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Opinion: Why the Hobby Lobby Hubbub Matters
January 7, 2013
Dr. Halee Gray Scott is an author, scholar and researcher. Her research and teaching focuses on theology, spiritual formation and leadership. Her articles have appeared in Christianity Today, Real Cle... Read More
"This is the way the world ends," wrote American-English poet T.S. Eliot, "not with a bang, but a whimper." Buried somewhere in the top news stories of the day—"U.S. Marine Pens Response to Gun Control Bill," "Cat Arrested at Brazil Prison," "Father of India Gang Rape Victim Reveals His Daughter's Name," "Candlelight Vigil Planned in Boulder for Slain Bull Elk"—you might have read about Hobby Lobby.
No? That's not surprising, since many of the major networks have remained largely silent on the issue. Yet this "whimper" of a story might be one of the most significant legislative decisions in our time. Lest you think I overstate my claim, let's take a look at Hobby Lobby's case and what's actually at stake.
What's at stake in this case is whether or not the government can force private business owners to act against their religious convictions.
As of today, the Green family, the evangelical Christian owners of Hobby Lobby Creative Centers and Mardel Christian Bookstores, potentially owes the federal government $21.3 million in fines for defying the HHS mandate that requires all companies to provide insurance coverage for all FDA-approved prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, surgical sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs, including "the morning after pill" and "the week after pill." According to the Greens, since these drugs interfere with implantation in the womb, they destroy human life in the earliest stage of development.
In September, the Greens filed a lawsuit against the federal government, stating, "These abortion-causing drugs go against our faith ... We simply cannot abandon our religious beliefs to comply with this mandate." In addition to the lawsuit, they requested an injunction to defer the $1.3 million (approximately $100 for every employee) daily penalty while their case made its way through the courts.
On November 19, Judge Joe Heaton in Oklahoma denied the company an injunction, stating that Hobby Lobby and Mardel "are not religious organizations" according to the definition proposed in the mandate but are secular, for-profit businesses that employ and serve both Christians and non-Christians. The company appealed the decision to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, and a panel of three judges denied the appeal for similar reasons. The company then took its request to the Supreme Court, where Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayer also denied the request, stating it was not "indisputably clear" that the case met the requirements for an emergency injunction.
"Today, the government has tried to reinterpret the First Amendment from freedom to PRACTICE your religion, to a more narrow freedom to worship." —Rick Warren
The HHS mandate allows religious exemption if the organization meets the following criteria: (1) its primary purpose is to promote religious values; (2) it primarily employs persons of the same religion; (3) it primarily serves persons of the same religion; and (4) it is a nonprofit organization under specific sections of the Internal Revenue Code.
The underlying merits of the HHS mandate is not what's at stake—that has yet to be determined. What's at stake in this case is whether or not the government can force private business owners to act against their religious convictions.
If a privately owned company is paying for health care, should the federal government have a say in what is covered? There are three reasons why Christians and non-Christians alike should be concerned about the ruling in the Hobby Lobby case.
1. Let's define "religious."
The religious exemption proposed in the HHS mandate is so narrow that the vast majority of faith-based organizations—including Catholic hospitals, charities, colleges, universities and nonprofit organizations—fail to meet the criteria. In a post for Libertyblog, Dan Smyth argues that in order to avoid a breach of our first amendment rights, we must adhere to what the Founders would have understood to be a "religious" organization. According to Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), the most widely used dictionary at the Constitution's ratification, Smyth says the Founders understood religious employers to be simply employers who, in any way, are disposed to religious duties or teach religion.
Further, Johnson defines "religious" as "pious; disposed to the duties of religion" and "teaching religion," with "to teach" taking such definitions as "to instruct; to inform" and "to deliver any doctrine or art, or words to be learned."
Since the Greens are devoutly religious people who close their stores on Sundays, play Christian music in their stores and sell some religious-themed items, they would be classified as "religious" according to the understanding of the Founding Fathers. Redefining what is a "religious" organization results in a breach of First Amendment rights.
2. Whose responsibility is it?
Second, some critics claim, "No employers in the private sector have the legal right to force their employees to obey their employer's religious beliefs." The Greens do not oppose their employees using emergency contraception; they just oppose paying for it. The Greens don't oppose birth control or even their employees' right to use emergency contraceptives like "the morning after pill"—they simply don't want to implicate themselves in what they believe is morally wrong.
To force them to comply with this mandate interferes with the Green family's right to practice their religion. As Rick Warren said, "Today, the government has tried to reinterpret the First Amendment from freedom to PRACTICE your religion, to a more narrow freedom to worship, which would limit your freedom to the hour a week you are at a house of worship."
3. The timing matters.
Third, some will say that in the grand scheme of things, the cost of this legislative ruling is fairly low—it hardly matters. Whether the Greens eventually cave to the federal government or whether they pay all the way to their financial grave, it is, after all, just a single company. And besides, some may say, the matter of emergency contraceptives is morally ambiguous anyway.
But in most cases, freedoms have not been lost or won overnight. As James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution" said, "There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachment of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpation."
Ultimately, it doesn't matter whether or not one agrees with the Greens convictions or not. You don't have to be Christian to understand that this ruling is potentially a watershed moment in our nation's history. If we, as a free republic, don't stand now for the freedoms afforded us in our Constitution, who will be next?
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Companies who provide insurance choose not cover fertility issues, cosmetic surgeries, gastric bypass surgery for the morbidly obese, etc. so why can't they choose not to cover contraception as well. The government wants to dictate what is covered, what we believe, when & where we can speak about Jesus. It's time for the government to stop taking away our rights and it's time for Christians to speak out about our rights and the rights of what this country was founded upon - The Bible. It's time for Christians to rise up and speak loudly and protect our freedom of religion.
The reason birth control is required is because preventative care will take down health care costs in the future. That's the same reason why I can now get free mammograms, Pap smears, etc. As I said before, to assume birth control is only used for promiscuity is sexist. Birth control is a vital health need for many women.
Also, none of the rights you mentions above are being taken away...anywhere. Certai "news" organizations may show a succession of stories which support this, but much of the time it is not the whole story, and the result is not a lessening of free speech in the first place.
Can I argue that I shouldn't pay the percent of taxes that go towards war, because I am morally against war? Because it seems like a similar argument, that the government is forcing me to pay money towards something that is against my religion, killing people.
I didn't see this one when I wrote earlier, but I 100% agree! (As you'll see by my response below.)
Personally, I think there is a bigger issue involved, a legal definition of terms: is everything a religious person touches or chooses considered "religious" or only things publicly declared (as in, 501c3, etc.) "religious"? For example, no one is telling the Greens that they have to pay for abortifacents with their own money (i.e. the money allocated to themselves as CEO pay or shareholder dividends or whatever), only that their publicly registered business (which has a lot of financial freedoms as a US for-profit company) has to pay for the costs of what they consider abortifacents for their employees. So that's part of the question: can any for-profit company be considered part of an individual's "religious exercise"? Is making a profit a religious exercise in any religion at all?
