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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — First lady Michelle Obama framed her national campaign against childhood obesity in intensely personal terms Thursday, relating that her own daughters were starting to get off-track before the family's pediatrician gave her a wake-up call and warned her to watch it.
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"In my eyes, I thought my children were perfect," the first lady said. "I didn't see the changes."
But the family's pediatrician, she said, kept a close eye on trends in African-American children and "warned that he was concerned that something was getting off-balance." The doctor "cautioned me that I had to take a look at my own children's BMI," or body mass index, the first lady said.
Mrs. Obama said parents often recognize that kids in general don't eat right and aren't exercising enough, but "we always think that only happens to someone else's kids, and I was in that position."
"Even though I wasn't exactly sure at that time what I was supposed to do with this information about my children's BMI, I knew that I had to do something," she said. "I had to lead our family to a different way."
'Small changes, big results'
The first lady said that over the next few months she made some small changes that got her daughters back on track. No more weekday TV. More attention to portion sizes. Low-fat milk. Water bottles in the lunch boxes. Grapes on the breakfast table. Apple slices at lunch. Colorful vegetables on the dinner table.
"It was really very minor stuff, but these small changes resulted in some really significant improvements, and I didn't know it would," Mrs. Obama said. "It was so significant that the next time we visited our pediatrician, he was amazed. He looked over the girls' charts and he said, 'What on earth are you doing?'"
Mrs. Obama said that's the message she hopes to share in her anti-obesity campaign, that "small changes can lead to big results."
The first lady made her remarks at a YMCA in Alexandria, Va., where she appeared with Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Dr. Judith Palfrey, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Benjamin released a report that serves as an update to a 2001 surgeon general's report that was a call to action against obesity.
"Although we've made some strides since 2001," Benjamin said, "the number of Americans — like me — who are struggling with their weight and health conditions related to their weight, remains too high."
Almost one-third of kids are at least overweight; about 17 percent are obese.
The first lady is to formally launch her campaign against childhood obesity in a few weeks.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Obama condemns Foley killing
President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned the killing of American journalist James Foley by militants associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, saying that "the entire world is appalled" by the incident.
Speaking from Martha's Vineyard, where he and his family are vacationing, Obama said he had spoken to Foley's family earlier Wednesday and had conveyed that Americans "are all heartbroken at their loss and join them in honoring Jim."
For a president who's been trying to explain to this country and the rest of the world why he reluctantly went forward with air strikes in Iraq, Foley's beheading became an important, high-profile reminder of what he's trying to fight. Obama argued that the group is, as Foley's mother put it earlier Wednesday, "just evil."
"No just God would stand for what they did yesterday," Obama said. "ISIL has no ideology of value to human beings. Their ideology is bankrupt."
( Also on POLITICO: AP CEO: Foley murder a war crime)
Obama's message Wednesday was the most extensive condemnation of ISIL since U.S. military activity began two weeks ago in an effort to protect Americans in Erbil and help the Yazidi population escape the advancing ISIL militants.
At the same time, the president has faced push-back from an American public — and many in his own White House — weary of war and deeply opposed to getting drawn back into Iraq. And while Obama has repeatedly rejected the idea of mission creep, he's done so as he's continued to escalate the presence of Americans and the use of American force.
Asked Monday about that danger, Obama pointed to the collaborative efforts between Kurdish and Iraqi forces that led to the retaking of the Mosul Dam, then dangled what's clearly a huge "if," given the last decade of divisions in Iraq. "If we have effective partners on the ground, mission creep is much less likely," Obama said.
Wednesday, though, Obama made no specific commitments toward any action, new or continued.
( Also on POLITICO: Grappling with the James Foley video)
Airstrikes have been ongoing in Iraq — 14 more since the video was released Tuesday, the U.S. Central Command announced shortly after Obama finished speaking, bringing the total to 84. Just Monday, the president announced the successful retaking of the Mosul Dam.
But the political and military problems that kept Obama from ultimately authorizing military action against Syria last year remain, with the added dilemma that the resistance there is that much weaker and ISIL has grown that much stronger.
Unlike the gassing of Syrian civilians last year, ISIL's killing an American journalist — with another American held up under threat of being next in the same video — clearly galvanized the conversation for Obama, and, he urged, for everyone else.
"Let's be clear about ISIL," Obama said Wednesday. "They have rampaged across cities and villages killing innocent, unarmed civilians in cowardly acts of violence. They abduct women and children and subject them to torture and rape and slavery. They have murdered Muslims, both Sunni and Shi'a, by the thousands. They target Christians and religious minorities, driving them from their homes, murdering them when they can, for no other reason than they practice a different religion.
( Also on POLITICO: Hayden: Foley 'from our own village')
"They may claim out of expediency that they are at war with the United States or the West, but the fact is they terrorize their neighbors and offer them nothing but an endless slavery to their empty vision and the collapse of any definition of civilized behavior," Obama said, later adding, "there has to be a common effort to extract this cancer so it doesn't spread."
Retired Gen. Michael Hayden, former head of the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency, said he believed Foley's kidding had hit hard, not just for the American public but for government officials.
"This affects the people in the Situation Room and the Oval Office the way it affects you and me, this has high emotional impact," Hayden said on Fox News.
To Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Select Committee on Benghazi, Foley's killing was a call to do much more than the president offered.
"The president is correct that terrorist groups like ISIS don't belong in the 21st Century and that we must be relentless to see that justice is done," Pompeo said. "But there is another, even greater reason the United States must take action: To prevent more Americans from being killed. The President is wrong to continue to downplay this threat by saying that ISIS is claiming to be at war with America merely out of expediency, or that ISIS is motivated by sheer 'nihilism.'"
Though several Democratic and Republican leaders on the Hill have reiterated that they don't believe a military solution to Iraq exists, there has not been strong resistance to Obama's airstrikes.
Asked last week whether he approved of the American bombing, Pope Francis said "it is licit to stop the unjust aggressor," while speaking out against war and calling for United Nations approval of military action.
After Obama spoke, Secretary of State John Kerry issued his own written statement.
"Make no mistake: we will continue to confront ISIL wherever it tries to spread its despicable hatred," Kerry said. "The world must know that the United States of America will never back down in the face of such evil. ISIL and the wickedness it represents must be destroyed, and those responsible for this heinous, vicious atrocity will be held accountable."
The president is on the second week of his vacation, and went from his speech to the links at Vineyard Golf Club.
Earlier Wednesday, U.S. intelligence officials announced they had confirmed that the video is "authentic," according to National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden, and that the Americans in the video are Foley and another journalist, Steven Sotloff. Their captors have vowed to retaliate for future airstrikes and at the end of the video hint that Sotloff could be the next person they kill.
Standing outside their home in Rochester, New Hampshire, midday Wednesday, Foley's parents and brother described him as a passionate journalist and adventurous person. Though Foley was captured two years ago, his family held out hope that he would make it out alive. Instead, said mother Diane Foley, they learned of his death after the video was made public on Tuesday.
