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Welcome to a March making of Twitter Thursdays, in which we highlight some of the latest "tweets" from the top MBA programs on Twitter. If you want to stay on top of our updates, special prizes, admissions tips and breaking news, be sure to check Clear Admit out on Twitter. We've also created several lists related to MBA admissions to ease your daily access to breaking news from the top MBA programs.
In addition to expanding on being "Students Always," Rich Lyons, the Dean of the Haas School of Business, plugged a professor's take on innovation. Amidst his heavy reading, the Dean of the Darden School of Business, Bob Bruner, took some time to roll the dice in Monopoly with some students. Meanwhile, the Dean of UCLA / Anderson, Judy Olian, rubbed elbows with Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" director, and Hillary Clinton this week. James Barker, MBA Admissions Coordinator at Cambridge / Judge Business School, headed to an interview day dinner with prospective MBA candidates.
If you're interested in a career in finance, Chicago Booth is running a live chat with students on the same path on March 12th. As covered by Clear Admit, INSEAD has a slew of events lined up for Women's History Month. A package deal: Duke / Fuqua shared a partner's perspective in choosing a b-school. In addition to highlighting how prospective applicants can learn more about the school, Columbia Business School posted several videos to current students professing their love for the MBA program.
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Salt & Pepper Kugel with Roasted Garlic
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Salt & Pepper Kugel with Roasted Garlic
For an elegant presentation twist divide the batter among jumbo muffin tins that have been greased with cooking spray and bake as directed.
- Ready Time : 0 min
- Cooking spray
- 10 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 (16-ounce) package fine egg noodles
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- Pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9 x 13inch baking dish.
Place garlic in the baking dish in a single layer and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 15 minutes, until garlic is soft. Remove garlic from the oven, mash and set aside. Raise the oven temperature 350 degrees F.
Meanwhile boil egg noodles until just tender. Drain and toss with vegetable oil and set aside.
In a large bowl lightly beat eggs with salt, black pepper, and cayenne if desired. Stir in garlic, followed by noodle mixture until well combined. Spoon into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour.
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I love roasted garlic – this recipe will be a hit I just know it. I might add some sauteed leeks as well for a little color and substance.
This will be a sure fire hit, I make this kugel in a large pyrex all the time, but never thought to add the garlic or cayenne pepper. We already love potato kugel cups, this will be our new "kugel muffin" for the holidays (of course we will also have potato kugel muffins and squash kugel muffins.)
Kids love finger food! Even the "big" kids!
If u line the pan with a parchment paper and put water under the parchment paper your kugel will be so soft !!!!

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Luc Richard Mbah-a-Moute will miss his 2nd straight game with a strained left groin. #twolves #sixers #nba
Fox Sports "For Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, the whirlwind continues to gust. The newest Timberwolves player didn't expect anything but a frenzy when he was traded Nov. 26 from Sacramento in a straight-up exchange for Derrick Williams. But more than a month later, the versatile, defensive-minded Mbah a..." January 03
Minneapolis Star Tribune "The Wolves have rare back-to-back practice days before Saturday's game against Oklahoma City and they used Thursday's to get Chase Budinger and Ronny Turiaf a lot of run in full-court 4-on-4 contact scrimmaging as both injured players prepared for their returns. When I asked if there's a chance..." January 03
Fox Sports North "There's nothing quite like an international excursion to become acquainted with the colleagues. In Luc Mbah a Moute's case, he received a little more than he'd expected when he and his new Timberwolves teammates were asked to exit a smoke-filled gym about an hour before game time Wednesday in..." December 07
Minneapolis Star Tribune "Luc Mbah a Moute walked out of the Timberwolves locker room about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. He looked both ways down the hall, hesitated. Then he had to ask directions. "How do I get to the court?" he asked a member of the team's PR staff. Just another step in a hectic day that had Mbah a Moute —..." November 28
Luc Mbah a Moute passed his physical today, BTW, but #Twolves still haven't said if he'll be available for tonight's game against DEN.
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For the first time in ages, Congress seems primed to address immigration reform. American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman told members of Congress that an agricultural guestworker program needs to be part of any new immigration plan. AFBF's Johnna Miller has that story.
|In a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation testified that changes to the nation's immigration policy must also address the workforce needs of the nation's farmers and ranchers.
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|Stallman told the committee that a coalition of farmers & ranchers from around the country, growing the gamut of commodities, as well as labor unions and worker advocates, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle, are working together to come up with a plan to create such a system. It would be administered by the Agriculture Department and eventually replace the antiquated H-2A program that currently regulates agricultural guestworkers.
|It would provide workers job portability and the freedom to quit and leave for other positions if they wish – a right they currently do not have under H-2A. Importantly, it would broaden the program to all of agriculture, including year-round jobs. There is currently no program, even H-2A, which provides this opportunity to workers or employers. It would allow employers to offer a contract for certain jobs but would not require workers to take such positions, an option they currently do not have.
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Gilbert man handcrafts wooden toys for holidays
John Shepard loves his old school version of Santa's workshop.
"It smells good, it feels good."
"It" is wood, specifically pine. That's what Shepard uses inside his Gilbert workshop to create rocking horses, giraffes, bears and more. His toys don't talk and you can't press a button to make a noise, but it's the simplicity that makes them so special.
"That gives you time for your imagination to make bells and whistles and do things, doesn't it?" he said. "The kids actually really enjoy that. They enjoy the stimulation of their imagination."
Shepard's love for woodworking began as a child. While many fathers and sons play ball together, Shepard and his dad make rocking horses.
"There's a comfort in a wooden toy that you don't in a plastic toy."
Shepard makes rocking horses, tables and chairs, and push and pull toys starting at $15.


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Ryan Seacrest Is The Latest Victim of "Swatting"
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest is just the latest in a long line of celebrities who have been "swatted" police are saying.
In recent months, over a dozen celebs have been hit wit the prank, but of late, the frequency has ramped up considerably with Seacrest being the 6th target within the last week.
Strangely enough, Seacrest was hit just hours after he discussed the concept of the prank on his radio show with comedian Russell Brand.
"Swatting,' I don't like the word very much. Swatting, obviously what you do to insects or a passing bottom," Russell joked to Ryan on KISS-FM (102.7). "If all swatting attacks are this unnoticeable, I'm ready for war because I didn't even know it had happened. I still don't know what a swatting attack is."
The origin of the prank lies in the kind of calls that are made to law enforcement that elicit a SWAT-team like response because of their seriousness.
For example, Selena Gomez's home was visited by police after a call alleged that "someone had been killed inside the residence and there was a threat to burn the home down."
So far, the celebs victimized by swatting are, Justin Bieber, Ashton Kutcher, Selena, Chris Brown, Tom Cruise, Simon Cowell, Miley Cyrus and the Kardashians.