Obviously there are other Christian doctrinal issues at stake, such as m3gan's statement about "give to caesar what is caesar's". But that's hardly a legal question, and the Greens have the religious right to ignore that (or any) Bible verse as much as they have a right to believe certain forms of birth-control are abortifacents and equal to murder. The question is: ***whether they have the equal right and privilege to make a profit in accordance with the laws of a secular/pluralist society if they also want their profit-making enterprise to be exempted from those laws they disagree with based on religious reasons***. If they do have the right to legal exemptions on all religious issues of their personal choice, that would unfortunately allow a lot of other negative things in other situations. For-profit businesses, who happened to be owned/run by racists, could re-instate segregation in their buildings, or refuse business altogether to classes of people they didn't like (and that would include many private universities, they could refuse everyone but white people, as they used to do in the past). It would allow for-profit businesses to not pay for maternity leave or vacation for their employees if they chose because of the Bible verse "if you won't work, you won't eat." It would allow them to discriminate against hiring women, because of those who believe women's position in society should be domestic only. All of those are things that various people of different religious persuasions (even all different "Christian" ideas) actually believe in and have acted on in the past, and yet our country has decided to enact laws to protect against that sort of discrimination or to protect "workers' rights". Or to turn the table a little, if you were hired by a Muslim business-owner, he could forbid you to bring any pork-related products into your work environment. Or simply not hire you because you're not a Muslim. But currently, any Muslim in our country has to operate his business by the same business laws as any Christian, when they register a profit-making enterprise.
The truth is that now our legislators have decided to make a law whereby "workers' rights" in for-profit businesses are protected by having their healthcare needs met through employer-provided insurance. After a heated debate, they also decided that various forms of birth control and contraceptives (including those some Christians believe to be abortifacents) were part of necessary healthcare, in the form of insurance coverage. It's now a law. Just like a for-profit business can't discriminate against different races or women or maternity leave or whatever, they're now obligated to offer their employees a wide range of insurance-provided healthcare. That's one of the costs/considerations of earning a profit (and employing people) in the USA, and it was agreed upon by a majority of our government representatives. However, there are exceptions for those enterprises whose primary purpose is "religion", but not for those whose primary purpose is "profit".
A final statement: I'm a pacifist and I believe I have plenty of Biblical evidence, and a long history of Christian tradition, to back it up. If the Green family can be exempted from financial aspects of the law related to their vehicle for financial profit because of personal religious disagreements, then I should be exempted from the portion of my taxes which goes to pay for all State-sponsored forms of violence or threat of violence. I believe I'd be getting at least a 30% reduction in my federal taxes and still quite a large chunk of my local taxes (including a portion of my money gone towards sales tax).
The reality is simply that in a non-religious/pluralist society, where any goods, services, privileges or whatever are provided by the government (through any form of taxes), there will always be something paid for which the individual disagrees with on some moral or philosophical or even practical grounds. Meaning all of us who've ever paid a cent to the government (which includes any purchase in any state with sales tax) have partially funded something we disagree with, probably even disagree with religiously/morally, and we never had much of a say in the matter. But it's not anarchy here, it's a representative government. You hope you have the best representation. But at the end of the day, you take what you get and you deal with it, or you try to get a new representative and hope they change it, or you move somewhere else. We're all still free to move, if you can find a place that will welcome you.
In the U.S. Hobby Lobby's ownership has the right to sue the government over this issue, but they are damaging our witness for Christ by making this a "defending the faith" issue. Christianity is about repentance of personal sin and trusting in Christ's atonement. It is about the body of believers, the Church, seeking to glorify God together. It is about spreading the good news of the forgiveness of sins through Christ. Christianity is NOT about fighting the government over earth "rights."
Having spent time as a missionary in an anit-Christian country, I've gained a broader perspective on which public battles are worth fighting. Should Hobby Lobby's ownership stand up for the rights the U.S. constitution gives them? Sometimes its appropriate. Often though, its more about us seeking to get what we think is due us (justice), than it is about the eternal glory of God. The apostle Paul encouraged us to give up our rights (citizen) has he did in order to advance the Gospel. So, lets ask: is this really about Hobby Lobby leading individuals to personal repentance and faith in Christ, or about a few very wealthy company owners, who have the resources to sue the government, what they think is due them?
In the U.S. Hobby Lobby's ownership has the right to sue the government over this issue, but they are damaging our witness for Christ by making this a "defending the faith" issue. Christianity is about repentance of personal sin and trusting in Christ's atonement. It is about the body of believers, the Church, seeking to glorify God together. It is about spreading the good news of the forgiveness of sins through Christ. Christianity is NOT about fighting the government over earth "rights."
Having spent time as a missionary in an anit-Christian country, I've gained a broader perspective on which public battles are worth fighting. Should Hobby Lobby's ownership stand up for the rights the U.S. constitution gives them? Sometimes its appropriate. Often though, its more about us seeking to get what we think is due us (justice), than it is about the eternal glory of God. The apostle Paul encouraged us to give up our rights (citizen) has he did in order to advance the Gospel. So, lets ask: is this really about Hobby Lobby leading individuals to personal repentance and faith in Christ, or about a few very wealthy company owners, who have the resources to sue the government, what they think is due them?


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Can't choose, both are mighty fine weapons
Mayybee Glock for the weight factor
These are the only 2 guns available in the world.
You will carry it for defense and shoot it at the range. Which one do you choose and why?
Can't choose, both are mighty fine weapons
Mayybee Glock for the weight factor
I own many pistols, But I carry my g27 on me all the time. But I take both with me to the range. My g22 & g27,Same cal but not the same pistol. So you have to shoot your pistols,To know your pistols. The easy ones to shoot,Is always a full size pistol. So I put more time on the range with my ccw pistols. But my be if some one as small hands, A small pistol my be better for that shooter.
In other words, I'm looking for very narrow and specific feedback on a comparison between these two weapons - NOTHING ELSE.
CZ. I prefer my semi-autos with hammers. Metal frames are nice too.
Cz for accuracy, less felt recoil, and DA/SA for double-strike and dry-fire exercise.
Thanks for the feedback. I'm readling a lot of advantages for the CZ.
The only disadvantages for CZ 75 vs Glock 19 that I can think of are size and weight -- Glock 19 might be better for concealed carry purposes. But, the greater size and weight of the CZ are probably what lessen the recoil and improve the accuracy (which are noted as advantages for the CZ).
Anyone who has shot both guns and can expound on a comparison of trigger pull?
I think the major advantage of the Glock is easier operation. The Glock trigger is a little better than a stock Cz75, but get a trigger job on the Cz and it will be much better. I still think double-strike and easier dry-fire are significant features to consider.
The CZ is a great weapon with a fine trigger that gets better everytime you use it. The G19 has a very good trigger with a goofy saftey on it. I own both guns and I never carry the G19 and I carry the 75b Compact 5 months of the year. IWB Kydex leather holster, it is hidden and I do not know it is there. I see the weight not as a disadvantage myself I like the weight. The Glock is a great gun that is hard to beat.....you just happened to pick one of the guns that beats it hands down.
The triggers are 2 different animals. The CZ is DA/SA and the SA is butter the DA gets better but does have some travel. This gun is accurate! The glock is smooth but always DA. I prefer the CZ trigger, I a,ma big fan of CZ's.
I know a bunch of guys who shoot Glocks tremendously and who would never consider a CZ. I respect their opinion and am impressed with their talent! The double strike spoke of earlier is something I never considered, I never needed and but I guess if you havce old or cheap ammo it might be something to think about. You can dry fire a glock, I do it alot!the hammer does make the CZ significantly easier to dry fire.
