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June 29, 2016
Yes, it has been a while since I last posted an update. I've been busy in the meantime, and I'm also happy to report that I now have an actual agent, William Callahan of InkWell Management (so all inquiries should go to him). I'm ecstatic because having William (who is wonderful in a million ways) in my corner makes me feel much more secure about my place in the publishing world.
An agent does not mean I have magically become financially secure, of course, so please continue to send your support and subscribe to my site if you're able. Resources are scarce, and I value the fact that my subscribers have chosen to support my work and donate when they could send their money elsewhere. I can assure you that as soon as I am more steady in my circumstances (finding a stable home and steady work is paramount), I will cease the subscription plans. Until then, please do subscribe if you haven't already. Your support ensures everything from groceries to kitty food to my ability to occasionally just take off to a coffee shop to get writing done in a different location. It also means that the kind of work and analysis I produce and which you've grown to appreciate, the sort you won't find in mainstream media, can continue to flourish.
I'll have a separate post next week on several things going on and how they've affected my writing, in different ways, as well as a list of projects I'm working on. But for now, here's the mother of all updates. As usual, a list of of my work, followed by links to what I'm reading and some items from the archive.
But first: If you're in Chicago on Thursday, June 30, please try to make it to the Chicago book launch of False Choices: The Faux Feminism of Hillary Clinton, edited by Liza Featherstone. The event will be at the In These Times location, 2040 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago. My chapter in the book is titled, "Marry the State, Jail the People: Hillary Clinton and the Rise of Carceral Feminism." Liza Featherstone will be there, along with Chicago's Kathleen Geier, me, and possibly Donna Murch. Doug Henwood will also be there, presenting on his book My Turn: Hillary Clinton Targets the Presidency. This is the Facebook event page.
In other news: my dear friend and colleague Eli Massey, just recently an intern at In These Times, has a fundraiser to get him to Doha, Quatar for an internship at Al Jazeera. Yes, it's an unpaid internship at Al Jazeera and yes, if you're wondering, given my politics on working for free, this is hardly an ideal situation.
HOWEVER: please note that the situation in internships is very different from that of writers. While writers who work for free are people who can afford to do so, interns in journalism who are compelled to take on such internships usually have to in order to gain experience and be more competitive. The situation for journalists who need internship experience is grim: If they don't do what they can to gain experience in the most competitive places, they inevitably lose out to those whose family resources enable them to travel to such places and develop networks.
I have known Eli since he was an undergraduate, and I firmly believe that we need more up-and-coming journalists like him. He is genuinely and passionately interested in Middle East politics and has a tremendous grasp of the issues. We've spoken at length about the matter of internships. I'm not one of those who thinks everyone should "work from the inside," but I am fully confident that he's going to be one of those who resists perpetuating these systems as he moves forward. I believe in him, and I hope you can support him. In doing so, you will be making it that much easier for an exceptional talent to make his way ahead in a career he has been passionate about for a relatively long time, given how young he is.
What I've Written or Appeared In
My work on immigration was quoted in the Spring 2016 issue of The Scholar and Feminist Online, in "Dreaming, Telling, Occupying, and Destroying: Interest Convergence between Militarism and Social Justice in the DREAM Act and the Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," by Gabriel Arkles and Pooja Gehi.
April 6: My review of Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic: Creative Living beyond Fear appeared in the inaugural issue of Current Affairs.
May 11: I wrote this profile of my friend and prison abolitionist comrade Mariame Kaba for Windy City Times as she prepared to leave Chicago to return to her beloved New York City.
May 25: I reviewed Anthropology's Politics: Disciplining the Middle East by Lara Deeb and Jessica Winegar, for one of my favourite publications, Electronic Intifada.
May 29: My review of Timothy Stewart-Winter's book, Queer Clout: Chicago and the Rise of Gay Politics appeared in the second issue of Current Affairs.
May 31: Nico Lang interviewed me for a Quartz piece on "The Hidden Downside to Corporate America's Fight for LGBT Equality."
After Orlando, I appeared on several radio shows, sometimes with comrades, to talk about the effects on the LGBTQ community. We attempted, successfully, to broaden the conversation to questions of migration and to contest the idea of "safety," pointing out that many queers of colour and immigrants never feel safe anywhere, given the regime of surveillance and deportation under which they live.
June 10: Freddie deBoer, always one of my biggest supporters, generously quoted me in this piece, "what would you share with the entire internet?"
June 13: The delightful, excellent, and always spot-on Helen Razer, my Australian twin, reviewed False Choices and kindly mentioned my work.
June 13: I appeared on KPFA Berkeley, on the UpFront program hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert.
June 13: I appeared on the Real News Network, and talked about how Omar Mateen was (initially) framed as a "Radical Islamist" rather than as a homophobe (and the problems with such framings overall).
June 14: I fulfilled a long-held dream of mine, of appearing with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore. We were together on the KPFA "Flashpoints" show with Dennis Bernstein (no relation to Mattilda), and talked extensively about the larger context of radical queer politics surrounding the Orlando shooting.
June 15: I appeared on The Wednesday Show, hosted by Mimi Rosenberg, on WBAI 99.5 FM, NYC, which starts at 6:00 a.m. To listen to the segment, go to the archives, go to June 15, and look for the 6:00 a.m show. My segment starts at the 1:46:20 mark.
June 18: I appeared on the Chicago-based podcast "This Is Hell!" to talk about my chapter on Hillary Clinton, "Marry the State, Jail the People: Hillary Clinton and the Rise of Carceral Feminism," which appears in Liza Featherstone's edited anthology, False Choices: The Faux Feminism of Hillary Rodham Clinton. My thanks to Nathan Cedric Tankus for helping get this out there.
June 22: I appeared again on The Wednesday Show, hosted by Mimi Rosenberg, on WBAI 99.5 FM, NYC, which starts at 6:a.m. This time I was with my friend and comrade Karma Chávez, and we talked about the connections between Orlando and immigration patterns and the US war machine. To listen, go to the archives here, go to June 22, and look for the 6 a.m show. My segment starts at the 1:11:22 mark.
June 23: Sam Smith and Ben Mabie wrote a blog based on the KPFA Flashpoints interviews, "The State of Bigoted Violence: Radical Perspectives on Orlando."
What I'm Reading
The Chicago Police Department unceremoniously shut down Black Pride at Montrose.
The Globe and Mail produced this interesting long-form article on Chinese -Canadian restaurants.
The internet set about giving alternative names to sometimes deadly animals, and the results are hilarious.
Bill Cunningham, the New York Times photographer who saw fashion in the everyday, is dead.
Black Lives Matter pulled out of the San Francisco Pride parade, citing an expanded police presence as a threat to its membership.
Brexit won, and my friend Jeff wittily posted this, by the Pet Shop Boys, as a response.
Also on Brexit: As might be expected from our overlords, it turns out that cats would vote to leave the EU and then refuse to go out.
The Orlando shooting was often referred to as the biggest mass shooting, and this, focusing on Wounded Knee, points out that the story is a lot more complicated.
The writer Sarah Madison is sick and tired or readers who think they're entitled to read all her work (and that of others) for free. I've frequently tangled with pseudo-Marxist/Anarchist thieves online on the matter, and I could not agree more with her.
Some good news from Chicago: Trans people will no longer be required to show i.d just to use the bathroom.
My friend and former Chicago Reader editor Samuel Worley wrote this lovely, short piece on how kale is, well, the new kale.
Gender JUST, the group I'm a part of, co-organised an event on "Insurgent Diasporas," and the Windy City Times wrote this report on it.
Freddie deBoer wrote this great piece, "entirely too many points of entirely unsolicited advice for young writers from someone running out the door," and it's necessary reading for anyone interested in writing as a career.
On World Refugee Day (June 20), some awkward truths about US asylum.
Greg Howard writes about why "transcending race" is a lie.
Antwan Herron wondered "Why Is No One Coming For The Parents Of Toddler For Death of 5 Alligators?"
Christina Hanhardt writes about "Broken Windows at Blue's: A Queer History of Gentrification and Policing."
The NYC Police Commissioner was shouted down by mourners for Orlando, with cries of "You kill people!"
The Daily Beast writes about how amateurs play doctors for the world's poorest.
It turns out that "Tutankhamun's knife was 'made from meteorite iron.'" Which, you have to admit, is pretty cool.
Lori Gruen points out that "The Cincinnati Zoo's problem wasn't that it killed its gorilla. It's that it's a zoo."
Octupuses are taking over the oceans and, possibly, the world. Luckily for me, I've been circumspect in not eating any so I will, hopefully, be safe during the coming Octocalypse.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown uncovers, again, inflated numbers on sex trafficking, this time around children in Ohio.
A gay man now runs the U.S. army. We can all feel so much safer and more inclusive now.
Why do all those classical statues of giant, muscle-bound men have such teeny-tiny penises? This article explains it all.
Miri (only the first name is available) explains why employers love advocating self-care.
And Adam Kostko succinctly explains why, no, it's not hypocritical for a Marxist to participate in Capitalism.
Hyperallergenic writes about Hilda af Klint, the woman who found abstraction before the modernists.
bell hooks wrote critically about Beyonce's Lemonade, and the internet promptly gave her hell. But here is her piece anyway. Next month, I'll have my own piece on the "visual album" that's caused such a stir.
Doctors without Borders gave up hope in the World Humanitarian Summit.
Jessa Crispin points out the many problems with contemporary literary magazines.
I have awful handwriting, but this piece gives me something to aim for.
People in Gary, Indiana and allies (some of whom I'm proud to know as friends and comrades) said no to a new GEO detention centre.
From the Archives
The issue of trigger warnings will never go away, so here's a reminder of a really good piece that's critical of the idea.
My older piece, on Class Shock and adjuncts, still seems relevant in light of the tumult in the neoliberal university
I'm still irritated by all the talk about how precious introverts are.
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On Monday, Blackhawks television color analyst Eddie Olczyk was a guest on Chicago sports radio 670 TheScore discussing the team's moves over draft weekend with hosts of the station's midday show.
Olczyk joined hosts Dan McNeil and Matt Speigel, essentially, as you'll read, to rundown outgoing Hawks' defenseman Brian Campbell. Continue reading »


