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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Scales of Measurement
"Oh, I don't weigh myself; I just go by how my clothes fit." Sound familiar? What exactly does "go by" mean? Why must we rate ourselves at all? Weighing. Mirror-glancing. Checking the fit of our clothes. The self-esteem trifecta.
So, I'm curious: How often do you weigh yourself? How about checking yourself in the mirror or the fit of your clothing? What types of thoughts and feelings precipitate these behaviors? How do you feel after each behavior? And, finally, what would it be like to stop?
34 comments:
- Icie said...
I try to weigh myself first thing every morning. It acts as a feedback system for me - if I pigged out the day before then I figure I should watch what I eat (healthily, not less) the next day if it says I've gained anything. I don't feel great when I gain, but I can take steps the next day to make sure I'm eating healthy and exercising.
It wouldn't crush me to take a break from my scale, because I have in the past. It would just suck if I didn't go on in like, a month, and then notice I've gained 5 pounds.
Going by how my clothes fit is good too, I take measurements every once in a while, and take note of how my clothes hang on me.
As a "recovering weight watcher", I have been making a conscious effort over the last year to lose the scale. I have come to realize how meaningless the number really is. Currently I get on it about once a month. I am surprised at how little the number affects me. It changes, but not drastically. Even when I was doing WW, I was amazed at how people would freak out - or celebrate- over a FRACTION of a pound. An 8 ounce glass of water weighs half a pound. Glycogen- fuel stored in our muscles- can weigh several pounds. It's not fat, but it's there, and contributes to our weight. When we do a lot of exercise we drop glycogen and water, not fat. But yet many people think it's "real" weight.
As for "going by" my clothes, I do in the sense that I don't want to keep buying different sizes of clothes so as long as my clothes fit me, I don't worry about the scale.
- Jen C. said...
As one who is recovering from BED, I haven't weighed myself in almost two months. After nearly two years of treatment, I was finally ready to give it up. Standing on the scale and seeing the number is bad for me whether the number is higher or lower than I want it to be. It defines who I am, and I'm no longer willing to let a hunk of metal and mechanics determine my worthwhileness any longer.
- Mary said...
This is a hard one--the scale I only check about once a week at the gym, and I'm trying to cut down from that (it used to be every time I went). Unfortunately, I don't see myself getting rid of all the mirrors at home or joining a nudist colony, SO not checking my body size on a daily basis through those methods requires serious mental vigilance that I haven't developed yet. If I'm having a "fat day," then I purposefully choose clothes that have become too big for me, so I don't get too tripped up. So yeah, everyday there is still some kind of check, even though I don't own a scale.
I weigh myself first thing in the morning -- three times so I can average the number. I wish I didn't, but I do. I also rely on the fit of my clothes and a continual check on how my ring fits. I wish I could stop thinking about it so much, but it does keep me motivated for food choices and exercise.
- Emily Jolie said...
I don't own a scale, either, and haven't weighed myself in months. I used to weigh myself at the gym every once in a while, or at my mom's house. I currently don't have a gym membership (I'm holding off until next winter when the rainy season starts again and I can't exercise outdoors regularly), and I also have no desire right now to weigh myself, as I know the numbers would be considerably higher than last time I did, and seeing that would serve no other purpose than to depress me and most likely catapult me back into ED behavior. So no weighing for me anytime soon.
As far as how my clothes fit, I don't think it's something I deliberately 'measure.' If my clothes are tight, I will feel it, whether I want to or not. It's uncomfortable. I don't like it. If my clothes are loose - yes, I feel better. More comfortable. More at ease. Maybe it's just time for bigger clothes...
- Emily Jolie said...
Oh, yes, I also wanted to add about the mirrors. I'm really enjoying not having full-length mirrors in our new place. Our last place had mirror closet doors in the bedroom (not our choice - they were there when we got the house) and a big mirror in the bathroom. This place only has a smaller mirror in the bathroom, and I much prefer not seeing myself in the mirror every time I dress and undress in the bedroom. I always found I did better when visiting my in-laws who don't even have a mirror that shows you down to your waist in their bathroom. Only to about chest-level.
Sometimes the full-lenth mirror was good and I embraced my reflection, but I really am liking not constantly seeing my reflection.
- none said...
Personally, I weigh myself before and after I eat, before and after I go to the bathroom, before and after I get in the shower, plus many times through out the day. Usually I am late for school because I can't "find" something to wear. Because I hate everything. I can't live without the scale. And because I moved back in with my parents, they took the scale away, which means, I pretty much freaked out. After a while without the scale, I got used to going by the size of my clothes, and how loose they fit. If I can get my hands on a tape measure, I use that as well. With or without a scale, I use the clothes and tape measure as an option, as well as how loose my rings and bracelets are.
- PTC said...
I never weigh myself!! (ha, yeah right). I'm with Christy. I weigh myself first thing in the morning, after I go to the bathroom. (this morning it was 3x in a row just to make sure the number was correct). Then I weigh myself when I get home from the gym and many times throughout the day. After I eat, before and after I pee, at night. Lots of times I step on the scale a few times to make sure the number's right.
The thoughts and feelings that occur are different. Sometimes it's a feeling of relief because I didn't gain weight. Other times it's anger and disgust because I gained a pound. Sometimes it's fear because I'm afraid I won't be able to stop this behavior (losing weight), other times it's happiness because the number is going down. Lots of emotions are felt after I weigh myself.