Go CZ you will not be sorry!
Hmmm, I have 2 G19's (among a bunch of Glocks) and a CZ75SA .40.
If I could only have one, it would be the G19.
My reasoning....
While the CZ does have an advantage in accuracy, spare parts are much more readily available on the Glock, and the Glock is very easy to tinker on. Also, while it took me a LONG time to learn how to shoot my G19, I can now shoot it as accurately as anything else. Not to take away anything on the CZ, but I've learned to really appreciate the consistent trigger pull of the Glock. Also, maybe it's the CZ that I own, but the manufacture of my CZ seems cruder as compared to the Glock.
Having said all of that, I've been looking for a new pistol for my wife. Something that is compact'ish. She loves shooting the Sig P226 that we have, but the pistol is big and, in my mind at least, it's becoming a bit of a collector item since it's the last year of the German produced folded stamp sheet metal slide w/ pinned in firing pin block. A CZ75 Compact/PCR/P-01 are high on the list, especially the P-01.
Own both, a CZ-75 Compact and a Glock 23. A former Deputy Sheriff I am a hardcore 1911 guy. Now living in Florida rust and humidity are a big problem. Glock vs. CZ. Have owned four Glock 23's. One Gen one, two Gen 3's and now a Gen 4. Not a single malfunction encountered with any of these fine pistols. Weird trigger and frame angle, these weapons always work. Gave my last Gen 3 to my son which prompted me to purchase a Gen 4. All the terrible things we hear about the Gen 4's have not surfaced in my 23. Fact is , I find it the best 23 so far. Question was asked what is better, a Glock or a CZ-75. Owning both I feel qualified to answer. I love to hate my Glock's, or hate to love them. Answer. The CZ is a steel on steel pistol and requires some break in. As with any steel on steel pistol. After about 250 rounds the CZ started running like a Swiss Watch. Fastest pointing most ergonomically designed semi auto pistol I own with the possible exception of my 1911's. Easily out performs my Sig P-226 or Browning H.P. CZ quality and performance prompted me to Purchase a CZ Kadet .22 when I found myself in need of a quality .22 rim fire. Back in the 80's when I was on the street 9 m/m did not have a great record of performance. Modern ammunition has eclipsed this problem. Re; The Glock I find this pistol incredible given the cost and reliability. A poly Glock 23 .40 in a Serpa holster holds twice the rounds at half the weight of my 1911's. Will it out-shoot my Springfield 1911 or CZ? Heck no. Was not designed to. In this horrible Fl climate a poly pistol in a plastic holster is hard to beat. At civilian combat ranges the Glock is more than adequate. If I had to choose between the CZ and the Glock, given the CZ has a hammer and all I am used to, I would choose the CZ. In contrast, If I had to choose a semi auto off the dealers shelf and bet my life on it untested, it would no doubt be a Glock. Would I give up my 1911's for the Glock? Heck no. BTW, the Glock has the fastest trigger reset I have ever encountered. As much as I love the others, in my night stand is a Glock 23. My wife has a .357 229 Sig. Not a bad combo.
I'm not a real big Glock fan, but I do have to give them their due.
I only have one Glock. It's a 21C and yes, I've been very happy with it. Doesn't have any swag about it, and I don't have any issues with that.
It is what it is, and it does what it does......very well.
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Swag is great but one must ask does it go bang every time. In my previous post I stated that I have owned four Glock 23 pistols w/o a single malfunction of any kind. I trade one, or give one to my son and always end up replacing it with another 23. As stated I am a hardcore 1911 guy and love my CZ-75. No, my Glocks will not out-shoot My 1911's or CZ. Were not designed to. At civilian combat ranges the Glock is quite adequate. Now living in Florida with humidity and heat a big problem the Glock has it's place. Tool box, tackle box, under the seat of a car the Glock is always there and always works. As a CCW weapon holds twice as many rounds as my beloved 1911 at half the weight. On giving my son my last Glock 23 I might have opted for a Smith M & P except I had so much Glock "Stuff" I purchased another 23, this time a Gen4. I love my 1911's, CZ's and Colt Python. In this horrible humid climate the Glock poly and Tennifer make sense. The reliability of the Glock pistol is undisputed. Throw this poly / tennifer pistol in a Serpa plastic holster, wipe it down every few weeks or so and zero rust. I use sentry solutions marine tuff cloth on all my weapons. Stops rust cold. No, the Glock is not my favorite weapon but in this horrible Florida climate it is. Humidity, rain, hurricanes the Glock exceeds. I love my others but as a utility gun in this horrible climate, can't beat a Glock. A steel pistol in a leather holster in this climate requires much maintenance. As stated, I love to hate the Glock, or hate to love it. Additionally, the Glock pistol has the fastest trigger reset I have ever encountered. Trick is, on firing, release the trigger only until you feel the first click. Trigger is reset. No need to release the rest of the way. A former Deputy Sheriff from the .357 revolver, 1911 days, this has been a tough transition. Weird frame angle, weird trigger, absolutely reliable when you need it to go bang. Things change. If I had to bet my life on a untested semi auto pistol off the dealers shelf it would w/o hesitation be a Glock. Can't say the same for a steel on steel.
CZ75 - One of the most underrated firearms in the world.
Re; All Glock 23's I have owned, the Gen 4 is by far the best. Have owned one Gen one, two Gen Three's, and one Gen 4. The original debate was CZ Vs. Glock. Still maintain my position on the CZ75 Compact, I absolutely love it. In RE; to the Glock Gen 4 being a terrible pistol I disagree. I understand not as many after market parts are available. For liability reasons I choose not to change a bunch of parts. My Gen 4 shoots as well, if not better than any of my previous Glock's. No, the grip texture does not turn my hand to hamburger. I have never had a single malfunction out of any of my Glock Pistols, not one. Just saying my Gen 4 is the best model 23 I have owned thus far. Previous posts will show I am a 1911, CZ Guy. Just saying that some months and a few rounds thru my Gen 4 (Since my last post) have proven this pistol as good, if not better than my previous Glocks. Would I give up my CZ or 1911's. Heck no. Would I give up this Gen 4, no way. Just trying to give a alternate point of view on the Gen 4 after putting a few rounds thru it.


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Arsenal's opponents on Sunday afternoon boast a noteworthy distinction among Premiership clubs - they are one of just a handful of teams who have beaten Arsenal the first and last time they faced them.
The last meeting was settled by Emile Heskey's late strike which gave the Blues a 2-1 final-day win last season. The first encounter between the sides was way back in 1892 in the FA Cup and Birmingham ran out emphatic 5-1 winners.
The first league encounter also went the way of the Midlanders as they emerged 4-1 winners in October 1893. In fact, Birmingham won the first five games between the sides, racking up 21 goals along the way.
The Gunners had to wait until March 1898 to break the early hoodoo and record a 4-2 win - their first success against the Blues.
But if Birmingham had the better of the early meetings, Arsenal certainly hold the upper hand in the more recent past. Before that end-of-season reverse in the 2004/05 campaign, Arsenal had not lost to Birmingham since March 1983 - a 2-1 defeat in the old Division One.
