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Ain't it funny how things happen in strings? Maybe that's what string theory's all about. But one week after chew-chewing gourmet burgers downtown at Neighborhood, I'm being tempted by another hip joint (heh-heh) that sells burgers as, like, urban delicacies. This one sits smack-dab on a railroad track.
Station Tavern & Burgers
2204 Fern Street, South Park
Place is called Station Tavern & Burgers. Outside, it's a big, dark-gray timber building with small windows. But once you're through the door, you're in a trendy triangular bar area, all varnished wood and varnished tables, which opens onto a way-big patio. Main difference from last week's place is, instead of your hip downtown crowd, here you get the cries and laughs of kids, dogs leaping around in the giant outside sandpit, and the buzz of parties of 30-something folks drinking and eating — some even smoking — at long, campground-style wooden tables. Half the tables are planted out in the sandpit itself, among kid-size make-believe trolleys and train signals, all under strings of lights. In the deepening dusk, beautiful. Sigh.
You want to start humming The railroad comes through the middle of the house… Remember that song? This used to be Snippy's Tavern, a dark li'l old triangular bar that had been around forever. The building's shaped as it is because, 100 years ago, the San Diego Electric Railway Company's trolley cars, heading up from downtown to North Park, couldn't do 90-degree turns, so the rails angled through this block to get them down to 30th. This crazy dogleg's been here ever since.
The ancient green "Snippy's Tavern" board hangs on the red-painted eastern wall now. This time of night — six, seven — there're lots of kids playing in the sand and aboard the trolley wagon. Moms can relax because a big board fence stands between us and the street. Some moms and dads and singles hang out around a log fire roaring from a bowl-shaped hearth. Man. A lotta thought's gone into this. You can tell from the laughs and the general murmur, people are relaxed.
I take a stool at the open side of the bar, pick up a map of the trolley's 1918 route. Ah… Other side's the menu. It's pretty simple. Five burgers, plus "side cars" of four types of fries and a house salad. And two items for "li'l riders," grilled cheese or hotdog.
The basic hamburger's a third-pounder "elevated with house spice blend," for $6. The cheeseburger's 50 cents more. The turkey burger — "This bird is ready for flight!" — is also $6.50. So are the "spicy black bean burger" and house veggie burger, "made from chickpeas with a smoky paprika spread." The sides cost a bit. French fries are $2.50, and sweet-potato-and-garlic fries and Tater Tots are $3.50 each. The house salad is $4. But if you have them with the burgers, they're only $1.50 (for french fries or salad) or $2 (for Tots and sweet-potato fries).
The barkeep, Jimmy, is kinda on the run, so when he turns up, I cut to the chase. "What beer grabs you most?"
"We have six draft beers," he says.
"But I really dig AleSmith X."
"Okay. AleSmith X it is." Beer's $4.60. He pours me one straight away.
"And a black bean burger," I say. The burger ($8.50 with the sweet-potato fries) doesn't take too long to turn up either. And here's the thing: I thought this was going to be a meat patty with black beans splotted on top, but no, the black beans are the patty. It's another veggie burger. Hey, we're in the Vegan Republic of South Park. Say no more.
Confession: I didn't realize it was just beans until after I was halfway through, when Jimmy told me. I guess it's the patty shape, plus those black beans have the feel of ground meat. All I know is it tastes Cuban, spicy — they have jalapeños and chipotles in there — and truly, it goes perfectly with the sweet-potato fries. But what I like best is it doesn't just taste beany. There's deep flavor — smoky, sweet, maybe even chocolatey (must be the chipotle), and rich flashes (bursting jalapeño seeds?) happening as you chew.
"I picked up a few ideas in Belize," says this guy Jason. He runs the kitchen. "The base for the black bean burger is onion, garlic, chipotle, and fresh jalapeños. And I use ground flaxseed as a binder, not egg. So it's cool for vegans."
He says something about toasted cumin that rings a bell with what I was tasting. A nutty, peppery thing going on. He says he's expanding the meat choices as well. "We're looking at adding bison, ostrich, whatever's affordable."
Sam, who started this, is the same guy who resurrected the Turf Club, the cocktail and grill-your-own-steak joint up in Golden Hill (though he lost control of that after ten years and has now used the same idea for his new supper club in La Mesa, the Riviera). "But I always wanted a classic beer/burger place with open space where everybody feels welcome," he says, when I run across him later. "You know, singles, families, moms, kids, smokers [in special areas outside], dogs. I grew up in North Park. That's what this part of town is all about."
"Mind if I sit next to you?" Gal's name is Merete. Originally from Denmark. She works here promoting art in the schools. Man, good luck to that. She orders a cheeseburger, fries, and an AleSmith X ale. We get to talking. "I feel comfortable coming to a place like this," she says. "It's cool, but it doesn't have that sports-bar come-on thing."
She's so right. Here, there's a new-old feel. I take a slurp of my AleSmith X and stare out across the sandpit where the tracks used to be. That song my dad used to sing comes drifting back.
They let us live in the front of the house/ They let us live in the back / But there ain't no living in the middle of the house/ 'Cause that's the railroad track.
Or, hey, how about the last line? I'm singing this song in the middle of the house… There's even a train whistle. Haven't thought of that for years.
"Wow," I say to Merete. "This AleSmith... You getting flashbacks?" ■
Correction to last week's review: Neighborhood is located at 777 G Street in the East Village (619-446-0002; neighborhoodsd.com). Restaurant open daily noon–midnight; bar open till 2:00 a.m.
The Place: Station Tavern & Burgers, 2204 Fern Street (corner of Fern and Ivy), South Park, 619-255-0657
Type of Food: Gourmet burger, pub food
Prices: 1/3 lb. hamburger, $6; cheeseburger, $6.50; turkey burger, $6.50; spicy black bean burger, $6.50; house veggie burger (made from chickpeas with smoky paprika spread), $6.50; fries or salad, $1.50 extra; plate of fries, $2.50; plate of sweet-potato fries, garlic fries, or Tater Tots, $3.50; house salad, $4; kids' hotdog, $3
Hours: noon–11:00 p.m., Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; till midnight, Friday–Saturday; closed Mondays
Bus: 2
Nearest Bus Stop: 30th and Ivy
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A key Senate panel has approved proposed reforms to the state's troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting agency.
The Health and Human Services Committee on Monday passed a bill that would install stricter oversight than former rules at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Dorothy Gibbons, whose Houston-based organization The Rose has received $3.6 million in CPRIT grants, told lawmakers the embattled agency is too valuable to lose.
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GSA Telework Successes
Mobility Offering
Mobile work is the future of the workplace. At GSA, we are test-driving our own solutions, and bringing them to other federal agencies. Soon, GSA will will make accessible to your agency a joint enterprise offering to transform your workspace and culture. GSA will provide a consultation on the ways in which your organization can transform its physical workplace layout with new furniture and spacial organization, as well as the acquisition tools to procure the items needed for that space.
Mobility is the real ability for the workforce to work seamlessly from anywhere at anytime. At GSA, we have adapted our office environment to meet the needs of this national movement. The space focuses on creating a collaborative, adaptive and efficient workspace. By avoiding hard walled offices and row after row of cubicles we are able to open up the space and allow for a more adaptable environment. Reducing the space "assigned" to each individual we are able to provide more space to informally meet, gather and exchange ideas, plug in and collaborate, or unplug and concentrate. As business needs change the space simply changes with it with it by easily redefining these areas.
