It seems that nowadays if you do not wear the latest fashion or follow the latest guru you are not fit to be considered a fully functioning member of society. Of course, most smart people know that the opposite is true: to succeed at the highest levels within any sphere requires adherence to what works best, and feels right, for the individual, that individuality of style and intent support personal growth, self satisfaction and goal attainment. So, to lose weight in the "fastest time possible" it is best, it appears, to find an approach that works most effectively for you and to hell with what the marketing hype suggests and what sheep-like masses of followers say.
If you're among the 30% of Americans who sleep less than six hours a night, here's one simple way to whittle your waistline: catch more Zs. A 16-year study of almost 70,000 women found that those who slept five hours or less a night were 30% more likely to gain 30 or more pounds than those who slept 7 hours. The National Institutes of Health suggest adults sleep seven to eight hours a night.
With those seeking weight loss increasingly bombarded with fad diets, people are now preparing a bewildering array of food combinations and eating either massive quantities of these or tiny servings which, in both cases, will only hamper weight loss efforts. Fad diets usually only work - if at all - over the short term, though there are some that have become quite popular and are used by many. Many of these diets, however, are so nutritionally restrictive that they can only be maintained for a short period before the dieter relents and eventually regains that which they lost.
Most forms of sustained lower intensity exercise will suffice here: stationary cycling, fast walking and the stepper machine being the best forms. Running is too tough on the joints and typically will burn a greater degree more muscle than will the lower impact forms of cardio, as mentioned here. So, if you can get out of bed before 7.00am and complete 45 minutes of moderate intensity cardio three times per week you will almost certainly be on the path to permanent weight loss. Probably the best reason for adopting such an approach is the fact it is relatively easy to maintain; once waking earlier becomes routine, morning cardio will not only burn fat, guaranteed - no need for any money back promises here - but will awaken your mind and set you up perfectly for the day ahead.
A number of athletes told us that they don't abandon heavy free-weight workouts when trying to get cut. "I've lifted weights for over 10 years," says Louisville personal trainer Lindsay Cappotelli, "and I've found that heavy weights lifted for 5-8 reps with a focus on big lifts like the squat, deadlift, and bench press has worked best for me. You always hear, 'Train with light weights for high reps to burn fat,' but I've found the opposite to be true."
Instead of satisfying your sweet tooth with some refined sugar, turn to berries and enjoy a slimmer waistline in no time. Berries are loaded with antioxidants, which can help reduce inflammation throughout the body, and research from the University of Michigan reveals that rats given a berry-rich diet shaved off a significant proportion of their belly fat when compared to a control group. Berries like strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries are also loaded with resveratrol, an antioxidant pigment that has been linked to reductions in belly fat and a reduced risk of dementia, to boot.
Eat a 500 calorie deficit. To lose weight, you should calculate how much calories you're burning per day and eat around 300-500 calories less than that. However, be careful not to restrict yourself too much. On average women should eat no less than 1500 calories a day and men no less than 1700.[12] You must be careful with this! You should not starve yourself; that will make you sick and feel miserable.
"Your body has been starving all night long, and it needs nutrients to rebuild itself," says Matarazzo. "If you just catch something quick on the run instead of eating a full meal, it negatively impacts your workout, and everything else you do during the day." Eat sufficient protein (30-40g), a complex carbohydrate, like oatmeal, and a piece of fruit to start your day off right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzWc0JTsPhg


Media Coverage Lacking Until it Shows What Abortion Really Is
Opinion | Maria Vitale Gallagher | Aug 26, 2012 | 11:23AM | Washington, DC
When I was in journalism school in college, a professor told us would-be scribes that journalists don't tell people what to think—they tell people what to think about. In other words, the enterprising reporter places a spotlight on issues that matter, that spark meaningful dialogue that helps to address our nation's most pressing concerns. The objective journalist does not promote a particular point of view, but surveys the landscape, collecting viewpoints that can be shared with the electorate.
Unfortunately, in the feeding frenzy that results from 24-hour news coverage and the cut-throat quest for ratings, much of our daily news diet consists of something along the lines of trending topics on Twitter—not much in the way of sustenance, but plenty of sizzle.
In recent days, the news has been saturated with stories about abortion and the 2012 election. But I would argue that, despite the seemingly non-stop, breathless coverage, the real issue of abortion has not been covered at all.
Let me explain. Student journalists are taught never to assume. While you are not to insult the intelligence of your audience, you are not to assume that they know all there is to know about a subject. In fact, they may know darn little.
As an example, let's take the issue of fracking. Strong feelings exist on both sides of this issue. Yet, mention the word, and some educated people may say, "Huh?" That would explain why, for instance, a Washington Post article on the subject, in its very first line, explains that fracking is the fracturing of shale rock that gives rise to natural gas.
But in news stories about abortion, you don't see or hear a definition of the term. It's assumed we all know what it is. But how many people really do know?
I do not recall any of my science textbooks in school explaining the procedure of abortion. At the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, where I work, we receive essays each year from junior high and high school students for our annual writing contest. Invariably, we will see essays from 7th graders who, after researching abortion, exclaim something to the effect that "I can't believe this is going on" and "How can this be legal?"
Even purportedly reputable polling on the issue of abortion cannot be trusted. A recent CNN poll asked, "Do you think abortion should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances?"
Again, for purposes of discussion, let's substitute the word "fracking" for "abortion" in the poll question. A respondent's first response might be, "What exactly is fracking?"
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If the CNN poll question were re-phrased to include a definition of abortion, would the results be the same? Of course, then the issue becomes: How is the definition derived? If the terminology comes from an organization, such as Planned Parenthood, which receives money from the practice of abortion, the language would be suspect.
The news has been filled with stories about abortion recently. But not really. Until there is in-depth coverage of what abortion really is—and its real effects on women, both born and unborn—the news reports are just a bunch of words strung together, which do not fulfill the requirements of Journalism 101.


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After a week off last week, episode 16 of RACE22 Radio will hit the airwaves Monday night at 6:30pm and will be headlined by Modified driver James Civali.
Civali, known as the "One Man Taliban", is competing full-time at Bowman Gray Stadium this season. In the season opener where he was the talk of the 200-lap Modified race after using the chrome horn to make his way to the front of the field. Civali will join RACE22 Radio host and founder of RACE22.com, Langley Austin along with his co-hosts Roger Johnson and "Crazy" Corey Latham in the studio at Performancenter Racing Warehouse in Statesville, NC for a long-form sit down to talk about his racing career, competing at Bowman Gray and much more.
The guys will also talk about the races of the last two weekends around the region including Bowman Gray Stadium's wild Sportsman and Modified openers, the grand reopening of Motor Mile Speedway, CARS Tour at Ace Speedway and all the rest of the action from around the region.
RACE22 Radio will be broadcast live via Facebook Live and will be available soon after the live airing on RACE22.com's new Podcast platform which is available via these channels; Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, Breaker, PocketCasts, RadioPublic, Stitcher and will be available soon on more platforms. If it's not available on your favorite platform email podcast@race22.com to let us know and we'll work on making it available there as well.
