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Prosecutors may face challenges without specific law for school shooting threats
State Attorney Bill Eddins says a law that specifically addresses school shooting threats may be beneficial if the caseload continues to rise.
Prosecutors may face challenges without specific law for school shooting threats State Attorney Bill Eddins says a law that specifically addresses school shooting threats may be beneficial if the caseload continues to rise. Check out this story on pnj.com: https://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2018/03/02/prosecutors-may-face-challenges-without-specific-law-school-shooting-threats/386126002/
Emma Kennedy, ekennedy@pnj.com Published 6:00 a.m. CT March 2, 2018 | Updated 1:27 p.m. CT March 2, 2018
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Escambia County Sheriff's Office deputies and other law enforcement officials are on scene at Bailey Middle School investigating a possible firearms threat Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018.(Photo: Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com)Buy Photo
Prosecutors, law enforcement officials and school district administrators in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have all said in recent weeks that they will aggressively pursue threats made against area schools, but they may face challenges in the courtroom without state laws specifically addressing school shooting threats.
Since a shooter in Parkland killed 17 teachers and students Feb. 14, several students in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have been charged for allegedly making threats against schools or saying comments about having a gun on campus.
The most recent charge came Wednesday when a 15-year-old Jim Bailey Middle School student allegedly said there was a gun on campus while there was already a heavy police presence at the school after threats on social media overnight. That student's comment caused a lockdown, and he has been charged with the misdemeanor disruption of a school function.
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Florida Highway Patrol officers stand guard at the entrance of Bailey Middle School during a lockdown at the Southwest Escambia County school Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com
Escambia County Sheriff's Office deputies and other law enforcement officials are on scene at Bailey Middle School investigating a possible firearms threat Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com
Amy Burgett shares a text message between her and her grandson, a student at Bailey Middle School, during Wednesday's, Feb. 28, 2018, lockdown at the Southwest Escambia County school. Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com
Parents and other caregivers wait anxiously to reunite with their children at Bailey Middle School following a tense lockdown at the school Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com
The week before, threats at Booker T. Washington High School and Pensacola High School led to the arrests of three juveniles in three separate incidents.
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State Attorney Bill Eddins said his office is adequately handling the influx of cases by applying the two most common charges when there is a school shooting threat — disruption of a school function and making a false report. But he said a law that specifically addresses school shooting threats may be beneficial if the caseload continues to rise as it has in the last few weeks.
Most recent local cases have involved social media-related threats, which are not explicitly noted in the legislation. There is little case law on the matter, and Eddins said his interpretation is that making a social media post constitutes a report, but there may be issues with that in court.
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"It is a broadly written statute and any time you have that, in my opinion, we're going to have legal issues regarding the application of that statute and whether it applies to a particular set of facts," Eddins said.
Part of the issue stems from the vague wording of the law. Disruption of a school function is a misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum of 60 days in jail and a fine as an adult. But to prove the second-degree felony of making a false report — which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison — prosecutors need to prove that a tangible threat was made against a person or place.
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A pair of bills that would expand the criteria needed to charge those who make threats against schools — Senate Bill 310 and House Bill 165 — are currently in front of state lawmakers.
Both bills would change existing laws for written threats that threaten to kill or do great bodily injury to others. In part, they would remove a requirement that the threat be sent to a specific recipient. The requirement would instead read a "person posts or transmits the threat in any manner that would allow another person to view the threat."
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Gun Control advocates gather on the sidewalk outside Congressman Matt Gaets office in downtown Pensacola , Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, callling on the legislator to act on gun control. The prostest come in the wake of last weeks school shooting in ParKland, Florida. Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com
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Senate Bill 310 was listed Thursday as pending reference review after having passed 18-2 in the Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 165 passed through the Judiciary Committee with a 16-3 vote on Jan. 11, and most recently was placed on a Special Order Calendar for Friday.
Eddins said tailoring laws to address the latest wave of school shooting threats was discussed at a recent meeting of state attorneys across Florida. He said it's an issue almost every circuit is experiencing, though each case needs to be assessed for its own facts and circumstances and one blanket law could not cover them all.
"My position is that I try not to become involved in the policy of the state, my job is to enforce the law that's passed, but in this instance I do feel that it could be helpful if the legislature considered a specific statute that is narrowly tailored to this situation," Eddins said.
Pensacola remembers the victims of last week's school shooting.
Brigette Brooks and Katie Barker honor the victims of last weeks school shooting in south Fla. during a candlelight vigil at East Brent Baptist Church in Pensacola, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com
Christine Rials lights her son Isaiah's candle during a ceremony to honor the victims of last weeks school shooting in South Florida during a vigil at East Brent Baptist Church Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com
Sabrina Lawyer and her mother join other in honoring the victims of last weeks school shooting in south Florida during a ceremony at East Brent Baptist Church Monday, Feb 19, 2018. Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com
Residents of Escambia County comes together to remember the lives of those killed during last weeks deadly school shooting in South Florida during a candlelight vigil held at East Brent Baptist Church Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com
East Brent Baptist Church remembers the 17 killed in last weeks school shooting in south Florida during a candlelight vigil in Pensacola. Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com
The State Attorney's Office is investigating 17 charges of disruption of a school function filed in the last six months, which Eddins said is higher than usual, but those do not all involve school threats. A defendant can be charged with that crime for situations like being involved in a fight that disrupts and assembly or other school event, for example.
He said of the cases that do involved someone directly threatening violence on an area school, he will be seeking jail time on each case.
"I'm very surprised and disappointed our society has developed to this point, but in order to make sure that the public safety is protected, we do take these very seriously and prosecute them aggressively," Eddins said.
Emma Kennedy can be reached at ekennedy@pnj.com or 850-435-8680.
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My tattoo idea started out with my fascination of the supernatural and the paranormal. I wanted to have my theme as realistic as possible. While going through countless books, magazines, art and history books, trying to get some kind of idea, it all of a sudden came to me. Why don't I incorporate the entire Bachelors Grove cemetery as the backdrop of my tattoo!
With that in mind, my husband Kevin and I went out to Bachelors Grove one Fall afternoon, along with my Tattoo Artist Penny Schuhrke. After some more brainstorming of how I wanted my back piece to look, Penny went to work. She started taking pictures of all the headstones as well as all the grass and vegetation, trees, landscape, etc,. I wanted to use the Fulton headstone for the centerpiece of my Muriel.
After a couple of weeks, Penny put together the final drawing and layout of my back piece. It was everything that I could have imagined and more! Penny really put a lot of thought into each and every detail. My Tattoo was done over a period of six months. The work was started in December of 2005 and was completed in late May of 2006.
Each weekend I would go in for my weekly sitting, which usually lasted anywhere from five to seven hours. You really have to have patience for work of this size. Tattoos of this size take a very long time to complete. You really must be dedicated to the work that needs to be done to complete something so big. Not only myself, but my Tattoo Artist Penny as well. She put in countless hours of dedicated work, and I am forever grateful for that!