- Collaborative – Reduction of personal space and the increase of collaborative areas for small spontaneous meetings gives people the room to meet and exchange ideas. It is a much more inviting atmosphere. Cube rows and high walls tend to segregate the employees. The new space is inviting and allows employees to more easily and visually interact with co-workers. This allows easier access to share ideas and solve problems on the spot.
- Adaptive – Less hard walls and more flexible furniture solutions allow organizations to change the office as quickly and easily as their business processes.
- Efficient – The new mobile reconfiguration allowed an approximate increase of 60 percent of assigned workstations in the same area, opposed to a traditional 8'x8' cube design. The lower furniture panels and open, fluid layout allows natural daylight to flood the mobile area with light. Eliminating the rows of stations provided natural paths through the space, which encourages workers to engage with each other. The areas are "buzzing" with activity that is visible throughout the space. Although the environment houses more people, the area appears to be open and inviting.
- Cultural - The mobile space is defined by the people working in the organization. It is an inclusive process that identifies individual workstyles and provides layouts to accommodate them. Some workers thrive in a more energetic atmosphere and others will need to find some quite space to accomplish the same task. Focus on these differences and provide a space that will accommodate them as the first goal of this transformation.
Please review GSA's Customer Satisfaction Case Study [PDF - 232 KB] for feedback from and a synthesis of our stakeholders' review of mobile work and the link between telework and customer satisfaction.
Telework Recipe Book
Like many federal agencies and private organizations, GSA's telework transformational journey has not been without a few bumps in the road. In the GSA Telework Recipe Book [PDF - 5 MB] , the agency's Program Management Office (PMO) retells the story of this journey with information gained through discussions, notes, interviews, and feedback from the members of the PMO team. This recipe book is useful for anyone dealing with the same challenges in implementing or enhancing telework initiatives.
Each "recipe" within is told with the following "ingredients": Vision, Challenge, Process, Players, Outcome, and Next Steps. Additionally, the PMO included answers to frequently asked questions, along with a guide to help you select Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to work on your telework implementation team.
Emergency Response and Accessibility
Implementing telework policies and measuring effective telework now means your organization will be prepared for mobile work in unexpected situations. If an emergency or inclement weather arises and limits employees' access to their regular work location, an organized telework plan means your team's work can continue, and you can serve your customers.
Workforce Engagement
GSA is one of several government agencies known for emphasizing a healthy work-life balance for its employees, and uses telework as a means to that end. Not only does telework allow for greater efficiencies and conserved resources, but allowing employees to work in a flexible physical and cultural space creates a more engaged and enthusiastic workforce.
A Flattened Workplace
Telework is non-generational. Because equal access to technology across your organization means equal opportunities to engage with employees' customers and work in a mobile environment, everyone can telework - and everyone can succeed.


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Rachelle Lefevre Gossip
Rachelle Lefevre gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Life after Twilight
It's Rachelle Lefevre in Rome with Paul Giamatti and that sexy beast Scott Speedman shooting Barney's Version based on Mordecai Richler's famous novel of the same name. As I said 2 weeks ago, for an actor from Montreal, working on a Richler project is the opportunity of a lifetime. There is a world outside of Twilight. Full Story
Rachelle Lefevre vs Summit
Twi-Hards were in distress yesterday, not over Robert Pattinson for a change, but because Rachelle Lefevre was coldheartedly booted out of the saga and replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard. Poor Bryce. You know how crazy those losers can get. Hopefully they won't hate on her too hard. It's not her fault. Full Story
A Wolf at the MMVAs?
Exclusive And a Vampire too? I hear that you'll be able to hear the screaming at 299 Queen West, MuchMusic Headquarters, reverberating around the world on June 21 because not only are the Vagina Virgins co-hosting, sources tell me Taylor Lautner will be presenting too! Easy Twi-hards...don't f-cking trample each other in line for wristbands now. Full Story
Shoe Questions
Have received many footwear emails this week re: Rachelle Lefevre's flats and Selena Gomez's boots from yesterday. Am too lazy – sorry – to reply to each message, thought I'd just share here. Rachelle is wearing Steve Madden flats. Kinda disappointed about this because Steve Maddens don't last. Full Story
Twilight this week: Vancouver round-up
Fresh photos of Rachelle Lefevre taken yesterday, in town to work on scenes for New Moon. Who could miss that hair? Am told Rachelle will be filming at the Cullen House tonight. Thank you for your emails and requests for more details, with particular emphasis on what Robert Pattinson has been doing. Full Story
Bella and Jacob by the beach
Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart were in Tofino, British Columbia yesterday – where Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds were married but not at that resort – shooting around South Beach and the Wickaninnish Inn. More of that is happening today. Rachelle Lefevre is said to be around too. Full Story
Twilight Central
I've lost track of what day this is. Every day, they're all over my city. Brief recap of last night since you all probably need to know what Robert Pattinson was doing? Have heard from multiple sources that they went to karaoke after dinner. Great. The Twihards have a new favourite activity. Full Story


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12 U.S.C. 3207, 12 U.S.C. 1823(k).
For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
(2) For purposes of section 202(3)(B) of the Interlocks Act (12 U.S.C. 3201(3)(B)), an affiliate relationship involving an FDIC-supervised institution based on common ownership does not exist if the FDIC determines, after giving the affected persons the opportunity to respond, that the asserted affiliation was established in order to avoid the prohibitions of the Interlocks Act and does not represent a true commonality of interest between the depository organizations. In making this determination, the FDIC considers, among other things, whether a person, including members of his or her immediate family whose shares are necessary to constitute the group, owns a nominal percentage of the shares of one of the organizations and the percentage is substantially disproportionate to that person's ownership of shares in the other organization.
(1) The median family income for the metropolitan statistical area (MSA), if a depository organization is located in an MSA; or
(2) The statewide nonmetropolitan median family income, if a depository organization is located outside an MSA.
(i) A director;
(ii) An advisory or honorary director of a depository institution with total assets of $100 million or more;
(iii) A senior executive officer as that term is defined in 12 CFR 303.101(b).
(iv) A branch manager;
(v) A trustee of a depository organization under the control of trustees; and
(vi) Any person who has a representative or nominee serving in any of the capacities in this paragraph (j)(1).
(2) The term
(i) A person whose management functions relate exclusively to the business of retail merchandising or manufacturing;
(ii) A person whose management functions relate principally to the business outside the United States of a foreign commercial bank; or
(iii) A person described in the provisos of section 202(4) of the Interlocks Act (12 U.S.C. 3201(4)) (referring to an officer of a State-chartered savings bank, cooperative bank, or trust company that neither makes real estate mortgage loans nor accepts savings).
(2) The term
(i) Assets of a diversified savings and loan holding company as defined by section 10(a)(1)(F) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(a)(1)(F)) other than the assets of its depository institution affiliate;
(ii) Assets of a bank holding company that are exempt from the prohibitions of section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 pursuant to an order issued under section 4(d) of that Act (12 U.S.C. 1843(d)) other than the assets of its depository institution affiliate; or
(iii) Assets of offices of a foreign commercial bank other than the assets of its United States branch or agency.
