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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is raising questions about the GOP's contract with former U.S. solicitor general Paul Clement to defend the law that bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage.
Under the contract with Clement's firm King and Spaulding, costs are capped at $500,000.
House Speaker John Boehner and top GOP leaders have decided to go to court to defend the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (known as DOMA), which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The Obama administration announced earlier this year it would no longer defend the law's constitutionality.
In a letter to Boehner, Pelosi is asking questions about how the contract was issued and whether it was reviewed by the ethics committee, how costs were determined and how a "blended rate" of $520 an hour was reached, and whether there are restrictions on the firm's lobbying while it represents the House in court.
Pelosi notes that while she and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., opposed the decision of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group to go to court, "that opposition in no way diminished the need for normal oversight of the terms of any contract."
Earlier this week, Boehner wrote to Pelosi asking for her support in seeking to redirect funds from the Justice Department to pay for counsel to defend DOMA.
"The minority leader's new-found concern for saving taxpayers money is encouraging. We hope it means we can count on her support for reducing DOJ's budget to recoup any costs incurred by the House so that taxpayers will bear no added cost for the administration's refusal to defend the laws of the United States," Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck said.
Separate from the back and forth between Pelosi and Boehner, a new poll finds a majority of Americans support same-sex marriage.
A CNN/Opinion Research survey released earlier this week found 51% believe marriage for gay and lesbian couples should be recognized as value, up from 44% in 2008 and 2009.
Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.
USA TODAY's Jackie Kucinich (@jfkucinich) and Fredreka Schouten (@fschouten) also contribute to the OnPolitics blog.


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The normal SageCRM user interface that we have got used to over the years is that the user clicks on a tab and if the tab lists multiple records then the user are presented with a grid. The user then has to click on one of the records to view the summary or detail information of that record. Makes perfect sense.
However there are some users who have such multiple tabs and each of the tabs have grid listed. Now instead of viewing one grid at a time and then clicking on another grid to view the other details, the users need to see the information of both the grids in one single page. It is more like a live in relationship; not related but still together. Till recent past though the SQL relationship between the tables were all that I needed to know while understanding or explaining SageCRM but I could not find a better example than this one J.
So now that you have understood what we need to achieve and why we have to do that lets check how to do it and what are the challenges that we encounter during the development.
To achieve the above result we used IFRAME. Each of the grids was initiated by its own IFRAME from a parent page. The IFRAME was assigned appropriate properties so it does not look like an IFRAME and bingo!!! We got what we wanted. But the work did not stop here. The challenge here was that we had to handle the navigation as well. Once the users click on the record in the grid and go to the summary or details of the record, the back or cancel button should get him back to the parent page that houses the 2 grids. That was a little tricky but we managed to get past it and were happy that we were able to present the client with the solution that he wanted. Here is how the grid looked like.
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|October 20th, 2006, 04:05 AM
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BILL CLINTON's MILITARY CAREER
(Bill & Hillary - Grit your teeth before you read this)
Bill Clinton registers for the draft on September 08, 1964, accepting all contractual conditions of registering for the draft. Selective Service Number is 3 26 46 228.
Bill Clinton classified 2-S on November 17, 1964.
Bill Clinton reclassified 1-A on March 20, 1968.
Bill Clinton ordered to report for induction on July 28, 1969.
Bill Clinton refuses to report and is not inducted into the military.
Bill Clinton reclassified 1-D after enlisting in the United States Army Reserves on August 07, 1969, under authority of Col. E. Holmes.
Clinton signs enlistment papers and takes oath of enlistment.
Bill Clinton fails to report to his duty station at the University of Arkansas ROTC, September 1969.
Bill Clinton reclassified 1-A on October 30, 1969, as enlistment with Army Reserves is revoked by Colonel E. Holmes and Clinton now AWOL and subject to arrest under Public Law 90-40 (2)(a) registrant who has failed to report..remain liable for induction.
Bill Clinton's birth date lottery number is 311, drawn December 1, 1969, but anyone who has already been ordered to report for induction is INELIGIBLE!
Bill Clinton runs for Congress (1974), while a fugitive from justice under Public Law 90-40.
Bill Clinton runs for Arkansas Attorney General (1976), while a fugitive from justice. Bill Clinton receives pardon on January 21, 1977, from Carter.
Bill Clinton is the FIRST PARDONED FEDERAL FELON ever to serve as President of the United State s . All these facts come from Freedom of Information requests, public laws, and various books that have been published, and have not been refuted by Clinton .
After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 1995 bombing in Saudi Arabia , which killed five U.S. military personnel, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia , which killed 19 and injured 200 U.S. military personnel, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, which killed 224 and injured 5,000, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 and injured 39 U.S. sailors, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
Maybe if Clinton had kept those promises, an estimated 3,000 people in New York and Washington , DC . who are now dead would be alive today.
INTERESTING QUESTION: This question was raised on a Philly radio call-in show. Without casting stones, it is a legitimate question:
There are two men, both extremely wealthy. One develops relatively cheap software and gives billions of dollars to charity.
The other sponsors terrorism.
That being the case, why was it that the Clinton Administration spent more money chasing down Bill Gates over the eight years in office, than Osama bin Laden?
THINK ABOUT IT! It is a strange turn of events. Hillary gets $8 Million for her forthcoming memoir. Bill gets about $12 Million for his memoir yet to be written. This from two people who spent 8 years being unable to recall anything about past events while under oath.
Sincerely, Cdr. Hamilton McWhorter USN (ret)
P.S. Please forward this to as many people as you can! We don't want this woman to even THINK of running for President!
|October 20th, 2006, 07:33 AM
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|October 20th, 2006, 09:38 AM
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Michigan economy sucks-Liberal Tree Hugging Californian/Canadian Govenor and heavily employed by industry.
Country is indeed downsizing on jobs, and the housing markets have slowed, but do keep in mind that is only a small part of the economy. I know there might be no point in mentioning this because I doubt you will actually consider it, which is fine. I do recall hearing on the news that the Dow is opening at a record because it closed at a record the day prior. Holy fukc , economy is sucking so bad people are making money.
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Am I the only one who finds it ironic that this is about Bill Clinton and you're saying not to vote for Hillary?
|October 20th, 2006, 11:36 AM
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THe military career of G W Bush.
Under his command as Commander in Chief
2786 of his members killed.
21077 wounded.
These numbers will continue to rise.
One day we will pull out of Iraq. Who knows when, who knows which president will do it. It could be 2 -20 years from now.
But when it happens.
terrorism will continue and we will look back and say WTF were we there for?
