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Cincinnati cyclists have been waiting for the arrival of bike lanes on Riverside Drive since summer of 2011, and patience is running thin. Yesterday, Cincinnati's Department of Transportation announced that it was considering "indefinitely postponing" the bike lane project because of possible future construction on I-471.
The plan was originally postponed because Duke Energy needed to perform some work in the area. Now, Cincinnati officials are concerned that the I-471 traffic could redirect to Riverside in the face of construction, meaning Riverside could become saturated with rerouted motorists. The bike lane project originally required a travel lane to be removed from Riverside drive to install bike lanes.
Nern Ostendorf, Queen City Bike's executive director, expressed disappointment with the decision. "We really have to stick to our plans and prioritize. If we keep being bullied [by the city], nothing's ever going to change."
Riverside Drive is currently a main thoroughfare for East End bikers who work downtown, but problems with speeding call for reform. "The road doesn't have the infrastructure that it needs right now for bikers to be safe," says Ostendorf.
She says that the installation of the lanes is crucial to Cincinnati's urban and economic development. "We need to change people's understanding of navigating space with things other than cars." Ostendorf says there's an immediate correlation between the installation of bike lanes and hikes in business in surrounding areas.
Park + Vine owner and cycling enthusiast Danny Korman posted on his store's blog yesterday regarding the postponement, arguing that the ruling was unfair for two reasons.
"1. There is no guarantee that substantial I-471 traffic would shift to Riverside Drive; 2. East End already deals with commuters speeding through their neighborhood on a daily basis. It's time for DOTE to make Columbia Parkway the obvious alternative for motor vehicle commuters by going ahead with this project, which will reduce traffic and speeding in a residential area."
The post directs proponents of the bike lane installation to contact City Council members, along with Michael Moore, director of Cincinnati's Department of Transportation, to lobby for the reversal of the postponement.
Moore could not be reached for comment on Friday.
The wife of an Israeli diplomat in India and her driver were injured Monday when the car they were traveling in was bombed, while another bomb was defused outside an Israeli embassy in Tblisi, Georgia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran, which he called "the greatest exporter of terror in the world."
Cincinnati City Council is set to approve $960,000 to fund this year's Summer Youth Employment Program, but the councilwoman overseeing the process wants to begin collecting data to track outcomes and increase efficiency.
Council's Budget and Finance Committee this afternoon heard a presentation from city staffers about plans for the 2012 program, which is designed to provide employment and training for low-income youth.
Next month marks the fourth anniversary of a fire that destroyed parts of the historic Old St. George Church in Clifton Heights. But the structure remains vacant and building inspectors this week cited the owners for conditions at the site.
The city's Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Division posted a citation Wednesday on the fence in front of the church. It was issued by Housing Inspector James Hatton, and states the building's owner failed to comply with an order issued by the Buildings and Inspections Department on Aug. 31, 2010.
It's yet another gloomy, rainy morning in Cincinnati, so let's let our minds take a voyage around the Internet and see what is going on in the world during the last 24 hours.
House Speaker John Boehner is probably cringing at a CBS News poll that found an overwhelming majority of Americans like the proposals mentioned in President Obama's State of the Union address. And by "overwhelming," we mean a whopping 91 percent of respondents. (You read that correctly.)
At least three of Cincinnati City Council's four new members will appear at a meet-and-greet event next week in Price Hill to answer questions.
Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson and P.G. Sittenfeld are scheduled to attend the Jan. 5 forum, which will be held at Elder Hill School's Schaeper Center. It's uncertain at this time whether the fourth and final new council member, Christopher Smitherman, will attend.
A group that supports preserving the historic Gamble House in Westwood is angry that Cincinnati building inspectors aren't enforcing the law at the property, which is allowing heavy rainfall to damage it while a court battle drags on about whether to save the mansion from demolition.
Bob Prokop, of Save the Historic Gamble Estate Now, said the city's inaction about securing the house contradicts what a building inspector told him would be done at the property in an email from last spring.
The state of Ohio has approved funds to help a Cincinnati brewery expand its operations, as well as assisting two other local companies with projects.
The state will spend $663,000 to assist the Samuel Adams Brewery Co. in expanding operations on Poplar Street in the West End. The money will go toward buying the property needed for the expansion, which is located next to the existing brewery.
A new Census Bureau report reveals that from 2005 to 2009, a segment of Over-the-Rhine had the highest income inequality of more than 61,000 communities nationwide.
The segment — known as Census Tract No. 17 — is the northeast quadrant of Over-the-Rhine. The findings were featured in an article Tuesday by McClatchy Newspapers, which attributes the disparity in the tract partially to gentrification and the influx of young professionals into the predominantly low-income neighborhood.
As part of CityBeat's continuing election coverage, we've once again sent a questionnaire to the non-incumbent Cincinnati City Council candidates to get their reactions on a broad range of issues.
Nine of the 14 non-incumbents chose to answer our questions. Others either didn't respond or couldn't meet the deadline.
During the next few weeks, we will print the responses from the non-incumbents to a different topic each time.
Today's question is, "Do you consider the operation of public swimming poolsto be an acceptable function of municipal government?"


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SHARP Literacy and MSOE unveil interactive Honey Bee Robot
Published: January 14, 2013 |
Sixty first grade students were among the first to see a new interactive honey bee robot based on "A Busy Bee: The Story of Bella the Honey Bee," a book recently published by SHARP Literacy. Tim DeLeo, an MSOE electrical engineering student, designed the robot to help children learn and have fun at the same time.
SHARP Literacy Inc. and MSOE joined together to develop the interactive robot as a learning tool for children in first through fifth grade who attend schools with the SHARP Literacy curriculum. SHARP students helped create the book for which the robot was built.
The honey bee robot is three feet tall and has a 10.5 inch LCD display screen with an 11 button capacity touch pad. Buttons can be depressed to ask questions, learn about bee parts, learn about the waggle dance and more. The robots antennas and wings move and the rear end shakes which illustrates a bee's waggle dance. There are also LEDs on the mandibles, pollen basket and stinger. DeLeo collaborated with local sculptor Tom Queoff who donated his time and developed a urethane mold of the bee which produced the translucent exterior or shell. Queoff is an internationally acclaimed sculptor.
DeLeo, an Air Force veteran and electrical engineering student at MSOE, developed the interactive robot as part of an independent study class called Project Management and Servant Leadership. Dr. Leah Newman was his professor. The course blends project management with the tenants of servant leadership. Funding for the robot was provided by the Brady Corporation Foundation Inc., and DeLeo collaborated with Chris Thuss, a project management consultant from Brady Corp. This was one of 23 Brady-funded projects last year at MSOE that promoted servant leadership in project management and benefitted the community. DeLeo's robot helps children learn and have fun at the same time. The interactive display includes information about a bee's life, based on the book's content.
Students who participate in the SHARP Literacy curriculum research different topics. Last year's theme was honey bees, based on science and the life cycle of growing things. More than 500 students from 15 Milwaukee-area schools submitted writing and drawing samples that were used to develop the 10th book in SHARP's "Love to Learn" book series titled "A Busy Bee, The Story of Bella the Honey Bee."
MSOE is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 20 bachelor's degrees and nine master's degrees in engineering, business, mathematics and nursing. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; a 94% placement rate; and the highest average starting and mid-career salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.

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Carol Spence Sisson, 77, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away on December 12, 2012. She was born on June 26, 1935, in Pomeroy daughter of the late Floyd and Elsie Roush Spence.
She is survived by her husband, Frank Sisson of Pomeroy; daughters, Angela (James) Morrell of McKinney, Texas, and Amy Ferguson of New Haven, West Virginia; grandchildren, Luke (Tiara) Ferguson, Jenna Ferguson, David Morrell and Cate Morrell; and great-grandson, Jordan.
