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Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Background Real Name: Unrevealed. Alter-Ego: Mary Marvel, Lori Lemaris, Madame Christy Xanadu. Other Aliases: "Lady of laughter", "Mirthful maiden of mayhem", "Costumed queen of...
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Powers & Abilities Strength Level Superman's strength level varied greatly over the span of his life. In his prime, he possessed vast superhuman strength allowing him to lift (press) thousands of tons at once. He claimed to be capable of juggling ten house-sized boulders without...
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Context Claw was one of the swords-and-sorcery heroes DC launched in the mid-1970s. He was the most successful of the lot along with the Warlord. Part of his (relative) popularity is that he's essentially the DC version of Conan with a strong hook — the demon hand —...
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Context Carrie Kelley is Batman's Robin in a specific future timeline. This future was chronicled in Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, a landmark and highly influential graphic novel published in 1986. Carrie later continues her adventures as Catgirl. Advertisement ...
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Background Real Name: Ursula Zandt. Marital Status: Single. Known Relatives: Gregor Zandt (Father). Group Affiliation: The Minutemen. Base Of Operations: Height: Weight: Eyes: Brown? Hair: Black Age: 29 at death. Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ...
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Context Beowulf is probably the oldest surviving work of literature in English. This heroic fantasy predecessor was likely composed circa the year 1,000. In 1975, in one of those "comic books aren't just for kids !" moments, DC produced a very… loose adaptation of...
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Powers and Abilities Mothman was a good fighter, detective, and acrobat, whose schtick was the gliding wings on his costume. History Byron Lewis was a member of the famous Lewis family of Connecticut. His extremely wealthy father introduced Byron to high society at a very young age. Finding...
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ABC7 Los Angeles is seeking a Senior News Media Manager who will supervise media managers and editors in the editing, recording, and playback of video as well as storage and archiving. The Senior News Manager also schedules the Media Manager and Editor work groups. Sound editorial judgment and an understanding of a server based digital workflow for multi-platform news in a deadline intensive environment is a must. Minimum 3 years experience required in a local television station news department. Familiarity with Adobe Premiere, Dalet One Cut, Edius and previous experience as a media manager, editor and/or newscast producer a plus. The Senior News Media Manager is expected to stay current with technology and developments in digital workflow and recommend changes for better efficiency. Successful candidate will be collaborative and have the ability to manage across various disciplines in the newsroom. Please apply online or send resume to: ABC7 Los Angeles, Attn: HR, Dept. SMM/mb, 500 Circle Seven Drive, Glendale, CA 91201. Equal Opportunity Employer - Female/Minority/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.


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I've been under the weather the last couple of days, which has some obvious downsides. (Like, I wanted to spend my money on beer and world travel, not more Kleenex.)
But, on the bright side, since leaving the house is too daunting a prospect, I've had lots of time to knit.
Socks in progress. Also,
A sweater of my own reckoning. Pink! Lace! If that's not a change of pace, I don't know what is.


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thing I don't have a hammer near by, otherwise, some of my favorite shit would be broken. Carl, my computer, would probably be my first victim. I love my computer but there are some things that just drive me batshit. Being overtired is one of them.
I have listened to relaxing music, put hot water bottle on my shitty knee, listened to an hour and a half of audio book, and masturbated until I had one of those orgasms that makes your eyes cross as you have a brain spasm.
It's fucking 6:10 in the AM and part of me feels I should just stay up. If I don't I will sleep through the better part of the day. While it is my weekend and this is not such a big deal, I hate wasting time in bed. Fucking stupid nightshift. This is the thanks I get for helping someone out. Need to go to the PC basketball game? Sure, I'll switch with you, you poison-elf, hitler-esque, american eagle wearing motherfucker.
Overtired was something invented by a total asshole. It was designed by some fucking jerk who on managed to make it into work after getting fucked in the ass all night by his wife and on top of that he has a hangover. This guys boss asked him to design a new product, and the son of a bitch came up with, "OVERTIRED." Fuck you, you lackluster, mouth breathing, armpit ring and public toilet shit-stain. Congratulations on a job well done. Now go home and blow the back of your head out with a shot gun, or blow a horse, whichever would give you less pleasure.
Sitting here typing this, I just realized if I had a glass of wine, I might be a sleep by now. However, I'm not going to try and solve my problems with some cheap table wine.
Rodeo clowns man.....
Everybody needs one of their own. I'll tell you what man, mine would be punching in for some overtime right now. No gloves, just bare-knuckle brawling and you bet your last dollar that my Scots-Irish, Angry...Thrifty...Mic ass is coming out on top.


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The American Dream Blog has pointed out how politically correct hegemony is being used as a means for unfounded discrimination. As noted in a recent incident, "A 14-year-old student at a public school in Texas was suspended from school for saying that he believes that homosexuality is wrong." When LGBT marriages are adopted as a civil right, then we will see less overall justice in the system because the minority will have limited the basic free speech rights of the majority.
Christians and any theists who believe homosexuality is morally wrong will become increasingly subject to legal and governmental harassment simply for holding and expressing moral views. As Christians, we aren't promoting any "hate speech" at all when we affirm the teachings of the New Testament, but teachings based on love in truth.
I have some gay friends and acquaintances who I believe do deserve to be protected with rights as citizens and as domestic partners, however, there are a number of reasons why civil marriage between LGBT partners is not a good idea in my opinion. I've found that there are at least 10 myths being presented in concert with the present gay agenda.
We live in a day when many nominal Christians and neoconservatives do not wish to be identified with the Christ of scripture or the teachings of scripture in general. There is a hesitancy to take a stand when the winds of politically correct doctrine are contrary. However, Jesus described the correct attitude of his followers, saying, "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot." (Matthew 5.13 NIV)
Whether it's for a sense of validation, monetary reasons, or any other reason, there is a lot of political pressure today to affirm alternative sexual lifestyles and codify alternative marriage forms as a civil right. Last month, for example, the neoconservative MSM talking head Bill O'Reilly claimed that people who take a biblical perspective on life, "Bible thumpers" as he calls us, do not have any valid argument that could possibly be used to question the ascendancy of alternative marriage forms as a civil right:
"The compelling argument is on the side of homosexuals. That's where the compelling argument is: 'We are Americans. We just want to be treated like everybody else.' That's a compelling argument. And to deny that you've got to have a very strong argument on the other side."
O'Reilly's claim that all conservative Christians can do is "thump the Bible" is quite false. The fact is that conservative Christians, such as William Lane Craig, have been trouncing secular humanists in public debates on a variety of issues, including questions about morality. And the most prominent secular atheists make all kinds of absurd excuses for not debating Craig. But the way the system works today, a serious public debate on critical subjects is almost always avoided. When people behind a spurious agenda have weak arguments or a lack of valid philosophical justification, they tend to use media hegemony and political hegemony as opposed to engaging in serious public debate.
For a basic outline of the biblical perspective on homosexuality and Christianity, I would recommend two blog posts by William Lane Craig. One is entitled, "Christian Homosexuals?" and another is entitled, "A Christian Perspective on Homosexuality"
We will probably never see Bill O'Reilly invite a serious defender of biblical views onto his show, such as William Lane Craig because the PC hegemony simply cannot stand up to such logical criticism. Instead, we will likely witness the continuous evisceration of basic civil rights in favor of spurious ones based not on objective facts, but on subjective feelings. But those who are familiar with the reliable truths of scripture understand that truth and love win in the end, no matter how much misinformation is projected against us in our day.
