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A Toast to George Harrison
In 1970, shortly after the start of another long-ago decade, former Beatle George Harrison released his solo album "All Things Must Pass". The title undoubtedly references the end of The Beatles just months earlier, but in classic, unassuming Harrison style, it conveys neither bitterness nor excessive optimism; rather, "All Things Must Pass" is a matter-of-fact statement of the obvious – time moves on, people evolve, situations change, doors close and others open. The passage of all things isn't good or bad; it just is.
Now, at another transition between decades, Harrison's art is worth revisiting. The changes in Harrison's life during the 1960s are difficult to imagine, much less understand. Perhaps that familiarity with upheaval is why he confronted his post-Beatles life with an album carrying such a nonchalant summation. Ah, but such thinking would further underestimate the most underrated Beatle; more likely, he had a deep understanding of time, life and change.
Considering the last decade in sports, Harrison's prediction of fluidity held – mostly but not entirely, at least for now. When 2010 arrived, the NBA was a very different place. Kobe Bryant, now long retired, was on the verge of winning his final championship with the Lakers. The Golden State Warriors were bottom feeders and offered no indication that they would win three championships by the decade's end. LeBron James, the best player on the planet, hadn't yet won a championship 10 years ago; he has three now.
Talking baseball, the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, the team's first since 1908. 1908! Keeping it local, the Orioles started and ended the decade among MLB's worst but did manage a few 90-ish win seasons and playoff berths between the swoons. As for the Nats circa 2010, Stephen Strasburg was still months from his debut, Bryce Harper was about to be drafted, Anthony Rendon was a sophomore at Rice University and Juan Soto was…11 years old. Insane. From 69 wins in 2010, through much playoff heartache and eventually to a World Series championship in 2019, it was an epic decades for Nats nation.
The NFL you ask? Okay, fine. Tom Brady and Drew Bees, two 40-somethings, are still slinging it. Lamar Jackson was 12 in 2010; he's the NFL MVP now. Comparing Baltimore and Washington football, the Ravens were 12-4 and 'Skins 6-10 in 2010. Those Ravens were coached by John Harbaugh; he's still Baltimore's coach. Washington has had three head coaches in the decade and will soon have a fourth. So, in other words, nothing much has changed in a decade – Baltimore is a flagship NFL franchise and Washington remains astoundingly incompetent. Bah humbug.
After that channeling of Ebenezer Scrooge, let's end on a bright note: hockey. In 2010, the Caps won the franchise's first Presidents' Trophy – one of three in the decade – but, true to form, lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Canadians. It was just the latest entry in a multi-decade, seemingly never-ending, playoff horror film. More excruciating playoff losses followed. Then 2018 happened. The Caps won the Stanley Cup (never gets old typing that).
Who could have written that script? And as a ball sits perched in Times Square waiting to introduce a new year and a new decade, who could write the next? George Harrison already did, at least in abstract.
The title track of Harrison's classic album includes these lyrics: "Sunrise doesn't last all morning…sunset doesn't last all evening; darkness only stays the nighttime…in the morning it will fade away". Harrison, at least in song, predicted and found comfort in the permanence of impermanence. What awaits on the journey to 2030? Wins and losses, joys and sorrows or, as The Dude might say, "strikes and gutters" - all vague references to change and the unknown. The specifics? Stay tuned. Harrison's tip is to embrace it and know, good or bad, that all things must pass. Not could. Not might. Must. But his words are unmistakably hopeful, a feeling that permeates every New Year's. A toast then: to George Harrison, timeless advice, this moment, good fortune and quick sunrises to end any darkness. Happy New Year!
Best Laid Schemes
No Trace of Regret
The Game of Basketball
No Artificial Ingredients
A President, a Hooky and a Plastic Bag
Fighting Dictators
The Way They Were
Bob from New York
A Letter to Younger Fans
Time Travel, Adversity and Comebacks
Coco and Naomi
Fare Thee Well
Fan Section
Adapting to Summer Reboots
A Memorable Pirate
The "S" Word

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The First Baptist Church of Buford, Georgia, is here this week, working in St. Bernard Parish, staying in Hopeview Church, helping to construct the new FBC of Chalmette. Mike Rhodes, a former leader of our Kenner church, now belongs to the Buford congregation along with wife Pam and daughter Molly.
Monday we officially welcomed part of our new Baptist collegiate ministry team which will be working on our local campuses. Corey Olivier has the overall responsibility and came by with Kevin, who will guide the BCM work at Delgado, and Ben, who will spearhead the UNO ministry. Corey is full-time and will work out of the Tulane Center, while all the others will be interns while they're pursuing seminary degrees. We appreciate the support of Dr. David Hankins and Student Ministries director Mark Robinson of the Louisiana Baptist Convention.
We're always glad to get good news anywhere it can be found. The front page of Monday's Times-Picayune announces the rebirth of the Eastover community in New Orleans East. This is an expensive part of town and the 225 homes of Eastover lie inside a high fence with entrances gated.
After the hurricane's floodwaters receded, residents returned to find the area looking like a bomb had gone off. Authorities say from 6 to 10 feet of water covered this area for weeks.
Today, 87 of the homes are occupied and 81 are being repaired. The other 25 percent have been gutted with a single exception (the owners are still waiting on their insurance).
