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The Hidden Truth Behind the NBA's Recent Scoring Binge Is a Bad Look for the League
The Golden State Warriors have broken the record for most consecutive games with at least 100 points, and players across the league are getting paid more than ever thanks to a new collective bargaining agreement. The NBA has been called out by critics for its lackluster defensive approach to slowing down their opponents, but it may be too soon to judge.
In March (it's just March 16), the NBA has experienced an explosion in scoring metrics. LeBron James has reached the 50-point plateau twice, while Kyrie Irving and Karl-Anthony Towns have recently surpassed the 60-point mark on consecutive nights.
Since LeBron's 50-point performance against the Golden State Warriors on March 5, seven players have scored at least 50 points. In the last ten days, the league has witnessed seven 50-point performances.
It demonstrates that the NBA is in excellent hands, with a plethora of talent.
However, there is a hidden reality behind this current scoring tendency that has gone unreported, and it does not bode well for the league's future.
LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Durant are spearheading an NBA offensive surge that has never been seen before.
The Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving takes against the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James in NBA action. | Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
From March 5 through 15, in this order:
LeBron James scored 56 points on 19-of-31 shooting (61.3 percent), 54.5 percent from three (6-of-11), and 12-of-13 from the free-throw line on March 5.
Jayson Tatum scored 54 points on 16-of-30 shooting, 53.3 percent from three-point range (8-of-15), and 14-of-17 from the free-throw line on March 6.
Kyrie Irving scored 50 points on 15-of-19 shooting (78.9%), 75.0 percent from three (9-of-12), and 11-of-13 from the free-throw line on March 8.
11th of March, James: 50 points on 72.0 percent (18-of-25) shooting, 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from three, and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line.
Kevin Durant scored 53 points on 19-of-37 shooting (51.4 percent), 30.8 percent from three (4-of-13), and 11-of-12 from the free-throw line on March 13th.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 60 points on 19-of-31 shooting (61.3 percent), 63.6 percent from three (7-of-11), and 15-of-16 from the free-throw line on March 14.
Irving scored 60 points on 20-of-31 shooting (64.5 percent), 66.7 percent from three-point range (8-of-12), and 12-of-13 from the free-throw line on March 15.
Seven NBA games with 50 points or more, five different players, and highly efficient numbers across the board. I'll be back in a week and a half.
However, there is a catch.
When you take a deeper look at the league's scoring rampage, you'll see that there's a major issue.
All seven of those amazing outbursts occurred against clubs that are 45 games under.500.
LeBron's 56 points came against the Warriors (47-22 on March 15), while Tatum's 54 came against the Brooklyn Nets (36-33).
When you subtract the two games versus above.500 teams from that total, you're left with a total of 73 games below.500. Seventy-three.
Sure, the figures are out of this world. And the fact that they're arriving so often in such a short time is insane. However, they'll be facing clubs who, for the most part, will not make the playoffs and will be playing out the remainder of the 2021-22 season in order to improve their draft selection.
Therein lays the NBA's unspoken problem: the disparity between the league's top and worst clubs is substantial. And it willingly widens towards the end of the year.
The Phoenix Suns had the best record in the NBA this season, going 55-14. The Grizzlies, who are in second place, and the Warriors, who are in third place, are within a half-game of each other, but are 7.5 and eight games behind the Suns, respectively.
The Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, and Denver Nuggets all look to be destined for the 4-6 spot in the Western Conference playoffs, and they're all at least 12.5 games behind Phoenix.
The Houston Rockets, the league's lowest club by record, are 37.5 games behind the Suns. They're even 12 games poorer than the Los Angeles Lakers, who have been widely panned.
The top of the Eastern Conference has been a jumbled mess all season. The top five clubs in the rankings are separated by just 4.5 games.
When it comes to the bottom of the conference, the Detroit Pistons are 27.5 games behind the Miami Heat in first place, while the Orlando Magic are 28 games behind.
The league's good teams are good. The issue is that the terrible teams are really awful. Things get out of hand when the good teams — with the greatest players — face the very awful clubs that have given up on a winning season, as we've witnessed in the past 10 days.
How does the NBA plan to address the issue? Is it even possible to repair it?
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But it's not only the beginning of March. Offensive statistics in the NBA are increasing across the board.
The league's regulations that encourage offense, the tempo of play, and the new focus on the three-point shot are all factors in this equation.
The best teams, on the other hand, focus on the bottom feeders, and as the season draws to a close and teams realize their season is all but gone, the race to tank starts, and things deteriorate.
