A visit to Bai Long is an Asian fusion adventure of fire and spice, writes Paul Wood.
There can be something uninspiring about restaurants that set themselves up in the ground-floor space of a modern commercial building. It's often to do with the fluorescently-lit retail vibe that can be hard to shake, even for the most accomplished of interior designers. While some resign themselves to a minimalist white palette, others try to camouflage the starkness with dark tones and heavy furnishings that just feel out of place. And then there are the few that take on this kind of design challenge with gusto.
In a corner tenancy with two white and two full-glass windowed walls to contend with, the interior of Bai Long Store might have fallen into that high-risk stark category. But with careful planning, the creators of this space have managed to find balance.
While the main ceiling remains white around the edges, it features a deep and darkened vaulted centre. A suspended timber indoor garden structure hanging from the ceiling reflects blonde parquetry style flooring in the centre of the dining space, where a mix of chairs and pale green booth seating provides flexibility for large and small group banquets. And then the clever use of Japanese wooden shingles, covering wall surfaces between customers and back of house, provides a level of warmth, accentuated through voyeuristic peep-hole views to flaming burners of the kitchen (which is quite appropriate, as I've heard that these timber tiles were incorporated to depict dragon scales whipping around the exterior).
The story that underpins Bai Long is one of wind, earth and fire. It's a modern day East meets West fusion of spirit and, most importantly, the culmination of an adventure in food discovery. This is an adventure into the belly of Bai Long, the white dragon.
This journey starts with a selection of cocktails that provides us with a tempting taste of the East. The Mangolita is a blend of mango sake and tequila with golden flower tea that is as refreshing as it is fragrant. A round of Pearjitos elevates this typically citrus-driven cocktail with pungent pear sake as its base, a generous dash of Stolen rum and another tea infusion called Bi gai. If it weren't for the immediate buzz of these bright, blended beauties, you'd confuse these drinks with juices.
Another beauty is the salmon and kingfish sashimi served in star formation of alternating slivers, entwined with thinly-sliced red onion, flower petals and micro shisho – a delicate herb that offers a light fennel flavour that is an unexpected pleasure and match. This all sits in a translucent pool of truffled soy that elevates the dish as it seeps across the plate and merges with droplets of wasabi puree (you should approach with caution – this is undoubtedly the real stuff and packs a spicy punch).
Duck bao is a simple affair. Two light and fluffy pockets are filled with Peking duck, cucumber, spring onion and hoisin sauce, and are devoured as quickly as they arrive.
I didn't believe that beef tataki could be plated beautifully until now. Usually presented as slices of barely cooked meat casually splayed on simple plates, Bai Long's version is a tartare-style dish with the main ingredient hidden beneath a crispy rice cracker, a quail yolk and impossibly thin slices of apple. Wasabi is mixed with mayonnaise that reduces the heat and leaves the plate resembling an artist's palette highlighting various hues of cream and green.
Crackle belly is roasted pork with a Sichuan apple sauce and a generous side of a roughly-hewn cabbage salad. The pork has been butchered to ensure the perfect balance between flesh, fat and skin – the delicious texture of the interior meaty layer is bettered only by the resounding crunch of the crackling. The sauce takes the traditional combination of pork and apple to new heights with the addition of the peppery Sichuan and the salad provides freshness that makes us feel a little less guilt with each bite.
There are certain dishes that will remain etched in your culinary memory. I have tried mapo chicken before, but only the cubed tofu and heavily spiced variety usually dished out at cheaper Chinese establishments. I've also heard of the magic examples of mapo perfected by chefs like Dan Hong and Neil Perry but have never had the pleasure to try one for myself.
Bai Long's version features a generous base layer of the silkiest soy egg custard hidden beneath a minced Sichuan chicken with spring onion and coriander, and topped with a scattering of fresh herbs. Each scoop into the shallow bowl reveals a delightful golden layer below, and each mouthful is more pleasurable than the last. The dish is meaty, but not heavy, and although the gravy looks hearty it offers only complementary flavour and seasoning that has us considering seconds.
This experience takes me back to the days of the Korean Mapo Restaurant not because of its name but the Gouger Street eatery (which closed its doors in 2013) was an early pioneer of quality Asian cuisine in Adelaide. It has been sorely missed until recent additions to our culinary scene brought back the same level of taste and talent. Bai Long may be housed in a ground floor tenancy of a commercial television building, but what they lack in location they make up for in flavour, style and flair.
And just like the white dragon in the Bai Long story, it's their time to soar.


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Posh – New Single 'Running Up That Hill' Released After Ten Years
GERMANY, April 4, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — POSH are back on the scene after a ten-year stand-by. The Italian power trio have released their new single 'Running up that hill', an alternative rock version of Kate Bush's famous hit.
POSH were born in 2001. The band is formed by guitarist and vocalist Salvo Minnella, Bassist and synth player Federico Salemi and drummer Alberto Minnella. Throughout the first decade of the millennium, the band stands out for its deep, melancholic sound. In simple words, just unique. In 2007 they represented Italy at the prestigious MIDEM (Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale) festival, held in Cannes, France, at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. In the same year, they released their first EP 'Biancolilla' which has gained a lot of exposure. Then, in 2009, the band released "La realtà celata delle cose" a full LP Album.
On 26th February 2021, the trio came back to the scene with "Running up that hill", out on digital stores, which in few days has gained up to thousands of listeners."Running up that hill' is just a taste of POSH's new work. In May, their third album will be released. Composed of Ten tracks, it will be an album that will certainly make people talk about it.
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Overloading – can lead to rapid wear, elongation and possible sling failure.
Improper angle of lift – small angles of lift result in excessive loads being imposed on each leg of the sling. The results on the sling are the same as for overloading.
Point loading of hooks. Wedging or forcing the hook point into the loads results in the hook bending and failure. Hooks should not face in toward the load.
Lifting with twisted or knotted chains can impose loads in excess of rated capacity and spin the load dangerously.
Impact loading – jerking or snatching loads (shock loading) when lifting can impose loads on the chain in excess of the actual weight of the object being lifted. These dynamic forces can break or damage the sling.
Improper storage of chain slings – chain slings placed in areas where loads may be deposited on the sling, where traffic can run over the sling or in areas where they are exposed to corrosive action can severely damage the slings.
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June 30, 2007 will be Joel Glazer's last day in service to the ASQ Baltimore Section Board.
The Board thanks Joel Glazer (ASQ Fellow since 2003) for his service to the Baltimore Section as Examining Committee Chair since July 2004, Program speaker, Senate Productivity and Maryland Quality Awards Examiner, Software Quality Chair and ASQ Region 5 Software Division Councilor.
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Shudrick Barn
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Map & local information
Update March 2020: Due to the Coronavirus situation,we will, unfortunately not be taking any bookings until further notice.
Ilminster, just off the A303 and midway between Taunton and Yeovil, is 2½ hours drive from London. Nearest stations are Crewkerne (5 miles) and Taunton (14 miles).
Airports are Bristol 1 hour and Exeter 45 mins.
Owners: Ian & Pru Tebbs
Telephone: 01460 57682 or 07790 272247
Shudrick Barn is 10 minutes walk from the market town of Ilminster which gets its name from the River Isle and the 15th century hamstone Minster Church.
An ideal base for exploring or relaxing in the beautiful Somerset countryside (Telegraph Travel article).
See the Visit Ilminster Town website for more information.
Shudrick Barn is ideally placed for wedding and event venues at Hornsbury Mill, Dillington House, Cricket St Thomas and Haselbury Mill.
In the town, you will find unique and interesting shops, an Art Centre and a Theatre.
Nearby, in the village of Dowlish Wake, you can taste and buy real Somerset cider at Perry's family run Cider Mill with its cider-making museum and café.
Several pubs in Ilminster serve food, and, there are Indian restaurants, Fish & Chip shops and Chinese take-aways, plus a Kebab shop.
During the day, a number of cafés are open. Particularly recommended are No.57 in East Street, The Green House in Silver Street, and The Meeting House which also houses art exhibitions, local crafts, concerts and tourist information.
We would also recommend The New Inn at Dowlish Wake, The Five Dials at Horton Cross, Dinnington Docks (near Hinton St George), The Lord Poulett at Hinton St George and The Windwhistle Inn.
Walking, cycling, tennis, golf, horse riding and fishing are all available nearby.
Ilminster is on the National cycle routes no 30 and 33 and there are several footpaths in the area. Also nearby are the Parrett, Liberty and Leland Trails which link together at
Ham Hill.
Nearest swimming pool is at Crewkerne.
Boat trips, sea fishing and sailing are available at West Bay and Lyme Regis.
Nearby large towns are Taunton and Yeovil each with a theatre and cinema complex. Major shopping outlets are Clarks Village and Cribb's Causeway near Bristol.
Surrounding picturesque towns and villages are worth a visit. For local crafts, try Yandle's Gallery and Hobby shop at Martock, John Leach's Pottery at Muchelney, willow baskets at the Willows & Wetlands Centre, or Broadwindsor Craft & Design Centre.
