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require "test/support/fixtures/testball"
require "cleanup"
require "fileutils"
require "pathname"

describe Homebrew::Cleanup do
  let(:ds_store) { Pathname.new("#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/Library/.DS_Store") }

  around(:each) do |example|
    begin
      FileUtils.touch ds_store

      example.run
    ensure
      FileUtils.rm_f ds_store
    end
  end

  describe "::cleanup" do
    it "removes .DS_Store files" do
      described_class.cleanup

      expect(ds_store).not_to exist
    end

    it "doesn't remove anything if `--dry-run` is specified" do
      ARGV << "--dry-run"

      described_class.cleanup

      expect(ds_store).to exist
    end

    context "when it can't remove a keg" do
      let(:f1) { Class.new(Testball) { version "0.1" }.new }
      let(:f2) { Class.new(Testball) { version "0.2" }.new }
      let(:unremovable_kegs) { [] }

      before(:each) do
        described_class.instance_variable_set(:@unremovable_kegs, [])
        [f1, f2].each do |f|
          f.brew do
            f.install
          end

          Tab.create(f, DevelopmentTools.default_compiler, :libcxx).write
        end

        allow_any_instance_of(Keg)
          .to receive(:uninstall)
          .and_raise(Errno::EACCES)
      end

      it "doesn't remove any kegs" do
        described_class.cleanup_formula f2
        expect(f1.installed_kegs.size).to eq(2)
      end

      it "lists the unremovable kegs" do
        described_class.cleanup_formula f2
        expect(described_class.unremovable_kegs).to contain_exactly(f1.installed_kegs[0])
      end
    end
  end

  specify "::cleanup_formula" do
    f1 = Class.new(Testball) do
      version "1.0"
    end.new

    f2 = Class.new(Testball) do
      version "0.2"
      version_scheme 1
    end.new

    f3 = Class.new(Testball) do
      version "0.3"
      version_scheme 1
    end.new

    f4 = Class.new(Testball) do
      version "0.1"
      version_scheme 2
    end.new

    [f1, f2, f3, f4].each do |f|
      f.brew do
        f.install
      end

      Tab.create(f, DevelopmentTools.default_compiler, :libcxx).write
    end

    expect(f1).to be_installed
    expect(f2).to be_installed
    expect(f3).to be_installed
    expect(f4).to be_installed

    described_class.cleanup_formula f3

    expect(f1).not_to be_installed
    expect(f2).not_to be_installed
    expect(f3).to be_installed
    expect(f4).to be_installed
  end

  specify "::cleanup_logs" do
    path = (HOMEBREW_LOGS/"delete_me")
    path.mkpath
    ARGV << "--prune=all"

    described_class.cleanup_logs

    expect(path).not_to exist
  end

  describe "::cleanup_cache" do
    it "cleans up incomplete downloads" do
      incomplete = (HOMEBREW_CACHE/"something.incomplete")
      incomplete.mkpath

      described_class.cleanup_cache

      expect(incomplete).not_to exist
    end

    it "cleans up 'java_cache'" do
      java_cache = (HOMEBREW_CACHE/"java_cache")
      java_cache.mkpath

      described_class.cleanup_cache

      expect(java_cache).not_to exist
    end

    it "cleans up 'npm_cache'" do
      npm_cache = (HOMEBREW_CACHE/"npm_cache")
      npm_cache.mkpath

      described_class.cleanup_cache

      expect(npm_cache).not_to exist
    end
  end
end

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Topic: Sports 1:53 pm EDT, Jun 16, 2007
Thanks to unmanaged for pointing out that tickets are already on sale for the new Hamilton NHL team. Here is more:
Two days into the campaign, the number of people putting deposits on season tickets for a potential National Hockey League team in Hamilton overtook the number of season-ticket holders of the Nashville Predators.
By early Friday afternoon, Jim Balsillie, who is trying to buy the Predators, sold almost 10,000 seats and luxury suites for Copps Coliseum, where the team will play if it is moved from Nashville. The Predators currently have just under 9,000 season-ticket holders.
Apparently if this effort isn't successful Leipold promises to scuttle the team.
If the Nashville Predators are not sold by June 30, which seems unlikely now, sources say club owner Craig Leipold is prepared to vastly trim his player payroll next season, even if it means dismantling a Stanley Cup contender.
The so-called scorched earth tactic, reminiscent of baseball's Florida Marlins, is designed to minimize financial losses next season, which will almost certainly approach US$10-million, and force the City of Nashville to buy more tickets if it wants to keep professional hockey in the Tennessee capital. It would also demonstrate to National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman, who doesn't want the team relocated to Hamilton, that Nashville is an unsustainable market, which Leipold has repeatedly said.
Basically Leipold has put a gun to the head of the Predators and told the NHL he'll pull the trigger if they won't let him have his money. It appears clear that Nashville is fucked unless local businesses actually buy the team out from Leipold. The ticket sales effort won't help. More...
It's not like Bettman can save hockey in Nashville. It would appear to be history, the vultures from other cities circling in numbers. There's said to be another lesser offer into Predators owner Craig Leipold to move the team to Kansas City, but he obviously would prefer to be able to sell to Balsillie for the much higher number -- more than $50 million higher.
Bettman would prefer to see the team stay in the U.S. with an eye to making the league a more saleable commodity to a major U.S. television network, so he would prefer to see the sale go through at these June meetings and then deal with the relocation issue later when the Preds can get out of the lease.
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To know Brian is to know he lives to groom our lawn.
In the summer he meticulously mows the lawn every other day in perfectly straight lines, ensuring the grass height and cut is appropriate for the amount of rain expected.
We take detours around town measuring his cutting skills against other mowers' and occasionally stop to ask what type of seed, mulch, or machine they've used to achieve such success.
Brown spots on our lawn are treated, grubs removed, trees trimmed.
In the winter snow flakes make him giggly.
He paces between the window and television listening for reports on accumulation and he has been known to snow blow three times in one day.
His lines, like in the summer, are perfect and flow endlessly into one another. He ensures all the snow piles perfectly in one area and calls me to the window to look at his work when he finishes.
Pictures have been taken when he's specifically proud of a job. Pictures with his machines, which he keeps cleaner than our cars.
When Snowapalooza was splattered all over the news Brian looked pale. His excitement was at a level I'd never seen before. He had trouble getting to sleep and he sat at the window willing it to snow more.
He called his mom and they talked about snow plowing the driveway for 40 minutes.
He snow plowed for hours with a smile plastered on his face. The driveway was row upon row of tidy lines and he stood back to admire his work.
I watched from my spot on the couch where I was "bunkered down" and received the signal that it was time for a picture. THIS was one of the rare occasions. THIS was an award winning plow.
We photographed his work, got a few different poses, I even humoured him and suggested a few shots thinking it would bring him inside. It did, but when a man like him, a man so addicted to grooming his lawn, plows a snow fall like this one a couple hours plow would just scratch the surface of a very deep itch.
Brian began to gaze out the window… he stared at the neighbours driveway which was filled with snow.