Join us Monday night at 6:30pm for this week's episode of RACE22 Radio exclusively on RACE22.com. If you want to come and see the show live it's free to do so and is recorded from the shop at Performancenter Racing Warehouse in Statesville, NC.
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Harry Batterbee
Sir Harry Fagg Batterbee GCMG KCVO (19 September 1880 – 25 August 1976) was a prominent British civil servant and diplomat and the first British High Commissioner to New Zealand.[1]
Batterbee was born in 1880 in Faversham, Kent in his parents' house at 62 Newton Road.[2] His father, Napoleon Batterbee, born in Lambeth, London, was the son of a compositor, and had come to Faversham in 1859 to teach at the District National Schools, which reportedly had a Europe-wide reputation for its excellent premises and progressive methods. Harry's mother, Sarah Elizabeth (née Fagg), was from a family of local grocers.
In 1890, Harry started his education at Faversham Grammar School (now Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham) and from there won a scholarship to Hertford College, Oxford.[1] His stature, standing 6 ft 4 in, lent itself to an excellent sporting reputation.
Batterbee was a career civil servant. He entered the Civil Service after graduating eventually specialising in handling Government relations with what were known as the Dominions of the British Empire. His diplomatic career began in 1905 in the Colonial Office in London.[3] He was the private secretary to Walter Long MP, Secretary of State for the Colonies, during the First World War and during the 1920s he was political secretary for two major Imperial tours. The first tour was the 1923-24 'Empire Cruise' of a battle squadron of Royal Navy vessels led by HMS Hood; the second was the 1927 Duke of York's tour of Australia and New Zealand. He was appointed KCVO (Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order) after this tour. At this time he was placed in a new Whitehall department as one of the original members of the Dominions Office.[3] In 1930 he became the Assistant Permanent Undersecretary of State for Dominion Affairs to his brother-in-law and fellow alumnus of Hertford College, Oxford, Sir Edward Harding with whom he served until 1939 (Batterbee was married to Harding's sister).[4]
He and Harding wielded considerable influence from this office. In both 1930 and 1937 Batterbee acted as deputy secretary at the Imperial Conferences held in London; the latter of which was the last of its kind. In addition he carried out sensitive and largely unreported missions, such as to Newfoundland in 1933, after its government had collapsed under the weight of a severe financial crisis leading the British authorities to resume control of its affairs.
During this period he negotiated with Éamon de Valera, the Prime Minister of Ireland which was then known still as a Dominion. Valera strenuously worked towards gaining full independence and at one point Batterbee tried to stop British plans to impose import duties on Irish farm produce. Although he failed in the short term, duties were lifted after a couple of years. Domestically, Sir Harry reportedly played an important part in resolving the crisis that arose when King Edward VIII was advised that he should abdicate if he wished to pursue his plans to marry Mrs Simpson.
In 1939, Harding was appointed the British High Commissioner to South Africa and at the same time Batterbee took up office as the first British High Commissioner to New Zealand[5] having been appointed as such on 27 July 1938. His appointment eased relations with New Zealand which was increasingly unwilling to use the Governor as an intermediary between its own government and that of the United Kingdom. The Second World War broke out soon afterward, and given its reach into the Pacific, it was not until its conclusion that Batterbee was finally able to retire. Batterbee was able to maintain a long-cultured network of correspondents even in wartime conditions where telegrams were largely restricted to matters of the highest urgency.[3] His correspondents included Whitehall mandarins, fellow High Commissioners and soon-to-be Ambassadors, family and friends, ordinary citizens of the Empire.[3]
Sir Harry retired from the Civil Service in 1945 and began a period that was to last almost as long as his working life. He became Chairman of the British Antarctic Survey, which became the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge and even had a mountain range in Antarctica named after him. He also became a governor of his old Faversham school, and from 1961 to 1967 was chairman of the governors. He moved back to the town of his birth and joined the Faversham Society where he was instrumental in the struggle to avert Kent County Council plans to give the town an inner ring road.
He died in 1976 and was buried at Faversham Parish Church in September 1976.[1]
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1 2 3 "Sir Harry Batterbee". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 26 August 1976.
↑ Dr Arthur Percival, Director, Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre, Faversham, Sir Harry Batterbee GCMG KCVO MA, published on Faversham.org > History > People > Sir Harry Batterbee GCMG KCVO MA
1 2 3 4 Andrew Stewart, Sir Harry Batterbee's World: A Model Imperial Network, Defence Studies Department, King's College London
↑ Sir George Edward Gordon Catlin, For God's sake, go!: an autobiography page 30, (Publisher:Smythe), 1972
↑ Nicholas Mansergh, Survey of British Commonwealth affairs: problems of wartime co-operation and post-war change 1939-1952, 1968, (Routledge), ISBN 0-7146-1496-3, ISBN 978-0-7146-1496-0
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Ballantine IPA, Pabst Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI
I heard once that the oaked barrel aged version of this brew was never sold, but gifted to only the best customers and distributors. I also heard that the gifted version of this beer was the inspiration for the modern day Burton Baton from Dogfish Head. Is there any truth to these claims?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/08/13/pabst-to-bring-back-ballantine-ipa/14013995/
Going hipster, Pabst resurrecting Ballantine IPA
Mike Snider, USA Today
Pabst is making another old-school beer move by resurrecting a classic brand, Ballantine India Pale Ale.
First brewed in 1878 at Ballantine Brewing Co., in Newark, N.J., the legendary beer in its original hoppy form was phased out in the '70s as big-brand lagers overwhelmed the marketplace. (A watered-down version remained on the market until the mid-'90s.)
Now Pabst Brewing, which has 30 beers including Old Style, Schlitz and Lone Star in its lineup, hopes to make a hit out of the revived beer at a time when flagship Pabst Blue Ribbon, or PBR, has been adopted by hipsters as cheap, cool and nostalgic.
When Ballantine IPA arrives in stores in six packs and 750-milliliter bottles next month, "We are hoping that the current (Pabst Blue Ribbon) consumers will embrace the Ballantine IPA," said Pabst master brewer Greg Deuhs.
At the same time, Deuhs did a lot of work to create a brew that could also seduce craft beer drinkers, who are always craving new and often hoppy experiences. "When I came on board," he says, "one of my challenges was, how do we get into the craft business? I said that we already have the answer: Ballantine IPA." Pabst has owned the brand since its 1975 acquisition of Falstaff.
The IPA will be available in nine northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, including New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Appealing to the growing craft beer market as well as to hipsters and mainstream consumers could mean success for Ballantine IPA. While overall beer consumption fell nearly 2% last year in the $100 billion beer market, craft beer consumption grew 17% and accounted for $14.3 billion, according to the Brewers Association.
In re-creating Ballantine IPA, Deuhs had no original recipe or company notes to fall back on. Instead, he relied on analytic reports from as far back as the '30s that tracked the ale's attributes (alcohol, bitterness, gravity level). He also researched what ingredients were likely used, historical accounts of the beer and beer lovers' remembrances.
After about two years of brewing test batches, he began pilot production trials at Cold Spring (Minn.) Brewing Co., which makes its own Third St. Brewhouse beers and contracts out its brewing capacity for other producers. "We wanted to make it as authentic as possible and a true craft beer," Deuhs says.
