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Last week the kids had a great game. Every other team cancelled their games, but our coach and the opposing coach thought that we could still play. The photographers that are taking the team pictures actually belong to our ward, and our team. Since the pictures had been cancelled they were able to attend the game and took some fabulous shots of the kids. The last picture is of the kids' coach. They are having so much fun doing this. We are signing them up for soccer tomorrow. Soccer starts in the fall, so they will have something to do once tee-ball is over.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
From the brain of MakingChanges at 11:32 AM
Friday, May 23, 2008
Field Day at Shelley Elementary
Kylie has field day today at her school. Each grade performs a fun dance for the parents and then they have a special day at school where they can get their faces painted, eat cotton candy and play games. It was fun to see their dances and watch them interact with the other kids. The kids had a great time together (not the school-aged ones). Jacob and Britin got to play with their friends while we waited for the festivities to start. I brought a huge bag of snacks to keep them occupied, but that didn't last very long. Most of the stuff ended up in the grass next to the blanket. We sat with some friends from our ward. This is a picture of the great gals I hung with this morning. Left to right- Carla Nielsen, Kathy Adamson, and Laina Lefler. There was also my friend, Jenny Jolley, but she was up taking a picture of her son when I snapped this picture.
Unfortunately the weather wasn't so wonderful, so we had to leave right after Kylie's grade performed. I felt bad leaving, but it was starting to sprinkle and I had the 3 kids, 2 camping chairs, a big blanket, the diaper bag and a bag of snacks. Luckily the camera was in the diaper bag or that would have been one more bag to carry. I was parked about a block away from the school (we would have walked, but I didn't like the way the sky looked). I didn't think I could make it to the car at the last minute in case of a downpour, so I packed everything up as soon as Kylie was done. She did great. The pictures of Kylie are when she was dancing. During the activities Kylie had her face painted. She got to choose what they did. I think she chose wisely! She was very proud of herself. I was also proud of her because I didn't have any change, so I had to give her a $10 bill so she could participate. I only wanted to give her $5, so I was secretly hoping she would be wise. She came home with $6.00. I was a proud mom! She said she had plenty of money and had a lot of fun.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 4:39 PM
Apparently we have not learned!
It is Friday, and Dalen is on his way home. I thought that we had made it through the week unscathed. I was wrong!
Apparently my daughter, Britin, has not learned. I ran up to the school to pick up Kylie after their field day (when they perform a dance for the parents and then get to play games the rest of the day). Malia was sleeping, and since we only live a couple blocks from the school I thought we would be safe. I tell the kids, every time I leave them home to get Kylie, that they are not to open the doors, answer the phone or get into mischief. Up until today they have done pretty well at following those instructions.
Today was different. When I returned home Malia was in the office with Jacob and Britin. That wasn't too bad, except I wasn't happy that Britin had gotten Malia out of bed. They were just in the office watching Jacob play his Star Wars Legos game. I picked up Malia to love her and noticed a lot of fuzzies all over her shirt. She has started in the family tradition of picking furry things, so at first I didn't think too much of it. Then, it dawned on me, this was too fine. It was her hair. Britin gave Malia her first haircut today. I am thinking that I wasn't specific enough in my instructions of what NOT to do while Mommy is gone.
Here are a few pics of Malia's haircut, along with a funny face. You may not notice much of a difference, but she used to be able to have a spout on the top of her head- no more. There also was a big, and close, straight cut, on the back of her head. Look closely at that one. I wasn't able to do much with that one.
Oh no, the story doesn't end there. Britin also decided to take a chunk out of her own hair. So, Britin had to have another haircut. Here are the results of her haircut (that I gave her to fix what she had done). How do I teach her to stop this? I told her the next time she does it she won't be a princess anymore because I will cut it all off. Maybe that is mean, but I can't seem to help her understand that haircutting is not for the underaged!
From the brain of MakingChanges at 3:38 PM
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
My Pink Girl
This morning we were in the car running an errand over to the school. We had to take Kylie's piano book to her. They were having a talent show in her music class and she wanted to play one of the songs from her book. Jacob asked on our way out why we went to Kylie's school. I told him that they were having a talent show in Kylie's class and she needed a book. Britin then told me, "I want a talent show. I love talent shows. I want a pink talent show for my birthday." Man that girl loves pink. Not a day goes by that she tells me at least once (an usually more like 4 or 5 times), "pink my favorite color." Sometimes if someone else tells their favorite color she will agree that she loves that color, too, but then is quick to also add pink to that list.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 1:56 PM
A Little Ray of Sunshine
Malia is my sunshine baby. She loves to smile, especially when she is getting into something she shouldn't and gets caught. Here are 2 photos in 2 different rooms that she was up to no good. Look at that smile. Can't help but love her.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 1:51 PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
What My Chocolate Preferences Say About Me.
Okay, so those who know me know I LOVE chocolate. I came across this quiz that asked some basic questions about my chocolate preferences and it told me what kind of person I am. Pretty accurate I think. Let me know what you think.
What Your Taste in Chocolate Says About You
You are sweet, mellow, and easily satisfied.
You don't like anything too intense and dramatic.
Deep down, you're a kid at heart... and you're nostalgic for the past.
You are emotionally expressive and sensitive.
You're effected by everything around you.
Your friends appreciate your open heart, but they are afraid of hurting your feelings.
You love being around people. Friendships are important to you.