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Electronic Health Record and Translation Science
Subject: Health IT
Introduction Translation science is focused on the process of translating evidence-supported interventions into practice; translation science both tests said interventions and studies the barriers, facilitators, and other aspects of their adoption (Titler, 2014; Titler, Adams, & Cameron, 2014). The current paper suggests focusing on the barriers and facilitators relevant to the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), as well as the role of a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in the process.
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EHRs are a relatively well-established practice that is adopted by entire healthcare institutions, as well as individual providers, in the US, as well as other countries (Jawhari et al., 2016), to improve the quality of care nowadays (Palabindala, Pamarthy, & Jonnalagadda, 2016). Thus, the topic is appropriate for translation science, which can be proven through the analysis of pertinent literature. Description of Selected Advanced Nursing Practice Translation of Evidence into Practice In the process of conducting the systematic review for this paper, a table of reviewed articles was prepared (see Appendix A). The model described by Spruce, Wicklin, Hicks, Conner, and Dunn (2014) was employed for evaluation purposes. Only recent, high-quality, peer-reviewed articles were selected; in addition, some studies were excluded because they represented only very specific settings or conditions. The results of the review are integrated below. The majority of the considered sources are systematic literature reviews, but there is also one non-systematic literature review, one quantitative survey, and one qualitative descriptive study. Almost all sources (except for the non-systematic literature review) have level III of evidence because the employed model views qualitative studies and reviews of qualitative studies as third-level evidence. However, the topic of practice adoption procedures can be studied more extensively through qualitative methods, which explains this issue. Not all the studies focus on both facilitators and barriers to adoption; Jawhari et al. (2016), Kruse, Kristof, Jones, Mitchell, and Martinez (2016), and Palabindala et al. (2016) consider only the barriers. Also, some of the articles have specific focuses like long-term facilities or disadvantaged urban slums. However, the majority of the findings are either similar or complementary, which allows integrating them. All the authors find that financial concerns are a major barrier. Resources are highlighted by four authors; they are very explicitly considered in detail by Jawhari et al. (2016), who describe disadvantaged regions. Human resource issues are another category that has been mentioned by most authors, and this factor includes the need for training, managerial support, use of incentives, motivation, perception management, and some other considerations. Kruse et al. (2016), as well as Kruse, Mileski, Alaytsev, Carol, and Williams (2015), also specifically discuss the issues related to change, especially resistance. The problems are also indirectly mentioned by most authors in the analysis of the possible temporary loss of productivity. Finally, the topic of legal issues, especially privacy concerns, has also been considered. Regarding facilitators, only three authors provided data on the topic. Jamoom, Patel, Furukawa, and King (2014) suggest that the availability of technical support is important. Kruse, Kothman, Anerobi, and Abanaka (2016) report multiple facilitators, but they can be united into the perceived or witnessed benefits of EHR adoption. Finally, Kruse et al. (2015) repeat the idea but also focus on leadership aspects, including managerial support.
In summary, the authors do not appear to provide opposing evidence; rather, their findings are complementary. Also, their results can be found to support each other's conclusions. It is noteworthy that barriers have been researched to a greater extent, which may indicate the interest of the researchers in the potential risks of EHR adoption. Still, the presented review demonstrates that the chosen topic is extensively studied by modern translation science, which reflects its significance for practice. Presentation of Selected Advanced Practice Translation of Evidence Analysis with Proposed Management (Structure-Process-Outcomes) for Information Systems Change By applying the Structure-Process-Outcome (SPO) model, one can describe the chosen translation science topic and propose some guidelines for the management of a related information systems adoption or change in specific settings (Brosnan, 2016). From the perspective of structure, the facilitators and barriers that are related to organizational support, culture, and staff management can be noted, and the resource issues can be connected to the process of care. Therefore, to manage and monitor change, it is important to develop measures that would focus on the mentioned aspects of the model. For example, to enhance organizational support, the establishment of feedback from the adopters is required (Hanrahan et al., 2015), which should also provide the data on the availability and need for resources. Apart from that, certain aspects of the process element can be employed to monitor progress. In particular, the expected outcomes of EHR adoption include cost-effectiveness, reduced incidence of errors, and improved time management (Kruse et al., 2015; Westra et al., 2015), all of which are measurable and can be used for the management and evaluation of the effort. Eventually, all the mentioned issues and advantages can affect patient outcomes, which is why the latter should be monitored. EHRs have been evidenced to affect clinical outcomes (Westra et al., 2015), so this measurement option should also be considered. Thus, the management and monitoring of the three elements of the model can assist in the process of handing the described information systems change. During this project, the role of a DNP-prepared nurse can be multifaceted. On the one hand, as a leader, the nurse would be able to lead the information system change (possibly, collectively). In the process, the nurse would be required to pay particular attention to the potential barriers and facilitators, especially those related to human resources, for example, in improving motivation and managing perceptions (Hussey, Adams, & Shaffer, 2015; Sherrod & Goda, 2016). From this perspective, the nurse will contribute to the sustainability of change (Hanrahan et al., 2015; Spear, 2016). On the other hand, as a scholar, a DNP-prepared nurse can be engaged in the process of project evaluation, which, in turn, can be employed to contribute to translation science (Udlis & Mancuso, 2015). By monitoring and evaluating the process of adoption and change with the help of their informatics and research skills, a DNP-prepared nurse will be able to contribute to the growing bulk of evidence on the discussed topic. Conclusion In summary, the consideration of the barriers and facilitators of EHR adoption is an important topic in translation science that can facilitate the process of EHR integration in a particular setting. The review of the pertinent and recent research proves this idea and also demonstrates that the barriers to the process may be more extensively represented in modern literature. Also, the studies do not present opposing findings and tend to complement each other, but none of them claims to have exhausted the topic. The SPO model can help to determine the aspects of the management and evaluation of a project devoted to the topic, and the role of a DNP-prepared nurse in it can be concerned with leadership and scholarship. The application of the translation science approach to the subject of EHR adoption ensures the provision of the data on the process, which can assist future adopters. Given the complexity of the process of information systems change, the contribution of the discussed projects can be notable, and the DNP-prepared nurses can play major parts in them.
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Appendix A Source and Database Variables of Interest (Keywords) Literature Type and Research Tools Research Design and Sample Size Theoretical Foundation # References and SWOT Critique Key Findings (Jamoom, Patel, Furukawa, & King, 2014), US, Elsevier BV electronic health records, health information technology, adopters, non-adopters, barriers Level of Evidence=III -National Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys Quantitative survey with multivariable logistic regression models for their analysis. (N=3180) None #=20 S= big sample, recent sources W= self-reported data O= understudied topic, potential for future research and practice T= no empiric support for the claims (explained by the design) GRADE=A Both adopters and non-adopters may believe EHRs to be beneficial to practice (clinically and financially). Most of the participants find EHRs beneficial. Key barriers are financial; also, productivity loss is a concern. Influences: financial (both incentives and penalties), potential benefits (for example, information exchange), and assistance with technical issues. (Jawhari et al., 2016), Ireland, Elsevier BV electronic medical records, urban slums, disadvantaged populations, barriers to adoption Level of Evidence=III, Semi-structured interview questionnaires Descriptive qualitative study with a content analysis of the interview data. N=10 (saturation reached). None #=47 S= reached saturation, used predominantly recent sources W= only the representatives of two clinics in Kibera, Nairobi were interviewed O=important conclusions regarding an understudied topic and basis for future research T= prior relationship between researcher and interviewed GRADE=B In disadvantaged regions with increased healthcare burdens, there may be specific barriers and concerns to EHR use. Barriers include: systems-related ones (power, hardware, and network availability), software-related ones (software functionality, confidentiality concerns, support), human resource issues (motivation and training), and financial issues. (Kruse, Kothman, Anerobi, & Abanaka, 2016), US, PMC electronic health records, adoption, adoption factors Level of Evidence=III Systematic literature review of various types of research (including qualitative), N=31 None #=40 S= uses mostly recent sources, triangulation W=limited to the United States O=provides systematic review evidence on facilitators and barriers to EHR adoption T= searched only two databases GRADE=A Key facilitators include: the positive outcomes of adoption (efficiency, cost reduction, error prevention), perceptions, motivational factors. Key barriers include: resource shortage (for example, staff); the lack of infrastructure, training, maintenance, and support; outdated technology; financial concerns. (Kruse, Kristof, Jones, Mitchell, & Martinez, 2016), US, Springer Nature electronic health records, adoption, adoption factors, Level of Evidence=III Systematic literature review of various types of research (including qualitative), N=27 None #=30 S= only recent sources, thorough prevention of bias W=inclusion of only recent studies (can be explained by the design choices and aims) O=provides systematic review evidence on barriers to EHR adoption T= publication bias GRADE=A Key barriers include: financial concerns (especially initial costs), legal concerns (for example, privacy), resource concerns (time, equipment), maintenance concerns (support), training, perceptions, change resistance, loss of productivity, and organizational culture specifics. (Kruse, Mileski, Alaytsev, Carol, & Williams, 2015), US, BMJ electronic health records, adoption, adoption factors, long-term care facilities Level of Evidence=III Systematic literature review of various types of research (including qualitative), N=22 None #=31 S=review of current sources on an understudied topic; thorough triangulation W= relatively few sources (can be explained by the lack of research on the topic). O= can be an exhaustive review of modern evidence on the topic T=generalized all long-term facilities (can be justified by legislative coverage) GRADE=A Key facilitators include: positive outcomes of adoption (reduction of costs, time, and errors; improved efficiency; positive response of patients) and other motivational factors, the support of management; empowerment and engagement of patient. Key barriers include: financial concerns (especially initial costs), resource concerns (especially time); human resources issues (especially perceptions and resistance to change), training, cultural specifics, difficulties in implementation, and legal concerns (privacy issues). (Palabindala, Pamarthy, & Jonnalagadda, 2016), UK, Informa UK Limited electronic health records, adoption, meaningful use, barriers to adoption Level of Evidence=V Non-systematic literature review, N=11 sources. None #=11 S= current sources (especially statistics), focuses on the topical issue of barriers to EHR implementation W= no critical review of collected information O=important conclusions on the minimization of EHR-related risks T= few sources GRADE=C There is a general agreement that EHRs are beneficial to practice. Barriers and drawbacks include resource use (financial concerns among other things), communication with the vendor, transition phase and increased error risks during it, consequent legal considerations. Note. Manuscripts reviewed total 6, which incorporated the review of an additional 179 citations. References Brosnan, C. (2016). Conceptual models for evaluation in advanced nursing practice. In J. Hickey & C. Brosnan (Eds.), Evaluation of health care quality for DNPs (pp. 61-86). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. Hanrahan, K., Wagner, M., Matthews, G., Stewart, S., Dawson, C., Greiner, J.,… Williamson, A. (2015). Sacred cow gone to pasture: A systematic evaluation and integration of evidence-based practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 12(1), 3-11. Web. Hussey, P., Adams, E., & Shaffer, F. (2015). Nursing informatics and leadership, an essential competency for a global priority: eHealth. Nurse Leader, 13(5), 52-57. Web. Jamoom, E., Patel, V., Furukawa, M., & King, J. (2014). EHR adopters vs. non-adopters: Impacts of, barriers to, and federal initiatives for EHR adoption. Healthcare, 2(1), 33-39. Web. Jawhari, B., Keenan, L., Zakus, D., Ludwick, D., Isaac, A., Saleh, A., & Hayward, R. (2016). Barriers and facilitators to Electronic Medical Record (EMR) use in an urban slum. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 94, 246-254. Web. Kruse, C., Kothman, K., Anerobi, K., & Abanaka, L. (2016). Adoption factors of the Electronic Health Record: A systematic review. JMIR Medical Informatics, 4(2), e19. Web.
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Kruse, C., Kristof, C., Jones, B., Mitchell, E., & Martinez, A. (2016). Barriers to electronic health record adoption: A systematic literature review. Journal of Medical Systems, 40(12), 252. Web. Kruse, C., Mileski, M., Alaytsev, V., Carol, E., & Williams, A. (2015). Adoption factors associated with electronic health record among long-term care facilities: A systematic review. BMJ Open, 5(1), e006615. Web. Palabindala, V., Pamarthy, A., & Jonnalagadda, N. (2016). Adoption of electronic health records and barriers. Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 6(5), 32643. Web. Sherrod, B., & Goda, T. (2016). DNP-prepared leaders guide healthcare system change. Nursing Management (Springhouse), 47(9), 13-16. Web. Spear, M. (2016). How to facilitate change. Plastic Surgical Nursing, 36(2), 58-61. Web. Spruce, L., Wicklin, S. A., Hicks, R. W., Conner, R., & Dunn, D. (2014). Introducing AORN's new model for evidence rating. AORN Journal, 99(2), 243-255. Web. Titler, M. G. (2014). Overview of evidence-based practice and translation science. In D. Mark, M. G. Titler & R. W. Latimer (Eds.), Integrating Evidence into Practice for Impact (pp. 269-274). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Health Sciences. Titler, M. G., Adams, S., & Cameron, C. (2014). Developing and evidence-informed practice. In G. LoBiondo-Wood, G. Haber, J. Cameron & M. Singh (Eds.), Nursing research in Canada (pp. 479-512). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Health Sciences. Udlis, K., & Mancuso, J. (2015). Perceptions of the role of the doctor of nursing practice-prepared nurse: Clarity or confusion. Journal of Professional Nursing, 31(4), 274-283. Web.