The prohibitions of § 348.3 do not apply in the case of any one or more of the following organizations or to a subsidiary thereof:
(a) A depository organization that has been placed formally in liquidation, or which is in the hands of a receiver, conservator, or other official exercising a similar function;
(b) A corporation operating under section 25 or section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 601
(c) A credit union being served by a management official of another credit union;
(d) A depository organization that does not do business within the United States except as an incident to its activities outside the United States;
(e) A State-chartered savings and loan guaranty corporation;
(f) A Federal Home Loan bank or any other bank organized solely to serve depository institutions (a bankers' bank) or solely for the purpose of providing securities clearing services and services related thereto for depository institutions and securities companies;
(g) A depository organization that is closed or is in danger of closing as determined by the appropriate Federal depository institutions regulatory agency and is acquired by another depository organization. This exemption lasts for five years, beginning on the date the depository organization is acquired;
(h) A savings association whose acquisition has been authorized on an emergency basis in accordance with section 13(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1823(k)) with resulting dual service by a management official that would otherwise be prohibited under the Interlocks Act which may continue for up to 10 years from the date of the acquisition provided that the FDIC has given its approval for the continuation of such service;
(i)(1) A diversified savings and loan holding company (as defined in section 10(a)(1)(F) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(a)(1)(F))) with respect to the service of a director of such company who is also a director of an unaffiliated depository organization if:
(i) Both the diversified savings and loan holding company and the unaffiliated depository organization notify their appropriate Federal depository institutions regulatory agency at least 60 days before the dual service is proposed to begin; and
(ii) The appropriate regulatory agency does not disapprove the dual service before the end of the 60-day period.
(2) The FDIC may disapprove a notice of proposed service if it finds that:
(i) The service cannot be structured or limited so as to preclude an anticompetitive effect in financial services in any part of the United States;
(ii) The service would lead to substantial conflicts of interest or unsafe or unsound practices; or
(iii) The notificant failed to furnish all the information required by the FDIC.
(3) The FDIC may require that any interlock permitted under this paragraph (h) be terminated if a change in circumstances occurs with respect to one of the interlocked depository organizations that would have provided a basis for disapproval of the interlock during the notice period; and
(j) Any FDIC-supervised institution which is a State savings association that has issued stock in connection with a qualified stock issuance pursuant to section 10(q) of the Home Owners' Loan Act, except that this paragraph (j) shall apply only with regard to service as a single management official of such State savings association or any subsidiary of such State savings association by a single management official of a savings and loan holding company which purchased the stock issued in connection with such qualified stock issuance, and shall apply only when the FDIC has determined that such service is consistent with the purposes of the Interlocks Act and the Home Owners' Loan Act.
(1) The interlock is not prohibited by § 348.3(c); and
(2) The depository organizations (and their depository institution affiliates) hold, in the aggregate, no more than 20 percent of the deposits in each RMSA or community in which both depository organizations (or their depository institution affiliates) have offices. The amount of deposits shall be determined by reference to the most recent annual Summary of Deposits published by the FDIC for the RMSA or community.
(b) Confirmation and records. Each depository organization must maintain records sufficient to support its determination of eligibility for the exemption under paragraph (a) of this section, and must reconfirm that determination on an annual basis.
(1) Primarily serves low- and moderate-income areas;
(2) Is controlled or managed by persons who are members of a minority group, or women;
(3) Is a depository institution that has been chartered for less than two years; or
(4) Is deemed to be in "troubled condition" as defined in § 303.101(c).
Except as provided in this section, the FDIC administers and enforces the Interlocks Act with respect to FDIC-supervised institutions and their affiliates and may refer any case of a prohibited interlocking relationship involving these entities to the Attorney General of the United States to enforce compliance with the Interlocks Act and this part. If an affiliate of an FDIC-supervised institution is subject to the primary regulation of another federal depository organization supervisory agency, then the FDIC does not administer and enforce the Interlocks Act with respect to that affiliate.


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A wide range of musical styles and instruments will bring DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids alive when HopeCollege presents its 22nd annual Musical Showcase concert on Monday, March 1, at 8 p.m.
Hope College students take the stage for this fast-paced, musical spectacular, during which audience members hear everything from opera to jazz.
The hardest part for those seeing the show is containing their enthusiasm, at least at first. In the tradition of the quick-moving musical event, audience members are asked to hold their applause until intermission and the end of the performance.
The concert unveils the gifts of all Hope College's major musical groups, along with soloists, chamber groups and small ensembles.
° Violin solos will include Alec Norkey performing Niccolo Paganini's "Caprice No. 16"; Luke Panning performing "Sally Goodin," a traditional fiddle piece; and Katherine Genzink performing Camille Saint Saens' "Danse Macabre." Performing "Allergro from Sonata Op/3 No. 2" will be Luke Panning and Katherine Genzink.
° Piano solos include Sally VanderPloeg performing Claude Debussy's "Les Collines d'Anacapri," Brent Smith performing Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Polichinelle Op. 3 No. 4," and Kristi VanDyke performing Frederic Chopin's "Fantasy- Impromptu." Organist Leah Hottel will also play Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens' "Fanfare."
° Vocal performances include Heather Benson singing Giuseppe Verdi's "Ave maria piena di grazie"; Lauren Conley and Ross Green performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Pa Pa Pa," from "The Magic Flute"; Jonathan Weppler singing Giulio Caccini's "Amarilli mia bella"; Jared Graybiel singing Larry Grossman's "Mama a Rainbow," from "Minnie's Boys"; Sarah Ashcroft singing an African-American spiritual, "Ride on King Jesus!"; Daniel Smith singing Edouard Lalo's "Vainement ma bien-aimee"; and Caitlin McDougall singing John Jacob Niles' "Reward."
° Cellists Jessalyn Bolkema and Kirsten Peterson will perform George Frideric Handel's "Allegro" from "Sonata for Two Cellos."
° Flute solos include Michelle Pascoe performing "Zoomtube" by Ian Clarke, and Sarah Brown performing "Waltz" from Suite Op. 116 by Benjamin Godard. They will then perform a duet by Jean Philippe Rameau, "Le Rappel des Oiseaux."
° Catherine Ellis and Michelle Pascoe will perform marimba and vibraphone percussion for Andreas Giesecke's "Absolute Draws Near."
° Chamber groups include a string quartet performing George Gershwin's "Lullaby"; the Woodwind Ensemble performing Adrien Barthe's "Passacaille"; the Brass Ensemble performing Giuseppe Verdi's "Grand March"; the Flute Quintet performing Theodore Dubois' "Toccata in G Major"; and the Mainstream Ensemble performing Aaron Parks' "Peaceful Warrior."
° Other groups include the Orchestra performing Gioachino Rossini's "Overture to La gazza ladra"; the Wind Esemble performing "Gandalf" from Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings," by Johan de Meij; the Jazz Arts Collective performing "Little Flamenco," by Chick Corea; the Women's Chamber Choir performing Ernani Aguiar's "Salmo 150"; and the Chapel Choir performing "Pange Lingua," by Jose Mauricio Nunez.
Tickets for Musical Showcase are $10 each, and may be ordered through at the Hope College Ticket Office located in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse at 222 Fairbanks Avenue. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and may be called at (616) 395-7890.
Tickets may also be purchased over the counter at the Grand Center Ticket Office, which is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
In addition, tickets may be ordered by phone through Ticketmaster by calling (616) 456-3333. A service fee is added to the cost of each ticket purchased this way.


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It has occurred to me that perhaps some of you out there could help me.
I have appreciated the opportunity afforded me by this website to express my opinions so freely, being the opinionated sort that I am. However, my enjoyment is somewhat dampened by the fact that, in this environment, I am largely "carrying coals to Newcastle" - "preaching to the choir," as it were (if I may wallow in metaphor); and it therefore robs me of the full sense of triumph that would accrue if my missives were doing mischief within the camps of the enemy. The trouble is, those encampments I have attempted to infiltrate are stoutly fortified to discourage such sacrilegious vandalism. I have tried several times to locate a Christian website that supplies a forum accessible to contrarian points of view. But, so far, the obstacles strewn in my path have proven too daunting to permit entry. One site even explicitly warned that it would not tolerate skepticism, much less evil atheism to breach the portals of its inner sanctum. So my question is: can any of you help me by suggesting a Christian blog that allows such freedom of dissent as is available here?