If you think the war on terror can be one you better start trying to figure out how you can keep radical Muslims from being born. Then we can win the war on terror.
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Uh.... do we really have to post the number of people killed under Roosevelt, Johnson, etc?
|October 20th, 2006, 01:03 PM
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The men and women of today are doing their duty and serving their country. I am proud of every one of them. They are just being lead poorly.
Dont get me wrong, I am not anti-war
This war is not a war that will ever be won. We can pull out and say we won and call it a victory some day. But the terrorists will continue as normal.
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Repoast... and I highly doubt anyone feels like discussing it once again..
|October 20th, 2006, 01:09 PM
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There are alot of other things you will never change too. Such as crime, that will always be present. Do you suggest we should not attempt to fight it?
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Maybe in 20 years people will say "Those were wars with a purpose that achieved a goal" about Iraq, as you just have for Vietnam.
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What do you consider "winning" ?
Also while your at it please explain while only certain countried have problems with terrorists and they are not welcome or tolerated in police states, communist countries, military dictatorships ?
I would seriously like the answers to these questions. anxiously waiting.
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Sounds like typical "slick Willy" with his lies, deceptions, and "working the system" to his advantage.
BTW I'm refering to whats I read here: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/politics/clintondraft.asp not to the original post.
|October 21st, 2006, 01:16 AM
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To answer your first question. I dont know exactly what we should do. I do not have all the answers nor do you. But this reminds me of a quote from Admiral Yamamoto after attacking Pearl Harbor. He said attacking Pearl Harbor will "wake a sleeping giant". I am no historian but it appears to me we are waking a sleeping giant ourselves. More and more civilians and us, Iraqi and coalitions forces are being killed every day. It is getting worse and we are losing support globaly. And some point we are going to have to return home and defend our borders here at home. Let them fight it out. We had our own civil war and it is part of what made our country today.
Second question. I consider winning a terror free environment. This will never happen. If you disagree with me on this one then find another planet to live on.
I am not sure what you are asking on your last question but I assume it is why do terrorists dislike us so much and leave other countries alone?
Well it would take to long to explain. I dont believe anyone can get it 100% But I stold this from another site. Hope you have time to read it. I agree with everything but the last paragraph.
Why do terrorists hate America enough to give up their lives in order to deal the country such mortal blows? Of course it,s not America the terrorists hate; it,s American foreign policy. It,s what the United States has done to the world in the past half century -- all the violence, the bombings, the depleted uranium, the cluster bombs, the assassinations, the promotion of torture, the overthrow of governments, and more. The terrorists -- whatever else they might be -- are also rational human beings; which is to say that in their own minds they have a rational justification for their actions. Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political or religious injustice and hypocrisy, and the immediate grounds for their terrorism is often retaliation for an action of the United States.
Most Americans find it difficult in the extreme to accept the proposition that terrorist acts against the United States can be viewed as revenge for Washington,s policies abroad. They believe that the US is targeted because of its freedom, its democracy, its modernity, its wealth, or just being part of the West.
But government officials know better. A Department of Defense study in 1997 concluded that: "Historical data show a strong correlation between US involvement in international situations and an increase in terrorist attacks against the United States." Former president Jimmy Carter, some years after he left the White House, was unambiguous in his concordance with such a sentiment: "We sent Marines into Lebanon and you only have to go to Lebanon, to Syria or to Jordan to witness first-hand the intense hatred among many people for the United States because we bombed and shelled and unmercifully killed totally innocent villagers -- women and children and farmers and housewives -- in those villages around Beirut. ... As a result of that ... we became kind of a Satan in the minds of those who are deeply resentful."
The terrorists responsible for the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 sent a letter to the New York Times which stated, in part: "We declare our responsibility for the explosion on the mentioned building. This action was done in response for the American political, economical, and military support to Israel the state of terrorism and to the rest of the dictator countries in the region."
For more than four months the most powerful nation in history rained down a daily storm of missiles upon one of the poorest and most backward people in the world. Eventually, this question pressed itself onto the world,s stage: Who killed more innocent, defenseless people? The terrorists in the United States on September 11 with their flying bombs? Or the Americans in Afghanistan with their AGM-86D cruise missiles, their AGM-130 missiles, their 15,000 pound "daisy cutter" bombs, their depleted uranium, and their cluster bombs? By year's end, the count of the terrorists, victims in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania stood at about 3,000. The total count of civilian dead in Afghanistan was essentially ignored by American officials and just about everyone else, but a painstaking compilation of numerous individual reports from the domestic and international media, aid agencies, and the United Nations, by an American professor -- hunting down the many separate incidents of 100-plus counts of the dead, the scores of dead, the dozens, and the smaller numbers -- arrived at considerably more than 3,500 through early December, and still counting.
The American scorched-earth bombing of Afghanistan may well turn out to be a political train wreck. Can it be doubted that thousands throughout the Muslim world were emotionally and spiritually recruited to the cause of the next Osama bin Laden by the awful ruination and perceived injustice? That is to say, the next generation of terrorists. Indeed, in December, while the American bombs were still falling on Afghanistan, a man -- British citizen Richard Reid, who was a convert to Islam -- tried to blow up an American Airlines plane en route to the United States with explosives hidden in his shoes. At the London mosque that Reid had attended, the cleric in charge warned that extremists were enlisting other young men like Reid and that agents aligned with radical Muslim figures had stepped up recruiting efforts since September 11. The cleric said that he knew of "hundreds of Richard Reids" recruited in Britain. Reid, described in the press as a "drifter," reportedly traveled to Israel, Egypt, the Netherlands, and Belgium before arriving in Paris and boarding the American Airlines plane. This raises the question of who was financing him. The freezing of numerous bank accounts of alleged terrorist groups throughout the world by the United States may have rather limited effect.
Americans do not feel any more secure in their places of work, in their places of leisure, or in their travels than they did a day before their government's bombings began.
Has the power elite learned anything? Here's James Woolsey, former Director of the CIA, speaking in December in Washington, advocating an invasion of Iraq and unconcerned about the response of the Arab world: The silence of the Arab public in the wake of America's victories in Afghanistan, he said, proves that "only fear will re-establish respect for the U.S." What, then, can the United States do to end terrorism directed against it? The answer lies in removing the anti-American motivations of the terrorists. To achieve this, American foreign policy will have to undergo a metamorphosis.
