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Important Message for all CrossFit Games Participants!
The official format for the Games will be announced and posted here to the CrossFit Games site, on Wednesday, July 2nd at 6pm PDT. All scoring, workouts, exercises, and standards will be explained in detail. You will be expected to be familiar with this when you arrive on Saturday for the competition.
There will be multiple events, and you will have until Friday, July 4th at 8am PDT to request your preferred sequence for doing these events. An email address will be listed for you to send that preference. The preferences will be honored as much as possible, and on a first come first served basis. We make no guarantees, though, that you will get your preferred ordering.
The official time slots and ordering will be announced Friday, July 4th at 4pm PDT. There will also be detailed information on Saturday morning when you register telling you exactly where to be and when throughout the weekend.
And, in case you were wondering, the format is significantly different from last year. It will, though, reward athletes with tremendous work capacity in broad time and modal domains.


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The following video was recently shared by Joey Mendoza from USAID/Afghanistan's FAIDA project. The video documents and shares how mobile money and other mobile solutions are being used to empower women in Afghanistan.
What I like about the video is that it highlights actual numbers of women and households already being reached and those planned to be served by the various mobile money operators and bank partners in Afghanistan. Congratulations to the whole FAIDA team!
We will track the progress of these various initiatives in Afghanistan and continue to provide updates on the lessons learned throughout the implementation process.
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Hi Shabab, Cassandra-Unit has been helpful for us for running unit tests without requiring a real cassandra instance to be running. We only use this to test our "DAO" code which interacts with the Cassandra client. It basically starts up an embedded instance of cassandra and fools your client/driver into using it. It uses a non-standard port and you just need to make sure you can set the port as a parameter into your client code. https://github.com/jsevellec/cassandra-unit One important thing is to either clear out the keyspace in between tests or carefully separate your data so different tests don't collide with each other in the embedded database. Setup/tear down time is pretty reasonable. Ben ________________________________ From: Shahab Yunus [firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:46 AM To: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: Re: Unit Testing Cassandra Thanks Stephen for you reply and explanation. My bad that I mixed those up and wasn't clear enough. Yes, I have different 2 requests/questions. 1) One is for the unit testing. 2) Second (in which I am more interested in) is for performance (stress/load) testing. Let us keep integration aside for now. I do see some stuff out there but wanted to know recommendations from the community given their experience. Regards, Shahab On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 3:15 AM, Stephen Connolly <firstname.lastname@example.com<mailto:email@example.com>> wrote: Unit testing means testing in isolation the smallest part. Unit tests should not take more than a few milliseconds to set up and verify their assertions. As such, if your code is not factored well for testing, you would typically use mocking (either by hand, or with mocking libraries) to mock out the bits not under test. Extensive use of mocks is usually a smell of code that is not well designed *for testing* If you intend to test components integrated together... That is integration testing. If you intend to test performance of the whole or significant parts of the whole... That is performance testing. When searching for the above, you will not get much luck if you are looking for them in the context of "unit testing" as those things are *outside the scope of unit testing" On Wednesday, 19 June 2013, Shahab Yunus wrote: Hello, Can anyone suggest a good/popular Unit Test tools/frameworks/utilities out there for unit testing Cassandra stores? I am looking for testing from performance/load and monitoring perspective. I am using 1.2. Thanks a lot. Regards, Shahab -- Sent from my phone This electronic message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify us by e-mail at (email@example.com) immediately.
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The BLP training program is entirely different from existing training programs at Caltech. While other programs emphasize academic research training in various fields, the BLP is specifically designed as a new kind of career development program that exposes students to industrially-relevant research questions and experimental techniques early in their graduate careers, and also exposes them to the concerns that govern commercialization of biotechnology.
Trainees in the BLP participate in a number of special activities designed to enhance their graduate career. These include working lunches with guests to discuss a variety of career-related topics and learn new skills, site visits to biotechnology companies in the Southern California area to broaden their networks, and a 2-3 month internship to provide hands-on experience in the biotechnology industry.
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17 Weeks
Baby is the size of: an Onion. 4.5 to 5 inches and 3.5 ounces.
Cool Developments: The baby has started to form fat under it's skin. Loud noises can now startle him/her.
Movement: Feeling little small movements but not very often. I thought I would have felt it more by now.
Weight gain: About 2-3 pounds.
Body changes: No new stretchmarks. But my boobs are growing like crazy and my bras are really uncomfortable to wear.
Best moment of the week: Hanging out in the sun at the spray park!
Have you started to show yet: Most definitely.
Happy or moody most of the time: I have felt really happy lately.
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A scalable and freely accessible machine learning–based web application for the early detection of dyslexiaIsha Puri, New York, USA 16-18
I built an application that can accurately screen children for dyslexia using just the standard inbuilt laptop webcam! My application records a video of a child reading a standard passage on the screen, tracks the movements of the pupils using a highly accurate eye-tracking methodology, and then determines the average fixation duration. Based on this metric, the application was able to predict if a child has a higher risk of dyslexia with an accuracy of 90.18%, as tested on a dataset of real dyslexic patients with 370 samples classified as high or low risk.Show more


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We men tend to look at things in 2-D, and sometimes we forget to look at the "whole picture." Here's why this is a mistake.
The world was once believed by man to be flat – a two dimensional object. It is now known, and has been known for sometime that the Earth is in fact round – a three-dimensional object.*
But even to this day, we men still look at some things in 2-D. Our penis is commonly viewed as a two dimensional object. When referring to a man's size, we usually attribute his size (or lack of) to his length OR girth. This view is inadequate. To get the "whole picture," we have to look at both length and girth – combined together. The best way to do this is in terms of volume. Moreover, measuring in volume allows men to measure with one number (cubic inches), instead of two.
Getting the Whole Picture
Why is it important to get a look at the whole picture? Consider two guys with exactly 5.5" of Length and 4.5" Girth – approximately 8.86 cubic inches**. Suppose both of these men exercise their penis to make it bigger. One man gains one inch of length, while the other gains one inch of girth. Which man is bigger? They are surely not the same. . .
Starting Stats: 5.5" X 4.5" ≈ 8.86 cubic inches
Length Gainer Post Stats: 6.5 x 4.5 ≈ 10.47 cubic inches
Girth Gainer Post Stats: 5.5 x 5.5 ≈ 13.24 cubic inches
The guy who gained an inch of length is now approximately 18.2 percent bigger, while the guy who gained an inch of girth is now approximately 49.4 percent bigger. The girth man increased his penis size almost three times as much as the length man! Two sizes which seem very similar are in fact very different. Only using volume to calculate the penis size do we see the whole three-dimensional picture.
Now, this does not necessarily mean you should throw away your length routine and focus completely on girth (although many women and men suggest that girth is the true matter of size). It simply means that thinking in terms length and girth combined (volume) is important when exercising the penis.
More On Volume…
For more proof on the importance of volume, take the case of a man who started out with 6″ X 5″ and gained .75″ X .75″. The .75″ X .75″ doesn't sound like a lot, but he actually increased his penis size by nearly 50 percent!
Calculating Volume:
Calculating volume isn't as hard as it looks! You can calculate your penis volume on your own by applying the formula used to find the volume of a cylinder :
(Length X Girth ²)
4 X Pi
Pi is 3.14159265.
Here is an example of how you would plug in your sizes to obtain your volume. For this example the man has a 6 inch penis in length, and a 5 inch penis in girth (aka circumference). This gives us:
Simplifying this brings it to:
Simplifying once again allows us to obtain the volume:
11.94 cubic inches.
It's that simple!
*Did you know? Some people still believe the earth is flat! The Flat Earth Society
**The penis is not a perfect cylinder, therefore the measurements are not 100 percent accurate, but the measurements are definitely more accurate than the standard Length X Girth method. If you are one of the people who have a penis shaped more like a cone, don't worry – we are working on a program to accurately calculate your volume for you.