The NBA attempted to address this by reorganizing the lottery, which had some success but was plainly insufficient. The longer the draft positioning continues, and the more offensively skilled the league becomes, the more months like these we'll see in March and April.
And there's no apparent solution to the problem. Perhaps the more crucial issue is whether we even want to.
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Studios willing to pay Rs100 cr and lose double: Ananth Mahadevan
The actor-turned-filmmaker isn't happy with the treatment meted out to non-mainstream filmmakers.
Lonavala - 06 Sep 2016 17:39 IST
Updated : 07 Sep 2016 9:55 IST
Keyur Seta
At the recently concluded Lonavala International Film Festival of India (LIFFI), director Sudhir Mishra spoke on the downfall of studios due to their massive spending on films with big stars. In the same festival, actor and filmmaker Ananth Mahadevan also echoed the same sentiments.
Commenting on this practice of studios, he said, "They don't mind giving you Rs100 crore and losing Rs200 crore. But they will not give you Rs5 crore and gain Rs1 crore. That is the corporate system we are fighting today," he said, adding, "Nobody would want to fund a film, which according to them, is not commercially viable. I really don't understand this word. Every film that sells a ticket is a commercial film."
Mahadevan started off as a director with mainstream films but it all changed after Red Alert – The War Within (2010). "Red Alert was the beginning of what changed my approach towards cinema. I had made mainstream films like Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), which was India's first retro musical. It used published music of RD Burman. I then made Dil Maange More (2004). But Red Alert changed my approach towards cinema. Finally taking cinema seriously and not necessarily serious cinema."
Mahadevan revealed the reason behind taking this road. "I always wanted to make the kind of films made all around the world; in Russia, Japan and, to a certain extent, America. It became quite imperative that I start off with mainstream films to be known as a person who is available as a filmmaker and then quietly slip off and make the kind of cinema that these masters have inspired me to make."
But he is certainly not happy with the process one has to go through. "It's a pity that a lot of filmmakers have to go through the regular mainstream process. I envy people like Ketan ji (Ketan Mehta), who started off with Holi (1985) and Bhavni Bhavai (1980) and went onto make the kind of cinema he believed it. He did not compromise at any point. But unfortunately people like me had to before they finally got what they wanted."
Mahadevan cited the example of Iranian cinema to put forth his point. "You can call Iran war-torn. But look at the kind of cinema they make. They don't make Iranian cinema. They make world cinema. Why can't we end up thinking like that? Why can't producers support filmmakers who want to change the face of Indian cinema? I am waiting for the day someone would tell me, 'Anant make the kind of film that you would not be allowed to make."
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The Rite of Spring
Here's how The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines ritual:
noun. A formal ceremony or series of acts that is always performed in the same way. An act or series of acts done in a particular situation and in the same way each time.
Every year, on February 2nd, thousands of people gather in the early morning hours at Gobbler's Knob, a few miles outside of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to witness a weather prediction. Men in formal wear pull a groundhog from a stump. This groundhog's name is Phil. (Why not?) Tradition holds that if Phil sees his shadow, we'll have an early spring. If not, we're stuck with six more weeks of winter. One of the men reads Phil's prediction in highly-prescribed language. The gathered crowd then rejoices or boos, depending on the outcome. This has happened every year since the 1880s.
Most rituals are serious events—baptisms, weddings, funerals, and the like—but some are just for fun. Blowing out the candles on a birthday cake, for example, or gathering on a freezing cold morning to watch a large rodent predict the weather.
When we hear the word ritual, this is the kind of thing that comes to mind. There's a formal, prescribed series of events or actions, special clothes, special language, etc. A ritual, in this sense, is not a part of our ordinary daily lives. It's something special, different, set apart.
The Groundhog Day ritual is what brings Phil Connors to Punxsutawney in the movie Groundhog Day. As a TV weatherman, it's his job to "present" this ritual to the viewing audience. Because Phil is forced to relive the same day over and over, he's forced to re-present the Groundhog Day ritual over and over again, too. At the beginning of the movie, it's clear that Phil feels that this ritual is beneath him.
If this is the first you've heard of Groundhog Day, I should point out that no one actually believes that the groundhog can predict the weather. We just act as if he can because it's fun. The ritual involves some make-believe. Phil Connors comes off as a jerk in the clip above not because he doubts the accuracy of the weather-predicting groundhog. Rather, he's a jerk because he's not playing along. The point of this ritual is to be silly and have some fun and Phil is not taking the ritual seriously.
Confucius had a lot to say about these kinds of formal rituals, but he also used the word 禮 (li) in a broader sense. For him, 禮 (li) wasn't like a set of "Sunday clothes" that we bring out just for weddings and funerals. He recommended bringing the same sense of attention, reverence, and good conduct that we associate with formal rituals to our everyday lives as well.