If I had the power, I would send Bridgedale Baptist Church of Metairie one new family a month for the next year. I know what would happen: those new members would find themselves gifted with a brand new family of aunts and uncles and grandparents filled with love and ready to teach them in the ways of the Lord.
I worshiped with the folks of Bridgedale Sunday morning at eleven o'clock, and wondered if they are the last of our churches to keep to that traditional hour. Most seem to be meeting at 10:30, some at 10, one at 9:30, and several earlier (Franklin Avenue meets at 7:30 am) or later (Good News and New Vision at 2 pm). Someone told me Celebration's primary worship service is Saturday night. I love that. Find what works best for you and the people you're trying to reach, then do it.
The Bridgedale people are the kind I grew up with–about 25 or 30 lovely and saintly veterans of the Christian faith. Richard Dunnam is their pastor and Andy Condrey leads the worship. They have a wonderful location, excellent buildings, and a loving spirit. I wish them new families.
It was. It ended at 5 pm. I made a personal commitment that the next time I come to an African-American church service, I'm leaving my watch in the car. But hey, it was a great service. Really.
If you are not familiar with the 1966 movie "A Man For All Seasons," may I urge you to rent it and watch it. Lock the door, turn off your phone, and shut yourself in for two uninterrupted hours and I promise, you will be stirred as few movies have ever touched you. At the end, you will wipe away the tears and sit there contemplating the implications of the story you just saw for your own situation.
I was in seminary when this movie was released, and was so touched after seeing it I read everything I could find on Thomas More and King Henry VIII. Then I bought the Robert Bolt play on which the movie was based so I could go back and savor some of the choice lines. There are as many gems in this movie as any play Shakespeare ever penned. Mostly, it's a photo essay on the high cost of integrity.
Turner Classic Movies played this Academy-Award winning movie Saturday night and I sat there for the full two hours, drinking it in as much out of curiosity as anything. Was it as wonderful as I remembered from 40 years ago?
It was far, far better–one of the true treasures from Hollywood if there has ever been one.
I have one caveat at the end of this short piece, which does not detract at all from the beauty of the movie or its impact upon anyone who would try to be faithful to God when all around him is flowing in the opposite direction. But it needs saying.
You know about Henry VIII's succession of wives in his search for one who could give him a male heir. You perhaps know that when the Catholic Church would not dissolve his "present" marriage in order to legitimize the next union, Henry pulled his country out of the Roman Church and made himself the head of the Church of England, a condition that exists today.
The story of "A Man For All Seasons" concerns Henry's Lord Chancellor, Thomas More, the only one of his inner circle who refused to sign off on the king's shenanigans. For that, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London and then beheaded.
Eugene Peterson tells us about a little dog he once owned that loved to drag up big bones.
Dr. Peterson has written a book with the intriguing title "Eat This Book," which Bible students will recall is what the angel commanded of John in Revelation 10:9-10. Peterson wants you and me to learn to savor the Word of God, to do with Scriptures what his little dog used to do with that bone: spend time with it, enjoy it, work on it at a leisurely pace, and get all the good it contains, to leave it for a day and return tomorrow to see what else we can get from it.
That, you will agree, is a far cry from the hurried way many of us rush through the few verses we scarf down in the morning on our way out the door.
"Forgive me, Father, for sounding forth on other people's praying. Acting like I knew something about approaching you they don't. I do that a lot, and I'm quite sure it's out of line. Forgive me, Father.
"You have taught me how wrong I've been before. Like the times I used to criticize those who pray long prayers that begin by telling you what you already know about yourself. And then I read the Scriptures and saw that is precisely what many of the psalms do and it's what makes them so special three thousand years after they were first offered up.
"Like Job of old, you showed me I did not have a clue what I was talking about.
"And there are the times I used to quote one of your servants of an earlier generation who said, 'Prayer is not a touring sedan in which to see all the sights of the city, but a pickup truck. You drive it to the warehouse, pick up the goods and come home.' You showed me there was enough truth in that to get it quoted a lot and smiled at and even copied down, but not enough truth for it to actually be right. Lots of Bible prayers tour the city and enjoy the sights before heading for the warehouse and home.
"In fact, some of them never seem to know where the warehouse is. And yet your Word records those prayers as authentic and worth our studying.
"Over the years some of the prayers that have inspired me most from your precious older saints began with a comprehensive tour of the city. When I wasn't feeling too rushed to appreciate what they were doing, I recall being inspired by the sights they pointed out, informed by the things about You I never knew, and rebuked by their insights into your people and methods and values which I had missed along the way.
"You'd think by now I would know to be wary of criticizing other people's prayers. The way I did yesterday morning.
I wonder sometimes about our Wednesday pastors meeting, if they have outlived their usefulness, and then the Lord says otherwise in no uncertain terms.
He has no idea how much his words encouraged us. We have 92 churches and missions operating now, and most of our pastors are either knee-deep shepherding their flocks and don't have time to come to these gatherings or they have second jobs and can't get off. Either that, or they're in seminary. But when I'm tempted to think of 25 as a small turnout, I recall that in the pre-Katrina years, that would be a good turnout for our monthly pastors conferences.
A few highlights here. If you want the entire rundown of our Wednesday meeting, this week or any week, go to our associational website www.bagnola.org. Lynn Gehrmann takes notes of the proceedings and posts them there by mid-afternoon.
