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What Is Karezza? [1]
Karezza is a gentle, affectionate form of intercourse in which orgasm is not the goal, and ideally does not occur in either partner while making love. Karezza gained its name from Alice Bunker Stockham, MD [2] at the end of the nineteenth century. She based the name on the Italian word carezza, meaning "caress."
Stockham was initially inspired by the work of John Humphrey Noyes [3], who taught a concept he called, Male Continence [4], in which men opt to avoid ejaculation when conception is not desired. However, Stockham encouraged both partners to pass up orgasm, insisting that the practice is neither "male" nor "female."
Although Stockham and, later, J. William Lloyd, MD [5] both wrote books about Karezza [6] (available free at this site), readers often observe that the descriptions of the actual practice seem vague. This is because technique is virtually immaterial. It's a practice about not doing, about getting your goal-driven mammalian mating program out of the way long enough to fall into a state of relaxed union. It's more of an experience than a practice. As a result, each couple has a slightly different tale to tell.
With that truth in mind, here are some suggestions based primarily on the experience of my husband and myself. Incidentally, we did not start out trying to learn Karezza. We started out to learn what we could about the alternative of making love without orgasm, and years later, when we read the original descriptions of Karezza, we realized that what we were doing most closely lined up with Karezza.
Karezza is not "regular sex" but without the orgasm
Although Karezza calls for intercourse, it wouldn't look anything like the intercourse Masters and Johnson observed in the lab, with its "restricted breathing" and "extreme muscle tension." Stockham contrasted the "ordinary hasty spasmodic method of cohabitation" with Karezza:
During a lengthy period of perfect control, the whole being of each is merged into the other, and an exquisite exaltation experienced. This may be accompanied by a quiet motion, entirely under subordination of the will, so that the thrill of passion for either may not go beyond a pleasurable exchange.
Our emphasis is on affection, and we stay well away from the edge of orgasm. If we sense ourselves slipping into performance mode while making love, we pull ourselves back into relaxation with deeper, longer breaths. This relaxes our abdominal breathing and reverses the increase in muscular tension and the urge to restrict breathing that coincide with the buildup to orgasm.
Regular, "heat 'em up" foreplay doesn't work very well with Karezza
Typical foreplay is geared toward heating yourself and your partner up with orgasm as the goal. The pleasures of Karezza, however, do not rely on the rewards that come from approaching one's own orgasm or inducing it in a lover. They depend on the rewarding feelings that come from mutual adoration and generous touch (bonding behaviors [7]). Initially Karezza therefore feels all wrong. It seems too non-goal-oriented and relaxed. When I first explained it to my husband, he couldn't believe his ears: "A woman who is asking me to do less?"
So, without standard foreplay, what do we do when we get in bed with each other? We found it helped to have some structure, because ingrained habits die hard. The more radically and thoroughly we alter our behavior when creating a new pathway in the brain, the easier it is to create one.
One could make it a point to stick to a pre-agreed list of bonding behaviors [8]—and engage in them daily for a few minutes, or more, using a generous mindset. We opted for a fixed three-week program, the Exchanges [9], a series of sensual, lighthearted activities for adults.
Intercourse is slower and more relaxed
It worked best to begin intercourse in a position that did not allow for much movement. Even so, it was extremely easy to escalate into good old, familiar sex as we added intercourse to our nightly affection. One strategy my husband and I now use is to make sure we put "snuggle nights" in between "intercourse nights." Snuggle nights are useful refresher courses for our nervous systems. Even a little bit of cuddling offers a taste of relaxed satisfaction with no goal whatsoever. When we next have intercourse it is easier to stay in the tranquil mindset ideal for Karezza.
As far as actual intercourse goes, we move far more slowly than we did during conventional sex. In addition, we fall into total stillness frequently while making love. Some of the most gratifying and profound experiences occur when not moving. As a result, our lovemaking goes in waves, somewhat like breathing. Erections also come and go—and arise again when we start kissing after a pause. (Visit Karezza Korner [10] for comments by other couples about their experiences.)
We kiss and gaze into each other's eyes a lot. We also let each other know how loved we feel with wordless sounds of pleasure and reverent, or playful, touch—depending upon our mood. Sometimes we make a conscious effort to diffuse the sexual energy from our genitals throughout our bodies by tightening the muscles of our pelvic floor and breathing the energy up. Sometimes when we close our eyes we notice flashing lights in the third-eye region of the forehead. Sometimes we use the technique of completely relaxing our pelvic muscles, as advised by Michael and Diana Richardson [11].
We make love in very comfortable positions, where our weight is supported with a minimum of tension. Side-lying position, with my legs wrapped around him, is a favorite. We also sometimes fall asleep connected, which makes waking up especially enjoyable. Because we never "finish," we've noticed that a flirty energy continues to flow outside the bedroom. This helps stave off habituation. In fact, my husband says he feels like a human "Pepe Le Pew," the amorous cartoon skunk whose love always remained unconsummated—and undying.
Done properly, Karezza relieves sexual tension
Whatever your gender, you probably experience sexual frustration as the strongest weapon in your genes' arsenal. If you can't resolve your sexual tension in a relationship, you are keenly motivated to add a lover (or some porn [12]) on the side, or move on to a relationship where you can resolve it—at least temporarily. Sadly, the harder you try to resolve your frustration through better or more frequent orgasm with any partner, the more likely you are to trigger the sexual satiety that can push mates apart [13]. You (like most other mammals) are programmed to be unable to find lasting sexual satisfaction with a mate by having more orgasms, because you have evolved to see a partner with whom you exhaust your sexual desire as less and less rewarding [14] over time.
With Karezza you ease your sexual tension without resorting to orgasm. Dr. Lloyd wrote that Karezza leads to complete dissipation of congestion, complete discharge of nervous surplus, complete relief from sexual tension, and more complete satisfaction than orgasm. He contrasted it with orgasmic sex, which tends to create local congestion and which must find relief in orgasm, or create distress. (Lloyd, Karezza Method [15]: 62.)
Using Karezza's gentle intercourse, we discovered that we can make love for as long as we need to until any sexual tension melts away entirely—as long as we don't fall back into hungry behavior, or begin fighting ourselves by going close to the edge of orgasm. During lovemaking, the emphasis is on stillness and heart-centered feelings. If the energy begins to build into goal-oriented sensations, we simply relax back into stillness.
The feelings during these quiet periods can be especially profound, as if we have entered a timeless cocoon of delighted contentment.