Oddly enough, by the end of the movie, Phil Connors' life has become something of a ritual. He has adopted an optimal pattern of behavior for living virtuously in his one allotted day.
Confucius said, "Restrain the self and return to ritual (禮, li). That's virtue (仁, ren). If for a full day you can restrain yourself and return to ritual (禮, li), everyone under Heaven will move toward virtue (仁, ren)…" (Analects, 12.1)
For his single day, Phil Connors is acting according to 禮 (li). In his last Groundhog Day, Phil not only acts virtuously, he does so with a sense of effortless grace and elegance. He is frictionless, floating smoothly from one virtuous interaction to the next. It is the best illustration of the Confucian conception of the intimate relationship between 禮 (li) and virtue 仁 (ren) I have ever seen. And like that conception, it's much easier to experience than to put into words.
But, back to the quote, does the "whole world return to virtue" in Groundhog Day? Phil's "whole world" in the movie is Punxsutawney. (Literally. He cannot leave the town.) Although he doesn't bring about utopia in Punxy, he does have a profound effect on everyone he interacts with. He comes to the rescue of a carload of stranded elderly ladies, a boy who falls from a tree, and a man chocking on his dinner. He saves the marriage of a young couple. He brings joy and happiness to virtually everyone in the town through his art, his music, and his humor. And, in a scene that destroys me every time I see it, he gives comfort to an elderly homeless man whose death he cannot prevent.
Hold on…get your tissues. I'll wait here…No, I'm fine. Just got something in my eye.
By the end of the movie, Phil also exhibits what Confucius called 德 (de), a kind of moral charisma or moral power. In addition to helping others, he exhibits a positive sway over them. Again, it's easier to experience than to put into words, but just look at how other people "brighten" in Phil's presence in his final Groundhog Day.
And let's not forget the more ordinary sense of ritual, either. On Phil's last Groundhog Day, he has mastered his role in the ritual, retaining the fun while, at the same time, transforming it into a moment of deep and sincere gratitude.
Link: All of Confucius' Analects on ritual (禮, li).
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Washington, April 27 (IANS/EFE) The US Secret Service said Thursday it is investigating allegations that agents frequented a strip club and patronized prostitutes in El Salvador ahead of President Barack Obama's March 2011 visit to the Central American country.
Batsmen motivated to do well against Daredevils: Pollock
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Mumbai Indians mentor and coach Shaun Pollock Thursday backed his batsmen to do well against Delhi Daredevils, against whom they had suffered a humiliating loss in the first-leg in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Maharashtra CM Chavan backs Hazare's view on having strong Lokayukta
Mumbai, Apr 26 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday backed veteran social activist Anna Hazare's view on the need to have a strong Lokayukta to combat corruption.
Idea Cellular quarterly net profit falls 13 percent
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Telecom service provider Idea Cellular Thursday reported a 13 percent decline in net profit for the quarter ended March 31 at Rs.238.98 crore owing to higher depreciation and interest charges on 3G investments.
Microsoft India the best employer: Randstad
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Microsoft India has been adjudged by HR services company Randstad as the "Most attractive employer" for the second straight year.
Anti-nuke rally to mark Chernobyl's 26th anniversary
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Hundreds of people are likely to take part in a three-km long march here Thursday evening to mark the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, Ukraine.
MI vs KXIP: Rayudu and Petersen snatched victory from Kings XI Punjab
In the 33rd match played between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians in the PCA stadium of Mohali, MI defeated KXIP by 4 wickets.
Mumbai Indians steal a thriller against Kings XI
Mohali, April 25 (IANS) After two consecutive defeats, Mumbai Indians got their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign back on track with a thrilling four-wicket win against Kings XI Punjab at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Wednesday.
Mohali, April 25 (IANS) After two consecutive defeats, Mumbai Indians got their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign back on track with a thrilling four-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Wednesday.
'One MP per 27,000 people in Finland'
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) There is one parliamentarian per 27,000 people in Finland which enables an MP to know a majority of his voters, speaker of the European country's parliament Eero Olavi Heinaluoma said here Wednesday.
Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI by four wickets
Mohali, April 25 (IANS) Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by four wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Wednesday.
Amitabh Bachchan happy to be cleared of Bofors taint
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Mega star Amitabh Bachchan said Wednesday he was happy to be cleared of the Bofors allegations but was "pained" this had happened after 25 years.
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Kasab's plea
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on the hearing of a petition filed by 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab challenging the Bombay High Court verdict upholding his death sentence.
