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Is Astronomy the mother of all natural sciences?
Astronomy, the study of the Universe, rather than being one field of science, is increasingly becoming an umbrella term involving most if not all fields of natural sciences. The obvious ones, such as Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and the less obvious, such as Geology, Biology, and even "Meteorology".
Do you then agree that astronomy has evolved to become more than just one field of science, and possibly includes all fields?
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May 4 2012: Sorry, but astronomy is definitely not the "mother of all natural sciences." Often times, whats used inside the academic world is the "purity scale" of sciences. Roughly speaking, from "less pure" to "more pure" the ordering is:
History, Sociology, Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics (Although there is some debate)
Now, the "purer" sciences aren't necessarily better, they just indicate a more rudimentary foundation. Physics is ultimately applied mathematics. Chemistry is applied physics. Etc. Without a doubt, the study of mathematics is the "mother" of all else
May 4 2012: Hi Adam, thanks for your input! I've heard that scale used before, especially by Mathematicians and Physicists ;-). However, astronomy is not in your scale. Is that because you limit it to just physics? My point was there is more into astronomy than just one of those fields of science, it's a sort of mix of those.
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While we like the designs so far, none of them have stood out enough as they are to be what we are looking for. I hope that some of the comments may give some guidance to other designers.
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So far I like elements of each design. They are clean. They are simple. And though I like these, I hope to get some variation as we move forward as the look of each of the first 3 is quite similar in terms of a picture on top, all caps for words, etc. It would be nice for comparison sake to see some stronger differences.
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Bryan twins share the love
Chris Barrett Don't be surprised if the usually inseparable Bryan brothers aren't doing everything in Sydney this week.
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Chris Barrett A defiant Samantha Stosur has declared she is still in a position to challenge for a home grand slam title at the Australian Open despite tumbling out in the second round of a tournament for the...
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Chris Barrett and Dominic Bossi Sydney Olympic Park is fast becoming a graveyard for highly-fancied players but Kim Clijsters has so far evaded the carnage.
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Stosur falls, but Tomic produces his own upset
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Not yet... wish me luck out there!
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I love Italian food. Can't go wrong with pasta.
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X Games is our super bowl in snowmobiling. I stick to the big events.
What motivated you to get started professionally?
I was way better at jumping than I was at racing so that's how I got into freestyle.
What separates you from other professional athletes?
No other person rides a sled as much as I do. So I get a lot of practice.
What would you be doing if you weren't a professional athlete?
I would be a Nascar driver.
What's the best thing about being a professional athlete?
I get to do what I love for a living.
What other sports are you interested in?
Give me my dirt bike and some single track!
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It's not what your sponsors can do for you, it's what you can do for your sponsors!
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Favorite magazines: Transworld Motorcross, and SledHeads - Websites: FOX, Slednecks and Monster Energy
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Just watch Dumb and Dumber... what a classic.
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T.P. is one cool customer and a great guy. He has opened so many doors for all of us!
Are you a Mac or PC? PC
Top 3 bands Citizen Cope, 50 Cent, and Story of the year
Greatest strength Common sense.
Most frustrating challenge I can't sit still.
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Much of the hissing and spitting that passes for civic debate in this age orbits around cries of "job-killing" this or "job-creating" that. Which provides an interesting lens through which to view the upcoming regional transportation referendum.
We suggest that opponents of the Transportation Investment Act penny sales tax listen to a new advertising blitz with something close to an open mind.
Critics also owe it to themselves and their communities, in our view, to examine the sponsor list for the expected $8 million campaign of choir-preaching that points out yet again our epic mobility problems and the need to start addressing them.
Read the rest of what the AJC Editorial Board has to say. Then read another view by Fayette County Commissioner Steve Brown and tell us what you think.
March 26th, 2012
5:08 pm
AJC points to the businesses supporting the TSPLOST. This is the same group that tried to shut them up when they exposed the APS cheating scandal. The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce's endorsement only means its good for their pockets and not necessarily for anyone else.
