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A Matter of Time
At the still point of the turning world.
Neither flesh nor fleshless;
Neither from nor towards.
– T. S. Eliot, "Burnt Norton"
There was silence all around, a stillness that made each sob that wracked my body feel more violent than seemed possible. The only sound was that of my cries echoing against the walls of my now-prison. How could I have left him, so heartless, so cold? How could I have turned my back on that face? All that desire that would now remain unfulfilled, left to moulder and turn to dust as age and madness ate him from within. He would become, as I saw him, that shell of a wizard who lived in the shadows, always vigilant.
But was he watchful of his enemies or watching for something else? Someone else?
No, it could not be true. How could it? How could a great war hero like Mad-Eye Moody feel anything for a crippled witch like you? When I left him, he was still near his height, with many, many years remaining to his life. It was not to be a happy life by any means, but it was a life filled with glory, that strange thing that could only be earned, not given.
I thought back to my father's stories, all the things he used to tell about the war and those who fought with him and died for him. He had to keep the memories of them alive, he always said, had to ensure that their sacrifice was never forgotten. My brothers and I rolled our eyes too often when he began to reminisce. I now wished I had listened more closely and heard every little detail, if only so that I would know, so that I could be certain–
Would there ever be another chance to hear my father's stories? Would I ever see my family again? When would they realise that I was missing and–?
And what?
I was lost in time, decades in the past. Merlin knew how far I'd fallen, how much further I would go until I had discovered... what?
If I opened the cabinet door, where – when – would I be?
My eyes opened to darkness. No light shone around the door. No sound could be heard from the room beyond. He was gone, but I could not, should not, think of him, not in that way. It was an impossibility. I had to remember that. He belonged to another time and no matter what he felt, what I felt, that fact could not be altered.
These thoughts calmed my nerves, though they could not soothe the wounds that stretched across my heart. The pain was inexplicable, indescribable. I had known separation and loss before, seen the backs of too many as they walked away, but it had never wounded me, never made me feel as though I was bleeding inwardly, torn apart from within.
I shifted to prevent stiffness when a clinking sound echoed in the hollow space of the cabinet. I reached out and felt a pile of coins, a strange combination of Muggle and wizarding money, a very small amount of each by the standards I was used to, but they must have been put there for my use, and for a good reason. By whom, I did not know.
It should have bothered me, that question of who.
I reached out again for that inevitable slip of paper. Those before had provided very little clue as to my destination, but perhaps between the note and the money, I could discern my new location in time as well as space. It was beneath the coins, and while I drew out my wand, I tried to remember whether the paper and coins had been there when I'd entered the cabinet. They were so close to the door that I should have knocked them aside when entering, but there had been so much noise, that deafening drumbeat of my heart, his voice shouting my name, my hands and feet thumping across the floor of the cabinet. What else could I have possibly heard?
I squinted down at the shaky lines of ink, muttering the words to myself more than once so that I could find their meaning.
Time will always be your enemy.
What did it even mean? Why should I be sent through time by some unknown entity only to witness the sufferings of another? Where was I now so that I should watch his heart break a third time?
With an uncertain hand I pushed open the door, which gave a loud croak. I paused and waited, but no one came in response to the sound. This was not the attic of Lotus Cottage, hidden away in the Lake District amongst forests and lakes and gardens. It was a very small room filled with all sorts of objects. I stepped onto a floor strewn with used parchments. Perhaps this–
I retrieved one page and placed it on a desk with the note, wiping my bleary eyes with the backs of my hands. Could I dare believe that he had written these notes, leading me further and further back in his life until I discovered that secret at the centre of it all? There had to be a secret, why else–?
They were not the same. The writing on the parchment was too precise, the shape of the letters too old-fashioned.
I slipped the note into my pocket, but left the parchment on the desk. It didn't seem to matter where I left it because they littered every corner of the room like the wreckage from a hurricane. There was a little light from the window, which faced a brick wall across a narrow alleyway, so I was able to thread through the mess and into the corridor beyond. It was a small flat, cozy, but suited to people who did not typically spend much time at home. Two bedrooms, a sitting room, that small study, a kitchen and smaller lavatory comprised a floor plan that varied greatly from that of the cottage, a hefty stone watchtower left over from darker times.
The view from the window revealed that those times were not as far away as I'd imagined.
The building across the street was an empty shell of blackened stone and broken glass, and it was far from the only ruined building in sight. My heart skipped as I glanced up into the skies, half-expecting to see the German planes still dropping their bombs, but there were only clouds floating past, cast into a fiery glow by the sun's final rays. It was as though the sun recast the flames that burned as the bombs rained down upon the city.
I turned from the window and stepped around the room's furniture, lighting my wand only when I drew near a table littered with photographs in plain frames. There was Alastor Moody, recognisable even in his youth with plump cheeks and a dimpled chin, the same intense expression blazing from his eyes, both dark, both the same. It was strange to see him in that way, the symmetry of his features too neat for my taste. Beside it was the photograph of an older man striding down the pavement, annoyed by the presence of the photographer. He was lean of build, but his chin and eyes were unmistakably similar to those of Alastor. He appeared again, more cheerily, in the next frame beside a tall, smiling woman beneath the shadow of Big Ben. They were rather too good-looking for the parents of Alastor Moody, who, even before the scars cut across his face, would never be called handsome, as though his parents' good looks had cancelled themselves out in him.
I set down the photograph, more than a little surprised at my outburst of superficiality. It's not as though I could ever be scarcely more than pretty by most standards. James was often kind enough to call me a ripe genetic lemon. Who was I to comment on the appearance of another?
When it came to the younger Moody, what set him apart was that personality, radiating life and action. It spilled from his eyes, from every pour of his face. I could not imagine how any person could be so alive. Then again, I had never known the great witches and wizards of the war. I couldn't begin to understand what kind of people they would needed to be to fight as they had done, and Moody had survived longer than most.
The clock chimed. Eight. Nine. Ten.
It was late, yet no one was home. They could return at any time, and then what would I say? How would I explain? I shifted uncomfortably. I hadn't the excuse that it, like the cottage, was my place of residence, if only a temporary one.
I had to know the date. Why was not so important as when.
Mrs. Moody seemed notoriously lacking in any concept of organisation, but I eventually uncovered a day-calendar in the top drawer of her desk. The cabinet loomed over my shoulder as I flipped through the pages of 1944, each day's work recorded with meticulous effort She was not entirely scatterbrained, after all.
It was late May, 1944. The Second World War was nearly over. Moody would be about the same age as myself, not long out of Hogwarts, and probably already in training as an AUror. Would he even be here in London at this time? What about his parents?
In the kitchen I found a note on the counter. The writing was just short of illegible; I could just discern the words "Leaky Cauldron" and "back late". Very much the kind of note one would expect from a guilty adolescent, desperate to save his mother from worry. It may not have been in character with the Moody I knew, but was in character with a boy who had, and still was to much of a degree, grown up in the middle of a war.
There again was the ticking of the clock. Late. Late. For what?
I remembered to lock the door of the flat before I took myself down the corridor to where a creaky lift waited. On the street below, I could see a main thoroughfare half a block away where Double-Decker buses whisked people across the quieting city. It was much too quiet for the London I knew; I kept looking back over my shoulder as I went, hoping that the Muggle change left in the cabinet would be enough for bus fare in this time.
It was, but it still took an excruciating amount of time to arrive on that dismal street across from the Leaky Cauldron. The bookshop was there, its mouldering shelves dark, but the record shop was replaced by what appeared to be a rag and bottle shop straight out of the pages of Dickens's novels. These shops were so shadowy as to subsume the pub's sign and door completely, leaving no sign that it even existed.
When I entered, would he know me?
That was my greatest fear, something that, until the bus ride had given me time and release from pain to ponder the possibilities.
He would be young, much younger than before. What if it meant that–?
I left the question unasked as I pushed open the shabby wooden door.
The room was much the same as it would always be, though at this time of night, the clientele was limited to those who were avoiding their homes at all costs. Not quite the dregs of wizarding society, but certainly some of its more eccentric characters who happily made their home before the blazing hearth, a stiff glass of Firewhiskey permanently fastened to their hands. I could tell which ones were scarred, even if they showed no sign of wounding, their eyes staring blankly at a wall or down at the table, endlessly tracing the lines and knots of the ancient wood.
