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As the military looks for new and better ways to become lighter, more highly mobile and lethal, research continues looking into a number of projects that will allow our forces in the near future to better shoot, move and communicate on tomorrow's battlefields.
One such innovation is the Boston Dynamics-built LS3 "Alphadog," a robotic, four-legged craft that has recently been improved by developers to be stealthier, more intelligent, and quieter. LS3 stands for "Legged Squad Support System."
The military's aim is to create an Alphadog capable of carrying military gear for a squad of soldiers (about 400 pounds' worth) at least 20 miles without needing a break, according to the online publication IEEE Spectrum.
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"We've refined the LS3 platform and have begun field testing against requirements of the Marine Corps," said Army Lt. Col. Joe Hitt, a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. "The vision for LS3 is to combine the capabilities of a pack mule with the intelligence of a trained animal."
Stealth is a concept that is of great interest to the Army and Marine Corps when moving troops around a combat zone, and the latest version of the LS3 is better able to accomplish that part of the mission, according to reports.
Lightening the soldier's load
"LS3′s predecessor, BigDog, had a well-deserved reputation for sounding like a swarm of giant angry robotic bees thanks to the gas engine powering the hydraulics. In practice, this amount of noise will either send your enemies running in terror, or draw them right to you," writes Evan Ackerman for the Spectrum.
According to a DARPA news release regarding the project:
Today's dismounted warfighter can be saddled with more than 100 pounds of gear, resulting in physical strain, fatigue and degraded performance. Reducing the load on dismounted warfighters has become a major point of emphasis for defense research and development, because the increasing weight of individual equipment has a negative impact on warfighter readiness.
The Army, DARPA says, has identified physical overburden as a top five science and technology challenge, so – as a way to reduce troops' combat loads – the agency "is developing a four-legged robot…to integrate with a squad of Marines or soldiers."
The new 'bot, likened to a mechanical pack mule, is being designed to carry hundreds of pounds of gear "through rugged terrain." It is also being programmed to "interact with troops in a natural way, similar to a trained animal and its handler."
Developers and the military want a robot that will "go through the same terrain the squad goes through without hindering the squad's mission," says the news release. "The robot could also serve as a mobile auxiliary power source to the squad, so troops can recharge batteries for radios and handheld devices while on patrol."
Robots are already in use in combat zones. Army and Marine units have used them, for example, to hunt for roadside bombs in both Iraq and Afghanistan, with decent results.
Ten years in the making
DARPA said an LS3 prototype completed its first outdoor assessment test, adding the robot demonstrated its mobility "by climbing and descending a hill and exercising its perception capabilities."
"A two-year, platform-refinement test cycle began in July 2012, with Marine and Army involvement, culminating in a planned capstone exercise where LS3 should embed with Marines conducting field exercises," said the agency.
"During this period, DARPA seeks to finish the development of and refine LS3′s technologies to provide a suite of autonomy settings, including leader-follower tight, leader-follower corridor and go-to-waypoint."
The agency said the LS3 project was the culmination of a decade's worth of research into perception and autonomy.


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text: A feminist's struggle (and secret loophole) with an impending proposal #Philosophizing#feminism#proposing Updated Oct 12 2015 (Posted Oct 10 2012) Guest post by abbyrstern Photo by Megan Gardner Photography While I consider myself a feminist, I fear that I too have fallen victim to the antiquated societal norm regarding wedding proposals. I tend to try to ignore many societal norms and be a generally progressive person, but traditions associated with proposals and weddings are norms that I have been struggling with lately and cannot get myself to fully disregard. I have recently found myself waiting with bated breath for a proposal that I know is coming soon. My partner and I are very open about discussing our relationship, so I know that we both want to get married and that he plans to propose soon. We have discussed whether a proposal is even something we want, but we both thought it would be nice and a good story to tell in the future. Despite this, in order to stick to my liberal foundations, I have decided to secretly propose back to my partner after he proposes to me. I feel that it is important for both people to choose to marry one another, and therefore I would like to ask my partner whether he wants to marry me after he asks me the same thing. I hope that he wants to commit to me as much as I want to commit to him. This has left me in a very difficult position… Deciding to officially become engaged to be married is a big choice, and I wonder why we have both decided that he is the only one in the relationship who can fully prepare for this event. I am prepared to propose back to my partner, and I am even ready with special gift for him when I do, but I have no idea when this will take place. I have left the control still in his hands to orchestrate the time and the place when we will get engaged. I do not want to steal his thunder, but I wonder why I feel stuck within his time frame. Deciding to officially become engaged to be married is a big choice, and I wonder why we have both decided that he is the only one in the relationship who can fully prepare for this event. After becoming engaged, there is a lot of time that must be devoted to speaking to family and friends and getting the first steps of the wedding plans set. Therefore, I find it strange that only one party in the relationship typically knows when this will occur. One of the ways that I decided to cope with this was to ask for some details about the time frame from him. This will allow me to plan my re-proposal to him and become emotionally prepared. I have asked him to narrow the time frame that I may expect a proposal, and he willingly told me that it would be within a couple of months and that I should expect it soon. I have also become extremely interested in reading about proposals and wedding preparation on the internet. I find myself on blogs and reading articles about this topic more often than I expected, and sometimes more than I would like. I have read many articles about not becoming a Bridezilla, how to know if he's "the one," and how to make a marriage successful. I also frequently speak to my mother about places where my partner and I could marry, and I have even started to brainstorm a guest list. While logically I feel that this is acceptable behavior because I know that planning a wedding involves a great deal of preparation and I want to begin to think about the steps (without doing anything formal or committing to anything). But I wonder whether this behavior is emotionally healthy. Regardless, I feel that I have no choice but to prepare for this big life-changing event in my own way since my partner is permitted by society to prepare and plan the specifics of the event. Related Post Proposing Part 1: Why you should propose to your boyfriend Girls, STOP WAITING! If you're into questioning traditions, start by questioning the very first assumption about weddings: that a woman's role is waiting for a... Read more Since proposals are typically extremely romantic and sometimes even grand gestures, it is hard to want society to evolve enough to eliminate this tradition. However, I feel that in the long run it would be better and healthier for relationships. If the two people in a relationship mutually decided that they were ready to take their relationship to the next level, neither person would have to wonder whether the other one loved them enough to spend the rest of their lives together. Neither person would be forced to choose to commit to their partner forever or risk losing them. Both people would have control in the timing of the progression of their relationship. However, I still cannot break myself from the desire to fit in with the cultural tradition to excitedly await a sparkling ring. I reluctantly am prepared to accept this tradition, despite my deep reservations about the validity of the premise. Regardless, I will happily say "Yes!" Guest post written by abbyrstern I am a math nerd (not geek!) who loves sci fi (just not Star Trek). I live in New Jersey, so I'm a Jersey girl, but not trashy like the people on Jersey Shore. My fiance and I have a puppy who I love so much. He is the cutest little thing. I don't know how I have enough love for both my partner and my puppy, but I do! https://twitter.com/abbyrstern PREVIOUS Serve heart-shaped waffles and pancakes at your wedding brunch NEXT A courthouse wedding with a bed and breakfast bash Show/Hide comments [ 58 ] This post almost exactly mirrors my own life right now with the exception of a few minor details… how eerie! 