Burrow Hill Farm is home to Burrow Hill Cider and the Somerset Cider Brandy Company.
Further afield is Glastonbury with its Tor and Abbey.
Exeter and Bath are each approx 1½ hours away.
There are several National Trust properties and their gardens in the surrounding area - Barrington Court, Montacute House, Lytes Cary, Tintinhull and Stourhead
At East Lambrook Manor you can visit the grade one listed, cottage garden created by Margery Fish.
To the north are the Mendips, Cheddar Gorge, and the Somerset Levels with a wealth of birds and wildlife, and home of the Great Crane Project.
The Blackdown Hills are a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to the west.
Dartmoor and Exmoor are each approx 1½ hours drive.
Lyme Regis, and the Jurassic coast are approx 18 miles south.
Nearby are Seaton, Charmouth, West Bay and Burton Bradstock. Just inland from West Bay is Bridport which hosts a large market on Saturdays and Wednesdays.
Further west are Beer with its famous limestone caves, Branscombe and Sidmouth, and to the east, are Abbotsbury, Weymouth,and Lulworth cove.
To the north approx 1 hour's drive away are Minehead, Porlock, Watchet, Lynton and Lynmouth.


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I am not going to print out the whole of this passage, which is, of course, the great story of the Prodigal Son.
We're familiar with the details of the first part of the story: the beloved son who takes his inheritance, wanders far from his home, squanders money on life experiences, and finds himself alone, impoverished, and forced to work at the most debasing job imaginable for a good Jewish boy—feeding pigs! Beyond the physical challenges, he feels spiritually bankrupt. He assumes that his Father must be furious at him—that by leaving home he has separated himself from his Father's love. And "when he came to himself" and realized that he could not spend his life feeding pigs, he carefully rehearses the groveling kind of plea he'll make, entreating his father to at least let him work as a hired servant.
And here, of course, comes the moment of grace. When his father sees him at a distance, he comes running to greet him. He never really hears the carefully rehearsed speech, but orders that he be robed and jeweled and shod and declares a celebration to honor his son, who "was lost and is found." Jesus' understanding of our relationship to the Father is radically different from beliefs that insist God is angry, vengeful, and demanding retribution for our 'original sin' of leaving our spiritual home to venture into this human experience. God's grace is not something that we must earn, or plead for. It is an infinite energy of love that is never absent, even when we feel most separate from it. It is God's good pleasure that we move through this human experience, learning valuable lessons so that we return to our Source with a deeper appreciation for the love and abundance available there.


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Nevertheless, there are a few details you'll want to be aware of and familiarize yourself with going into things. You want to make sure that you manage your loan well so that you come out of things in the best possible condition. At Gulf Coast Cash, we endeavor to make the process as simple and straightforward as possible. We also are always there for clients. We answer their questions and provide them with the information they need to enjoy a stress-free borrowing experience.
You have to fill out an application before you can be considered for a loan. Fortunately, the Gulf Coast Cash application is very convenient and simple to fill out. It's always important to make sure that all the information you enter on your application is accurate to get through the title loan process smoothly. You want to make sure that information is correct so that you don't get an inaccurate quote or experience a hold up to having your loan approved down the road.
The number of miles on it- A vehicle with higher milage will typically have more wear and tear on it. The lender will want to know the milage to get an idea of the condition of the vehicle.
The make and model of it- The make and model of a vehicle also has a significant influence on its value. Some types of vehicle are worth more than others. You will need to specify who the manufacturer of your vehicle is as well as what model vehicle you have.
The date when it was manufactured- An older vehicle is typically not worth as much as a newer vehicle. The year of manufacture of the collateral vehicle is an important detail on the application.
There are some things an application for Tampa title loans will ask for in addition to details about the prospective borrower's vehicle. The application will also ask for some basic identification details like the name, address, and contact information of the applicant. The application will also typically ask for an idea of how much money the applicant wants to borrow.
Upon submitting the application, the applicant will wait to hear back about whether or not he or she can be approved. If approval is possible, a loan offer will come back. The applicant can look over this loan offer to evaluate it and determine if it is acceptable. Anybody who's taking out this type of loan needs to realize that they're going to have to submit their vehicle title to the lender before they can receive the loan funds.
A huge advantage of the title loan process is that the borrower never has to hand over use of his or her vehicle. The vehicle title is given to the lender, but the borrower continues to use the vehicle like normal. The vehicle title is returned to the borrower once the loan is paid off.
The title loan process from Gulf Coast Cash involves a payback period of 30 days. Borrowers need to budget to keep up with their payments and pay off the loan quickly. If the borrower has some problems making payments, it's always important that the borrower communicates with the lender. Communication is key and ensures that issues will be resolved and the borrower will end the loan and get back the title in god financial shape.
That wraps up the process. Many borrowers benefit from this simple process to get convenient loans that are quick to pay back and help with any kind of expenses the borrower chooses to use the loan funds on.


For ages bands have been covering other artists' material and every once in a while you take note of an exceptional cover of someone else's material.
Editor's Note: In fact, sometimes the cover version of a tune is more popular than the original. Case in point is Guns N' Roses' Knockin' On Heaven's Door (which was originally written by Bob Dylan); I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston (it was originally done by Dolly Parton); and, Take Me To The River by the Talking Heads (this was a cover of an Al Green song).
To prove our point, you need to check out The 1975's cover of One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful.
What Makes You Beautiful was One Direction's first big hit which was released in 2011. The 1975 is an up and coming alternative-rock band from England. This cover version shows us a different side of The 1975 and it's a great one.


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JPadel, who have been part of the pioneering Padel movement in Egypt since 2014, launched Egypt's first fully tailored app for Padel tennis, where you can book a court in four clicks.
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Youth, athleticism, and entrepreneurial vigor are all interchangeable terms that share the same infectious spirit of dynamism. This is especially true when discussing the success behind JPadel, who have been part of the pioneering Padel movement in Egypt since 2014.
For co-founder Ismail Seddik who studied Physics at the American University in Cairo, and specialized in solar energy, JPadel was purely a passion project between him and his father, co-founder Ahmed Seddik.
"My dad and I started this project back in 2014 after a trip to Barcelona, where we were introduced to the game and automatically thought it would do great in Egypt," Seddik tells #CairoScene. "So we brought it home as a small brand under Stars Sports Co., a sports management company."
Things started looking up for JPadel around the summer of 2018, where they had set up the first beach-front court on the North Coast's lively beaches. It was around this time that excitement for the sport really picked up, with beach-side JPadel competitions becoming a cornerstone of JPadel's summer experience, setting up around eight competitions every year.
Towards the end of 2020, the Seddiks managed to attract like-minded partners Ismail Hassan, Seif Fadl, and Omar Shamel, who managed to acquire the brand from Stars Sports and spin it into its own company. Within as little as three months of their acquisition, they added two locations to their pre-existing two venues, and then expanded into seven locations just six short months later, with the biggest being their launch into a number of the North Coast's beaches for the upcoming summer 2021 season.
Their latest accomplishment is the launch of Egypt's first fully tailored app for Padel tennis, where you can book a court in four clicks, with logs for clients to keep track of their stats. JPadel is continuously hiring in-house developers to build on the bidirectional app, and develop their features for a smooth padel experience.
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Catholic Social Teaching: How Our Faith Informs Our Political and Voting Decisions
In this post, three simple resources are offered in regard to Catholic Social Teaching. You are invited and encouraged to use any or all to prompt reflection on the importance of Catholic Social Teaching in our political and voting decisions. (There are also excellent resources on the US Catholic Bishops website; start HERE.)
First, a print-out that simply presents the tenants of Catholic Social Teaching: What Is It and Where Does it Make A Difference?
Second, an excerpt from a prayer, Source: The Leadership Conference of Women Religious - "Toward a More Perfect Union: Stitching the Seamless Garment"):
"In response to a question from a group of young Catholics about how our
faith should inform our politics and our voting decisions Cardinal Blase
Cupich points to Pope Francis: "Our defense of the innocent unborn, for
example, needs to be clear, firm and passionate, for at stake is the dignity
of a human life, which is always sacred and demands love for each person,
regardless of his or her stage of development. Equally sacred, however, are
the lives of the poor, those already born, the destitute, the abandoned and
the underprivileged, the vulnerable infirm and elderly exposed to covert
euthanasia, the victims of human trafficking, new forms of slavery, and every
form of rejection."
"What the Holy Father is urging is that we attend to the interconnection of
moral issues. I reminded the audience that Cardinal Joseph Bernardin made
the same point decades ago when he pressed for a consistent ethic of life. "The
purpose of proposing a consistent ethic of life is to argue that success on any
one of the issues threatening life requires a concern for the broader attitude in
society about respect for human life … the viability of [this] principle depends
upon the consistency of its application."
The point is that Catholic social teaching cannot be neatly fitted into the partisan political framework that governs American public life, then or now.