Once LGBT marriage is granted and affirmed as a civil right, then a Pandora's Box of increasing confusion and delusion will have been opened. For example, if the bisexual identity is protected as a civil right, then it would only follow that bisexual marriage should be protected as a civil right. In this case, polygamy will become a civil right because, after all, the sexual orientations and appetites of bisexuals deserve equal marriage status. When you do the math, one biological male bisexual would be entitled to a male and a female in marriage. One biological female bisexual in marriage would be entitled to one male and one female. That would make four people entitled to a single marriage union, that is unless either of the two additional marriage partners was in love with 5th and 6th parties. It could go on mathematically with no end
Before diving into this subject, it helps to understand and clarify two key currently-used terms: gender identity and sexual orientation. The term "gender identity" refers to a subjective self-identification that does not really have anything to do with a person's biologically born equipment. Sexual orientation refers to a person's sense of physical attraction. Both terms are based on the subjective feelings of the individual.
Myth 1: Disagreeing with the behavior of homosexuality means that you must "hate" LGBT people.
Fact 1: The most basic interpretation of the biblical New Testament Christian view is based on loving all people, despite whatever lifestyle a person may embrace. And to claim that disagreement is "hate" is baseless slander.
Myth 2: There is conclusive scientific evidence that genetics alone causes people to be gay.
Myth 3: There are no strong logical arguments supporting the biblical view of homosexuality.
Fact 3: Science, history, philosophy, and psychology are realms in which the biblical view can be logically supported.
Myth 4: The public acceptance of homosexuality is the result of a long, progressive trend in history.
Fact 4: Historically, the popularity of homosexuality has been a like a pendulum reflecting general societal moral conditions.
Myth 5: If a majority of people believe something is morally right, then it must be right.
Fact 5: This is a logical fallacy known as argumentum ad populum (Latin for "appeal to the people").
Myth 6: Accepting gay marriage as a civil right will have no negative effects on society.
Fact 6: Discrimination against those who support strong family values, the basis of a strong society, and freedom of religious conscience, will increase exponentially when homosexual marriage is granted as a civil right. We see this already.
Myth 7: If the government validates homosexual marriage as a civil right, then it is morally right.
Fact 7: This known as an argument from authority (argumentum ad auctoritatem) and it is a logical fallacy.
Myth 8: There is a clear scientific basis for justifying LGBT marriage as a valid civil right.
Fact 8: There is no conclusive objective scientific evidence that homosexual behavior is genetic, and basing a civil right on subjective "self-identification" is not in keeping with legal tradition.
Myth 9: There is no logical connection between promoting LGBT rights and bestiality or pedophilia.
Fact: 9 Because LGBT rights are actually based on sexual preference, not biological characteristics, then a precedent is set for other "civil rights" based on subjective feelings and sexual desires alone.
Myth 10: The civil rights battle for gays is the same or similar to the civil rights battle for blacks.
Fact 10: The civil rights battle for blacks was based on objective, biological differences between people. The gay rights movement so far has no such confirmed basis.
A little elaboration on these points...
Fact 1: The most pernicious myth today is the promotion of the idea that biblical New Testament Christianity entails hating and killing homosexuals. Nothing could be further from the truth. When gay activists point to the Westboro Baptist Church as an example of valid, biblical Christianity, it is like pointing to Hitler as the prime example of German culture. There is simply no logical basis to make such comparisons. According to scripture, God loves the world and Christians are to love all people in the world, as noted,
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3.15 NIV)
"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." (I John 4.8 NIV)
People will often point to the Old Testament claiming that all who believe the Bible must hate gays because homosexuality is listed as a capital offense in verses such as Leviticus 20:13. This is false logic for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the fact that something is listed as a capital offense does not suggest any emotional qualifications, such as hatred. Secondly, verses pulled from the book of Leviticus outline a different dispensation, a different covenant, and an autonomous political theocracy that was neither in existence in the time of the early church nor in our time today.
The present New Testament dispensation and covenant does not emphasize a legalistic religious code, but grace. John 1.17 outlines, "For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." In grace and truth there neither extreme legalism nor hatred. The New Testament is based on a new covenant that was predicted in the Old Testament in Jeremiah 31:
"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah... For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts... And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
These verses basically predicted that a new covenant would be established that would offer a reinterpretation of The Law, of holiness, of forgiveness, based on grace and knowing God personally, not by obeying strict rules. This is the essence of what Jesus brought in his first coming. Like a legal agreement, a new covenant supersedes an old one. Thus, there is no reason at all to assume that all the previous rules apply. Quite the contrary, there is a reason to focus on the new legal agreement as the standard. In New Testament accounts, Jesus forgave sinners and showed compassion, as noted in Luke's gospel chapter 7, when Jesus forgave the prostitute. There is no room in the biblical New Covenant for the myth that Christians are supposed to hate and kill gays.
Some antagonists will claim, "That is your interpretation of scripture. How do you know you are right? The Bible says 'kill homosexuals' so you should kill and hate, that's what you believe today."
When critics make the claim that Christians should follow all of the Old Testament law to the letter, emphasize the basic differences between the Old Testament and the New Testament as described in scripture. This subject is referred to as supersessionism. Though there are disagreements about specifics, all three main historical traditions within Christianity — Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant, have acknowledged the same basics. Even the Catholic church, known for it more religious approach to morality, officially underscored the biblical emphasis of grace over the law in their catechisms. Two example of many: "Our justification comes from the grace of God." and "The Holy Spirit is the master of the interior life. By giving birth to the "inner man," justification entails the sanctification of his whole being."
Outline of basic Christian supersessionism
1. Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant traditions acknowledge New Testament supersessionism.
2. The New Testament is based on a new covenant.
3. The new covenant supersedes the old covenant.
4. The new covenant emphasizes grace over the law.
5. The new covenant emphasizes changed relationships and attitudes with God and among fellow citizens.
6. These changed attitudes reflect proactive love-based ethics over vindictive law-based ethics, as outlined by Christ in the Sermon on the Mount, the introduction of the New Testament.
Because there are so many extra-biblical and heretical professors and theologians today, it's best to go back and scrutinize the original sources and recorded history. Where are the supposed examples in the New Testament that could possibly justify the hatred or killing of gays? There are none. There is no example of the church killing anyone due to sexual sins. However, I Corinthians 5 does outline how a person practicing incest could have been recommended for execution according to Levitical law but was instead lovingly disciplined by the church.
Jesus outlined the basics of supersessionism in the Sermon of the Mount, which set the tone for the entire New Testament and all other examples of New Testament ethics. Old Testament ethics are based upon vindictive legalism: "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot," (Exodus 21.24, KJV) Jesus offered, "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also." (Matthew 5. 38-39 NIV) Jesus was offering a new, non-violent, non-vindictive approach.