Before their promotion to the Premiership, the Midlands outfit faced Arsène Wenger's Arsenal in the League Cup during the Londoners' Double-winning campaign of 1997/98. The Gunners were made to sweat before running out 4-1 winners after extra-time at Highbury.
German midfielder Antoine Hey gave the visitors the lead after 20 minutes but Arsenal levelled through Luis Boa Morte. The game was emphatically decided in extra-time courtesy of goals from David Platt, Boa Morte's second and Alberto Mendez.
In an action-packed affair, both teams were also reduced to 10 men with Jason Crowe and Darren Wassall red-carded for Arsenal and Birmingham respectively.
But since Trevor Francis guided Birmingham back into the top flight for the start of the 2002/03 season, Arsenal have, by-and-large, dominated the encounters.
In August 2002, first-half strikes from Thierry Henry and Sylvain Wiltord settled the game for the champions at a sun-drenched Highbury. Arsenal completed the double over Birmingham later in the season, destroying the Blues 4-0 at St. Andrews. Henry (2), Robert Pires and Lauren were on target that day.
Dennis Bergkamp was stand-in captain against Birmingham at St. Andrews the following year - and he certainly led by example.
Racing on to Henry's slide-rule pass inside his own half, the Dutchman sprinted forward, rolling back the years as he eased clear of the hosts' back-line before applying a typically composed finish, coolly chipping the ball over the goalkeeper to make it 2-0.
Freddie Ljungberg had given Arsenal the lead in the first-half and Pires rounded things off with a third late on.
Last season, Arsenal beat Bruce's Birmingham 3-0 at Highbury and Henry again assumed the role of chief tormentor with two second-half strikes.
On Sunday however, the talismanic marksman will be absent
through injury. One still suspects though, given the results over
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Honor Society, Tau Mu Chapter
The Carroll University Nursing Program had the honor of becoming a chartered chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), one of the largest and most prestigious nursing organizations in the world. Chapter chartering entails a rigorous approval process by STTI, including a comprehensive self-study report and site visit. The Tau Mu Chapter received its charter and members were inducted on March 3, 2006.
The establishment of an honor society was suggested by an NLN-AC visitor during a 1995 accreditation visit. The visitor complimented the faculty on the quality of students and suggested that an honor society, leading to chartering into STTI, would showcase the work of faculty and students. Dr. Diana Hankes, a former professor of nursing, proposed the idea of forming an honor society that would eventually be affiliated with STTI. The idea was introduced to junior level nursing students during a class in January 1997. The advantages and the hard work that such a plan would entail were explained and feedback was solicited. Students Kimberlyn Sussek and Staci Wetzel brainstormed with Dr. Hankes on ways to generate interest and enthusiasm among students and faculty. A core of dedicated and enthusiastic students and faculty created a steering committee and gained approval from college administrators. The steering committee organized and prioritized plans for getting the society off the ground and invited people to join.
The chapter was chartered by STTI in 2002. The chartering ceremony for Rho Sigma Chapter was conducted by Melanie Dreher, PhD, FAAN, University of Iowa, on May 11, 2002.
Between 2002 and 2005, Rho Sigma Chapter functioned as an active member of Sigma Theta Tau International. In November 2005, after two years of work with STTI, the international board of directors and the nursing program, Carroll Tau Mu, was approved for its own chapter.


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Xiong Tabbed Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Redshirt senior Sabastian Xiong (Cottage Grove, Wis.) was named the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week after netting two goals and helping the Green Bay men's soccer team to a 3-3 draw at No. 12 Marquette on Sunday.
Joining Xiong was Milwaukee freshman keeper Liam Anderson, who earned conference defensive player of the week accolades.
Xiong gave Green Bay the lead in the 24th minute, gathering a pass from Lawrence Talery (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and sending a shot that ricocheted off the left post and into the net for a 1-0 advantage. His second marker came with just six minutes remaining in the match to force overtime as he picked up a cross from Sam Krenzien (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and beat a defender to tie the score at 3-3.
Xiong started both games for Green Bay this weekend, including the draw at MU and a 3-2 win at DePaul on Friday afternoon.
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation has formally urged the Brown County Board to cease "unnecessary" and "inappropriate" prayer before government meetings.
County Board meetings currently open with an overtly Christian prayer that often includes specific references to "Jesus."
FFRF Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert called attention to the constitutional violation in a Feb. 6 letter to Board Chairman Guy Zima: "The prayers currently invoked at Board meetings impermissibly advance Christianity and lead a reasonable observer to believe that the Board is endorsing not only religion over non-religion, but also Christianity over other faiths. This practice inappropriately alienates non-Christians and non-believers. Their efforts to participate in public meetings are adversely affected by these types of prayers, which turn non-believers and non-Christians into political outsiders of their own community and government."
The Board met last night for its weekly session. The Green Bay Press Gazette reported that Chairwoman Mary Scray opened the meeting with "dear Lord" and ended with "in the Lord, our savior's name." She also took it upon herself to bless the reporters and warn them against stirring up any "controversy."
Scray claimed that "85 percent of the population 'was fine with' invoking the Lord's name or Jesus' name."
This is not the first time FFRF has taken action over state/church violations in the Green Bay area. In 2009, FFRF successfully settled a two-year-old legal battle, with the City agreeing not to put back up a nativity scene above the entrance to City Hall every December.
FFRF has also been victorious in ending prayer in neighboring governments – the County Board in Eau Claire, Wis., voted 23-4, to stop invocations prior to their meetings on May 3, 2011, the City Council of Ashland, Wis., followed suit on Jan. 10.
These unlawful prayers should end. "By hosting prayers, which inevitably show preference for Christianity, the Board is illegally and inappropriately imposing its religious beliefs on the citizens of Brown County who attend the Board's meetings for public business," wrote Markert.
Brown County needs to hear from you! Please send a message to the Brown County Board. You may wish to send a joint email to the Chair and Vice-Chairwoman Scary objecting to prayer at government meetings. She needs to hear from those who are not "fine with" prayer and be educated about why majority does not rule in matters concerning personal conscience and governmental sponsorship of religion. (Even one clear sentence is effective: i.e., Stop praying on the public time and dime at government meetings.)
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Calling upon Board members and citizens to rise and pray (even silently) is coercive, embarrassing and beyond the scope of secular county government. Board members are free to pray privately or to worship on their own time in their own way. They do not need to worship on taxpayers' time. Nonbelievers and religious minorities should not be made to feel like political outsiders in their own community.
Even the New Testament Jesus warns against public prayer: "And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly" (from the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 6:5-6).
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From February the public can experience the sensational grave of "The Ishøj Prince" at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. The grave was discovered in Ishøj – near Copenhagen – in October 2007.
The grave of "The Ishøj Prince" has been dated to the Iron Age, i.e. AD 250-400, and it is considered by archaeologists to be one of the most important discoveries in Denmark in recent times. The grave is important on account of the very fine Roman gifts which were buried with the prince: large gold rings, an elegant Roman wine set in copper, as well as a large number of gaming pieces made of glass. The finest gifts in the grave are two Roman glass beakers decorated with gladiators fighting and dolphins.