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Q: I wrote a code of a booking system and want to fill my array in res objects (I created a class called Res), What is wrong with my array fill ,,,,,,,,, import java.util.*;
import java.util.Arrays;

class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    Scanner nameInput = new Scanner(System.in);
    String name;
    System.out.print("What is your Last name? ");
    name = nameInput.nextLine();

    int maxSeats = 200;

    Res seatChart[] = new Res[maxSeats];
    Arrays.fill(objectArray,new Res());     \

    Res res1 = new Res(name);
    System.out.println(res1.getName());
    System.out.println(res1.getisFilled());
    System.out.println(res1.getnamelength());
  }
}

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Tauzin Leaving PhRMA
Former Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) is resigning as president and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, according to a source familiar with the group.
Tauzin joined the drug industry's top trade group in 2005. In recent months, he was a central figure in the now-stalled health care reform debate for cutting an $80 billion pharmaceutical deal with the White House and Senate Democrats.
The one-time Democrat switched his party affiliation following the 1994 GOP House takeover and eventually became chairman of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee.


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kulula offers big fat discount!
Johannesburg - 18 January 2007. kulula.com, South Africa's biggest online retailer, is offering up to 50% off 100 000 tickets on selected flights in its biggest sale ever. The sale runs for one day only and is valid on flights from 1 February until 31 May 2007.
The sale has cheekily been dubbed the, "Get back to holiday" sale and the airline's marketing manager, Nadine Damen says, "We'd been feeling a bit left out because we don't have any discounted stationary to sell so we decided to give our fans a big fat discount on our flights instead".
kulula credit card holders were given the first stab at buying the discounted tickets and will earn 6% back in kulula moolah from their ticket purchases.
By midday over 17 000 tickets had been sold with most of the sales occurring via the airline's website.
Damen concludes, "Our IT infrastructure has been more than capable of handling the increased volumes on our website today and the sale really took off from first thing this morning."