I admire Jessica C., who has courageously, boldly, even charmingly engaged us infidels with such intelligent and thoughtful candor; and I envy her the opportunity we have given her. So far, she has, with good humor, endured the barbs some of us, myself included, have slung her way. I would think that, if anyone knew of any Christian websites that would welcome me as much as we welcome her, it would be she. So, Jessica, if you are reading this, any suggestions? Anyone else?
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I think in a couple of cases you were arguing at cross purposes. I think some of the people you are debating with are confused by the way you phrase your question. (I've noticed you have said "what god" rather than "which god" a few times; the first is questioning existence, the second is asking which selection of (purported) gods is correct.)
For instance:
One guy was saying of course his god is the one true god, because all he has done is define god as "the creator of the universe" (and he doesn't even claim to be sure such an entity exists). He accuses you of trying to force a particular dogma into the question
In fact you are basically for purposes of this argument granting the existence of a being defined this way and wish to know how you can be assured that a particular dogma about that being (including it's name, preferred form of worship, which people are genuine prophets, etc) is correct.
Thanks, Strega, I did check out "Debating Christianity," but I was disappointed. I maneuvered as best I could among the multiplicity of topics presented, but I felt like a mouse in a maze. And whenever I managed to find a question that posted comments, they were all severely truncated and the apologetics were usually Bible-based non-sequiturs, amounting to circular reasoning that is unresponsive to logical argument, i.e., "The Bible is true because it says so in the Bible." End of debate. Or in response to the question of who or what created God: "God always existed because He is not constrained by time." What a mealy-mouthed explanation of something so profoundly existential. Aside from the obvious evasion, that is not a distinction granted by religionists to the material universe. In other words, they want it both ways: the universe was created, but God wasn't. That's it! No more questions, please.
And it's certainly not the wide open forum that "Think Atheist" is - not a real-time back-and-forth exchange. It seems to be nothing more than an insulated compendium of pre-sorted, stock questions accompanied by off-the-shelf answers. Nowhere did I see any polemic screeds of the sort in which I like to indulge.
I also find the frequent references to being "respectful" unacceptably restrictive. My brief perusal of the site tells me that ANY question posed that the site administrator deems too daunting and/or can't be dismissively addressed with a Bible quote would be rejected as disrespectful. Besides, I have no intention of being ostensibly respectful to something for which I have no respect whatsoever. That's one of the points Richard Dawkins often makes - that religion a priori DEMANDS respect for no other reason than that it IS religion. Science MUST justify its claims with empirical evidence; religion, by contrast, is exempt from such stricture by dint of some kind of holy entitlement. To my way of thinking, the very fact that it is a preposterous mythological construct and not accessible to science or reason strips religion of all claim of being deserving of respect. In short, I'm looking for a site where I can be as disrespectful as I wish to a thought paradigm that is based on nothing more than blind faith, bronze-age superstition and fairy-tale fantasy.
My guess? No such site exists.
Dale, I'm totally with you. I just went looking for something that might satisfy your criteria.
I prefer Stephen Fry's take on respect and offense. 1.38 minutes of joy :)
Sounds perfect... I'm gonna check it out
There is a website called www.godfmtv.com
In order to gain access you have to create a profile and state whether you are "guide" or a "seeker" (or something similar to that). I created a profile as a "seeker" and I very politely asked a series of questions. As the difficulty of my questions increased it took longer and longer to get a reply. Eventually if they did reply, their answers were nonsensical or totally irrelevant.
After a few days, I gave up on getting any meaningful information from them.
We were on the topic of "Original Sin". I mentioned that my 6 year old grandson had stolen a cupcake and then lied about taking it. He had broken two of The Ten Commandments. I asked if he was going to burn in hell forever. After a while one guy said children weren't responsible for their sins. I asked for a Biblical reference for that statement but I never got one. After a long time someone replied with a New Testament scripture that stated that If the father or mother of the house are believers then the whole household, including the children will go to heaven. I've never heard that doctrine before. Then I asked if my Christian mother would cover for me - she's 85 and I am 60 years old. I never got an answer for that question.
This might be slightly off-track, but it is a video of a reporter interviewing people at a Republican Party convention. The reporter approaches people and asks some "easy" questions. But when the questions become serious, most of the people have no idea what they are talking about. The title of the video pretty well sums up what is shown - "Retarded Right Wingers Rally For Romney".
I joined one as a non-believer. I was not there to amass "blessing points" or "seek the Anointing" whatever that means. I can brush off that nonsense. I joined to enter a debate about "can evolution and faith co-exist". I was totally respectful but anything I posted was met with abuse. I really only got as far as saying the TOE did not explain or try to explain how life on Earth started but only how it evolved after it had begun. I was warned by the Mods to be less aggressive even though these xtians were insulting me personally and never addressed any point other that say I, like all godless scientists was wrong because the bible said so.
When I asked if that was the case why did the bother to start a debate in the first instance. That brought about warning number 2. I then said I would forgive them for the abuse which really upset me (not) and that I would be prepared to turn the other cheek. I had my account revoked without a word and the discussion was deleted within five minutes. This kind of weird freaky christian science….
Depends, are you an apologetic?
Hi Jessica - I suspect that you and Reg will agree on most points. It's my understanding that Deism (and some forms of liberal Theism) are compatible with evolution and the point that Reg was arguing is that the theory of evolution does not comment on first causes or abiogenesis. BTW - I haven't communicated directly with you before, so welcome and thank you for spicing up the debate.
RE: "I wouldn't consider myself a Deist." - she probably read one of your older posts, and didn't realize that your life as a Deist only lasted a few hours --
Yep - that's about right. I can't say that I've followed everything. Not enough spare time at the moment.


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New book takes scholarly look at 'Breaking Bad'; essays provide diverse perspectives of series
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � Walter White, the lead character in the hit television series "Breaking Bad," will have his guns blazing in the series finale, predicts the author of an upcoming book on the series.
University of Southern Maine professor David Pierson said he expects White will have a showdown with a gang of thugs that has stolen some $70 million of his money in the series' final episode, which airs Sunday night.
Pierson's new book on the Emmy-winning show, "Breaking Bad: Critical Essays on the Context, Politics, Style and Reception of the Television Series," is scheduled to be published in November. The book is an edited collection of essays from academic scholars that offers diverse perspectives of the show.
"Breaking Bad" revolves around Walter White, a chemistry teacher turned drug lord who produces and sells methamphetamine with former student Jesse Pinkman so he can provide a secure financial future for his family after his lung cancer diagnosis.
An avid fan of the AMC show, Pierson said the series has fervent fans in part because of White's transformation from a put-upon chemistry teacher with a pregnant wife, a son with cerebral palsy and a small bank account into an assertive entrepreneur � even if it's a life of crime � to provide for his family in Albuquerque, N.M.
The book contains 11 essays with different viewpoints of the series, written by scholars in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Italy.
One essay explores the role of masculinity in the series, while another looks at how Latinos are represented. Other essays examine the series' cinematic style and its use of sound and music. Pierson edited the essays and also wrote one about how neo-liberalism is portrayed in White's free-market criminal enterprise.
Pierson, who teaches media studies, has written a book on "The Fugitive" TV series from the 1960s, as well as articles on the TV shows "Seinfeld," ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "Mad Men."
As for the "Breaking Bad" finale, Pierson predicts that White will come out of hiding to take on the gang that stole his millions � and maybe to set Pinkman free from captivity. He believes both White and Pinkman will survive.
