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Uncertainty is not new for the marijuana industry, which saw an increase in medical dispensary raids in the early years of the Obama administration despite statements from the president and his attorney general Eric Holder assuring voters that they would respect state law. Obama's Department of Justice mellowed out a bit in his second term and more or less abided by the Cole memo, which directs law enforcement to direct enforcement efforts towards operations selling to minors, growing on public land, or selling over state lines.
On the campaign trail, Trump's statements on the issue sounded reassuring to many advocates of legalization.
"I think medical should happen, right? Don't we agree?" Trump asked an audience at a rally in Nevada, a state whose voters would choose to legalize the drug for recreational use later that year. "And then I really believe you should leave it up to the states. It should be a state situation."
But Trump's appointment of enthusiastic drug warrior Jeff Sessions as Attorney General concerned many who want to see cannabis legalized. While Sessions has made it abundantly clear in recent public statements that he's no fan of marijuana legalization, he hasn't called for an all-out crackdown in the 28 states that have legalized pot in one form or another.
"States, I get, can pass whatever laws they choose," he told an audience at the National Association of Attorneys General earlier this year. "But I'm not sure we're going to be a better, healthier nation if we have marijuana being sold at every corner grocery store."
Trump's press secretary Sean Spicer has made similarly ambiguous statements, seeming to want to draw a hard distinction between medical and recreational cannabis.
The American public, on the other hand, appears fairly unified on this issue. Medical marijuana enjoys broad public support, and a recent Quinnipiac poll shows 71 percent of Americans believe the federal government should refrain from interfering in states that legalized marijuana for medicinal or recreational use.
In the video above, we asked several entrepreneurs working in the marijuana industry to react to statements from Trump and his administration officials and to give their forecasts for the future of legal pot under the new administration. Watch to find out what they said.
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I can't go to the San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival! This annual gathering of the best of the West looks like too much fun: it offers dances, concerts, workshops, and jams, with pickers and sangers that are keeping the grand old rural hillbilly tradition alive.
It's already underway, so let's join the action in progress. Photographer Mike Melnyk is on the scene, and posting his candid photos from the festival almost daily to his website. Here's a taste. Read 'em and weep.


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More Details Emerge In Rauner's Push To Cut Term Limits
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner is revealing more about his effort to impose term limits in Illinois government.
The millionaire venture capitalist formed a political action committee on the issue last month. The ballot initiative PAC has $205,000 in its coffers from donations, with $100,000 coming from libertarian Howard Rich, a retired New York real estate investor with ties to the Koch brothers and also serves on the board of the Cato Institute. Rauner told the Sun-Times that he also plans to make "a major financial commitment" to the Committee for Legislative Reform and Term Limits, but would not detail just how much that commitment will be.
"It's going to be a lot," he responded to the Sun-Times' request for an approximate figure. "We'll see what we need to raise. I don't really know. We're going to raise whatever's needed."
Rauner also posted a new video on his website about the ballot effort:
As part of the push, the Republican would like to cut term limits in the Illinois House and Senate to eight years and reduce the size of the Illinois Senate to 41 from 59. Rauner would also like to see the Illinois House increase in size to 123 from 118 and require a two-thirds vote by lawmakers to override a veto from the governor as opposed to the current three-fifths rule.
"Too many in Springfield are part of a broken system that puts getting re-elected first and allows the special interests and government union bosses to effectively own the politicians," Rauner said in a statement. "At the same time, Illinois is full of politicians who use their power to enrich themselves as well as their political allies. It's time to put the citizens first and that is what this amendment will do."
Rauner is hoping to get enough signatures in support of the changes to get a constitutional amendment placed on the 2014 ballot.
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ICAN Nobel Peace Prize win a landmark moment in global effort to ban nuclear weapons
The Australian Conversation Foundation (ACF) has congratulated the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for winning the Nobel Peace Prize and said it should spur the Australian Government to drop its opposition to the historic nuclear weapons ban treaty.
ICAN was initially founded in Australia, emerging in part from talks among a group of campaigners in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton a decade ago. Among them was ACF nuclear free campaigner and ICAN board member, Dave Sweeney. ACF is a proud partner organisation of ICAN.
"This is an extraordinary moment for the nuclear free movement and due recognition for the tireless work of thousands of people across the planet to rid humanity of its most destructive weapons," Mr Sweeney said.
"Since 2007 ICAN has been instrumental in the drive towards a global ban on nuclear weapons.
"Over 120 countries have now supported the landmark nuclear weapon ban treaty. Sadly, Australia is not one of them.
"Australia does not have nuclear weapons, but the Australian people are threatened by their existence. Australia is on the wrong side of history as the Turnbull Government seems determined to side with the nuclear powers rather than the peace and safety of humanity.
"ICAN has deservedly won a Nobel. Now the Australian Government's challenge is to act nobly."
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Clandestine approval for controversial uranium mine is evidence Australia needs better environment laws
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Q: Glitches in adapter's getView method I am showing the list of contacts .All good except that device has 1620 contacts so list is scrolling very slow and even sometimes get hangs.
        I tried using a check in getView method for ConvertView!=null but it alwayz inflate same view many times. thanks in advance..

        My code for getView method:-
        if(ConvertView==null)
                {   view= mInflater.inflate(R.layout.facebookfriend, null);
                        TextView name=(TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.textView1);
                        ImageView image=(ImageView)view.findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
                    name.setText(mlist.get(position).get("name"));

                        String Id=mlist.get(position).get("contactId");
                        Log.e("Id",""+Id);
                        CheckBox chkbox= (CheckBox)view.findViewById(R.id.checkBox1);
                        chkbox.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener() {
                            @Override
                            public void onCheckedChanged(
                                    CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {
                                isSelected.set(position, isChecked);
                            }
                        });

                                        String photoid=mlist.get(position).get("photoId");
                    Log.e("photoid",""+photoid);
                        if(mlist.get(position).get("photoId")!=null){
                            Log.e("photoid",""+"photoid");
                            image.setImageBitmap(loadContactPhoto(Id, mlist.get(position).get("photoId")));
                    }
                }
            }

somebody told me to  make the listview to load the data dynamically as per the requirement,also to use ViewHolder to make it more efficient.
I have already tried it using view holder but it every time it inflates the single view again and again.My list is scrolling very smoothly but really do not know why it inflate the same view again and again. Please Help .
    My code with viewHolder :-
                    if (ConvertView == null) {
                        holder = new ViewHolder();
                        ConvertView= mInflater.inflate(R.layout.facebookfriend, null);
                        holder.name = (TextView)ConvertView.findViewById(R.id.textView1);
                        holder.imageView = (ImageView)ConvertView.findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
                        holder.chkbox= (CheckBox)ConvertView.findViewById(R.id.checkBox1);
                        ConvertView.setTag(holder);
                    } else {
                        holder = (ViewHolder) ConvertView.getTag();
                    }
                    holder.name.setText(mlist.get(position).get("Name").toString());

                    holder. chkbox.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener() {
                        @Override
                        public void onCheckedChanged(
                                CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {
                            isSelected.set(position, isChecked);
                            Log.e("position"+position,""+isChecked);
                        }
                    });
                    String Id=mlist.get(position).get("Contactid").toString();

                    Log.e("Id","--------------"+Id);
                    if(mlist.get(position).get("Photoid")!=null){
                        Log.e("photoid",""+"photoid");
                        holder.imageView.setImageBitmap(loadContactPhoto(Id, mlist.get(position).get("Photoid")));
                        Log.e("position position",""+position);
                    }
                }

    static class ViewHolder {
        TextView name;
        ImageView imageView;
        CheckBox chkbox;
    }