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The Toyota Horde:
Examining a Lost Cost Military Capability
by William F. Owen
Download the full article: The Toyota Horde
The subject of this article is a broad technical and operational examination of how almost any country on earth can currently gain a viable level of military power by building on the enduring elements of combined arms warfare. These elements are enduring and appeared in the first twenty years of the twentieth century. It is further suggested that skillfully applied this type of capability may enable its user to confront and possibly defeat NATO type expeditionary forces.
A number of popular opinions about the future nature of warfare have created a substantially misleading impression that the skills and equipment required for formation level combined arms capability, such as that possessed by NATO during the cold war is no longer needed, because few potential enemies possess similar peer capability. Thus the object of the article is to show just how simply a peer or near-peer capability can be acquired, and maintained.
Contrary to popular belief, there are many examples of where military action by irregular forces has inflicted battlefield defeats on regular forces. The most famous are the Boer defeats of the British Army during "Black Week" in December 1899 and the Hussite Wars of the 15th Century, where irregular forces, using improvised barricades made of ox wagons (wagenburgs) were able to stand against and defeat the armoured knights of the Holy Roman Empire. In both cases each irregular force was able to generate conventional military force from fairly meager resources. There is nothing novel, new or even complex, in this approach. It is common, enduring and proven.
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Posted on 01/06/2012 1:12:09 PM PST by SmithL
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Days after the last U.S. troops left Iraq, a federal appeals court ended a lawsuit over an episode that produced one of the more disturbing images of the war: the grisly killings of four Blackwater security contractors and the hanging of a pair of their bodies from a bridge in Fallujah.
Families of the victims reached a confidential settlement with the company's corporate successor, Arlington, Va.-based Academi, and the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the suit last week. The settlement was first reported Friday by The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va.
The deal ends the families' hopes that a public trial would expose the events that led to Iraqi insurgents killing the four contractors in 2004 and hanging two of their corpses, said Jason Helvenston of Orlando, Fla., brother of slain Blackwater guard Stephen "Scott" Helvenston.
Images from the scene flashed around the world and triggered a massive U.S. military attack on Fallujah that featured street-by-street fighting.
(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...
"Blackwater, formerly based in North Carolina, countered that the men were betrayed by the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and targeted in a well-planned ambush. The company said the ambush likely would have had the same result even if they had stronger weapons, armored vehicles, maps or even more men."
Rather lame defense. "We shouldn't be liable as it wasn't due to our failure to plan tactically that got these guys killed. We failed to plan comprehensively!"
Not surprised this thread has no few comments either. Bad news from Dubya's reign of error is never popular.
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Although fleas can and will bite humans anywhere on their body, they are more apt to nibble and feed on lower extremities like the feet and ankles. To a lesser extent, individuals attacked by fleas will see bites on their abdomen and wrist/forearms.
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Flea bites are generally going to appear in groups of more than one. It is quite common for there to be multiple bites from a horde of feeding fleas seeking to devour your blood. This is especially true if you notice the bites in the morning after waking up.
However, the most effective confirmation will be from inspecting your cats and/or dogs to see if they are infested. Please note, though it is uncommon you can still have fleas in your house and suffer from flea bites even if you do not have cats or dogs. Because human beings are not suitable hosts for fleas and prefer the cozy confines of cat and dog fur, their feeding on humans is primarily a crime of opportunity or desperation. Consequently, many people report a spate of flea bites on their person after their dog or cat has been out of the house for an extended duration since the fleas are desperate to eat and proactively search out food sources.
Identifying Flea Bites on Pets
There are more than a dozen antigens in flea saliva and each one of those pose a potential allergic reaction to your cat or dog. Antigens are foreign proteins that the body's immune system attempts to remove.
Most people mistakenly assume that cats and dogs will vigorously scratch themselves whenever they are being bit by fleas. Therefore, we kind of assume that if we do not see our pet repeatedly itching, scratching or nibbling on themselves to get at the fleas that they are not infested. This is wrong.
Even when infested with fleas, it is quite possible that your animal will not noticeably scratch themselves out of the ordinary unless they are allergic to these pests. Also, your pet does not need to be infested with fleas in order for it to start itching uncontrollably. An allergic reaction to one flea bite can cause considerable discomfort in your animal. When your pet has an adverse reaction to one of the pathogens in the saliva, they will itch in a noticeable manner.
Signs of an Allergic Reaction
Besides itching, there are other indicators that suggest your cat or dog is having an allergic reaction to being bitten by fleas. The little critters will generally feed in the lower region of your animal near the groin, anus, the base of the tail and the tender underbelly. After they pierce the skin red bumps will appear. Aggressive and repeated itching exacerbates the symptoms and may result in hair loss and drying out of the skin. Eventually, these scratched and irritated wounds will become infected and scabbing in the form of crusty lesions will manifest themselves.
What Causes Fleas to Bite Animals and Humans?
Fleas are parasitic insects that must feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals and humans in order to reproduce and survive. Adult fleas live entirely on a diet of fresh blood and will consume up to 15 times their body weight in blood each day. Although mature fleas can go months without sucking blood out of a host and survive, they are rabid feeders when nestled within the cozy confines of your animal's fur or have access to human beings. The entire lifecycle of the flea is blood dependent.
Transmission of Disease and Illnesses
Since fleas must pierce the skin with a bite to access your bloodstream to feed, this is how they transmit diseases and illnesses to animals and humans. For this reason, parasitic insects and reports of flea bites are watched very carefully by local, state and national governments across the world to prevent the massive outbreak of diseases and plagues. In the United States, many local governments (especially at the county level) have vector control departments tasked with monitoring insect activity. During the real estate bust we heard a lot of reports in the news about abandoned homes with mosquito infested pools and so forth. Insects that spread disease are called vectors, hence the name vector control.
Fleas are capable of transmitting numerous different types of diseases. The most well-known is "plague" and it has been responsible for killing more than 200 million people throughout human history. The Black Death that ravaged Europe was the most likely the result of flea infestation and transmission from China via the Oriental rat flea feeding on black rats. Fleas can also transmit tapeworms to dogs and humans. The subject of disease transmission will be discussed in greater detail on other pages of this website.
It is important that you make a quick, decisive decision to mitigate a flea infestation in your household. But, you need not live in panic or be terrified that you will contract a disease because the odds are incredibly low even if you have been bitten by fleas.