"There's no reason for [his] slaughter," father John Foley said of his son. "We believe he was a martyr for freedom."

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Drew Brees showed Cam Newton how to mount a comeback win in the NFL in Charlotte.
The Saints opened divisional play with a hard-hitting nail-biter against Carolina, a game that featured six personal fouls and two key gaffes by the Panther' coaching staff with ill-fated timeouts at the end of each half. The Panthers, despite dropping to 1-4, gave the 4-1 Saints everything they could handle and grabbed a fourth quarter lead before Brees delivered the final knockout punch.
With 7:06 left in the game and down by four, Brees took over at his own 11 yard line and guided the Saints on a brilliant 13-play, 6:16 drive that re-claimed the Panthers' short-lived lead and sealed the win. Brees now has touchdowns in 32 straight games, good for the third longest streak in the NFL.
Cam Newton was 16/31 for 224 yards, two touchdown passes and a touchdown run, and at times had the Saints defense on their heels. He and his two runningbacks combined for 162 rushing yards. But Newton's early errant throw set his team behind early.
On the first offensive play from scrimmage, a simple out route to the left side intended for Steve Smith was off by a good five yards, and essentially thrown straight to Patrick Robinson. The second year corner, starting ahead of Tracy Porter, collected his second career interception and his second straight in as many games and raced down inside the five yard line. A facemask penalty on RB DeAngelo Williams on the tackle moved the ball inside the three yard line.
The Saints ran it to within inches with Pierre Thomas, then a quick give to Jed Collins was denied just an inch short. On third down, off the quick-snap Brees fired to Collins in the front of the end zone. The unheralded fullback now has two touchdowns in as many games as Sean Payton tries to put plays on film to open up other red zone plays.
Brees was up 7-0 with 13:50 left in the first quarter.
Cam Newton got the ball back and tried to get some inertia in the run game. The Panthers mixed it up, going shotgun directly to DeAngelo Williams or with designed runs by Newton, picking up a pair of first downs. A pass to former Saint TE Jeremy Shockey picked up four despite tight coverage by Jo-Lonn Dunbar, then on a third down Newton fired too long for Steve Smith down the left sideline, leading to a punt.
Starting from their own 8 after the punt, Brees' passes to Sproles and Ingram picked up 9 before he fired downfield for Marques Colston over the middle. A big hit was delivered but Colston, playing a confidence game with his surgically repaired, metal reinforced collarbone, held on to the ball for a gain of 22. Later on 3rd and 9, a inside draw to slippery Sproles found him breaking open for a 24 yard gain but apparently fumbling, recovered downfield by the Panthers.
Payton quickly called for a review of the fumble, which was shortly reversed. At the Carolina 28, Brees fired down the seam for Lance Moore, who was tackled before the pass arrived by S Captain Munnerlyn for an easy pass interference call to the Panther 11. Two plays later, CB Charles Godfrey broke up an outside shoulder fade to Jimmy Graham in the end zone. Former Panther K John Kasay instead hit a 23-yard field goal for the 10-0 lead at the 6:18 mark in the first quarter.
On Newton's next series, Newton fired downfield for Legedu Naanee for 22 yards on 3rd and 6, then Naanee brought back a big run by Steve Smith with a holding call. On 3rd and 9, Newton stepped up under duress, and with Jonathan Vilma flying in the air towards him, fired downfield for the veteran Smith, who went up high to wrestle the ball away from CB Jabari Greer. Greer fell down, Smith kept on his feet and ran it in from 20 yards out.
SS Roman Harper leveled Steve Smith two or three steps too late in the end zone, sparking a brawl in the end zone. Harper was flagged for the late hit, but the fracas saw most of the Panthers offense in the zone as the Saints defense shoved back. Malcolm Jenkins ended up on the ground with Smith at his facemask.
On Olindo Mare's extra point attempt, CB Patrick Robinson blocked the kick and it was recovered by CB Malcolm Jenkins. The play was dead, and Jenkins pointed the ball at Mare, inciting the crowd further. It was a huge play that would have big implications later in the game, and is the second straight game where 2010 first rounder Patrick Robinson made a big impact.
Taking over at their own 20 after the touchback, Brees needed to silence the ignited crowd. He did just that with an easy third down outside shoulder throw to Jimmy Graham on 3rd and 4 to pick up 18 yards. Brees had a rare miss on a windy day two plays later, overthrowing an open Lance Moore down the right sideline for what would have been a touchdown. On third and one, Sproles was dropped for a loss on the inside handoff near midfield. As the quarter ended, Payton apparently mulled going for it, but opted for the punt.
Taking over at his own 23, Newton went three and out and was sacked by DT Aubrayo Franklin and DE Will Smith on third down. Franklin was credited with a forced fumble which Newton recovered.
The Saints took over at their own 14 after a holding penalty against Malcolm Jenkins on the punt return. With third and short, Jahri Evans jumped early, setting up 3rd and 8. Brees, drifting right from his own seven yard line, fired for Marques Colston, who went up high to make the first down catch to the Panther 29. Brees to Lance Moore picked up 13 yards, and to Meachem picked up 11. Two short runs by Pierre Thomas set up 3rd and 7, and Brees converted with a strike to Jimmy Graham, who broke away and ran down to the Panther 15.
A false start on RT Charles Brown helped create another red zone quagmire for the Saints - with 3rd and 3 from the Panther 6 with 6:52 left in the half. Graham to the rescue again, catching a quick bullet at the first down marker then spinning closer in. Two runs by Mark Ingram finished off the 86 yard, 14-play, 8+ minute drive with a touchdown, putting the Saints up 17-6. Ingram was then flagged for taunting unsportsmanlike conduct, the second such penalty against the Saints that was tacked off on the kickoff.
On that kickoff, Panthers DB Jermale Hines was flagged for a personal foul of his own, moving the Panthers back to their own 19. But four plays later, the Panthers struck back, with Newton optioning to DeAngelo Williams who was wide open in the left sideline. The Saints had blitzed Roman Harper, clearing out that side of the field. Jonathan Vilma dove in vain, and excellent blocking by Legedu Naanee prevented Tracy Porter from making the tackle. Only S Malcolm Jenkins was left in the open against a speeding Williams. Jenkins was fought off at the 20 yard line and Williams cruised into the end zone from 69 yards out.
That was the first offensive Panther touchdown that was not scored or thrown by Cam Newton on the season.
The Saints got the ball back with 3:47 left in the half. Sproles, the NFL's leader in all-purpose yardage, kept the drive alive by hurdling the pile on 3rd and 1. Then Brees was sacked by Munnerlyn at the two minute warning on first down. That would set up 3rd and 11, with Lance Moore catching a comeback at the line of scrimmage to clear the yardage by inches. Two plays later, Brees rolled right and fired to Robert Meachem a the Panther 30. Down to only one time out, Brees clocked the ball with :24 left in the half. On the next snap, DE Greg Hardy sacked Brees when he squeezed between de la Puente and Evans on an overload blitz. The Saints were forced to use their final timeout.