And this TSPLOST in not good for anyone but developers. If we pass this, we never have a chance to do it right and really make a difference. And what they don't point out is that some significant $ are spent for operating costs for bus and rail systems. There is no funding for those systems beyond 20 years. These include buses in Gwinnet, Clayton and Dekalb County and the Clifton, Beltline and Cumberland Mall light rail proposals. MARTA can't support what it already has. Clayton County dropped its bus system, but is now going to fund one with a temporary tax.
March 26th, 2012
9:47 am
I agree the TSPLOST shouldn't be social engineering. People should be able to live how they want, but within their means. Delivering effective transportation to sparsely populated communities is extremely expensive, and the residents of the low density communities should pay for that access, if they want it. If you have a local traffic problem – the local folks need to pay for it. If the traffic causing congestion is regional, it's a regional issue and should be funded regionally. (Any traffic leaving a local jurisdiction is no longer local – it's regional.)
Likewise, denser communities need more concentrated transportation alternatives, but that can serve more people. It can be fancier (like light rail). That's not inexpensive either, but can be more cost effective as people begin to need their automobiles for fewer trips. Fewer trips lead to less congestion, less pollution and less wasted time. (And gives more room for that regional traffic to have access.) Those folks should pay for their local transportation too. There are also many projects that cover both local and regional needs. Local for people that live and work near transportation corridor, and regional for those that use that mode of transportation to get to their destination. Those projects can be very cost effective.
The 'pet projects' for one audience is necessary transportation to another – that's likely why the whole list of projects covers a very diverse area. As population concentrates, there are more TSPLOST taxpayers per square mile, and the projects can be more expensive. After all, more people will be directly served. As the population spreads, there are fewer taxpayers per square mile, so there are fewer dollars to go for that square mile. Apparently, that's why the list didn't have heavy rail 60 miles outside of town. The 10 year completion requirement apparently limited the scope of what could be done too.
The roundtable that picked those projects did a pretty good job in spreading the funds in a manner that reflected the funding. Personally, I would have done a few things differently, as I prefer more transit, but overall, they seem to have done a fairly good job. (If most people are a bit upset, but for different reasons, it must be OK.)
As for the complaint regarding Cobb funding a transit line from Arts Center to Cumberland – there is an alternative: Just build the line from Woodstock (or wherever) to the river, and let the commuters swim/walk the rest of the way into town. It's a folly to build a system that doesn't go anywhere, or link to a popular destination. (See MARTA before the Airport station!) It is not very likely that people in Atlanta will be using it to come out and visit Cumberland, and much more likely that it will allow Cobb folks to get into town without enduring I75 and parking.
As traffic comes into the city, it concentrates. The Cumberland-Arts Center project might help reduce that. Unfortunately, there isn't enough funding to build the entire line all the way out in one pass. It has to be built in pieces like the Interstate system was built. So you build the piece that will get the most use first, and then add on as funding is available. Doesn't it make more sense to initially have commuters drive to a park/ride at Cumberland, and ride the rest of the way in?
Of course, the more intelligent way to do this is to link into MARTA just north of the Arts Center (as originally planned) and extend heavy rail up into Cobb via Cumberland, but Hell will be very cold before that occurs. Likewise, it is also a stretch constantly demand that the neighborhoods in North Atlanta endure more pass through traffic and the associated pollution.
What really is needed is true, effective regional transportation oversight that coordinates regional projects. This is what MARTA was originally conceived to do (way, way back…), but that didn't happen. GRTA sorta happened, and lots of other agencies and layers have been proposed and created. The agency patchwork doesn't work, and its high time for our politicians to get off their collective behinds and fix the problem. The world is beginning to pass this region by, and we no longer have the time to waste. The goose is dying, and there will be no more golden eggs until it is fixed.
March 25th, 2012
7:37 pm
And they always manage to hold another vote, in the middle of the summer, to insure a low turnout, to re-up the SPLOST, time and again. I've been watching these things for 40 years and I've yet to ever see one go away. Sometimes you don't have to read through what you've lived through.
March 25th, 2012
5:43 pm
I'll vote for this when the State fires the idiot who lobbied for the continuation of the 400 toll and the wonderfull lexus lanes. The idiot is Gena Evans.