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In 2003, Georgia had its Rose Revolution. In 2004, Ukraine had its Orange Revolution. And in 2005 Kyrgyzstan had its Tulip Revolution.
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|Happy: Me collecting my number from the London marathon expo
|Anticipation: Start line of the London marathon
|PROOF I ran the marathon!
|Done: The other side of the finish line. Happy and relieved faces.
|View of the embankment, one of my favorite moments and brilliant crowd support
|West Byfleet: The men's Olympic road-race, blink and you miss them!
|The Women's Olympic marathon. Amazing to be up close to the elites.
|The Women's Olympic marathon: The top three finishers.
|Inside the Olympic stadium for the Paralympics. One of the best stadium crowd atmospheres I've ever experienced.
|Panoramic view of the Olympic stadium
|The Olympic park by night.
|The amazing Olympic stadium.
|The privilege of meeting Paula Radcliffe.
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Interior Designing schools and colleges are very few in number in India. The field of interior design is an ever changing field. Years ago there were no programs for interior design in universities or colleges. Slowly they started to appear. Today, we have an entire accreditation process that certifies a program will teach certain principles and practices at a very high standard.
There are many Interior Designing schools in India. Some offer diploma courses of one year or is a full fledge course say to the match point of giving you bachelors in Interior Designing. There are even Post Graduate courses in Interior Designing. Some schools take entrance tests and some even look at the work experience or if the student has given an art related exam. This is easier for them to judge about the students abilities and capabilities and even while giving admissions.
Interior design can be a great and profitable career but you need to look at an interior design school that will give you the tools you need to make you and your business successful. Whether you are looking for an online interior design school or another form of interior design training, Penn Foster offers a great program.
Most traditional colleges and universities who have interior design programs will teach reading, writing and arithmetic, as well as provide interior design courses. These classes are very important but when you are crunched for time or really just want to get out there and get started, online schools will give you the training much more quickly.
All that is required of one right now to start their interior design training is that ask for information. Once they receive the package, take a look at it and review the courses. Ask questions and they need to make sure they come back to www.become-a-designer.com for help in getting your interior design career started right!
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We all deal with pain – mental, physical, spiritual – and we all bear scars. Whether you have scars is not important, but whether you have accepted the pain and look on the scar as a tool of growth. Almost all pain subsides with time so how we deal with the period of pain says a great deal about the person we have become. And whether we have forgiven so that we can move forward sets us up for personal growth via the freedom we garner by accepting. We cannot change our past, and learning to let the pain fade and forgive allows us to move on and live today.
This sounds great, but does it really happen? Yes, it can but only in time. Give yourself time and space to analyze what is really going on inside of yourself and why you feel as you do. Once you know these feelings and understand their root, you can then go about moving forward with less emotion. We all make mistakes, some small, some large. Whether you stand up for your mistakes and forgive others mistakes really sets your boundaries for where you can go in life and beyond. There is no real mystery here, but we create such emotion and drama that it magnifies the conflict, both internal and external.
So we have this day to live, laugh, and love. Will we live through the lens of yesterdays long gone, or will we wipe away the grit of pain and anger and see more clearly both our emotions and actions, but those of others? Will we let the lens focus on the minutiae or pull back and look at the big picture? Live your life looking forward to whether you will be proud of these actions in YOUR future.
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PEMBROKE, N.C. – The Augusta University softball team swept the UNC Pembroke Braves on the road Saturday afternoon, winning game one 8-4 and taking game two 9-6 in extra innings.
Augusta is now 16-28 overall and 7-9 in the PBC, while UNCP moved to 22-18 and 2-12 in the league.
The Jaguars host 2018 Senior Day on Monday, April 16 during the 1:00 p.m. PBC doubleheader against the Flagler Saints at Jaguar Field. The games mark the final regular-season home games for AU this season.
The Braves led first, but Augusta senior Carolyn Edwards homered to score two runs in the top of the third. AU never trailed again and won 8-4. Senior Lindsey Stokes was 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run. Sophomore Lydia Hausman had a pair of hits and senior Auburn Balcorta had three RBI on one hit for Augusta in the 8-4 win.
Sophomore Morgan Hunter (11-14) pitched 5.2 innings and struck out three while allowing eight hits for four runs, before sophomore Jada Jackson pitched in relief.
Balcorta boosted AU on top with a homer in the first inning. The Jags scored two in the opening inning and picked up four in the third. The game was tied at 6-6 in the final inning and went into extra innings. Stokes scored freshman Regan Norfleet with a single up the middle and senior Ashley Boyd hit a two-run homer in the top of the eighth as AU took off for a 9-6 victory.
Sophomore Courtney Browne, Hunter, and Jackson all pitched for AU in game two. Hunter got her second win of the day in 3.0 innings of work.
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Hi Guys!
I have a fab little beauty offer to share with you today – Harvey Nichols are currently offering an awesome free gift to customers who spend just £29.00 or more on Lancôme products!
Lancome have teamed up with fashion brand Roksanda to offer customers an exclusive bag full of beauty goodies. Here's a bit more about Roksanda in case you haven't heard of them –
[otw_shortcode_quote border="bordered" border_style="bordered" background_color_class="otw-silver-background" background_pattern="otw-pattern-1″]In the decade since it launched at London Fashion Week in 2005, the ROKSANDA fashion house has evolved an unmistakable woman-centered design aesthetic. Sophisticated and feminine yet playful and effortless, its iconic ready-to-wear and accessories are instantly recognisable to the burgeoning community of international customers who enjoy them for their contemporary distinct impact and enduring appeal. Today the label is stocked in over 40 countries worldwide, offering women's ready-to-wear, jewellery and bags as well as the children's wear line BLOSSOM. Designing from her London studio Roksanda uses the finest materials and craftsmanship, producing her goods in the UK, France and Italy.[/otw_shortcode_quote]
The gift set includes –
- An exclusive Roksanda for Lancôme Paris makeup bag.
- Lancôme Hydrazen Anti Stress Moisturising Day Cream SPF15, 15ml.
- Lancôme La Base Pro Pore Eraser, 5ml.
- Lancôme Hypnose Volume Mascara 2ml.
- Lancôme L'Absolue Rouge BX06 Lipstick, 1.65ml.
This is a fantastic way to get your hands on some Lancôme minis – which are perfect to try before you buy full sized products, or handy to take with you when travelling.
T&Cs: This promotion is available to UK customers only. The offer will end on 08/06/16. Promotion available instore in Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge, Birmingham, Leeds and Beauty Bazaar Harvey Nichols. Customers shopping instore must purchase Lancôme products totaling £29.00 or more to qualify for promotion. Purchases must be made at the same time and in one transaction. Offer extends to one gift per transaction regardless, even if spend is over £29.00.
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Earth Awareness Week – April 16th through April 20th of 2018
Event Schedule
A few of the topics covered this year:
- Rooftop Solar – purchasing and installing rooftop solar panels in Rossmoor.
- Electronic Vehicles – learn about the different types of vehicles and how to get them charged up in Rossmoor. Come see the vehicles and talk with owners and car dealers.
- Climate Change – Dr. Andrew Gunther gives an entertaining and basic presentation on this complicated subject. Bring your questions!
- Recycling – learn from our local contractor, Recycle Smart, how to save your Mutual money by recycling more and recycling correctly.
- Sustainability Initiatives – hear Tim O'Keefe and Paul Donner speak on how GRF is moving forward with green and sustainable changes for Rossmoor.
- Treasures and Tastes — Tuesday afternoon, a silent and live auction on major items, along with wine and food. Bid on dinners, parties, and art along with many new and gently-used treasures to keep them from the landfill!