🙂 I'd like to present him with an engagement gift and do my own version of a proposal, but I'm struggling with the gift part… He's hard to buy for normally, so of course my brain is fried trying to think of suitable gifts (he already has a nice watch and he hates jewelry). Reply We did a post on exactly this issue! Cool alternatives for an engagement ring for guys Reply Oh this is awesome! Thanks for the link, it's got some great ideas! Reply My fiancé recently proposed (yay, sparkly emerald ring!) and my engagement gift to him was an xbox one with the latest edition of his favorite video game. We had agreed ahead of time that we liked the idea of both of us exchanging engagement gifts and even discussed whether we wanted a typical proposal (we decided that we did). I'm sure you'll find something that will suit your soon-to-be fiancé. It doesn't need to be jewelry. Reply Oh man, I really feel you! I am going through a similar situation. I know the proposal is coming, probably soon. I even picked out the ring! I had been thinking of proposing to him but my feminist boyfriend surprised me by confessing he really wanted to do it. And I don't want to steal the moment from him. But by the same token, I am eager to make plans, especially since we set the date for spring. I want to do some counseling, there will likely be travel involved as our families are on different sides of the country, we need to save…blah, blah, blah. Don't feel I can go forward on concrete planning until the engagement is official. I suppose I am a little traditional afterall? Haha. I do think that this private incubation of ideas period might be a huge blessing as it lets me (us) identify what is really wanted without any outside pressure. Also, I really love your idea of a counter proposal with gift. So clever and sweet and important. Now, to figure out what the gift might be…Thank you! Reply I know how you feel. My fiancé and I ended up mutually agreeing we'd like to get married. I just brought up the subject and how I was open to the idea. We discussed it… later in the week we bought a ring off Amazon (I picked it after visiting some jewelry stores) which I paid him half for after much insistance since the ring was all my choice. Friends have asked about the proposal, what happend, how, when, etc. We explain we just talked about it and decided to do it. No one seems put off by this. Live your life a you see fit. Don't worry about falling into a stereotype, classification, or becoming someone you're not. The fact is no one fits in these boxes and we are always changing. Just enjoy your life with your special person. (: Reply When one person is ready to commit and the other isn't, it makes sense that the not-ready person would (in a way) control the progression of the relationship. But when both people are clear that they want to get hitched at some point, then yeah, it kinda sucks not to be able to plan for that as needed. For that reason, the "traditional" proposal thing only makes sense to me if the person who's ready to commit earlier is not certain that the other person wants to get hitched until that person proposes. When both people know that they both want to get married, proposals have actually happened, even if they weren't formal in some sense. So if somebody acts engaged / makes plans / etc. after that point, I find nothing unhealthy about it at all. Reply I struggled with this issue as well. We discussed marriage, decided it was in the near future, and went jewelry shopping together. I asked him if he would also like an engagement ring and he declined. My secret loophole is that I felt that the proposal was cooperative. I had actually planned the weekend away that we were enjoying when he proposed. We were hiking, and had stopped to enjoy a nice view. We must have been on the same wavelength because I encouraged him a bit by saying, "This is romantic", which he took as his cure to pull out the ring we had picked out together. Not an ideal feminist solution, but hopefully a small step in the right direction… Reply What if you accept his proposal contingent on his acceptance of a counter proposal :). As in he/she makes an offerfor marriage and you agree provided they accept your offer of eternal love/fidelity/heart/etc. most proposals these days are mutually agreed upon in advance in some form (ring suggestions, talks about the next step, etc) so the proposal itself isn't so much of a surprise but rather the when where and how. since he has given you a time frame have any gift you wish to present as part of your counter proposal handy ( I had a signet pinky ring made, he wears it everyday) Good luck!!! Reply I felt the exact same way. Since my fiancee is so romantic I let him propose but as I was reading more feminist literature on marriage, I decided it was super unfair that I got this lovely sparkly thing on my finger, and he didn't. So we bought the ring together (our tastes are very different), and I told him just to be patient and I just surprised him a few weeks later. Even if I knew he had a ring sitting in his pocket, it'd still be a surprise when it happens right? Reply I too am in this situation. I thought we were weirdos. Whenever we tell people that we have a clear idea of how and when we want to wed but are not as of yet officially engaged they look at us like we are nuts. Like we are not allowed to talk about getting married until he drops to one knee. Reply Exactly! It's taboo until you're actually engaged and then as soon as you're engaged, people ask what plans you have already (even if it's 1 hour later)! Reply This is my life, exactly. We've made a guest list. We brainstorm quite often on wedding ideas (I actually emailed him a link today from one of the featured weddings). We know it will happen. We've even tossed the idea of an engagement ring as it holds no significance for us, but instead are going for engagement tattoos for each other. But I told him I wanted him to propose, or at least formally ask me. We've both been married, and both of those started and ended horribly, so I want to get back those little bits of joys in a new way. Reply I UNDERSTAND!I wanted to retaliate immediately to his ring with one of my own. (The Kinect Gear Ring, BTWs). I was told my my best friends that I would be "stealing his moment." Nevertheless, I carried that ring with me everywhere, waiting, just like you. It turns out that he surprised my at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in FL (my best friend and I went to a conference and took a geek day at Universal) and proposed to me in front of the Hogwarts Express, many, many miles away from Boston where my retaliatory ring was. I just enjoyed the moment, said "challenge accepted" and gave him the ring when we got back home. I think that being progressive is a state of mind. As long as you acknowledge your own ideals, and stick with a tradition, you are not be untrue to who you are, but acknowledging that you DECIDED to continue a tradition because you CHOSE to, not because society mandates that you should. Congratulations, and have fun planning! Reply Awesome ring! I definitely agree with what you wrote too. Also, "challenge accepted" is awesome. Reply This sort of situtation happened to me. Except that my partner and I mutually agreed to get married in March or April, and then for some reason I can't put into words, I waited for a proposal (which happened in June). We had already asked each other, and said yes, but without a sparkly finger enhancer, I felt I didn't have anything to tell anyone about. Yes, I started planning like you did, but I didn't announce anything to anyone until I had a ring. I did consider proposing to him (because that came up in my research!) but rejected the idea. Not because I don't beleive in equality, but because in my particular relationship, I went to college, got a good job, bought our house and paid a lot of our living expenses while he searched for work. Sometimes he's upset that he didn't get to contribute as much early in our relationship. I didn't want to take the proposal away from him too. A re-proposal was something I didn't consider, but we aren't really sentimental enough for that. Reply I went through this in my own way. We had talked about marriage in a bit of a roundabout way, agreeing that we wanted the proposal to be special and that it would be his. And then we proceeded to plan the wedding, tell my parents that this was coming, etc. We had even jointly come up with where the proposal was to take place (Venice as we had a trip planned that summer). It didn't happen. We'd both waited but when it came to it, the ring had gone missing (long story, it was found much later), the weather was sucky and we agreed to wait to have the ring he'd picked. So I waited even more. And in the end, our proposal story was pretty prosaic and I informed him that if he didn't get on with it I was going to be irritated. So we had sushi, I dressed up, we watched Incredible Hulk, and he proposed although he forgot to ask anything and it was not a grand gesture or anything like that. And after I wondered why we waited so long when we were emotionally committed already. Reply I could just be misunderstanding, but I don't think the tradition of proposing needs to go away in order to be progressive. To me the diamond ring and the proposal is more of a symbol that is commonly used, but depending on your thought process – the symbol could mean different things. For example the cross was a sign of pain, torture, and death, but now its a symbol for religion. If you played Final Fantasy X the prayer of Yevon used to be the victory sign of blitz ball. My fiance and I knew we wanted to get married, and i knew he was going to propose so i told my parents so they wouldnt have a heart attack. It was mutually agreed upon. But he wanted to do the diamond ring and the surprise knee thing. the thought never crossed my mind "He's making all the decisions" or anything like that. He just wanted to do something romantic and nice for me. I think the most important thing is to talk about marriage before the proposal and knowing what you are getting into. Once both parties in the relationship know that they are ready for a life changing commitment and are willing to spend the rest of their lives together then however they choose to "propose" is just flair. tldr; the "proposal" part isnt as important as the discussion and decisions leading up to it. Reply I can't help but feel like this is over thinking feminism. Obviously to each their own, but to me the feminist thing has already been done. You *both* decided you wanted to get married. You have what you need to begin the early stages of planning, which you even said you're already doing. The proposal is just a fun way to make it official with something memorable. Sitting down and discussing it isn't exactly a Kodak moment, you know? Signing paperwork to make a marriage legal isn't as memorable as a ceremony. Same concept. As long as you get equal say in the marriage what does it matter what traditions you keep and which you throw out as long as they mean something to you? If you're looking forward to the proposal then enjoy it! That's your choice, your right. You're not accepting the proposal because it's expected of you or someone else is telling you to. You're doing it for you and for your partner and that's all that matters. To me, that's the real feminist choice. If you let your feminist views stop you from enjoying something then you're not being true to yourself. Reply THIS: As long as you get equal say in the marriage what does it matter what traditions you keep and which you throw out as long as they mean something to you? If you're looking forward to the proposal then enjoy it! That's your choice, your right. You're not accepting the proposal because it's expected of you or someone else is telling you to. You're doing it for you and for your partner and that's all that matters. Reply "To me, that's the real feminist choice. If you let your feminist views stop you from enjoying something then you're not being true to yourself." I used to struggle