My code for Imagefrom contact method,I am damn sure for this code
private Bitmap loadContactPhoto(String id, String photoId) {
        Long _id=Long.parseLong(id);
        Long _photoId=0l;
        if(photoId!=null){
            _photoId=Long.parseLong(photoId);
        }
        ContentResolver cr = Setting.this.getContentResolver();
        Uri uri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, _id);
        InputStream input = ContactsContract.Contacts.openContactPhotoInputStream(cr, uri);
        if (input != null) {
            return BitmapFactory.decodeStream(input);
        } else {
            Log.d("PHOTO", "first try failed to load photo");

        }

        byte[] photoBytes = null;
        Uri photoUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI, _photoId);
        Cursor c = cr.query(photoUri,new String[] { ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Photo.PHOTO },
                null, null, null);
        try {
            if (c.moveToFirst())
                photoBytes = c.getBlob(0);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } finally {
            c.close();
        }

        if (photoBytes != null)
            return BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(photoBytes, 0,
                    photoBytes.length);
        else
            Log.d("PHOTO", "second try also failed");
        Bitmap icon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(this.getResources(),
                R.drawable.default_image);
        return icon;

}

A: Your problem is in loadContactPhoto() I think. Each time with loadContactPhoto() you are running query and get the Bitmap by decoding array. That's why the scrolling is getting slow.
Try to load all the contact images before loading the ListView and let us know what happened.
You can also follow this tutorial to load contact with photo using SimpleCursorAdapter.
Add contact photo to your list application

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Bug eating 101 at Academy of Natural Sciences
How to - and how not to - source, cook and eat insects.
Kids at last year's Bug Fest at the Academy of Natural Science sampled crickets on sticks and crickets in cookies.Read more
by Lauren McCutcheon, Daily News Staff Writer
David George Gordon, author of The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook, offers tips on how to (and how not to) cook with insects.
He'll be on hand to answer questions at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University's Bug Fest, Aug. 8 and 9, 11 a.m. to noon and 3 to 5 p.m. His insect cooking show starts at 1 p.m.
1. Buy, don't scavenge.
The backyard and basement are not the best places to source insect-ingredients. "The big problem is pesticides. If the bugs have been eating pesticides, you can become a bioaccumulator and wind up storing all that pesticide in your body." Grocers, online purveyors or, if you're willing to pay more, pet stores and bait and tackle shops sell consumable crickets, etc.
2. Bite allergy? Beware.
"Some people are allergic to insects and spiders," he said. Those people shouldn't eat them. Ditto folks with shellfish allergies. "Lobster, crabs or shrimp are closely related enough [to insects] that insects can trigger an allergic reaction."
3. Freeze 'em.
Got a box of live scorpions? "Freezing is a good way to go. [The insects] are cold-blooded, and basically drift off to a deep sleep from which they never awaken." Once they're in, they'll last, too. "In theory, they don't get freezer-burned because they have all that body armor all over them."
4. Low temp, short time.
Bugs' body armor makes them self-contained steamers. Their small size necessitate quick prep, low temperatures. "There's always a danger of overcooking bugs."
5. Start easy.
"Crickets and mealworms are probably the easiest to get started with. It's harder to screw those up." Just roast them in the oven at 225 degrees for 30 minutes.
6. Eat some whole. Not others.
Smaller insects - black ants, crickets, mealworms, grasshoppers - are one-bite deals. The best eating on a tarantula is its muscular legs. (The fangs are edible, but . . . ) "On scorpions, like lobster, I really like the claws and the tail."
7. Grow your own.
Prefer crispy critters to potato chips? They're easier to cultivate than tubers. "If you have a garage or an outbuilding, you can grow it into a cricket farm."
Lauren McCutcheon, Daily News Staff Writer


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, né le , est un footballeur japonais qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain au FC Gifu.

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Masashi Miyazawa commence sa carrière professionnelle au FC Tokyo. Il reste six saisons dans ce club.

En 2007, il est transféré à l'Oita Trinita. En 2008, il est brièvement prêté au Vegalta Sendai.

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UC Davis chemical ecologist wins major award
DAVIS, CALIF.--Chemical ecologist Walter Leal, professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, is the 2008 winner of a major award from the Entomological Society of America (ESA): the Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology.
Leal, former chair of the Department of Entomology, received the honor for his innovative and creative research involving insect communication. His lab recently discovered the mode of action for the mosquito repellent, DEET.
Leal will be honored at a ceremony on Sunday night, Nov. 16 at the ESA meeting in the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno. He is one of seven professionals receiving distinguished awards. The other categories are extension, entomology, horticultural entomology, teaching, the certification program and early career innovation.
Wrote chemical ecologist and retired professor William S. Bowers, University of Arizona: "Professor Leal's discoveries have profoundly impacted agriculture, the environment, and human health. His mating of chemistry and biology has positioned him as one of the real leaders in the development of environmental protective, biorational methods for pest and disease control."
Colleague Ring Cardé, chair of the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside, lauded Leal as "one of the leading scientists worldwide studying the chemistry of pheromone communication in insects and related arthropods."
A pioneer in the field of insect olfaction, Leal is best known for his research on the mode of action of odorant -binding proteins and odorant-degrading enzymes on the identification and synthesis of insect sex pheromones and on insect chemical communication.
The Leal lab unveiled DEET's mode of action on Aug. 18. Contrary to previous hypotheses, DEET doesn't jam the senses or mask the smell of the host; mosquitoes smell the repellent directly and avoid it.
Under his tenure as chair, the UC Davis Department of Entomology was ranked last November as the No. 1 department in the country by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
The ESA, which includes 5700 members, will meet Nov. 16-19 in Reno for its 56th annual session
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Milan Brujić (ur. 3 października 1937, zm. 22 lutego 2009 w Belgradzie) – serbski scenarzysta i pisarz.

Brujić urodził się w miejscowości Vrhovine w okolicach Jezior Plitwickich, dzieciństwo spędził w Banacie. Studiował filozofię na uniwersytecie w Belgradzie a później rozpoczął pracę w telewizji.

Jest autorem wielu scenariuszy telewizyjnych (m.in. do serialu telewizyjnego dla młodzieży pt. "Hiljadu zašto", pol. Tysiąc razy czemu), a także kilku książek, adresowanych do dzieci i młodzieży, jak również poświęconych dzieciom i literaturze dziecięcej.

W przekładzie na język polski ukazała się powieść Dzikie lata, która powstała na podstawie scenariuszy telewizyjnych; tłum. Ewa Getter, Warszawa 1979.