You feel lost when you're by yourself... so you tend to avoid being alone.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 6:27 PM
Monday, May 19, 2008
On the Road ... Again
Okay, so as of this morning at 5:00am Dalen was on the road again, this time going to Montana. He is pretty close to the Canadian border. I doubt he will have a chance to see much of the scenery there. He is trying hard to finish up the last of the stretchers that need to be fixed so that next week will be his last week on the road. Yes, he has to be on the road next week. He is coming home for the weekend and will head out again on Monday. Man it is going to be a hard week with just the kids.
And, yet again, I have a sick child while Dalen is gone. The last time he headed out I told him he can't ever leave again because every time he has left one of the kids gets sick. Not just a cold kind of sick, I mean chucking kind of sick. This time was Britin's turn. She really isn't sick, she has a very sensitive stomach and she had something today that didn't agree with her. She lost her food coming home from a trip to the store. Kylie proceeded to freak out and cry. That added to the wonderfulness of the experience. Britin ate a full dinner (as much as I would allow her to have) and is now PLAYING in the shower. She is absolutely fine, but man, I don't like it when this happens. I am going to be worrying all night if she is okay. I don't sleep well when Dalen is gone and this is going to add to my restlessness.
I am adding a funny picture of Malia. A couple of weeks ago we went over to our friends' house and played. They have a trampoline, too. Malia went over to where the kids were (on the trampoline). There was a little plastic kids chair there that the older kids were using to get onto the trampoline. Malia climbed on and leaned forward (on the back of the chair) and face planted into the dirt. Being the worried mother that I am, I took her inside and asked my friend, Laina if she had her camera handy to snap a few pics. Nice, huh? I did clean her up after the photo-op and there weren't any scrapes. I love the pathetic look on her face.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 7:10 PM
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Kylie gave her very first report in school yesterday. It was on Chimpanzees. I was so proud of her. She did a great job. Her teacher complimented her on her preparation. Her poster was the best one, I think, of all the students. Their recent field trip was to Hogle Zoo, so they each had to do a report on a different animal. Kylie, being at the end of the alphabet had to take whatever was left. She wasn't too excited about doing her report on Chimps, but at the end I think she was really glad she did. She even got to hand out "smarties" to her class because Chimpanzees are very smart. That made her really happy. All the kids were excited to get a treat, too.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 7:28 AM
Take Me Out To The Ballgame!
A friend of mine told me that this year is the 100th anniversary of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame." So appropriate for my kids to start tee ball this year. So here (finally) are some pictures at their practice. Enjoy!
From the brain of MakingChanges at 6:40 AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Story about Tiffany
For those of you who don't know my cousin I thought I'd share a story with you that was done on KSL- a local television station. It is a heartbreaking story that everyone should read, so there can be help found somewhere! Check out Tiffany's Story and click on the video to see the segment that was done on the news.
Tiffany's Story
An account has been set up for Tiffany at our local Bank of American Fork to help the family offset the costs of all the medical expenses. There is also a link to a website set up just for Tiffany and there is a link to a paypal account. All proceeds go to help the family.
Thanks for checking out their story.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 6:48 AM
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Funny Kids!
So I am thinking that I am going to start a new section on the bottom or side of my blog that is going to have all of the funny things that my kids say, because they crack me up. So look for it in the future. But for now, I am going to just put in a few things that they have been saying.
Jacob: "Mom, I want to watch the Vegitary of Star Wars."
Mom: "I don't know what they Vegitary is, son."
Jacob: "You know, where they talk about the movie."
Mom: (Oh, the commentary) "Yes, you can watch the Vegitary."
Britin: "Mom, there is a Transformer bug on the stairs."
Mom: "Really? What is a Transformer bug."
Britin: "Come on, mom, I'll show you."
(We went over to the stairs and she pointed to a dead bee on the stairs.)
Mom: "A bee?"
Britin: "Yes, a baby Transformer bug."
(For those who aren't making the connection- don't worry, it took me a long time, too. Bumble Bee- the yellow car. Apparently she heard us call it a bee and Daddy was supposed to pick it up, but hadn't yet. She made the connection by herself and called it a Transformer bug.)
Kids are too funny!
By the way, Kylie and Jacob had their first Tee-ball practice on Saturday. They also have one tonight, and their first game is on Thursday. They are on the Twins. YEAH!
From the brain of MakingChanges at 1:58 PM
Friday, May 2, 2008
New Round of Sickness
Okay, so I was pondering taking a picture of my throat and Dalen's throat, but then thought better of it. I don't think any of you want to gag. Dalen came home from work on Monday, running a fever of 103. I had him in bed and quarantined from the kids. He just slept mostly, trying to sweat it out, which he did multiple times, thinking he was getting better.
The next morning (Tuesday) he couldn't swallow, so we sent him off to the doctor to have his throat swabbed. Yup, his third round of Strep Throat in 5 months. (Actually, as I am typing this I am on hold with the dr's office to schedule another check to see if they will take his tonsils out.) The doctor he saw gave him 2 shots to jump start the healing because it was one of the worst cases of strep he has seen. The office is only about 1 mile from our house, and they didn't want him driving home. He convinced them he was okay enough to get home. When he walked through the door he fell into bed in a lot of pain. Two days later I found out why he was crying. He mostly slept and watched movies, staying away from everyone so as not to spread the strep.
Well, Wednesday morning I got up and went to Humanitarian, like always. Had fun visiting with the ladies. By noon I wasn't feeling so well. I was hurting everywhere and shaking. Dalen had been on the medicine for 24 hours at this point so he was doing somewhat better, so I headed to the doctor. After 2 attempts at swabbing my throat I told the very new nurse that I could hold my tongue down by myself if he will just hurry the swab. That one worked and the doctor came in shortly after to tell me my test came back positive- I had strep too. So exciting. I headed home (not needing the shots since I caught it early enough). I fell into bed and tried uselessly to sleep. My body ached, and my head started to pound. I don't remember having this kind of headache with any other case of strep I have ever had (and for those who know me well, know that I have had more than my share of strep in my life). I started to cry. Dalen took really good care of me and the kids, even though he wasn't completely better. Thursday I stayed in bed most of the day, trying still to get better.