with this a lot! What does it mean if I want to be proposed to? Am I less of a feminist? Failing at being a progressive woman? Nu-uh. Feminism is about freedom to CHOOSE! I wanted the proposal. I wanted the anticipation and the suprise and the question, even though it already had an answer. It's always good to evaluate your own motivations, and research different points of view. But the whole point of women's liberation wasn't to liberate us from tradition, but to allow us to make our own paths…even if that path follows the same route as women in the past. The difference is you're walking that path on your own two feet, not being dragged down it by someone else. Reply YES! I am not yet engaged, and as such have not become a Tribesmaid, but I am, after MUCH trial and error, with someone I really think is going to be the man that I marry. For me, I tend to eschew the "what everyone else does" traditional path, but at the same time, I crave bits of it. I would love to wear my ring to work and see how long it takes my coworkers to notice it (my current internal bet it 15 minutes), and I want certain specific things that are traditional just because I think they are lovely. Simple as that. I like a (conflict-free) diamond because it is beautiful, not because it is How You Do Things. And in this I really feel strongly about my man proposing to me because in so many of my relationships, including this one, I have been the aggressor or the first to message or the first to say I Love You or whatever. For HIM to propose means he really wants it, and after three major relationships where the guy was passive or dismissive or impotent or disinterested or what have you, it would mean The MOST to me if a man said to me, "I choose YOU and humbly ask you to commit to me." I want the proposal for the shiny societal movie moment, the story to tell, but most of all for the feeling that he truly wants and chooses to be with me. Am I betraying my fellow funky sisters? I don't think so. If the conventions have meaning to you – if they touch something inside you and feel authentically part of you and important to you, then do them! Do a unity candle or a Bible reading or wear blue panties or get matching tattoos or whatever feels RIGHT. Him proposing would be meaningful to me. I did get down on my knee and formally ask him to move in with me, so I know I have the stones to do it. Hooray for OffBeatBride! Reply For me at least, feminism isn't *just* about choice. Of course choice is important, but it's also about giving women equality and agency over their own lives. I can't speak for the OP, but I personally am uncomfortable with being proposed to (and certainly waiting for a proposal) because it's taking agency out of my hands and waiting for someone else to make a decision which will have a huge impact on my life. If I want to get married, why don't I ask? Wanting to leave it up to the man seems un-feminist to me (emphasising those last two words!) even if it's a choice. Some choices are less feminist than others. I've been told by others that if a man doesn't ask it means he doesn't really want to marry you, but that's clearly not true! Reply But that's exactly my point. If you've already talked about marriage and decided you both want to then letting him propose to you isn't leaving the decision up to him. You are letting him do something nice to surprise you about something you already decided you both want. You're a team, and if a "traditional" proposal makes you both happy I don't see anything unfeminist about it. The author is clearly liking the idea of being surprised with a proposal, but is having a hard time enjoying it because she has a nagging feeling she isn't doing the feminist thing because she isn't making the decision on when and how the proposal will happen. But why do we feel we need to be equal on every little thing, including something he wants to do for us? Why do we feel we need to be in control of each and every step of a relationship together to the point we cannot enjoy a heart felt surprise from our significant other? If we let feminism dictate every tiny action of our relationships we are doing a real disservice. A big part of a relationship is trust and that means letting your partner take the reigns sometimes. A nice proposal seems like a small thing to "allow" him to take control of if you both know you want it. That's the key. They both want it, so why not enjoy it and celebrate it as the right thing for them both instead of nit picking if it fits into a feminist mindset? I am all for equality of the sexes and am lucky enough to have the most feminist man I have ever met. But I let him take control of some things and he lets me take control of others and we don't stop and say "Wait. Is the the feminist thing to do?" because we're too busy asking ourselves "Is this right for US?" Reply Well clearly, it is different for different people. But for me, the feminist thing IS the right and most important thing for me personally, so there isn't a conflict between what I want and the most feminist choice. So that is why I would have a hard time being proposed to from a feminist POV. Reply I agree with you, Betty, and indeed for most people reading this post I would assume that even if a proposal comes as a romantic surprise being asked to get married isn't the surprising part! My fiance and I have been together for five years. We have discussed marriage many times over the years and indeed from about a year into our relationship knew we'd get married. But we didn't want to get formally engaged until we could afford to set a wedding date. My partner really liked the idea of doing the whole romantic proposal thing, and so he did! The event was a surprise, but in the sense a surprise birthday party is a surprise – the event is a surprise, but the occasion is expected, if you know what I mean? So I didn't feel like it was him having the power at all. Also, he didn't propose with a ring, since he knew I'd want to choose one myself. 🙂 And he also knew I hate the idea of proposals in a public place like a restaurant, so he picked a deserted Scottish hillside! Thus the proposal reflected my ideas of romance, not just his. Basically: I appreciate the OP's point that a traditional proposal is about male power, but in modern relationships, when I would hope the couple involved had on many occasions discussed their hopes for their lives together, it's more a nice gesture that allows you to celebrate your official decision to get hitched. Reply But he still got to propose, so he did still get the power. Why not ask him yourself? There are ways of celebrating an official engagement and/or getting that Kodak moment without the man asking. I just couldn't allow myself to not have control of such a big thing. /just my $.02, YMMV of course I don't understand the "proposing back" as described in this post, so I hope someone can clarify. If your partner proposes to you, isn't it assumed that the person wants to marry you and commit to you? That is, isn't the "proposing back" therefore unnecessary in terms of determining his intentions (though I understand the act of asking him and creating a nice re-proposal experience has its own value). Reply you're right that it's not practical, but it was just for the sentiment of the moment. A lot of commenters are saying that a proposal is nice, which I agree with, and I thought it was be a nice gesture to propose back. Neither of us had any doubt that the other person would say "yes," but the proposal(s) were done as a gesture to one another. Reply we didn't really have a proposal. we knew we wanted to get married, and after he ordered the ring for me i asked (because i wanted to do it, but i wasn't sure if he would) if he'd like a ring too. he was totally down with it, but it's a good thing i asked because i would have gotten something totally different from what he wanted. in the end we wound up just exchanging rings at the right moment…promise made. no questions, no answers. we already knew, so what was the point in asking? Reply I went through something similar. Good idea to ask for a narrowed time frame; I was told "a year" so not to spoil it and I was walking on eggshells for a while. I had his ring ready (for me, that was the most egalitarian option–why should I be the only one to have a label of my non-single status?) before mine was finished. I think the other thing I did was refute the idea of a "bridezilla". I think that's more reactionary to women speaking their own mind than an actual negative trait, so I gave my guy my priorities for a proposal and a ring (cameras present, and a gold and star ruby ring). When the time came, I had the ring in my pocket after we climbed a via ferrata, I was so excited I gave him his ring (and put it on the wrong hand) before he got a chance to give me mine. Reply My first engagement my boy and I agreed to propose to each other at the same time. We did and that went awesomely. We broke it off before getting married for… complicated reasons I won't get into here. My second engagement my boy REALLY wanted to surprise me so he didn't say ANYTHING beforehand. If he had said something like "I'm planning to propose to you in the next couple of months" I would have insisted it be a mutual thing again. Actually, no, I would have told him to please wait because I wasn't ready for that yet. But when I was actually faced with him asking directly with a ring box in his hand I couldn't say no. I know surprise doesn't work for everyone but totally worked on me. Clever boy, knows me well! Reply I literally cannot THIS this article enough. Holy shit. I think…I think I might be in love with you. Reply =) awww thanks Reply Huh. We talked about getting married for years. We discussed the wedding details. We worked on logistics. We "got engaged" when his step-mother asked us if we were planning on getting married, and I said "probably next year at the ranch". And so we were engaged. We then called his mom and my parents and told everyone we were engaged. Six months later, we went shopping together and found my engagement ring. I'm the breadwinner in our relationship, and he wanted to give me something that demonstrated that he had a financial stake in this marriage too. (I own the house, the car, the bulk of our assets.) I love my ring, and I love that our engagement was a mutually decided upon thing. Reply Have you thought about possibly having a betrothal/engagement ceremony? I don't mean a public one necessarily (although you could do that, and have the engagement party as part of that!), it could just be the two of you in a place that's special to the two of you, but both of you asking and promising at the same time seems like a logical solution. I'm single at the moment, but I'd prefer that to being proposed to. Reply As an egalitarian, I had struggled for a long time thinking about whether I wanted a proposal or not. I have always been uneasy with the idea that the man gets to plan when and how the proposal is going to happen while the woman just sits and waits. Even though my man was the one to initiate marriage-related convos between us, we have made mutual decisions on when and how we will get married. Reply Oh thank G_d you wrote this post! I struggled with the same concerns and when voicing them everyone looked at me like I had three heads or with the contempt society reserves for "uppity women". UGH! Your proposing back idea is lovely. My partner and I discussed together getting engaged and went and designed a ring together. When it was finished I let him decide how and when we would give it to me. He surprised me with it a few weeks after we ordered it by proposing to me on a nature walk. No one was on bended knee- just two people standing as equals, hugging, and letting all the joy fill them till it leaked from their eyes. Sap-tacular! Reply I'd been planning on doing this – had a pendant that I carried with me every where on the off chance that he would propose. He went through a tough time, and I ended up giving it to him without a proposal instead though. Then… he kept *almost* proposing, then backing off because a small detail wouldn't go as expected and the whole thing was stressing him out (and me, by extension!!)