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Obama needs a similar focus, and with luck he'll keep it up till Election Day.
This past week we've seen normally supportive pundits coming out against whats going on.
A couple Rep. Senators speak out.
Today the WSJ Editorial Board blasts him and calls his remarks, 'Un-Presidential'
WSJ is Murdoch right? I know it's less bias the Fox, but then even on Fox there's been some stuff.
They're calling for the campaign to pull an Obama attack ad which has one of their reporters voice in it.
Karl Rove even goes on Fox and says that the Campaign has gone to far with distorting things. (this one I'm still trying to figure out, call me a cynic but I doubt he would do that because he woke up that day feeling a bit honorable)
quote:John McCain has made it clear this week he doesn't understand what's happening on Wall Street any better than Barack Obama does. But on Thursday, he took his populist riffing up a notch and found his scapegoat for financial panic -- Christopher Cox, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
To give readers a flavor of Mr. McCain untethered, we'll quote at length: "Mismanagement and greed became the operating standard while regulators were asleep at the switch. The primary regulator of Wall Street, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) kept in place trading rules that let speculators and hedge funds turn our markets into a casino. They allowed naked short selling -- which simply means that you can sell stock without ever owning it. They eliminated last year the uptick rule that has protected investors for 70 years. Speculators pounded the shares of even good companies into the ground.
"The chairman of the SEC serves at the appointment of the President and has betrayed the public's trust. If I were President today, I would fire him."
Wow. "Betrayed the public's trust." Was Mr. Cox dishonest? No. He merely changed some minor rules, and didn't change others, on short-selling. String him up! Mr. McCain clearly wants to distance himself from the Bush Administration. But this assault on Mr. Cox is both false and deeply unfair. It's also un-Presidential.
And now...
quote:Republicans Back Obama's Version of Meeting with Iraqi Leaders
September 19, 2008 1:06 PM
Earlier this week, the campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., seized upon a column in the New York Post that described Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., as having urged Iraqi leaders in a private meeting to delay coming to an agreement with the Bush administration on the status of U.S. troops.
"Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence," Post columnist Amir Tehari wrote, quoting Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari who told the Post that Obama during his meeting with Iraqi leaders in July "asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington."
The charge -- that Obama asked the Iraqis to delay signing off on a "Status of Forces Agreement," thus delaying US troop withdrawal and interfering in U.S. foreign policy -- has been picked up on the internet, talk radio and by Republicans including the McCain campaign, which seized on the story as possible evidence of duplicity.
The Obama campaign said that the Post report consisted of "outright distortions."
Attendees of the meeting back Obama's account, including not just Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, but Hagel, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffers from both parties. Officials of the Bush administration who were briefed on the meeting by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad also support Obama's account and dispute the Post story and McCain attack.
Two officials of the Bush administration say that if Obama had done what the Post story asserted – which they believe to be untrue – U.S. Ambassador Crocker and embassy officials attending the meeting would have ensured that the Bush administration heard about it immediately. If such an incident occurred in front of officials of the Bush administration, it would have constituted a foreign policy breach and would have been front-page huge news; it would not have leaked out two months later in an op-ed column.
Nonetheless, based on nothing more than the Post report, McCain senior foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann issued a statement earlier this week expressing outrage.
And why is Karl Rove writing editorials and giving Obama 'advice'? What's he playing here?
Anyways it's finally making it to the lower 48. I think Cooper and CNN are going to get a lot of flack for this. Durn liberal media!
"First Dude" or Shadow Governer
quote: ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- He's the man Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin affectionately calls her "first dude."
Todd Palin was introduced to the nation at the Republican National Convention as a blue-collar oil worker, a laid-back father of five and a world-record-holding snowmobile racer.
He's worked in Alaska's oil industry and as a fisherman. But in recent times, he's had another role. Some call him the "Shadow Governor."
In government circles and among the family's acquaintances, Todd Palin is known as his wife's greatest adviser and most loyal protector. One family friend said, "Todd is incredibly supportive and is willing to do whatever it takes to help Sarah."
Todd may appear quiet, almost shy, but he's made quite an impression on his wife's running mate, Sen. John McCain. On the campaign trail this month in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, McCain said, "He's not afraid of Washington, D.C.! He can take them on!"
Alaskans interviewed by CNN say Todd Palin has plenty of influence.
He's not on the state payroll, but lawmakers say he is a central figure in his wife's policy agenda. -----------------
CNN has seen thousands of e-mails released this year from the governor's office that show that Todd Palin was copied on hundreds of them. The topics of the e-mails ranged from public criticism of Sarah Palin to her meetings with corporate leaders.
Andrew Halcro, who ran as an independent against Sarah Palin for governor in 2006 and is a critic of the Palins, wants to know why Todd Palin was being copied on state correspondence.
Halcro wrote a blog post about Todd Palin called "Shadow Governor" and says, "Todd plays the role as kind of the fixer."
Even Halcro found himself the subject of e-mails that Todd Palin was copied on. He wants to know why.
"This whole process, and the whole string of e-mails, to me really raise some red flags," Halcro said.
But campaign spokeswoman Meg Stapleton explained, "There is spousal privilege in that the governor is asking him to print them off or take care of business."
Alaska lawmakers say Todd Palin is a fixture at the state Legislature. So much so, some say they've joked about getting buttons that read, "What would Todd do?"
One of those lawmakers is Lyda Green, a Republican and state Senate president who is not friends with the Palins.
"I had a meeting I requested with the governor. ... I was particularly surprised that Todd was there. I had never seen a spouse stay in the room through the meeting."
The campaign said, "Todd's role has not been inappropriate."
The campaign also confirms that Todd Palin has taken two trips with state commissioners to survey Alaskan mines and one to survey part of the proposed route for a natural gas pipeline, his wife's top goal. The state paid for those trips, according to the campaign, because they were considered "state business" since Todd Palin is trying to expand Alaska's work force.
The Alaska lawmaker directing an abuse-of-power investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin promised Friday the probe will be finished before the election, despite refusals by key witnesses to testify, including the governor's husband.
After waiting 35 minutes for Todd Palin and two state administrative employees to appear under subpoena before the state Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Hollis French condemned their refusal to testify and the attorney general's broken promise that seven other witnesses would testify who were not subpoenaed.
French said the retired prosecutor hired by the Alaska Legislature to investigate Palin, Stephen Branchflower, will conclude his investigation by Oct. 10. Still, that report will not include testimony from the Republican vice presidential nominee, her husband or most of the top aides Branchflower hoped to interview.
Sarah Palin's allies hoped the investigation would be delayed past the election to spare her any troublesome revelations — or at least the distraction — before voters have made their choice.
quote:Originally posted by Michelle:
How is it possible to refuse a subpoena? If you refuse, doesn't that mean contempt and jail?
Yeah it does and can mean jail. I can't remember exactly but there is some reason that calling them all in contempt can't be done until the legislature sits in January. So basically it's a stall tactic, they all know, or in this case have been told by the Repub lawyers that they can not show up and won't be dinged legally for it for months. It's pretty slimy.
Never thought I'd be learning this much about Alaskan politics. I think the Repubs really failed from their perspective in keeping this under raps because they didn't take some of it's uniqueness into consideration. For one it's small and it's not as easy to cover-up with all sorts of distraction because people know everyone. One of the first thing they did was try to say that Obama sent a team of 30 people and lawyers to interfere. That was debunked almost immediately on the ground and through the internet because as people said, 'We know who the outsiders are and they ain't here, we'd know.' Two and this is the thing I keep reading over and over is that Alaskans, except for the most diehard of partisans don't like being interfered with by all those 'East Coasters'. So people are speaking out and are PO'd about that part. Some people feel like their government has been taken over, like an invasion. Not all of the Republican reps have fallen into line but as some people are saying at least we now know where people's loyalties lie and what their true colors are. The last big one is that the police commissioner in question is really well respected and loved across partisan lines and people have been appalled at the smearing of his character that's been going on.