"We're prayer-walking this Saturday," said David Rhymes. A number of folks from outside this area will arrive at the Baptist Center here at 8:30 am Saturday. Within an hour, they will disperse into a number of neighborhoods where pastors have requested prayer-walkers, and return to the center in time for lunch and a report time. We'll be doing six sessions in 2007. You're invited.
One of our pastors whose church disappeared from the earth has been meeting with his re-gathered people in his section of St. Bernard Parish. Today he reported that the local Presbyterian church–which had fallen onto hard times before Katrina and whose congregation since the hurricane might be a half-dozen hearty souls–is close to turning over the property to his congregation to move in and use for an indefinite period of time.
"What's wonderful about that," he told the group, "is that at first we tried to purchase the property, and they wouldn't sell it. Then we tried to lease it, and they turned that down. Now, they're using the money they got from Bush-Clinton to restore the facility and then they're going to give it to us." It's a God-thing.
Dr. Ronald French, an ear-nose-and-throat physician, has been named "Rex, King of Carnival," for today. Mardi Gras. Fat Tuesday, before Ash Wednesday kicks off the season of Lent. His queen is Brooke Hastings Parker, a lovely young co-ed from the University of Georgia studying international business. She's a local girl, of course, with a long tradition of participation in these events.
Don't ask me why, other than maybe that men plan these things, Dr. French is 69 years old and Brooke is perhaps 21. And it's always that way–old guy, sweet young thing.
Parades are going down St. Charles Avenue and several other thoroughfares of metro New Orleans today. Having just driven in from Alabama Monday, my plans were to catch up on my rest Tuesday. I did, mostly. But I still caught some beads. The parade came to me.
Late Tuesday morning, our son Neil and his family decided to walk the 1.8 mile track around LaSalle Park, which lies alongside Airline Highway in Metairie and encases the Saints' training camp and headquarters as well as the Zephyrs baseball field, and I was invited to join them. That's how we got caught by the beginning of a parade.
The walking track crosses the exit from the Zephyrs parking lot where perhaps fifty floats of all descriptions had been parked. By the time we arrived, all the riders–hundreds of them–had loaded up and the trucks were pulling the floats onto Airline and heading toward town. Police motorcycles were everywhere. So, we stood and watched and waved at the riders.
The occasional rider, spotting my grandchildren waving, pitched a string of beads our way. These kids have been to several Mardi Gras parades and knew this was not a real one, so were not impressed sufficiently to even bend over and pick up the cheap beads. So I did. I joked that this is the first Mardi Gras parade I've attended since the 1965 version in the suburb of Arabi.
The floats seemed endless, slowly making their way from the parking lot to the highway. No traffic moved on Airline, doubtless making for a lot of frustrated motorists.
Good. Long as everyone knows that and keeps it in proper perspective. The people who study these things say 750,000 visitors come to our city for these parades and parties. To no one's surprise, the local economy depends on these guests.
The planes coming into and leaving New Orleans are all filled. Party-goers from "your" city are arriving for the five-day parade season, today–Friday–through Tuesday, Mardi Gras Day. And many locals are taking the long weekend as a great time to go skiing or visit relatives–or just leave town, period.
I say "your" city, because the untold thousands of partiers jamming the streets along parade routes and filling the bars on Bourbon Street tend not to be locals but out-of-town visitors. The reason I point this out is as a gentle reminder for residents of New Hampshire (and "your" state) who slam New Orleans as sin-capital because of Mardi Gras. If the folks in your town would stay home, we'd have to shut 'er down.
Several years ago when I was pastoring FBC of Kenner, across the street from the New Orleans Airport, I ran up to the church on Mardi Gras day to get some work done in the quiet. The phone rang. Some salesman of church supplies from New Hampshire was asking for Jim Lancaster, our associate pastor. I told him Jim wasn't in, that it was a holiday here and the offices were closed. Long silence. What holiday, he wanted to know. "Mardi Gras," I said.
Today, Wednesday, Valentine's Day, was my day to speak in chapel at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. I love everything about this school and relish the times I'm invited to speak in chapel or to a class, but my only regret today was that every student did not hear the message.
1. Thank you for coming to New Orleans. By your very presence, you are helping to rebuild this city.
2. Get to know New Orleans. There is so much to love about this city, from the historic districts to the great restaurants and shops to the parks and museums. Venture off campus and discover some of the delights of this incredible city.
3. Join a church. Join a church. Join a church.
This seminary was planted in New Orleans in 1917 to bring the Gospel of Christ to its people. Today, we have 92 Southern Baptist churches and missions in the metro area, and many could really use the help and encouragement your presence would bring.
In the last few days, I've talked to a number of seminary students who told me you don't plan to join a local church during your stay here. When I asked 'why not,' you gave me four reasons.
Back on January 27, my blog introduced our readers to this precious lady–Iva Jewel Tucker of Birmingham. You may drop back and read it for yourself when you have a few moments and I predict you'll find yourself treasuring her too, the way the rest of us do.
This week, she sent me an update on her situation as she endures the radiation treatments.
As you may have deduced, I forwarded to her all the comments from readers about this remarkable lady. And we'll do so again for you who leave comments below.


I feel sure I'm being obtuse about this because I don't see other people asking the same question, but I can't for the life of me work out how to find and follow someone from the Android app. Is the web interface's "search people" capability present in the app?