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It has become almost a cliche that "today's teens" spend all their time on their cell phones, texting and posting online. They live their lives online, and their smartphones are the conduit.
A new Pew study called Teens and Technology 2013 finds the cliche to be true.
According to the study, "One in four teens are 'cell-mostly' Internet users, who say they mostly go online using their phone and not using some other device such as a desktop or laptop computer."
- 78% of teens now have a cell phone, and almost half (47%) of those own smartphones. That translates into 37% of all teens who have smartphones, up from just 23% in 2011.
- One in four teens (23%) have a tablet computer, a level comparable to the general adult population.
- Nine in ten (93%) teens have a computer or have access to one at home. Seven in ten (71%) teens with home computer access say the laptop or desktop they use most often is one they share with other family members.
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WASHINGTON — With less than a week to go before President Obama is sworn in for his second term, fundraisers for the presidential inaugural committee were still working Monday to secure their goal of $50 million in private donations to finance the official festivities.
The committee was short $8 million as of last week, but the gap is closing, according to a Democratic fundraiser involved in the efforts.
On Friday, the committee added nearly 600 new donors to its public list of "benefactors" for the event, bringing the total number of contributors to 993. That includes just eight corporations that have pledged money to help put on the official parade and balls, despite Obama's decision to reverse the ban on corporate contributions he put in place for his 2009 inauguration.
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It is unclear how much any of the donors have contributed to the presidential inaugural committee, which is charged with paying for all the official festivities except the swearing-in itself. (A joint congressional committee, financed with more than $1.2 million in taxpayer dollars, has that responsibility.) Unlike four years ago, the committee is not disclosing the size of the contributions until it files a report with the Federal Election Commission in April.
Its goal of $50 million is similar to the $53.2 million raised in 2009, when an estimated 1.8 million descended upon the National Mall to watch the nation's first black president take the oath of office. About half that number are expected on Jan. 21, when Obama is sworn in for his second term.
It remains to be seen how the occasion will compare to the high-octane festivities that marked the occasion four years ago.
Despite Obama's assertion Monday that "I like a good party," the president and first lady will be attending just two official balls this year, down from 10 in 2009.
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Stephanie Rene' Goodrum and William "Rolland" Evans were married at 3 p.m. Saturday, October 23, 2010 at their property in Adairsville.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dereck Brown of Adairsville and Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Goodrum of Lafayette.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Evans of Adairsville.
Mr. Keith Silvers, brother-in-law of the groom, performed the double-ring ceremony before an archway of sunflowers and fall foliage.
Rust and yellow bows adorned the rows of seating.
A program of wedding music included "Canon in D," and "Wedding March".
Samantha Jackson of Smyrna, Tenn. was maid of honor and Danielle Griggs of Adairsville, niece of the bride, was the bridesmaid.
Dakota Jackson of Smyrna, Tenn. served as the flower girl.
The bride, given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, chose a white, satin A-line dress with side-draped bodice, off the shoulder neckline, and lace up back with a chapel train.
Her shoulder- length veil with tiara was bordered with white satin. She carried a bouquet of sunflowers, mums, babies breath and fall foliage.
The best man was Lanny Allen of Adairsville. The groomsman was Blake Parton, nephew of the bride, of Adairsville.
The ring bearer was Chandler Evans, son of the groom.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the property.
Refreshments included the bride's three-tier cake with white butter cream icing. Fall leaves and sunflowers adorned the cake.
The groom's cake was decorated with a bride getting the groom, dressed in overalls off the tractor.
The evening before the wedding, the groom's parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at the T.J.'s Buffet in Adairsville.
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Poll: 54% of American Catholics support the freedom to marry
on Mar 12, 2013 at 09:30 amQuinnipiac University released the results of a new survey today that demonstrate increased support for the freedom to marry among a number of key demographics. Most notably, 54 percent of American Catholic voters surveyed said that they support marriage for same-sex couples.
Jennifer and Lexi promise their love in traditional Quaker wedding ceremony in MD
on Jan 17, 2013 at 12:30 pmIn 2006, Jennifer and Lexi Chapin-Smith held a wedding ceremony in Maryland in the traditional Quaker tradition. Now, in 2013, they've had a legal ceremony, one that reaffirms their love and commitment for each other.
Washington National Cathedral will begin hosting weddings for same-sex couples
on Jan 10, 2013 at 11:30 amYesterday, the Washington National Cathedral announced that it will soon begin hosting weddings for same-sex couples. The historic church is one of the first Episcopal congregations in the country to introduce marriage rites for LGBT individuals.
Faith leaders speak out in favor of the freedom to marry in Rhode Island
on Jan 08, 2013 at 03:30 pmThis week, over 100 religious leaders in Rhode Island from 13 different faith denominations came together to speak out in favor of the freedom to marry in the state. The faith leaders said they would continue working to increase public support for ending the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage.
12 photos of JaLissa and Janell beginning their journey together in Washington, D.C.
on Dec 18, 2012 at 12:30 pmToday, we're celebrating the anniversary of the freedom to marry passing in Washington, D.C. by sharing 12 beautiful wedding photos from one of the hundreds of loving same-sex couples who have married since the law took effect in March 2010 - JaLissa Coffee-Sterrett and Janell Sterrett.
People of faith continue advocating for the freedom to marry in ballot states
on Oct 30, 2012 at 11:15 amIn the 2011-2012 election cycle, when four states have been gearing up for months for marriage-related ballot initiatives at the polls, we've seen more people of faith than ever speaking out in support of the freedom to marry. The past few weeks have brought out even more support for marriage among people of faith in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington.
New TV ads in Washington highlight people of faith and religious liberty
on Oct 02, 2012 at 04:30 pmYesterday, Washington United for Marriage, the coalition working to uphold the freedom to marry in Washington, released two new television advertisements that will begin airing across the state. Both of the ads discuss the role of religion in Washington residents' support for the freedom to marry.
Minnesota Pastor urges Baptists to oppose efforts to limit the freedom to marry
on Aug 31, 2012 at 12:00 pmYesterday, Minnesotans United posted a video of Pastor Doug Donley from the University Baptist Church in Minneapolis. In the video, Pastor Donley shares his feelings on the amendment and discusses why, as a Baptist, he feels compelled to rally against discrimination.
Anglican bishop urges Church of England to support the freedom to marry
on Aug 27, 2012 at 11:45 amThis week, Anglican Bishop Alan Wilson, who has served as the Bishop of Buckingham in the Diocese of Oxford for the Church of England since 2003, recorded a video as part of Out 4 Marriage, a British campaign that encourages prominent individuals to express their support for the freedom to marry.
Minnesotans United debuts video highlighting religious support for freedom to marry
on Aug 06, 2012 at 10:38 am"A priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into a bar..." So begins the well-known joke that usually ends in an inappropriate punchline. But last week, Minnesotans United for All Families employed the humorous conceit for thier latest video, which urges Minnesota voters that banning the freedom to marry in the state's constitution is not compatible with religious ideals.


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Serious Question: Why Is It So Hard To Find A Good Bottle Of Lotion?
If I could bend y'alls ear for a few minutes and trouble you about something that's been bugging me for a while: Why is it so damn hard to find a good bottle of lotion?
I know what you're thinking: there are so many more serious things happening in the world and you want to discuss lotion? Well yes. And secondly, nobody told you to click the link. With that said, as we are all well aware, black folks' skin is very sensitive to the elements. In the winter our skin suffers from the harsh winds and in the summer, our skin succumbs to the drying effects of the hot sun, and when we're ashen, the whole world can tell. As such, we've got to lube up to keep from turning into Ashy Larry or the lone tumbleweed rolling through the Atacama Desert.
