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The semester is ending fast! Whether you've studied hard the entire time or are just starting to cram, getting through these last few weeks can be tough. Any motivation you had in January is fading fast, and the river is way more appealing than the library. Luckily, we have a few easy tips to make the end of the school year bearable.
The hardest thing to do right now is study, even if you know you need all A's to pass a class. If you get distracted too easily, leave your phone at home and find a solo study room in the library. You'll be amazed how easily you get work done when you can't use your phone. Another way to cut out distractions is to download an app for your computer that blocks you from websites for a certain amount of time. You can choose from SelfControl for Macs, StayFocused for Chrome, or ColdTurkey, FocusMe or Freedom for all platforms.
Once you get into a study mindset, set yourself rewards for getting things done. Break up your study time into 30 minutes of studying and 10 minutes of break, and spend the 10 minutes being active to wake your brain up. If you've got a long reading assignment, treat yourself to M&M's or gummy bears every time you read a page. Pick a long-term reward for big assignments, like papers and test reviews - a meal out, retail therapy, or drinks on the Square.
Whenever you get a precious bit of free time, use it to your best advantage. Don't try to do a million fun things at once - you'll only end up exhausting yourself and getting nothing done the next day (take if from me). Pick your favorite fun activity and don't stress about school while you do it. If you want to go to the Square or Sixth Street, spend the afternoon on schoolwork so it's not bothering you while you're out. If you go to the river or spend the day in Austin, take the evening to get caught up on everything. If you do get behind (like we all do), don't be afraid to ask for help from professors or classmates - someone will always be there to give notes for the class you missed due to a hangover.
When finals week hits, it's really time to buckle down. Too many all nighters can leave you exhausted, so be sure to take care of yourself in between tests. If you're spending all day at the library, take breaks every so often to stretch your legs and rest your eyes. Don't subsist only on coffee and energy drinks - be sure to eat a good meal and stay hydrated. It's actually better to sleep a bit after studying, rather than to pull an all nighter, since your brain processes information while you sleep. The closer you study to sleeping, the better the information is processed, so be sure to review everything a little bit every night before you go to bed.
Once tests are finally over, it's time to celebrate! Get out your frustration over all that work by blowing off some steam in whatever way you like. Burning or ripping notes can be very cathartic, as can writing bad reviews on Ratemyprofessor. Once all your bad feelings are out of the way, relax and enjoy San Marcos. Hit the river and the square, stay up all night, and forget all about that chemistry final… at least until next semester starts and you do it all over again!
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Julian Harris
Julian co-founded Harris Hagan with John Hagan in May 2004. He came to specialise in this sector representing the Gaming Board for Great Britain (the then British regulator) for five years early in his career.
Specialising in all aspects of online and land-based gambling law, and with over 30 years' experience of gambling law, Julian is recognised as a leading gambling lawyer by operators, suppliers and regulators throughout the world. He advises many of the world's largest land-based and online gambling businesses (B2C and B2B), as well as many start-ups, investors and leading law firms. Julian has extensive gambling legal, regulatory and licensing experience advising on legal classification, non-remote and remote operating licence applications, casino competitions and premises licensing, personal applications, change of corporate control applications, transaction due diligence, corporate investments and transactions, complex group restructuring and the rationalisation of group licences. He also has extensive compliance and enforcement experience advising on general compliance and reporting requirements, compliance assessments, regulatory investigations, corporate evaluations, operating and personal licence reviews and developing associated remedial compliance programmes and action plans. Julian has also advised a number of government and regulatory authorities on the drafting of gambling legislation (primary and secondary).
In his spare time, Julian enjoys vintage cars, vintage wines, photography and shooting.
Magdalene College, Cambridge, 1977
Law Society of England & Wales, 1980
Band 1, Chambers UK 2022
Band 1, Chambers Global 2022
Hall of Fame, The Legal 500 2022
Band 1, Chambers Global 2021
Band 1, Chambers UK 2021
Hall of Fame, The Legal 500 2021
Band 1, Chambers UK 2020
Star Individual, Chambers Global 2020
Leading Individual, The Legal 500 2020
Hall of Fame, The Legal 500 2020
"He is above anyone else in terms of knowledge." Chambers UK 2022
"extremely good at dealing with regulators". Chambers UK 2022
Draws wide-ranging praise as "amazing," "phenomenal" and "a legend" in the field. Chambers Global 2022
"highly experienced" and his "knowledge in the UK market is highly regarded and he is the go-to option for this field". The Legal 500 2022
"Julian Harris and John Hagan are considered as top professionals and their experience in this sector is simply unparalleled." The Legal 500 2022
London-based Julian Harris offers a wealth of experience advising a broad range of operators and regulators on complex international gaming and gambling law issues. Chambers Global 2021
"Julian has a wealth of experience and is able to guide clients through complex issues; he is particularly skilful at creating solutions which are designed to provide an effective business framework going forward." Chambers UK 2021
"a heavyweight veteran in the field." The Legal 500 2021
"Highly experienced" The Legal 500 2020
"Julian Harris's knowledge in the UK market is highly regarded and he is the go-to option for this field." The Legal 500 2020
"Draws wide-ranging praise as "amazing," "phenomenal" and "a legend" in the field." Chambers Global 2020
"Extremely good at dealing with regulators" Chambers UK 2019
"Very widely respected" Chambers UK 2018
"A legend in the business" Chambers UK 2017
International Association of Gaming Advisors (President, 2012/13 and present Counsellor)
International Masters of Gaming Law
Joint editor, Chambers Global Practice Guide to Gambling
Co-author of UK chapter, Chambers Global Practice Guide to Gambling
Joint editor, Thomson Reuters Practical Law Global Guide to Gaming Law
Co-author of UK chapter, Thomson Reuters Practical Law Global Guide to Gaming Law