If I were the president, I could stop terrorist attacks against the United States in a few days. Permanently. I would first apologize to all the widows and orphans, the tortured and impoverished, and all the many millions of other victims of American imperialism. Then I would announce, in all sincerity, to every corner of the world, that America's global interventions have come to an end, and inform Israel that it is no longer the 51st state of the USA but now -- oddly enough -- a foreign country. I would then reduce the military budget by at least 90% and use the savings to pay reparations to the victims. There would be more than enough money. One year's military budget of 330 billion dollars is equal to more than $18,000 an hour for every hour since Jesus Christ was born. That's what I'd do on my first three days in the White House. On the fourth day, I'd be assassinated.
Again these are not my exact words but in all fairness I think it is pretty accurate and I think the last paragraph is rediculous. But I left the entire article in anyway.
I answered all your questions so now you can answer this question for me.
Wheter you agree or disagree with the current administrations actions and policies, do you think we should remain in Iraq with the current conditions and allow more of our sons and daughters be killed? If so would you stay the course or would you change the way things are being handled currently?
Last i checked the current casualties for October were around 69.
I would seriously like you to answer these questions. Anxiously waiting by the way.
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The Event "Triple Crown": You Can Be Greener, More Effective and Happier
Cisco recently hosted its annual Strategic Leadership Offsite where about 3,000 members of Cisco's leadership team gather to prepare for our upcoming fiscal year. Typically we get together in a place like Monterey, Calif., or San Francisco. It's always a good time and an important milestone in aligning Cisco's leaders around our key priorities for the next year. This year, owing to the challenging economic times, we at Cisco decided to host this strategic gathering virtually and eliminate all travel. We were nervous that a virtual event would be less compelling and motivational, especially during these uncertain times. As it turns out, these concerns were unfounded. In fact, we learned that you achieve equal or better results virtually. And of course, going virtual had a dramatic impact on how green this event would be.Even factoring in the power consumption of our collaboration technologies (TelePresence, WebEx, Unified Communications) to pull off this event, Cisco reduced the carbon footprint of this meeting by 90 percent. By eliminating most of the planes, trains and automobiles of the employees attending, we were able to reduce the event's carbon emissions from 45 tons to 4 tons. Attendees to the event saw a 90% reduction in their travel and each attendee gained on average 11 hours of time back on their schedules. It turns out that video is the killer tool for making a virtual event possible. Over a three day period, 3,000 Cisco leaders downloaded in excess of 40,000 videos featuring the senior leaders of Cisco describing our priorities and opportunities for the next fiscal year. Most importantly, our satisfaction scores for this virtual leadership offsite were as good as, if not slightly better, than when we hosted the event in a physical environment. Finally, Cisco saved about $3 million by hosting the event virtually. Now that's what I'd say is the "triple crown" of pulling off a world-class event: lower carbon emissions, higher participant satisfaction, dramatic cost savings.The travel and event business around the world is a giant business — in excess of $100 billion a year — and yet it is one that produces tremendous carbon emissions associated with the travel to and from these events. I think the future will see this industry completely re-invented. Cisco will never return to doing this event physically. The value proposition of the event triple crown is too compelling. It's not often that you save money and reduce emissions while being happier. What's your plan for next event? Are you ready for the triple crown?
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Hey, I just bought a copy of Five Sesame Street Stories today, and I reviewed it, and I noticed the narrator for the Super Grover stories sounds a lot like Gary Owens. It sounds very much like Space Ghost or Powdered Toast Man. Unfortunately, they do not have a voice cast list at the end of the credits, and I was able to recognize Frank Oz, Fran Brill and Caroll Spinney's voices. Is anyone else sure that Gary Owens narrated this video before we can mention it? --Wile e2005 21:00, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
- It's not him in the least, just a voice actor with a similar "announcer"-style delivery (of whom there have been dozens over the years; Owens is just the best known). -- Andrew Leal (talk) 23:02, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
- OK, thanks. Be sure to check out my future RetroJunk article about that video I grew up with as a kid!
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Dr McAuley currently teaches on the following modules:
EAS200 Japanese Language III
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EAS332 Japanese Language V
EAS333 Japanese Language VI
EAS364 Japanese Popular Culture
EAS6142 Intermediate Japanese Language I
EAS6146 Intermediate Japanese Language II
EAS6147 Upper Intermediate Japanese Language I
EAS6148 Upper Intermediate Japanese Language II
Teaching Philosophy
If I had to sum up my teaching philosophy in a single phrase, it's that I want to motivate students to learn for themselves. To that end, in my language classes, I don't provide a single 'right' answer – there aren't any when translating advanced level texts – but seek to provide skills students can apply to any situation, so that when they encounter words, phrases, texts and situations which are unfamiliar, they can feel confident in how to approach them, and discover the challenge and the joy of studying a foreign language and culture. In my studies classes, the focus is on encouraging students to use the materials, whether it be my lectures, or Japanese anime, manga, television, film or music, as a starting point for their own deeper analysis of intricacies of Japanese society, culture and language, and thereby enable them to develop their own understanding.
Current Research
I am currently engaged in two research projects: first, studying the judgements in classical poetry competitions with a view to analysing how they functioned as criticism and their role in the construction of mediaeval Japanese poetics. The long-term aim of this is to produce a book on the development of the poetry competition between the eighth and thirteenth centuries in Japan, however, an initial output will be a complete translation and commentary on Roppyakuban uta'awase ('The Poetry Contest in Six Hundred Rounds'; 1193), the largest extant poetry competition judged by a single judge, Fujiwara no Shunzei.
Second, I am working on a project studying botanical gardens in Japan which display the plants mentioned the poetry of the eighth century poetry anthology, the Man'yōshū, to determine how they function as both botanical and literary tourism facilities.
Research Supervision
I welcome the opportunity to supervise promising PhD students in a broad range of areas related to translation, linguistics and literature.
I have recently supervised to successful completion a thesis on ideological and propaganda content of children's songs in the pre-war Japanese school curriculum, and am currently co-supervising a thesis on the integration of instruction on Intercultural Communicative Competence in to the Japanese university English language curriculum.
Media Expertise
I am available to media organisations to discuss various aspects of Japanese language, literature and culture.
(In preparation), The Poetry Contest in Six Hundred Rounds: A Complete Translation and Commentary
(2016), An Anthology of Classical Japanese Poetry: From Man'yōshū to Shinkokinshū, Sheffield: www.wakapoetry.net.
(2016), Sanekata-shū: The Personal Poetry Collection of Fujiwara no Sanekata, Sheffield: www.wakapoetry.net.
(2016), Two Hundred Poem Sequences: The Entō Onhyakushu and Keiun Hyakushu, Sheffield: www.wakapoetry.net.