Besides the NYPD, the Republicans and possibly sitting through another season of "Basketball Wives," there is no other greater fear for black folks (or black women at least) than to be ashy in public. Am I right? Of course I am. We all spend countless minutes in our rooms, applying various concoctions to ensure the beautiful glow to our red bone to mahogany-complexioned skin. But most times it is hit or miss. Sometimes you can make it through an entire day looking like the Black Gold of the Sun, while other days, you look more like someone dusted you with a box of confectioner's sugar. I can't be the only one that has difficulty finding a good bottle of lotion nowadays.
Back in the day, say around the late '70s to early '80s, it seemed like lotion technology was much more simple. We had a number of black owned skin-care companies, which catered to our special skin needs. We had an ample supply of real cocoa butter and Vitamin E oils to keep us looking shiny and moisturized throughout the year. In fact, you could get an entire 15 oz tub of Queen Helena's pure cocoa butter crème for around $3. Hell, some of us got away with just rubbing a slab of Vaseline on our face, arms and legs. Add some Johnson and Johnson's baby powder to the chest and to the neck (especially the neck) and you were good to go.
However, the tide began to shift somewhere in the '90s, with the new awareness about the environment, the products that we use and their benefits and/or dangers to our skin. Suddenly, the 100 percent pure cocoa butter and Vitamin E oil wasn't enough and new advancements in lotion technology brought about a plethora of competition. We needed dual age-defying, cell regenerating treatment that promised to moisturize while erasing blemishes on skin. We needed lotions and oils that mixed with exotic berries, nuts and plants like sweet almond jojoba oil, java plum and Goji berries, picked from the tiny virgin hands of children in Guatemala, which would cleanse the soul of toxins and negative feelings. We needed lotions that were dermatologically tested – or at least featured a tall brunette model in a lab coat and glasses on the bottle – and had special numbering symbols to coincide with your special skin needs.
The only problem was, most of the crap didn't work. Now I'm not saying (for certain) it was a conspiracy to the highest level of 'spiracies, but very few actually worked for the purpose that you needed most: the ash. Sure, they made you feel good, but they lacked the vital ingredients needed to offer real protection. Most of those lotions were so thin and watery or had way too much alcohol that they could be considered the sushi of lotion; you put it on and then an hour later you were ashy again. Others smelled the part but failed to do anything but have you smell like a fruit salad. Not to mention the bees that would follow you down the street. I'm sure my 5 fl. oz bottle of Golden Apple and Guava skin pomade is a major contributing factor to colony collapse disorder.
Last year, I did come across a good bottle of lotion, courtesy of the Aveda line. I recall this because I discovered it while Pollyanna gift shopping for my boss. It was on her wish list and wanting to impress upper management (i.e. A$$-kiss), I decided that I would splurge a bit. So I'm in the store, standing in front of a very eager sale lady, who without warning, squirts a little on the back of my hand. I swear to all things pure and wonderful on this earth, the s**t was like silk. I mean it was the softest thing I've ever felt come from a bottle. It was so soft that I wanted to lie down, curl up in the fetal position and take a nap on it. Until they told me the price: $20 for 4.2 fl. ounces. Four ounces. For lotion? Crazy.
I realize that not everyone's skin type is the same. However, my girlfriend with oily skin has the same complaint. Neither of us remembers our skin care regimen being this difficult back in the day. Of course, I don't remember worrying about matching my colors or taking regular baths too (I was seven. Shoot me). Maybe things were just a lot simpler back then. Or maybe my skin texture has radically changed as I have gotten older. All I know is that what used to be a quick minute and a ½ process of putting some lotion on, has turned into a time sucking, multi-product production of bath soaps, facial cleansers, crèmes, lotions, oils, pomades and body scrubs. Oh God, don't get me started on a body scrub. It's neither soap nor is it lotion -just some weird hybrid middleman involving sugar.
But I've found that when it comes to finding the perfect moisturizer nowadays, there is no perfect solution. So until I find the perfect lotion (if there is one), I will be forced to find a lotion for the winter; one for the summer; one for just my hands; one for my feet and another to use specifically for the smell good effect (sorry bees). No wonder women walk around with huge purses.
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For women with natural hair, we always ask 101 questions about our hair to figure out when it will grow, to know what products work for other people, to understand how to maintain our strands and more. But in the midst of trying to learn about our heads of hair, we're making some mistakes that in the end could be damaging and even a waste of time and money. Time to make some changes!
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Smokey Robinson has revealed plans for a new initiative to raise awareness about world crises using Twitter and Facebook. In a statement on Thursday, the soul legend explained that he will use special tweets dubbed "Smoke Alarms" to quickly spread the word about developing situations all over the world.
"In this digital age we have the tools to level the playing field for those in need, so I'm calling on my friends and fans to lend their voices to mine, so we can collectively give voice to those who have none," Robinson said.
Smokey has enlisted a host of his celebrity friends who will use their legions of Twitter followers to spread the word on disasters like famine, genocide and drought.
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The Holidays are coming up...
Be sure to share your stories regarding spending your holidays with "blended" (GLBT) families! Jamie's got a good one!
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Since I came out in September to my family (last year, 2004) I am not allowed to come home, at least not with my wife. And I refuse to go anywhere without her, so essentially I am not invited. We are doing our best to just enjoy each other despite the rejection of my family.
Looking to the future, I hope your family does eventually experience a change of heart. That won't "just happen", though. You'll need to keep at 'em, just being yourself and inviting them into you and your wife's life even if they keep declining. Now, what Ellen was referring to when she wrote "Jamie has a good one!" is a story I shared on the Monday morning Soulforce staff call. I'm actually going to write an article on it after the holidays, but the situation is that my boyfriend of five months wants to spend Thanksgiving with me. Well, Thanksgiving dinner is over at my aunt's house this year and my uncle is a very conservative Southern Baptist pastor. |
Both my BF and I were in straight marriages, and together we have 7 children (I have the only girl in the bunch). Thanksgiving (and other holidays) find us splitting the day, each of us taking our respective children to our parents' homes. It's not even about rejecting the partner, it seems to be more about logistics. At the moment, it looks like he and I will have the better part of the day together, then take our kids to dinner around 4-5pm; not a bad arrangement considering all the schedules that play into it. |
Few Christian writers or commentators really tackle it - but I remember a little aside in the "Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass" where the father, on discovering his late-teenage son has at last got a girlfriend, expresses relief, confusion and finally an flustered attempt to reconcile his vaguely contradictory opinions with the "correct Christian response" - "Well, Gerald has a girlfriend, so at least he's not gay"..."Not that I thought he was"... "Not that I'm prejudiced against gay people"... "Not that I think it's right"... "Being gay I mean". And umm and err and so on. Most wouldn't admit it but that probably describes the feelings of a lot of Christians - inwardly confused, but outwardly trying to conform to the "accepted view" while avoiding the issue as much as possible. |
Well said!
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?"
I agree. Most Christians only know what there church has told them about the bible...not what it actually says! Having grown up in a baptist home, I never even questioned the logic until just recently.