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Healthy skin is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle - and vice versa. For good skin care, start developing healthy habits that protect your skin from the outside and the inside.
- Drink plenty of water to keep your skin hydrated.
- Eat well-balanced meals.
- Protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun.
- Practice an effective skin care regimen.
To take care of your skin effectively, you need to identify your skin type. When choosing how to cleanse and treat your skin, remember that what works for someone else will not necessarily work for you. Based on the characteristics of your skin, skin types can be grouped into one of the following:
Dry skin: Often feels uncomfortably tight and rough. For this particular skin type, avoid cleansing with hot water and using soaps and alcohol-based products. Cleansing creams or cloths will help infuse moisture into the skin without stripping away natural surface oils. It is important to moisturize your face with lotions or creams to keep your skin hydrated and looking its best!
Oily skin: Skin may appear shiny with dilated pores and is prone to blackheads and pimples. Use a mild cleanser twice a day. If acne breakouts are a problem, talk to your dermatologist to help you select a medicated face wash best suited for your skin. Don't make the mistake of over-scrubbing acne-prone skin - it will worsen the problem. After cleansing, follow up with an astringent to remove the excess oil. Moisturize with a light oil-free product specifically formulated for oily skin types. Avoid using any type of oil-based cosmetics on your skin, as they may clog pores and promote pimples and blackheads.
Combination skin: People with combination skin have areas that are dry and areas that are oily. The nose, forehead, and chin tend to be the oily zones. There are many products on the market that can be applied to both areas of your face.
Normal skin: People with "normal" skin have a pinkish, glowing complexion with hard-to-see pores. This type of skin maintains a balance between dryness and oiliness. As this skin presents no particular problems, its water/oil balance does not need adjustment - just ongoing maintenance. Therefore, the use of a skin care product that helps the skin keep its water balance is recommended.
People with sensitive skin should always use beauty aids that are mild. Always test the product on a small area on your arm to see how your skin reacts before using it on your face. Don't assume that a "natural source" product doesn't contain ingredients that can irritate your skin. Try cleansing with gentle, milky, water-soluble lotions and tepid water. Avoid face-cleansing gels or soaps that contain drying alcohol, preservatives, or strong-acting acid, since these ingredients can irritate the skin. Do not use exfoliating scrubs or astringents on sensitive skin, because they can cause inflammation.
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It is natural for people to get defensive when they are in conflict. In this post, I'd like to suggest some other approaches that are more beneficial and may produce a better outcome. Rather than engaging in defensive communication, try the following: stay centered, breathe deeply, stay positive, listen to what the other person is saying, and ask questions. Asking questions, a big part of a mediator's job, accomplishes several objectives. First, it allows the other person to feel as if they are being heard. Second, it enables both parties to start to uncover the source of the dispute. Third, the emotion underlying the conflict is likely to be expressed. Finally, it starts the trust building process.
You also start to get to the heart of the conflict by asking questions. Anger and defensiveness are usually masking a deeper emotion, and the real problem causing someone to be argumentative. Questions asked in a calm and conversational manner may also help the other person relax and shift out of utilizing defensive or aggressive behaviors.
I've written previously about three communication options in conflict: other-centered, self-centered, and relationship-centered communication. Just from the titles, you can tell that only two of these are non-defensive and steer away from aggressive behaviors. A person who utilizes self-centered communication is likely to exhibit aggressive and argumentative behaviors such as backstabbing, intimidation, bullying, and manipulation, and these behaviors can be verbal or physical. A mediator will analyze the communication styles already in use by all parties in the conflict and be able to shift the tone and discussion toward the heart of the conflict. This is done by asking questions about assumptions, emotions, or those things which seem known or obvious to disputants but which are actually main points of objection.
Many of these questions, especially if you are directing them toward yourself, require you to remain calm in the face of conflict in order for them to have a beneficial effect.
Open-Ended Questions
When attempting to resolve a conflict, open-ended questions are among the best types of questions to ask. You gain more insight from these types of questions than you do with the interrogation-style questions, like those asked in a court room on cross examination. A closed question is anything you could answer completely with a simple "yes" or "no". Open-ended questions involve active discussion and participation, and elicit more detailed answers than monosyllables. These kinds of questions typically begin with why, what, how, or possibly who or where, depending on context. They also help you to remain in non-defensive and nonviolent communication by considering what the other person is thinking or feeling. In contrast, examples of closed questions are: "Did you think about that?" or "Are you satisfied?"
Let's look at some good open-ended questions to use in conflict resolution:
"What about that was important to you?"
There are multiple variants to this question that could be used: "What about that was important / hurtful / significant / bothering / upsetting to you?" This question invites the other person to get to the true heart of the matter. A skilled mediator will ask appropriate follow-up questions to help parties arrive at that main point on their own. This may also help to calm them down as they arrive at a new realization that they may not have considered at the beginning of the conflict. Once you arrive at the main crux of the matter, you can more easily begin to address it with the other party and work toward resolution.
"What would make the other person's position right?"
This question is similar to putting yourself in another's shoes. Ken Blanchard, an author and management expert, recommended this question in his 2010 blog post on resolving conflict. This takes you out of the immediate conflict and invites you to think about the other person's position and where they may be coming from. Asking this question enforces more logical or critical thinking rather than emotional thinking. This is valuable during mediation because once both parties are able to move past the emotional or defensive reactions, it's possible to reach the heart of the conflict and bring resolution. By attempting to see how the other person could potentially be right, you have to backtrack and view in a more objective fashion the events and situations leading up to the conflict. This question is more beneficial if you are the upset or defensive party in the conflict, but it would be applicable to both parties.
"What can we learn from this?"
Michael Hyatt, an author and mentor on personal development and leadership, asks a variant of this question in his article "7 Suggestions For Asking More Powerful Questions". This question is valuable for helping both parties consider what could be learned from the events that led to the conflict, and maybe even from the conflict itself. If you can come away from the conflict or the mediation having learned something, then there is value in the communication. This kind of question is especially valuable for workplace conflicts and helps coworkers or teams to avoid similar mistakes or events in the future.
Questions to Avoid
You would want to avoid questions that put your co-worker or friend on the defensive, particularly those questions that could call into question the other person's honesty, accuracy, or judgment. Some of these questions are: "Why is that?" and "What did you think would happen?" Avoid an interrogation-style questioning, as this makes people uncomfortable and limits the discussion. This may come across as self-centered communication, which would not facilitate the kind of discussion you would want when attempting to resolve a conflict. If the other person views you as interrogating or bullying by asking sharp, short questions, you could only further escalate the issue. When a mediator asks the right questions, it may feel uncomfortable if one or both parties are emotionally charged, as these questions may invite vulnerability. However, this vulnerability is also what helps to establish a connection between parties and start the process toward resolution. By asking the right questions, a mediator helps you to work through the emotions of the conflict and shift toward more open and receptive communication.
Ellen F. Kandell is a certified professional mediator and attorney with over 30 years of public and private sector experience. She provides mediation, group facilitation and training to diverse, national clients. Get in touch with her via email, LinkedIn, Twitter, or give her a call at 301-588-5390.