This morning Dalen went to work and I got up with the kids. Neither of us is 100%, but we are adults, life doesn't stop. We have responsibilities to do, stinky! Thankfully the kids don't show any signs of getting this, and I pray that they don't. Jacob had his tonsils out just before Christmas last year (2007) and Britin had hers out when she was 18 months old, so both of them should be okay. But, we are watching Kylie and Malia to make sure that they are okay.
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The pairing of comedian-hip interviewer Bill Maher ("Real Time with Bill Maher") and guerilla director Larry Charles ("Borat") is nothing less than a match made in heaven. Or at least it would be if either guy believed in heaven.
The pairing of comedian-hip interviewer Bill Maher ("Real Time with Bill Maher") and guerilla director Larry Charles ("Borat") is nothing less than a match made in heaven. Or at least it would be if either guy believed in heaven. Their documentary "Religulous" (it's pronounced with a soft "g") features Maher in front of the camera and Charles behind it as they travel through America and to various hot holy spots around the world, doing their best to debunk a variety of organized religions by talking to different representatives of Catholicism, Judaism, Islam and the like. It's mostly played for comedy, but Maher is in top form as far as provocatively turning subjects serious for a moment or two before going for the laugh. Even in talking about the film, Maher sometimes just can't help getting in a well-placed zinger. Before Maher met his first subject (or are they targets?) to grill, Charles insisted that this was to be the type of documentary that's not seen on television. "So this is not a PBS documentary or a CNN documentary," Maher says. "This is a moviehouse movie with lots of music and clips and big laughs. It's an experience you want to share with lots of people — much like church!" Charles intuitively knew that in order to get their message across, some of the questioning would have to be harsh, and he wasn't afraid of using the tactics he did last time around with Sacha Baron Cohen playing a faux journalist. And he knew that in order to help the vibe of the movie, it was important to shoot in the holiest of sites, such as Jerusalem and Rome. "We used a 'Borat'-like approach," he says. "We tried to slip in and start filming before people knew anything. We had permission [to shoot], but then we'd bring in Bill and insert him into the situation. We're shooting, there's no 'action,' there's no 'cut,' the scene is just happening all the time. But we were actually asked to leave every place we went to." Maher, who seems truly interested in finding out how otherwise rational people can believe in what he calls "fairy tales," is neither afraid of asking harsh questions, nor convinced that his questioning is accomplishing anything. "We're throwing rocks at a giant wall," he admits. "It's not going to come down; we will not see religion go the way of button-down shoes in our lifetime. But we are moving away from religion. People have said that if organized religion did go away, civilization would collapse. But Western Europe has mostly chucked it out the window, and it doesn't look like their civilization has collapsed." Maher, who has a Jewish mother but grew up in a Catholic home and now sits somewhere in the field of agnosticism, regularly questions the devotion of the followers he interviews, doing so by bringing up easy-to-ridicule subjects, including televangelism, Christian amusement parks and the way religious Jews find loopholes to make the Sabbath easier to deal with. And he doesn't mind talking about himself. "I was raised Catholic," he says with a straight face. "I was not abused, and I'm a little insulted because I was a cute kid, and I don't know why they didn't find me attractive." He manages to stay serious and funny at the same time. "I always say I'm a rationalist," he offers. "We don't like the term atheist. It's got a pejorative meaning at the moment. We're saying, 'I don't know what is out there.' My guess is that it's not a personal god with human characteristics that sounds like it was made up by primitive men when they didn't know where the sun goes at night or what made women pregnant … like Sarah Palin now. It could be anything. But I don't know, and I'll never know while I'm alive." Asked why they picked only certain religions to ridicule and question but left out others such as Buddhism and Hinduism, Charles says, "We wanted to cover all of that, but it was money and time and keeping the film to 90 minutes." Maher adds, "The American audience is not very familiar with the Eastern religions. We would have had to spend a whole movie educating people about them first. They seem like really peaceful people, but that all about?" Both men, each of them shamelessly political and clearly opposed to the very publicly religious George W. Bush, are hoping that their film is coming along at just the right time "I think the role it could play in the election could work both ways," Charles says a little nervously. Then he perks up and adds, "But if we can create a little more debate before the election, it might actually help defeat McCain and Palin." Maher is more outspoken on that subject. "The country has just gone through eight years with a Jesus freak president, and I think they believe that the country was driven into a ditch," he says. "We need to put those two dots together, to connect them. But Americans are not great at connecting dots. Maybe this movie can help them do that." Neither of them is concerned about their safety after the film's release. But Charles has given it some thought. "If we got murdered," he says, "it would make a good DVD extra." "Religulous" opens Oct. 3. Ed Symkus can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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NEW YORK -- Town Sports International (TSI) reported a 7.9 percent increase in revenue in the fourth quarter of last year and a 9.2 percent revenue growth for the year, according to a statement the company released Thursday. Fourth quarter 2007 revenue was $118.9 million, up from $110.2 million during the same period in 2006. Revenue for the year was $472.9 million, up from $433.1 million in 2006.
Although net income declined from $6.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2006 to $6 million in the fourth quarter of last year, overall net income increased from $4.6 million in 2006 to $13.6 million last year.