Hopefully, this uninspired and lazy method of pranking will lose momentum quickly.
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Expert backs Taser safety record at Barrow dad's inquest
Last updated at 17:14, Tuesday, 29 January 2013
TASERS have been shown to be remarkably safe, an expert told the inquest into the death of a dad who died after one of the weapons was used on him.
Dale Burns, 27, was tasered four times in less than a minute before dying in Furness General Hospital on August 16, 2011.
The bodybuilder – who had taken a drug called "madcat" – was tasered by a police officer at his flat in Hartington Street, Barrow.
Mr Burns was then driven in the back of a police van to FGH where he went into cardiac arrest and died.
Yesterday, Professor Rod Flower, chair of the government's science advisory committee on the medical implications of less lethal weapons, said there was little evidence of a direct link between cardiac problems and Tasers.
"(Tasers) have been fired thousands of times in the UK and there are only four accounts of deaths associated with them," he said.
Prof Flower said these deaths had not been shown to be directly caused by Tasers, with one person dying due to self-inflicted wounds and another due to a history of heart problems.
Deputy Chief Constable Simon Chesterman, of West Mercia police, who leads the working group on Tasers for the Association of Chief Police Officers, told the inquest shocking people multiple times "should be avoided" but was lawful if justified.
The inquest has heard the officer who tasered Mr Burns did not give him a warning. DCC Chesterman said although people should be warned if at all possible, sometimes "there just isn't time".
Mr David Lock, representing Mr Burns' two children Ethan, three, and Honor, five, put it to DCC Chesterman that one of the options open to police had been to leave Mr Burns alone.
DCC Chesterman replied: "Those officers could have turned around and left him and he could have come to harm and we could be sitting here having an inquest about the police walking away and leaving him," he said.
The inquest, which is being held in the County Hall, Kendal, is expected to finish next month.
First published at 16:36, Tuesday, 29 January 2013
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The man had a long history of abusing illegal and then so called 'legal highs' and died because of that. The medical facts are that the taser did not kill him the drugs did......it's very sad indeed and I feel for his family and friends but stop look for fault in the authorities....the inquest was transparent and all the facts know, stop spinning the truth
A very sad case of a young life lost for no reason. The media would do better to label this muck "Knocked up in a filthy garage in Amsterdam" rather than "Designer Drugs". It conveys the image of coolness and acceptability, when it is so far from that, and it has cost this poor family their loved one.
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Jenna Bush Hager gives birth to first child Margaret Laura 'Mila' Hager
Jenna Bush Hager and her husband Henry Hager have welcomed their first child to the world: daughter Margaret Laura 'Mila' Hager. The news was announced by Hager's father, former president George W. Bush.
"[Wife] Laura [Bush] and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our grandchild, Margaret Laura 'Mila' Hager," Bush wrote on his Facebook. "Mila, daughter of Jenna and Henry Hager, is named for her grandmothers. She was born last night, April 13, at 8:43pm in New York City. We met our beautiful granddaughter today. Jenna and Mila are healthy. And our family is elated."
This is Hager's first child with her husband. She didn't know the sex of her child prior to giving birth, but admitted to People that she was hoping to have a daughter. Hager shared that she was expecting on "Today" back in December.
"We're so excited and nervous about it," the "Today" correspondent said at the time. "I'm a first-time mom, but it's something I've always wanted. I'm a teacher and I love kids."


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How to make sure you sing in tune?
Do you always sing out of tune? Don't worry because you are not alone. Most of the beginners always have trouble in finding the right tune and even experienced singers do face certain situations. Singing in tune means being able to hear the note being played and being able to give the right notes by using your voice. The voice should not be over the top and below the notes so that you can sing in tune. For some, it can be frustrating to achieve but there are methods or ways they can follow to aid there singing problems.
Sing with instruments
You can learn how to play musical instruments if you have the dedication to do this or you can ask for friends or relatives to help you sing while they play the musical instruments. In this method, you will be able to recognize the note clearly and you will respond rightfully. Sing the song where you are comfortable and try to replicate the note being played, click here for TheSingersCorner.com - a website about how to sing.
Sing along with a recorded music
If you don't have musical instruments at your home, you can alternatively use a recorded music. You just simply sing along with the music and determine if your voice matches the tune of the song and if not, keep on singing the song until you clearly hear that you are in tune.
Join Glee Clubs or Choirs
Joining such group even if you are a beginner will help and teach you sing in tune. It doesn't necessarily mean that if you want to join a choir, you have to be good. There is always room for improvement even for experienced singers. People can determine whether there is one out of tune singing in a choir because the purpose of the choir is to have harmony. There are rehearsals done by choirs to master their craft.
Singing out of tune doesn't mean that you are not a good singer. It only means that you need to master your ear in listening music or songs and to determine the right voice for the notes. Just keep on practicing and singing will definitely be your nature and explore more details about How To Sing better.


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'Twilight' massacre thwarted: Mother turns son in
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting attacks at a movie theater and Walmart store legally bought the guns he allegedly planned to use, despite being forced to undergo a psychiatric exam three years ago after stalking a store clerk he said he planned to kill, authorities said.
Blaec Lammers, 20, was arrested last week after his mother told police she feared he was planning an attack. Authorities say Lammers told investigators he planned to open fire during a showing last weekend of the new "Twilight" film and then inside a nearby Walmart in Bolivar, a town about 130 miles southeast of Kansas City.
Investigators determined he legally purchased two assault rifles, and also had 400 rounds of ammunition. He is charged with first-degree assault, making a terroristic threat and armed criminal action, and remained jailed Wednesday on $500,000 bond.
The case has gun control advocates concerned.
Daniel Vice, a senior attorney for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, said Lammers' case reminds him of what happened before the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. Student gunman Seung-Hui Cho, who fatally shot 32 people before killing himself, was able to buy two guns even though he had been ruled a danger to himself during a court hearing in 2005.
"We've seen it before," Vice said. "We've been trying to fix this."
The National Rifle Association didn't respond to a phone message seeking comment. Lammers' attorney, DeWayne Franklin Perry, declined to comment about the case.
Lammers' mother said her son had undergone inpatient treatment and has shown signs associated with Asperger's syndrome, borderline personality disorder and other conditions.
"He didn't ask to be born different," Tricia Lammers said at a news conference this week at the National Alliance for Mental Illness in Springfield. "He wanted to be successful and be somebody. Just two weeks ago he asked me - both my kids still call me mommy - he said, 'Mommy, do you think I'm a failure?' I said, 'No, Blaec, I don't.'"
Federal law has banned certain types of mentally ill people from buying guns since 1968, including those who have been deemed a danger to themselves or others, involuntarily committed, or judged not guilty by reason of insanity or incompetent to stand trial.