March 25th, 2012
5:42 pm
May I suggest that Hillbilly read up a bit more on Ga. Splosts….splost taxes are for a definite time period and for specifically listed uses. At the end of the period it dies, unless a new splost is voted on and passed. This is different than the Ga. 400 tolls where the tax payers did not have a vote, a State authority (SRTA) made the decision to continue the tolls.


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Minneapolis • For the Utah Jazz, it's come to this: A loss Monday eliminates the Jazz from the playoff picture, while a victory keeps fading hopes of a postseason berth alive.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs Sunday night, dropping the Jazz to 1 ½ games back for the eighth and final spot in the playoffs. The only way the Jazz can now reach the postseason would be if they win their final two games, in Minnesota and Wednesday at Memphis, and the Lakers lose Wednesday to Houston.
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The Jazz (42-38) have won eight of their last 10 games, including two on the road. They play the Timberwolves for the second time in four nights after beating Minnesota 107-100 Friday night in Salt Lake City. Center Al Jefferson led the Jazz with 40 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists in the win.
"If we lose a game like tonight," coach Tyrone Corbin said, "you put yourself pretty much out of it. We've got to make sure we take care of our business."
The Jazz have spent the last several weeks rooting against the Lakers, but L.A. has continued to grind out surprising wins, particularly Sunday against the Spurs. It was their first game without Kobe Bryant, but Spurs' point guard Tony Parker was just 1-of-10 from the field and San Antonio fell apart in the games final minutes.
Williams and Jefferson both said they did not watch the game, despite its huge implications on their season.
"I went to sleep," Jefferson said. "Woke up about 4 this morning, looked at the score, seen that San Antonio didn't help us out."
Now a season could hinge on the Rockets, who play at the Lakers in the second game of an ESPN doubleheader Wednesday. The Jazz and Grizzlies are the first game; meaning, if the Jazz win their next two games, they will get on an airplane Wednesday night not knowing whether they are playoff-bound.
"I just feel like Houston's fighting for something," Jefferson said. "They're trying to get that sixth spot. So hopefully they'll come in and help us."
The Jazz must first dispatch Minnesota, which sounds easy enough. However, the Timberwolves (30-50) have given the Jazz problems this season, although Utah is 3-0 in the series. The Wolves were in a position to beat the Jazz Friday before Jefferson took over. A key factor may be center Nikola Pekovic. The reigning Western Conference Player of the Week has not played in the Wolves' last two games and his status for Monday night is uncertain.
"He's huge for them," Corbin said. "He's a big guy on the defensive end for them, who will be on Al probably a lot, leaning on him with his weight, his size, his strength."
It would be a different defensive look for Jefferson, who on Friday merely had to overcome Greg Stiemsma for arguably the best game of his career.
With or without Pekovic, Jefferson expects the Wolves to change things up Monday.
"I hope they don't do nothing different," Jefferson said. "But I'm pretty sure a smart coach is going to come with a different game plan."
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Many cases of prostate cancer progress so slowly that it can literally take decades to learn whether a treatment works. Just ask Dr. Ian Thompson, who chairs the department of urology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. In 1985, he was a young researcher just starting out when he proposed a study to find out whether the practice of giving radiation therapy to some men after prostate cancer surgery was actually helping and not just causing side effects.
About a third of men with this cancer who elect to have their prostates removed surgically learn, after the operation, that the disease has spread beyond the confines of the prostate. Dr. Thompson and his colleagues wanted to know whether giving additional (adjuvant) radiation, as was being done at the time, could delay a recurrence and prevent metastatic disease.
Two decades later, they have their answer. Men in the trial who received radiation therapy within 12 weeks of surgery delayed a recurrence of the cancer, and this led to longer survival compared with men with did not receive the treatment. Results from the randomized 425-person trial, which was sponsored by the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG), appeared in the March Journal of Urology.
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Tremendous international cooperation among investigators and long-term commitments from more than 1,800 participants led to the advance, Dr. Thompson noted. The SWOG trial was a partnership between U.S. and Canadian researchers, while the other trials were led by the German Cancer Society and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).
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AFT's Weingarten: "We renew the call for a full investigation, and ask the D.C. City Council, with its full subpoena powers, to conduct a series of hearings. That would be putting students first."