I experience what I think of as a "soul orgasm." It isn't connected to reproductive sex in any way. It can be produced even without sex, although sex is a great way to produce it. As we gently make love, I imagine us both in a glowing ball of light. I feel as if our spirits have merged. For hours after this kind of sex session, if I think of my wife, the feeling of deep love refills me, just as if I were back in bed having sex. —Todd
Flirting with "the edge" can increase frustration, even if no one climaxes. Frustration equates with high dopamine, and when dopamine goes too high [16] it can lead to tension, resentment, and subsequent cravings. Going too close to orgasm can also build congestion in the genitals, which may cause sharp pains. If you are fighting yourself, you are going too close to orgasm. If you are male, you are also putting unhealthy stress on your prostate gland. Relax!
Karezza is effortless
I just couldn't believe how effortless Karezza was. This man described it perfectly:
For a long time I'd been doing Taoist-style sex with my wife with good results—using exercises, lovemaking techniques, and energy visualizations. However, I decided to set it aside temporarily to learn more about Karezza. The first thing I noticed was that Karezza got the same results as my old Taoist practices. But Karezza required no specialized energy work. All I did was to remain nearly still while engaged in sex and breathed slow, deep breaths. I did nothing else. Anyone could do Karezza.
I soon started to sense another feeling that I didn't recognize—a deep, satisfying feeling. I guess it was the oxytocin, the cuddle hormone. It feels like peace and love all mixed up together—a sensation of being in love with life. —Larry
Karezza works because bonding behaviors work. In fact, Karezza is itself a delicious, intimate, soothing bonding behavior [17]. There is nothing mysterious about this, even though its effectiveness in relieving sexual tension may strike you as remarkable after you master it.
There was a warm glow in the area between our navels and pubic hairline that just demanded that we lie there together motionless to feel the gentle warmth it was radiating. This went on for twenty to thirty "timeless" minutes. Then slowly we inched toward nuzzling in the genital area. Very slowly we got to having intercourse sideways and it was amazing—lots of wetness to make it easy, and lots of control so no frenzy by either. We were both amazed and so loving in the stillness. It is a truly incredible experience. R. is delighted and feels so pleased that he didn't feel the need to come, which has been a big concern for him. It was such a powerful, loving experience. —Gina
Sometimes Karezza is just pleasant, gentle intercourse that leaves us refreshed and more balanced. Sometimes it's an amazing, heart-opening experience for which we can hardly find words. The outcome is not in our control. All we can do is keep our biologically driven habits out of the way, and enjoy what bubbles up. Striving is counterproductive. We focus on comforting each other, not fanning sexual hunger.
Karezza, with its emphasis on generous, non-goal-oriented affection, seems to rely heavily on activating the body's relaxation response [18]. In contrast, ejaculatory sex is a function of the fight-or-flight (sympathetic nervous system) response. Regular sex is an athletic exercise. Your heart rate increases; you perspire. It's like any other goal-directed activity, particularly when your survival is at stake. Indeed, biologically driven sex is exactly that. You are in performance mode, doing what needs to be done to survive (through passing on your genes).
The body "reads" bonding behaviors (like Karezza) as signals for feeling safe and getting closer. In contrast, it may not "read" performance-oriented lovemaking as a bonding signal, but rather as something more akin to a fight-or-flight activity. This powerful drive produces orgasms, but not necessarily profound feelings of safety or a desire to remain close.
Karezza's effects are subtle and cumulative
Karezza can be a bit like watching paint dry at first—albeit with the added joys of a companion and an increasing sense of well-being. It does not produce rapid, obvious results (as, for example, a new foreplay technique might). Instead its effects are cumulative. We needed several weeks of pleasant, but patient, consistency to see why we had made the effort to try it. During that time, we experienced a growing sense of empowerment, optimism, and connectedness with others. We felt as if we were "in the flow." Yet these changes seemed so natural (and well-deserved), that it was easy to miss the link between cause and effect.
The Karezza way doesn't require climax by either man or woman, since it emphasizes intimacy, harmony, and unity. It also takes a lot of practice to make it work right, and the couple wishing to practice Karezza should be patient. It takes time to harmonize energy fields, emotions, rhythms, and responses between two persons. Expect to practice at least a dozen times before you begin to see increasingly delightful results. —Bernard Jensen, MD
Karezza is a return to equilibrium. For some that may mean a few uncharacteristic naps, for others it will mean a welcome increase in libido. Either way, Karezza is not an attempt to recreate the intensity of honeymoon neurochemistry. The energy it produces is not "edgy," but rather lighthearted. With or without clothes, it feels more like two dolphins frolicking. We tend to laugh a lot, to find just the right times to make love, and to enjoy hugging or touching each other at other times.
You need to try Karezza for at least three weeks to be in a position to compare the benefits with conventional sex. Otherwise you may not taste what life is like beyond the ups and downs of the post-orgasmic passion cycle. (For more on this cycle see Women: Does Orgasm Give You a Hangover? [19] and Men: Does Frequent Ejaculation Cause a Hangover? [20])
We often learn the most about Karezza from our inadvertent departures from it. We never "go for" orgasm, but it happens occasionally. It's the perfect reminder of why we stick with this practice. During the two weeks after an orgasm, we notice a temporary dimming of good feelings, and we are always delighted when, like clockwork, we come back into sync at the end of the cycle.
In conclusion
You may believe that you will feel more frustrated the longer you avoid orgasm. Yet if you experiment carefully with Karezza, using lots of relaxation and generous affection, you are likely to find that this is not true.
I have experienced great feelings of well-being after non-orgasmic sex over long periods of time. The contact with the person becomes the orgasm, the sexual contact becomes the orgasm, and then there is no need for orgasm. —Mike
In our experience, there was surprisingly little inner conflict while learning Karezza, as long we took a gradual approach and remembered to wallow luxuriantly in the soothing pleasures of touch and connection. As Karezza lovers we grow more balanced and therefore more sensitive to every pleasurable nuance. Certainly, we have done a lot more giggling and enjoyed a lot more harmony.
Above all, Karezza teaches us to put each other first. As Bernard Jensen said in Love Sex & Nutrition, "To attain the most exalted state of happiness and fulfillment, it is necessary to help someone else get there, too."
See Karezza FAQs [10] or visit Karezza Recent Posts [21]. You can also learn more about Karezza from these two free books [6] by A. B. Stockham, MD and J. W. Lloyd, MD. Also see Bernard Jensen MD's suggestions for Karezza lovemaking [22], and this interview with Stanley Bass about his book: Energy Karezza [23].


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> The criteria are important in the sense of "you must meet them to get
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A Gondola
- Object:
Oil painting
- Place of origin:
Venice (painted)
- Date:
ca. 1700-ca. 1710 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Carlevarijs, Luca, born 1663 - died 1730 (painter (artist))
- Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
- Credit Line:
Purchased from the funds of Captain H. B. Murray's bequest.