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Meridian Audio
In 1977, Meridian Audio embarked upon a mission. Their goal was simple: to put the listener at the heart of every recorded performance. Since then, Meridian Audio has continually pushed the boundaries of sound. Redefining the possible at every step of the way. Almost forty years later, their journey continues.
All special edition loudspeakers are MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) ready, allowing you to experience the full, intricate detail of a live performance for the first time in the history of recorded music.
The Special Edition DSP Loudspeaker Range is the result of Meridian's ongoing research into how we, as humans, "hear" sound. These findings dictated improvements that have led to the loudspeaker's lifelike performance. Quite simply, the Special Edition DSP Loudspeakers, and matching centre channels, are the best sounding loudspeakers Meridian has ever created.


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Celebrating the life of Tyler & Lake Benton Service of Remembrance
Be the first to share your favorite memory, photo or story of Tyler & Lake Benton. This memorial page is dedicated for family, friends and future generations to celebrate the life of their loved one.
We ask on behalf of the family that you keep your comments uplifting and appropriate to help all who come here to find comfort and healing.
This tribute has been created in memory of all those we have served at our Lake Benton and Tyler Chapels throughout the year.
On the left side of this page you will find the webcast of this year's annual service of remembrance ceremony officiated by Rev. Rich Riley. On the Tribute Wall, you will also find a virtual version of a program if you wish to follow along or join in our responsive readings. A hard copy can also be obtained at your local funeral home.
Along with the webcast, we have created a tribute video of all the loved ones whom we have been called to serve this year. As we share in a moment of remembrance and virtual togetherness, please remember you are not alone in grief this year. Please note that additional tributes have been created for the other communities we serve.
We hope that this service offers hope and strength to all those navigating their journey through grief. Please reach out to your clergy or our staff if you feel additional support or resources would be helpful for you or someone you know.
- Our Staff at Hartquist Funeral Home
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Welcome to Warm Springs Dental, the general dentistry practice of Drs. Bryan Euzent and Jessica Ellis.
We are locally owned and operated and have a team of dedicated, compassionate professionals who enjoy working together for the benefit of our patients. We are so glad you found us and look forward to welcoming you to our office.
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We take time to listen intently and deliver personalized care as your partner in a lifetime of dental health. We believe a foundation based on integrity, exceptional service, and compassion can make dentistry a positive experience for you and your family.
Our dentists' gentle approach to care helps you feel comfortable during treatment. This opens the door for patients to have a stress-free dental experience.
We encourage questions and will always explain why we recommend one treatment over another. You can count on receiving the same respect that we would want for our own families.
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Hockey tough guy Laraque planning a swing at federal politics?
MONTREAL - Former NHL tough guy Georges Laraque appears poised to take a swing at federal politics.
The former hockey enforcer has an announcement planned tomorrow with Green Party Leader Elizabeth May in Montreal.
The party has issued a statement saying there will be an announcement tomorrow at a reception hall "regarding the riding of Bourassa."
That Montreal riding faces a byelection with its longtime MP, Liberal Denis Coderre, leaving to run for mayor.
A former Edmonton Oiler, Pittsburgh Penguin and Montreal Canadien, Laraque racked up 1,126 penalty minutes in an NHL career where he was better known for his left jab than for his wrist shot.
But in recent years he's also become known for his political activism as a vegan, animal-rights crusader and environmentalist.
Laraque was quoted in a recent news report saying he planned to eventually seek a seat in the House of Commons with the Greens.
His Twitter feed now carries a more recent message: "Big news coming soon!" he said last Friday.
It's not yet known when Prime Minister Stephen Harper will call a byelection for the riding, which is in a diverse north-end area with different economic classes and ethnic groups and which has a large Haitian population.
Laraque, whose parents were born in Haiti, has been involved in humanitarian work there since the Caribbean country was devastated by an earthquake in 2010.
The Greens finished a distant fifth in the riding in the last election, with 1.6 per cent of the ballots, less than 500 votes ahead of the Marxist-Leninist party.


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In 1862, when Blood of Pioneers takes place, most of Michigan's commercial centers were located along Lake Huron—within easy reach of Detroit by boat—or along the rail corridor that ran between Detroit and Chicago. Grand Rapids, you'll note, was not close to either.
The settlement began as a trading post and blacksmith shop on the banks of the Grand River in 1826 near a village of Ottawa Indians. Thanks to growth caused mostly by gypsum and lumber, it incorprated as a city in 1850.
Kalamazoo Gazette spoke of Grand Rapids and its inexcessibility in 1851: "Everyone knows that there is a flourishing city fifty miles north of Kalamazoo, boasting massive blocks of brick and stone, three and four stories high, splendid churches, lumber trade, salt works, steamboats, and its wealthy, enterprising and shrewd business men. This city is locally isolated from the business part of the state by the horrible roads intervening between it and the Central and Southern Railroads. Everyone knows that a plank road would not only obviate the difficulties of this "middle passage" of mud and mire, but pay to the stockholders from 20-30 percent on their investments when the long train of loaded teams shall daily pass its toll gates."
That plank road had become a reality by the time Blood of Pioneers takes place. Wayland, in which the book is set (and my own hometown), nestles right between the two cities, about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids and 30 miles north of Kalamazoo. In 1854, the plank road passed right up its main street.
Fashioned of 16'x3″ planks, many of which were sawn in Wayland's local mill on the Rabbit River, the new road brought rapid growth. A toll booth was erected on the southwest of Wayland's four corners, and passerbys were charged 2 cents per mile for a double team and 1 cent per mile for a single team. Seven stages visited Wayland each day—real Concord coaches, not the square-boxed, canvas-topped "mud wagons" that once provided arduous passage between cities. The increased traffic prompted town founder Nelson Chambers to built the Wayland House, the town's first hotel, where travelers could procure a room or a meal. (Incidentally, the town was called Chamber's Corners, and briefly Lomax City, before being incorporated as the village of Wayland in 1868, though I chose to call it by its modern name in my book.)
The plank road made a dramatic improvement over the old mud tracks, but it came with its own travails. If a wagon's wheel would accidentally drive off the road, the entire load would often topple. And very quickly, planks began to rot, warp, and splinter, making for rough rides and requiring a good deal of maintenence. The expectation that a railroad line would soon be run between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, however, meant investors were loath to continue forking out money for the plank road. Without capital, repairs all but ceased. Toll collection left off in 1862.
Alas, the Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo Plank Road would only service West Michigan for 16 years. The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad did open between Kalamazoon and Grand Rapids in 1870, passing through the same villages as the plank road. Overnight, traffic dropped off and the wooden planks became obsolete. The dilapidated road was abandoned.
In a sense, however, the old plank road is with us still. The advent of the automobile resurrected the road bed. Old US 131 (Division) follows the same route, meandering between communities exactly as it did 150 years ago.
"That highway had been a great acquisition in its earlier days, both for villagers and farmers along its line, used largely in transportation of lumber, especially pine, and farm produce from as far north as Martin to Kalamazoo… There was quite a heavy stage traffic between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, and also an occasional "prairie schooner" loaded with a family and the household goods on the way to pioneer homes in the northern wilds. By the time of our arrival, the planks were wearing out under the heavy traffic, and the company, seeing the prospect of a railroad to Grand Rapids in the near future, and knowing it would end their days as a money-making concern, were very loath to put expense on the road for repairs."
—Lucien H. Stoddard, Cooper Township resident, taken from a 1930 interview