Nope, there is no search for users in the Android app. You can get to folks' profiles by tapping their icon if you can already see their comments/shares, but searching by name/email requires going to the web site.


Every funnyman should know when to give up the clown nose and the baggy-pants, exaggerated, expression; every television comedy should know when it's time to change the channel, dig its own grave, and leap in for the dirt covering.
The Office is old and tired and needs to be retired.
Steve Carell has overstayed his welcome with his preening, egoistic, man-baby-as-office-manager — and while replacing him would be easy — the rest of the mottled cast is staying for the gangrene.
No surgery or amputation can heal the show.
So, Comcast/NBC should pull the power now.
We can live without Pam and Jim.
We don't need any more Ryan and Kelly scenes.
Let the show finds its place in history with quality of writing and not a saddening longevity.
Overstaying your welcome is bad for houseguests, fresh fish, and dated television sitcoms.
Leave, The Office, while we still respect you, and while you still haven't yet managed to stink up our living rooms.
NBC has a tendency to draw out shows longer than they need to be drawn out. I suppose it could be said about American television in general but it seems to be more the case with NBC shows.
You're right! Cheers and Seinfeld immediately come to mind. TV is not about Art of aesthetic, it seems. It's only about squeezing dollars out of dying franchises.


When you incur a loss, the insurance company assigns a monetary value based on what the policy covers and pays you up to limits specified in the contract. Sometimes the primary policy coverage isn't enough. That's where supplemental coverage fits in.
Sometimes insurance doesn't cover something you need. For example, health insurance often excludes dental care. Coverage might not pay enough to offset a loss. In either situation, a supplemental policy fills in the gaps by providing extra coverage. The consumers who seek this extra protection vary. Retirees frequently take out supplementary policies because Medicare won't pay some costs. An employee might buy additional life insurance when limits on coverage through an employer is insufficient to protect her family's financial future.
Insurers sell supplemental policies for many types of insurance. Homeowners buy additional coverage when their primary insurance doesn't cover risks like floods or earthquakes, and if loss of personal property such as furniture is excluded. A person with a big mortgage or growing family may not have a primary life insurance policy that will pay off debts, so he can get supplemental insurance to safeguard his loved ones. Supplemental policies are popular for health care, particularly Medicare. Coverage often doesn't include vision and dental care. In addition, consumers may have large co-payments and deductibles. In these situations, extra coverage can make the difference between getting medical bills paid and financial hardship.
When you make a claim under a supplemental policy, the payment determination depends on the kind of insurance. You generally get an extra check with life insurance. For property or health coverage, it's more complicated. These types of extra insurance pay only for items not covered by primary insurance. For example, Medicare Advantage pays for deductibles and co-payments covered by the policy, but only after Medicare has paid everything it covers.
More comprehensive coverage is valuable. However, the major benefit of extra coverage is security. Whether it's your property, healt or life, the extra coverage means protection for you and your family.


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This year's flu season was particularly aggressive and virulent. Many people were affected, with this particular strain of flu, the most vulnerable of all were families with young children.
In large part, the problem is that many people don't pay attention to all the factors contributing to the spread of the flu. The most common and most overlooked factor is air pollution. The fact is that poor indoor air quality can have adverse effects on your health. Sometimes it is the only factor that contributes to your illness. Since we spend most of our time indoors, ensuring indoor air quality is vital.
Unfortunately, the air indoors contains so much airborne dirt, pet dander, pollen, viruses, chemicals, dust, bacteria, and other pollutants that it can lead to eye irritation, allergies, fatigue or even headaches. Needless to say, this air pollution considerably increases the chances of getting hit with the flu or other malady.
Indoor Air Quality – Why Should You Care?
Poor air quality can make your flu get worse. Both indoor pollutants and cold viruses trigger your body to produce inflammatory agents. This can worsen your illness and force your recovery to take much longer.
When the indoor air quality makes you get sick, it affects your daily routine. It hampers your productivity at work and costs you money in terms of medication and doctor visits.
Improving indoor air quality is not difficult, and you can save yourself from the flu and other health issues by making some small changes in your home. The first step is to improve your cleaning habits.
Assess your ventilation system and eliminate the factors contributing to poor air quality.
Invest in a whole house air filtration system and/or humidifier.
Keep your HVAC systems in proper working condition.
Change your air filters after every three months and do not position furniture in such a way that would block the air vents.
Try to keep the indoor humidity level at 50%.
Make sure you are properly cleaning and vacuuming your home to avoid the buildup of dirt and dust.
Put a floor mat at your home entrance. This will help in trapping pollutants before they enter your living area.
Cut down toxin cleaners such as ammonia and bleach and replace with mild cleaners such as mixing of water and vinegar.
While all of this may not guarantee the prevention of the flu or colds, it will definitely reduce your chances of becoming ill. Your health is obviously extremely important to reduce absences and to maintain work performance. So do everything you can to ensure good indoor air quality so that you can take care of yourself and your family.
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Sooyeon Lee: Table Tennis GLAM Slam
by Staff SOURCE Nowness
Photo Credit: Matthew Donaldson
Korean table tennis champion, actress and former model Sooyeon Lee challenges herself to a high-fashion endurance match in a film by NOWNESS contributor Matthew Donaldson.