Anyhow it's good to see that at least some people aren't caving in, though I expect that whatever comes out will be characterized as just a partisan smear job if it's negative. That it will come out against Palin isn't even a given, it was never a certainty in the first place. In the beginning it was a big deal, but not necessarally a career breaking deal sort of thing. Palin never fought it, heck she even filed a complaint against herself. It's the interference that's made it worse because now it's more about, "What the heck is being hidden?"
quote:An internal government document obtained by ABC News appears to contradict Sarah Palin's most recent explanation for why she fired her public safety chief, the move which prompted the now-contested state probe into "Troopergate."
alaska travel
An internal government document obtained by ABC News appears to contradict Sarah Palin's most recent explanation for why she fired her public safety chief Walt Monegan, the move which prompted the now-contested state probe into "Troopergate."
Fighting back against allegations she may have fired her then-Public Safety Commissioner, Walt Monegan, for refusing to go along with a personal vendetta, Palin on Monday argued in a legal filing that she fired Monegan because he had a "rogue mentality" and was bucking her.
The McCain-Palin campaign echoed the charge in a press release it distributed Monday, concurrent with Palin's legal filing. "Mr. Monegan persisted in planning to make the unauthorized lobbying trip to D.C.," the release stated.
But the governor's staff authorized the trip, according to an internal travel document from the Department of Public Safety, released Friday in response to an open records request.
The document, a state travel authorization form, shows that Palin's chief of staff, Mike Nizich, approved Monegan's trip to Washington, D.C., "to attend meeting with Senator Murkowski." The date next to Nizich's signature reads June 18.
In response to inquiries about the document Friday, the McCain-Palin campaign provided a statement from Randy Ruaro, another aide to Palin.
According to Ruaro, Monegan asked for -- and received -- approval for the travel without telling Palin's staff his reason for going. "As a matter of routine, the travel was approved by Mike Nizich ... weeks before the actual purpose was made clear by former Commissioner Monegan," Ruaro wrote.
Also apparently state workers have been told not to talk to reporters at work and direct all calls to campaign people AND been told they can't talk to anyone outside of work reporter or not.
That last part isn't going over so well with all of them.
quote: How is it possible to refuse a subpoena? If you refuse, doesn't that mean contempt and jail?That rule only applies to Democrats now. Starting with Dickhead Cheney who sent out the message two years ago that the executive branch was not accountable to Congress, to Harriet Miers to Christine Whitman to Karl Rove to Alberto Gonzalez to aides.
It goes on and on. The Democrats however, to my knowledge, have not charged anyone with contempt so why would these republicans comply? There is also a view that if anyone is charged, Bush will pardon them anyway.
[ 20 September 2008: Message edited by: Polunatic2 ]
quote:Abdication by Palin
When did the McCain campaign take over the governor's office?
Gov. Sarah Palin has surrendered important gubernatorial duties to the Republican presidential campaign. McCain staff are handling public and press questions about actions she has taken as governor. The governor who said, "Hold me accountable," is hiding behind the hired guns of the McCain campaign to avoid accountability
Is it too much to ask that Alaska's governor speak for herself, directly to Alaskans, about her actions as Alaska's governor?
s the McCain campaign telling Alaskans that Alaska's governor can't handle her own defense in front of her own Alaska constituents?
Way back when, before John McCain chose Palin as his vice presidential running mate, Palin promised to cooperate with the investigation.
Now she won't utter a peep about it to Alaskans. Nor will her husband, Todd, who definitely needs to explain his role in Troopergate.
Instead, Alaskans have to sit back and listen to John McCain's campaign operatives handling inquiries about what Alaska's governor did while governing Alaska. Residents of any state would be offended to see their governor cede such a fundamental, day-to-day governmental responsibility to a partisan politician from another state. It's especially offensive to Alaskans.
quote: The Alaskan Governor is the quintessential dominatrix, the Queen of Cold with a warm smile and a wicked style. This is a key to her appeal.
Americans, who reelected (overlooking, for the moment, the possibility of voting machine fraud) the Bush Crime Family Torture Masters in 2004, apparently have a strong masochistic streak. An attractive, powerful, moralizing domme makes us weak in the knees.
Americans are bowing down before this woman like lovestruck submissives, giving up their rights to peace, pleasure, freedom, a clean environment and any sense of respect from the world. Like Austrian novelist Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch's 19th century classic Venus in Furs, Sarah Palin looks stunning in fur, wields a mean leather whip and has utter disdain for your pain. And this Venus also wields a cross as a sword.
(that title is my own assessment)
quote:A BBC reporter tooling through the state fair Thursday -- the same day that Democrat Barack Obama was in New Mexico -- was asking Hispanics their views on Barack Obama's presidential bid. Reporter Jon Kelly talked first to a young graduate student who said he was going to vote for Obama.
Then Kelly stumbled upon Fernando C de Baca, chairman of the Bernalillo County Republicans. According to Kelly, C de Baca said Hispanics were a naturally conservative group.
Then C de Baca offered Kelly a blunt assessment on why Hispanics wouldn't vote for Obama.
The reporter, John Kelly, quotes C de Baca as saying:
"The truth is that Hispanics came here as conquerors," he said. "African-Americans came here as slaves.
"Hispanics consider themselves above blacks. They won't vote for a black president."
Mmm, I guess I don't have to say that this is a crock of bull. I think the problem is, for the GOP anyways is that the numbers AREN'T going there way.
So whadda yah do? Try to start a fight.
Palin to Meet With Karzai in New York
quote:ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) — CNN confirms that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai next week in New York during the opening meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
The meeting is part of a larger effort by the McCain campaign to bolster Palin's foreign policy credentials in the face of criticism from Democrats questioning her preparedness for the Vice Presidency. Though her running mate is considered a leading voice on military issues and foreign affairs, Palin herself has only traveled abroad to Kuwait, Germany, Canada and, briefly, to an Iraqi border crossing.
According to the Washington Post, which first reported the story, the Karzai meeting was initiated by McCain campaign officials.
At a town-hall meeting in Michigan on Wednesday, Palin expressed confidence in her foreign policy acumen.
"But as for foreign policy, you know, I think that I am prepared, and I know that on January 20th, if we are so blessed as to be sworn into office as your president and vice president, certainly we'll be ready," she told a questioner. "I'll be ready."
Hiring Was to prove Fundementalist Street Cred
So far Gov. Palin's handling of Alaska's Troopergate has focused on why Commissioner of Public Safety Walt Monegan was fired. An equally important question is why Chuck Kopp was hired to replace him.
On June 30, 2008, David Brody of CBS News reported John McCain met in North Carolina with Rev. Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, director of the multimillion- dollar Samaritan's Place faith-based charitable organization. McCain was courting the religious right who, at the time, were skeptical of his social conservatism and his Christian qualifications. After the meeting Graham issued a statement praising McCain's "personal faith" and added, "We had an opportunity to pray ... for God's will to be done in this upcoming election."
Subsequent events suggest that the price of support for McCain by the fundamentalist Christian leadership would be a vice presidential candidate of their liking. Gov. Palin was a logical choice for Franklin Graham, whose ties to Alaska include a palatial, by Bush Alaska standards, second home in Port Alsworth: a community that has often served as a retreat for Christian fundamentalist leaders.
But Gov. Palin did not promote a socially conservative agenda during her first two years as governor and some Alaska right-wing commentators called her an economic liberal. Send us a sign, national fundamentalist Christian leaders seemingly said, that proves your credentials. In firing Monegan and hiring Kopp, Palin would have gained a controversial measure of revenge in a family dispute and established her standing as a Christian conservative politician.
Palin's connection to what Jeff Sharlett has called "elite fundamentalism" is of interest now that she is an election and a heartbeat away from the presidency. Franklin Graham has been the keynote speaker for the Alaska Governor's Prayer Breakfast the past two years. According to their Web site, the organizers believe, "God directs the affairs of Man and is the ultimate authority over human events." The Alaska Governor's Prayer Breakfast is connected to the National Prayer Breakfast sponsored by The Fellowship Foundation, also known as "The Family," which espouses similar beliefs. The Family is headed by Doug Coe, one of the most influential evangelicals in Washington, D.C. Coe's group tends to operate behind the scenes organizing small cells attended by the power elite, mostly Republicans. George Bush was saved in such a cell while in Texas.