(Cardinal, Blase Cupich "The Call to Holiness in an Election Year," ChicagoCatholic, 11/20/19)
Third, a YouTube music video that accompanied the prayer:
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Sunday of the Passion (Palm Sunday)
The Gospel reading for Passion Sunday offers the preacher an embarrassment of riches.
"Three times," by scottgunn licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
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Commentary on Matthew 27:11-54
Judith Jones
This long and multifaceted reading depicts God and human beings at cross purposes. The various characters in the narrative provide a vivid portrait of human sinfulness and its consequences. Judas, motivated perhaps by greed, betrays Jesus but then bitterly regrets his action. The disciples, with Peter at the head, long to demonstrate their faithfulness and love but fail miserably. Jesus' opponents — the religious leaders, Pilate, the Roman soldiers, and the crowds — all in their own ways reject, torment, and ridicule Jesus as they seek their own benefit and their own ends. Jesus alone remains fully obedient to God's will, opening the way for God to defeat humanity's death-dealing choices through the paradoxical power of the cross.
The story opens with Judas making an arrangement to hand Jesus over to the religious leaders in exchange for 30 pieces of silver and begins to look for an opportunity (Greek efkairía, "good time, favorable occasion") to betray him. Just two verses later, Jesus tells his disciples, "My time is near." At the right time, God will make use of Judas' timely moment to achieve God's own purposes.
Judas' story unfolds in four scenes: the arrangement with the chief priests, Judas' interactions with Jesus at the last supper, the act of betrayal, and Judas' repentance. Throughout the story he is described, not from the narrator's perspective much later in history, "as the one who betrayed Jesus," but with a present participle, "as the one who was in the process of betraying Jesus." The choice of tense heightens the dramatic intensity of the dinner conversation — suggesting that Jesus' betrayer might still have the opportunity to make a different decision.
When Jesus predicts that one of the disciples will hand him over, all except Judas respond, "Surely not I, Lord!" The betrayer's response — "Surely not I, rabbi!" — reveals what sets him apart from the others. Judas sees Jesus as a teacher whose words, though instructive, are not necessarily authoritative. The other disciples all view Jesus as their Lord who is not merely to be heard, but obeyed. Strikingly, even though Judas does not acknowledge Jesus' lordship, Jesus continues to include him in the group of his disciples, offering him communion with all the rest. With Peter and the other disciples, Judas eats Jesus' body and drinks Jesus' blood of the covenant, "poured out for the forgiveness of sins."
In the next scene, despite having shared in Jesus' body and blood, Judas continues down the fateful path toward betrayal. At some unspecified point, he leaves the other disciples and then returns with a mob to identify Jesus for the religious leaders and their emissaries, who evidently did not know Jesus by sight. The grace that Jesus offers Judas extends even to the moment of betrayal, when Jesus includes Judas among his own, addressing him as "friend."
In Judas' final scene, with his decision irrevocably made, he sees the consequences of his choice. The religious leaders hand Jesus over to Pilate, and Judas realizes that Jesus will be condemned to death. Matthew portrays Judas as repenting for his actions. He confesses his guilt, saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood"; he returns the profit from his crime; and he follows his verbal and financial repentance with the only act that, in an honor-shame society, could atone for his dishonorable betrayal of a friend's life: he kills himself. Jesus' blood lends a deep ambiguity to the story. Judas is indeed guilty of innocent blood. But that same blood is poured out for forgiveness, and he repented as fully and freely as he knew how. Does God's mercy extend to Judas?
Judas is far from the only sinner in the story. Just as Jesus prophesies that one of his own will betray him, so he prophesies that one of his own will deny him, and that at the critical moment all of his own will stumble and scatter. Though Peter, as usual, takes the lead role, the other disciples all affirm their absolute loyalty and dedication to Jesus and echo Peter's claim that even if it costs them their lives they would never deny Jesus. The scene in Gethsemane reveals how empty their promises are.
The inner circle of Peter, James, and John, despite Jesus' direct command to stay awake with him, promptly fall asleep. When Jesus first returns from his anguished prayer he focuses his speech on Peter, but his words (in the second person plural) are addressed to them all. Even as he orders them to watch and pray so that they are not overcome by temptation, he names both their desire to obey and their inability to do what he commands: "the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Jesus' prayer that his Father's will be done highlights both his own obedience and his disciples' disobedience, for while he prays, sleep overcomes them once more. When the arresting crowd arrives, one of the disciples disobeys Jesus yet again by resisting evil with violence, in direct contradiction to his teaching in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:38). After Jesus rebukes him for resorting to the sword, all of his followers forsake him. The cross is more than they can bear.
During Jesus' trial, Peter once again exemplifies the disciples' longing and failure to follow Jesus. He observes events from a distance, but overwhelmed by fear, he thrice denies knowing Jesus. At the moment of denial, he not only abandons his Lord but disobeys his teaching in Matthew 5:33–37 by using oaths to swear that he does not even know Jesus. When the cock crows, Peter realizes the truth of Jesus' prophecy and the depth of his own lies. Though he weeps bitterly, he cannot undo what he has done. Does God's mercy extend to Peter?
If the disciples deny, disobey, and flee because of fear and Judas betrays because of greed, the council of religious leaders and Pilate especially show us other facets of human sinfulness. Jesus' trial reveals the death-dealing machinery of the state, aided and abetted by religious leaders more interested in securing political power than in serving God. In the hands of both the religious and the civil authorities, truth becomes malleable, a tool shaped by false witnesses and selective evidence to benefit the powerful and achieve a desired end. Though the witnesses' testimonies do not agree, the religious council persists until they find an excuse to denounce Jesus as deserving death and hand him over to the Roman state apparatus for sentencing.
Pilate, recognizing a political mess when he sees it, does his best to evade responsibility for a decision that he knows to be unjust. When the crowd, spurred on by their envious leaders and eager for a spectacle, chooses life for Jesus Barabbas (whose names means "son of the father") and death for Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Pilate readily capitulates to their will. If political stability requires the death of an innocent man, then so be it. What can he do except wash his hands of the whole business and hope that so much innocent blood does not leave a stain? The crowd, on the other hand, uses a traditional and chilling phrase to accept full responsibility for their decision: "His blood be on us and on our children."
The blood imagery throughout the passion narrative invites careful interpretation and reflection. On the one hand, the repeated references to blood in Matthew 27:4, 6-7, 24, and 25 recall Jeremiah's prophecy that the temple and the city of Jerusalem would be destroyed because the city was filled with the blood of the innocent (Jeremiah 19:3-8; 22:3-5; compare to 7:5-7; 26:13-15). Given that Jesus echoed Jeremiah's temple sermon when he cleansed the temple, and that the witnesses at Jesus' trial testified that he had said he would tear down the temple, it seems clear that Matthew understands the Romans' destruction of Jerusalem and the temple as an act of divine judgment.
Yet once again Jesus' own interpretation of his blood at the Last Supper invites us to hear a deeper meaning in the crowd's words. So many taunts and phrases in the passion story are profoundly ironic. Do the people understand what they are saying? They ask that Jesus' blood be upon them and upon their children. But Jesus says that his blood is poured out for forgiveness (the blood of the sin offering, Leviticus 4:25, 34; 5:9). Does God's mercy extend to those who condemned and executed Jesus?
At the center of the narrative, in stark contrast to his sinful disciples and opponents, is Jesus the obedient Son of God who continues to resist temptation just as he did after his baptism. Though he could have escaped arrest, he refuses to be rescued by angels (Matthew 27:53; 4:5–6). The devil promised him the kingdoms of the world and their glory if only he would bow down and worship, but the Messiah, the King of Israel, chooses instead to endure the soldiers' mocking adulation and the ridicule of the passersby.
The Son of God saves others by not saving himself. Rather than seeking divine status or grasping at royal power, Jesus accepts the death penalty and is executed as one common criminal among others. The Son of Man identifies with every person who has ever felt God's absence at the moment of deepest need. He dies in agony, alone.
At the moment of Jesus' death, creation convulses and boundaries break: the temple curtain is torn in two, the earth shakes, the rocks split, and the tombs are opened. The passion narrative in Matthew ends with Jesus buried and his tomb under heavy guard, but the evangelist has already given away the ending by saying that the dead came out of their tombs after Jesus' resurrection.
The old order comes apart for the Son of God, by his unique obedience to God's will, has opened the way to a new creation for all God's children. Here indeed we see God's cross purposes. Humanity has done its worst, but what humans intended for evil, God intended for good (Genesis 50:20). The way of the cross is none other than the way of life and peace.