… so I proposed to him myself. With a ring pop (and a home made 7 course italian dinner). Reply Thank you for this post! My boyfriend and I had been talking about getting engaged for a year now and I told him straight away that I wanted to get him an engagement present – a watch because I didn't want to be the only one to receive something as a symbol of our promise to commit to each other. And he loved the idea! I got to pick my own rings (he's getting me two!) and he got to pick his own watch, and looking forward to giving them to each other. Heck, we're asking each other's respective parents for their respective blessings. I know that he's going to propose on our trip to Vegas next year and he knows that I want to do my own "proposal" – we're only doing this once ideally so I don't see why he gets to have all the fun! – most likely when we get back. I can't say that I'm doing it for any other reason other than I just want to, and he doesn't feel that it's taking anything away from him because I understand how much it means to him to be the one to propose so I have no qualms about him doing it first. And he knows that it would mean a lot to me to reciprocate. Reply I was totally in the same boat as you a few months ago! We had discussed getting married in the months leading up the the proposal, and I had wanted something ritualistic to mark the occasion when we decided for real, no joke, let's do this (the inner gender & religion studies major in me shining through). I picked the ring while on vacation (it was just a pretty elephant-hair ring I wanted to buy myself anyways) but he insisted on buying it and proposed later during the holiday near the place we first met. Squee inducing for my girlie-side, but with enough pre-planning so that it wasn't a total, freak-out surprise. And it let him take the initial glory and be all traditionally masculine, which I knew we both wanted. In the months that followed, I had the urge to get him an engagement gift as well, but had been putting it off for various reasons. He actually surprised me when he said he really REALLY wanted an engagement ring, because women get to have this little reminder to look at and get excited over regarding the upcoming nuptials, but the men did not. I ended up ordering him a nice silver ring and proposing to him on a mountaintop (and nearly losing it over a waterfall!). His attitude towards our engagement really evolved after that, and he became more invested in wedding planning and pre-marital counselling etc. It was an interesting side effect of equalizing the act of proposing. Reply I am glad that we all share the struggle. I found my brain wanted to tear itself in half, with one "this is what I should feel" and one "this is what I do feel" portion. I had no use for marriage. I could not understand why more and more people were saying the dreaded "you'll be next" to me. Then a light turned on in my tiny brain and I realised I did want this, despite my gender studies marinated brain feeling uneasy about the whole thing. I sat about wondering if the Boy would ever consider it. Then we had several chats in the dead of night (always the time we pick to discuss the essential things) and eventually concluded that this is not just what I want but what WE want. The penny dropped in the early hours, then neither of us could sleep at all through excitement, so we chatted it all through and set ground rules (keep it under 50 people and in the next three months, organise it then tell people). Then after a wierd week of knowing we were planning it and not telling anyone, combined with trying to stick to our rules and realising that wasn't right for us, WE CRACKED! Another meltdown, me storming out the house (I never ever do that) and a reconciliation, then a down on one knee, in pyjamas in our sitting room PROPOSAL. We stopped worrying about keeping things secret, and did the rounds of everyone we know to tell them. Tears all round, but in a good way. Now being engaged is great! And the wedding, next year, more than 80 people, couldn't be more excited, nothing like the ground rules we first set. However you do it, the word "should" doesn't come in to it. Just feel it. Loved this post. Reply Thank you very much for this. I have been in the "pre-engaged" state for awhile now and it can truly be an emotional roller coaster. This very thoughtful post on the subject actually has me leaning towards not becoming engaged, but just focusing on having open communication with my partner, and when we are both ready, getting married. We're headed towards marriage – we know that, and discuss it fairly often, I just think for us the grand gesture, that act of becoming engaged might be too much pressure. It may actually be pushing the marriage part (which is the real fun part, I hope) farther away. This is definitely an interesting train of thought, I can't wait to discuss with my partner. I previously thought that skipping the engagement was only for those who elope or marry spontaneously… I quite like this idea of doing away one person asking the other, and just going into in jointly – although, I love your re-proposal idea, and if that works for you, awesome (and I'd love to hear details on how it went, what you end up doing, etc.)! Reply Hmmm. Amusingly though I share your feminest ideals I actually asked for an engagement. My partner and I are anything but heteronormative and since I've given him a permanent collar, something he has wanted for a long time, I'm good with the engagement thing. He gets his bit of romance, I get mine. Romance and Joy, allowing our more normative friends to celebrate in our love (the idea makes one of my friends squee in ways I never have), are all very worth it. Reply My husband and I went through this. We both talked about getting engaged and decided together to have rings made. As we were waiting for them to be completed I had this feeling like, "hmmm–so, what are we going to do here? Are we just going to get them in the mail, trade and say, "okay! now we're engaged!" I felt like I was betraying my feminist self by admitting that I kind of wanted to be surprised and proposed to. And it was really, really important to me to have it be equitable where I ask him and he asks me and we both wear rings while we're engaged. Luckily, my guy knows me well and got my ring ahead of time without my knowledge and surprised me first. It was so lovely and memorable and I was truly happy it worked out that way! I guess deep down, despite my feminist beliefs, I really wanted to have that moment of being asked. And then I got his ring a few weeks later and surprised him with a proposal that was equally fun and memorable. We wore engagement rings the whole year we were wedding planning and it just felt right. Moral of the story: if you're a feminist and he supports you, the rest will work itself out as part of your story. You'll find ways as you are getting engaged and later planning a wedding to honor that part of yourself despite the societal bullshit that goes along with the whole shebang. Congratulations (in advance!) 🙂 Reply Gay perspective::: In my same sex relationship my partner naturally takes on a slightly more masculine role, while I feel comfortable in the more feminine role. It's not something we plan or discuss….just naturally happens. I think the whole issue of who proposes first has less to do with sex and way more to do with our natural dynamics as human beings. Typically one person in the relationship takes on a more "dominant" "masculine" role, and usually it's that person who pops the question first, regardless of sex. If you happen to be in a straight relationship the male will most likely biologically be destined to take the lead. Just do what feels natural. And if you want to have your girlie proposal moment, soak it up! I did 🙂 My partner and I proposed to each other. She proposed to me at home first with a beautiful diamond ring (total shocker!) and I said yes. 