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She married Morris, the bassist in her band, when she was 17, and while he was on the road touring regionally with a group he led, she stayed home and took care of her ailing mother-in-law. It was during this period of several years that Ledet worked on her accordion playing, honing her skills. At first, she would play along to the recordings of Boozoo Chavis and John Delafose. She began to learn songs intuitively, by ear, and one day surprised her husband by playing a complete Delafose song. Her husband encouraged young Rosie to continue in her efforts, and within a matter of months, she had recorded a demo of her own songs and secured a record deal with Maison de Soul, a zydeco label in nearby Ville Platte.
In a very short time, the prolific songwriter released three albums of her own material, with a backing band that included her husband and father-in-law on bass and rub board, respectively. Ledet's albums include Sweet Brown Sugar (1994), Zydeco Sensation (1997) and It's a Groove Thing! (2000), all for the Maison de Soul label of the Flat Town Music Co. in Ville Platte. All of Ledet's albums showcase superb songs, strong vocals and adequate accordion playing. She and her band began performing in 1994 throughout the Texas-Louisiana triangle, where they continue to concentrate their efforts, and gradually began to spread their touring base to include the rest of the U.S. Ledet and band have been on several European tours as well. ~ Richard Skelly
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What do the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies all have in common? Other than all winning a World Series in my lifetime, each location was at one time thought to be a prime destination for free agent Michael Bourn. While the center-fielder is still available; the Giants, Braves, and Phillies each appear to be set with the pieces that they have acquired this off-season.
So, who's left? According to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY, the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets are out in front of the market for the speedy leadoff hitter.
The Seattle Mariners, determined not to live in the offensive cellar for the upcoming season, have added two middle of the order bats in recent weeks -- acquiring Kendrys Morales from the Angels and Mike Morse from the Nationals. While Seattle will almost undoubtedly field a more competitive, offensive ball club in 2013, I would argue that the Mariners biggest need has not yet been addressed this off-season. I'm not talking about adding an additional left handed starter, and I am certainly not talking about a full-time first baseman. I'm talking about a catalyst. The kind of player you put onto the field and with any swing of the bat, he could be standing on any base.
Michael Bourn is a catalyst.
When he's on base, as an opposing team, you have to account for him. Pitchers look him off and catchers stay on their toes, both knowing he could do at any time what he has done better than any other player since 2008; steal a base. Bourn is one of only three players dating back to the beginning of the 2008 season that have stolen 200 or more bases. Rajai Davis (200) and Juan Pierre (202) are the others. Bourn has stolen 257, and he's the only Major League player to steal more than 60 bases (2009, 2011) in two seasons over this time.
The Mariners offense -- although it appears to be improved -- still needs a catalyst at the top of the order. As a club, hitting leadoff, Seattle recorded a slash line of .229/.281/.341 with a .622 OPS during the 2012 season. While dealing with re-occurring injury issues (ankle), Dustin Ackley was underwhelming while hitting leadoff last season. Where consensus weighs in favor of Ackley turning his game around, Seattle has their fair share of question marks entering the 2013 season. Can they afford another?
There has seemingly been hesitancy to offer Michael Bourn four to five years in guaranteed money, their may be a light at the end of the tunnel for non-believers. It's been rumored that Bourn could accept a shorter term deal if it includes an opt out clause that would provide him with the option of hitting free agency again a year from now. Length of contract aside, the belief that he is declining in skill at the plate is unfounded.
Since 2011 Bourn has become more aggressive from the plate, making him a more complete and more dangerous hitter. Let me explain.
**If you are unfamiliar with any of the statistics above, we will cover them all in the coming paragraphs.
In increasing the amount of swings taken (Swing%), Bourn has significantly transformed his game. While his O-Swing% (at pitches outside the strike-zone) has stayed equal over his past four seasons, his Z-Swing% (at pitches inside the strike-zone) has increased from 56.3% to 60.4% since 2009. By improving his pitch selection over the course of recent full-seasons, as displayed in his Z-Swing% numbers above, Bourn gives himself more opportunities to square up the ball off the bat; which has positively benefited his distribution of the ball over the past two seasons.
While his FB% (Fly-Ball%) numbers varied little throughout the four seasons in the table above, it's his increasing ability to drive the ball that catches SeattleClubhouse's attention. In 2010, Bourn wrapped his season with the Houston Astros, posting the fifth highest GB/FB (2.56) ratio in the Major Leagues. Numbers that would place him third in baseball for GB% (Groundball %) at 59.4%, leaving little room for LD% (Line-Drive%), in which he would finish 95th at 17.5%.
One season later (2011), after increasing his Swing% (as seen above), Bourn found himself on the opposite side of the leaderboard. His GB% fell a total of 8.8% while his LD% increased 9.1%. to 26.6%; finishing second in the Major Leagues, just 0.9% behind Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds.
While there are players who have been productive over their careers mixing in 3.0 GB/FB seasons, it's rare that the most productive 'non-power' hitters stay at such a high ratio. Bourn's 2012 season cemented his progress in moving away from being clarified as a slap-hitter. Which has been a concern around the Mariners blogosphere in light of Chone Figgins.
His numbers in 2012 (see above) were less dramatic from the previous season, but each continued in line with an increased ability in driving the ball; which is a key ingredient in moving runners past first base at Safeco Field. The alleys in Safeco's outfield are harder to shoot a ball into than your average Major League stadium. Much harder, as a matter of fact. Whereas the average park factor in 2012 for doubles was 0.989, slightly favoring pitchers, Seattle finished 30th at 0.709. The New York Mets home -- Citi Field -- was the only other stadium to finish within 0.100 points (0.785) in terms of likelihood.
It behooves Seattle Mariners fans to see the above statistics from Michael Bourn and put them in line with the extra-base hits he accrued throughout the seasons in question.
After posting 75 combined extra-base hits in 2009-2010, Bourn has posted back-to-back career highs for a total of 91 extra-base hits over the past two seasons. His offense has always been seen as his third tool, behind his speed and his defense. But with recent positive trending in his ability to drive the ball, Bourn finds himself in elite company over the past four seasons.
Since 2009, only five players have recorded four consecutive seasons of 4.0 WAR or higher. Those five are; Ryan Braun, Robinson Cano, Matt Holliday, Miguel Cabrera, and Michael Bourn.
With health, offense, speed, and defense contributing to the numbers, it's not his offense that holds him back, it's all his tools that make him one of baseball's elite contributors.
What about Franklin Gutierrez, you ask?
Gutierrez opened eyes in the Venezuelan Winter League regarding the current state of his health, batting .349 and looking healthy in the outfield. In doing so, he surely not only caught the eye of the Seattle Mariners, but other Major League clubs as well. It's been a tough break for Gutierrez the past two seasons. He's played a total of 132 games, suffering from a number of ailments following an extension with Seattle which he signed prior to the 2010 season. That extension, guaranteeing $20.25 million over four seasons (2010-2013) runs its course following this upcoming season. The Seattle Mariners will then have two choices. Pickup the oft-injured center-fielders option at $7.5 million for the 2014 season or buy-out his contract at $500,000.
With all things considered, Seattle could likely find themselves back in the market for a centerfielder just one full-season from now, a free-agent market that will unlikely include Bourn or any similar player. So what choice does Seattle have prior to this season? Trade Gutierrez.