text: In article <20080725.144608.133024208.he%uninett.no@localhost> Havard wrote: : > Bringing SA back invents more than 3000 lines of very : > complicated code. Why? : > : > - To support specific backwards compatibility which we never actually : > supported (see what Andrew and Jason wrote). : It's my opinion that such a statement is attempting to rewrite : history. : If my memory isn't failing me, it was only after the introduction : of 1:1 threading that it was deemed required to modify the : backward compatibility rule. This is a considerable change from : the way we have operated in the past, and, unsurprisingly by now, : one that I'm not entirely happy with. Therefore, for that reason : alone, I support getting the revivesa into the tree. What Havard said. yours, dillo


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It's The Weeknd April 08, 2016 13:16
Thank fuck it's Friday. I don't know what you've got planned this weekend and, frankly, I don't really give a shit. These are just words on a screen. If we were sat in a pub and were mates and fucking hell, this bit's rubbish. Sorry.
To be honest, I'm still a bit depressed about the end of 12 Weeks and Techno, I mean 12 Weeks of Techno. Sorry, I can't even get my sentences down properly. I'm right down in the dumps, ladies and gentlemen. Maybe I did a few too many ecstasy E tablets last weekend down HOG and all. That might explain my mood this week. These Panama Papers are making me sad too. All the inequality in the world is enough to make anyone feel blue, aren't they?
I think I'll take a break and finish this week's Tonka's Week for Ran$om Note and come back to Hotflush when I'm feeling more inspired...
...wow! My brain cells are tingling now and it's all because of how imaginative I am! Whilst signing off this week's Tonka's Week on R$N with a really clever Panama Papers/Jamiroquai/Revolution reference that nobody else in modern literature/journalism will have thought to use I then got into a Jamiroquai YouTube wormhole and re-discovered a track I used to play before going out EVERY fucking weekend when I was in my late teens.
I know you all pretend to hate Jamiroquai, but fuck me, come on. Can you imagine being a teenage Tonka in Walsall, spraying loads of Versace Blue Jeans all over your neck and dancing to this song in your little box bedroom before a night of horror in Sofa Sofa, watching all your mates pull and walking back home on your own in the cold with a large kebab meat and chips with chilli sauce?


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I'm not waiting for the Alloy of Law suppliment to come out when the Print copy ofthe book won't be out for ages
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I've never taken a poll or anything, but it's a fair guess the last thing most of us who travel to India looking for spiritual advice want to hear from a guru is, "Go home and read the Bible," but that's exactly what Neem Karoli Baba told us to do on the Thursday before Good Friday, 1971. As usual, I took his words as gospel and did as I was told, even though it meant a trip to nearby Nainital and some time spent chasing down a New Testament.
At the time, Maharaji was staying at his Kainchi ashram in the Kumoan Hills. Instead of staying on the ashram grounds, I found a magical little woodcutter's hut about half a mile up a narrow path away from the ashram. It was made of stone, had a nicely packed earthen floor and a covered veranda overlooking an apple orchard and out to the distant mountains. I shared the hut with Naima, a Western devotee and Ravi Kana, a young Indian devotee (I think he was about 15 at the time).
In my usual serious fashion, I vowed to remain at my hut from Good Friday through Easter Sunday and read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Even though it was above and beyond the call of duty, since Maharaji didn't specify how much of the Bible to read or for how long, that's how I interpreted his words. As far as I can remember, Naima kindly brought me rice and dal once or twice a day. Had I fasted (not outside the realm of possibility: I was big on things like that at the time), I would remember. At any rate, I'm sure I didn't go down to the village or to the ashram until Monday, when Maharaji returned.
Like any middle class white American who grew up in the 50s, I was familiar with the New Testament, had heard random passages and had even attended Sunday school as a child, but I had never actually read it from cover to cover. As I ploughed through the gospels, some passages seemed to shine like gold. I found myself thinking, "He said that!" when I read the Beatitudes and "He did that!" when I read about Jesus going on a rampage, turning over the money changers' tables at the temple. Other passages confused me and just didn't ring true and as I worked my way through the texts, some of their contradictions became evident. For the most part, though, I was inspired.
I finally finished reading some time on Easter Sunday and went for an afternoon walk higher up into the hills. It's hard to describe how beautiful the setting was and at that time of the year, the weather was still perfect. As I walked, one particular passage kept coming back to me. At the Last Supper, Jesus said, "Take, eat; this is my body." What did he mean by that? It was really bugging me.
It was still bugging me when I got back to my hut and sat outside to watch the sun set over the distance hills. It was like a Zen koan; an enigmatic question or statement with no logical explanation, whose meaning would reveal itself in a flash of illumination. And that's exactly what happened.
As I sat there watching the sun begin to set over a distant peak, the words, "Take, eat; this is my body" came to me again, but this time, it felt as if they were being spoken to me, rather than being recalled from memory. No sooner were they said than the energy of the entire universe seemed to rush into my body. It's impossible to describe what it felt like, but although the essence of the "energy" was pure Love, I became absolutely terrified.
When I remember that moment, I also remember these words in the Bhagavad Gita: "If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendour of the Mighty One." Even the fact that Robert Oppenheimer perversely quoted these words after viewing the first atomic explosion (which was really like a candle flame in comparison) can't spoil it for me. I'm not going to try to elaborate further: suffice it to say that my fear created a barrier between me and an experience that was literally "ineffable." Fortunately, the barrier is more like a stained glass window than a solid door and, when I let myself, I am inspired by its glow to this day.
So that's what happened when Neem Karoli Baba told me to "go home and read the Bible.


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You'll be amazed at how much food we eat!
According to the US Department of Agriculture, a typical American really does eat around a ton — actually 1,996 pounds of food every year.
How much – and of what?
Our food tonnage breaks down to about:
- 630 pounds of milk, yogurt, cheese, and ice cream
- 31 pounds of cheese
- 185 pounds of chicken, turkey, pork, and beef per person
- 197 pounds of wheat and other grains
- 273 pounds per person of fruit (a lot of water weight)
- 415 pounds of vegetables (the most popular choices are corn and potatoes)
- 141 pounds of sweeteners
- 85 pounds of fats and oil
Why We Choose And Eat Certain Foods
According to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, why we choose to by certain foods is influenced by:
- your income
- the cost of the food
- your ethnicity and gender
- environmental factors: availability of fast food, food advertising, and food pricing
- individual factors: how the food tastes, how convenient it is to buy and prepare, and how healthy you think the food is.
Often equally as important in our food decision making process is what's in front of our noses. Food satisfies a physiological need – we need it for to fuel our bodies. But – as most of us know — a lot of us eat when we're not hungry – with little regard for nutrition – because if we see it we eat it. Food is nurturing; it's social; it's emotional; it tastes good; and it's often a great way to procrastinate or to keep those around you happy.
Two things are certain: Food and eating involve (often complex, often subliminal) decision-making -– and even if you don't overindulge, when you add it all up — we eat a whole lot of pounds of food in a year.