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4th Sunday of Advent - Year A
Isaiah 7-10-16
Psalm 80-1-7, 16-18
Romans 1-1-7
CONTEXTUAL STUFF
Our text should be read with 1:1-17 in mind. They are intentionally connected by Matthew. Our lessons begins: "The genesis of Jesus Christ was like this" (v. 18). Mt 1:1 reads: "A book of the genesis of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham." Matthew could have used other words for "genealogy" or "birth," but he used this word, which is also the Greek title of the first book of scriptures. Similar wording is in the LXX at Gn 2:4 "This is the book of the genesis of heaven and earth;" and in 5:1 "This is the book of the genesis of human beings. In the day God made Adam, according to the image of God he made him." I think Matthew intended a connection between these two sections of chapter 1 and with the first book of scriptures. This is a new beginning -- a new creation.
Throughout verses 1-16a, Matthew has used egennesen 39 times (aorist, active of gennao, which means: when used of the male role = "to beget," or "to become the father of"; of the female role: "to give birth"). In 16b the grammar changes. He does not write, "Joseph begat Jesus," which we might expect after 39 times; but rather he uses egennethe (aorist, passive of gennao) "Joseph the husband of Mary from whom was born Jesus the one being called Christ." We already have a hint that there is something different about this birth from all those that went before.
Richard Jensen (Preaching Matthew's Gospel) says about these opening verses:
Genealogies were one of the chief ways that oral people understood issues of identity. We can be sure that people read and heard this first chapter of Matthew with excited anticipation. Matthew opens his Gospel in this exciting way! [p. 32]
Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham
An emphasis that continues in these opening verses is that Jesus is the Messiah (christos). This word occurs in vv. 1, 16, 17, & 18. Without underlines or boldface, emphasis in ancient writings was often indicated by repetition.
From what I've read, there was no standard expectations of a Messiah. The word, messiah, means "anointed" (as does christos). In the OT, kings, priests, and prophets were anointed. It was a sign of commissioning or being set apart to serve God. Perhaps the strangest use of this title is with Cyrus in Isaiah 45:1: "Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus...." Cyrus was Persian, not Jewish. Isaiah declares that Cyrus doesn't even know God (45:4, 5), but that his lack of knowledge (or belief) will not stop God setting him apart and using him for God's purposes.
Calling Jesus, "the Messiah," simply indicates that God will use him for some special purpose.
Jensen [pp. 32-33] suggests three other themes introduced in the genealogy. Since through Abraham, the first name in the list, God promised to bless all families on earth, there is a hint of the universal mission that also concludes the gospel -- going to "all nations".
The unique inclusion of the women in the list both suggest the universal mission, since "most of them are Gentiles," but he also notes that "three of these women have been involved in scandalous behavior: incest, prostitution, and adultery." This suggests: "God's grace clearly includes persons such as these. God's grace clearly includes sinners like you and me."
However, J. Andrew Overman (Church and Community in Crisis: The gospel According to Matthew) takes a different approach to the women.
First, these women are not portrayed as sinners in the stories that make the relatively famous in Israelite history. On the contrary, Ruth, Tamar, and Rahab are heroines. And surely if he was looking for dramatic sins and sinners Matthew could have done better....
What is common among these women is that all except Rahab had unusual births or birth stories associated with them. Also, these women through their actions kept the royal line of Israel alive....
All these women, one could say, saved Israel.... the mention of the women culminating in Mary is probably less a scandal and more a potent reminder to Matthew's audience of the lengths to which God has gone to save the people of God in the past and has recently acted similarly in the person and story of Jesus, messiah, son of David, son of Abraham. [pp. 32-33]
Carter (Matthew and the Margins) has a similar interpretation of the five women in the list:
All five situations are subversive "over-against" prevailing norms, marginal to the patriarchal line and structures. God's actions are not contained by or bound to these structures. God breaks them open to work on the margins. The margins are not God-forsaken or cursed, but crucial to God's purposes. [p. 60]
Keener (A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew) states about the four women, their "primary common link is their Gentile ancestry" (p. 79). He goes on to say in contrast to the comments above:
Not all commentators regard these women as representative Gentiles. Many commentators instead link them to charges of either sinfulness or irregular births, suggesting that their names prepare readers of the scandal of the virgin birth in 1:18-25 or counter slanders of Mary's infidelity; as God vindicated these women of old, he would also vindicate Mary. The "irregular" birth interpretation is possible (and not necessarily inconsistent with the interpretation of the Gentile mission above, but if that were his main point, why would he choose these four women over Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel, whose wombs God opened? the latter are more prominent and would provide better examples of "irregular" births in the miraculous sense he intends for the virgin birth. The scandal interpretation is more problematic. If Matthew were defending Mary against slanders of infidelity, why would he choose Tamar and Bathsheba, both of whom did in fact act immorally by the standards of his Jewish contemporaries? [p. 79]
Keener concludes his comments on this section with:
The Bible that accepted David's mixed race also implied it for the messianic King: Matthew thus declares that the Gentiles were never an after-thought in God's plan, but had been part of his work in history from the beginning. One who traces Matthew's treatment of Gentiles through the Gospel, from the Magi who sought Jesus in chapter 2 through the concluding commission to disciple the nations in 28:19, will understand Matthew's point in emphasizing this. Matthew exhorts his readers that as much as Jesus is connected with the heritage of Israel, he is for all peoples as well, and his disciples have a responsibility to let everyone know about him. [pp. 80-81]
Finally, Jensen suggests that in v. 17, Matthew indicates that "history has a plan. God is in charge of that plan. All of history comes to fruition and fulfillment in the birth of a baby boy."
FULFILLMENT OF SCRIPTURES
Besides beginning his book with a look back at Old Testament characters, Matthew repeatedly, in the first four chapters, quotes Old Testament verses, mostly to show that Jesus fulfills them. One reason, I believe, that Matthew was placed first in the New Testament (even though it probably was not written first) is his stronger connection to the Old Testament through such quotations. In some ways, he serves as a good bridge from the old to the new.
HOW JESUS IS WHO HE IS
Besides telling us "who" Jesus is with these titles, these texts also indicate "how" Jesus is "who" he is.
He is "son of David" because of his genealogy -- but Joseph didn't "begat" him! The Davidic descendancy is not transferred through natural paternity but through legal paternity. "By naming the child, Joseph acknowledges him as his own. The Jewish position on this is lucidly clear and is dictated by the fact that sometimes it is difficult to determine who begot a child biologically. Since normally a man will not acknowledge and support a child unless it is his own, the law prefers to base paternity on the man's acknowledgment. The Mishna Baba Bathra 8:6 states the principle: 'If a man says, "This is my son," he is to be believed.' Joseph, by exercising the father's right to name the child (cf. Luke 1:60-63), acknowledges Jesus and thus becomes the legal father of the child." [Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary of the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, p. 139 -- I recommend this 700+ page book for those who want a good, even-handed approach to this topic. He also has a two-volume set on The Death of the Messiah.].
THE VIRGINAL CONCEPTION
Jesus is "Son of God" because of his unique conception. Brown (The Birth of the Messiah) prefers the phrase "virginal conception" over "virgin birth." The issue, as he says, is not the "manner of Jesus' birth or how he came forth from the womb, but the manner of his conception." [p. 517].
In some circles, the virginity of Mary has become a benchmark for orthodoxy -- and as long as the Creeds are official statements, "born of the virgin Mary" is the confession and teaching of our Church. However, I don't believe that this was major issue in the first century. I don't believe that "proving" the virgin birth is primarily what our passage is about, but since it is such a "hot" issue now, it needs to be addressed. I share some of the thoughts from Brown's book with some of my own musings.
Since the birth stories from Matthew and Luke seem to come from two different sources, and both include the virginal conception, it must have pre-dated these two writings. Where did the idea come from? It did not come from Isaiah 7:14 because neither in the Hebrew ("the young woman with child") nor in the LXX ("the virgin will have in her womb") refer to a miraculous conception. In addition, this "sign" was directed specifically to Ahaz as an event during his lifetime. Note that the NRSV supplies the verb "is" -- "the young woman is with child". (The NIV uses "will be".) Also the use of the definite article, "the young woman" suggests that Isaiah was referring to someone whose identity was known to Ahaz. Without the influence of Jesus' birth, we would think that the conception in this young woman happened naturally and that she was pregnant when Isaiah spoke/wrote these words. The "sign" for Isaiah is not a virginal conception, but the providential timing of the birth to a young woman. ("Teenager" might be the closest English word to the meaning of the Hebrew which referred to a young woman past puberty and thus marriageable, rather than "virgin".) The origin of Jesus' virginal conception did not come from Isaiah.
There are numerous stories of virginal conception in pagan and world religions. Brown suggests three key questions concerning these stories:
Would such legends or traditions have been known to Christians in NT times? If so, they wouldn't have been included in an angelic announcement that closely follows other birth announcements in the OT.
If they had known of such stories, would the Greek-speaking Jewish Christians have wanted to pattern the Messiah after them? [Do we want a Messiah modeled after Hercules?] Since Jesus' life, death and resurrection was quite different from these other god-men, it seems unlikely their type of conception stories would have been connected with Jesus.
"Are any of these divinely engendered births really parallel to the non-sexual virginal conception of Jesus described in the NT, where Mary is not impregnated by a male deity or element, but the child is begotten through the creative power of the Holy Spirit?"
Brown elaborates more on the third question: "These 'parallels' consistently involve a type of hieros gamos where a divine male, in human or other form, impregnates a woman, either through normal sexual intercourse or through some substitute form of penetration. In short, there is no clear example of virginal conception in world or pagan religions that plausibly could have given first-century Jewish Christians the idea of the virginal conception of Jesus." [p. 523]
If there is nothing in Jewish history nor pagan history that might lead to the virginal conception stories of Jesus, the easiest explanation is "that's what happened." From "what happened," Matthew looked back and used Isaiah 7:14 as part of his "fulfillment" theme. However, if "that's what happened," why is it only in two writings? An obvious answer is that Matthew and Luke were dealing with situations where promoting the virginal conception was important.
One of those situations might have been the question of "When did Jesus become God's Son?" Paul, in Romans 1:4 suggests that the resurrection declares Jesus to be the Son of God. By the time of Mark, we, the readers, know that the identity of Jesus as Son of God begins at baptism and continues through his ministry (even if it was not publicly known until the crucifixion in the narrative). In Matthew, the identity of Jesus as Son of God is pushed back to his conception (as it is in Luke) and it is something that is acknowledged by characters in their narratives. The Gospel of John pushes Jesus' divinity back to before creation. Perhaps declaring Jesus' divine connection at conception was an issue that Matthew needed to address in his gospel.
Another of those situations might have been the accusation of Jesus' illegitimate birth. By the late second century this was clearly an approach from the anti-Christian, Celsus. Brown gives this reconstruction from Origin's work Against Celsus.
It was Jesus himself who fabricated the story that he had been born of a virgin. In fact, however, his mother was a poor country woman who earned her living by spinning. She had been driven out by her carpenter-husband when she was convicted of adultery with a soldier named Panthera. She then wandered about and secretly gave birth to Jesus. Later, because he was poor, Jesus hired himself out in Egypt where he became adept in magical powers. Puffed up by these, he claimed for himself the title of God. [p. 535]
If the beginnings of such arguments against Jesus were known to Matthew and Luke, they may have felt the need to counter it with the stories of the virginal conception and birth. If the other biblical writers weren't facing such an attack, they wouldn't need to talk about the birth.
The idea of the non-sexual "creative power of the Holy Spirit" got me thinking about the actual miracle in the womb. I've never read any discussion about this, so these are my own musings. If we have ruled out the need for male's sperm, what about the female's egg? As I pointed out above, there is a connection between the "genesis" of Jesus and the "genesis" of heaven and earth. In Genesis' first creation story, God creates out of nothing with a word. In the second, God is always using something to form animals and humans. With this miraculous conception, did God say: "Let Mary's egg become fertilized," and it happened? Or did God say, "Let a zygote be placed in Mary's womb," suggesting that both sperm and egg originated from God?
At this point in my contemplations, I find more reasons for the second. First of all, we confess that Jesus is truly and fully God -- not half God and half human -- a common creature in many pagan stories.
Secondly, while it might be argued that this view denies the humanity of Christ, I would counter that by saying that just as God created the first humans out of nothing (or from dirt and a rib); so God could create a truly human zygote without sperm or egg. I've already mentioned the "genesis" connection between our text and creation.
Thirdly, having God place a zygote in the womb does away with any sexual connotations. God becomes both the male and female in terms of the conception, while Mary remains the "God-bearer" -- something a male's anatomy wouldn't permit.
Fourthly, I believe that "conception" was still understood in the first century as the man planting a seed into the fertile "soil" of the woman. They didn't understand the union of sperm and egg. Thus, God could be seen simply as "the planter" and Mary the "soil" where the divine "seed" grew.
These are some thoughts to discuss and perhaps research. Yet, at the same time, the virgin conception wasn't that big a deal in the first century.
Eduard Schweizer (The Good News According to Matthew) writes:
It was assumed of many great men at the time, from Plato to Alexander, that they had been born without human father. The fact of such a birth therefore did not single Jesus out as unique, it simply placed him in the company of all the great men of the age.
More important than the idea of Mary's virginity therefore are the points that distinguish the birth stories in the Gospels from these other accounts. In them god is pictured as mating with a woman or virgin. . . .
Whether a virgin birth is possible is a question only a modern world ask; virgin birth was an accepted notion to men of the New Testament period. By no means, therefore, should a man's faith be judged by whether nor not he thinks a miracle like this is possible, the less so because the virgin birth plays such an infinitesimal role in the New Testament. It is nowhere described; only the Annunciation is mentioned in Matthew 1 and Luke 1. Neither Matthew nor Luke returns to the subject, not even in the course of the Christmas story proper. According to Mark 3:21, Jesus' mother, who thinks him mad, appears to have no inkling of the promises made by the angel. No other document, above all none of the many summaries of the faith in a formula, hymn, or sermon in the New Testament, mentions the virgin birth. . . .
What the text asks is therefore not whether we can consider a virgin birth physically possible, but . . . whether in this birth we can see God's own and unique intervention for man's salvation. And if this is the case, then we can also say what this story of the virgin birth is further meant to say: that this birth stands not merely as one among many in the long series of millions of births, that it took place not merely through the creative will or drive of a man, but through God's own will as creator. [pages 33-35]
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NAMES
What, I think, is more important than the virginal conception, are the names given to this child. "Jesus" (Greek) or "Joshua" (Hebrew) -- names that mean "savior". Note that with this name, the importance of Jesus is not "who he is" -- defined by the genealogy and the virgin conception as son of God; but what he will do -- save people from their sin!