"It's a vehicle to show how extraordinarily elegant she is," says the filmmaker and photographer, who enlisted stylist Katie Shillingford to emphasize Lee's technique. "The sport requires the body to jolt into action in an aggressive manner that is mesmerizing," she says. "I wanted the clothes to accentuate these movements." Shillingford commissioned designer Geraldine Chevrolet to create bespoke fringed tights, gloves and a hat, pairing the custom accessories with neon, black and nude jumpsuits, dresses and leggings from Christopher Kane, Mark Fast, Jil Sander and Versace. Originating in 1880s Britain as an after-dinner parlor game, the Olympic sport of table tennis has recently emerged as the boutique pastime of choice, evidenced by actress Susan Sarandon's SPiN, a chain of ping-pong clubs which counts Lee as its ambassador and has locations in New York, Toronto and Hollywood. "It's become very trendy," Lee observes. "It's sociable, you don't need to be super athletic and it's good for the brain."
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The Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Return of Doctor Mysterio, had an official rating of 7.83 million viewers, according to data released by BARB.
The rating is over 2 million higher than the initial overnight figure and includes all those who recorded the programme and watched it within 7 days. The figure is slightly higher than the 2015 Special, The Husbands of River Song, which has 7.69 million watching.
Doctor Who finished 9th for the week.
Viewing across the board was slightly down on last year, with Call the Midwife topping the list with 9.21 million watching. Mrs Brown's Boys, Strictly Come Dancing and The Christmas Bake Off all rated highly. BBC One dominated the top of the chart meaning ITV only managed to get Coronation Street into the Top Ten. The annual Christmas message from The Queen was shown simultaneously on BBC One, ITV 1, and Sky 1, giving it a total rating of 8.76 million.
Against Doctor Who, Emmerdale had 6.21 million watching, while on Channel 4, the film Home Alone had 3.19 million. BBC Two was showing a repeat of The Morecambe and Wise Show which had 2 million watching and on Sky1 The Last Dragonslayer had 0.72 million.
Since the series returned in 2005 there have been twelve Christmas day episodes, the most successful being the 2007 episode starring Kylie Minogue, Voyage of the Damned.
The late night, signed repeat of The Return of Doctor Mysterio, shown at 2.30am Friday Morning, had an overnight estimate of 0.061 million watching.


Let's start with the fail.
It's funny how sometimes a blog post practically writes itself. When this happened last night, I felt so dumb, yet knew immediately that I had to share it.
My husband called on his way home from work to tell me that he was picking up some chicken from El Pollo Loco (Yummy stuff!). THEN he mentioned something about biscuits and sausage gravy... we just had that as my Mother's Day brunch... It's one of our favorites!
I told him that he should just skip the chicken and go to the store for biscuit and gravy fixin's. Good idea, hu? I know. He thought so too.
He came back with the ingredients... and a big box of Eggo Waffles... and bananas and orange juice.. the works.
I made the sausage gravy and biscuits, and we ate. Yum! Then I started on the waffles for dessert. Easy, right?
I mean, come on... You just pop them in the toaster!
Ok... done. My husband wanted bananas and a little cinnamon sprinkled over his. Sounded yummy!
After I made the kids' and his, I made mine.
In my defense, see how similar the bottles look?
I tell him to try it! He refused, with the reasoning that he doesn't like bananas.
It is NOT like chocolate and peanut butter!
I was tickled pink to learn that 2 of my projects were featured on two really awesome blogs!!!
My Sunflower Sun Hat was featured on Tutus and Tea Parties!
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Ha ha! That reminds me of the time my mom and I were making french toast and instead of cinnamon, we used nutmeg. And it's not like we like a little of it...we pour it on heavy. Not so good.
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It's Super Bowl weekend and so on this week's listening report we take a look at some of the differences between American football and football – we have an interview with a fan of both sports David. You can listen to the report by clicking on the link below, while vocabulary support (in bold) appears at the foot of the report, while we also have a worksheet with answers here.
American football and football
Damian: Now this weekend sees the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks facing off in Arizona to decide which team will win the Super Bowl and so on this week's main report we talk to an American colleague, David, about some of the main differences between the two forms of football. We started off by asking David what team he follows when he's at home in the States.
David: Normally, I'd watch American football.
Damian: OK, do you have a team?
David: Yes, unfortunately my team is the Cleveland Browns; my family has cheered for them for years and they're one of those teams that always just almost… almost makes it to the play-offs and then fails miserably.
Damian: That sounds very familiar to a Tottenham fan. He then went on to discuss one major difference between the structure of the two sports.
David: For soccer there's something called relegation and (in) American football we have no such thing as relegation that teams… are the teams in the league all the time no matter if they win or lose; nobody gets bumped to a lower league.
Damian: What do you think? Would American sports benefit from such a thing?
David: I think maybe the fans would benefit 'cos if you're a fan of a team; say my family has supported the Cleveland Browns for years, the threat that they will be relegated is scary and then if they do get relegated to a lower league you can cheer for them to fight their back and you'll feel a sense of pride – you're invested more – instead of knowing that they're always going to be in the National Football League, they're always going to be in the top league. You're a football fan, you're a football fan for life even if they get relegated. If they go down two leagues you have to maintain that fandom. If you're a fan for life in many American… I think all American sports, the team's never gonna' be relegated and maybe, I don't know, maybe it's a little easier to be a fan for life.