It's amazing how your mind is cleared when you remove the guilt and judgment. |
Well, my boyfriend (his name is Chris) wanted to spend Thanksgiving with me and all the family was getting together at my aunt and uncle's home. My parents had yet to meet Chris, but I had told them about him several times. My younger brother and his wife live here in Lexington, and they had met him when we all went out to a restaurant one night. I told my mom I wanted to bring Chris along and mom was particularly interested in how I planned to introduce him. My parents have come a long way in five years, but they're still not quite there yet. (Although they both voted "no" on our state amendment, which I was just thrilled about.) Mom initially suggested I introduce him as my friend. I told her that wouldn't be right and besides, would my brother ever had introduced my sister-in-law as his friend back when they were dating. So I decided I would just call up my relatives and ask if they were ok with me bringing my boyfriend. (If they were not, I would not have attended alone because that would mean I would had to ask Chris to stay behind. ) Two years ago I had sent all the members of my extended family a coming out letter. I must admit I was a little anxious about calling my aunt and uncle. In hindsight, it turns out that "worrying" over that initial call was the worst part of the whole experience. My aunt answered the phone and after about 5 minutes of chit-chat, she asked if I was coming for Thanksgiving. "Well, that's kind'a why I'm calling. I sort'a have a question I want to ask you and if you need time to think about it and talk with (my uncle) then that's ok. You see, I have a boyfriend now, we've been dating about 5 monthes, and well, he's not going home to his family for Thanksgiving. He wants to spend it with me and I want to spend Thanksgiving with you all. I know people don't generally ask if it is ok if they bring their date, but I didn't want to spring anything on you... just wanted to be courteous and all." A pause. Then my aunt replied with, "Did you hear your cousin had a baby?" So after talking about my cousin's news, I had to bring her back to the question. After another minute or two, my aunt said she didn't have to ask my uncle, that we could come on. So we did and everyone treated Chris and I the same as everyone else. I guess we did kind'a keep a low profile for this initial visit. I only brought up my work for gay rights once. But everyone knew what the deal was. My aunt noticed that Chris was eating turkey and ham and said, "I see you're not a vegetarian like Jamie is." My uncle took us on a tour of his little church, which was on the other side of the street from their house. Oh, I'm not so naive to think that all my relatives will vote for equality now, but then again, all journeys have a starting point. And my cousin in high school said she wants to either be a politician or a teacher. |
hey Jamie, thanks for the story. I read your coming out letter and looked around your website. that's a nice site!
Know what the biggest lie on the internet is? (Well, besides that big lie.) It's this one ---> "Coming soon... check back later." |
hold your ground
Hold your ground, my dad didn't really invite my partner to attend the holidays last year, so we didn't show up. He realizes now that if he doesn't accept us both he'll lose me completely. He is improving with time. Hopefully your parents will come around.
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same boat
Hi All --
My boyfriend's family hasn't spoken to me or met me before -- we've been together for about a year. The holidays are turning out to be hard ... he's going back to Indiana to be with them, and I support him in that because he loves them. On the other hand, it feels crappy to not be invited, or even recognized. Patience and love are the key -- I'm sending them a nice big Christmas card. It still hurts though, and I'll miss my BF over Chirstmas. *sigh* |
It's definitely good to be reminded that there is grace in that. Part of my pain, I think, is just the awareness that he doesn't get to experience that with his family. |
This is the first Christmas in my life that I will be alone. (Actually I will have my dogs with me.) My family is supportive, but they are in Oklahoma and I cant make it home. My roommate will be out of town, and so will Mel and Gary (my best friends in town.) I have no boyfriend at the moment. It is interesting to glimpse just a little of the loneliness that others face at the holidays. I will be alone because of logistics. I cannot imagine what it must be like to be alone because of rejection. My prayers go out for the lonely and hurting this holiday.
Come on over to Charlottesville and spend the day with us! I'm not kidding, this is a real invitation.
Thanks for the invite! I actually have to work Christmas day at my church, so I will not be totaly alone. You are so sweet to offer. Hope to see you soon! |
Hello schoolboi,
I can relate - I'll be with my family too, but I'm also single. For me, the lonliest time is New Years Day basically because I do not have a partner to share the day with me... Oh well... At least, I'll be with my family. |
solitude vs being lonely
I'm single and, like some of you all, I have an unpleasant relationship with my family. The past few weeks have been kind of yukky.
I do have wonderful friends here in Austin, though. One of them, Robert sent me this article that I'd like for you folks to read... take good care of yourselves! Nathan Solitude: Alone, but Not Lonely by Tina Coleman Somewhere along the way, American society has lost sight of the value of solitude. Yet getting to know your inner self through solitude is key to enriching your life and your relationships."...our society is so geared toward attachment and engagement and 'busyness,' that alonetime has been lost." Esther Buchholz, Ph.D. We all experience perfect solitude in the womb, but it's unfortunate that we're too young to appreciate it. Once we're born into this round-the-clock, information-at-our-fingertips world and burdened with carpools and endless social obligations, the chance of findingor appreciatingthe gift of solitude is greatly diminished. But it hasn't always been this way. Away From Ourselves "A century ago, most people lived on farms in the country in isolated family units," says John Selby, a counselor, teacher, and the author of Solitude: The Art of Living with Yourself. "Everyone was forced to establish a relationship with themselves alone. Solitude was a positive aspect of life." Most people enjoyed a relationship with nature that made them feel less alone, he adds, but suburban living has diminished that connection. Instead, we turn on the TV to avoid being entirely alone. "The media," he says, "have replaced nature." We also place a far greater emphasis on the need for relationships outside of the family than our grandparents did. This increased reliance on relationships with others shifts our focus even further from our inner selves and our needs as individuals, and more towards who we feel we areor should bein relation to others. "It's difficult to maintain a sense of personal integrity if we are always outwardly focused," says Esther Buchholz, Ph.D., author of The Call of Solitude: Alonetime in a World of Attachment. Solitude Is... Solitude, Buchholz says, is the need to retreat psychologicallyand sometimes physicallyto modify stimulation and to "reconstitute how one functions by one's self." In other words, space to breathe. But people have preconceived notions about solitude, that somehow it's a negative thing. Because even the dictionary definition of solitude includes terms like "isolation" and "lonely," Buchholz prefers to use the term "alonetime" instead of solitude. Alonetime helps you learn who you are. To function at your peak, you need to know yourself, and alonetime provides time for self-examination. The degree of solitude we each require is partly inborn and partly learned. People who are more introverted will feel a greater need for solitude than those who are extroverted. But from a very early age, we all need at least some alonetime; Buchholz notes that the need for alonetime is probably present from birth. "We would not survive very well if we didn't have some self-regulatory and alone skills to help us achieve a balance between stimulation and lack of stimulation," she says. "Nature provides time alone in sleep, but our society is so geared toward attachment and engagement and 'busyness,' that alonetime has been lost." Valuing Solitude The way you're raised also determines whether you will seek or reject solitude as you become adults. If as a child, you were sent to your room when you misbehaved or were told that you'd be unpopular if you didn't behave, you may grow up associating solitude with abandonment. "If our parents and our communities fear solitude, then we'll pick this up, until we discover that solitude is golden and is to be nurtured," Selby says. Conversely, if your parents had good relationships with their solitary selves, you'll learn to develop that relationship with yourself as well, he says. Children who grow up in households where solitude is respected are far more likely to seek alonetime as adults. Selby also feels that society's generally negative view of solitude makes people feel guilty or inadequate if they're not social butterflies. "We value extroversion and put down introversion." And because people don't take time to know themselves in any introverted way, they may feel lonely, inadequate, or frustrated, which can lead to depression. Solitude and Relationships If you are part of a family or relationship in which the need for solitude is not recognized or respected, it can be difficult to express your needs without offending those who don't understand your need for alonetime. There are ways to negotiate these differences so that they don't create wedges in your relationships, says Buchholz. "Often, people feel rejected when a friend or lover asks for more space in a relationship," adds Selby. "But when we see that relationships depend on each of us knowing and loving ourselves first, then it makes sense to allow our friends and lovers and family members their solitary time." Recognizing Your Need for Solitude How can you tell when you are overwhelmed and ready for a little solitary R&R? Signs include: irritability anger at those closest to you a feeling of being overly-intruded upon not wanting to do things you normally want to do fatigue nervousness confusion shakiness lack of energy tight breathing It's no coincidence that some of these signs mimic a panic attack. Some experts say that the need for solitude is a panic reaction in and of itself. Remember, says Selby, that solitude is not just about being physically alone. It's about shifting into a nurturing gear for your own self. He recommends doing a regular meditation a few times a day to slow yourself down, shift out of thoughts of the past and the future, and just "be" for a time while your social batteries recharge. If you detect these signs in your children, encourage or even enforce short time-outs alone, because it's difficult for them to recognize the need in themselves. Not giving yourself enough alonetime can negatively affect your relationships, health, and ability to think clearly, because you're too busy doing. Being overstimulated intrudes on creativity and diminishes your problem-solving skills. The Gift of Solitude Some find solitude on a beach or a mountaintop, but you can also experience solitude sitting in a favorite chair in a quiet room. A two-minute meditation during an elevator ride or a peaceful, solitary walk on your lunch break might be all it takes to recharge. Waking up slowly listening to the birds sing, or going to bed a few minutes early and enjoying the luxury of those extra winding-down minutes can be sheer bliss. Solitude keeps us in touch with ourselves and who we are, says Buchholz. Solitude doesn't necessarily mean inactivity. Some people feel recharged after spending an entire afternoon listening to classical music while cleaning out closets. The key is to select a time for yourself, when you can think, sing out loud, scrub the floor, or whatever...alone. |
It's amazing that only a few minutes can make that kind of difference. But, it's surprising that so few people will find the time to just be alone.