I feel like the tattoo represents so much. Everything from the beautiful Harvest Moon, to the tall grass that sways in the shadows. And of course you cannot forget the witch sitting on top of the "Fulton" headstone! She is holding an orb of white light for protection. I think Penny and her amazing talent put together exactly what I was trying to capture. I feel that my back Muriel gives life to a cemetery that is always shrouded in darkness. I truly have a one-of-a-kind portrait tattooed on my back.
Bachelors Grove to me has always been a peaceful place. It's a beautiful place to visit, not just for the supernatural, but for all of its historical beauty! Hopefully I have captured some of that beauty and serenity, and preserved it on a Muriel that I wear proudly each and every day!
The photograph below was signed by Kevin and Mary Ann and given to Pete Crapia of www.bachelorsgrove.com. It now resides in the archives at the Tinley Park Historical Society, Tinley Park, Illinois.


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New facility serving older adults coming to Somerset
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A facility serving older adults is under construction along North Center Avenue in Somerset Township.
The purpose is to help them stay in their homes as long as possible, according to the organization's president.
Community LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly) is a nonprofit organization that was started by the Jewish Association on Aging, Presbyterian Senior Care Network and UPMC 20 years ago, according to Richard DiTommaso.
LIFE started out serving McKeesport and southern Allegheny County. The footprint now includes Bedford and Somerset.
"We are very excited to be there," he said in a written statement to the Daily American.
"It is so enjoyable to meet the new participants, and work with the community."
The mission is to give an alternative to those aged 55 and older who would otherwise qualify for nursing home placement. The centers include a medical office, a rehab suite, meals and other personal care services.
"We want to help as many folks stay in their homes as we can," he said.
DiTommaso said an interdisciplinary team assesses the needs of the people using the facility.
He said they develop "a care plan in conjunction with them and involved family members, oversee the delivery of care at their homes, in our center and in all other settings, even if they go to the hospital."
The team includes a physician, a nurse, a social worker and a physical therapist, among other experts.
"Outside the center we provide personal care in the person's home and transportation to and from the center and all health appointments," DiTommaso said.
The building is being constructed by the Eich Group, of Bedford. LIFE has a 15-year lease on the facility.
COVID-19 lockdowns didn't stop progress on the work, which began in March.
The pandemic has impacted how they operate their facilities. In-home care is still being offered, following guidelines. More home visits are being completed as the infection curve flattens.
None of their participants who live at home have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Wednesday.
"By the time we open in Somerset, the worst of the pandemic should be behind us," DiTommaso said. "But we continue to take care of people even in times of emergency and will continue to do so."
Somerset County Area Agency on Aging administrator James T. Yoder said he is happy to hear about the new service.
"Anything we can get in the county that helps senior citizens, I am all for that," he said. He added that about 20% of the county's population is older than 60.
"Definitely an aging population."
The agency offers some similar services, but Yoder said LIFE's programs sound more involved. Part of their effort also is to help keep aging people in their homes as long as possible.
"I would hope they would reach out to us to partner with them," he said.
The projected opening date is between March and June 2021. Regulatory hurdles after construction take months to complete, DiTommaso said.
He said he estimates the project will cost between $3 million to $3.5 million. It is a one-story 13,500 square-foot facility.
He said the starting staff is usually around 20 people.
During the course of about three years, he added, the staff will likely grow to 70. They hope to serve approximately 120 people.
"The enrollment and assessment process is very in-depth and we typically grow 4-5 people per month," he said.
DiTommaso said LIFE's move into Somerset is part of the goal to offer their services statewide.
"And over the past 20 years most of our counties are now served by a LIFE program," he said, adding that they study population data when deciding where to open a physical site. LIFE has 723 participants and 450 employees.
"Yes, there is a need in Somerset County, which, like the rest of the state, has a significant aging population in need of supportive services to remain in their homes."

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With an induction into the Blues Music Hall of Fame, 35 Blues Music Awards (including three wins in 2014) and 11 Grammy nominations (including a 2014 win for Best Blues Album!), harmonica virtuoso Charlie Musselwhite has truly earned legendary status as one of blues music's most important artists.
Last seen at the Jaqua Concert Hall in 2012 as a part of Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowout, Charlie returns with his own band in an evening not to be missed.


J Dilla, Jay Dee, Dilla, Dilla Dawg, James Yancey. If you know the name, you know the scope of influence the man has had in not only the world of hip hop, but all of music in general. That's why it comes as no surprise that even seven years after his death, plenty are still celebrating the life he lead and the music he created and shared with the rest of us. Fuse TV played their part in the celebration of Dilla's life and work by dedicating a special episode of their Crate Diggers series to him. On hand to give their unique perspective and commentary on Dilla was of course, Ma Dukes, J. Rocc, House Shoes, Grap Luva, Illa J, Talib Kweli, DJ Spinna and more. Pay attention as all in part dropped knowledge on the very candid tip about him. What's more, we get a glimpse inside Dilla's storage in Singapore, which had remained unopened since his death in 2006. On the real, this is some crucial stuff for any fan of music to go and watch. So yes, I do highly recommend you peep.


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Shedding light on Turkey post failed-coup
23 September, 2016 By Mathieu Mori
AER President, Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli led a delegation of AER members and representatives of partner organisations (see list below) to Ankara for unique encounters with regional and national high level officials from the main political parties.
The aim of this visit was to show solidarity to Turkey after the failed coup d'Etat on 15 July 2016. AER counts many Turkish members, which have been affected by this coup attempt. Standing for multilevel governance, democracy and subsidiarity it was only normal that the European regional level, alongside the international and national levels, showed solidarity to Turkey : "AER has decided to put focus in 2016 on revitalising democracy, it is therefore only normal that we act, at our level, for the sake of all European regions, to promote democracy, peace and welfare" explained Dr Bozatli.
The initiative was applauded by all our Turkish interlocutors and the delegates all took away insights on the situation in Turkey that could only be grasped on the spot, in face to face exchanges at the occasion of these privileged meetings.
"I'm grateful for the opportunity to represent GMF in the delegation. AER put together a solid program that has provided me with new insights and contacts that no doubt will be beneficial for my work at GMF" confirmed Ms Charlotte Brandsma, Senior Program Officer on Mediterranean policy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States. Ms Brandsma has written an article "Turkey's Troubles and the Way Forward: A Letter From Ankara" following this work.
The first lesson learned was that all major Turkish political parties stood together at the time of the coup, signing, in a bombarded parliament, a declaration for democracy. They also stand together to praise the role the people of Turkey played that night to save their freedom.
Sadly, all our interlocutors frowned upon the slow reaction of the European union and European countries to condemn these events and to show solidarity with Turkey. The feeling that Europe had (some felt, once again) failed them was very pregnant.
The condemnation of the Gülen movement as a terrorist organisation behind the coup was shared by all with the strong belief that, should the coup have succeeded, power would not have been given to the people and the country would have fallen in chaos.
Unfortunately, what started as a show of unity to defend democracy did not continue after that night. When reconciliation in Turkish society could have gone further after all parties stood together to defend democracy, the polarisation of the Turkish society based on political affiliation is very clear and obvious.
The AER delegation stressed how pleased it was that this illegal and anti-democratic coup failed. It also stressed how crucial it is to maintain the very principles of democracy and rule of law the people stood for when dealing with the aftermath of this coup.