Critics will say, "But Jesus said the law must not be broken, that it must be fulfilled, therefore Jesus supported the Old Testament..." (Matthew 5. 17-18) There are two ways in which the New Testament fulfills the law. Firstly, in Christ himself, and, secondly, by the word of God. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus raised the bar of sin and law showing that no human can possibly fulfill the law's requirements because we have all disqualified ourselves with evil thoughts at one time or another. Because Jesus is perfect and died as a perfect propitiation for our sin, however, he did in fact fulfill all of the law for all who would believe and follow him.
1. Jesus raised the bar in the Sermon on the Mount offering that even evil thoughts make everyone worthy of death according to the law.
2. Therefore, no one can be justified by the law alone.
3. In offering himself as a sacrifice for sin, Jesus offered a fulfillment of the law. Jesus did not abolish the requirements of the law - perfection - but offered us his own perfection, a sinless life, as a sacrificial atonement on the cross.
A second factor here is the word of God. The law is "fulfilled" insofar as it serves its purpose as a tutor leading us to Christ. Galatians 3.24 states, "Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith." (KJV). In pointing to Christ, the purpose of the law has been fulfilled. Paul wrote that the law was made for sinners, not for the righteous. (I Timothy 1.9) Once we are born again by the Holy Spirit and acquire the new nature Paul described in Romans 6, then we become free from our slavery to the sin nature:
"We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.." (Romans 6.6, ESV). Thus, the most effective manner of fulfilling the law and seeing a righteous society is for as many people as possible to become genuine Christians, to receive the Holy Spirit and know the inner power of loving God and loving others.
The pattern of 'love over law' is noted throughout the Sermon on the Mount and throughout the New Testament. Jesus explained that love and grace do not nullify the law (Matthew 5. 17) but fulfill it by offering a better way of meeting its requirements. There is still an objective basis of right and wrong in God's eternal righteous existence. For more information on that subject, see the article, If God Exists, Then Objective Morality Exists. As opposed to hatred and killing, Christians are simply to shine the light of truth in a dark world and to be a preserving influence in an immoral world, even as salt preserves food products (Matthew 5.13-16)
Based on Jesus' many examples, living in the light of the gospel and being a moral salt in a morally decaying world simply means to speak the truth and to demonstrate grace and love to others. It's not cloudy, it's quite simple. For all these reasons, the antagonist has the burden of proof in making the claim that Christians should hate and kill gays. Prominent theologians such as C.S. Lewis and William Lane Craig have confirmed the New Testament view advocates truth and love when dealing with this subject. Most secular critics are not familiar with supersessionism, the main purpose of the law, and the concept of eternal justice, as outlined at this link. When these three aspects are considered, there is no logical contradiction in the Christian view of homosexuality in the Old and New Testament.
Fact 2: No 'gay gene' has been discovered and there is no conclusive evidence genetics alone is responsible. There are a number of important aspects that can be considered with this issue. One has to do with verifying conclusive scientific evidence related to genetics studies. And other points are "even if" considerations. For example, even if new epi-mark gender-bending evidence were to be conclusively verified, this raises other questions about the basis of moral right and wrong and chicken and egg type scenarios.
William Lane Craig raised a hypothetical example, people may be born with addictive traits and find they have a compelling inclination to binge on alcohol. Just because there is this addictive trait, does that mean that addiction to drugs and alcohol are morally acceptable or desirable? No, it does not. And a person has a choice to restrain inclinations that are immoral.
Because a man looks effeminate and acts effeminate and even may have felt an attraction for men, this does not necessitate gay sexual activity, which is a choice. There are men today who call themselves meterosexuals, who look gay and act gay, but who are straight. Because Tim Tebow goes to a nail salon, it could imply that he is secretly gay, or that he just prefers some things that may seem feminine. The gay website Queerty reads into these types of things, offering, "he also had a bromantic dinner with Fred Durst there recently." Genetic discoveries, and all evidence tends to be framed according to preconceptions.
In December 2012, scientists basically agreed that, as of today, no "gay gene" has been discovered. However, people are now presenting a new speculative theory as fact. Notice how the 'non-scientist makes the following claim:
"Okay. I'm going to try to get through this science as best I can.
In The Quarterly Review of Biology, researchers at UC Santa Barbara and Uppsala University in Sweden have concluded through their research that sexual orientation can be decided through epi-marks, which are temporary switches in a fetus' DNA that exist while in the womb and shortly after birth."
In contrast to the open-ended nature of the discoveries and implications, a co-author of the study, Sergey Gavrilets, claims that this is the 'best explanation' so far for the presupposed fact that some people are born gay:
"Transmission of sexually antagonistic epi-marks between generations is the most plausible evolutionary mechanism of the phenomenon of human homosexuality."
Notice how the scientist has already decided that homosexuality has a genetic basis, he's just trying to find the proof, that is, the 'best explanation' so far. A person's perspective on homosexuality relates to a person's perspective on God's existence. From a philosophical and historical perspective, objective moral values are based on God's existence. As William Lane Craig has pointed, deeper questions need to be asked to get to the root issues. "But this question [is homosexuality a sin?] raises an even deeper question, which we've got to answer first: do right and wrong really exist? Before you can determine what is right and wrong, you have to know that there really is right and wrong."
Another "even if" point to consider is this: Even if unique, physiological traits are discovered in homosexuals, how do we know which came first? In Romans 1.24, Paul states, "Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. Some have interpreted this to mean that people who commit to homosexuality do undergo some type of codifying physical change.
Could there be slight physiological changes that occur when a person fully commits to practicing a gay lifestyle? Kerby Anderson addresses physiological differences as the 'chicken and the egg' type questions:
"When there is a difference in brain structure, is the difference the result of sexual orientation or is it the cause of sexual orientation? Researchers, for example, have found that when people who become blind begin to learn Braille, the area of the brain controlling the reading finger actual grows larger."
All the gay friends and acquaintances I have, who have taken time to open up and confide in me, have explained that they had either been molested or exposed to extremely age-inappropriate material and experiences at very young ages.
In contrast to these types of genetic studies, other studies suggest that child molestation is a major factor influencing people to adopt a homosexual lifestyle. The California School of Professional Psychology published findings in a report entitled, "Comparative data of childhood and adolescence molestation in heterosexual and homosexual persons" and the abstract states, "In research with 942 nonclinical adult participants, gay men and lesbian women reported a significantly higher rate of childhood molestation than did heterosexual men and women." 7% of the heterosexual men reported molestation, 22% of the lesbian women reported molestation and a whopping 46% of the gay men reported molestation. These types of high statistics ring true with the accounts of gay friends and acquaintances of mine who have confided in me that they were either molested or had some extremely age-inappropriate experiences that influenced them towards becoming gay. Ellen DeGeneres has been able to describe her molestation as a teenager in public interviews.
Fact 3: The fields of science, history, philosophy and psychology are realms in which the biblical view can be supported. As far as arguments go, "bible thumping" is not necessary. I've already discussed the main scientific evidence in the previous point.
Edward Gibbon, in his classic History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, stated, "The dignity of marriage was restored by the Christians" (Decline and Fall, p. 813).
It is an objectively true statement that a man and a woman are biologically different. There is no sound objective basis, however, to claim that all the colors of the LGBT rainbow represent different biological gender identities. A person may say he is transgender or transsexual based on his feelings and may even get a physical sex change, however, if his feelings change then he needs to find a different kind of partner, perhaps a regular gay partner. Basing the civil union of marriage on subjective feelings alone, not on the objective qualities, undermines the dignity of marriage. See Myth 3 for more on historical aspects of homosexuality.