Lammers was involuntarily committed in 2009, after he brought a knife and rubber mask to a Walmart store and followed around a clerk, according to an arrest report. Lammers, who was 17 at the time, told investigators he was planning to kill the clerk when he heard his name over the public address system and his father hollering at him.
He wasn't charged, but he was involuntarily committed for 96 hours for a mental health examination. In Missouri, hospitals, law enforcement officials and private citizens can request a person be held against his or her will for up to 96 hours if the person appears to be a threat to themselves or others.
But such an involuntary hold doesn't necessarily bar someone from purchasing a firearm, because the federal law requires that a person be "adjudicated as a mental defective," said Trista K. Frederick, a special agent and spokeswoman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms office in Kansas City.
Each state has a system for making a legal determination that a person is mentally defective and submitting those records to a federal database.
Frederick said the ATF looked into Lammers' case but had no information to show he should have been prohibited from having firearms. And the Missouri Department of Mental Health says the state has no central database of orders for 96-hour involuntary mental evaluation commitments.
Mick Covington, executive director of the Missouri State Sheriff's Association, said people don't lose their gun rights in Missouri simply because of such a commitment.


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`x^2=10` Undo the subtraction by adding 10 to both sides
`x=+-sqrt(10)` Undo the square by taking the square root of both sides. Note that there will be two answers -- if x<0 when it is squared the value will be positive.
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This is the first in a series of posts exploring sugar and the sweet sensation. It explains how they impact the brain, and in turn, our behavior. In a sentence, they leaving us wanting more, and send us foraging for more, because they trigger our reward center – the same one targeted by cocaine, heroin, and other addictive drugs. Part II details the mindset changes and perceptual shifts needed to change your relationship with sugar. The rest of the series will will give you actual strategies to implement and offer a 21 day challenge we can do together to experience life without them. You can scroll to the bottom for a table of contents to the series.
This series arises out of what readers have written lately on Mark's Daily Apple about sugar, artificial sweeteners, and their effects on behavior. Specifically, people have written that sweeteners – both real and artificial – cause hunger, cravings, binging, or other regressions in their eating habits. Let's look at some of the discussion:
- Andrew wrote that tasting anything sweet, whether it real or artificial, makes him hungry. When he was experimenting with intermittent fasting, he ran two sub-experiments. In one of them, he rinsed his mouth with sugary iced tea and spit it out without swallowing any. Within 20 minutes, intense food cravings kicked in. In another exeriment (which he ran several times), he did the same thing with artificial sweetener mixed with water. He got the same result.
- Nicole wrote, "I gave up Stevia because any added sweeteners mean big trouble for me." Others concurred in the comments to her story: Shary ("replacing sugar with artificial sugar doesn't eliminate the cravings"); Carrie ("Stevia might be healthier than sugar, but for some of us, replacing one type of sweetener with another doesn't eliminate the cravings. It was much too easy to rationalize my way right back into eating sugar and junkfood until I eliminated all sweets").
- In the comments to this post on artificial sweeteners, person after person reported hunger, cravings, overeating, or binging brought on by them. See e.g. Bryce ("I used to use sweeteners like Splenda all of the time, tons of sugar and diet soda. And I would always say 'I don't know why I never feel full.'"); Alyie ("If I chew gum that has artificial sweeteners, or eat sugar free candy, I just start to want real honest to god sugar.").
What's going on here?
When you taste something sweet, does it make you want more sweetness? Does sugar make you crave more sugar? When you stop eating sugar for an extended period, do you stop wanting sugar? What about artificial sweeteners – is their effect on you the same or different?
I need sugar like five times a day. – Kim Kardashian
Why does the mere taste of sweetness send us over the edge? We might think the answer is insulin, but we would be only partially right. It would depend on whether it's real or artificial sugar we're talking about. And then we'd still be missing a huge part of the answer. To find it, we'd have to look to the brain's reward center. Which we'll do right now, in this post. Keep reading and you'll find out why sweets make us want more sweets, pursue more sweets, and eat more sweets.
Quick note: By "us" I mean everyone except the rare outliers who can stop eating sweets after a bite or two and not think about it or get triggered in any way by it. This post isn't about them. It's about everyone else (which includes me).
From your tongue to your brain
For starters, sugar is a palatable food. In everyday language, the word palatable refers to food that tastes good. Scientifically, palatable means more than that. It's used to refer to food that has the capacity to stimulate the appetite, prompt us to eat more of it, and motivate us to pursue it.
You can never get enough of what you don't really need. – U2
For most people, sugar has this capacity. Artificial sweeteners do as well (as we see from the reader statements above). This study shows that they can make us eat more of the sweetened food, because it's less satisfying than real sugar (so we eat more of it to get the same effect).
What follows is a working distillation of a fairly complex process. From it, you'll see why sweets (real and artificial) are crack-like. They're highly salient stimuli that target the same region of the brain as crack (and alcohol and heroin and other highly salient substances). Here's the gist of the process:
- Neurons are transmission cells in the brain. When we taste sweetness, we activate certain neurons in a primitive region of the brain called the VTA (the ventral tagmented area). The neurons produce a neurotransmitter called dopamine and send it along thread-like axons into the nucleus accumbens, the brain's reward center. When that happens, the taste gets our attention and we start liking it.
- At that point, certain structural changes in the brain start happening that set the stage for addiction. Specifically, the VTA neurons send dopamine into the prefrontal cortex (which controls judgment and planning), which in turn instructs the hippocampus (involved in memory) to remember the sensation and the cues surrounding it. Dopamine is also sent to the dorsal stratum (where habit learning occurs), so a sugar habit begins to form, triggered by the surrounding cues. Emotion comes into play as well, because dopamine is sent to the amygdala and anterior cingular cortex (our emotion centers).
- From this process, liking becomes wanting and wanting becomes doing. That's because wanting is the motivational state where we're willing to work for something. This "work" is what scientists call pursuit and acquisition behavior. It's the stuff we do to recapture and experience the liking sensation again and again.
- Key point: It's not just the reward itself and our memory of it that leads to wanting and doing. The surrounding cues we've remembered do as well, because they cause a dopamine release too – right into the nucleus incumbens – like the actual reward does. So cues themselves take on salience and lead to a dopamine-fueled craving that make us work hard to obtain the reward. For example, the cues surrounding the sweet taste of chocolate – like the time of day when we have it, the people we eat it with, or a place where we buy it – lead to a dopamine release that makes us want chocolate and set about going to get some and eating it.
Thus, we go from tasting sweets to liking and wanting them to actually doing things to get them. Each taste and the cues surrounding them flood the system with dopamine, reinforcing memory, overriding choice, and continuously guiding us and our behavior in the direction of the reward.