Subsidiarity, as a mean to further democracy in the country, was of course also mentioned with mixed reactions from to our interlocutors. When some wish to go further, others clearly see it as a threat to the unity of the country. AER will of course continue its pedagogical role in defending this crucial European principle, when clearly the path towards further European integration has been praised by all. « Pull us towards Europe, don't push us to the Middle East ». AER and all delegation members will play their part towards this objective. Mr Miltiadis Kyrkos, MEP, Vice-chair of the delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee already acknowledged "The quality of the delegation and of the meetings in Ankara proved highly useful. I'm pleased to say that this trip will contribute to giving a new impetus to the discussions in our working group."
Delegates:
Assembly of European Regions:
Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER President
Mr Mihai Ritivoiu, Vice President of the AER social policy and public health committee, in charge of social inclusion
Mr Mathieu Mori, AER Secretary General
European Parliament:
Mr Miltiadis Kyrkos, MEP, Vice-chair of the delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
Committee of the Regions
Mr Jean-Luc Vanraes, Chair of the Committee of the Regions' working group on Turkey and President of the AER economy and regional development committee
AER partner organisations:
Mr Martin Guillermo-Ramirez, Secretary General of the Association of European Border Regions
Ms Charlotte Brandsma, Senior Program Officer on Mediterranean policy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
On Monday 19/09:
Ministry for EU affairs, Mr Engin Soysal, undersecretary for EU affairs
Metropolitan Municipality of Ankara, Mr İbrahim Melih Gökçek, Mayor of Ankara
On Tuesday 20/09:
AKP Party, Mr Mehdi Eker, Vice President for international affairs
Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Mr Akif Hamzacebi, Deputy Chairman of the Assembly
Republican People's Party (CHP), Mr Kamil Okyay Sindir, Secretary General and MP for Izmir & Ms Selin Sayek Böke, Deputy Chair for Economic Policy
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Desert Oasis students share thoughts on student athlete's death
by: Madison Kimbro
Posted: Jan 6, 2023 / 05:53 PM PST
Updated: Jan 6, 2023 / 06:04 PM PST
LAS VEGAS (KLAS)– A student-athlete died during an event at a Las Vegas high school Thursday.
Ashari Hughes, 16, died after suffering a "medical emergency" during a flag football game at Desert Oasis High School.
According to Principal Ian Salzman, staff immediately began providing medical aid and continued until paramedics arrived.
Desert Oasis students, who didn't know Hughes personally, shared how they heard about her passing and how their fellow classmates are reacting.
"It's been a really rough start to the year so far," a student at Desert Oasis High School said.
Local high school student dies after athletic event
"The whole class started to talk about the girl who passed away and it's sad to hear. I haven't met her friends, nor did I know her, but I am very aware that losing a student is very sad here," he added.
"Usually it's louder, but everyone was quieter in class today and mellowed out and everyone's vibe was just off. Alexandra Hernandez, a sophomore at Desert Oasis said. "We were in gym and one of my friends shared the news with me. That's how I found out and she said she had sat next to Hughes in one of her classes."
While more information on the incident and the cause of Hughes' death is needed, many parents had to find out what happened through their teens.
"It's unfortunate and I hope the staff did everything they could and that's all you can ask for," Frankie Betonia, Parent at Desert Oasis High School said.
"An accident like this on the field has no reflection on what's going on internally at the school," he added.
The coroner's office shared with 8 News Now that Hughes was taken to St. Rose Hospital in Henderson where she later died.
There is currently a GOFUNDME set up for Hughes, where she is described as a passionate, loving, and determined girl who loved football.


[226 Pages Report] The radiotherapy market is projected to grow from an estimated USD 5.6 billion in 2018 to USD 6.8 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 4.1% during the forecast period. Market growth is largely driven by factors such as technological advancements, the rising prevalence of cancer, the increasing number of conferences and symposia focusing on spreading awareness about the benefits of radiotherapy, and the growing use of particle therapy for cancer treatment. The emerging markets, growing government and private investments to meet the increasing demand for cancer treatment, and the improving reimbursement scenario are expected to present a wide range of growth opportunities for market players.
Based on type, the radiotherapy market is segmented into external beam radiotherapy, internal beam radiotherapy/brachytherapy, and systemic radiotherapy. The external beam radiotherapy segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Growth in this segment can primarily be attributed to the reduced risk of radiation exposure in external beam radiotherapy and the increased precision and accuracy of tumor targeting in this therapy.
Based on end user, the radiotherapy market has been segmented into hospitals and independent radiotherapy centers. The hospitals segment is expected to account for the largest share of the radiotherapy market in 2018 owing to the rising global prevalence of cancer, increasing installations of advanced radiotherapy equipment in developed as well as developing regions, increasing government initiatives aimed at equipping (or upgrading) hospitals with newer and advanced radiotherapy systems, and the increasing availability of funding for the adoption of advanced cancer treatment technologies.
The Asia Pacific is one of the major revenue-generating regions in the radiotherapy market. China, India, and Japan are the major countries responsible for the high growth of this regional market owing to factors such as the increasing per capita income, improving healthcare infrastructure, and supportive government activities in these emerging countries. Furthermore, the increasing geriatric population, the growing incidence of cancer, and the rising acceptance of radiotherapy procedures and devices are also driving the growth of this regional market.
Varian Medical Systems (US) is one of the leading players in the global radiotherapy market. Its broad portfolio of radiotherapy systems and brachytherapy products is the key factor accounting for its large share in this market. The company has adopted both organic and inorganic growth strategies such as agreements, partnerships, collaborations, product launches, and contracts to maintain its top position in the field of radiotherapy. The company is also focused on providing training and conducting workshops to increase the adoption of its products.
In 2017, Mitsubishi Electric signed an agreement to transfer its particle therapy systems business to Hitachi and integrate into one entity.
In 2017, Varian Medical Systems opened its new facility in Jundiai, Brazil. This expansion is aimed to increase access to advanced radiotherapy treatment in the country.
In 2016, Varian Medical Systems launched an innovative treatment platform-Halcyon Treatment System. The product simplifies treatment delivery with high-quality plans delivered at significantly increased speeds.
What are the growth opportunities related to the adoption of radiotherapy across major regions in the future?
Emerging countries have immense opportunities for the growth and adoption of radiotherapy. Will this scenario continue in the next five years?
What are the various cancer types wherein radiotherapy finds a high adoption rate?
What are the new trends and advancements in the radiotherapy market?
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12.7 Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.
12.8 Optivus Proton Therapy, Inc.
12.9 Panacea Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
12.14 Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
The study involved four major activities to estimate the current market size for radiotherapy. Exhaustive secondary research was done to collect information on the market and its different subsegments. The next step was to validate these findings, assumptions, and sizing with industry experts across the value chain through primary research. Both top-down and bottom-up approaches were employed to estimate the complete market size. Thereafter, market breakdown and data triangulation procedures were used to estimate the market size of segments and subsegments.