In contrast sat, in one corner booth, a group of young wizards, making enough noise to more than make up for the silence of the others. They were doing the male equivalent of chatting, whatever it would be called, and I felt the eyes of more than one look me up and down as I crossed the room to the bar. The sight of my stick and mummy-wrapped leg was enough to deter their gaze.
Balancing awkwardly on a stool, I smiled at the sullen barmaid – a far cry from my now-Aunt Hannah – whose grey hair was tied back in a fierce bun, her equally colourless eyes giving me the once over with a fair degree of suspicion.
"Are you still serving meals?" I asked, as she seemed to be the only employee in sight.
Her lips tightened. "Only if you can pay. There's been too many a youn'un like you strollin' in for a free one on me."
I blinked, struggling to comprehend her manner. Surely I didn't look like–
But it's easy to forget that one may not always be well-known, a face that has, albeit unwillingly, appeared in The Daily Prophet`s pages while one`s name is shared with a venerated saint of the wizarding world. In this time, no one knew me; no one knew my family. I was very much alone in a London that mocked my knowledge of its byways and populace. It was as alien to me as another planet.
I took the wizarding change I had and banged it down on the counter with a shaking hand. The coins rang with the unintended violence of my action, and faces turned toward me, some shocked that life continued on around them while others were merely curious.
The barmaid counted the coins with her eyes. "It'll do."
She swept into the back room, and the pub went back to its normal state of near-stagnancy, with only one exception. One of the young wizards did not turn away like his companions, his dark eyes assessing, not every curve (or lack thereof), but the details of my appearance, my behaviour, like one well-versed in the art of observation.
He watched me still as the woman returned some minutes later with a plate of meat pie and potatoes, slamming it down in front of me without a word. It was not the kind of meal I was used to, but I was too hungry to care about anything more than filling the empty pit of my stomach. She plunked a dusty bottle of butterbeer down before whisking away to tell off the young wizards, demanding payment in a querulous voice.
I finished by the time that they were beginning of leave, an act that she found more than enough evidence to support her suspicions against me.
"No better than you ought'a be, jus' like all the others that come 'ere." Her lip twisted in disdain, looking me up and down as though my plain robes and bandaged foot were nothing more than a disguise suited to my supposedly nefarious purposes.
Biting my lips shut, I shoved all the coins across the counter.
"I've paid for my meal. What else do you have to complain about?"
I failed to see that she had reached for her wand until a black-clad arm reached across my vision to grab the woman's wrist, its thumb and fingers tightening as she squirmed.
"You've no right to abuse respectable witches, Gertie. Tom would be disappointed in his old mum for being so rude to the customers."
The voice made the blood freeze in my veins even though, if anyone was to inquire as to why, I would fail to find the words to explain. It was something in the tones, the inflections, the way certain syllables fell from his lips. I could not bear to look toward him, afraid of my potential reaction, afraid of the emotions that ebbed and flowed through my every nerve. He was beside me; I could feel his presence, the same as it would always be.
"What's a girl doin' round at this time of night if she ain't lookin' for trouble? Tell me that, boy."
He released her wrist in a sudden movement that sent her wand clattering to the floor.
"She was looking for me." His hand transferred itself to my arm. "My apologies for the service, Lily. It's a highly unusual thing." He must have glared at Gertie because she shrank back, anger flashing from her eyes as well as something else.
I sat, motionless, twitching only at the sound of my name.
So he knew me already. Somehow, it did not surprise me to learn that I would go back at least once more, perhaps to his childhood, to see him at the beginning, to plant the seed of myself into his mind, along with the seed of madness. But would he know how I arrived, here and now? Would it he know that I was from his future, not from his past?
He took my arm and guided me off the stool, maintaining a firm, yet gentle, grasp as he led me from the pub with a curt nod at its various inmates. His companions had already exited, but they were loitering outside in the street, their faces set in flickering shadows from the lights at the end of their cigarettes.
"A girl, Moody? What's this?"
"Aye, this is a new sight."
"Piss off," Moody snarled, dark eyes glaring out from beneath heavy brows. "Gertie was berating her just for existing, the crazy old bat."
"Always the white knight. Eh, Moody?"
"The perfect gentleman, he is." This last wizard winked in my direction.
"We'll be off." Moody began to draw me away, and I, like a sad, pathetic puppy, let him.
I felt outside of myself, oddly distant from reality, half-afraid, and more than half-ill at ease. He was my only anchor in this world, so different from my own, so different from the sheltered, quiet world of the cottage, where there was only myself and the plants. I had kept away from people for too long, and now I feared their knowledge of the reality, the one thing I no longer possessed.
"See you in the morning, lads," Moody added, turning back to address the wizards. "Bright and early."
They grumbled in complaint, two of them throwing down their cigarettes for the sheer pleasure of grinding the butts into the pavement with the heels of their boots. Then we rounded a corner, and they vanished from sight, the only life remaining in the world being the distant sounds of traffic on the main road beyond, but even that was minimal. The night was ours, and ours alone.
Perhaps, at last, it had happened.
I had seen the last time, experienced the worst time, and now it seemed that I had found the right time, the moment in his life when he was as prepared for me as I was for him. It would not last – how could it? – but for this time, however short, I would be that one thing he could never forget.
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If you want to learn about engaging the culture, go to New York City, stand in Times Square and simply look around. In fact, try not to look around. The multitude of flashing iconic images representing the latest music, art, movies, fashion and personalities virtually scream in your ear, every day influencing an increasingly homogenized global culture. Just like earthquakes can produce massive waves that travel thousands of miles from their origin, Manhattan produces a cultural tsunami that reaches all the way to Manila.
A recent meeting in New York with an executive from a major TV network confirmed my sense that as Christians, we are still lagging behind in the culture wars. In essence, this producer told me, "Christians aren't shaping the culture in America; the culture is shaping them."
I would have to agree. The culture is doing most of the talking; the question is: Will the church respond? And if we do, will our response (and how we respond) generate any real, lasting impact?
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With this in mind, let's consider what could be called the rules of engagement—proven biblical principles revealing how believers in the risen Messiah can make a difference as we engage the world around us.
Rule No. 1: Know your surroundings.
In any environment or culture, the first step to making an impact is understanding the context. Culture-making actually begins in the hearts of men and women, as thoughts become actions and actions become art, literature, music and everything else. Looking back over history, we can all list moments when the evil imaginations of people produced a culture that ended up destroying itself. Think about Noah and the flood.
Jesus warned that the same cultural conditions in Noah's day would be prevalent before His second coming: "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man" (Matt. 24:37, NIV).
Like Noah, we're called to strategic urgency as we engage the world around us with Christ's message. The gospel is not behavioral modification or restraint; it's transformation from the inside out. If the gospel has changed our hearts, then it will necessarily change our thoughts and ultimately, our culture. If you want to know what's inside people's hearts, look at the culture their thoughts produced.
If our supreme task as Christians is to preach the gospel to all people and nations, then understanding the cultural context is crucial to helping us share our message with the hopes of maximum impact.
Rule No. 2: Be prepared.
The word apologetics comes from the Greek word that means to "give a response" or "a word back." First Peter 3:15 says that we are called to "be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have."
As believers, we are all called to engage in apologetics. Scripture offers specific reasons to believe what we do, and we should know them. Whether it's evidence for the existence of God, the truth of Christianity or the ethics of everything from divorce to homosexuality, we should be ready to speak up and speak out about it.
Thoughts, ideas and beliefs directly influence the way people live their lives, so we need to address those philosophies that are "strongholds" in their minds (2 Cor. 10:5). The strongholds in the minds of cultural influencers will eventually become strongholds in the culture itself.
Rule No. 3: Show compassion.
Of course, as we address these strongholds and communicate our beliefs, we're to be wise and gracious, as well as loving and compassionate. Far from angry fundamentalists, we are people who have been forgiven by God and consequently should have a merciful, patient spirit toward those whose lives reflect a state of rebellion against Him. After all, He has certainly been patient with us.
This wisdom causes us to seek to understand the various aspects of the people and the culture we're trying to reach, as well as the motives, reasons and pain that produced their beliefs. Each community has its own unique code that must be unlocked. Though universal and overarching issues exist for all communities, you'll always find subtle differences from place to place and people to people.