Przypisy

Serbscy pisarze
Serbscy scenarzyści
Serbscy twórcy literatury dziecięcej i młodzieżowej
Urodzeni w 1937
Zmarli w 2009


The Hyundai Bluetooth kit is the new state-of-the-art integrated, hands free cell phone system for your vehicle. This system utilizes Bluetooth wireless technology in a hands free profiled cell phone and eliminates the need to hold a handheld cell phone, wear a headset, earpiece, or use an in-vehicle mounted handset adapter while making or receiving phone calls. BlueConnect is easy to use, hands free, and voice activated. This handsfree device allows drivers to keep both eyes on the road & both hands on the wheel.
Users must have a cell phone that supports the Bluetooth "hands-free profile". It is the user's responsibility to ensure that his or her phone is compatible with this system.
Your Bluetooth profiled cell phone must be paired or electronically matched to the bluetooth unit. Then simply place your cell phone anywhere in the passenger compartment of your vehicle. Your Bluetooth handsfree profiled cell phone will automatically connect or transmit to the unit every time it is on, charged, or within range (30ft).
Wiring is required. Professional installation is recommended.
This unit replaces the sunglass holder.
I have had my 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring since new and used the Blueconnect with my Motorola flip phone. I have since purchased 2 different phones. An LG and a ZTE neither of which are compatible. I find this to be unacceptable in this day and age. All phones with Bluetooth should be compatible. I don't know if the newer Hyundai's have the same problem but I will be looking into it before I purchase a new vehicle.


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1. On page 12 Direct Robert M. Groves sidesteps a question asked by Carol Morello of The Washington Post inquiring about why Dwight Dean was given the boot.
2. On page 17 he sidesteps a question that claims that there are only two bilingual numerators in the whole New Orleans region.
3. On page 18 he sidesteps giving details about the PBOCS (paper-based operations control system) failures.
MyTwoCensus Commentary: Are you kidding me? Starting to stabilize? This system was developed two years ago and this operation is already more than halfway through its allotted time period. How can you spin this "cautious optimism" as a solution to a $3 billion operation?
MyTwoCensus Commentary: What are these "separate alternative methods?" Is the data safe using alternative methods? What are the costs of designing, implementing, and activating these new systems?
MyTwoCensus Commentary: What about the millions of taxpayer dollars that were wasted as workers just sat around doing nothing while they waited for assignments? Isn't "harm" being done because the operation has a limited budget and wasted time means that the real work won't be able to get done later on?
MyTwoCensus Commentary: And what if this pace doesn't continue because the system continues to crash and operate without stability as it has all along? There have been a multitude of reports to MyTwoCensus that completed questionnaires are literally piling up by the thousands at local census offices because the "system" is unable to process them in a timely fashion. This results in the appearance that residences were not visited, and then enumerators get sent BACK into the field to re-enumerate the same individuals whose completed questionnaires are laying around collecting dust at an office until they are put into the system.


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Home / Press Release / Aboitiz InfraCapital submits unsolicited proposal to modernize four regional airports
Aboitiz InfraCapital submits unsolicited proposal to modernize four regional airports
Aboitiz InfraCapital, the infrastructure business unit of the Aboitiz Group, submitted today an unsolicited proposal to upgrade, expand, operate, and maintain four major Philippine regional airports over a 35-year concession period.
The four regional gateways – Iloilo International Airport, Bacolod-Silay Airport, Laguindingan Airport, and New Bohol International Airport in Panglao – are key entry points into Visayas and northern Mindanao.
The first three are already operating above capacity and require urgent rehabilitation, while New Bohol is eyed to open the island further to the international tourism market as part of the national tourism strategy. This move will also decongest Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
These regions have been experiencing tremendous growth in the last few years and the airports have struggled to follow the pace of the development. Iloilo and Bacolod airports have been operating for 10 years, while Laguindingan started operating in 2013 but has been operating above its capacity since its opening year.
Through this unsolicited proposal, we intend to support the government's 'Build, Build, Build' program as we develop sustainable airport facilities that reflect and support the tremendous economic and tourism potential of the Philippines' regions and provinces.
Aboitiz InfraCapital CEO and President Sabin Aboitiz
The Php148-billion multi-phased project aims to transform the facilities into world-class airports every Filipino deserves and can be proud of.
The government earlier identified the regional airports modernization as a critical infrastructure project and launched a tender for a public-private partnership for five airports under the Build-Operate-Transfer Law in 2014, but this plan was canceled in 2017.
Aboitiz said that the pooling of resources to develop, operate and maintain all four airports is required in order to unlock synergies that would benefit all stakeholders, including the government. "Not only will none of the airports require any form of subsidy, the combined potential of the four regional gateways results in overall gains for both the government and the local economy."
Swift implementation is key to ensuring that the airports continue to serve as a platform for sustained regional development. The approach proposed by the Aboitiz Group can assist the government in delivering the upgraded infrastructure in the shortest possible time and in the most efficient way.
If an award materializes within the year, Aboitiz InfraCapital said it could start working with the relevant government and community stakeholders to improve operations and passenger experience in 2019, and the necessary major upgrades and capacity expansions could be completed as early as 2021.


- Speeding Up 486/586 Code.
Now a brief intro on the innards Intel CPUs.
Most processors these days have within in them a system termed a "pipeline".
3) CALCULATE ADDRESS OF OPERANDS and load 'em into memory.
and stage 4 when "complex" microcoded instructions are executed).
that are usually integrated into a modern cpu) has five "specialized"
units, one for every stage of instruction execution, plus a "register file"
are stored) and a CONTROL UNIT.
so they can work together.


The NewSUBARU facility has a 1.0-1.5 GeV electron storage ring, which provides light beams from IR to Soft X-ray regions. It is used to research light sources for the next generation through a machine R and D, and for industrial appications such as EUVL lithography, LIGA process, material analysis.
Toyama has supplied equipment for most of the beamlines at NewSUBARU including the whole of the LIGA beamline 02, and components of beamlines 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11.


CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has rejected the opportunity to return to Real Madrid, according to Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.
It's claimed Real Madrid are drawing up a shortlist of potential candidates to replace the departing Carlo Ancelotti, who has failed to land a domestic title this term.
Mourinho enjoyed a successful, if not fractious, reign at the Bernabeu winning the league title and Copa del Rey during his three-year tenure.
Balague says Mourinho dismissed Madrid's approach immediately, leaving the Spanish giants seeking alternatives including Rafa Benitez, Julen Lopetegui and Jurgen Klopp.
He told Revista de La Liga: "The idea is that Real now look for another coach – that is what normally happens when Real Madrid do not win.
"Real have spoken to Julen Lopetegui at Porto, to Jurgen Klopp, to Rafa Benitez and Jose Mourinho.
"They have already spoken to those four to see if they would be interested in coaching Real Madrid. They have spoken to Jose Mourinho - he said no to them, of course.
"Out of those four, Rafa is favoured by some but not others. Mourinho is favoured by some and not by others and Lopetegui is deemed as something for the future, but they have sounded out all of them.
"Klopp isn't an automatic yes for the job, and it may be a little bit too early for Zinedine Zidane.
"There was a plan at the beginning of the season, but Real Madrid Castilla haven't been doing too well so, again, there is doubt."