After arriving at the overall market size using the market size estimation processes as explained above—the market was split into several segments and subsegments. In order to complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics of each market segment and subsegment, data triangulation and market breakdown procedures were employed, wherever applicable. The data was triangulated by studying various factors and trends from both the demand and supply sides in the radiotherapy industry.
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This research report categorizes the radiotherapy market based on type, product type, application, end user, and region.


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Poll: Will The Jays Re-Sign Buck?
By Zach Links | October 5, 2010 at 7:31pm CDT
This season, John Buck was afforded a fresh start in Toronto and churned out his best offensive season to date. The 30-year-old catcher hit .281/.314/.489 with 20 homers in 118 games. After being non-tendered by the Royals in 2009, Buck made his first All-Star team in 2010. All in all, a solid year for a guy making $2MM on a one year deal.
However, with J.P Arencibia waiting in the wings, some have wondered if there's room for Buck on the Blue Jays in 2011. Toronto GM Alex Anthopoulos said that while he will explore bringing back Buck, the veteran backstop has earned a long-term contract and a starting job. The question is: Will Buck get that opportunity in Toronto? Arencibia had a stellar year in Triple-A, posting a slash line of .301/.359/.626 with 32 homers in 104 games. With numbers like those, one has to wonder if the 24-year-old's learning curve will be steep enough to justify retaining a player who is six years his senior.
Will the Blue Jays re-sign Buck?
Click here to take the poll, and here to view the results.
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Andy Ledford
Buck is not going to sign another 1yr/2MM deal this time, there isn't a lot of everyday catchers outside of V-mart. and I think buck is going to demand a salary more than the jay's should pay because they have arencibia ready for a shot in the majors.
The numbers difference between buck/arencibia (assuming he struggles some adjusting) probably won't justify the salary difference between the two
TheodoreRoosevelt
Can't see it happening. Not just because of Arencibia and the draft pick they can get for him, but also because of a surplus of highly-rated young catchers in the organisation. Perhaps Molina will be kept on under such circumstances, or another veteran backup.
bobbybaseball
He may have "earned made" an All-Star berth but a .314 OBP isn't good. The power is nice, especially for a catcher however.
malcolmec
.314/.489 is an OPS of .803, which all in all is very good for a catcher. And his .281 average makes 89% of his times on base hits, so at least he's maximizing that .314.
its still below league average
That doesn't matter Malcolmec. Base hits or walks, the bottom line is to get on base, i.e., not make an out. And to get on base only 31.4% of the time is poor. And it will likely get worse next year since he probably won't be able to maintain a BABIP of .335, which means he was very lucky this year. He'll likely be about a 1 WAR next season which is better than replacement level despite his defense. OPS is a flawed stat because it undervalues OBP.
Evan Look
How does OPS undervalue OBP. OPS stands for on-base plus slugging, so it values slugging just as much as OBP. Some players have a higher OBP than SLG, so what you said is flawed.
You answered your own question Evan. I's because OPS values SLG and OBP equally. But even adjusting the stat for a 60-40 split favoring OBP wouldn't make it a perfect stat. It's too long to go into here, but you're adding two fractions with differing denominators and thus scales.
mrsjohnmiltonrocks
It would be a nice luxury if the Jays kept Buck, but Buck really ought to take a look at the landscape. He's a good fit for Boston, Texas, Tampa Bay, Seattle, LA Dodgers, Houston, Chicago White Sox, Florida, Washington. I think he's going to get a nice contract and a starting gig with someone. He's not an overall great player, but he does have some useful skills. His old team the Royals could use his services too.
5Th Starter
Not to mention that Buck has proven to be a great molder of young pitching talent. Not enough has been said about the way he has helped prepare the Toronto staff, and the great games he has called.
Additionally: Not enough has been said about the way John Buck has handled a young, and relatively inexperienced staff. The way he has worked with the coaches and the staff to game plan, and to call a good game has been underrated and underplayed. I would not be disappointed at all if he were to re-sign here for 3 years, until Perez is ready. Arencibia's value may never be higher.
All catchers work with their respective coaches. It's not like this is unique by any means.
Why wait for Perez? The Jays draft catchers, then let them go for vets. They seem to possibly have a stud in Arencibia right now, and could be even better than Buck in a year or two. Perez is at least 2 years away too.
Arencibia's catchers ERA in his last 3 starts was 2.33 so perhaps he was starting to figure it out.
Dave_Gershman
no I'm not buying that…John Buck's value may never be higher and you are talking about signing him for three years? Come on.
HerbertAnchovy
Not enough has been said either about how Buck can't figure out how to block pitches, and his horrible defense in general.
I'm sure Anthopolous only said they'll look into keeping Buck just to be thorough. The odds of Buck repeating his career high's are against him too.
Take the sandwich pick and have Molina and Arencibia split the season.
Exactly. Buck will definetly not repeat what he did this season. I think give the starting job to Arencibia and have Molina start 30-50 games.
Sniderlover
However this is just a suggestion but what about getting Russell Martin? He would be a buy-low option and he can play 1b/c/ or DH for us. We have no 1st baseman and while Lind may get start there, it's not a sure thing he can play good enough defense and if Arencibia is unable to call games behind the plate next season, then you give him some time off and let him DH or play 1st base and learn from watching. Martin and Molina would cover for him in the meantime.
And who knows… with a change in scenery, maybe he figures out his old self.
A great suggestion. If he gets non-tendered, I'd expect the Jays to be all over him.
After years of abuse by Joe Torre, he play half a season and rebuild his body and his value. His speed will likely never come back, but his power might. And he gets on base consistantly.
Well, to be honest I wanted to see Martin in a Jays uniform a couple years ago – being Canadian and very good. But with him having a slash of .249/.350./.330/.680 since the beginning of 2009, I'm not sure I would make a deal for him. To make it worse, he's had a fractured hip and a labrum issue in that same hip. I'm not too familiar with playing catcher, but I'd say your hips are very important for catching, and even more important for hitting.
As for 1B, stick Lind there and see if you can sign Dunn to DH, or work out a trade for Fielder. The Brewers need pitching and the Jays have more than enough.
"I'm not a Doctor, but I play one on the internet:" The Hip is one of the most resiliant joints in the body. Senior citizens average recovery from full hip replacements in under 2 months. Alex Rodriguez and Alex Gordon both had Labrums repaired and returned to baseball within a month.
His hip is NOT to blame for his poor stats at the plate. I would be more concerned with Knee issues due to overuse. Which is why I think a rotation (not platoon) between C, 1B and DH could help restart his Career. And why not in the country where he started it the first time?
Just to point out a fact, A-Rod slugged .506 this season, his lowest since 1997. His OBP was .341, his lowest when getting regular playing time [he had an OBP of .264 in 1995 with the M's in 48 games]. I don't care much for batting average, but his .270 was his lowest of the same time period as his OBP – all after getting hip surgery.
Gordon has seen the same kind of drop off since his labrum surgery in 2009.
johnsmith4
plus….he bats right-handed
No way. Am I the only one that remembers him as a Royal? Dang I couldnt stand him. Always swung for the fences and struck out or popped up. Could never stop a wild pitch.