This isn't what the brain's reward system is there for. It evolved to give us the motivation to learn and do behavior that brings us what we need. It's a survival mechanism. Highly salient rewards (like sweets, drugs, and other things we can get addicted to) trick the system into believing that they're needed for survival. They capture too much of our attention and push what's actually necessary and useful into the background.
The takeaway
All the foods we like can lead to our wanting them (and to cueing and doing behavior to get them) because the brain's reward system evolved to reinforce behaviors that benefit the species (like eating and sex). But sugar hijacks the system to an unnatural degree, the same way addictive drugs do. It exaggerates the process to the point where we keep seeking out the reward again and again. This is why tasting sweets make us want more sweets, take action to get more sweets, and eat more sweets.
Next up in this series: The mindset changes and perceptual shifts needed to change your relationship with sugar.
OVER TO YOU: What's your experience with sugar – real and artificial. Is sweetness a big part of what you eat or drink? Is there anything you'll only have if it's sweetened (like coffee, for example)? Have you ever paid close attention to how you experience tasting sweets, and what flows from there?
Why Sugar Is So Crack-Like (& What To Do About It) …
Part I How dopamine drives us <= This post
Part II Why perceptual shifts are key
Part III Tools #1 and #2
Part IV Tools #3 and #4
John J. Ratey, M.D., Spark at 50-54, 170-72.
Gary Taub, Why We Get Fat at 142-43.
David J. Linden, The Compass of Pleasure at 15-20.
David A. Kessler, M.D., The End of Overeating at 10-12, 35-38.


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It was a game billed as crucial in the fight for fourth spot, and the manner in which it was played out will have brought back fond memories for Liverpool fans of their famous 4-2 Champions League victory over the Gunners in 2008. But after their embarrassing loss to Oldham in the FA Cup, it was fundamental that the Reds showed they were still up for the fight, which they did with aplomb.
Liverpool supporters will come away from the Emirates slightly disheartened not to have left with all three points, considering the position their team was in after 63 minutes. Although there were many positives to take away from the performance both their players, and their manager, put in.
A friend of mine used to own a T-shirt which depicted a caricature of a former Liverpool manager stuck in a maze with the quote "we've turned the corner" ironically rising out of his mouth. Whilst the man portrayed was in fact Gerard Houllier, it's fair to say that any of the men that have filled his shoes since could equally have been crudely illustrated instead.
That's why the performance and result at Boundary Park on Sunday probably didn't come as such a huge surprise to the Liverpool faithful. Having won four of their last five in all competitions, and off the back of a hugely-impressive result against Norwich, the inevitable murmurs of "they're back" resurfaced at the weekend before quickly being laughed off again on Monday morning.
Brendan Rodgers was surprisingly candid before the Arsenal game in his evaluation of the defeat against Oldham, claiming blame should be placed solely on his shoulders. Perhaps it was a slight backtrack on the comments he initially made, when he slammed the contribution of his younger players - comments that scarily echoed Roy Hodgson's criticism of the Liverpool team that lost to Northampton Town in the Carling Cup - but a side worth roughly £90million should have comfortably seen off the League One team regardless.
Though if Rodgers is to take the blame for the cup exit, then he deserves much credit for the team he chose last night against Arsenal, and the style in which he deployed them.
By dropping Martin Skrtel to the bench in replacement for the evergreen, and ever mouthy, Jamie Carragher, it provided some much needed steel, experience and composure to the defensive line-up. Whilst Andre Wisdom was probably the Reds' weakest link - with his consistent decision to play the ball back to Pepe Reina, instead of getting his head up and playing forward, showing a real sign of his nervousness - he has shown much promise since being pushed into the first team, and will learn an awful lot from the Liverpudlian's presence next to him.
Similarly, Rodgers decision to drop Joe Allen who is still struggling to find his way, in place of a rejuvenated Jordan Henderson, paid real dividends. Rodgers finally seems to be coaching the kind of performances out of the young English midfielder that first encouraged Liverpool to pay £18m for him in June 2011.
By deploying Henderson alongside Lucas and Steven Gerrard in a tightly knit trio, it suffocated Arsenal and prevented the likes of Santi Cazorla and Jack Wilshere to find the space or the deliveries to hurt the Reds. But not only did it press the Gunners into forcing the ball wide, but when the ball was won back Henderson regularly found himself as the spare man between midfield and attack, and provided the service for Stewart Downing, Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez to go off on the break. His passing, movement and energy were impressive all night, with his goal signifying everything that came before it.
Whilst Carragher steadied the back, and Henderson provided the vitality in the midfield, the blossoming relationship between Sturridge and Suarez looked very exciting. In the first half Sturridge was superb playing up on his own, as he regularly tussled with and out-muscled the Arsenal back line, and at times linked very well with Suarez who drifted in from wide to create space.
It was only as Arsenal began to take a firmer grip on the game, and Liverpool grew tired, that Sturridge faded, however the decision to replace him with Jose Enrique - who fans will be happy to see back - and sure up the left side of the pitch, was again a sensible move from the manager. Though, as Suarez was then re-positioned to a lone striker role he became as isolated as he was in the recent league game against Man United, which is something Rodgers will have to address when he tweaks the formation.
Ultimately, although it could be said that throwing away a two-goal lead in two minutes displays the frailties, and perhaps quality, of this Liverpool side, there were certainly many progressive elements to take from the game. The Reds showed an ability to dig in and look dangerous even though they spent large majorities of the match without the ball - something which they have been criticised heavily for in the past for not doing enough of.
As Carragher himself made light of in the post-match interview when receiving the Man of the Match award, a draw is only seen as a credible result on the back of a good performance in the following fixture. Up next for Rodgers' Reds is Manchester City at the Etihad, in what will be an even bigger test of their character in their pursuit for the elusive Champions League positions. If they win there then maybe, just maybe, they'll have begun to turn the corner.


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If the old 'no pain, no gain' adage is true, the Copiah Academy Colonels might have plenty to look forward to when they come to Starkville Academy Friday night for a 7 p.m. battle against the Volunteers.
While Copiah Academy has battled through its first six games of the year with a 3-3 overall record, the Colonels have unfortunately been saddled with injury after injury, leaving head coach Scotty Cline plugging holes.
"We've had a ton of injuries," said Cline. "We lost a quarterback right off the bat, who had a car wreck and broke his femur. We've got a dislocated kneecap, a dislocated shoulder, two dislocated thumbs and another broken femur. But with what all these guys have gone through, they play hard.
"We've had to move a lot of people around to positions they're not used to playing, so everything's kind of sharpened everyone's concentration up a little bit."
The positional shake-ups have still left the Colonels highly competitive. The team has wins over Oak Forest Academy, Central Hinds Academy and Leake Academy.
