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NEW YORK � Jan. 16, 2008 � NBC Sports announced today that Bob Costas and Dick Button will serve as the hosts of NBC's coverage when the nation's best skaters take the ice in St. Paul, Minn., for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in primetime on Saturday Jan. 26 (4-6 p.m., ET & 8-11 p.m., ET) and Sunday, Jan. 27 (7-9 p.m., ET). Costas, NBC's Olympic host, and Button, the most recognizable voice in figure skating, will be joined by Tom Hammond (play-by-play), Scott Hamilton (analyst), Sandra Bezic (analyst), Tracy Wilson (analyst), Andrea Joyce (reporter), and Olympic Canadian pairs champions Jamie Sale and David Pelletier (analysts) to form the deepest talent roster ever assembled to broadcast the figure skating national championships. This is the first year of a multiyear agreement between NBC Sports and U.S. Figure Skating Association.
BOB COSTAS, a 17-time Emmy Award winner and one of the most respected and honored broadcasters of his generation will host the 2008 Beijing Summer Games this August, his eighth for NBC Sports and his seventh as primetime host. Costas, who recently finished his second season as the host of NBC's "Football Night in America," also co-hosts NBC's coverage of the U.S. Open, Ryder Cup, Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, and recently hosted the "NHL Winter Classic" outdoor hockey game on New Year's Day in Buffalo.
DICK BUTTON, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and legendary figure skating commentator, was the co-host of the critically acclaimed "OLYMPIC ICE" during the 2006 Torino Games. For more than 40 years, Button served as an ABC Sports figure skating analyst on "ABC's Wide World of Sports" and ABC's coverage of the Winter Olympics, receiving the 1980-81 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality � Analyst. Button dominated the world of figure skating in the late 40s and early 50s, winning two Olympic gold medals (1948 and 1952), five consecutive World Championships (1948-52), seven U.S. National titles and six North American titles.
TOM HAMMOND, one of sports broadcasting's most-respected and versatile talents, has been NBC's figure skating play-by-play voice for the past two Winter Olympics in Torino and Salt Lake City. Hammond hosts NBC's Eclipse Award-winning coverage of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, is the lead play-by-play voice on Notre Dame football and has broadcast seven Olympic Games for NBC Sports dating back to 1988 in Seoul.
SCOTT HAMILTON, the 1984 Olympic gold medalist, was a figure skating analyst for the men's and women's competition during the network's coverage of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games and co-hosted "OLYMPIC ICE," the critically acclaimed daily figure skating show on USA Network. Hamilton also served as NBC's figure skating analyst during its coverage of the 2002 Salt Lake Games. In addition, Hamilton worked as an analyst for CBS' coverage of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Hamilton dominated men's amateur figure skating in the early 1980s, capturing the gold medal at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic Winter Games and winning four consecutive world and national championships from 1981-84.
SANDRA BEZIC, a former Olympian and Canadian pairs champion, served as an NBC figure skating analyst during the 2006 Winter Games in Torino and the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Since joining NBC in 1990, Bezic has covered numerous NBC Sports events, including four World Figure Skating Championships (1991-93 and 1995) and the World Professional Figure Skating Championships.
TRACY WILSON, the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist in ice dancing, served as the figure skating analyst for the ice dancing competition during coverage of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, and the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Wilson provided analysis for CBS for three Winter Games: the 1992 Albertville Games, the 1994 Lillehammer Games and the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. She also worked as a commentator for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for CTV in Canada.
ANDREA JOYCE joined NBC Sports in 2000 and has served as a reporter on a number of events for the network, including her work as the figure skating reporter during the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Joyce served as the gymnastics and diving reporter and provided play-by-play for the rhythmic gymnastics competition. She was the speed skating reporter at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and the swimming and diving reporter during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In Sydney, she also covered women's soccer and women's water polo, in addition to contributing to the Sports Desk. Joyce formerly served as a reporter for "NBA on NBC" and "WNBA on NBC" broadcasts.
Olympic gold medalists JAMIE SALE and her partner and husband DAVID PELLETIER made their broadcasting debut in 2006 at the Torino Games on "OLYMPIC ICE," the critically acclaimed daily figure skating show on USA Network. In February 2002, the Canadian pair emerged from the center of a judging scandal at the Salt Lake City Games with gold medals, which they shared with the Russian pair Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, and the hearts of millions of fans around the world for the incredible grace and dignity they had demonstrated both on and off the ice. In 2000, Sal� and Pelletier won their first of three Canadian Championships, and became the first pairs team ever to receive five perfect "6.0" scores in the competition. At the 2001 World Championships in Vancouver they captured the gold medal.
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships, held annually since 1914, is the nation's most prestigious figure skating event. The 2008 competition will take place at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., and will be broadcast on NBC Saturday afternoon and evening, Jan. 26, and Sunday evening, Jan. 27. Coverage of the event will include seven hours of competition in the ladies and men's singles, pairs and ice dancing, with five hours in primetime plus and extra hour of the Exhibition of Champions. The 2008 U.S. Championships will in part serve to select the 2008 U.S. team for the World Championships.
In 2007, NBC Sports and the U.S. Figure Skating Association announced a multiyear partnership under which NBC will broadcast high-definition coverage of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, including Saturday and Sunday night primetime coverage of the ladies and men's free skate, as well as Skate America.
This three-year partnership will run through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. The schedule for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships has been re-formatted so that all finals will be on the weekend and shown live. In addition, the date for the championships has been changed so as to not air versus the NFL. Saturday night will feature the Ladies' Free Skate and Sunday night will feature the Men's Free Skate.


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Educating the public about what the Federal Reserve is and does, and why we do what we do, is one of our fundamental duties. If we don't explain our essential role, who will?
Yet, it is a daunting challenge to explain the complex issues that led to the formation of the Federal Reserve and the complex processes it manages to seek the positive economic outcomes we all desire. Accepting this challenge led to a fresh approach in the making of The Federal Reserve and You interactive video.
The new video replaces a 12-year-old videotape called The Fed Today, but rather than producing another short linear film, the team chose to rethink the way video was used in the classroom. The result is a more interactive tool, with a menu-driven DVD and a matching video streaming website.
Above: Stills from the video highlight the interviews and animations included in it.
The Federal Reserve and You brings to life the important responsibilities of the Federal Reserve System and its essential role in the American and global economy. It is structured to have broad appeal, and its modular functionality enables a wide range of viewers — from high school students and teachers to consumers and business professionals — to tailor the use of the video to their own educational needs.
Whether the public, teachers, or students need a 24-minute overview of the Federal Reserve System, a two-minute primer on a specific aspect of monetary policy, or two and a half hours of material for a semester-long class, The Federal Reserve and You fits the bill.
Economic education is nothing new for the Philadelphia Fed.
The Bank's economic education team, which is part of the Community Development Studies and Education Department, has a long history of working with educators. It holds several daylong and weeklong teacher-training programs annually and produces a wide range of educational materials and lesson plans, specifically for K-12 classrooms, on economics and personal finance.