WASHINGTON—Statement of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the memo uncovered by PBS's John Merrow concerning Michelle Rhee's knowledge of cheating in District of Columbia Public Schools:
"This memo is troubling for two reasons: First, it strongly suggests that Michelle Rhee knew in 2009 of widespread allegations of cheating in D.C. public schools and failed to act. And second, it indicates that rather than conducting a full investigation of the allegations, a strategy was devised to dodge them.
"Those of us in D.C. at the time heard rumors that Rhee pressured principals to improve test scores and that she looked the other way when evidence of cheating was put before her. As John Merrow concluded, Rhee's overzealous fixation on testing and measurement, and her efforts to silence and fire anyone who questioned her reckless, destabilizing strategies, ultimately failed D.C.'s kids. Under Rhee's tenure, DC-CAS scores showed little or no gain, and the performance gap between low-income and upper-income students actually widened. Schools were destabilized by the constant churn of teachers and principals being fired, relocated or leaving out of frustration. Our children deserved better.
"In 2011, my colleague Nathan Saunders and I called for an immediate, full-scale investigation to be conducted by an unbiased third party. The Sanford memo—suggesting 70 schools may be at issue—also calls into serious question whether the investigations done by the D.C. inspector general and the U.S. Department of Education inspector general, as well as the actions of D.C. State Superintendent of Education Deborah Gist, were comprehensive and thorough.
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Our favorite mainstream con whipping boy is leaving CNN. This announcement is mostly a collection of thank yous. He doesn't say why he is leaving or where he is going? Possibly FOX? I'm sure we'll know more soon.
I do think this paragraph is telling.
For some reason saying something negative about the GOP was fine here at RedState, but saying the same damn thing on CNN brought in a flurry of emails from conservatives accusing me of selling out. Funny how that works.
Our criticism of EE from the right has always been that he was either attempting to quash authentic expressions of conservative resistance (opposition to the Fed, gold, Ron Paul, secession) to the Machine, or that he was peddling an inauthentic variety of "conservatism" (globalist interventionism). It was never that he was being insufficiently faithful to the GOP.
This illustrates the two fold task us paleos have. We have to counter the inauthentic versions that call themselves conservative with an authentic version, and we have to overcome blind partisanship.
Addendum: BTW, EE recently floated his name as a possible primary challenger to Taxby Chambliss. Now that Taxby is out of the picture, does this mean a Senate campaign is in the works?
Update: This is from EE's Facebook page: "Now the rest of the story: As of this afternoon I am a Fox News political contributor." Well that didn't take long.
Update II: Was Erickson actually let go as part of a purge at CNN?
7 thoughts on "Erick Erickson Leaving CNN"
Matt Weber
Taking Sarah Palin's place?
Why would you trade CNN for Fox? Fox is the Republican ghetto.
C Bowen
Erickson is a nonentity except that his site is in a sense something you might want to consider emulating, Red.
You might get a CNN gig sometime.
It really surprises me that you, and especially Sean don't aspire to be on TV.
C Bowen
Guys like Erickson deserve only our scorn and ridicule.
I am sure it gets traffic from politicos in the business, and maybe a few junkies over 60, but it's hardly relevant. Free Republic could credibly boast of 'impeachment articles' in its first couple years of existence–I cannot recall a single thing associated with RedState of any matter. Founded in 2004, they have been around for the complete annihilation of the national Republican Party–they are not even good at being party hacks.
Following David Frum is more interesting. Glenn Beck, Alex Jones, the late Breitbart–all more interesting media characters who encouraged, in their own way, a more gonzo if Americana critique of the mess and they all stand/stood on their own feet, not living off CNN, Fox, and Eagle Publishing.
C Bowen
Tactically, I encourage what you do/did on the AmSpec blog; I encourage our side to spend time– 1 hour per day– trolling local newspapers and the Conservative Inc blogs posting metapolitical monkey wrenches challenging every level of their point of view.
Challenge every sell out, every point in favor of the Machine.
I consider that more productive then our catharsis here at CHT.