The IPA uses four different malts and eight different hops, as well as hop oil to finish it off. American oak chips are used in the process, harking back to the oak and cypress barrels used for the original beer.
As for Ballantine's taste, "The beer has a nice malt/hop balance, and leans more toward the hoppy side of the fence and not at all the malty-British-IPA balance I anticipated," says Bil Corcoran who runs My Beer Buzz, an online beer site and podcast, and has tasted it. "I thought it was a really enjoyable and distinct IPA. … I do think they will draw in both the current craft beer drinker who appreciates a good IPA as well as the craft beer newbies who appreciate the historical or family links the Ballantine name carries."
2 comments on "Ballantine IPA, Pabst Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI"
kurtlo
Burton Baton is one of my top 3 brews. Love it!!
Me too, Burton Baton is one of my favorites. I'd love to hear from Dogfish Head regarding its origins.
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The Fans
Subculture Lost & Found: Liverpool
Liverpool's lost past and newly found musical places
Liverpool's current Cavern Club. Photo: Eddie Bernard, Public Domain
From The Cavern and Eric's to The Invisible Wind Factory. We take a look at some of Liverpool's lost past of quirky venues and newly founded musical hangouts.
It's near impossible not to mention The Cavern in a discussion about Liverpool's musical history. There's no denying the part the club had to play in The Beatles' story if nothing else, but it is possibly an unpopular truth that the current Cavern Club is not the original venue known for The Beatles' first UK gigs following their return from their residence in Hamburg. Opening as a jazz club in 1957, the cellar that housed the club was demolished in 1973 to make way for the Merseyrail Underground Rail Loop. In 1984 The Cavern was rebuilt in the image of the original, using bricks reclaimed from the original cellar with the backing of a Liverpool F.C. footballer. The new Cavern was closed due to financial troubles in 1989, but was reopened '91 and still functions to this day as a venue, but, despite famous performances by Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, and Paul McCartney, the club now leads a sort of dual life as venue and tourist attraction, with the latter function compromising the former.
Eric's
Just around the corner from The Cavern, Eric's was the enterprise of Roger Eagle who bought a warehouse in 1974 and turned it into a venue, discouraging the bands that played there from comparing themselves to The Beatles and the preceding scene. Quickly becoming a countercultural hub, Eric's was hosting the like of The Clash and Sex Pistols by 1977. The venue sadly closed in 1980 amidst the financial and political turmoils of the time. The club was reopened under the name Brady's but closed within a year. Read more about Eric's in our feature by Josh Ray here.
Eric's, Liverpool
More brand than venue, Cream was the famous club night that took place at Liverpool's Nation nightclub. Cream was the runaway success, and hence it's the name that has stuck in dance music culture's collective memory. James Barton, Darren Hughes and Andy Carroll (a former DJ at Brady's) were the DJs that instigated Cream. The events grew into one of the most recognised names in house music across its ten years (1992-2002) with visiting DJs including Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez, Graeme Park, Brandon Block, Andy Weatherall and early sets from The Chemical Brothers. Nation was demolished as part of the development of 447 apartments taking its place in Liverpool's Wolstenholme Square, but the Cream brand lives on as Creamfields festival.
The Kazimer
Falling foul of the same Wolstenholme Square development as Nation, The Kazimer closed its doors in 2016. The ambitious art scene driven club opened in 2008 taking over a previously run-down venue space and turned it into a unique nightlife experience with themed nights bringing together elements of clubbing, live performance, theatre, installation, fine art and more. The club was demolished in 2016 going out on a high with a Space age themed NYE party. Thankfully though this wasn't quite the end for Kazimer (more about that later).
The Invisible Wind Factory
After the loss of their venue, Kazimier Productions moved on from their Wolstenholme Square location to undertake an even more ambitious project. The Invisible Wind Factory is described by Kazimier as 'a cultural themepark of the future'. The North Docks factory building now houses a venue, a rehearsal space, a music studio, electronics workshop - the list goes on. Making use of the space afforded to them by the move IWF is a long way from The Cavern, and will challenge some people's ideas of what a music venue is, but with its vibrant unconventional approach it certainly stands out from the competition on a national scale.
EBGBS
For those that want something more Cavern like, EBGBS bears some resemblance to the aforementioned underground club, not least its cellar location and brick arches, though its name seems to make reference to the iconic New York venue CBGB. Pulled Apart By Horses, Whenyoung, Goat Girl and Twisted Wheel are just a few of the names currently filling the billings.
DROP the DumBULLS
A DIY creative space and studio housed in a previously unused 140 year old pub in Liverpool's North Docklands, DROP the DumBULLS' manifesto is to make unused spaces available to those wishing to make things of use. News stories recently put a question mark over the future of the enterprise, with some confusion as to whether or not the building was to be included in a redevelopment of the location aimed at encouraging creative independents to set up in the area.
24 Kitchen Street
Heading up the creative hub around Liverpool's Baltic Triangle, 24 Kitchen Street is a thriving multi-use space that hosts independent gigs, club nights, art exhibitions, spoken word nights and more. With its reassuringly informal warehouse feel it lends itself especially well to underground dance but the programming has something for everyone, from indie discos to theme nights celebrating key artists. You can also get a pizza there if you're hungry.
24 Kitchen Street, Liverpool. Photo: Samantha Milligan
An outdoor space with a contemporary Berlin biergarten vibe, Constellations also resides in the city's Baltic Triangle. Its relaxed atmosphere has been the backdrop for recent events as diverse as exhibitions for North West photography collective Disparity, through to lending its space to the Positive Vibrations Baltic Triangle Reggae Festival, which saw Lee Scratch Perry grace its stage. The programming at Constellations goes far beyond just gigs. Its listings are the stuff that perfect countercultural summer evenings are made of.
Constellations, Liverpool
The Shipping Forecast
While some have been judgy of The Shipping Forecast's enthusiasm for craft beers and Americanised menus full of Instagram ready burgers, the fact remains that this venue took back a space that was previously occupied by a nationwide chain of '70s theme pubs. The pub is now the kind of place where Goat Girl, the Wytches, Slaves and Don Letts have recently drawn crowds, and that is no bad thing. The Shipping Forecast might not be underground, but it's certainly a success of independence over highstreet homogeny. The flexible multi-levelled open space lends itself to different sizes and types of event - from gigs to DJ sets and more.
The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool
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On Day 2, Eagles Can Satisfy Needs
Once projected as a top 5 draft pick, Geno Smith slid through and out of the first round on Thursday night and is now the top story for rounds two and three. He is the marquee player still on the board, along with Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o. Both could be around for quite a while in the second round.
The feeling here is that the Eagles have other needs to fill, other cravings to satisfy, than to select Smith in the second round. Do they love him? If they do, by all means go get him with the 35th overall selection.
Otherwise, stay away. Why take a "flier" on a player at a premium position who you don't really love? The Eagles did their homework on Smith -- they worked him out privately and had him in to the NovaCare Complex for a visit -- so they have a working understanding of what he's all about.
Smith was prolific at West Virginia, but there seems to be something that is turning off the NFL personnel departments and coaches. Is his attitude right? Is he a leader? Were his stats inflated at West Virginia in a dink-and-dunk system?