White, he said, is still somewhat of a sympathetic character, even after his metamorphosis into a ruthless and feared killer.
"What he's been doing has been for the good of his family," he said. "However, with what's happening the second half of this season, I think the chickens are coming home to roost on Walt because all the rationalizing and decisions he's made are starting to come back on him."


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A group of preschool teachers in Los Angeles might want to just say no to brownies next time.
Five teachers at an unidentified Los Angeles preschool complained of fatigue, poor coordination and difficulty walking, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It didn't take long to find the culprit.
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A coworker had purchased some suspicious brownies from a street vendor, the Los Angeles Times reported:
The preschool teacher who brought in the brownies for her colleagues told investigators that she purchased them two days earlier from a street vendor who claimed to be selling them as a church fundraiser. The unlabeled brownies cost $1.50 each and came individually in plastic wrap. The teacher did not consume any of them but said her adult son had eaten some before her bringing them to the school.
Five teachers ate one brownie each; a sixth teacher took a bite but promptly spit it out, "complaining of an unusual taste," the CDC report said. The brownies were left in a break room.
About half an hour after one of the teachers ate the brownie, the CDC report said, the preschool director and the administrator observed one instructor becoming sleepy and dizzy and suffering shortness of breath, with tingling and numbness in her face, forehead and arms.
The accidental marijuana session happened April 7. Everyone who ate the brownies felt better within three to 10 hours -- although we have to assume that time was going by really, really, really, really slow.


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No. 19 Spartans beat Tuskegee 92-56 at Jenison
EAST LANSING (AP) — Keith Appling matched a career high with 25 points to lead No. 19 Michigan State to a 92-56 win over Tuskegee on Saturday night at Jenison Field House, where the "Game of Change" was held during the 1963 NCAA tournament.
The Spartans (9-2) played their first game in their former home for hoops since 1989 — a decade after Magic Johnson called it his home court during a championship season — to celebrate a historic event in the same venue nearly a half-century ago.
Calvin Thomas scored 14 and Javier McKinney had 12 points for the Golden Tigers (1-5).
Mississippi State, whose team had only white players nearly a half-century ago, defied a state prohibition against playing integrated teams to face Loyola of Chicago, which had four black starters, in East Lansing during the 1963 NCAA tournament. Loyola won the game en route to winning the NCAA title that year.
Those teams played for the first time since that NCAA tournament matchup on Saturday night in Chicago, where Loyola won 59-51, and players from the game that helped to change race relations on the court were honored at halftime.
Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said he had a verbal agreement from Loyola to play Saturday night at Jenison, but let the school out of the commitment when it had a chance to reunite with Mississippi State on the court.
Hollis then lined up Tuskegee for the game and gave Tuskegee Airmen and their families courtside seats. Some of the first black aviators in the U.S. military, who trained in Alabama at Tuskegee Institute, were given a standing ovation during the first timeout.
Michigan State uses Jenison for volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics. It was converted back into a basketball venue, with the court and baskets brought over from the nearby Breslin Center, for an alumni game Friday night, Saturday's game and a Michigan State women's basketball game Sunday.
Mateen Cleaves, Morris Peterson and Charlie Bell, stars from the 2000 national championship team, and Steve Smith were among the former Spartans who played in a game Friday night that was expected to include Johnson as one of the coaches. Johnson didn't make it because he accepted an invitation to visit with President Barack Obama. Johnson apologized to his "MSU family and friends" for not attending the alumni basketball game on his Twitter account. Hollis said he would open Jenison up for basketball again if Johnson wants to play in an alumni game.
Perhaps because the game was a side show of sorts, the Spartans got off to a slow start against Tuskegee.
Michigan State led Tuskegee by two late in first half because the Spartans had 12 turnovers and made just 10 of 23 shots.
The Spartans, who led 33-26 at halftime, pulled away with a 17-4 run early in the second half to take a 53-35 lead. The Golden Tigers, a Division II program, were eventually overmatched after playing teams such as the University of Montevallo and Saint Leo.
Michigan State's Adreian Payne had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Derrick Nix had 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Gary Harris added 10 points.


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His arms are long enough to wrap around a Buick. His hands are as big as baseball mitts, and those feet would fit snugly in clown shoes. While his shoulders are broad, his lean frame would slide into a crack in the wall. In the afternoon, the sun casts a geometric shadow that's all sharp angles and long lines.
It's easy to see that Michael Phelps is an amazing swimmer. He looks the part in every way possible.
Phelps is more than that, though. He has transcended his sport, moving quickly from a playful childhood around Maryland pool decks to his well-deserved status as a global icon, the crown of the Greatest Olympian of All-Time specially fit just for him.
But you can't see why he was able to do it. It's not tangible. It escaped the television cameras completely and went undetected by the spectators in Beijing.
Over nine days in China, the water rippled from the Water Cube all across the world. It's difficult to imagine anyone ever again winning eight gold medals at a single Olympics. But that doesn't fully explain why Phelps' story and his accomplishments were so special.
There are many reasons Phelps is different from the rest, but there's just one explanation that connects all the dots. Phelps explained it himself after he won his eighth and final gold: "It's just a dream come true."
Not in a passive sense, though. He made it come true. Phelps' secret is that he dreams with his eyes wide open.
For years, he kept a list of goals on his nightstand. Impossible swimming times. Ridiculous ambitions. Hopes that only a mad man might aspire to. Or a great one.
The list was there every night when he went to sleep. And there every morning when he awoke. His world has no boundaries separating the fantasy from the reasonable.
"Every day it seems like I'm in sort of a dream world," Phelps had said in the midst of the Games. "Sometimes you sort of have to pinch yourself to see if it's really real."
It was. The world can attest to that. And his Beijing trip followed that bedside script almost perfectly.
Phelps wasn't just living his own dream, though. He was swimming through everybody's. When he dived into the water, he took us with him. When he made a turn, so did our stomachs. And when he stretched his arms for the final wall, we stretched ours to the heavens.
Each race and each day produced unforgettable moments, the kinds of memories that don't yellow with age. Phelps had a starring role in an eight-part serial packed with drama, emotion and superhuman exploits.
He brought the pool water to a boil in his opening race, finishing miles ahead of his competition in the 400-meter individual medley. The next day, he showed just how much emotion and energy he had stored up for these Games, exploding in celebration after the 400 freestyle relay win. He picked up gold medals Nos. 4 and 5 by tackling two finals within 90 minutes of each other. In fact, in the fourth final, the 200 fly, he glided to victory even though his goggles had filled with water and he couldn't see the wall at race's end.
His seventh gold was perhaps the most exciting, as Phelps trailed for almost all of the 100 butterfly. He appeared to hit the wall second, out-touched by Milorad Cavic. But as Cavic glided beneath the water, Phelps instinctively took an extra half stroke atop it, winning gold by 0.01 of a second.
"Honestly, even after he won the seventh gold medal there was just something in my head," said his coach, Bob Bowman. "I kept telling myself, you know, this isn't going to happen. We've had too good of luck."
Luck was never a factor. Phelps made that clear in his final race. Swimming the third leg in the 400 medley relay, Phelps dived into the pool with the United States trailing in third place. By time he pulled himself out, his team was in first. He had given the team a lead it would hold until the end.
The superlatives came from all angles, no compliment embellished and no assessment unfounded. But it was Phelps himself who found the perfect words. He understood better than anyone else how this all came to be. "If you dream as big as you can dream," he said, "anything is possible." And there it is. As perfect as it is succinct. The TV cameras had no clue, but that was the secret. To achieve, we must dream.