I get very anxious when I can't weigh myself because I'm afraid I have gained a ton of weight. Being away from my scale is not fun!
It would probably be very freeing to stop but I can't do that right now. I'm not ready to "sit with those feelings."
But to those who weigh more than once a day: surely you are aware that you have to eat 3500 EXTRA calories to gain a REAL pound, i.e., a permanent gain of body fat? Surely you know that you are not doing so in ANY single meal??? Right?
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- Barmaid Blog said...
One of my roommates owns a scale, which makes it difficult to resist weighing myself, but I try never to do it. Partly I try to go by "how my clothes fit," partly I notice if fewer men are hitting on me at the bar where I work, partly I try to imagine how much less sexy another woman would be if she had my body (the old "impossible objectivity," I guess). But I usually succumb and weigh myself about once a month just out of curiosity.
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I have gone through periods of weighing myself religiously, to renouncing the scale. But it still sits right here under my bed, at all times. Right now I have stopped weighing myself because my clothes have started to feel tighter. I feel heavier, less mobile and just generally uncomfortable with this sense of extra weight. a few months ago, I was weighing in every few days to see what was going on... it seemed i gained 20 pounds in less than a month. I am not really freaking out about it though... I know I am sexy and feel good but that may be partly due to the wonderful man in my life.
I hate going by anything as if its something that determines my self-worth. "ok my pants are too tight now...better starve for a while"... what the heck is that! But it's been my way of thinking for a long time.
- psychologista said...
I only ever weigh myself at the gym because they have one of the massive doctors' type scales so I figure it's accurate. Even days when I feel fat and full and I tell myself I shouldn't weigh myself because I'll only get pissed off.
Usually I don't get anxious or upset if the number's a little higher than I'd like though - just complacent, inured. But if it goes down, I'm psyched.
Anon #2, you're right, and logically, I know it. But somehow logic goes out the window for me on this topic. I wish that weren't the case, but it is.
- LG said...
I weigh myself once every few weeks, a practice I've only gotten back into since husb moved in and brought his scale with him.
The number is usually the same.
But I look at myself unclothed in the full length mirror every day too. I'm usually trying to see if I've gained or lost any size. The thing is, it's hard to tell if I've gotten bigger or smaller! (And if I can't even tell, then who else can???) This ritual is kinda funny when I think about it. (Funny as in "dog with three legs" funny...not so funny when I think about it a little more.)
- Grace said...
It's funny, I can test if I gained a few pounds by my 2 favorite pairs of dress pants. If they feel a little tight, the fact that I may have gained a few doesn't bother me. What bothers me, is if I don't lose the few 2 or 3 pounds, or keep gaining, then I'll have to buy new pants. Being cheap and not one who likes shopping (for office attire anyway), losing the few pounds actually seems like less of a hassle than having to go shopping to replace the pants (esp. since they are petites and I bought them in the US from a store that does not have a location in Canada).
But I admit to looking in the mirror way too often as a gauge for my weight and shape. I do it a lot when I work out.
I stopped weighing myself when I started weightlifting. It seemed futile to rely on a number that does not reflect changes in body composition. Now I only get weighed at the gym every 6-8 weeks when I do body comp checks, and at the doctor's office. It no longer affects how I feel about myself since I know that the number is only one of several that help the gym trainer discover what my body is composed at a particular moment.
- HaileySqueek said...
I used to weigh myself everyday. I was religious about it because I thought it kept me accountable. Whatever that means. Then I stopped dieting and started conscious eating. It was hard for me to break the scale ritual, but I have done it. I haven't weighed myself in at least four months. I'm able to look at that scale in my bathroom every morning without feeling even slightly tempted, which really surpises me.
As for clothes, I certainly notice if a pair of pants feels tighter or looser than before. I try hard not to judge it. Instead, I just try on a few pairs until I find the most comfortable fit. It's hard not to get at least a little upset when something feels too snug, though.
I feel so much better about myself ever since I stopped weighing myself and have been working on not judging myself by the way my clothes fit or by anything to do with my body size. I'm just more comfortable being me.
I tried to stop weighing myself, because that seems to be the "recommended thing" these days. Well, it resulted in a 10-lb gain. So I'm going back to daily weigh-ins. I'm not even trying to LOSE, just maintain, and I can't do it if I don't pay attention. I admire those who can.
I lost just over fifty pounds last year and now weigh myself every morning after I use the bathroom and before I get in the shower. Then, at the end of the week, I take those numbers and average them to come up with a weekly weight to track my progress as I continue to try to lose these last 10 lbs.
- Rachel said...
One of the most liberating things I ever did was throw out my scale. Throughout my eating disorder, I'd weight myself 10, 20 times a day, sometimes in the middle of the night. It was crazy.
While in recovery, I didn't weigh myself for about 6 months and then, in a fit of weight-panic, went out after the boy had gone to bed and bought a scale. I now weigh myself probably at least every other day, but the number doesn't determine my outlook for the day anymore as it used to.