We are studying the Olivet Discourse of our Lord found in Matthew 24. This is a very important chapter; it is in fact the heart of New Testament prophecy. We have seen that looking at this text through first century glasses gives us a whole new meaning of Jesus' words. Jesus is not talking to us (twentieth century Americans), but to His disciples (first century Jews). Things that were future (to them), at the time of the writing, are ancient history to us. This whole discourse is concerned with answering the disciple's questions concerning the end of the Jewish age (not world) and the parousia of Christ, both of which would be demonstrated by the destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish temple. The majority of Christisdom looks for a future Second Coming of Christ, but according to Jesus' own words, all these things took place in "that generation," to whom He spoke. Jesus came in 70 AD in power and great glory and His coming was manifested in the destruction of Jerusalem. The heavens and earth of Old Covenant Israel passed away and the new heavens and earth of the New Covenant, the church, were consummated.
Among those who are partial preterist, there is a great deal of agreement with all I have said in the interpretation and the application of Matthew 24:1-35 to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Among these same preterists, however, a debate arises over a proposed shift in topics and eras with verses 36 being seen as a time transition verse. The debate concerns whether Christ dealt with two issues (the destruction of Jerusalem vs.1-35- and the end of the world vs36ff.) or just one, that being the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the Jewish age.
Matthew 24:36 (NKJV) "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.
J. Marcellus Kik writes in his commentary on Jesus' Olivet Discourse, An Eschatology of Victory, that "many have recognized that with verse 36 a change in subject matter occurs. [Charles H.] Spurgeon indicates this in his commentary on verse 36 [of Matthew 24]: 'There is a manifest change in our Lord's words here, which clearly indicates that they refer to His last great coming to judgment.'" Kenneth L. Gentry, author of many helpful works on prophecy, takes a similar view.
Is it a big deal if Matthew 24 can be divided or not? Absolutely! If the chapter is only dealing with a first century fulfillment, which I believe it is, then the futurist has no text to indicate a future coming of Christ. And he must admit that the Parousia of Christ was a first century spiritual event which keeps in tact all the imminent time statements made concerning His coming (e.g. Matt.16:27-28; Lk.21:20-36; Jn.21:22-23; Rom.13:11-12; 1 Cor.1:4-8; Heb.8:13; 10:25,37; Jas.5:7-9; 1 Pet.4:5,7,17; 1 Jn.2:18; Jude 17-19; Rev.1:1-3,7; 22:6,7,10,20; to name a few).
The full preterist view is that the second coming of Christ happened in AD 70 and was a judgement and removal of the Old Covenant system (heaven and earth), and it established fully the kingdom, the New Covenant (New heavens and earth). Jesus came in the first century, just as He said He would, and there is NO mention anywhere in Scripture of a "third" coming.
Let's look at some different arguments that demonstrate that this chapter cannot be divided.
One of the KEY arguments by those who divide this chapter is that four times in three different verses, Matthew 24:19,22,29, Jesus refers to "those days." However, we are told, in verse 36 we have a direct contrast when Jesus says, "But of 'that day' and hour knoweth no man." Stafford North says, "Verse 36 starts with the word `but', suggesting a contrast with what has gone before. Before verse 34, moreover, Jesus uses the plural `days' to refer to his major subject, while after verse 34 he speaks in the singular of `that day.`" Kik also emphasized this distinction: "The expression `that day and hour' gives immediate evidence of a change of subject matter." Gentry writes, "We should notice the pre-transition emphasis on plural 'days' in contrast to the focus on the singular 'day' afterwards.
Gentry also writes, "There seems to be an intended contrast between that which is near (in verse 34) and that which is far (in verse 36): this generation vs. that day. It would seem more appropriate for Christ to have spoken of 'this day' rather than 'that day' if He had meant to refer to the time of 'this generation.'"
I think "that" all of "this" is much ado about nothing. "This generation" refers to the present generation Jesus was addressing. "This" is therefore the appropriate word for something present while "that" is the most appropriate word for something future (to them). Arndt and Gingrich agree: "This refers to something comparatively near at hand, just as ekeinos [that] refers to something comparatively farther away."
These writers do not believe "that day" can be a reference to the fall of Jerusalem. They argue that the singular, "that day" can only refer to a future (to us) coming of Christ. It is easy to show how wrong they are by comparing Scripture with Scripture.
Luke 17:31 (NKJV) "In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back.
Here Jesus uses the singular expression, "That day" which is clearly referring to the same situation that is spoken of in Matthew 24:17 which those who divide Matthew 24 say is speaking of the destruction of Jerusalem.
Matthew 24:17 (NKJV) "Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.
You cannot say "that day" of Luke 17:31 refers to a past event to us, and "that day" of Matthew 24:36 refers to a future event to us. They are clearly speaking of the same event! So when Jesus uses the expression, "But of that day," in verse 36, He is still talking about the same subject.
Doesn't it make sense that "those day" would culminate in "that day?" "Those days" led to the passing away of the heavens and earth which is "that day" referred to in verse 36.
One of the reasons a distinction between "those days" and "that day" is seen by many commentators is because of a pre-conceived idea that the disciples had asked questions about two subjects, the destruction of Jerusalem and end of time. With this presupposition, the interpreter then sees Jesus changing the subject in verse 36.
Where is the contextual evidence that the disciples had any other coming in mind than the coming just mentioned by Jesus--his coming to destroy Jerusalem in that generation? It is pure eisegesis to import another coming into this context!
2. Sign, sign, everywhere a sign.
Another argument that those who divide the chapter use, is the absence of signs in verse 36. They say that Jesus gave signs in the first part of the chapter, but in verse 36 He says, "But of that day and hour no one knows." They say, "One day has signs, the other doesn't, therefore it can't be the same day!" North says "He had told the disciples...precisely when the destruction of Jerusalem would be: during their lifetime and they could read the sign of the approaching army so closely that they could escape it. But of His coming, no one knows when it will be--neither man, his angels, nor Jesus himself."
If you examine carefully all three synoptic accounts ,you will see that Jesus never told them that they would know "the Day" in reference to the destruction of Jerusalem. You won't find it anywhere. The signs He gave them was to tell them when it would be "NEAR," He never gave them a day or hour.
To this, Mark adds, "Neither the Son." Jesus, as the God-Man, laid aside the prerogatives of deity, one of them being omniscience. As a man, Jesus himself didn't know the exact day or hour of Jerusalem's destruction.
Luke 2:52 (NKJV) And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
Many today use verse 36 to prove that we have no knowledge of the time of a future to us, second coming of Christ. But, as we have already seen, "that day" refers to the passing away of the heavens and earth which was the destruction of Jerusalem and the Old Covenant. Jesus had already told them, in verse 34, that it would happen in their generation (forty years or so). But they did not know the "day or hour" that it would happen.
When a woman gets pregnant, we know that in about forty weeks she is going to have a baby. We don't know the day or hour but we can know that it will happen in about forty weeks. That is exactly what Jesus is saying here. And it is quite interesting that the time prior to the consummation of the kingdom is often referred to as birth pangs.
Matthew 24:8 (NKJV) "All these are the beginning of sorrows.
The Greek word translated "sorrows" is odin. It means a pang or throe, especially of childbirth:--pain, sorrow, travail. This same word is used in 1 Thessalonians 5:3 translated, labor pains.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 (NKJV) But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.
So, the illustration of gestation and child birth is a biblical one. We know when the birth of the child is near, but we do not know the day or hour.
So they knew the season but not the day or hour.
3. Does the word "but" signal a transition?
It has been said that by the use of the word "But," Jesus changed the subject to something else. Does the fact that verse 36 starts with "but" signal a contrast in subject matter? No! The word "but" is used as a conjunction and not a preposition. As a conjunction, "but" is not a word of contrast but joins what has just been said with what is about to be said. The New Englishman's Greek Concordance of the New Testament says, "The conjunctival usage of 'de,' is by far the most frequent use of the particle `de' in the New Testament".
If the use of "de" at the beginning of a verse introduces a break in subject, there are 8 subject changes in chapters 24! See Matthew 24:6,8,13,20,32,36,43,48. By examining the verses before 24:36 and after, you will see that the most common usage of "but" in Matthew 24-25 has nothing to do with changing subjects!
4. Matthew's words for "coming."
I think that we can clearly prove that verse 36 is not a transition verse switching to another subject by noticing Matthew's use of the Greek words for coming. The Greek word "parousia" is used four times in Matthew 24, twice before verse 36 and twice after it.
Matthew 24:3 (NKJV) Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming (parousia), and of the end of the age?"
Matthew 24:27 (NKJV) "For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming (parousia) of the Son of Man be.
Matthew 24:37 (NKJV) "But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming (parousia) of the Son of Man be.
Matthew 24:39 (NKJV) "and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming (parousia) of the Son of Man be.
Not only is "parousia" used on both sides of verse 36, but so is the Greek word "erchomai" which is also translated coming.
Matthew 24:30 (NKJV) "Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming (erchomai) on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 24:42 (NKJV) "Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming (erchomai).
"Erchomai" is also used in verses 44, 46, and 50. Now, some commentators apply all three "coming" passages before verse 36 to the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, and say the same exact words used after verse 36 refer to a future to us coming of Christ. Are there two comings of Christ discussed in this passage? Does Jesus use the exact same words to speak of two totally different events in the same passage of Scripture? I think not!
Ed Stevens said, "Jesus never distinguishes between two different 'comings' (Greek parousia) of 'the Son of Man' accompanied by 'the angels' 'in glory' with 'the clouds.' We would have to look for such a clarification somewhere else in Jesus' teaching (since it cannot be found in the Matthew 24 context). And what is interesting, the Greek word 'parousia' is not used by Jesus anywhere else in the four gospel accounts. So, there is no place in Jesus' teaching where He distinguishes between two different 'parousias' separated by thousands of years."