- View/Download SR Treasures and Tastes Auction catalog_
Film Schedule
- Mon, 4/16, 1:00-3:00 pm, Peacock BECOMING CALIFORNIA (116 min) An epic story of environmental change on America's western edge. From geologic origins hundreds of millions of years ago to present day and beyond, Becoming California takes a look at change on a grand scale. It reveals how humans' approach toward the environment dictates the nature of change, and how a shift in attitudes can foster healthy, functioning ecosystems amidst vibrant economies, sustaining not just nature, but people, too.Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
- Tues, 4/17, 10:00 – 12:00, Peacock OVER TROUBLED WATERS (45 min) This award-winning documentary produced by Restore the Delta and narrated by Ed Begley, Jr. details the dangers to the largest estuary on the west coast as it becomes more salty, more shallow, and warmer with its wildlife dying off as a result of the peripheral canal taking northern CA water to the Los Angeles. The new threat — the delta tunnel project — is avoidable with other ways to create a sustainable water supply. Trailer: http://www.imdb.com/
videoplayer/vi1574544665. After the showing, Sustainable Rossmoor President, Marcia McLean, will interview JOAN BUCHANAN who served as our Assemblywoman, representing AD16 in Sacramento from 2008-2014. Joan is currently President of the Board of Restore the Delta.
- Wed, 4/18. 8:30-10:00 am, Peacock REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR (90 min) Director of Who Killed the Electric Car? comes back with an inspiring and entertaining account of a revolutionary moment in human transportation as he follows developments at General Motors, Nissan, and Tesla, where these auto makers race each other to create the first, best, and most popular in the new EV market. Trailer: http://www.imdb.com/
- Wed, 4/18. 10:45 am -12:00 pm, Peacock JUST EAT IT: A FOOD WASTE STORY (85 min) A fun film that follows filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant who dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that would otherwise become landfill. But, as Grant's addictive personality turns full tilt towards food rescue, the 'thrill of the find' has unexpected consequences. Trailer: http://youtu.be/zkASAZGIuu0
- Also on Wed, 4/18, 1:00-2:30 pm, Peacock Repeat Showing: REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR Director of Who Killed the Electric Car? comes back with an inspiring and entertaining account of a revolutionary moment in human transportation as he follows developments at General Motors, Nissan, and Tesla, where these auto makers race each other to create the first, best, and most popular in the new EV market. Trailer: http://www.imdb.com/


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Node:Cheaper Pairs, Next:Guile Is Hairier, Previous:Faster Integers, Up:Data Representation in Scheme
However, there is yet another issue to confront. Most Scheme heaps
contain more pairs than any other type of object; Jonathan Rees says
that pairs occupy 45% of the heap in his Scheme implementation, Scheme
48. However, our representation above spends three
words per pair -- one for the type, and two for the CAR and
CDR. Is there any way to represent pairs using only two words?
Let us refine the convention we established earlier. Let us assert that:
SCM value are
#b00, then
it is a pointer, as before.
#b01, then the upper bits are an
integer. This is a bit more restrictive than before.
#b10, then the value, with the bottom
two bits masked out, is the address of a pair.
Here is the new C code:
enum type { string, vector, ... }; typedef struct value *SCM; struct value { enum type type; union { struct { int length; char *elts; } string; struct { int length; SCM *elts; } vector; ... } value; }; struct pair { SCM car, cdr; }; #define POINTER_P(x) (((int) (x) & 3) == 0) #define INTEGER_P(x) (((int) (x) & 3) == 1) #define GET_INTEGER(x) ((int) (x) >> 2) #define MAKE_INTEGER(x) ((SCM) (((x) << 2) | 1)) #define PAIR_P(x) (((int) (x) & 3) == 2) #define GET_PAIR(x) ((struct pair *) ((int) (x) & ~3))
Notice that
enum type and
struct value now only contain
provisions for vectors and strings; both integers and pairs have become
special cases. The code above also assumes that an
int is large
enough to hold a pointer, which isn't generally true.
Our list of examples is now as follows:
(x); this is as before.
GET_INTEGER (x), as
We must still make sure that x is a pointer to a
POINTER_P (x) && x->type == vector
value before dereferencing it to find its type.
x->value.vector.elts[0] to refer to its first element, as
PAIR_P (x) to determine if x is a
pair, and then write
GET_PAIR (x)->car to refer to its
This change in representation reduces our heap size by 15%. It also
makes it cheaper to decide if a value is a pair, because no memory
references are necessary; it suffices to check the bottom two bits of
SCM value. This may be significant when traversing lists, a
common activity in a Scheme system.
Again, most real Scheme systems use a slightly different implementation;
for example, if GET_PAIR subtracts off the low bits of
x, instead
of masking them off, the optimizer will often be able to combine that
subtraction with the addition of the offset of the structure member we
are referencing, making a modified pointer as fast to use as an
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Today is Valentines Day, and you either love it or hate it. We're hoping that you love it, because we've got a great list of apps that will make the day even better. Today is all about flowers, chocolate, wine, and fancy dinners. Below you will find a collection of five apps to help you treat that special person in your life to a romantic day. Enjoy!
Valentine Greetings (Free)
If you haven't picked up a Valentines card for your loved ones yet you're running out of time. This app will create a card that you've made and send it to anyone in your contacts list via Facebook, email, or SMS. Minimal effort required.
Urbanspoon (Free)
Finding a great place for dinner can be tough, especiall on Valentines Day. Urbanspoon will help you find a great place for whatever food you're in the mood for. It also has voice commands so you can just say "Urbanspoon, I'm in the mood for Italian." Now just don't skip out on the check.
Allrecipes (Free)
If you're on a tight budget or you can't get reservation for dinner you're going to be stuck at home. That's okay, you can still make a romantic dinner at home with Allrecipes. This app is full of user submitted recipes that are sure to impress your loved one. Just be sure to have fresh batteries in the smoke detectors.
Cocktail Flow ($2.99, Trial)
No WinSource App Pack is complete without Cocktail Flow. This app is amazing for any occasion where you might want to enjoy an adult beverage. Just put in your ingredients and it will tell you what kind of romantic drink you can make. Be responsible with your love potions.
KAYAK (Free)
For the Valentines Day overachievers we have KAYAK. This app will help you book the perfect romantic trip for you and your loved one. You're trying way too hard and making the rest of us look bad, but at least save a few bucks while doing it.
Happy Valentines Day!


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Pedestrian vs. train accidents shouldn't happen
The second person in the span of one week has died from a pedestrian vs. train accident in Norman. It is also the seventh pedestrian vs. train accident in the last three years.
How does this even happen?!
There are tons of trains that go through Norman every day. You can time them. They always come at the same time and last just as long as the others. So how is it possible that someone could get injured or killed by one of these?
Saturday around midnight we were going to the Mont when we noticed the train stopped at the intersection of Boyd and Classen. We spoke to the manager who said another person was hit at about 10:30 p.m. They had the train stopped, blocking traffic, on a game night, for the investigation for four hours.
The manager told us the man who died last week was a suicide, he came to a stop in his car for a train, got out of his car and walked straight onto the tracks. I'm not trying to be morbid, just really trying to figure out the mentality of some people, but I suppose that would be the quickest and most sure way to go when wanting to commit suicide.
Going back to the fact that it was a game night, I guess it is possible that this lady might have been an over-intoxicated individual roaming outside of a bar off Main street when the train hit her? But even if, they have horns for crying out loud!
They blare their horns before every road intersection to warn people that they are on the tracks. I live a mile from the nearest train tracks and I can hear those horns with my windows closed and music on. I just don't get it.
Maybe the only legitimate excuse you have would be if you were deaf or blind. But even if, you would be able to see the bright lights headed straight for you or be able to tell that you are walking on railroad ties, because speaking from experience, those aren't the easiest to walk on.
All I'm trying to say is we are supposed to be the smartest species on this planet, why don't we start acting like it?
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We were appalled to read that the Catholic Education Service had written to state-funded Catholic schools to push them into taking a stand against gay marriage (Catholic state schools promote petition against gay marriage, 26 April).