Damian: David then went on to highlight one other major distinction between the two sports.
David: Yeah, I've noticed football, meaning soccer, teams do not move cities. The team is the team for that city for ever. But in America in all sports, teams can be sold and move to another city overnight. I think that's a big difference.
Damian: Are there any examples?
David: Yes, unfortunately the team my family supports the Cleveland Browns from Cleveland were sold overnight and they moved to Baltimore and the Cleveland Browns were re-named the Baltimore Ravens. And Cleveland, the city, had to buy a new team and they re-named them the Browns and unfortunately the statistics and all the winning plays and losing plays did not follow. The Cleveland Browns today started over with their statistics and players and all the old… the old team is now in Baltimore and it created a huge rivalry and a lot of bad feeling between the two cities.
Vocabulary support
facing off: Playing against
the Super Bowl: The final match of the American football season (this season is the 49th)
bumped to a lower league: Relegated
invested: Involved
National Football League: Here referring to American football
all the winning plays and losing plays did not follow: Here David is talking about the history of the club
started over: To begin again
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After a year of tacks on Yarra Boulevard, what's being done about it?
It's been more than a year since the first upholstery tacks were discovered on Yarra Boulevard, one of Melbourne's most popular cycling routes. The 'Boulie tacks' have almost certainly been placed on the road by a local resident, deliberately to inconvenience cyclists, but despite police, council and the local road authority's involvement — not to mention significant outrage from the cycling community — tacks keep appearing on Yarra Boulevard. So where to from here? CyclingTips editor Matt de Neef investigates.
The first mentions of the "Boulie tacks" started appearing online in a thread on the Bicycle Network forums 13 months ago. Forum user "acid_rider" wrote on February 23, 2014 that "1/4 inch nails were deliberately thrown in both directions of Kew Boulevard this weekend". In the intervening months that thread has attracted more than 660 replies, including rider reports of fresh tacks being laid in the past fortnight.
Riders continue to use social media — Twitter and Instagram in particular — to document cases of being affected by the tacks.
Seriously!? #boulietacks is still a thing? What's the story @VicRoads @VictoriaPolice?? #beyondajoke #yesimannoyed pic.twitter.com/iCdCCSBdkr
— Chris Maccan (@ChrisMaccan) March 19, 2015
While it's hard to determine whether rider numbers on the Boulevard are down as a result of the tacks, it's clear, at least anecdotally, that many riders have been and still are hesitant to visit. One group that has started avoiding 'the Boulie' is Blackburn Cycling Club, which has been running time trials along much of the 6.6km stretch of road for years.
Many competitors suffered punctures during a Blackburn ITT last year and entry numbers in a future instalment dwindled as a result. With no resolution to the Boulie tacks issue in sight, Blackburn made the decision to cancel its ITT series, not least because it wasn't safe for competitors.
So given tacks have been an issue on Yarra Boulevard for more than a year, what's being done about it?
While throwing tacks on the road is clearly a great inconvenience and safety hazard for cyclists, it's also a criminal act. Senior Sergeant Mark Standish of the Boroondara police told CyclingTips that any offenders will be charged with "criminal damage" and "aggravated litter" when caught, and possibly "reckless conduct causing injury" if a rider is hurt as a result of the tacks.
As such, the Boroondara local police have been trying to identify the individual(s) responsible for roughly a year now. Inspector Steve Frost, the lead investigator on the case and a keen cyclist himself, told CyclingTips that the search has been a fruitless one thus far.
"At this stage we're finding it increasingly frustrating," Inspector Frost said. "We haven't had any great success to date in identifying who the offenders are. We remain committed and very keen to do that but at this stage we haven't had any great luck."
Police had one promising lead last year when someone posted on the Bicycle Network forums saying they'd seen someone dropping tacks from a car and noted the car's registration number. Unfortunately that lead failed to get police any closer to finding the offender(s).
Inspector Frost told CyclingTips that his team has tried "all the common sense things" to try and identify the offender(s) including routine patrols of Yarra Boulevard, letter drops to residents and, just recently, "a highly visible operation" on the Boulevard which, unfortunately, failed to yield any meaningful results.
Police have also had discussions with local upholsterers to try and ascertain the nature and origin of the tacks being used. But given upholsterers use mainly air-gun-fired staples these days, not to mention how cheap and freely available tacks are in stores and online, pursuing the supply angle hasn't yielded any results either.
I fell victim tonight, not happy ???? #boulietacks #yarraboulevard #cycling #Melbourne @VictoriaPolice pic.twitter.com/1ojjEVSXP4
— Shanan Greenhough (@shanan_g) March 4, 2015
Inspector Frost told CyclingTips that while cyclists may be frustrated, they need to be aware that this case is just one of many requiring his team's attention.
"Police have got a number of competing priorities," Inspector Frost said. "I've had members down there working [at Yarra Boulevard] and trying to … elicit some information about who might be depositing these tacks, when realistically [the officers] might have been deployed in some other area."
"There are a multitude of other things police could be doing than looking for some fool depositing tacks on the road."
But, Inspector Frost added, his team is committed to the investigation and more than keen to find whoever is responsible.