Alright, so far I have given you four arguments as to why this chapter cannot be divided; we looked at the "this day, that day" argument, the absence of signs argument, the big "but" argument, and the Greek words used for "coming" argument. Now, all of those pale in comparison (and I think they are all good) to the next argument that I want to put forth. To me this one ends the discussion and sends the dividers of Matthew 24 running. My final argument is a divine answer that ends all questions, it is Luke 17.
You will notice that in this parallel account of Luke, all of these same signs and symbols are being applied to the question asked by the Pharisees as to "when the kingdom would come." If Jesus is using signs in Luke's account to answer when the kingdom would fully come that in Matthew's account are applied to the destruction of Jerusalem, it doesn't take a "brain surgeon" to figure out that any attempt to apply the coming of the kingdom, that Luke is talking about, to Pentecost is patently false.
The dividers of Matthew 24 assert that the first part, verses 1-35 can only refer to the destruction of Jerusalem at 70 A.D., while the second part, verses 36 - 51 is completely different and only can be applied to the end of the world and the "real" second coming of Jesus.
Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 "And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.
"Therefore if they say to you, 'Look, He is in the desert!' do not go out; or 'Look, He is in the inner rooms!' do not believe it. 27 "For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
"For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.
"But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 "For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 "and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
"Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 "Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
"And they will say to you, 'Look here!' or 'Look there!' Do not go after them or follow them. 24 "For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day.
"And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 "They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
"In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back.
"Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. 36 "Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left."
And they answered and said to Him, "Where, Lord?" So He said to them, "Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."
Notice how Luke records the same events as Matthew, but in a different order. Matthew's order is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, but Luke's order is scrambled 2, 4, 1, 5, 3. Luke has an event from section 1 followed by one from section 2, then another from section 1 followed by section 2, and finally one from section 1. If Matthew 24 really deals with two different comings, that happen thousands of years apart, then Luke made a mistake. He mixes Matthew's events up and makes them all happen at one time. The way I see it, you have one of two choices, you can either say that Luke is wrong, thus denying inspiration, or you can conclude that Matthew 24 all speaks of one event. Which do you choose? Think carefully now. The simple answer is that Jesus returned in the first century, just as He said He would, and there is no "third" coming mentioned anywhere in Scripture.
Matthew 24:37-39 (NKJV) "But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 "For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 "and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Jesus draws on a familiar Old Testament judgment event -- the flood. Jesus, teaching by analogy, shows how the coming of the flood waters and His own coming are similar.
It is clear that Jesus is still speaking about His coming and the destruction of Jerusalem; twice He says, "so also will the coming of the Son of Man be."
Jesus is here making a comparison between His coming and Noah's flood. As the flood came and took them all away, so the judgement on Israel will take them all away. The unbelievers of Israel, just like the unbelievers in Noah's day, will be taken away in judgement. Keep in mind what he was just talking about -- "no one knows the day or hour." The point that Jesus is making is that just as in the days of Noah, the wicked didn't know until the flood came and took them away, so will it be at His coming.
In the days of Noah they were eating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage, with no sense of apprehension of the coming flood, so also would it be in those days prior to the destruction of Jerusalem.
In answering the Corinthian's questions on marriage, Paul reminds them of the coming judgement.
In light of the judgement that was coming, Paul cautions his readers against marriage. Being married during the Jewish wars would make life all the more difficult.
But the unbeliever would go on with life as if nothing was happening, just as they did in Noah's day. To the account of Noah, Luke adds a word about Sodom.
Luke 17:28-30 (NKJV) "Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 "but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 "Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed."
In the case of both Noah and Lot, judgement came swiftly and completely on the unbelievers while the believers escaped. Just as Lot escaped the fires of judgement on Sodom and Gomorah by leaving the city, so the early Christians escaped the judgement that fell on Jerusalem by fleeing to Pella.
In verse 30, Luke mentions the Son of Man being "revealed." In Matthew 24 it mentions "the coming of the Son of Man." Both of these expressions refer to the same thing. His parousia / coming was His apokalupto / revelation. In the destruction of Jerusalem, it was revealed to all that Jesus was truly the Messiah of Israel. Jerusalem's destruction was the sign that the Son of Man, Jesus, was in heaven.
Luke 17:31-32 (NKJV) "In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. 32 "Remember Lot's wife.
Jesus is warning His disciples that they could end up like Lot's wife if they didn't get out of Jerusalem quickly once they saw the abomination of desolation. He is also telling them that they will be able to escape the judgement if they didn't look back like Lot's wife.
It should be obvious that this has no reference to a future second coming where the earth is barbecued and the planet ends, how could they flee from that? They couldn't! This reference to Noah and Sodom makes it clear that this is not a reference to the annihilation of the universe. Human life on the planet did not end. But the wicked were judged and the righteous spared.
Matthew 24:40-42 (NKJV) "Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 "two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 "Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.
Luke 17:34-37 (NKJV) "I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. 35 "Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. 36 "Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left." 37 And they answered and said to Him, "Where, Lord?" So He said to them, "Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."
Matthew 24:42 (NKJV) "Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.
Would it make sense for Jesus to urge His disciples to "watch" for something that was not to take place for another 2,000 years of so?
Folks, you cannot divide Matthew 24. There is no indication that Jesus is describing two comings separated by an indeterminate period of time. What would have led the disciples to conclude that Jesus was describing a coming different from the one He described moments before when He uses identical language to describe both of them?
Luke 21:20-22 (NKJV) "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. 21 "Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her. 22 "For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
Jesus said that in the destruction of Jerusalem, "all things written would be fulfilled." All prophecy was fulfilled in AD. 70. There is no future coming or any other prophecy yet to be fulfilled.
There are some men who believe that all of Matthew 24 and 25 have been fulfilled and yet they still believe in a future coming of Christ. Men like Gary DeMar and John Bray. The desperation of this position is clearly seen in John Bray's latest booklet, Jesus is Coming Soon! Mr. Bray says this, "The New Testament references to the parousia/coming of Christ had reference to that "momentous" and signal event which occurred in AD 70. The time statements in the New Testament prove this. Any reference to a future (to us) coming of Christ found in the new testament is found by inference and deduction, and not by express statement."
Do you hear what he is saying? He is saying that he holds to a future coming of Christ but there is no Scripture to support it, it is only seen in inference and deduction.
Mr. Bray goes on to say, "All men will be resurrected (John 5:28-29). All men will be judged (Revelation 20:13). Jesus is the judge (John 5:22)."Therefore, JESUS WILL COME AND JUDGE ALL THE WORLD (emphasis DBC). This is one deduction from general statements of the Bible. Henry Hammond (1839) and E. Hampden Cook (1894), both preterists, taught that this future coming will be a third coming. Their thoughts on this were compelled by the fact that they knew the second appearance of Christ (Hebrews 9:28) was in the first century."
He knows that Jesus is coming again because "All men will be resurrected (John 5:28-29)." The passage that Mr. Bray gives is a quotation of Daniel 12.
John 5:28-29 (NKJV) "Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 "and come forth; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.
Daniel 12:1-2 (NKJV) "At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book. 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Daniel 12:3 (NKJV) Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever.
Matthew 13:40-43 (NKJV) "Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 "The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 "and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 "Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
John 11:26 (NKJV) "And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
Revelation 20:11-13 (NKJV) Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.
Notice that this judgement is after heaven and earth have fled away. Mr. Bray teaches that we are now living in the New heavens and new earth but says that judgement is yet future. This passage teaches that men were judged at the time that heaven and earth fled away.
Here Paul tells Timothy that Jesus Christ is going to judge all men at his appearing. Young's literal translation puts it this way, "I do full testify, then, before God, and THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO IS ABOUT TO JUDGE living and dead at his manifestation and his reign."
Mr. Bray's deductions are faulty. All prophecy was fulfilled in AD 70 in the day of God's wrath, just as Jesus said it would be. Any ideas of a" third coming" are truly speculation and have no shred of biblical backing. There is only one parousia talked about in the New Testament. That is the parousia that took place in the fall of Jerusalem. The parousia that brought about the fulfillment of all of the promises that God make to the fathers of Israel.
Where does the New Testament differentiate between two comings? Where is the New Testament passage that states that the AD 70 event is but a type of something yet to come? Why is there needed yet a future coming to bring about an end to something which was designed by God to be eternal?
Hebrews 13:20-21 (NKJV) Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.