Dream of affordable homes gathers dust in Maharashtra
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) An ambitious plan to construct 500,000 affordable homes in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts of Maharashtra is gathering dust due to "inaction and policy paralysis" on the part of the state government, a top realtors' body alleged here Wednesday.
S&P lowers India's outlook to negative
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Ratings agency Standard & Poor's Wednesday lowered its outlook on India to negative from stable, and warned of a ratings downgrade citing deteriorating economic indicators and slow progress on fiscal reforms in the backdrop of a "weakened political setting".
Randeep sidelined from 'Jannat 2' promos
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) "Jannat 2" features Randeep Hooda in a prominent role. He has, however, been sidelined during the promotions of the film, which is set for a May 4 release. Director Kunal Deshmukh says it was a conscious decision not to focus on him.
Kamlesh Gill thanks 'Vicky Donor' for making her famous (With Image)
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) A spirited Kamlesh Gill, 75, the gizmo-friendly whiskey-drinking mother-in-law in "Vicky Donor", has been doing theatre from 1957, but says she became popular after her stint in director Shoojit Sircar's sperm donation themed movie.
Mumbai dabbawallas hike rates again
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) The soaring inflation has pinched hard Mumbai's famous tribe of dabbawallas, who ferry lunch boxes to and fro in the city daily. From June 1, they plan to hike their monthly delivery charges by Rs.50 per customer.
Activists flay Maharashtra's new stringent RTI rules
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Social activists in Maharashtra Tuesday flayed amendments in the state's Right To Information (RTI) rules which could bestow discretionary powers on officials to deny information to the public.
Comic book to tell story of India's Birdman Salim Ali
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) The life and times of India's legendary Birdman, the late Salim Ali, have been immortalised in a comic book to be released here Thursday.
Mainstream cinema not my cup of tea: Nandita Das
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Critically acclaimed actress-director Nandita Das, who took a sabbatical to take care of her baby, is set to be back with a bang - but says she would rather stay away from mainstream cinema.
Akshay Kumar gets insured for Rs 50 crore
Mumbai, April 24 (ANI): The producers of 'Rowdy Rathore' insured Akshay Kumar for a whopping 50 crore as the actor insisted on performing the daredevil stunts himself.
Rishi and Ranbir may finally team up for 1st movie
Mumbai, April 24 (ANI): Having already shared screen space for Coca-cola commercial, the father-son duo Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor may now be seen in Abhinav Kashyap's upcoming romantic drama.
'Jannat 2' director cuts liplocks for TV
Mumbai April 24 (IANS) 'Jannat 2' director Kunal Deshmukh has played it smart. While shooting the 'A' certificate film, he was already prepared for necessary alterations that would be required for it to be showcased on the small screen.
Hackers claim credit for taking down CIA website
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): An Internet hacking group named UGNazi has claimed responsibility for bringing down America's Central Intelligence Agency website.
TCS shares surge 12 percent on robust earnings
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) The shares of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Tuesday surged more than 12 percent in the afternoon trade following a better than expected quarterly earning Monday.
Two Pakistan students jailed for 18 years in UK for rape
London, Apr 24 (ANI): Two Pakistani students, who raped a woman after she had fallen asleep on a night bus, have been jailed for 18-and-a-half years. The incident took place on June 4, 2011.
UN chief to visit India
United Nations, April 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will depart for India April 25 for an official visit, UN spokesperson Eduardo del Buey said here Monday.
'More private participation needed in power distribution'
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Pitching for more private sector participation in power distribution, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has said it would help improve efficiency and bring down aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses.
Attacks on scribes: Press council team visits Mumbai
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) A three-member team of the Press Council of India, which arrived here Monday on a two-day visit to assess problems faced by mediapersons and attacks on scribes and media houses, interacted with journalists and police, officials said.
Mika has unique voice: Big B
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Singer Mika Singh has sung a peppy wedding song "Kammo" for Amitabh Bachchan in "Department", and the megastar is mighty impressed. He feels Mika has a unique voice.
Bollywood doesn't reflect our country: Ashim Ahluwalia
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Bollywood's mainstream entertainment doesn't entertain him. But showcasing the underbelly of the industry's sex and horror films of the 1980s through his film "Miss Lovely" has won filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia a chance to be invited at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival.
Sensex plunges 277 points on weak global cues (Roundup)
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Indian equities markets closed lower Monday with a benchmark index falling 277.16 points. Realty, banking and telecom stocks were among the worst losers as weak European cues impacted trading sentiments ahead of the derivative expiry next Thursday.