At 3rd and 20 with :18 left and in position for a 53-yard field goal, Brees threw a receiver screen to Sproles lined up wide left. The runningback picked up 12 yards but was tackled inbounds. The Saints rushed their field goal team on the field and appeared to run out of time.
Justin Drescher snapped the ball, the play was blown dead, and CB Chris Gamble decked TE Jimmy Graham. Refs threw a flag, but as the chaos sorted out, the refs announced that inexplicably, Panthers head coach Ron Rivera called a timeout with two seconds left. Who knows why the refs picked up the flag on Gamble, but the Saints then took the field again for the field goal attempt, and Kasay coolly nailed a 53-yarder to put the Saints up 20-13 at the half.
First play of the second half, Brees went deep for Graham who made an incredible circus catch reeling in a twice-deflected pass and catching it one-handed on his back for a 30-yard gain to midfield. Three plays later, Ingram converted a 3rd and 1 by moving the pile down field for an eight yard gain, and followed it with another 8 yard blast up the middle. Sproles picked up another first down by ducking under the tackle of DE Antwan Applewhite and scooting ahead for four yards.
But the drive would stall on 3rd and 8 when a fake screen to the right set up a Pierre Thomas screen to the left. But Thomas stumbled and fell down for no gain despite a clear field ahead of him and blockers on two defenders. Payton chewed out Thomas as Kasay hit a 37-yard field goal to make it 23-13.
Newton got the Panthers moving again with the run game, and a questionable roughing the passer call on third down against Turk McBride gave Newton a first down near midfield. The Panthers picked up another first down by drawing DT Tom Johnson offsides on 2nd and 1, then a dumpoff to Jonathan Stewart picked up 13 yards to the Saint 23.
On 3rd and 1 from the Saint 21 with 4:48 left in the third quarter, Newton fired for former LSU WR Brandon Lafell at the Saint 10, who was somehow left wide open by Scott Shanle and Jabari Greer. Lafell slipped the tackle of Greer and Shanle tackled him at the front pylon. Initially ruled a touchdown, the refs initiated an immediate replay review. The review put the ball at the one. Two plays later, Newton pushed behind Travelle Wharton and forced the ball in himself for the score. Mare's extra point made it 23-20.
Like most good Saints drives, the next got started with a big gain over the middle to Graham, who picked up 20 yards going up high to make the catch over a defender. But two plays later, Brees fired a bit too high for Graham, who tipped the ball into the air and saw it intercepted by S Sherrod Martin at the Saint 41. The Panthers had their best starting field position of the day, and picked up a first down on a pass in the flat to Naanee.
As the third quarter ended, Cam Newton sat back, ran back and forth and finally scrambled past the first down marker to slide at the Saint 18. The physical force of Newton then carried the option down the Saint 6, taking a huge hit from Vilma but getting up to flex for the crowd. The Saints were in danger of losing their lead for the first time today.
On second down in wildcat, DeAngelo Williams carried to the Saint 2, setting up a huge play in the game. Newton fired incomplete into the end zone but the Saints were flagged for another critical roughing the passer penalty. Shaun Rogers was called for helmet-to-helmet contact on Newton though he didn't seem to make much contact at all, and Newton didn't fall down. With a fresh set of downs, Carolina was flagged for false start and moved the ball back to the Saint 6.
On first down, a designed run by Newton was spied by Vilma and stopped at the five, then Newton fired incomplete on second down, setting up another huge third down attempt. Newton fired inside for TE Greg Olsen, who made the catch at the goal line in front of three Saints for the go-ahead score. With 12:40 left in the game, the Panthers had their first lead of the game.
After winning the time of possession battle by a factor of two in the first half, the Panthers won the third quarter. The Saints picked up a single first down on a strike to Colston, but punted after a 3rd and 10 pass to Sproles was short. The Panthers got the ball back to nurse their lead, cracking open 8 and 9 yard runs by Jonathan Stewart. On 3rd and 2 from their own 38 with 8:03 left, Newton fired badly deep downfield for Steve Smith, prompting a punt.
Brees took over at his own 11 with just over seven minutes left. The pass rush had been getting to Brees throughout the game, and on the first down pass to Meachem, Brees was dumped into his end zone. A short second down by Ingram set up a big 3rd and 3 for the Saints as the crowd came alive. Brees could not allow the ball to go back to the Panthers' run game this late.
Brees responded with back-to-back first down strikes to Graham over the middle, when the youngster from Miami made two very tough catches in traffic. Pierre Thomas picked up 18 yards on a patented Pierre Thomas screen pass down the right sideline, with Evans and de la Puete running out in front as escort. Two plays later Brees high-stepped out of a sack and fired down the right sideline to Colston for another first down, setting the Saints up at the Carolina 26.
Brees hit Meachem for six on 2nd and 7 at the two minute warning, so the Saints faced a 3rd and inches from just inside the 20. Rookie RB Mark Ingram converted with a gain of two. Brees found Colston over the middle and to the Panther six, then fired to Pierre Thomas in the flat who scooted into the end zone for his first score of the season and a big one at that.
The extra point made it 30-27 New Orleans, capping a clutch 13-play, 89 yard, 5:06 drive that reclaimed the lead. The Panthers' timeout snafu at the end of the first half now proved to be the separation in the game.
Newton took over with :50 left and fired to Steve Smith for a 19 yard gain on first down. Jonathan Casillas blindsided Newton on the next snap, causing his pass to flutter incomplete. Casillas was a step away from a sack. Naanee caught Newton's ugly-duckling next pass for 16 yards into Saints territory to the 45, and the Panthers called their second timeout to stop the clock with :30 left.
But that timeout was also a poor decision - the replay booth called for a replay of Naanee's catch, and ruled it incomplete. Carolina got their second timeout back, leaving Newton with 3rd and 10 from his own 39 and :33 left on the clock.
Newton rolled right and threw back across his body, a designed throwback perhaps, but one that Tracy Porter nearly intercepted. On 4th and 10 with :27 left, Newton dropped back and fired for TE Greg Olsen, a very high pass that was probably uncatchable. But Roman Harper was flagged for pass interference, the weekly gaffe for Harper against the opposing star tight end.
With :22 left now, Newton had a first down at the Saint 49. Newton fired incomplete, but a holding penalty moved the Panthers back again. Newton fired again for Olsen, but it was broken up smartly by Harper, setting up 3rd and 20. With only :05 left on the clock from the Carolina 49, Newton had no choice but for a Hail Mary. Newton rolled right, heavily pursued, and was hammered as his Hail Mary fluttered well short of the goal line. Greer batted it down and sealed the Saints win.
Inactive for the Saints were WR Adrian Arrington, DE Jeff Charleston, OLB Will Herring, C Olin Kreutz, T Zach Strief, TE David Thomas, LB Martez Wilson. WR Devery Henderson, despite a mid-week calf injury, was active.


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Honest-to-goodness time tracking and invoicing for browser-based freelancers, consultants and small teams.