"Emmanuel," which, as Matthew tells us, means "God with us". Daniel Patte (The Gospel According to Matthew: A Structural Commentary on Matthew's Faith) suggests that we should also consider this name as part of Jesus' vocation rather than his nature. Jesus' calling is to save his people from their sins and to manifest God's presence. Nowhere else is Jesus called "Emmanuel." In fact, Matthew modifies the quote slightly. Rather than saying, "You will call ...," as in Isaiah 7:14; he has, "They will call ...." "Emmanuel" is not the name Joseph will give the child. It is the name given to him by others. By what he does -- namely saving people from their sins -- the people experience God's presence among them. It is only in Matthew where Jesus says: "For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them" (18:20) -- and this saying is in the context of forgiving sins (see 18:15-18). This gospel ends with Jesus' promise: "I am with you always, to the end of the age" (28:20). For Matthew, it is Jesus himself, Emmanuel, who is the abiding presence of God with us after the resurrection, not the Holy Spirit (as in Luke/Acts & John). My guess is that the people experienced the divine presence after Jesus had gone. Matthew's community described it as the continuing presence of Jesus. Luke's and John's communities described it as the presence of the Holy Spirit. We humans will always have some difficulty trying to put our experiences with God into mere words.
Can we believe that in this infant, God is with us as our savior? It can be safer to argue about what might have happened at Jesus' birth way back in history; than to live our lives today confessing and believing that "God is with us/me right now". I think that some of the historical arguments can be ways of avoiding the living God now. I once suggested from something I read, that all some people want is an inoculation of Christianity -- just enough of it so that they don't catch the real thing. Sometimes Christmas is no more than a "booster shot" -- something that helps us not catch the real thing. The real thing is "God is with us". The "savior" has been born and is with us. Yet many people feel more in bondage at Christmas time -- bondage to attend parties, buy gifts, spend too much money, be happy, etc. We may celebrate the coming of the Prince of Peace by making our lives more chaotic; the coming of the Lord of Life by becoming more depressed. These can be indications that we need more of the real thing. How do we live today knowing that the savior, God-is-with-us now?
JOSEPH'S "CONVERSION"
Perhaps what is at least as miraculous as the virginal conception is how Joseph's mind was changed. In the first century, marriages were still arranged. Their families may have determined that Joseph and Mary would be married when they were still young children. When Joseph finds out that Mary is pregnant, his "righteous" decision to divorce her is what the law and society expected him to do.
Keener (A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew) notes: "Jewish, Greek, and Roman law all demanded that a man divorce his wife if she were guilty of adultery. . . . Mediterranean society viewed with contempt the weakness of a man who let his love for his wife outweigh his appropriate honor in repudiating her" (p. 91). Divorcing pregnant Mary was the right thing for Joseph to do.
It would seem that Joseph was convinced that she had committed adultery and his obedience to the law and unwilling to be shamed himself forced him in good conscience to divorce her; but out of his compassion, he wouldn't expose her to public shame by dragging her before the courts.
Other commentators have suggested that divorcing Mary could mean that Joseph was offering the "real" father the opportunity to raise his child by marrying the mother.
Like Joseph of old in Genesis 37:5-22, this Joseph learns of God's will through a dream -- a dream in which a messenger/angel of the Lord speaks to him. This method of communication will occur a few other times to Joseph.
Actually, a virginal conception might be a much easier miracle than changing the minds of some of our stubborn, "I-know-I'm-right" type people. Could Joseph have been one of those? -- before the angel's visit? -- and before Mary gives birth to a son? [I think that Ahaz, from the First Lesson is definitely one of those kinds of people -- he righteously will not ask for a sign, quoting scriptures that he won't put God to the test (Isaiah 7:10). But God is going to give him a sign whether he wants it or not.]
The statement of the angel in v. 20 raises a question, "Why would Joseph be afraid to take Mary as his wife?" While the literal was found in v. 18 can simply mean "She was pregnant," what if Matthew intended a more literal meaning: If "She was found to be pregnant," who found her in that condition? Was she beginning to show? Could Joseph's fear be related to rumors that his betrothed was already pregnant? "What would the neighbors say" kind of fear?
Besides our self-righteousness, how often do we let "fear of the neighbors" control our actions? God breaks through both these barriers in Joseph. At the end, he takes Mary as his wife, in spite of his fears; and he claims the son as his own by naming him, in spite of his earlier self-righteous decision to quietly divorce this woman who was carrying another man's child (as he supposed).
Joseph's actions, though, are still based on faith. The decision to follow through with the marriage plans was left up to him. He had to believe the message from the angel in the dream that the child was from the Holy Spirit and that he should not be afraid.
It could also be that Matthew uses Joseph -- a "righteous man" (v. 19) -- as the first indication that what God demands is a righteousness that "exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees" (5:20). Joseph has determined what he thinks is "right" to do; but that was not the same as what God had determined was the "right" thing to do.
The real event of Christmas is that God comes to change the world and each of us -- not just through a historical virginal conception and a baby lying in a manger, but through the God who is with us today; shattering our self-righteous attitudes and seeking to move us beyond our fears and our self-righteousness.
MORE ON "EMMANUEL"
What does it mean to call the child, "Jesus" the one who "saves us from our sins"? What does it mean to call the child, "Emmanuel," the "God who is with us"? Note that these questions are in the present tense.
In a parallel vein, I have heard testimonies from individuals who praise God for what God did for the individual in the past -- usually centered on some significant way that God "saved" the person from an unhealthy life. I have frequently left such events wondering: What is God doing for that person now -- today?
The same could be said of congregations who keep looking back to their wondrous pasts, while seemingly forgetting that the God of the past is still with them today.
"Emmanuel" is actually a phrase in Hebrew (`immanu el). It doesn't contain a verb, and it is usually correct to provide a present tense form of "to be," e.g., NRSV's "God is with us." Thus this name doesn't imply that God was with us only during Jesus' lifetime, but that through Jesus, God continues to be with us.
In doing a little research on this Hebrew phrase which occurs in Isaiah 7:14 and 8:8, I discovered that the preposition `im = "with" comes from the verb `MM which means: (1) "to be hidden" and (2) "to be common or in common".
The primary noun from this verb, `am means "people" or a "group of people" who have something in common. It is often used of Israelites in opposition to Gentiles. It is part of the phrase `am ha'arez = "people of the land". It is also used of a "swarm" or "flock" of animals.
Anyway, it seems to me that the translation "God is with us" doesn't completely capture the sense of the Hebrew. The words suggest that "God is in common with us people" -- or "God is one of us." In this sense, John captures the sense with "The Word became flesh and lived among us" (1:14a).
A NEW & DIFFERENT COMMUNITY
Carter (Matthew and the Margins: A Sociopolitical and Religious Reading) suggests that this miraculous conception turns the ancient world upside down.
This conception without male agency and outside marriage circumvents the patriarchal household structure emphasized in 1:1-17. God is not bound by a structure that privileges male power. God seems to counter it, a theme that will continue as Jesus creates a new community in which the household is "not ruled by or even defined by a male head of the house" [quote from Levine, "Matthew," 254](see 4:18-22; 12:46-50; chs. 19-20). And, second, the removal of human fatherhood anticipates the theme that membership in Jesus' new community is not constituted by descent through the father's biological or ethnic line. [from Eilberg-Schwartz, God's Phallus, 223-37]. Jesus is descendent of Abraham and David not by physical descent but by God's action. God's action prepares the way for two central dimensions of the "over-against" identity of the community of disciples. This community will be nonpatriarchal and ethnically inclusive. [a footnote: God's actions, which exercise complete control over Mary's womb without her knowledge and consent, raise disturbing questions. Note that she will need a male to "rescue" her form her "shame" and reincorporate her into patriarchal society. What sort of image of God does this scene present? How does the preceding and following material interact with this scene?]
As we look at Matthew throughout this year, we will see what God has planned for this very special, anointed, child.
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In RAIN Summit West, ESPN SVP Keller shares philosophy for success (and details on that new app!)
Submitted by Paul Maloney on May 3, 2012 - 6:06pm
RAIN 5/4: New ESPN Radio app will feature "live" rewind, personalized channels
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 11:00am
ESPN Radio is scheduled to update its industry-leading mobile app on May 15th, and keynote speaker Traug Keller shared details on some of the new features with RAIN Summit West attendees.
First, though, we were thrilled and honored to welcome Keller, ESPN SVP/Production & Business Divisions, to our recent Las Vegas event (more info here).
[We're very happy to announce that on Monday, we'll offer video of each RAIN Summit segment! Be sure to see Monday's RAIN.]
In his address, Keller described the transformation of ESPN Radio's content culture as an "evolution from 'radio' to 'audio,' and emphasized the word "wherever" (from the company's mission statement: "To serve sports fans, wherever sports are watched, listened to, discussed, debated, read about, or played") as the key to ESPN Radio's innovation. In other words, getting the content sports fans care about on to any available platform is paramount.
He vehemently stressed that the idea of spreading content to the web, mobile, and satellite might cannabalize more traditional outlets as "a myth!" He equally strenuously drove home the importance of relentless promotion of the content you offer: "You have to tell people, in this very complicated digital world with a multitude of options and choices, where to find your content," Keller advised. Equally important to success, according to Keller, is attracting quality people to your team. "Man do we need to attract good people. It doesn't happen without it."
While some in the industry have written seem to have written off podcasting as an early dead-end, Keller seemed enthusiastic. In fact, he called podcasts "a whole new business." ESPNRadio, according to Keller, is now producing 80 podcasts every month, which get downloaded 50 million times. When ESPN columnist and podcast Bill Simmons publishes a new podcast, it's downloaded 1.8 million times within the first 24 hours, Keller claimed.
So, about that app update! Keller says the ESPN Radio mobile app, at its May 15th update (for iOS and Android, Windows will be later), users will be able to create their own stations (in much the same way users of ESPN partner Slacker can now), focusing on news from their favorites sports, teams, and players. Very exciting will be the "rewind live" feature, which will allow users to access a show or a game from its beginning -- even if the user tuned in after it had already begun. The app will have expanded "social" capabilities to enable users to share content (Keller called radio "the original social fuel, especially when you're talking about sports"). Finally, the app itself will know the teams and players you like, and customize access to content to fit your preferences. (By the way, you may want to see that SiriusXM's new Android app has some of these same features -- see our coverage here.)
Look for full videos of each RAIN Summit West segment soon.
ESPN Radio scores big online audience growth in March
Submitted by Michael Schmitt on April 5, 2012 - 8:42am
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RAIN 4/5: After 7 months, CBS Radio streams return to TuneIn directory
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 11:45am
Between the NCAA Tournament and news from Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning, ESPN Radio says March was the "best month" yet for ESPNRadio.com in its 11-year history.
The site attracted nearly 27 milion page views during the month (up 36% from 2011), of which nearly 1.51 million page views included 30-60 minutes of listening to digital audio through the ESPN Audio NOW Player. That's reportedly up 511% from March 2011.
ESPN SVP, Production/Business Divisions Traug Keller will keynote RAIN Summit West 2012 in just over a week. He will no doubt touch on ESPN Radio's digital successes -- don't miss it! You can find out more about the Summit here.
You can find more coverage on ESPN Radio's digital growth in March from Radio Online here, Radio Ink here and Inside Radio here.
Marketron Mobile counts 1,950 affiliates for mobile programming platform and ad service
Submitted by Paul Maloney on February 28, 2012 - 12:05pm
Marketron has announced that its mobile programming platform and ad service Marketron Mobile is now licensed by 1,950 radio stations, driven by the addition of more than 1,200 new stations in the last year alone. Marketron counts among its radio clients Cumulus Media, ESPN, Radio One, and the Beasley Broadcast Group.
Marketron Mobile runs more than 18-thousand ad campaigns a month, with ad clients like Harley Davidson, Heineken, and Microsoft.
Gary Rozynek, CEO of Maverick Media, commented, "Using Marketron Mobile we have been able to extend mobile from a programming tool to a new revenue generation tool that has accelerated our digital revenue growth."
Social media and mobile tech fundamentally change ESPN's approach to audio
Submitted by Paul Maloney on February 6, 2012 - 11:15am
RAIN 2/6: TuneIn launches free analytics service for streaming broadcasters
RAIN Summit West
Monday, February 6, 2012 - 11:00am
A piece from Mashable demonstrates how social and mobile technology monumentally changed ESPN's approach to "the original mass broadcast medium," radio.
"Perhaps nothing shows the shifting landscape better than a recent name change for ESPN's audio division," writes Mashable. "Until about three years ago, the entire division — the company's second-most consumed medium, behind its ubiquitous television presence — was known simply as ESPN Radio."
Mo Davenport is a SVP/GM of ESPN's audio division. He told Mashable, "We shouldn't be just ESPN Radio... We recognized that we should really be ESPN Audio and realign ourselves with saying that we want to serve sports fans at any time, wherever they are, and on whatever platform they want to be served on."
Last year, ESPN racked up 358 million podcast downloads, and more than 10 million streaming listening hours per month through ESPNRadio.com.
Mike Golic, of "Mike & Mike in the Morning," refers to social media's "immediacy of reaction" when explaining how it changes the dynamic of their show. Instead of relying on the phone or fax machine for listeners feeback, they now receive a constant stream via Twitter.
ESPN SVP Production/Business Divisions Traug Keller will keynote RAIN Summit West, April 15 in Las Vegas. Learn more and register here.
Read more from Mashable here.
Eleventh annual conference in Las Vegas to be keynoted by ESPN SVP Traug Keller
Submitted by Michael Schmitt on January 18, 2012 - 10:05am
RAIN 1/18: RAIN Summit West 2012, Internet radio's event of the year, takes place April 15
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 11:00am
This year's RAIN Summit West -- Internet radio's premiere educational and networking event -- will feature ESPN Senior Vice President Traug Keller as keynote speaker.
The Summit will be Sunday, April 15 in Las Vegas, immediately preceding this spring's NAB Show (please note that this is the first year the Summit will be held on a Sunday). RAIN Summit West, now in its 11th year, will take place at the former Las Vegas Hilton, now called the LVH -- Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.
The Summit's keynote speaker, Traug Keller (pictured), oversees all aspects of ESPN Audio. Under Keller's leadership, ESPNRadio.com became the most listened to live stream of any terrestrial broadcaster in the world, reaching more than three million unique users per month. In another highlight of the event, Kurt Hanson will present his "State of the Industry" address on the future of radio in this age of new media.
The Summit will feature a variety of other speakers and panelists, including Entercom VP of Digital Tim Murphy, Pandora SVP of Sales Steven Kritzman, and Slacker CEO Jim Cady. RAIN will announce more speakers and panel topics in the coming weeks.
RAIN Summit West concludes with the always-anticipated tradition of the poolside RAIN Reader Cocktail Party.
The Summit is an official "Co-Located Education Program" of the NAB Show. Registration includes access to the NAB Show Exhibit Hall and a catered box lunch. RAIN registrants can save $100 on NAB registration.
For registration and sponsorship information, visit kurthanson.com/rainsummitwest.
Other RAIN Summits are planned for later this year in Dallas (at the RAB/NAB Radio Show) on September 18th and in Berlin, Germany on October 5th.
Slacker kicks off live ESPN programming with play-by-play from tonight's BCS title game
Submitted by Paul Maloney on January 9, 2012 - 1:06pm
RAIN 1/9: SiriusXM to offer personalized streaming audio service, Karmazin reveals
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 9:00am
Slacker will inaugurate its live streaming of ESPN Audio shows and sporting events with the BCS Championship title game tonight — top-ranked LSU versus No. 2 Alabama — available to all Slacker listeners via the web player.
Slacker Radio first began making ESPN Audio content available in September (see RAIN coverage here), after announcing their deal the previous March (here). But today is the first offering of live programming. Slacker says other live programming will be available to Slacker Radio Plus and Slacker Premium Radio subscribers. The interactive ESPN Radio station (non-live content) on Slacker will remain free and available to all listeners.