SeattleClubhouse recently spoke with a Major League source who is confident that following his healthy winter league stint and late season showing, Gutierrez is worthy in trade of a Top-20 club talent. Even if he's a platoon bat, the source said, the defense makes him valuable.
That price tag might not seem fitting for a player nicknamed 'Death to Flying Things' but with the interest generated in shopping the talented Venezuelan outfielder, Seattle could acquire a young piece on a similar time-table to the Major Leagues of those already within the system. And one that is potentially on par in terms of ceiling with a talent that they could otherwise get with the 12th pick in the upcoming draft. If Seattle can shirk his 2013 salary ($7.5 million) in the deal, Bourn comes at an increase in the vicinity of $5-$9 million in total payroll for the 2013 season. Taking into account the money owed to Seattle's newest acquisitions; Morse and Morales, this would place Seattle around $75 million. Conceivably leaving the club ample room to pursue a rotation replacement for Jason Vargas.
Acquiring a young piece in return for Gutierrez would also dampen the blow of losing the 12th overall draft selection for Bourn, who is a compensation eligible free agent.
Currently a hot topic regarding compensation free agents is the draft allocation money that accompanies each selection in the draft. Let me explain.
Each selection in the First-Year Player Draft is accompanied by a previously determined 'recommendation' of the compensation that pick should receive. This is referred to as 'slot amount'. Each club receives an amount, based off their selections, that they cannot exceed in signing the players they have selected. When a team forfeits their selection, they also forfeit that 'slot amount' of draft money, potentially hampering that clubs ability to go forward signing a number of their selections.
The 'slot amount' for the 12th pick overall in the 2012 draft was $2.5 million. While that is a sizable amount, the Mariners went with high school athletes five times in the first ten rounds of that 2012 draft, netting Rookie League All-Star Tyler Pike and Joe DeCarlo among others. This is a 'work-around' process Seattle could repeat for the 2013 draft, lowering the overall amount needed to sign their selections.
It is partly because of the above draft pick compensation that the New York Mets are currently reportedly attempting to convince the league to spare their 11th overall selection if they were to sign Bourn. The Mets argument revolves around failed negotiations with Pittsburgh Pirates first-round selection, Mark Appel, last season. With the Mets in considerable negotiations to alter Major League policy, Seattle has the chance to strike while the oven is hot and be the only cook in the kitchen.
Seattle has already made a commitment to improving the offense of the club. From moving in the fences to adding middle of the order hitters, Jack Zduriencik and the rest of the Mariners front-office have made an effort that is getting noticed. Also grabbing notice however is that all of the off-season acquisitions Seattle has made are of the one-year variety. While Seattle reportedly offered multi-year deals to other big name free agents, they haven't fired on that commitment. Committing to Bourn at four or five years would be a statement that the club is serious about competing moving forward, not just improving in 2013. The numbers on Bourn, seen above, show that he is a player worthy of a multi-year commitment.
The Mariners need a catalyst. Michael Bourn needs a team. Michael Bourn wants a substantial financial commitment. Seattle seemingly has substantial financial room available, this year and beyond. The two sides seem like a great, logical match.
Looking for more Mariners player interviews, news and articles? Want to keep up with which prospects are hot and cold for the M's? "Like" SeattleClubhouse on Facebook and follow SeattleClubhouse Contributing Writer Josh Dobner on Twitter at @JPDobner and site Editor Rick Randall at @randallball.


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Despite allegations of being "purposefully offensive," a Republican student group in California will go ahead with plans to a hold a controversial bake sale on Tuesday in opposition of pending legislation that would allow universities to consider race, gender and ethnicity in the admissions process.
California Senate Bill 185, which was passed by the state Legislature and now awaits Gov. Jerry Brown's signature, would authorize the University of California and the California State University to consider those and "other relevant factors" during the admissions process.
If signed into law, S.B. 185 would be in direct opposition to Proposition 209, also known as the California Civil Rights Initiative, a ballot proposition approved in 1996 that amended the state's constitution to prohibit public institutions from considering race, sex or ethnicity during the admissions process.
Though Proposition 209 bans awarding admissions decisions based on race and ethnicity alone, S.B. 185 would allow admissions officials to view ethnicity as part of the student's background as a whole, Jesse Choper, a UC Berkeley law professor told The Daily Californian.
The bill would only authorize UC and CSU to consider race, gender, ethnicity and other factors in admissions decisions, but will not mandate them to do so, the newspaper reported.
Shawn Lewis, president of the Berkeley College Republicans, which is hosting the "Increase Diversity Bake Sale" at a campus plaza, said the event is intended to oppose any policy that treats one racial group different from another. The bake sale, which will be held just yards away from a phone bank event urging people to call Brown's office in support of the S.B. 185, will charge all white men $2 for cookies and other baked goods, while Asian men will be charged $1.50, Latino men will pay $1, black men 75 cents and Native Americans 25 cents. All women will receive 25 cents off those prices.
"After the UC Berkeley student government endorsed the bill, we decided a response was needed," Lewis wrote on the group's website. "Thus this bake sale was formulated ... If preferences based on skin color are ok [sic] for college admissions, they should be ok [sic] for other aspects of life. We agree that the event is inherently racist, but that is the point."
Lewis said the bake sale, which has led to threats and intimidation, is in direct response to the Associated Students of the University of California's sponsoring of a phone bank with a goal of more than 1,100 calls to Brown's office. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.
Evan Westrup, a spokesman for Gov. Brown, told FoxNews.com that the governor has not taken a stance on the bill and generally does not comment prior to taking action. He has until Oct. 9 to sign or veto the bill, Westrup said.
Meanwhile, University of California Student Association President Claudia Magana said having knowledge of an applicant's racial or ethnic background will allow university officials to make a "more informed" admission decision.
"UC students strongly support this bill, and we will be taking action to let the Governor know that we expect him to sign it," Magana said in a statement released on Monday.
S.B. 185 does not mandate quotas nor allows individuals of different ethnic groups to be held to different standards, said Magana, adding that it will also not repeal Proposition 209.
"SB 185 is an important step in the right direction," her statement continued. "In part because of the extensive institutional racism that persists in our state and nation, it is critical that our University is aware of the race of applicants, in order to fully understand and contextualize an individual's background and experiences."
Joey Freeman, external affairs vice president at UC Berkeley, said the bake sale does not further a "productive dialogue" and instead harms the campus climate.
"We welcome all students to participate in dialogue about the best ways for us to increase diversity and ensure that our University is accessible to all Californians," Freeman said in a statement. "Still, we hope that such dialogue can occur without purposefully offensive to specific groups on our campuses."
Neal McCluskey, an education analyst at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank based in Washington, said a "reasonable reading" of S.B. 185 would find it unconstitutional since the state bans discrimination to any individual or groups on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the "normal operation" of public employment, public education or public contracting.
"It certainly looks like it would be in violation of the state's constitution," McCluskey told FoxNews.com. "That said, I'm familiar enough with affirmative action and you can guess what their argument will be -- that this is part of 'normal and necessary' operations of public colleges and universities."
McCluskey said he's not surprised at the charged reactions on both sides of the issue.
"This has been a problem in this country for decades, centuries I should say, where distinctions made by government based on race, sexual orientation, gender and ethnicity, when a government sides one way or another based on one of their group identities, then it is hugely controversial because this is the government choosing winners and losers and not on merit," he said.