Elite fundamentalists believe, according to Sharlett, not only in religious determinism but that they are personally chosen by God to be in positions of power. By claiming divine legitimacy of their political power, elite fundamentalists relegate the opposition to being the devil's tool. They are making a frighteningly close return to the pre-enlightenment concept of rule by divine right, which our founding fathers rejected as anathema to democracy and established, instead, the separation of church and state lest decisions be made on the basis of good versus evil rather than wise versus unwise.
[ 20 September 2008: Message edited by: ElizaQ ]
In depth explanation of Palin charging victims for cost or examination rape kits
quote:Originally posted by bagkitty:
I really haven't been following these threads, but when I ran across the attached link about Palin's charging rape victims for the rape kits used in their examinations, I thought it might be of some interest. I have gone through the Palin threads from the 17th through today (the 20th) and only noticed one related link, this story from Daily Kos is much more extensive.
In depth explanation of Palin charging victims for cost or examination rape kits
Yeah thats a good one. This is the full article that's quoted in that diary.
Life Begins at Rape...Just ask Mayor Palin
For me this issue is probably the worst thing I've found out so far and I just don't want to believe that this person could get elected and be that close to the Presidency. The thing is with the people that are there right now, they do a lot of pandering and talking and manipulating of this thought realm (the Christian Right) if it's politically expedient but they aren't them. I wish I could find the link to an article I read about what goes on behind the scenes, in how they make fun of them. I really think that with Palin though it's equivalent of putting someone like Dobson or Pat Buchanan in the Presidency. Something that those folks have been trying to do for years and have finally found a way to do it.
quote:The Obama and McCain campaigns have agreed to an unusual free-flowing format for the three televised presidential debates, which begin Friday, but the McCain camp fought for and won a much more structured approach for the questioning at the vice-presidential debate, advisers to both campaigns said Saturday.
At the insistence of the McCain campaign, the Oct. 2 debate between the Republican nominee for vice president, Gov. Sarah Palin, and her Democratic rival, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., will have shorter question-and-answer segments than those for the presidential nominees, the advisers said. There will also be much less opportunity for free-wheeling, direct exchanges between the running mates.
McCain advisers said they had been concerned that a loose format could leave Ms. Palin, a relatively inexperienced debater, at a disadvantage and largely on the defensive.
But I guess when it's a rich white woman who wants for nothing except more power and visibility... eh, affirmative action all the way!
This is an interestingly illuminating look at just how committed Republicans are to rigging the system in favor of the already wealthy and powerful.
quote:Originally posted by Sven:
My money says that McCain-Palin loses in 2008. But, I suspect that Palin will not then return to Alaska never to be heard from again. Instead, she will, over the next four years, be preparing to be the standard-bearer of the Republicans in the 2012 election against Obama. She represents a danger to the Democrats: Of being a female reincarnation of Ronald Reagan (very conservative but with a lot of popular support).
I agree that she's possibly a future agent, but I think her status as a frontrunner will depend on how much she is perceived to have added to the ticket beyond the base and her ability to demonstate credibility on national issues. One point that some cons made when the pick was first announced was that McCain was forcing her into a national spotlight before she was ready and, ultimately, eroding her future capital.
I do think that she would return to Alaska - or would you see another more prominent role for her in the RNC? Of course, even in Alaska she could remain in the spotlight.
In any event, the beauty of politics is that today's frontrunners are tomorrow's "whatever happened to?"s. I think her lustre is already starting to fade a bit (ok, maybe a bit of wishful thinking.)
[ 22 September 2008: Message edited by: pookie ]
[ 22 September 2008: Message edited by: Joel_Goldenberg ]
quote:Originally posted by pookie:
I do think that she would return to Alaska - or would you see another more prominent role for her in the RNC? Of course, even in Alaska she could remain in the spotlight.
Oh, I think she will definitely go back to Alaska to continue as governor. But, I suspect she will be spending a significant amount of time over the next four years building her new national stage presence. She's going to spend a considerable amount of time immersed in learning about matters of foreign affairs (something that state governors have nothing to do with).
She drew a crowd of over 60,000 people in Florida this weekend (almost as many people as those who filled the stadium in Denver to listen to Obama's DNC acceptance speech). No one in the Republican ranks can rival that.
If she's in Iowa talking with people throughout the state in the primary lead-up to the 2012 election, I would be surprised if she's not the front-runner. Putting aside her politics, I think she rates very high on the personal likeability scale with people who listen to her...very much like Reagan (but I think she has a more common touch than even Reagan had in informal settings — and can probably give an "aw shucks" speech as well as Reagan could).
The current economic mess is really affecting the 'politics' of the election. The Repubs and their voices are coming out hard right now with spin placing sole blame on on the Democrats. McCain may be flipflopping all over the place, being against regulations for a couple of days and talking about the success of deregulation last night. He's changed his tune on the whole bailout thing several times, yet I'm not sure that's going to matter once they get their talking points in order.
With whats happening in congress right now if the Dems fight the bailout..then they're bad or if they managed to get the bill changed...they bad for holding up the process that will save the American main street and playing 'politics' with the crisis that they are at fault for. There's some pretty damning spin available no matter what happens.
Of course all based on the fact that most people don't know what in the heck is going on.
The Democrats of course will spin things their way. I'm just not so sure that they have as good spin (relevant to election) as the Republicans have right now. I think Obama has a pretty tough go here. If anyone could pull it off in the political sense he would be able to though. He's playing calm and steady, which people are noticing especially in comparison to McCain.
There's still a ways to go with this thing I think and it's pretty volatile atm.
edited to add: Just came across this which explains way better then I did of why all of this can play into the Republicans favour:
[ 22 September 2008: Message edited by: ElizaQ ]
Besides which, Palin herself is perhaps the most vocal opponent among the four of bail-outs like these .
quote:Originally posted by pookie:
[QB]Hmm - I dunno Eliza Q. - I think you may be underestimating the anger and skepticism among the general public about the need for and optics of the bail out. There has been enough bipartisan doubt sown over the last 24 hours that I'm not sure voters would punish Dems alone for balking at the administration's particular package.
The 'talking points' are already out there that the Dems are holding it up. I've read it at least a dozen times just on the comment sections of various news articles. The question is whether those stick or not. As well as the talking point that this whole mess is Fannie Maes fault and Obamas connections with Fannie Mae. It's BS but that one is everywhere right now.
What may change that though is that since I wrote that many Republicans are now coming out against the bill as well as McCain has yet again said something different then two days ago. He's now okay with it generally as long as there are oversights and almost mimicing the principles that Obama laid out yesterday for it.
I guess I'm just not ready to say nope they've lost it for sure because the politics and optics of how the negotiations for the bailout go this week are still up in the air. Right now it appears to be pretty soundly in Obamas favor as in poll after poll states that people favor him as being stronger with economic issues and CNN just did a poll that stated 2 to 1 people think the Republicans are responsible for this mess.
As for Palin, I wouldn't say she herself is for or against anything. She's just for or against it if the speech she's reading says so. Yeah thats a snark....
Why He Picked Sarah Palin, Carbon Queen
Chip Ward
quote:....her willingness to put Creationism up against the teaching of evolutionary science in the classroom on a he-says-she-says basis, that's far more revealing of just who our new Republican vice presidential candidate is than we generally assume....
Whether we know it or not, we should now be duly warned: The Palin nomination is the equivalent of launching a "surge strategy" in the Republican war on the environment...
If you believe that a look-alike God made the world for you to dominate and use, that you are among God's chosen few, and that He will provide for you no matter what you do to your surroundings, then you are likely to see yourself as above the natural order. If you believe that the world will be ending soon anyway, that you will be "raptured" while non-believers are "left behind" (as fundamentalist Tim LeHay so vividly describes the process in his bestselling novels), then precaution and restraint are moot...