🙂 Then, a couple months later, I surprised her with a really fun public proposal and sparkling diamond ring at a drag show in Fire Island. Both moments were super special and we're enjoying showing off our bling together. We made up our own rules! Reply Like wise. We proposed to each other and then bought 2 identical used engagement ring to save some money. Reply We decided to get married together after a discussion one night. A couple days later we talked about how we both felt like we were in limbo, waiting for (or to make) a proposal that would somehow make this official. It was then we decided we were being silly. We had decided to get married and that decision wasn't going to change anytime soon, therefore we were engaged! We left it at that. Reply Man, I really feel you here. I've been getting really wrapped up in the idea of the sparkly ring/proposal/wedding idea despite it going completely against my nature to do so. We are also open about our marriage plans. In fact, I have a good feeling this weekend I'll be getting an engagement ring and he'll be getting an engagement mini fridge. Lol! Reply We learned that making the "traditional" choice has nothing to do with feminism. We are both staunch feminists, and planned our whole wedding starting with zero traditions and adding back in or adapting traditions that meant something to us (or inventing our own, when none would do). We'd planned on when we'd be planning the wedding (not when we'd be having it, just when we'd be planning that portion of our lives), then had a discussion about proposals. He said he was attached to the idea of being the one to propose, and that he would be disappointed if I did that move instead, because it's something he'd wanted to do. Just like he likes to do most of the driving on long road trips because he likes to drive, do all the dishes because he likes the moments of quiet, not have a first dance because he simply didn't want to, etc. Not because he grew up thinking he "should" propose, not because society says he should, but because he simply wanted to. I was fine with that; I had no strong feelings either way. I'm no less a feminist because of our actions, and I don't feel "guilty" or "weird" or like my feminism is in question at all. Sure, the way we did it was the traditional party proposing, but we did it because that's what we discovered we *wanted*, for no reason at all. Reply Hmm, I've been going through the same thing, and finally decided 'Why not ask him myself?!' I seriously can recommend this to anyone…I bought him a special necklace whilst on our trip around the world, and kept it hidden in my backpack. One morning when we were in New Zealand, the sky had turned pink from the rising sun, so I headed out to the beach to take some pictures. I decided NOW was the moment, so I wrote my proposal in the sand and lured him out of bed. 🙂 When I proposed I could see that it meant so much to him, since I had always been the one most reluctant to marry. His reaction: 'You little feminist!';) The funny thing was that he had planned to propose to me as well, on the Cook Islands, but I beat him to it. I think that when it feels right, just do it and screw traditions! The only down side is that I ended up without any blingbling, but it was totally worth it! Reply We discus everything else like where we live, what we do, what we eat so it made sense to me that something as major as getting engaged was also a discussion. Sat on the sofa one night watching tv. Total not traditionally romantic and we can't afford a ring but it all feels totally right to me. Reply Thanks for this post. I know exactly how you feel except for one thing. My partner of 7 years has told me he has no interest in marrying me. As a feminist/independent woman I feel like I should be ok with this, plenty of couples can't get married because of the stupid laws in this country and their relationships are just as valid. Additionally traditionally marriage is pretty misogynistic although it's evolved to mean different things now. Anyways while i feel like I should be ok with not getting married or proposed to, I find myself crying at every stupid proposal commercial or stories of proposals etc because it makes me sad that I'll never get to experience that. It's so stupid, I don't need some man to make some huge romantic gesture for me or want to spend the rest of his life with me and I totally don't understand why I care so much but I do. Anyways thanks! Reply My fiance completely surprised me by proposing on the year anniversary of the day we met. I didn't see it coming at all, so I had no way to prepare. However, not long after we got engaged, we went to pick out his engagement ring (or as I like to call it, "man-gagement ring"). It's just a simple thin gold band that he'll wear until we get married, but it was always something I wanted to do because I felt it wasn't fair that the woman has something that says I'm taken" and the man doesn't. It always felt sexist to me, and luckily I found a wonderful, modern man who agreed with me. After we picked out and bought the ring, the jeweler told me to put it on his finger for him. For the rest of my life, I'll never forget the way his face lit up when I put his ring on. Reply Ugh! This! My partner and I have been together for four years. Going into the relationship we both said that marriage wasn't a big issue and neither of us felt it was terribly important. A couple of years passed and we started talking about getting married and we both agreed that we would like to get married at some point but we would wait until I'm finished college and we both have saved up enough money for a small wedding. He's never been terribly romantic and he hasn't given a time frame for when/if he proposes so I'm torn between popping the question myself and letting him do it. Reply Have you considered making a proposal date? Like, agree on a time and pretty, romantic, or meaningful place to meet, and then ask each other? I think the formality of it would make it feel a lot like a betrothal, not just an engagement. And more than that, you're meeting on neutral ground, as two independent parties coming together, a lot like what will happen a few months after the proposal. 🙂 Reply Aaaand I just realized the last post was two years ago. Lol Reply I found myself in a similar position before I got engaged. We actually thought for years that a traditional proposal would be the way we would go but after a while we both realized it didn't really seem to fit us anymore. (No judgement on anyone who goes the traditional route BTW.) It felt weird to just make it a non-even though and we still wanted to have some kind of a fun moment that felt like a special occasion. After much brainstorming we decided to create an infographic (you can see it here: http://corinneforthewin.com/2015/06/07/getting-engaged-in-a-way-that-fits-us/) that we used to surprise our friends and family. It was loads of fun watching people slowly figure out what it meant and it was a really special day for us. It still had all the elements of planning and surprise but we got to do it together and surprise everyone else. I was a little worried that it wouldn't go over well but everyone was so excited by the news they didn't seem to care. In general I think getting engaged is really personal and it should be done in a way that reflects who YOU are as a couple. This is different for everyone. Sometimes you just have to go with your gut and don't be afraid if it isn't the way it's "supposed" to be done. Reply Join the conversation Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sign me up for your offbeat awesomeness newsletter! No-drama comment policy Part of what makes the Offbeat Empire different is our commitment to civil, constructive commenting. Make sure you're familiar with our no-drama comment policy. Biz owners & wedding bloggers Please just use your real name in your comment, not your business name or blog title. Our comments are not the place to pimp your website. If you want to promote your stuff on Offbeat Bride, join us as an advertiser instead.


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The holidays mean countless cups of hot drinks, from piping hot cocoa to mulled cider (and eggnog, of course.) Biscotti are the perfect accompaniment for these festive libations, and their crunch allows for dunking. From bacon-filled to studded with nuts, here's a biscotti recipe to suit every palate.
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Mobile Linux characters have been acting out lately like they were in a bad adventure movie.
Maemo lopes slowly and reluctantly toward its fatal date with the sunset. MeeGo blinks in the same sun and finds its full commitment gone. And like a battle-tested Phoenix, Tizen emerges from the ashes of twice-burned, thrice-shy skepticism.
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"Jersey Boys" the movie is a different, more sedate animal than "Jersey Boys" the Broadway musical. Often this happens when a stage success comes to the screen, even with many of the same performers and artistic team members on board. Changes are made; ardent fans of the original are variously pleased or disappointed. And in this case, those who missed the theatrical edition of the tale of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons — how they found their sound and wrestled with temptations — may wonder what the fuss was about.
The hits keep on coming: "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "December, 1963" and many more, including that uniquely addictive gush of romantic '60s desperation, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You." They may be enough. Full of genial showbiz cliches and mobbed-up sweeties, it's an easy movie to take.
It is also an uncertainly stylized one, with a drab sense of atmosphere at odds with the material's punchy theatrics. Like the recent film version of "August: Osage County" (now there's a musical!), "Jersey Boys" labors under a case of directorial miscasting, that of legendary filmmaker Clint Eastwood at the helm of a whiz-bang jukebox tuner.
Onstage the show was nothing if not speedy under the direction of Des McAnuff. The musical's librettists, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, adapted it for the screen, retaining (though downplaying) the basic structure allowing each of the Four Seasons a chance to relay the group's origin myth his way. It begins in Belleville, N.J., in 1951 and ends with a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, complete with unfortunate old-age makeup, in 1990. Valli and songwriter Bob Gaudio serve as executive producers of the film, so you know they're going to come off extremely well in relation to the other two, Nick Massi and Tommy DeVito.
What did the Four Seasons have that so many other groups lacked? Start with Valli's falsetto, which in its heyday sounded like a duck-and-cover emergency siren played at 78 rpm. "Jersey Boys" argues that Valli's success, like Sinatra's in a separate, imperious corner of superstar mythology, was all about the working-class Jersey roots and a natural overlap with the local capos.
"There were three ways out of the neighborhood," DeVito says at one point, to the camera. "You join the Army and maybe get killed; you get mobbed up, maybe get killed that way. Or you get famous. For us, it was two out of three."
It's a pleasant shock to see the opening credits of an Eastwood film scored to pop music with some energy instead of his usual forlorn solo piano. The story skates through the decades. As the Four Lovers, the boys are stuck with backup vocal chores for better established artists. Then, naming themselves after a bowling alley, the Four Seasons hit pay dirt with "Sherry" on "American Bandstand"; Valli juggles a nagging wife and needy mistress (the women's roles are neither central nor nuanced here, even with additional screen time); DeVito nearly sinks the group with debts to the mob, represented by Gyp DeCarlo, a real-life fan from the beginning. As the kindly underworld kingpin bearing hardly a whiff of authenticity, Christopher Walken strolls off with every scene he's in.