- Museum number:
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case WD, shelf 213
An oil- sketch of a gondola with a felze, or removable cabin, which was placed at the centre of the gondola for sheltering passengers and had a small front door, side windows and a curved roof. This work is part of an album of fifty-three sketches by Carlevarijs which includes figures he appears to have painted in the open air in preparation for insertion into formal compositions.
Physical description
A sketch of a gondola with a felze, or small cabin, for sheltering passengers, viewed from the side. This work is part of an album of fifty-three sketches by Carlevarijs which includes figures and objects he appears to have painted in the open air in preparation for insertion into formal compositions.
Place of Origin
Venice (painted)
ca. 1700-ca. 1710 (painted)
Carlevarijs, Luca, born 1663 - died 1730 (painter (artist))
Materials and Techniques
Oil on canvas
Height: 8.5 cm approx., Width: 33 cm approx.
Object history note
Purchased, 1938
Historical significance: This is a study of a gondola, viewed from the side, with a felze, or removable cabin placed at the centre which served as a shelter for the passengers in winter, at night or in case of wind and rain. The felze was a complex structure richly decorated in wood and metal but only used on the boat when necessary. It had a front opening with a small door, small side windows and a curved roof. This work is is one of Carlevarijs' studies known as macchiette, the quick sketches he made with daubs of colour. Carlevarijs first drew his subjects on paper, copying them from what he saw in the streets and then transformed them into lively oil sketches, such as this one, which represent a crucial part of his artistic process. Studies such as these would ultimately form part of a Venetian veduta or prospect painting, which is a genre Carlevarijs is generally credited with establishing in the eighteenth century. He populated his vedute with elegantly posed and well-dressed figures, concealing the decline of the Republic under the splendour of the pageants, festivals and regattas he often represented. Carlevarijs' sketches also demonstrate his great influence on Canaletto, whose figures and their arrangement often show a marked debt to the older Master.
Historical context note
This work is part of an album of fifty-three sketches by Carlevarijs which includes figures he appears to have painted in the open air in preparation for insertion into formal compositions. The figures and objects appear frequently and virtually without variations in his paintings between 1707 and 1726 and are closely related to his etchings of 1703 in Le fabriche e vedute di Venetia. Composed of 104 views of Venice, the etchings formed the most complete survey of the fabric of the city ever produced and served as a model for Venetian view painters throughout the 18th century. Gondolas feature in Carlevarijs' work as they represent one of the most elegant and effective means of navigating Venice's waterways in a period when an estimated several thousand gondolas were operating in the lagoon. As Carlevarijs stated in the dedication to Le fabriche, he intended his paintings to 'rendere più facile alla notitzia de Paesi stranieri le Venete Magnificenze' [render more clearly the magnificence of Venice to foreign countries]
Descriptive line
Oil painting entitled 'A Gondola' by Luca Carlevarijs. Italy, ca. 1700-1710.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Kauffmann, C.M., Catalogue of Foreign Paintings, I. Before 1800, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973, p. 56-63, cat. no. 60 (P.26-1938 - P.78-1938)
John Pope-Hennessy, 'A Group of Studies by Luca Carlevarijs', The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Vol. 73, No. 426 (Sep., 1938), pp. 126-131.
Anon., 'Early Venetian Costume Studies' in Listener,22 September 1938, p. 613.
F. Mauroner, Luca Carlevarijs,2nd ed., 1945, p. 24, figs. 32 (P.57), 33 (P.55), 34 (P.69)
M. Levey, Painting in XVIII century Venice, 1959, p. 79.
W. G. Constable, Canaletto,i, 1962, pp. 70, 73 f., pl. 9 a (P.69) and b (P.55)
A. Rizzi, Disegni, incisioni e bozzetti del Carlevarijs, Exh. Cat. Udine, 1964, pp. 53-7, figs. 113-20.
The Glory of Venice : art in the eighteenth century. Jane Martineau and Andrew Robison (eds.), Exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, September 15 - December 14, 1994 and at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., January 29 - April 23, 1995.
Life in XVIII century Venice, Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood, 1966.
A. Rizzi, Luca Carlevarijs,1967, p. 97 f., figs. 1-53 (Bozzetti).
Isabella Reale and Dario Succi, Luca Carlevarijs e la veduta veneziana del Settecento Exh. Cat., Milano : Electa, c1994.
Venice, 1700-1800: an exhibition of Venice and the eighteenth century (The Detroit Institute of Arts [and] John Herron Art Museum), 1952, pp. 9-12, 23-26.
Luca Carlevarijs, Le fabriche e vedute di Venetia Exh. Cat., Venezia : Marsilio, 1995-1996.
Charles Beddington, Luca Carlevarijs : views of Venice Exh. Cat. (San Diego, Calif.: Timken Museum of Art, c. 2001).
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938, London: Board of Education, 1939.
Oil paint; Canvas
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Subjects depicted
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by Samuel Geroy
We can never reconcile time with eternity but at least, we can use time while preparing for eternity.
Time naturally measures everything - our hard struggles to achieve, our studies. strivings, works and the conflicts we meet along the way. We never give up though sin limits us, brings hard struggles in our service and an end to all that we do - including our goals, opportunities, abilities and life itself.
Eternity continues what we have started in time, and in a new and higher level, despite our human errors and sins in the past.
What the Lord discussed with the Sadducees in Matthew 23:29-32 sheds light concerning this. They presented a hypothetical story about a woman who married seven brothers, who died one at a time without having a child. Finally, the woman died too, so that in the resurrection life whose wife will she be?, asked the Sadducees.
The Lord replied that they do not have a deeper and fuller understanding of the power of God. In the resurrection life, people do not marry or are given in marriage. This function is confined to time and not to eternity. Time and eternity cannot be mixed. Time exists because of sin and eternity exists because of righteousness and holiness. In eternity, time will only be a memory. It is like a prison and eternity sets us free. Time is enough to prepare God's people for eternal service. It also prepares creation for eternal existence and purpose.
In eternity, we will live beyond time. The Bible tells us that God's people will travel from life to forever directly. Enoch walked with God straight to heaven on day and was never found again (Genesis 5:21-24). Elijah was fetched by God's chariot of fire drawn by horses of fire (2 Kings 2:10-11) and went to heaven without passing death. Believers of the Lord Jesus will transported to meet the Lord in the air in the twinkling of an eye someday (I Thessalonians 4:15-17, I Corinthians 15:51-58).