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The Telephone Box A-Z of Facts
A Aluminium - the material used experimentally, and unsuccessfully for the K7. The finish of the K7 quickly became discoloured in the British climate.
B Bromsgove - the location of the National Telephone Kiosk Collection at the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings in the Worcestershire town.
C Concrete - used to construct the K1, K3 and K5 kiosks; concrete was relatively cost-efficient but more susceptible to damage in transit.
D Dome - the roof of the Gilbert-Scott kiosks featured a characteristic domed roof, said to be inspired by the tomb of architect Sir John Soane.
E Eighteen - the number of panes of glass on one side of a K2; fifty four were used in total. The K6 kiosk had seventy-two pieces in total.
F Fifty - the number of K4 'Post Office' kiosks produced compared to a total of 60,000 K6 kiosks produced, proving the K4 experiment was a failure.
G Gilbert-Scott - the designer of the K2, K3 and K6 was British architect Sir Giles Gilbert-Scott (born November 9th 1880, died February 8th 1960).
H Hull - the only part of Britain with an independent telephone company, the company installed white, crown-less Gilbert-Scott K6 kiosks.
I Iron - cast iron was used to manufacture the K2, K4 and K6. Cast-iron kiosks were more expensive to produce than concrete kioks.
J Jubliee - To commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935 the Post Office commissioned the design of K6 by Gilbert-Scott.
K Kiosk - The technical name for a Telephone 'Box' is a 'Kiosk'. This was abbreviated to 'K' for model designations and was used for all kiosks designed under Post Office ownership.
L Liverpool - Gilbert-Scott's finest achievement is Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral built from 1903, consecrated in 1924 and finally finished in 1980.
M Martin - Bruce Martin designed the K8 kiosk. His remarkable design consisted of just 183 parts compared to 450 pieces for the K6.
N Nine - Tke K2 kiosk was nine feet, three inches (approx. 280cm) in height. This compares with a height of 8ft 3in (approx .250cm) for the K6.
O One - the first national telephone kiosk was designated Kiosk No 1, or K1. There were three versions of the K1, the Mk234, 235 and 236.
P Piccadilly - The wooden prototype of Gilbert-Scott's winning kiosk design survives in Burlington House on Piccadilly in central London.
Q Queen - two K6 kiosks were transported 14,559 miles aboard the Cunard Queen Mary sailing from Southampton, around Cape Horn to Long Beach.
R Red - kiosks were painted British Standard BS381C red 538 until the K8 kiosk when BS381C red 539 was subsequently adopted.
S Silver - the exterior colour originally proposed by Gilbert-Scott, complimented with a blue-green interior. The Post Office choose red.
T Twelve - the number of surviving, functioning K8 kiosks out of 11,000 produced; none (by 2008) have been afforded protection by statutory listing.
U Unmistakable - the red Telephone Box is an icon of Britain; London tourists can buy K6 money boxes, key-rings, postcards and trinkets.
V Vermillion - the 1927 K4 kiosk, designed by Post Office engineers, was unfavourably nick-named the Vermillion Giant due to its size.
W Westminster - the first K8 telephone kiosk was installed on Friday 12th July 1968 in Westminster's Old Palace Yard in the City of London.
X X - the K-suffix used to denote post-privatisation kiosk models, KX100 onwards, introduced by the Post Office's successor, British Telecom.
Y Yellow - one of the alternative colours (also battleship grey, light-grey, green) for Scott's kiosks, often used in Crown dependencies and rural locations.
Z Zoo - A rather unlikely place to find a rare K3 telephone kiosk is the safety of London Zoo's Parrot House.