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Actress Kim Min Jung addresses the controversial issue of entertainment sponsorships.
On February 14, Kim Min Jung posted a picture of SBS' "We Want to Know" along with her thoughts on the issue of entertainment sponsorships through her Instagram account.
On the recent broadcast of SBS' "We Want to Know," the show addresses the reality of entertainment sponsors of some famous and aspiring actresses and idol group members. Although their identities are not show, the show has also invited an entertainment insider who has a list of female celebrities who are said to have sponsors, and actresses who have experienced having sponsors.
The actress writes, "I hope that today's episode of this show would not bring damage to the actors who have silently pour their sweat and energy to every step that they take, even up till now. With that, I would also like to thank the broadcasting personnel for speaking on these situations which really happen in real life."
She also adds, "My heart hurts for the young girls who have to give up their dreams of becoming actors because of such matters."
Kim Min Jung also addresses the issue of entertainment sponsorships by saying, "What is wrong is wrong. With effort and sincerity, a dream could be reached. Stop thinking that you could be able to buy everything with money."
She adds, "Most of all, I hope that this broadcast could become a stimulant for those people who create such situations."
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How Do I reach These keeeeeds?
We are stoked to have Jim Kielbasa back on the show to talk training kids through his years of experience and his organization, the International Youth Conditioning Association. Jim explains that his motivation for starting the program was to educate coaches on the delicate balance of working with 8-18 year olds. Coaching kids is long journey that starts with the best of intentions and as Jim explains, the coach themself is usually the reason a kid sticks with a sport or quits.
Jim provides real tools, not just lip service, on how to polish your coaching interaction with youth athletes. He also talks about his experience navigating overzealous parents and what to do when you encounter those fucked up coaches who enjoy yelling at kids because they see their own failures in them. Yeah, that's some serious psychological shit.
Be sure and check out the IYCA at IYCA.org. From that site you'll be able to track down Jim and attend any number of his speaking engagements. Jim can also be found on IG at @JimKilebaso.
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A strength and conditioning coach since 2009, Cali has worked with numerous athletes spanning from rugby players to cross country skiers. Almost immediately after finding CrossFit in 2010, she was introduced to a program that better suited her athletic goals. With her existing background in powerlifting and football, she became a natural devotee to CFFB/PowerAthlete and testament to it's effectiveness. In 2012, she left D.C. and headed for the state named after her to be a part of the CrossFit Football Seminar Staff and a Jedi of Power Athlete HQ. Cali currently resides in Seattle where she works full time in law enforcement.
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Did you know that the Bible contains prophecies about nine wars in the end times? That's right, a total of nine. That fact comes as a shock to most people who are familiar with only one namely, the War of Armageddon. Most people are very surprised to learn that the War of Armageddon is not the only end time war.
We will end our study of the wars of the end times by answering this question, "Why, God?"
Why, God?
Now, as we reflect back at these end time wars, there is always a question that seems to just simply leap out. It is the question, "Why in the world is all this going to happen?" Why, for example, is there going to be a period of unparalleled horror on the earth called the Tribulation? Why would a God of love allow the slaughter of these wars to occur? This is very disturbing to most people, and you know that it should be.
The answer, though, is really very, very simple: God must deal with sin. He has to do so because He is a holy God of justice and righteousness.
Personally, I'm glad the Bible teaches that God is going to deal with sin and that there will be judgment. You know why? God's promise of judgment means that life has meaning. If we're never going to be accountable for anything, life has no meaning.
The irony of the Tribulation is this: even when God pours out His wrath, His fundamental purpose is never to punish. Think about that for a moment. This is the glory of our God. Even when He pours out His wrath, His fundamental purpose is not to punish. Instead, we're told over and over, His fundamental purpose is to bring people to repentance so they can be saved.
In 2 Peter 3:9, we are told the only reason Jesus Christ has not returned. It's because God wishes for more people to be saved. God does not wish that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But many, if not most, will perish. It is God's perfect will that all should be saved. But in His permissive will, He allows people to be lost as they reject Him and His Son.
Judgments can motivate people to repentance. The prophet Isaiah put it this way. He wrote, "When the earth experiences God's judgments, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness." The fact of the matter is that a great number of people will turn their hearts to God during the Tribulation, so large a number that no one can count. They're a great host coming from every tribe and nation.
Where do you stand in your relationship with God? Have you been saved by grace thru faith in Jesus? Or, have you rejected Jesus and are therefore living under the wrath of God?
Think about it. Grace or Wrath? Think about eternity.


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How to Succeed at University, c. 1316
Cantigas de Santa Maria, 13th century
I have recently discovered that you live dissolutely and slothfully, preferring license to restraint and play to work and strumming a guitar while the others are at their studies, whence it happens that you have read but one volume of law while your more industrious companions have read several. Wherefore I have decided to exhort you herewith to repent utterly of your dissolute and careless ways, that you may no longer be called a waster and your shame may be turned to good repute.
Letter from a father to his son in Orléans (trans. Charles Homer Haskins)
For Father's Day, some advice from a medieval dad who thinks his son should not major in Guitar Hero.