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Every post you see entitled Naturals 101 is for newbie naturals who want to know what products we use and exactly what to do with them.
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What is it?
According to Wikipedia it's an oil, extracted from the kernel or meat of matured coconut harvested from the coconut palm. If you are going to get it to use on your hair get Organic Virgin Coconut Oil which is made from fresh coconuts, this is even safe to be digested. Other oils that are not Virgin are made from copra. Oils made from copra have to be refined bleached and deodorised to make them fit for human consumption. The Organic Virgin one is best and if you like your hair smelling of fresh coconuts it has an amazing scent.
Where do you get it from?
I buy mine online just type into google 'Organic Virgin Coconut Oil' and you will find lots of suppliers.
What do you use it for?
It's a staple product in my house. I use it to mix with Shea Butter as a hair moisturiser.
I also occasionally use it as a pre poo (before shampooing treatment). This means that the night before I shampoo I slather it onto every strand of my hair wrap it up and go to sleep, the next morning I shampoo and deep condition as usual.
It makes my hair soft and stops shedding, it also makes my hair smell lovely!
If you use coconut oil please use the comment form on the website to tell people what you do with it, many newbie naturals will benefit from the knowledge. Also if you wouldn't recommend it or it has not worked for you, please let us know.


text: Could anyone help me out regarding the accuracy of information concerning genetics and electronic data bases? The book I edited titled "Visualizing Biological Information" goes to press in a month. In the Preface I give information on various databases and on-line services (see topics below). Since I wrote the Preface over a year ago, I believe there has been some changes to the information I'm providing. I'd love to have the information as up-to-date as possible. Would anyone be willing to help me out by looking over the information I'm providing on the following, and telling me if it is farily up-to-date and accurate? If so, I'd be happy to e-mail you the Preface. If you can suggest a particular individual I should ask, this would be useful as well. Thanks, Cliff Here are some of the topics in the Preface which may out of date. Federal Research Organizations Involved with Computational Genetics Some Genetic and Biological Database Repositories The GenBank On-Line Service The Biosci Electronic Newsgroup Network List of BIOSCI Newsgroups Electronic Mail Addresses of Newsgroups Electronic Mail Addresses of USENET newsgroups Sequence Analysis Software Genetics, Evolution, and Biology in Science-Fiction


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For OpenGov, President Trump is proving a boon for business
OpenGov, a company whose software helps local governments keep transparent financial records, has been picking up speed in a variety of ways, and co-founder and CEO Zac Bookman traces some of that momentum to the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. Read More
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Crisis has a history of dictating government technology disruption. But innovators don't wait for crises. They imagine a different path, whether it's a new approach to solving an old problem or a moonshot. They observe the world, realize potential, and fund and build engines of change. Forward-thinking, optimistic entrepreneurs and investors are starting to do this with… Read More
OpenGov acquires Ontodia to add open-sourced data to its civic intelligence platform
After raising $25 million in additional funding in October, civic technology specialist OpenGov — the startup co-founded by Palantir's Joe Lonsdale that works with government organizations to collate, analyse and publicly present financial and other data — today announced its first acquisition. To expand the services and kinds of data on offer to current and future… Read More
OpenGov's Zac Bookman On Doing "About the Hardest Thing": Trying To Transform U.S. Governments
You may have heard about it already. OpenGov is a nearly four-year-old, cloud-based platform that state and local governments — as well as cities, counties, and school districts — are beginning to use for financial and other performance intelligence. OpenGov's big idea: to enable these public administrators to see what's going on internally and to communicate… Read More
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OpenGov launched Comparisons yesterday morning, a feature that allows local and municipal governments in its network to compare their performances against other jurisdictions and established benchmarks. In addition to giving governments using the platform access to information about other local authorities, Comparisons also pulls census data and financial metrics, which are incorporated into… Read More
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OpenGov announced the close of a refreshingly sized $25 million in additional financing today. The startup initiative to provide government financial data closed its Series B round of $15 million, led by Andreessen Horowitz, a year-and-a-half ago. Read More
OpenGov Secures $15M Series B Led By A16Z To Bring Cities' Financial Data Online
OpenGov, a company that helps cities and other local governments bring their financial data onto the cloud, has picked up a $15 million Series B round of capital, led by Andreessen Horowitz, and participated in by Thrive Capital and Formation 8. Previously, OpenGov had raised around $7 million. The company's product brings years of a local government's financial data online… Read More
Making Government Suck Less
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The New Information Age
LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman said, recently, "that if Web 1.0 involved go search, get data and some limited interactivity, and if Web 2.0 involves real identities and real relationships, then Web 3.0 will be real identities generating massive amounts of data." Reid is a visionary and certainly had this right. But the information that Reid described is just the tip of the iceberg. Read More
The Open Gov Initiative: Enabling Techies to Solve Government Problems
While grandma flips through photo albums on her sleek iPad, government agencies (and most corporations) process mission-critical transactions on cumbersome web-based front ends that function by tricking mainframes into thinking that they are connected to CRT terminals. These systems are written in computer languages like Assembler and COBOL, and cost a fortune to maintain. I've written… Read More