Above: Andrew Hill, economic education advisor, led the team that worked to produce the video.
Below: Stills from the video highlight the interviews and animations included in it.
"The interviews with the many leaders from across the System were integral in ensuring a well-balanced final product that serves teachers, students, individuals, and organizations nationwide. The Federal Reserve and You will, no doubt, become a useful resource for economic education across the country," said Hill.
The video includes an overview of the Federal Reserve and a full chapter on money and banking, including basic information that consumers need, which helps the public better understand the role of the Fed.
The video also includes a full chapter on the history of U.S. central banking, which fits well with Philadelphia's role as the home of the First and Second Banks of the United States and reminds viewers of the essential role a central bank plays in modern economies. The buildings that housed these two early attempts at central banking are just blocks away from the Philadelphia Fed.
Hill and the production team also selected two young actors to serve as the on-screen hosts, who walk viewers through the video from start to finish and explain the Fed in simple terms. Modern graphics, detailed animations, historical reenactments, and interviews with leaders from across the Federal Reserve System complement their dialogue, helping viewers to visualize and conceptualize the information. The young hosts help to ensure a more relevant product for high school students, yet they also appeal to a larger audience.
"Despite its complexities, learning about the Federal Reserve does not have to be difficult. With the right presentation tools and delivery format, learning should be engaging, effective, and even fun," said Hill.
Even so, exploring all the important details of various facets of the Fed in easily understandable terms requires hours of explanation, making it essential that the economic education team carefully chart the content and its structure. As a result, The Federal Reserve and You is composed of seven chapters:
Capturing the core of the Federal Reserve System, this 24‑minute overview explains the Fed's structure and the three areas in which it operates — payments, supervision and regulation of financial institutions, and monetary policy — as well as the two goals of Federal Reserve monetary policy: price stability and maximum employment.
Historical reenactments bring the nation's monetary and financial history to life as viewers journey through time to explore the creation of the First and Second Banks of the United States, the tumultuous nature of the nation's financial system in the period between 1836 and 1913, the founding of the Federal Reserve, and its operations in key periods, including the Great Depression, the spiraling inflation of the 1970s, and the financial crisis of 2007-2009.
Encouraging viewers to think critically about the money they use every day, this chapter provides background on the basics of money and banking in the United States and delves into details about the money supply, the fractional reserve banking system, how money is created when banks make loans, the concept of price stability, and the causes and effects of inflation.
This chapter explains how changes in the money supply can affect interest rates, and in turn, national economic goals of economic growth, price stability, and full employment. The discussion also explores the Federal Reserve's monetary policy tools: open market operations, the discount rate, reserve requirements, and interest on reserves.
This chapter looks at how the nation's payments system facilitates everyday financial transactions and explores cash, checks, and the evolution of electronic payments over the past 20 years. It emphasizes the critical role that the System's Fedwire service plays as the backbone of the U.S. financial system.
Why and how does the Federal Reserve supervise and regulate thousands of financial institutions? This content provides important insight into the history and current state of supervision and regulation, including how Congress passes laws that affect financial institutions and how the Federal Reserve, in cooperation with other regulatory agencies, writes rules to implement those laws.
This handy Q&A delivers quick answers to 13 questions about the Federal Reserve and economics, from "How does the Federal Reserve work for you?" and "What is GDP?" to "What are government securities?"
The Federal Reserve and You dedicates nearly 20 minutes to monetary policy. One of the most detailed chapters, it covers the effects of changes in the money supply; price stability; monetary policy goals; the role of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); open market operations; the discount rate; interest on reserves; reserve requirements; and monetary policy during turbulent times.
At a local level, the Bank's Research Department plays a key role in monetary policy by gathering information about the Third District and the economy at large. Their work helps brief President Plosser before each FOMC meeting.
The department also publishes analyses of regional and national economic data, such as the Philadelphia Fed's Business Outlook Survey, a poll of manufacturers in the Third District that has been conducted every month since May 1968. It has become one of the most widely followed regional surveys. Respondents provide data about business activity at their plants, including employment, working hours, new and unfilled orders, shipments, inventories, delivery times, prices paid, and prices received.
Each of these chapters contains various shorter segments that explain specific aspects of the larger topic. The DVD and the streaming video site allow viewers to watch entire chapters or to play one segment at a time. This creates maximum flexibility for teaching and learning about the Federal Reserve. Teachers can easily combine specific content areas from portions of the video or full chapters into their lesson plans at various points in the curriculum.
This flexibility also expands the video's functionality, since it can be used in various academic content areas beyond business or economics. For example, social studies classes can benefit from learning about the history of central banking in the United States, from the establishment of the First Bank, proposed by Alexander Hamilton in 1791, to the financial crisis of 2007-2009. Family and consumer science classes will find value in the segments about money and banking.
Hill added, "We have created a multipurpose video that can be used well beyond the classroom. Individual consumers, consumer groups, and business groups can all use this resource to learn about the Fed."
A Closer Look at Payments
The Federal Reserve and You explains how the Federal Reserve plays an important role in various forms of payment, including familiar currency, coin, and paper checks, as well as electronic payments, such as the automated clearing house (ACH) used by businesses and consumers, and the Fedwire services used by financial institutions.
In the Third District, the Philadelphia Fed is advancing its work in payments on several fronts. The currency counting division of the Bank's Cash Services Department continues to execute the national multiyear strategic plan to upgrade all electronic sensors that authenticate currency to keep pace with advancements in technology and the new designs of U.S. currency.
In 2012, the Bank's Payment Cards Center marked its 12th year of promoting a deeper understanding of consumer credit and payments. The center hosts seminars on the use of payment cards and related economic and policy issues and frequently represents the Philadelphia Fed at industry and policy events focused on payments. Combining this industry involvement with extensive research, the center remains a well-respected source of information and insight into payments.
The Federal Reserve and You, which has been more than two years in the making, was designed in a segmented format, with production elements that lend themselves to updates in the years to come. Rather than overhaul the entire video as the Fed and the financial landscape continue to evolve, the economic education team can edit or add individual sections of content as the need arises.
The video's online distribution on the Philadelphia Fed's website (www.philadelphiafed.org/the-federal-reserve-and-you) lends itself to accommodating these updates. The video is also available in traditional DVD format. The Philadelphia Fed's economic education team plans a series of approximately 30 lesson plans to accompany the majority of the segments. These lesson plans will also help ensure that the video project remains timely and that teachers have great resources for teaching about money, banking, and the Federal Reserve.
Hill concluded, "The Federal Reserve and You will also serve a variety of functions as video material is put to additional uses. For instance, the Philadelphia Fed has already integrated portions of the video about inflation into an element of its Money in Motion exhibit." He added that the project team is embarking on promotional efforts to include social media and other public relations activities to generate awareness of the video, which will help the public understand the role of the Federal Reserve as it approaches its centennial at the end of 2013.