Whatever it is, Smith was the Day 1 tragic fall from grace. He's still on the board as the draft starts on Friday, as is Te'o, and the Eagles could very well take one or both of them with their picks in rounds two and three.
The Eagles could also be in position to move back in the second round and accumulate some extra picks. They have options and they are going to think through every consideration.
So what will they do? As it always works, the team has small groupings of players it likes for each round, and within those groups the Eagles rank their preferences. If they stay in place at the top of each round, the Eagles will get their hands on some very fine football players, and the value is strong at positions like safety, defensive line, tight end and wide receiver.
A move back provides more ammunition for the Eagles to gain extra draft picks and add depth to the roster. There are a ton of very good players on the board. The Eagles have a great opportunity to bolster this roster.
But will they take Smith, the star from West Virginia? I guess I say I would be surprised if it happened. I think head coach Chip Kelly liked what he saw from both Michael Vick and Nick Foles, and it wouldn't shock me if the Eagles stay away from the position throughout the draft.
As for Te'o, he's a talented inside linebacker who had a marvelous career at Notre Dame, and if the Eagles move back in the second round maybe he's an option. I just don't see him at 35.
Where will the Eagles go, then? I will throw out the guess that the Eagles add either a defensive lineman or a safety with that pick, and then see what their options are in the third round. A trade down is absolutely an option. General manager Howie Roseman has been talking to teams throughout the weeks and has a list of scenarios to ponder.
The goal of Day 2 in the draft is to help this football team, no matter where. Defense? Sure. Pieces for the offense? I think a wide receiver, a tight end, and even a running back could be a possibility before too long.
The word is that the strength of this draft is in the middle rounds, so here we are. Expect a lot of trades in these two rounds. Expect the Eagles to be right in the thick of things.
But Smith? I say no, but that is no inside information. That's just a feeling that I have. Something is missing from the Geno Smith file, something substantial enough that the first round came and went and he's still available.
The week of words, from the players
As the Eagles prepare for their trip to Tampa Bay, let's recap what the players had to say about the upcoming Wild Card matchup with the Bucs.
Locked in: Jalen Hurts is no stranger to the big stage
The second-year quarterback is a much different player than the one the Bucs saw back in Week 6.
The Tom Brady Factor: 'A big-time challenge' awaits the Eagles' defense
The Eagles got to see the quarterback up close back in Week 6. A lot has changed since then, but the mission remains the same against a player who has seen it all.
An appreciation of Jeff Stoutland and the Eagles' marvelous offensive line
A look at the maestro of the O-line and some insight into the process that allows his position group to be a strength of this team.
Eagles will face the Buccaneers in the Wild Card Round
The Eagles finish the regular season as the No. 7 seed and will travel to face the defending Super Bowl Champions next Sunday at 1 PM on FOX.
Opening drive presents short-term and future potential for Eagles
With 10 players inactive and another 11 on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, the Eagles got to feature young players in spotlight roles in the regular-season finale.
Chasing a dream: The 'craziest underdog' Cameron Malveaux gets another chance Saturday night
While it remains to be seen how Head Coach Nick Sirianni will handle the starters, Malveaux savors the opportunity to suit up once again.
Greg Ward epitomizes the Eagles' team-first mentality
His role isn't as expansive as last year, but the wide receiver has been a reliable presence both on and off the field.


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New coupe "true to fun character of GT86 predecessor'Light weight, low centre of gravity, agile handlingThird model in Toyota's line-up of global GR sport cars CAPE TOWN, South Africa – An all-new Toyota GR 86 made its world debut in early April 2021 via an online event hosted by Toyota Gazoo Racing and Subaru Corporation.… Continue reading Toyota GR 86: April '21 launch, SA in 2022
Cruiser comeback! Toyota reverses on rugged all- (or no) roader
February 27, 2021 les stephenson
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Toyota's Land Cruiser 70-series needs no introduction, having etched an enviable reputation among off-roading enthusiasts, game rangers, farmers, and other utility vehicle-minded users. The rugged construction and infallible Toyota engines have earned it the reputation of "it just keeps going". The 70-series is available as a bakkie (79), station-wagon (76), and wagon (78).… Continue reading Cruiser comeback! Toyota reverses on rugged all- (or no) roader
Hey parents, big prizes for kids' Toyota 'Dream Car' art
February 8, 2021 February 8, 2021 les stephenson
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Toyota SA has opened t entries for the 15th annual Toyota Dream Car Art Contest and is inviting entries from children younger than 15 years up to the closing date of March 31 2021. The contest is intended to encourage youngsters to explore their creativity and "transport their imagination beyond our… Continue reading Hey parents, big prizes for kids' Toyota 'Dream Car' art
AWD Toyota GR Yaris: Car of the Year for 2021?
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Will join GR Supra in Toyota's GR portfolioFirst turbocharged Toyota AWD in SASpiritual successor to the Celica GT-FOUR JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Toyota's GR Yaris, expected in South Africa in early 2021, is said to have all the credentials for competition success given that it has a new 200kW/370Nm 1.6-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine –… Continue reading AWD Toyota GR Yaris: Car of the Year for 2021?
2020 Toyota Agya: (Another) new dawn for SA minicars
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – If South Africans have grown accustomed to the concept of "together but apart" over the past year then a joint-mobility venture that will reunite families, fun, and value has arrived. It's the Toyota Aygo, the latest renaming and repositioning of Toyota SA's entry-level cars. Following the forging of successful partnerships with… Continue reading 2020 Toyota Agya: (Another) new dawn for SA minicars
Toyota announces spec updates for Corolla hatches
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Back in 2019 Toyota SA launched a fresh Corolla Hatch into the market while ululating about its good looks and "unrivalled" refinement. Scroll forward to March 2020 and the automaker added 'Safety Sense' tech to the flagship Xr; move on to October 2020 and further enhancements have surfaced. Toyota says the… Continue reading Toyota announces spec updates for Corolla hatches
Toyota Starlet bows in to replace entertaining Etios
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Alarming football statistic has San Diego parents talking
A new study on concussions suggests players who suffered repeated blows to the head, even minor ones, ran the greatest risk of problems later in life. These findings are not only attracting attenti...
Author: Richard Allyn, Reporter
Published: 11:00 AM PDT September 19, 2015
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - A new study on concussions suggests players who suffered repeated blows to the head, even minor ones, ran the greatest risk of problems later in life. These findings are not only attracting attention on the national league-level, but on the local football fields, as well.
When Cleveland Browns' quarterback Josh McCown was "helicoptered'' into the end zone last Sunday by Jets linebacker Demario Davis, the NFL swiftly ruled him out of the game for an injury not exclusive to professional players.
For San Diego mom Annette Grimes, whose two teen-aged sons play high school football, that risk of a serious head injury is always a concern.
"We pray every single time. I've just been fortunate," Grimes said. "It's a game, it is still a game no matter how much everybody loves it. We want you to still be alive and continue doing what you do best," she said.
A concern highlighted by the results of a recent study carried out at Boston University found that 96 percent of former NFL players, who were examined, proved to have suffered from a degenerative brain disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE.