Some people of God were given a glimpse of forever while still in time and space. Jacob at Bethel (Genesis 28:10-21) saw the Lord at the top of the stairway to heaven. Moses, while downhearted after Israel committed sin was revived after God showed him the 'back' of His glory (Exodus 32, 33:13, 29, 30, 34:5-7). His joy was renewed and his face shined with God's glory (Exodus 34:29,30). The Lord Jesus was transfigured in the presence of Peter, James and John (Matthew 17:1-8). When Paul was stoned at Lystra (Acts 14:19, 20) he had a near-death experience of seeing the beauty and hearing the sounds of heaven (2 Corinthians 12:1-7). Stephen saw the glory of the Lord before his death by stoning (Acts 7:56). John the apostle was transported by the Spirit (Revelation 1:10) and saw visions of the end which he wrote in the book of Revelation.
Dorcas (Acts 9:36-42) and Lazarus (John 11) saw the glory of heaven but never talked about it.
Our human minds can never fully grasp forever. But it reminds us that our God is beyond full understanding and what we know about Him is enough to give us salvation and the assurance that we can never exhaust forever because God is there (I Corinthians 15:28). It is like an unfathomable love, service and joy that will make forever the sum total of perfection beyond compare.
It is love whose depth cannot be exhausted. It is service whose fruit cannot be measured. It is joy whose height cannot be reached.


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October 3,2017
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends With Us and November 9 comes a moving and haunting novel of family, love, and the power of the truth.
"Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness."
The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother's former nurse, the little half-brother isn't allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there's Merit.
Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn't earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan. His wit and unapologetic idealism disarm and spark renewed life into her—until she discovers that he's completely unavailable. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines, when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix.
Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she's never been a part of before leaving them behind for good. When her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with the staggering consequences of telling the truth and losing the one boy she loves.
Poignant and powerful, Without Merit explores the layers of lies that tie a family together and the power of love and truth.
Colleen Hoover has been a go to author for me since I first read Maybe Someday. I was hooked on this story from chapter one. Without Merit was not the story I expected it to be. I did not realize the issues that it would touch on. It really makes you kind of step back and pause and reassess your own life and how you're seeing things in it.
I absolutely loved all of the characters and their interactions with each other. First of all I loved that Merit rewards her shitty days with an antique trophy. Why not reward ourselves for surviving a shitty day? Better someone else's trophy than a hot fudge sundae. It was very interesting to see Merit's point of view of her family and the things that were occurring in her own home. The family dynamic is crazy in this story. It is interesting to see the progression of Merit's view of her family from beginning to end. Nothing in the Voss household is what it seems.
Then after her suicide attempt we see what was really going on versus what everyone believed to be going on. I loved how her depression was addressed. It wasn't this oh my god your depressed and get over it reaction. She has a legitimate problem and Luck helped her to see it for what it was and along with Sagan was able to help her realize it is worthwhile to see someone and discuss her issues. This story is completely relateable to teenagers and even parents.
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Where's the love?
'WHERE'S THE LOVE?' is the latest EP from JV and the guys.
The title track is a brand new song from JV, together with 3 more originals to complete the set.
Available from the band at gigs of course, or from Amazon link
& lots of other options, including audio clips here: https://johnverity.hearnow.com
Already selected for airplay on a number of radio stations - get your own copy now!
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'Blue to my Soul' comprises six JV originals together with four covers, three of which are already in the JV Band live set, plus an acoustic version of Alabama Blues, featuring Max Milligan on guitar.
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Sunday School is at 9:45 am every Sunday. We hold a variety of adult classes on different topics every quarter. The atmosphere is laid-back, there's coffee in the kitchen, and we study God's Word together.
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About Birding… From the Newell's:
Once again, Geoffrey Newell will be leading the bird walk at Upland's Park. Meet at 8:00 a.m. next Sunday, February 17 in the large parking lot out at the end of Cattle Point. The last few months have turned up several species of rare birds in the park: Franklin's Gull, Yellow-shafted Flicker, Common Redpoll, etc. Please remember that this walk is in place of the walk at the end of the month.
Hope to see you there!
Please also see the e-bird reports from our last two walks at Cattle Point.
Good Birding!!!!.
David, Brigitte, Geoffrey & Jean Newell
Victoria–Cattle Point, Capital, CA-BC
Jan 27, 2013 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: cloudy, calm, high tide
36 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 5
American Wigeon 25
Mallard 7
Harlequin Duck 8
Surf Scoter 11
Bufflehead 3
Common Goldeneye 3
Hooded Merganser 4
Common Merganser 3
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Red-necked Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Pelagic Cormorant 5
Bald Eagle 1
Black Oystercatcher 1
Black Turnstone 7
Dunlin 7
Mew Gull 6
Thayer's Gull 4
Glaucous-winged Gull 30
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 2
Pigeon Guillemot 3
Marbled Murrelet 1
Anna's Hummingbird 17
Northern Flicker 1
Northwestern Crow 20
Common Raven 8
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 4
Pacific Wren 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 42
Varied Thrush 4
Spotted Towhee 10
Song Sparrow 6
Golden-crowned Sparrow 8
Purple Finch 1
House Finch 21
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Undergraduate and graduate programs, degrees, and admission information.
The Storeroom maintains a database with detailed information for over 24,000 pieces of equipment purchased by the Department of Biological Sciences. Equipment inventory is in the midst of several changes so I will only provide brief guidelines below:
A. Tagging of New Equipment Purchases
Equipment Services, SMS, are responsible for tagging new equipment. If you purchase equipment that is valued at $2,000 or more, someone from Equipment Services will be in touch with you to put an inventory tag on the equipment. If you have equipment that is valued at less than and you still want it tagged, please contact Storeroom staff.
B. Taking equipment off-campus
Please come to the Storeroom to have an Off-Campus Equipment Form completed if you are taking any equipment off campus. If you are taking equipment out of the country, an Off-Campus Equipment form must be completed regardless of the length of time. A copy of the approved form needs to be with the person responsible for the equipment when crossing the boarder. Please read the International Travel Notice regarding customs.
C. Equipment Disposal/Surplus
Please contact Tony Cornish (email@example.com) to make arrangements to have your equipment sent to surplus. Please do not dispose any any tagged equipment yourself.
D. License and Registration
For the initial license and registration of all new modes of transportation and trailers requiring a license plate, please contact the Vehicle Pool.
E. Retire/Resign
When an employee retires/resigns from the University, all equipment off campus must be returned to the department for use or disposal. An employee may only purchase their PEA equipment at current market value first assessed by SMS.
F. Lost Or Stolen
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G. Lend Equipment To Someone Else
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A. Fisher Scientific
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Once there was a brave girl with beautiful long red hair who could run very fast and was very good at math. When the time came for her to join a school she went first to the School of Fast Runners. She showed them how quickly she could run. They were very impressed and accepted her at once. She was proud and worked hard on her running until the day came that they told her she must cut her hair. It interfered with her running and must be cut off they said. She refused but they were unbending and said she could not stay at The School For Fast Running if she would not cut her hair, and so she left.