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We certainly don't need more establishment Republicans, or Democrats whose major concerns are keeping themselves in power by giving handouts to those who refuse to use their God given talents to support this country, or by bringing in illegals to gain their vote. What ever happened to common sense? I can't for the life of me understand how people can continue to vote for those who are out to destroy the very fabric of this country!
Let's help to educate the American public--many whose only source of information is the mainstream media.
The 'Herman Caining' of Ted Cruz Has Begun
The "Herman Caining" of Conservative Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz has begun. And first out of the attack gates are half-truths and no truth about his wife and her professional career.
Tuesday, March 24, during an on-air interview on The Manning Report, hosted by my good friend Dr. James David Manning, he quizzed me pursuant to a Ted Cruz candidacy. My response was that we could expect in the very near future negative stories to start surfacing about not just Ted Cruz, but also his wife. I could not have been more prescient.
The attack centers on Mrs. Cruz's involvement in the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and her alleged role in crafting a CFR document espousing North American unity. This attack is designed to be red meat to those who see the New World Order in juice glasses.
I cannot prove it – yet, but every fiber of my political being says this has Karl Rove and Reince Priebus fingerprints all over it. Rove and Priebus are committed to dragging Jeb Bush to the Republican presidential nomination on a three-wheel dolly if that's what it takes.
That said, there is no scenario by which they are going to allow Ted Cruz to gain traction if they can help it. Their Erebusic strategy is well written, well rehearsed, and it has been hugely successful because the one thing Republican voters have proven capable of doing better than any other political group is throwing the best candidates under the bus.
The Rove-Priebus modus operandi is to destroy any candidate they deem a threat to the Republican establishment if said candidates are permitted to gain office. Herman Cain and Sarah Palin would have without question been threats to Rove-Priebus accordingly both were politically destroyed.
I cannot prove it but there are no few of my peers who believe, as do I, that Rove was responsible for the branding of the Tea Party as a racist group. No few of us believe it was Rove who silently sanctioned the attacks on the Tea Party by NAACP and Al Sharpton.
The reason, as I wrote in November 2010, was because Rove understood the very real threat the Tea party posed to the Republican establishment. Rove-Priebus have made no secret of their contempt for the will of the people and their Congressional surrogates have carried out their orders.
Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell blacklisted the Jamestown Group, one of the most prolific Republican fundraising groups because they raised monies for Tea Party candidates. McConnell boasted publicly whenever establishment candidates bested Tea Party candidates even by the smallest of margins. Rove said one Tea Party candidate should be killed.
Rove also made a point of saying no candidates would receive a dime of campaign money unless the candidate was vetted and approved by him and the establishment.
Mrs. Cruz doesn't deserve the aspersions being hurled at her. One would think that when all is said and done, eight-years of the boorish commonality of the Obama woman, they would be eager for a real lady to once again grace the White House.
Mrs. Cruz is the type of First Lady America needs; that notwithstanding, she is the wife of a patriot America needs. Her husband is neither afraid nor ashamed to fight for We the People. Her husband is not a two-bit pettifogger in an ill-fitting suit whose chief skill was that as a community organizer. Mrs. Cruz has not engaged in the defense of guilty Black Panther Party subversives; she didn't take $1,000 of questionable origin and turn it into $100,000 of even more questionable origin in the extremely high-risk and volatile world of futures trading.
Mrs. Cruz has actually always loved America and she has always been proud of America. She is the wife of a patriot who actually believes in American exceptionalism. She is the wife of a patriot who understands the Republican Party is being led astray and must return to a true Party of We the People.
This is the first of many Rove-Priebus engineered attacks that will be unleashed on Mrs. Cruz and her patriot husband.
I'm not telling you who to vote for but I am saying, for the record, I can think of no candidate more worthy of support than the patriot husband of Mrs. Ted Cruz.


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COMPASS Show 2011 - Dr. Martens Paisley Pack - Fall/Winter 2011
Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band might not be able to lay that claim anymore. For Fall/Winter 2011, Dr. Martens harks back to the psychedelic 60s with its Paisley Pack. In 2 dazzling patterns of beige, brown, with hints of yellow, of cherry red with blue, each comes as 2 silhouettes, the Jeffrey (updated 8-Eyelet Boots) and Octavius (updated 4-Eyelet Shoe). And because the bewildering patterns are painted on leather and not etched, the prices are that much more than the general release variants. Ostensibly not for everybody, for those looking to spice up their fall wardrobes might taking them into consideration. The Dr. Martens Paisley Pack arrives during the first week of July to a retailer near you.


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Musqueam approve land and cash deal worth up to $250M
It's a historic day for the Musqueam First Nation, Chief Ernie Campbell said the morning after Monday night's 98 per cent vote by band members in favour of a deal with the province that resolves the future of the UBC golf course and the River Rock Casino.
Campbell estimated the reconciliation, settlement and benefits agreement is worth more than $230 million in land value, plus $20 million in cash for the 1,200 band members.
He said the ratification vote showed band members overwhelmingly support the package.
"That's the most people I've ever seen at a community gathering, ever. I don't know, there was at least two or three hundred people there," Campbell told CBC reporter Steve Lus on Tuesday morning.
The agreement gives the band more than $20 million in cash and title to the seven hectares of land on which the River Rock Casino in Richmond was built.
It also gives the Musqueam the 59-hectare University Golf Club lands, and more than 20 hectares of land in Pacific Spirit Park.
Deal 'the right thing to do': minister
Aboriginal Relations Minister Mike de Jong said the agreement will cost B.C. taxpayers $70 million directly — $20 million for the cash settlement, $30 million to buy back the golf course from the University of British Columbia, and $20 million to pay for the casino site in Richmond. But he said the future land value of the package will be worth much more for the band.
"For the Musqueam, the ability to develop some housing alternative is very important, and the ability to develop an economic capacity that most other communities take for grants is also important, and we think it is the right thing to do," said de Jong.
The agreement will be ratified in the legislature Tuesday afternoon, but it does not affect the ongoing treaty negotiations with the Musqueam, he said.
The agreement requires the band to keep a golf course in place until 2083, but some of the land to the west of the golf course will be targeted for residential development and some will become a public park. The deal also transfers the existing lease for the River Rock Casino to the band.
The deal was struck after the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled in 2005 that the province failed to adequately consult with the Musqueam when the government approved the 2003 sale of the University Golf Club course's land to UBC, and relocated the River Rock Casino to Bridgeport.
The deal also settles the Musqueam litigation against the province to recover costs for the cleanup of contamination on the Celtic Shipyard lands in south Vancouver now owned by the band.