Brook and FPA do not believe there is a place for this type of lobbying. It raises serious concerns about the impact on the school community and on individuals who are gay or have family members who are gay. Schools have a duty to work within the equal opportunities statement of the national curriculum, and faith-based schools are not exempt.
The young people who responded to this naked attempt by the Catholic Education Service to induce bigotry and intolerance about gay marriage into their school day, by advocating for gay rights instead, should be congratulated. It takes courage to stand up for one's convictions, especially when this pressure comes from those in authority.
Brook and FPA support young people's rights to make choices based on accurate and balanced information. And this is as true for their political and religious views as it is for their sexual health decision-making.
Simon Blake CEO, Brook
Julie Bentley CEO, FPA
• The Catholic Education Service should not be seeking to influence pupils to sign petitions against gay marriage. This entirely breaches the spirit of the Equality Act.
Many Catholic schools will have students and teachers who are gay or questioning their sexual orientation. Students may have family members who are gay or lesbian. It is important that all our schools promote equality, value diversity and implement effective strategies to eradicate homophobia. Students in every school need to discuss human rights and be prepared for a world where gay and straight people are equal.
The Catholic Education Service has failed to realise that teaching what looks like intolerance about lesbian and gay people compounds stereotypes about gay people, and fuels prejudice. Homophobia can lead to hate crime and causes very real harm to LGB young people, even driving some to suicide.
Discrimination on the grounds of sexuality or marital status should have no place in any of our schools.
Christine Blower
General secretary, National Union of Teachers
• As a gay man who was raised in the Catholic church and attended Catholic schools, I am deeply saddened by the church's response to the proposals to change the legal definition of marriage.
While I initially dismissed the comments of Cardinal O'Brien (Report, 5 March) as irresponsible and misguided, the letter that was then read at Catholic masses troubled me greatly. I was concerned by how its contents would be interpreted by younger members of the church, who may still be struggling to reconcile their sexuality with their faith.
The church's campaign has now made its way into Catholic schools. As a trainee teacher, I am only too aware of the power teachers have to shape the ideas and beliefs of the young people in their care. With this power comes responsibility, and I believe it irresponsible to present ideas against equality to schoolchildren in this way. I can only hope common sense prevails, with schools choosing not to peddle the church's campaign in this way.
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Leigh, Lancashire
• Reading Chris Bryant's comments in your article (Anti-gay adverts pulled from bus campaign after protests, 13 April), I had to laugh. Not in an amused way. "The emotional damage that is done to the individuals who try to suppress their sexuality [and] the women they marry …" Sorry. I suppose I wrongly assumed that some of the "hurt teenagers struggling with their sexuality", or any of the other vulnerable, misled individuals who might be hurt by the campaign, could be lesbians? Silly me. Of course only men experience homophobia … only men lead double lives. In an article that takes care to point out the negative social and psychological effects of attempts to "cure" homosexuality, Bryant's comment reminds me of the double invisibility that I'd guess makes a lot of gay women susceptible to such campaigns.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury on Reading Scripture
I will not rehash that ground, but I do want to comment on a speech that the Archbishop gave today in Toronto about reading scripture. The lecture, entitled, "The Bible Today: Reading & Hearing", is well worth a careful read. I want to highlight only one aspect of the lecture. One of the points that the Archbishops makes is that it is important to focus on the full context of a biblical passage, and not merely focus on a fragment of that passage:
Among those skills we need to bring for receptivity is a capacity to think through what the initial relation between text and audience might be. I am not thinking primarily here of the way in which good critical scholarship elucidates such relations, though that is one of the underappreciated gifts of intellectual modernity -- the enrichment of sheer historical imagination in ways barely accessible to most premodern readers and hearers. What I have in mind is a more basic matter, the capacity to read/hear enough to sense the directedness of a text. Fragmentary reading is highly risky to the extent that it abstracts from what various hermeneutical theorists (Ricoeur above all) have thought of as the world 'in front of the text' -- the specific needs that shape the movement and emphasis of the text itself. Elements in that text may be valid and significant, but yet be capable of partial and even distorting use if not seen as part of a rhetorical process or argument. It is always worth asking, 'What is the text as a full unit trying not to say or to deny?'
The Archbishop then applies this point to Romans 1--the scripture most commonly discussed in debates over same sex relationships:
My second example is even more contentious in the present climate; and once again I must stress that the point I am making is not that the reading I proposes settles a controversy or changes a substantive interpretation but that many current ways of reading miss the actual direction of the passage and so undermine a proper theological approach to Scripture. Paul in the first chapter of Romans famously uses same-sex relationships as an illustration of human depravity -- along with other 'unnatural' behaviours such as scandal, disobedience to parents and lack of pity. It is, for the majority of modern readers the most important single text in Scripture on the subject of homosexuality, and has understandably been the focus of an enormous amount of exegetical attention.
What is Paul's argument? And, once again, what is the movement that the text seeks to facilitate? The answer is in the opening of chapter 2: we have been listing examples of the barefaced perversity of those who cannot see the requirements of the natural order in front of their noses; well, it is precisely the same perversity that affects those who have received the revelation of God and persist in self-seeking and self-deceit. The change envisaged is from confidence in having received divine revelation to an awareness of universal sinfulness and need. Once again, there is a paradox in reading Romans 1 as a foundation for identifying in others a level of sin that is not found in the chosen community.
Now this gives little comfort to either party in the current culture wars in the Church. It is not helpful for a 'liberal' or revisionist case, since the whole point of Paul's rhetorical gambit is that everyone in his imagined readership agrees in thinking the same-sex relations of the culture around them to be as obviously immoral as idol-worship or disobedience to parents. It is not very helpful to the conservative either, though, because Paul insists on shifting the focus away from the objects of moral disapprobation in chapter 1 to the reading /hearing subject who has been up to this point happily identifying with Paul's castigation of someone else. The complex and interesting argument of chapter 1 about certain forms of sin beginning by the 'exchange' of true for false perception and natural for unnatural desire stands, but now has to be applied not to the pagan world alone but to the 'insiders' of the chosen community. Paul is making a primary point not about homosexuality but about the delusions of the supposedly law-abiding.
As I have said, this does nothing to settle the exegetical questions fiercely debated at the moment. But I want to stress that what I am trying to define as a strictly theological reading of Scripture, a reading in which the present community is made contemporary with the world in front of the text, is bound to give priority to the question that the text specifically puts and to ask how the movement, the transition, worked for within the text is to be realised in the contemporary reading community. To move too rapidly to the use of the text to make a general point which does not require the reader to be converted is to step outside what I have been calling the time of the text, the process by which it shapes its question. It is to make the text more passive than active, and so to move away from the stance of the listener, from the stance of the Church as trying to be still enough to hear and free enough to respond to God's summons to be his community. Of course the work of exegesis to establish doctrine and ethics is unavoidable; commentary is always going on. But the first moment of commentary -- if this emphasis on the basic character of listening is correct -- needs to be the tracing of the 'time' of a text so as to chart where it is moving.
While the Archbishop is certainly correct that his discussion of does not, itself, settle the issue of its importance to the current debate over same sex relationships, I think his approach ultimately supports those of us who believe that the reference to same sex relationships in Romans 1 cannot be read as relevant to the committed same sex relationships now in discussion.
As the Archbishop notes, Paul is not pronouncing any ethical teaching generally about same sex relationships. To the contrary, he is making only a fleeting statement about certain sexual activities that he assumes (and he assumes that his audience assumes) is immoral. And this statement is on a long list of immoral activities. Paul's point is not to make an ethical statement about any of the behaviors on the list--he assumes that all agree that what is listed is immoral--instead, he is using this list to make another point altogether.