It's believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head, which can lead to memory loss, depression and dementia. It's the same condition that former Charger Junior Seau, who killed himself in 2012, suffered from.
CTE is now serving as the inspiration for an upcoming major motion picture called "Concussion", starring Will Smith.
Phil Grooms, who is an athletic trainer for Morse High School in Skyline, says that virtually all schools nationwide follow a strict protocol for any student athlete, who is even suspected of sustaining a head injury. They are immediately removed from the game, and closely monitored for any symptoms of a concussion.
"The bottom line is, they are high school children and they have a whole big life ahead of them. Nothing compared to being impaired for the rest of your life," Grooms said.
In response to the new study, a spokesman for the NFL said, "We are dedicated to making football safer and continue to take steps to protect players, including rule changes, advanced sideline technology, and expanded medical resources."


War as it really is
April 14, 2008 By urbanora in Non-fiction, Online videos, War
German prisoners of war in Donald C. Thompson's War As It Really Is (1916), from http://www.realmilitaryflix.com
Realmilitaryflix is the ungainly name for a remarkable new source of online video. The site has been put together by US Air Force combat camera veteran John Corry, who began building up a collection of war films while producing a television series in 1991. The site comprises 650 films (with 1,200 more promised by the end of the year), and ranges from the First World War to Iraq and Afghanistan today. Military enthusiasts can scour the decades of conflict; here at the Bioscope we concentrate on the silent material from the 1914-1918 conflict, which is significant enough in itself.
There are some thirty titles so far, most of them American official films of one kind or another, shot by the U.S. Signal Corps or produced by the propaganda outfit, the Committee on Public Information. Care has been taken to give correct titles and to determine dates, locations and regiments. I've not yet had the chance to view them all, but here's a quick guide to some of the highlights:
Actualities of the World War
Realmilitary flix says "If you only watch one WWI film, make it this one", and it's not far wrong. This dynamic four-part compilation was made up of American military film after the war, and the material was expertly edited to form a general narrative of American participation in the war 1917-1918. Its correct title appears to be Flashes of Action, and the National Archives and Records Administration's ARC catalogue identifies it as c.1921 (many of these films of this site are duplicated in NARA, and some of the descriptions come from NARA's records). It is filled with vivid scenes of the kind we expect to see of the war, leavened with plenty of human detail.
This 1916 production is a single person's effort – the redoubtable Donald C. Thompson, an independent and resourceful American cameraman who filmed British, French, Belgian, Russian and German troops over 1914-1916, speaking volumes for his diplomatic abilities. He was with the French army at Verdun, where he was wounded, and from which conflict much of this film derives. The quality of the footage is evident throughout, while some of it is startling – apparently close shots of trench warfare (one should always be suspicious of footage where the cameraman would have been in peril e.g. being positioned above the trenches), the shooting of a spy (before and after), and shots of corpses and skeletons.
German Film of the WWI Sea Commerce Raider "Moewe"
This, as it says, is a German-produced film, made in 1917, which was captured by the Allies and subsequently released as The Notorious Cruise of the Raider 'Moewe'. It follows the German raider ship Moewe as it captures Allied shipping, several examples of which are shown sinking. Its breezy tone comes over as all the more startling having the matter-of-fact titles translated into English.
British WWI Film on the Mideast and other Naval Operations
This is British official film taken in Palestine and Mesopotamia 1917-1918. There is some very impressive footage here, including a gunboat firing on the Tigris and striking aerial photography of a British convoy at sea. It ends with famous, iconic footage of General Allenby entering Jerusalem in December 1917, with fleeting glimpses of Lawrence of Arabia (in military uniform), if you know where to look.
T.E. Lawrence and General Allenby, shown in British WWI Film on the Mideast and other Naval Operations, from http://www.realmilitaryflix.com
And there's much more: demonstrations of gas warfare, the operation of observation balloons, the construction of dummy soldiers as camouflage, radio operations, black troops, and the peace treaty negotations at Versailles in 1919. As indicated, one should always take care assessing the authenticity of war footage from this era – the cameramen were frequently brave, but they were severely limited by both equipment and army officialdom, and of course had to preserve their own lives. Overly dramatic footage (always consider where the cameraman was positioned when the film was taken and then ask why he wasn't killed) may show genuine action but may equally have been staged. That said, there seems relatively little fakery here, just much startling footage intercut with skilfully-shot scenes of the mundanities of warfare which somehow bring it home all the more to us today.
All of the titles are available in Flash, and look OK blown up to full screen. One notable last point to make – all of the contemporary films of the war are shown silent. Go explore.
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Petr Korpusenko: "2020 will see us carrying out even more integrations with new partners worldwide"
TVBET presented its leading live games including Keno, JokerBet, 1Bet, and Backgammon at this year's ICE London, while the company also demonstrated its new turn-key Betting Shop solution. Casino Review spoke to CEO Petr Korpusenko about the company's big plans for 2020.
Casino Review: Which products and solutions did you present at this year's ICE?
Petr Korpusenko: At ICE we demonstrated four of our live studios, two of which were streaming directly to our website, allowing players to place bets in real-time.
With our live studios, we've really bridged the gap between betting and live casino games. One of our aims for this year's ICE was to highlight the quality of our overall product offering, and in particular our cutting-edge streaming technology.
We now have 11 different fast live games including Wheel of Fortune, PokerBet, War of Elements, 5Bet, Lucky6, 7Bet, Keno, JokerBet, 21Bet, 1Bet, and BackgammonBet, so we really have something for everyone.
The games' fast pace is one of their USPs. A single game lasts around three minutes, during which customers can place their bets live or in advance on up to 10 future events.
Additionally, all TVBET's products are GLI-certified, offering operators and players alike an extra level of confidence and security.
We also presented our turn-key Betting Shop solution at ICE. We had our employees on-hand on our stand accepting bets via handheld devices and printing betting slips. It really served to underline the flexibility of the solution which can work anywhere. We were the only company presenting this kind of all-in-one, turn-key solution at this year's show. Thus, operators anywhere in the world can receive our games broadcast directly from our studios in real time. Our team is also in the process of actively developing the streaming UI. The point is to show four games in split-screen at the same time and switch them automatically when one pause to the next that is just starting. Accordingly, this will keep operators free of unnecessary selection process among the wide spectrum of our live-games, while players can follow their favourite products.
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I would also note that our games have really helped bookmakers offset seasonality in sports competitions. A number of our partners have reported the big difference our live-games have made to their revenues during the off-season.
CR: Which jurisdictions do you operate in?
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However, in business, one cannot stand still, you've always got to keep moving forward and focused on scaling new heights. With that in mind, I'm confident that 2020 will see us carrying out even more integrations with new partners worldwide.
CR: In addition to your live games, you also offer your Betting Bar solution, could you tell us a bit more about this?
PK: Betting Bar is definitely something we'll be spotlighting in 2020. The Betting Bar concept was created for the land-based casino industry and allows visitors to enjoy TVBET's live games in a relaxing bar environment, while it also includes versatile live lottery games.
We believe that Betting Bar will help attract new players to a casino, particularly those who love betting on sports, but, at the same time, it will also appeal to those who enjoy traditional casino games.