Evolutionary theory shapes and informs the ecological sciences that are the very basis for our environmental laws and policies...
We need environmental science in our schools more than ever. An ecologically illiterate generation of students will be ill-prepared to meet our real, less than rapturous future...
The Evolution vs. Creationism debate appears to be an argument over the distant past. But it's actually about the future. It's about, in fact, who will define the cultural mindset that will generate that future. Let us pray it is not defined by a pit bull with lipstick who thinks she is "tasked by God" to drill for oil.


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March 24, 2008 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: USDA Revision 9 Nutrition Risk Factors – Effective April 14, 2008
SUBJECT 2: February Caseload
SUBJECT 3: Reorganization of WIC Reports Folders
SUBJECT 4: HANDS Help Desk and Cathy Propst
SUBJECT 5: Required LWP Information on the WIC ID Folders
SUBJECT 6: State WIC Staff Pictorial Directory
SUBJECT 7: Save-The-Date For WIC June 2008 Program Updates Training
SUBJECT 8: Loving Support Partnering with WIC for Breastfeeding Success Video
SUBJECT 9: Breast Pump Order
SUBJECT 10: Extra Formula
SUBJECT 11: VENA Nutrition Committee February 25 Meeting Minutes
SUBJECT 12: Missouri WIC Income Guidelines April 1, 2008- March 31, 2009
SUBJECT 13: Income Changes in HANDS
- USDA Revision 9 Nutrition Risk Factors - Effective April 14, 2008:
USDA has approved a new allowable risk criterion and updated two other risk criteria:
· New risk factor #904 Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS);
· Updated risk factor #371 Maternal Smoking; and
· Updated risk factor #340 Nutrition Related-Risk Conditions.
Updated risk factor #340 Nutrition-Related Risk Conditions was affected as a result of changes to risk factor #348. In Missouri, all of the USDA nutrition-related risk conditions #341 through #362 are currently incorporated into the overall risk factor #340.
ER#2.04450 which included risk criterion for risk factor #300 (Z1) Pregnancy Induced Conditions and risk factor #340 (Z3) Nutrition-Related Risk Conditions was separated into two individual policies to allow easier updating of risk factors. Please see the attachments regarding additional clarification. Print these attachments and keep them on hand as they will supersede the 2006 WOM policies until the 2008 WOM is available.
Making revisions linked to Revision 9 led to minor changes in several other policies. Risk factors #371 and #904 will be automatic risk factors assigned, dependant upon responses to the questions in the computer system and on the WIC-1 and WIC-2. Information highlighting changes to the computer system and WIC-1 and WIC-2 forms is included in the attached document.
The Nutrition Coordinator is responsible for providing training to all LWP staff on Revision 9 materials during the months of March and April 2008 utilizing attached materials. Beginning in March 2008 the State agency will incorporate Revision 9 information in the WIC Basic Orientation training for trainees.
If you have questions regarding these risk factors or information, please contact your district nutritionist for technical assistance.
Note: Please return the "Acknowledgement Sheet" indicating you have received this notification. FOURTEEN ATTACHMENTS
- February Caseload: The month of February showed a slight dip in caseload (to 140,181) as is expected, however, the dip was much less than what we have experienced in previous years. Please see the caseload graph. Our caseload for FY 2008 is averaging a little over 140,400. Average caseload in FY 2007 was 134,600. This is about a 4% increase in caseload from 2007 to 2008. We recognize that agencies are working feverishly to see all the new participants; we thank you for your dedication and passion in providing services to those in such great need. Any caseload questions can be directed to your district team or Jim Schinder at email@example.com. ONE ATTACHMENT
- Reorganization of WIC Reports Folders: On April 1, 2008, the WIC Reports folders will be reorganized. There will be approximately nine folders under the WIC Reports folder. All reports will be posted within one of these folders. Reports will be placed in the appropriate folder(s) according to the purpose or use of the report. If a report belongs in more than one folder, a shortcut will be placed in each folder for that report. The main folders will be: Caseload Management, Clinic Management, Fiscal Management, FI Accountability/Reconciliation, Nutrition Services, Planning/Evaluation, TA/Desk Audit/Monitoring, WIC Vendor, Farmers Market. A Table of Contents (TOC) folder will also be available. Please check the TOC for the location of the reports beginning April 1, 2008. The TOC will no longer contain a description of the report itself. The description of each report is under the report name in the appropriate folder.
If you have any questions, contact Melissa Seaver at email@example.com or 573-751-6489.
- HANDS Help Desk and Cathy Propst: Cathy Propst, the state WIC person you usually talk to on the HANDS Help desk is leaving to go to the Missouri Department of Transportation as a Project Manager with the Information Systems Division. Her last day with the state WIC office will be March 31, 2008. Please join us in wishing Cathy the best in her new endeavor. Other staff will cover the Help Desk after Cathy leaves. Continue to use firstname.lastname@example.com when you have email for the Help Desk.
If you have questions contact Glenn Studebaker at email@example.com or 573-751-6198.
- Required LWP Information on the WIC ID Folders: Per the request of participants who want to contact their local agency, all Local WIC Providers are strongly encouraged to place contact information on the WIC ID folder. Many agencies already do this but not all. Having the agency's information on the ID folder will make it easier for vendors to return the ID folder if it is left at the store. The information may be stamped or affixed as a label to the front (recommended) or inside of the folder in an area without any printing and should include at least the Agency or Clinic Name, Address and a Contact Phone Number. Clinic hours and satellite information are optional.
If you have questions contact Glenn Studebaker at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-751-6198.
- State WIC Staff Pictorial Directory: The State WIC office has updated its pictorial directory of State agency staff. Each staff person in the State office is pictured with their title, a brief description of their area of responsibility and telephone number. Since we do not always have the opportunity to meet each other face to face, we hope this will help you put a name to a face when you call our office. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Myers at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Save the Date: WIC June 2008 Program Updates Training has been scheduled. Please see the attached sheet for the dates and locations. The training will address the following topics:
- WIC Approved Food List - Effective October 1, 2008.
- New and Improved Cereals (Health Benefits & Education Resources)
- Food Package Changes
This training is mandatory for all local WIC providers. At least one CPA (Train-the-Trainer) from each local WIC provider must attend. More information will be announced through WIC UPDATE. If you have suggestions or questions, please contact Takako Tagami at firstname.lastname@example.com. ONE ATTACHMENT
[Note] A Tri Monthly Orientation session will be held for local WIC providers who have not participated in the Tri-Monthly Pilot.
- Loving Support Partnering with WIC for Breastfeeding Success Video: Breastfeeding Coordinators will be receiving in the mail the DVD "Loving Support: Partnering with WIC for Breastfeeding Success". The target audiences for this video are health care providers, health care organizations, policy makers, and other stakeholders that promote and support breastfeeding. WIC participants are not the target audience for this project. We encourage you to use this video as you continue to promote and support breastfeeding through your community outreach efforts. Feel free to make copies of the video or you may order additional copies at no charge from the state WIC office. An order form is included with the DVD. If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Mertzlufft at firstname.lastname@example.com or by telephone at 573-526-4792.
- Breast Pump Order: In about two weeks, Medela will begin shipping the Lactina Select electric and Harmony manual breast pumps and the double pumping kits. Most of the local agencies that ordered these items should receive shipment around the first week of April. A few agencies that ordered a large quantity of the Lactina Selects will not receive them until mid-April.
Please remember that the following procedure must be followed in order to verify receipt of shipment for payment and to send the required WIC tags.
- Immediately upon receipt of shipment, please locate the packing slip and verify your agency received the products and quantities stated.
- Sign the packing slip to verify the order is correct.
- Fax the signed packing slip to Michael Murphy at the state WIC office at 573-526-1470. WIC tags will be mailed upon receipt of your packing slip.
- If your agency did not receive what was stated on the packing slip, please contact the state WIC office immediately.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Mertzlufft at firstname.lastname@example.com or by telephone at 573-526-4792.