Edited Books
(2001) Language Change in East Asia. Richmond: Curzon Press.
Book Chapters
(2010) 'Genji monogatari eiyaku ni okeru kakushu apuroochi no hikakuteki kōsatsu: ikoku bunka no domesutikeeshon' in Kyoto daigaku daigakuin bungaku kenkyū ka (eds) Sekai no naka no genji monogatari sono fuhensei to gendaisei. Kyoto: Rinsen Shoten: 101-126.
(2001) 'The changing use of honorifics in Japanese literary texts' in Language Change in East Asia. Richmond: Curzon Press: 47—69.
Journal Articles
(2016) 'Viewing a Myriad Leaves: Man'yō Botanical Gardens in Japan' International Journal of Contents Tourism 1 (2): 1-16.
(2015) 'Audience Attitude and Translation Reception: The case of Genji monogatari' Babel 61 (2): 219-241.
(2002) 'Switch-Reference and Semantic Discontinuity in Late Old Japanese' Journal of Japanese Linguistics 18: 29-58.
Book Reviews
(2013) "Ambiguous Bodies: Reading the Grotesque in Japanese Setsuwa Tales (Review)", Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy Tale Studies 27(2): 330-333.
(2010) "A Historical Study of Referent Honorifics in Japanese (Review)", Japan Forum 21(2): 296-98.
(2006) "A Waka Anthology Volume Two: Grasses of Remembrance (Review)", Japan Forum 18(3): 439-42.
(2002) "Language Change and Language Planning in Japan (Review)", Journal of European Area Studies 10(1): 138.
(2001) "Light Verse from the Floating World: An Anthology of Japanese Senryū (Review)", Japan Forum 13(1): 119-20.
(2001) "Idealism, Protest, and The Tale of Genji (Review)", Japan Forum 13(1): 118-19.
Recent Invited Research Presentations
Waka Translation: Syntax, Intertextuality and Image, (2015) 26th Annual International Japan-English Translation Conference, York St. John University
Autonomous Language Development for PhD Students: The Case for Tandem Learning (2015) International Symposium, Reciprocal second language education in a borderless age: Creating polycentric language learning environments, University of Hokkaido.
Recent International Conference Presentations
American Association of Teachers of Japanese Annual Conference, Seattle (2016) WakaPoetry.net: A New Development for Waka in the Digital Humanities.
British Association for Japanese Studies Conference (2015) Man'yō shokubutsuen: Plants, Poetry and Contents Tourism.
Waka Pedagogy in Theory and Practice Workshop, University of Alberta, Edmonton (2015) 'Is that a winner?': Uta'awase judgements in the poetics of Fujiwara no Shunzei.
American Association of Teachers of Japanese Annual Conference, Chicago (2015) Patrons and Professionals: Social constraints on criticism in uta'awase.
European Association for Japanese Studies Conference, Ljubljana (2014) Criticism under constraint: the uta awase and the development of Japanese poetics.


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Greenpoint Kids Build Vertical Garden Farm with Help from Solar One and SYSTEM Program
Greenpoint kids in the SYSTEM program, a summer educational internship sponsored by the Greenpoint YMCA, (as well as NYU Wallerstein Collaborative and Exxon Mobile,) learned how to build a vertical garden in the space-strapped Lentol Garden in their Brooklyn neighborhood.
PHOTOS: Transmitter Park Opens in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with Waterfront Views of the Manhattan Skyline
Transmitter Park broke ground in 2010 and since then, Greenpoint residents have been eagerly awaiting its completion. The 1.6 acre park sits on the site of a historic radio station and ferry terminal that had over time broken down into "a wide swath of decaying
Stalled Greenpoint Waterfront Park Could Move Forward with New Plan to Fund It by Selling Air Rights
Brooklyn residents who've long been awaiting the Greenpoint-Williamsburg Waterfront Park promised to them 7 years ago may be in for some good news. Earlier this week, the New York City Economic Development Corporation sent out a call for developers' proposals
LEED Silver McCarren Park Pool Complex Opening Soon in Greenpoint!
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Brooklyn Industries Unveils Its New 100% Wind-Powered Store in Greenpoint
The new venue marks Brooklyn Industries' fourteenth store, and continues their dedication to sustainability. The company upcycled their own garbage for much of the construction of the interior. Scores of their disused shipping pallets were recycled into
Go Green! Greenpoint Earth Day Festival
The 5th Annual Go Green! Greenpoint Earth Day Festival is Saturday, May 5th in McCarren Park, Brooklyn. Go Green! Greenpoint features eco-friendly artists, crafters, educators, and community groups, as well as educational displays, Greencycle swap, art exhibits,
Chopin Chemists (Greenpoint) – BUSINESS CLOSED
Chopin Chemists can fill your generic prescriptions just like CVS and Duane Reade, but unlike a generic pharmacy, they will offer you a homeopathic or organic remedy first. They have an array of herbal remedies, minerals, flower essences and vitamins as well
Greenpoint-Williamsburg CSA
This North Brooklyn CSA partners with Garden of Eve farm, founded in 2001 by environmental advocates Chris and Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht. The farm is dedicated to providing delicious organic vegetables, fruits and beautiful flowers and to "making changes in the
Greenpoint McCarren Park Greenmarket
This Greenmarket is perfectly located to serve the new young professional communities in Williamsburg and Greenpoint as well as the long established Polish communities in the area. Whether you're picnicking in McCarren Park or looking for your weekly groceries
Greenpoint Residents Choose Environmental Projects to get $7M in State Funds
Last fall, New York State awarded Greenpoint $7 million dollars because the city royally polluted local waters during its upgrade of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Over the last few months, the City Parks Foundation polled residents on what
BMW's ReachNow car sharing service gives NYC residents easy access to the i3
BMW's ReachNow car-sharing service is now going to make it easier for some NYC residents to get behind the wheel of the i3 electric car. Last week ReachNow, which is already available in Seattle, Portland and Brooklyn, announced that it will now give in
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"The festival – the first of three annual festivals – [included] tabling with local environmental organizations, free food and drinks (courtesy of NYC Organic Smart Beer and Greenpoint's own Greenhook Ginsmiths) live music, kids activities, and
The Epic Ride
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Brooklyn Bike Rave
Bedazzle your bike, put on your craziest outfit, blast some party tunes and be ready for sensory overload at the Brooklyn Bike Rave, a glowtastic night ride along the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.
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BKLYN Designs: Brooklyn's hottest home furnishings and design festival opens today
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Perch Harlem is slated to be completed by May 2106, while they are also planning to build another one in Brooklyn in the near future.