In the chapter about supervision and regulation, The Federal Reserve and You examines how the Federal Reserve works with other federal and state agencies to supervise and regulate the nation's financial institutions. The video explores the history of the Federal Reserve in supervision and regulation, the role of Congress in this area, and how bank examiners do their work
The Philadelphia Fed has made significant contributions to the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulation initiatives through its work on several System programs. The Bank's supervision and regulation staff led the System's model validation efforts, which help ensure the quality of supervisory models used in stress testing the nation's largest financial institutions.
The Federal Reserve System also continues to rely on the Risk Assessment, Data Analysis, and Research (RADAR) group, which the Philadelphia and Kansas City Feds created to optimize the use of data to monitor financial risks. RADAR consists of a data warehouse, a central facility that stores consumer credit data — including information about credit cards, auto loans, student loans, mortgages, and more — and enables authorized users throughout the System to access this information for bank surveillance and related activities. The Philadelphia Fed supports this tool with a team of experts who ensure the quality of the data, answer questions from analysts throughout the System, and assist bank examiners and Fed market analysts in evaluating the securities positions of financial institutions.


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Agenda: September 5, 2012 Infrastructure Equity PEG meeting
September 5, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon)
1900 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, 2nd floor, Conference Room 2500A
Welcome (5 min.)
Presenter: Andree Tremoulet, facilitator
Announcements (5 min.)
Equity, continued (10 min. presentation, 15 min. PEG discussion)
Presenter: Muna Idow, Office of Equity and Human Rights
- What do we mean by "equity"?
Portland Demographics (10 min. presentation, 20 min. PEG discussion)
Presenter: Radcliffe Dacanay, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
- How diverse are we?
- Where are the disparities?
Intersection of Equity and Infrastructure, continued (40 min. PEG discussion)
Facilitator: Andree Tremoulet
- What is an "underserved population"?
- What is an "unintended consequence"?
Public Comment (10 min.)
Wrap up (5 min.)
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- Andree Tremoulet, Commonworks Consulting, at 503-267-9255 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Bob Glascock, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at 503-823-7845 or email@example.com.


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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Was Moses Resurrected Before Christ?
The answer to that question is the operative word "if," because in truth it was Jesus not Moses who was the only person in history to have received a glorified, resurrected body. Others like Lazarus in John 11 was resuscitated and then died again. Only Jesus Christ was resurrected immortal, imperishable and incorruptible.
Moses—like all those who died during the Old Testament era—experienced the presence of the Lord in Abraham's bosom or in paradise, but still awaits the bodily resurrection, which will occur at the second appearing of Jesus Christ. In the Gospel accounts of the transfiguration of Christ, we see appearances of Moses and Elijah, but there is no reason to think that they had yet received permanent resurrected bodies.
In fact, the object of the resurrection of Jesus Christ is to demonstrate that He is the Lord of Glory, and the transfiguration reveals to the disciples something of the pre-incarnate glory of Jesus Christ, and then to anticipate His coming exaltation. The disciples were called not to marvel at a resurrected Moses but rather to come to grips with the greater reality in the presence of Jesus Christ that the soon to be crucified Messiah was going to be vindicated in resurrection and ascension in glory.
This why Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:20-23; "But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own turn: Christ the first fruits; then when he comes, those who belong to Him." Paul is of course echoing what Christ had already said in John 5:28-29, "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear this voice and come out––those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned."
We can take this question and relate it to ourselves because when we die, we are going to be absent from the body and present with the Lord. Then we will await a time in which Jesus returns and then our soul will return to our body and our body will be resurrected immortal, imperishable and incorruptible. So Christ is the first fruits and then we too will have what we long for: a new paradise, no longer will the earth groan in travail, it will be liberated from decay, and no longer will we groan in our mortal bodies because then they will be immortal bodies.
In the meantime, Abraham, Moses, everyone who died in the Old Testament, my father who died in 1997 and all those who die prior to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will await the glorious transformation of their mortal bodies, and we have the first fruits in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior and because He lives, we know we too will live.
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Where is any mention of either of these figures and at least one or two of the things they supposedly did in anything that could be considered a historical document? Nowhere. Neither Moses or Jesus ever existed.
- September 9, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Simply because the documents have been collected into what we know as the Bible and aren't left elsewhere doesn't mean they aren't true.
Besides, there are documents, such as the writings of Josephus, but then people like you just say they are fakes, so why argue with you?
- September 9, 2009 at 8:34 PM
- Siarlys Jenkins said...
Why does this question matter? Would God be less God, if one answer or another proved to be true? C.S. Lewis wrote that the existence of angels and fallen angels was one of his opinions, but if it proved to be false, his faith would not be shaken in the least. So I think it is with what body who will appear in, in what order. MY OPINION is that whatever the life to come may be, it will be on a plane so utterly inconceivable to us now, that it is not worth thinking about. If a dying person is comforted to think of green fields, or streets paved with gold, or mansions in the sky, so be it, but we don't know. If anyone's faith gets wrapped up in such questions, better to throw the question away. It just gets Boris worked up over nothing.
- September 9, 2009 at 8:42 PM
This idea that Moses was resurrected is part of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) theology. SDAs do not believe in an immaterial part of man (spirit) that returns to God at death. So they have no way for Moses to show up at the transfiguration, unless they invent a resurrection for him. Never mind that the Bible never mentions any such event. Had SDAs thought that through at all they would realize how reckless it is to invent a resurrection for Moses because of how such a teaching collides with 1 Corinthians 15 which teaches that Christ had to be the 1st being raised from the dead, given a resurrection body and taken to heaven.
- September 10, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Simply because the documents have been collected into what we know as the Bible and aren't left elsewhere doesn't mean they aren't true.
Boris says: Calling these books in the Bible "documents" is a typical distortion of the language that Christians always engage in. What ancient document contains word for word dialog with people speaking in complete sentences? That is the hallmark of fiction and NEVER history writing. The reason the stories in the Bible can't be verified is because they are fiction. The reason the Bible appears to predict future events is because later writers wrote fictional stories to make it seem like earlier prophecies had really come to pass. This is the truth about the Bible. You can either accept it or live a life of misery, fear and delusion.
- September 10, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Had SDAs thought that through at all they would realize how reckless it is to invent a resurrection for Moses because of how such a teaching collides with 1 Corinthians 15 which teaches that Christ had to be the 1st being raised from the dead, given a resurrection body and taken to heaven.
Boris says: Wrong. The Bible says that when Jesus died dead people came back to life, climbed out of their graves and appeared to many other people in Jerusalem. I bet you Christians wish that embarrassing story just wasn't in the Bible because it proves the Bible is a bunch of nonsense believed only by idiots.
- September 10, 2009 at 3:49 PM
- Siarlys Jenkins said...