Erickson is literally unheard of at the activist level. I have never heard his name come up once–it is that simple. I don't fight you on the notion that some voters out there get their daily dose from Red State, but by definition, they cannot be that interested in this thing to begin with.


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Partial Paint Jobs: 5 Ways to Pull It Off
It's a divisive wall paint method, the partial paint job. It's been a trendy one in the past, too. Whether you do it with a sharp edge, a faded ombre or leave some intentional unfinished brush strokes, it's a bold way to add color to a wall. If you're looking to be gutsy in your interiors by using a partial paint job, you'll want to consider these ideas to keep it fresh this year.
1. Be faint for a slow reveal.
Who says adding a little color has to be a jarring experience? Choose a pale and delicate hue, a faint enough shade that won't immediately steal someone's attention the moment they walk into the room. It'll be a delightful surprise when their eyes adjust and see the colorful attention paid to a particular wall.
2. Keep it half height and extend it to another wall.
Just painting half a wall can feel a bit tired and a little too DIY, but when you extend the painted area to another wall (or ceiling), you're creating a design object that becomes a piece of art.
3. Follow the lead of other design elements.
Use a kitchen or bathroom countertop. A fireplace mantel. Something in the space that has strong lines. Incorporate a partial paint job, with either straight or unfinished edges, using the design element's size to help you decide the scale of the painted area.
4. Combine this paint trick with an already interesting, textured/patterned wall.
If you don't have cool wallpaper, brick, or a shiplap wood wall in your home, you might be envious and perplexed as to why anyone would want to cover it up. But it might not fit someone's style. Using a partial paint job, you can add a modern wash over a wall that you're tired of, while also respecting the design by leaving some of its original look in tact.
5) Be bold, take it to the top, and keep it to one wall.
If you're just itching to try a partial paint job with an incredibly wild hue, keep the negative space — the space you're leaving blank — to a thin strip. This will keep the contrast between the two colors minimal. If you're doing unfinished brush strokes, keep it to one wall; too many walls with unfinished edges can look really busy. If you're using clean edges, taking the color nearly to the ceiling will mimic the look of molding.
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Sorry, the unfinished brush-stroke walls just look UNFINISHED to me--like someone was too lazy to complete the job properly. No thanks.
#5 is something that I have used very successfully when painting a new home. I think it adds to the eye appeal and makes the place look fresh and new. Great advice.
Love the first three. The fourth is meh - they were going for the look of an ancient and peeling wall. Not my thing but I respect it.
The last one looks like that's as high as they could reach with their roller, so they just said 'screw it'. It looks much more intentional if you also leave white space in the corners and at the bottom. Even better if you use brush strokes that fade out at the edges, not the obvious roller strokes which just look lazy.
That last one looks like my living room walls before I installed the crown moulding. LOL. It would drive me crazy to leave the walls like that. That said, I do like the other applications of the concept.
The unfinished edges look terrible.
I agree. Picture 5 looks like someone lost steam on a DIY paint job.
It's hard to get up on such a tall ladder to do the careful finishing touches on the edging. Or maybe someone doesn't have a ladder tall enough.
Someone was intending to put up a wallpaper border and then read on AT that they are passe.
Or maybe someone put up a wallpaper border and then took it down because friends mocked and teased him for look so last century.
I think #5 could work in a more rustic environment, so that the effect is one of the frayed edge on linen or burlap. As pictured, it is a bit odd.
What sofa is featured in the 1st picture?
#5 would be perfect if only they finished the damn paint job.
I would like to know the brand and reference for the pendant lamp in the 1st picture, it's amazing. Thanks!
I'm obsessed with the palette in #3 and I love that they chose to wrap the taupe paint element slightly around the corner to reinforce the space that the bed fits into. I also have always hated the thought of painting just one "accent" wall in a room with four walls, and this is a brilliant way to pull it off in my mind - making the pink wall appear to actually sit behind the taupe band. Love it.
Ahh! I meant picture #2!
I like them all, including #5, where the playful wall contrasts nicely with the borderline-ornate furniture.
I LOVE 5, but 4 just looks dirty
I can't tell what's going on exactly in #4, but I think it looks ultra-cool, like it would be a set for a music video or perfume ad. Not sure I could live with it, though.