"We are very pleased to report positive results for the fourth quarter and full year and that our strong position in the market and our current business trends are providing us with a favorable outlook despite the current economic conditions," TSI CEO Alex Alimanestianu said in the statement. "Our team executed nine new club openings in the fourth quarter, and our new clubs continue to perform well. In 2008, we will look to capitalize on strengths such as our corporate and group sales programs, which leverage our clustering strategy, and will continue to look for ways to improve our execution at the club level."
Membership revenue increased from $91.765 million in the fourth quarter of 2006 to $99.228 million in the fourth quarter of last year. Overall, membership revenue increased 8.8 percent, from $355.764 million in 2006 to $386.946 million last year.
TSI estimates that revenue in 2008 will be in the range of $510 million to $520 million, representing a growth of 8 percent to 10 percent, the company said in the statement. The growth will be driven primarily by club membership and ancillary revenue growth, and the maturation of recently opened clubs as well as new clubs expected to be opened in 2008, according to the statement.
TSI is a publicly traded health club company doing business under the brand names New York Sports Clubs, Boston Sports Clubs, Washington Sports Clubs and Philadelphia Sports Clubs.


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An Elegant Desert Wedding at Aldea at Tlaquepaque in Phoenix, Arizona
A shared love of the desert shone radiated through Liz Hudson (25 and a marketing professional) and Mark Haley's (31 and a corporate trainer) Phoenix, Arizona, wedding. "I wanted to highlight my desert roots by incorporating cacti and succulents and the warm colors of Arizona," Liz says. The picturesque Aldea at Tlaquepaque was well-suited to this theme; the vibrant tones of turquoise, peach, warm bronze and gold run throughout the Spanish-style venue. After an outdoor ceremony in which Liz and Mark exchanged personalized vows, the 140 guests found their table assignments on hand-stamped Spanish tiles (which would double as wedding favors). Additional touches included succulent centerpieces accented with heart-shaped cacti, a DIY photo backdrop and a "beer burro" that helped pass out drinks during happy hour. "Don't be afraid to think outside the box," Liz says. "There is no right or wrong way to have your wedding. Ultimately the wedding should be exactly what you want, not what tradition says it has to be." —Carolyn Meers
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WASHINGTON — A Georgetown University Law Center class offered next spring will require students to work with a lobbying group that a lawyer said is known for its work promoting abortion rights.
"Georgetown offers a course that will require students to work with an organization dedicated to promoting abortion and contraception and actively attacking religious freedom," Carrie Severino, chief counsel of the Judicial Crisis Network, told CNA Oct. 25.
She added that Georgetown's offering of a course "that will require students to work with an organization dedicated to promoting abortion and contraception and actively attacking religious freedom" is "a disgrace to its Catholic identity."
"Georgetown students will be given course credit for advancing the very policies that our bishops are fighting in court and promoting abortion and contraception that, as our faith teaches us, do violence to both women and children."
On Oct. 24, the Cardinal Newman Society was the first to report that Georgetown University Law School will be offering "Regulatory Advocacy: Women and the Affordable Care Act" in its spring 2014 semester, taught by Kelli Garcia.
The course will require that students work alongside the National Women's Law Center, a D.C.-based advocacy group whose health-care platform pushes for abortion, sterilization and contraceptive provision as health care.
The organization's work aims specifically to "oppose challenges, such as pharmacy refusals and religious restrictions," of individuals and religious groups who find these products and procedures as unconscionable.
The NWLC website decries organizations such as crisis-pregnancy centers and Catholic hospitals for their unwillingness to participate in abortions and labeled the ethical rules governing Catholic hospitals, bans on sex-selective abortions and restrictions on the abortion of babies capable of pain and living outside of their mothers as "Threats to a Woman's Right to Decide Whether to Have an Abortion."
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This policy and legal work against religious freedom in favor of abortion provision is headed by Kelli Garcia, senior counsel for NWLC, who "oversees the center's efforts to address religious restrictions" on abortions and contraception, the organization's website states.
Garcia will be both teaching the course and coordinating its practical component.
This is Garcia's second time at Georgetown: From 2011-2012, Garcia was an O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law representative at Georgetown.
The class she is teaching will instruct students on the intersection of women's health — which is often code for the provision of abortions, sterilization and contraception — and the Affordable Care Act, as well as its rules, including the HHS mandate, which requires employers to provide and pay for abortion-causing and contraceptive drugs, even against their deeply held religious beliefs.
Students in the class will also be required to "work with the National Women's Law Center to develop projects that will assist in the organization's regulatory advocacy efforts" and participate in "strategy meetings and conference calls with the partner organization and other coalition members."
Some of the organization's partners are the Ford Foundation, which is a supporter of expanding abortion programs, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, among other organizations in other topic areas.
The National Women's Law Center also addresses other areas of law regarding women, including equal pay laws, maternity leave, elimination of discrimination against pregnant women, sexual harassment, early childcare education, poverty support for struggling families, and fighting discrimination in the workplace against mothers of young children.
Georgetown's Position
Georgetown University Law Center said in a statement to CNA that the class "is an optional course" and is part of a broad education and emphasized that the "practicum will explore a number of issues," including eating disorders, maternity coverage and other topics.
The university also stressed that "there are no assignments pertaining to abortion, and certainly no requirement that students adhere to a particular set of beliefs."
"Georgetown University embraces academic freedom and supports the free exchange of ideas in order to foster dialogue on critical issues of the day – such as issues relating to the Affordable Care Act," Georgetown University Law Center continued.
"The issues discussed in this class, or any class, do not imply any institutional endorsement of a particular course of action."