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Rebecca Ann 'Becky' Naylor
Rebecca Ann "Becky" Naylor
Mrs. Rebecca Ann "Becky" Naylor, 63, passed away of cancer Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at her home.
Becky was born in Detroit, Mich., on July 9, 1949, and was a long-time resident of Fort Meade.
She worked for the Polk County School Board in the cafeteria at Fort Meade High School, and was also a member of the First Church of God, Fort Meade.
Becky is survived by her loving husband, Owen Naylor, Fort Meade; son, Don "Bumper" Naylor, Valrico, Fla.; daughter, Tamara K. Fountain and husband Charlie, Fort Meade; sister, Linda Hill, Capac, Mich.; grandchildren, Christopher Rhoden, Austen Rhoden, Trey Rhoden, Emma Naylor, Megan Naylor, Jason Naylor and Tabitha Eblen; great-granddaughter, Adelyn Grace Rhoden and several other great-grandchildren.
Memorial services are 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at the First Church of God, 215 S. Perr Ave., Fort Meade with Rev. Travis Risner officiating.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may make contributions the Youth Group of First Church of God, Fort Meade.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.hancockfh.com.
Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade, is in charge of arrangements.
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I want to help my mom lose weight and get in shape. She is almost 60 and very overweight. So I am going forward with a paleo diet, intermittent fasting and daily walking.
I would also like to include intense exercise 2-3 times a week, building up to intensity and stress as we go. However, with her current physique many things I would do (push-ups, pull-ups, squats, planks, etc) are out of the question.
Can anyone suggest good whole body bodyweight exercises that a very out of shape person can do? I have a few already but would like to have a a lot of options.


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Cracker Barrel Chimney Fire Happens in Meadville
By: Michael Holden
Updated: January 2, 2013
JANUARY 2, 2013- Dinner
was interrupted for customers of the Cracker Barrel in
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This according to reports from the scene.
The building was evacuated of customers and employees as six fire companies from around the area dealt with the flames.
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Want to get kids to eat breakfast? How about pizza?
When my two adult sons were young boys, we had a rule in our house – sugar-coated cereal only on Saturdays. As I tried to instill healthful eating habits into their lives, it was one small way I could protect them from a sugar-laden world of food.By: Sue Doeden, The Dickinson Press


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Telesforo Guerra, the lawyer for software company founder John McAfee, speaks Friday to journalists outside the detention center in Guatemala City where McAfee is being held. (Moises Castillo / Associated Press / December 7, 2012) |
A Guatemalan judge has ordered software mogul John McAfee released from a detention center there, McAfee's lawyer said Tuesday.
Judge Judith Secaida ruled that McAfee's detention was illegal, attorney Telesforo Guerra said, adding that the judge also said McAfee should be given 10 days to straighten out his immigration status. The ruling, which Guerra said the judge informed him of verbally, could not be immediately confirmed.
Guerra said he expects his client to be released by Thursday or Friday, and believes he will seek to return to the United States immediately. McAfee had expressed a desire to return to the U.S. in a live video stream over the weekend, saying he wished to spend his "declining years" in peace.
"It's a victory because the government wanted to send him back to Belize," said Guerra in a phone interview. "With this kind of resolution, they cannot do it."
Guerra said that according to Guatemalan law, someone entering illegally has the right to 10 days to establish immigration status. "There is no crime in coming without any visa. If there's not any crime, the immigration office has to release him."
He was arrested last week after officials said he'd entered the country illegally, in an attempt to dodge Belize police who named him a "person of interest" in the fatal shooting of his neighbor, American businessman Gregory Faull. McAfee has become something of a self-styled fugitive (no warrant has been issued against him in Belize) ever since Faull was found face-up in a pool of blood in November.
Belize police maintain they merely want to question McAfee, who lived near Faull on an exotic island off the coast of Belize. But McAfee, who founded the antivirus company that still bears his name, has said he believes he will be killed if captured by Belize officials.
McAfee, never far from an Internet connection, has blogged his progress along the way, describing his elaborate disguises and complaints about the corruption of Belize officials even from the immigration detention center where he's being held.
"He has all the things that he needs," said Guerra. "He has his computer, a nice bed and a desk."
McAfee told Sky News on Tuesday that he was "100 percent certain" he would be released within 24 hours.
If McAfee's predictions hold true, his move to the U.S. could end a weeks-long saga that included McAfee's disappearance, resurfacing in Guatemala, detention and hospitalization for chest pains. In the latest development McAfee sold the rights to his story to a Montreal-based TV producer.
Meanwhile, Raphael Martinez, a spokesman for the Belize police department, said it is waiting to see what happens. "Personally," said Martinez in a phone interview, "I'd say if he's not returned to Belize by Thursday or Friday, the chances of him coming back here are very slim."
Martinez added that he hopes the "good working relationship" Belize has with the United States might assist the police department in its ongoing murder investigation, even if McAfee flies back to the U.S.
"If he goes back to America ... it would be totally on the onus of the American people whether they want to bring a closure to what has been happening in Belize," Martinez said.
John McAfee hospitalized in Guatemala, delaying his deportation
McAfee founder surfaces in Guatemala after giving Belize the slip
John McAfee denied asylum in Guatemala, could be deported to Belize


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I look at it this way...If Emmit played his whole career with the Lions and Barry played for the Cowboys we wouldn't even be having this discussion. Barry would clearly be the elite running back and Emmit would have had a solid but unspectacular career. Take it one step further. If Barry Sanders of the Cowboys was the one with the ego and desire to have the rushing record he would have far exceeded Emmit's total. Barry took a bad team on his back and made them fun to watch for a while. Barry is the best.
Thank you Jammer for your comments. Some of my disdain for Barry is rooted in the fact that he left the team the way that he did. I also feel that if Emmitt was with the Lions, that we would have been to a Super Bowl. I feel that he was that type of leader in Dallas. Sure he was somewhat arrogant, celebrating TDs and keeping balls after he scored. Some of that swagger coulda put the Mid 90s Lions over the top. Nice guys don't always finish first. With Barry, the QB situation, Chris Spielman, and Robert Porcher...we were really lacking go get em lockerroom leaders with swaggar. Most of our players were soft-spoken, like Barry.
I feel you. I was REALLY pissed at him the way he absolutely abandoned us. I would have been fine with it if he was upfront about it at the end of the season, but he waited until just before the start of the next season to announce his intentions, really handcuffing the team. I felt betrayed. I respected his right to retire, but not the way he did it. Wow, I definitely don't share your opinion on that one. But hey, that's what the great Barry Vs Emmitt debate is all about! Thanks for helping me resurrect this 3 year old thread!
Reminds me of the 2004 Pistons. We added one player with lockerroom swagger, a leader whose time had come...and we're over the top. Emmitt coulda done that for the Lions. Thanks...discussing these two is always good.