Dont get me wrong, hes improved this year some, but I've seen this sort of thing in KC. He'll go back to his old ways of crappy baseball. I wouldnt sign him.
twenty1thirteen
Completely agree. I find it comical how people look at his one year in Toronto, and assume he will repeat it. Buck has some power, but that's about it. I couldn't wait for KC to non tender him, and you know it's bad when you get excited about signing Jason Kendall.
Not a chance Buck comes back unless he is willing to share half the time with Arencibia which he has repeatedly said he would not do.
I'll take the sandwich pick thank you very much and good luck Buck, where ever you go.
baseballz
Please for the love of God no. Offer him arbitration and get the draft picks ! He was really good for a year and I agree with you Sniderlover, thank him for his time but lets not pretend this was something it was not, get the picks and lets get JP in there.
moonraker45
The reality is, if the jays could get him on another 1 year deal, then it would make sense to have him come back and transition JP into the starting job, and Buck ends up as an A if he has a decent season.Only issue is, he is NOT going to settle for a one year deal, which means he will end up on another team. The jays farm team has 2 things, pitchers and catchers, offer him arb, take the pic and hope that JP and Molina can form a decent catching duo. I also do feel however that JP is not the best catching prospect in the system, but regardless of that he has earned his spot.
At the end of the day he's still John Freaking Buck.
deere5800
Just throwing it out there…what if the Jays tried Arencibia at third? Didn't get to see him too much this year cause of work and the SN-1 fiasco but from what I've heard/seen he has a good enough arm and looks fairly athletic. As a catcher he must have pretty good reflexes too.
You could move him to third, Lind at first, sign Buck for three years. Then when/if Jeroloman is ready have him take over for Molina. And in three years d'Arnaud and Perez might be ready.
Just a thought, and I could be incredibly wrong.
SneakyLongBalls
We all laugh at Buck but look at the average's last year against lefties
Snider .254
Escobar .274
Bautista .222
Wells .195
Lind .117 (137 AB) Career .217
Overbay .222
BUCK .409 (88 AB)
Hill .125
E5 .234
If we want to win the division we have to find a way to compete against the lefties.
Buck should atleat be considered an option as a DH against lefties. Catch 80-100 games, DH another 20-30. JPA could catch the other games and DH against lefties aswell. Lind should not play against lefties any more
Henry Castellanos
I doubt Buck can keep that offense up. And other than his great-game calling skills and they way he has handled the Jays pitching staff, his defense is pretty bad. J.P. should at least Catch next season as an understudy to Jose Molina(but not neccessarily his backup.) I'm pretty sure that Arencibia can catch until Carlos Perez or D'Arnaud are ready.


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 Public Lab: Why do raw RGB values differ from calibrated RGB values? I thought calibration just set pixels to wavelength (nm)?
Question: Why do raw RGB values differ from calibrated RGB values? I thought calibration just set pixels to wavelength (nm)?
Here are the first lines of spectra 137547.
The small differences could matter for my daughter's project, measuring a greenness index (green minus blue) to estimate whether algae are growing, especially after we had to recalibrate.
Could not find the actual spectra from the info provided. How about an explicit link or post the graphic?
Ah, the table makes the values hard to see. Note for instance that a raw value of 10 scales to 7.65 while a raw values of 23, 24 and 25 scales to 22.95. This happens with all my spectra it seems. That particular spectra is at: https://spectralworkbench.org/spectrums/137547 (and this format can be used to get to any saved spectra).
Also, I didn't save any spectra with saturated channels that I recall, but the recent spectrum https://spectralworkbench.org/spectrums/137643 illustrates that the RGB channels retain the expected integer value only when saturated (value = 255).
Ok, visualizing the spectra helps. 1 - The calibration (wavelength calibration using a CFL source) does not require an amplitude change (though SWB is likely doing this). 2 - Using a Calibration result doesn't alter a measurement spectra's amplitude -- it only corrects the relationship between camera pixels and wavelength (nm). 3 - Once calibrated (wavelength), additional measurements can (should) use that Cal reference. 4 - Remember, the wavelength calibration is only valid if the mechanics of the spectrometer doesn't change (this is a mechanical issue where it is best to leave the spectrometer physical device mounted so it doesn't change for all measurements which are based on that calibration.
Also, 5 - Use 'absolute' measurement values when mathematically comparing amplitude of spectra -- where the only change between plots is the experimental condition being measured.
So, to clarify: what I'm saying is that there seem to mathematical artefacts in the calibrated intensity values. This means that at least for exported csv files, point 2 above is not quite right. The changes to raw intensity are small but I can't figure them out (tried to fish around for the code, but couldn't find that part). So I think this leads to the conclusion there is small bug with unknown consequences (output of code differs from intent), and it will be best remove the calibrations and use raw values when exporting and processing data for quantitative purposes?
I'll admit I'm not following your comparisons -- but a few thoughts anyway in case they will help. The second plot at least shows a CFL spectra; although 1) some 'tuning' of the hardware might gain more resolution and 2) the RGB channels are clipping. Clipping adds significant error to the RGB-combined 'avg' result which will likely swamp most other errors. I'd suggest the following sequence: 1) mechanically stable setup, 2) CFL capture w/o clipping, 3) wavelength-cal using the CFL plot. Then... take reference spectra using broad-band light (i.e. through water for example) and then, take spectra with test sample. The wavelength cal's output data (which is applied to other plots as the cal reference) only uses the pixel/nm relationship, not any amplitude data from the CFL cal plot. The difference between the 'water' reference spectra (CFL-Cal'd) and the 'test sample' spectra (also CFL-Cal'd with the same CFL nm/pix data) will be your amplitude difference result and will not contain any amplitude factors of the CFL plot.
On using only raw data (eg. using the CSV 'avg' data): Yes, you could implement a simple linear mapping of pixel:nm with the data from a CFL spectra. Then (and assuming the hardware remains unchanged) apply that mapping to all measurement spectra. Finally, assuming no clipping of RGB channel data, you could perform the difference (water reference vs test sample) -- all using the 'raw' data. The SWB 'calibrate' feature is a convenience; it's not mandatory to doing the spectra processing in another space like a spreadsheet.
Our spectrometer is pretty amazing. Your comments are right on, I certainly recommend avoiding clipping (the warning in SpectralWorkbench works really well). The spectrometer's calibration was very sensitive to bumping – and stoft's explorations of harder builds look really useful. It was really useful to do the calibration, and then just take the wavelengths from the saved and exported calibration spectrum.
Thanks very much for the prompt and numerous replies. I think they add up to an answer. There is a small difference in the intensity of the calibrated values, relative to raw uncalibrated values. I made the attached figure to show this. I gather from the replies from stoft that this isn't intended. The difference is small, but I think it may be largest at low values (less than 10 on the scale of 0 to 255).
I also included our experimental results in the attached figure as a second panel.
I'm pleased to say that I've now calculated results and the experiment worked very well. We measured algae with and without an alum treatment that removes phosphorous from the water. The alum makes a flocculent in the water, and our measurements (at 90° to a 20W cool white LED light source) distinguished the 'greenness' of algae (chlorophyll reflects green light, absorbs blue) from the higher reflectance of alum. I suggested we use a normalised difference index (green – blue)/(green + blue) after subtracting baseline (violet).