Outside my window... sunny and hot. It got to about 94 degrees today in the bluegrass.
I am thinking...about the ice cream truck. The song is stuck in my head since I could hear it for miles (and what seemed like hours) today. Monkey Georgia got her ice cream sandwich, and that is what's important.
I am thankful for...our men and women who serve our country and their families.
I am wearing...gardening clothes. I have a special tank top that is sage green and has a word collage of gardening terms.
I am remembering... that my family used to gather at the lake on Memorial Day weekend. It was only for a few years, but I still remember it as a tradition.
I am going...to finish my novel soon. I am at nearly 37,000 words. If I really was keeping up with the NaNoWriMo deadline I set for myself nearly a year and a half ago, I would be finishing in 7 days.
I am reading...Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
I am hoping... I can finish my quilt in the next few days. I only have to finish sewing the binding on, but I have to pull out the sewing machine.
From the kitchen...semi-vegetarian chili with avocado salsa (I used chicken stock instead of veggie broth) and brown sugar-rum pound cake.
A few plans for the rest of the week: my nephew's 5th grade graduation, maybe a yard sale, and lots of getting ready for the rest of the summer.


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Behind The Scenes-Bullpen Guard
(Wednesday's Weekly Reader….first in a series of folks behind the scenes with the Phillies, Rand Stollmack, the bullpen guard at Bright House Field).
A game-day staff consists of an army of men and women who work for sports teams during games. Their duties are far-ranging. Their importance to a fan's game experience is monumental. Their value to a sports team is immeasurable.
The Clearwater Threshers employ about 500 game day employees at Bright House Field for spring training and their Florida State League season. One is Rand Stollmack, whose assignment is Bullpen Security during spring games. During the FSL season, he's an usher since a Bullpen Security person isn't necessary. He's been a game-day employee since 2012.
Wearing beige shorts, a Navy blue BHF golf shirt, sneakers and a red Phillies hat, Rand arrives at the ballpark around 9:30 a.m. for a 1 o'clock afternoon game. "I wipe down all the seats and railings in the bullpen," he explained. He then heads for the stands where he'll wipe down three sections of seats before returning to his bullpen post for batting practice. First, a quick stop in the media workroom to pick up the visiting team's roster. Towels, water cooler and cups are supplied by the Phillies clubhouse.
"You have to be very alert during BP because the balls come flying out here," he said while his eyes were glued to the field. Why an enemy roster? "Need to know the visiting team's bullpen coach. Always introduce myself and let them know I'm here to help anyway I can." On this day, the Boston Red Sox are the visiting team in March of 2015.
The padded gate to the bullpen is open during BP and closed once the game begins.
It can only be opened or locked by pushing a couple of green control buttons on the back of the door. In other words, no one can get in or out of the bullpen by pushing or pulling the door.
When one enters the bullpen area, there are seven steps, a level area of about six feet in length and three more steps. Up the first flight of steps is a chain-link fence and door on the right which is visiting bullpen. On the level area, an opening on the right leads to a long row of green colored, high-top, patio-like chairs. Three more steps takes you to the back of the pen and another chain link area, the Phillies' bullpen.
The pitching mounds are made out of dirt and clay while catchers do their work on an artificial surface that looks like Mother Natures' dirt. In between, rich, green grass. Two pitchers can warm up in each pen. A tarp is rolled up behind the mounds in case of rain.
The players sit on the green high chairs. The first 12 are for the Red Sox, the last 12 (toward centerfield), the Phillies. A large trash can, small gate to the Phillies pen and pile of towels separates the two groups. Each seating area has three red umbrellas to shield the sun. A big, blue Powerade cooler sits on top of a concrete ledge between the two bullpens and is very popular.
While Rand has his own high chair, he seldom sits. He's constant motion. If you stand on the flat area on top of the seven steps, you can barely see the batter. The big video board is behind but the line score can't be seen. The auxiliary scoreboard mounted on the upper first base level is the link to the score and inning. A better glimpse of the field can be found standing at the back of the Phillies bullpen. The only other sightline is peeking through a three-inch opening in the bullpen door. Rand will station himself there when there are two outs. After the third out, he opens the door and stands on the warning track.
After the Red Sox hit, someone from their bullpen crew enters the field with two baseballs, one for the centerfielder who'll play catch with the right fielder and other for the bullpenner to do the same with the left fielder. Same takes place when the Phillies are taking the field.
Rod Nichols is the Phillies bullpen coach; Dana LeVangie, Boston's. How do they communicate with the dugouts? Rand explains, "We have a phone line to the dugout for each team." The visitors is mounted on a concrete wall outside their bullpen; same for the Phillies. On top of each gray box is a blue light. It will flash when the phone rings. The dugout phone also has a flashing light when ringing. Sometimes the phones don't work. Rod and Dana are armed with walkie-talkies. When Boston's phone rang, Dana was at the far end of the bullpen standing behind a pitcher warming up. He didn't hear it or see the flashing light and didn't move. Rand got Dana's attention who yanked a walkie-talkie out of his back pocket.
Starting pitchers this particular day were Miguel Gonzalez (Phillies) and Justin Masterson (Red Sox). Gonzalez did some long-tossing in the outfield before moving to the bullpen. The digital clock on the scoreboard registered 12:41. Carlos Ruiz was Miguel's catcher. Pitching coach Bob McClure stood behind the chain link fence behind Ruiz. Nichols, arms folded, was behind Miguel. Ken Giles stood off to the side watching every pitch. Masterson was a few minutes behind with his warmup as his team batted first. After the Red Sox hit in the top of the first, Masterson began heading for the stairs. Before he did, each of his 19 teammates in the pen gave him a fist bump.
"Things are pretty quiet early in the game," Rand volunteered. "About the third-fourth inning, it begins to get busy. They'll be a lot of moving around." Starting pitchers early in spring training are usually limited to two-three innings. Rand was right-on. The next pitcher began stretching, loosening his arm before starting to throw.
After the second inning, more Phillies relievers came into their neighborhood from the clubhouse. Jake Diekman was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt with sleeves cut off at the elbows. The hood covered his head. 82 degrees and a hoodie? "That's the way he is every game," reported Rand.
By the fourth inning both bullpens began to stir. Rand made sure the chain-link gates behind the catchers were closed so he wouldn't get nailed by a wild pitch. "We had a college game earlier this spring. The gate was open, a pitch came through the gate and smashed the visiting bullpen phone," Rand said eyes glued to each bullpen pitch.
Fans of all sorts are lined up by the fence above the Phillies bullpen, peeking down at the players. More fans are looking over the fence from the Tiki Bar and at the other end, from the outfield berm. Cell phone cameras are in full use. Wearing all kinds of Phillies gear, it was obvious who they were rooting for. "Hey, buddy, give me a ball" pleaded a man to anyone who would listen . . . "I could have caught that ball" after the Red Sox left fielder didn't . . . "Go get 'em, Pap," after Jonathan Papelbon finished his warm up pitches. "Once in a while, one of the coaches will point out a rowdy fan," said Rand. "I'll ask the fan to back off or call security." On the whole, the fans were in line this day.
Rand is a huge baseball fan. "Relievers are the greatest. They have more personality. Remember M&M? (Brett Myers and Ryan Madson)? What a pair of crazies. College kids are the best. They are just having fun, enjoying the game, being in the bullpen. These guys are all about work." There's one other difference between the two. "College kids pick up their paper cups, pros toss 'em on the ground," he said laughing.
Big league bullpens have bathrooms. Not so at Bright House Field. The nearest potty is tucked under the stands in the left field corner, adjacent to the entrance to the Phillies clubhouse. BULLPEN BATHROOM in red letters identifies the room. Bull penners make their dashes between innings.
Once the game has ended, Rand has a few clean-up chores and then he's outta-there. Most game-day staff get a break during the game. Rand doesn't. What about lunch? Pointing to a concrete corner behind the Red Sox bullpen, "I bring a cooler. Just a sandwich today." The menu? "Peanut butter and jelly."
Posted on October 19, 2016 at 8:54 am