Rule No. 4: Practice honesty.
Having compassion and wisdom doesn't require us to back down when we're called to articulate our beliefs and what the Bible says. It's grievous to watch people of faith shrink back from answering questions about morality directly and truthfully when they're in the media spotlight.
Scripture says we're called to be honest, regardless of the potential consequences. The Bible tells us that God has written His law on our hearts. That means there's a built-in sense of right and wrong that transcends culture or context.
When we speak God's truth to people, the Holy Spirit is present to confirm that what we say is true: "When [the Holy Spirit] has come, He will convict that world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me" (John 16:8-9, NKJV, brackets added).
Some have twisted this text, saying that the only sin the Holy Spirit convicts people of is not believing in Jesus. But Jesus Himself said, "Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46).
If we say we believe in Jesus yet don't obey His Word, our faith is disingenuous. We all know Christians who equivocate and pretend that what they do doesn't really matter because of God's grace, but the unbelievers we're trying to reach will quickly point out the hypocrisy of that position.
Rule No. 5: Live transformed lives.
The message of grace isn't, "Live any way you want as long as you ask Jesus to forgive you." Rather, grace calls us to "come out from their midst and be separate" (2 Cor. 6:17, NASB). I'm not calling for a return to the failed mindset of retreating as God's people and living reclusive, isolated lives. But we have to remember that to be holy and sanctified is not an option: "Without holiness no one will see the Lord" (Heb. 12:14, NIV). To make a difference, we have to be different people. If Christ hasn't changed us, then people can (and will) rightly ask, "Why do I need Him?"
Rule No. 6: Be convinced of the gospel's truth.
Ultimately, we must be convinced that the gospel is true—not just for some, but for everyone. There is no Plan B.
Recently, someone asked me how I have stayed passionate about Jesus Christ and presenting His message to others for more than 34 years.
"It's simple," I said. "I really believe the gospel is true."
It is a real story that tells us the truth about ourselves, our neighbors and the world around us. As Francis Schaeffer said, "It's true truth." That's why we must be clear about what the gospel is:
The gospel is the good news that God became man in Jesus Christ; He lived the life we should have lived (by keeping the moral law) and died the death we should have died (for breaking that law). Three days later, He rose from the dead, proving He is the Son of God and offering salvation to anyone who turns and trusts Him as their Lord and Savior.
The gospel tells us what's wrong with mankind—a real separation because of sin. Look around you. This broken relationship with God is reflected in the brokenness of our own relationships.
The gospel also tells us that God did something to heal our brokenness. Jesus walked upright before God and brought healing to broken lives and broken hearts. His resurrection proves He was God's Son and that His words were indeed the Words of God Himself. The truth of the gospel sets Him apart from every other would-be savior or leader.
Rule No. 7: Know that we're in a spiritual battle.
"Even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving" (2 Cor. 4:3-4, NASB).
This verse makes us sensitive to the spiritual nature of people's opposition. A person doesn't have to be demon-possessed to be influenced by the forces of darkness. In fact, the thoughts and words of a fallen culture can act as virtual chains that bind someone to sinful actions, as well as distract them with the bright lights of deception. This awareness of the spiritual war we wage ultimately points us to the need to pray for the power of the Spirit to loose the chains and shine the real light in their hearts as they hear the gospel.
As we follow these rules of engagement, I believe the gospel will work just as effectively in our cities as it did in Rome 2,000 years ago. In a recent interview with journalist Tony Carnes, who has spent the last 30 years tracking spiritual progress in New York, he described the progress made over the last three decades and said that slowly but surely, New York—the place known as the "secular city"—was becoming "post-secular."
All that's needed to see a revival hit Manhattan is the same thing that must take place in every city in every nation: The gospel needs to be believed enough by those who call themselves Christians to compel them to credibly, confidently and clearly tell others.
Rice Broocks is the co-founder of the Every Nation family of churches, which currently has more than 1,000 churches in more than 60 nations. He is also the creator of Engage2020 and the evangelism tool The God Test. Broocks provides oversight for Bethel World Outreach in Nashville, Tenn., and has a doctorate in missiology from Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Sunday night's Mets All-Time Team gala turned awkward when Tom Seaver made reference to Darryl Strawberry's criminal past by asking, "You don't have any handcuffs on your wrists, do you?"
The retort came after Strawberry attempted to answer a question from the audience about who would win in a battle between the '69 and '86 Mets, concluding that "I'd like to get a piece of that with my Louisville Slugger."
Seaver, whose behavior one attendee described as "drunk and surly," drew uncomfortable laughs from the crowd as Strawberry mostly ignored the blast. (Seaver's appearance on TV during the Mets game Sunday also drew questions from viewers as to whether he was drunk.) You can view the complete exchange from SNY here.
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(Editor's note: The Orthodox Presbyterian Church will be celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary in June of 2011. In anticipation of that milestone, New Horizons is running a yearlong series of historical remembrances.)
Originally the denominational committees on Foreign Missions, Home Missions, and Christian Education rented office space in downtown Philadelphia. But in 1960 they purchased a three-story, stone mansion at 7401 Old York Road in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, just north of Philadelphia. It became known affectionately simply as "7401" (pronounced "seventy-four oh one").
The committee staffs worked at 7401, as did the employees of Great Commission Publications, and committee members also assembled there from across the country for their periodic meetings. Women from local OP congregations used the small kitchen and even smaller dining room to serve delicious meals to the hard-working committee members. Once a member from Montana brought in a large amount of elk meat from a recent hunt. The aroma of that meat slowly cooking filled much of the building that day, making it difficult to concentrate on our work.
We staff persons were privileged to meet many home and foreign missionaries as they reported to these meetings. That personalized our prayer meetings before work on Tuesdays. Although much of the staff work of the committees was done separately, employees had lunch together on the third floor. There we solved every imaginable theological, ecclesiastical, interpersonal, political, and financial problem ever faced by a human being.
At 3 p.m., John Tolsma, Great Commission Publications' art director, would grab a pen and beat on the metal lamp shade over his drawing board on the third floor to summon anyone within hearing distance to a ten-minute break in the art department. This was especially gratifying at Christmastime, when the art department received variously flavored popcorn gifts from contract artists. John recapped the popcorn can in timely fashion to ensure that some of its contents would survive for another day.
I quickly learned that work at 7401 was challenging, but also enjoyable. Dorothy Cilley was always willing to take a look at some editing problem that I faced and to suggest a way to make my manuscript more intelligible. When Lewis Ruff became general secretary for Home Missions, he had Tolsma design a bulletin insert with Lewis's picture and the word changes prominently displayed. Unbeknownst to Lewis, John covertly produced a temporary, alternative insert with a picture of a baby climbing out of his diapers.
General secretaries and Allen Curry (for GCP) often traveled away from 7401, returning later with interesting reports on various OP ministries. At some point, Allen began using his travels to broaden my perspective on work with New Horizons. I started to receive handwritten notes and cards from a Martha, who supposedly was an avid reader of the magazine and really appreciated the occasional cartoon. The mailings were postmarked in different cities because Martha visited relatives. I learned all about her lifeeven the death of her husband, Otto. But when I left the work of the Committee, staff members presented me with Martha's final card, which subtly suggested that she was the product of John Tolsma's imagination and that her communications were mailed by Curry on his various travels (I hope I have the prank figured out correctly). It was good to have such supportive colleagues.
So impressed with 7401 was a doctor two buildings away, that in 1990 he walked in the front door and offered $500,000 for our building. The purchase price in 1960 was $49,000 (plus $16,000 for renovations), so we agreed to sell. Time spent at 7401 was well spent.
The author was general secretary for the Committee on Christian Education 1979-88 and GCP's Coordinator of Production 1988-92. Reprinted from New Horizons, Sept. 2010.


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- Parents may struggle with ways of teaching respect, values and appropriate behavior
- Practice and consistency is essential to nonviolent correction
- Reward system may work better than punishment
Noël Plummer can't imagine making a conscious decision to inflict physical pain on her 8-year-old daughter as a punishment. She's only slapped her daughter once, without thinking, when her then-5-year-old was having an enormous tantrum.
She's never hit her again.