Seventh Day Adventists are very nice people, so I really don't care what exactly they teach about these tedious little details. A man or woman has to believe something, and they're doing better than "I believe I'll have another drink." Besides, I appreciate their teaching on hell, which is, those who are found wanting at the final judgment will die, forever, not be subjected to everlasting torment by an incongruously sadistic deity.
- September 10, 2009 at 5:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Hmm, well Boris, i guess i am an idiot since i do hold to the scriptures. the Lord Jesus is God just as He said and the Jews took up stones to stone Him. Now why do you think they did this?
And i am looking forward to the day i do see the glory of the True God and i see Him face to face and there worship Him forever.
- September 24, 2009 at 3:58 PM
I don't think any of that happened. The only source we have for this supposed claim by or any other words from Jesus is the Bible. We have no evidence from first century historians who lived in Palestine, like Philo who lived in and around Jerusalem for example, that Jesus Christ even existed. Is it not amazing that a civilized people were so filled with murderous hate towards a kind and loving man who went about doing good, who preached forgiveness, cleansed the leprous, and raised the dead--that they could not be appeased until they had crucified the noblest benefactor of mankind? Nothing could be more improbable than the story of Christ's crucifixion. The civilization of Rome was the highest in the world. I don't believe that the master of a Roman court in the days of Tiberius Caesar, having found a man innocent and declared him so, and having made efforts to save his life, tortured him of his own accord, and then handed him over to a howling mob to be nailed to a cross.
You can look forward to what ever you want. Belief in some kind of afterlife is an almost universal neurosis but that doesn't make it any less insane.
- September 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM
- Siarlys Jenkins said...
Well, try this one on for size Boris. It is orthodox Jewish thinking, handed down from the time of the Pharisees, that Jesus was a rebel against Roman rule, who was crucified by the Romans like any other zealot. How would a rational nonbeliever rationalize that with the Synoptic Gospels? Maybe Christians trying to accommodate themselves to the Roman Empire twisted the story line a bit, to reduce Roman responsibility for the death of their Savior, and put the onus on "The Jews." What do I believe? There was such a person, the historical details are of no great significance spiritually (C.S. Lewis covers that in The Screwtape Letters), and yes, the responsibility for his execution was primarily the doing of Rome, not of "the Jews," although the Jewish population was badly split between Hellenistic Jews who accommodated also to Roman rule and culture, observant Jews who patiently abided Roman rule because they saw disaster in rebellion, and militant Zealots of various stripes, ready to rebel immediately. We know the role each played in actual events. We also know that there was a significant division in Zealot ranks when a rabbi named Simon bar-Kochba as Messiah, because there were Christian Jews who thereupon withdrew from the revolt, since they had other ideas who the messiah was. These are all factually supported by contemporary accounts. Of course none of this data speaks to whether Jesus was in any sense sent by God. Some people accept on faith that he was, and if you don't, then you won't. That's a difference of significance only to you.
- October 9, 2009 at 11:05 PM
You are wrong. There isn't a word about Jesus Christ in anything written by a Jew that lived during the first half of the first century. In fact there's nothing written by any Roman historians from that period or anyone else either. Not one event mentioned in the New Testament is recorded anywhere and some of them certainly would have been had they actually occurred. The Gospels are fictions set in the past in a far away land. They were written by Greek speaking pagans in or around Rome who knew nothing about Jewish customs or the geography of Palestine. Forget the Bible for a minute. Then you have not one mention of Jewish Christians our Christians ever existing in Palestine during the first century. In fact once you take a way the Bible you've got nothing to support any of your religious delusions. This is why you worship this stupid collection of nonsense as an idol. Because without it you've got nothing.
- October 11, 2009 at 6:42 PM


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1.1 Overview
The VI Toolkit (for Windows) provides a powerful yet simple command line interface for task based management of the VMware Infrastructure platform. Windows Administrators can easily manage and deploy the VMware Infrastructure with a familiar, simple to use command line interface.
The VI Toolkit (for Windows) is a tool that system administrators and developers can use to automate the management of VMware Virtual Infrastructure. With the VI Toolkit (for Windows), many tedious and time-consuming tasks can be completely automated in as little as one line of code.
The VI Toolkit (for Windows) takes advantage of Windows PowerShell and .NET to bring unprecedented ease of management and automation to the Virtual Infrastructure platform. The VI Toolkit (for Windows) provides 125 PowerShell cmdlets that cover all aspects of Virtual Infrastructure management.
Some common tasks that the VI Toolkit (for Windows) can be used to perform include:
1.2 System Requirements
The following platforms are supported by the VI Toolkit (for Windows):
1.3 Virtual Infrastructure Platforms Supported
The following platform combinations are supported by the VI Toolkit (for Windows):
1.4 Pre-requisites
The following tables lists the software pre-requisites and the location to each installer. This guide focuses on the most recent releases as dated 05/02/2009, which are Windows PowerShell V2 CTP3, VI Toolkit (for Windows) version 1.5 and the VI Toolkit Community Extensions build 46896.
Windows PowerShell
VI Toolkit (for Windows)
VI Toolkit Community Extensions
Another pre-requisite that is also recommended for general administration is Notepad++. This is used to create and edit scripts that can be run with the VI Toolkit.
Notepad++ can be downloaded from here.
There are three installation tasks that need to be performed before you can start using the VI-Toolkit to manage a VMware Infrastructure.
Windows PowerShell. The VI Toolkit 1.5 (for Windows) requires Microsoft PowerShell V2 CTP 3.
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VI Toolkit (for Windows). Can be downloaded from here.
VI Toolkit Community Extensions. Can be downloaded from here.
The procedures below go through in detail how to get the VI-Toolkit up and running after installation. Once installed the icon below will be available on the Windows Desktop.
Before launching the VMware VI Toolkit application, you must first set up your PowerShell profile. The new desktop shortcut does two things for you: it starts powershell with the VI Toolkit snapin loaded and it runs a script which modifies the look of the Powershell window and adds some cool extra functions. If you want to have the same functionality in your normal Powershell window and your scripts, you have to copy some stuff to your Powershell profile.
3.1 First, set up your profile:
1. Start a normal PowerShell Window by navigating to Start | All Programs | Windows PowerShell V2 (CTP3) | Windows PowerShell V2 (CTP3), the following will be launched:
2. Run the following command:
Test-Path $profile
3. If it returned True then you already have a profile file. If it returned False, then proceed to the next step.
4. Create a profile file by running:
New-Item $profile –ItemType File
5. If an error is returned then create a WindowsPowerShell directory under your My Documents folder and then repeat step 4.