Valli goes up, then down, then up, and the road along the way is paved by drugs, heartbreak, personal tragedy. We're left with a sense of conflicting versions of events smoothed over by the harmonic convergence of a history-making quartet. Working with his usual collaborators, chiefly cinematographer Tom Stern (king of the desaturated, slightly sad color scheme) and production designer James J. Murakami, the director plugs along, following one narrator, then another, hitting the story points and moving on. The casting of relative unknowns, many from stage incarnations of "Jersey Boys," helps in some cases, hurts in others. John Lloyd Young won the Tony Award for his Frankie Valli, but on screen he's a tentative presence, despite a formidable vocal range and powerful falsetto. Far better is Erich Bergen's Gaudio, a comfortable and natural personality who doesn't get lost amid the swirl of years and setbacks and triumphs.
Some scenes are frankly theatrical, such as the hardship tour of the famous Brill Building, full of hardened veterans impervious to raw talent. (See "Singin' in the Rain" for an earlier example.) Other segments are stiff Hollywood soundstage artifacts all the way, such as the boys' early smash-and-grab robberies for the local gangsters. Others still are played out more or less realistically, until we're hit with a deliberately fakey bit of rear-projection. Eastwood never pushes his approaches too far in any one direction. Those who show up for the songs, and only the songs, probably won't mind how they're treated visually.
Another better-than-average jukebox musical, "Mamma Mia!" turned into a $600 million-grossing movie not because it was a great film (or even a good one) but because it had irrational exuberance in spades, and in tune with the appeal of ABBA. "Jersey Boys" is rationally exuberant to a fault. The personalities feel curiously small within the story. This was the case onstage as well — McAnuff's musicals tend to clobber performers with a ton of visual competition — but his intentions were clear and ultimately fruitful: pace the thing, as McAnuff put it in one interview, like "a bat out of hell." Moderately entertaining, Eastwood's film marches to a more methodical drummer. I suspect its commercial fortunes are unlikely to rival that of the stage version, which has made more than enough in its 10-year life span (since debuting at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2004) to cover the recent $800 million budget shortfall currently hobbling the Garden State.
"Goose it up too much, and it gets cheesy," Valli says to Gaudio in "Jersey Boys," about a song arrangement. Eastwood takes that line to heart. The unspoken B side of that warning, however, is worth heeding: No particular style leads to a movie of no particular style.


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Big energy savings place UH Hilo in national spotlight
UH Hilo Home > News and Events > UH Hilo Press Releases
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2003
Contact: Dr. John Whittaker, (808) 974-7751
For Immediate Release
The University of Hawai`i at Hilo's energy saving program has gained national exposure through an extensive feature in the April 2003 issue
of National Association of College and University Business Officer's Magazine (NACUBO). The six- page article is featured under the headline "Enhancing Financial Health: How UH Hilo saves big on energy." "NACUBO is sort of the Wall Street Journal of my profession and is read extensively by college and university administrators, business officers and facilities planners," said Dr. John Whittaker, vice chancellor for administrative affairs. "Therefore, an article as extensive and prominently positioned as this one is a tremendous publicity coup for the University and our energy savings program."
UH Hilo was guaranteed energy cost savings of $450,000 per year before inflation, and thus far expectations have been met and exceeded. The UH Hilo project is currently five years into its 10-year performance contract with savings totaling $2.7 million, as of June 2001. Projections suggest that total energy savings by the end of the 10-year period could exceed $6 million.
The UH Hilo effort is a pilot project of the State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), which has been encouraging its state facilities to incorporate energy savings performance contracting (ESPC) as a means of financing their upgrades.
Lo-Li Chih, UH Hilo director of facilities, planning and construction, said UH Hilo benefited from being the first agency in the State to
participate in this initiative.
"As the first project of its kind in Hawai`i, there was great interest in being awarded this contract, and that proved advantageous for the
University," Chih said. ESPC arrangements typically call for energy services companies (ESCO) to finance, install, and maintain building improvements with the cost of the retrofits being paid for through future energy savings realized from those improvements. Under UH Hilo's arrangement, the University was not required to provide a down payment in its capital improvements budget since Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) - the energy services company selected - provided the up-front costs. The $2.9 million in capital improvements enabled the University to retrofit 50 buildings, including the administrative offices, classrooms, residence halls, Campus Center, library, Theater, shops, and the cafeteria. Retrofits included replacement or upgrading of lighting systems with energy efficient units, installation of new high efficiency chillers, and the addition of a building automation system to control major air conditioning units.
"The title of the article, 'Saving Millions Without Spending a Dime,' says it all," Whittaker said. "That's the beauty of it, because it doesn't cost the colleges, universities or state agencies anything to get into the program." Another bonus of the UH Hilo project is its maintenance program and assignment of a full-time in-house JCI employee to the project. Virtually all ventilation and air conditioning systems on campus are maintained, repaired and replaced during the 10-year contract period. JCI also maintains insurance coverage on all contractor-owned and installed equipment until title passes to UH Hilo upon expiration of the contract. Chih said once the 10-year contract with JCI expires, at which time the full cost of retrofit improvements will be paid, UH Hilo will continue to reap benefits. "As the University grows and expands utility costs cannot help but go up," Chih said. "But those costs will be limited through the savings generated by these improvements. That in turn will allow us to get more mileage out of our operating dollars."
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Rob Bell continues to make waves both inside and outside the Church, which is why I'm writing for a third time on the continuing brouhaha surrounding him and his book.
Time decided to supplement it's cover story on Bell last week with a piece by a writer I've never heard of (I'm not suggesting anything with that comment; I'm sure there are a lot of writers I've never heard of). Aside from being incredibly asinine and full of sarcastic cynicism, it helps shed light on how the non-Christian world sees the controversy.
The author, Bill Saporito, writes:
"Bell's I'm-O.K.-you're-O.K., we're-not-going-to-hell-today spin is not merely a refutation of a basic belief. If this piece of theological reordering takes hold, it's the Evangelicals' business plan that's going to hell.
Fire and brimstone has been one of the Evangelicals' main product lines. It's based on a zero-sum outcome: heaven or hell. Believe or perish. And part of the deal, at least in practical application, is that you can't get spiritually right without monetarily supporting the church. Pay to play, in other words. It's the same with most religions. No one says so in those crude terms — it's all about the mission — but a sales pitch is a sales pitch, even one accompanied by a choir. You can't build the Crystal Cathedral on prayer alone. There's a mortgage to pay."
Like I said, my guess it that this guy had a bad experience in a church as a kid, or maybe his dad was a pastor. Of course, it may be that just a lifetime of watching the church's antics has turned him off to the whole concept. It wouldn't surprise me at all to find out that someone completely hates Christianity, the Church, and God because of the things the Church has done (or failed to do) so I don't hold that against him.
Essentially, what this guy is attempting to say is this: Rob Bell said everyone is going to heaven and, as a result, Evangelical churches won't have anything to hold over people's heads to make them pay their tithes.
First of all, I've heard enough pastors complain about people not tithing to know that particular church problem has existed long before Love Wins hit bookshelves.
Furthermore, to suggest that people only give money to the Church so they can buy fire insurance is completely nonsensical and unbelievably offensive.
Never mind the fact that a great many people (myself included) support the Church because they support the Church's mission: to reach out to the people in the world who are sick and dying, hungry and destitute both practically and spiritually.
Let's all just completely ignore that Samaritan's Purse, Operation Blessing, the Salvation Army and untold other organizations–Christian non-profit organizations supported by donors, many of them Christians–are among the first boots on the ground after natural disasters leave thousands upon thousands dead and dying.
Let's just close our eyes and pretend we don't know any of that.
Secondly, "Bell's I'm-O.K.-you're-O.K., we're-not-going-to-hell-today spin is not merely a refutation of a basic belief," is a wholly inaccurate and misleading representation of the message Bell presents in his book. I highly suggest to Mr. Saporito that he actually read Love Wins. If he already has, I suggest he read it again.
All things considered, Love Wins has been at the center of a far bigger controversy and received far more attention than it actually warrants. It also appears that more than one type of person is willing to set up a straw-man version of Bell's words as a way to advance a lopsided argument.
Might I suggest everyone with an ax to grind, Evangelical, cynic, and otherwise, grab a cup of coffee and find a nice little chair by an open window and actually read the book that everyone likes to talk about, but arguably few have actually read.


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Feds: Clear cut bribery case against McDonnell
RICHMOND – Federal prosecutors say their case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is a clear-cut example of political corruption by any reasonable definition.
Prosecutors filed a motion in federal court Thursday asking a judge to deny requests by McDonnell's lawyers to dismiss most of the charges.