While she recognizes that physical punishment may encourage immediate fear-based compliance, "I'm interested in my child respecting my authority and decisions, and adopting my values about appropriate behavior," says Plummer, an attorney living in Albany, California. "When I discipline my child, I am teaching her how to behave appropriately."
That's why Plummer uses a rewards system for positive behaviors and regular "time-ins" where she gives her daughter her undivided attention. She also decides what behavior she wants and gives her daughter advanced notice of what to expect -- no surprises in her home.
"It's getting late," she'll tell her daughter in the car. "When we get home, I want you to brush your teeth and get into your pajamas. If you're done in 15 minutes, I will read to you. If not, I won't be able to read to you tonight."
Just like practicing a musical instrument or practicing the backstroke over and over in advance of a performance or competition, teaching our children to behave properly in a variety of situations takes preparation on our part and practice, practice, practice.
Here are some suggestions to get started.
Decide what you want.
Before your child throws a tantrum in the grocery store or breaks a treasured vase, choose the positive behavior you want to cultivate rather than the negative behavior you want to prevent or punish.
Unless you decide to teach that positive behavior -- good manners at the grocery store or handling delicate things with care -- your child will always return to the negative behavior, says Dr. Alan Kazdin, professor psychology and child psychiatry at Yale University, director of the Yale Parenting Center and author of "The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child."
Practice makes perfect.
Once you decide what behaviors you want to cultivate in younger children, play a game of make believe to train them how to behave positively.
It can take anywhere from one to three weeks of practicing the new behavior once a day as a game, but Kazdin says the new behavior will replace the old one. After you praise them effusively and specifically for the good behavior, hug or otherwise touch your child (a teenager may only accept a high-five or thumbs up).
"You have to practice it a little bit, just like the guy (Capt. Chesley Sullenberger) landing the plane in the Hudson," says Kazdin. "Can you imagine someone saying to him, 'There's no need to practice in the simulator'? You have to get this behavior into your child's body, and then it gets into his mind."
Praise the good behavior.
Praise your children making good decisions and acting the way you want. Is your middle-school child actually telling you about a bad day? Say you appreciate her talking to you about her rough day before launching into suggesting a quick fix. Did your toddler put away his toys when asked? Praise him specifically for doing so. Does your kid like to get mail? Send a card telling them you appreciated that he's learned to do his own laundry.
"We try to acknowledge and recognize when the boys do something right, no matter how trivial, rather than always focus on the negative and disciplining," says Erik Botsford, a stay-at-home father of twin boys, age 3. "If the kids are sharing a toy, we always make a point to say 'that's great sharing.' It's regular positive reinforcement of cooperative or positive behavior."
"Time in" is necessary.
The "time out" method popular with parents who don't believe in corporal punishment won't be effective in the long-term if there's no "time in."
"We believe in a lot of talking with our son, and especially a lot of listening to his point of view, and his reasons for doing things," says Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, whose son is 12 years old. "So far that's worked out very well for us. Parents need to keep in mind that the investments that they make in their children in terms of love, emotional warmth and time spent with their children have powerful positive effects on child behavior."
Calm down.
Your child has broken your grandmother's antique rocking chair, and you're so angry you could spit fire.
Unless your child is in harm's way, don't parent while angry (at your child's behavior or anything else).
Unless you want your child to learn to make quick decisions while furious, take a minute to calm down. Taking deep cleansing breaths might do the trick, or perhaps a quick relaxation exercise, says Dr. Robert Epstein, a research psychologist and author, former editor of Psychology Today and father of six children.
"Even just waiting a few minutes can help, because intense emotions usually subside on their own fairly quickly," says Epstein, who developed the Epstein Parenting Competencies Inventory test of parenting skills, available at MyParentingSkills.com. "A parent should never let anger guide his or her parenting. A single slap, insult or shriek can be traumatic for a child and also cause serious damage to the relationship between parent and child."
Know your kid.
Some children act out even more in response to time-outs. Others are happy for the alone time. Knowing what works for your child is key because it may be different than any parenting book's recommendation. Some kids love time-out so would seek it out. Others hate it and would behave even more defiantly.
For Crissi Dillon of Petaluma, California, the most effective punishment she's used for her 13-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son is to give them an extra chore when either of them misbehaves.
"Neither of them like cleaning but respond to this form of discipline better than having their things taken away," says Dillon, moderator and blogger for SantaRosaMom.com, the parenting blog for the Press Democrat newspaper.
"It helps them to work out the anger they are feeling as they are working. And when they've finished the job, they're done with their punishment. If the job is only half done, they have to do it again."


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9 minute introduction to Estonia
Event will be held from 1st of February until 31st of March.
There will be 15 different stations activated with the prefix ES100. Each QSO with ES100 station will give
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For example working ES100A on 80, 40 and 20 meters on all 3 modes will give you total of 18 points.
DX stations will get 36 points.
ES100 stations are expected to upload their logs daily. This progress can be tracked in "Activity" menu.
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New century brought along also a new leader in the Estonian HF contesting.
An active and talented young guy - Tõnno Vähk (ES5TV) started to invest seriously into his
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Arvo Kallaste ES1CW, Enn Lohk ES1AR, Teolan Tomson ES1AO.
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We promise to keep our hobby in good shape for years to come.
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In an effort that eventually could preserve 214 acres of land from development, Princeton University has turned over the deed for the first 10 acres of property it owned in South Brunswick Township.
The University has pledged to convey a total of 134 acres that will become part of a tract known as "Mapleton Preserve at South Brunswick." It will serve as an open space buffer for both the Delaware and Raritan Canal and the village of Kingston.
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Open-Source Software: Bad, Evil and Un-American
Red Hat? SUSE Linux? Apache? MySQL? These are bad, evil, un-American entities. Apparently. They and the rest of those dirty rotten open-source software scoundrels are responsible for a "tidal wave of losses in U.S. jobs and competitiveness."OS Roundup: So says the International Intellectual Property Alliance, a group of trade bodies that includes the MPAA and the RIAA. In its eyes, countries that encourage the use of open-source software are in the same league as those with rampant copyright piracy.
That's the view of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), a group of trade bodies that includes such notables as the Business Software Alliance, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The IIPA recently submitted its Orwellian-sounding "2010 Special 301 Report on Copyright Protection & Enforcement," an annual review of intellectual property protection and market access practices in foreign countries, to the U.S. Trade Representative. Ten countries make the "priority watch list" of naughty boys this year (down from 13 last year), including Indonesia.
What has Indonesia done to make it onto the Special 301 Priority Watch list? Turns out it had the temerity to send out a circular endorsing the use and adoption of open-source software within government organizations, which it hoped would "result in the use of legitimate open source and Free Open Source Software (FOSS) and a reduction in overall costs of software."
Who could object to that? The IIPA it seems. A developing nation that seeks to reduce its software costs and sees value in being able to access source code to modify the software it uses to best suit its needs "simply weakens the software industry and undermines its long-term competitiveness by creating an artificial preference for companies offering open-source software and related services."
But wait there's more of this nonsense: The Indonesian government's circular somehow "fails to build respect for intellectual property rights," and if that wasn't enough, it also "limits the ability of government or public-sector customers to choose the best solutions to meet the needs of their organizations and the Indonesian people."
Excuse me? This is so absurd that it beggars belief. One can see how endorsing piracy might fail to "build respect" for intellectual property rights, but how on earth can endorsing open-source software possibly do that?! And who are the IIAP to tell a sovereign nation what best meets the needs of its people? It's hard to see how transferring large amounts of money in license fees to commercial software companies like Microsoft, instead of spending it on hospitals or schools, best meets the needs of the average Indonesian on the street. And maybe it does, but that's not for the IIAP to decide.
Let's not forget there's still a cost to running open-source software. You may not have to pay for licenses, but you still have to test, support, patch and update the stuff, and doing so may or may not involve paying a subscription. If we're talking about Open Office rather than Microsoft Office the outlay could be minimal. If it's Red Hat Enterprise Linux, MySQL and Apache rather than a Microsoft-based infrastructure behind the scenes, there is still significant cost, but one suspects the TCO of the open-source solution would be lower, despite what Microsoft might have you believe.
It would be ironic funny, even if the RIIA's heavy-handed approach ends up being counterproductive. Trying to force an organization to pay for proprietary software when open-source alternatives may better suit its needs and save them money is just as dishonest and harmful as piracy. If we're going to talk about building respect, what about respect for the open-source model?