- roark said...
i'm kinda late on thsi one, but hoping the comment will reach you:
i don't weigh myself, ever. i never have been a religious weigher, though at first there were sports/coaches that weighed me, then later rotc fitness tests, then the ed program i entered for only a few months my senior year in college. and every single time i hated it, whether there were other people around or not. i even hated it getting on the scale backwards in the program and never even seeing or hearing the number. just being on a scale infuriates me. which is probably a reaction to a much deeper hurt.
so as for weighing, it's not something i've ever embraced. but i also am happy when, at random times, i find out the number has gone down. but that's usually every couple years a dr.'s appt or something will let it slip.
as for clothes - oh my lord. i hate waistbands. i hate feeling like ive gotten "bigger" or "smaller," i hate dressing for work because i wear a suit (or something close) and dress pants and pencil skirts every day and structured clothing, UGH. hate it.
if i can choose, i wear yoga pants and t-shirts and wrap sweaters that don't really have a set, structured feeling of being loose or tight. i try to insulate myself from those involuntary checks, inevitable whenever i put on "real" clothes. i hate how it feels, and i don't know of a way to consciously not notice those things when i'm wearing them.
it's exhausting. and i hate it. but i'm not sure, at this point, i'll ever not feel at least womewhat like that.
Sadly, I weigh myself with every opportunity. The scales are in the kitchen (family put it there) so I weigh myself in the morning and at night, or if I'm having a fat day I'll weigh myself before and after dinner, and after other things..I weigh myself at the mall on that 50 cent scale that tells you if you're fat. I weigh myself before I work out, durring my workout and after my work out...
I hate looking in mirrors, I feel gross. I don't know, it's been so long since I've NOT done this.
I've lost a lot of weight of the course of my first year in college (weird I know) but since then weighing myself hasn't been as big of a deal. I will admit the times I weigh myself is before and after a workout and its mainly out of curiosity. It's more of what I see in the mirror that affects my mood. For example today I went shopping and I don't know if its the lighting in the changing rooms or what, but I felt as if I needed to go and work out that instant, it ridiculous!
- twincats said...
I'm more or less like roark, I never weigh myself and don't want to have to buy new clothes.
But how can you not be aware of how your clothes fit? When they're tight, you know it!
What I have done is dropped my judgment of myself when buying clothes and accepted that some lines just fit differently than others. It's no longer a big deal if I have to buy a size bigger than "normal." This used to freak me out and I'd stuff myself into the "correct" size number rather than the correct-fitting garment.
I didn't even beat myself up when I went from a size 22 to a 24. At the age of 47, it's all about comfort!
- wife2abadge said...
I used to weigh myself every day -- sometimes twice a day. Since recovering somewhat from my weight and food issues, I weigh myself about once a month.
- Fi Fo Fum said...
...Me again being late...
And then you get those pro-ed sites saying absurd things like 'weigh yourself before and after every binge/purge session to make sure that you didn't gain any weight..."
who said ppl with ed's are supposed to be intelligent? Any one who knows anything about nutrition should KNOWS this is total and utter BULL(*&&T!! ...........but i do it...i weigh myself first thing in the morning, then again before and after every b/p, and again last thing before i go to sleep.
And lets not forget the times when i need to empty my bladder in the wee hours of the morning...the scale and i have a very intimate relationship, you see. Abusive and controlling.
At least it's not one of those speaking types that blind people use!
As a recovering anorexic, I can testify to the torments of the scale, as well as the mirror examinations and clothing fittings. It's really hard to stop. Luckily, I've found that a healthy exercise program and diet help me to not worry so much.
I've been "recovered" for 3 years now, started college, and am finally at peace with my body and the things about it that I cannot change. I can't help how I am built.
Now, I do feel a little gross if I haven't had a chance to make it to the gym or eat right, but I know that a couple days isn't going to make or break me. I've learned that the scale is a fickle thing, that the sizes of my clothes are vanity sized anyway, and that mirrors are subject to my own interpretation. It was a long way to get to this point, but I'm here, and I'm so much happier without my scale.
I have a cheap scale in my bathroom on display. It's one of those bathroom accessories that have to be out, like the toilet brush.
It is a family tradition -I was raised to enjoy getting on the scale to see my number. Like the scale is a fancy scientific machine. How does it do that, and how is it always right, know how much I am all over, just by me standing on it?? It was more to see the scale move when I stepped on it, and the mystery of the number, where it stopped, than to use it as a tool for self-manipulation.
I weigh myself when I forget what I weigh. I weigh myself when my clothes feel too snug or too loose, to figure if it's me or the dryer that changed my clothes. I weigh myself when I think I don't need the scale, to get my money's worth out of my investment in it.
I also weigh myself to see if I'm losing or gaining weight for mystery health reasons. Like when I was on medication, I gained forty pounds, because of the medication, so I needed the weight number over time to talk to my doctor. I only wish I had weighed myself more before it hit forty, because my clothes didn't give me the hint.
I weight myself 10-15 times a day. If i gained anything throughout the day I stop eating and immediately exercise until I get back down to where I was. Even if its only 5 ounces. Food and the scale are my enemy and I absolutely hate living like this.
I lit my scale on fire and launched it in to a canyon. Now I check myself more often in the mirror...you know, holding bits of skin that I perceive as fat. I am still getting help and it is worth the effort ladies...you CAN be happy in your body :)
- Roxanne said...