NEWS FLASH: Nobody knows when the end is coming!
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There are great areas of agreement on the end times.
Does God condone child abuse / child sacrifice?
What is the genre of scripture in the apocalyptic books?
When dealing with Bible Prophecy, you want to make sure that you are well read, biblically.
What is the "already / not yet" concept?
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Home Research & Data The plot thickens: Size of agricultural holdings in Europe
The plot thickens: Size of agricultural holdings in Europe
The EU's farmland sector has grown more concentrated in recent years. But only parts of the continent seem to have followed this trend, with emerging Eastern European powers challenging their Western peers, our interactive map shows.
Europe counts about 11 million agricultural holdings, according to Eurostat. Of these, nearly 60 percent have a standard output of more than €2,000. About 40 percent of the EU's total landmass is used for agriculture, meaning farms run just above 16 hectares of land on average. The sector has grown more concentrated in recent years: between 2010 and 2013 alone, the average agricultural holding increased by 12 percent in size.
France and Spain are the countries that run the largest share of Europe's agricultural land, at 15.9 percent and 13.3 percent respectively. The UK and Germany follow, with shares of just under 10 percent. By contrast, Romania holds the crown for the largest number of agricultural holdings, being the host to one-third of all European farms. Italy and Spain trail far behind. This suggests vast disparities when it comes to the average size of agricultural holdings across countries, as the map below illustrates: by this measure the Czech Republic is the indisputable champion.
Countries can also be ranked according to the output they generate, valued at farmgate prices. On this count France dominates, followed by Germany, Italy and the UK. Interestingly, the gap between the biggest producers has grown over time: while French farmers generated 4 percent more output – by value – than Germany in 2007, they surpassed their challengers by 23 percent in 2013.
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Public health update: Dec. 7, 2021
Published: December 7, 2021 Author: Staff reports
Dear OHIO community members,
We have plenty to celebrate as we wrap up the semester. More OHIO students, faculty, and staff get vaccinated against COVID-19 every day, and we all can be proud of our 84.8 percent vaccination rate. Our University community's adherence to prevention measures has helped us keep infection rates relatively low since October, allowing us to return to mostly face-to-face classes next semester.
Even so, the COVID-19 environment is in flux. While the omicron variant is a concern, the delta variant remains the dominant strain of coronavirus, driving surges locally and nationally. We are seeing an increase in cases among the OHIO community and in the state of Ohio, and the Ohio Hospital Association reports that COVID admissions are again on the rise. Our colleagues at OhioHealth are seeing unprecedented COVID-related emergency department visits over the past week, as well as a substantial increase in COVID-19 related admissions.
These changing conditions warrant our attention and action. We already have the tools at our disposal to fight the delta variant and any other emergent variant, including omicron: readily available vaccines and testing, masking, handwashing, and distance. Each of us can and should assess risk factors as we move through our days, making decisions about when and how to layer these precautions to protect ourselves and those around us.
OHIO's public health approach depends on individual participation
OHIO uses a traditional public health approach to managing COVID-19 on our campuses, including primary, secondary and tertiary prevention measures. This strategy has successfully kept our campuses open and safe, allowing learning and social activities to increasingly return to normal over the past year.
The OHIO community's adherence to primary prevention measures – ready access to vaccines, use of masks indoors, and physical distance – has disrupted spread on our campuses. Masks are still required indoors on all OHIO campuses. This important protection remains a critical tool in curbing the current delta surge.
The University's secondary prevention measures, including asymptomatic testing and contact tracing, have helped us identify infected individuals and others who are at risk of infection. Tertiary measures like isolation, quarantine, and case management by COVID Campus Liaisons help us minimize disease impact and spread.
These layered measures reduce risk to individuals on our campuses and they reduce the risk of disruption to campus activities. Our individual choices to "layer up" in different settings (indoors, outdoors, public places, etc.) contribute to our collective safety and help us minimize disruption to class, work, and the activities we enjoy. Just as we add layers of clothing as the weather gets colder, we can layer prevention strategies based on our own risk assessment of a given activity.
COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week
Our vaccination rate on the Athens campus is approaching 90 percent! We need only 87 individuals to get vaccinated and upload proof to cross this major threshold. Can you help us get there? OHIO is hosting two vaccine clinics this week on the Athens campus:
Thursday, December 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Baker Center 240/242
Friday, December 10, 9-10:45 a.m., Heritage Hall, Union Street
Getting a shot this week means you could be fully vaccinated before the New Year. Please consider taking this important step if you haven't already (or attending a clinic for your second or booster dose). Walk-ins are welcome at these clinics, or make an appointment anywhere in Ohio.
Healthy habits for the holidays
All of us at OHIO are fortunate to have access to asymptomatic testing at no charge. Testing before traveling or attending a gathering can provide peace of mind and prevent any of us from unknowingly spreading the virus.
Students, faculty, and staff on the Athens campus can schedule tests this week and next. Regional campus students, faculty, and staff can pick up take-home test kits at any campus. Additionally, library systems in all counties that host an OHIO campus, except for Lawrence County, offer free at-home test kits for curbside pickup. Learn more about these testing resources at this link.
Using the prevention measures we have available this holiday season will prevent disease from spreading: get vaccinated, wear masks indoors in public in areas of substantial or high transmission (the entire state of Ohio currently is a high-transmission area), avoid crowded indoor spaces, and wash your hands. We can work together to safely enjoy the season.
As we come to the close of another semester (and calendar year) I reflect on the progress we have made together: our return to in-person learning and activities, our vaccination rate, and our engagement with each other and the community are all things that make me smile. Our collective efforts to protect community health are not finished, but together we have made huge strides in 2021. I send my support to each of you as you manage the stress of finals week, and hope you are looking forward to cozy and safe holiday activities with your loved ones.
Dr. Gillian Ice
Special Assistant to the President for Public Health Operations
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Kelly  Fair is founder and executive director of Polished Pebbles Girls Mentoring Program. Starting in 2009, Polished Pebbles has helped over 1,500 girls ages seven to 17 become effective communicators at home, school and the workplace with the support of a network of over 500 volunteers and community partners. The program has grown nationally to Indiana and Texas, and to Duke University.
Prior to founding Polished Pebbles,  Kelly  managed research studies, national marketing for McGraw-Hill Publishing Company and a non-profit college preparatory program for high school students. Kelly is also the author of the new book, "They're All The Same Girl: Lessons Learned While Mentoring Our Girls & Building Polished Pebbles."
Kelly was recently recognized by ComEd as one of Chicagoland's "Neighborhood Heroes" for her outstanding work in the local community and Chicago neighborhood, Roseland. She was also honored by Walker's Legacy and Accelerate with Google in celebration of Women's History Month. Her service was recognized by Verizon Wireless in 2013 as part of their "Everyday Heroes" initiative, and in 2014, Kelly was a recipient of the Margaret Burroughs Award and the American Red Cross Heroes Award.