Betting Bar is equipped with modern LED screens which can display games, promotions and special offers, such as three-level jackpots, cashback, or promo coupons, all of which help an operator to further boost bets, and thus their revenue.
We've now created several bespoke Betting Bars, customised for each of the casinos we're working with and designed to meet the needs of operators in a particular market, whether that be Asia, Latin America or Europe.
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One of the first films to include hackers in its plotline, Sneakers was referenced by both experts as an instance where cybersecurity was both accessible and realistic to viewers. The heart of the story -- that technology could decrypt everything -- made people think about a question we still face: What if there were no digital secrets?
Sneakers highlights the multi-disciplinary approach someone could take to exploit a bank, Devost explains. It walks viewers through a hacker's steps of breaking into alarm systems and testing system security. It shows how calls can be rerouted to different locations around the world.
Commercial encryption algorithms also play a role, albeit in a dramatized way. Viewers learn about the concept of a "master key" and the realistic implication of that key being used to steal money and sensitive information. The film also sheds light on social engineering.
"It gave us a lot of examples back in the '90s when we were trying to explain social engineering," says Cobb. "We could explain it with Sneakers."
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Tyson Chandler: Jeremy Lin wasn't able to run the Knicks' offense
by Steve DelVecchio
When Jeremy Lin first took over for the Knicks last season, things appeared to be going quite well. After struggling mightily to start the year, New York ripped off seven straight wins and became one of the hottest teams in the league when Lin was inserted into the lineup. Despite that success, Tyson Chandler says he didn't quite have a handle on the offense.
"Baron was hurt and Jeremy was a young point guard who was just learning and figuring out an offense," Chandler told the NY Post. "It was nothing against them and it was definitely nothing against Baron. Jeremy was a young point guard who was inexperienced, who brought a great light to the organization. But as far as being able to run the offense and putting players in the right position he just wasn't there. We got some veteran point guards that are capable of doing that."
Many point guards have succeeded in Mike D'Antoni's offensive scheme, so perhaps Lin's high scoring totals and ability to take over games was a direct product of that. He may not have been the best at getting everyone involved, but overall the team seemed to do quite well when he was in the lineup.
In reality, Lin is gone now so Chandler can't be talking about how much better the team was with him. They have no choice but to move forward, and expressing confidence in the current roster rather than dwelling on the past is probably the right thing to do.
Will Muschamp could land staff role at Georgia?
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Report: Mike Singletary interviews for Bears defensive coordinator job
The Chicago Bears have brought in a somewhat surprising name to interview for their vacant defensive coordinator job.
According to Adam Jahns and Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic, the Bears interviewed franchise legend Mike Singletary for th
Jeff Passan, radio host Craig Carton in big feud over Jared Porter story
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Tyreek Hill explains why he shoved receivers coach Greg Lewis
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Michael Brantley ends up signing with Astros, not Blue Jays
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Bruce Arians has funny quote about keeping Buccaneers focused
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Sports Tennis Women's netters fall to No. 45 Rice
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By D'Andre Smith
The Lady Eagles tennis team claimed a victory in the opening round of the 2016 Conference USA Tennis Championship with a 4-1 win over University of Texas at El Paso the morning of April 21. However, the team fell in the next round to eventual conference champion Rice at the Adams Tennis Complex in Murfeesboro, Tennessee.
Southern Miss opened the matchup with a 1-0 lead after capturing the doubles point. Carolin Drescher and Alex Kitchen extended their winning streak to 11 with a 6-2 win against Vivienne Kulicke and Duda Santos. Tjasa Jerse and Elena Roca battled Raven Bennett and Dephne Visscher to a 7-6 win.
Kitchen added another point for the Lady Eagles with a 6-1, 6-2 win. UTEP got its first point of the match when Santos downed Rikeetha Pereira with a 6-2, 6-3 to get the score to 2-1.
Southern Miss closed with Roca claiming a 6-3, 6-3 win against Bennett and Drescher clinching a three-set win against Kulicke 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
With Southern Miss' over UTEP, the team advanced to face No. 2 seed and No. 45 nationally-ranked Rice in the next round.
The Owls took the early lead, winning a pair of doubles matches. Drescher and Kitchen had their 11-match winning streak snapped with a 6-2 loss to Emily Smith and Katherine Ip. Jerse and Roca lost a 6-3 decision to Solomiya Zinko and Savannah Durkin. Pereira and Claudia Castella were leading 4-3 against Lindsey Hodge and Alison Ho when their match was called.
On the singles side, Rice won the first three taking the match win. Castella lost to Ho by the score of 6-1, 6-1. Kitchen lost a 6-2, 6-1 decision to Ip, while Jerse fell to Durkin 6-0, 6-2.
The Lady Eagles finished with a 17-4-1 record on the season. It is their best finish to a season since 2007.
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Julphar profit up 15% to Dh230m
Julphar Chairman Sheikh Faisal Bin Saqr Al Qassimi chairs Julphar meeting (SUPPLIED)
Published Sunday, February 23, 2014
Julphar, Ras Al Khaimah-based pharmaceutical products producer and distributor, on Sunday said its profits in 2013 rose 14.9 per cent to Dh230.4 million while revenues increased 15.4 per cent year-on-year to Dh1.362 billion.
Sales during the year were driven by the private market sales which saw a yoy growth of 19.4 per cent.
Julphar Chairman, Sheikh Faisal Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, said: "The UAE is driving forward healthcare expansion at an international level and Julphar is proud to play a significant role in shaping the future of our industry. As the first and largest Emirati Pharmaceutical Company, we are positioned to help create a truly global platform for quality healthcare.
"We extend our thanks to our Government, Customers, Board of Directors and financial institutions, employees and all other stakeholders for their whole-hearted and continued support and contribution in the success of Julphar."
The company continued to show robust operational performance during 2013.
Gross profit during 2013 was Dh820.7 million, up 17.7 per cent. Operating profit totaled Dh235.9 million, up 8.6 per cent. Operating profit margin during the period was a robust 17.3 per cent. Profit for the year was Dh230.4 million, up 14.9 per cent yoy.
GVG Krishna, CFO of Julphar, said: "2013 has been another great year for the company. The sales mix has seen some shifts during the year. In the private market segment, while our traditional strongholds KSA, the UAE, Iraq and Lebanon have continued to see strong double-digit growth, Kuwait, Oman and Morocco too saw a strong demand for our products. In the tender segment, on the other hand, Libya, Jordan, Ethiopia and Yemen showed strong performance".


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During the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941, the 24,000 civilian and military personnel in Washington, D.C. was spread out among 17 buildings. Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell came up with the idea and was then given the task to design and build a building to house the United States Department of Defense in one location.
The five-story reinforced concrete building has five concentric pentagonal rings connected by 10 radial corridors with light wells in between and a 6-acre interior center court.
Completed on January 15, 1943, the Pentagon, located in SE Arlington County, Virginia, is one of the largest office buildings in the world with 3,705,793 square feet of floor space covering 29 acres. In 1998 renovations were started to modernize the Pentagon and to make the building a more secure structure.
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, an airplane under the control of terrorists crashed into the Pentagon destroying a portion of the building and killing 125 individuals. The Pentagon was repaired within a year and a memorial was built on the crash site.