Big difference in your comparison. With the 2004 Pistons, you're talking about adding an additional piece to the puzzle. With the Lions, you are talking about taking a great player (Emmitt) and substituting him in for the best player in the game at the time (Barry). No way that makes the Lions any better.
I know there's a big difference in the players involved. There woulda been a huge difference in the Lions lockerroom, just like with the Pistons and Sheed being there. By the way, the Pistons did let go of a player when the brought Rasheed aboard.
I've never been able to understand Lions fans for this line of thinking. I don't blame Barry for hanging it up when he did. He gave everything he had to the Lions and Lions fans throughout his career. His team did absolutely NOTHING to support that effort. They rolled with an absolute MORON coach and a brainless and heartless quarterback. The Lions had the best player in the game and perhaps the best running back in history at their disposal and they did absolutely NOTHING to help him win a championship. I'm 100% behind Sanders' decision to walk away from the Lions. In fact, I basically walked away from them too as I now choose to spend my Sundays doing other things rather than watching the "product" that the Ford family puts on the field. Sanders > Smith
Remember that Barry didn't really retire...He walked away from the team 2 days before he was to report to camp. The team had switched coaches to make an improvement. Barry liked ole Wayne-o because he ran a relaxed team. Put under pressure to work hard and follow the rules of a coach who had different ideas, and Barry took off. Also, Barry never really proved to be a leader on the team...the way Emmitt did.
That's the problem...Barry didn't handle his departure the right way. I don't blame him either for walking away but the way he did it showed a lack of respect for the Lion's fans. The Big Buck was one of the most successful coaches in Lions history...but that's more of an indictment of the other coaches, I guess. But he hired Mouse Davis and installed the Run and Shoot. That took some brains...didn't it? Anyway here is a Barry quote taken from wikipedia:
I am sorta curious about why everybody keeps saying emmitt was such a great leader, He had one of the best QB's of the era on his team and from everything i read/saw said that there WR was the leader of the team. You had Jimmie Johnson one heck of a coach (compared to mickymouse ear wearing in detroit) and an owner that I don't like as a person but willing to do just about anything to win. Plug Barry into Dallas and all he would have to do was run... and with the QB WR TE and HB that they had, he'd not had the HUGE bullseye he had on in Detroit.
Have to agree with you about Michael Irvin...Guy had loads of swaggar. Good career numbers too. 750 receptions for over 11,000 yards. Interesting about Troy Aikman. His career high for passing TDs in any year was 23. I guess this is low cause they had a runner who could punch it in. His career season high for passing yards is 3,400. I guess they had a runner who could do it on the ground. Poor guy was CUT from Dallas the day before a 7 year 70 million dollar extension was to kick in. I guess that owner is kinda cheap after all...
From the day Barry came to the Lions, he was my favorite player. He was in a class by himself, right up until the day before the day he left. His reasons might have been good and it is true that he was still in good health with no problems to carry over. That might have been a good time to get out, BUT, the way he did it was a real kick in the teeth. Besides, I always, always wanted to see him in the same backfield as Doug Flutie. The way both of them avoided tackles and made things happen a lot on their own, would have been a joy to see. The opposing teams would have had to assign at least 3 players to tackle each Doug and Barry and let the rest of the team beat them. With decent receivers and fullback, there would have been plenty of open people. Still, Barry was the best.
Looks like I was the first person to respond to this thread 3 years ago and I have not changed my opinion that Barry was better on the field and if he had played in Dallas he might have 25,000 yards.... The only challenge left would be if Barry could go on Dancing with the Stars and prove that the dancing on the field translated to the grace on the floor. If he can't then Emmit wins that challenge debate because after all he did win the trophy. YouTube - Emmitt Smith & Cheryl Burke - Freestyle - Finale - Season 3 YouTube - Emmitt Smith & Cheryl Burke - Season 3 - Championship Moment
Barry would quit after 9 weeks. He'd call up the show complaining that Cheryl Burke isn't a good enough partner... Emmitt won cause winners just win baby......He'd win wherever he plays
Barry Sanders was was completely overrated in Detroit. He lost way too many yards dancing around because he was scared to get hit. Emmitt Smith knew how to follow his lead blockers and hit the hole. He may have only got 3 yards and a cloud of dust, but the Cowboys never went backwards. Barry was just as likely to lose 2 yards as gain 20 yards. On 3rd and short, the Lions would generally have to pass the ball. Why? Because the defense knew it was a running play, they would stack the line, and, if they gave the ball to Barry, he would dance around and make 7 guys miss, and gain zero yards. Punt. When the Cowboys had 3rd and short, they got 2.5 because Smith wasn't scared of contact. He would run the play the coaches called, follow his blockers and hit the hole. Barry would dance, dance, dance, make 7 guys miss and then fall over (or run out of bounds). I don't ever recall Barry lowering his shoulder and getting that tough extra yard. Barry = punt, punt, punt, 50yard TD, punt, punt, punt... Emmitt = 1st down, 1st down, 1st down, 1st down, 2 yard TD, 1st down... That is why the Cowboys win SuperBowls, and the Lions have great highlight reels of Barry. Don't believe me? Then ask yourself if you could ever imagine Emmitt Smith getting -6 rushing yards in a playoff game like Barry did. And before you start thinking: But Dallas had the better offensive line...remember that Emmitt was just as effective when he was on the Arizona Cardinals. Barry had more talent, but Emmitt was the better NFL running back.
This debate will go on forever so maybe we should be debating who had better blockers and Emmitt would definitely win that debate (In Dallas and Arizona) as the Lions to this day still have not mastered how to protect or block for anyone.
Just a guess here... If they traded uniforms and all else was equal, I would say that neither guy could improve on the other's stats. Emmit's style seemed better for the Cowboys and Barry's seemed better for the Lions. Unfortunately, that means that Barry was better at playing smear the (guy with the ball) and Emmit was better at running with blockers.


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If North Surry wants to repeat as conference wrestling champions, the Greyhounds will have to fend off Surry Central and an improving Mount Airy team while heavily retooling the starting lineup.
Gone are co-wrestler of the year Logan Younger as well as Zach Creed, Tyler Dowling, Duke Gregory, Dakota Key and Austin Riggs. Those six young men combined for 204 wins in the regular season against just 77 losses, a winning percentage of 72.6 percent.
Before buying the Greyhounds a funeral wreath, however, remember that North returns six all-conference wrestlers and one honorable mention as well as some good young athletes who had to wait their turn to start.
Coming back from the all-conference team are Austin Rozier, Austin McMillian, Tristen Brannock, Austin Collins, Dalton Golden and Levi Slate, plus honorable mention Devyn Green.
As a freshman, Rozier went 40-9 in the regular season at 106 pounds and was ranked in the top 10 in the state on Retro Rankings.
At 113, McMillian went 45-7 in the regular season, then finished fifth in the state tournament in Greensboro. He begins this season ranked second in 2A.
Brannock finished the conference season at 42-9 then finished sixth in the state at 120 pounds
Collins was second only to Younger in winning percentage as he finished 33-4 (89.2 percent). He began the season at 138, but moved up to 145 pounds in early January. He finished the regular season and conference tournament with 19 straight wins, then he finished fourth in the state at 145.
During that first half of the season when Collins was at 138, Green filled in at 145 and went a respectable 13-5. Then when Collins moved up, Green dropped down in weight and promptly lost four matches in a row.
After adjusting to the weight, however, the freshman won six straight matches and finished the year at 24-15 to earn honorable mention.
Golden stepped into the starting lineup at 152 pounds as a junior and went 25-14. He had an impressive holiday stretch, going 10-1 over the Christmas/New Years time frame.
Slate had a superb season at 170 pounds He went 43-8, but three of those losses came in one day at a holiday tournament on Dec. 22 against ranked opponents.