So the real issue is this--what are we to make of Paul's fleeting statement about sexual activity in Romans 1? Is it appropriate to assume that Paul is condemning all same sex sexual activity. There are many biblical scholars (see here for a summary of some this literature) who believe that Paul is specifically mentioning only sexual acts done as part of a pagan rituals common in the times--and this is consistent with the linking of the list of immoral acts in Romans only to idolatrous worship. See Romans 24-26 ("Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the degrading of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever! Amen. For this reason God gave them up to degrading passions.")
In addition, there is no reason to believe that Paul was condemning sexual conduct within the context of a committed relationships--which is what the Episcopal Church is discussing. Indeed, it is highly unlikely that Paul ever knew anyone in such a relationship.
Perhaps even more critically, since Paul was not giving an ethical lesson on homosexuality--and merely assumed that his readers would agree with him that same sex acts were immoral--what theological weight are we to give this fleeting reference? Paul, after all, assumed that slavery was a cultural norm, and he did not condemn slavery, but we assuredly do not therefore believe that slavery is acceptable. Similarly, why should we turn Paul's cultural views of same sex relationships into ethical doctrine?


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One of the gifts of movies is the way they introduce us to new actors, turning them this way and that in the light of the screen, allowing us to see the fullness of their gifts. Consider Chiwetel Ejiofor, whose first leading role was in "Dirty Pretty Things" (2002), as a Nigerian doctor reduced in London to working in a mortuary. Then came a romantic role in "Love Actually" (2003), a South African activist in "Red Dust" (2004), a space opera villain in "Serenity" (2005), and a New York detective in Spike Lee's current "Inside Man" (2006). Along the way he has worked for Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen and John Singleton (a vicious mobster in "Four Brothers" in 2005) and has done Shakespeare and The Canterbury Tales for TV. Born in London in 1974, he works easily with British, American and Nigerian accents.
Now he plays a drag queen in "Kinky Boots." It is a performance all the more striking because he doesn't play any kind of drag queen I've ever seen in the movies. He plays the role not as a man pretending to be a woman, and not as a woman trapped in a man's body, and not as a parody of a woman, and not as a gay man, but as a drag queen, period: Lola, a tall, athletic performer in thigh-high red boots who rules the stage of a drag club as if she were born there, and is a pretty good singer, too. In preparing for the role, Ejiofor must have decided not to simper, not to preen, not to mince, but to belt out songs with great good humor that dares the audience to take exception. If "simper," "preen" and "mince" are stereotypical words, well, then, most drag queens, including Lola's backup dancers, are stereotypical performers. Not Lola.
With "Kinky Boots," we find ourselves watching another one of those British comedies in which unconventional sex is surrounded by a conventional story. The film's other hero is Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton), whose father dies and leaves him a Northampton shoe factory that is nearly bankrupt because men aren't buying traditional dress shoes. Through a coincidence we must accept, Charlie meets Lola, who complains that women's shoes don't stand up to the weight of a full-sized man in drag. Charlie thinks maybe his factory could supply a proper pair of boots with stiletto heels for Lola, and lovingly crafts the boots himself, only to hear Lola respond: "Pease, God, tell me I have not inspired something burgundy." What does he prefer? "Red! Red!"
Lola comes to Northampton to design a line of footwear, receiving a chilly reception from some of the union men in the factory, especially the gay-hating Don (Nick Frost). Don is the reigning arm-wrestling champion in a local pub, and of course, it is only a matter of time until Don and Lola are elbow to elbow in a showdown. Meanwhile, Charlie's snotty fiancee Nicola (Jemima Rooper) is a real estate agent, hoping to recycle his factory into condos, while the plucky shoe worker Lauren (Sarah-Jane Potts) believes in Charlie, Lola and the factory.
Drag queens are more mainstream in British entertainment than they are in America, even if we exclude Dame Edna Everage, who seems to be in drag not as a man, not as a woman, but as a self-contained gender. The movie is in the naughty-but-nice British tradition in which characters walk on the wild side but never seem to do anything else there. If Lola, whose birth name is Simon, has sex of any kind in "Kinky Boots," it is off-screen. I was reminded of the wholesome kinkiness of "Personal Service" (1987), Terry Jones' comedy about Cynthia Payne, the "luncheon voucher madam" who treated retired gents to naughty noontime lingerie shows, heavy on whips, boots and corsets. Some of them paid with the luncheon vouchers they received as Old Age Pensioners. A recent example of this innocent genre is "Mrs. Henderson Presents," in which Dame Judi Dench runs the most wholesome strip club in Soho.
"Kinky Boots" has few surprises, unless you seriously expect the factory to go bankrupt. The climax comes at the annual shoe show in Milan, where last-minute developments unfold right on schedule; having provided us with Lola, the movie is conventional in all other departments. But Ejiofor's performance as Lola shows an actor doing what not every actor can do: Taking a character bundled with stereotypes, clearing them out of the way, and finding a direct line to who the character really is. Just in the way she walks in those kinky red boots, Lola makes an argument that no words could possibly improve upon.
Notes: It's pronounced Chew-i-tell Edge-o-for. "Kinky Boots" is based on a true story. Check it out at www.divine.co.uk/ (not safe for work).
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Modern Hawaiian warriors revive the ancient fighting art of lua
"Ha, he, hu! Ha, he, hu! Ha, he, hu!" The room echoes with the guttural chorus of their breathing, each breath inhaled and expelled in an explosive mantra. Their powerful, fluid movements evoke a curious mix of disciplines: martial drills, hula, Asian combat moves. They lunge forward and back, dodge from side to side, then whirl and pivot in unison, as arm strikes aim for an invisible opponent's eyes, then throat. Their deep breathing and the vigorous stamping of their feet on the floor produce a hypnotic rhythm, punctuated by shouted chants.
A muscular man hovers nearby, eyeing their every gesture, firmly exhorting: "Don't look down; that weakens you." On his command, they assume the boxer-like posture of the tiki: legs and elbows deeply bent, fists clenched, eyes blazing. They are ready to rumble, glistening with sweat and purpose. With each ai, or move, this handful of modern warriors are reclaiming a cultural legacy: the ancient Hawaiian fighting art of lua.In olden times, lua warriors were the chief's elite commandos. Secretly, in the dark of night, they practiced rigorous hand-to-hand combat in sacred compounds dedicated to the war god Ku. On the battlefield, they killed efficiently, with calculated blows. Precise nerve strikes paralyzed the enemy, followed by a methodical process of "bundling up" the opponent by dislocating his joints, breaking every major bone in his body, and, finally, snapping his back. According to legend, a select few could kill with a mere word or touch, driving the life from their opponents before they hit the ground.
Warriors underwent tests of skill and concentration, such as holding their arms out 90 degrees, as a person walked upon each arm. They learned balance by kneeling on gourds without breaking them. To cultivate agility, they practiced weaving their bodies swiftly through a ladder of tautly strung cords.
But in their daily regimen, warriors trained not just to develop their prowess in battle, but also their mental and spiritual sides, through practices associated with the moon goddess Hina, the yielding, feminine counterpart to Ku's aggressive male principle. "Warriors were not brutes," says modern-day lua teacher Jerry Walker. "They also composed poetry, danced, surfed and excelled in sports and games."
Pragmatically, lua warriors were also master healers adept in practices developed to restore the wounded. Lua master Mitch Eli says that warriors practiced lomilomi massage to aid good circulation and alleviate muscle spasms and sprains, the art of laau lapaau (herbal healing) to make poultices and potions, and even a technique of mending bones, called haihai iwi, an ancient Hawaiian cousin to modern chiropractic care.
"The key lesson is to become balanced and flexible," says teacher Richard Paglinawan, a serious, soft-spoken man in his sixties. "There is a time to be hard like Ku, and a time to be Hina, soft. Lua teaches us to hoomau (persevere), to flow with life, not fight it."