The Sin Problem – By Howard Miller
The Fact of Sin
Humanity no longer able, in the vernacular of the sea, to box the compass of moral direction, we cannot take too much for granted in the discussion of spiritual problems. The very term "spiritual" itself, once pertinent and meaningful, has long since been broadened to an almost unbelievable comprehensiveness. It no longer refers merely to the inner nature of man and his vital relation to Deity, but rather often hides a multitude of ethical cant. It is now quite a common thing to hear prominent speakers refer to the most common values of life as spiritual qualities thereby ignoring those deeper and genuine spiritual facts.
Sin is a strange term to modern thinking, a misnomer in modern speech. In the old-fashioned days, sin meant the violation of God's love and law. It included antagonism toward a finely fibered social fabric, but now sin is out of date. Professed intellectuality states plainly and boldly that the moral conceptions of the past were too highly colored with pagan superstition and were crudely unscientific; that now in this day of research and brilliant discovery in the several branches of science we should no longer undignify humanity with references to sin and its behavior. It is now superiority and inferiority complexes, various forms of mania, glandular reaction, yes even "the worm striving to be God," the growing pains of evolution, mutation of chemical change. Yet the awful fact of sin still stares man hideously in the face. It is written in his every act and deed. Its sharp talons still cling Cruelly to his human flesh and spirit.
By multiplied means Satan has endeavored to obscure that awful stroke that unbalanced the human race. It would be superfluous for one to endeavor to recount his zealous and untiring efforts, and although his attack has shifted through the centuries past, his supreme objective has ever been the same-a bald denial of sin. [1]
What the world needs today beyond all else is a renewed conception of sin. Sin has become too common. A proper sense of sin is the balance wheel of good society. Truly did Dr. Parker say, "Jesus Christ cannot be understood until sin is understood." It is of little use to point men to a Saviour when they have nothing to be saved from. To such the cross of Christ is but an overwrought spectacle, a bit of pagan mysticism. To such, religious ardor and faith are either the reflex of pagan superstition or the crudity of an underdeveloped mentality. what a challenge there is for a revival of preaching against sin and its horrors in this present hour of human experience! Uncertain trumpets fill many pulpits of the land looking askance at one who would raise the voice of alarm. A so-called social gospel and religious education without a Christ eases the conscience of the well-to-do while its tepid touch brings only indifference from the multitudes of common people. The world at large today is not only immoral but is unmoral as well.
But when the excruciating consciousness of sin and its terror flashes upon a human heart for the first time, the dim and colorless outline of Calvary is suddenly changed to a scene eloquent with hope encircled with the rainbow of God's promise to a despairing soul. It is then the soul rises to its greatest heights of spiritual capacity and appreciation, grasping a well-nigh incomprehensible sense of eternal truth that can express itself only in the words of the poet:
When I survey the wondrous Cross On which the Prince of Glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss And pour contempt on all my pride.
Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small, Love so amazing, so divine Demands my life, my soul, my all.
There is but One who really understands sin, and that is God. If we could look through His eyes and see sin as He sees it, how our hearts would burn within us! If our hearts could beat with His own, how our spirits would be wrung with anguish as we look upon sin's cruel dominion over men! Surely a cry to God for a glimpse of the awfulness of sin is a proper plea for a human heart. There is at least one reason for the insipidness of the modern pulpit — a well-nigh total absence of warning of the consequences of sin. There is at least one reason for the appalling listlessness of the pew today — the lack of a vision of sin.
There are two experiences in the life of our Lord which reveal to us with tremendous force the exceeding sinfulness of sin. It is here, at least, that we can see sin through the eyes of Deity. The first is that scene which the scripture describes with those words, "Jesus wept." What soul-stirring words! There He stood over against the tomb of a beloved friend, that of Lazarus. Why did He weep thus? Was it from a heart of sympathy and yearning tenderness for those two precious heartbroken sisters? True, He was moved by their grief as He is yet moved by our grief and touched with the feelings of our infirmities, but this was not the reason He wept for He knew in a moment of time that Lazarus would again stand forth in their midst. Did He weep for the friends of Lazarus? Yes, but far greater was His grief than this. He wept when He saw personified in Lazarus the devastation of sin. God weeping over the havoc of sin! Jesus saw the tombs of the centuries in that one concrete instance. He saw the stroke that had unbalanced the human race. He saw its sweeping scourge as it leaped from decade to decade, from century to century until every creature had felt the awful sting. We are all kin. Sin is a contagion so virulent that it leaves its smirch at birth. David caught a fleeting glimpse that day in his own horrible act as he cried, "In sin did my mother conceive me!" Educational barriers cannot impede it. Mountains of gold cannot isolate it. Moral restraint cannot check it. On, on through the centuries it sweeps with horrible malignancy.
Dr. A. T. Pierson used to tell an incident filled with pathos which but faintly visualizes the awfulness of sin. A terrible plague had swept through a community until death was everywhere. There was no time for decent burial but rather bodies were heaped in trenches in rough boxes and funeral trains passed wearily all the day through. At last the plague subsided. An investigation ensued. The beginnings of the dreadful plague were at last traced back to a one-time happy home. All had been swept away except two heartbroken souls. The verdict of the authorities was finally reached and this unfortunate home was compelled to bear even more. The two remaining members of the home were informed that the building would have to be burned and they themselves could leave only under the strictest surveillance. They must leave all behind. Bowing before the dictate of the law they left with every appearance of obedience to the welfare of the community. Shortly after, the plague broke out again. Startled and shocked the authorities endeavored to trace down the cause only to learn that the two members of the home had carried away secretly a tiny pillow. They had longed for a tie to the memories of the past little realizing that there lurked within that pillow millions of tiny germs that would again bring havoc and death. This touching instance but illustrates the virulency and devastation of the curse of sin. Jesus was weeping that day over the devastation of sin.
Again we see Him in the garden. He had left the disciples yonder. Mark gives us the record in the fourteenth chapter of his Gospel. "He began to be sore amazed." Luther said these words were to him the most astonishing in the whole Bible. It was sin that sore amazed Him. He was now looking into the depths of sin. He had wept over sin as He had seen its awful and terrific sweep. He had watched its hellish duplicity as it worked before Him in the Pharisaism of His day, but now as sin was actually placed upon Him, "He was sore amazed." As its yawning chasm opened before Him, as He felt the awful stench and blast upon His holy face, as He felt the quaking sands beneath His feet, as He gazed into the black abyss of the depraved heart of humanity, "He was sore amazed." He had seen angels of light transformed into demons of the night. He had seen man bearing the very image of God degraded to the level of the beast, but now as sin drew up close to Him, and His own heart assumed the curse, "He was sore amazed."
John Wesley said that the fundamental difference between natural and revealed religion was in their respective doctrines of man. Natural religion says that both good and ill reside within, that "There is so much good in the worst of us and so much bad in the best of us that it hardly behooves any of us to talk about the rest of us." So with a hearty cultivation of the good, eventually the evil will be routed. However, revealed religion says, "There is none that doeth good, no not one." . . . . "All we like sheep have gone astray and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." "Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. . . . Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen" (Rom. 1:19-25). Sin has not only touched the acts of man but has poisoned and palsied his very nature till he cannot do aught but miss the mark of the perfect will of God. "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do."