I haven't been been able to read all of the comments yet, I just wanted to add... I didn't really think other people were scale crazy like I was. I feel so strange reading some of these comments but it's a good strange. Now I would just like to know if anyone can *truly* get over an addiction like this. I requested that my husband hide my scale but it's still a struggle.
- mog said...
How often do you weigh yourself?
Every few months or if I go down a clothing size - I am in the process of getting my body to a healthy weight down from morbidly obese
How about checking yourself in the mirror or the fit of your clothing?
I like checking myself out in the mirrow! I feel pretty, I also enjoy my clothes fitting nicely so I would say I do that everday.
What types of thoughts and feelings precipitate these behaviors?
Usually pride/accomplishment/excitement or confidence... Becuase I have made a lot of progress from my highest weight I am really enjoying the visible signs of my health returning. If there is no way to ogle myself I enjoy flexing and stretching my muscles and 'feeling' the newly aqcuired strength.
How do you feel after each behavior?
Great! Proud, accomplisheed, excited.
And, finally, what would it be like to stop?
Quite de-motivating - I think I am my main audience, this si such an important positive feedback loop for me.


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Is it possible to output even sheets face up and odd sheets face down? We have a product that we have to collate in this fashion for finishing and it's a pain in the butt to have someone sit there and do it.
Is it possible to output even sheets face up and odd sheets face down? We have a product that we have to collate in this fashion for finishing and it's a pain in the butt to have someone sit there and do it.
Can't you rearrange the pages in the print file to accomplish that?
I know no fiery settings to accomplish that but maybe I will learn something.
I should have specified that the paper is C1S so I actually need to print on the same side but have every other sheet flipped on exit.
I am printing from a .pdf, I know how to impose. I'm not trying to rotate the pages differently, I'm trying to print page 1 of the .pdf on side 1 of the first sheet and page 2 of the .pdf on side 1 of the second sheet and have the first sheet come out of the machine face down (side 1 down) and the second sheet come out face up (side 1 up). So they are back to back, but printed on the same side of the sheet of paper (finish is different on each side).
The setting in the driver properties allows me to have the whole job come out face up or face down, so I know the machine can flip the paper (maybe not? might just be printing on the other side??).
Oh, the machine can flip the paper. Physically, it can do what you want. Logically, probably not. I've never seen a workflow like what you describe, and I know of no machine that can be driven to do what you want.
I know how I'd do it, and it wouldn't involve the digital press doing the weird bits of the work.
Does anyone know if Compose can do this? I have not worked with it but it looks like it may be possible.
This workflow can be achieved somewhat effortlessly using a feature just released in JobMaster. As part of CWS5.8 JobMaster now includes a quick page selection feature. You can view a short video of the feature by selecting "What's New" from the CWS 5.8 Help menu.
Following are the steps to set up this workflow using JobMaster:
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I was excited to see your response, but how does this exactly flip odd pages in the output tray? As far as I can see, this is a very complicated way to just print simplex, which will print both pages on side one of the paper and output them all face up.... Am I missing something?
Just a thought, have you tried pulling from different trays? You could set the whole thing to face down but in the media you would set those one sided pages to the other tray. Last time i worked something like this it simplexed Face down on me when i wanted duplex because i just selected the one page.


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Sept. 17, 2013, Klamath Falls, ORE. – Oregon Institute of Technology honored its own on September 17th during the annual convocation of faculty and staff prior to the start of the 2013-14 academic year. Employees were recognized for outstanding service to students and to the university.
Oregon Tech's Student Affairs Division awarded the Most Valuable Partner Award to recognize exceptional collaboration with the Student Affairs staff. This year, the award was given to LeAnn Maupin, Professor and Department Chair of Medical Imaging Technology, for her assistance to the division. Maupin was recognized for her willingness to help others, patience, and guidance in how to effectively navigate through college.
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The Residential Development and Compatibility PEG will consider policies related to the design and compatibility of new residential development in areas outside of centers and corridors. Potential policies will be considered within the context of the "five Portlands," recognizing that for many issues one size does not fit all. This PEG may explore issues related to the size, scale, and location of infill development, multi-dwelling development, and transitions between centers and corridors and residential areas. (Implementing the Equity Framework and Healthy Connected City strategy of the Portland Plan)
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The Residential Development and Compatibility PEG will hold its first meeting June 28, 2012 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 1900 SW 4th Ave, Room 7A. Beginning in July 2012, PEG meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 1900 SW 4th Avenue, Room 7A. For transit directions, we recommend TriMet Trip Planner. For driving and Biking directions, we recommend Google Maps. There is on-street metered parking and a parking garage located beneath the building. Check our News and Updates page for more information including meeting agendas and minutes.