As she was leaving one of the fast runners shouted at her "why don't you go join the Beautiful Haired? They are all as stuck up about themselves as you are"
Well, she didn't feel that she was stuck up , so for a long time she wouldn't go to The House of the Beautiful Hair. But finally, she was so lonely without a place to belong that she went and knocked. The door was thrown open to her and she was welcomed by people who taught her to care for her hair properly and style it in many wonderful ways. She realized that people with hair like hers weren't all stuck up (though some of them certainly were) and she stopped feeling like her hair was something to be embarrassed of, and indeed learned to love it and feel proud of it.
She was happy there until one of the teachers caught her with a math book. The teacher was very kind, but explained that books in general, but particularly math books, drained blood from the scalp and should be avoided as it would eventually damage the hair. The girl tried to stop, but she found herself irresistibly drawn to math.
She'd catch herself doing arithmetic in the shower or find formulas in her doodles. The more she tried to avoid numbers, the more she seemed to encounter them. She felt terribly guilty and sought advise from many of the teachers on how to best excise this destructive part of herself. Though everyone was very gentle and understanding, they could not help her. They didn't ask her to leave but, ashamed and embarrassed she eventually snuck away one night alone.
Her hair was still beautiful and they would always have welcomed her for that, but she couldn't stay. She wandered for a while until she came across girl who was walking along carrying math books. At first she looked away, embarrassed for the girl who didn't seem to have the sense to hide the shameful books, but carried them about for all to see. Eventually though her curiosity got the better of her and she struck up a conversation. They had so much in common that the girl quickly forgot her own shame and reveled in the company of her new friend. They walked some distance before she even bothered to inquire where they were headed.
Her new friend, it turned out, was headed to Math School and invited the girl to come along. She was doubtful at first, she'd had such bad luck at the School for Fast Running and the Home for the Beautiful Hair that she was afraid to try again. But at last, because she liked her new friend so much, she decided to apply. The entrance test was very difficult and even though she was very good at math, it had been so long since she'd done it and since she'd not had any instruction, she did not pass the test. Her new friend said good-bye to her sadly and went inside.
For a while the girl was very sad indeed. She had never failed at anything before and couldn't help feeling like it was her own fault. She was lonely without a school to belong to and she missed her new friend. She decided to get to work on getting into Math School. She hired a teacher who was willing to coach her and she worked very hard for a long time learning everything she'd missed in her time at the Hair and Running schools. She hardly noticed time passing because she was working so hard, but she was really happy during this time. She had a goal and a plan and even though she was alone and tired most of the time she felt really good.
Finally the day came to try the test again. This time she passed and was admitted to the Math School so proud to have won at something. She had never gotten to compete at Running or Hair school because, though everyone had said she was very promising first the hair and then the math had stopped her before she'd been there long enough to enter a completion. She was confident now that she'd be able to win at Math School.
It didn't come as easily to her as the other things had though and she found she had to get up extra early to go running and wash her hair before classes began and she began to get very tired. Soon, in fact, she got so tired that she began to hurt herself running and had to quit brushing her hair before all the knots were out. She began to make stupid mistakes in math. This frightened her and she resolved to stop getting up so early to run. This helped but she quickly found she had to give up the hair care regime too in order to get enough rest.
She was miserable. She hated the way she looked and felt and she began to resent the math, even as she was getting better at it, but every day she woke up early enough to do her hair or run, her math suffered. She was tired all the time.
Because she was brave, she began to try and find a better way. She looked back over her life trying to find when she was happiest, and realized, to her surprise, that it had been while she was training to get into math school and yet she knew she couldn't live her whole life in training. Training implies that there's something you're aiming for and while she could train for Science School perhaps, she knew that she wouldn't fit in once she got there any more than she had at Math school.
Finally, she decided to start her own school. She found a little building on a crowded street and opened The School for Long Haired, Fast Running Math People. Once again, she was happy. She worked hard cleaning up the building and getting everything in order. She learned how to set up the books and arrange desks. She made up brochures for her school and took them around. She imagined the people who would come and be so grateful to have finally found a place that fit them well. And then one day everything was ready and she opened her doors for business and no one came. No one came the next day either. Or the next. On the day after that a young boy knocked. The girl ran to the door and opened it.
"Hi" she said excitedly. "I can see your hair is long and beautiful. Can you run and do math?"
"No" said the boy. "I can run and write really well though"
"Oh" she said, bitterly disappointed "I'm sorry." And she closed the door.
In the days that followed, no one else knocked and she began to wonder if she'd done the wrong thing. She was lonely again. Perhaps she should have let the boy in. Perhaps she should open a School for People with Beautiful Hair who Run and do Something Else. But she knew that wasn't right. She was very sad because she knew this really was the right school for her, but there was no one else there. She thought she would be lonely the rest of her life.
She began to take walks in the afternoon around the streets by her school. One day she passed a new school being opened. She watched it for a while fondly remembering the days she had worked setting up her own school. Several days later when she passed that way again, the sign had gone up. School for Short People who Dance and Read Books.
She sighed. She read books and liked to dance, but she was definitely on the tall side. She knocked all the same. The person who answered was confused to see a tall girl standing on the step, but she was polite all the same. She said she had had only one other person come by since she'd opened, a short dancer who sang. The short dancer who read and the long-haired runner who liked math talked for a long time. They had both opened schools, they both liked books- though different kinds, and they found they had a lot to talk about.
They became good friends and since no other short dancers who read or long-haired mathematicians who ran showed up at either door they both had a lot of time. After a while though, the girl began to feel bored. She remembered the busy days at Math School and wished to feel that involved in something again. Then she had a very strange thought in deed. Maybe she didn't need to belong to a school at all- not even her own school. She went to visit her friend the short dancer who read and told her:"I'm going to leave my school. I will be a Tall Mathematician with Beautiful Hair who Runs Fast doing something else completely, a school of one, but I'd still like us to be friends because even though we belong to different schools because I like you very much."
"OK" said her friend."What will you do?"
"I don't know" said the brave tall mathematician with beautiful hair who ran fast and had one good friend. "But that doesn't matter. I know who I will be while I'm doing it."