Upon further inspection, it looks like a photo collage of some sort, that they covered up with paint? Would've been cooler if it was a b&w artist's take on a layered cityscape (like a Chagall) wallpapered on, and then painted over, leaving a big enough chunk of it showing, but no repeats.
Would also like details on the blue sofa!!!
Think it was these folks:
No on #5, yes on #4..feels sexy and moody.
LOVE the first one.... the rest are interesting but #5 just feels messy and incomplete. I suppose if the decor were more classic and refined it would look bizarre enough to be interpreted as intentional
One and three are nice. Four looks dirty and five looks, well, unfinished. I wouldn't assume that was intentional if I saw it in real life.
I would also love to know the source on the denim sofa in #1...
Ya'll come back to Apartment Therapy tomorrow...there will be a post that shares both the source of that sofa and other furnishings plus some more affordable alternatives!


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Coupon clipper: Beware of sale-mail
But you can find great deals on magazines, computers, jeans and travel to Mexico.
This Deal of the Day is from Kelli B. Grant at partner site SmartMoney.
Visit your e-mail inbox this time of year, and it's easy to think you're being stalked by every retailer in the mall. Depending on how you handle the influx, those e-mails can be your best bargain or your worst budget-buster.
Looking back over the past week, I've received roughly 50 e-mails a day in my personal account touting sales and deals, including a few travel and shopping newsletters. Yet I pulled out my credit card for just one: a $300 Calphalon pan set. They're on sale for $80 through Dec. 13, and I wanted to replace the warped hand-me-downs I've been using since college. Minus a $42 leftover gift certificate balance from last Christmas, I got them for $38 -- an 87% discount.
Judicious skimming is the way to go when it comes to retailer e-mail pitches, says Kit Yarrow, a professor of psychology and marketing at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, whose book "Gen Buy" assesses motivations behind consumers' purchases. "If you've got your list and are checking it twice, you can hunt in reverse instead of skimming a thousand Google listings," she says.
Otherwise, don't even look at the sale-mails. Retailers often target deals based on your spending history. Throw in limited-time and limited-quantity promotions, and they know you'll be itching to buy, says Yarrow. "Just click, click, click and delete," she says. Sign up for another account just for your online purchases and retail newsletters. Only visit when you're looking to match sales with something you already planned to buy.
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Magazines. Whether you're looking for an extra stocking stuffer or gearing up for a New Year's resolution (Runner's World, anyone?), online discounters are offering extra savings on already crazy-low prices:
Magazines.com has seven titles on sale for up to 92% off through Dec. 13. For example, 10 issues of Women's Health go for $5, a discount of 90%. If your favorite magazines aren't on the list, use code HOLIDAYMAGS at checkout to save $5 through Dec. 31. (Caveat: The code doesn't work on the holiday sale items.)
Not to be beat, Amazon.com has 13 titles on sale for $5 each through Dec. 12, including Cosmopolitan and Esquire (each a 90% discount). Amazon also has selections offering an extra $3, $5, or $10 discount automatically applied at checkout when you buy before Dec. 31.
Lenovo computers. Use code USPHOLIDAY at checkout through Dec. 13, and Lenovo will give you employee pricing. That's up to 20% off most ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptop computers and up to 15% off IdeaCenter desktops. Bonus: All computers ship free.
"It's a good offer, but it's not their best offer," says Dan de Grandpre, the chief executive of sale tracker DealNews.com. Lenovo, Dell and other computer manufacturers had better sales during Black Friday week. It takes time to build and ship a custom PC, though, so this is your best shot at a great deal on a holiday gift, he says. Buying for yourself? Wait. Prices are likely to drop further before Christmas.
Lee jeans. Save 30% on everything on the site and get free shipping through Dec. 14 (not coincidentally, the last day the retailer guarantees delivery in time for the holidays via ground shipping). The discount comes automatically at checkout. It also works in conjunction with Lee's rotating holiday deals, reducing a pair of $42 women's boot-cut jeans to $38, and then $26.59 -- a total discount of 37%.