"We support the cyclists. It's a shared road and they can use it in a proper and lawful manner and we want them to continue to use the road," he said. "We want that to be safe so obviously we're working hard to try and understand who's committing the offences."
Local council and VicRoads
Responsibility for the management and upkeep of Yarra Boulevard falls with the local roads authority, VicRoads. VicRoads would normally sweep Yarra Boulevard once every three months and inspect the path weekly. But VicRoads' metro south east regional director, Aidan McGann, told CyclingTips that VicRoads is "currently sweeping three to six times a month" as a result of the Boulie tacks.
These extra visits come at a significant cost. VicRoads' metro south east clean-up team is based in Dandenong and getting the team out to Kew to use the streetsweeper with its magnetised attachments (to pick up the tacks) costs anywhere between $1,000 and $2,500, depending on the length of road swept.
This is a brilliant idea for the #boulietacks and congratulation to the council for getting this happening. This is a #regram from @whos_ya_nemisis from Tuesday, however they are being replaced almost every day. One of our crew scored double punctures this morning and today my #strava feed is littered with stories of flats on the #boulie. How do we stop this? #willnotbebulliedofftheboulie #keepridingtheboulevard #dontletthebastardwin
A photo posted by Simon (@spmatheson) on Dec 3, 2014 at 5:21pm PST
Yarra Boulevard sits within the City of Boroondara and the organisation's sustainable transport officer, Chris Hui, told CyclingTips that the local council has been looking into a cost-sharing arrangement with VicRoads to reduce the burden on the roads authority. But reaching an agreement has proven difficult.
"Being quite a new issue and a different issue, nobody's really been able to break any ground on that," Hui said. "But that would certainly help … if that could be arranged."
The City of Boroondara is also looking at the possibility of installing public-use bike pumps along Yarra Boulevard to assist riders that have fallen foul of punctures. Such measures would complement initiatives like Cycling Karma, which has seen spare inner tubes placed at various locations along the Boulevard for stricken riders to use and then replace at a later date.
And while measures like these are reactive in nature, the City of Boroondara is also trying to be proactive in dealing with the issue. Chris Hui told CyclingTips that the council is working on a media campaign to encourage cyclists to report on conditions on Yarra Boulevard, not just when they 'get tacked', but also when they have an incident-free ride.
"The idea there is trying to help us and the police narrow down the timeframe when these are happening so that they can target any surveillance or other efforts to a narrower timeframe," Hui said. "Just to see if there's been more of a pattern of when it's been happening.
"Looking at some of the forums and some of the reports we sort of have a feeling it might be something happening Monday night, Tuesday morning — a few times in the last few months there have been a lot of reports coming in on a Tuesday."
In the past 13 months a number of cyclists have spent time on Yarra Boulevard collecting tacks and warning riders where tacks might be encountered. Chief among these was time trial specialist and multiple-time Masters national ITT champion Shane Miller. Throughout 2014 Miller spent 19 sessions down at Yarra Boulevard, collecting a total of roughly 3,500 tacks using a home-made magnetic device. He also mapped out the areas in which the tacks most often seemed to be deposited.
Miller frequently posted to social media about his trips to Yarra Boulevard (using the #boulietacks hashtag), he published relevant information on his blog and he provided regular information to police and local council.
Cyclists take care – reports of more tacks on the Boulevard last night #boulietacks pic.twitter.com/xagKHDt9re
— City of Boroondara (@Boroondara) March 25, 2015
Inspector Steve Frost told CyclingTips that information leading to an arrest will likely come from a member of the public. So with that in mind, what can cyclists do to help?
Most importantly, Inspector Frost said, cyclists (or indeed other members of the public) should report any relevant information to CrimeStoppers (see details below). Boroondara police are also keeping a record of cyclists that call the station having received a puncture as a result of the tacks. Furthermore, local police and the local council are also monitoring the #boulietacks hashtag on Twitter and Instagram so any information that helps the case can be posted there.
While police will continue their investigation and the local council and VicRoads will continue their clean-up efforts, perhaps there's more that cyclists can do to address the issue from their end.
One thing that's clear from speaking to the authorities involved is that all parties believe a local resident (or residents) is to blame for the tacks, in protest, it's assumed, of cyclists using Yarra Boulevard in the early morning and making noise. It's an issue Cycling Victoria is keenly aware of and the organisation's CEO, Kipp Kaufmann, told CyclingTips that it is considering ways of responding.
"A number of rides start or meet at the corner of Yarra Street and Walmer Street. It's a reasonably built-up area and the noise may be a cause of friction with local residents," Kaufmann said. "While this isn't a reason to throw tacks on the road and endanger the public we recognise the importance of understanding the broader community and being a proactive cycling community to respond.
"As such Cycling Victoria is considering recommending to groups that they start their rides further up the Boulevard."
I cannot believe I got #boulietacks attacked this morning. Isn't this over yet? #wymtm #rfwya
A photo posted by Caz Whitehead (@caztheturtle) on Aug 18, 2014 at 2:32pm PDT
Some might argue that this advice is akin to victim-blaming. But for Guy Underwood, director of the risk management group RISQ which has been collaborating with Cycling Victoria on the issue, it's all about putting yourself in other people's shoes.