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Annual Meeting of the American Association of Public Accountants. The annual meeting of the American Association of Public Accountants was held at the Hotel Hartman, Columbus, Ohio, on October 23, 24, and 25, 1906. Tuesday, October 23d. In the absence of Mr. John R. Loomis, president, who under authority of the by-laws had delegated the duty of presiding to Mr. J. S. M. Goodloe, the president of the Ohio State Society of Public Accountants, the preliminary meeting was called to order by Mr. Goodloe in the convention hall of the Hotel Hartman at 11.30 A. M. Addresses of welcome were delivered by Hon. Lewis C. Laylin, Secretary of State of Ohio, representing Governor Andrew L. Harris, who was unable to be present, and by Hon. DeWitt C. Badger, Mayor of the city of Columbus. Hon. William Harman Black, ex-Commissioner of Accounts of the city of New York, responded, as follows,—after which suspension of rules and adjournment of regular business was taken until 10 A. M. Wednesday: Mr. Chairman and Ladies and Gentlemen: This life is one of many surprises. I left New York to get out of what I regarded as a heated political campaign; I come here to Columbus, Ohio, and find myself in the midst of another presidential election. As both candidates are my friends, I have resolved myself into an " Independence League." In regard to all the pleasant things the Mayor has said about you, gentlemen, I will admit they are all true. He didn't say quite enough, and probably if he had known you better he might have said more. The American Association of Public Accountants, as you know, is the national body of accountants in America. I said to one of them on the train this morning that they were the evangels of morality, and he smiled so pleasantly that I corrected the statement. I said: " I don't mean personally, but professionally." And I am serious when I say that bookkeeping is at the very foundation of honesty in the United States. If we had had honest bookkeeping, there would have been no "yellow dog" fund in the insurance case; if we had honest bookkeeping, public officials would see that corporations toe the mark. As soon as we came to Columbus and looked out we saw that it was a city of thrift, prosperity and aggressiveness. We noticed your magnificent buildings, your well-paved streets, your well-groomed women, your well-dressed men, and I said to myself: " This is a modern, pro-gressive city, this city of Columbus," and I looked around for some evidence of sentiment in addition to the commercial idea. And as we approached your magnificent capitol I noticed a monument. I barely caught a glimpse of the two figures at the bottom, but at the top I saw the majestic figure of William McKinley (loud applause) ; and I said to myself if the citizens of Columbus, Ohio, have William McKinley as their model, then Columbus is indeed a model city, and the American Association of Public Accountants have done well to select the city as the place for their annual meeting. We thank you very much, Mr. Mayor, for your kind words; we will attempt to deserve them, and we thank you especially for the blue badge of immunity; the blue badge of immunity and the red badge of courage we will have constantly before our eyes. (Laughter.) 58
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A new wave of struggle has emerged since the 2008 crisis of capitalism began. New forms of organisation have also emerged as a new generation enters the struggle. Mhairi McAlpine looks at how the Coalition of Resistance has developed in Glasgow.
Anyone who has followed the trials and tribulations of the left over the past few years will know that Glasgow has not had an easy ride. Our poster-boy, our leading MSP and great white hope turned out to be a sleazy hypocrite who would throw his comrades to the tabloids rather than be seen as anything other than a bourgeois family man. Yet strangely theGlasgowleft is in the ascendancy. There is a buzz in the air and raised spirits. Partly this can be put down to the Hetherington Occupation last year, demonstrating the strength of the determined; partly to the emergence of the International Socialist Group (ISG), a Scottish breakaway from the SWP with new thinking and new ideas, partly down to the global upswing in resistance movements that we have witnessed and partly just down to the healing which occurred in the Glasgow left while our abuser was in gaol.
Coalition of Resistance emerges
One significant emergence in the last year has been the Glasgow Coalition of Resistance. Since the initial meeting of around 150 people representing a remarkable diversity of Glasgow's radical scene, Glasgow CoR has gone from strength to strength. It has managed to attract an amazingly broad range of people and sustain a level of activity and vibrancy which hasn't been seen since the early days of the Scottish Socialist Party. Its diversity is remarkable. Only a couple of years ago it would have been inconceivable for SWP members to sit next to SSP and anarchos next to the Labour Left; for trade unionists to be working with students and for community groups to be pivotal in building links across different aspects of resistance. I hear anecdotally thatGlasgowis the strongest section of CoR and while it makes me very proud of what we have built, it is also rather sad that other areas don't have the same support network.
Glasgow CoR operates primarily as a support structure for other actions – whether that be from organising a solidarity bus for the pickets on J30 and N30; publicising the STUC "There is a better way" demonstration on 1st October, or assisting the Save the Accord campaign with practicalities and moral support. It has a strong activist focus. The usual format of meetings is for people to divide up into medium sized groups to discuss and come up with a plan for either a specific action or an aspect of a larger action. Actions required to make things happen are identified and responsibilities for tasks agreed between the members. With only four elected positions, and elected more by consensus than by ballot, leadership emerges within the groups. Different people take responsibility for facilitation, note-taking and reporting back on each occasion, while the input from participants is controlled through a stack, whereby people notify their wish to speak in advance rather than rely on being chosen to respond, which makes for a more free-flowing and inclusive atmosphere.
This structure gives COR both a vibrancy and an openness – there is no top table, ownership of the projects are distributed giving members, especially new or infrequent attendees an opportunity to participate and take on responsibilities. As people volunteer for things publically, there is an element of social accountability and awareness in task auctioning. This encourages participants to complete tasks that they have taken on, not from an abstract sense of duty or loyalty, but from a concrete feeling of awareness of their role within a wider context and the awareness that other people are relying on their contribution to make their own. After the groupwork sessions, the room comes back together for feedback, to keep everyone in the loop on what has been discussed, and ask for general support for activities that require mass participation, such as promotion, or inform people of the practical arrangements that have been made. The inclusion of people from within the trade unions and campaign groups supported is critical as taking a lead in determining what support is most effective.