It's what connects great thinkers, believers and doers from all walks of life. It's how the Colts won in 1958, how a kid from Aberdeen grew up to play 2,632 baseball games in a row. How boys and girls of all ages, from all walks of life and from all corners of the planet overcome their surroundings to make themselves better.
And in turn, they make us all better. Ability and opportunity might vary, but we can all close our eyes and dream. The key is opening them and living out that dream.
Phelps will undoubtedly create a new list and new goals, but his accomplishments at the Beijing Games will endure. He didn't simply win eight gold medals; he showed that he truly has the Midas touch. And in the summer of 2008, not a soul could avoid it. He touched us all.
What's your dream? Is it a secret between you and the pillow or something you carry with you day-to-day, nurturing with all the time and energy you can muster?
Eight gold medals? That was never really the point.
"I think it really shows that no matter what you set your imagination to, anything can happen," Phelps said.
He made his dream come true, the instructions deceptively simple: Just add water.
But he reminds all of us that we can do it, too. This makes him not a great swimmer and not an Olympic god but something much bigger. Baltimore's son is the world's best envoy. Through him, we all dream and we're all made of gold.


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Unfortunately, this is a true story.
"Fargo" actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, 32, announced this weekend she was splitting from her husband of seven years, writer and director Riley Stearn.
"We've decided to move on from our marriage, but we will stay best friends and collaborators for all our days," Winstead wrote. "We are still ride or die, just in a different way now.
Stearn posted the identical photo on his Instagram.
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"We just took this photo together. I met Mary 15 years ago and we've been the most important people in each other's lives ever since. Those lives have been full of every emotion imaginable and we've embraced it all. Life is unpredictable though," he wrote. "While we will still be in each other's lives we will no longer be living those lives together. We still love each other very much but we're different people with different paths and different futures. I can't wait to see where we both end up. I'll always love you, Mary."
In addition to "Fargo," Winstead's credits include "10 Cloverfield Lane," "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," "Smashed," and "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter."


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NYT bestselling author Jason Reynolds appears in conversation with Jacqueline Woodson, award-winning author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, to celebrate the release of "Lu," the final book in Reynolds' bestselling "Track" series.
Jason Reynolds is a New York Times bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, National Book Award Honoree, a Kirkus Award winner, a two time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. The American Booksellers Association's 2017 spokesperson for Indies First, his many books include "When I Was the Greatest," "Boy in the Black Suit," "All American Boys" (co-written with Brendan Kiely), "As Brave as You, For Every One," the "Track" series ("Ghost," "Patina," "Sunny," and "Lu"), and "Long Way Down," which received both a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor. He lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com
Jacqueline Woodson is the award winning-author of several books including "Miracle's Boys," "Brown Girl Dreaming," "After Tupac" and "D Foster," "Feathers", and "Show Way." She was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress for 2018–2019, and is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Newbery Honor Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award. You can find out more about Jacqueline at https://www.jacquelinewoodson.com/


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By Sgt. Kim Han-byeol (2d ID)January 26, 2014
As 2013 ends and 2014 begins many people have something in mind that they want to accomplish in the upcoming New Year. This goal can lead to success in a career, physical fitness or health, happiness within their family, or exploring a new hobby.
Sebastopol, Calif., native 1st Lt. Elyse Ping Medvigy, a field artillery officer assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, enjoys rock climbing in her spare time.
"I rock climb with the local Dongducheon climbing team," said Ping Medvigy. "I try to go every night, but it depends on work, so I usually go three to four times a week."
Ping Medvigy has always been an avid mountaineer. She joined this climbing team when 1st Lt. Kevin Pelto from 70th Brigade Support Battalion, 210th FA Bde., who was the only American on the team, invited her to come out climbing with him.
"Being a strong rock climber really benefits me in mountaineering," said Ping Medvigy. "I started rock climbing when I was a kid and didn't really do it very much until I came out here and joined the team."
Ping Medvigy added that rock climbing tests her both mentally and physically the same way the military tests her military bearing and discipline.
"Physically, it benefits my upper body strength," she said. "A lot of different challenging routes require mental toughness, so it helps me fine-tune my discipline and my drive to accomplish difficult tasks."
According to Ping Medvigy, her leisure activity is a good opportunity to hang out with local Koreans. The language barrier presents a challenge, but Ping Medvigy enjoys spending time with her Korean teammates.
"There aren't any Americans that climb on this team; I am like an ambassador for the Army," she said. "It's a really tight community."
She best describes it as playing a game of charades. Teammates use demonstrations to share different rock climbing skills and use hand gestures to encourage each other.
By getting to know her teammates, Ping Medvigy has had the opportunity to discover the Korean outdoors.
"There are a lot of great outdoor activities in the summer and ice climbing in the winter," she said.
Even if you are not a climber, Ping Medvigy suggests getting outdoors and exploring. By participating in a new hobby with local communities, Soldiers can see all the things Korea has to offer.


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O.J. Simpson is allegedly trying to sell the stiletto knife that may have beeb used to kill his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman for $5 million.
This, according to a new story from the National Enquirer, which quotes an unnamed source.
Nicole and Ron were killed on June 12, 1994 outside of her Los Angeles home. O.J. Simpson's trial for the murders, in which he was acquitted, was one of the most memorable in U.S. history.


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Soldier Stories by Rudyard Kipling published by Doubleday, Page & Co. 1920. The book is in USED condition and does show some wear/tear. Page 194/195 are extremely faded there was an old newspaper article left in book for several years. Has some illustrations in book. Binding is coming apart in spots due to age. The hardcover is a shade of green and has a ship on cover. Please email me for questions. Will charge $3.50 for packing/handling USA only.
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Music by Allie Wrubel lyric by Allie Wrubel and Jophn Lehmann: Why Does It Get So Late So Early? Copyright MCMXLVI by HARMS, Inc NY. Music is in good USED conditon and has been played and shows signs of use. Any questions please email me. Will charge $7.50 handling/packing/insurance/postage in contintential USA.
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Carl Sandburg's book "Abraham Lincoln The Prairie Years- l Volume One" The Sangamon Edition published by Charles Schribner's Sons, NY copyright 1926 by Harcourt, Brace and Co, Inc and copyright 1925, 1926 by The Pictorial Review Co, of USA, Great Britian and Canada. The book is sold as USED with signs of wear/tear/fray/fade spine top has parts of it flaked off. The hardcover is red. Charges $6.00 for handling/packing/postage USA address.
USED National Jamboree Colorado Springs BSA 50 years 1910-1960 neckerchief is available for purchase. The neckerchief has been worn and is SOLD AS IS/WHERE FOUND/USED. It has some pin holes which were where collector pins were attached. The pins ARE NOT included in this purchase. The neckerchief features the logo National Jamboree Colorado Springs 50 years 1910-1960 BSA for God and Country. The neckerchief is yellow with red/white/blue border edges. The ends of the neckerchief have some wh...
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Casa Lapostolle and the Wines of Chile
Although it is considered New World, Chile has been growing wine since the 16th century, when the Spanish conquistadors brought vitis vinifera vines with them during their colonization of the region. About the mid-18th century, several French grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Carmenère were also introduced to the region.
Chile's five viticultural regions occupy an 800 mile stretch, in a country 2,700 miles long and 109 miles wide. The most common red grapes grown are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère – a grape originally from the Medoc region, but which has all but disappeared from Bordeaux since the phylloxera epidemic of the late 19th Century.