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A shiny new trailer for Jupiter Ascending has arrived.
Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean and Eddie Redmayne star in this epic sci-fi adventure from the minds behind The Matrix, Lana and Andy Wachowski.
Jupiter Ascending looks like a retina-burning thrill ride that should look amazing on the big screen, proving that blockbusters aren't just for the summer holidays.
And how creepy/whispery does Redmaybe look. British villains really are the best.
Jupiter Ascending is out on February 6, 2015.


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The shipment date for PO#442444 will be May 5.
Possible shipment date for PO#12 at the moment will be June 10.
We are planning to deliver the goods for PO#442444 on December 15.
Expected time for delivery at the moment is August 20.
Currently our plan for dispatch is schedule to September 3.
Manufacturing division is trying to find the way to meet the due date you have requested but at the moment I have to inform you that it is quite difficult.
We are trying to dispatch this in the week of July 4.
We are planning to ship during the second week of next month.
According to manufacturing division, they are trying to ship the goods by the end of this month.
We still do not have enough information to estimate the due date for this order. I will keep you updated for this info. I apologize for your inconvenience.
Is it possible to have 1 week to estimate the due date for this product? We still need to ask for several suppliers with drawings for some parts.
I have confirmed to the manufacturing dept but they seem to have waiting for drawings. So at the moment, they cannot estimate the due date for this product.
The person who usually estimate the due date is on the business trip. He won't be back until next week. So I will confirm him when he is back and get back to you asap.
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Songs
"What You Want" (Evanescence song), 2011
"What You Want" (Jay Sean song), 2017
"What You Want" (Mase song), 1998
What You Want (Belly song), 2018, featuring The Weeknd
"What You Want (Baby I Want You)", by The Music Explosion in 1968
"What You Want", by My Bloody Valentine from their 1991 album Loveless
"What You Want", by Nuno Bettencourt from his 1997 album Schizophonic
"What You Want", by The Wannadies from their 1997 album The Wannadies
"What You Want", from the musical Legally Blonde
"What You Want", by Mandy Moore from her 1999 album So Real
"What You Want", by The Roots from their 1999 live album The Roots Come Alive
"What You Want", by DMX, the alternate radio title of his 2000 single What These Bitches Want
"What You Want", by LL Cool J from his 2006 album Todd Smith
"What You Want", by Tenth Avenue North from their 2016 album Followers
"What You Want", by Richard Marx from his 1994 album Paid Vacation

Other
What You Want (EP), a 2004 EP by the John Butler Trio
"What You Want" (Danny Phantom), an episode of the television series Danny Phantom

See also
"What Ya Want", song by Eve
 Whatcha Want, album by Michael Monroe
 "So What'cha Want", single by Beastie Boys

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Mountain Weather Fact: Kilimanjaro at 5893 meters (19.334 feet)Estimated summit conditions on Thursday 2-18-2010 are: -4 C (24 F), winds 5 m/s (10 knots) under cloudy conditions. Kilimanjaro is located in northeast Tanzania and is the highest peak in Africa.Mountain Weather Fact for Thursday 2-11-2010: Summit of Aconcagua which is in the Andes in Argentina at 6932 meters (22,841 feet) the estimated summit conditions are -17 C (1 F) with winds of 20 m/s (40 knots from the northwest). Wednesday Mountain Weather Fact: Mt Shasta in the Sierra Mountains of Northern California here are the summit conditions (10 am PT Wednesday 1-20-2010) at 14,179 feet (4322 meters). Cloudy with winds at 60 knots (30 m/s) from the south and temperatures of 3 F (-16 C). Let us know if there are locations you would like covered for next week.Wednesday Mountain Weather Fact for Wednesday 1-13-10Mt Rainer in Washington state (14,411 feet-4392 meters) currently 5 degrees F (-14C) with winds at 30 knots (15 m/s) from the south. Summit conditions on Wednesday 12-30-09Highest peak 11,000 feet (3333 meters) at Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah has 35 mph winds (17 m/s) with temperatures 5 F (-15 C) Mt Blanc in France, Alps summit 15,781 feet (4810 meters) winds at 50 mph (25 m/s) with temperatures of 10 F (-12 C)Wednesday Weather Fact: Real time estimated summit conditions for Aconcagua (22,964 feet, 6959 meters) in Chile, South America for Wednesday 12-16-09 , winds 30 knots (15 m/s) temperatures -4 F (-20 C).Wednesday Weather Fact: Morning low temperatures Wednesday 12-9-09 for Mt. Rainer (below summit) at Camp Muir (10,000 feet- 3030 meters) was 8 degrees F (-14 C) with 25 knot winds (12 m/s). The estimated conditions at Mt Everest summit ( 29,029 feet- 8,848 meters) was -5 F (-30 C) with 70 knot (35 ms/) winds. Camp Muir... was a big warm up from yesterday as low on Tuesday was -2 F (-19 C)
Forecast issued Thursday 12-03-09 for Mt. Vinson, Antarctica at 16,066 feet (4868 meters).For this Thursday and Friday summit winds at 20 to 30 knots (10 to 15 m/s) from the west. Night temperatures of -31 F(-35 C)Then on Saturday a weak weather system moves in and this will bring an increase in clouds and chance of some light showers.Summit... winds of 10 to 20 knots (5 to 10 m/s) with night temperatures of -22 F (-30 C)
Forecast issued Thursday 11-26-09 for Chattanooga Tennessee and the rock climbing region of Lookout Mountain.Summary: An upper level low (see map below) will drop down from the north over the next 24 hours and this will bring some clouds later today and tonight along with some gusty winds late tonight and into early Friday. However, we are not expecting any precipitation. Then for later on Friday and into the weekend a ridge of high pressure builds for sunny and dry conditions with daytime temperatures above normal. Highs on Friday will be about 55 and will warm up to the low 60's for Saturday and Sunday. Morning low temperatures for Saturday will be 32 and 37 for Sunday. Finally, later on Sunday there will be some increase in clouds and chance of precipitation for Monday. Next forecast for next Thursday 12-3-09 for Mt Vinson, Antarctica.
This forecast is for Chimborazo at 20,565 feet (6286 meters) in Educator; Issued Wednesday 11-18-09.Summary: A weak weather system to the east Chimborazo will bring some clouds in and out of the region and chance of precipitation for Wednesday and Thursday. Amounts should not be heavy. Summit winds will be at 10 mph on Wednesday and at 15 mph for Thursday and Friday. During the showers the winds might briefly go up to 20 mph. Forecast Friday through Sunday is the models are still showing some clouds and chance of precipitation but lower confidence in that part of the forecast. Finally summit winds (20,565 feet-6286 meters) will be in the 10 to 15 mph range for Friday through Sunday.
Forecast for Joshua Tree; Issued Thursday 11-12-09. Summary: The ridge of high pressure that has been in place from earlier this week and that has brought temperatures in the mid 70's will slowly move out of ...the region over the next several days. The ridge will be replaced by a cool upper level low (inside slider) that moves in from the north and east. Temperatures will cool during the period and it will become breezy for Saturday and early on Sunday. By Sunday a ridge of high pressure builds just to the east of the Joshua Tree region and this will bring cool and sunny conditions but breezy.Next weekly forecast will be issued by Thursday 11-19-09 for Educator to Chimborazo, 20,565 feet (6286 meters).
Issued Saturday 11-7-09. The Washington and Oregon Cascades will get 10 to 20 inches of new snow at 4000 feet and above on Saturday and another additional 10 to 20 inches on Monday. See the map. Every week we plan to update a different region (on worldwide basis) with a weekend forecast.
Lead forecaster Michael Fagin has been providing mountain weather forecasts since the 1970's. We provide forecasts on an international basis. Here is a brief list of climbers that have used our services: Ed Viesturs, Jimmy Chin, David Breashears, Wally Berg, Alpine Ascents International, International Mountain Guides, RMI Expeditions, to name a few. As a mountaineer and a weather forecaster my goal is to provide accurate custom forecasts. Visit everestweather.com, wowweather.com and westcoastweather.com
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Schoolboy Conrad earns England call after smashing Norfolk record
Conrad Winter running the crucial 800m at the English Schools Multi-Event Championships Picture: Ian Winter - Credit: Archant
North Norfolk schoolboy Conrad Winter has smashed a county record on his way to earning an England place next month.
Conrad Winter in action Picture: Ian Winter - Credit: Archant
The 14-year-old qualified at the English Schools Multi-Events East of England Regional Championships in the summer, with a Pentathlon score of 2,507 points, to represent Norfolk at the English Schools Multi-Event Championships in Exeter this month.
And the Aylsham High School pupil - a member of the City of Norwich Athletics Club - rose to the occasion.
He came fourth overall, scoring 2,902 points, which places him fourth in the UK rankings as well as establishing a Norfolk record, beating the old mark that was set in 1997 by 29 points.
As a result he has also been selected to represent England at the Schools International in Glasgow on November 30 against Ireland (N&S Combined team), Wales and Scotland.
The five-event Pentathlon took place on one day - in the 80m hurdles his time of 12 seconds beat his previous best by half a second while his shot put of 11.90m was just one centimetre short of his personal best. His long jump was 5.95m, his high jump 1.68m - a personal best by one centimetre - and he ran the 800 metres in 2:17.24 seconds for another personal best, by 8.06 seconds.
His total points tally of 2,902 was 395 points better than anything he had previously achieved.
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Going into the final event, the 800 metres, Conrad was in sixth place, a point behind fifth, and running his fastest time made all the difference as it pushed him into fourth.
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1.1 Nawazuddin Siddiqui Biography/Wikis
1.2 Nawazuddin Siddiqui Physical Stats
1.3 Nawazuddin Siddiqui Family & Relatives
1.4 Nawazuddin Siddiqui,Girlfriends & Controversies
1.5 Favourites of Nawazuddin Siddiqui
1.6 Nawazuddin Siddiqui Style Statement
1.7 Nawazuddin Siddiqui Money Factors
1.8 Lesser Known Fact about Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Biography, Height, Weight, Age, Wiki, Wife,Profile
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an Indian Actor works in Hindi Cinema born on 19 May 1974.He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama.Some of his famous movies are Black Friday (2004), New York (2009), Peepli Live (2010), Kahani (2012), Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) and Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (2012), Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Kick, Badlapur. Siddiqui's breakthrough role was with Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday (2007), which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Nawazuddin Siddiqui made his on-screen debut with the film Sarfarosh (1999).
He born in Budhana, Muzaffarnagar District, Uttar Pradesh, India. His Father Late Nawabuddin Siddiqui, was a farmer and His Mother name is Mehroonisa.
After completing graduation in science from a local college, he worked as a chemist in a petrochemical company for a short while. But he got bore sonn and he moved to Delhi, where next one and a half year period, he started watching plays, while working a watchman at an office. After that he got associated with Sakshi Theatre Group and got chance to worked with actors like Manoj Bajpai and Saurabh Shukla.Mereko kuch nahi pata, mein to kal hi mulk se aaya. Bol na be
~ Nawazuddin Siddiqui's first lines in Hindi cinema.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Biography/Wikis
Real Name Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nickname Nowaz
Birthplace Budhana, Muzaffarnagar District, Uttar Pradesh
Hometown Budhana, Muzaffarnagar District, Uttar Pradesh
Debut Sarfarosh(1999)
This film marked the debut of Nawaz in Bollywood. He appeared in few second role as a criminal who gets arrested in Victoria house raid
Caste Sunni
Educational Qualification Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Schools/College B S S Inter College Budhana, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, Uttarakand
The National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Physical Stats
Height(approx) In Centimeters 168 cm
In Meters 1.68 m
In Inches 5' 6"
Weight(approx) In Pound 143 lbs
In Kilogram 65 kg
Shoe Size 10 Inches
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Family & Relatives
Father Late Nawabuddin Siddiqui (farmer)
Mother Mehroonisa
Brother Shamaz Nawab Siddiqui and 6 others
Sister 2
Wife Anjali Siddiqui
Children Daughter-Shora
Son-Yaani
Address Yari Road,Andheri West,Mumbai
Nawazuddin Siddiqui,Girlfriends & Controversies
Girlfriend Niharika Singh(Actress),Anjali
Favourites of Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Favourite Actors Ashish Vidyarthi
Favourite Actress Sridevi
Hobbies Flying Kites,Watching Films and Farming
Favourite Place Jaisalmer Rajasthan
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Style Statement
Cars Collections Ford Endeavor
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Money Factors
Salary 4-5 Crores/film (INR)
Net Worth (approx) Not Known
Lesser Known Fact about Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui drinks as well as smokes.
Nawaz is eldest among his 9 siblings,born in Zamidar Muslim family of Muzaffarnagar,UP. His Father was Farmer.
He has done B.Sc in Chemistry
He graduated from the The National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 1996.
After passing out of NSD, he shifted to Mumbai. Nawazuddin made his Bollywood debut in 1999, with a small role in Aamir Khan starrer, Sarfarosh.He also appeared as pick pocket role in Comedy movie MunnaBhai M.B.B.S.
His appearance in Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday (2007) paved way for other powerful roles.
In 2009, he appeared in a cameo role in hit song "emotional attyachar" in the movie Dev D, But he got his first recognition as an actor in Aamir Khan Productions's Peepli Live (2010) .
Nawaz Changed his name from Nambardar Nawazuddin Siddiqui to simply Nawazuddin Siddique for his acting career.
He did an extremely powerful roles in movies like Kahaani (2012),Gangs of Wasseypur – Part II and became a household name then after.
In 2015, Siddiqui's films Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Manjhi – The Mountain Man were released, and he was praised for his roles and received many awards.
His younger brother Shamaz Nawab Siddiqui is a film director.
He has worked with all three Khans of Bollywood.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be portraying Balasaheb Thackeray in the biopic Thackeray.
Awards & Honours of Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Year Category Fim
2012 National Film Awards Special Jury Award Talaash: The Answer Lies Within, Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dekh Indian Circus
2012 Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Talaash: The Answer Lies Within
2012 Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Talaash: The Answer Lies Within
2012 New York Indian Film Festival Award for Best Actor Dekh Indian Circus
2013 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor The Lunchbox
2013 Renault Star Guild Awards Best Actor In A Supporting Role The Lunchbox
2015 Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role Bajrangi Bhaijaan
2015 Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role Badlapur
2018 IIFA Best Performance in a Supporting Role Mom
Besides these he has won many other Awards,Honours & Achievements in his name .
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Dunleavy cuts budget, says federal aid can help offset brunt
April 7, 2020 at 4:46 pm Updated April 7, 2020 at 5:05 pm
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced wide-ranging budget vetoes Tuesday amid a collapse in oil prices, citing expectations that many of the larger cuts, including aid for schools and local governments, would be offset through use of federal funds tied to COVID-19 relief.
Some legislators questioned whether the money can be used that way.
"There is no guarantee that the federal government will pick up the tab. This approach is incredibly troubling to me," House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, a Dillingham independent, said in a statement.
Edgmon said lawmakers need to hear more about discussions the Dunleavy administration has had with the federal government about the use of funds from the stimulus package.
Dunleavy, a Republican, told reporters that his administration looked over details of the federal package and talked with people in Washington. He didn't say who. "And it's our belief that we can do what we say we're going to be able to do," he said.
The Dunleavy administration said seven items — including school bond debt reimbursement, community assistance and $30 million in extra funds for K-12 schools — that would have been funded with state money instead would be funded through the federal coronavirus relief package.
Administration documents show other vetoes include $15.5 million for vessel operations for Alaska's ferry system. Dunleavy said there is money in the budget for repairs to ferries and additional service time. He vetoed $12.5 million from the University of Alaska, giving the system a $25 million cut in line with an agreement he and university leaders announced last year.
There were cuts to public broadcasting and $334,700 for the appellate courts. The administration was sued over a similar court veto last year. It said at the time that the amount was commensurate to state funding for abortions.
In 2019, Alaska's Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a state law and regulation seeking to define what constitutes medically necessary abortions for Medicaid funding.
Dunleavy also vetoed about $30 million in state and federal funds for Medicaid as part of a supplemental budget. The level of cuts made to Medicaid last year were not realized, resulting in a large supplemental spending request.
However, the administration, in backup documents, said the health department is on track to meet projections and does not need the money Dunleavy vetoed. State health Commissioner Adam Crum on Tuesday cited an increase in the federal matching rates as a factor.
And Dunleavy vetoed the proposed transfer of about $1.1 billion from the earnings of the state's oil-wealth fund, the Alaska Permanent Fund, to the fund's constitutionally protected principal.
The state, which has long relied on oil revenue, has been using earnings to help pay for government. It also has been drawing-down on savings to help fill a persistent deficit. North Slope oil prices since mid-March have been below $30 a barrel.
Rep. DeLena Johnson, a leader in the House Republican minority, in a statement, said Dunleavy made "hard choices at a time when hard choices are required."
The budget includes a roughly $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend to residents, funded in part with savings. In a letter to legislative leaders, Dunleavy said any amount short of a dividend calculated under a longstanding formula "is a tax on Alaskans."
The formula hasn't been followed in recent years. If it were, this year's dividend would be about $3,100, the Legislative Finance Division has estimated.
Budget cuts proposed by Dunleavy last year, and subsequent vetoes, set off a furor that helped feed a still-active recall effort against him and included drawn-out fights with the Legislature.
The Legislature currently is on hiatus after passing a budget package early amid coronavirus concerns.
"He took advantage of the situation and the moment," said Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, an Anchorage Democrat. Begich saw the vetoes announced Tuesday as a "slap in the face."