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Click the PDF button above to access the full volume. Individual article PDFs are linked below:
Introduction- A Joint Publication in Commemoration of Professor David D. Caron '83
Ecology Law Quarterly and Berkeley Journal of International Law
Navigating the Judicialization of International Law in Troubled Waters: Some Reflections on a Generation of International Lawyers
Charles N. Brower and Daniel Litwin
Legitimacy in International Law and Institutions: Carrying Forward the Work of David D. Caron
Saira Mohamed
The Singapore Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation: A New Way Forward?
Christina G. Hioureas
The Legitimacy of Economic Sanctions as Countermeasures for Wrongful Acts
Lori Fisler Damrosch
Legitimacy, Collective Authority and Internet Governance: A Reflection on David Caron's Study of the UN Security Council
David Kaye
Navigating the Oceans: Old and New Challenges for the Law of the Sea for Straits Used for International Navigation
Nilufer Oral
Ocean Policy and the Law of the Sea: The Contributions of David D. Caron (1952-2018)
Harry N. Scheiber


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Season Two of Endemol Shine Studios And DirecTV's Original Series "Kingdom" Now Available On Digital HD Day After Broadcast
October 22, 2015 - Endemol Shine North America and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have teamed up to bring the second season of hit DIRECTV series "Kingdom" to Digital HD.
"Kingdom," which airs every Wednesday (20 episodes) at 9 p.m. on AUDIENCE Network on both DIRECTV and U-Verse, will now be available on all digital platforms the day after its initial broadcast. Digital HD platforms include iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, GooglePlay, Vudu, Verizon FiOS, Comcast Xfinity, Xbox Video and PlayStation Video.
Earlier this summer, Twentieth Century Fox and Endemol Shine North America announced that the first season of "Kingdom" was available for the first time on all Digital HD platforms. "Kingdom" is produced by Endemol Shine Studios, the scripted division of Endemol Shine North America.
"Kingdom" stars Frank Grillo (Captain America, The Purge) as Alvey Kulina; Kiele Sanchez (The Purge, The Glades) as Lisa Prince; Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights) as Ryan Wheeler; Jonathan Tucker (Parenthood, Justified) as Jay Kulina; Nick Jonas as Nate Kulina and Joanna Going (House of Cards, Mad Men) as Christina Kulina. New season two cast addition Natalie Martinez (Secrets and Lies) plays Alicia Mendez, an impulsive, talented female fighter who is being courted by Lisa to train at the Venice, CA-based Navy St. MMA gym. Mark Consuelos (All My Children) and Jessica Szohr (Gossip Girl) guest star.
The Season One finale of "Kingdom" opened on the night of Ryan's championship fight, his first time back in the cage since he was released from prison. Jay fought on the undercard and demolished his opponent, signaling to the entire MMA world that he is a force to be reckoned with. Ryan's thrilling victory in the main event made him a champion once again. But it was Alvey who paid the price for all this professional success when Lisa told him she's moving out. While everyone else was celebrating, Nate, still unable to fight, struggled with his life to the draw of heroin once again.
Season Two begins with Ryan "The Destroyer" Wheeler defending his title and Jay finding a new obsession. Alvey's (Frank Grillo) improved fortune has led to a bigger gym, but also a bigger appetite for risk. Lisa (Kiele Sanchez), the beautiful and fierce second-in-command at Navy St. MMA, focuses on managing Alicia (Natalie Martinez), an impulsive but skilled female fighter. Nate's determination to get back in the cage causes rifts with his family and complicates his self-identity. Christina gets a taste of sober life while continuing to carry the burden of her sons' struggles towards victory—with victory comes agony and a price.
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AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) helps millions around the globe connect with leading entertainment, mobile, high speed Internet and voice services. We're the world's largest provider of pay TV. We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries. In the U.S., our wireless network has the nation's strongest 4G LTE signal and most reliable 4G LTE. We offer the best global coverage of any U.S. wireless provider*. And we help businesses worldwide serve their customers better with our mobility and highly secure cloud solutions.
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About Audience Network
Always Original. Always Smart. Always Bold. Never Ordinary. Audience is a unique and exclusive television experience available only to DIRECTV subscribers. The channel first made its mark by partnering with NBC to produce and air three additional seasons of the Emmy Award-winning series Friday Night Lights and then became the exclusive home of the Emmy Award-winning drama Damages, starring Glenn Close and Rose Byrne. DIRECTV continues its commitment to original, provocative content with a growing slate of critically acclaimed original series including the MMA drama Kingdom, starring Frank Grillo and Nick Jonas; the suspense-drama ROGUE, starring Thandie Newton and Cole Hauser; Full Circle: Chicago Payback, written by Keith Huff and starring Calista Flockhart, Eric McCormack, Rita Wilson, and Terry O'Quinn; and Neil LaBute's second project with the network, Billy & Billie, starring Adam Brody and Lisa Joyce. Audience is also home to acclaimed original documentaries including The Fighting Season, a first hand account at the deadliest year in our nation's longest war, Executive Produced by Ricky Schroder. Sports fans will find live, daily sports and entertainment news from two renowned sports journalists with The Dan Patrick Show and The Rich Eisen Show. Plus, viewers can enjoy exclusive concerts by today's hottest artists on Guitar Center Sessions and intimate interviews with top talent like Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain on Off Camera with Sam Jones. It's original entertainment you won't see anywhere else. For more info, please visit directv.com/audience
About Endemol Shine Studios
Endemol Shine Studios develops and produces original scripted television programming and scripted formats in the U.S. for global exploitation across all platforms. The Los Angeles-based independent scripted television studio operation is part of Endemol Shine North America, the entertainment company that delivers world-class content and compelling storytelling to multiple platforms in the U.S. and across the globe. Endemol Shine North America is part of Endemol Shine Group, the newly launched global content creator, producer and distributor with a diverse portfolio of companies in the U.S. that are behind some of the most prominent hit television formats and series in the world. Endemol Shine Studios scripted series in North America include the award-winning and critically acclaimed original drama series Hell on Wheels (AMC) and KINGDOM (DirecTV).
About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is the industry leading worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox produced, acquired and third party partner film and television programing. Each year TCFHE expands its award-winning global product portfolio with the introduction of new entertainment content through established and emerging formats including DVD, Blu-ray™, Digital HD and VOD. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox, a 21st Century Fox Company.
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Starting May 4th, begin earning Plenti points from Plenti partners in-store and online. Visit plenti.com/partners to learn more about how Plenti works with each partner.
Keep reading for more info and my thoughts about this new program so far...
Continued from the Rite Aid website:
Look for your welcome email from Plenti on May 4th if you provided an email in-store to finish signing up online, or you can also visit riteaid.com/plenti.
- You will still earn wellness+ points at Rite Aid on purchases and prescriptions towards savings of up to 20% OFF almost the whole Rite Aid store for a year.
- Now you can also earn Plenti points on things you buy every day at Plenti partners, including Rite Aid, valid for at least two years instead of two weeks
- 200 Plenti points gets you at least $2 in savings at checkout at Rite Aid and certain other Plenti partners
- +UP Rewards will transition to Plenti points.
Since this new program hasn't been implemented yet (it begins May 3rd), I cannot tell you anything about it other than what's been provided on the Rite Aid site HERE. However, I CAN tell you that the +UP Rewards that we know and love are now gone. This week (4/26 - 5/2) is a transition week, meaning that there are no +UP Rewards offers this week, as you'll see in my weekly drugstore sale wrap-up today, and there are also no Plenti Points offers, since this program rolls out on 5/3.