I mentioned William Lane Craig earlier in this post. He is the foremost debater in the world and one of his strongest arguments is the moral argument for God's existence.
The most popular secular atheists, such as PZ Myers, offer confused views about morality. In one sentence Myers claims that morality is based on human empathy. This is how he summarized his moral view: "If I punched you in the face, you would feel bad and I would feel bad ...and that's where morality comes from." Then, ironically, in another post of his he mocks people who use feelings as a basis of morality. When popular secular atheists do acknowledge that there is an objective basis of morality, then they cannot explain why, as noted here and here. Science cannot answer questions regarding morality and therefore both religion and philosophy hold primacy when it comes to addressing questions on this subject. The pretension in public schools, universities and in government that secular humanism without religion and philosophy holds all the answers is quite a false and dangerous pretension.
A New York Times article, "Two Classes, Divided by 'I Do," offered the following information:
"Citing a host of secular, liberal professors, the article came to the same conclusion as longtime apologists for traditional marriage: it's not only good for the soul but also for one's bank account." Mindy Scott, a Child Trends demographer, stated, "Having men in the house for a short time with ambiguous parenting roles can be really disruptive for children."
According to the study, outlined here, children raised by married biological parents (IBF) were compared with children of parents who had various lesbian and homosexual relationship experiences (LM and GF). Children of the latter category are found to have the following attributes:
1. Are much more likely to have received welfare (IBF 17%; LM 69%; GF 57%)
2. Have lower educational attainment
3. Report less safety and security in their family of origin
4. Report more ongoing "negative impact" from their family of origin
5. Are more likely to suffer from depression
6. Have been arrested more often
7. If they are female, have had more sexual partners--both male and female
Fact 5: If a public consensus offers that something is true, that does not mean it is true. It is remarkable how often pro-gay supporters hold their fingers in the wind and then describe how public opinion continues to change, as though public opinion validates all of our moral choices. This appeal to public opinion is a logical fallacy known as argumentum ad populum (Latin for "appeal to the people"). Because it is a logical fallacy, it is meaningless as a logical means of arriving at true conclusions.
Fact 6: Discrimination against those who support strong family values, the basis of a strong society, will increase exponentially when homosexual marriage is granted as a civil right. We see this heightened discrimination against traditional family values already ramping up. The Christian News Network describes how a high school teacher in Portland Oregon was taken away by police because he did not want Planned Parenthood teaching promiscuity in his classroom. The following is an example of the type of material Planned Parenthood promotes:
"Planned Parenthood of Columbia Williamette is behind a youth sex campaign called "Take Care Down There," which includes a website that features a warning that the content is for "mature" viewers before guests are allowed to enter. The site includes such controversial skits as "Hot and Heavy," "Bring Your Sister," "Threesome" and "The Down There Song," as well as other titles that are too graphic for Christian News Network to repeat."
The Revival Times points out, "On 29th June the district court in Kalmar, Sweden, sentenced Ǻke Green for preaching against homosexuality in the Borgholm Pentecostal Church on 20th July 2003. He was found guilty of "agitating against a people group", an act that had been criminalised in Sweden in 2002." These types of cases set precedents for the present and future.
In 2010 in England, a pastor was arrested for publicly claiming that homosexuality is a sin. "Police officers are alleging that he made the remark in a voice loud enough to be overheard by others and have charged him with using abusive or insulting language, contrary to the Public Order Act." This type of thing is happening in Canada as well.
Free speech is being superseded by false claims of hate speech.
Fact 7: Whether or not the president or government at large affirms or denies gay marriage as a civil right, this ultimately has no bearing on whether or not homosexuality is morally valid behavior. This line of reason is an appeal to authority and a logical fallacy.
Acts 5.29 records a situation which the local government made a rule that was contrary to a biblical mandate. What does scripture record was the response of the Apostles: "Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than human beings!" (Acts 5.29 NIV) Anyone who claims that Christians are always supposed to submit and follow all that the government says and does because of Romans 13 is simply is not versed in scripture.
Fact 8: This is a further clarification of Fact 2. There has been no concrete objective basis for LGBT "self-identification" as a basis for requiring a civil right. The cause of African Americans in their struggle for equal civil rights is based on objective facts. For example, African Americans have dark skin. The LGBT rights movement ultimately does not rest on objective facts. Historically, civil rights are granted either for non-changeable circumstances or for reasons that will prove harmless to society. The gay rights movement cannot overcome logical arguments on either count.
Fact: 9 Does the push for LGBT civil rights have anything in common with the push for zoophilia rights and pedophilia rights? Absolutely. All three political movements are ultimately based on subjective feelings and desires. The "self-identification" of LGBT people is based on subjective feelings and inclinations, regardless if these subjective inclinations and behaviors are drawn out over a greater part of a person's life.
Summary of a Christian approach to gay rights: truth and love in Christ
In the Bible, The 10 Commandments are considered an example of truth. But the 10 Commandments could only go so far. In the Old Testament, Moses is a kind of example of the moral law. He could lead the people up to the edge of the promised land, but he could not bring them in. Joshua, the name from which we get Y'shua or Jesus, symbolizes the saving grace of Christ that allows us to enter the 'promised land' based on the good things that God has for us. This example exemplifies how truth without love and grace is not enough for the human condition.
Another example of this necessary balance in scripture is outlined when a Christian church thought they were exemplifying God's love and grace by embracing a young man who was fornicating with his father's wife. The church believed that God's grace covered the incest and that it was not an issue. However, the Apostle Paul pointed out that it was a sin and that it should not be embraced.
In I Corinthians 5:1, Paul describes the issue. Paul spoke the truth in love, even though it may have been uncomfortable to do so: "It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father's wife." Paul here emphasized that love without truth is not enough. While it is true that God is love and God offers grace, this does not discount the fact that there is an objective basis of morality and that diverting from this basis is something to seriously consider.
God's outline for sex and marriage is described by Jesus in Matthew 19.4-6: "Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
Progressive and liberal churches today teach that LGBTQ relationships as supposedly acceptable because, after all, shellfish used to be forbidden in the Old Testament and then they were allowed in the New Testament. However, the description of gender and marriage by Jesus in Matthew 19:4-6 outlines a sense of timelessness and objectivity that does not leave any room for that argument for gender fluidity. Clearly, Jesus does not consider gender and marriage merely cultural and subjective phenomena.
To speak the truth in love is the example Christ and the early church have set out for Christians today. I want to emphasize that I'm not judging anyone but I'm simply sharing what the word of God and biology imply. I have friends that are homosexuals and I would not lie to them in order to try for a superficial type of friendship at any cost. I'm willing to reason with anyone who'd like to in a civilized manner without resorting to personal attacks.
(updated 05/25/13)
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As a business owner, you have many demands on your time. Sales, marketing, finances etc. are all vying for your attention and you have limited time to devote to online marketing.