Sensex closes 277 points down in choppy trade
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Indian equities markets closed lower Monday with a benchmark index falling 277.16 points. Realty, banking and telecom stocks were among the worst losers.
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"Most worrying is the speed with which pay growth is now slowing... even if the recession is technically over, it will continue to feel like one for many people for a long time yet," - from a research note by Capital Economics--cited in the Wall Street Journal--discussing the state of the U.K. economy.
According to the piece, the U.K. is facing its worst recession in 50 years. Not surprising, given that the slowdown in pay growth is compounded by unemployment hitting levels not seen since the mid-90s. That figure: 7.9 percent as of the end of July.
Let me spell that out: 7.9 percent unemployment is a crisis in the U.K. Remind me what the U.S. number is again?


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The thing that struck me most at this site was some of the work that had been put into shaping a few of the stones. They have been worked considerably and without the help of masonary equipment. Some of the cup marks on one of the stones are more than an inch deep and a good inch and a half long.


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Q: excel timer macro not working, "macro can't be found or macros not enabled" So I've built this timer macro that more than one youtube person has specified how to build in this exact same way, but it still refuses to work.
Sub StartTimer()
    Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:01"), "nextTime"
End Sub

Sub nextTime()
    If Sheet1.Range("I1") = 0 Then Exit Sub
    End If
    Range("I1").Value = Range("I1").Value - TimeValue("00:00:01")
    StartTimer
End Sub

Sub StopTimer()
    Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:01"), "nextTime", , False
End Sub

The problem arises in the line of code within the StartTimer Subroutine. The nextTime method simply does not get recognized, as the Error says:
    The macro may not be available in this workbook or all macros may be     disabled. This is obviously not the case as all of my other macros work, and the subroutine is right there. What are your suggestions?

A: Move your code out of the worksheet code module and put it into a normal code module.
Alternatively, you could call it by fully qualifying it as Sheet1.nextTime (where Sheet1 needs to be the worksheet code name where the code resides), but I think it is probably better to put it into the project level code module.
You also need to remove the End If from the nextTime subroutine.
And you need to fix the StopTimer routine to pass the correct time - i.e. the time at which the next event is due to run.
Public nextRunTime As Date
Sub StartTimer()
    nextRunTime = Now + TimeValue("00:00:01")
    Application.OnTime nextRunTime, "nextTime"
End Sub

Sub nextTime()
    If Sheet1.Range("I1") = 0 Then Exit Sub
    Range("I1").Value = Range("I1").Value - TimeValue("00:00:01")
    StartTimer
End Sub

Sub StopTimer()
    Application.OnTime nextRunTime, "nextTime", , False
End Sub

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Solomon's Wisdom On Finding Meaning
Solomon. Just the name catches your attention. The man lived, and he lived as king during Ancient Israel's Golden Age.
Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived. During his life he spoke more than 3,000 proverbs, left us with portions of Scripture, and undoubtedly spoke and did a lot more than has been recorded for us. But what we have is significant.
Solomon wondered aloud about the meaning of life, because his general observations led him to cry, "Meaningless, meaningless. Utterly meaningless. Everything is meaningless" (Ecc. 1:2). Now had he stopped there he would have ended up like Ernest Hemingway or Kurt Cobain, who took their own lives with shotguns because life didn't seem worth living to them. But Solomon did not stop there. He systematically investigated and tried just about all the world had to offer, then he came to his conclusion.
In the last chapter of the book of Ecclesiastes, one of the most philosophical and one of my favorite books of the Bible, Solomon said, "Remember your Creator in the days of your youth...Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man" (12:1,13).
Here's more from Solomon:
The Evil Eye, Superstition, And Luck
Throughout the Middle East and North Africa, and for that matter many other regions, people believe in something called the Evil Eye. It's a superstition, but it's real to those who believe it.
The Evil Eye is the idea that someone can look at you and, whether intentional or not and whether realized or not, cause you discomfort, injury, or bad luck. To "give someone" purposely the evil eye is the height of social ill will. The Evil Eye may also be sourced in demons or other worldly spirits that have in their power the ability to plague people with all manner of bad developments.
In the Middle East it is also possible, according to belief in the Evil Eye, to induce evil upon a person unwittingly, simply by calling attention to something good in his or her life. For example, those who believe in the Evil Eye would be horrified to hear you say they have "a lovely child" or are living in "a very attractive home." Such compliments invite the negative attention of the Evil Eye.
Because people really do believe in the Evil Eye, charms of all shapes and sizes have been developed to ward off the potential and power of its curse. Usually such charms are made of dark blue glass or some other hard polished material on which a light blue circle is imprinted, which in turn is centered by a dark circle or dot. The design suggests an eye.