If a site is designed for a particular browser, coded such that it only displays properly in one (1) or two (2) browsers, that burden/failing falls upon the Website developer, not upon the browser creator. And the site owner should be cognizant of and forceful about inadequate design.Yes, all browsers should adhere to all standards, but they don't . If a developer is too damned lazy [or ignorant] to make the site work in the four (4) or five (5) major browsers, then the site owner is the one (1) who gets hurt. Adding a disclaimer to the effect that a site only works in {ie|firefox|chrome|opera|safari|add your browser here} is, to my mind, just not being willing to put forth the effort to make it fully functional. Yeah, it's extra work, but that's what developers get paid to do . There's most always a workaround that will fit that particular browser's engine .-barney (May 08, 2012, 08:31 PM)
(IE6 was around for a dog's age, and there are a large number of applications built for it that are still in use.)-Renegade (May 08, 2012, 08:58 PM)
Browser bias simply is not viable in the long run, regardless the efforts required to accommodate.-barney (May 08, 2012, 09:41 PM)
Browser bias simply is not viable in the long run, regardless the efforts required to accommodate.-barney (May 08, 2012, 09:41 PM)That's the thing -- if you are a small business, or have limited resources, and must have a web site, you can either piss away your budget on 1% of the market, or you can do a spectacular job for 99% of the market. (Or whatever the actual percentages are.) -Renegade (May 08, 2012, 10:21 PM)
Their audience doesn't use IE, so why bother?
...that's killing too much of your user base.
With the inherently catholic audience that is the Web, you pretty much have to design for all.
Marvin may look like the boy living next door, but really, this guy is a total machine! He is one hell of a front end developer and, as the coffee cups on the picture indicate, he works at lightning speed. Thanks to him, you can look at this page even with your old IE6 browser. However, he really suggests that you should upgrade!
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A press conference for media is scheduled at the conclusion of the board meeting, as well as a short interview to be aired on WPSU online. All of these events will be streamed live at http://wpsu.org/live online.
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French physician; born in Paris Jan. 24, 1830; died there April 15, 1898; educated at the University of Strasburg (M.D. 1852). From 1853 to 1854 he acted as an assistant at the military medical school in Paris, and from 1854 to 1858 as first assistant surgeon of an infantry regiment. He took part in the Crimean war as a surgeon; was from 1858 to 1864 assistant physician at the Gros-Caillou Hospital in Paris; and from 1865 to 1875 was surgeon at the Rothschild Hospital. From 1870 to 1880 he officiated as statistician of the board of health of Paris, and in 1875 was appointed chief physician to the Northern Railroad (Chemin du Fer du Nord). Of his works may be mentioned "De l'Extirpation des Cystes de l'Ovaire," Paris, 1860.
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Up the Duff: Hilary and Mike Comrie Are Expecting a Baby!
Hilary Duff is pregnant! Hilary made the big announcement on her official website today in a post about celebrating her first wedding anniversary with Mike Comrie on Aug. 15. Hilary writes:
"This weekend, Mike and I are celebrating our 1 year anniversary! In memory of the special day, we decided to post some of our favorite pictures from our wedding! I can't believe it has already been a year, time really flies when you're having fun! We also want to share the exciting news that…… BABY MAKES THREE!!! We are extremely happy and ready to start this new chapter of our lives. Thanks to everyone for the continued love and support throughout the years!"
Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie got married one year ago in a picture perfect ceremony and they're ready to take the next step by adding to their family. Congrats to Hilary and Mike!


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In the heart of downtown Kansas City at 10th and Main, there's the Kemper Memorial fountain. It's the one in the background of my profile photo. It's surrounded by what's colloquially known as the the Transit Plaza. It's a major hub for bus transfers.
It's probably the most eclectic (but not diverse) part of town. From the bizarre to the banal, people of all walks of life use the bus. People who are on their way to or from other parts of town spend time here. Homeless people hang out here, and usually get ushered along by the so-called "bees" - yellow and black-suited workers.
Tuesday, I saw a knock-down, drag-out brawl between a girl and what used to be her boyfriend. The bees swooped in and broke it up, but it was right in the middle of the street.
Today, I was talking to a guy from Lawrence (home of KU) who wants to make films. He's moving to NYC to go to school. His friend John was talking to us too, and says there's too many damn white people in Lawrence. John's originally from Harlem, currently residing on the streets and in shelters here in KCMO. I guess they both want to go to New York. I always meet interesting folks at the Transit Plaza.
Then there's this. Some guy just passed out at a bus stop (in the Transit Plaza proper, I was actually across the street). I didn't get the whole story, so I won't guess why he passed out. A bee radioed for help, as you can see in the photo.
A curious bystander looks on. Adults on 20" BMX bikes aren't an uncommon site out here.
Stretcher. Okay, so I'm a little voyeuristic.
I totally dug the firefighter's Santa hat, though.
I made a little fire of my own when I got home. I love winter.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Transit Plaza. Always Interesting.
In the heart of downtown Kansas City at 10th and Main, there's the Kemper Memorial fountain. It's the one in the background of my profile photo. It's surrounded by what's colloquially known as the the Transit Plaza. It's a major hub for bus transfers.
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- Apertome said...
Looks a little like Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, same kinda thing. People waiting for buses and chain smoking, mostly. Lots of vagrants. Even the BMX bikes are the same -- probably 80% of the people I see on bikes here are on BMX bikes. No idea why.
- December 20, 2008 12:45 AM
- Pat Ring said...
I worked in that building right across the street, Commerce Towers. One of the bus drivers would arrive early for his route and play the saxophone and I could often hear it from my office, or when I was on the roof-top tennis court of the fitness club in the older Commerce building. I always brought my lunch to work (when I was commuting downtown) and sitting outside the Commerce building, watching the transit area, was always a good change of pace to sitting at my desk eating. I have my theory about the BMX bikes. They are cheap and plentiful at Wal Mart, and I suspect they end up in the garbage at many low-income housing areas either during transit, eviction, or theft, and then they make their way to the streets from the garbage. I ride by one area in Alka Seltzer Springs where 100s of bikes sit outside a facility of some sort (it may be a half-way house.) I'm not sure if they are being repaired for resale or charity, or if they are being scrapped, but it looks like the majority are BMX bikes, too. I recently saw what appeared to be a vagrant pushing all of his worldly belongings strapped to the front and back of a chrome Bianchi Pista. I couldn't really tell how skilled he was as a rider, but a fixie with all of that stuff and no brakes? Maybe he never actually rode the bike. Good pics.
- December 20, 2008 10:22 AM
- amidnightrider said...
The guy complaining about too many white people should check out Charlotte NC. My son and I were at the bus depot there and were the only white people in the crowd of hundreds.
After an hour of waiting, we looked at the schedule with more scrutiny and realized our bus does not run on Sunday.
- December 20, 2008 10:32 AM
Makes me redouble my efforts to stay out of large cities.
Not my cup of tea at all.
I wonder how much of our tax money will pay for that dudes trip to the hospital?