But studies show that social media is critical to influencing consumers. 71% of consumers are more likely to make a purchase based on a social media referral and 78% are influenced by posts from brands. 41% of customers who purchased a product because they happened to see it on social media say they were not considering such a purchase beforehand. If you're ignoring social media, you are missing out on an important customer acquisition channel, so it is worth finding some time in your busy schedule to devote to social media.
If you only have 10 minutes a day for social, you can still accomplish a lot. (And if as you're reading you feel overwhelmed, don't bail ship! We'll give you a practical checklist for your 10 minutes at the end of the post.)
Social Media Examiner recommends focusing on one platform per day, so you could spend 10 minutes on Facebook on Mondays and 10 minutes on Twitter on Tuesdays. This is more effective than jumping from platform to platform and only having 3-4 minutes for each one. If you want to spread your messages out over the week, schedule posts in advance during those 10 minutes.
Set up listening tools like Hootsuite or Social Mention to help you sort through the vast amounts of information on social media to find comments on your brand and products. Twitter searches can be set up to track specific keywords. Don't forget to check your mentions and direct messages to see who is reaching out to you. Devote most of your 10 minutes to responding to customers. This is more important than broadcasting promotional messages.
Buffer suggests spending 5 minutes a day collecting stories and sharing them with your audience. Tools like Feedly track your favorite websites and blogs so you can easily pick out new and interesting stories. Do a Google search for a specific keyword and filter by "Last 24 hours" to get more fresh stories or create a Twitter list of users who post relevant and high quality content you can choose from. Share stories that entertain and educate to keep your followers constantly engaged with your brand.
According to Mashable, Twitter lists of your super fans and important connections are a big time-saver. Include your favorite industry bloggers, industry leaders, influencers with many followers and clients. You can also set up lists for specific themes, so if you are a clothing retailer you might have a list for fashion trends and another for personal styling. Once you have set up these lists, interact with as many of these users as you can fit into your 10 minutes.
Still feel like it's a lot? Here's a practical recap of what to do from the time you turn on your egg timer:
- Respond to any customers/fans/people who addressed you directly
- Spend a few minutes looking for interesting and relevant content. Schedule it to go out over the week.
- Check your custom lists of fans/connections/industry leaders and influencers. Read the tweets and interact with as many of them as possible. (Twitter)
- Check your lists of relevant hashtags and respond with helpful information and comments. (Twitter)
Setting up listening tools, lists and scheduling platforms will take a bit of time at the beginning. But once set up, they will save you tons of time in your day-to-day interactions on social media. When you blend your promotional posts with direct engagement with fans, customers and industry leaders, you stay on the radar of your audience. Even with an investment of 10 minutes a day, you should see increased web traffic and more sales.
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On 3/7/2014 9:27 AM, Christophe Grandsire-Koevoets wrote:
> ObConlang: I finished defining the names for fingers and toes in Moten. It
> took a while, but this thread was great in inspiring me! :)
> As I mentioned before, there is the unwieldy _ipe|lastu|l_, which properly
> means "indicator". Since all fingers can be referred to by that name (not
> only the forefinger), maybe Moten speakers don't point with a single finger
> but with the entire hand.
> There is, however, a shorter word: _zan_, which properly means "digit,
> finger, toe" (while _ipe|lastu|l_ refers to fingers only). It's usually
> used to refer to fingers rather than digits in general (like many languages
> do), and to refer to "toes" specifically one usually uses the compound
> _bnamzan_, literally "foot-digit". The word _zanej_: "finger ring" is
> probably also derived from it, although using a suffix that is not
> productive anymore (it's the only word I know with such a suffix at the
> moment).
> Moten, naturally, has names for the various fingers of the hand:
> - _za|not_: "thumb". Literally "main/essential finger". Interestingly, it's
> nearly homophonous with _|za|not_: "source, origin".
> - _gebezan_: "forefinger". Literally "speaking finger". Not sure what this
> means. Maybe a culture where people show their forefinger when they wish to
> say something...
> - _zanfin_: "middle finger". Literally "tall finger".
> - _zantel_: "ring finger". Literally "other finger". I guess Moten speakers
> had the same problem as Mandarin speakers, with all the fingers named
> except for the 4th one, so they just called it the "other one" ;).
> - _zanmiko_: "little finger". Literally "far finger" (basically the finger
> farthest away from the thumb on one hand).
> _Zanmiko_ has a synonym _zansin_ (the diminutive of _zan_). But besides
> "little finger", _zansin_ also means "little toe" (the smallest toe of the
> foot).
> Besides the little toe, the only other toe that has a special name in Moten
> is the big toe, which is _ugenon_ (from _uge_: "step, pace". Literally, it
> means "artist of the step"). The other toes have no specific name. Notice
> that while _ugenon_ means "big toe", it can also be used with big animals,
> in which case it means "hoof".
I haven't thought about naming individual fingers other than the thumb.
Tirëlat has:
tuva "thumb"
larma "finger"
sanëlarma "toe" (foot-finger)
It happens that the word for "pointer" is "rhuva". It's nice that this
rhymes with "thumb", so I'll adopt that for the index finger. The middle
finger, sensibly, will be the "desalarma" (middle finger). For the
remaining finger, I think I'll call it the "lëëlwi larma" (outer finger).
Those of us who have another finger between the middle and outer fingers
would call it the "extra finger" (ježi larma).
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The Grand National at Aintree (4th -6th April)
Ladies Day will take place on Friday and it is then followed by Grand National Day. This legendary racing fixture is the first key horse racing event of The Season. It is not to be missed and promises an incredible day out for all visitors making the trip to the world famous racecourse.
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The 2016 Crabbies Grand National Weights Luncheon
The Boat Race (7th April)
The Boat Race heralds the start of The Season. It is an annual contest between two rowing crews from Oxford and Cambridge universities. The famous Race takes place on the River Thames in West London between Putney and Mortlake.
Badminton Horse Trials (1st-5th May)
Remaining with the equestrian theme, Badminton Horse Trials is arguably the world's top three day event and a welcome addition to The Season. It takes place in the Cotwolds and is often frequented by the members of the Royal family. This event is not just for equestrian fans and many people attend so they can visit the fantastic shopping village, which offers every countryside product you can imagine.
Looking Back…
Badminton Horse Trials: The Trot Up Report
What to wear to Badminton Horse Trials
Royal Windsor Horse Show (8th – 12th May)
This prestigious horse show takes place in the Queen's back garden at Windsor Castle. It presents International Jumping, Dressage, Showing and Driving.
Glyndebourne (18th May – 25th August)
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Chelsea Flower Show (21st-25th May)
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is another world-famous event and has always formed part of The Season. The Private Viewing day is packed with London's high society. The event is normally visited by notable guests throughout its duration.
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Looking Back…
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The Investec Derby (1st June)
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Chestertons Polo in the Park (7th-9th June)
Polo in the Park takes place in Hurlingham Park and is a popular day out for those enjoying the British Summer Social Season. Most guests make a beeline for the Champagne Lanson Garden or Mahiki Bar. Both are located in sunny spots and offer great views of the action.
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Cartier Queen's Cup (16th June)
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Fever Tree Championships at Queen's Club (17th – 23rd June)
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The Maggie's Enclosure at Queen's
Nevill Holt Opera (12th June – 2nd July)
Nevill Holt Opera is extended this year due to its great success. Hosted in the grounds that belong to David Ross – the founder of Carphone Warehouse – it is considered to be a highly sophisticated occasion in stunning surroundings.