Copiah's losses this year have come courtesy of Brookhaven Academy and conference foes Jackson Prep and Presbyterian Christian.
As Copiah has fought through its schedule, as well as its laundry list of aches and pains, the Colonels have had to rely heavily on a pair of their seniors.
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"They've both been doing good things for us this year," said Cline of Miller and Whitehead. "They're both seniors so they've got a lot of snaps under them and bring that leadership."
Cline hopes that Miller and Whitehead can help push the Colonels back above .500 this week against the Vols.
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The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has honored six priests of the Diocese of San Jose as members of the Papal Household with the title of "Monsignor," for which Bishop Patrick J. McGrath nominated them in anticipation of the 30th anniversary of the diocese.
"These priests have given exemplary service in the many pastoral and administrative positions in which they have served," Bishop McGrath said.
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Kagamil Island lies near the NE end of the Islands of the Four Mountains archipelago in the central Aleutians, between Chuginadak and Uliaga Islands. The southern half of 5 x 10 km Kagamil Island contains two undissected cones of postglacial age with small summit craters. The larger, 893-m-high cone is located at the SE end of the NNW-SSE-trending volcano. Arcuate ridges at the northern and southern ends of the island suggest a possible earlier caldera. Hot springs and fumaroles occur along a steaming beach at the SE coast. The early explorer Veniaminof (1840) indicated that Kagamil formerly "flamed and smoked," but the only eruptive report is of unspecified activity in 1929 (Coats 1950).
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|The southern half of 5 x 10 km Kagamil Island in the NE part of the "Islands of Four Mountains" group contains two undissected cones of postglacial age with small summit craters. The larger, 893-m-high cone (center) is seen here from the SW and is located at the SE end of the NNW-SSE-trending volcano. Hot springs and fumaroles occur near the SE coast. The early explorer Veniaminof indicated that Kagamil, also known as Kigamiljach, formerly "flamed and smoked," but the only eruptive report is of unspecified activity in 1929.
Photo by G. Vernon Byrd, 1972 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, courtesy of Alaska Volcano Observatory).
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Coats R R, 1950. Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc. U S Geol Surv Bull, 974-B: 35-47.
Henning R A, Rosenthal C H, Olds B, Reading E (eds), 1976. Alaska's volcanoes, northern link in the ring of fire. Alaska Geog, 4: 1-88.
IAVCEI, 1973-80. Post-Miocene Volcanoes of the World. IAVCEI Data Sheets, Rome: Internatl Assoc Volc Chemistry Earth's Interior..
Miller T P, McGimsey R G, Richter D H, Riehle J R, Nye C J, Yount M E, Dumoulin J A, 1998. Catalogue of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska. U S Geol Surv Open-File Rpt, 98-582: 1-104.
Motyka R J, Liss S A, Nye C J, Moorman M A, 1993. Geothermal resources of the Aleutian arc. Alaska Div Geol Geophys Surv, Prof Rpt, no 114, 17 p and 4 map sheets.
Smith R L, Shaw H R, Luedke R G, Russell S L, 1978. Comprehensive tables giving physical data and thermal energy estimates for young igneous systems of the United States. U S Geol Surv Open-File Rpt, 78-925: 1-25.


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From the look of my kids' school, you'd never know Christmas is right around the corner.
There are no wreathes. No boughs of holly. No construction paper cut-outs of Christmas trees, reindeer, or Santa. No Christmas carols at music time. No secret Santa gift exchanges.
In my opinion, this is exactly as it should be.
It doesn't mean that the kids don't learn about each other's holiday traditions – they do. I spoke about Chanukah to both my children's classes, and I know they are also studying Christmas and Kwanzaa. But there's a big difference between learning about a holiday and letting that holiday infiltrate the entire school.
The reality is, not everyone celebrates Christmas. If there were Christmas decorations everywhere, it would send a message to the non-Christmas children that the school is not equally theirs – that they belong there just a little less than the Christian children do.
Even if the school had decorations for all the winter holidays – construction cut-outs of menorahs and kinaras alongside those Christmas trees, for example – some kids would still be left out. After all, some religions don't celebrate holidays at all.
Some people may argue that this approach takes all the fun out of school. I disagree. The kids have plenty of fun celebrating winter. There are still parties on the last day of class before Winter Break. They still do activities with winter themes. And as I said, they learn about each other's holidays, from an educational perspective.
But they don't beat everyone over the head with Christmas, which is what it felt like when I was a kid. I appreciate this a lot. But then, I'm a firm believer in the separation of church and state.
What's your opinion?
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Christmas doesn't belong in public school
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From the look of my kids' school, you'd never know Christmas is right around the corner.
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Beautifully and intelligently written!! I feel EXACTLY the same way!!
When I was in elementary school, we did mostly Christmas and Chanukah stuff, but in highschool they did decorations for everything. There were banners that said "happy Kwanzaa", "Happy Chaunukah", and "Happy Eid-al-Adha" in January… Those are the ones I remember. Oh, they also had some that just said "Happy Winter Holidays". We sang songs for a lot of the different holidays in my Chorus group. We lit a menorah while singing a Chanukah song, we did a neat little dance with pretty silk scarves while singing a Kwanzaa song… It was fun. We learned a lot about other cultures that way.
I agree 100 percent!! We are not religious at all but we do celebrate christmas in a comercial way because its EVERYWHERE! I dont want to explain to my children why everyone else it seems celebrates but we do not so we celebrate our own christmas. But if it wasnt everywhere we would not celebrate it at all
You're absolutely right and the American Family Association has got it ALL WRONG.
"We lit a menorah while singing a Chanukah song"
all well and good except there are prayers that are supposed to be said or sung while lighting the candles of the menorah. not to mention, lighting the menorah is a religious observance. it's not like turning on christmas tree lights or opening presents. it's a symbol of faith.
so for non-jews to light a menorah and pretend it's actually an affront to jews and to their god.
this is why religion and religious holidays don't belong in schools. reading about them and teaching about them is great. i always loved when we finally got a break from all the christmas stuff and got to play dreidel for choclate gelt. but actually celebrating these holidays in schools is actually an insult to many who are truly faithful and just a slap in the face for those who don't celebrate any holidays.
I'm sorry I don't agree. When I was in school, there were menorahs next to the Christmas trees. Now, my daughter goes to my same school, and next to those two is a Kinara. To the best of my recollection, there was never any talk of Christmas being about the birth of Christ when I was there and I'm pretty sure there isn't any now. It's about Santa Claus and giving/getting gifts and pretty lights. And everyone participates – regardless of religion. Don't take the fun out of the holidays for children. All the talk of "separation of church and state" is a conversation for adults to have. Let kids be kids.