During the early 1980s, Chilean wineries modernized their production, bringing in stainless steel tanks for fermentation and oak barrels for aging. These were fast times, and the number of wineries grew from 12 in 1995 to over 70 in 2005. The increase in production was matched with wine exports as well, with Chile becoming the fifth largest exporter of wines, and the ninth largest producer in the world.
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This column wasn't my idea. It's inspired by two women in my life, one of whom has a new iPad, and the other of whom asked about Catholic apps for her son's iPod Touch.
My favorite Catholic apps, the ones that I touch so often they get their own folder on my dock. I never want them far from me.
I do have a whole screen/page of Catholic apps, mind you.
And I have a folder of apps I need to check out for review. (This is almost as good as the bulging shelf of books to review. Almost.)
Let's start with the folder on my dock, pictured below, what I'll call my Essential Catholic Apps. Here's what it includes:
- Notes (comes standard on iPad)- I keep a list of my current prayer intentions, my personalized litany, and any other special prayer requests here.
- Consecration (Total Consecration) – I started Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary using this app, which I reviewed a while back. It's in this folder because it's something I use daily right now. When I'm no longer going through Total Consecration, I'll move it to my Catholic screen.
- Magnificat (Magnificat, US Edition) – Years ago, I had a subscription to Magnificat magazine. I talked myself out of it because I purchased other materials to pray the Divine Office. But after enjoying the Advent app so much, I decided to subscribe again. I'm so glad I did! I so enjoy this as a resource–I don't have time to use it completely, but I do read at least the daily Mass readings and reflections for each day.
- Mary's Psalter (Catholic Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary) – There are 150 devotions and I've found myself, as I work my way slowly through it, learning and growing in my devotion to Mary. Read my earlier review of this app.
- Lent (Catholic Meditations for Lent by St. Thomas Aquinas) – I was on the fence about using this app (I didn't want to set myself up for failure), but I'm enjoying it so far. Each day of Lent has a meditation based on the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. There's a very handy reminder, too. This is another app that will rotate out of this folder when I'm done using it on a daily basis.
- iMissal – There are quite a few different ways you can read the Mass readings. I use iMissal in different ways during different seasons of my life, but right now, it's for the Sunday readings. I try to read them daily, but some weeks I only get to them a few times before the weekend Mass. It helps me when I'm distracted and juggling a thousand things during Mass to be familiar with the readings already. There's an audio option as well, and a number of other uses for this app. It's one of my favorites.
- Divine Office – I'm in a "not praying the Divine Office" stretch right now, but I refuse to move this app out of this folder just yet, because it remains one of my all-time favorites. Not only is the audio well-done (and optional!), but the design is simply beautiful.
- Prayers (Prayers 2000+ Catholic Prayers) – My one-stop prayer stop. It rocks.
- Confession – My priest isn't even surprised that I use this during confession. I haven't completely learned the prayers (after ten years, I have no excuse, I know), and it does help me to use the app and stay focused.
- iRosary – Still my favorite rosary app, even now that I have a whole folder on another screen of rosary apps. Read my review of rosary apps.
- Rosary (Scriptural Rosary) – Still the only scriptural rosary app out there, and not a bad one by far.
- Rosary Audio – I love that this app includes an audio feature, in addition to the interactive rosary features. Also a favorite, and the settings can make it a different experience every time you pray it.
- iPieta – Though it's not as fancy-looking as many of my other Catholic apps, it's awesome for its content, usefulness, and general Catholicity. Worth the money, hands down.
When I do a novena that has an app associated with it, I'll add it to this folder as well.
There are more Catholic apps on my iPad, but these are the "top 13" right now.
YOUR TURN: What are YOUR essential Catholic apps?
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Madeline's Valentines: Pet Couture
Madeline Smith, owner of Madeline's Pet Clothier, sponsored Bed-Stuy's first ever dog show of its kind in 2007 and has decided to make it an annual affair.
Meet Madeline Smith, owner of Madeline Pet Clothier. A resident of Bedford Stuyvesant for 27 years, Madeline has appreciated the first-hand opportunity to witness and experience the rapid growth and flourish of Bed Stuy. To welcome the change and become an integral part of the contempo, Madeline decided last year to sponsor a dog show in the area, thus, "The Bed-Stuy Pet-Stuy" was born. Madeline perceived the event as a way to give local residents the opportunity to show off their beloved K-9's and let them strut their stuff. The Bed-Stuy Pet-Stuy was a big hit with spectators, pet owners, and their furry best friends.
It was during this joyous event that Madeline took notice of the way the pet owners embellished their pets with fancy outfits and jewelry. As a result, Madeline, a pet lover and owner herself, decided to take it a step further and provide the Bed-Stuy locals with a quality pet boutique that offers pet attire at affordable prices. Since then, Madeline's Pet Clothier, has quickly become a mecca for pet owners and those who love them, throughout the New York area.
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February 3, 2014 | By M. Zuhdi Jasser and Sam Gejdenson
The following op-ed appeared in World Affairs Journal on January 31, 2014.
After months of sectarian strife between Muslims and Christians, the Central African Republic (CAR) has a small, precious window of opportunity during which action can be taken to protect the lives and liberties of its people. Parliament's election on January 20th of Catherine Samba-Panza as interim president ten days after the resignation of Michel Djotodia could mark a new beginning. As mayor of Bangui, CAR's capital, Samba-Panza was reported to favor reconciliation. While the existing presence of French and African Union peacekeeping forces is a good foundation for such progress, a real breakthrough is possible only if the international community and neighboring states act strongly to support those who wish to stop the violence and bring justice to the perpetrators, advance democratic rule, ensure equal treatment of CAR's Muslim minority in the north, and heal their land.
Djotodia's seizure of power last March unleashed a violent civil war claiming thousands of lives, leaving one million displaced, and countless others victimized by religious and other rights abuses. Besides the horrific suffering, the chaotic situation in CAR made it an ideal safe haven or operating base for terrorists from elsewhere in Africa.
The fighting began in December 2012, when the Seleka, an alliance of Djotodia-led Muslims from the northeast and foreign fighters from bordering Chad and Sudan, took up arms against the government. In January 2013, Chad and the Economic Community of Central African States helped secure a peace agreement. After President Françoise Bozizé failed to implement the agreement, the Seleka resumed the war, capturing Bangui last March. Djotodia deposed Bozizé, dissolved the government, and later declared himself president.
Since March, CAR has slid into anarchy while its people endure a human rights nightmare of killings, torture, arbitrary detention, and forced disappearances. With the government weak and largely absent, the resulting power vacuum allowed the Seleka to roam freely, killing civilians, engaging in sexual violence, destroying property, and looting property and food from civilians, churches, NGOs, and UN agencies.
The Seleka also targeted their attacks specifically against the majority Christian population, leading many Christians to view the conflict as a religious war. Churches and their leaders were attacked while mosques and Muslim citizens were largely spared. Further fueling Christian fears were the large numbers of Seleka soldiers among the foreign fighters from Chad and Sudan as well as a letter that Djotodia allegedly wrote to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in April 2012 promising to impose Islamic law if the conference offered him material support.
While Djotodia later denied writing the letter and promised that CAR would remain a secular country, by that time, Muslim-Christian tensions were on the rise.
In September 2013, the fighting entered its most deadly phase when the residents of Christian neighborhoods and regions formed anti-balaka (meaning "anti-machete") militias.
What followed were waves of brutal attacks and reprisals by both sides. Fighters also targeted civilian populations. While the Seleka set hundreds of Christian-owned homes ablaze, the anti-balaka did likewise to homes belonging to Muslims.
The fighting escalated as 2013 came to a close. While the first series of attacks in September left about 150 dead, an estimated 1,000 perished in December alone.