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I just got a letter form a collection agency with an attached memorandum of costs after judgment. The debt was originally from July 2006. It looks like it has been sold to a collection agency in December 2008. Doesn't California have a 4-year statute of limitations for this? Can they sue me for this bad debt? I have not heard nor got any mail from this collection agency before.
by Tom Hogan
Yes, there is either a 2-year or 4-year statute of limitations for debts in California. However, this doesn't stop the collection agency or the creditor to file a lawsuit against a debtor. Read the rest of this entry »
Our loan of $750,000 was given to me without even making more than $350 a week! They even suggested my husband's name be taken off so he would not have to deal with it. I am not very wise when it comes to left-brain things and basically signed on the lines they told me to. We now have a horrible loan, we had to live off credit cards for 3 years because we needed all our money to keep our home and we are paying $5500 a month and we still owe $720,000! The loan was sold so many times that I lost track. Chase owns it now and won't modify. We are in large industry construction and when the recession hit we almost lost everything. We can't even afford health insurance and are now strapped with paying emergency room bills because of heath issues. We make too much to qualify for assistance even though all our money is spent paying bills. Our business has picked up a bit and we've done everything to pay all our bills on time but we need help. So many companies are calling! to get my credit cards cut in half and promising to hook me up with their lawyers for $5000 and $29.95 per month for years. I don't know who to turn to but do know that everyone has told me my case is the best they've ever seen for loan fraud! They promise to get all our money back and a really great loan but why do I have to go through a middleman? Is there a good faith lawyer out there who handles this sort of fraud? We don't qualify for the Obama loan modification by $60,000, I believe, and we make too much for medical help. Can you assist me in not making anymore mistakes with our home loan?
by Tom Hogan
For such a complex case, you do need to immediately consult with an attorney who is an expert in debt management, and at the same time an expert negotiator who could deal with your creditors and possibly convince them to agree on a different terms or modes of payment. Read the rest of this entry »
I have a chapter 13 that was discharged and the IRS was paid in full. But now they are trying to levy my personal property for those years that were already paid and discharged. They are violating federal bankruptcy code by trying to collect on this debt. I want to sue them or do what ever it is I need to to stop this harassment. My current attorney is failing to help me and I have requested that he reopen the case. However, he refuses to do so all he is doing is sending letters to them and they are still not fixing it. I gave this to him over 4 months ago and still no resolution, and I just received on Monday levy letters from the IRS.
by Tom Hogan
It is a difficult situation where you want something achieved but you seem to be not getting it. First, speak with your lawyer and ask him exactly why he would refuse to do it the way you told him. He might have a valid response, and since he knows your case more than anybody does, he is in the position to give you the necessary advice. Read the rest of this entry »
I have IRS debt accumulated over the years which now amounts to $25,000 plus thousands in interest. I had a payment agreement but received a CP523 notice to call in all the debt and terminate installment agreement with all debts due immediately per notice. How do I stop this as I do not have the cash to pay all these outstanding tax bills at once. I tried getting through them to talk to IRS but the call volumes are too high and I can't get through. I need advise.
by Tom Hogan
It may be a good thing that you did not go through the IRS hotline before you have consulted with a lawyer who could study your case and suggest options that are better for you. You can request the IRS to reinstate your agreement, or file an appeal if you think that there is an error in the computation of your taxes. Tax laws could be complex and it may be quite difficult at times to deal with the IRS yourself. Read the rest of this entry »
My house was purchased in 1974 and has been the primary residence since then. If i am eligible for an exemption from federal tax income for the sale of a primary residence, would I also be exempt from state income tax in California?
by Tom Hogan
California tax laws have a lot of differences with federal tax laws. However, there is an exclusion for gains for a sale of a home in California not exceeding $250,000. There is also an exception from withholding tax under Section 121 of the Tax Code. Read the rest of this entry »
Can the state Franchise Tax Board garnish my recently-deceased father's account for back taxes? The money in his savings account was all social security wages.
by Tom Hogan
Social security wages cannot be garnished. However, if one opened a bank account and deposits the SS earnings there, they should notify the FTB. Otherwise the bank account will be used as part of their collections activities. There must be proof that ALL the money in the bank account came from social security alone, and that no other amount has been deposited from other sources. Read the rest of this entry »
How long and to what extent would one have to file IRS tax returns after renouncing officially US citizenship?
by Tom Hogan
Renouncing US citizenship may not have an effect on tax obligations. The US government still imposes taxes on US income for nonresidents. If you are renouncing your U.S. citizenship and are no longer planning to receive US income, you may be required to file taxes only for the portion of the year that you were still a US citizen.
I am looking for an attorney who deals with property tax law. I was just served with a Notice of Tax Collector's Impending Power to Sell, Five-year Schedule. This property is held in a trust. I would like to know if there is anything that can be done to stop this. We are current on our taxes except for the year 2008. I have attempted to setup a payment plan with Nevada County and they are asking for a really large deposit. I am getting nowhere on working out a payment schedule.
by Tom Hogan
You are right to be looking for a property tax attorney. However, be warned that you should not delay any further since the deadline for redemption or initiation of payment plan for a property that tax-defaulted in 2008 is on July 1, 2013. It would be best to find a lawyer who is not only knowledgeable on tax issues, Read the rest of this entry »
I want to start an adult kickball league where member dues will cover their insurance and pay for equipment, referees, facilities, website and salary of the commissioner. Would this qualify for 501(c)7 or 3?
by Tom Hogan
Whether an organization falls under IRS Code Section 501(c)7 or IRS Code Section 501(c)3 depends on the nature and objectives of the group. A social club that is organized for pleasure, recreation, and other similar purposes, and supported by membership dues, fees and assessments would usually fall under IRS Code Section 501(c)7 for non-profit organizations. Read the rest of this entry »
If a parent puts an adult child on the title of a real property such as a single family residence/rental, with no mortgage, and then wants to sell the property at some point in the future, what are the tax consequences for both the parent and the child on the grant deed?
by Tom Hogan
A grant deed basically "transfers title to real property or a real property interest from one party (grantor) to another (grantee)" (Farlex Legal Dictionary). Selling a rental property may have tax consequences on the seller (under whose name the property is on before the sale), depending on whether there is a gain or loss from sales. Read the rest of this entry »


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In recent years, the US has escalated its use of targeted killings as an integral part of its national security strategy, but the question remains, is the program legitimate? Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU's National Security Project, sits down with host, Joel Cohen. Shamsi takes a critical look at the legal foundation for the use of military drones under both US and international law.
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Recipe Ingredients:
2 cups fresh mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries & blueberries)
1/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
1/4 cup strawberry jam
Dunking Liquid:
3 large eggs
2/3 cup evaporated milk
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring
1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
12 slices French bread or Texas toast (1/2" to 3/4" thick)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, butter or margarine
1. Combine berries and sugar in small bowl, set aside.
2. Combine ricotta cheese and strawberry preserves in another small bowl and mix well.
3. Combine the eggs, milk, brown sugar, and vanilla in a deep-dish pie plate or shallow bowl and mix well.
4. Spread ricotta preserve mixture evenly over 6 slices of bread.
5. Top with remaining slices of bread to form a sandwich. Press the outer edges together slightly with a fork to keep the filling in place.