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Systematic screening for the detection of atrial fibrillation
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Patrick S Moran, Conor Teljeur, Mairin Ryan, Susan M Smith
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Screening for AF in asymptomatic patients has been proposed as a way of reducing the burden of the disease by detecting people who would benefit from prophylactic anticoagulation therapy before the onset of symptoms. However, for screening to be an effective intervention, it must improve the detection of AF and provide benefit for those detected earlier as a result of screening. This review aims to answer the following questions.Does systematic screening increase the detection of AF compared with routine practice? Which combination of screening population, strategy and test is most effective for detecting AF compared with routine practice? What safety issues and adverse events may be associated with individual screening programmes? How acceptable is the intervention to the target population? What costs are associated with systematic screening for AF? We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE (Ovid) and EMBASE (Ovid) up to 11 November 2015. We searched other relevant research databases, trials registries and websites up to December 2015. We also searched reference lists of identified studies for potentially relevant studies, and we contacted corresponding authors for information about additional published or unpublished studies that may be relevant. We applied no language restrictions. Randomised controlled trials comparing screening for AF with routine practice in people 40 years of age and older were eligible. Two review authors (PM and CT) independently selected trials for inclusion. Two review authors (PM and CT) independently assessed risk of bias and extracted data. We used odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to present results for the primary outcome, which is a dichotomous variable. As we identified only one study for inclusion, we performed no meta-analysis. We used the GRADE (Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation Working Group) method to assess the quality of the evidence and GRADEPro to create a 'Summary of findings' table. One cluster-randomised controlled trial met the inclusion criteria for this review. This study compared systematic screening (by invitation to have an electrocardiogram (ECG)) and opportunistic screening (pulse palpation during a general practitioner (GP) consultation for any reason, followed by an ECG if pulse was irregular) versus routine practice (normal case finding on the basis of clinical presentation) in people 65 years of age or older.Results show that both systematic screening and opportunistic screening of people over 65 years of age are more effective than routine practice (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.08 to 2.26; and OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.10 to 2.29, respectively; both moderate-quality evidence). We found no difference in the effectiveness of systematic screening and opportunistic screening (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.72 to 1.37; low-quality evidence). A subgroup analysis found that systematic screening and opportunistic screening were more effective in men (OR 2.68, 95% CI 1.51 to 4.76; and OR 2.33, 95% CI 1.29 to 4.19, respectively) than in women (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.59 to 1.62; and OR 1.2, 95% CI 0.74 to 1.93, respectively). No adverse events associated with screening were reported.The incremental cost per additional case detected by opportunistic screening was GBP 337, compared with GBP 1514 for systematic screening. All cost estimates were based on data from the single included trial, which was conducted in the UK between 2001 and 2003. Evidence suggests that systematic screening and opportunistic screening for AF increase the rate of detection of new cases compared with routine practice. Although these approaches have comparable effects on the overall AF diagnosis rate, the cost of systematic screening is significantly greater than the cost of opportunistic screening from the perspective of the health service provider. Few studies have investigated effects of screening in other health systems and in younger age groups; therefore, caution needs to be exercised in relation to transferability of these results beyond the setting and population in which the included study was conducted.Additional research is needed to examine the effectiveness of alternative screening strategies and to investigate the effects of the intervention on risk of stroke for screened versus non-screened populations.
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Rollerball or Nothing
Written by : Michael Avalos
In 2018, the world is run by a small handful of large corporations. War, regulation and government have all been eliminated. The upper executive class enjoys all the wealth and technology while everyone else enjoys ultra-violent entertainment made to distract them. No, I'm not describing the not-too-distant future. I'm talking about Rollerball, a sci-fi movie from the sort-of-distant past of 1975 that deserves to be updated.
In the film, rollerball is the most popular sport in the world. It is essentially roller derby but with motorcycles and lots of violence. A metal ball gets shot onto the track at about 200 mph. Two squads, each with seven skaters and three motorcycles, compete for possession of the ball. A player must skate once around the track while holding the ball in plain sight before they are able to score. Their teammates serve as blockers that defend them from the opposing team. The game is full contact. Each player wears a helmet, pads and gloves covered with metal spikes. Injuries, even fatalities, are common.
James Caan stars as Johnathan E, captain of the Houston Squad, current Rollerball World Champions, sponsored by the ominously-named Energy Corporation. Johnathan is the most popular player in the sport, which is why he's blindsided by the corporation's order that he retire immediately. Johnathan refuses, partly because he resents the corporation's ultimate authority, and partly because he just doesn't want to retire. As he continues to play, rules and safeguards are eliminated by the executives, hoping that Johnathan becomes a casualty.
Adapted from the short story, "Roller Ball Murder," the movie is a missed opportunity. Made in a pre-Star Wars Hollywood, the film tells its story like an extended episode of The Twilight Zone. Caan plays an average American everyman stuck in a nightmare version The Future just similar enough to modern 1975 to be believable. When Johnathan finally learns that he must retire so rollerball can remain an anonymous bloodsport that reinforces the corporate culture's "nobody is special, we are all expendable" message to the masses, the result is kind of a letdown. The movie shouldn't be blamed for putting so much weight into a reveal that feels intellectually tame by modern 2017 standards. But it should be blamed for having too narrow a focus. Besides one of Johnathan's teammates, a large bruiser named Moonpie, we don't get a feel for any other rollerball player's personality. Nor do we see or experience much of the future beyond sports arenas, office buildings, locker rooms and upper-middle class homes.
HBO, get on this shit. You love sports (Hard Knocks) and weird vintage sci-fi (Westworld). This is exactly the type of idea best suited for longform television over movies. (The less said about the 2002 remake, the better. Even though it stars LL Cool J and Rebecca Romijn Stamos. But seriously, don't go there.)
Billionaires, make this sport a reality. It's football/NASCAR/hockey all rolled into one. Big, loud, high-energy and you probably get to see a crash. I'd paid good money to see that.
Cult Film, James Caan, Michael Avalos, Roller Derby, Roller Skates, Rollerball, Sports Movies
SBS Guide to: Fidget Spinners
If you don't know what a fidget spinner is by now, you've been living under a rock or just woke up out of a coma. Marketed as an item for the ADHD afflicted, the fidget spinner is the fad of 2017. If you don't have one, you're missing out. These things are fun as hell.
There are many different types of spinners out there. Plastic, metal, light-up, mini, doubles, ones with superhero logos, even ones with Bluetooth speakers (Don't buy those, I hear they can explode). All you need to get in on the craze is a plain ol' plastic spinner with metal weights. They come in a variety of colors.
Where did they come from? Short answer: China. Long answer: I'm not really sure. In the mid-90s, an inventor named Catherine Hettinger submitted a patent for a Spinning Toy, a small UFO-shaped plastic disc that is "designed to be spun on the finger" for enjoyment. Wikipedia incorrectly credited her as having created the '17 Spinner, a claim to fame that she's using on her own Kickstarter page even though she's confirmed it isn't true. In the mid-10s, an IT guy named Scott McCoskery invented the Torqbar. It's basically the same concept, but it's only got two arms instead of three. Having not used either of these antecedent objects, I cannot say how fun they are. I can only repeat that the fidget spinner, sold wherever money is accepted, is very fun.
How does it work? Simply balance or grip the toy and spin, spin, spin. I get a hypnotic satisfaction from watching it spin. Momentum carries it for a satisfyingly long time. But be warned, you're buying a $4 dollar toy, and they can wear down quickly. That's why you get two. Not only for that, but so you can learn how to do tricks.
Tricks are the reason that fidget spinners have been banned in schools all over America. It's an addictive pursuit, but also distracting and potentially very destructive. YouTube is full of fidget spinner trick videos with kids pulling off some amazing shit. All tricks start with learning to catch. Toss the spinner with one hand and grasp it mid-air. It seems easy, but from experience, it's difficult as hell. But I'm also over 30.
Better than the trick videos are the fail videos. These things can break a lot of stuff. One kid even chips his tooth while trying to spin it on his tongue. Idiot.
Should you get yourself a fidget spinner? Absolutely, 100% yes. It's not just a toy, it's a fad. Fads are time capsules of a specific era. Specifically, the (usually very short) era when everyone thought this one thing was really cool. Fidget spinners are 2017's entry into the Fad Hall of Fame, ready to stand with fads like Beanie Babies, Hoverboards, The Macaerna, Pogs, Snuggies, Chia Pets, The Clapper, the Ice Bucket Challenge, Magic Eye books, Pokemon Go and Weird Al Yankovic.
Seriously. Buy one, play with it for a week, then put it in a drawer. Your future kid is going to love it.
Fads, Fidget, Fidget Spinner, Fidget spinner fail videos, Fidget spinner trick videos, Fidget Spinners, Hobby, Kid's stuff, Michael Avalos, Millennials, Pogs, SBS Guide to, Spinner, Spinners, Toys, Trends
When the NFL Took Over MTV
Published on : October 2, 2016
While researching the Chicago Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle" for a totally unrelated reason, I stumbled upon a horrifying discovery — this used to be a thing. During the mid-1980s, several NFL teams tried their hand at recording novelty songs. A few of these are great, some are really bad, and none are actually good.
"We're the 49ers"
The San Francisco 49ers started the trend during the '84-'85 season, releasing their song several months before "Super Bowl Shuffle." Since the 49ers weren't trying to copycat something popular, "We're the 49ers" is set apart from the rest of the bunch. The biggest difference is how impersonal it feels. Sung by anonymous players in unison, it lacks the ragtag spirit of camaraderie that made "Super Bowl Shuffle" so fun. The lyrics are also pretty bland, and the beat sounds like generic disco pop.