"Imagine if you were a home-owner and bought a house in what was a really nice, quiet, leafy suburb and every morning at 5.30 a heap of blokes in lycra were chatting about their new SRAM Red or their PB on the weekend," Underwood, a keen cyclist himself, told CyclingTips.
"We've got to accept some responsibility for our actions. It's the same as riding through red lights or riding three abreast in a lane — of course it's not right for someone to run us over in a car but we've got to accept responsibility."
"By us doing this we're showing to the wider community we accept that we are part of the larger community and we just want to cycle and enjoy our sport in a safe and peaceful environment."
One of the groups that uses Yarra Boulevard early on a weekday morning is Hells 500 (disclosure: the group's founder, Andy van Bergen, works at CyclingTips). Hells 500 moved its Tuesday morning ride away from the corner of Yarra Boulevard and Walmer Street roughly six months ago to reduce any impact they might have been having on local residents.
"While there is never any justification for potentially endangering cyclists, our group felt there were some easy changes we could make to reduce our impact," Andy van Bergen said. "After chatting with Cycling Victoria about the issue we moved the starting location of our ride and removed any regroup points (where riders will often chat). We also change our route every week to reduce our presence on any one particular part of road."
Cycling Victoria/RISQ Group is also considering a door-knocking campaign to speak with local residents.
"[We'd] say to them 'This is an ongoing issue, the police are involved, so there's waste of police resources; VicRoads is involved, council have been involved cleaning up the tacks etc. — it's cost a lot of people money,'" Guy Underwood said.
"The other thing is it's particularly dangerous because people take their dogs for a walk, they go running, there are kids playing in the area. Hopefully if one of the people we speak to is the person responsible, they might decide it's worth them not throwing tacks any more."
In the meantime, cyclists continue to be frustrated by a lack of progress in the case. But as Guy Underwood — a former police officer himself — told CyclingTips, riders need to understand that the case could take quite a bit longer for police to solve.
"[Cyclists] can blame CSI, NCIS and Law and Order," Underwood said. "Real crimes don't get solved in 45 minutes."
And, sadly, the reality is that the offender(s) might never be caught.
"We're talking a stretch of road that five, six, seven kilometres long. If someone is just walking along and dropping [tacks] out of their trouser pocket, or driving along in their car … it's not an easy thing to investigate," Underwood said. "The police can't afford to have somebody there 24/7.
"But having worked with them, various agencies are trying to do their best given the difficult circumstances."
#boulietacks are well and truly back. this my first after dodging them for a good year. #rfwya
A photo posted by Dean Tran (@deancycle) on Mar 2, 2015 at 2:26pm PST
While the Boulie tacks issue is cause for ongoing frustration for cyclists, it's clear in speaking to the key players at Victoria Police, VicRoads, the City of Boroondara, Cycling Victoria and RISQ Group that this frustration is shared by all involved. But despite this, and while the relevant authorities certainly seem committed to continuing the investigation, there's also a sense that this is not the only issue they have to deal with and certainly not the most pressing.
For now, further patience seems to be required on the part of cyclists. The authorities don't want cyclists to stop using Yarra Boulevard and nor should they. At this stage we aren't aware of any serious injuries as a result of the tacks and we can only hope it stays that way.
If you have any relevant or useful information that might help police with their investigation, please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, anonymously if you prefer. Punctures and other incidents that result from tacks on Yarra Boulevard can be reported to the Boroondara police station: (03) 8851 1111. You can also post relevant information to #boulietacks on Twitter and Instagram.
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With the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) - - crossing the 100 - day mark, the government has started dispatching over nine crore personalised letters to the beneficiaries to educate them of benefits of the scheme, but the move has met with criticism from the Opposition who called it BJP's poll propaganda ahead of the general election.
Indu Bhushan, CEO of the Ayushman Bharat programme told IANS that about nine crore letters have been printed and are being dispatched to beneficiaries.
"The two - page letter is addressed to the beneficiaries across all the states, written in eight languages.
The letters have already been dispatched since Sunday, " he said.
The letter that has been written by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks about the benefit of the Ayushman Bharat scheme along with other schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana among others, before ending with his note on the PMJAY.
While Bhushan said that the expenditure for printing the letters is 'reasonable' and did not clarify on the exact amount being spent by the Centre, he noted that the amount has not been spent from the budget allocated for the Ayushman scheme.
Launched by Modi in September last year, the scheme seeks to bring 50 crore poor people under a medical insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh per year.
The states are required to chip in with 40 per cent of the funds.
The Opposition slammed the BJP government for spending over Rs 400 crore just on the "letter spree" when the actual budget allocation was Rs 2, 000 crore.
CPI - M parliamentarian M. B. Rajesh said the BJP government was misusing the public money for poll propaganda.
"As per the information we got, the government has spent Rs 25 crore on printing these letters.
If we take into account the expenses on using speed - post to dispatch them to the beneficiaries, which is Rs 410 crore, the overall expenditure comes around Rs 435 crore.
It is one - fourth of the total budget outlay for the scheme, " Rajesh told IANS.
He said the scheme was portrayed "as a charity by Modi like Obama - care, " ignoring the states' contribution.
Accusing the Centre of neglecting West Bengal's contribution to the scheme, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earlier this month announced that her state will not pay its share of funds for the project and asked the Centre to pay the full amount if it wanted to run it.
"Why should we contribute 40 per cent of the funds for Ayushman Bharat?