While the meetings as described above are the norm, on occasions COR also organises slightly different meetings: generally in the lead up to a major event it will be agreed to postpone a regular meeting in favour of an "activity" meeting, where practical things – banner making or placard making for example will be the main purpose. Although Fredrick Taylor would be turning in his grave at the inefficiencies of these production lines, they are nonetheless fantastic opportunities to build bonds and develop connections which aren't usually possible in more structured environments. The solidarity of the factory line is build over the shared activity to a common end and these practical sessions give COR participants a chance to discuss thinking, developments, activities in an informal manner with people that they are thrown together with on the "production line" that they would perhaps not naturally seek out.
Another alternative to the groupwork meetings that are held from time to time, are traditional top table speaking events. Usually held in the aftermath of a demo or public activity, these are aimed at linking the activity in Glasgowto wider struggles – within Scotland, the UKor internationally. Technology allows for live linkups with Occupy Wall Street and Syrian activists and speakers such as Owen Jones, the author of Chavs setting the activism in context and drawing links between the struggle here in Glasgow and wider national and international priorities. Although there is theory in these session, they are not theoretical development sessions – more awareness raising of the different strands of thought and locuses of struggle. It would be unfair to describe COR as non-theoretical, but theoretical development is not a major aim of COR. Most participants in COR have a primary political identity outwith, whether as a member of a trade union, political party or campaign group – the theoretical challenge for COR then becomes less to actively develop members in line with a given theoretical understanding, than it is to overcome differences in theoretical understandings and ensure that these do not become barriers to activity, solidarity and support for radical causes.
UK Uncut and Occupy
Its worth comparing CoR with some of the other movements that have sprung up on the left over the last year or so. The first, UKUncut was set up to embarrass, shame and ultimately economically damage companies which refused to pay the taxes that they owed. In a time when people were being told the country was skint and that we would all have to tighten our belts, the revelation that multi-nationals were being let of billions of pound in tax, while terminally ill people were being thrown off incapacity benefit and instructed to seek work struck a strong chord with the public. Locally organised demonstrations were held outside targets, loosely co-ordinated in that sometimes a particular target would be identified but lead on the ground by local activists and campaigners. UKUncut was a star which burned brightly, but the campaign got scorched after the arrest of 148 activists who occupied Fortnum and Mason on March 25th. Bogged down in legal challenges, a substantial section of activists under legal proceedings and a wider section of activists and supporters who now feared legal action being taken against them, UKUncut moved on from direct action to legal action against the companies involved. While this is in many ways a very positive move – challenging these sweetheart deals through the courts is worthwhile, it is also more remote and tucked away than people challenging them on the high street – moving the locus of struggle away from the local and into the foostie chambers of court.
The other major movement to have emerged in the last year is Occupy. Inspired by the occupations ofTahrir SquareandSyntagma Square, Occupy Wall Street sought to take the fight to the centre of power. The movement spread acrossAmericaand when the call to Occupy made on 15th October reached theUK, three camps were established inScotland: Glasgow,Edinburghand …Paisley. The Paisley experience was a portend of things to come. After the camp had to be abandoned after only two nights when the occupier had been threatened and robbed, the vulnerability and naivety of the movement's tactics were exposed. Tales were emerging of racism, sexism, sexual abuse and violence from the Occupy Camps internationally. When a rape occurred at Glasgow Occupy, the response of the camp was shocking – yet still it continued until an unexplained fire extinguished the protest and the now disbandedEdinburghcamp has also been associated with violence and misogyny.
Occupy generally attracted a less experienced and less active protester: it inspired people who usually just shouted at the telly, but at the same time it also attracted people who struggled within the mainstream and sought an alternative many times out of necessity. Running a 24hour space in a public arena with an eclectic mix of people thrown together in a lifestyler protest is exhausting, mostUKcamps either imploded or dwindled. With no clear sense of purpose, it became merely a spectacle. Occupy as a political movement became a piece of theatre, yet within Occupy, the experience of communal living threw up issues of power, domination and exploitation. Occupy moved into the occupation of physical space with the Bank of Ideas – a far better organised, more structured and more challenging form, but one not as open to the stray passer-by. At the end of last month, with the eviction of both Occupy LSX and the Bank of Ideas, its future is uncertain.
UKUncut and Occupy were both ultimately rootless. They came from the ether – emerging and capturing a mood, rather than rooted from within communities. They both tried to challenge big things – multi-nationals and global finance respectively. They both hit tactical problems and had to change their tactics to adapt. Both matured into more effective, but less inclusive forms of resistance. And ultimately – although the UKUncut legal challenge goes on, both have disappeared as activities that can be incorporated into local action.
Community Struggle
This contrasts strongly with CoR. The primary basis of CoR is that it amalgamates existing struggles, lending support, expertise and wo/manpower to building for either distinct local campaigns, or local implementations of national struggles. With a cross-section of people involved in such struggles through an existing political identity, it gives it a diversity, but at the same time a cohesion of shared understanding that other people may have expertise that they can draw from. Rather than competing perspectives, it has overlapping ones. While this can be problematic on occasion – with clashes of events, different priorities and variations in tactical approach, it avoids direct conflict for the most part, by recognising the authority and expertise of contributors, and allowing the struggles to be lead from within the struggle. As such it has a base which can be built on, and a support network to be called on, which goes wider than any particular meeting, yet is not determined by gaining the approval of a particular official. This allows for both open participation, but also effective challenge.