3.2 Adding the snap-in:
1. Open your profile by running:
Invoke-Item $profile
2. Add the following line to the profile file to load the snap-in:
Add-PSSnapIn VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
3.3 Adding undocumented functions
1. Open the file C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIToolkitForWindows\Scripts\Initialize-VIToolkitEnvironment.ps1
2. Copy the following Function Blocks to your profile file:
Get-VICommand, New-DatastoreDrive, New-VIInventoryDrive, Get-VIToolkitDocumentation, Get-VIToolkitCommunity
If the steps were performed successfully, then your profile will be present in the folder structure C:\Documents and Settings\Hugo Phan\My Documents\WindowsPowerShell/ Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
And its contents will look something like this:
3.4 Enabling the execution of scripts
The Set-ExecutionPolicy changes the user preference for the execution policy of the shell. The execution policy is part of the security strategy of Windows PowerShell. It determines whether you can load configuration files (including your Windows PowerShell profile) and run scripts, and it determines which scripts, if any, must be digitally signed before they will run.
You need to set the execution policy to unrestricted using the below cmdlet
set-executionpolicy unrestricted
get-executionpolicy will return the current execution policy.
The default ExecutionPolicy is Restricted. Unrestricted is unnecessarily risky.
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSignedis more secure and works for VI Toolkit 1.5.
3.5 Loading the Community Extensions
The VI Toolkit for Windows Community Extensions is a PowerShell module designed to work with the VI Toolkit for Windows.
1. Download and extract the package and then copy the coreModule folder to the root of C:
2. Open up a Windows PowerShell session and then type in the following command
Import-Module "c:\coreModule\viToolkitExtensions.psm1"
Now you are ready to start using the VI Toolit by either logging into a vCenter environment or by launching scripts.
Details here.
There are three ways in which to upgrade to VMware vSphere, these are
This post goes through the upgrade process using the vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0. A 10 minute video is available here:
The vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0 is an application that is installed as part of the vSphere vCenter installation package.
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Fort Lauderdale is known for its signature wave wall along its fabulous beach and all the luxury condos along the beach. Lauderdale by the Sea is a village where most of the downtown buildings are under 4 stories. Lauderdale by the sea has a quaint downtown with a walking area next to the beach. It is a very popular area with fine restaurants, specialty shops, boutiques and the beautiful Lauderdale By The Sea Beach. Pompano Beach is known for its wide expansive beaches and close proximity to the coral reefs teeming with fish. New Lauderdale by the Sea condos are limited to a height of 4 stories. Below you will find some of the most luxurious condos in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Lauderdale by the sea.
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Must read material here. I think ESPN's Tuesday Morning Quarterback (Gregg Easterbrook, TMQ as he calls himself) is one of the best writers our there. He's obviously very bright, but he's also very interesting…and importantly, hilarious:
In mid-July, Pat Kirwan of NFL.com declared with pseudo-precision that Favre was "80 percent" likely to return, this estimate attributed to "people close to Favre." So, people who live in Sumrall, Miss.?
There is much more of this talent going on in this particular article recapping the 2008 season. He spends most of the article making fun of all of the wayward predictions made before and during 2008 (NFL predictions and other curious predictions beyond the world of football).
Unfortunately, Packergeeks is not big enough to be ripped in this annual Gregg Easterbrook undressing – perhaps next year. So, we want to make sure we remind you of some of the horrendous picks we made this year. This is what Steve and I predicted at the start of the 2008 season. Highlights were both picking Pittsburgh for the playoffs, Cincy to stink (me), the Pats and Jets records on the nose, Minnesota to win the NFC North, Seattle to stink (especially Steve) and Arizona to win their division (both). Lowlights were picking Cleveland to win their division (both of us), Balt to suck (both), Dal and New Orleans to easily win their divisions (both), Jax to win their division, Atlanta to stink and the Rams to be 9-7 (me).
Our playoff predictions were not very good overall…
* VIkes, NO, Dal, AZ, Packers, Giants
* NE, Jax, Cleve, SD, Jets, Indy
* NFC Champs = Cowboys
* AFC Champs =Pats
* Super Bowl Champs = Pats
* MN, Dal, NO, AZ, Packers, Wash
* Cleve, Pats, Jax, SD, Pitt, Indy
* NFC Champs =Dal (barely over NO)
* AFC Champs = Jax
* Super Bowl Champs= Dal


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Statue outside Buckingham Palace.
The Queen Victoria memorial outside the front of Buckingham Palace in London, England, 2008. This figure is one of many allegorical statues - figures which represent ideas such as Truth or Charity. In the background is the golden statue of Victory on the top of the main memorial.
Weeping Angel New Orleans
Weeping Angel in the tomb of Chapman H. Hyams in the Metairie cemetery in New Orleans
Household Cavalry on Horseback
A member of the Life Guards on parade in Horse Guards parade ground. Part of the Household Cavalry they parade daily in London, England. In the reflection in the backplate you can see the crowds of visitors standing and watching the parade. London, 2008.
Old Town, Stockholm
In one of the streets of Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm, Sweden. Originally called the 'Town between the bridges', the town dates back to the 13th century, and despite being considered a slum in its past, it's now a popular tourist area. Stockholm, 2008.
Banjo on Sheet Music
5-string banjo on sheet music, 2008.
Whisky Barrels
At the 'Maker's Mark' distillery in Loretto, Kentucky. One of the few American-made whiskeys to be spelled 'Whisky'.
A sidestreet wall in Metropolis, Illinois.
The town is the 'home' of Superman, and as such has several large statues of him, as well as hosting the 'Daily Planet' as the town's paper. Even the computer store sold Superman branded units.
Passing scenery
Trees whizz by on the way to the Okefenokee swamp, Georgia, USA.
Clock Tower
The clock tower housing 'Big Ben' in London, UK.
One St Paul's Churchyard
St Paul's Cathedral, reflected in the nearby 'One St Paul's Churchyard'.
Still standing after a couple of close calls during the Blitz, the cathedral boasts the 3rd largest organ in Britain with 7,189 pipes.
Henge over the Hill
Stonehenge at sunrise in England.
Owned by 'The Crown', it's one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world. It's now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Brooklyn Bridge Waterfall
Olafur Eliasson's art installation of a waterfall, underneath the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
Stonehenge Patterns
Patterns on the stones at Stonehenge in England.
London's County Hall
London's County Hall on the South Bank of the Thames, right next to the London Eye.
London's Big Ben and Houses of Parliament are pictured from the London Eye. Also visible are red London buses travelling over the river Thames on the bridge.
Royal Victoria Docks
Millennium Dome
Looking towards the Millennium Dome (or the 'O2' Dome), across the Royal Victoria Dock.
Earth Hour 2009 in New York City
The Empire State Building in New York, taken from the 'top of the Rock' Observation deck.
The photo was taken during 'Earth Hour' 2009, where several famous buildings around the world switch off their lights. In this case, the coloured illuminations at the top of the building are switched off, while a good many people are still at work in the offices below.
(Colour version)
Tribute in Light 2011
The Tribute in Light visible behind the Empire State Building in New York, remembering 9/11 on the 10th Anniversary.
Thames Barrier - Gate 5
Protecting London from extremely high tides, the Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world.
Opened in 1984 by the Queen, the barrier divides the river into a number of sections, with four 200 foot sections for navigation. Semi-circular gates swing up from the river bed between the piers when the barrier is raised.