Royal Ascot (18th -22nd June)
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A box at Royal Ascot with Carol Joy London
Boodles Tennis (25th June – 29th June)
The Boodles Tennis is a civilized soiree that attracts some of the best tennis players in the world. The Boodles Tennis Challenge takes place over a number of a days and is held at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire.
Henley Royal Regatta (3rd July-7th July)
The Henley Royal Regatta is a perfect excuse to venture into the British countryside during The Season. The rowing event takes place every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames. It is a popular social occasion during The Season and there is a party atmosphere in the fashionable pop up bars that visit from London.
Looking Back…
Henley Royal Regatta Social Report
Wimbledon (1st July – 14th July)
Wimbledon needs little introduction, especially after Andy Murray's incredible performances. This is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. It is also considered by many players to be one of the most prestigious titles to win. Celebrities flock to this event during The Season and it lasts for two weeks.
British Grand Prix (12th – 14th July)
The Formula 1 British Grand Prix takes place at Silverstone at the beginning of July. It promises an action packed weekend for those who love speed and excitement. It is a chance to see F1 on British soil and also watch some of the world's top drivers and cars take to the track.
The Game Fair (26th-28th July)
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Qatar Goodwood Festival (30th July – 3rd August)
The 2015 Qatar Goodwood Festival saw some truly special moments including when Frankie Dettori rode six winners to take the Top Jockey award. This year 'Glorious Goodwood' promises great action on the track and an even better social scene. Taking place in the middle of summer, this is a highlight of The Season.
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Cowes Week (10th – 17th August)
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Salon Prive (5th-7th September)
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Looking Back…
The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair (13th – 18th September)
The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair takes place in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London and brings our guide to The Season to an end. This is Autumn's must-visit event for sourcing and buying fine art and antiques. It has quickly become a highlight on the social calender and last year there were over 19,000 visitors from around the world.
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A scammer will also do reconnaissance on the business they're hoping to scam. They will learn how an organisation's emails look and how they are structured in order to make the phishing email as believable as possible.
If the scammer opts to pose as the CEO or senior executive they will target employees lower down the structural chain and ask them to transfer sensitive data or money into an account of the attackers choosing.
Posing as an exec is effective as most employees don't want to disappoint their senior management and will often carry out the order without question. Often an employee, no matter how odd the request may be, will want to make a good impression and not disappoint their employer.
In some cases, this has resulted in the loss of millions of pounds. In January a successful whaling attack cost Austrian aircraft parts manufacturer FACC €40 million (wiping out the years profits) and resulted in the CEO and CFO being sacked.
Criminals are often opportunistic and prefer to seek out easy targets. Why waste time targeting lower level employees when you can go straight for the top?
As 50% of whaling emails are sent to CFOs and 25% target Human Resource departments, educating employees in those departments to be aware of suspicious requests.
Whaling emails often ask employees to keep things confidential and bypass normal approval channels so employees should always double check and confirm that any unusual requests are legitimate. Calling to confirm requests should be adopted as policy.
Anyone can fall victim to a well-crafted phishing email so it's not really fair to punish an employee who gets duped. After all, there are likely to be extenuating circumstances such as the employee dealing with heavy workloads.
When training employees they should be empowered to have the confidence to report suspicions to the relevant personnel rather than threatened with punishments if they do slip up. An atmosphere of fear is likely to make them less effective at catching any whaling attempts.
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Kids learn to recognise allergy signs
Schoolchildren will take on some of the responsibility of caring for students with severe food allergies with the launch of a classroom resource on anaphylaxis.
The resource, called Be a MATE (Make Allergy Treatment Easier), teaches students how to prevent allergic reactions, recognise the signs of a severe allergic reaction in their friends and to get help if a reaction occurs.
Princess Margaret Hospital head of immunology Richard Loh said the resource - designed by the WA Health Department and Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia - was a first for Australian schools and had the potential to save lives.
Professor Loh said anaphylaxis was an increasing problem and one in 10 children aged under 12 months now had documented food allergies.
"Many do outgrow it, but in the larger schools you often have 20 or 30 children with food allergies with adrenaline auto-injectors," he said.
Professor Loh said young children were naturally protective and raising awareness about an issue helped remove fear.
Jackie Williams, whose four-year-old son Art has a severe allergy to nuts, said the accessibility of a curriculum resource at Art's school would make it a safer place for him.
The Be a MATE resource is available free on the Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia website but each school will have to buy resources to help teach the program to students.
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'Baby Hope was tortured': 4-year-old was 'tied up and denied water before her death'
- Baby Hope, whose name has been revealed as Anjelica Castillo, was tortured in the time leading up to her murder
- The child had been starved, sexually abused and suffocated to death
- Conrado Juarez, 52, has been arrested for the crime
- He told police he killed his 4-year-old cousin Anjelica and dumped her body inside a picnic cooler in the woods
- She was never reported missing and no one came forward with any leads as to her identity
- Juarez claimed his sister brought the cooler for him to dispose of the girl
- On Sunday dozens of people came to her grave to pay homage to the child who was killed in 1991
The child known as 'Baby Hope' was tortured in the time leading up to her murder 22 years ago, according to investigators.
The mystery of who had killed the four-year-old girl, whose body was found dumped in a blue cooler box in upper Manhattan in 1991, was solved on Saturday.
On Sunday investigators said they believed 'Baby Hope', whose real name has been revealed as Anjelica Castillo, had at times been tied to a table and denied water in the Queens apartment where she was murdered.
Her identity was not known until this week. Detectives in the cold case had paid for her headstone, inscribing it with the message, 'Because We Care'.
As of Sunday someone had put her real name on the headstone, and dozens of well-wishers have been visiting her grave since.
RIP: The tombstone of Anjelica 'Baby Hope' Castillo in the Bronx finally has her real name on it. The grave was visited by dozens of well-wishers on Sunday
Well-wishers: Two people pay tribute to the 4-year-old who was brutally murdered 22 years ago
Thoughts and prayers: Amaris Vargas, 9, lays flowers at the tombstone of Anjelica 'Baby Hope' Castillo, whose identity has finally been revealed
Another girl has said she was also tortured and witnessed most of what happened, sources told NBC 4 New York.
The girl, who has not been named yet, has been shedding light on the murdered child's last days.
Police have arrested Conrado Juarez, 52, a cousin of Anjelica, who has been charged with felony murder.
Juarez is accused of allegedly sexually assaulting the girl and smothering her, then dumping her in the cooler with the help of his now-deceased sister, whose apartment Anjelica had been living in.
The girl's body was found by construction workers on July 23, 1991 along the Henry Hudson Parkway near Dyckman Street.
'Killer': Conrado Juarez being walked from the NYPD Cold Case Precinct in Brooklyn, on Saturday. Juarez allegedly confessed to the rape and murder of the long-unidentified 'Baby Hope'
Horrific crime: Juarez allegedly tortured the malnourished child before she was killed
In custody: Juarez, 52, was arraigned on Saturday at Manhattan Criminal Court for the alleged murder of 4-year-old Anjelica Castillo, nicknamed 'Baby Hope', in New York
Finally laid to rest: The tombstone of Castillo, whose body was found crammed in a picnic cooler in 1991
Investigators launched a renewed push this summer for leads in the case, and it was amid that publicity for Baby Hope that a tipster contacted police, saying she thought she might know the child's sister, now an adult.