Shall we be so vain and blindly presumptuous as to deny this cruel reality? Look upon the hillsides and in the vales and see the cities of the dead, the silent sentinels guarding the past. Every limping step, every shriveled arm, every smothered groan, every piercing cry is but the shrieking evidence of the awful presence of sin amongst the children of men. How truly does the Word of God cry out, "the whole creation groaneth and travaileth together in pain until now."
Deny sin? How blind and foolish for us to deny its awful fact! Gaze upon the bloody trail across the pages of time! Blood trickling warm in the fresh footprints of the first human pair! The blood of Abel crying from the very ground! The martyrdom of the saints! The inquisition! The French revolution! It is blood,blood, blood, all the way along. Watch its crimson tide creeping higher and higher each century accumulating an awful carnage of woe until that great Apocalypse and revelation of the Christ of God when, in the words of the Scripture, the blood shall be even to the bridles of the horses. Sin is the most cruel, the most real fact of human experience.


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With the original lineup of Duran Duran reunited for a new album and tour, the timing seems right for the reissue of 1982's Rio.
With the original lineup of Duran Duran reunited for a new album and tour, the timing seems right for the reissue of 1982's Rio. The album has been remastered for this enhanced CD, which also features three of the band's influential videos: "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Rio," and "Save a Prayer." In addition, the enhanced portion contains a photo gallery and notations by Duran Duran's Simon LeBon and Nick Rhodes. A limited-edition version of the CD reissue (only 7,500 copies in the U.S.) is packaged in a mini-gatefold similar to the original vinyl album. "Lonely in Your Nightmare," "Save a Prayer," and "The Chauffeur" show the band in a mysterious mood, but the danceable pop tracks (the title cut, "Hungry Like the Wolf," "My Own Way") embody the exuberant sex appeal that enabled the band to first take the world by storm. More than a trip down memory lane, Rio reminds us how a band with the right package—songs plus image—at the right time can have it all.—CH


San Diego Sets The Sun On Sonora With 8-5 Win
The 14-time champion San Diego Sockers used a balanced scoring attack and solid goalkeeping to defeat their playoff nemesis Sonora 8-5 before 2,233 at Valley View Casino Center. San Diego (6-0) remains undefeated early in the season and has a three-game lead in the Pacific Division.
Sonora started the game with an early goal by Anibal Echeverria at 1:59. However, less than a minute later Eddie Velez tallied his first goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Hiram Ruiz scored off a pass from Erick Tovar to put San Diego up for good at the 5:31 mark of the first. The Sockers extended their lead to three on goals from Brian Farber and Matt Clare to end the period at 4-1. In the second period, Sonora cut the lead in half on a goal by Franck Tayou.
Both teams added two goals each in the third period. The Sockers struck for their goals in the middle of the quarter. Kraig Chiles raised his point streak to six games with a power-play goal, and Brandon Escoto found the back of the net off a helper from Ze Roberto. Chiles leads the team with 13 goals and 18 points.
Chris Toth made 15 saves during the game and several big saves in the fourth to maintain the Sockers lead. The Soles made the crowd uneasy when they scored 1:54 into the final period, but San Diego responded only 17 seconds later when Tovar notched his first goal of the game. Cesar Cerda added an empty-net goal to ice the game.
The Sockers will play the Turlock Express at Valley View Casino Center on Sunday, December 17, 5:05 p.m. It will be Star Wars Night, and the first 2,000 fans will receive a free pair of Light Sabre Bam-Bam Sticks. Parking is always free ($15 value), courtesy of the team. Gates open at 4:00 p.m.
THREE STARS OF THE GAME: 1. Toth, 15 saves 2. Tovar, 1 goal, 1 assist 3. Clare, 1 goal, 1 assist
NEXT THREE MATCHES: Dec. 17 vs Turlock I Dec. 22 @ Ontario I Jan. 5 @ Turlock
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Oil soars near 5% as U.S. delays tariffs on some Chinese goods
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices on Tuesday jumped by the most so far this year after the United States said it would delay imposing a 10% tariff on certain Chinese products, easing concerns over a global trade war that has pummeled the market in recent months.
FILE PHOTO: A view of an oil refinery off the coast of Singapore March 14, 2008. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
The Chinese products include laptops and cellphones. The tariffs had been scheduled to start next month.
"The U.S.-China trade war has caused energy demand growth to take a big hit. Any glimmer of hope revives the prospects for a more positive demand landscape," said John Kilduff, partner at energy hedge fund Again Capital Management in New York.
Brent LCOc1 futures rose $2.73, or 4.7%, to settle at $61.30 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 gained $2.17, or 4.0%, to settle at $57.10.
That was the biggest daily percentage gain for Brent since December when the contract gained 7.9%.
Oil prices pared some of their gains in post-settlement trade after data from industry group the American Petroleum Institute (API) showed U.S. crude stocks unexpectedly rose last week.
Crude inventories climbed 3.7 million barrels to 443 million, compared with analysts' expectations for a decrease of 2.8 million barrels, the API said.
U.S. government data on crude stocks is due on Wednesday morning.
Since falling to their lowest levels since January on Aug. 7, Brent has gained 9% and WTI 12%. That bigger gain in WTI over the past four days briefly cut Brent's premium over WTI WTCLc1-LCOc1 to its lowest since March 2018.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Tuesday that U.S. and Chinese trade officials spoke on the phone and agreed to talk again within two weeks.
"The possibility that the United States and China can get the trade talks on track … is raising hopes that they might actually get some type of deal," said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago.
"That's why we are seeing this big rebound in prices," Flynn said.
Before the U.S. announcement about the tariff delay, Brent futures were still trading about 20% below the 2019 high they hit in April.
In addition to the cooling of the U.S.-China trade war, analysts said prices were propped up by expectations U.S. crude inventories declined last week and a belief Saudi Arabia will stick with production cuts.
In the United States, analysts forecasts crude stockpiles fell by 2.8 million barrels last week, according to a Reuters poll.
"If we get the drawdown in (U.S.) inventory that most people are looking for, that is going to get the market a lot tighter," said Flynn at Price Futures.
FILE PHOTO: An Aramco oil tank is seen at the Production facility at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield in the Empty Quarter, Saudi Arabia May 22, 2018. Picture taken May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
Saudi Arabia, the de facto leader of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), last week said it planned to keep its crude exports below 7 million barrels per day (bpd) in August and September to help drain global oil inventories. OPEC and its allies, known as OPEC+, have agreed to cut 1.2 million bpd of production since Jan. 1.
The kingdom's plan to float its national oil company Saudi Aramco in what could be the world's largest initial public offering (IPO) gives it further impetus to boost prices.
"Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies standing firm on their commitment to the OPEC+ output-cut agreement has supported prices," said Abhishek Kumar, head of analytics at Interfax Energy in London.
Additional reporting by Ron Bousso in London, Roslan Khasawneh in Singapore and Laila Kearney in New York; Editing by Marguerita Choy and David Goodman
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