Things went pear-shaped in 1997 when a dredger collided with one of the piers and sank, leaving London prone to flood. Luckily things were sorted out before the barrier was needed to be raised.
Cemetery Greenery
Greenery amongst the stone, in La Recoleta Cemetery. Located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.
The rich and famous of Buenos Aires come to rest here, and the cemetery is literally full of private mausoleums. This is one of the few areas where there is some greenery, and the geometry of the bush and stonework caught my eye.
Unlike the cemeteries of New Orleans, these mausoleums also have basements, and when you peer in through open or broken doors, you can see stairs leading down to the basements of the various families.
The area in the photo almost seemed like a bench for people to sit on, but the carefully manicured bush had already beaten people to it.
Watching You
Green fish at the Coney Island Aquarium in New York City, 2005.
Leaf Circle
Leaf circle in Maine, 2007.
Rock Patterns
Taken at sunrise at Otter Cliffs in the Arcadia National Park, Maine, 2007.
Chrysler Hood
This old Chrysler, beautifully kept, was a stark contrast to some of the other cars and buildings nearby. Known to some as 'Yank Tanks', some of these pre-revolution imports look to have weathered more than this incredible car. La Habana, Cuba, 2007.
Rusting boat in Cornwall
Rust on a boat in the Camel Estuary at low tide, near Padstow harbour. 'Padstein' as some call it, is a small fishing village in Cornwall - so called because of the local restauranteur 'Rick Stein's influence.


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Larry King gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Softball with Larry King
As expected, CNN has confirmed that Larry King sat down with Chris Brown for an interview that will air on September 2nd. E! reports that "it was a no-holds-barred chat during which Brown answered every question put to him. Full Story


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press (one's) luck
To risk losing the good favor or fortune one has garnered thus far by brashly or overconfidently seeking more. I know you're in the boss's good graces now, but don't press your luck: she's been known to turn on people for getting too cocky. I've had some good winnings at blackjack, but I don't think I should press my luck any further.


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DURHAM — The University of New Hampshire men's hockey team is the official host of this weekend's NCAA Northeast Regional, but they won't have the shortest drive of the four teams.
That belongs to UMass-Lowell, which is the No. 1 seed and is closer to the Verizon Wireless Arena than UNH by two miles.
Lowell coach Norm Bazin said he expects River Hawk fans to come out in droves when they face Wisconsin in the first regional semifinal on Friday afternoon (4:30 p.m.).
"They gobbled up the tickets very quickly," Bazin said. "(It) could be one of the great sites in the NCAA tournament. Our fans have been great all year long. Both the students and community really bring it to life. We're ecstatic they get to share in this opportunity with us and give us a lift."
Lowell is third overall in the tournament field and is 26-10-2 after sweeping both the Hockey East regular season and tournament championships. The River Hawks stumbled to a 4-7-1 start to the season, including three losses to UNH, but have won 22 of their last 26 and are riding a five-game winning streak into Manchester.
"We feel that we're a stronger threat than we were last year," Bazin said. "We've got solid goaltending and offensive contributions from a lot of sources."
Wisconsin (22-12-7 overall) arrives in Manchester as fourth seed in the regional and No. 14 overall. The Badgers also started slow, winning just one of their first 10 games, but go into Friday's game having won six straight, including a 3-2 win over Colorado College in the WCHA tournament final last Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.
"We've been playing playoff hockey, you could almost say, since the beginning of December," Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves said. "We've learned to live with that mindset, prepare with that mindset and play to that. And I think that's been a benefit for us."
No. 2 UNH (19-11-7) meets No. 3 Denver (20-13-15) in the nightcap (8 p.m.).
Lowell ranks in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (2.08 goals per game) and penalty killing (85.7 percent). A big part of the River Hawks' defensive success is due to the play of rookie goalie Connor Hellebuyck, who leads the country in save percentage (94.9) and winning percentage (18-2, .900) and is second in goals-against average (1.39) and shutouts (five).
"Our goaltending has been stellar, no question," Bazin said. "Our defense, with some added size, has kept some shots outside, and when you do that you have a chance."
Lowell is searching for its first-ever berth in the Frozen Four after falling a game short last year. The River Hawks were the No. 3 seed in last year's Northeast Regional in Bridgeport, Conn., beating Miami (Ohio) 4-3 in the regional semifinal but falling 4-2 to Union (N.Y.) in the championship.
Junior forward Michael Mersch leads the Badgers in scoring with 23 goals and 13 assists. Primary goaltender Joel Rumpel boasts a 1.85 goals-against average and a record of 16-8-4. He made 20 saves against Colorado College in the WCHA final.
The Badgers hope to return to the Frozen Four for the first time since 2010, when they lost 5-0 to Boston College in the national championship game in Detroit. Wisconsin last won the NCAA title in 2006, when it was a 2-1 winner over BC in Milwaukee.
"I think that every team in this tournament can beat any other team," Eaves said. "We've seen that all year in our league and playing in our non-conference games. Any team in this 16-team tournament can win. (The) issue for us is maintaining what we have and keep rolling."
BC (22-11-4) is the only other Hockey East school in the 16-team field. The Eagles begin their NCAA title defense on Saturday vs. Union (21-12-5) as the No. 3 seed in the East Regional in Providence, R.I. The Eagles are making their 32nd NCAA tournament appearance overall, including their 14th in the last 16 seasons under coach Jerry York.
"We're concerned about any team you play in the national tournament because you know they're a good club," York said. "They've all qualified. Union certainly is one of those teams with a legitimate chance to win a national title. We watched them play last year and they're gritty, they're very well-schooled in fundamentals."
Union lost to Ferris State (Mich.) in last year's national semifinal — BC went on to beat Ferris in the title game.
No. 1 overall seed Quinnipiac (27-7-5) will take on Canisius (19-18-5) in the other opening-round game in the East Regional.
"Our region, when you look at it, there are two returning teams from last year's Frozen Four," York said. "We have the top seed in the whole 16-team field in Quinnipiac, and the Cinderella team in Canisius. You watch Florida Gulf Coast (in basketball). I think it's a real good field."
The West Regional kicks off on Friday with No. 2 overall seed Minnesota (26-8-5) facing Yale (18-12-3), followed by North Dakota (21-12-7) vs. Niagara (23-9-5).
No. 4 overall seed Notre Dame (25-12-3), which will join Hockey East next season, will face St. Cloud (Minn.) State (23-15-1) in the Midwest Regional on Saturday in Toledo, Ohio. The winner of that game will face the winner of the second regional semifinal between Miami (24-11-5) and Minnesota State Mankato (24-13-3) for a trip to the Frozen Four.Information from the Wisconsin State Journal was used in this report.


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In another group when I told friends about occasions like someone's death or marriage in Pakistani society they barely believed me, so I thought of covering marriage of a relative recently held.