Besides, if I were Red Hat or any other commercial entity that makes the majority of its profits around an open-source offering I'd be asking the IIPA why potential customers are being placed on the naughty boy list simply for considering my wares. Just because they are open-source it doesn't make them warez.
Paul Rubens is a journalist based in Marlow on Thames, England. He has been programming, tinkering and generally sitting in front of computer screens since his first encounter with a DEC PDP-11 in 1979.


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It feels like forever since I last wrote and have lots to tell. I haven't had Internet access for a few weeks and its been driving me crazy.
So more changes. I was talking to my mum one day about my living arrangements and how I love my flat but it is just too small. It only has one bedroom and since Nathans cot is in there, i slept on the couch so I didnt disturb him. It was taking its toll though as I wasnt getting great sleeps and my back was taking a beating. So after discussing it with my mum I went home and had a look online at what properties were on the market.
I noticed an advert for a house but it was showing no pictures. Luckily I recognised the address and knew exactly what house it was. I hoped that maybe since there were no pictures, there would have been little interest and I might just have a chance at getting it. The type of property it is, had there been pictures, would have been gone immediately. And so i rang up on the Tuesday and arranged a viewing on the Wednesday morning. On Wednesday night the property was taken off the market and was mine. Moving date, two weeks time.
Well I was delighted. This house has not one bedroom, not two bedrooms... but three! It would feel like a mansion to me. Not only that but it also has back and front gardens. It solved all my problems. Nathan would finally have his own room where I could actually put his toys. In the flat there was simply no room to have his toys out on show. A garden where on a sunny day he can play or just lie and sleep in his pram. That wasnt possible in the flat. My own bedroom again. No more sleeping on the couch for me. I could go to bed and watch tv or read a book without worrying that I might wake Nathan. It is 2 minutes walk from my mums so instead of loading the car with bags and a car seat when i only want to pop in for a cuppa i can just walk down with the pram. Oh its all so exciting!
Yeh then reality hit. I have taken on a huge property within 24 hours. Have I really thought about this? Can I afford this? I got nervous and tried to just put it to the back of my mind but soon it was the day to sign the lease and collect the keys. What made matters worse was that when i took my dad and other 'workmen' to see the house they were telling me just how much work it needed.
Ok the house was recently refurbished as it had previously been a total disaster. It was now freshly painted with a brand new fitted kitchen and bathroom. Newly laid wooden floors etc. But when you took a walk round you seen just how shoddy the work was. I have no idea who done the work on this house but lets just say, doors hanging upside down and my letter box being on back to front were just the tip of a very wobbly iceberg!! Ah but i had signed for it now. Someone even said to me 'would you like me to talk to my lawyer to see if we can get you out of this contract cause that house is a disaster'. Well if i wasnt anxious before, I was now.
I had to hand in my notice on the flat asap as obviously I couldnt afford to keep 2 houses. And so basically I had 2 weeks to move. Each night, exhausted after a day with Nathan, I would pack a few boxes. I would load them into the car all set for taking the stuff to the new house in the morning. Slowly i moved more and more stuff and my flat was becoming more and more bare. I didnt like this feeling. The flat was absolutely my safe place and I really started to question If i was going to be able to make the move. When i moved out of my mums house last year it had been hard but I was able to calm myself by saying 'Well if its too hard or i dont settle, i will just move back to my mums' (im sure my mum would have had other ideas but it kept me sane). I settled into the flat ok, probably knowing my mums was always an option. But quickly the flat became my home and where i wanted to be. Leaving the flat I would have to hand over the keys So on the day of the move there would be no going back. I couldnt use that as my safety net. I had to make the leap and pray that I would settle into the new place, otherwise who knows what i would do.
So I got the keys and i moved my things bit by bit getting more and more nervous. I then began the mammoth task of cleaning and decorating our new home. Why did I think it would be easy? What made me think it didnt need much done? I was unbelievably stressed. My mum would watch Nathan as much as she could but when she couldnt i would be standing with a paint brush in one hand and rocking Nathans pram with the other. It was exhausting and to be honest I wasnt getting anywhere fast. I try so hard to be independent and do everything for myself, which is no doubt because when i was housebound i relied on other people 100% and i swore i wouldn't go back to that. But after almost having a nervous breakdown one night I asked my family for help. Thankfully my brother was at hand and we wallpapered and painted for days. Now we were getting somewhere. Yes the house was coming on but at the back of my mind it still didnt feel remotely like my home and I couldnt imagine myself living there.
Do you ever get a sense of urgency when your anxious? When you just want to get home and get there fast! Well i would work in the house from 8am but when it came to about 4pm my mind would say 'enough is enough'. I would be filled with the sense of urgency that it was now time to leave and i wanted back to the flat. This worried me. How was I going to feel when i had to move in and i as sitting in the house and the clock hit 4, 5, 6pm and i couldnt be running off to the flat. More nerves.
So i was reaching my limit on how much else i could cope with and then it just got worse. My car tax was due and with no money spare to pay it I had to put my car off the road. But for some deluded and irresponsible reason I decided to drive it one day. Oh it will be ok i told myself, its not far and I have far too much to do!!! What an idiot. Round at the new house on my hands and knees scrubbing the floor, my brother arrived. 'Well what you going to do now' He said. I had no idea what he was talking about but when I looked out the window i seen it. My car was clamped and had a lovely big sticker on the window saying UNTAXED VEHICLE. Oh i was so embarrassed. What would my new neighbours be thinking. At this stage I had no money in the bank due to all the decorating materials I needed to buy but I knew this was going to cost me. Basically to get the clamp removed I had to show them a valid tax disc. If i had the tax disc i could get the clamp removed for £100. If i didnt have a tax disc it was £260! A no brainer really. Time to get a tax disc. In a way I was glad cause it gave me a kick up the bum to get it sorted but it was money i didnt have. I had to tax the car which was £92 and then I had to take the tax disc 20 miles away to prove i had one, and then get the clamp off. The house stuff was on hold. Time to deal with the car. By this stage i was fit to be tied and so i dealt with the tax disc but my poor dad had to take time off work to drive the tax disc to the office as proof. This meant me being back in my flat all anxious, with no car outside. This made me nervous because although i stopped driving it, knowing it was there was always a comfort, now it was gone. It was parked at the new house and if i wanted to drive it, it was impossible. Not good for a control freak like me. I know i know its my own stupid fault.
While this was going on I was suffering with a really sore neck. I assumed it was due to constantly sleeping on the couch but the night i was without the car it came to a head. This wasnt a sore neck or a pulled muscle from humphing boxes, this was something else. I looked in the mirror and i looked like quasimodo. I had developed a lump under my jaw which looked like a tennis ball. I also started to feel like utter crap with a temperature etc. Home alone with Nathan i got a bit worried and had to phone the emergency doctor. Being that it was nighttime there was nothing much they could do but i seen the doctor the first thing in the morning. I had a virus and an infected gland. Great! A course of antibiotics and rest was recommended. I was like a zombie by this point but this was the Wednesday and i was meant to move house on the Thursday!
I decided I would take the Wednesday off. I would take my pills and stay on the couch with a cover. I would sleep and hope that in the morning i was able to face the move. Well i woke up feeling no better but I had no choice. With my car now back and taxed I filled it to the brim. I still didnt want to leave the flat, i actually told myself that if i just left the curtains up it would be ok. If i REALLY panicked in the new place i would go back to the flat that night and sleep on the floor, Nathan would sleep in his pram. Seriously the things we tell ourselves to cope!
My friend took Nathan that morning and i started driving back and forth moving my things. I emptied the flat of everything apart from the big things like the couches and bed which would need to be moved later in a van. I worked like a dog emptying bags and finding a place for everything. That night when the van brought the last of my things the house was complete. Not just livable, but basically finished. And who would believe it but i was fine. I fed and bathed Nathan at his usual time and he was put into his cot and fast asleep at his usual time. Looking back I have no idea how i managed it. I went to my new bedroom and slept like a log but that was probably due to the virus i had and being totally exhausted.