I totally disagree! This is what is wrong with this country, we are taking God out of everything…which is why there is a lack of morality anymore. Parties at a public school imo, should represent a bit of each winter custom. At our school, our kids are taught about Kwanza, Hannukah etc…(but nothing about Christianity…heaven forbid we OFFEND someone with Christianity!
Imo, if you are offended by the school's celebration of "winter holidays", you should keep your child home for the day, not spoil it for all of the other kids who enjoy it. It's not as if the day is spent singing Christian Christmas carols! At my DD's school we played dreidel's, decorated cookies, what's wrong with that?
Well, if anyone was bothered by it they didn't say anything. And the kid who lit the menorah was Jewish (we had a pretty good amount of Jewish kids in our school). So it wasn't like "the christians are putting on a show for the jewish people". We had all worked together to pick our songs and decide what dances we would do, etc. So if it was going to offend anyone, the kids in our class who were Jewish had ample opportunity to speak up and say something.
I agree with you 100%! My husband and I send our children to a private religious school because we did want them to learn about our religion in their classrooms. But, I completely agree religion shouldn't be in public schools. And most who disagree would be the first to complain if the school celebrated a religion other than their own.
Amber: I agree with your opinion. I just wish it was easier for parents to have more choice in the classroom. Many people are against school vouchers that help parents pay for private education. I don't know why. Not every school, regardless of faith etc., is right for all kids.
I'd love it if they celebrated Christmas in public schools, but you are right, I wouldn't be crazy about some other religious celebrations.
This would be a great time for you to educate your child yourself about the fact that all people are different and practice different religions and holiday traditions. I'm so tired of having to tip toe around the schools because someone's feelings may be hurt. What a fabulous opportunity to teach your child about tolerance. Just because Christmas decorations are put up at school doesn't mean the school is shoving Christianity down your throat. How many families do you think actually celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas? (sad, but true). It's become a Hallmark holiday for Santa Claus and retailers and I don't see the problem with kids cutting out trees and wreaths from construction paper.
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Are you freakin kidding me?! Christmas doesn't belong in schools? If that is truely what some of you think…then, hello?! Christmas doesn't belong in the White House either. Yeah, right. Let's see that beautiful tradition stop. Maybe we should be reminded that, yes, we do have freedom of religion, however; this is America – a CHRISTIAN NATION. Just like our national language is English. Our currency is the dollar. Our religion is CHRISTIANITY. No, I am not saying to drill Christmas into our children's heads. There are other celebrations out there. When I was in public school, we touched up on each subject. That never changed me, though. I appreciated those differences among all of us. That is what make our country amazing We can learn about Hannaka, kwanza, etc…but dont you DARE say that Christmas DOES NOT belong in public schools.
My parents sacrificed much to put us in a Christian School. We openly celebrated Christmas as the birth of the Messiah. I have always been so thankful that my parents chose religious education for us, and I plan to do the same for mine. I think that 'separation' should stop between not telling us what to do and telling us what we cannot do
I think religion needs to be in schools…Children should be allowed to see things from their own traditions as well as others. Your spiritual well-being is just as important as your mental health or physical health.
While many things in the world are secular, many people are not. We are doing a disservice to our children by keeping religion out of schools. Children have the opportunity to learn friendship and tolerance when they are exposed to new things. They may be more understanding adults.
Heather, America has no national religion, so while a majority of Americans are Christian, we are definitely not a Christian nation.
MichelleC- your parens did the right thing if they wanted their children to be taught in a religious environment. Sorry, but my tax dollars will not and should not be spent to teach religion- any religion.
Sarah- my child can and will learn friendship and tolerance without religion- it is possible to have one without the other.
I think it's sad to not be able to celebrate the holidays in school. What's wrong with just celebrating all of the winter holidays? A complete ban is just silly.
I am endlessly confused by people who say America is a Christian nation – when it was founded on the separation of church and state. Where are you getting this from?
I hate that Chanukkah is built up as this huge Jewish holiday, at the same level as Christmas, just for the sake of political correctness. Newsflash: it's not big nor important in the broad scheme of Judaism. Where's the outrage about teaching kids about Yom Kippur? Rosh Hashanah? Yeah, didn't think so. Since Chanukkah falls near Christmas, all of a sudden there's this hullabaloo about teaching about all holidays equally. Gag. My kids will never go to public school – it just sickens me.
I agree…it's important to teach ABOUT other religions and cultures without endorsing a particular path (unless you have specifically sent your child to a religious school for that reason). My son goes to a Montessori preschool. Montessori is traditionally very secular. They have winter decorations up and have talked about the different celebrations during the winter holiday season, but not celebrated any specifically…and I like that.
Our choices for decent schools in our area are somewhat limited. The public schools are horrid, the private schools are predominately Catholic, and the one that isn't is $11K a year. I hope to expose my children to a vast array of ideas before they get to the point where they're taught just one.
BTW, we are NOT a Christian nation and we do NOT have a (n official) national language. The holiday season does not belong to Christians and you don't have to be religious to celebrate the main tenets of the season.
As I said on PearMama's post above, my kid's (public) school learns about Winter (weather as part of the science curriculum, snowmen and snowflakes as decorations) in the classroom, and about religions (Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa) in their twice-weekly Library Time.
I think it's a good balance. They even had a discussion as to whether the Chanukah story was fiction or non-fiction and decided with guidance from the teacher and librarian that some people believe it's absolutely true and some believe it's just a nice story.
These are second graders.
This is why my kids will be going to Catholic school when it is time for school. While I agree that it isn't right to display any particular religion in a public school our religion is such a big part of who we are as a family that we choose to pay to send them to a school that can display those ideas to them every day.
This is ridiculous! I acutally get sick to my stomach when I read headings like this. I am soooo tired of everything having to be politically correct now a days. And I hope that the people saying that they agree with this do not have a Christmas tree or buy gifts for their children..b/c after all this may "confuse" them right? Please!
Where is the harm in knowledge? Religion is merely part of history, whether it's a history you chose to believe personally or not. Teachers will teach about the crusades, etc, to me understanding why each culture celebrates each holiday just gives children more understanding of the world that will one day be theirs. In order to make things "equal" or "fair" it seems like an injustice is always done to one group or the other. No religion, too much religion, only this religion… There will always be something to complain about and someone to do it readily and loudly. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that I understand both points of view, I just fail to see the harm in knowledge. I don't worry about my child "catching" one religion or another just because he is exposed to it. Don't you worry a little that just as the school may be "shoving religion down their throat" you also may be forcing them into your own way of thinking? I hope to teach my child not to feel persecuted just because he feels offended. If we want to control every element of our child's education and what they are exposed to, best to homeschool them, limit their reading materials, their tv programs, the friends they have, the songs they hear….. Blinding them to the world that is, whether you like it or not, what it is. Ignorance breeds hate and contempt, which tends to be at the root of all violent acts. So I ask again, where is the harm in knowledge? In celebration?