"And that completely flies in the face of the idea of the United States where individuals succeed or fail based on their own merits," he continued. "We shouldn't be shocked at all when this leads to constant conflict because nobody wants to end up on the losing side because they weren't born with the characteristics the government decides to favor."
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If they wanted to really grab attention they should 180 there prices. Nobody cares if you discriminate against ole whitey.
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Actually they should place limits on how many cookies they sell to each group. "I'm sorry, we already sold out our quota to your ethnic group, the rest are reserved for other groups."
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Born in Lubochna, Slovakia (US National), on 11 May 1934.
B.A., Bethany College, West Virginia (1957); Juris Doctor, New York University School of Law (Root Tilden Scholar) (1960); Master of Laws, Harvard Law School (1961); Doctor of Juridical Science, Harvard Law School (1968). Honorary Doctorates: Bethany College (1981), University of Heidelberg (1986), Free University of Brussels (1994), State University of New York (Buffalo) (2000), American University Washington College of Law (2002), University of Minnesota (2003), George Washington University Law School (2004), University of Göttingen (2007), New York University (2008), and St. Edwards University (2009).
Member of the Bars of the State of New York, District of Columbia, and United States Supreme Court.
Professor of Law, State University of New York (Buffalo) School of Law (1962-1975); Fulbright and Jaworski Professor of International Law, University of Texas School of Law (1975-1980); Dean and Professor of International Law, American University Washington College of Law (1980-1985); I. T. Cohen Professor of Human Rights, Emory University School of Law and Director, Human Rights Program of the Carter Center (1985-1989); Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence and Presiding Director, International Rule of Law Center, The George Washington University Law School (1989-2000).
Judge and President, Inter-American Court of Human Rights (1979-1991); Judge and President, Administrative Tribunal, Inter-American Development Bank (1989-1994); Member, United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador (1992-1993); Member, United Nations Human Rights Committee (1995-1999); Member, Panels of Conciliators and of Arbitrators, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, World Bank (since 1997); Arbitrator (1997-2000) and Vice-Chairman, (1999-2000), Claims Resolution Tribunal for Dormant Accounts in Switzerland; Member, Ethics Commission, International Olympic Committee (since 2005).
Chairman, United States Government Delegation to Unesco Specialized Conference on International Education (1974); Chairman, Human Rights Committee, United States National Commission for Unesco (1976-1979); Chief United States Representative, Unesco Executive Board Working Group on Human Rights Procedures (1977/1978); Member, Advisory Board, Presidents Commission on the Holocaust (1978-1979); Vice-President, Unesco Congress on the Teaching of Human Rights and Chairman, United States Delegation to the Congress (Vienna, 1978); Member, United States Government Delegation, Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, Copenhagen (1990); Member, United States Government Delegation, Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, Expert Meeting on Democratic Institutions, Oslo (1991); Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council (1996-2000) and Chairman of its Committee on Conscience (1997-2000).
Rapporteur, Study Panel on International Human Rights Law and its Implementation, American Society of International Law (1970-1975); Member, Board of Directors, International Institute of Human Rights (René Cassin Foundation), Strasbourg, France (1970-1989); American Society of International Law, Member, Executive Council, (1977-1980; 1986-1989); Vice-President, (1980-1982); Honorary Vice-President (1994-1999); Honorary President (2001-2009); Associate Reporter (1978-1980), Member, Advisory Committee (1980-1986), American Law Institute, Restatement (Third) on the Foreign Relations Law of the United States; Chairman, Human Rights Committee, International Law and Practice Section, American Bar Association (1981-1982; 1991-1992); Member, Standing Committee on World Order Under Law, American Bar Association (1997-1999); Member, Administrative Council, Blaustein Institute of Human Rights (1996-2000); Member, Kuratorium, Max Planck Institute for Public International Law, Heidelberg, Germany (1984-2002); Founder and President, Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (1980-1992), Honorary President (since 1992); Vice-Chairman, Academic Council, Institute of Transnational Arbitration (1998-2003), Honorary Chairman (since 2004); Member, Executive Committee, American Bar Association Center for Human Rights (since 2003).
Member, American Bar Association, American Society of International Law, American Law Institute, Council on Foreign Relations, German Society of International Law. Associé, Institut de Droit International.
Pro-Humanitas Prize, West-Ost Kulturwerk (Federal Republic of Germany) (1978); Unesco Human Rights Prize (First Honourable Mention) (1978); Book Award (First Prize) of the Inter-American Bar Association for Protecting Human Rights in the Americas: Selected Problems (1982); Distinguished Service in Legal Education Award (1987), Alumni Achievement Award (2005), New York University Law School Association; Wolfgang G. Friedmann Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in International Law, Columbia University Law School (1989); Harry Leroy Jones Award for Outstanding Achievements in Foreign and International Law, Washington Foreign Law Society (1990); Human Rights Prize, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (1997); Goler T. Butcher Medal for Excellence in Human Rights, American Society of International Law (1997); Manley O. Hudson Medal, American Society of International Law (2002); Louis B. Sohn Award, International Law Section of the American Bar Association (2006); International Humanitarian Award for Advancing Global Justice, Case Western Reserve University Law School (2006); Gruber Prize for International Justice (2008).
Member, Editorial Boards: American Journal of Comparative Law (1966-1977); American Journal of International Law; Human Rights Law Journal; Europäische Grundrechte Zeitschrift; Revue Universelle des Droits de lHomme, Encyclopedia of Public International Law (R. Bernhardt, ed.); Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional; and International Affairs (2008).
Author of numerous books, essays and articles. Books include, inter alia: Law-Making in the International Civil Aviation Organization, 1969; International Protection of Human Rights (with L. B. Sohn), 1973; Public International Law (with S. Murphy), 4th ed., 2007; International Human Rights (with D. Shelton and D. Stewart), 3rd ed., 2002; Protecting Human Rights in the Americas (with D. Shelton), 4th ed., 1995; Grundzüge des Völkerrechts (with Kokott and Doehring), 3rd ed., 2003; A Lucky Child (2007; 2009).


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CNN: Filibuster comments from Switzerland made Kerry -- but not Chambliss -- seem "elitist"
CNN's Ed Henry said that Sen. John Kerry's call for a filibuster of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s nomination to the Supreme Court reinforced the "elitist" label given to Kerry by the GOP during the 2004 presidential campaign because he made the statement from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. However, when CNN later interviewed Sen. Saxby Chambliss about the potential filibuster, there were no "elitist" comments to be found, even though Chambliss was also commenting from Davos.
In reporting on Sen. John Kerry's (D-MA) call for a filibuster of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s nomination to the Supreme Court, CNN anchor Miles O'Brien [1] and CNN congressional correspondent Ed Henry [2] asserted that by calling for the filibuster from the World Economic Forum [3] in Davos, Switzerland, Kerry reinforced the "elitist" label given him by the GOP during the 2004 presidential campaign. However, when CNN later interviewed Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) about the potential filibuster, there were no "elitist" comments to be found, even though Chambliss was also commenting from Davos.