To me it's paradoxical: wear an eye to ward off the effects of the Evil Eye. But what people believe they believe. I've seen these charms in shops in Cairo, Istanbul, cities in Cyprus, Beirut and other Lebanese cities. I've seen people wearing them on the street as necklaces, bracelets, or some other amulet. And I've seen them hanging from the rearview mirrors of cars.
It's sad, actually, for the Evil Eye is nothing but a superstition, and the charms are nothing but powerless talismans. You might "give someone the evil eye," as is said in America, but you're giving them nothing but a glaring, frowning stare. You nor I nor anyone else holds the power of good or bad luck over anyone.
One reason we don't hold the power of good or bad luck is that we're finite beings. Another is that there's no such thing as luck of any kind. Certainly Christians should believe this, though some Christians in the Middle East are susceptible to the cultural influence of the Evil Eye. But from the perspective of Christian theology you must recognize that the idea of a Sovereign God and luck are mutually exclusive concepts. Both cannot exist.
Yet people persist in believing in luck, "just in case." Americans don't often wear blue charms to ward off the Evil Eye, but Americans do, more often than we generally admit, embrace a host of good luck charms. Just walk through a casino and ask gamblers if they believe in luck; then ask them what's their good luck charm. You'll hear about rabbits feet, a special penny in a shoe, a certain piece of clothing, beads, baubles, crystals, crosses, even a given woman, and more. Professional athletes aren't much behind gamblers in their belief in luck and lucky charms.
So while we don't see many Evil Eye charms in America (we will), we do see our own version of lucky artifacts. Sad thing is though: it's all a waste of time and money.
Tragedy, Theodicy, And A Just And Loving God
Tragedy is a fact of human life, or at least of human history. What seems to us to be terrible outcomes and heartbreak happen weekly somewhere in the world. Harm and death to thousands caused by disasters, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, accidents, hurricanes, tornadoes, "Acts of God," so many they run together in our minds.
Is God even aware? Is he involved? And if he is involved, why does a loving and just God allow human suffering? Does he care?
Tragedies are sometimes explained by a Christian worldview in terms of "theodicy." It's an attempt to reconcile the character of God--omniscience, omnipotence, love, righteousness--with human degradation, pain, evil, and suffering, including that which emanates from nature's weather.
Theodicy is a word Christians should learn. It helps bring perspective, meaning, and perhaps understanding to tragedy. Think with me some more on this topic:
History Is Not Destiny
History is not destiny, though much of the world believes it so. Past may be prologue but it's not predestination. The future, in particular one's individual and personal future, need not be dictated by the past. Human beings can change.
Yet millions do not believe this; not really. Some are falsely misled by fear, superstition, or animism. They think "the fates" or some other force beyond us arbitrarily play with our lives and only the "lucky" make good.
Some are locked in family, clan, tribe, or culture influences they've inherited environmentally and to which they succumb mentally. Their learned attitudes and behaviors absorbed from their environment form mental cages from which they do not have the faith, reason, education, or inclination to break free.
Some are oppressed by religion or religious systems that demand obedience, subservience, and blind loyalty yet offer nothing but poverty of the soul and hopelessness in return. This is false religion based upon works and ritual that are never enough and leave adherents victims rather than victors.
But human beings are created in the image of God. They are vested with the capacity to reason, to think about tomorrow, to wish for something better, to learn, and to grow. They are vested with the ability to change, if not in their own strength than through the positive benefits of education, community, and the spiritual renewal of true faith.
The Scripture says human beings are born in sin. We are, at bottom, sinners even as babes who've not yet willfully sinned. But God does not leave us there. He offers first, love, then forgiveness, and finally hope in this life and the life to come. Through Jesus Christ and the indwelling and enabling work of the Holy Spirit God changes us. In Christ we go from sinner to sinful-but-forgiven and redeemed saint (Ephesians 4:22-24; Colossians 3:1-17). In God's embrace we remain a saint even when we do not act saintly.
The Bible says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17). For the Christian, the believer, the follower of Jesus, all things are become new. History is not destiny.
Your father was an alcoholic? You need not be. You were beaten or molested as a child? God can give you the ability to forgive and he can give you healing and peace.
You have an "anger management problem" as it's called today? So? It may not be easy. It will not be easy. But God can give you victory over this emotional and spiritual behavior.
You're the worst sinner that's ever lived? Paul considered himself the same thing, yet God changed Saul the Christian killer to Paul the Apostle.