That tip led detectives to relatives of the girl, and eventually her mother.
Police said Anjelica was staying with Juarez's sister because her parents had recently split up.
A law enforcement official told NBC 4 New York that the mother claims she lived in fear of the baby's father and was afraid to go to police after her daughter disappeared.
Her mother, whose identity has been revealed as Margarita Castillo, is believed to live in Elmhurst.
The NYPD cracked the murder case of 'Baby Hope' after 22-years when an anonymous tipster who overheard a conversation in a laundromat led police to the sister of the four-year-old girl - and eventually, Conrado Juarez, who has confessed to killing the child.
Following a media blitz over the summer as the NYPD marked the 22nd anniversary of her death, a Manhattan mom phoned police to say that two years ago she listened in as a lady said her little sister had died and may have been killed.
Using old-fashioned detective work, police found that woman was the sister of 'Baby Hope' and in turn that led them to the girl's mother - and to identify the dead child as Anjelica Castillo through DNA matches over two decades after her brutal killing.
Having discovered the child's family, police built up a family tree, discovering that 'Baby Hope's' mother - who is not being identified - has nine children by three fathers and is part of a sprawling family tree that includes relatives in New York and Mexico.
They also finally discovered the girl's name after more than two decades was Anjelica Castillo, age 4.
Her mother never reported her daughter missing, allegedly because she feared deportation and when police confronted her about this, she blamed Angelica's father who had custody at the time of her death.
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Relief: NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, center, speaks to the media during a news conference at One Police Plaza to announce that they had arrested the killer of a then unidentified child nicknamed Baby Hope
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Melissa Mourges, chief of the cold case unit and the original prosecutor on the case in 1991, told a judge at Juarez's arraignment that he had admitted sexually abusing the child before smothering her.
Mourges said Juarez then enlisted the aid of his sister, Balbena-Juarez Ramirez, who helped him dispose of the body. Ramirez has since passed away.
They were cousins of the girl's father, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
Investigators learned that Margarita Castillo allegedly left Mexico and entered the U.S. near San Diego in 1985, an official told the Wall Street Journal.
She allegedly crossed the border with Genaro Ramirez, the man who she told officials is Anjelica's father.
Castillo and Ramirez split as late as 1989, a law-enforcement official said. Not long after, Castillo went to visit her husband and their three children. They were staying with his sister, Juarez-Ramirez at her home in Astoria.
Castillo and Ramirez got into a shoving match, and Ramirez said he was keeping the children with him.
She left with only one of their children, according to an official. Ramirez, who hasn't been located by police, allegedly took Anjelica and a younger sister, Marcia Azucena Dasa Castillo, an official said.
Dasa Castillo told officials that one night, she and Anjelica fell asleep. Dasa Castillo told officials she woke up and allegedly heard voices saying 'put her in, put her in' and 'she does not fit'.
She also said she remembered seeing plastic bags. When she woke up she told investigators that her sister and the bags were gone.
The girl's name, age and circumstances of her death were unknown for more than two decades. But earlier this week, police announced that a new tip and a DNA test had allowed them to finally identify the baby's mother, a dramatic turnaround in one of the city's more notorious cold cases.
The child's naked, malnourished corpse was discovered on July 23, 1991, beside the Henry Hudson Parkway by construction workers who smelled something rotten. Detectives thought she might have been suffocated but had few other clues as to what happened.
The case became an obsession for some investigators who nicknamed the girl 'Baby Hope.' Hundreds of people attended a funeral for the unknown girl in 1993. Her body was exhumed for DNA testing in 2007, and then again in 2011.
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly speaks to the media on Saturday as Former NYPD detective Jerry Giorgio (right) explains how he never gave up trying to identify the child and to catch her killer
In July, detectives tried another round of publicity on the 22nd anniversary of the discovery. They canvassed the neighborhood where her body was found, hung fliers, circulated sketches of the girl and a photograph of the cooler and announced a $12,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Former detective Jerry Giorgio, who had the case from 1991 until his retirement over the summer, said he remained confident the case could be solved. Assistant Chief Joseph Reznick, who also worked the case, said they never gave up.
'I think reflecting back on what we named this little girl, Baby Hope, I think it's the most accurate name we could have come up with,' Reznick said.
Giorgio left the NYPD and went to the Manhattan district attorney's cold case squad, from which he retired this year. 'I missed the tipster call by a couple of weeks, damn it,' he said.
The tipster, who saw the recent news stories on the case, led police to Anjelica's sister, who told detectives she thought her sister had been killed.
Police matched DNA from Anjelica to their mother through an envelope she had licked, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The mother didn't have custody of Anjelica at the time of the girl's death — she had been living with relatives on the father's side, including Juarez-Ramirez, police said.
Police closed in on the suspect and waited for him Friday outside a Manhattan restaurant where he worked as a dishwasher in Manhattan at Bleecker Street restaurant Pesce Pasta.
He told them he noticed Anjelica while visiting the family apartment and killed her, police said.
He told police that on the night of Anjelica's death he arrived home drunk said Jerry Giorgio, a detective who worked on the case when it first broke 22-years-ago.
'It was nighttime, and she was in the hallway for some reason — maybe she was going to the bathroom,' Giorgio said.
'He said he just took her by the hand and she went with him.'
'She may at one point have started to yell or scream, looking for help. That's when he put the pillow over her face.'
Vindicated: Anjelica Castillo, seen right in an age-progression sketch and left in a sketch released in 1991. The third photo is of the cooler which the child was found inside
Then, the sister got the blue cooler — which still contained full cans of Coke. They took a livery cab from Queens to Manhattan where they dumped the cooler, then separated.
'A tip produced a lot of investigative work, and with great detective work we were able to track people down and interview them,' Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.
Jerry Giorgio said that Juarez described his own behavior as 'ugly, ugly' and said that Angelica would have died anyway, because she was being so badly cared for.
'She was better off dead, I'm sorry to say, because they were starving her. She was skeletal. In six more months she would have died. I mean, she was 28 pounds and 4 years old. That poor thing,' said Giorgio.
'I hope he's miserable every day of his life,' Giorgio added.
Her parents never reported her missing, though they had contact with the suspect. Juarez had never been considered a suspect before. Police refused to say whether he had previous arrests or had been accused in other sexual assaults.
Kelly called the arrest a superb case of detective work, and said he was proud of his officers.
'For me, it makes you proud to be a member of this organization — they were unrelenting,' he said.
Hopeful: Locals examine a poster put up by police in July 2013 in the area where Baby Hope was found in New York City
The detectives assigned to the case were instrumental in organizing a burial in a Bronx cemetery for the girl in 1993. Hundreds attended the funeral; Reznick gave the eulogy. The girl was dressed in a white frock and buried in a white coffin.
The detectives paid for the girl's headstone that reads: 'Because we care.'
District Attorney Cy Vance credited the efforts of the police and tireless members of his office with the arrest.