- Extra Formula: A database listing unused infant formulas and medical foods is kept at the State WIC Office. With the implementation of the approval authority for many infant formulas and medical foods now at the local level, the State Office may not always know what is available in the local agencies. Please check the listing to utilize formulas with the most recent expiration date first, prior to placing an order, to help keep food costs down.
Attached is a current listing of extra formula available at different LWPs and guiding principles for shipping created to assist you when sending or receiving extra supply of infant formula. Please be sure to notify your district nutritionist or D'Anne Ward when you have unused formula available at your agency so it may be added to the database. If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact D'Anne Ward at 1-800-392-8209 or email firstname.lastname@example.com THREE ATTACHMENTS
- VENA Nutrition Committee February 25 Meeting Minutes: The VENA Nutrition Committee had their most recent meeting on February 25. The meeting minutes and list of committee members are attached. The committee will be meeting or having a conference call on a monthly basis with the next meeting/conference call scheduled for March 24. If there are issues you would like to discuss with any of the committee members, the attached includes contact information. TWO ATTACHMENTS
- Missouri WIC Income Guidelines April 1, 2008- March 31, 2009: The Income Guidelines for April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009 are attached. These are draft guidelines pending approval from USDA. If you have any questions, please contact Glenn Studebaker, email@example.com or 573-751-6198. Once the guidelines are approved, we will be printing and laminating these for your use and will mail them to you once the laminated copies become available. ONE ATTACHMENT
- Income Changes in HANDS: Effective April 14, 2008, there will be changes made in HANDS concerning the income and missing proof of eligibility. The income will be keyed on the H201/H202 screens and there is now a new field on those screens as well for missing proof.
The missing proof field is answered with a Y (yes) or N (no), meaning he/she is missing one or more of the three required proofs. By keying a Y in this field, the system will only allow one month of FIs (the month of the service date) and there is no longer a need to key the "P" food package into the food package code field.
Once the participant returns in 30 days with their missing proof, simply go to the H202 screen and key N (no) in the missing proof field. If the income dollar amount ($) needs to be changed, key that as well. Then print FIs.
There is also a question that you will see on the H202 screen. The question is necessary for "behind the scenes" programming and keeping the data in sync. The question asks if you will be keying a new cert (H401/H421) or recert (H402/H422) screen after you key this H202 screen. If you will be keying one of the four screens, key a Y to answer the question. If you will not be keying one of the four screens (such as a 30-day follow-up), key N to answer the question.
Also, the Med Elig field has been removed from the H400 cert/recert screens.
Please refer to the screen shots attached to view the new/changed fields.If you have questions, please contact the WIC Help desk at 800-554-2544 or Melissa Seaver at 573-751-6489.
ER# 2 .05850 Maternal Smoking Risk Factor 371.doc
ER# 2.02800 Cert Recert and Infant Follow-up Components.doc
ER# 2.04450 Risk Factor 300.doc
ER# 2.04475 Risk Factor 340.doc
ER# 2.04550 Guidelines for Assigning Dietary Risk Factors rev 2-28-08.doc
ER# 2.05825 Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Risk Factor 904.doc
ER# 2.10300 Prenatal Weight Gain Chart.doc
ER# 2.10400 Growth Charts.doc
Extra Supply of Formula.xls
Income Change Screen Shots 30 day follow-up.pdf
Income Change Screen Shots New Cert.pdf
Income Change Screen Shots New Prenatal Cert but has been.pdf
Income Change Screen Shots Recert.pdf
Income Guidelines 4-1-08 thru 3-31-09.doc
June WIC Program Update Training Schedule 3-20-08.doc
Missouri WIC Caseload '05-FEB'08.pdf
Picture Directory 3-08.pdf
Revision 9 Acknowledgement.doc
Revision 9 Nutrition Risk Factors training information.doc
RF Summary Sheet Infant Child_Rev 9.doc
RF Summary Sheet Women_Rev 9.doc
Risk Factor (without 2 digit number) Definitions Table for 2.02800.doc
Summary of Priorities by Risk Factors for ER# 2.02800.doc
UPS Electronic Shipment Instructions - extra formula.doc
UPS Hard Copy Form Shipping Instructions - extra formula.doc
VENA Nutrition Committee Members and contact information 3-21-08.doc
VENA Nutrition Committee Minutes 2-25-08.doc


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Speothos venaticus is most likely a monogamous species.
Captive observations have indicated that Speothos venaticus groups form dominance heirarchies and can exhibit aseasonal reproduction patterns based on social interactions (Nowak 1999). Estrus usually averages 4.1 days, but may be suppressed by these interactions. Polyestrus cycles have also been observed. Estrus reportedly does not begin prior to 10 months of age and until after the pup is separated from other females and paired with males. The average period between observed births is roughly 238 days with a gestation period of 67 days. One to six pups are born with a mean of 3.8 pups which weigh 130-190 g and nurse from 8 weeks to 5 months. (Nowak, 1999)


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Old English Sheepdog
Basic Old English Sheepdog Information
- Lifespan: 10 - 12 years
- Height: 21 - 22 inches
- Weight: 60 - 80 pounds
Medical Conditions Seen in Old English Sheepdogs
- Cardiomyopathy
- Hypothyroidism
- Osteochondrosis Dissecans
- Hip Dysplasia
- Gastric Dilation and Volvulus
- Otitis Externa
- Cataracts
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy
- Hypothyroidism
- Demodicosis
- Deafness
- Uveo-Dermatological Syndrome
Old English Sheepdog Traits
- Jogging Partner
- Lap Dog
- Good with Children
- Warm Weather
- Cold Weather
- Grooming Requirements
- Shedding
- Barking
- Ease of Training
Old English Sheepdog History
- The first picture that may be of an Old English sheepdog dates from 1771, although whether it is actually an OES is unknown. More evidence exists that the breed originated in the west of England in the 1800s. It was developed to fill the need for a strong dog that could both defend flocks and herds, and to drive them to market. It may have been derived from the bearded collie or Russian owtcharka.
- At that time there was a tax on many dogs. Working dogs, evidenced by their docked tails, were exempt. As a drover's dog, the OES had its tail docked, or "bobbed," to avoid taxes. The tradition of tail docking persisted after the taxes were lifted. The OES is sometimes called the bobtail.
- By the early 1900s the breed was as popular, or more so, in the show ring as in the pasture.
- The AKC recognized the OES in 1905.
- In the 1970s, the OES became a popular media dog, appearing in movies and television. This helped spur its popularity as a pet for many years. Since that time its popularity has decreased gradually.
Old English Sheepdog Behavior Concerns
- Makes a gentle and entertaining companion.
- Devoted to and protective of its family.
- Good with children.
- Good with other dogs and pets.
- Does best with reward-based training involving games or food.
- Learns quickly, but can be headstrong.
Old English Sheepdog Suggested Exercises
- Makes a well-mannered housedog, given adequate exercise.
- It needs a moderate to long walk, or a good run or play session every day.
- Games and tricks provide needed mental exercise.
- Enjoys cold weather, but cannot live permanently outside in it.
Old English Sheepdog Grooming
- Coat is long, hard and shaggy, with a thick waterproof undercoat.
- It needs brushing and combing every other day or thick mats will form.
- Shedding is average to below average.
- The long hair around the eyes is usually tied back for everyday life so that it doesn't interfere with vision.
Suggested Old English Sheepdog Nutritional Needs
- OESs tend to stay in good weight.
- Changes in weight can be difficult to notice under the thick coat, so you must feel at least weekly.
- Adult dogs should be fed a balanced diet, with restricted calories if the dog starts to gain too much weight.
Did you know?
- Grapes and raisins are harmful to dogs.
- Some dog parasites are transferable to humans.
- Many common pet ailments may be detected early and prevented by visiting your veterinarian twice yearly - saving both time, money, and most importantly, ensuring the best quality of life for your dog.
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New Calumet police chief fired
Gear swap successful
To the editor:
The Copper Country Ski Tigers Race Team, made up of middle and high school age Nordic skiers throughout Houghton county, would like to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone in our community who made this year's gear swap a huge success.