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By Michael Cuddyer
With the Twins since 2002, Michael Cuddyer has been part of the past three AL Central championship teams and is about to begin his third year of postseason play. A role player in both the infield and outfield for Minnesota this season, Cuddyer learned Monday he would start Tuesday's Game 1 at second base in place of an injured Luis Rivas. As he did during the regular season, Cuddyer is back with another edition of his exclusive diary for MLB.com. NEW YORK -- The epitome of playoff baseball is playing at Yankee Stadium. One thing we have going for us is we were here last year for the playoffs. The awe is gone. We know we have business to take care of. We know we have to come in here and take at least one -- if not both -- games and then come back home. We have to feel good about our pitching staff. We have to feel good about Johan Santana and Brad Radke throwing in Game 1 and Game 2, although we have to come in and play. It makes us feel pretty comfortable to have a potential Cy Young Award winner starting Game 1. We felt comfortable about our position, no matter where we played or who we played. The main goal was getting healthy. It doesn't matter who you play or where, if you're not healthy or rested -- it doesn't matter. We made sure everybody was healthy. Torii Hunter was banged up much of the year. Shannon Stewart had nagging injuries, plus Luis Rivas and Corey Koskie. Everybody plays so hard on this team, you're going to be banged up through the course of 162 games. The playoffs are when you need everybody healthy and rested. Winning home-field advantage was the goal, but at the same time we wanted everyone healthy. Ron Gardenhire took some unfair criticism. He had to come in every day and there were times we didn't have a lineup until an hour or 45 minutes before the game because he wanted to see who was able to play. If guys came in and felt sore, he wasn't going to jeopardize their being able to play in the playoffs. Starting at second base is a little different. But I've been in this situation before, granted it was in right field, and granted it was in Oakland (for the 2002 ALDS). Then it was my first time in the big leagues. But I played all of September, just like this year. I've been swinging the bat well and now they're putting me out there. It's exciting. It's a lot of fun. Last year, I started Game 4 against the Yankees as the designated hitter. It's nothing new. I'm just going to play the game. At second base, compared to right field at Yankee Stadium, you don't get to hear as much of the heckling and criticism. It's a little easier to tone it all out. It's no different than Oakland, which might be the worst place for that kind of environment. It's fun playing here. People know their baseball. They know what's going on. They follow the game. Usually, the criticism is fair. Our motto, the past couple of years, has been to win every series. Whether it's the regular season or the postseason, that's the motto. There are no exceptions. Instead of a three-game series, it's a five game series. We still have to go out there and win it. We'll take every series individually so we're not putting too much emphasis on one game. We have to go out and win a five-game series.
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India's governing Hindu nationalist party was rocked yesterday when its largest coalition partner lost badly in regional elections, suggesting public rejection of economic changes and the possibility of a divided parliament.
In response, India's benchmark stock index suffered its deepest decline in four years, dropping nearly 4 per cent as business expressed fears that the Government would be unable to carry out economic changes.
The decline, a 550 billion rupee ($A17 billion) loss in value, was twice the size of the drop in the Indian markets after the September 11 attacks.
Regional and national voting ended on Monday, but the national results will not be known until today.
Exit polls show the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the National Democratic Alliance, short of the 272 seats needed for a majority in the 543-member lawmaking lower house of parliament.
The opposition Congress Party is likely to gain 30 seats from the coalition. Mr Vajpayee is likely to remain the prime minister because his party will still have the most seats, but he will lead a more fragile governing coalition. It may be forced to include small populist parties that are demanding a broadening of economic changes, which they say benefit the wealthy and produce too few jobs.
If Mr Vajaypee fails to muster a majority coalition, President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam could turn to the next highest vote-getter, most likely the Congress Party, headed by Italian-born Sonia Gandhi.
In a scheduling quirk that added to the governing party's fears, final results in state elections in Andhra Pradesh were released on Tuesday.
They showed a staggering defeat for the Telugu Desam Party and its leader, N. Chandrababu Naidu, a favourite of the World Bank. His party is one of Mr Vajpayee's leading allies.
Mr Naidu, considered an architect of India's high-technology boom, received a political thrashing, with his party losing 75 per cent of its assembly seats.
An alliance led by the Congress Party more than doubled its seats in the state.
When the national campaigns began two months ago, Mr Vajpayee, a 79-year-old veteran politician, appeared headed for an electoral cakewalk, bolstered by a booming economy, moves towards peace with neighbouring Pakistan and pledges to further modernise India.
Congress has campaigned for a more secular government and focused on the NDA's apparent neglect of some 300 million rural Indians who still live on less than a dollar a day.
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Story Telling Using Selective Focus
Selective Focusing is a very powerful tool when you are trying to tell a story with just one photo. By focusing on something in the foreground that is related to something out of focus in the background. In the photo above the focus is on the single hand and champagne flute. The background contains the out of focus groom, bride and Maid of Honor toasting. What is out of focus reinforces the statement of what is in focus.
The difference between Selective focus and just focusing on your subject with an out of focus background is that in selective focus the background has to be related to whatever you have in focus. Most of the time what you focus on is small compared to the out of focus part of the photo. You could say that the out of focus background is more important because it explains the importance of the object in focus. Had I taken the photo of the hand and flute against a plain background the photo would have a different meaning.
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In this session Rob Conery tried to show of the new Shiny toy "NoSQL" in as many forms as possible, discussing the pro's and and some con's. He based much of the talk on his experiences with building TekPub and the requirements they had around that. He tried to illustrate that this wasn't a magical kingdom and refrained from the usual snake-oil selling techniques. So all in all a good presentation, content and comments below;
The talk
In his talk Rob talked and showed two types of "NoSql"-databases, the graph (object) and document kind. Rob categorized document databases as a storage with a bunch of JSON serialized to a bunch of BSON stored as key / value pair. For TekPub they where using MongoDB and that's the tool he used in his recorded (o.O) demos. He had some neat .NET code that created Session-like containers for the MongoDB and it looked simple to communicate with.
Graph (or object databases) Rob categorized as storage by serialized binary blobs and used DB4O to demonstrate.
Both demo's had abstractions that hid away how you really communicated with the databases and Rob talked more about the strengths and low-friction of the model, but it was really hard to see it from his demos because of the abstraction level and simple examples.
The conflict
A bit into the talk we hit a conflict. What about reporting? Can we do that with NoSQL databases? Most of them you can't and Rob showed a strategy of storing copies of data in a relational database for using as a report store. This made it very clear that most NoSQL are for specific purposes and RDMBS are general purpose.
As a developer you also need to think differently and accept Eventual Consistency.
The discussion
I think Rob did a good job in introducing NoSQL to those who haven't seen it, he also lifted one of the problems with the technology today, reporting. As most developers I like that there are new tech to solve my problems, NoSQL are interesting and as I said before I'll play around with the tech. But as most hypes I'd be really careful in declaring the old king dead and the new king on the throne.
The NoSQL databases we see to day are good for very specific scenarios, they scale well and for have been serving large websites very well. They are immature though, tooling, infrastructure support and the overall eco-system are far behind the RDBMS product we have out there.
I like the idea to use "NoSQL" to feed web sites, similar to having data cached in memory or "read-copies" for our presentations, while still pushing data to better models for BI or support for business processes.


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Thrown from his horse, Colonel Richard Fitzwiliam is left to traverse the remaining 15 miles to Pemberley on foot. Richard never imagined the first carriage to cross his path would contain the one woman he thought he would never see again.
While all of Pemberley is preparing for the annual May Day celebration, tragedy strikes among the tenants. Paul Goss is losing his fight against a mysterious illness and stands at death's door. With his blind daughter, Daisy, soon to be orphaned, he makes one last request: find his estranged reclusive father and bring him home so Daisy will be taken care of.


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News surfaced earlier this Summer that China Telecom would begin carrying the iPhone in 2011. China Telecom boasts over 100 million subscribers – which is more than Verizon – and is China's third largest carrier behind China Mobile and China Unicom.
Now comes word that China Telecom will carry the iPhone 5 this October and that it's planning a huge $234 million marketing campaign to help welcome Apple's fifth-generation iPhone.
Echoing reports about the iPhone 5 launch in the US, China Telecom plans on opening the iPhone 5 up for pre-orders in late September ahead of an assumed launch date in early-mid October.
According to the report, China Telecom had in the first half of 2011 surpasssed Verizon Wireless become the world's largest CDMA operator, with a total of 108 million subscribers. China Telecom currently has between 13 million and 15 million high-end users, with potential to generate revenue of $8-$9 billion…
According to an unnamed source, China Telecom expects to spend 1.5 billion yuan for the marketing of the iPhone 5 under a plan with the name of "Dragon Plan".
China is clearly and enticing market for Apple and one which Apple is eagerly looking towards as an impetus for further growth. In addition to China Telecom, Apple is rumored to have struck a deal with China Mobile to bring the iPhone to the largest cell carrier in the world. China Mobile, of course, operates a proprietary TD-SCDMA network and Apple would have to release specialized hardware to get the iPhone up and running there in an official capacity and able to take advantage of 3G speeds.
But rumor has it that an inked deal between China Mobile and Apple is already a done deal and that Steve Jobs, prior to his resignation, had met with top China Mobile executives to hammer out a plan to deliver specialized iPhone hardware to China Mobile.
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Buoy Soap Dispenser by Authentics
Going for a lab look in the bathroom? The Buoy soap dispenser will certainly help.
They're available in six different colors at $35 a pop. Designed by Diez for German manufacturer Authentics, the dispensers are drip-proof.
Authentics explains it all after the jump:
By application of pressure on to the bottle neck from above, the rubber base contracts inwards.
An excess of pressure forces the soap outwards via a curved tube.
Membrane valves prevent the fluid returning to the bottle and the tube remains full to the top. As the tube is tapered at the end, the liquid soap does not drip out after use.
The pump bottle and tube are made of transparent sturdy polycarbonate which allows a clear view into the inside of the product. The liquid soap so becomes part of the design itself.