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Mischievous Brooklynites rent 'boutique winter igloo' out on Airbnb during blizzard
While most New Yorkers were snuggled up on the couch watching Netflix during the recent blizzard, some put their entreprenurial minds to work. Greenpoint resident Patrick Horton and his roommates went out in the cold to build an igloo only to put it up
Green Girls program teaches city kids how to study NYC's environment
Related: New GreenTECH Program Empowers NYC Students to Green Their Schools and Communities
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Living Dock on Newtown Creek
Join the Newtown Creek Alliance as we celebrate the completion of the Living Dock project. Funded by the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund, the Living Dock is a custom designed and built floating structure providing much needed clean habitat for
Kayaking protesters take to the East River to demand promised park
Fed up Greenpoint and Williamsburg protestors took to land and water on Sunday to demand the city make good on their promise to build a waterfront park in the area. Along with 100 land-locked protestors, approximately 40 protesters on canoes and kayaks
139 new Citi Bike stations to be rolled out in NYC this August
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What are the best brake pads for a 01 325i? I've heard good things about Hawks'. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I'm solidly an EBC Green Stuff kind of guy, they provide great braking on the street, autocross and a couple of times a year on the track...
that depends somewhat on the rotors it's mated to and mostly what you want the pads to stop best at: cold, medium or hot (track)
I just bought a set of Hawk ceramic pads. I did my research and they are claiming to provide 20-40% more stopping power!!! I'm super pumped and will let everyone know how they work.
I'm in the same situation here as soo many others... trying to make a purchase of rotors and brakes on my 03 325i and was looking into both of these pads so I am definitly curious on your feedback
I like cross drilled and slotted rotors from turner, brass pins for your calipers. And ebc pads personally. Red greener yellow read what they r for and which best suits you. And if u r doing it I'd recommend also doing SS lines. For the extra 125$ it's worth it IMO
Stoptech or Performance Z Rated pads...
Don't want to hijack a thread but so far I spent 3 days reading two forums to help me make a decision and as of now I was already deciding on the Zimmerman X-Drilled for front and back and still trying to figure out the pads. This is a regular street car , sure I drive a little aggressive... heck we drive bimmers :-) but seriously I live in Florida and drive about 600 miles a week about half highway but plenty of stop and go. I already know I will do a fluid flush and decided on the ATE Blue but I have been wondering if SS lines actually make a difference or if its really worth it.
The pads have me and obviously others confused... Suffice it to say that I do not like the amount of brake dust that the OEM pads create and I completely get the common feedback that OEM have the best cold and initial "bite" but it's hard to translate what that really means to me in real life. I mean how long does it take for the pads to warm up and get passed the "initial bite" issue. I have 2 stop signs and a traffic light before I'm even out of my housing development... is that warm enough for me to get past the initial "bite" difference? I'm not trying to sound silly just trying to understand this is real world terms... like when I stop and go shopping in a store and then leave the parking lot after a few stop signs and speed bumps am I passed the "bite" thing by then?
Am I completely mis-understanding this??? Is the initial "bite" difference noticeable every time I have a sudden stop because the dope in front of me on the highway is texting and the traffic is horrible :-)
I was going to get Hawk ceramics but read about some problems with the pads so now I hesitate, I was ready to get the Greens and then read some really negative comments on those, I looked at Akebonos but keep reading about the initial "bite" and grab... in all frankness I think the more I read I eventually find some negative comments about most pads so I am having a hard time pulling the trigger today and making a purchase. I also can't seem to find anything that helps me decide relative to the fact that I understand their is a trade off with OEM versus 3rd party pads... meaning if all thee of the pads I reference have less initial bite than OEM... in a general street car use is there actually a difference between the three?
I hope I am making sense in stead of rambling and any advice would be greatly by me and probably many others... thanks in advance.
Akebonos brake okay, but I don't like mine anymore. Too much squeal, and you already mentioned the rest.
Take a look at this article http://blog.caranddriver.com/perform...c-yellowstuff/
Interesting article and comments as well... I actually never even considered those street/racing pads
I called 2 vendors and spoke with them and they pretty much agreed that the Hawk HP Plus was a good pad and streetable although a little dusty and noisy and additionally would wear the rotors a little harder, they said the Hawk ceramic was a good pad and better than the Akebono, they both seem to think the greens were also a little dusty and not as good as the Akebono or the Hawks.
Guys here report the Hawk HP Plus as being really noisy so I think those are out but I am surprised that the Akebono's squeal. Pretty much still brings me back to where I was with the Akebono vs the Hawk ceramics and learning for myself what the "initial bite" issue really is.
I hear ya, it's a struggle. Unfortunately, I was hit and they ran messed up my front grill and hood. I have to get that fixed and then I'll be putting on the Hawk PC's with slotted SP Performance rotors. Once they're broken in I'll report back as to dusting and noise. It may be a few weeks as my body guy is on overload right now and can't get me in until the 8th. I'll let you know. One last thing, I used to use EBC green stuff pads on my Jetta and they were extremely dusty, drove me nuts!
With work and the holidays it took me awhile to get this going but I finally ordered the Hawk Ceramics and the Zimmerman rotors. I installed them last week which was basically easy with one exception; the two bolts that hold the rt front bracket for the floating caliper were so frozen on it took me two days to get them off. I had to use a 12 ton hydraulic jack under a long box wrench to actually almost lift the damn car an apply the full force of the jack numerous times to finally break the bolts... WHAT an ORDEAL!!!!
I can't report on the brakes yet because I need to start a new thread since I now have a transmission that is locked in the emergency mode and not sure what to do.
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I just installed the KN system, plan on putting a borla exhaust but I would really love to unleash this hemi with a programmer or something to modify this puppy! Any advice...
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A quick scan of the threads in the Performance section should provide your answer.
No tuners yet.
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Thank you to the 30 competitors who competed at the So You Think You Can Dance Jack & Jill Competition last night! The competition was fierce and the performances were amazing!
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2nd Place – Keesha Roberts & Eric Miranda
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And here is a video of the winning performance:
Congratulations again to all the competitors!
Get ready for the Finals of the 5th annual So You Think You Can Dance Jack & Jill Competition! Over the past 2 months 15 couples have qualified, and tonight we'll get to see who is the best of the best as they compete for over $1000 in prizes!