Well that was a week ago. I went back to my flat once to collect any curtains etc that I had left and I havent looked back. I admit i hung onto the keys for 3 days more than I should have but they are gone now too and i cant get back in there. I don't want to go back though. I have my new home and as soon as I had my own things around me i was settled. There are still things that i want to do to the house but there is no rush anymore, i can take my time. Nathan has a bedroom filled with books and toys and bright colours just like he should have. I have attached a picture of him in his new ballpit which he didn't actually like but maybe he will in time ha. There has been a couple of nights where i have been a bit scared. In the flat It had buzzer entry and so you felt quite secure. Here we don't have that and one night i could hear noises downstairs. Well i was frozen stiff with fear but eventually i sucked it up and went on the look out. I have a son to protect now so no time for being a scardy cat. Yeh it was nothing and prob just the noises of the house cooling down, ill just have to get used to it.
Since then Nathan and I have both got the cold and today i was pretty much useless but hopefully its passing and we can finally enjoy our new start here. I will get pics of our little home on as soon as.


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Nestled in the heart of seven and one-half lush acres at Bok Tower Gardens is Pinewood Estate, the enchanting 20-room Mediterranean-style mansion. Originally named "El Retiro," meaning "retreat" in Spanish, the Estate was built in the early 1930s for Charles Austin Buck, a Bethlehem Steel vice president. Now this historic Estate is open for tours throughout the year to visitors of Bok Tower Gardens.
Pinewood Estate Hours & Blackout Dates:
Pinewood Estate will be closed the following dates: Subject to change without notice.
October 28 – November 28, 2019
January 6 – January 19, 2020
Operating Hours except blackout dates above
Spring (January – April): Open daily from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Summer (May – October): Open daily from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Christmas at Bok Tower Gardens:
Open daily from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Important Information
Pinewood Estate has stairs leading to the second floor of the estate. Due to the nature and design of the house, there is not a working elevator available.
About the Historic Home Tour
Visitors receive a program when they begin their tour at Pinewood Estate that contains historical information about the home. Pinewood Estate docents are available throughout the home to interact with you and answer questions about the Estate and its furnishings. Pinewood Estate is a 1930s mansion and due to its historic nature is not fully accessible by wheelchair or stroller. For more information please contact us at 863.676.1408.
Pinewood Estate History
Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. had designed Edward Bok's Gardens and several private gardens inside Mountain Lake Estates, a neighboring private community. Charles Austin Buck engaged Olmsted's firm to design the landscape of his winter estate. In 1929, landscape architect William Lyman Phillips of the Olmsted Brothers firm began to design the gardens and the placement of the house. In 1930, architect Charles Wait was hired to design the house that has become one of the finest examples of Mediterranean-style architecture in the state of Florida. The Estate was the result of the collaborative inspiration of Buck, Wait and Phillips.
Because Buck was a lover of nature and an amateur horticulturist, the gardens were designed first and the house was positioned later to provide a natural flow from garden to house. The estate's external landscape and ornamental touches were designed by Phillips, who later designed the world-famous Fairchild Tropical Garden in Coral Gables (Miami).
Phillips' contributions to the Estate include several wonderful elements: a formal Mediterranean-style garden with a Spanish frog fountain that leads guests into an enchanting stone grotto at the front of the house; an Oriental moon gate fountain off the dining room porch; and an English-style country garden with a rolling lawn and a pond that reflects the afternoon sunsets.
Buck was a great admirer of the Latin lifestyle and architecture, and he wanted "El Retiro" to be reminiscent of it. Wait designed the 12,900 square foot Mediterranean-style home with many characteristics of an antique villa, complete with a barrel-tile roof, thick walls, substantial carved doors and woodwork, and intricately detailed wrought iron.
Wait also included a series of three large porches to provide Buck and his guests with uninterrupted views of the sweeping vistas and a wonderful view of the Tower. The team worked to situate the entire house so that fantastic views from the house were framed by the surrounding tall pine and live oak trees.
In an effort led by Nellie Lee Holt Bok, daughter-in-law of Gardens' founder Edward W. Bok, Pinewood Estate was acquired in 1970 and "El Retiro" was renamed "Pinewood Estate." Famed restoration landscape architect, Rudy Favretti, was engaged along with a corps of volunteers to restore the manor to its original glory so visitors could enjoy it.


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Kelsey Grammer's Wife: Miscarriage of Justice
Camille Grammer, Kelsey Grammer's estranged wife and star of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," feels "absolutely humiliated" over Kelsey's girlfriend, and feels her recent miscarriage is all part of bad Karma.
Sources who interact with Camille on the show's production tell TMZ ... she feels "very bitter and the bitterness has been growing" over Kelsey's sudden decision to pull the plug on their marriage.
We're told Camille feels sad about Kayte Walsh's miscarriage, but believes it's all part of the cosmos -- what goes around, comes around.
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Two Gulf airlines, Qatar Airways and Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, are among four airlines in the running to buy to buy 40 percent stake in Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Bangladesh's national airline, reported Gulf Daily News.
The other airlines in the running are Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, all of which answered Biman's call last looking for proposals from foreign airlines to become strategic partners.
Under a partial privatization plan drawn up by the government of Bangladesh, the government will retain a 51 percent share of Biman, and 9 percent will be sold to the airline's employees. The deadline for proposals was December 2, and it was expected that the sales process would be complete by the end of January.
The government of Bangladesh expected to earn $40 million from the sale of Biman's shares.
Biman provides 102 flights a week to 20 international destination, as well as regular internal connection from Dhaka to the cities of Sylhet, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Rajshahi, Jessore, Barisal and Saidpur. – (Albawaba-MEBG)
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I read that the viscous term is some kind of expansion and higher derivatives of the velocity field u, like \Delta^2 u, should, in fact, be retained. (It´s well-known that NSE with hyperdissipation admits global smooth solutions.) Unfortunately, i couldn't find any physical details on this expansion. Does someone know about it? Thanks a lot in advance! :-)


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Noodle was in kindergarten. I took her to school and walked her up to her line that day. As I was standing there waiting for Mama B to get there with M1, a firery little red headed girl, who never sat still, a Tazmanian devil of sorts if you will, came up to me and grabbed my hand and just stood still for a minute. She said "A plane hit the building" I told her I saw it and that the best thing we could do right then was pray for everyone. She squeezed my hand and off again she went leaving a trail behind her.
A little girl who's name was Hope. Hope is what I think of when I remember that horrible day. Hope, the little girl. Hope for our great nation. Hope for those who were lost. Hope for those who were left behind. Hope for those who serve. Hope for their family members who wait at home. Hope for all things still to come. Just HOPE.


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Kevin Cox, Executor, to Michael J. and Barbara C. Oblinger, unit in McGuffey Hill condominiums, $197,000.
Carl H. Search to Maurice F. and Karen Baggiano, 2519 Hillwood Place, Greenbrier, $261,666.
Karl A. Borg to Daniel Gioeli and Debra K. McMahon, 1010 St. Charles Avenue, $132,900.
Richard W. and Teri S. Kent to Sarah H. Bartholomew, 302 Robertson Avenue, $222,000.
W. G. Pickford, special commissioner, to Silk Purse Properties LLC, one-fifth interest in a parcel on Rosser Avenue, $5,772.
C&D Enterprises to Ken and Betty Jane Mori, 612 Monticello Avenue, $92,500.
David Carter to Joseph T. Lawless, 231 Fourth Street SW, $145,000.
Ellen S. Turner and Warren P. Shifflett to Lottie S. Blincoe, parcel on Montrose Avenue, $75,800.
Dennis Woodriff and Mary Ann Parr to Mark S. Hahn, 811 Bolling Avenue, $158,000.
John and Theodora Gianakos to Ken and Betty Jane Mori, 207 Stribling Avenue, $507,000.
David M. Klein and Mary Farsetta to Frank Bergland, parcel in Graves addition, $156,000.
Caroline S. and Brendan S. Graves to Martha Taylor, 1623 Center Avenue, $162,500.
Sean E., Kathryn S. and R. Gregory Aeder to Ian Pallini, unit in Wertland Condominiums, $56,500.
James A. and Anita I. Hylton to Anita I. Hylton, 659 Evergreen Avenue, pursuant to separation agreement.
Maryanne Hexberg to John N. LeMasurier, 1122 E. Jefferson Street, $148,000.
Thomas J. Dodson to Monica E. Dodson, 103 Eric Place, pursuant to separation agreement.