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+783 – Hopi Snake Priest in ca 1924. The Hopis regard snakes as their "brothers" and rely on them to carry their prayers for rain to the underworld, where the gods and the spirits of the ancestors live.
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mygrapefruit March 30, 2022 at 12:06 am
Photograph possibly made by [Ralph Murphy](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/90710209/)
[Original for comparison](https://i.imgur.com/ufQxwXk.jpg)
The priest and snake took part in a religious ceremony along with other priests of the Snake Clan as well as the Antelope clan. The ceremony was held every two years in August and culminated in the Snake Dance after a 9 days long ritual (some accounts say 16 days).
The snakes were of all species, and even rattlesnakes. They were dug up and gathered over the course of 4 days from each of the intercardinal directions (northwest, southwest, southeast, and northeast). After the snakes had been baptised the priests then imparted their prayers to them by holding them in their mouths.
After dancing around the snakes in the village plaza the priests would individually grab hold of as many snakes as they could, running out into the desert to release them, hoping the snakes will act as messengers and deliver the Hopi's prayers to the spirits and Rainmarkers that reside in the underworld.
The ceremonies continue to this day, and although outsiders were once welcomed/tolerated to observe the Hopi have since barred any tourists from spectating to keep their sacred ceremonies private.
This photo marks the fifth in a series of twenty photos I've colorized of Indigenous and First Nations people who lived a century ago in America.
AnimalAllusion March 30, 2022 at 12:06 am
But we don't bite our friends, do we? That's right we don't.
Bandav March 30, 2022 at 12:06 am
Perfect colorization
DonnieLives March 30, 2022 at 12:06 am
Damn, that's metal as fuck
CrazyHouseClassic March 30, 2022 at 12:06 am
That is one badass dude.
hageshii_panda March 30, 2022 at 12:06 am
I've had pet snakes. Never put my mouth on them, but they loved cuddling. I'm sure these guys were about it too
formerherosander March 30, 2022 at 12:06 am
This is outstanding Sanna!! really amazing job
quillseek March 30, 2022 at 12:06 am
This is really incredible. I thought this was a recent photo until I read the caption. Never would have guessed it was from 1924.
MyBunnyIsCuter March 30, 2022 at 12:06 am
Ok, that's great but do we have to put 'em in our *mouths*?
I use a certain type of pen at work. I believe this pen helps me.
But I don't walk around with poisonous, deadly, very much alive pens in ma mouf.


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Bagels recalled for possible metal fragments
No injuries have been reported so far.
By Shane O'Halloran
Bimbo Bakeries parent company BBU, Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall due to the possible presence of metal fragments in Thomas', Sara Lee, Publix and Weight Watchers bagels. The possible contamination has been blamed on a faulty manufacturing part. The recall was initiated after fragments were found in two packages. There are no reports of injury. For more information, visit FDA.gov.
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