At the end of the season, Slate defeated Bishop McGuinness' Alexander Valitutto for the conference title. Valitutto lost just six matches in the regular season and tournament, and Slate handed him two of those.
Where the Greyhounds have question marks is the upper end of the weight scale. Younger (182), Riggs (195), Creed (220) and Dowling (heavyweight) have moved on and will be hard to replace.
Slate will move up in weight, Coach Eric Jessup said, maybe as high as 195.
The 182 class probably will be manned by Dakota Goss, a sophomore who was impressive for the Hounds' football team on defense and special teams.
Goss had fives wins at the start of last season at 160 pounds before suffering a rib injury Dec. 10. He sat out the rest of the season as Duke Gregory moved into the starting role and went 21-12.
As for the top two weights, Jessup said he has four young big men who are vying for those spots. Rather than pick a starter, Jessup believes in letting athletes compete head-to-head in a wrestle-off. Those matches will be held Monday before the team hosts two matches on Tuesday.
This is going to be a very interesting year, Jessup said. The guys are either going to be very experienced (including some with 100+ career wins) or very inexperienced.
He said nine of the 14 weight classes could be manned by freshmen and sophomores.
Hopefully these freshmen and sophomores are wrestling like old pros by the new year, he said.
"The conference is going to be tight as a tick this year," he said. Mount Airy is steadily improving and has a lot of young talent coming up through the middle school.
Surry Central should be formidable after going 23-11 last year.
The Golden Eagles only lost two seniors, noted Jessup, and they were both young seniors who hadn't been wrestling long.
East Surry lost state champion Jacob Fregia and state-ranked teammates Greg UpChurch and Chad Woods. However, the Cardinals have several good athletes returning at the lower weights, including sophomores Eddie Nunez (29-8) and Austin Bryant (19-12) and junior Jimmy Speer (23-15).
The Greyhounds open play Tuesday with an alumni night. The coaches have been reaching out to former wrestlers and inviting them to attend two matches against North Davidson and West Davidson beginning at 6 p.m. Surry Central also will take part in the meet against the two nonconference teams.
North and Central will not face each other this time, but will face off on several dates this season.
At the meet, North Surry will unveil three new banners honoring the many conference champions and state qualifiers to come through the program since its inception in 1977.
Jessup thanked former wrestler Jimmy Pippen (Class of '88) for researching the record books and newspaper articles to compile the list.
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I found this site through the "Atheist/Agnostic" category on stumbleupon.com, and when I first saw it, I was truly intrigued. As I poked around a bit, I was astonished at what I found: an online community where rational, logical discussion can be had about religious, social, and political issues - with no fear of the Bible being thrown in my face. After a couple of days of viewing discussions and looking at the photos - some general research, I guess you could call it - I have finally decided to join the community.
That being said, I suppose I should actually introduce myself.
I am an 18 year-old woman who considers herself to be, at this point in time, an agnostic anti-theist of sorts. If you have any questions about that, feel free to ask me. I have noticed, however, that I am starting to lean towards the atheist end of the spectrum, but am currently still questioning things.
As I have just graduated high school this past May, I am still living in a household with my father, stepmother, brother, and step-siblings, who are all actively involved in a local church, which I am still forced to attend on the Sundays I find myself with my father and not at my job. I have yet to approach the topic about my lack of religion with him, and I have no idea how to without getting myself kicked out of my house. If anyone has any ideas, I'd really appreciative, but I'm not hopeful. As for now, my plan is to wait until I leave for college this August.
I look forward to participating in discussions soon.
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Welcome Kelsey! Glad you decided to take the plunge! :)
Thanks! It's nice to be here!
Two points:
While I don't know your situation, it will (in all likelihood) profoundly change your family dynamic if you tell your dad that your agnostic. So, think hard about whether or not you want to.
An Atheist IS an agnostic. God is simply very, very, very improbable. If I told you that there was a pink teapot the size of a planet 1.5 light years from the earth, you'd say "BS!". God is a super-intellect that exists outside of the confines of space and time. Both notions are apparent nonsense. But, hey, if there is proof.... That said, a Scriptural God can be definitively dismissed (due to the paper trail).
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Of course it might be very safe to assert that there is such a planet at 1.5 LY out, if you do fail to mention its location. The 'truth' of the assertion might take sometime before the disconfirmation. It is unclear if the present deep sky surveys can determine 'shape' at present state of the art. Asking researchers to start looking for 'tea pots', might be meet with, 'Wow we never thought of that!'. Discounting it because it seems absurd, might be ok. If memory serves, I think there are some asteroids that have strange shapes, but please do not qoute me..LOL.
Would the 'tea pot' shape be an indication of 'intelligence'?
Sure, the "teapot" thing is a metaphor for an absurd statement. God is a super-intellect that exists outside of the confines of space and time. And, that is inherently absurd. It could be proven true: I'm not holding my breath.
I keep thinking that this point was made in the 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.
Agnosticism is the view that the truth values of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—are unknown or unknowable.[1][2] Agnosticism can be defined in various ways, and is sometimes used to indicate doubt or a skeptical approach to questions. In some senses, agnosticism is a stance about the difference between belief and knowledge, rather than about any specific claim or belief. In the popular sense, an agnostic is someone who is undecided about the existence of a deity or deities, whereas a theist and an atheist believe and disbelieve, respectively.[2] In the strict sense, however, agnosticism is the view that human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify the belief that deities either do or do not exist. Within agnosticism there are agnostic atheists (who do not believe any deity exists, but do not deny it as a possibility) and agnostic theists (who believe a deity exists but do not claim it as personal knowledge).
Types of agnosticism
Agnosticism can be subdivided into several categories, some of which may be disputed. Variations include:
Agnostic atheists are atheistic because they do not have belief in the existence of any deity, and agnostic because they do not claim to know that a deity does not exist.[16]
The view of those who do not claim to know of the existence of any deity, but still believe in such an existence.[16]
Apathetic or pragmatic agnosticism
The view that there is no proof of either the existence or nonexistence of any deity, but since any deity that may exist appears unconcerned for the universe or the welfare of its inhabitants, the question is largely academic.[17]
The view that a coherent definition of a deity must be put forward before the question of the existence of a deity can be meaningfully discussed. If the chosen definition is not coherent, the ignostic holds the noncognitivist view that the existence of a deity is meaningless or empirically untestable.[18]
A.J. Ayer, Theodore Drange, and other philosophers see both atheism and agnosticism as incompatible with ignosticism on the grounds that atheism and agnosticism accept "a deity exists" as a meaningful proposition which can be argued for or against.
Strong agnosticism (also called "hard," "closed," "strict," or "permanent agnosticism")
The view that the question of the existence or nonexistence of a deity or deities, and the nature of ultimate reality is unknowable by reason of our natural inability to verify any experience with anything but another subjective experience. A strong agnostic would say, "I cannot know whether a deity exists or not, and neither can you."
Weak agnosticism (also called "soft," "open," "empirical," or "temporal agnosticism")
The view that the existence or nonexistence of any deities is currently unknown but is not necessarily unknowable; therefore, one will withhold judgment until/if any evidence is available. A weak agnostic would say, "I don't know whether any deities exist or not, but maybe one day, when there is evidence, we can find something out."
The view that universal ethics and love can guide actions more effectively than questioning the existence of deities. A spiritual agnostic would say "It doesn't matter which religion you might follow, nor does it matter whether or not you believe in God. What matters is what you do, not what you believe."[19]
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities.[1] In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities.[2][3] Most inclusively, atheism is simply the absence of belief that any deities exist.[3][4][5] Atheism is contrasted with theism,[6][7] which in its most general form is the belief that at least one deity exists.[7][8]
Ignosticism or igtheism is the theological position that every other theological position (including agnosticism and atheism) assumes too much about the concept of God and many other theological concepts.