Troy G. and Lisa A. Miller to Tate Maguire, 510 Druid Avenue, $112,000.
Arc of the Piedmont Inc. to Edward P. Smith and Tracy A. Landon, parcel on Locust Avenue, $130,000.
James E. Mills Jr. to John D. and Jeanne A. Collier, parcel on Fifth Street SW, $78,000.
M. Gabrielle Hall to Hoopes Houses LLC, two parcels on Longwood Drive, $270,000.
House Land Trust to Hilton R. Lacy, unit in Charlottesville Towers condominiums, $100,000.
Patrice G. Guyenet and Janine C. Jagger to Eve S. and Joyce H. Solomon, 1504 Bunker Hill Drive, Rutledge, $305,000.
Charles Rotgin and Richard D. Shepherd, Trustees, to Douglas P. Murphy and Elaine S. Heffelfinger, 924 Rugby Road, $125,000.
David O. and Andrea E. Bluthardt to Mechti, Fatima, and Rafique S. Mechti, unit in Jefferson Park condominiums, $76,000.
Michael J. Johnson and Arthur M. Feiner to Tara R. and Galin R. Boyd Jr., 726 Monticello Avenue, $275,900.
A transaction here has been removed from this line due to alleged safety concerns raised by one the parties involved.
Will Gain Inc. to John H. King, 600 Hinton Avenue, $38,750.
Christopher W. and Heidi R. Shaner to Arthur M. Feiner, 210 Little Graves Street, gift.
Sandra E. Awad to Peter A. and Monika C. Abramenko, 2508 Woodhurst Road, Canterbury Hills, $280,000.
Timothy E. and Donna M. Madel to Nathan M. and Shelly S. Smith, 116 Oak Forest Circle, $170,100.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Scott and Melissa Anne Peterson, parcel in Western Ridge, $54,000.
Open Lands Inc. to Grace Notes Ltd. UK, 68.58 acres at 275 James River Road, Scottsville, $171,450.
William F. and Mary Louise Wetmore to Elizabeth W. English, two acres, gift.
Michael J. and Carol A. Wisinski to Ronnie A. and Linda Townsend, 4835 Mechum's River Road, $229,500.
Jeffrey D. Blank and Christina Morell to Pamela R. Tiscornia, 5408 Cory Court, $228,900.
VanDerLinde Housing Inc. to Michael J. and Carol A. Wisinski, parcel in Still Meadow, $316,950.
Kenneth L. and Margaret F. M. Davis to Dennis H. and Helen C. Paranzino, 173.12 acres at 7712 Lanhorne Road, Scottsville, $1,035,000.
R.D. Wade Builder Inc. to Jeffrey D. Blank and Christina Morrell, 1936 River Inn Lane, Still Meadows, $349,950.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Steven D. and Debra L. Fox, 1154 Rustic Willow Lane, Forest Lakes South, $219,950.
Wendell W. Gibson Inc. to Richard L. Crisci and Nancy A. Butters, 129 Forestvue Drive, Blue Ridge Forest, Earlysville, $425,950.
Legend Development Co. to Jeremy A. and Christine C. Benedetti, 1509 Edmond Drive, Wayland's Grant, $298,500.
Can and Le T. Nguyen to Carl E. and Mary C. Brackett, 587 Pebblecreek Court, Brookmill, $147,500.
Eric Dale and Valerie Johnston to John D. Divine and Pamela K. Watts, 1513 Brandemill Place, Forest Lakes South, $289,000.
Jason William and Amy R. S. Handy to Robert A. Phillips and Louise B. Wise, 1524 Primrose Lane, Lake Reynovia, $201,500.
James A. and Rebel Matera to Marijana and Orhan Bukic, 1351 LeParc Terrace, RiverRun, $187,000.
Barbara S. Frentress to Victoria L. Doss, 1120 Amber Ridge Road, Highlands at Mechum's River, $160,000.
Lelia H. Allison to Edward P. and Lelia A. Pitts, 7610 Scottsville Road, gift.
Kimberly P. Pomykacz and Kimberly Switzer to Michael P. Somers, 8 Waterwheel Drive, Mill Creek, $147,000.
Joseph T. Henley III and Charles T. Henley to County of Albemarle, 112.80 acres on State Routes 810 and 811, 5455 Jones Mill Road, $282,000.
Merle Underwood Lawson and Robert J. Lawson, Trustees, to County of Albemarle, 101.711 acres on State Routes 231 and 646, $300,000.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Edmund P. and Jean W. Clowney, 1218 Courtyard Drive, $229,075.
John D. and Sarah M. Buchanan to Michael A. Brennan, 1.60 acres in Glenaire, 1080 Allendale Drive, $249,000.
Jean L. Thomas to Michele A. Malmstrom, 2561 Brown's Gap Turnpike, $100,000.
Ashby R. and Lorraine R. Hackney to Woodhurst LLC, 101 Woodhurst Court, Canterbury Hills, $232,000.
Danny L. and Sue Ann Carr to Robert S. and Edna M. Hrvoj, 2035 Whispering Woods, $238,000.
John R. and Helen Walker to Carol M. Bloom, 606 Mockingbird Way, Branchlands, $250,000.
Leslie Ann Webb to Grant M. Mussman, 1673 Royal Oak Court, Mill Creek, $141,000.
Antonio Jorge Jr. to Victoria A. Carter, parcel in Forest Lakes South, $168,500.
Wade A. and Belle J. Davis to Keith O. Woodard, 590 Ardwood Road, Clover Hill, Earlysville, $285,000.
Southland Homes Inc. to Marie J. Moriarity, 1066 Somerchase Court, Hollymead Townhouses, $146,708.
Danielle Moran to Harold L. and Dora S. Cassety, 965 Laurel Glen, Redfields, $286,400.
Louise H. P. and Kenneth C. Miller III to James R. and Jennifer W. Maedgen, 984 Grayson Lane, $240,000.
Cathlynn B. Sparks to Franklin Kulandaisamy and Linnett S. Davidson, 883 Swan Ridge Road, Redfields, $265,000.
Julie A. Morris to Tamara L. Ginaven, 1319 LeParc Terrace, RiverRun, $142,500.
JaZan LLC to C. Randolph Thunfors, unit in Turtle Creek Condominiums, $90,000.
VanDerLindeHousing Inc. to William J. and Joyce A. Munt, 4974 Lakeview Lane, Western Ridge, $293,950.
Daniel J. and Kathleen N. Haan to Carl W. and Yadua C. Kuhn, 1825 Tinkers Cove Road, Hollymead, $187,500.
Kevin L. and Laura L. McCartney to Aaron J. Fein and Dahlia H. Lithwick, 3.242 acres at 3900 Monacan Trail Road, $206,000.
Blue Ridge Homecrafters Inc. to George M. Nimmo and Leslie A. Olsakovsky, two acres at 925 Tilman Road, $606,500.
Southland Homes Inc. to Kevin N. and John T. Yates Jr., $174,600.
Stephanie W. Corbell, Executor, to William and Martha McKechnie, 36 Old Farm Road, Belair, $660,750.
Richard and Antonia Berman to Derald P. and Darlinda M. Grice, 384 Miller School Road, $545,000.
Michael Johnson and Arthur Feiner to David R. and Linda A. Hartman, 3.01 acres at 5645 Stony Point Road, $103,000.
Lantz R. Martin and Kristi Gossom to Margaret M. Sutton, 605 Whitecover Circle, Stonehenge, $132,000.
Southern Property LLC to Eric W. Fitz, 1288 Chatham Ridge, RiverRun, $249,500.
Castle Hill Properties II LLC to Murcielago LLC, 2,231.82 acres, $6,750,000.
Baird Snyder Inc. to Mark A. and Tara L. Mincer, 1324 Huntersfield Close, Glenmore, $865,000.
Medallion Enterprises LLC to Susan K. Hardie, 6109 aura Lane, Wayland's Grant, $253,900.
John P. and Lucy O. Hoyt to Christopher A. Georges, 2408 Holkham Drive, Lewis Hills, $30,000.
Open Lands Inc. to White Oak Land Company LLC, 43 acres in Scottsville Magisterial District, $133,300.
Open Lands Inc. to White Oak Land Company LLC, 55.02 acres in Scottsville Magisterial District, $167,500.