But one olohe lua (lua master) survived: Charles Kenn. A Hawaiian-Japanese-German kahuna (expert or priest) born in 1907, Kenn was also a social historian, professor and author who was highly accomplished in a variety of martial arts, including lua. Although he shied away from public recognition, Kenn was honored in 1976 as a state "living treasure" for his pioneering work documenting Hawaiian language, culture and spiritual traditions long before the present-day Hawaiian renaissance took hold.
Kenn learned lua from several teachersb including two who had trained at a royal lua school established by King Kalakaua in the late 1800s. He also studied with renowned sensei Seishiro "Henry" Okazaki, who had learned lua ai from a Hawaiian practitioner after World War I and incorporated them into his Danzan-Ryu style of jujitsu.
Thirty years ago, Kenn agreed to teach the esoteric art to five dedicated students: Richard Paglinawan, Jerry Walker, Mitchell and Dennis Eli, and Moses Kalauokalani. Today, the five head two lua pa (a figurative term for school), Pa Kui-a-Lua and Pa Kui-a-Holob, that are carrying on and spreading the ancient tradition.
Growing up, Jerry Walker and his college chum Mitch Eli had heard stories about lua. Avid martial artists who were well-versed between them in jujitsu, tai chi, aikido, kung fu and karate, both were eager to learn lua, but they could never find anyone who practiced or taught it. The secrecy that fueled lua's mystique as a potent "dark art" had also erased the path to learn it.
In 1974, Walker tracked Kenn down. At first, the scholar agreed only to teach general Hawaiiana, and only to those who could prove they were descended from alii, or royalty. (Because in ancient times royal blood was believed to contain more mana, or spiritual energy, Walker explains, only the alii underwent intensive training as lua warriors. But during war, makaainana, or commoners, were often drafted into service and taught the basics of lua.)
A dozen students, including Mitch's brother Dennis and acquaintances Paglinawan and Kalauokalani, began meeting regularly with Kenn. He eventually taught them a few lua ai, but imposed a strict kapu on the students talking about their lua practice outside the lessons. When their ranks finally thinned with the rigor and tedium of practice until only five were left, Kenn said, "OK, now we can begin."
For five years, the group met once a week at a house in the Hawaiian neighborhood of Papakolea. "We'd work out from 6 to 10 p.m., then go in and have coffee and pastry," Walker recalls. Then Kenn would lecture on lua, often past midnight, but "time would fly."
In 1978, Kenn anointed his five students as oloh (literally "hairless," because the bodies of master warriors used to be plucked bare and oiled to prevent an enemy from obtaining a sure grip). In exchange, he required of them a promise that they would teach lua only to Hawaiians, to help restore their connection with their culture.
In 1991, Pa Kui-a-Lua member Lynette Paglinawan, Richard's wife, who was then executive director of the Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Project, organized a program to research and perpetuate the dying tradition. The fruits of that effort, funded by the Bishop Museum and the National Park Service, will be published this year in the first comprehensive sourcebook on the subject: Lua: The Hawaiian Martial Art.
Bishop Museum Collection Manager Betty Kam admits that initially the museum, used to tamer academic fare, was "nervous" about "publishing these moves that could really hurt a person. People would say, "Is this too vicious to come out?" But eventually the museum decided the research belonged in the public domain, not in its archives gathering dust. "We hope it will help the broader community understand lua's important role in Hawaiian society, how it connected to many elements of daily life," Kam says. "Lua supports everything we know about Hawaiian culture and shows us how things work in grand interplay."
Why, after centuries of strict secrecy, have the olohe decided to take lua public now? "Sharing the knowledge is the only way we can keep this art form alive," Paglinawan says simply. "Lua was so close to passing away," adds Mitch Eli softly. "Kenn was the last guy, and it fell on our shoulders to carry on."
Eli says the olohe feel beholden "to pass on what we know, because many people have heard of lua, but few really understand it. The book establishes a foundation, so that people can't come out and start making things up."
The senior olohe themselves reflect this mix. Paglinawan, former head administrator of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, is a project manager with the Queen Emma Foundation, which supports health care for Hawaiian communities. Kalauokalani works at Hawaiian Electric. Mitchell and Dennis Eli are both chiropractors, and Jerry Walker is a retired hospital administrator.
In 1995, the five teachers decided to split into two separate pa. Paglinawan and Kalauokalani retain leadership of Pa Kui-a-Lua, while the Eli brothers and Walker formed Pa Kui-a-Holo. Neither school charges training fees, viewing themselves as educational, not commercial, ventures.
Each lua pa trains twice a week at Kekuhaupio Gym on the campus of Kamehameha Schools. Aptly, the gym is named after the legendary lua master who taught the arts of warfare and strategy to Kamehameha. (A lua adept in his own right, Kamehameha was reputedly able to dodge or catch a dozen spears hurled at him simultaneously.)
Among the lua students are a number of women, just as stories tell of female lua warriors in Kamehameha's day and before. One of the modern-day women warriors is veteran hula dancer, former Miss Hawaii and Hawaiian Airlines community-relations executive Debbie Nakanelua-Richards.
Nakanelua-Richards admits that she was reluctant to attend her first lua class in 1992. "My brother made me go," she says frankly. "I always saw myself as a passive individual; I hate confrontation. I was fearful, thinking, hey, this is extreme!' But he said we had a responsibility to learn as much as we could about our culture, so I should get over my fear of people throwing spears at me."As it turned out, learning lua "was like coming home," Nakanelua-Richards says. "I've danced hula all my life, so it's like muscle memory for me. I'll go through motions of strikes and holds, and it feels so natural. In hula, we use wrist movements that are similar to how one would wrestle or grab. I'd never touched a spear before, but in my hand it felt like a puili (split bamboo rattle) that I would dance with."
The similarities are not surprising, since lua and hula were originally closely related in traditional Hawaiian society. During the day, warriors practiced haka, or fighting postures, in a sacred dance reserved for the temples of Ku. According to Mitch Eli, these ai were later known as "haa," then "hula." Eli says hula allowed warriors to practice their technique without giving away battle tactics. "Lua is the mother of hula," he says. "It was martial practice disguised as dance, an integral part of lua training to develop balance, leg strength, stamina and grace."
As with any other martial art, Paglinawan says, many come to learn lua, but few go the distance to excel. Students "drawn by fantasies of flying in the tops of bamboo" eventually leave, he says. As lua haumana (students), those who remain learn techniques of hakihaki (bone-breaking), kuikui (punching), hakoko (wrestling) and aalolo (nerve pressure to cause paralysis).
The haumana practice techniques of "psyching out" opponents before battle with ritual insults and threatening body gestures. Mitch Eli explains: "You call on your ancestors to support you. Then, with them lined up behind you, you tell the other guy how good you are and what you're going to do to him."
Students also learn to wield and construct their own traditional weapons of wood, stone, shark tooth and bone. One recently graduated olohe with Pa Kui-a-Lua, Umi Kai, has become particularly well-known for the quality and terrifying beauty of his weapons. A car-rental company manager by day, Kai was an accomplished stone and wood carver even before he began practicing lua. He says he first attended a class out of curiosity, then stayed because the ancient discipline "filled a void I didn't know was there." Kai's finely crafted weapons have frequently been sought by art exhibitors and private collectors, but he stresses that "they're not decorative. They're made for function, not beauty."
And the function of lua weapons is to trip, rip, smash or poke: Among the ancient tools of battle are the kaane (strangling cord), maa and pohaku (sling and stone), pololu (long spear), kookoo (staff), leiomano (shark tooth club), single- and double-edged pahoa (wood daggers), and a variety of blunt hand clubs.
At a recent Pa Kui-a-Holo practice, the haumana pause after each sequence of moves to snap their feet together and, with eyes downcast, touch their foreheads to clasped hands. Mitch Eli explains that they are "paying respect to our aumakua (ancestral gods), which protect and inspire us, and help us to build the mana that's needed to do martial arts and be a better person in life."