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On July 23 2006, Madonna experienced – as she put it – "some technical difficulties in [her] brain" during a performance of Let It Will Be at the second of two Miami shows for The Confessions Tour.
After coming in too early on a vocal cue, she quickly poked fun at herself with some improvised lyrics, only to experience further issues towards the end of the song. She then humourously referenced the glitches – and nearly suffered a G.W. Bush-inspired orgasm – during her post-song banter.
The show marked the final date on the North American leg of The Confessions Tour.
(Thanks to YouTube user Ryan Keefe for the video, and to our friends at Madonnalicious and their readers for the wonderful tour pics from Miami!)


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Where to watch the Fourth of July fireworks in New Orleans
New Orleans is a great city to be in to watch fireworks on the Fourth of July, and the French Quarter is a great neighborhood to watch them from. Every year, thousands of locals and visitors gather to watch the show, shop, eat and celebrate together.
What makes our city's fireworks show so unique is that they are shot from "dueling barges" on the Mississippi River. Think of dueling pianos, but as boats with fireworks instead! Basically, two barges shoot fireworks simultaneously from the river, creating a show that's unlike any other you've ever seen. Many people even bring their radios and tune into WWL 870 AM or Magic 101.9 FM to listen to the patriotic music that's synced to the show every year. You can also live stream the music from WWL.com!
If you want to watch the fireworks from the French Quarter, Woldenberg Park (between Governor Nicholls Street Wharf and the Spanish Plaza) offers a great view. If you're feeling adventurous and want to set up a great picnic, then catch the Canal Street Ferry over to Algiers Point. You can set up a blanket, chairs, food and drinks there, and watch the fireworks with New Orleans serving as a beautiful backdrop.
Besides watching fireworks, the French Quarter is a great place to be on July 4 for many reasons. For starters, there will be a lot of great shopping. Many of the shops and boutiques offer Fourth of July discounts, which is great for bargain hunters. Then, some of the city's best attractions are offering discounted admission. For example, from July 3-6 you can get $4 off any single ticket (adult or child) to The Aquarium of the Americas or The Audubon Insectarium.
To our guests staying with us this weekend – we can't wait to share this fun holiday with you! Be sure to stop by and chat with Sarah, our concierge. She can help you plan where to eat, what to see, and give you directions to the fireworks. And when it gets too hot outside, you can always take a dip in the pool, relax in your air conditioned room, and grab a cold drink at the bar.


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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Addresses New Curfew
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake hit the streets to inform residents about the new curfew ordinance.
Last February, dozens of teens tore through the 7-Eleven in upper Fells Point.
Now city leaders are trying to stop behavior like this.
The mayor will be holding two community forums to answer questions about the new curfew rules. Under those rules, kids under the age of 14 need to get home by 9 p.m. year round.
Fifteen and 16-year-olds' curfew is 10 on weeknights and 11 on weekends.
The first forum is Monday and the second is July 29. The first forum is at 7 p.m. at the Murphy Fine Arts Center Recital Hall at Morgan State University. The second is also at 7 p.m. at the University of Baltimore Law Center.
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October 11, 2016
John Powell led a Michigan prayer call on September 15. Participants prayed for Michigan churches, including congregational and personal needs. The next call will be in November. Paula Killough, Shannon Dycus and Dan Miller will participate in the Constituency Leaders Council meeting October 17-19 in Hesston Kansas. Please pray as conference representatives gather to offer an eldering function for Mennonite Church USA.
Annual Sessions 2017 at Amigo Centre, June 15-17. The SwaNee Lake Area Council is hosting and accepted Amigo Centre's invitation for a location. Amigo staff will provide children's programing. Invite others and plan to attend. Put the dates on your calendar and watch for more information in coming months. Members of conference leadership teams will meet November 4-5 for the Teams Retreat. Agenda includes Renewing a Vision implications for the work of leadership teams, and addressing intercultural competence.