Heather. When was it decided that this is a christian nation? Last I knew, it was a nation that allowed for the freedom to choose one's own religion. Just because you can choose what religion to practice doesn't mean it needs to become part of a school's curriculum. And frankly, since our children are so far behind most of the WORLD in education, the time in school is probably better spent on core subjects as oppossed to making decorations for any holiday. The kids can enjoy creative pursuits while learning about famous artists and artistic movements. I have no problem with, and in fact encourage, teaching cultural differences and exposing children and adults to holidays and traditions that they might not learn about otherwise. THere is no need to have the school decked out in holiday garb regardless of the holiday. Use the space and the resources to celebrate what the kids are learning, or community, or seasons, or tolerance or happiness or whatever applies to every student in the school. They took prayer out of school for a ressonp–it isn't bad, it isn't a moral condemnation. it just simplly isn't appropriate in a setting where it forces some to be left out in a place where they are legally obligated to be. There are other forums for religion and holiday beliefs to be expressed openly, beautifully and voiuntarily. I am proud to life somewhere where everyone can believe what they believe and encourage my kids to allow others to be true to their beliefs.
Well said Jessie. I agree 100% and could not have said it better myself.
My son's (public school) kindergarten class is decorating gingerbread houses today. Tonight, they will stand up and sing Frosty the Snowman Up on the Housetop, and Ruldolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
How could this be considered offensive? And what grinch would want to take this away from them?
I don't agree. This country was founded on the christian religion. I respect everyone and their choice of religion and I believe that by celebrating every one of them they way they are intended is more educational. Seperation of Church and State is an adult topic. And to be quite honest, morals and values have declined tremendously since they took prayers and religion out of schools. I am personally going to send my daughter to a christian school because I want her to learn rules, boundaries, and morals.
I am a Catholic and was so appreciative that a parent came to my kid's kindergarden class and to teach about Chanukah. My daughter came home from school and wanted to be Jewish so she could light the candles and have "pinatas." Yes. Pinatas. When I informed her that Jews do not have Pinatas at the Chanukah parties and then was growled at that I was wrong i dropped it. Later I had Rachel Ray on and she was making Potatoe Latkas/ My daughter said "Look mommy! I told you! Rachel Ray is making pinatas for Chanukah." I nearly peed my pants laughing. My parents and sister are Jewish so you bet she is going to be learning how to make pinatas when they visit. I think it is good to learn about different religions. However, it is hard for children that do not celebrate Christmas to be inundated with Santa. It makes them not want to be their own religion. (Take it from me…I was raised as a Jew.) I am thrilled my kid came home from school wanting to participate in Jewish traditions. This parent did a cool think for her kindergarden class. This country was founded on the basis of religious freedom and separation of church and state.
I agree, school isn't a place for religion. If you want to celebrate the birth of Christ, take you kid to church. My boys get the whole season of advent to make crafts in church school, where teachers teach them what the holiday is really about.
Heather- Quite frankly, some of us are really tired of having our religion watered down so that the commercial needs of the non-religious can be happy. We ARE NOT a christian nation. We are a nation founded on freedom of religion, and freedom from the gov't telling us what religion to practice.
BTW- there are a ton of fun ways to celebrate the season without bringing religion into it. I just read about a group who did an indoor snowball fight with shower puffs. Kids can decorate snowflakes, and mittens and all sorts of other winter stuff.
As a public school teacher, it is ludicrous and very close minded to assume that "Separation of Church and State" means "don't educated the students on what beliefs and religious celebrations are, where they came from, and why they are EVERYWHERE in the world, and the freedom of them is what America was founded on" By just 'talking' to elementary school students about religion it is useless. We 'celebrate' by singing songs, and doing dances, and exploring the meanings behind lyrics and art work. We educate on broad themes and basic principles. No where do we tell the students WHAT to believe, that is completely up to their own individual families and their faith. Our job as pulbic school educators is to explain that there are in fact DIFFERENT celebrations during this season. We sing solstice songs, las Posadas songs, Hanukkah songs, winter songs, and YES even a few CHRISTMAS SONGS. We NEVER single out the kids who do not celebrate Christmas, nor do we 'put up' or over celebrate the kids who do. We ALL dance and we ALL SING, we also learn how to sing with proper diction and breath control, and to dance by feeling rhythm and the beat. All these things combine for a more well rounded open minded student.
This post is so depressing. It makes me so glad I'm sending my child to a Christian school where it's OK to be a Christian and love Jesus and celebrate his birth. Heaven forbid a child be allowed to celebrate something and enjoy Christmas without offending someone. Shame on parents who teach their kids to be offended and feel left out when it's absolutely not necessary. If my daughter said, "we're celebrating Kwanza at school today", I'd say that's great and have fun. I wouldn't tell her she's not "allowed" because that's not our religion. Feeling alienated and left out is something kids learn from their parents. They will feel left out if that's what you want them to feel.
If I may, I believe the IDEA that we're a Christian nation stems from the fact that the pilgrims came to the new world to escape religious persecution. (In England, the nation had to practice what the crown practiced). The constitution was based on JUDEO-Christian principles, but allows religious freedom regardless of the form. (An example of this is found in the folding of the American flag: each fold represents ideas to be honored. Among them is a fold that represents God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, as seen by the Christians while another represents God of Abraham as seen by the Jews.)
Hugs4jack, I didn't say anything about teaching religion. I do think there is a difference between teaching religion and teaching about religious customs and the role religion has played in history. My husband went to a public school and there is alot of history that he never learned because of the religious aspect.
Also, the school I attended was founded because a young lady in the parent church was told she was not allowed to read her Bible on her lunch break at school. That is good example of my 'separation' comment.
Eh, I dont get what a big deal it is. Making wreaths and gingerbread houses- how on earth does that make a non-christian kid feel left out? Never have I ever had a student or parent say that to me- and I taught in areas that were mostly catholic or mostly jewish.
Leave religion out, but save the celebrations. Who cares? If you dont agree, homeschool.
As a public school teacher for the past 17! years, I have seen it all change one way and back another. I'm sure it will swing back in favor again. It always does.
At first I didn't agree…but after reading I totally agree!…(I know two friends in grade school that didn't celebrate anything because of religion,I knew kids that celebrated kwanza,and all the other celebrations…but Christmas did rule our school(although we also had other winter themed prodjects like a winter paper quilt in 2nd grade…
First of all, America is not a Christian nation, and there is a clear separation of church and state in our Constitution. Secondly, I know it's exhausting trying so hard to be politically correct, but keep trying. The alternative is being insensitive and downright ignorant. Lastly, in our home we do not tolerate other faiths, we respect them, big difference. When you tolerate something it is because it is a nuisance but you've learned to live with it. When you respect something you appreciate its value.