Wow, doesn't it look like the calibrated values are losing precision?
One thing I think is happening where you see the .95 decimals is that it's an artifact of the averaging -- I can dig up that code and we can likely come up with a better way to do it. Hang on!
Thanks for the careful look at this! Which spectrometer design are you using?
There are definitely decimal values that don't seem quite right. Thanks for pointing to the code. I'll try to have a look in the next few days.
Apologies in advance if I'm delayed ... It's well past bedtime here, and I've neglected some other semi-urgent stuff while having 'fun' with this.
Last answer: we got a Desktop Spectrometry Kit 3.0 in the post within the last month. That has the revised webcam, and I ended up putting the dvd grating right on the silver front of the webcam, and adjusting the angle slightly. We also made a bigger slit - about 3x wider - for more light, presumably at a slight loss of resolution.
Hi, the new Lego version does a lot to address rigidity issues, and your recent version of the DSK's webcam will fit in the new enclosure. If you're interested, you can find more at #lego and there's a version of the kit which is "just the legos" to upgrade an older kit!
Yes, legos are a great idea. Fixing the camera to the wood block and it to the velcro has quite a bit of give too. I'm in New Zealand, so I probably skip the international postage and push some wood (or plastic floor tiles) through a table saw for my next try.
Hi, @troyb - we do have a new Lego enclosure which is a step closer to the kind of rigidity @stoft has demonstrated in wood -- we're actually phasing out the older enclosure in favor of this very robust Lego version, and we'd be happy to offer you an upgrade kit at a discount if you're interested?


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Walk or die: Algeria abandons 13,000 migrants in the Sahara
By Insider Last updated Jun 25, 2018 405
ASSAMAKA, Niger — From this isolated frontier post deep in the sands of the Sahara, the expelled migrants can be seen coming over the horizon by the hundreds. They look like specks in the distance, trudging miserably across some of the world's most unforgiving terrain in the blistering sun.
They are the ones who made it out alive.
Here in the desert, Algeria has abandoned more than 13,000 people in the past 14 months, including pregnant women and children, stranding them without food or water and forcing them to walk, sometimes at gunpoint, under temperatures of up to 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit).
In Niger, where the majority head, the lucky ones limp across a desolate 15-kilometer (9-mile) no-man's-land to Assamaka, less a town than a collection of unsteady buildings sinking into drifts of sand. Others, disoriented and dehydrated, wander for days before a U.N. rescue squad can find them. Untold numbers perish along the way; nearly all the more than two dozen survivors interviewed by The Associated Press told of people in their groups who simply could not go on and vanished into the Sahara.
"Women were lying dead, men….. Other people got missing in the desert because they didn't know the way," said Janet Kamara, who was pregnant at the time. "Everybody was just on their own."
Algeria's government has expelled over 13,000 migrants in the Sahara Desert in the past 14 months, giving them little choice but to walk to safety across the border to Niger or Mali or die trying. (June 25)
Her body still aches from the dead baby she gave birth to during the trek and left behind in the Sahara, buried in a shallow grave in the molten sand. Blood streaked her legs for days afterward, and weeks later, her ankles are still swollen. Now in Arlit, Niger, she is reeling from the time she spent in what she calls "the wilderness," sleeping in the sand.
Quietly, in a voice almost devoid of feeling, she recalled at least two nights in the open before her group was finally rescued, but said she lost track of time.
"I lost my son, my child," said Kamara, a Liberian who ran her own home business selling drinks and food in Algeria and was expelled in May.
Janet Kamara, from Liberia, sits during an interview in Arlit, Niger. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Another woman in her early twenties, who was expelled at the same time, also went into labor, she said. That baby didn't make it either.
Algeria's mass expulsions have picked up since October 2017, as the European Union renewed pressure on North African countries to head off migrants going north to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea or the barrier fences with Spain. These migrants from across sub-Saharan Africa — Mali, the Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Niger and more — are part of the mass migration toward Europe, some fleeing violence, others just hoping to make a living.
A European Union spokesperson said the EU was aware of what Algeria was doing, but that "sovereign countries" can expel migrants as long as they comply with international law. Unlike Niger, Algeria takes none of the EU money intended to help with the migration crisis, although it did receive $111.3 million in aid from Europe between 2014 and 2017.
Algeria provides no figures for the expulsions. But the number of people crossing on foot to Niger has been increasing steadily since the International Organization for Migration started counting in May 2017, when 135 people were dropped at the crossing, to as high as 2,888 in April 2018. In all, according to the IOM, a total of 11,276 men, women and children survived the march.
Map depicts the paths that migrants take after they've been expelled from Algeria. (AP Animation/Peter Hamlin)
At least another 2,500 were forced on a similar trek this year through the Sahara into neighboring Mali, with an unknown number succumbing along the way.
The migrants the AP talked to described being rounded up hundreds at a time, crammed into open trucks headed southward for six to eight hours to what is known as Point Zero, then dropped in the desert and pointed in the direction of Niger. They are told to walk, sometimes at gunpoint. In early June, 217 men, women and children were dropped well before reaching Point Zero, fully 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the nearest source of water, according to the IOM.
Within seconds of setting foot on the sand, the heat pierces even the thickest shoes. Sweat dries upon the first touch of air, providing little relief from the beating sun overhead. Each inhalation is like breathing in an oven.
But there is no turning back.
"There were people who couldn't take it. They sat down and we left them. They were suffering too much," said Aliou Kande, an 18-year-old from Senegal.
Kande said nearly a dozen people simply gave up, collapsing in the sand. His group of 1,000 got lost and wandered from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., he said. He never saw the missing people again. The word he returned to, over and over, was "suffering."
Kande said the Algerian police stole everything he had earned when he was first detained — 40,000 dinars ($340) and a Samsung cell phone.
"They tossed us into the desert, without our telephones, without money. I couldn't even describe it to you," he said, still livid at the memory.
Aliou Kande, who has been on the move from his home in Dakar, Senegal, since he was 15, was expelled from Algeria. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
The migrants' accounts are confirmed by multiple videos collected by the AP over months, which show hundreds of people stumbling away from lines of trucks and buses, spreading wider and wider through the desert. Two migrants told the AP gendarmes fired on the groups to force them to walk, and multiple videos seen by the AP showed armed, uniformed men standing guard near the trucks.
"They bring you to the end of Algeria, to the end in the middle of the desert, and they show you that this is Niger," said Tamba Dennis, another Liberian who was in Algeria on an expired work visa. "If you can't bring water, some people die on the road." He said not everyone in his group made it, but couldn't say how many fell behind.
Ju Dennis, another Liberian who is not related to Tamba, filmed his deportation with a cell phone he kept hidden on his body. It shows people crammed on the floor of an open truck, vainly trying to shade their bodies from the sun and hide from the gendarmes. He narrated every step of the way in a hushed voice.
Even as he filmed, Ju Dennis knew what he wanted to tell the world what was happening.
"You're facing deportation in Algeria — there is no mercy," he said. "I want to expose them now…We are here, and we saw what they did. And we got proof."