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whats up everyone! well all of you know, im not new, but since my DTS got totalled...i have gotten a new cadillac to replace it. I am the new owner of a 2003 Cadillac CTS black with black interior, luxury sport package, 17 inch wheels, moonroof, navigation ...EVERYTHING. 16,000 miles, pristine condition, got it at a very good deal. :) Car was kinda dirty, so they are going to clean it and I will go pick it up saturday. I am very excited about this car and i hope it gives me many miles of driving pleasure. There is one little issue i thought i would ask. It is an early 2003 model with CD rom navigation, is there anyway i can swtich it to DVD based? I'm sure the screen does not have to be changed in anyway, but is it possible? If not...i'm happy and couldnt ask for more...just curious if it would work. Right now im going to leave it as it is, but future plans include tinted windows, v grill, body colored lisence plate bezel, and spoiler. I will post pictures as soon as I get them. :bouncy:


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July 6, 2009 — Rape is among the worst ravages of war, and right now it is an epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Victims range from baby girls to grandmothers and in many cases, they are ostracized from their communities. Though their bodies are broken, their spirits are not, and they want their perpetrators to be brought to justice.
Sarah Anderson, a forensic nurse in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia Health System, is part of a U.Va. team headed to Congo to educate clinicians on collecting evidence and providing care for the overwhelming number of rape victims they see daily. They were scheduled to depart Tuesday and return July 23.
"Here in America, we believe we should be able to wear what we want to wear and go where we want to go without becoming victims of rape," Anderson said. "There, women live with rape as a daily reality, even expecting it to happen to them at some time."
In fact, one worldwide relief organization in Congo treats nearly 250 new rape victims in its clinics each month, and there is a growing concern that rape has crossed over from war-related violence to a societal problem. The Great Lakes Restoration Organization, an American-based group that aids east African countries affected by war and disease, sponsors peace-building projects in the Congo. Anderson's trip is a part of their effort.
"We will conduct interviews with the local health providers to find out what their needs are, what works and what needs to be fixed," Anderson said. "We will also listen to their narratives describing what they manage on a daily basis."
Anderson's goal is to provide clinicians in Congo with the tools they need to properly examine and care for their patients. Ultimately, she hopes that her work will result in justice for the women and girls of the Congo.
Other members of the U.Va. team include Barbara Parker, a professor in the School of Nursing. and nursing doctoral student Jamela Martin. They also will be joined by a team from Johns Hopkins University.
To follow Anderson's story on Facebook, visit: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&suggest¬e_id=105334681439 (registration required).


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Irma Rosario Muneton-Cueto
Case Details
Case Type: Missing
Height: 5' 3"
Case Status: OPEN
Weight: 120 lbs
Identifying Marks: Missing one tooth. Single piercing in left ear, two piercings in right ear. Glasses with wire frames.
Incident Date: 04/15/2004
Agency: Denver Police Department
City: Denver
Date of Birth: 05/13/1969
County: Denver
Date of Death: Unknown
Agency Case #: 2004-1509
Age: 34
Judicial District: 2nd Judicial District
Gender: Female
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Race: Caucasian
NamUs Case #: 355
Eyes: Brown
NCMEC Case #: Unknown
Hair: Brown
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April 15, 2004, 34 year old Irma Rosario Muneton-Cueto was last seen at her residence in the vicinity of the 4100 block of West Walsh Place in Denver, Colorado. Ms. Muneton-Cueto has not been seen or heard from since. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Denver Police Department.
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We now know the identity of the woman that was killed in Wednesday morning's fatal fire in the town of Tyrone.
The Schuyler County Sheriff's Office reports 63 year old Sandra Porter of Dundee was found dead in the Six Corners Road home after fire spread through it around 2 Wednesday morning. Another occupant of the home, an unidentified man in his seventies, was able to escape with minor injuries.
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A New Private School Consultant Enters the (Lucrative) Field
School Choice Group, a school placement company that works with Fortune 100 companies like Starbucks and UBS to find private schools for families when they relocate abroad, is expanding its business to work with individual clients.
Its new division -- called School Search Solutions -- joins the growing, and controversial, ranks of admission consultants who work with families to navigate the opaque and often intimidating private school world.
School officials quietly gripe that these consultants are not regulated, do not need any qualifications and prey on the fear of parents. Consultants and parents say the system is unnecessarily complicated and the consultants offer a valuable service to families.
School Choice Group appears to be the largest player in the admissions field, with 100 consultants around the world (most consultants do not have offices outside the greater New York area, much less the continent). Families will pay as little as $200 an hour, or up to $10,000 for a V.I.P. package in which the consultants continue their work until the child is placed in a school that makes everyone happy.
"I don't think the market is well served by the options out there," said Timothy Dwyer, chief executive of the company and a former executive in Goldman Sachs's Global Mobility Services Department. Mr. Dwyer said it was the search for his own children's school that led him to the School Choice Group, which at the time was a vendor to Goldman Sachs.
"I was feeling a lot of anxiety, getting a lot of contradictory advice and input," he said. A few years later, he decided to join the company. He says one of his main goals now is to tone down the frenzy. (When I pointed out that the frenzy would seem to drive business, he said, "We'll always have a market because parents are too busy to do this.")
Perhaps more interesting than the arrival of another admissions consultant is a product that School Choice Group is developing, code-named project Al, for algorithm. Meant to be a sort of match.com for schools and families, it will try to pull apart the all-important but elusive issue of a school's culture.
The algorithm includes more than 60 questions, like: "Your child has a verbal confrontation with another child. Would you expect the teacher to actively intervene and mediate to solve it, or would you prefer that the children work it out themselves?"
Schools will be given a chance to answer the questions, and then families can run their own answers against those of the schools. Other topics will include ethics and how different schools approach different learning styles. The product, for which parents will be charged, is scheduled to be available this fall.
"Success is based on what is the best interest of the child," said Jean Mann, director of client services. She said she had families who apply to Riverdale Country and Horace Mann because they have heard of both. "We say those are totally different schools meant for totally different children. Parents are so focused on names."
In the last 18 months, School Choice Group has placed 500 students, and in 20 percent of those cases the clients were individual families.


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Bad news, folks. The smug greens - you know, those people you meet at a dinner party who've just come back from an "amazing" trip to a tropical eco-lodge where they helped replant an entire forest - have even more reason to be smug. It turns out that while they are single-handedly improving the lot of far-flung communities through their altruistic holidaying, the majority of us couldn't give a stuff.
We may have embraced recycling, but when it comes to going green abroad, we're not so keen. At least according to the latest survey on the subject by tour operator First Choice, which found that only 26% of us are concerned about the impact our holiday might have on the environment. The rest of us, it seems, don't care what impact we have, so long as we come back with a nice tan.