It is unclear whether students will be able to choose to work on a project related to abortion or contraception for the final practical project.
As of the publishing of this article, the Archdiocese of Washington was not able to comment on the class or the instructor to CNA, saying that it would look more into the situation.
Severino explained that, while students may not be forced to assist directly in abortion-related activities, it is "still disheartening to see a Catholic school offering a platform for an organization that is diametrically opposed to the Church on abortion, contraception and religious liberty."
She explained that the "language of the course description may sound potentially neutral, but the content is almost certainly not."
Support for the HHS Mandate
The National Women's Law Center "has been active in promoting and defending the HHS contraception/abortifacient mandate," Severino said, adding that the mandate "not only will increase the use of drugs that the Church teaches do violence to both women and their children, but it also is being used to force religious organizations and Catholic business owners to pay for contraceptives and abortifacients or pay crushing penalties."
"The course description is about learning regulatory advocacy in health care, and the HHS mandate is precisely the type of regulation the NWLC is advocating."
"It is outrageous that Georgetown is employing a professor whose agenda is specifically focused on increasing abortions, even when that comes at the expense of religious freedom," Severino said.
"What is key here is also that this is not an issue of a Georgetown professor whose personal beliefs do not line up with [the] Church — there are surely many of those, as can be expected in a large university. But this course appears to be designed specifically to teach Georgetown students how to advocate for contraception and abortion and against religious freedom."


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The latest, 10 September, Lost Cousins newsletter available here has an intriguing item on the Friendship Paradox.
According to the paradox, "if you pick someone at random, the chances are that most of their friends have more friends than they do - or to put it another way, most people have fewer friends than their friends do."
To explain by example, suppose there are three people, one is friends with the other two, but they aren't friends with each other. So two people have one friend and one has two friends.The total number of friendships is four making an average number of 4 friendships/3 people, or an average 1.333 friendships. Two have fewer than that, one has more.
Peter of the Lost Cousins newsletter extrapolates the paradox claiming that "When you discover a 'lost cousin', the chances are that person not only knows more cousins than you do, but it is likely to have more relatives on their family tree."
I have doubts about the extrapolation, just as someone who had worked at making friends, rather than a random person, would be less likely to find s/he had less than the average number of friends, so a genealogist who had worked assiduously on his/her family history would not be as likely to make a contact with a lost cousin who had more information than they did.
There's an interesting extension of the friendship paradox more relevant to genealogy in one of the references to the friendship paradox item on Wikipedia.
"Why (did) our mothers had more children than women in her generation did." There are 12 children whose mother had 12 children, but there is only one child whose mother had one child. And, of course, there are no children whose mother had no children. Yet there is only one woman who had 12 children. So if we ask around how many children everyone's mother had (or how many siblings we have), we get the erroneous impression that our mothers were much more fertile than they actually were."
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The Friendship Paradox
The latest, 10 September, Lost Cousins newsletter available here has an intriguing item on the Friendship Paradox.
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- Ellen Thorne Morris said...
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Benjamin Thorne [Jr], great-great grandfather, died at Thornhill, York Co, Ontario, in 1848. He came from Sherbourne, Dorset, England, around 1820. His half sister was Susannah Thorne, who with her husband, William Parsons, came to Vaughn Twp. York Co., Upper Canada, before 1820.
An unknown fourth cousin in England sent me a message last month through Ancestry.com. John Spence saw my public tree and wrote that our great-great grandparents, Benjamin[Jr]and Mary Thorne, were brother and sister from a second marriage and the children of Benjamin [Sr] and Henrietta Thorne. His ancestor was Mary Thorne: "I can add that Benjamin Thorne, her father, married Henrietta Wiggington at St Andrew, Holborn, London, England on 27 Nov 1792 (Conclusion based on names, and groom's hometown of Sherbourne, Dorset. Benjamin Thorne was a widower, Henrietta was a spinster)"
I then looked up this marriage in the parish record in Findmypast.
Another fourth cousin in England, Chris Thorne, is a descendent of John Mills Thorne from the first marriage and older half brother to Benjamin[Jr].
He did not know the maiden name of Benjamin's mother. So two cousins benefited from one cousin.
- 10 September, 2010 17:37
Hello, this is very interesting. Benjamin Thorne (Snr) is my 4x great grandfather so by my reckoning that makes us 5th cousins, my line comes from his marriage to MAry Mills. I believe Benjamin had another wife Susannah but can't find her maiden name or date of the marriage). I haven't got you or John Spence on my tree yet. I have Mary marrying Thomas Turner but have got no further.
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The Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial, popularly known as the "Dover Panda Trial" and "Scopes Monkey Trial" was a 2005 Intelligent Design case.
The Trial
On October 18, 2004, the Dover Board of Education voted 6-3 to compel science teachers to inform students that evolution was "just a theory" and that resources containing alternate views on the development of life (including Intelligent Design) were available in the school library. The three board members who voted against the measure resigned in protest. Science teachers refused to comply, citing the Pennsylvania Code of Education which restricts teachers from teaching information they believe to be false. School administrators eventually fulfilled the School Board's requirement by reading the following statement:
The Pennsylvania Academic Standards require students to learn about Darwin's theory of evolution and eventually to take a standardized test of which evolution is a part.
Because Darwin's Theory is a theory, it is still being tested as new evidence is discovered. The Theory is not a fact. Gaps in the Theory exist for which there is no evidence. A theory is defined as a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations.
Intelligent design is an explanation of the origin of life that differs from Darwin's view. The reference book, Of Pandas and People is available for students to see if they would like to explore this view in an effort to gain an understanding of what intelligent design actually involves.