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Harrogate Police are appealing for information about the following incidents which occurred in last week.
l Overnight between October 18 and 19 a vehicle was broken into whilst parked on Coronation Road and a Stihl saw stolen overnight.
l Between the October 16 and 18 a house was broken into on Stonefall Avenue and jewellery and silverware was stolen.
l Sometime between 5.50pm and 8.30pm on October 18 a house was broken into on Larch Grove, Pannal and two laptops and an Ipad were stolen.
l A shed was broken into on Cawthorn avenue overnight between October 18 and 19 and a lawnmower extension lead and chair were stolen.
l Overnight between October 18 and 19 a shed was broken into on Knaresborough Road and an old blue mountain bike and a white mens Specialized mountain bike with skulls on the frame were stolen.
l Two vehicles were vandalised, one whilst parked on Kings Road and the other parked on Oxford Street between October 18 and 19..
l At around 3am on October 19 four cars were damaged whilst parked on Newby Crescent.
l Between 2am and noon on October 20 a car was vandalised whilst parked on Olive Grove.
l Between October 19 and 20 a silver Dunlop men's mountain bike was stolen from outside a property on Bower Road.
l On October 19 a cycle was stolen from Station Parade. A man was later arrested and the cycle recovered.
l On October 20 a handbag was stolen from a shopping trolley from a store on Station Parade. A man and woman were arrested shortly after.
Anyone who can help should call Harrogate Police on 101.
Crime prevention advice
Whilst out shopping always keep hold of handbags. Always keep it in view and make sure place purses and phones are secured and out of sight.
Police engagements
On Sunday 27th October from 12 to 4pm PCSO Jim Skaith will be holding a bike show at Bilton Youth club on Bilton Lane. There will be Security marking, agility course, guided rides to Ripley and other cycling related activities.
On Wednesday 30th October PC Ridout will be holding a Police surgery at St Peters Church, Cambridge Road from 10am to 12 noon.


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A comedy of love and age, the opera is based on Chaucers The Merchants Tale. Sung in Middle English, it has been created by an all Guildhall team. For more details go to GSMD events.
Monday 27 February, Wednesday 1, Friday 3, Monday 6 March 2017, 7pm at Silk Street Theatre
Tickets £25 (£15 concessions), available from the Barbican Box Office from 6 January 2017. Priority booking for Guildhall Circle members.
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Stephen Plaice is a dramatist working in opera, theatre and film. In the last decade he has become one of Britain's leading librettists and bookwriters for musical theatre.
* With the composer Jamie Man Stephen has recently written a childrens opera Counting Sheep for Mahoganny Opera. This is one of five Snappy Operas currently touring schools up and down the country which are performed by the children themselves. For further details see: www.snappyoperas.co.uk.
* Stephen has recently co-edited a poetry anthology, The Fonthill Poets, bringing together the work of the group he belonged to in the 1980s. Read more...
* Stephen is Writer in Residence
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* Stephen has completed the libretto for Amy, commissioned by the Royal Swedish Opera. It is scheduled for performance in 2020. The composer is Rolf Martinsson. This mainstage production is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's novella Amy Foster.
* YouTube is now hosting clips of Act One and Act Two of the recent Culturgest production of Paint Me in Portugal (the links will open in a new tab or window).