We would like to give a special thank you to Houghton High School for providing the venue for our annual gear swap, to The Bike Shop and Aspirus Keweenaw for providing bike racks, Pleasant View Orchard Bakery for providing all the wonderful baked goods, The Daily Mining Gazette, Charter, WLUC-TV6, WMPL and WKMJ radio stations for the awesome publicity.
We really appreciate all the list serv administrators who posted our swap numerous times. We would also like to thank the local businesses for posting our brochure.
The gear swap was a huge success with all the support given. Thank you to everyone who sold and purchased items. We look forward to next year.
Copper Country Ski Tigers


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by Kent Annan
Sheryl and Scott Kinder-Pyle
It's Palm Sunday,
and on the way to the elementary school gymnasium where
the six-year-old Crossroads Presbyterian Church meets, one passes
developments of big, new houses that seemingly dropped from the sky. In
the neighborhoods around Royersford, Pennsylvania, trees are still just
twigs, and construction has brought the red dirt to the surface. A Giant
Food/Pharmacy announces "Grand Opening" with a massive banner swaying in
the wind; next to it are a dry cleaners and a Blockbuster video, both
advertising opening deals. A few miles down the road a McDonalds is under
construction—all wood beams, and not a single hamburger yet served.
One element of Crossroads's logo is a tableau of housing development
roofs. This image of roofs mirrors the surrounding landscape. And what
might look to some like a great place to find a new home and to others
like an unfortunate case of suburban sprawl is, to Crossroads and other
congregations like it, indication of soil fertile for a new church.
A table in the school lobby welcomes people with a "Crossroads First
Service" scrapbook (October 13, 1996) that includes photos, press
clippings, and newspaper advertisements—as well as brochures about church
and presbytery activities. New church developments (the term used by the
Presbyterian Church (USA) for church start-ups) seem to hold their own
stories especially dear—as a sign, no doubt, that just as God has raised
something out of nothing, so God will continue to be present through the
precarious early stages of growth.
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In the gym, people are standing as they sing choruses projected onto a
large screen that hangs down in front of the dark red curtain on the
gym stage, where during the week kids probably practice for musicals like
Two basketball hoops have been cranked up and stretch out like mechanical
arms 20 feet over the congregation. Block letter signs on the left wall
say things like EXERCISE DAILY, next to cheerful penguins. On the right
wall, a stalk of broccoli extols, "Play Safely." On the back wall is
temporarily hung a quilt with the words "Come Meet Christ at the
Crossroads" over a scene of new houses, a lake, hills, and trees. Two
intersecting roads are superimposed, suggesting a cross.
Two Peavey speakers on four-foot stands are on either side of the gym. Up
front is a small, plywood podium on wheels and a small table with a white
tablecloth and a 20-inch-high wood cross on it. To the right stands a
five-person band. Under the plastic folding chairs that serve as pews run
painted basketball court lines.
Leading the service are Sheryl and Scott Kinder-Pyle, a clergy couple who
fell in love at Princeton Seminary and graduated in 1988. The local
presbytery called them in 1995 to serve as coorganizing pastors; they
began in January 1996. The first service—after an exciting but lonely
gestation period—was nine months later.
The Kinder-Pyles love the adventure and risk of starting a church. "Some
days it feels too risky," says Scott, "but we get to meet people who are
intimidated by the idea of church, and then tell them we worship in a
school gymnasium. Then we say that for us the faith relationship with
Jesus is what's crucial. We want to start a community around the narrative
of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus—which is exciting. Most of
the people here were baptized and then grew estranged from the church. Now
they're exploring their faith again."
At a meeting in 1996, in the early planning stages, the Kinder-Pyles were
explaining their vision of a Presbyterian church that was somewhere
between traditional and contemporary, liturgical and spontaneous, formal
and informal. They wanted a place where the secular and the sacred met.
Scott remembers, "Then a 25-year-old guy said, 'I would come to that kind
of crossroads church.' We thought that was a powerful image for what we
wanted to be."
The road ahead is leading to a new building on property the church owns a
few miles away.
During the Palm Sunday service, an announcement is made inviting everybody
to come and bring their friends and neighbors to an Easter Saturday egg
hunt and then an Easter morning sunrise service—both to be held on the
future church site. (Holding these types of events on the "future site"
seems a fairly common way for new church developments to lift up their
visions, which often call for enthusiastic outreach, continuous growth,
and generous financial contributions.)
The egg hunt exemplifies the Kinder-Pyles' ministry philosophy, which is
not uncommon among new church developments (or, necessarily, other
established churches.) "My first reaction to the idea," says Sheryl, "was, 'No way! We're not
about bunnies and Easter eggs.' But then we realized it was a great,
nonthreatening way to let people invite their friends and neighbors to the
future site. We'll tell a brief version of the Easter story and invite
them all back to the site for Easter sunrise, as well as to the Easter
service at the school. So it's great!"
From Nothing to Something
"From the perspective of the theology of mission," says Darrell Guder,
Princeton Seminary's professor of missional and ecumenical theology, "the
basic reason to start a new congregation is to continue the apostolic
witness to the gospel, which has been the church's purpose since
Pentecost. No one method results in a new missionary congregation, since
it is always the work of God's Spirit. But in every process, there is the
discernment on the part of one or more Christians that a community should
be formed in a particular place to 'lead its life worthy of the calling
with which it is called' (Ephesians 4:1) and to 'be Christ's witnesses'
(Acts 1:8)."
Stan Wood (Class of 1970), director of the Center for New Church
Development at Columbia Theological Seminary, who also has eight years
experience as a new church development pastor, has analyzed the way the
Spirit tends to work. In his forthcoming publication New Church
Development Guide: A Vision-Based Strategy for Developing New Church
Developments, Wood analyzes four basic models for starting new churches:
research, program, leadership, and redevelopment.
Future site of Crossroads
Presbyterian Church
Research models begin with a presbytery-wide investigation (of, for
example, a new community or a minority group), which then moves forward if
the demographics, etc., show that starting a new church is viable. Program
models grow through ministry to an unchurched people, for example through
evangelistic Bible studies, social justice activism, 12-step programs, and
worship services. Leadership models are based around the work of an
evangelist, tentmaker, or lay preaching mission and are most often used
when there is no existing membership base to begin with. Redevelopment
models take place through consultation with existing Presbyterian
churches. One example of this would be when a church is reborn through
starting a new church alongside an existing church.
Crossroads fits into the research model, but Scott Kinder-Pyle is quick to
point out that starting a new church is not primarily about models or
demographics. "My mantra," he says, "has been that we are not a museum for
Presbyterian lore. Nor are we marketers, selling the gospel at bargain
prices with slick advertising campaigns. Crossroads isn't just here, in
the suburbs, for demographic reasons. We are here to speak an odd,
transforming story to a population of men, women, and children who are
determined to file us away as another religion—or another coupon in the
The last five years have seen an average of 37 new church developments per
year in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Many of these are among
racial/ethnic minorities (for example, Pakistani, Ghanaian, and
Korean)—which was evident at the conference held by the denomination last
July for new church development pastors and spouses. Sixty-five percent of
attendees represented racial/ethnic minorities, mostly new immigrant
groups. Less than 10 percent of new church developments (as of four years
ago) had more than 125 members—though membership numbers ranged from 20 to
And starting a church, of course, isn't free. Money comes from donations
and from the presbytery, the synod, and/or the denomination. The
denomination's sample budget predicts that the first two years—including
office and worship space rental, advertising, office supplies, equipment,
support staff, insurance, and so on—will cost approximately $50,000 per
year, plus pastor's compensation, though each case is unique. As an
associate pastor is added and a building fund is started, costs increase
Through the process, the denomination's
Evangelism and Church Development
Office helps new church developments by consulting with synods and
presbyteries; by providing leadership and planning for workshops and
training events; by organizing a national new church development pastor
and spouse conference; and by identifying and developing resources.
Though the models capture the way things tend to go and budgets are
necessary for each new church to get off the ground, the story of each new
beginning is different.