As is true with any theory, students are encouraged to keep an open mind. The school leaves the discussion of the origins of life to individual students and their families. As a standards-driven district, class instruction focuses upon preparing students to achieve proficiency on standards-based assessments.
The school board claimed that it did not teach Intelligent Design, it only made students aware of it as an alternative to the theory of Evolution, which the board members believed to be flawed. The board further stated that Intelligent Design was not "religion in disguise." Despite its insistence that its decision was not religiously motivated, the board was represented in court by the Thomas More Law Center, a not-for-profit Christian law center that is the self proclaimed "...sword and shield of people of faith."
The bench trial before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania began on September 26, 2005. On November 4, 2005, Judge John E. Jones III found in favor of the plaintiffs.
Transcripts of the court proceedings may be found on the James Randi Educational Foundation website.
Full text of the decision may be found on Wikisource, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District.


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Lauren Buroojy and Katie Weatherall, both Business & Technology majors who graduated in the Class of 2008, share the distinction of being the first daughters of female alumnae to have graduated from Stevens. Their mothers, Karen Buroojy '76 and Maureen Weatherall '78, were members of some of the earliest Stevens classes to enroll female undergraduates.
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"Although women weren't as fully integrated into campus life as they are today, and there weren't very many of us in terms of numbers, we were an extraordinarily strong group," she said.
After graduating, Maureen managed a variety of departments at AT&T Long Lines, but left the workforce when she and husband, Jim – a Stevens classmate from the Class of 1978 – had a son, Jimmy. A few years later, having maintained numerous ties to her alma mater, Maureen began volunteering her time to recruit women to Stevens, and was soon hired full-time as the Director of Admissions. Twenty-one years have passed, and Maureen is now one of the most senior leaders on campus, serving as Vice President of University Administration & Enrollment.
Given her mother's deep lifelong involvement, daughter Katie was directly touched by the University from an early age. In addition to her alumni parents, a cousin and an aunt earned degrees from Stevens and other cousins worked in the Admissions office. Katie's babysitters were Stevens students and she cheered on the Ducks at countless athletic events, gaining a real sense of the community and all it had to offer.
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"They helped me make up my own program so I could pick up the classes I needed," Katie said.
Maureen said seeing her daughter's Stevens support network at work was not only rewarding as a parent and an alumnae, but an excellent reminder of the commitment to students she strives to instill throughout all Stevens faculty and staff in her leadership role today.
"That Katie was able to customize her education to allow her to pursue her passion, and receive the support to do so, was unique. It's so indicative of the culture here," Maureen said.
Maureen and Katie said sharing the Stevens experience has made them closer as mother and daughter. And no one in their family is left out. Jimmy, a Harvard graduate, recently earned his Ph.D. from Stevens, completing the family circle of graduates.
"Jimmy always said a Harvard degree wouldn't make his parents proud – only a Stevens degree would," Maureen joked. "And maybe he was right!"
Karen and Lauren Buroojy
When Karen Buroojy came to Stevens as a freshman, she wasn't initially aware that as a member of the Class of 1976 she was a part of the University's second class of undergraduate women. She just wanted to study math and engineering, and Stevens – which had an excellent reputation in those fields and was within commuting distance to home – seemed like the place to do it.
"It came as kind of a shock," said Karen, who has worked as a contract estimator for a construction company, a production manager in the pharmaceutical industry, and now volunteers for local school boards.
A Civil Engineering major, Karen said she faced a number of issues as one of the few women on campus, primarily facilities-related challenges. At first, Stevens had no locker room for women and female students were only allowed to live in one residence hall.
"I'd say it was a challenge, but that only made me more determined to excel in my classes and stand out as a student," she said.
Lauren – who played on Stevens' top-ranked women's soccer team – had a vastly different experience, only a small part of which was access to a female-only locker room. She initially checked out at Stevens at her mother's request, but chose to enroll after visiting campus and getting a better sense of the people, activities and opportunities. She was especially impressed with the careers other students – especially other athletes – went onto after graduation.
"Seeing what other student-athletes had achieved in their careers made the experience seem really tangible to me," she said.
Besides having a larger group of "guy friends" then her high school classmates at other schools, being in a male-dominated environment wasn't something Lauren thought much about.
"It was apparent, I guess, but it wasn't a hindrance," Lauren said. "It was nothing that slowed me down or really stuck out or stopped me from being involved in things."
Lauren studied Business & Technology, like her father, who is also a Stevens alum. While at Stevens, she secured an internship through Career Services at J.P. Morgan, which turned into her first full-time job. Today she is a business analyst at the leading financial services company.
Karen and Lauren look back fondly at their shared Stevens experience.
"Being alumni, I think my parents understood my journey better than others," Karen said. "Even though it was so different back then, they'd been here and were aware of what I was going through."
Karen especially appreciated the change to witness Lauren's soccer career, frequently coming back to campus to watch her games.
"It was a lot of fun to go back and see Stevens from a parent's perspective … especially knowing about all of the secret parking spots!" Karen joked.
Follow more coverage of the 40th anniversary of women at Stevens at www.stevens.edu/women.


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He's no longer that visually distant, two-dimensional figure, limited to speaking a single sentence taken out of context and shorn of its true meaning. Instead, the honest scholarship and media commentary considering what King faced and what he did have broken through the obscuring fog of conservative, and yes, centrist, propaganda.
In part, that's because, today the confrontation between the forces of progress and the racist reaction to that progress is sharper than any time since the 1960s.