Algerian authorities refused to comment on the allegations raised by the AP. Algeria has denied criticism from the IOM and other organizations that it is committing human rights abuses by abandoning migrants in the desert, calling the allegations a "malicious campaign" intended to inflame neighboring countries.
Along with the migrants who make their way from Algeria to Niger on foot, thousands more Nigerien migrants are expelled directly home in convoys of trucks and buses. That's because of a 2015 agreement between Niger and Algeria to deal with Nigeriens living illegally in their neighbor to the north.
A look at the dangers that migrants face as they trek across the Sahara Desert. (AP Video/Nat Castaneda)
Even then, there are reports of deaths, including one mother whose body was found inside the jammed bus at the end of the 450-kilometer (280-mile) journey from the border. Her two children, both sick with tuberculosis, were taken into custody, according to both the IOM and Ibrahim Diallo, a local journalist and activist.
The number of migrants sent home in convoys — nearly all of them Nigerien — has also shot up, to at least 14,446 since August 2017, compared with 9,290 for all of 2016.
The journey from Algeria to Niger is essentially the reverse of the path many in Africa took north — expecting work in Algeria or Libya or hoping to make it to Europe. They bumped across the desert in Toyota Hilux pickups, 15 to 20 in the flatbed, grasping gnarled sticks for balance and praying the jugs of water they sat upon would last the trip.
The number of migrants going to Algeria is increasing as an unintended side effect of Europe's successful blocking of the Libyan crossing, said Camille Le Coz, an analyst at the Migration Policy Institute in Brussels.
But people die going both ways; the Sahara is a swift killer that leaves little evidence behind. The arid heat shrivels bodies, and blowing sand envelops the remains. The IOM has estimated that for every migrant known to have died crossing the Mediterranean, as many as two are lost in the desert — potentially upwards of 30,000 people since 2014.
The vast flow of migrants puts an enormous strain on all the points along the route. The first stop south is Assamaka, the only official border post in the 950-kilometer (590 mile) border Algeria shares with Niger.
Even in Assamaka, there are just two water wells — one that pumps only at night and the other, dating to French colonial times, that gives rusty water. The needs of each wave of expelled migrants overwhelm the village — food, water, medicine.
"They come by the thousands….I've never seen anything like it," said Alhoussan Adouwal, an IOM official who has taken up residence in the village to send out the alert when a new group arrives. He then tries to arrange rescue for those still in the desert. "It's a catastrophe."
In Assamaka, the migrants settle into a depression in the dunes behind the border post until the IOM can get enough buses to fetch them. The IOM offers them a choice: Register with IOM to return eventually to their home countries or fend for themselves at the border.
Some decide to take their chances on another trip north, moving to The Dune, an otherworldly open-air market a few kilometers away, where macaroni and gasoline from Algeria are sold out of the back of pickups and donkey carts. From there, they will try again to return to Algeria, in hopes of regaining the lives and jobs they left behind. Trucks are leaving all the time, and they take their fare in Algerian dinars.
Migrants pay to head north into Algeria at the Assamaka border post in northern Niger. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
The rest will leave by bus for the town of Arlit, about 6 hours to the south through soft sand.
In Arlit, a sweltering transit center designed for a few hundred people lately has held upwards of 1,000 at a time for weeks on end.
"Our geographical position is such that today, we are directly in the path of all the expulsions of migrants," said Arlit Mayor Abdourahman Mawli. Mawli said he had heard of deaths along the way from the migrants and also from the IOM. Others, he said, simply turned right round and tried to return to Algeria.
"So it becomes an endless cycle," he said wearily.
One man at the center with scars on his hands and arms was so traumatized that he never spoke and didn't leave. The other migrants assumed he had endured the unspeakable in Algeria, a place where many said they had been robbed and beaten by authorities. Despite knowing nothing about him, they washed and dressed him tenderly in clean clothes, and laid out food so he could eat. He embarked on an endless loop of the yard in the midday sun.
A young migrant who has been expelled from Algeria paces in a transit center in Arlit, Niger. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
With no name, no confirmed nationality and no one to claim him, the man had been in Arlit for more than a month. Nearly all of the rest would continue south mostly off-road to Agadez, the Nigerien city that has been a crossroads for African trade and migration for generations. Ultimately, they will return to their home countries on IOM-sponsored flights.
In Agadez, the IOM camps are also filling up with those expelled from Algeria. Both they and the mayor of Agadez are growing increasingly impatient with their fate.
"We want to keep our little bit of tranquility," said the mayor, Rhissa Feltou. "Our hospitality is a threat to us."
Even as these migrants move south, they cross paths with some who are making the trip north through Agadez.
Every Monday evening, dozens of pickup trucks filled with the hopeful pass through a military checkpoint at the edge of the city. They are fully loaded with water and people gripping sticks, their eyes firmly fixed on the future.
Adoum Moussa and Tcherno Abarchi contributed.
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Reacher takes a stroll through a small Wisconsin town and sees a class ring in a pawn shop window: West Point 2005. A tough year to graduate: Iraq, then Afghanistan. The ring is tiny, for a woman, and it has her initials engraved on the inside. Reacher wonders what unlucky circumstance made her give up something she earned over four hard years. He decides to find out. And find the woman. And return her ring. Why not?
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Is Continuous Drinking Required for Everlasting Life?
May 1, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles
By Bob Wilkin
Grammar Question
I received this email question from a reader:
In the article "The One Who Believes: Is Continuous Faith Required to be Born Again?" by Bob Wilkin in the second footnote regarding John 4:13, Wilkin mentions:
"Amazingly, Wallace says ho pinōn here means, 'everyone who continually drinks…,' ibid, p. 621, text. Of course, he must say that since he recognizes, though does not say, that ho pinōn is a synonym for ho pisteuōn, which he has already said refers to continuous belief.'
While I found Bob's article very helpful, can you please elaborate a bit more on how we know that ho pinōn here does not mean "everyone who continually drinks…," but rather means everyone who drinks once, i.e. one drink would quench your thirst forever? Hope you can help.
Context Tells Us
We sometimes are led to believe that the Greek present tense means that continuous action is taking place. That is not true in the indicative mood (e.g., he drinks). It sometimes refers to such action. The context, not the verb tense, tells us.
And it is not true for articular participles, either (e.g., he who drinks or everyone who drinks). There are two rock-solid proofs that the drinking in John 4:13-14 cannot mean he who continually drinks. (John 4:14 uses an aorist subjunctive, but it clearly is used synonymously with ho pinōn in John 4:13. So in this article I sometimes speak of John 4:13, but clearly the same point is true of v 14.) But before I get there, let's see proof of the fact that the present tense in the indicative mood and in participles need not refer to continuous action.
Present Indicative
The present indicative often does not refer to continuous action or even to action taking place in the present. Wallace himself lists instantaneous presents (also called punctiliar presents) where present indicatives refer to "an action [which] is completed at the moment of speaking. This occurs only in the indicative. It is relatively common" (Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, p. 517). Examples he gives are Mark 2:5 ("your sins are forgiven"); John 3:3 ("I say to you"); Acts 9:34 ("Jesus Christ heals you"); Acts 25:11 ("I appeal to Caesar"). Wallace also lists progressive presents which refers to "a scene in progress" (p. 518). This too is not action that is continuous. It is ongoing, but has a definite and soon stopping point (e.g., Matt 25:8; Mark 1:37; Acts 2:8; 3:12; Rom 9:1).