That's the bad news. The good news is that Djotodia's departure and Samba-Panza's ascension signal an opportunity for the international community, including the United States, to help turn the tide. It's a chance to help bring peace and render humanitarian assistance, giving religious and civic leaders the space to heal sectarian fissures and bring the country together again. The latest targeted attacks on Muslims in Bangui, following Djotodia's resignation, and the newly deepened mistrust between Christians and Muslims underscore the urgency of the task and how difficult it will be.
Thankfully, sectarian strife is a recent phenomenon that most Muslim and Christian leaders find truly horrifying. Therein might lie the key to peace. These leaders are working tirelessly for reconciliation, but they need the help of a more robust international force that can stop the bloodshed. Moreover, such reconciliation must be based on respect for all religious communities, including an end to discrimination and the full establishment of rule of law and democratic governance. Once the fighting ceases, religious freedom must be upheld for all Muslims and Christians, Seleka and anti-balaka perpetrators alike must answer for their crimes, and the government must move ahead toward new elections and a new constitution.
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Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson Secures $8 Million Investment for Aircraft Maintenance Company
Along with acting as the vocalist for one of heavy metal's greatest bands, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson is an accomplished pilot. The man could probably kick some ass in a fighter jet ala 'Aces High,' but Dickinson instead chose to pilot commercial aircrafts, including Maiden's own Flight 666 jet. Dickinson recently started his own aircraft maintenance business, Cardiff Aviation Limited, and the singer has just secured a near $8 million investment to help his company soar to new heights.
According to WalesOnline, Dickinson secured £5 million (roughly $7.68 million) from a number of parties to kickstart Cardiff Aviation. Approximately one third of the sum was ponied up by Finance Wales, the U.K. SME investment company and the Welsh government, while the remaining sum came from private investors, including Bruce Dickinson himself and business partner Mario Fulgoni. The money is planned to go toward's the company's senior management team and allowing the business to build on the many maintenance and operation approvals already acquired by Cardiff Aviation.
"The Welsh Government has played a fantastic role in a difficult economic environment in providing tremendous support and enthusiasm," says the Iron Maiden leader. "Finance Wales' long-term backing is the fuel not just to put St Athan on the map, but has the potential to create a consequentially much wider impact across the entire South Wales aerospace industry."
He continues, "As for Cardiff Aviation, the first key role we plan to fill is that of commercial director. We will follow up with expansion of the operational and technical teams to address our current growth trend and increasingly lucrative contracts with both UK and international aviation businesses. We also plan to invest in more engineering equipment to supplement and enhance the already excellent technical capability at Cardiff Aviation."
Iron Maiden are set to spread the metal gospel through a string European dates this summer along with a handful of U.S. and South American dates in the fall. Check out the full list of shows here.


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Monday Night Music Byte
Lou Miami (1956–1995) was a punk musician based in Boston. His group, The Kozmetix, was popular on the local scene and released two EPs. He combined a rough punk sound with a glam-influenced choice of clothing.
As was typical for many punk bands at the time, the Kozmetix regularly played at The Rathskeller (the Rat), the Channel, Jonathan Swifts, Cantones, and Spit as well as NYC haunts such as the Peppermint Lounge and the old Living Room in Providence RI.
Lou Miami and the Kozmetix also regularly played the Inn-Square Men's Bar in Inman Square, Cambridge. Many Harvard Law students of that era proved to be among Lou's biggest fans.
On The Kozmetix, Miami was the lead singer, Jack Rootoo played lead guitar, H.P. (aka Helen Privett) bass, Dolores Paradise organ, and Laural Blanchard drums.
During the band's touring years of 1979–1981 the Kozmetix lineup was Lou Miami on vocals, Jack Rootoo guitar, Bill Norcott on bass and Melody Chisholm on drums. Bill and Melody came to the Kozmetix from their previous band Phobia. This lineup had a regular Monday night gig at Cantones for two years as well as appearing at numerous clubs in the Boston area. The group was managed by Joan Martin.
In a clever bit of marketing, their first 45 — with "Fascist Lover" on the A side and "To Sir with Love" on the B — was sold in a white plastic cosmetics bag that mimicked a Lord & Taylor shopping bag. It contained the memorable line "A fascist lover that made my mother and then my mother made me!" Their LP Lou Miami & The Kozmetix was produced by Ann Prim and Karen Kirby both from the Boston band November Group.
Lou Miami died in Los Angeles in August 1995. Jack Rootoo (aka Richard "Rick" Galivan) died in Massachusetts on June 13, 2008.
Please enjoy these two video clips of Lou Miami and the Kozmetix. The first is "Fascist Lover" from 1982 at The Channel in Boston. The second is a cover of "To Sir With Love" from 1981 at the Channel.
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A backyard barbecue pit exploded Wednesday night while members of a girls' softball team were roasting marshmallows over it, injuring two of the girls.
The six teen girls were having a sleepover at their coach's Campbell home and had been sitting around the gas-run barbecue pit when it exploded and sent debris flying, fire officials said.
Santa Clara County Fire Battalion Chief Wally Finck said crews responded to the explosion in the 800 block of Briarwood Way sometime around 10:15 p.m.
The explosion did not start a fire and did not damage any structures, Finck said, but two girls were burned on their legs and feet and taken to the hospital for minor burns.
One girl was seen hopping to an ambulance with a bandage on her left foot. The other girls were picked up by their parents.
Homeowner and coach Ron Fetsch, who also has a daughter on the team, told NBC Bay Area the blast sounded like a "firecracker" and then he started "seeing some blood."
He said he has used the barbecue pit at least 50 times without problems. On Thursday, he had been running it for more than 90 minutes before it exploded.
He said PG&E is investigating.
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Columbia University announced today that two acclaimed works will be awarded the 2013 Bancroft Prize: a gripping and eloquent history of the human impact on the ocean, and a persuasively argued history of the idea that conflict among nations can be regulated by law.
The winners are W. Jeffrey Bolster for The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012) and John Fabian Witt for Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History (Free Press, 2012).
The winning works, while different in subject matter, demonstrate the powerful impact of re-examination of historical events in an ever-changing, ever-evolving world.
The Bancroft Prize is awarded annually by the trustees of Columbia University. Winners are judged in terms of the scope, significance, depth of research, and richness of interpretation they present in the areas of American history and diplomacy. There were 223 books nominated that were considered for the 2013 prize.
Columbia Provost John H. Coatsworth will present the awards at the Bancroft Prize dinner next month, hosted by the department of history and Columbia University Libraries. The Bancroft Prize, which includes an award of $10,000 to each author, is administered by University Librarian and Vice President for Information Services, James G. Neal.
"Historical scholarship with innovative and new and rigorous examinations and exciting boundary challenges, as evidenced by the content and scope of this year's Bancroft Prize winners, is so worthy of our celebration and recognition. We applaud the excellence in research, writing and thought demonstrated by the two works selected this year," Neal said.
W. Jeffrey Bolster is Associate Professor of History in the Department of History at the University of New Hampshire. He has published widely on the interaction of people with the sea and is the recipient of numerous awards, including an Excellence in Public Service Award from UNH in 2005. The Mortal Sea grew out of his decade-long involvement with the Census of Marine Life, an interdisciplinary, international research project working on marine environmental history and historical ecology globally.
John Fabian Witt is Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law at Yale Law School. In 2010 he was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for his project on the laws of war in American history. Professor Witt is a graduate of Yale Law School and Yale College and he holds a Ph.D. in history from Yale. Before returning to Yale, he was the George Welwood Murray Professor of Legal History at Columbia University.
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