Happily, a little dig around shows there are reasons to be optimistic. The number of people who expressed concern may be low, but at least it's higher than it was two years ago. Mintel asked the same question in 2003, and found that 21% of respondents were concerned about the impact of their holiday - not a huge leap but proof that things are improving, slowly.
Secondly, part of the problem has been lack of information and choice. It hasn't always been easy for those interested in eco-friendly hotels and holidays to find them. But that's changing, too. Over 500 properties in the UK alone have now been graded for their environmental and social performance and, worldwide, even the most stylish places are greening up their businesses. I recently visited The Park Hotel in Alta, Norway, which at first glance has all the trappings of a typical city centre hotel, yet every aspect of its management has been designed to reduce its environmental impact, from allergy-free mattresses to recycling bins in the rooms (£85 a night half-board, parkhotell.no). In Ecuador, high in the Andes, the award-winning 10-room Black Sheep Inn features an eco-friendly sauna and is aiming to be entirely self-sufficient in its use of water, energy and food. A double room including dinner and breakfast costs US$24pp half-board (blacksheepinn.com).
The new editions of Alastair Sawday's guides to British Bed And Breakfast and British Hotels, Inns And Other Places give added profile to those places that have gone out of their way to be environmentally friendly. And pick up any adventure travel brochure and you're almost certain to find pages devoted to how particular holidays help benefit the environment and the local community. Activity holiday operator Neilson (neilson.co.uk) identifies hotels in its ski brochure that are more environmentally friendly, such as the Fairmount Banff Springs Hotel, in its Canada ski programme. Next summer, Neilson plans to introduce the same kind of environmental logo for hotels in its sailing, surfing and mountain biking brochure.
On the web, more and more accommodation sites are flagging up environmentally friendly places. A search for "eco/nature" places on i-escape.com throws up some fabulous eco-hideaways, such as the Tree Tops Jungle Lodge in Sri Lanka, where a three-night stay costs £65pp full-board. And online travel agency responsibletravel.com offers thousands of holidays from over 150 tour operators, from cycling in Sardinia to diving in the Red Sea. According to its managing director Justin Francis, it's a case of supply meeting future demand: "Responsible tourism is a sleeping giant. There's a latent awareness of the issues and just as the organic food movement took off, responsible tourism will become a recognised consumer brand."
The travel industry knows this and is one step ahead of the average consumer. Which is good news. Those who are concerned about the impact of their holiday now have more choice; those who haven't given it much thought may find that the gorgeous tropical retreat they've been saving up for all year, just happens to be a shining example of eco-tourism, too.


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The Duke Boys Are BACK!!
(Photo courtesy of YouTube)
The Duke Boys have a little problem on their hands and it involves their car. So they're part of a commercial for an online auto purchasing website. I hope they do a lot more of these!
Times have changed a little bit. They never show the roof of the car or call the car by it's name.
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I think the title is self-explanatory, don't you? This poem's a bit different to my others, and it's about a marooned pirate (obviously), but more focused on the narration. So... *glances around awkwardly* um... read it! :P
Llamadillo5 Sep 25, 2012
that was good, it makes sence too, most poems have a hidden meaning behind them that only the writer knows, but you communicate the poem clearly and perfectly. Great job! :D
Snowdrop07 Jun 24, 2012
@flyingsquirrels Obviously! I must be the most humble person in the universe! ;)
Snowdrop07 Jun 22, 2012
@flyingsquirrels Actually, I didn't think about that! My subconsious is amazing!


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Hey guys,
I finally had a chance to take a few pics of the new wheels on my car. These are off the newest version of the B7.
They're 21x10's (41 offset) with 295/25/21 in the back and
21x8.5's (25mm offset) with 255/30/21 in the front. I have 18mm spacers in the back and 15mm spacers in the front from Burger Tuning. The TPMSensors came from
(great deal and same brand BMW uses) and I only needed the actual sensors because the wheels have the valve stems and holders built into the actual rim. The car is lowered with H&R springs and there is no rub!! Fronts turn free no problem and the ride is super smooth. Just a little paranoid now about potholes and ditch-like sewer caps...
I found it very difficult to find sound advice from any wheel/tire guys up here as to whether these would fit, etc. If they sense they can't make money off of you then all of a sudden they don't know what wheels and
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Decided to try out one of the DIY Air Scoops to compliment the AFE Intake. Fairly easy, the mounting was a little bit wacky but managed to get it fitted after a bunch of test fitting and trimming and beer breaks as well as dedicated swear word breaks. But it is much more satisfying making it yourself then paying RPI a $100. The sound is unreal from the intake, and combined with the full resonator delete with x-pipe, there is no need for muffler upgrades. Sounds insane.
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Interactive baseball the Japanese way
As it usually happens when I post about Japanese websites, I have no idea of the reason why they did it, I guess just for self-promotion, considering that the only brand name on the site is the one of the agency (Bascule, the same that did Axe Busters some time ago).
Is it an advergame? Probably… For sure it's a weird visual experience about baseball, with a good art direction and remarkable usability, a characteristic that makes it quite easy to find the way around and play.


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How do we balance individual and community? To whom do we owe responsibility - our local community, our nation, or all of humanity?Two weeks ago I announced Forward Thinking, a values development project created in collaboration with Dan Fincke of Camels with Hammers, and introduced the first prompt. Dan is introducing our next prompt today (head on over to see it!), and in this post I will pull together some themes from the various responses to round off the one I introduced two weeks ago: … [Read more...]
Forward Thinking: Civic Responsibility Roundup
Missing My Megachurch
I have a confession to make. I miss the evangelical megachurch I grew up attending. I don't miss the beliefs or the sermons, of course. I'm not talking about missing doctrine or anything like that. I'm talking about missing the community a megachurch provides, and the community it offered me and my family growing up. All that was necessary to gain access to the community the megachurch had to offer was sharing its evangelical beliefs. Once you were in the "community of faith," you entered a very … [Read more...]
In Group, Out Group
In many, many ways, growing up as an evangelical was great. I was surrounded by friends who shared my views, and we had good times together. Sermons were generally interesting, the worship music was uplifting, and we were firmly positioned within a dynamic evangelical culture. There was a real sense of community, purpose, and love.What I didn't realize while growing up was that this community had carefully policed boundaries. I was a bit naive, I think, when during my college years I started … [Read more...]


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They are the same. Which platform do you prefer? Have you shot them? Find out which you like better to shoot.