Wallace later discusses historical presents, which "describe a past event" (p. 526); perfective presents, which "emphasize that the results of a past action are still continuing" (p. 532); conative presents, which "portrays the subject as desiring to do something, attempting to do something, or at the point of almost doing something" (p. 534); futuristic presents, which "describe a future event" (p. 535).
Present Articular Participles
Present articular participles often do not refer to continuous action.
Wallace says that in the case of anarthrous participles, they "behave just as they do in the indicative [except] now the point of reference is the controlling verb, not the speaker" (p. 614). See above paragraph to see how indicatives are used in the present.
Concerning articular participles, he speaks of some that function as adjectives and some that have a substantival use: "It functions in the place of a substantive[noun] " (p. 619). That is the category in which he gives the example of John 4:13. Many of the examples he gives clearly do not refer to continuous action: Mark 6:44 ("those who ate the loaves"); Luke 1:45 ("blessed is she who believed"); John 6:39 ("this is the will of the Father who sent me"); Acts 1:16 ("those who arrested Jesus"). However, those are all aorist articular participles. But he also mentions 2 Thess 2:6-7 regarding "the one who is restraining." That is a present articular participle and it does not refer to ongoing continuous action since Paul says that the restrainer will be taken away during the seven years of the Tribulation: "until He is taken out of the way" (2 Thess 2:7). Wallace also mentions Luke 2:18, another present articular participle: "And all those who heard [hoi akousantes] it marveled…" Obviously that does not refer to continuous action.
Wallace might have mentioned Mark 6:14, "And he said, 'John the Baptist [Ioannes ho baptizōn] has risen from the dead.'" That is a present articular participle. Obviously, John was not continuously baptizing people since he was dead. We still call him John the baptizing one nearly 2,000 years after his last baptism.
Proof One
John 4:13 proves that continuous drinking is not in view.
In verse 13 the Lord Jesus is speaking of drinking normal water. He says, "whoever drinks of this [natural] water will thirst again." He cannot possibly mean, "whoever continually drinks of this [natural] water will thirst again." As long as you continuously (or iteratively, that is, every hour or so) drink, you will never thirst. Jesus is saying that one drink of natural water will temporarily satisfy your thirst, but it will not eliminate your thirst forever. It is only a temporary fix.
Proof Two
John 4:15 proves that John 4:14 does not refer to continuous drinking.
In John 4:15 the woman said, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw." Clearly, she understands Jesus to be saying that one drink of His living water would mean, 1) she would never thirst again, and 2) she would never need to draw regular water again.
The Lord does not correct her, nor does the Apostle John who is reporting this incident. The woman is correct in understanding that once she drinks His living water, then she will never thirst again. She will be secure the moment she drinks it (= the moment she believes in Jesus; compare John 6:35, "He who believes in Me will never thirst").
A Final Point
One final point deserves mention. Let's say that ho pinōn means, as Wallace suggests, "everyone who continuously drinks" (p. 621), and thus it takes continuous believing to be born again so that one will never thirst (v 14). When would a person fulfill that requirement? At a
moment in time? Certainly not. He has not continuously believed yet. After a day of continuous drinking? Nope. After a year of continuous drinking? No. A decade? No. Five decades? No. If a person ever stopped drinking prior to death, he would not fulfill the requirement of continuous drinking.
So, if what Wallace is saying is true, a person is not born again unless he continues in faith until death.
This leads to tough questions. How can you have assurance before death that you are born again if a lifetime of continuous faith is required? What happens if a believer were to go through a time of doubt? Since he is not drinking then, is he unregenerate in Wallace's understanding? What about someone who has a mental condition that causes him to stop drinking, like paranoid schizophrenia, OCD, or Alzheimer's? Does God give people with mental illness a pass on the continuous drinking requirement?
At the very moment of faith (drinking) a person is born again once and for all. That is the message of John 3:16; 5:24; 6:35; 11:25-27. At the moment of faith a person "has passed from death into life" (John 5:24). Paul said, "By grace you have been saved through faith" (Eph 2:8). A done deal. Paul didn't say that you will be saved if you continue to believe. It doesn't take a lifetime of faith before the new birth occurs.
Bob Wilkin is Executive Director of Grace Evangelical Society. He teaches at Victor Street Bible Chapel in East Dallas.
Bob Wilkin (ThM, PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is the Founder and Executive Director of Grace Evangelical Society and co-host of Grace in Focus Radio. He lives in Highland Village, TX with his wife, Sharon. His latest books are Faith Alone in One Hundred Verses and Turn and Live: The Power of Repentance.
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Everyone at Watkins Field tonight knew Jamison Craft was the best player on the field. However, not everyone knew Gardner had other weapons.
Craft was his usual dynamite self, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown while returning the second-half kickoff 86 yards for a second score, but had help from fellow senior Garrett Robinson, who ran for 81 yards and a touchdown in sixth-ranked Gardner's 20-6 win over Shepherd Hill in a key Division 2 game.
Craft was his usual dynamite self, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown while returning the second-half kickoff 86 yards for a second score, but had help from fellow senior Garrett Robinson, who ran for 81 yards and a touchdown in sixth-ranked Gardner's 20-6 win over Shepherd Hill in a key Division 2 game tonight.
Gardner, which finished with 235 rushing yards, improved to 3-0 (1-0 in Division 2), while the Rams fall to 2-2.
Of course, having a weapon like Craft does not hurt, either. The Rams did a great job of containing Craft in the first half, "holding" him to 49 yards in 13 carries. But Gardner still led, 7-6, at the half, thanks to a 2-yard touchdown run by Robinson.
Craft smashed any containment in the opening seconds of the second half, taking the kickoff at the 14, cutting to the right sideline, putting on a burst of speed and blasting past the coverage team to give the Wildcats a 14-6 lead. He received a couple of blocks on the return, including Mitch Ryan's devastating hit near midfield.
After scoring on their opening drive of the game (a 5-yard run by Ken Mardirosian), the Rams were unable to get much going against the Gardner defense. They did get inside the Gardner 30 twice in the fourth quarter, but one drive was stopped on downs when Bret Girouard made a nice tackle of Jake Gelb, and the other ended on Devon Williams' interception.
Dubzinski was thrilled with how his defense played against the tough Rams' offense, with the Wildcats allowing just 172 total yards — 57 of which came on the game's first drive. He mentioned the stellar play of Ryan, Williams, Jean Sainvil, Rick Collins and Garrett Shetrawski.
The key stop was the one on downs, as Gardner led just 14-6 at the time. The Wildcats then put the game away with a seven-play, 75-yard drive that was keyed by a couple of strong runs by junior Brandon Williams and a Barry Sanders-esque 31-yard scoring run by Craft, who appeared to be stopped at the line of scrimmage before cutting all the way back to the left and using a quick burst to get past the safety down the sideline and into the end zone.


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