On the January 27 edition [4] of CNN's American Morning, Henry reported:
HENRY: Republicans believe that round two in "Bush v. Kerry" is going to go to Bush again, in part because John Kerry has decided to launch this filibuster of Samuel Alito from, of all places -- Davos, Switzerland -- where Kerry was attending the World Economic Forum. I can tell you, even some senior Democrats up here on Capitol Hill are saying they think this is only going to fuel Republican charges that Kerry is an elitist, that he's basically launching this from overseas. But a Kerry aide fired back to CNN that the senator could care less what the chattering class is saying about this.
Later, O'Brien interviewed Los Angeles Times columnist Ronald Brownstein [5] about the proposed filibuster and alleged that the Republican stereotype of Kerry's "elitist nature" was reinforced by calling for the Senate action from Davos. O'Brien then paraphrased a famous line [6] from Shakespeare's Hamlet to deride the Democratic filibuster effort:
O'BRIEN: Joining us now is CNN political analyst, LA Times columnist Ron Brownstein. They [senators conducting filibusters] don't do that anymore, do they? They don't actually have to read anything --
BROWNSTEIN: No, they don't -- they don't have to stand there like Jimmy Stewart [in the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington [7] (Sony Pictures, 1939)].
O'BRIEN: Virtual filibusters. Maybe, they should make them do it again then that could change things. Let's say -- how likely is that? And what is John Kerry thinking getting on the phone from Davos, Switzerland? All that does is, you know -- every -- every stereotype, which the Republicans would like to put out there about John Kerry and his elitist nature, is reinforced by that.
BROWNSTEIN: Well, there are a couple of steps here. First, there's a lot of Democratic opposition to Samuel Alito. As we saw, a unanimous vote of the Judiciary Committee, much more than there was to [Chief Justice] John Roberts. But the big question, of course, is whether there is enough -- and there may well be more than 40 votes against him, for his confirmation, but are those opponents willing to filibuster? You know, Miles, remember your Shakespeare? In Henry IV, one character says [8], "I can summon spirits from the vasty deep," and another one says, "well" -- young Henry says, "well, so can I, and so can any man, the question is, will they come when you call them?" And it's really the same thing here. John Kerry can call for a filibuster from Davos, or the Senate floor, or anywhere else he wants. The question is: Does he have the 41 votes he needs? And the Democrats, by and large, think that's an uphill proposition.
O'BRIEN: Interesting. Shakespeare. I'm very impressed. Methinks --
BROWNSTEIN: Yes. A relevant quote, however.
O'BRIEN: Methinks the Democrats protesteth too much, here, perhaps. A little Shakespeare back at you, there.
Later on the January 27 edition [9] of CNN Live Today, anchor Daryn Kagan [10] interviewed Chambliss from the World Economic Forum about Kerry's filibuster proposal. But Kagan offered no commentary about Chambliss's location, except to note it, even though Chambliss was commenting on the filibuster from Switzerland.
From the January 27 Live Today:
KAGAN: Let's get back to some politics now. As we told you earlier, Senate Republicans hope to have Judge Samuel Alito confirmed to the Supreme Court in a vote next Tuesday, but Democratic Senator John Kerry is making a last-ditch effort to filibuster. Kerry is over in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Conference. Also attending that conference is Georgia Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss. Joins me live now from Davos. Senator, good afternoon to you, there, in Davos.
CHAMBLISS: Glad to be with you, Daryn. We don't get much of this in Atlanta. It's great to be here.
KAGAN: No, it's been a very mild winter here in Atlanta. Let me ask you about this political storm that's brewing a little bit. Any comment on Senator Kerry from there in Davos calling for a filibuster of the Alito vote?
CHAMBLISS: Well, I would be very much surprised if the Democrats do decide to filibuster Judge Alito. I understand Senator Kerry went home early this morning, as a matter of fact, went back to Washington to do whatever is going to be done relative to that. But, you know, I think we have the votes. We're scheduled, right now, to vote at 4:30 on Monday afternoon on the cloture, and then we'll vote, Tuesday morning, on the confirmation; and, you know, this man's qualified. I think the American people understand that, particularly after watching the hearings. So, hopefully, it will move forward very quickly.
KAGAN: And I take it you'll make it home in plenty of time for both of those votes.
CHAMBLISS: We will.
The Washington Post reported [11] on January 27 that Republicans "poked fun" at Kerry for announcing the filibuster from Switzerland:
"Continuing to threaten a filibuster, even after it is crystal clear that Democrats don't have the necessary votes to sustain their obstruction, is needless, strange and at odds with many of their fellow Democrats," Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) said in a statement. Some Republicans poked fun at Kerry -- the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, who may make another White House bid -- for allowing others to announce the filibuster plan earlier in the day while he was attending an economic conference in Davos, Switzerland.
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Carole Swenson, beloved wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend left us unexpectedly on December 31, 2007. Carole had no enemies and was loved by all those she touched.
Carole Lorraine Cathey was born on October 22, 1947 to Marquis Leonard and Dorothy Marie Cathey and spent her sixty joy-filled years as a Seattle resident. Carole graduated from West Seattle High School in 1965 and joined the phone company. She spent thirty years with US West Communications where she met dear friends and her husband and life companion, Gus Swenson. Gus and Carole were married on August 21, 1975 and spent thirty two wonderful, adventurous years together.
Carole loved the outdoors - she was always game for a walk, a hike, or a cross country ski adventure. She also was an avid Husky fan and was a season ticket holder for 30 years. She loved life, her family, and her friends. Carole enjoyed a day spent with her mom, Dorothy - shopping, gambling, having lunch, and capping the day with a martini and a game of cards. Carole was so proud of all of her grandchildren, and was a staunch supporter and spectator at all their events.
Carole was preceded in death by her beloved father and three very special friends - Mae, Sue, and Zee. She is survived by her husband Gus, daughter Shannon McLaughlin (Frank III), sons John Swenson (Lisa), Karl Swenson (Vicky), Bo Swenson (Carolyn), and grandchildren Frank IV, Anthony, Justin, Joel, Laura, Brittney, Jeremy, Annie, David, and Kristopher. Carole is also survived by her mother, Dorothy Cathey, Sisters Sharon Cathey, and Trish Welch, Brother Pat Cathey and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her dear friend Vivian Lair.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2007 at 11:00am at Holy Rosary Church in West Seattle located at 4139 42nd Avenue SW. A reception will follow at the church hall.
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I have been testing and reviewing many different Linux distros releases in the past three months and it is quite interesting to see where each is concentrating its development efforts. Ubuntu proposed a number of ideas, one of which involved a desktop that natively integrates all kind of social interaction tools. Pardus presented an even more polished installation process, as well as many different initiatives to make the Linux desktop easy for everyone. So did PCLinuxOS, as well as including an extended set of supported hardware. Fedora 13 offered parallel support for Python 2.x and 3.x. The list goes on and on...
Anyways, as I was reviewing each of them, I started to see which development paths appeal more to me and which I find less interesting. It got me thinking about what kinds of things I would like to see in my Linux desktop in a number of years and now I want to know your thoughts as well. I have created a Poll, which you can see on the right, and the question is:
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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet on Acute Sinusitis and one on Chronic Sinusitis.
Information from ENT UK, the website of the British Association of Head and Neck Surgeons.
Balloon Catheter Dilation of Paranasal Sinus Ostia for Chronic Sinusitis
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Acute Sinusitis
Information from BUPA.
Chronic Sinusitis
Information from BUPA.
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- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
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