Why did you start up your own practice? Chances are it's because you thought you could do better than others.
Generally small practices are good at what they do, but not so good at planning.
If you think about driving your practice like driving car, the road ahead can be a smooth journey.
There are few rules involved in setting up your own practice, so to maximum your success you must learn from others. Speak to friends, family and mentors about how they got started – the good, the bad and the ugly. Absorb all the information and use it wisely.
Regular servicing of your car is essential and so is servicing your practice. Give your practice a health check and tune the areas which need tweaking. Doing a SWOT analysis is a great way of identify areas in need of help.
Make sure you've selected the right fuel for your practice. The fuel being your staff, technology and processes. Without these being right the practice will splutter and cough.
When you're driving you keep your eyes on the road ahead and occasionally glance in the rear-view mirror. You can apply the same technique to your practice. Use the knowledge of where you've been to keep you moving forward and taking the right turns.
You plan a road trip on a map, assessing the best roads to take and the easiest way of reaching your destination. The same planning must be applied to your practice. You can't expect to reach the destination if you have no idea of how to get there. Plan the best route for you, but always factor in different scenarios. Looking at different plans will allow you to adapt to changes and cope with things that are out of your control.


Bookmark this Lesson. This free video guitar lesson is another in our look at Eric Johnson's guitar style. His chord work is one of the most spectacular elements of his playing and one of his most confusing as well.
Within these few video lessons I hope to help you understand the things you need to know to be able to create musical sequences with chords in the same style as Eric Johnson.
There are many elements of Eric Johnson's playing that kind of define his sound. His chord work more than anything else is his true musical signature to me.
Be sure to download the TAB PDF for this lesson below so you can more easily follow along with the lesson.
In the next few video guitar lessons we our gonna continue our look at the chord work of the great Eric Johnson and I hope that everyone familar or unfamiliar with his music will truly see how incredible his chord style is and begin to try and add it to their own playing.
Hey Carl, you've really nailed these Eric Johnson style lessons. I was wandering if you have delved into any of the technique and playing style of Pat Metheny? I would be very interested to hear what you have to say about the topic. Very impressed overall with the site. Thank you for everything you do here.
Hey Jeff, I haven't really followed much of Pat Metheny's playing. At least not as much as I would like to since he is such an amazing player. I will look into it though and hopefully come up with something and put it within the Jazz Guitar University lessons soon.
To all your EJ lessons, i like this very much, it really helps! Mabuhay! from Philippines. God Bless!


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Q: Joomla Development Publish / unpublish not working I have a simple component following the hello world tutorial for the most part, and everything works except i've added a publish / unpublish icons to the toolbar and to the list itself (the small green / red circles).
The toolbar icons work and they can change the state no problem, but the small icons do not, here is the code I have:
view.html.php:
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    JToolBarHelper::deleteListX('', 'objects.delete');
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I am using the built in publish / unpublish function and did not create one of my own.
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A: I figured it out after A LOT OF FREKIN HEADACHE and wasted time, it should be:
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where objects. is the name of my view / controller / model for the listing.

A: I think you should have a state field in the db, to store the status
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Than try using:
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Holy hell. The video of the new Microsoft Surface Studio made me want to cry. Microsoft just unveiled what is undoubtedly its most beautiful piece of hardware yet. And they're clearly going after what is Apple's main-stayer, designers and creatives. The Surface Studio has been meticulously crafted with a minimal design aesthetic and footprint.
With a massive 28″ PixelSense Screen, it gives you a decent sized canvas for all sorts of work. The angle is adjustable for all kinds of work. You can use it standing tall or angled like a drafting table for drawing and designing. The screen is higher resolution than 4k with a resolution of 4500×3000, a 3:2 aspect ratio and even has 10 point multi-touch.
Under the hood it comes with the i5 or i7 Intel Core Processor. Up to 4GB of NVIDIA GeFore GPU and up to a whopping 32GB of RAM. 32GB! WHAT?!
BRB, I'm pre-ordering one now.
Storage Rapid Hybrid Drive options: 1TB or 2TB.


Anne Docimo, MD, MBA, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at the Jefferson Health System.
Dr. Docimo, served as CMO for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Health Plan and as Senior Medical Director for the Hospital Division of UPMC, a non-profit integrated health system operating more than 20 academic, community and specialty hospitals. All medical programs at UPMC Health Plan and all activities related to the delivery of health care, reported up through Dr. Docimo. Prior to her roles at UPMC, she was Director of Urgent Care and Community Medicine at Johns Hopkins Health System.
This Forum presentation will provide an overview of the various forces driving healthcare reform. The notion of patients as consumers and game changers will be discussed along with ways in which we can provide value to consumers.
Dr. Docimo received her bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and her MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at Georgetown University/George Washington University, and earned a Certificate in Medical Management from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Docimo also has an MBA from Johns Hopkins University.
Docimo, MD, MBA, Anne, "Jefferson Health: Clinical Integration: Focus on Value" (2015). College of Population Health Forum. Presentation 93.