6. Heat a small amount of oil in a large frying pan or griddle over medium heat. Dip each sandwich in the egg mixture, turning to coat both sides.
7. Cook each side about 2 minutes till golden brown.
8. Serve this French toast with butter, maple syrup, a spoonful of the sugared berries, and a dusting of powdered sugar (confectioners sugar).
Makes 6 servings.
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Rainbow Six Siege's Two New Operators Leaked In New Screens
With the Rainbow Six Siege free expansion just around the corner, screens of the two new operators have surfaced online.
The screens were uploaded to the Rainbow Six Siege subreddit and show the characters – members of the Canadian Joint Task Force 2 anti-terrorism unit – alongside their individual perks.
Frost is armed with a "mechanical trap to incapacitate enemies" while Buck "toggles under-barrel shotgun attachment on his main weapon."
The two new characters will be included in the upcoming Operation Black Ice free DLC. As previously stated, the operators will be available to all, and can be earned with in-game currency – Ubisoft reckon it'll take around 25 hours of play to afford each one. If you purchased the Siege season pass, you'll get the characters straight off the bat.
Operation Black Ice will be released on February 2 and will include two operators, one new map and a handful of weapons and skins.
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A college student who took an international flight into New York City and an Amtrak train out of Penn Station last week has been diagnosed with highly contagious measles.
The student was diagnosed at Bard College in Dutchess County, officials said, but had traveled into and out of New York City last Sunday, potentially exposing people beyond the campus.
The student contracted the illness in Germany, then flew in to a New York City airport, before taking the train to Rhinebeck on the same day, officials said. They did not identify which airport the student passed through, but noted the student was in the early stages of infection, when there is less danger of contagion.
Anyone who traveled on Amtrak train no. 283 departing Penn Station at 1:20 p.m. on Jan. 25 is urged to contact their doctor if they're not immune to measles and they develop a fever. The train was headed to Albany and Niagara.
People who may have been exposed and have symptoms consistent with measles should call their doctor or local emergency room before going for care so that others at the facilities aren't exposed.
New York state has had three cases of measles this year, one in Dutchess County and two in New York City.
A measles outbreak in New York City in early 2014 affected dozens of residents, initially in upper Manhattan and the Bronx, and then in Brooklyn and the Lower East Side. Officials had been looking at whether that outbreak may have spread because workers in medical facilities didn't recognize the symptoms quickly enough to isolate patients and prevent them from spreading it to others.
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus and is spread by contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected people. Measles can lead to serious side effects and, in rare cases, death. Measles symptoms usually appear in 10 to 12 days, but can occur as late as 18 days after exposure. Symptoms generally appear in two stages.
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out the terrorism conviction of a high-profile former detainee at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Salim Hamdan, a Yemeni who served as Osama bin Laden's driver and bodyguard and whose case led to a landmark 2006 Supreme Court ruling striking down the Bush administration's first version of military commissions.
In its ruling, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that the charge against Mr. Hamdan — providing material support for terrorism — was not a recognized international war crime at the time of his actions. The Military Commissions Act of 2006, which Congress enacted after Mr. Hamdan's Supreme Court victory, listed that charge as a war crime but did not apply it retroactively, the court ruled.
"When Hamdan committed the conduct in question, the international law of war proscribed a variety of war crimes, including forms of terrorism," Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote. "At that time, however, the international law of war did not proscribe material support for terrorism as a war crime."
The decision delivered a setback to the broader military commissions system, reducing the chances that many other detainees at Guantánamo will receive trials. Nearly all of the detainees were captured well before 2006, and most are being held over accusations that they attended a terrorist training camp or otherwise aided Al Qaeda generally, as opposed to plotting a specific terrorist attack.
Mr. Hamdan was repatriated to Yemen in November 2008 after a military commission acquitted him of a conspiracy charge but convicted him of providing material support to terrorism. The tribunal sentenced him to 66 months in prison, ruling that his time already in custody counted toward the bulk of that term; tribunal prosecutors had sought a sentence of at least 30 years. His lawyers continued to challenge the verdict.
All three judges on the appeals court panel were appointed by Republican presidents. Judge Kavanaugh worked as a lawyer in the White House for President George W. Bush before Mr. Bush appointed him to the bench. His opinion was largely joined by Chief Judge David B. Sentelle and Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, both appointees of President Ronald Reagan.
The ruling came on the second day of a pretrial motions hearing at Guantánamo Bay in the case against Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four men accused of being co-conspirators in the Sept. 11 attacks. It will not affect that case, because they are not charged with providing material support for terrorism but rather with more recognized war crimes, for example attacking civilians.
The military judge in the case, Col. James L. Pohl of the Army, ruled on Tuesday that the defendants would be permitted to wear camouflage clothing to court if they wanted, over the government's objections. Mr. Mohammed and two other defendants stayed away from the proceedings, which reporters watched on a closed-circuit video feed at Guantánamo and at Fort Meade outside Washington.
Colonel Pohl also grappled with how to shape an order protecting classified information in the discovery phase of the trial, including whether the detainees' memories of their experiences in C.I.A. custody can be kept secret.
As part of those arguments, David Schulz, a civilian lawyer representing a coalition of news organizations that includes The New York Times, and Hina Shamsi, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union, appeared before the court to object to a proposed rule to protect information that the government deems to be classified, such as what the detainees might remember and say about their treatment in C.I.A. custody.
The government's proposed rule would close the courtroom, cutting the video feed, whenever classified information is discussed. Mr. Schulz and Ms. Shamsi invoked the constitutional right of the public to observe "the most important terrorism case of our time" and to debate counterterrorism policies taken in its name.
They argued that the judge must make an individual determination that the public dissemination of specific information is likely to damage national security — not just that it is deemed to be classified by the executive branch — before it could be censored. Both emphasized that there had already been wide distribution, both through leaks and official disclosures, of information about C.I.A. interrogation practices during the Bush administration.
Colonel Pohl did not rule, but he indicated that he thought such objections would be more relevant at the trial stage than during the pretrial discovery phase of the case.
But the ruling in the case of Mr. Hamdan overshadowed the day's proceedings. Mr. Hamdan traveled from his native Yemen to Pakistan and then, in 1996, to Afghanistan, where he attended a Qaeda training camp, met Bin Laden and became a driver carrying jihadis and their weapons. Eventually, he began driving Bin Laden. Mr. Hamdan was captured in late 2001.
