,7) - 6:42
 Stay Away Joe (Take 10,12,13) - 2:58
 Stay Away Joe (Takes 15,16,17) - 3:49
 Dominic (Takes 1,3,2) - 2:42
 All I Needed Was The Rain (Alternate Mastering) - 2:32
 Too Much Monkey Business (Takes 12,10) - 3:52
 Going Home (Take 12,18,21) - 3:20
 Going Home (Take 22,24,26,29) - 4:08
 Stay Away (Takes 5,6) - 2:52
 Stay Away (Take 11,12,14) - 4:53
 U.S Male (Take 9,10) - 5:12
 U.S Male (Take 11) - 3:27

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Schaefer is editor of the 2009 book, ConUNdrum: The Limits of the United Nations and the Search for Alternatives (Rowman & Littlefield). It features chapters written by fellow experts on an array of international activities and responsibilities conducted by the U.N. and related international organizations, among them diplomacy, international law, peacekeeping, the environment, disarmament, health, human rights, trade and development.
A frequent visitor to sub-Saharan Africa, Schaefer has written extensively on economic development and peace and security issues there and how those issues affect America's national interests.
Schaefer's writing and analysis include contributions to rankings of individual nations in the annual Index of Economic Freedom, published by Heritage and The Wall Street Journal.
He speaks frequently to audiences of business leaders, congressional staff and academics, and has testified before Congress on the United Nations and foreign assistance and development.
Schaefer's appearances on a variety of radio and television programs include CNN, Fox, MSNBC, BBC and C-SPAN.
He joined Heritage in 1995 and was named Kingham Fellow in September 1996. He worked at the Pentagon as an assistant for international criminal court policy from March 2003 to March 2004.
Schaefer received his master's degree in international development from the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C. He also holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Florida State University.
He and his family reside in Washington, D.C.
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As if October couldn't be more fun with Halloween an all, Frankenweenie will be coming out, so excited for this! One of the characters is a homage to my beloved Vincent Price, can you spot him?
I can't wait! I love Tim Burton!
I'm pretty sure Ilearn about ALL the cool movies from you!!
I haven't managed to see the Adventures of Adele thingy yet,though.Must rectify!


For an unstructured site with poor performance, what are the best ways to turn it to a top ranking site within 3 month? In 2012 SMX West, the panelists shared the "SEO Makeover" cases and their winning strategies which could also be applied for revamping process.
Target Market: Who is coming to the site?
Style: What do you want your new visitors to feel when they visit the site?
And then, we can proceed with on site & off site makeovers.
Website Design and Structure: The new design should have its own style with social elements incorporated. Also, the site should be structured with search engine friendly content management system for future updates.
New Content: Writing new, unique content based on fresh keyword research is necessary. Unique content provides great value to the readers. For example, an animal shelter site could provide local maps for local vet, rescue adoption resources, and fun widgets for cute puppy pictures.
Site Structure: In addition, have programmers to fix 404 error pages and broken links, clean up codes, and set up analytics & webmaster for future site tracking.
Create new links from relevant market blog posts or forum posts.
Citation Conversion: Reach out to quality sites aggressively to ask for backlink.
Competitive Analysis: Utilize SEO tools such as site explorer to find back links from your competitors.
If the budget is limited, then you can still focus on what you have on the site to fully optimize it. Even without new design, marketers can still drive traffic by fixing existing errors, optimizing content, and increasing quality links. In the 2012 SMX West, Russ Jones from Virante also shared some useful free SEO tools for evaluating website.