Like Occupy (the 99% are sick of being exploited by the 1%) and UKUncut (multi-nationals should pay the taxes they owe HMRC), it has a relatively simply simple message – that we refuse to accept the austerity being imposed on us, and will fight cuts. There have been a variety of attempts to refine that message, however as with UKUncut and Occupy, its strength is in its universality. How that pans out on the ground is very much up to the individual interests of participants. Most members of CoR for example are opposed to nuclear weapons, and while the mission would encompass a demand not to cut Trident, it is unlikely that such a campaign would garner much support on an individual level within the organisation. CoR is amorphous, but at the same time rooted and able to call on resources beyond its own realm: financial backing from trade unions for support activity; political expertise from experienced activists; connections and communications that stretch beyond its direct participants.
In an earlier Frontline article, I discussed the nature of a holarchy – an entity made up of smaller units – each of which act autonomously and are in themselves made up of smaller units. CoR fits this structure well, in that participants for the most part each belong to at least one other identifiable radical tradition, movement or school of thought, gaining support and sustenance from it. The diffusion of control and devolution of responsibility to within dynamic groups allows for the development of a strong oppositional consciousness – where leadership is granted to those in the forefront of the relevant fight rather than being imposed from on-high ensuring that the tactics and strategy utilised are those most relevant to the fight at hand, increasing its effectiveness.
The SSP was built by drawing together small disparate political groupings, as well as individual socialists who had grown weary of political participation while remaining active within communities, trade unions and pressure groups. It did this in two particular ways – firstly the pull of the charismatic leader cannot be underestimated. For all the criticisms that existed ofSheridan, pre-2004, he was a major and well respected name on the left. His leadership of the SSP gave it a gravitas that convinced the non-aligned that this was a project worth signing up to, while his media profile and the prospect of tangible power convinced left groupings that the SSP was the way forward. The second critical aspect was the toleration and even encouragement of factions – with an agreement that the 20% of disagreements that existed between groupings on the left should be set aside in favour of the 80% we agreed with. For a substantial period these twin pulls served the SSP well – the bright star ofSheridandazzled, while differences in approach were put on the back burner. Ultimately it fell apart as it became evident that differences over personal behaviour, morality and the position of women in the party could not simply be shunted into the 20% that we agreed to disagree about, and that no leader, no matter how charismatic was worth abandoning the fundamental principles of socialism for. Yet the five years of growth for the SSP cannot simply be dismissed.
Strengths and Limitations
CoR demonstrates an alternative, which harnesses the strengths of the SSP: an ability to maintain theoretical perspectives while belonging to a wider organisation, and a visibility which provides gravitational pull, but at the same time avoids the difficulties of leadership embodiment by distributing practical leadership and eschewing formal leadership structures. Differences of opinion on priorities and tactics are not voted for by a show of hands, but by foot, as people lend their weight to campaigns that they see as being worthwhile and determining their own personal priorities on the basis of where their skills can be best utilised and their own personal politics mesh with wider issues.
That is not to say that there is not conflict and disagreement, but it is resolved in a manner which tends not to polarise opinion, and makes it difficult for caucusing or tendencies within CoR to determine its direction, relying on the collective wisdom to shape the movement's direction. This grounding in existing struggle, coupled with the loose formation unites the best of the traditional structured left with the discourses of the emergent autonomous left, moreover it builds a cohesive culture of tolerance and appreciation of the diversity of methods, places and actions which can be productive in struggle, allowing for a cross-fertilisation of ideas, expertise and understanding.
The limitation of CoR, with its activist focus on practical solidarity and support does however limit its political intervention at a formal level. With upcoming council elections inGlasgowand the dominant Labour party grouping in disarray, the conditions are ripe for a left political challenge. There is however no credible left alternative capable of mounting a challenge. While CoR's tactics are well suited to agitation, they do not extend to establishing an electable and accountable political platform. This vacuum is a major challenge that the Left must address prior to the next Holyrood elections. While CoR is resolutely not the place for that to emerge from, the development of tolerance and shared culture that it has engendered among the disparate elements of the Glasgow Left must bring us some hope that such an emergence is possible


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2) I would like a logo which conveys the same message in black and white as in color.
3) I would like the logo to be a symbol of some sort with the text below it so that I can use them together as a logo or just use the symbol on certain documents.
4) Feel free to ask any further questions, I will also comment on designs frequently so that you can have the best chances of winning by redesigning a bit.
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Back to the Word of God, Bethel Church Redding California, Bill Johnson, IHOP, International House of Prayer, Jesus Culture, Norway
Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him." 1st Kings 19:18
A few weeks ago I returned from Norway, where I attended the "Back to the Word of God" conference. I went expecting quite a bit of hostility, as the Gospel was going to be proclaimed to pastors who had been preaching a false gospel.
Most pastors in Norway, like many in America, have replaced the true Gospel with the false seeker driven gospel, that consists of a watered down version of the Law and a sinner's prayer, or even worse, the command to "be a Jesus follower," that makes no mention of the need for repentance and faith for the forgiveness of sins. As well as this seeker driven gospel there was the word-faith / dominionist gospel, which is all about making demands of God as if He is a genie who does the will of whoever can rub his lamp the right way by saying the right words, having enough faith, being audacious enough, tithing, or keeping certain laws. This false gospel is usually accompanied by manufactured miracles and false healings.