McDonnell and his wife are charged with accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from Jonnie Williams, the former CEO of dietary supplements maker Star Scientific Inc., in exchange for helping promote his products.
The former Republican governor's lawyers have argued that McDonnell extended only routine political courtesies to Williams and did not take any official acts to help him.
Prosecutors argue in their recent filings that McDonnell's actions were official, and he engaged in a clearly defined quid pro quo bribery scheme.


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Mr. Speaker, as we welcome representative organizations to Parliament Hill for the annual Literacy Action Day, we are reminded of the theme that inspires this gathering, that literacy is for life.
Indeed, literacy engages and impacts upon every aspect of our individual lives. It is at the core of our early childhood learning, our personal development, our economic opportunity and our capacity to participate fully in all aspects of life and society, from individual and family literacy to workplace and political literacy. It is no less vital to us as a people, for in a knowledge based economy literacy has a crucial role to play in ensuring that Canada continues to be a productive, competitive and economically secure environment.
Regrettably, the final report of the International Adult Literacy Survey revealed that some 40% of Canadians between the ages of 16 and 65 have very low or limited levels of literacy, while 8 million Canadians, or 2 in 5 working age Canadians, do not even have the skills to contribute as full participants in our society and economy.
Accordingly, I am encouraged that the government's skills and learning agenda and the Speech from the Throne reaffirmed the government's commitment to knowledge as the engine of the new economy with the imperatives of literacy at its core.


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Strategic Planning: Reports on Key Issues
To help inform the strategic planning process, the Board of Directors reached out to the APNA Student Scholars, graduate and undergraduate students who were awarded scholarships to the Annual Conference. The Board invited them to participate in a collaborative project exploring four issues identified by the APNA membership as priorities: quality indicators, suicide prevention, seclusion and restraint, and workplace violence. The Scholars formed four workgroups, each focusing on one of these issues and supported by an advisor appointed by the Board. Each group conducted an environmental scan and submitted a report in February of 2012 sharing their findings. Click on the links below to view these reports.
The workgroups employed the APNA knowledge-based decision making process, which utilizes the following three questions:
- What do we know about the current environment related to (topic) and psychiatric nursing? (What's going on out there?)
- What do we know about PMH nurses' and stakeholder's needs, wants and preferences related to (topic)?
- What are some of the ethical implications related to (topic)?
Quality Indicators Workgroup
Linda Cabage, FPMHNP-BC; Katherine Darling, DNP, FPMHNP/FNP-C, APRN; Aparna Kumar, BSN, MA, MPH; Nicole Rozek-Brodrick, APRN, RN, NP; Laura Withorne-Maloney, RN, MSN, CNP
Advisor: Nancy Hanrahan, PhD, RN, FAAN
Quality Indicators Report
Seclusion & Restraint Workgroup
Danielle Bertram; Kristen Kichefski; Samantha Paradis; Charmaine Platon
Advisors: Diane Allen, MN, RN-BC, NEA-BC; David Sharp, PhD, RN
Seclusion & Restraint Report
Suicide Prevention Workgroup
Becky Austin-Morris, APRN-BC, CDDN; Sandra Brooks, ARNP; Amanda Schuh, BSN, RN; Breanne Starks, RN, BSN; Mary Stolder
Advisor: Barbara Drew, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Suicide Prevention Report
Workplace Violence Workgroup
Tamara Cafaro, RN-C, BSN; Christina Jolley; Amy LaValla; Rebecca Schroeder, DNP, PMHNP
Advisor: R. John Repique, MS, RN, NEA-BC
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Ciabatta, the Italian flat bread popular in toasted sandwiches, makes a handy pizza base. You can reduce the carbs and calories slightly by pulling out some of the soft interior.
Garnish with slices of orange, lemon, and lime.
Baste the steaks with dipping sauce, then grill for about 10 minutes.
These grilled chicken breasts can be served right away or refrigerated to use in sandwiches later.
The fillets are dipped in Japanese-style breadcrumbs and herbs before cooking.
To prepare as a gift, strain the vinegar into pretty bottles. Add a fresh sprig of rosemary to each.
A fun variation on traditional pizza toppings, with shrimp, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella.
Serve hot or cold with dill sauce: low-fat sour cream, cucumber, and fresh dill.
Rub the fillets with spices, Broil about 4 inches from heat for about 5 minutes. Turn fillets and broil 3 to 4 minutes longer.
Each serving contains about 133 calories, 27 g protein, 2 g fat (14% calories from fat), 69 mg cholesterol, 1 g carbohydrates, less than 1 g fiber, and 110 mg sodium.
A healthy topper for toast, waffle or pancakes.
This takes some patience, but you will be rewarded with a rich, seedless sauce, perfect for topping anything from fruit, to meat, to chocolate cake!


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Count on Johnson to be with Texans when the dust settles
The Andre Johnson controversy will be resolved one of two ways: He will report to the Texans under the terms of his contract, or he will sit out.
Johnson, one of the best receivers in NFL history, will not be traded for several reasons. The Texans want him to finish his career in Houston. They know they are a better team with him. And they don't want to set a precedent for similar situations that might develop in the future.
As the Texans get closer to reporting July 25, it is obvious that they are not going to guarantee any part of Johnson's contract, which calls for base salaries of $10 million (2014), $10.5 million (2015) and $11 million (2016).
Each year, Johnson gets a $1 million workout bonus if he participates in the offseason program, which he refused to do this year.
Johnson's salary-cap figure this year is $15.6 million because the $1 million workout bonus must be carried on top of the $14.6 million that includes base salary and prorated signing bonus. In 2015, Johnson's cap figure is $16.1 million.
There is speculation the Texans might cut Johnson after next season. Why would they? Johnson, who turns 33 Friday, is the greatest player in team history.
The cap went up $10 million this year. The Texans are about $8 million under the cap. There are reports that the cap could go up another $10 million next year. Cutting Johnson, who is coming off back-to-back outstanding seasons, doesn't seem likely.
Johnson told NFL Media at a Nike event Wednesday that he had not decided if he would be playing in the Texans' opener against Washington.
Let's analyze that unlikely possibility. NFL players earn their base salaries over 17 weeks, beginning the week before the first game of the regular season.
That means if Johnson doesn't report for the regular season, he will give up $588,235 a week.
I just don't see a 33-year-old receiver passing up $588,235 a week. Do you?
And there is the matter of Johnson's being fined for his absence. He was fined almost $70,000 for missing the mandatory minicamp. He can be fined $30,000 a day in training camp, and the Texans can recover a portion of his signing bonus if they choose to do it.
Or they can forgive and forget all those fines when he reports.
Games add to résumé
Here is something else to consider for anyone who believes Johnson might sit out a regular-season game. Because he is one of the most prolific receivers in history, he is a legitimate candidate to be voted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
To continue to enhance his résumé, Johnson needs to play.
On Thursday, someone close to Johnson spoke with the NFL Network's Ian Rappaport and disclosed some behind-the-scenes developments, including a dispute over the $1 million workout bonus that Johnson could have earned if he had reported with his teammates the first week of April.
Johnson missed 10 organized team activity sessions and offered to report to minicamp if he could get the workout bonus. The Texans refused. The workout bonus is in his contract for a reason.
This all boils down to a contract that was renegotiated with five years left and had both sides happy. At least they said they were at the time. It's obvious the Texans aren't interested in altering that contract. If they do, that sets another precedent.
QB not the issue
Some think Johnson is unhappy because he doesn't have a big-time quarterback. They don't know Johnson very well.
Johnson never has had a big-time quarterback, and he has averaged more catches per game - and the second-most yards per game - than any receiver in history. Not to mention being voted to seven Pro Bowls.
Others speculate Johnson doesn't want to go through a rebuilding year. Right or wrong, the Texans don't think they are rebuilding.
Johnson isn't going anywhere. It's just business.
And here's a prediction: When he finally reports, probably before the Washington opener, Johnson will work as hard as ever, keep his mouth shut as he always does, learn his new system, have another terrific season, and continue to augment his Hall of Fame résumé.


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Ever wanted to enjoy the perfect Aspen ski vacation? Well, stop wondering and begin planning your next Aspen / Snowmass ski vacation - the best ski resort in Colorado. Aspen / Snowmass is one of the most complete mountain resorts - from a variety of lodging options, four ski areas, unique cultural charm, and a variety of events and activities make it the best choice for your next Aspen / Snowmass ski vacation package. So, let the locals tell you about some of what makes Aspen / Snowmass the ski destination of choice.