To Western thinking, the idea that a practice meant to cripple and kill could develop good character might seem strange. But not to the Hawaiian mind, Walker says, which is aligned with lua's paradoxical wisdom.
For Walker, lua has been a journey of self-discovery. "First, I saw it as a martial art," he says. "Second, as an art. Finally, and how I relate to it now, is as a way of life."
Last year, the two schools held uniki, or graduation ceremonies, for the first time, elevating a total of nine veteran students to the rank of olohe. One of Pa Kui-a-Holo's graduates was Billy Richards, Debbie Nakanelua-Richards' husband. A former Marine and Vietnam vet, Richards traces his path to lua back to his early days as a crewmember and then captain of the Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hokulea.Wherever the canoe landed in Polynesia, Richards recalls, local warriors would greet them ceremonially. "In New Zealand, 300 came out and did haka," he says. "But we couldn't respond as warriors because we didn't know how, so we would send hula dancers out instead. And they would always ask, Where are your men?'" So in 1994, when Richards read about a lua class, he was "ready and jazzed," he says. "It was like finding that missing piece of the puzzle."
"Becoming an olohe completes a circle for me," Richards says today. He notes that in 1995, when voyaging canoes sailed to Hawaii from the Marquesas and Cook Islands, lua pa members were finally able to come out and greet them with haka challenges of their own.
"To me, lua is about Hawaiians discovering their warrior selves," he says. "That doesn't mean you are aching for a fight, or to beat people up. To me, being a warrior means being responsible for your conduct, and protecting your family, the people around you, your aina (land). You learn an art that can do devastating damage, but you also learn how to give and be gentle, to be responsible with that power."
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Wheat-free * Dairy-free * Gluten-free * Vegetarian * Parve ~~~
This recipe is a paleo update of a post I made about for Passover 2 years ago. But you don't have to limit it to Pesach, it's just as delicious for Rosh Hashanna or break fast.
The amazing thing is that Gefen noodles are made with ingredients allowable on the paleo diet: POTATO FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, CELLULOSE GUM, BETA CAROTENE
Okay, I'm not sure about the cellulose gum but otherwise they fit into my definition of paleo. You can buy them in most kosher stores or online at Amazon or buy it by the case (you can share the noodles with friends) for much less per package here:
Buy Gefen Gluten Free Wide Noodles – 9 Oz. Each (Case of 12)
In the olden days I used to make a spectacular noodle pudding with sour cream and cottage cheese and pineapple (although the pineapple had to be omitted a long long time ago when I became violently allergic to it). So, I was a little worried about how a non-dairy, gluten free kugel would come out. The answer is GOOD – really good.
I suspect my family will miss my matzoh kugel this year, but honestly the gluten free matzoh – even though it tastes quite good – just disintegrates and turns to mush when I tried to make the kugel. So I hope they will forgive me or even better learn to love this noodle pudding instead. Oh yes, it freezes (which is why I could make it today and plan to serve it at seder) well; just reheat before serving.
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Tonight was a pretty bad night. It started off with the sink leaking, a trip to Home Depot and coming home expecting to make a quick Japanese dish...only to find missing ingredients. I didn't want to run to the store so I went with my go -to last minute dinner: Mac N Cheese. I usually have an
The kids prefer to have it topped with breadcrumbs for an extra crunch. I love being able to add in whatever meat and veggies are on hand to make sure it's not a total carb fest.
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It is important for men to reflect on their lifestyle and health choices, and perhaps even to consider a medical screening. Among the many health-related issues that concern men, prostate cancer remains a common topic of discussion.
Prostate cancer is a leading cancer affecting 1 in 6 men in the United States.
While it is very curable if detected in it's early stages, screening and treatment options for the disease have demonstrated some shortcomings to date.
However, recent technological advances are changing the playing field for men undergoing prostate cancer screening as well as for those under treatment.
While traditionally, men over the age of 50 have been encouraged to undergo prostate screening with a simple blood test (PSA test) and a prostat
e exam, due to increasing diagnoses of men in their 40s, doctors are now prompting men over the age of 40 to get screened. Moreover, the development of new prostate MRI imaging has increased screening accuracy, proving to be an essential tool for men at risk of prostate cancer. Through the use of special sequences, prostate multiparametric MRIs detect and display cancers with high accuracy, changing the way men at risk of the disease are being evaluated and treated.
In the past, men with elevated PSA levels or abnormal prostate exams underwent ultrasound-guided prostate biopsies to determine if any cancer was present in the prostate. However, as most prostate cancers are not visible on ultrasound evaluations, most ultrasound prostate biopsies are essentially blind, random, and inexact. With the new prostate MRI technology, men are better assessed to determine if they need a biopsy at all. For those men whose scans reveal suspicious lesions, the MRI can clearly show their location and extent, allowing the prostate cancer specialist to locate specific targets for a special biopsy referred to as an "MRI Fusion Prostate Biopsy", which are much more exact than standard ultrasound biopsies.
Clear visibility of the cancers provides a distinct added advantage: it allows prostate cancer specialists to perform focal therapy, or a 'prostate lumpectomy', where much of the prostate tissue is preserved. Decades ago, if a woman was diagnosed with breast cancer, the entire breast tissue was removed to ensure the cancer was eradicated. Due to better imaging and localization of breast cancers, most women no longer need to remove their entire breast, but can remove only the cancerous parts while preserving healthy tissue in a 'breast lumpectomy'. Until recently, inability to identify the exact location and extent of prostate cancer meant that specialists recommended the removal or radiation of the entire prostate to ensure adequate treatment; yet potential side effects of such over-treating through prostate surgery or prostate radiation include erectile dysfunction and loss of urinary control. Overtreatment of the prostate caused by the lack of both proper imaging and effective and safe focal treatment is now no longer an issue.
As mentioned, MRI fusion biopsies effectively reveal the location and extent of prostate cancers in men. Once it is localized, how can we precisely treat it? The answer for many lies in HIFU, or High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, an exciting new treatment approach that is revolutionizing the treatment of prostate cancer. HIFU is a non-surgical treatment modality that uses harmless ultrasound waves with pinpoint accuracy to destroy cancerous tissue.
Given it's precision, the normal prostatic tissue and the vital structures aroundthe prostate—such as the nerves that control erections and the muscles that provide urinary control—can be preserved. Thus, HIFU is an outpatient procedure that takes around 1-3 hours to perform and typically has no down time. In experienced hands, HIFU procedures can preserve normal erectile function and urinary control while effectively eradicating the prostate cancer.
Nevertheless, while such advances have been made in optimizing screening and treatment options for prostate cancer, we strongly encourage men to look into prostate cancer prevention, including dietary modifications and lifestyle changes that lower risk of developing the disease.
Dr. Kia Michel is founding member of the prestigious Comprehensive Urology Medical Group and the founder of the Prostate Cancer Specialists of Los Angeles, an organization comprised of leading prostate cancer specialists dedicated to helping men with prostate cancer or at risk of developing prostate cancer. Visit www.lapeerhealth.com. Article was originally published on July 4th, 2016 by Malibu Chronicle


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Complete the sentences: 'Fish fingers, chips and ________' , 'Jacket potato with cheese and ________', '________ on toast'.
Yes. Beans are an essential part of life. So essential, I tried making my own in my slow cooker, and the results were so beyond satisfying I had to share. Literally these are life changing beans. PLUS you can shove them all in your freezer and have beans on demand.
They have half the sugar / nasties etc etc than normal beans and they taste so much nicer! Most recipes I looked at recommended adding molasses, I couldn't find these so just left them out and they were definitely sweet enough.
Be warned though for this recipe you will need a lot of beans and a lot of patience. They take a LONG time.