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Suicidal Tendencies Open Up on Chaotic Mike Muir Mural Show Getting Shut Down
"It was like, we're downtown L.A., police cars everywhere, helicopters, kids going crazy — it was wonderful"
Published Oct 12, 2018Suicidal Tendencies were famously banned from playing in their hometown of L.A. back in the 1980s, which makes the fact that Councilman José Huizar commissioned a mural of frontman Mike Muir in the city's Arts District that much more significant.
However, the band's performance at the unveiling of the Robert Vargas piece was cut short by police officers when things got rowdy. Guitarist Dean Pleasants has now opened up about the 2017 incident in an interview with Exclaim! TV's Aggressive Tendencies.
When discussing the infamous show, Pleasants said the following:
We knew it was going to be chaotic and crazy. They closed the gate because a certain amount of people couldn't get in. Once the kids started trying to break the gate down, it gave the police a reason to [say], 'Okay, this is an unlawful gathering,' and when the helicopters showed up I was like, yeah, this is great! I felt like a real outlaw, like a Clint Eastwood movie. I was like yeah, the helicopters are here, this is a total L.A. scene. It was like, we're downtown L.A., police cars everywhere, helicopters, kids going crazy — it was wonderful.
Afterwards I went around the corner and had a drink and some dinner. It was funny, I was just laughing going, "I was just part of this whole crazy scene over there." I was really happy for Mike to have his mural and have him to be a part of downtown L.A. Why not, you know? Venice punk rock, it's touched the whole world, so why shouldn't he be an iconic person in California too?
We're true underground hardcore still. People like to call themselves that, but I think Suicidal really is. We were just going to go until they shut us down.
He also discusses their experience playing the Warped Tour back in 1999 (inspired by the fact that the travelling punk rock event ended this year), playing with Travis Barker on an acoustic version of "Get Your Fight On!" on the EP of the same name (also featuring a cover of the Stooges' "I Got a Right") and touches briefly on "full punk rock record" STill Cyco Punk After All These Years.
In addition, Pleasants also reveals how he's been impacted by playing alongside musicians like Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer), Ben Weinman (ex-the Dillinger Escape Plan), Brooks Wackerman (Avenged Sevenfold, ex-Bad Religion), Thundercat and others in projects such as Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves and Cyco Miko.
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Mom and apple pie: Contrary to popular emotion, these are not universal goods. Some people would prefer another kind of pie, or no pie at all. Some are severely allergic to wheat. For a few, apple pie might be fatal. The same goes for motherhood.
This was one of the truly subversive revelations of early feminism, back when women were trying to smash the link between biology and destiny. In The Female Eunuch, Germaine Greer described the family as a sick organism and the mother as its "dead heart." Shulamith Firestone's The Dialectic of Sex declared pregnancy "barbaric." Even an early (1969) edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves was agnostic on the whole birth-and-babies thing, offering pregnancy the left-handed compliment of calling it "a life crisis with tremendous potential," and noting that postpartum physical changes, though "considered 'natural' … closely resemble pathology."
This demonic anti-maternal moment fled quickly. Soon, another kind of feminism floated onto the scene in a long skirt, nipples dripping milk. And that was the last time we heard a discouraging word about motherhood.
In today's Mommy Wars, both sides — those who say women can have it all (such as Facebook CFO Sheryl Sandberg) and those who say women can't have it all (Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton University professor of politics and international affairs and contributor to the Atlantic magazine) — define "all" the same way. All is career and motherhood.
"All" does not include any of the satisfactions and social contributions that conflict, or are even incompatible, with motherhood: say, full-time art making, traveling the world for social justice or spending your life in pursuit of sexual ecstasy. My nephew and his wife — respectively, a highly sought-after computer programmer and a surgeon who wants to devote herself to public health in the poorest parts of the world — asked my partner and me how we'd dealt with the social pressure to have kids. I said that my generation hadn't applied that pressure. But now, it seems, a childless life isn't worth living.
I mention feminists above only because they are the ones who might have the radical wherewithal to stand up against motherhood from time to time. But in all politics these days, motherhood always beats the alternatives. This is not because it is always better than the alternatives; it's because no one will suggest that the alternative might be superior — particularly if the alternative is the unspeakable, abortion.
Two instances, flanking Mother's Day:
On May 13, the Obama administration appealed a federal district court judge's ruling, made in early April, to release the morning-after pill for over-the-counter sale to women and girls of any age.
It was the latest chapter of a long and depressing story. In 2011, after reviewing a decade of data showing the drug to be safe and effective, the Food and Drug Administration recommended the unrestricted sale of Plan B. In an unprecedented move, Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius countermanded the FDA decision, citing concerns about the health of younger teens. Sebelius is not a doctor. Before going to HHS, she was a governor and an insurance commissioner. Obama supported Sebelius' decision, "as a father of two daughters."
Not incidentally, he was in the thick of a presidential campaign against a Mormon.
Women's health advocates were infuriated. The Bush administration had delayed the release of emergency contraception for years (Dr. Susan Wood, FDA assistant commissioner, resigned in 2005 over her boss' flagrant disregard for science). But Obama? Denouncements flew. Days later, the administration unveiled a "compromise": Plan B One-Step would be available to women 15 and older with photo ID proving age — something not all 15-year-olds possess. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Plan B's manufacturer, was peeved. The Center for Reproductive Rights sued to overturn Sebelius' decision.
Still, everyone figured the whole thing was just pre election politicking, that the court would rule for the plaintiffs, and that Obama, if elected, would defer to the court because that's what he had wanted to do all along.
That didn't happen. Last month Judge Edward R. Korman of the Eastern District of New York did rule to reinstate the FDA's recommendation. He called the administration's policy "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable" and a danger to the credibility of the government's scientific agency. The administration asked the judge to stay his order while the Justice Department decided whether to appeal. No fucking way, said Korman, in language only marginally more polite. Then, at the last minute, the appeal was filed. It puts everything on hold until May 20.
What does all this tell us? The White House and the departments of Justice and Health & Human Services think it is better for 15-year-olds to have babies than for them to get contraception, possibly without telling their parents. Without contraception or abortion, though, for most sexually active heterosexual young women, motherhood is unavoidable.
I don't believe Obama would let that happen to either of his two daughters. But he couldn't say that.
What he did say, wittingly or not: It is safer for 15-year-olds to be mothers than for the president to face the wrath of the right-to-lifers.
If the president was meeting moralistic politics with moralistic politics, Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy McGinty is fighting depravity with depravity. Just before Mother's Day he announced that, in addition to charging Cleveland abductor and torturer Ariel Castro with the kidnapping and rape of the three girls he imprisoned for 10 years, the state will attempt to prosecute him for "each act of aggravated murder he committed by terminating pregnancies that the offender perpetuated [sic] against the hostages."
McGinty would invoke an Ohio law that prohibits the termination of another person's pregnancy "with prior calculation and design." The penalty can be death. One of the girls, Michelle Knight, said that Castro impregnated her five times and starved her and punched her in the belly to cause her to miscarry.
Undergoing such treatment must certainly have been hell for Michelle. Even in more "benign" circumstances, forced abortion, like forced sterilization, is a brutal violation of a woman's human right to bodily integrity.
But let me be clear: The legal victim of murder here is not the pregnant woman. It is the fetus. What is being defended is motherhood in the abstract, not a real child whose father was her mother's tormenter, or a real woman who will have to devote body and heart to nurturing the living reminder of that torment.
Children conceived in sexual assault in other horrific situations, such as during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, have remained outcasts in their villages and families. In Rwanda they are called the "children of bad memories," the "devil's children" or — even by their own mothers — "little killers." Dare we consider that Knight's five fetuses were better off unborn?
One of the other women, Amanda Berry, had Castro's baby; Jocelyn is now 6. We do not know how Amanda felt when she found out she was pregnant, gave birth, cared for the little girl. We have no way of knowing what Jocelyn's life was like; it was normal for her. Amanda appears to love her child; it has been six years, after all, and her culture is not that of rural Rwanda. But might we abandon the fiction that learning to cherish her rapist's spawn was easy, or "natural"?
There is no law against forcing another person to carry a pregnancy to term or making her mother a baby born of violence. That is because motherhood is assumed always to be good — never an afflicter, always a redeemer.
Sometimes it is neither. Sometimes a pregnancy is simply unintended and its resultant parenthood unwanted. Then it is a positive good to relieve the woman of that state, as early and as safely as possible.
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