Today is St. Hypatios' (the Wonderworker) Name Day.
Since my Greek name is Hypatia, it is considered my name day. I also wish all the Hypatia's Happy Name Day today!
I received a nice phone call from Chris Copely today from the local newspaper the Herald-Mail. He wanted to let me know that they will be doing an article about me and my book THE GREEK MAIDEN AND THE ENGLISH LORD this coming Sunday, April 3, 2011. I'm looking forward to reading it!
I also received a nice email from the GreekCircle Magazine in Chicago. They were interested in including my new book in their book section.
These little perks is what makes me want to keep writing! I have decided that if this latest book that I wrote, which is a historical novel, does well, then I will probably write another historical novel for my next book. I will know for sure in the next few months.
in Japan about a week ago left us breathless. We watched the news and our hearts cried out for mercy for the Japanese people that suffered during this difficult time. My poem is written from the angle of a person who witnessed the earthquake firsthand. This is just my imagination at work.
Tried to call out, but no one answered back.
Given the recent developments in Japan and its nuclear reactor issues, I felt compelled to write today to our President about our views on Nuclear Power.
We are very concerned about what happened in Japan regarding their nuclear power plants and the radiation being emitted.
I have worked in the radiobiology field for over a decade. I studied how radiation affected the cells in the laboratory. It was a devastating effect on the cells and although we cannot see, hear, or touch radiation, it can be very harmful.
My husband and I want to inform you, that as citizens of the United States, we do not want any nuclear power plants to exist in this country. It seems that nuclear power plants and earthquakes do not mix. We do not want to have another Katrina or 3 Mile Island on our hands - too big to handle.
Why not look for alternative energy sources that do not pose a risk to public health like nuclear power does? Given that our future is uncertain in relation to the impending solar maximum and its effect on our earth, including coronal mass ejections and earthquakes, it just does NOT make sense that nuclear energy is the way to go. It is too dangerous!
Please, Mr. President, say NO to nuclear power.
We personally have solar power on our house, and a lot of insulation for energy conservation. We support that type of alternative energy. If more people/industry used that kind of alternative energy, it would be a better and much safer future for all of us.
Having much respect for earthquakes, given that Greece tends to be prone to them, I have signed up with the USGS to have them send earthquake alerts to my email box on a daily basis. Although Greece has not been in the earthquake radar recently, unfortunately, Japan has.
With much consternation and dismay, we have been watching the latest news on the earthquake(s) in the Honshu area of Japan. The 8.9 earthquake that blasted the area on early Friday, March 11, 2011 was preceded by several smaller earthquakes and followed by hundreds more (in the 5-6 richter regions). The devastation and loss is horrifying to witness, but even more so, is the long term potential of this terrible event.
What puzzles me greatly to the point of disbelief, is that a country like Japan, with its educated people and cosmopolitan cities, has built 55 nuclear plants in its country. Now what will happen, as the scene unfolds, when these recently affected nuclear power plants melt down and emit all kinds of radiation into the atmosphere? Another Chernobyl, some may ask? You have guessed right. According to the website www.beyondnuclear.org, the area around the Fukushima reactor site has witnessed around 190 people being treated for radiation poisoning. That is very serious. It is just a matter of time before this radiation seeps into the universe.
My humble advice? An earthquake prone country has no business building nuclear power plants. Because it is just a matter of time before an earthquake will come along and break them apart. It does not require a rocket scientist to figure this one out. It is so distressing to see authorities make these kind of rash decisions of building nuclear power plants without adding earthquakes into the formula.
I suggest that all countries that are prone to earthquakes, to be not allowed to have nuclear power plants built there. It is sad to see how "clean" energy can hurt so many people in such a short term and long term effect. Hiroshima's survivors felt the effect for a long time. It is too bad that Japan has not learned from its history and tried to make its country a safer place to live in.
Now, I understand that it is a matter of days before the radiation from the nuclear reactor in Japan reaches the United States. I will be checking the radiation on a daily basis in my area in Maryland.
There are times in our lives where decisions need to be made, not because we chose them, but the universe/God decided to land them in our lap. There are small, daily decisions that we make, like what to wear or eat, then there are the Big, once in a lifetime decisions to make, like getting married or losing a house to flooding or a storm and where to go from there.
This poem focuses on the big decisions that we've had to make recently. It's always hoped for that they turn out sweet and rosy.
Scattering our life away with the wind.
If what we chose will be right for us.


So, I've been out of the gun blogging world for quite a while, but I found out that one of the clan is in need so a raffle has been set up to try and help them out. You can find out more about it right here.
I've thrown in and I am offering up a set of grips for two winners. So that's two sets of grips that are up for grabs. These can be custom made grips (within reason, of course) or something that I already have in my inventory.
Please, go and buy a raffle ticket or ten! This is a very deserving family and there are some great prizes available too!
List of prizes are here too!


This small sign has big impact! Prop this sign on a counter or bookshelf to add unique personality to your space.
This solid wood sign is hand-painted with white letters on a distressed black background. Each sign will be slightly different due to distressing. We seal each sign to ensure a long-lasting finish. This sign is meant to be propped up for display.


As a human, it is our tendency to learn, grow and keep doing it. But, as a race of most civilized creatures of this planer, we are lacking somewhere. The very purpose of life has been lost somewhere. Somewhere during chasing the luxuries and trying to achieve the goals set by society; which we often refer as 'desires', happiness has become the least prior thing which we want to possess.
Denying the happiness is like wounding the soul, which we do often in the name of 'sacrificing for success. This has become one of the many stereotypes of this world. We forget that we need to be happy to be successful and not successful to be happy. To be clearer, we have totally messed up with the concept of being successful. It has become a set pattern in our minds that to be successful one needs to secure good marks in college, a degree with an alpha and a salary in six figures, failing to achieve which, results in gloom and depression.
Being successful has only one meaning and that is to be happily satisfied. To achieve that it is extremely important for one to explore the inner self, to identify what means happiness to you. Do not get so much after accomplishments and perfections that you miss the moments in your life which can count for a rare genuine smiles and hearty laughs. Life is only about all these moments. The success you achieve after losing these moments has absolutely no motive and no happiness involved.
Work for the satisfaction. Limit your 'desires'. Distinguish between 'your desires' and the 'desires imposed on you'. Achieve your desires and cherish the small moments in which you smile or you are the reason of someone's smile because at the end of the day. You must add life to days and not days to life.