To my surprise, and I think to the surprise of the host of the conference, this isn't what we found. Rather than a group of pastors who had never heard, let alone taught, the true Gospel, we were blessed to have a gathering of mostly true believers; pastors and lay people who knew, proclaimed, and loved the Good News of Jesus Christ who paid for the sins of His people; a remnant of the invisible true Church holding fast to the Gospel despite their very small number and the opposition of the false churches and the enemies of the Gospel urging them to compromise.
By God's grace, a remnant from all over Norway gathered to hear the Gospel, to be encouraged by the Gospel, and to fellowship with others who believe.
For sure, the false teachings I mentioned above exist and run rampant all over Norway, but the people who preach such things didn't show up; instead, news of the conference spread across Norway and a remnant came to hear the Truth. There were some who were influenced by such things, especially those who have heard of the false miracles Bethel Church in Redding, California claim to be performing on a regular basis, but after some reasoning from the Bible and explanation of the "gospel" Bill Johnson and Jesus Culture proclaim, I think those who were influenced by them were able to see the truth.
If at any time then we are troubled at the small number of those who believe, let us, on the other hand, call to mind, that none comprehend the mysteries of God save those to whom it is given. – Calvin. Institutes 1.7.5
One of the best things I think will come of this conference is believers meeting one another and knowing they aren't alone. Rather than hiding in fear believers will hopefully be emboldened to proclaim the Gospel, knowing they aren't alone, even if they are few. Along with this, there was some good instruction as to how and what to preach.
As for me personally, aside with knowing the hosts and wanting to hear solid preaching, I didn't have a reason to go, and I wondered why God would have me there. Thankfully, God did have work for me to do there. I was able to do some teaching one on one or in small groups between sessions and I was able to enjoy the fellowship and make some new friends.
It is my prayer that God will use this conference to increase the faith of all who attended, that we may all go our way encouraged and instructed in how to share the Good News with an unbelieving world. And, that this remnant in Norway will be used to reach the elect with the Gospel.
And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the LORD will do this.
2nd Kings 19:30-31


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It's a beautiful afternoon at the ballpark, at which you have plunked down good money to be a spectator. Then it starts heading your way. From off in the distance, other members of the crowd inexplicably sacrifice their individuality and join together to get up sequentially and then briefly raise their arms to the heavens before returning to their seats. The move rolls across sections of the stands. It draws closer and closer. And then you're engulfed. Whether you took part or just sat there waiting for it to pass, you've been subsumed. You have drowned in the Wave.
But now—for the second time in one summer!—a reasonable idea has emerged from Texas. The public address announcer of the defending (as I write this in August, anyway) American League champion Texas Rangers is trying to get fans to stop the Wave. The team, though not officially endorsing a Wave ban, has taken to displaying a warning on the scoreboard that states, emphatically and uppercasedly (printed verbatim):
Surgeons have determined that doing the wave will, yes, will cause tears to the suprapinatus muscle and the infraspinatus muscle from the throwing of individual's arms rapidly into the air. In addition, any children doing the wave will be sold to the circus. Do not do the wave in the ballpark, doing the wave is safe at pro football games and Miley Cyrus concerts.
(The other good idea to come out of the Lone Star State recently was the decision in July by the Texas Board of Education to reject antievolution supplements to high school biology textbooks. The National Center for Science Education [NCSE] reported that the supplements called "intelligent design" the scientific community's new "default position," which is true if by "default position" one means doubled over from Pagliacci-like paroxysms of miserable laughter. The NCSE's Joshua Rosenau also said that the supplements "are not only laced with creationist arguments, they are also remarkably shoddy, teeming with misspellings, typographical errors, and mistaken claims of fact." The use of such materials in a biology class would have been an insult to pedagogy and as antithetical to reason as would be, say, a governor who has advocated for secession deciding to then run for president.)
Now, I'm not against the kinds of dynamics that lead to a Wave. Some scientists have likened the Wave to the rapid and intricate movements of flocks of birds or schools of fish—the group acts as a coordinated unit without the benefit of any individual leader. Or, looked at another way, each individual becomes a leader, because its behavior informs its neighbor of the next move immediately after it gets the news from its traveling companion on the other side. Slow-motion videos conclusively show that a turn moving through a wheeling bird flock or fish school looks very much like a wave passing through a fluid, when they are not showing that an umpire has blown yet another close call.
Speaking of umpires, here's a realization I had: they're unnecessary. The obvious calls, for example, when a base runner is out by a mile, don't require an umpire. And for the incredibly close calls, the so-called bang-bang plays, the standard line is: "It could have gone either way." The hope here is that technological officiating will soon replace umpires. And any purists who argue that "human error is part of the game" can be comforted by the postgame sight of dozens of fans wandering around the parking lot trying to remember where they left their cars.
Back to the billowing, fluttering, undulating and annoying Wave. As I mentioned at the outset, when I go to a game, I pay to be a spectator. If I'm actually providing entertainment to my fellow fans, well, I want a piece of the gate. Seriously, the world's most skilled practitioners of their craft are at work on the field, and we mere mortals should pay attention. Texas is correct: keep the Wave in schools of fish and keep creationism out of schools of humans.