"Like the individual response to the invitation to follow Christ," says
Guder, "the response of a community to Christ's call is always the
consequence of God's Spirit working in many mysterious ways to bring
people to faith and to each other in worshiping communities."
One such place where the Spirit has brought people together in surprising
and sudden ways is at Riverside Presbyterian Church in Sterling, Virginia.
A Riverside Birth
After graduating from Princeton Seminary in 1985, Brian Clark took a
pastorate at Sligo Presbyterian Church, in Sligo, a small, rural town in
western Pennsylvania. This was a redevelopment project, and Clark enjoyed
a 12-year ministry that saw the church become younger and the youth
programs take off.
"But I knew even in seminary that my calling was to new church
development," he says. "It's just that I wasn't ready right away.
Everything in Sligo was great, but I felt God was leading me toward
something new."
Then came the opportunity backed by the General Assembly and the local
presbytery to start Riverside Presbyterian Church in Sterling, Virginia.
So in January 1997, Clark, his wife, and their three children moved to
With a pastor, financial backing, and denominational support, all the
recipe needed was one vital ingredient: people.
Brian Clark, a new church
development pastor in
"Two couples active in another church in the area were interested in
helping us to start," he says. "Then I looked at my kids and said, 'You're
the youth group.'
"We decided to start a Bible study. Twelve people came, and none of them
had ever worshiped in a church regularly before."
As a next step, Clark decided to ask other churches to "lend" some of
their members for one Sunday so he could start with a decent-sized worship
service. The churches agreed, and Clark planned the first Sunday service
for March 1997 in a meeting hall in his apartment building.
"The first Sunday," he says, "I was hoping for 30 people. Two hundred and
fifty showed up. About 100 of them said that they were not worshipping
anywhere at the time—and that they were interested in coming the next
Sunday. At the end of the service I said, 'Alright, I'll let you know
sometime later this week where to come next Sunday, because this place in
my apartment building obviously won't work.'"
The next Sunday, 100 people arrived at an elementary school, where they
still meet. (They now use every hallway and alcove for Christian
education; the cafeteria houses children's Sunday school; and the main
lobby is transformed into a nursery.) Clark quickly hired a youth director
and a music director.
"We're in a predominately unchurched area," he says. "In a study, .01
percent said they would be interested in a Presbyterian church in the
area. However, it was important to the unchurched that we were
Presbyterian, because it showed we weren't a cult."
The church now averages an attendance of more than 400 at their Saturday
night and Sunday morning services. From the beginning, the population has
been mostly young families. These days there are about 20 infants in
worship and another 20 in the nursery. Clark says young families
immediately feel welcomed when they walk into the worship space and "see a
line of strollers in the back." The church is near the headquarters of
AOL. Many in the congregation work at places like this—as well as for
government contractors, the CIA, and environmental firms. The congregation
is ethnically diverse, and people tend to be highly educated.
So why do all these families who weren't attending church suddenly show up
at Riverside?
"At the heart of it, I think we're attractive to new families because God
shows up, and people know it," Clark says. "We wish we knew exactly what
it was, but I really think that's what it is. And you can't teach that.
There's no formula for splitting the Red Sea; God splits it and you just
walk through."
The church emphasizes "connection," he explains, "because we're so
unconnected here. This community didn't exist 10 years ago. Nobody has
roots. We're a place where everybody is new. Time and again, I hear people
say things like: 'I felt like I needed to meet some people, but then I
came here and found that I needed to meet God.' Or they say: 'I came
thinking my kids needed something, but….'"
Worship services are eclectic—with a 40-person wind symphony as well as
two rock bands. "Our philosophy is that we're not going to let the music
wars split us up," says Clark. "We're the family of God. Like a family
driving in a minivan, we take turns listening to different music."
Preaching has also had to adjust to what the church family wants. "My
preaching has changed drastically," he says. "I don't use PowerPoint now,
because people in our area are PowerPointed to death all week."
But people do like creativity. On Palm Sunday, everybody marched behind a
donkey to the church's nearby property, where they plan to eventually
build their own building (no date set yet: "We're concentrating on
ministry first; the facility will come"). For Christmas Eve they built a
miniature Bethlehem village outside, where 1,200 came to worship. They've
also done a reenactment of the feeding of the 5,000—with chocolate donuts.
"People were surprised and excited," says Clark. "It must have been
something like how the actual crowd reacted."
Top: Sung-Joo Park
Below: Hanbit Presbyterian
Church in Atlanta
Clark grins when asked for an example of why he so enjoys working in a new
church development: "There are so many!" he says.
"One night in February 1997 we did a sort of exploratory Sunday night
worship service. The week before the service, I got a call from a young
woman asking if it was okay if she and her husband visited us. 'I'm
Japanese,' she said. 'My husband grew up in Florida, and he's African
American.' Then after a long pause she asked, 'Is that a problem?' I said,
'Of course not!'"
"So they came and loved it. She's a medical doctor and an amazing soloist.
He's an engineer. She had been part of a Presbyterian church in the South.
The pastor, 15 years ago, had said after she was married, 'Why don't you
come to the church for a while by yourself, then later bring your
husband.' They hadn't been to church since. The advantage of our church is
that as a start-up, it was a chance for a new beginning for them. They've
been involved ever since."
Stories like these, as well as his belief about what's best for a young
church, are why Clark says, "Ministry in this church is a very long-term
commitment for me. I think this will be longer than my first commitment
[of 12 years]. The need for consistent pastoral leadership is important,
as long as I can continue to grow and adapt with this congregation."
So what's his key to success?
"No matter what church you go to, you need a clear sense of the mission of
God," he says. "There's not one mold for being a new church development
pastor. It's about being where God calls you. The passion has to be
there—as for any ministry. I've met with lots of pastors doing what I'm
doing, and they're all really different."
Risk and Reward
Wood, though, says there tend to be some common characteristics of
"effective new church development organizing pastors."
It's not especially surprising that they tend to be creative,
self-motivated evangelists who are willing to face the loneliness of
starting from scratch and who are energized by the joy of seeing new
people gather in Christ's name. But Wood goes further.
He says new church development pastors tend to be gregarious
people-persons who are excellent preachers and worship leaders. Evangelism
skills and excitement about church growth are accompanied by "a pastor's
heart appropriate for the projected worship attendance size of the new
church development plan." They have a vision for new church development,
as well as an ability to work in the culture and language of the target
population. The ability to use missiological and anthropological methods
and insights is also valuable. "A strong, vibrant commitment to Jesus
Christ, accompanied by the verbal ability for sharing their experience of
the joy of the Lord," is joined by an enthusiasm for the Reformed
tradition and the Presbyterian Church. And if the minister is married, it
is important that his or her spouse be on board and supportive.
Wood says that in training new church development pastors, he would
"emphasize supervised work in a new church development, maybe in a
full-year internship—or, better, multiple internships in new church
developments. I would also emphasize missional and practical theology."
Princeton Seminary recently established a New Church Development
Internship Award for the purpose of equipping people for ministry in new
church development through stipend support of part-time and/or full-time
internships in field education placements. At the 2002 commencement, three
students received the first awards, which were made possible by a major
gift from an alumnus of the Seminary and his wife, who also studied at
PTS. A desire to encourage seminarians to consider, and governing bodies
to support, new church development motivated the gift.
"To me, the most important factor in a new church development's success is
the pastoral leadership," says Sung-Joo Park (Class of 1992), who pastors
Hanbit Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. "Because a new church is
not established, not stable, people don't have direction. When people
visit the church, the first impression they get from pastoral leadership
is the worship service. As the church grows, we need more programs. But in
the beginning, pastoral leadership, character, and endurance are very
important—as well as the cooperation of the church's core leaders."
In addition to giving leadership, these ministers must be willing to face
a different set of circumstances than most pastors.
"In the beginning it's really lonely," says Pam Driesell Anderson, pastor
of Oconee Presbyterian Church in Watkinsville, Georgia. After graduating
from PTS in 1998, she did a year-long internship at a church in Virginia.