Today, as in the 1960s, American society is grappling with elevating new groups of Americans to full citizenship. Today, as in the 1960s, it's being forced to confront the meaning of its widespread poverty and joblessness, and its diminished educational opportunity. Today, as in the 1960s, Black Americans' right to vote is under siege from conservatives, as are women's reproductive rights. And today, as in the 1960s, the country is debating the extent of government's responsibility to protect individuals' access to opportunity.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words and actions seem relevant again because they've always presented a challenge to the status quo and always urged individuals to live up to humanity's best possibilities.
That command has become particularly compelling again because of the remarkable juxtaposition of present-day developments and anniversaries of past landmark events. The latter include: the 50-year anniversaries of the climactic years of the Civil Rights Movement, especially the year 1963, when King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech at the March on Washington; and of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, whose support of the civil rights struggle, tentative though it was, made him Blacks' most important presidential ally since Abraham Lincoln. And it also includes the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation.
The completion of the King Memorial in Washington – and the welcome controversy about its design helped immeasurably as well. The controversy itself was a metaphorical breath of fresh air, blowing away at least some of the clouds of stultifying hero-worship that had for too long distorted the fact that the real Martin Luther King, Jr. was, above all, a great provocateur.
Speaking in the early 1990s, when the conservative political ascendancy was at its height, Rev. Hosea Williams, one of King's lieutenants during the civil rights struggles, explained that "There is a definite effort on the part of America to change Martin Luther King, Jr. from what he was really about – to make him the Uncle Tom of the century. " Williams insisted, "In my mind, he was the militant of the century."
Williams was right, and King's importance – his militancy – is still not completely understood today.
He didn't "make" the Civil Rights Movement. He wasn't its operational leader or its major tactician. But he was its national and international spokesman – the man who, speaking in that rich baritone, could turn words into emotions that were otherwise inexpressible and into word-pictures that represented the entire tapestry of the centuries-long Black freedom struggle.


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|December 1, 1998, 10:27 AM
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I noticed a thread regarding grappling techniques when wearing the Chalker or Giles sling on the Tactics List. It raises the question as to proper technique when the long gun is grabbed by the bad guy.
Does one lever the weapon to extract himself, slip out of the sling using a Fastex buckle and go to the sidearm or use some other method?
|December 1, 1998, 01:53 PM
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I'm back so don't pay the ransom!! I hope you all are aware that my schedule will sometimes cause long silent periods from my side, but that should not be construed as lack of interest - quite the contrary as I see this forum as a quality act and intend to be as active as I can.
With respect to RB's question on weapons retention techniques concerning single point and three point slings, let me offer the following:
Wether the primary is fitted with a carry strap, three point tactical sling or a single point, quick release, sling harness, the most important function of the shooter is to deny access to the weapon from the perpetrator. This is obviously done by putting your body or obstacle between the weapon and the un-rusher as best you can and still maintain controlled muzzle orientation towards the attacking opponent. Thus the desirability of short barreled shoulder fired weapons in dynamic room entry and other close distance tactical situations (I know very experienced entry people who prefer to enter with their secondary, or hand gun in the number one position, myself included). Even though shortened barreled weapons tend to be less efficient with respect to ballistic potential of the round, who cares if the target is two feet away.
Once the inevitable occurs, that is the weapon is captured in a manner that takes the opponent out of line of fire - the free- for- all is on! Make no mistake about it you will either win or lose if you allow a wrestling match or tug- o- war to occur. There are several break away techniques that can be offered but they need to be taught properly. Some rules of thumb:
• If barrel is grabbed from the top - drop to a knee and take the shot rapidly as he can drop too if given time to adjust. One can simply circle the barrel towards the opponents thumb if in a one hand grab situation.
• If barrel is grabbed from under or under and over, simply pull the weapon into your chest and step, stock side, into the opponent ducking under opponents arms and take the shoulder throw. The leverage created with this maneuver will probably cause the release before the throw.
• If you are working against an opponent that knows a few things - he will parry and grasp the weapon to his outside -stepping around your strong side and grasp the shoulder /neck mounted sling in a choking manner as he pulls you rearward taking your balance - good night! In fact if you are in a three point sling which is typically slung over neck and shoulder - either strong or weak side through and an opponent simply captures the weapon and falls while twisting - you are dead meat as the choke is on.
• The Chalker quick release system allows the shooter to disengage from the weapon while pushing away from the opponent and presenting the secondary before the captured weapon can be orientated for the shot. Further - the Chalker sling can never be used as a choking garrote as it is a shoulder harness and does not come into neck contact. It can also be used to shoot strong and weak side without having to be remounted and does not interfere with head mounted gear or break the seal on your gas mask - a very bad thing!
By the way, there are imformative photos on our web site that cover some of these CQB retention issues.
|December 1, 1998, 05:37 PM
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Good answer! Damn. There's really not much left to say now, so about my hunting trip...just kidding!
The one thing Harry mentioned that I especially wanted to comment on, is a wrestling match. I have been fortunate enough to never have been in any real combat, but in training, I have found that, if you have to wrestle around, you (gg) are probably screwed, or at least a much higher percentile than one would like. Make it work fast.