"New England, the Patriots and We"
What a stinker. Released prior to their showdown with the Bears at Super Bowl XX, this New England Patriots effort rips off the aesthetic of 1985's other novelty single, "We Are the World," by crowding too-many singers around too-few microphones to sing a really bad song. A few Patriots players are featured and all wear matching MTV hats. The song also states, out-loud and repeatedly, that the Patriots will beat the Bears in the Super Bowl. That didn't happen, but that's not the only reason this thing should be forgotten.
"Cuz the Blue Wave is on a Roll"
Also released during the '85-'86 NFL season, the Seattle Seahawks "Cuz the Blue Wave is on a Roll" is the anti-"Super Bowl Shuffle" — slick, well-produced and catchy. The video even has a narrative: spirits are low in the locker room until (linebacker) Michael Jackson enters and leads the Seahawks in song. The music rips off The Coasters' "Yakety Yak" and none of the Seahawks can keep a straight face, but it's that goof-off spirit that makes video so charmingly cheesy. How can you hate something that doesn't even take itself seriously?
"Ram It"
Nobody loves a trend like Hollywood. In 1986, both Los Angeles football teams released their own personalized songs. Since the Rams have returned to LA, their song "Ram It" has begun to resurface, and thank the gods for that. This song is amazing. Completely over-produced with a studio-designed beat, this video is constantly trying to one-up it's inspiration with multiple sets, shooting outdoors and cheerleaders. "Super Bowl Shuffle" may have nostalgia on its side, but "Ram It" beats it as a piece of 1980s "so bad it's good" pop culture. It's catchy as HPV too.
"The Silver and Black Attack"
The worst kind of imitation; a cheap knock-off that strives to copy something already successful but improve upon it by making it flashier. Like it or not, "Super Bowl Shuffle" was a phenomenon because it was sincere, singular and weird. The Los Angeles Raiders saw success and said, "We can do that too." The result is a forgettable song with a boring music video. Future "Firestorm" star Howie Long pops up early on, but he's about the only reason to watch.
Ram It baby.
Chicago Bears, Football, Los Angeles Rams, Michael Avalos, MTV, Music Videos, New England Patriots, NFL, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl Shuffle
SBS Guide to: Enjoying a Viewing Party as a Non-Sports Fan
So you've been invited over to watch The Game, but you're not a sports fan. Don't worry, you can still have a great time at a sports party if you're not a fan. If you understand the rules. Like whatever match you're about to watch, the sport of watching sports has points, rules, fouls, even penalties so egregious that you could be tossed out for them. But don't worry, we've got the rulebook you're looking for.
First of all, show up at least a half hour before game time so you can get to know everyone. And so you can get some nachos before they're gone. Also because there will be no pleasantries exchanged once the game has started. Don't take this personally. It's not you, it's game frenzy; a condition that creates tunnel vision and removes personal volume control. Remember: you're at a game party with a bunch of sports fans. You're hanging out with them, and it's their rules.
Secondly, remember your basic p's and q's and bring something to the party. This tells everyone that even if you're not a fan, you're there to have a good time. Don't be all Guy Fieri about it either; you can never go wrong with (at least) 12 cans of domestic beer or several bags of potato chips. Or both. That's a great first impression.
While getting to know everyone, it's very important that you don't pretend to be an expert. Resist the urge to parrot somebody else's soundbite or headline as your own opinion. Especially if you're unfamiliar with the loyalties of The House. (Defined by the host and usually two to three of their loudest friends; every House has it's own specific opinion on the hometeam, as unique as a fingerprint and sensitive as a hair-trigger.) So if you recycle some sport writer's opinion that the new quarterback is gonna "tie the room together" and the House thinks he's an overpaid bum, now you've branded yourself against the House. Fact: among the fiercely loyal, there are no casual opinions. Don't make any statements you're not willing to fight for.
The flipside of this is don't ask too many questions. Nothing annoys a fan quicker than having to explain everything. This isn't a classroom, it's the war room. You don't know the rules? Google it. If you're genuinely confused about something during gameplay, okay then you can ask. But only adorable kids, old people and girls with big boobs get to ask "which color are we rooting for?" Dig?
If the House's team is playing well or winning handily, then spirits will be high. High fives will fly. Nachos will get destroyed. All you need to do then is follow the cardinal rule of sports watching and never disrupt the viewing of the game. Do not block anyone's view. Don't beg for attention during the game. Texting is fine, phone calls are not. Conversation is for commercials. And if you're getting up for another beer, always ask the room who wants another. That's just polite.
If the House team is struggling with the lead or starting to lose, things get trickier. Fact: one cannot soar to high highs without also falling to low lows, and if the House team begins to lose you're going to feel the temperature of the room drop to a low, chilly hostility. When the cheers turn to jeers, your best bet is to go with the flow. Everyone's angry? Then you're angry too. That ref made a stupid call? He's a fucking moron. The new quarterback isn't playing well? Send him back to Jacksonville. The host just kicked a hole in his wall? Smash that beer bottle over your head.
If the House's team is losing terribly, then your job becomes keep your head down and don't draw attention to yourself. Many sports fans are superstitious by nature, and even the most level-headed person can be thrown off by high emotions and a few gallons of beer. Anything can and will be blamed for the team's performance, including the outcome of the coin toss or the attendance of a non-fan at the party. Fact: you do not want a roomful of angry sports fans blaming you for their misery. That's a lot like being the dinner guest at the end of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. If that happens, run. But don't worry, it probably won't.
When the game is over, don't leave too quickly. Take a few minutes to celebrate or commiserate with the group. Offer to clean up a little. If you have to drive, make sure that you're sober. But don't hang out too long, and especially if it's during football season, do not stay for another game. An entire day spent watching sports may sound enjoyable, but it's really for die-hards only. The non-sports fan will eventually lose interest and want to move on with their day. Hopefully you're sober and can leave right away when that happens. If you're not, then you're stuck. Overstaying your welcome risks turning a fun activity into an annoying distraction. Quit while you're ahead and go out on top.
Beer, Chips, Fan, Fans, Michael Avalos, Nachos, Non-fan, Non-sports fans, Party, SBS Guide to, snacks, Sports Fans, Super Bowl Party, The Big Game, Viewing Party
How The Karate Kid Ruined My LIfe
Published on : May 22, 2016
One of my favorite movies growing up was 1984's The Karate Kid. If you haven't seen it, fuck off. If you don't remember it, it's essentially teenage Rocky in the San Fernando Valley. Ralph Macchio learns karate from wise old Mr. Miyagi so he can stand up to these Corba Kai jerks and go out with Elisabeth Shue. I loved this movie, and it created several lifelong obsessions: movies about teenagers, "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama, Elisabeth Shue and most importantly, karate.
Being a martial arts expert seemed like the coolest thing in the world to me. You could not give a fuck about anything and beat up anyone who tried to mess with you. As a shy and socially awkward kid, this was all that I wanted. I signed up for a taekwondo class convinced that I had discovered the shortcut to self-confidence. I was 100% wrong about that.
The problems started even before I got to class. Putting on the outfit, or gi, for the first time, I had a horrible realization: there was nothing cool about wearing this thing. First of all, it's white. And it was definitely after Labor Day. Secondly, it's this weird short robe that has multiple ties like a straitjacket. I began to understand why Jean Claude Van Damme always wound up shirtless in his movies. Realizing that everyone would be wearing a gi, I resigned myself to looking stupid. At least we would all looks stupid.
When I got to class, things got worse. I realized that this wasn't going to be learning life lessons with an enchanting old man. I realized, for the first time, that this was karate class. It was school after school. That I willingly signed up for. What an idiot I had been! It wasn't even a part of school that I enjoyed, like reading or lunch. It was basically gym class, led by somebody's beefy dad who would sweat when he yelled at us. Very un-Miyagi. If I wanted to get yelled at, I could have stayed home.
I might have been able to put up with all this bullshit if the class had delivered the goods. But it totally did not. I learned a few basic punches and kicks, that's it. Nothing that was going to impress Elisabeth Shue or fight off the Cobra Kai. When I saw a bunch of older kids waiting around for their class to start, I realized this wasn't a shortcut to anything. This was like a cult: once you're in, you're supposed to stay in. After that first class, I told myself I wouldn't be back for another class.
But then a funny thing happened: I didn't quit right away. Because I realized that I didn't know very much taekwondo, but I knew a little bit. Maybe that would be enough to diffuse a dangerous situation. I started waiting for something to happen, an excuse to show off my newly acquired karate moves. That's when I realized that Ralph Macchio only learned karate because he was getting beat up everyday. Was I really hoping to be terrorized by a bully? Did I want my life to get worse just to prove that I went to a karate class? What the fuck was wrong with me?
After that, taekwondo only had one thing left to teach me: how to quit something your parents have already spent a bunch of money on. And I turned out to be pretty good at that. So thanks, Ralph Macchio.