GANA traditionally a band with hanging strips named "gana" is bound to groom's wrist in a ceremony a weak or so prior to the marriage day which officially marks the beginning of marriage. Groom wears gana upto marriage night until it is removed by his bride at wedding night.(though in this case groom refused to wear it for so long). It got to do something with good luck because people also hang "gana" to their newly contructed houses too.
After that day both men and women of the village gather every evening in the bride's and groom's houses where they sing traditional songs and perform dances.
Shaker Marriage friends are officially announced(called sambalas). Groom along with friends visits one friend's houses per evening prior to the marriage where they are offered tea and sweets. Friend's family give a tray of sweets and cloth of a dress to the groom as present on the occasion.
Mehndi two days prior to marriage mehndi ceremony is held in the evening. Both bride and groom are applied mehndi(a skin coloring extract of Hina plant). Women usually wear green or yellow on the occasion(resembling color of plant or the extract). Other participants mostly women also apply mehndi on their hands.
Daaj Both bride and groom's families put wedding cloths, jewelry and other things prepared for the marriage on beds and women of village are properly invited to have a look on them a day prior to the marriage. This occasion is named as "daaj".
Ghroli marriage day starts with a ceremony named ghroli(pitcher) in which grooms sisters and relative women go singing to the village common well to fetch water. Pitcher keep on shifting the heads of women relative to the groom. In the end groom bring it down from a sister's head and pay her some money for the effort.
Sehra Bandi Then groom changes and ride on a horse back. His sisters feed his marriage horse. If marriage is in the same village then groom rides his way to the bride's house. But in case of distant marriage it is just a ride to local shrine and grave yard. On the way people stand in front of their gates having a glass of milk in their hands which is offered to the groom. After drinking it he puts some money in the empty glasses.
On the marriage day groom visits graves of his close relatives. In this case a sad moment because of father's absence on the marriage day.
Marriage ceremony takes place in bride's house. In this case in a marriage hall accompanied with several rituals. I will not go in details of that but it is a grand affair involving several hundred people from both sides.
Broom is given a glass of milk by bride's sister for which he got to pay. In order to raise the money groom's shoe is stolen. Here groom is trying to escape the steal.
Marriage Bed Bride on arriving to the groom's house sits on a very elaborately prepared marriage bed called "saij".
Walima On day after marriage walima feast is given by the grooms family.
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For me there seems to be a discrepancy between appearance and substance, between the well meaning public statement of promises over a day or a few days and long term fulfillment over a lifetime, where women get the short shrift.
You are totaly right in that respect. But one can't stop people from the show. I was only trying to show marriage rituals which have cultural roots in the past of the region.
As for as poor condition of women in this region is concerned, being practically involved in some cases I have noticed following reasons behind heavy male dominance.
Religion based state property inheritance laws Women as daughters or wives can only inherit 1/8th part of the property of father or husband, which becomes so small that it is left in favour of males in 99% cases. Even if a man dies childless, his property goes to his cousins. Poor wife gets only 1/8th part. This propertyless position makes women vulnerable.
Economic dependance Most of women in this part of world are not educated enough to earn their own living. Being a dependent they lack any confidance to challange male dominance.
Religious and cultural value system Relgious and cultural value system is heavily in favour of male. In Islam a women disobedient to his husband can't enter the heavens(it has great effect in a heavily religious society). In this culture an obedient women is praiseworthy. Talking about evil of male dominance to a woman recently, I was amazed when she told me that she was the proud daughter of a woman who is praised in the society for doing very well in life inspite of very aggressive and poor conditions.
Doing practical feminist work here is very difficult. One even faces resistance and disliking of those whome he is working for. It is the most painful part of it.
Beautiful pictures! It looks wonderful and exotic to me, Amer! But the bride and groom - are they free to partake in the rituals or not? It's often the same with rituals: they can bind the community together but also smother the individual, so the pictures make me wonder what happens here... Were you married in the same way? And how free were you? Forgive me for asking, but you mentioned your own unpleasant marriage a few times, so I connected the subjects.
Chris, I was married in more old fashoned way with more rituals. Groom and bride are center of marraige. They are free to take part in most of activities.
Amer, I want to be very clear in what I say so there is no misunderstanding by anyone.
1. Cultural traditions hold important milestones for each culture and it empowers bonding of a people together in mutual memories and ceremonies. They offer rich ways of passing on to the next generation stories of trials and triumphs of their heritage.
2. Not all cultural traditions hold values to pass on. Some should be ended, not only when people come to USA, but in their own society. Of course ruthless care of elderly cannot be tolerated in this era. In ancient days, elderly posed a threat to survival and so did young and some traditions put them to death or abandoned them to the elements when they posed a burden. The history of USA cultural care of elderly is nothing for which to be proud. As a small child I visited a "Poor Farm" where old farmers went to die. Some of them never saw a relative again. I visited with my grandparents to their mother and the stench was awful. My great-grandmother was brought home, my grandmother cared for her and our family helped. Not all families work as a team to care for elderly and young.
3. If a family forgets their traditions and do not pass on the valuable ones, future generations lose an important part of their history. Remembering offers valuable milestones for care and compassion. Remembering challenges overcome gives future generations power to meet their challenges with courage. The violent parts need not be passed on.
4. As outsiders looking in on a Pakistani wedding offers opportunities to enrich our own lives. The intent is not to find fault or criticize, but to share our individually different life experiences. We can only be enriched by such sharing.
Amer, I feel great pleasure that you share your customs with me. You put trust in our hands and I hold that trust tenderly in my arms and heart. One hope I have is that if our tradition holds some practices that degrade another in our community, we will recognize it and do the thinking and take the actions necessary to make changes. If you see some things in your tradition that does not empower an individual to flourish, you, too, will think and act upon that awareness.
I thank you again Amer, for your generous and trusting sharing. May both our lives be enriched.
Being an educator, you have the power to change thinking toward flourishing of individuals and ultimately to change your culture in ways that can only lead to a better future for your coming generatons.
Joan, I am sorry I can't understand why we should stop enjoying our marriages if there are some cases of extreme poverty in an another country thousands of miles away from us. I even can't understand how comparison of a religious festival of another country and religion came into topic in the first place.
As for as respect and care of elderly is concerned, such comments and impression can be created only by a person who totaly have no knowledge about our society. Any person having a little insight of our society can understand that. Elders are much more cared and respected in our society than in most of developed world.
Problem with Googled knowledge is that people usually don't have any knowlege of the topic before and after a short period of time in which his fingers googled. It lacks any deep insight.
"Problem with Googled knowledge is that people usually don't have any knowlege of the topic before and after a short period of time in which his fingers googled. It lacks any deep insight."
I have to say, Amer, that is one of the most profound and insightful statements I've heard in a long time. It's very relevant concerning our current internet society.
You are right, I learned cactus grafting through internet reading. In the beging it seemed that it was no problem, just a matter of combining the cambium rings but it took me some years of both study and practical experience to understand the essence of grafting and doing it successfuly. If I would have copied its material from one page and pasted on another, I would have just an illusion that I know something about grafting.