As I have mentioned previously, one method that the perp does not usually anticipate at close quarters, is being punched or "speared" with the gun barrel. One very effective grappling/strike move the Bujinkan teaches is in response to a arm grab and pull attack, presumably to be followed by a strike. The perp/uke/attacker expects resistance, and generally puts a good bit of force into the pull. If the defender can just touch the opponent's grabbing hand with the back of their free hand, they will subtly lock it in place long enough to not only not resist the pull, but to step with it, driving the elbow of their "captured" arm into the sternum of the attacker. Ow. In the same manner, if the opponent viciously pulls your longarm towards him, go with it. Add some momentum. There are obvious targets in the upper body. If the opponent's arm is down during the pull, and the primary weapon is pulled at a downward angle, this spearing attack I am mentioning can be directed toward the pelvic area, above the pubic bone. A good strike anywhere in this area will tend to fold the attacker. If one manages to strike where the hips join the pelvis, it both produces an excruciating strike, and spins the attacker's upper body away.
Depending on the legal mores of your situation, and the stupidity of your attacker, one has another choice. Again, the circumstances will dictate if this is an option, but one has the option of letting your opponent shoot himself with your weapon, if the attacker has the muzzle in line with his body. Heck of a retention technique. (I used this one when I was 7 against a much older, and stupider, opponent. The BB hit him just above the eye.)
|December 1, 1998, 06:26 PM
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Thanks for the definitive post (it's becoming your trademark!).
It's clear that the sling requires some specialized practice, as do all tactical accessories. I wonder at the practical use of the Tactical Sling by civilians. Personally, I think the Chalker Sling is an outstanding device for those going into battle, whether they be military or LEO entry teams.
But I don't imagine that most civilians pick up a shotgun or carbine for self defense on a regular basis. Even then, there is little time to "harness up". While it might make sense to keep the CS by the bed, attached to your shotgun, this would presuppose the citizen intended to sally forth and clear the house. Other than the need to reach the kids, I know you'd advise against this technique.
Usually, when I see a non-operator working with such a device I assume he just wants to get some experience with it..sometimes he turns out to be a dyed-in-the-wool wannabe.
As I said, I think the tac sling (Chalker, in particular) is a great contribution to CQC tactics. Am I missing the utility to civilians?
[This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited 12-01-98).]
|December 2, 1998, 11:43 AM
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The only civilian use I can envision is in hunting, especially in a stalk where one needs to glass frequently. Perhaps also in paintball?
|December 2, 1998, 12:48 PM
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I realize what follows goes without saying but it bears reviewing. The best retention tactic with any firearm is environmental and situational awareness: muzzle proximity to an adversary or blind obstacle; forceful verbalization to an adversary who's confronted of the consequences of failing to comply; and maintaining the ability to disengage or withdraw.
Should awareness fail then the next best tactic is that advocated by Spectre, using the firearm for its' intended purpose. There are two caveats here. First, that you're going to have to be able to articulate to investigating authorities the reason for that confrontation and that a fear of being disarmed caused a fear for your life so great that pressing the trigger was the only thing you could do. Second, you and yours must be prepared to deal with the potential ramifications, personal and legal, that may follow.
If a struggle over a shoulder weapon does occur then the primary usefulness of a sling is to keep the firearm attached to its' rightful possessor. Either a 2 or 3 point sling can work here but the advantages to the 3 point are more rigorous retention and the ability to bring the weapon on target again quickly.
Physical retention tactics must be simple, practiced, and effected reflexively and immediately with power. If the release technique is unsuccessful then the goals of the physical tactics must be to keep the weapon "wrapped" into your body and to control the muzzle. In a "team" confrontation in which 1 member becomes engaged in a struggle over a weapon, countermeasures should include instantaneous announcement of the disarming attempt to the other member(s) to permit them to attempt an intervention.
Early in my career when the issue weapon was the revolver, a last resort that was taught to avoid having to shoot someone was the "muzzle strike" to the center of the face. This was designed for use against an adversary from whom you were able to disengage after their first attempt to disarm you but who contiuned to close to continue the attempt and it presumed by this time that the weapon was now in your hand. The principle consideration using a muzzle strike with a fixed barrel weapon is proper indexing of the trigger finger outside of the trigger guard. It's been my experience that a sling properly mounted to the body, and used for retention, precludes an effective muzzle strike.
Finally (gee, it's about time you're probably saying to yourself), if the sling is meant to maintain control of a shoulder weapon during a disarming attempt then I'm not sure that it makes much sense to "cut away" this primary weapon into the hands of the adversary to try to access a secondary weapon, even if you do have one.
My thoughts.
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|December 6, 1998, 03:20 PM
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I am a proponent of carry straps on carbines, shotguns and will always set up in a hasty sling if firing my M1-14, 700, HK 91, etc. The "specialized slings are just that - specialized.
We need to be on the range or kill house together so we can work out the scenarios I mentioned in my first posting. In any case, if you are in the business, you should follow your convictions as you and you alone are going through the door.
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|December 8, 1998, 03:22 AM
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Whatever technique you choose to employ, remember that if someone grabs for your weapon - you should treat it as a deadly force situation, requiring (demanding) that you use whatever means at your disposal to neutralize the threat. Period.
|December 8, 1998, 06:35 PM
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Some other techniques that I use for long gun retention:
-over/under grab: continue forward pressure and muzzle strike the subject in the sternum
-under grab: rotate the weapon, continuing forward pressure, and strike subject with receiver area of weapon
-over grab: continue forward pressure as you direct muzzle down and strike subject high with butt end of weapon
I favor the use of heavy forward momentum to increase the balance advantage in favor of the weapon bearer, decreasing the possibility for the attacking subject to establish a solid base.
A good exercise for any form of weapon retention is to get a partner to do a grab at reduced power/speed, then try to feel the energy he's giving you to find a way to redirect the weapon to your favor (either with a strike or by discharging the weapon). For those familiar with the Wing Chun kung fu exercise of Chi Sao (sticky hands), it's the same sensitivity/energy drill with a weapon.
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