Cobra Kai, Elisabeth Shue, Karate, Martial Arts, Michael Avalos, Mr Miyagi, Ralph Macchio, ScoreBoredSports, taekwondo, The Karate Kid
And Justice for Andrews
Published on : March 9, 2016
On Monday, a jury awarded $55 million dollars in damages to sports reporter, Erin Andrews, over some illegally captured footage of her naked body. The nearly five minute video went viral back in 2009.
For those who don't remember, here's what happened: in September 2008, sideline reporter Andrews checked into the Nashville Marriott while on assignment for ESPN. She was followed to the hotel by Michael Barrett, an insurance salesman and serial stalker from Illinois. Barrett secured the room next to Andrews and tampered with her peephole while she was away. Later he used a cell phone to film Andrews while she was naked inside her room.
Barrett tried to sell the footage to several media outlets, including TMZ, who all told him to get lost. In 2009, he was arrested by the FBI after uploading the video to the Internet. Barrett was then convicted of interstate stalking and sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.
The face of a scumbag.
During the trial, Andrews gave emotional testimony about how she was treated after the video went live. Most pundits referred to it as a "publicity stunt" and wondered if she had posted it herself. The FBI wouldn't get involved until she publicly said it was an invasion of her privacy. And ESPN was so concerned about the backlash that her bosses forced her to give a clarifying on-camera interview before she was allowed to return to work. She eventually went on Oprah.
Andrews sought $75 million dollars in damages from her stalker and the hotel, whose staff gave away crucial information without her consent. For example, Barrett learned that Andrews was staying there simply by asking the front desk. And they honored his request to be placed in the room next door without consulting her.
Defense attorneys for the hotel tried to argue that they were not culpable. In fact, they tried to imply that the exposure had actually helped Andrews' career by elevating her celebrity. And if that sounds like bullshit, that's because it is. Diverting credit for Andrews' success away from her hard work and towards some creepy pervert who violated her is ridiculous. That's like saying the only reason we remember JFK is because he was assassinated. It's sexist at best, atrocious for real. Luckily the jury didn't buy that shit and ordered the hotel to pay 49% of the damages. Barrett is responsible for the other 51%, or roughly $28 million dollars.
The battle might be over, but the war continues. Andrews claims that she's reminded of this video on a daily basis, and by fans at every sports game she attends. That's fucking low. She has every right to put this behind her, but the Internet is a horrible place that never forgets anything. It's bad enough being constantly reminded of things you've willingly posted in the past (looking at you, Facebook) but never being able to escape one of the most horrifying moments of your life is a total nightmare. When you think about it like that, maybe $55 million dollars isn't enough. But it's a good fucking start.
Erin Andrews, ESPN, FBI, Michael Avalos, Michael Barrett, Trial
Why We Need Dadball
Published on : February 16, 2016
Let's face it: football is ageist. Like an unholy demon from the netherworld, it requires the vitality of youth to keep itself strong. Professional careers are usually over by 30 due to injury or an inability to keep up with the modern NFL, a punishing full-contact sport. Not only does this seem like a waste of talent, but a waste of an opportunity. Everyone enjoys football, why shouldn't everyone be allowed to play professionally?
I propose the creation of a new football league, which I will refer to as "Dadball." This would be a throwback league, less focused on speed and intensity, more emphasis on fundamentals and strategy. No blitzing, kickoffs and probably not full-contact either.
Instead of seeking rookie talent, Dadball players would all be middle-aged athletes. Like a Pop Warner game, but with guys actually named Pop. Slower, wiser players who don't treat their bodies like rental cars would play a slower, more thoughtful game. The best part: an influx of retired NFL players. Some guys are happy to retire, but I bet a bunch of them would happily segue into a slower-paced game if it meant extending their career. Wouldn't it be awesome to see an old ass Dan Marino or Brett Favre or Charles Woodson hit the field again?
Also, let's be honest: no matter how "no contact" this league is, these middle-aged guys are going to get killed out there. I'm talking enough wrecks on the field to satisfy a NASCAR fan.
I know this Dadball League would be a home run (see what I did there?) because my Dad would totally be into it. Watching it, not playing it. When he sits down to watch the Bears, he doesn't care about statistic records or signing bonuses. He doesn't want quantity without quality. He wants triumph born from experience, skill and sportsmanship. The NFL provides that, but a ragtag team of over-the-hill athletes leaving it all out on the field for the W? That would be gold.
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ScoreBoredSports NFL Staff Picks: Super Bowl
Published on : February 4, 2016
Super Bowl 50 is nearly upon us. All I can see in my head is Ace Ventura whispering those magic words that the game is almost here. I love it all: the food, the commercials, the half time show. And sometimes the game is even fun. Not two years ago though. Seattle killed Denver from the first snap. That was one the most lopsided contests I've seen in a while. Well maybe the Panthers ripping the Cardinals in the NFC Championship was close a second. Never send a bird to do a cat's job. Back to the main event. What time is it Ace?
We have the epic showdown of the Denver Broncos versus the Carolina Panthers. A clash of new and old. Cam Newton versus Peyton Manning. The Panthers look solid and seem poised to bring a trophy back to Charlotte. And I like how the Panthers decided to let South Carolina also have a NFL team by cutting the word "North" from their name. That was sweet of them to include their weird little brother. One the other side, we have Peyton. Most would say the greater Manning even if he has less rings than his weird little brother, Eli. That can all change February 7th, 2016.
Going into the the big game, we have a three way tie with in the picks with Ryan, Treasure and yours truly. To ensure we don't end tied, we have each writer also guess the final score. If we are still even, then closest score without going over will be named champ. Standard Price is Right rules. I have the Panthers winning big. I think Cam and the boys will be able to run and that will open up chunk plays through the air or scrambling when the pocket breaks down. Denver's defense looked great against a one dimensional Patriots offense but that won't be the same case against Carolina. If I win the playoff picks, I promise to take my girlfriend out to a fancy dinner. Doesn't that sound nice. Go me!
Here is ScoreBoredSports staff picks for the Super Bowl:
Wow, everyone has the Panthers winning. I didn't see that coming. I hope they win so we don't all look like fools. More importantly, I hope they win by 14 points. Also, no one tell Peyton. It might crush him to find out that no one at SBS thinks he can win even with that killer defense.
Divisional Round
And don't forget about our party we are hosting here in Los Angeles.
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SBS Film Vault: Teen Wolf
Published on : January 28, 2016
Have you seen Teen Wolf? Not the TV show that Google won't stop talking about, I mean the (other) Michael J. Fox vehicle from 1985 (I was also born that year, obviously a great year for Michaels). This movie is all-around awesome. Fox is great – this kid's a star – and everything around him has gotten funnier in a cheesy, 80s time-capsule sort of way. But besides that, this is also one of the best high school basketball movies ever made.
The movie starts on the basketball court as Scott (Fox) misses two free throws. Not that it would make a difference; his team, The Beavers, are getting absolutely killed by their rivals, The Dragons. Scott is ready to quit the team, but then this whole discovering-he's-a-werewolf-thing totally distracts him. When he accidentally transforms into The Wolf in the middle of the next game, the whole crowd is shocked… until The Wolf wins everyone over with some amazing basketball skills.
Seriously who cares if he's an inhuman monster? Did you see that jump shot? The Wolf dominates the court so much that his teammates feel left out. You'd think these guys would just be happy with an easy ride to the Championship, but no, Teen Wolf doesn't play like that. This is a movie about strength of character, being yourself and ultimately, being a team player.
After Scott realizes that being The Wolf won't solve his problems, he shows up to the Championship game ready to play. But only as himself, not The Wolf. Scott rallies his team with a classic "give 'em hell" speech, and they hit the court. And because it was the 80s, they put a super boss jam on the soundtrack to get your blood pumping.
There's lots of great stuff in there: obvious personal fouls, slow-motion celebrating, cheerleaders. But you know what the best part was: teamwork. Scott assists other players as much as he scores, having realized that the only way to win is as a team. In the end, Scott has to return to the free throw line to decide the game. I won't spoil the outcome, but since that song on the last clip is called "Win in the End," I think we know how this goes down.
Also! I would be remiss if I didn't mention Teen Wolf's biggest contribution to pop culture: Surfing the Wolfmobile. Only technically a sport, but definitely super not-safe. I legally cannot endorse you doing anything but watching this clip, but I do highly recommend that.
Ow-ow-ooooooooooooo!
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ScoreBoredSports NFL Staff Picks: Conference Championship
Written by : Treasure Gutierrez
Football is not stupid. It is unpredictable.
I came in dead last with my regular season picks, which serves me right since my picks weren't based on anything other than a false gut feeling about which teams would win games.
In the postseason, however, I redeemed my shameful last staff member standing and am now in a three-way tie with Bruno and Ryan. And just when I began to feel like a cool kid, I hit a wall.
It was helpful to look at the regular season standings to pick teams in the postseason, but this technique wasn't so helpful in determining which team would take the Conference Championships. The Broncos and the Patriots are both 12-4 in the regular season, which makes this mutually assured destruction with pigskin.