Then in August 1999, a presbytery called her to start a church in a
fast-growing area near Athens, Georgia. They gave her a list of names of
people who might be interested; a few were. She started a Bible study. The
first worship service—in a school cafeteria—was in March 2000. The
congregation has grown to 150 people.
Marion Park with her family
"Being an extrovert," she says, "I just created my own community by saying
things to people like, 'Look, I'm coming over to be with you tomorrow.'
That was hard. A lot of times I wondered if I was spending my time well,
if I was doing the right things. But the hard things are also the things I
love—the lack of structure, never knowing what's going to happen next."
There are other benefits as well. "It's easier to do a new thing than to
change an old thing," says Marion Park (Class of 1989). She and fellow PTS
alum Fred Choy (Class of 1989) started Seattle Community Church, and
because of limited funds they started, in the summer of 1998, as
tentmakers. They took over an unused Presbyterian church building and
began making connections. The first worship service was in October 1998;
now about 200 people (60 of them children) attend weekly. Park recently
left Seattle Community to move with her family to Long Beach, California,
where she will serve at Lakewood First Presbyterian Church, an already
well-established church. But she says she'd love to do another new church
development someday.
"Because we were starting fresh, it was easier in a way," she says. "No
one ever said, 'Well, we've never done it that way in the past.' Also, we
were allowed, by the very nature of the setup, to fail. Though there was a
lot of pressure to succeed, because we were financially self-supporting.
It's been an incredible challenge—very tough and incredibly rewarding to
build from scratch."
"I read an article by Stan Wood," says Driesell Anderson, "that gave a
profile of people well suited to be new church development pastors [see
above]. Only a small percentage of pastors in the church fit this profile.
That was an epiphany. I knew this was for me. I was just really, really
jazzed about it. I couldn't believe everyone didn't want to do this!"
A Triumphal Entry
The post-worship routine is different when the service takes place in a
rented gym. Palm Sunday worship at Crossroads Presbyterian Church quickly
turns into a community packing-project (one of many small, unique ways
people in young churches must work together).
Pam Driesell Anderson and members of Oconee
Presbyterian Church in
Watkinsville, Georgia
As Sheryl concludes the benediction with "…the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit," soundboard wires are already being unplugged and wrapped up to
be stored till next week. A family starts folding and stacking
chairs—mother and father, elementary age son and daughter. The Crossroads
banner in the back comes down. The podium is wheeled out. The big overhead
screen recedes into the ceiling over the stage. Those not working talk
above the clamor.
After about 20 minutes, the only evidence of what has just happened are
the palm branches left scattered on the floor—remains of a triumphal entry
reenacted. The only people left are members of the praise band practicing
for next week and some small kids running around dressed up in their
now-disheveled Sunday best.
And, indeed, there has been a kind of entry by Jesus here—into this gym,
into this neighborhood. Certainly it's not the only way Christ has
arrived; there are other churches and other ways. But one dynamic way the
Spirit enters neighborhoods is through the birth of new churches.
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EVERETT, Wash. - It was a night of firsts for the National Lacrosse League's (NLL) Minnesota Swarm (4-3) in Friday's 15-7 road win against the Washington Stealth (1-6).
Newly appointed head coach Joe Sullivan picked up his first career win, rookie T David Earl (1g), D Jeff Gilbert (2g) and T Greg Downing (1g) all tallied their first career goals as members of the Swarm, and rookie G Evan Kirk collected his first career road win after stopping 43 of 50 shots in just his second NLL start.
And in the end, it was only fitting that Minnesota also notched its first road victory of the 2012 season.
"The guys are just thrilled to get a win against Washington," Sullivan said. "We had a bad taste in our mouths from what we experienced in the first round of the playoffs last year. We wanted to come into to their barn and be competitive, and we were."
After watching its offense sputter in front of its home crowd last weekend in a 12-7 loss to Colorado, Minnesota put forth one of its most dazzling offensive performances in team history at the Comcast Arena at Everett on Friday night. In total, a season-high 10 players found the back of the net against the Stealth, which included five rookies. In the process, the Swarm managed to tie a team record with three shorthanded goals and added five power play goals on eight chances.
"We got everybody scoring and everyone contributed," Sullivan said. "We had a young goalie who stood on his head, a defense that turned away some pretty tough shooters and an offense that really clicked and found their groove."
Minnesota's memorable night got started in the second quarter after it outscored the Stealth 7-0 to build a 10-3 halftime lead. Impressively, all seven of the Swarm's goals came from as many players and three were notched on power play chances. Downing registered the Swarm's first shorthanded goal of the game with 2:24 left to play in the first half to send the Swarm into the locker room with their heads held high.
Minnesota's offense cooled down a bit in the third quarter, but Gilbert's unassisted shorthanded goal midway through the quarter helped the Swarm regain their focus as the team led 11-4 at that point. The Swarm entered the fourth holding an 11-6 advantage.
Gilbert then added his second unassisted shorthanded goal of the game in the fourth, which put an end to a 3-0 run from the Stealth and pushed Minnesota's lead back to five at 12-7 with 11:47 left.
"For him to do it twice is unbelievable. He had a great night," Sullivan said.
All-Star F Ryan Benesch led all scorers with eight points (2g, 6a) and F Kevin Ross added a season-high six points (2g, 4a). Fellow All-Stars F Callum Crawford and T Jordan MacIntosh also notched two goals respectively. Both of MacIntosh's goals came unassisted.
Kirk, who held the Rochester Knighthawks to just six goals in his first career start on Feb. 12 in the Swarm's 9-6 home win, was just as spectacular in his road debut on Friday. The Orangeville, Ontario native held the Stealth scoreless in the second, and to just one goal in the fourth. He currently leads the team with a 6.50 GAA and a .873 SV%.
"He's playing like a veteran," Sullivan said. "He's a young guy who is confident because the young guys around him are confident in him. They play for each other and when Evan is in there, he is able to stand big, stand tall, and make the saves."
Minnesota sits above .500 for the second time this season and improved to 8-3 all-time against the Stealth in regular season play. The two teams will meet again in Everett on March 25 at 8 p.m. and then for one final meeting on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center on April 14 at 7 p.m. Stealth F Dean Hill led Washington with three goals and G Chris Seidel stopped 18 of 30 shots in the loss.
Benesch, Crawford and MacIntosh along with team captain T Andrew Suitor will head to Buffalo on Saturday to compete with the West All-Stars in the 2012 NLL All-Star Game at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN3. Fans can watch online or at Cork's Irish Pub in Downtown St. Paul during the Swarm's official All-Star Game viewing party.
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The New York Times has a fascinating profile on Ikaria, a Greek island located about 30 miles off the western coast of Turkey. With roughly 8,000 inhabitants, the island is known for its slow and relaxed lifestyle, thriving communities, and healthy citizenry.
As Ikarian physician Dr. Ilias Leriadis says in the article: "Have you noticed that no one wears a watch here? …We simply don't care about the clock here."
Brendan Case offers a good summary of the article at Call and Response (HT), pointing to some significant themes:
"For people to adopt a healthful lifestyle," reports Dan Buettner in a recent issue of the "New York Times Magazine," "they need to live in an ecosystem, so to speak, that makes it possible." Buettner's exploration of the Aegean island of Ikaria, where people are 2.5 times as likely as Americans to live past the age of 90, showcases the inseparability of individual and communal flourishing.
On Ikaria, a constellation of factors yields long lives: a great diet, and few chances to deviate from it; lots of physical activity (little of which could be classed as "exercise"); even regular napping.
But the likely keys to Ikarian longevity are harder to map. Buettner suggests that social structures — the marriages, families and friendships that knit Ikarians into a densely woven fabric of village life — are what sustain these communities in healthy practices.
At a superficial level, it can be easy for us to overly romanticize such places, especially for those of us who are routinely exhausted by fast-paced Western culture (though I still prefer a widespread concern for clocks). Buettner, for example, often seems over-sold on the notion of Ikaria as Utopia–likely, no doubt, because of his research interests in longevity (understandable). (more…)