- December 20, 2008 7:26 PM
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Kids and Money: Tackling the Various Issues
The benefits of teaching children about money are substantial. By understanding saving, investing, and borrowing, children can develop fiscally responsible habits, enabling them to be better prepared for financing their college education, to avoid debt problems, and to get on the road to a comfortable retirement. Unfortunately, most schools don't teach children the basic financial skills that they'll need throughout their lives, so that responsibility falls on you, their parents.
Although there are different schools of thought regarding teaching children about money, many experts recommend teaching your children the following lessons in this order:
- Money is earned by working, not given freely.
- Money is saved in order to accomplish certain goals.
- A bank is often used to save money.
- You can earn interest by investing.
- Money that is borrowed is repaid with interest.
- In the long-term, compounding magnifies the effects of interest.
The first direct experience many kids have with money is an allowance. Parents should use the allowance to teach kids about the value of money, and of saving it. Experts disagree about whether an allowance should be tied to household chores. Some say doing so sends the message that the child should only do the chores for the money, not out of a sense of responsibility as a family member. One solution is to require your children to perform certain chores, and to pay them for additional duties they perform. This becomes more viable as the children get older. Regardless, make it clear at the outset what types of purchases the allowance can and can't be used for.
Encourage your children to save a part of their allowance for a long-term goal. Younger children will be reluctant to put their money in a bank account miles away, so start them with a piggy bank and only move them to a bank account when they're comfortable with it, probably when they're 8-10 years old. Have them set specific saving goals (for example, a new bike by next spring), and check their progress with them periodically. You might even want to draw a chart showing monthly progress, so they can watch the savings grow toward their goal.
Since children tend to be less patient than adults and might be disappointed by how slowly their money grows in a bank account, you might want to offer a matching system. For example, you could give them a bonus dollar for every dollar they're willing to promise to use toward some long-term goal. The matching bonus should be larger for younger children, because patience takes a long time to learn. You may even want to offer larger matching bonuses for more worthy goals.
The next logical step is a checking account, but you should be careful to monitor their use of it to confirm that it meets your standards. This is also a good time to explain how bill paying works. You might even want to get them involved in some household spending decisions, so they get used to comparing the costs and benefits of various expenditures.
Once your children understand saving, you can begin to teach them about investing. A lot of parents feel that giving a gift of stocks in a well-established company can be a great way to plant the entrepreneurial seed, especially if it's stock in a company that makes kid-oriented products that your child thinks are cool. Actually, minors in the U.S. aren't allowed to own securities, but parents and guardians can set up custodial accounts for their children. You can set up a custodial account through a brokerage or mutual fund. And if the account is online, you can let your children use the account directly, with whatever level of supervision you feel is appropriate. Laws on custodial accounts (UGMAs and UTMAs) vary from state to state . Most require that a custodian hold the account in trust until the child is either 18 or 21, and most enable parents to give gifts of up to $11,000 a year without paying taxes on it. But whether they're old enough to own stocks or not, kids are allowed to participate in stock market simulations, in which they construct and monitor their own portfolio of stocks.
Accounts for children generally take one of two forms. A guardian account is owned by an adult who is responsible for taxes and all other maintenance. Taxes are paid at the rate your earnings are taxed. A custodial account is owned by your child. Taxes are paid according to the rate at which your child's earnings are taxed. You control the custodial account until your child is no longer a dependent. The tax rate will usually be lower for the custodial account, but you must sacrifice a degree of control.
IRAs can also be used to earmark money for children. However, for your child to open an IRA, he must be earning money. You can then control the account until your child turns eighteen. This system applies to both traditional and Roth IRAs. In most cases, the Roth IRA is preferable for children because of the added flexibility regarding withdrawals. Education IRAs are another investment vehicle that can be useful for children. All tax benefits of the Education IRA are applicable only upon withdrawal, and the money must be used for education although not necessarily for the education of the family member that it was originally intended for.
A simpler option is to invest in a mutual fund which focuses on kid-friendly stocks. And of course, even if your children don't have money to invest in the stock market, they can still select and track a simulated portfolio, testing their theories and learning without the risk of loss. In any case, you should warn them about the difficulties of being a successful stock picker, and encourage them to put most of their long-term savings in somewhat safer investments such as an S&P 500 index fund rather than the latest hot stock.
When your children are old enough, it's a great idea to have them take on part-time jobs. This will give them a clear understanding of the value of a dollar. As they save for long-term goals such as a first car or a college education, you can teach them about the effects of compounding. Explain how compounding offers the greatest benefits to those who are willing to plan the furthest in advance.
Whenever your children want something that they can't quite afford, it's a good time to explain how borrowing works. Be sure not to encourage borrowing every time they want something, as delayed gratification is a valuable lesson for them to learn. But you might occasionally decide to use such a situation as an opportunity to show them what it means to get a loan. You can act as the lender, extending them credit, writing out a detailed IOU explaining the repayment terms. Charge a small amount of interest, so they understand that borrowing means paying a fee for the use of the money.
At some point (probably in their late teens), they'll be ready for their first credit card. Before then, make sure they have a clear understanding of the dangers of borrowing and the impact that a high interest rate has on future cash flow. Also be sure they understand that credit is a privilege and not a right, in that if they don't pay back their debts on time then no one will want to lend them money in the future. Also be sure to explain what they can and can't use the credit card for. You should seriously consider having their first card be a secured card or a debit card, to be sure that they remain within your spending limits. When they're ready to move to a standard credit card, be sure they understand that they should pay the balance in full every month, to avoid exorbitant interest charges.
Throughout all these steps, the best way to encourage fiscal responsibility in your children is to exhibit it yourself. For big-ticket purchases, show your kids the process: gather information on the different options, decide what you really need or want, be willing to wait awhile for a better deal, save up for the item, and then get it. Avoid impulse buying. Don't borrow unless you absolutely need to, and will be able to pay it back on time. Put together a monthly budget and stick to it. Have a detailed roadmap for how you'll accomplish your financial goals, and stay on track to accomplish them.
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by Jim McCarty
Anyone who has ever crossed the Highway 19 bridge at Hermann knows the
routine. Take a deep breath. Keep your eyes pointed straight ahead. Dont
sneeze. Follow these rules or you might lose the mirror on the drivers
side of your vehicle.
The Highway 19 bridge
is 80 years old and long overdue for replacement. Its one of a long
list of Missouri bridges that are unsafe and in need of replacement. Its
also part of an equally long list of projects promised if voters say yes
to Proposition B Aug. 6.
Missouris General Assembly sent Proposition B to a vote of the people
after several years of wrangling over the best way to remedy the states
transportation woes. While many lawmakers had opinions on the solution,
most agreed something needed to be done.
In the legislative session when they debated this there was very
little discussion about whether roads need to be replaced or not,
says Jeff Briggs, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Everyone agrees it does. There are recent nationwide studies in
which Missouri comes out on the wrong end of the spectrum. We were rated
the third worst in the nation in terms of the states pavement conditions.
We are second worst in terms of percentage of deficient bridges.