I have no idea who to pick. Thanks to South Park's Eric Cartman, I know the Patriots will stop at nothing to win even if that means cheating and stealing. For some reason I cannot explain, my gut says Peyton Manning will win it. It's the right thing to do. My boyfriend has appealed to my emotions by telling me that the former Trojan and current QB for the Cardinals, Carson Palmer, is likely to retire this season or the next. He says it would be nice to see Palmer win a ring before his playing days are over. I say of course! He must fight on for 'ol SC and it would be cool to see. If that were to happen, and if the Broncos win their Conference game, then the Super Bowl would be a battle of the veterans between Manning and Palmer. I'm not a big fan, but football, you've now got my attention.
It seems that these upcoming Conference games are toughies and promise to be good shows.
So who takes the Conference Championships? I've called it for the Broncos, but I'm debating wether I'll change my mind and call Alex last minute and say the Patriots! As a Trojan, I'm going with the Cardinals.
Here are your ScoreBoredSports NFL Playoff staff picks for the AFC/NFL Conference Championship:
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ScoreBoredSports NFL Playoff Staff Picks: Wild Card Round
Wow, what a crazy NFL regular season it has been. Tons of surprises on all fronts. Like the Carolina Panthers, who turned out to be absolutely amazing. Meanwhile, their cat-bros up north, my Detroit Lions, started the 2015 campaign off so poorly (1-7) that their above-average finish (6-2) turned out to be meaningless. Unless you count how it probably saved the job of their below-average head coach, Jim Caldwell. Add that to all of these horribly depressing rumors regarding Calvin Johnson's possible retirement, and we are about par-for-the-course in terms of end of the year misery for us Lions fans.
As for the ScoreBoredSports Regular Season NFL Staff Picks, they went about how we thought they would for most of the year. Ryan had about one bad week all season and was never in any real danger of losing the contest. That's ok guys, we will get him next year. And hats off to you Mr Jaquith. It's about time for you to start putting those skills to use and get your sports gambling career off the ground.
Now that the pain of the regular season has been dealt with, we turn our attention to the time of year when I don't have to worry about my emotional state because my team is never around for the playoffs. For the ScoreBoredSports NFL Playoff Staff Picks, the slate has been wiped clean and everybody starts from the same place. It's like an entirely new contest all together. So suck on that, Ryan.
It looks like the road teams are getting a ton of love from the SBS Staff and that seems a bit surprising. The only road team that I think is a lock to win is the Seahawks. If you've seen them play recently then you understand what I mean. Sorry Bryce, it's not like I don't think the Vikings are any good, because I do, it's just that Seattle has been here before and their defense and QB are playing pretty out of this world right now. And Marshawn Lynch is back at full speed, and running on a fresh set of legs. Prepare for some classic 'beast mode' moments. I know it hurts, but it's ok. There's always next year….
The Wild Card Picks:
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As we head back to the grind after a holiday weekend, the clearing smoke shows that Bryce had a massive week and that Ryan and Antoine remain monsters. I managed to have my best week yet, inching up ever so slightly above last place.
This week I'm going to focus on my favorite topic: Me. Why am I so bad at this? I'd say I follow the NFL much closer than your average bear, and I'd like to think I'm reasonably intelligent, somewhat articulate, bearable to be around, and potentially attractive to the opposite sex in very low-light situations. I think for me it comes down to historical biases, as opposed to emotional ones. Even without Romo, the Cowboys gotta win one or two, right? Wrong. These second year quarterbacks are on a jag that's gonna last forever, right? Wrong. The Seahawks are damn near a dynasty by now, right? Wrong.
Much like fashion, a chameleon's ass, and your favorite String Cheese Incident poster after you've dropped acid, the individual wins and short term trends of any season are ever changing and fluctuating, even if we tend to focus on the established records of perennially winning teams when it's over. I for one, am going to try and read those tea leaves with a closer focus on the immediate now as opposed to the macro picture, and may very well allow myself one emotional bias. The Lions are at least gonna be a contender in the NFC North, right? WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.
Here are your staff picks for week 13:
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Thursday is Thanksgiving, the holiday that football owns the same way that Bill Murray owns Groundhog Day. It's inescapable. If you're not watching it on TV or playing it in the front yard, then you're probably hiding in the kitchen filling up on hors d'oeuvres and making small talk with your boring cousin. Good luck with that. I'll see you at halftime.
Meanwhile, these ScoreBoredSports NFL Staff Picks remains a tight race. Ryan and Antoine still lead the pack. I find myself squarely in the middle — ten points away from both highest and lowest record. Oh, and Alex and Mike both have the same stats (95-65). Not bad? Not good enough. All it takes it one good/bad week to change everything.
I'm not much for trash talk, so I'm going the opposite route this week — passive aggressive kindness. Enjoy your Thanksgiving, SBS staffers, and good luck with this week's picks. Don't choke.
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Hello out there everyone,
It's been since week 1 that I've written the intro to these ScoreBoredSports NFL Staff Picks, and what a rollercoaster of a ride it has been. I spent the first few weeks in the basement of the standings but since then, I've really turned things around. I've had a 1st or 2nd place record for the past 4 weeks and I'm clawing my way back to relevance. Sure, I'm still 11 correct picks behind Antoine and Ryan but if they have just a couple more stinkers like last week then I'll be right in the thick of it. I think I can, I think I can…
There are a few interesting trends in the way the SBS Staff picked this week's slate of games. For instance, the Jaguars are the consensus winner over the Titans, as if the Jags are some sort of standard of excellence nowadays (or maybe the Titans are just THAT bad). Also, the Lions seems to have restored faith amongst quite a few of us here and as a lifelong Lions fan, that is the perfect time for them to let everyone down. Besides that, everyone is picking the Patriots and Panthers to win their respective games and remain the last two undefeated teams. How great would it be for both of them to lose? Anyways let's get to the picks.
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Characters, Kids, Males,
Ms. Frizzle's Students
Characters with no siblings
The Magic School Bus Rides Again characters
Jewish Americans
This article is about the original character. You may be looking for the sequel character.
First Appearance The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks (1986)
Catchphrase "Maybe/I think/knew I should have stayed home today."
"Does this mean what I think it means?"
"We're doomed."
Likes Minerals
His classmates
Dislikes Weird field trips
Family Mr. Perlstein (father)
Mrs. Perlstein (mother)
Janet Perlstein (cousin)
Arizona Joan (great-aunt)
Alex (uncle, chapter book)
Unnamed grandmother
Voiced By Amos Crawley (Season 1-Season 2 Episode 1)
Danny Tamberelli (Seasons 2-4)
Miles Koseleci-Vieira (Season 5-)
Arnold Matthew Perlstein is a fictional character in the animated children's series The Magic School Bus. He is voiced by Amos Crawley in season one, Danny Tamberelli in seasons 2-4 and Miles Koseleci-Vieira in The Magic School Bus Rides Again.
Background/Personality
Arnold generally dislikes Ms. Frizzle's field trips. Most of the time, he is usually an unwilling participant. Despite his usually timid moments and some nervous breakdowns, he has shown to be brave when he's needed to, and he's very loyal when it comes to his classmates, even taking up a leadership role a number of times. He has a huge interest in rocks and minerals and is the youngest member of an organization called GRANITE (the Great Rock Admirers' National Institute of Tectonics Experts). He also mentions an interest in colors. He has shown interest in conserving the environment, as he wanted to save the rotting log in "Meets the Rot Squad" and have the class collect stuff for recycling in "Holiday Special."
Despite his paranoia for the Friz's field trips, he does love having her as a teacher and deep down enjoys the adventures, but is too nervous to show it and he doesn't usually like surprises. He even stood in her defense when the class went on trial during "In a Pickle" and when his cousin, Janet, tried to show off and say that her teacher is better than his, Arnold interrupted her before she could finish and said, "Nobody is better than Ms. Frizzle" during "Gets Lost in Space". This trait is seen better in Rides Again, as we see more of Arnold's character and he just likes to stay safe because of all the dangerous happenings, but deep down, he genuinely and deeply does care for his friends and teacher and enjoys a wonderfully wild ride on the Magic School Bus (just not too wild).
Arnold has curly reddish-orange hair and wears round glasses, a yellow and white striped long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and navy and white sneakers.
His signature colours are yellow and blue.
For winter wear, he wears either green earmuffs or a red hat, with a yellow jacket, a green scarf, blue trousers, and orange boots.
For beachwear, he wears yellow and blue trunks and white and pink flip-flops.
For rain wear, he wears a blue rain hat, a yellow raincoat and blue gumboots.
For formal wear, he wears a white shirt, a brown tux, a green bow tie and black casual shoes.
For basketball wear, he wears a yellow basketball shirt, blue shorts, blue socks and blue converse sneakers.
Arnold's appearance in the reboot.
In the new series, Arnold's hair is straight and just orange. There are freckles on his face. He wears more squarish glasses with dark frames, green eyes, a yellow shirt in a green sweater, blue jeans, and brown work boots.
His new signature colours are green and blue.