History may be influential. History may be powerful. Nature and Nurture may both be out of kilter in your past. But history is not destiny.
It's never too late to become what we should and could become. It's never too late to change. Our history is simply that, history. It's past. Destiny awaits our choices.
If Chance Determines Our Birth Does Chance Determine Our Death?
For a century or more our culture has moved away in fits and starts from a general belief that God created the universe and everything in it. We still believe in God, sort of, but if he exists we no longer believe he created us. No, we believe the universe, and human beings, began by Chance.
OK, I don't buy that, but let's take the next step. If Chance, the Fates, or some other source launched our human lives, what ends them? In other words, if we came into this world By Chance, do we simply leave this world By Chance as well? Or another way of asking the question, if Chance--unguided, unintentional, non-rational happenstance--determined our birth, do we die without intentionality as well? Do we die without any Direction, Purpose, Meaning, or Significance? Are human beings just animals after all, or worse, do our lives and inner-us possess a value about on the level of a plant?
Here's what I think:
Think: Rediscovering Discernment
Years ago one of our sons returned from a date with his girlfriend. They'd gone to a movie and decided to walk out because the film proved to be less than worthy.
What was interesting to me at the time was his exasperation when he got home—something that turned out to be a teaching moment for me and what he later said was a maturing moment for him. Remember, they'd walked out because the film got nasty. I was proud of them for doing so. But when we talked about it at the dining room table that evening he said, "But Dad, it was PG-13. It was supposed to be OK."
Yeah, it was supposed to be OK. He'd wisely checked the ratings, as we'd taught our kids to do, to assure he wasn't taking his girlfriend to a raunchy movie. But the film's language and sex scenes belied the rating.
The teaching moment was this: "Checking the ratings was a good thing. But a rating of PG-13 doesn't necessarily mean it's a good movie, or one that's worth your time and money. Hollywood or critics may say it's a good movie, but that doesn't mean it actually is. A rating is one indicator. It helps, but you still have to think. You have to exercise your spiritual discernment."
Through that experience my son learned to think more carefully, purposefully, and thoroughly. He learned to apply his Christian worldview and to flex his Christian critical thinking muscles. He took another step toward mature spiritual discernment.
Thinking, particularly the kind where we apply knowledge of the Scripture to life's everyday issues and events isn't what it used to be. In my estimation, as a culture if not individually, we give over too much to a host of pretenders we let do our thinking for us—celebrities, politicians, preachers, athletes, super models and super stars. Meanwhile, we forget how to think.
But God created us to think. He created us as reasoning if not always reasonable beings and he entrusted us with the responsibility to think well and wisely. This we must do to care for our selves, families, country, and world. God wants us to think, to discern as the Scripture calls it.
Spiritual discernment is rooted in Philippians 1:9-11. It's the act of using biblical principals and values to decide what is best so that we may live the Christian life the way God intended. It's about holiness, Christian liberty, independent judgment, and mature decision-making. It's the act of living "in the world" while being "not of the world."
We'd do well to rediscover how to "think Christianly," as philosophy professor Arthur F. Holmes (who just passed earlier this fall) used to say.
What, for example, does Christian spiritual discernment suggest about these thorny issues?
Immigration; religious professions or protestations of presidential candidates; gay rights; respecting Muslims while disagreeing with tenets of Islam; deficit spending and debt; global warming; cohabitation without marriage at any age; healthcare; welfare.
The list of issues needing, nay crying, for Christian thinking is virtually endless. So I say, learn to discern and think Christianly…about everything.
How do we rediscover and reactivate thinking Christianly? By learning biblical doctrine, by understanding the principals and values we've drawn from biblical doctrine, by learning about real world issues—not just reacting, and by integrating our biblical, Spirit-guided discernment with real world concerns.
As long as we breathe, we can never "not think." We live, we are Christians, therefore we (should) think Christianly.
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The 2007–08 season saw Amiens SC's compete in Ligue 2 where they finished in 14th position with 45 points.

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Home BREAKING NEWS Widespread condemnation for attack in Kashmir at 'Uri' screening
Widespread condemnation for attack in Kashmir at 'Uri' screening
Organizing members and some guests at the screening of the Hindi film Uri, in Parsippany, NJ. It included the organizer Pramod Bhagat (2nd from left), Raj Mittal, who is on the Board of Directors, HindiUSA (4th from left), and Krishna Reddy, President, OFBJP (4th from right). (Photo courtesy of organizers.)
A group of NRI organizations came together, organized by Pramod Bhagat of India World Foundation (IWF), including members of the Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP), and HindiUSA, to screen the blockbuster Hindi film 'Uri, to raise awareness of terrorism faced by India on its borders, and the bravery and courage of the Indian armed forces in defending the country, and maintaining dignity.