'Cold cases are not forgotten cases. Today's arrest of the man charged with killing Anjelica in 1991 is an extraordinary example of police work,' he said, adding that Assistant District Attorney Melissa Mourges, who responded on the day Anjelica's body was was discovered, had 'worked the case ever since.'
Juarez's sister and Anjelica's caretaker, Balbena Ramirez, has since passed away.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said in a statement Saturday that investigators never gave up on Anjelica.
'They made it their mission to identify this young child, to lay her to rest and to bring her killer to justice,' he said.
Conrado Juarez, a dishwasher at a Manhattan restaurant, reportedly told detectives that in 1991, Anjelica was lived with his sister in Queens while her parents were going through a separation, the New York Post reported.
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Grisly discovery: The cooler containing Baby Hope was found in Washington Heights, on an embankment off the Henry Hudson Parkway
On the night of the murder, Juarez, who lived in The Bronx, arrived at his sister's home drunk and ran into the toddler in the hallway. According to the suspect's confession, he attacked Anjelica, sexually assaulted her and then smothered the child to death.
The arrest comes just two days after child, previously known by the nickname 'Baby Hope,' was identified as Anjelica Castillo, which was discovered when police tracked down the girl's mother after receiving a tip from a woman who believed she knew the older sister of the slain girl.
The sister told investigators she remembers traveling to Mexico with her father after leaving Anjelica with her mother and then never seeing her again.
After releasing a sketch of the girl in July when the NYPD were making a renewed push to solve the decades-old case, police tracked down her mother - who has not been identified - in Washington Heights, the New York Post reports.
The mother told police she did not want to call them because her partner was abusive. She last saw him in 1991 when he took the children and told her to 'disappear' before slamming a door in her face.
One of her daughters was brought back to her through a relative but Anjelica was never seen again.
The mother said she 'tried to find out about them, and to see them, but she says he told her to get lost', a police source said, and she wondered for 22 years what happened to her child.
Police have obtained the birth certificate that identified Anjelica, although other information, such as the date and place of birth, were not revealed.
She was found tied with rope and squeezed into a picnic cooler beneath full cans of Coca-Cola off the Henry Hudson Parkway. Tests revealed she had been sexually abused.
Outpouring: (Left) The gravesite of Baby Hope, paid for by the NYPD's 34th Precinct and (right) a sketch of what Baby Hope may have looked like
NYPD Assistant Chief Joe Reznick, who was running the 34th Precinct Detective Squad when the tragic girl was found told the Daily News: 'As the years increased, the frustration increased with those years and the optimism declined a little bit.
'But I never lost faith. I gotta admit, I never lost faith. The real thing is a feeling of relief.'
Even for hardened New York City cops, the case was a sad and grisly one. Detectives named the girl 'Baby Hope', in the hope that someone would come forward and help them find out who she was and what happened to her.
Changing neighborhood: Washington Heights has one of the lowest crime rates in Manhattan, but in the '80s and early '90s, when Baby Hope was killed, the area was deeply affected by a crack cocaine epidemic and gang activity
Hope: Police canvass the neighborhood in Washington Heights where the little girl's body was found 22 years ago
At the time of Baby Hope's death in 1991, Washington Heights was in the thrall of a crack cocaine epidemic and the area was known for gangs and violence.
Now, it has one of the lowest crime rates in Manhattan and families with young children walk the streets with impunity.
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Applied Learning Programme
Toy Story – A Toy design project
In line with the new Ministry of Education initiative of the Applied Learning Programme, Greendale Primary School has developed our very own Toy Design Project, which we fondly call "Toy Story". The primary objective of this programme is to develop critical and creative thinking skills through process of toy design. Pupils will be taught creative thinking tools such as Edward de Bono's 6 Thinking Hats (Primary 1 to 3) and SCAMPER by Bob Eberle (Primary 4 to 6). They will also be introduced to selected Visible Thinking Routines with the purpose of preparing our pupils to be critical and inventive thinkers, ready to make positive contributions to the future.
This project, which will be carried out by all pupils from Primary 1 to Primary 6, seeks to make learning come alive by using real-world contexts and Toys, something close to the children' hearts. Pupils will get a chance to apply knowledge and skills from the academic curriculum into the project, which has been designed to seamlessly integrate various different subjects at different levels. The theme of TOYS is sure to motivate and excite the pupils as well as get them thinking about various Science concepts that allow the toys to function the way they do.
In addition, pupils have the opportunity to contribute actively to group decisions and develop their confidence by sharing their ideas at group and class level. The project will also require pupils to be self-directed in doing research and looking for ideas and information. The pupils will learn the process of completing project work and be allowed to self-assess and peer-assess with the help of clearly defined rubrics.
The collaborative nature of this project also allows pupils to further enhance their competencies in self-management, relationship management and social awareness through their interactions with their peers.
Pupils will be carrying out this Toy Design Project during the following periods:
Primary 1 & 2
Term 3 and 4
Primary 3, 4 & 5
Term 2 and 3
Primary 6
After PSLE
This project was piloted with the Primary 6 pupils in 2013 and the pupils were very engaged in the whole learning process. The pupils culminated their learning with the Toy Carnival – A platform to showcase their products and explore ideas created by their peers.


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Thanks to our friends at the DNC for this rundown of reactions to Ted Cruz's 2016 campaign launch.
Ted Cruz announced his candidacy for President today.
Here's how well it's going for him:
On the internet:
New York Times: Online Mischief Seeks to Dull Cruz's Luster
Fusion: How Ted Cruz Got Trolled on the First Day of His Campaign
IJR: Ted Cruz's Web Presence Is In Need Of Some Serious Work
BI: Students at Ted Cruz's presidential campaign announcement trashed Cruz on social media
Mediaite: Ted Cruz Domain Name Redirects to Healthcare.Gov
Vox: Ted Cruz's Website Poses Unnecessary Security Risks for Donors
BI: Twitter mocked Ted Cruz's 'imagine' speech with John Lennon jokes
Just in general:
Politico: Fellow Texan John Cornyn won't back Ted Cruz in presidential primary
CNN: GOP Rep. Peter King dismisses Ted Cruz as 'carnival barker'
The Daily Beast: The Truth Behind Ted Cruz's Lies
The New Republic: Ted Cruz Cannot Be Serious
Texas Observer: President Ted Cruz? Meh.
The Detroit News: Cruz's Campaign Faces Uphill Battle In Michigan
At the Event:
ABC: How Rand Paul Supporters Provided Awkward Backdrop for Ted Cruz's 2016 Announcement
Mashable: Attendance at Ted Cruz's 2016 announcement was mandatory for Liberty University students
Bloomberg: Ted Cruz Has Skeptics at Liberty, and They Use Yik Yak
Huff Po: Liberty Students Would Have Been Fined If They Skipped Ted Cruz's Speech
With Women:
ThinkProgress: Ted Cruz Just Laid Out The Most Anti-Woman Agenda Yet
With Young People:
MarketWatch: Ted Cruz invokes his student loans, but will he help others with theirs?
With Latinos:
IBT: Ted Cruz 2016: Why Hispanic Voters Might Not Be Thrilled If Texas Senator Becomes First Latino President
EFE: Latino groups reject Cruz's candidacy saving he's "anti-immigrant"