Arnold introduces his cousin, Janet, to his class in "Gets Lost in Space", and he tries to keep the peace when Janet's arrogance sours the rest of the class. It's when Janet talks down on Ms. Frizzle that he shows his loyalty to his teacher and suggests a field trip to the "bigger" planetarium, showing Janet that "nobody is better than Ms. Frizzle." Arnold unknowingly eats the class in "For Lunch". He's happy to have stayed behind while the others go on a field trip, but after finding out where they went, he swears never to miss a field trip...at least, not until after the "next one" (Ms. Frizzle's dinosaur dress foreshadowing their next trip). He and Keesha find themselves in a difficult situation when they forget their partner report in "Gets Eaten". He loses Wanda's bullfrog, Bella, in "Hops Home" and tries to keep her out of harm when they look for Bella, as Wanda's too distracted to realize she's about to walk off of a tree or get swept down a river. In "Meets the Rot Squad", he tries to convince everyone to leave the rotted-out log on the abandoned lot the way it is. Everyone is shocked when he suggests a field trip to the desert in "All Dried Up" after Phoebe declares they need to help the animals there. He feels confident about the trip, thanks to his Field Trip Survival Guide.
While on a field trip to a dinosaur dig in "The Busasaurus", Dr. Carmina Skeledon lets Arnold see the fossilized egg Ms. Frizzle found. He still has it when they go back in time, and when he lets Phoebe look at it, she loses it to an Ornithomimus. He ends up squaring off with a Tyrannosaurus Rex after Ms. Frizzle makes him giant-sized, saving the class. In "Butterfly and the Bog Beast", he's the only one not to side with Janet against Phoebe when the former suggests "Bog Beast" for the school mascot. His main reason is because he doesn't know what a bog beast is. He's caught by his crush, Tiffany, when he and Wanda get water from the girls' bathroom in "Wet All Over". Despite the embarrassment, it's implied at the end that Tiffany likes him, too. He serves as Ms. Frizzle's defense attorney in "In a Pickle". While in the bus' gas tank, Arnold says that he hates the smell of gasoline and was out on the engine telling the class what was going on while they were in the cylinder in "Revving Up".
After losing the heat from his hot cocoa, Ms. Frizzle takes the class to the Arctic ("In the Arctic"). When Ralphie, Phoebe, Liz, and the bus get stranded on an ice flow, Arnold makes it his responsibility to save them while also trying to keep everyone else warm. He and Dorothy Ann compete in the 10th Annual International Show & Tell Competition in "Shows and Tells", but instead of bringing a rare collection of rocks, he brings some artifacts he found in his attic that belonged to his great-aunt, the famous archaeologist Arizona Joan (a parody of the film character Indiana Jones). In "Rocks and Rolls", he fears that the statue he was supposed to carve (not by hand) is ruined, but instead, the rock slide the class caused on the side of a mountain carves a monument of the town founder. For the class' last day before winter break in "Holiday Special", Arnold made the suggestion they collect recycled goods to take to the recycling center. He accidentally puts Wanda's beloved toy soldier in the pile, causing her to blame his "crummy idea" and wish that recycling had never been invented.
Ralphie teases Arnold in "Meets Molly Cule" after the famous rock star, Molly Cule, calls him "Sugar.", this caused Arnold to blush. However, this is what helps him figure out that her hood ornament was made of sugar. In "Cracks a Yolk", Arnold helps hatch the chick the class planned to replace Mr. Ruhle's lost rooster, Giblets, and the success prompts Dorothy Ann to kiss him. When Giblets returns, Mr. Rhule gives the chick to Dorothy Ann and Arnold, the latter suggesting they name it "Arnold Jr." In "Goes Cellular", he's completely orange on the night he's to receive GRANITE's Rocky Award. The class tries to compare his skin to Phoebe's, only to learn his favorite snack food made him turn orange. He's happy when Ms. Frizzle's electrician wants to buy all the light bulbs the class was trying to sell for Valentine's Day ("Gets Charged"). He becomes a fox along with Phoebe and Tim in "In the City", and he's partners with Phoebe in "Takes a Dive". .
His parents first appear in "Going Batty," his father voiced by Elliott Gould. They make another appearance in "Rocks and Rolls" and "Goes Cellular". Mr. Perlstein also appears in "Holiday Special". Arnold seems to take after him, since in "Going Batty", he said "Maybe we should've stayed home tonight."
His only cousin is Janet. She's bossy, arrogant, and manipulative, the complete opposite of him.
His great-aunt is the famous archaeologist Arizona Joan ("Shows and Tells").
In The Magic School Bus to the Rescue: Forest Fire, he has an uncle named Alex, who is a firefighter at a national park.
He mentions his sick grandmother in "Holiday Special". Assuming because his mother is already with her, she's his maternal grandmother.
Arnold is the shy kid in Ms. Frizzle's class.
His middle name, Matthew, is revealed in Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Medieval Castle.
His favorite color is orange, unless it's on his skin. ("Goes Cellular")
He is Jewish. ("Holiday Special")
Bruce Degen mentioned that a friend of his son's was the original model for Arnold.
Two things make him sneeze: pollen and pepper. ("Goes to Seed")
He loves the cold weather, mainly because this means he gets hot cocoa. ("In the Arctic")
The book The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System reveals that he weighs 85 pounds when he did the fortune scale inserts. Phoebe also mentions that in The Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body CD-ROM.
While crushes are only hinted at, he's had affection shown to him for and from four girls: Wanda ("For Lunch" (him fantasised himself breaking a record and her hugging him), "Holiday Special" (she was his secret Santa), "Hops Home" (they teamed up), "Meets the Rot Squad" (she imagined herself sitting under a tree with him) and "Gets Charged" (they were cupids at the end of the producer segment)), Phoebe (The opening credits (he held onto her shoulders and she smiled while they were rafting a river of lava) "The Busasaurus" (she swooned over his bravery) and "Goes Cellular" (she helped him when he was orange)), Tiffany ("Wet All Over" (he helped her up and held her hands at the end and blushed)), and even Dorothy Ann ("Gets Ready, Set, Dough" (he hugged her after she and Carlos got them out of the cake), "Shows and Tells" (They were supposed to do a show and tell together, but he managed to do it without her help, and they held up the trophy upon winning the Show and Tell competition) and "Cracks a Yolk" (she kissed him out of gratitude and he proceeded to blush).
He's the only main kid to have been kissed by another kid around his age. The kiss he received was from Dorothy Ann.
While he's cautious and nervous about field trips, he hasn't had a phobia revealed, unlike Carlos and Phoebe.
He flew on an eagle. ("Taking Flight")
He's been shown to be a big eater with Cheezie Weezies, Sea Wheedies, and Mallowblasters being among his favorite snacks.
It's possible he had some fight lessons, considering the boxing stance and martial arts he uses in "The Busasaurus".
He doesn't like the smell of gasoline. ("Revving Up")
In the TV show and books, he has red hair, but in other media such as games and artwork, he has blonde hair. The same applies to Janet.
He is mentioned a lot of times in the producer segments.
In the Spanish dub, his name is Arnoldo. In the German dub, his name is Andy.
He and Tim are the only main kids in the original series to have had their voice actors changed in the 2nd season. Arnold had been voiced by Amos Crawley in the 1st season. He was voiced by Danny Tamberelli in the 2nd-4th seasons due to Amos going through puberty after production for the 1st season ended and sometime before the 2nd season was in voice production, his voice was already too deep for him to continue voicing Arnold. The difference between the two voices is that Amos is Canadian, and Danny is American.
His second voice actor, Danny Tamberelli, also played Little Pete in The Adventures of Pete & Pete. He would later move on to working as a cast member of the sketch comedy show All That, and even later voiced/mocapped Jimmy in the Grand Theft Auto V.
In the last few episodes of the original series, Arnold's voice was noticeably getting deeper and nearly teenager-like despite being 8-9 like everyone else in his class. The reason for this is because Danny was starting to go through puberty at the time.
It's been strangely known for quite some times over the years that fans believe that he bears a strong resemblance to an older character named Wheeler from Cartoon Network's Captain Planet.
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* Debut | ** Briefly | --- Formerly
Ms. Frizzle | Fiona Frizzle* | Mr. Ruhle* | Garth Sinew* | Mr. McClean*
Arnold Perlstein | Carlos Ramon | Dorothy Ann | Janet Perlstein** | Jyoti Kaur* | Keesha Franklin | Mikey Ramon** | Phoebe Terese | Ralphie Tennelli | Tim | Wanda Li
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Le Kedah Darul Aman Football Club, abrégé en Kedah Darul Aman, est un club malaisien de football basé à Alor Setar.

Histoire

Avant la saison 2021, le club se nommait Kedah FA.

Palmarès
 Championnat de Malaisie (3)
 Champion : 1993, 2007, 2008
 Vice-champion : 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003

 Coupe de Malaisie (5)
 Vainqueur : 1990, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2016
 Finaliste : 1940, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2004

 Coupe de la Fédération de Malaisie (5)
 Vainqueur : 1996, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019
 Finaliste : 2010

Notes et références

Club de football en Malaisie
Club de football fondé en 1935
Kedah

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