I agree with your assessment and am eager to learn more about Amer and his history and life, but in a safe place where we can explore together. I appreciate your support of Amer in his criticism of Google. I hope Amer will want to remain in conversation. We can only benefit by understanding each other.
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As for as respect and care of elderly is concerned, such comments and impression can be created only by a person who totaly have no knowledge about our society. Any person having a little insight of our society can understand that. Elders are much more cared and respected in our society than in most of developed world.
Problem with Googled knowledge is that people usually don't have any knowlege of the topic before and after a short period of time in which his fingers googled. It lacks any deep insight.
I assume that you are referring to Laura Spinney, the author of the National Geographic article and the Indian sources she quotes. I'd read her article the day before I saw your discussion.
I didn't google "Pakistan marriage customs" or anything else on this topic.
There's a gigantic gap between explicit social values, such as respecting and caring for the elderly, and what actually happens on the ground everywhere, in every country. No country as a whole actually lives up to all of its ideals, though many individuals may. Even if it's true that elders are "much more cared and respected" in Pakistan than in most of the developed world, there are likely differences in the way elderly men and women are treated. I find it helpful to look at the negative as well as the positive in considering US customs.
As a feminist, I take particular concern for women. This is my bias. When I criticize US marriage customs, in the context of the overall lifetime welfare of women, for example, I find the heavy emphasis on wedding fantasy magazines, elaborate gowns, etc. masks a darker reality of uneven power in marriage. It's emotionally like a teaspoon of sugar to make nasty tasting medicine go down. Marriage shouldn't be nasty for any gender. No one should be scripted as lord over a submissive life partner. No partner should be treated as chattel. At least in the western world many elaborate wedding customs have historical origins to such things, such as "giving away the bride".
By looking at our traditions with a critical eye, without passing judgment on the people involved, we can learn and grow. If all atheists critically examine all customs, we are in a better position to find common ground to invent new customs more suited to a Climate Change world without gods.
Ruth, I agree with your perception about the wedding ceremony and its fantasy that little girls grow up wanting, not realizing the bitter life that follows for far too many women. The fact that women are battered by men they love in our own country, also happens to women in developed and developing countries. It simply has to stop! I like your courage in the way you stand up for freedom from violence against women.
The first step in healing this cruel sore is acknowledgement of its occurrence. Then we can begin to build institutions of family, religion, non-religion, education, and social moral attitudes that empower individuas, men and women, young and old to flourish.
We, on this site, all have this goal in mind, I am sure. We can reveal our dirty little secrets and let the light of healing in. The citizens of my little home town will be furious with me for revealing our hidden customs; so, let's fling open the windows and doors and get on with making changes. Silence changed nothing for four generations that I know of. So, they can burn me in effigy; violent crimes against women must stop.
Amer, the question isn't "stop enjoying our marriages if there are some cases of extreme poverty". It is examining the reasons some are very rich and some are very poor.
Nor is the question one of "comparison of a religious festival of another country". The purpose of our sharing is to learn from each other, to find diverse ways of being in community. If we are sensitive and compassionate, we can recognize our differences without judgment or criticism. However, Atheist Nexus consists of people moving into a new paradigm of being and of being in relationship. Confusion, conflict and chaos occur during this move.
Because you are atheist, and our group is an atheist group, some may not be interested in ceremonies of others. That said, we could read and understand each other better by describing each of our realities.
I made an error in suggesting you post your story on this site. I understood you wanted to tell your story and that is why I suggested this site, there are so many more members here.
Please feel free to post on my site. It is my purpose to discuss attitudes, beliefs, customs, traditions and values so that we can be realistic and honest in our observations, and our preferences. It is a site that welcomes disagreement, even as we have to develop tough skins to participate. I have only 68 participants, but it gets lively sometime.
I am sure Sentient Biped welcomes your insights as well.
There is no reason you "should stop enjoying our marriages". They are what they are. Some express differences of values on Atheist Nexus and that is OK by me. When it comes to wealth and poverty, there are underlying values we need to examine and forge a paradigm shift on the meaning of that gap, what causes it, are there other ways to exist? Is it possible to have an Earth of 7,100,592,626 human beings and not have extremes of wealth and poverty? A wedding is only a symptom, and like all symptoms, it gives a starting place for thinking in terms of probabilities, possibilities and preferabilities.
I am very happy to know your culture cares for its elders and makes provisions for their care until death. You quite correctly express your disdain for people "who totally have no knowledge about our society" would generalize from one country to another. USA has an incredibly poor history when it comes to care of our elderly. We have very little to brag about, and we are moving away from social security nets. In my opinion, we move in the wrong direction and I am doing all I can to convince others of my thinking.
Googling does not come with wisdom, experience, and sometimes poor fact checking or deep insight. Worse yet, is taking information from our various news sources thinking we understand the present situation. All we have to do is start reading history from the end of WWII and know the problems we have now have their roots in the political division of the world between USA, UK and USSR. We don't dig deeply enough to understand the history of the Middle East and their roots in religious differences that create conflict.
Amer, my thinking is that we can compare, contrast, explore, examine, experiment what it means to be fully Homo sapiens on a planet Earth that has too many people for the natural resources needed to sustain healthy life. We make decisions based on practices of Stone Age people and use writings from the Bronze Age as our instruction manual. We now have the power to destroy all life, as we know it. Use of force and violence no longer can be our ways to solve complex problems. We need careful thought, vigorous discussion, thick skins, the ability to speak up, to stand on principles and courage. You have all these qualities, Amer, and you are part of finding solutions to very complex problems.
Joan! you are always a calming effect. You make me wise. I am thankful.
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Oh no! Please don't think this board is dying! I have gotten sooo much advice from it and I'm very grateful for those who have contributed thus far! Yes, that makes me the dreaded lurker who doesn't post! Lol Guilty as charged. You have guilted me into speaking up and posting. You ole heads are good at it man!! Anywho, Hi all!!
I can post about the goings on criminal courts in a large southeastern city. I got stories for days.
And I can post funny moments during oral arguments in a U.S. Court of Appeals. My favorite:Defense attorney to the panel after a judge notes the appellee's (yes, that's right...this was a rare downward departure case) criminal history: "Judge, armed robbery is as common as cheese!"
Also, I'd have to disagree. It's perhaps as common as humus.
Quote from: Miss P on July 16, 2009, 04:10:38 PMAlso, I'd have to disagree. It's perhaps as common as humus.lol in the South...


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Senior Chloe Keating registered the first hat trick of her career to lead the Harvard field hockey team to a 5-2 victory against Bryant Monday afternoon at Jordan Field.
Carly Dickson and Emma Keller each added a goal and an assist for the Crimson (2-0), which held a 12-2 edge in penalty corners and outshot Bryant (0-4) by a 23-10 margin.
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