The Locals Recommend:
- Enjoying an Aspen ski vacation in a unique way by skiing all four mountains in one day with one lift ticket: Aspen, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, and Snowmass
- Cross country skiing in the beautiful Ashcroft Valley then enjoying lunch or dinner at the Pine Creek Cook House
- Taking advantage of the exceptional Colorado lodging accommodations Aspen and Snowmass have to offer. On your next Aspen ski vacation, choose from a variety of deluxe resort hotels and spas available in both Aspen and Snowmass.
- Experiencing Snowmass on Fridays for the Bud Light Big Air Competition. Enjoy watching some of the local skiers try their hand at this competition.
- Having lunch at the scenic Cloud 9 Bistro on Aspen Highlands while overlooking the Maroon Bells.
- Enjoying the unbeatable winter scenery of Aspen while taking a back country powder tour on Aspen Mountain
Why our guests think Aspen / Snowmass is the resort of choice:
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American TV shoppers warned to pay attention to price at checkout
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is warning American TV shoppers to pay attention to the price at the cash register.
The agency did a price verification check at each American TV store in Wisconsin and found 5.5 percent of the items checked rang up higher than the advertised price.
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said it checked 325 items at various stores. The highest overcharge on a single item was $314.44 at the Casaloma Drive store in Appleton.
The state survey didn't find any errors at the Waukesha store, but an alert customer said scanner errors aren't the only thing to watch out for. He said prices on several items were raised for the start of the liquidation sale.
"I had pictures of all the price tags before the liquidation, so I compared the prices and that's what steered me away from buying," Julio Marshall said.
DATCP advises consumers to:
--Take the sticker or tag from the item with you to the register.
--Compare the sticker price to the price that rings up at the register.
--Ask questions before you pay.
American issued a statement Tuesday afternoon saying it wants customers to get what they expect at the advertised price.
"The vast majority of the "Checkout Errors" claimed by DATCAP were on unboxed
items from our Closeout and Demo centers, where we were offering the item for less
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LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes on the DS features the dynamic duo who are back once again to help rid Gotham City of those pesky bad guys, except this time they have help from their other superhero buddies. Batman and Robin return to stop their precious city from being destroyed. Get ready to grab your cape and get your gloved mitts on in this sequel to the first LEGO Batman instalment. Battle baddies, use your detective skills to bring the crooks to justice and rid the city of this sudden crime wave. Take control of your favourite characters and explore awesome brick-based environments as you hunt those hooligans.
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Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes is here and this time the developers have ironed out all the glitches from the previous game. just about everything has had a makeover, from controls and attacks to the overall graphics.
This is a really well thought out game and the story is a quirky comedy type scenario, this is also the first Lego game to introduce full character voice actions which adds to the appeal and experience of the game. In a sense that the story is in sync with the game perfectly and you find the overall experience much more engaging than other games which simply include text.
I would say that the biggest difference between the first encounter and the second is the sheer magnitude of the game, the city is simply enormous, the free-roaming within the game is also a massive appeal as you get to explore the whole city and all the nooks and crannies within the it.
You also have the ability to acquire different suits to wear, each suit gives you different abilities while it is being worn giving you the option of playing as other characters which also adds to the overall enjoyment of the game.
Like the other free-roaming games such Grand Theft Auto this game gives the users more scope to play and replay over and over again. This is due to the extensive gameplay and sheer size allowing multiple revisits the game not just a one off and then forgotten about. That coupled with the fact that there are many more missions to carry out this title is a massive improvement on the original Lego Batman the Videogame.
With the option to either race around the city in your Bat Car, carry out numerous missions, or simply free-roam, the improvement of previous controls, combat moves and the removal of glitches this turns out to be a very entertaining game.
This is by far one of the best Lego Game of the numerous titles now available in the series and the makers seem to have made an extra effort on producing it and on a scale of 1-10 I would rate it 8.5.


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Today, we currently have a combined space of over 20,000 square feet consisting of offices, warehouse, and 10,000 square feet dedicated to just tables for gaming! We have by far the largest space in the St. Louis area for tournaments. Come by and check us out if you are ever in the neighborhood, we bend over backwards to make our entire realm of customers feel welcome.
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Dwayne Johnson's latest film "Faster" is a return to his rated-R roots -- and that's "R" as in return of The Rock.
After flexing acting muscles as the world's buffest father-figure -- in films such as "The Game Plan," "Race to Witch Mountain" and "The Tooth Fairy" in where the only guns on display were his biceps -- Johnson has returned to the bone-crushing genre that vaulted him from the wrestling ring (as creditable an acting school as any) to Hollywood superstardom. Blazing guns, bloody vengeance and no hint of that pearly white smile, "Faster" propels Johnson back into the high-octane area.
"It wasn't necessarily important for me to go back and kick a-- and make an R-rated movie," Johnson said. "It was just a matter of getting good material that really resonated-with me that I'd been waiting for for some time."
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"Action, the genre, has always been my home," Johnson said. "I'm a physical guy and I love that and I enjoy it, but it was also important for me to have a diverse career. ... I didn't want to be defined or pigeonholed, like, 'Oh, you're the action guy or the comedy guy or the family guy.' I really wanted to do everything, take my shot at it and hopefully give good, solid performances."
Part of giving a solid performance in "Faster" was becoming ultra fit again with a three-and-a-half month training regimen.
"Bigger is always better!" he said, laughing. "I've worked my butt off for this movie, and fit with the character, who was incarcerated for 10 years, nine-and-a-half of those in solitary confinement. The prison population, the type of training that they do is very unsophisticated training, moving weight. There's a density to a lot of prisoners' muscularity when they train like that over a period of years."
With his muscles back in steely shape, he also perfected a steely thousand-yard stare. His secret? "Watching a lot of Clint Eastwood."


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When Bart creates a successful humor magazine for his classmates, Krusty the Clown co-opts the idea, turning it into a satirical monthly serial of his own and hiring Bart as the head writer. It's just a matter of time before Krusty finds the perfect cover spokesman for the new periodical, and "D'oh!" Magazine is born! Subscribe to this fancy flipbook issue, featuring a "zine within a zine" edition of "D'oh!"
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My big oven is great for baking a pair of full-size loaves. But I'm a singleton who would rather freeze formed mini-loaves and bake fresh every day or two. That way I can always have fresh bread. I'm not asking for too much, am I? But I don't want to be wasteful of energy.
I have a toaster oven that works for micro-loaves (roll-size and slightly larger), but not for mini-loaves. I'm thinking about getting a larger toaster oven, maybe with convection, and I'm looking for recommendations and tips.


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This early 1980s cover of Star Trek: The Final Reflection, by legendary artist Boris Vallejo, makes us wonder if there was some kind of time travel situation happening when the image of Spock was conceived. The resemblance to Zachary Quinto's Spock is uncanny!
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Lindenwood University will host a dedication ceremony for its Newman Center-Catholic Student Center at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18. St. Louis Archdiocesan Auxiliary Bishop Edward Rice will preside over the event, which is scheduled to take place on the feast day of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne.
Named in honor of Cardinal John Henry Newman, Newman centers are Catholic ministry centers located at secular universities throughout the world. Lindenwood's center is sponsored by the school's Catholic Student Union (CSU). Currently, 45 percent of the student body at Lindenwood identify themselves as Catholic.
"The CSU on Lindenwood's campus has been experiencing strong growth for the past several years, and we hoped to become a Newman Center as soon as possible," said Carol Wilmes, campus minister at the university. "All the pieces have come together in a beautiful way to make it a reality."
The center will serve as a quiet study space for all students, regardless of faith and will also include a Catholic library and video collection. Priests from local parishes will deliver the Sacrament of Reconciliation and offer Eucharistic Adoration monthly, while Bible study and catechism classes will also take place in the space.
"We'll be able to do much more for the students spiritually but also in terms of planning service projects and community outreach, because we will have a consistent place to host meetings and hold counsel," Wilmes said. "It will be a place where students can express their thoughts and explore them in-depth without any other distractions."
The Lindenwood Newman Center-Catholic Student Center is located at 1923 First Capitol Drive, suite F, on the Lindenwood campus in St. Charles. Hours of operation will be from 2-10 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Registration is not required to attend the dedication, but RSVPs are requested. To reserve a seat, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com by Tuesday, Nov. 15.


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