Briggs says the states problem is twofold: Missouri has the nations
seventh-largest highway system with 32,000 miles of roadway and 10,000
bridges. However the state is near the bottom of the list in terms of
money to spend on road maintenance and construction.
Kansas invests
more than $78,000 per mile of highway and Iowa invests almost $86,000
per mile. In contrast, Missouri spends less than $46,000 per mile on a
road system that is three times the size of these neighboring states.
Missouri ranks 43rd in the nation in its transportation revenue
per mile, Briggs says. And its been this way for a long,
long time. There is no way to take care of a system this size when you
dont have the funding you need.
Of considerable concern is Missouris 1,100 miles of interstate highway.
Missouri can claim rights to the first mile of interstate, part of I-70
in St. Charles County. Being first means we also have some of the oldest
highways in the nation.
A lot of these sections of pavement are 30 to 40 years old,
Briggs says. They are past due to be replaced and we havent
got the funds to do that. So weve gotten way behind.
Dangerous, rough, narrow, crooked, frightening these are all terms
used to describe Missouris crumbling highways. Proposition Bs
passage would deliver a half-billion dollar shot in the arm to fix Missouris
roads and bridges.
If it passes, $483 million per year would be generated by raising the
fuel tax from 17 cents a gallon to 21 cents and adding 1/2 cent to the
state sales tax. This would cost the typical family of four $88 a year
in sales tax and $30 a year in fuel tax according to MoDOT. Both taxes
would expire in 10 years unless extended by voters.
Among the measures promises:
100 percent of Missouris interstates would be upgraded to
good condition.
14,000 miles of secondary roads would be resurfaced.
700 bridges would be repaired or replaced.
Highways 60, 36, 13 and 7 would be upgraded to four lanes.
100 new buses and vans would be purchased every year to meet rural
transportation needs.
Ethanol and biodiesel producers would get $6 million a year to
encourage production of these alternative fuels.
Payments to counties and cities for local road and bridge improvements
would increase by more than $50 million a year.
The number of airports capable of landing jets will increase by
25 percent.
If Proposition
B passes, Hwy. 72 would be four lane from Rolla to Salem.
Rural areas are
well represented in the plan. Just fixing the deficient bridges would
allow heavy trucks hauling grain and milk to avoid detours. The addition
of four-lane roads like Highway 36 from Macon to Hannibal and highways
7 and 13 from Springfield to Kansas City would spur economic development
and tourism.
The $6 million included in the plan to boost ethanol and biodiesel production
will add value to corn and soybeans. And rural public transportation needs
would finally be addressed in a serious manner.
With a mission plan like that it would seem Proposition B would have few
detractors. In fact, its hard to find any orchestrated opposition
to the measure from the states many associations. Most are staying
neutral on the measure.
The Missouri Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, whose
members have a huge stake in the vote, is one group thats not taking
a position on Proposition B.
Its going to affect every Missourian but certainly its
going to affect all of my members, in particular the 4-cent increase in
the fuel tax, says Ron Leone, executive vice president of the Jefferson
City-based association. I think our members understand that the
future of Missouri is contingent upon a good road system. So whats
good for Missouri is good for Missouri businesses. So they want to leave
it up to the people.
Leone says his group lobbied hard to keep the fuel tax increase at 3 cents.
Had that compromise been reached, he says his members might have endorsed
the proposal.
He says some Missouri gas stations will find themselves at a competitive
disadvantage if Proposition B passes because motorists near border states
might fill up outside Missouri. This is especially true in the Bootheel
where Missouri already has a fuel tax disadvantage.
Leone says trust in the Missouri Highway Commission played a role in his
groups not opposing Proposition B. Gov. Holden appointed three
new members to that commission, Leone says. Our members have
a great deal of faith in those commissioners in particular in making sure
MoDOTs promises are kept, that the money is going to be used in
the way they promise its going to be used.
Accountability might decide whether Proposition B passes or not. Many
voters remember the last fuel-tax increase, a 6-cents-a-gallon hike in
1992 that was supposed to fund a 15-year expansion of the system. In 1998
that plan was scrapped when the highway commission declared that costs
were underestimated and the plan was severly underfunded.
Memories of that failed plan havent been forgotten by the Missouri
Farm Bureau. While Farm Bureau is also neutral on Proposition B, its members
passed a resolution calling for a change in the way highway dollars are
Their resolution calls for a return to the promises of the 15-year plan,
in particular a promise to extend four-lane roadways to every Missouri
town over 5,000 in population.
We recognized that additional funding is needed in the state,
says Estil Fretwell, Farm Bureaus director of public affairs. But
in order to gain public trust there ought to be certain steps taken to
address reform measures. Thats where we believe the shortcoming
is in Proposition B.
Farm Bureau also takes issue with the diversion of funds to agencies other
than MoDOT. In the past, several state agencies took a piece of the fuel-tax
pie. For example, in the past the state auditor, Department of Revenue,
Highway Patrol and other state agencies claimed some of the 17 cents a
gallon paid at the pump.
Proposition B would limit this diversion to only the patrol and revenue.
The Patrol currently gets $120 million from road taxes.
Fretwell said Farm Bureau argued for new sources of funding that didnt
come from the fuel tax for the Patrol, while acknowledging additional
funds were a good idea.
If B doesnt pass we will continue to make this as a strong
point, Fretwell says. We need to fund the Patrol in a way
that secures their funding, increases their funding, but doesnt
cause the confusion that fuel tax funds are not being used for road construction.
What will happen if B doesnt pass? Briggs says MoDOT has contingency
plans in place. Without the additional funding from Proposition B most
new construction will cease when funding from the sale of bonds runs out
in 2003. MoDOT will instead concentrate on taking care of what is already
in place.
After next year theres almost no new construction other than
finishing whats already started, he says. Our fundings
going to be limited and we are going to focus on taking care of our existing
Absent from future plans without Proposition B funds is money earmarked
for interstate repair. MoDOT wants to pump $110 million per year into
rebuilding our battered interstate system. If B fails MoDOT will return
to patching.
Really the roads need more attention than that, Briggs says.
MoDOT will have some additional funding without Proposition B. This year
the General Assembly removed the sunset provision on the 6-cent gas tax
passed in 1992 that would have expired in 2008. Lawmakers also extended
the jet fuel tax set to expire in 2003 for another five years.
But these measures are a drop in the bucket compared to the need, MoDOT
officials say. Missouris voters are encouraged to study the issue
and voice their opinion Aug. 6.


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After reading or viewing The Diary of Anne Frank, students will learn that while Anne Frank wrote a diary, she did not write it for herself. By examining her original entries and comparing them to her revisions, one can witness the revision process in action. Students will be able to identify what she revised as well as her intentions behind the revisions. Students will assist one another with these revision strategies and will produce a journal entry for an audience other than themselves.
Students are frequently unmotivated or unable to revise based on comments from teachers from peers because they don't see the purpose behind such efforts. Deborah Dean suggests "in helping students develop the conscious attention to audience that might help them build adaptive writing skills, teachers can provide writing opportunities that shift audiences-both real and fictional-and thus help students develop stances that fit the needs of different contexts" (88).