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Jason Riggs is a singer/songwriter who wears his heart on his sleeve and isn't afraid to sing about it. His songs tell a tale of unrequited love, escape, and eventual redemption marked by passionate vocals and emotionally driven guitar playing. His album 'These Wheels' conjures up folk music's accessibility, rock'n'roll's sense of abandon, and an unabashed love of American roots music. Riggs was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He spent six years working a soul-suckin' day job at a semiconductor plant, whilst playing guitar at night in the almost thriving Duke City music scene. Upon getting 'laid off' from said soul suckin' day job, Jason decided that 'this is as good a time as any to pursue music full time.' He recorded 'These Wheels,' threw his guitar in the back of his pickup truck, and hit the road in search of adventure. 'These Wheels...unflinchingly rocks with heart, soul, and guts galore.' - Guitar Nine Records 'His performance is heartfelt and passionate, and he's got the knack for the anthemic hook.' - Albuquerque Journal '...ridden with ballads and heartbroken anthems, written back in the days when long drives south eased the pain.' - Laramie Daily Boomerang 'With his deep, raspy voice and forceful guitar that can instantly calm down for a tender ballad, the rock'n'roll feel is there.' - Pueblo Chieftan.
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Digimon Fans Rejoice – Development Completed for Digimon World® Data Squad™, Digimon World® Dawn and Digimon World® Dusk
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (August 13, 2007) – Leading video games developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that development has been completed on Digimon World® Data Squad™ for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Digimon World® Dawn and Digimon World® Dusk for the Nintendo DS™. Featuring engrossing role-playing gameplay with hundreds of unique Digimon for players to collect, trade and evolve, these three games will be available in stores nationwide on September 18. For dedicated Digimon fans, the first printing of all three games will include a sheet of exclusive stickers, letting players enjoy their favorite digital monsters wherever they go.
In Digimon World Data Squad for the PlayStation 2 system, players can use and upgrade over 140 different Digimon in order to defeat the Seven Demon Kings and rescue a group of kidnapped children. With the all-new "Galactic Evolution System," digivolving Digimon is easier and more intuitive than ever before. Featuring colorful cel-shaded graphics, a distinctive emotion command system that allows players to track their Digimon's mood and full voice acting by the original cast of the upcoming Digimon Data Squad television series, Digimon World Data Squad is sure to provide fans and newcomers alike with hours of digital monster-battling entertainment.
Digimon World Dawn and Digimon World Dusk for the Nintendo DS are parallel games with different selections of Digimon for players to collect and use. Featuring an interweaving narrative, the storyline of the games is seen from the perspective of two rival groups as they seek to uncover the culprit behind a disaster that is causing Digimon around the world to devolve into digi-eggs. Gameplay in Dawn and Dusk is highlighted by a turn-based battle system in which players strategically position the game's 400 Digimon for maximum combat efficiency. Through a local wireless connection or online via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, players can battle against others and make trades to obtain rare Digimon that can only be found in certain versions of the game.
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Pastoral Letter
On the Occasion of the Antiochian Day of Solidarity Scheduled for September 15, 2013
In Support of Humanitarian and Relief Work
By the mercy of God John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Giving is the Criterion of our Belonging to the Reign of God "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" (Matt. 25: 40)
The Holy Antiochian Synod has set the 15th of September of this year as a day of solidarity for all local and international parishes in order to support the humanitarian and relief work, which the Patriarchate of Antioch and the All the East has undertaken in the collaboration of national, governmental, ecclesiastic, and civil entities. The amount of pain and suffering endured by our sons and brothers in Syria until today is beyond any description. Moreover, the available resources are limited and can only cover a small part of the basic and essential needs of life, such as food, water, clothing, medicine, medical treatment, and shelter.
The following excerpts are from the Director of the Department of Christian Education Carole Buleza's address to Sunday School teachers. The full text is available in the September 2013 edition of The Word.
All of us teachers, I trust, begin the Church School Year with the hope that our efforts will produce in our students a closer relationship to Jesus Christ. In my conversations with teachers through the years, the same concerns come up — the children don't come regularly to Church but it's not their fault; we can't have church school for more than 20 minutes without parents coming to get their children; our materials are not engaging the children. Except for the last, which I hope to address soon, these are, and will continue to be, perennial concerns. What can be done?
I teach high school at my parish, St. John Chrysostom, in York, Pennsylvania. My students are not in the same high school and don't get to see each other during the week. They went to get refreshments right after Divine Liturgy and it was hard to get them to class on time. I made a deal with them.
Assembly of Bishops, September 2012, Chicago, ILThe Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America announced on August 15 that the Assembly will hold its annual meeting September 17-19, 2013 at the Chicago Marriott in Schaumburg, Illinois. This is the fourth Annual Meeting of the Assembly, which is comprised of all 65 active Orthodox hierarchs serving the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The agenda, available here, includes discussion of the Assembly's vision, proposals for canonical restructuring, and an Assembly-sponsored national youth conference. The Assembly requests the prayers of all clergy, monastics, and laity.
In related news, the Executive Committee of the Assembly met at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan headquarters in New York on Tuesday, August 13.
The following resolutions were approved without opposition by the 2013 General Assembly of the Antiochian Archdiocese, convened in Houston.
Resolution Appealing to the United States Government to Broker Lasting Peace Based Upon Fairness in Syria
Resolution to Oppose the Recent United States Supreme Court Decision That Held the "Defense of Marriage Act" Unconstitutional
Resolution Objecting to the Uncanonical Interference of the Patriarchate Of Jerusalem in the Canonical Jurisdiction Of Antioch
Resolution Honoring Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) For His 65 Years of Service in the Ministry
Resolution of Appreciation for the Host Parish
Resolution Welcoming Myriam Shwayri and Commending the Al-Kafaat Rehabilitation and Skill Center
Resolution Welcoming Bishop Luka (Khoury)
Resolution Welcoming Metropolitan Paul (Saliba)
Resolution Welcoming Metropolitan Silouan (Muci)
The Dr. George J. Farha FamilyOn Tuesday, July 30, 2013, His Eminence Metropolitan Philip presented Dr. George J. Farha with the Antiochian Heritage Foundation's 2013 "Man of the Year" award.
Born in Merj-Auon, Lebanon, Dr. Farha immigrated to the United States to pursue his baccalaureate degree at West Virginia University, and his doctorate of medicine degree at Tulane University Medical School. After graduating medical school, Dr. Farha came to Wichita where he met his wife Brenda. Since beginning practice in Wichita, he has always brought Christ into his practice by taking care of the patient first and treating all patients with the best care possible.
A photo gallery of the 51st Antiochian Archdiocese Convention, hosted by Fr. James Shadid and the parish of St. George Orthodox Christian Church in Houston, TX, is available on Antiochian.org. In addition to the biannual General Assembly meetings, liturgical celebrations, exhibits, youth activities, and department meetings were held at Houston's largest hotel, the Americas Hilton.
Special events emphasized the uniquely Southern character of this year's gathering. Families enjoyed a Country Western Dinner and Dance on Thursday evening. On Friday night convention goers attended the Mardi Gras Masquerade Dinner/Dance and the Grand Banquet and Hafli on Saturday night. In the week's culmination, His Eminence Metropolitan Philip presided over the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Sunday, with all eight Auxiliary Bishops of the Antiochian Archdiocese assisting.
See the photos here. Our thanks to the dedicated Houston Convention organizers for providing this photography.
On Friday, July 26, Metropolitan Philip delivered his message to the 51st Antiochian Archdiocese Convention in Houston, TX. Following is the written text of his address:
Your Eminences, Your Graces, Reverend Clergy, Esteemed Members of the Board of Trustees, Generous Members of the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch, Energetic Members of the Antiochian Women of North America, Members of the Fellowship of St. John the Divine, Beloved members of SOYO, and members of our Parish Councils throughout North America and all faithful of our God protected Archdiocese.
Before I address the theme of our convention, first, I would like to convey to you some very good news about our Archdiocese. We have completed the purchase of property and buildings in York County, Pennsylvania for the establishment of the Convent of St. Thekla Monastic Community at a price of $885,845. The property is located in Glenville, Pennsylvania and consists of 51 acres of land which includes a four bedroom "move in ready" house, a two story barn, and a three car garage with an attached workshop. The property also has a pond, and includes 30 acres of farmland and 7 acres of woodland. Our original plan was to build this convent at the Antiochian Village. However, it became clear that the cost of building at the Antiochian Village would have been $4,091,907. This is a total saving of $3,206,062. The purchase was funded by money saved in the Archdiocese from an endowment fund by the late Archimandrite John Matthieson, money which has been raised by the Antiochian Women, and generous donations from individual members of the Archdiocese Board of Trustees.
General Assembly, 2013On Thursday, July 25, the General Assembly was convened by His Eminence Metropolitan Philip at the 51st Antiochian Archdiocese Convention being hosted by St. George Church in Houston, Texas. The Assembly was graced by the welcome presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Paul of Australia, and His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan of Argentina. The meeting opened at 10:30, and it was announced that a quorum of delegates was present. Much productive business was accomplished, and many reports and videos were presented.
(See below for updates from the conclusion of the Assembly.)
The city of Houston, and Fr. James Shadid and the parish of St. George Orthodox Christian Church, are hosting the Antiochian Archdiocese Convention this week at the Hilton Americas hotel. The largest legislative body of the Archdiocese, the General Assembly meets in convention biennially. In addition to the business meetings, liturgical celebrations, exhibits, youth activities, and department meetings are central to each convention as well.
There will also be special events that emphasize the uniquely Southern character of this year's gathering. Families will enjoy the Country Western Dinner and Dance on Thursday evening, while on Friday evening convention goers can attend the Mardi Gras Masquerade Dinner/Dance; visits to several of Houston's tourist venues are planned. The culmination of the week is the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Sunday with Metropolitan Philip and all eight Auxiliary Bishops of the Antiochian Archdiocese presiding.
Chesterton, IN (July 24, 2013) — Conciliar Press announces a name change to Ancient Faith Publishing, in an effort to foster continued growth and forward momentum. This name change will not affect the operations or customer relationships in any way; it is simply a change in identity to better reflect our mission.
Conciliar Press was founded over 30 years ago as a ministry of the Evangelical Orthodox Church. When the EOC was received into the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church by Metropolitan Philip Saliba, Conciliar Press became a department of the Antiochian Archdiocese. It continued and gradually expanded its work of publishing and providing a variety of quality Orthodox resources.
Dr. John Dalack and Kh. Laila ElliasIn the second weekend of November 2013, Antiochian Village will host the Annual Clergy Wives Weekend which is held in memory of Kh. Joanne Abdalah. Explains organizer Kh. Stefanie Yazge, "As always, the retreat schedule reflects Kh. Joanne's holy and holistic approach to life – we need to pray; we need to play. We need to enjoy the fellowship for this short time without parish responsibilities, family responsibilities or other cares of this world. We simply need a little time to breathe. The weekend has always been a tremendous success!"
This year's speakers include Bishop John of the Diocese of Worcester and New England, speaking on "Balancing My Life, Family Life and Parish Life," and Kh. Laila Ellias and her father Dr. John Dalack, speaking about "The Holy Family: Are We There Yet?"
Friday, July 12, 2013
The Russian Orthodox Church's Department for External Relations reported today that with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service is continuing to coordinate a fund-raising campaign to help those affected by the armed conflict in Syria. Noted the Department's Website, "Among those transferring money are dioceses, monasteries, churches and individuals."
"Surely, we have received such a good response thanks to the appeal of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill which was very convincing," explained The Rev. Vladimir Vigiliansky, rector of the Moscow Church of St. Tatiana. On June 25, 2013, His Holiness addressed the faithful in a letter, in which he stated:
Our Lord Jesus Christ tells us in His Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10:29-37) who we should regard as our neighbor: the one who needs help, even if he or she has another views, confesses another faith or lives in another place.
By Carole A. Buleza
"Scripture Through the Lens of the Holy Land" is an exhibit is available for rental from the Antiochian Archdiocese Department of Christian Education (see below for details). The exhibit is dedicated to His Eminence Metropolitan Philip for his continuing support of Orthodox Christian Education, and to all in the Archdiocese whose roots in the Middle East have given the Antiochian Department of Christian Education the particular privilege of presenting the Holy Land in word and image. Participants at the 2011 Orthodox Institute, "Scripture Through the Lens of the Holy Land" were the first to view the exhibit prepared especially for that event.
On June 29, 2013, the Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul, the patron saints of the Holy See of Antioch, His Eminence Metropolitan Philip traveled to Glenville, Pennsylvania in York County to bless the property and house which will be the home of the nuns of the Convent of St. Thekla in America.
His Eminence was accompanied by His Grace Bishop Antoun, and several clergy from the area, including Fr. Peter Pier, the host pastor from St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church in York, Pennsylvania.
Approximately 50 people attended the blessing ceremony, many of whom were first time visitors to the convent property. The blessing was followed by a light lunch at the convent, and a dinner in the evening with the members of the Parish Council of St. John Chrysostom Church in York, Pennsylvania.
On Sunday, His Eminence presided at his first Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St. John Chrysostom Church in their newly constructed church building.
"For I was hungry, and ye gave me food: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: I was naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me." Matthew 25:35-36
The faithful of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Allentown, PA have organized in an effort to identify and locate newcomers who are seeking refuge in the United States, reports the Very Rev. Anthony Sabbagh. "The largest Syrian community in the United States is here in the Allentown area," explains Fr. Anthony. "People in Syria are contacting their relatives to come to the United States in order to escape persecution and poverty; their homes are demolished, their jobs are gone. Their families here can apply for them to come since our government has opened the doors for Syrians, who are now coming to Allentown in numbers."
The Holy Antiochian Synod, June 2013A Statement issued by the Secretariat of the Holy Antiochian SynodBalamand, Lebanon, 20 June 2013
The Holy Antiochian Synod assembled between the 17th and 20th of June 2013 in the first ordinary session presided over by His Beatitude John X and attended by Their Eminences the Metropolitans George (Mount Lebanon and its dependencies), Elia (Hama and dependencies), Elias (Saida, Tyre and dependencies), Anthony (Mexico, Venezuela and dependencies), Sergios (Chile), Damaskinos (Brazil and dependencies), Saba (Hauran and Arabia), Boulos (Australia), George (Homs and dependencies), Silouan (Argentina), Basilios (Arkadias and dependencies), Efrem (Tripoli, Koura and dependencies).
Apologies for the absence were received from their Eminences Spiridon (Zahle and dependencies), Philip (New York and North America), Constantine (Bagdad, Kuwait and dependencies), Youhanna (Lattakia and dependencies), Elias (Beirut and dependencies) and Metroplitan Paul (Aleppo, Alexandretta and dependencies, who though absent on account of his captivity, attended in spirit through the prayers of the fathers of the Synod and their supplications.
Editorial by His Eminence Metropolitan Philip, from the June 2013 issue of The Word:
Since the so-called Arab Spring began in Libya in 2011, we have seen the devastation and destruction of that Arab country by Libyan and NATO forces. This Arab Spring has since spread to Tunisia and Egypt, the most populated Arab country. This fire has burned relentlessly in Gaza and all of Palestine since 1948. It is spreading into Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq and has caused the most devastation in Syria, where many of us have ancestral roots. Unfortunately, the American and European news outlets are not reporting such stories to the world, neither through the written word nor graphic photographs like the ones you see in this sad issue of The WORD magazine. The WORD has been able to obtain these pictures and information from reliable sources. Syria has been most victimized and experienced the most devastation by this seemingly endless war. The WORD believes that the only country that can bring peace to this most explosive region of the world is the United States of America, because America has leverage over Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Europe.
Byzantine 1, by Tatiana Nikolova-Houston; acrylic, 2011The Antiochian Heritage Museum welcomes two new exhibits this summer! Gracing the center wall of our museum is "Sacred Illuminations," a colorful exhibit inspired by Byzantine and Slavic manuscript design and the Bulgarian heritage of the artist, Tatiana Nikolova-Houston. Inspired by the elaborate and colorful designs of Slavic and Byzantine illuminated manuscripts, as well as the folk art of her native Bulgaria, Nikolova-Houston's artwork is rich in spiritual and cultural tradition. A scholar of religious studies and library science, Tatiana earned both a Master's degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a member of St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church in Austin, Texas, where she lives with her husband and daughter. After discovering little-known fourteenth-century manuscripts deteriorating under poor conditions in a monastery in Sophia, Bulgaria, and thanks to a generous grant from the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch, Tatiana was able to spend a year there, working to preserve these rare treasures.
The June 2013 issue includes the following articles:
Arab Spring or Tornado?, pg. 3An editorial by His Eminence Metropolitan Philip
Christianity: So Much More than Moral Code, pg. 12by Daniel M. Manzuk
On Cotton Candy Christianity, pg. 14by Daniel M. Manzuk
Antiochian Village Tornado Relief Project, pg. 18by Dianne O'Regan
Praying for the Departed, pg. 36by Josiah Trenham, Ph.D.
...and more!
By Christopher Holwey, Department of Sacred Music Chair
One of the great things about watching a very good movie, and being on the edge of your seat for the whole two hours or more, is waiting for the sequel of that great movie to come out the following year, and be even better. Well, that's what we have with our Youth Music Ministry (YMM) Program. As Paul Jabara, our Sacred Music Institute (SMI) Coordinator, said to the potential YMMers this year, "Once again, and back by popular demand, the Sacred Music Institute will be hosting the second Youth Music Ministry Program at the Antiochian Village, being held from July 10–July 14, 2013. We have listened to your suggestions from last year and promise that this year will be even better, with more singing, more fellowship and more chanting!"