The film 'Uri', based on surgical strikes carried by the Indian armed forces in PoK, was screened in Parsippany, NJ, and over 350 guests attended it. Speakers at the screening included Padma Shri Dr. Sudhir Parikh, the Founder and Chairman of Parikh Worldwide Media, and his wife, Dr. Sudha Parikh.
Other prominent attendees included Raj Mittal (Hindi USA), Vasant Naik, Manak Kabra, Krishna Reddy (from OFBJP), Vilas Reddy, Dev Karlekar, Rajyalakshmi, Gayatri Pandey, Kaplana Shukla, Sunit Shukla, and Nayan Shah, according to the organizers.
Organizer of the meet Pramod Bhagat speaking at the screening of 'Uri'. On his immediate left are Krishna Reddy, President, OFBJP, and Padma Shri Dr. Sudhir Parikh, Founder and Chairman of Parikh Worldwide Media.
"Today, the community is saddened by the cowardly attack by Islamic terrorists backed by Pakistan," said Bhagat, in a statement, on the recent terrorist attack by Pakistan-based terrorist organization, jaish-e-Mohammed, in Kashmir.
"It has stunned our Global NRI community. The Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP-USA) is deeply saddened by the dastardly attack on India's CRPF personnel in the Jammu and Kashmir state of India by the Pakistan based terrorist organization, Jaish-a-Mohammad," he added.
Padma Shri Dr. Sudhir Parikh, the Founder and Chairman of Parikh Worldwide Media, speaking at the screening of 'Uri'. (Courtesy of ITV Gold.)
OFBJP President Krishna Reddy Anugula offered his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of the military personnel on behalf of the Indian diaspora and he said that prayers are being held for speedy recovery of the injured and giving strength the bereaved families.
Dr. Adapa Prasad, Vice President of OFBJP, said that "this is a cowardly act of the terrorist organization headed by Maulana Masood Azhar, the blue-eyed boy of Pakistan's spy agency, ISI." He lauded the Modi government's resolve of giving back a fitting reply to this beastly act.
"Indian diaspora is with our security personnel and their families in this hour of need," said Vasudev Patel, Organizing Secretary, said in a statement.
Dr. Sudha Parikh speaking at the meet. (Courtesy of ITV Gold.)
The OFBJP-USA said it has demanded that United Nations should designate the mastermind behind the attacks Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, and added, "China should be ashamed of itself in blocking Azhar's ban at the UN".
It said the Indian diaspora demanded that if Pakistan is sincere in seeking peace with India, it should arrest Maulana Masood Azhar and his cohorts and disband all terrorist organization stations in Pakistan.
"Pakistan is a pariah nation anyhow and if it wants to exist in the real world, it should not play games, resort to lies, and abet terrorism. It should get rid of all terrorist organization from its soil," it added.
Group of children singing India's national anthem at the meet. (Courtesy of ITV Gold.)
"I am really proud and privileged to support this initiative of the India World Foundation, the OFBJP and HindiUSA. This is really a great initiative and it is the only way to empower our young generation of Indian Americans and connect them to Mother India. This is the first initiative to bring them to watch a patriotic film so they can understand what India stands for and how difficult it is for the country to protect its freedom, especially after what has happened in Kashmir," Padma Shri Dr. Sudhir Parikh, said, speaking at the screening, to ITV Gold.
"We are so proud of our soldiers and their bravery," said Dr. Sudha Parikh, speaking at the meet, to ITV Gold.
"We have screened the film 'URI: The Surgical Strike' here today, which was watched by about 375 people. Though we came to watch the film, it reminded us of the Kashmir attack which recently occurred and gave the victims a tribute. We are very saddened by this incident and we hope and request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to conduct a second surgical strike on Pakistan," said Raj Mittal, who is on the Board of Directors, HindiUSA.
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Constructed in 1924, the historic building that is home to the USC Pacific Asia Museum (USC PAM) will undergo a complete retrofitting to strengthen its foundation, as well as add approximately 700 square-feet of gallery space.
Established in 1971, the museum's collection of more than 15,000 objects, spanning more than four thousand years, focuses on the classic and contemporary arts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. The museum is also committed to scholarship and has produced more than 50 exhibition catalogues.
The collections are housed in the Grace Nicholson building, which is itself a significant part of the museum. Designed in the Imperial Palace Courtyard style used in major buildings in Beijing (Peking), the building is a walk through Chinese architectural history and tradition.
In 2013, the museum became part of the University of Southern California.