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FIFTY YEARS AGO it was as unconstitutional and unusual for ministers of our order to preach by note as it was for the old Scotch Seceders and many others; but extempore speaking was the almost universal practice. There was no established rule on the subject, but so decided and strong were the prejudices of the people against written discourses, that very few of our ministers ever presumed to use them. If at any time they saw fit to prepare written sermons, to relieve themselves and the people from embarrassment, they would announce the fact beforehand, as the following account will show: In 1807, one hundred years from the forming of the Philadelphia Association, the late Dr. Samuel Jones, by appointment, preached a century sermon before that body. This performance, the venerable preacher introduced by saying, "I have had it on my mind that it would be proper for me before I proceed, to confess openly, that I am not going to preach, but to read. * * * I must, however, observe that I think reading is admissible on particular occasions, especially such as the present, when the chief of what is to be said, is to be historical. * * * After saying this much, I need not be at any pains to conceal my notes. I had some thoughts of committing the whole to memory, but I did not like it very well, * * * by pretending to do what I did not. * * * I will now enter on the subject before us—'Enlarge the place of thy tent,' etc."
Dr. Jones, in his remarks thus quoted, probably had more respect to popular prejudices than his own feelings; but from these remarks, especially those which have respect to concealing his notes, we may see the embarrassments under which ministers then labored, in this region, who wished to make use of any written preparations in their pulpit services. Many amusing accounts in the concealing operation might be given.
The notions of our people in Boston and vicinity were not so rigid in this business; still but few of our preachers, in all this part of our country, made any display of papers in the pulpit. If they employed any it was done with such care and dexterity as not to be generally observed.
Dr. Stillman had the reputation of preaching by note, but of doing it with such facility as to appear to speak in an extempore manner. A number of the pulpit preparations of this eminent divine are before me, which are rather ample skeletons than full discourses of common length.
With very few exceptions, in my early day, our most distinguished preachers pursued the extempore mode. After hearing Dr. Furman of Charleston, South Carolina, in his own pulpit, I find it entered in my journal, "he is a very correct extempore speaker."
A large majority of Baptist preachers in early times had no inclination to offend the people with written sermons, had they been capable of producing them, but as a new generation came up, with more education, a change gradually took place, not always for the better, however, in the vicar of many of the old members, in whose minds a broad distinction was still kept up between reading and preaching.
The Scotch system of writing and committing to memory, as Dr. Jones was inclined to do, was never practiced to any great extent among our ministers. When the new race, with permission, or without it, had surmounted the old extemporaneous barriers which had stood in the way of their predecessors, they found it more convenient to trust to their eyes than their memories, and as Baptists are more tolerant in this business than the Covenanters, the reading of sermons has become about as common with Baptists as Pedobaptists in many parts of the country. And what is a little singular, while many of our ministers are going into the practice with increasing expedition, many in old dynasties are going out of it as fast as possible.
On the Habits of our Ministers—Their Support—Circumstances—Trials—Faithfulness.
Fifty years ago, the ministers of our order were generally a hardy and active set of men. Then we never heard of a very prevalent disease of modern times, nor was it common to go on distant voyages for the restoration of health. Instead of this, they often sallied out on horseback into remote and destitute regions, as evangelical pioneers. This was done in many cases by ministers under pastoral engagements, who, after spending a few weeks or months in such services, would return to their pastoral stations.
How it happened that the ministers of that age, who were exposed to so many hardships and privations, who so often preached in log cabins and in other pent-up places, or in the open air, should have so much better organs of speaking, stronger lungs and firmer constitutions, than their successors, whose labors are so much less severe, and who are so much better cared for, I could never fully understand.
In my early experience among the Baptists, the spirit of preaching was very prevalent; and licensed or local preachers, who did not look forward to any pastoral charge, were so numerous in some of our old associations, that they out-numbered the ordained class.
It was very common with our old-fashioned preachers to open a door, as they called it, for others to speak; and the local preachers, and even the lay brotherhood, were included in invitations of this kind. This practice is still continued in many places.
At the period now alluded to, it was a very uncommon thing
for any of our ministers to give up preaching or relinquish pastoral stations
for the want of support. Instead of that, they would devise some way to support
themselves and keep on their work; and what may seem a little singular, I have
always found our ministers of property among the self-supporting class, rather
than with those who have been well cared for by their people.
On the Ways in which Ministers Sustained Themselves and Families
A considerable number of our preachers in this age were physicians, some kept school, others followed trades, or were engaged in mercantile pursuits of different kinds; but by far the greatest part of them, throughout the whole range of our country, were literally farmer preachers; and in my extensive travels among them, I was somewhat disappointed in finding such a large portion of these laborious men, in their spiritual vocations, in such comfortable circumstances as to their worldly concerns. And not a few of them were wealthy compared with the citizens around them. Lands were cheap and were easily obtained, in a new and uncultivated state, and were paid for by degrees; and when a minister had commenced a settlement, his brethren and friends would join in log-rolling, and soon a farm would be secured for the family, by whom, for the most part, it was cultivated and cared for, while the head of it was engaged in evangelical labors in a wide circuit in his new location.
The early settlers in the western country went principally from the southern Atlantic States, in search of a more productive soil, and the advantages which new countries afford to the primitive occupants. Many Baptist ministers were found, among the swarm of emigrants who thus sallied over the mountains in pursuit of western homes, who had no certain places in view. In some eases, churches were formed by emigrating parties before they set out on their western tour, and ministers and people would travel and locate together. Such a body on the road, might be styled the church in the wilderness.
To illustrate the vagueness of pastoral relations in the new settlements, I will mention that I found instances of ministers locating in desirable places, without any respect to a church, although they intended to continue their ministerial labors. As preachers then and there made no dependence on the people for support, their first object was to provide a home for their families, like other men; and when this was accomplished, their next business was to collect together the scattered sheep in the wilderness, organize them into churches, get up log meeting houses, and set in motion religious operations with as much regularity as a new country life would afford. Although the western regions, which were settled principally by emigrants from Virginia and the Carolinas, are here referred to, yet it is a well-known fact that half a century since most of our ministers, everywhere, were under the necessity of laboring and planning for their own support, and that the Baptists generally were more parsimonious in their doings in this line, than almost any other party in the country.
"The Lord keep thee humble, and we'll keep thee poor," was then the doctrine of the South, according to Dr. Furman. "They loved the gospel, and they loved its ministers, but the sound of money drove all the good feelings from their heart," according to J. Leland.
But still these same people were generous at their homes, so far as hospitality was concerned. In this business there was no stint nor reluctance.
The great mass of our ministers then had no settled income for their services, and where moderate sums were pledged, in too many cases they were slowly paid, if paid at all. Under these circumstances, the zeal and assiduity of so many laborious men is the wonder of the present age. Their perseverance in their ministerial work, in the midst of so much ingratitude and neglect on the part of the numerous churches which they planted, and the poverty and privations which they endured through the whole of their ministry, are matters of high commendation and grateful remembrance.