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The Houston Astros swiped the right side of Vanderbilt's infield and center field Connor Harrell was drafted by the Detroit Tigers for the second straight year.
Day two of the Major League Baseball Draft was a successful one for the Commodores. Three players were taken on Friday, adding to the selection of left-handed pitcher Kevin Ziomek by the Tigers in the second round on Thursday.
The Astros selected first baseman Conrad Gregor and second baseman Tony Kemp in the fourth and fifth rounds. Harrell was nabbed by Detroit in the seventh round. Last year, the center fielder was drafted by the club in 31st round but chose to return for his senior season.
All four will try to re-channel their focus as No. 2 national seed Vanderbilt hosts Louisville in a NCAA Super Regional, which begins Saturday at Hawkins Field.
"Well-deserving kids. They've all worked very hard for what they've gotten," coach Tim Corbin said after practice Friday. "It is an awkward time though [for the draft]. I'm not really in agreement with it. I think it is difficult because obviously for them there is some thought and anxiety associated with this day. At the same time, their mindset is on winning games and taking this thing a step further."
Gregor, a 6-foot-3, 220-pounder, might have gone a little higher than most draft analysts expected.
The Astros took him with the first pick of the fourth round. Though Gregor has only three home runs this year, he is hitting .314 with 14 doubles and 47 RBIs.
"I was shocked. I didn't have any idea I would be picked by the Astros," Gregor said after practice Friday. "I'm at a loss for words. It is a dream come true for me. We got a long way to go. We have to wrap up our season here. But, obviously, I'm very excited about that. I'm really, really happy right now. I'm honored the Astros value me as a player."
Kemp, the Southeastern Conference player of the year, also was elated to hear the news when director of operations Drew Fann relayed the word to him during practice. The 5-foot-6, 160-pounder was drafted to open the fifth round.
He leads the Commodores with a .398 batting average, 64 runs scored and 32 stolen bases.
After base running drills ended Friday, Kemp celebrated by jumping on the shoulders of Gregor, his current and future teammate.
"It was a really exciting moment," Kemp said. "All the hard work you put in finally paid off. I'm one blessed kid. I give all the glory to God. He has been there for me through anything and my mom as well. The support from my teammates and family. … I can't thank those people enough."
About an hour after the team had left Hawkins Field, Harrell was also drafted.
The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder is hitting .313, has a slugging percentage of .535, leads the team with 12 home runs and is second in the SEC with 66 RBIs. The Tigers have used seven draft picks on Vanderbilt players in the last three years.
The 40-round draft concludes on Saturday with the final 30 rounds.
"The biggest thing for me is it is just a relief," Ziomek said. "It is something you are thinking about in the back of your mind for a while during the year and leading up to this point. Now, that it is over with it feels really good. I know I can focus my attention on [pitching Saturday] night. I'm excited for it. We came here for a reason and that is to go back to Omaha and get this thing taken care of."
Other than the seniors, wonder how many draftees will leave.
Kemp and Gregor will probably leave. They got drafted pretty high. It only pays to stay if you are down in the 30th rounds. I hope Yaz gets drafted. If not maybe comeback and coach. Great guy.
Go Dores, Preds, Titans! Go Nashville a great place to live!
I thnik that the Astros will regret drafting Gregor as he was a huge disappointment in the NCAA Super Regional.


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