It can be defined as encompassing two related views about the existence of God:
Some philosophers have seen ignosticism as a variation of agnosticism or atheism,[1] while others have considered it to be distinct. An ignostic maintains that they cannot even say whether they are a theist or an atheist until a sufficient definition of theism is put forth.
Personally, I would encourage you to wait. However, how are you managing college? Are your parents helping pay for college? If so, there might still be an issue. As many in The Clergy Project have found, the consequences of "coming out" can be significant and wide reaching. It is really each individual who has to make a decision based on their own circumstances, whether they can risk it. There is a lot to be said for the courage to come out and being willing to sacrifice for the cause of secularism in the US, but in the end it is your own precious life that you must consider.
You should have a backup plan to deal with the possible fall out.
Welcome to Think Atheist Kelsey. I agree. This community is amazing!
Dear Kelsey:
You could just wait till you are ready to leave home, but I understand that that could be hard. Both my parents were educated at catholic schools, but my mother was well read and had suffered severly from several family deaths, my father was not well read and just mostly repeated what he was taught.
It is unclear how each of us come to our realizations. I expect that it is rather individualized. For me, is was my science interest, deaths in our family, family violence, and watching the lives of others.
Take care
I'm an agnostic atheist, which may sound wishy-washy, but all it means is that it appears to me that there is no theistic deity, but my mind is open to evidence which, at this time, I can't even imagine.
Most of us here are pretty hard-headed in our atheism, but you'll run into the occasional theist wanting to prove his faith by walking into the lion's den, and then there are a few new-agey soft-in-the-skull types who will bring up "evidence" they found on Youtube or the SyFy channel for spirits or alien visitations. If you dismiss them, they'll accuse you of not having an open mind (even though you may be here in the first place due to changing your mind about theism).
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Its all you. Everything.
Everything is a projection of you.
Yes, it may be out there as well,
and, if there is any judgement, what so ever,
everything you are seeing and experiencing is you.
That's not so convenient is it - makes your reality, your responsibility.
And have you noticed, even when you get your way,
the feeling good does not last long.
In no time at all, up pops another problem/desire.
Please consider: there is no such thing as a problem.
What is called a problem is just a fact that is not being accepted for
what it is.
Test that out with some things that your are calling a problem in your
Isn't the discomfort because your mind wants the situation to be different
from the way it actually is?
And isn't your mind telling you that your way is 'right'?
(The anatomy of an argument?)
Please consider this possibility - your mind cannot comprehend itself.
Your mind does not know it is a mind. (It assumes it is God!)
Not your particular mind - because your mind says you are inferior?
That is what I am attempting to share with you - your mind is telling you
'what is' - the same way 'God' does.
So imagine - everything 'out there' is 'in there.'
So, once again, if you are judging that someone is selfish,
it is your selfishness you are experiencing.
They maybe as well, but if there is judgement,
it is your judgement you are experiencing.
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The M16 is the standard issue assault rifle for the US military.
Manufactured by Colt, the M16 series fire the 5.56x45mm NATO round, which is accurate but lacks stopping power. It comes in safety, single, and 3-round burst trigger groups (except for the M16A3 which is automatic.) Auto fire was not used as it was deemed a waste of ammunition (and it usually is). The original M16 was notoriously unreliable, due to low-quality ammunition, nagging issues with the ammunition feed, and the fact that the weapon was advertised as 'maintenence-free' (lol). The M16A1 introduced the foward assist, which was used to clear the front section of the gun in the event of a jam. After Vietnam, new ammunition was developed, which required a modification to the rifling. This, along with other changes, created the M16A2. Later, the M16A4 was adopted, featuring (among other things) full modding capability with Picatinny rails, which were already a feature on the M4A1. Contary to popular belief, as long as you keep them clean the newer models of the M16 don't jam all that often. Also, unlike what someone else claimed, a good buttstroke with the '16 can ruin someone's day. It's quite a sturdy weapon. The carbine version of the M16 is the M4 (burst)/M4A1(auto). The Marines train to shoot with the M16 up to 500 meters.
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The US service rifle in use since 1965. The M16's original design proved to be jam prone (complicated by poor ammunition and improper cleaning instruction) and was superceded by the M16A1. The M16A1 was a fully automatic rifle with a chrome lined barrel for increased reliability.
The M16A2 was the next major model which had an improved sight, the optional addition of a brass deflector for left-handed shooters a 7-in-1 rifiling, and, most notibly, a three-round burst limiter. The next model of the M16 (the M16A3 or M16A4 I cannot find reliable sources on either even Colt) eschews the burst limiter and adds a P-rail inplace of the handgrip. The soldier shouldered his M16.
Considered the largest leap in technological advancement of weaponry. The M-16 introduced the 5.56x45 which replace the large 7.62x51 used in the M14. The smaller round fired at a velocity of 3,100 feet per second and when entering the human body, it would fragment into 3 pieces creating an extremely large wound channel with a much lighter kick and more accuracy. M-16 was noted as an unreliable rifle during Vietnam. The reason for this is because of the ball powder that they used in the ammunition. It would swell up causing the casings to bend and stove-pipe in the chamber. After introducing the new stick powder ammunition, reliability problems faded away slowly. The M16 evolved from a light select-fire (semi-auto/auto) to the M16A2 which included a steel barrel, more rifle twist for increased accuracy and velocity, and three-round burst instead of automatic which although sounds worse, troops prefer three-round burst over automatic any day. The most recent addition to the armory was the M16A3(Auto)/A4(Three-Round Burst) which includes a removable carrying handle with a rail system on top of the reciever to mount any optic that accepts standard rails. The M16A4 also includes the KAC M5 rail system which allows you to mount lasers, flash lights, vertical grips, etc., allowing the M16 to be more of a modular weapon for each soldier. The U.S. Marine single handed took down a platoon of insurgents with his M-16.
The M-16 is a "gas operated, air cooled, light weight, hand held, shoulder fired rifle capable of firing a 5.56 mm ball, tracer, dummy, blank, or plastic trainer round. It is able to fire on semi-automatic (full auto depending on version), or three round burst mode. It has a muzzle velocity of 3100 fps capable of firing rounds up to 3600 m and is effective on point targets to 550 m and on area targets up to 800 m."
In short, it is the general issue weapon of choice for all branches of the United States military as well as many of the third world countries that we have so boldly entrenched ourselves into over the past 5 decades that we now call "allies". It is accurate only in the hands of someone who knows how to use it... as with ALL firearms. It is not necesarily heavy but is quite awkward and slowly becoming outdated. The M-4 should have become the general purpose weapon of choice 5 years ago. Little known fact - the M-16 was not designed to inflict casualties, it was designed to inflict injuries... slightly scary how cruel that is if you think about it long enough... which i have. The M-16: It is my best friend and my worst enemy... and the only one i can rely on other than myself to get me out of this hell hole.
M-16 is the military designation for a lightweight, magazine fed, gas operated, shoulder-fired weapon designed for kicking some serious ass. It was introduced by ArmaLite in the late 1950's as the AR-15. The M-16 is an effective tool for negotiating with terrorists.
The U.S. Military's standard issue assault rife, fires 5.56x45mm ammo. Developed to replace the M-14 Rifle that fired larger heavyer 7.62x51mm round. The original M-16 was first issued in Vietnam in 1965 and was prone to jamming because of the gunpowder used in the bullets, the fact that no cleaning kits were issued at first, also the soldiers using them were told it was so "space age" that it didn't need to be cleaned. It was also the first assault rifle issued en-masse to use plastic/fiberglass parts. Soldier 1: OH SHIT VC'S ALL AROUND US!
Soldier 2: HOLD THEM OFF! Soldier 1: WITH WHAT?! Soldier 2: USE YOUR M-16! Soldier 1: OH FUCK, ITS JAMMED!!! |
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