In that early age we seldom heard of any one retiring from a pastorship into ministerial inactivity, on account of the parsimony of the people; and very few non-preaching elders were then to be found.
In all the new countries in which our churches were planted, before the rise of any societies of sufficient means to support stationary ministers, the scarcity of ministers was so great that it was necessary for each one to divide his time among a number of churches. The support of the men was not the main thing, as in this business but little was attempted by the people, or expected by the hardy, self-denying gospel pioneers. The grand difficulty was, the men were not to be found, and out of this state of things arose the monthly system, so called, which began from necessity, but which has been thus far continued from choice, from neglect, or from some other cause, in most of our churches in the South and West. The attendance of a pastor once a month is all that is expected, and for a minister to have four churches under his care is a sure indication of his popularity. His name appears in the minutes of the association against the churches which claim him as their pastor. Where this system prevails, one of my churches, instead of my church, is the common language of ministers.
Thirty-day Baptists is a term which some have applied to those who thus manage their pastoral concerns.
In the cities and larger towns, through all the regions
where the monthly system is still kept up, our churches generally have pastors
in the usual manner, who have but one pulpit, and one congregation to care for;
but in all the country parts of these regions, it was, and probably now is a
thing of rare occurrence to find a minister every Sabbath in the same pulpit. If
there has been a change from the monthly to the weekly system, it must have been
made since I ceased traveling in the South and West. When I was last in Kentucky
I found the late Dr. Noel the only Baptist minister in the whole State, where
the denomination was very numerous, as it has been for half a century past, who
had a support from the people he served, and this came from two churches, one in
the city of Frankfort, the capital, the other at the Great Crossings, a few
miles distant. To these two bodies he preached every alternate Sabbath.
A Brief Account of a Monthly Pastor
On my first visit to Georgia, I found the late Jesse Mercer the pastor of four substantial Baptist churches, each of which were able to give him a comfortable support. At this time, and during a subsequent visit to this efficient coadjutor in my historical pursuits, I went the rounds of his quadruple engagements in the pastoral line. As the churches had the communion monthly, the pastor, of course, administered the service weekly, and consequently was, himself, a weekly communicant.
Saturday, with all monthly meeting churches, is the day for church meetings for all kinds of business, secular and devotional; and Mr. Mercer delivered discourses at the houses of the members who were remote from the central point, while going to and returning from it; and as these four churches were for the most part contiguous to each other, a portion of the members would be found at the second station on the succeeding Sabbath, and so on for the whole of the circuit.
One small item in this fourfold pastorship yet remains to be named: as there are fifty-two Sabbaths in the year, and Mr. Mercer's four churches claimed but forty-eight, the four days' over plus, once in three months, he gave to a feeble body, outside of the circle of his usual labors.
And after all the close figuring of this combination of able churches, for the pastoral care of a very worthy and laborious man, so limited were their contributions for his support, that he found it needful to have the care of a farm and other secular concerns at home.
The above account affords a sample of the manner in which monthly pastorships were conducted at the time here referred to. In many cases, however, able ministers had a less number of churches under their care.
The reader may infer from the foregoing account that the churches in the regions of this monthly system are without ministers or meetings three fourths of the time. But this is not always, and, perhaps we may say, not generally the case. Other ministers of less notoriety on the ground, or those of the itinerating class from other parts, often preach in the places left vacant by the stationed pastors.
Voting supplies for the churches which were destitute of all pastoral aid, was an important item in the doings of our old associations. This method was pursued, before any arose, for the promotion of missionary labors of the most limited and temporary kind. This practice prevailed mostly in the northern States.
Fifty years ago there were but little more than thirty
Baptist ministers in all the country who had been through a course of collegiate
training, and but eight on whom the title of D. D. had been conferred. Manning,
Foster and Smith had died before that time.
On the Permanency of Pastoral Relations
In all times our ministers of a certain class have often changed their locations, or, as the phrase is, have been on wheels; but, on the whole, there has unquestionably been a great increase in the frequency of ministerial removals, during the last half century.
In the cities and principal towns, in my early day, the pastors of our churches, generally, were retained in office till old age; and in many other locations, in all the States, there was a large class of pastors who lived and died in the places of their early settlement. If they were not eminent, or attractive as preachers, and if a portion, or even a majority of their congregations, would have preferred other men, a change could not then be so easily effected as now. Many of these men lived on their own foundations; they had always supported themselves, and on the score of living were wholly independent of their people, who, from their neglectful and parsimonious habits, would have found it very difficult to raise a support for a new man.
This difficulty often occurred when the old incumbent ceased from his labors, or voluntarily resigned his charge.
The causes of ministerial removals and changes, a half a century since, were not so numerous or pressing as they have been for many years past. Then the vehement spirit of numerical gain in the churches, and the restless desire for available ministers for the augmentation of congregations, had hardly begun to show itself. The old staid churches had more respect to the sound and certain teachings of their ministers than to any thing merely captivating in their discourses. Again, the numerous excitements of modern times, about matters foreign to the work of ministers of the gospel, in which not a few of our more modern pastors have been involved, and by means of which many have been run off the track, were unknown in my early intercourse with the Baptists. Once more: the influence of restless deacons to effect pastoral changes was then but feeble compared with later years. It was, indeed, felt more or less in some few churches, but it was afterwards greatly increased, and many an embarrassed pastor has been obliged to succumb to its controlling sway. Finally, a scanty income was not always a sufficient reason for a ministerial change, in the public mind, or in that of the minister himself, but often he would hold on, year after year, under the most embarrassing circumstances, rather than leave his flock in a pastorless condition.
In those days, while church members were generally quite poor, and as many of them, had come from the Pedobaptists of different parties, they were exposed to opposition and reproach of a painful nature; and on these accounts there was a very strong sympathy and affection on the part of the pastor towards these poor and despised people, and a reluctance to leave them without an under shepherd, was stronger than is now felt by many ministers in their sudden changes.
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The 2012 Licensing Expo is currently underway in Las Vegas, and it's brought the first looks at some posters for 2013 and 2014's major films. It's also brought the announcement of Rio 2, which shouldn't be too surprising since the original film grossed $484 million worldwide. The Expo also showed off a nice, detailed look at some of the costumes from Zack Snyder's Superman reboot, Man of Steel.
Hit the jump for a first look at a gallery of the posters, which also includes R.I.P.D., Jurassic Park 3D, Robocop, Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers, After Earth, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Epic, and Iron Man 3.
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Here's the synopsis for Man of Steel:
In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone's imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as "Superman," not only to shine as the world's last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.
Here's the logline for Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers:
In the wake of the disastrous food storm at the end of the first movie, Flint Lockwood and friends are forced to leave their town of Swallow Falls. But when it is discovered that sentient food beasts have overrun the island, they are asked to return to save the world…again.
Here's the synopsis for After Earth:
Set 1000 years in the future, a boy navigates an abandoned Earth to save himself and his estranged father after their ship crashes.