After the Supreme Court ruled in Mr. Hamdan's case that Mr. Bush needed Congressional permission to set up military commissions, Congress authorized a new form of the tribunals system to prosecute war crimes.
Even though legal scholars questioned whether "material support for terrorism" and "conspiracy" to aid terrorism were offenses under the laws of armed conflict, lawmakers listed both as allowable charges in their 2006 bill and repeated them in a 2009 overhaul, over the Obama administration's warnings that they might be vulnerable to being overturned.
Each of the seven men who have been tried before a military commission at Guantánamo was convicted on a material support charge, although only two — David Hicks, an Australian who pleaded guilty in 2007 and was repatriated and freed soon after, and Mr. Hamdan — were convicted solely of that charge.
Another Yemeni, Ali al Bahlul, who is accused of being a propagandist for Al Qaeda, was convicted of both material support and conspiracy charges in 2008. Defense lawyers are challenging the validity of both charges in another matter pending before the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
His conspiracy conviction may be vulnerable to the same logic that was expressed in Mr. Hamdan's verdict, Stephen Vladeck, a law professor at American University, wrote in a blog post analyzing the decision.
A federal statute for civilian courts that outlaws material support to terrorism did not expressly cover actions by non-Americans overseas until Congress amended it in October 2001.


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What's the internship really like for the Intern?
Mary Elizabeth Hanes | October 15, 2015
God has been extremely kind to me the last two and half years. He has and continues to draw me further into sanctification and communion with Him. Because He has been kind, I want to be honest. We all have a story, and I have learned that everyone's story is worth telling. Here's the story of my time thus far as an RUF intern at Texas Christian University.
To understand what God has done in my heart and life over the last few years, you must first have some context. I am the second of five children and the firstborn in a set of quadruplets. I have an older sister and two sisters and a brother my age. My parents came to know Jesus later in life and my siblings and I were beneficiaries of their zeal and hunger to know God and grow in a knowledge of deeper things. I do not remember a time not knowing who Jesus was; however, I was about eight when I felt the Holy Spirit stirring my affections for Jesus, leading me to recognize my need for a savior. It was freedom from sin, to righteousness.
I'm not quite sure what I would have told you about the next fourteen years of life if you had asked me two years ago. My guess is that I would have lied to you by omission, only telling you about the joys of having kind, earnest and forgiving parents and having siblings who really were and to this day still are my best friends. I would tell you all about their personalities and character and how honored I feel to be my parents' daughter and my siblings' sister. I would have told you that it was in these years I grew to love the Scriptures and the study of them. But, it's not two years ago. It's today and I am two and a half years into the RUF internship, which has proven to be the most gloriously frightening season of life I have ever experienced.
I never wanted to be an RUF intern, but here I am in my third year. The posture of my heart coming into this job was one of pride. "They need me," I thought. This arrogance and self-righteousness surged from a place of profound insecurity. When I got to campus my sin began to be exposed.
TCU is a place where the pressure to be perfect reaches to every corner of the campus. I felt it the moment I arrived. Everyone was beautiful, talented, smart, whimsical, skinny, witty, put together. I was messy and broken. I couldn't relate to these students and knew they couldn't relate to me. After being under the pastoral care of my campus minister, Ryan, Jesus began softening my heart toward my sin—my sin of arrogance, insecurity, control, and unbelief. I thought I had nothing to offer the seemingly perfect students at TCU; however, the truth is, I was in good company. Pretending to be "okay" and wearing the mask of perfection were skills I was all too familiar with. I had spent the last fourteen years wearing the mask.
The mask I wore and if I am honest with you and with myself, still do at times, is the mask of "I'm fine." Growing up with three sisters, two of whom were my own age, was hard. I remember comparing myself to my sisters for the first time at the age of six and I never really stopped. Instead of marveling at how God had created each of us so uniquely, I compared myself to them and allowed that comparison to steel my joy time and time again. Quickly I adopted the role of the tough, independent child. I settled into my role there and made emotions synonymous with weakness in my mind. Learning to bury my struggles, I mastered the art of hiding behind the mask while manipulating people into thinking I was being honest and vulnerable with them.
This job left me uncovered. I could not live life in ministry hiding behind the mask. All the theology I knew and everything I trusted to be true in the Scriptures did me no good if I did not believe it. Thankfully, God's grace meets us where we are but it does not leave us there. God calls us to act, and we get to! As I began to process the parts of my story I had buried so deeply, I also began to take off the mask. It was scary. It was painful. Coming face to face with your depravity hurts. Repentance, although excruciating at times, is a beautiful reminder that God is calling me to come out of hiding, that He is making me new. As He drew me further into sanctification, everything I knew was trickling its way into my heart again and it changed the way I did ministry.
As the gospel continues to become sweeter to me, Jesus becomes more beautiful and believable. Because I know God is at work in my heart, the hearts of my students and on the campus of TCU, I now get the privilege of sitting across from the girl clinging so desperately to the facade of perfection and tell her it cannot be sustained. To the girl struggling with an eating disorder, I get to say, "I know." I can tell her from experience that no amount of counting calories or hours spent at the gym will ever make us feel truly lovely. To the girl who cannot imagine giving up the grasp of control, I get to speak of the freedom that comes with opening her hand. I get the joy of saying, "come with me" as I walk toward the Cross.
The story I would have written for my life does not look at all like the one the Lord has given me and for that I am abundantly grateful. This job, the RUF internship, has been really hard but incredibly sweet. Through my campus minister, the students I get to work with and friends, God has drawn me into repentance and reminded me afresh of His character, creativity and grace He so beautifully provides us with. He has brought me on this adventure and has given me people who will hold my hand through the dark, prickly and wounded places in life.
As the story continues, may my heart stay fixed on the one constant—Christ, His gospel and his goodness to His people.


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According to southafrica.info "The South African information and communication technologies (ICT) sector is well established and sophisticated." "South African software developers are recognised for their innovation, production and cost efficiency – and are backed by sturdy local infrastructure, as well as government support."
While southafrica.info paints a pretty picture of the South African Software landscape, industry experts have mixed opinions, especially concerning the methodologies used in Software development.
On the 19th of November we will have 4 panelists debating over types of Software methodologies and their relevance in the South African Software industry.
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 18h15
Bandwidth Barn,
3rd Floor,
Block B,
Woodstock Exchange,
66-68 Albert Road,
Enter from Williams St (around the back) which is closer to the lift/stairs. Their offices are in the corner of the building by Williams and Station St. There is parking on Station St and Williams St around the venue. Dial 300 on the intercom if the door isn't open.
Anyone is free to attend. Please RSVP on the SPIN meetup page.
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