Homemade Baked Beans
- 500g dried cannelini beans
- 6 rashers smoked bacon (optional)
- 100g cherry tomatoes
- 1 large red onion
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 3 tsp smoked paprika
- 3 tsp normal paprika
- 1 tsp cayenne chilli pepper
- 3 tsp cumin
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp boullion stock powder
- 2 tsp Henderson's relish
- 1/2 litre water
- Salt and pepper
Soak the beans overnight in plenty of water in a big container. Drain them the next day and set aside. Chop up the bacon, cherry tomatoes, garlic and onion finely and soften all together in a pan.
Place in the slow cooker with the beans. Add in all the spices and enough water to just cover the mixture.
Heat on high for around 4 hours or low for 6 hours. The beans really will take that long to cook, you'll think they aren't cooking and then bam they will change consistency. Freeze in portions and enjoy when you need to!


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GP (family doctor) services: At the bottom of the NHS Choices webpage about GPs are some helpful leaflets in English for Asylum Seekers; Ethnic Gypsy, Roma & Travelling Communities; the Homeless and Visitors from Abroad.
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Subcultures – Elevated bead 1/8th Truck tire - green compound - yellow wheel 1/8th truck tire - pre-mounted 2pcs
Part # – 3046 (fits all 1/8th trucks with standard offset)
Subcultures, the popular three tier design from JConcepts, are the latest in 1/8th truck tire development. The JConcepts design team started from the ground-up with an all new tire design. Leaving no detail untouched, the elevated (angular) bead configuration provide elements that combine light-weight with performance. In general, 1/8th truck tires are heavy and minimizing rubber and insert material was the focus. Utilizing the tire sidewall as the mounting bead, the Elevated design eliminated the need for excess rubber and insert material, dropping weight, while simplifying the mounting / gluing contact patch and location. One continuous tire body profile with Subcultures tread, together with the light-weight Force-1 insert has revolutionized 1/8th truck tires once again.
It's a whole new world down within the tread as the Subcultures are the first 1/8th truck tire with three-tier lug technology. The precisely spaced pyramid shaped tread provides the initial feel and control for hard packed, loose and loamy conditions while the step base give the necessary height for wet and soft conditions. At the very base of the Subcultures is a mesh of tread which provides grip at a time when most tires are left bald. Now available in sticky super soft green compound, the Subcultures are a specialty tire that when matched to the appropriate track can provide the performance and all around tire that racers dream of.
The Subcultures are a part of the JConcepts special breed of tire, designed for maximum performance when new or used as the design allows even wear all the way down to the tire body. Subcultures, in green compound, while in new condition excel on hard slick surfaces that are either dry, wet or when traction is hard to come-by. Worn Subcultures on the second or third tier of lugs, excel on surfaces where a groove has formed with minimal dust buildup.


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"Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples." (Luke 11:1)
I was reading Psalm 142 the other day, and I could not help but stop to read these words, rich with feelings and truth — both of which I think we are all familiar with. Just as the disciples asked of Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray," surely we can benefit from instructions on how to pray, and here we have a beautiful, heartfelt example given to us by David.
So for these next seven weeks, we will walk through Psalm 142 and see what we can gain from these words of prayer penned by David.
"I cry out to the Lord with my voice; with my voice to the Lord I make my supplication." (Psalm 142:1)
Psalm 142 was David's prayer when he was hiding from Saul in a cave, surely a time of great distress. Just how many times do we find ourselves in a situation like David — with that pain piercing through our heart, our souls betrayed or our feelings trampled and our hearts shattered. This is what life holds for us, too, and sometimes it is difficult to find the words to lift up to the Lord in the midst of the darkness.
Thankfully we have great examples in the Scriptures for us to follow, for us to use when we are all used up on our own. This Psalm teaches us how to pray in times of trials and hardships — this instruction so very necessary and needed to us, as many are the afflictions of the righteous (Psalm 34:19).
This Psalm starts where all of our prayers need to start really — us speaking to the Lord. Whether we say these prayers out loud or not, the Lord hears them. He knows the silent cries of our hearts, and the prayers that we have difficulty putting into words. He knows the pain behind our prayers, and the ache echoing in our cries.
"The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles." (Psalm 34:17)
No matter where you are today, beloved one. No matter where you have been. Christ became righteousness for you, and you have been made righteous through faith in Jesus Christ. So you know that when you have given heart to Jesus, you have been made righteous. This truth does not change, no matter how you feel or think about your current circumstances or about yourself.
So we can hold on to that precious promise that when we cry out to the Lord, He hears us. And when the Lord hears our prayers, surely He will answer them as well. We only need to use our voice to make our supplications, to cry out to Him — and then we wait for His answer, knowing with surety that it will come.
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When I lived in Southern California, I attended Pamper Me Fabulous. This is the ultimate girl's day out. Aside from free flowing bubbly and delicious deserts, Pamper Me Fabulous features shopping, beauty, and spa treatments.
One of the things I enjoyed about last year's event was the opportunity to shop. I'm an avid online shopper. The vendors at Pamper Me Fabulous were fantastic, and many I had only previously seen online. It was nice to experience the quality of a new brand before making the blind leap to purchase.
This year, Pamper Me Fabulous is being hosted at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. You'll definitely find me there on October 7th. A relaxing day shopping, learning about health and beauty, and drinks with friends. Who wouldn't want to go? Visit their site to register for tickets: Pamper Me Fabulous
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Maintaining healthy finances in business is essential for the company to be able to grow and evolve into new markets and areas.
There are some common mistakes that businesses make, particularly at the start up stage. Knowing what these are and how to avoid them, greatly enhances the chances of your business becoming a huge success.
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1. Overpaying Their Taxes
Every business has a social and legal responsibility to pay tax, but some businesses can overpay simply by misunderstanding the complex systems of tax codes or mismanaging their expenses.
Keep track of all receipts and be prepared to put the time in for admin – whether it's £5 or £500, tax relief claims can quickly add up.
2. Being Dazzled By The Topline
It's easy to be blindsided by competitors and their extravagant spending, but the bottom line is much more valuable that the revenue at the top.
Always be thinking about profitability before hiring and remuneration – small businesses operating with higher levels of profitability, are stronger organisations overall.
3. Impulse Spending During The Startup Phase
When starting a business, it's easy to be swept up by the excitement of it all – buying custom made desks, drink machines for staff or company cars. But before you know it, you're eating into the bottom line and your profit margin.
Scrutinise every expense for cost-benefit; every pound should count towards improving the business in a measurable way.
4. Diversifying Prematurely
After initial success, businesses generally look to the future. But rather than investing in their own business, some owners decide to diversify before they're ready.
Before embarking on new ventures or diversifying your business model, ask yourself why you're doing it and if it's a good idea.
5. Confusing Being Busy With Being Productive
If you think that getting more from your business means running yourselves ragged, your strategy is flawed. Money is earned, or saved, by working more effectively with the resources you already have.
Sit down with staff and address the strategy of your company. Look to identify shortcomings and areas where improvements to efficiency and profitability can be made.
6. Not Keeping A Cash Safety Net
The reality of business is that cash flow experiences ebbs and flows. This is no issue if you have savings at hand, but if not then one dry spell could be detrimental to your business.
Be strict in maintaining an account balance equivalent to at least two months of operating costs. That way, you can weather any rough patches and give yourself time to turn things around.
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Ganja, silver seized near Bangladesh border
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) The BSF has seized seven kg of ganja and over 20 kg of silver from near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, an official said on Thursday.
In a special operation on Wednesday night, troopers of the 76 battalion of the Border Security Force seized 20.9 kg of silver valued at over Rs.7 lakh while it was being smuggled to Bangladesh near the Tarali border outpost.
In another operation near the Jayanti border outpost, troopers seized seven kg of ganja.
"In both the operations, the miscreants managed to escape under the cover of darkness but we foiled the smuggling attempt and seized valuables and contraband," said a BSF officer.
The BSF so far in the year has seized 25 kg of silver valued at over Rs.8 lakh and 17 kg of ganja from across the South Bengal frontier.