Same stuff. There are a million threads like this one. Try doing a search and you will find your answer, grasshopper.
This is a discussion on Glock 27 vs Springfield Sub 40 within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Which of these would you prefer and why for IWB CCW? I will also be picking up a 357sig conversion barrel for which ever I ...
Glock 27 40sw
Springfield XDSC 40sw
Which of these would you prefer and why for IWB CCW? I will also be picking up a 357sig conversion barrel for which ever I choose and would love to hear if anyone has converted their 27 or XD to 357. I heard that all you need is a barrel change, no mag change.
They are the same. Which platform do you prefer? Have you shot them? Find out which you like better to shoot.
Same stuff. There are a million threads like this one. Try doing a search and you will find your answer, grasshopper.
Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse or Rapture....whichever comes first.
I voted XD40sc - simply because for me it was the best option. As was said above, both are great guns - pick the one that feels best for you.
I do know that folks have had a hard time getting a conversion barrel for the XD40sc. For a long while I was waiting to buy a conversion barrel for .357 sig. Alas, people are still waiting for the same companies I was waiting on a year ago.
I'm a converted Glock lover now, so......the Glock it is.
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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XD40sc, I just bought a cherry nice used one today with a stainless slide. No reasons other than I'm a fan of the brand. Totally useless info for a poll I suppose.
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XD fits me better, and I chose the 9mm for the higher cap (13rounds!). Both are good options.
Even the Glock barely could be considered a sub-compact. The Springfield is more G23 like. It's hard for me to think either of these chunky little guns as sub-compact. I always think of PM9's as a standard for sub size. Both your picks are good pistols though.
For the stength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack. - R. Kipling
Romans 1:22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools [professing to be smart, they made simpletons of themselves].
Depending on where and how you carry, you may consider getting a horsehide holster that fully covers where the slides would otherwise rest against your body/undershirt. I don't have a Glock 27 but I do carry my SAXD40SC with no issues. Also, I have heard the conversion barrels extend further out the front of the slide which I would say might be helpful in a fight if the BG was on you. There is something about paying $$$$$ for a conversion barrel though that makes it hard for me to justify when I could just go ahead and get another firearm.
I voted XD... never been crazy about the grip angle on the Glocks. Just personal preference.
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GLOCK for this Marine (I carry one). Never been a big fan of XD. Though, the former poster is correct, the XD SC is closer to a G23 in size. At that point, HANDS DOWN, G23.
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The XDSC is bigger, heavier, and bulkier than the G27.
Also, it has nothing to offer by way of an improvement over the Glock.
The XD isn't a bad gun, but the G27 is a much better choice; as would a G23, for a closer comparison.
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...man fights with his mind; the weapons are incidental.--Jeff Cooper
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I'd pick the Glock because it has a shorter grip height. I have a G26 and can easily pocket carry it, due to the short grip... I did pick the XD45 over a G21, so I'm fans of both brands... I've just never thought of the XDsc's as being that small...
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'It's no accident that Ruff is 49-30 as a playoff coach, fourth all-time percentage-wise. He doesn't overcoach. But he has a sense for when his team needs a tweaking or a nudge, especially at playoff time.'
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May 4, 2012
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- IMG College's Michigan Sports Marketing has announced that University of Michigan tennis coaches Ronni Bernstein and Bruce Berque will be the featured guests on the "Michigan Athletics Coaches' Show" with Ira Weintraub on Monday (May 7) from 7-8 p.m. from Pizza House in Ann Arbor. The show will be carried on WTKA 1050 AM (Ann Arbor) and WXYT 1270 AM (Detroit).
Bernstein guided Michigan to its third consecutive Big Ten Conference title, posting a 10-1 league record, and was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the third time in her career. The Wolverines will host an NCAA Regional next Friday and Saturday, May 11-12, squaring off against Illinois-Chicago in the first round at the Varsity Tennis Center. Bernstein will be joined by freshman Emina Bektas (Indianapolis, Ind./New Braunfels HS), the 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, who carries an impressive 31-8 record, including a 20-4 dual mark from the No. 1 position, and the nation's No. 12 singles ranking.
Berque's Wolverine men's squad, featuring no seniors and only one junior, finished second in the Big Ten standings with a 9-2 conference record -- the program's best finish in five seasons. U-M will open NCAA Tournament play against Middle Tennessee State on Saturday, May 12, in Oxford, Miss. Joining Berque will be junior Evan King (Chicago, Ill./Kaplan Prep), who was recently named the Big Ten Athlete of the Year after posting a 32-6 singles record in regular-season play. King is ranked No. 7 nationally and carries a 15-match singles win streak.
Fans are invited to watch the live broadcast at Pizza House, which is located at 618 Church Street, and the broadcast will take place upstairs on the second floor. For restaurant information or table reservations, please call (734) 995-5095.


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Welcome to the biennial Speaking Volumes Christian Book Awards, celebrating good Christian literature that has a wide appeal and particularly to people of little or no faith.
The 2016 Speaking Volumes Book Awards ceremony was held on 17th May at 12:30p.m at CRE, International Excel. Presented by Rev Kate Bottley from Channel 4's Gogglebox.
We are pleased to announce that the winners are:
Children's category:
The One O'Clock Miracle by Alison Mitchell, illusrated by Catalina Echeverri, published by the Good Book Company for Children.
Adult category:
The Shed that fed a Million Children by Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, published by William Collins.
Our congratulations to our winners!
Our next awards are in 2018. Check back in September 2017 to make your nominations for the next awards.


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GTA V launches next Tuesday, September 17 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. was waiting for it to be released for a long time. Its the most expensive game ever.
Some leaked data in here : http://www.latintimes.com/articles/8229/20130911/gta-5-release-date-news-leaked-map.htm
Cant wait till then… Any of you guys enjoy GTA?
I <3 my BlackOps2 Multiplayer, cant wait for Ghost
GTAV very soon, looks awesome! I play mainly CoD & FIFA on Xbox 360 atm, and CS:Go on PC
Dark Souls
mass effect series for the epicness, the story and a brilliant soundtrack and half-life series, 'cause i've played it sinse I was a little boy blizzard is also good.
Borderlands, Fallout 3, Sleeping Dogs and Viva Piñata (lol). My favourite game ever is Shenmue (Dreamcast)
World of Warcraft
CS Source
RockNRoll Racing, Zombies Ate My Neighbours, and Soldiers of Fortune on SEGA
Diablo II
Tony Hawk's Proskater
Guitar Hero III
Star Craft
I liked STALKER (the first one), Skyrim, Morrowind an Oblivion.