I think it is one thing to teach ABOUT the religion and a whole different thing to CELEBRATE the religon. Evvone is speaking about actually CELEBRATING Christmas in public schools. Think about it, if your Christian child came home and told you what they learned about Hinduism you'd likely be ok with that. But if your Christian child came home and told you that they did Mantras, you'd be outraged.
Liz, number 31
That's why I'm thrilled that my kid celebrates a number of different religions in Music and Library (and even PE – they dance), in a public school
Amanda, to quote you "I hate that Chanukkah is built up as this huge Jewish holiday, at the same level as Christmas, just for the sake of political correctness. Newsflash: it's not big nor important in the broad scheme of Judaism. Where's the outrage about teaching kids about Yom Kippur? Rosh Hashanah? Yeah, didn't think so. Since Chanukkah falls near Christmas, all of a sudden there's this hullabaloo about teaching about all holidays equally. Gag"
Are you actually Jewish? Because I am and Hanukkah has ALWAYS been a huge holiday in my family, except we don't celebrate it with materialism and gifts. Like all my Jewish holidays they are celebrated with family get togethers and dinners and we take a moment to once again thank g-d for the mircales he has provided us. Also, it is Christmas that falls near Hanukkah, not the other way around. How do you think they came up with the date of the 25th of December – you got, because Hanukkah starts the 25th of Kislev and it made it easier to try to assimilate.
That said, I agree w/Evonne. I have no issue with each holiday being discussed to make kids away, but there shouldn't be any Christmas/Easter/Purim/Hanukkah actual "celebrations" in a public school.
I'd love to see celebrations of what EVERYONE can appreciate, like the changing seasons. Snowflakes, sparkling things, bare trees.
I agree with Evonne 100%. I don't think those beliefs and traditions should be taught as they have nothing to do with school or academics. If you have these traditions then it is more appropriate to teach them at home. I think it is more appropriate to have seasonal parties, I would rather my daughter learn about winter than Santa, which we all know doesn't exist anyway.
I have to disagree with this one. I don't even profess to be a staunch Catholic (we go to Mass a couple of times a year), but I have no problem with Christmas being in public schools.
I don't know about everyone else, but when I was a kid we had Christmas parties at school, and no, those parties had nothing to do with the baby Jesus. They were all about Santa and reindeer and snow. I think that Christmas has a very secular component to it these days. I mean, come on…how religious is a Christmas tree, really?
My best friend growing up was Jewish and you know what, she celebrated Christmas and Chanukah. Her family still got a visit from Santa on Christmas morning because, as her Mom put it, Santa is an equal-opportunity giver.
So, I think there should totally be Christmas, and Chanukah, and any other holiday celebrations in school, because I guarantee that the kids don't get offended by this stuff the way that their parents do. The kids just enjoy having a good time, eating holiday treats, and getting out of schoolwork for a brief period of time. I say that we them, too.
The "celebrations" that take place are not religious at all. There is no setting up of a nativity scene, or lighting of a Menorah, or making a Kwanzaa tree, or lighting bon-fires… What we do is educate the general ideas of WHY the whole world goes crazy at this time with Santa, and Rudolf and Holiday hooplah. We teach Solstice and Equinox throughout the year too, and then we have a Winter Celebration Concert where we sing and dance. It's all about the Season, not the religious connotations… it IS public school, and it's not our place to say which is more important or popular, but just that they exist in the first place.
We make snowflakes and snowmen to decorate the concert hall with, we don't use a "Christmas Tree" but Evergreen trees to show how they last though the winter. I still think I'm failing to see how this is offensive…
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I personally dont think that having Christmas decorations in public schools should offend anyone. What's next?? No signs of Christmas at the post office, hospitals, malls?? Just because you dont celebrate it doesnt mean it should be as if it didnt exist. We chose to send our four year old to Catholic school and I was so happy one day when he came home and recited the prayer he learned..While They dont need to go that far in public school, I dont see anything wrong with displaying the Christmas spirit..
I think celebrating the holidays in elementary school could be a useful way to teach children about other cultures–by embracing those holidays that are important to the majority of students(Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzza etc). As students get older and coursework becomes more rigorous I think it is less important to celebrate holidays in school.
I like getting blasted with nasty comments so I am going to wade into the whole "christian nation" controversy. Our country was founded primarily by Christians. Judeo-christians principles are present in our Bill of Rights and other founding documents. The first people to come to America were Christians who wanted to practice their religion as they saw fit, not to have to abide by the Church of England. Early on some states did look into setting up an official church, but as we know we don't have any of that today. Freedom to practice religion allowed immigrants of other religions to enjoy the benefits of America. America needed immigrants to grow. Initially, at least, most people were Christian. It was considered acceptable in the early days of this country to have The Ten Commandments posted in government buildings and schools. Tell me then how the country was founded on separation of church and state? That is simply not true.
It is also not true that the country belongs only to christians. It belongs to all citizens regardless of faith. However, as the country continues to diversify, I would argue that some elemants of some faiths should not be permitted in the USA. They do not follow judeo-christian values. We don't believe in sacrificing people, polygamy, arranged marriages, honor killings, etc. These are all things that have been part of past or current cultures and religions. At some point we do have to consider what the moral compass guiding our children to be.
Christmas has become so secular with Santa and the reindeer. Many people who celebrate it have no idea what the original intent of the holiday is. While in the past here in the USA, Christians did not celebrate Christmas. I don't think it is worth getting bent out of shape either way unless christianity is singled out to be shunned/criticized.
At the same time, I don't think we should pretend that the live and let be attitude is something we can continue to sustain. Already we have had a judge dismiss a rape claim based of husband against his wife based on sharia law (that decision has since been overturned).
Liz, people have been celebrating the way you describe for centuries. Historically, winter was celebrated because the days start to get longer again and the growing season is coming. These are neutral themes and I believe where the secular side of the season comes from.
I'm just wondering, would you be ok with someone like me coming to your child's class and reading the Christmas story about Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus? I see where you are coming from with this, but so many times people want everything to be SO diverse that it's really just plain stupid. I can remember learning about different holiday things and special guests coming in, but NEVER did a Christian person come in and tell their holiday traditions and why they celebrate. It's funny how there is a double standard about Christians and what they believe. It's great to celebrate everything BUT a Christian Christmas. I swear, things are SO PC these days that it really gets on my nerves.
As a side note, Christmas trees, holiday trimmings, holly, snow, snowmen, snowflakes have NOTHING to do with a Christian Christmas. That's secular Christmas and no one should be offended by that…good grief!
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