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For more details and to see our chefs' leftover turkey recipes, read on.
The idea behind chef Edward Lee's Turkey Ramen was to create a dish with completely different flavors than those of the original holiday feast. Also, Lee points out, "it's great hangover food and usually the day after Thanksgiving, you might be feeling a little wobbly." The recipe is a perfect example of Lee's signature blend of Southern and Asian flavors, and features an unexpected umami-building garnish of freshly grated Parmesan. If you want to try a slightly different twist, Lee suggests adding pork belly, steamed clams, or nori flakes.
City Seamus Mullen's turkey croquettes are inspired by a more classic version he serves at his modern Spanish restaurant Tertulia. "Each one is about two bites, so they are perfect for snacking on in the beginning of a meal, or as a side," says Mullen. He also recommends pairing the croquettes with scrambled eggs for breakfast. To bump up the heat, Mullen says, "adding chile peppers would be a great idea, and give these croquettes a nice kick." Another option is to forgo the cranberry sauce or gravy, and dip the croquettes in Sriracha sauce.
"Sometimes when you're done with Thanksgiving, you are DONE with Thanksgiving flavors, too," says chef Naomi Pomeroy. Inspired by a dish on the menu at her new bar, Expatriate, Pomeroy uses leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, and peas (or chopped green beans) to make samosas, a popular Indian street snack. To get a jump start on the prep, make the samosa dough and roll it into rounds ahead of time. Layered between sheets of wax paper and wrapped in a double layer of plastic wrap, the rounds can be refrigerated for 24 hours or frozen up to 3 months.
Having worked in the Gulf Coast region for more than 20 years, chef Chris Shepherd describes gumbo as an "important dish" for him and a personal favorite. He created this Thanksgiving leftover version because he thought it would be "a great way to stretch" whatever extra meat you have after the holiday feast. Even if you don't quite have the full 4 cups of extra turkey called for, there's enough andouille sausage in the recipe to compensate for a missing cup or two. This Cajun and Creole classic also gives the turkey a whole new flavor profile and, says Shepherd, is far more interesting than a traditional turkey sandwich.
Jason Vincent first made Turkey Enchiladas when he was on Thanksgiving break during culinary school. "No one went home. We had a lot of time on our hands, and a lot of beer," he explains. The enchiladas were so good that they became a holiday tradition. Unfortunately, they were also incredibly time-consuming, which is not ideal when you've just made Thanksgiving dinner. Eager to shed some of the hours and fuss, Vincent devised a clever shortcut. Before the turkey goes in the oven on Thanksgiving, he adds the enchilada sauce ingredients to the roasting pan. When the turkey comes out, the sauce is puréed and set aside until the next day when it's combined with leftover turkey, tortillas, and Mexican cheese, and then baked.
If Thanksgiving is the ultimate American holiday, reveling in Thanksgiving leftovers has to be one of America's ultimate holiday pastimes. In fact, many hosts buy a bigger bird and make extra sides just to ensure a wealth of extras to savor in the days after. While we love a classic leftover turkey sandwich, especially those towering creations stacked high with stuffing, potatoes, and cranberry sauce, sometimes it's good to stretch the palate a little and use your leftovers to create entirely new dishes.
For help putting a fresh spin on Turkey Day extras, we turned to five of the country's best chefs, Edward Lee of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, Kentucky; Seamus Mullen of Tertulia in New York City; Naomi Pomeroy of Beast in Portland, Oregon; Chris Shepherd of Underbelly in Houston, Texas; and Jason Vincent of Nightwood in Chicago. With their extensive experience creating menus and managing their kitchens' inventory, we knew these culinary talents would know just what to do with leftover turkey. Each recipe is designed to use 2 to 4 cups of leftover turkey meat (light, dark, or a combination) and/or a 12- to 14-pound turkey carcass, but each one can also be adapted for either a roast chicken or a purchased rotisserie chicken.
Check out the slideshow above for five tasty ways to use leftover turkey.


This is the audio from the 08-26-13 Board Meeting. Right click HERE and select "save as" to download part one of the audio. Right click HERE and select "save as" to download part two of the audio.
This is the audio from the 08-12-13 Board Meeting. Right click HERE and select "save as" to download part one of the audio. Right click HERE and select "save as" to download part two of the audio.