Harlan J. Brown to Geraldine F. Gilison, Trustee, 3401 Piperfife Court, Keswick, $345,500.
John F. Dunnivan Jr. to Herbert T. Brown, 7015 Shepherds Wood Lane, Batesville, $49,000.
Dennis R. and Patricia M. Spencer to Eric M. Patashnik and Deborah Gordon, 3065 Beaumont Farm Road, $535,000.
Jerry C. and Linda M. Jernigan to William J. and Susanne E. Cummings, 6.39 acres at 4268 Watts Passage Road, $240,000.
David C. and Heather A. Cassada to Thomas D. and Brenda J. Estepp, 1629 Honeysuckle Lane, Lake Reynovia, $150,000.
Quarries LLC to Bruce O. and Suzanne B. Brown, 21.116 acres at The Quarries EcoVillage, $58,000.
John F. and Mary E. Kuebler to John B. and Eydie L. Halstead, 2712 Huntington Road, Northfields, $241,500.
Karen L. Wilcox and Jeanine C. Wooduff to Brian Patrick and Rebecca L.E. Boland, 75 Georgetown Green, $158,000.
JaZan LLC to Michael W. Powell, unit in Turtle Creek Condominiums, $76,500.
Cordelia Polly Hicks, et al., to Charles William Hurt and Shirley Fisher, Trustees, 7.77 acres on State Route 769, $40,000.
A.F. Canody to Brenda C. and Bland M. Martin Jr., 2.718 acres at 2024 Craig's Store Road, Afton, $9,400.
Irene P. Coleman to Eliseo A. Benavidez and Martha Martinez, two acres at Routes 6 and 627, 2535 Irish Road, Esmont, $99,000.
Gary D. and Toni B. Hoerman to James K. and Amy J. Sannes, 2.30 acres at State Routes 20 and 610, 2737 Lonesome Mountain Road, $170,000.
R.D. Wade Builder Inc. to Bruce T. and Susan M. Johnson, 2067 Brownstone Lane, Still Meadow, $341,950.
Kristopher S. and Renae E. Macurdy to Mark E. and Susan T. Keck, 2280 Lanford Hills Drive, $336,000.
Matthew and Ronald P. Angelelli to Stephen V. and Janet Early, 1084 Amber Ridge Road at Highlands at Mechum's River, $189,700.
Greyrock LLC to Craig Enterprises Inc., parcel in Greyrock, $54,000.
Louis C. M. and Cami Jordan to Farrell W. and Angelo Vangelopoulos, 325 Starcrest Road, Mill Creek, $217,000.
Charles W. Hurt Jr. and Shirley Fisher, Trustees, to R. Wayne and Sandra Mawyer, parcel in Tanager Woods, $115,000.
R.D. Wade Builder Inc. to David J. and Kathy M. Wortman, 1195 Redfields Road, $282,950.
JaZan LLC to Kim I. And S. Lorraine Coons, unit in Turtle Creek Condominiums, $71,000.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Twanda L. Lee, 3402 Moubry Lane, Forest Ridge, $158,900.
Southland Homes Inc. to Michael Scott King, 1070 Somerchase Court, Hollymead, $156,150.
James B. Nye to Patrick J. and Linda M. Gage, 5.083 acres at 9211 Critzer Shop Road, Afton, $230,000.
Kostich Construction Inc. to Joseph W. Richmond III, 127 Deerwood Drive, $224,000.
Wendy Poston to Patricia J. Hollen, 3349 Arbor Terrace, Forest Lakes, $203,900.
Johannes D. and Marcia G. Veldhuis to Joseph J. Connor, .464 acres at 103 Vincennes Road, Key West, $207,000.
Loraine Burke and William and Laura Saulle to Jixian Zhang and Yan Gao, 312 Whispering Oaks Drive, Mill Creek, $179,000.
Sandra J. Shultz to Patricia H. Severson, 1609 Sagewood Drive, Mill Creek, $167,500.
Peter J. and Halina T. Hapworth to Frank P. and Rosalie M. Simari, 973 Pintail Lane, Redfields, $190,000.
Paul A. and Kelly S. Kyriacopoulous to Jen Shih and Lian-Pim Lee, 2017 Echo Ridge Road, Forest Lakes, $280,000.
Sandra E. Collier to Faith Wyland, 101 Pepper Place, Willoughby, $100,000.
Jeanne K. Koreny to Sharon L. Nichols, 1208 Chatham Ridge, RiverRun, $128,750.
John Mark and Melissa H. MacKnight to Paul A. and Kelly S. Kyriacopoulos, 2680 Fernleaf Road, Forest Lakes South, $309,900.
Timothy and Rhonda T. Beasley to Patrick A. Barnett, 113 Wendover Lane, Key West, $231,900.
Mark A. and Sallee L. Bowser to Michael J. and Mary Ann Schill, 3265 Waverly Drive, Waverly, $459,750.
Grayrock LLC to R.D. Wade Builder Inc., parcel in Grayrock, $57,000.
William M. Marshall, special commissioner, and Gaffney Homes to Reas Ford LLC, 53.953 acres on State Route 660, $850,000.
Crescent Development Group LLC to R.D. Wade Builder Inc., parcel in Still Meadow, $85,000.
Forest Lakes Associates to R.D. Wade Builder Inc., parcel in Forest Lakes, $78,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to John M. and Melissa MacKnight, 3424 Turnberry Circle, Forest Lakes, $370,000.
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Missouri Business Granted Injunction Against HHS Mandate
The company's Catholic owner says the contraceptive mandate violates his religious freedom by forcing him to provide insurance coverage for morally objectionable drugs and procedures.
ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court on Nov. 28 granted a Catholic business owner in Missouri an injunction against the Department of Health and Human Services' mandate that he says violates his religious freedom by forcing him to provide insurance coverage for morally objectionable drugs and procedures.
"The order sends a message that the religious beliefs of employers must be respected by the government," said Francis Manion, senior counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice.
The center is representing Frank O'Brien and his St. Louis-based business O'Brien Industrial Holdings, LLC, which operates many businesses in ceramic materials exploration, mining and processing.
"We have argued from the beginning that employers like Frank O'Brien must be able to operate their business in a manner consistent with their moral values, not the values of the government," Manion said Nov. 28. "We look forward to this case moving forward and securing the constitutional rights of our client."
The HHS mandate requires that most businesses with 50 or more employees provide the coverage as "preventive care" for women. Violators face fines of $100 per employee per day.
The injunction from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit blocks the implementation of the mandate for O'Brien's business. In October, a federal district judge had dismissed the lawsuit.
O'Brien's 87-employee business was the first private business to challenge the mandate.
The company's website states that its mission is "to make our labor a pleasing offering to the Lord while enriching our families and society." Its values statement stresses integrity in conduct "guided by the Golden Rule and the Ten Commandments," while also pledging not to discriminate based on anyone's beliefs.
O'Brien has created several programs to help employees purchase homes, fund their children's college educations and save for retirement.
Religious Exemptions
Missouri law mandates contraception coverage in employee health-care plans, but exempts employers with religious objections.
The federal mandate's present religious exemption applies only to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve and employ people of the same religion and have the inculcation of religious values as their primary purpose. The exemption is so narrow that it may not apply to Catholic nonprofit employers like colleges, health-care systems and charities.
The Obama administration proposed a broader exemption in February, but its details are still unclear. President Obama's re-election campaign attacked the Republican candidate Mitt Romney for supporting federal legislation that would secure a broader exemption.
More than 40 lawsuits have been filed against the HHS mandate, representing 110-plus plaintiffs. Plaintiffs include Catholic dioceses, the University of Notre Dame and the EWTN Global Catholic Network (the Register's parent company) as well as Protestant organizations like the Virginia-based Liberty University and the Bible publisher Tyndale House Publishers.
They say the mandate violates their religious freedom, protected by the U.S. Constitution and federal law, and forces them to provide coverage for drugs and procedures to which they have religious and moral objections.
The Christian-owned retailer Hobby Lobby is the largest private business to challenge the mandate on the grounds its owners object to providing abortion-causing drugs in their employee insurance plans.
The company is appealing a Nov. 20 federal court's refusal of a request for a legal injunction against the mandate. The employer of more than 13,000 full-time employees could face $1.3 million in daily fines if it does not comply.