Travel to Mexico. Start off 2010 with a luxury vacation at an economy cost. But before we get to the deals, let's talk about the elephant (or pig?) in the room: H1N1. The first swine flu cases were reported in Mexico in March, and the disease spread swiftly. The CDC removed its travel warning for Mexico in June, citing the global pandemic. (Translation: You're as likely to catch it at home as you are abroad.) Now, according to a Dec. 7 World Health Organization report, H1N1 cases in Mexico are widespread, but decreasing in number.
If you're ready and willing to travel, Sherman's Travel spotted Mexicana Airlines tickets to Acapulco, Cancun and San Jose Cabo, among other cities, for about $200 round-trip. For example, Washington, D.C., to Cancun will cost as little as $188. That's 67% cheaper than the average $564 booked for January 2009, according to fare tracker FareDetective.com. Book the fare before Dec. 15 for travel by Jan. 31. In what counts as a lure these days, Mexicana lets you check one bag free and provides free snacks during the flight. The notable freebie is the in-flight open bar.
There are lodging bargains, too. BookIt.com has package deals for all-inclusive resorts, including $99 a night at the oceanfront NH Krystal Club Cancun (regularly $198 a night) when you book by Dec. 16. You'll save 50%.
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We are learning more disturbing details about David Simpson's obsession.
We now know that when this guy was arrested in New York State he was headed to Atlanta and his plan was to kill Nancy Grace.
He was arrested before he could do anything and according to these detailed court records, he's very open about his obsession with Jodi Arias.
By the time David Lee Simpson arrived in Arizona, investigators had already built a strong case against him. They were able to access his various Twitter accounts and found numerous threats against anchors Nancy Grace and Jane Velez-Mitchell.
Via Twitter he told Grace he wanted to strap her to a tree. He Told Velez-Mitchell he'd be waiting for her and Nancy Grace.
He even said he was going to "slit Nancy Grace's throat."
Simpson didn't say much to us when he arrived at Sky Harbor Wednesday night, but he told investigators that he also made a few pipe bombs.
The threat first came to light back in June during the Jodi Arias murder trial. Simpson tweeted under various handles all referencing his love for Jodi.
When the sheriff's office became aware of the threats they eventually talked to Simpson in his hometown of Bath, New York. But that didn't stop him. After the deputies left, he tweeted to the anchors again.
Saying "I'm ready for you and Nancy" and "can't wait to see you in Arizona."
Soon after he sent those tweets a co-worker of Simpson's called local police and told them Simpson was leaving town and "…had a loaded handgun and stated he was going to kill Nancy Grace."
When he was pulled over, Simpson had a load of weapons in his car.
According to the sheriff's office, he admitted he was on his way to Georgia to kill Nancy Grace.
Simpson has been charged with stalking and computer tampering. The victims are the two anchors and a local woman who was also threatened via Twitter.
So far, the two anchors haven't commented on the situation but according to these court documents both wanted to press charges.
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Trends Reshaping the American Church, Part I
- Friday, December 30, 2005
Four key trends in the church should be noted according to the Barna Group. "Ignoring reporters' questions about church growth figures by stating, 'church attendance is grossly overrated as a measure of anything that is spiritually significant,' researcher George Barna instead offered four factors that he described as indicative of the reshaping of the church in the U.S."
Of course, the statement that "church attendance is grossly overrated as a measure of anything that is spiritually significant" is extremely significant. Long have we been told by church growth proponents that attendance is the be all to end all. It has been attendance that defines successful ministries, launches pastors to positions of prominence and leadership, and drives seminars on "how to do it like we do." It is refreshing to hear Barna speak of that which is spiritually significant and look beyond the surface issue of attendance.
Scripture does indeed place a great deal of emphasis upon numbers, especially in the book of Acts. Yet, the more pressing concern in Acts is the saving work of God in those who attend as opposed to an emphasis on a high attendance of pretenders. The spiritual condition of all churches with large numbers of attendees is not being called into question with that statement. Rather, one might call into question the spiritual condition of those churches with large numbers of attendees who engage in manipulative evangelistic methodology, who are largely man-centered in their approach to ministry and worship, and who forsake church discipline. At the same time, no church is perfect, large or small. Therefore each church must be viewed on its own rather than lumped in with any group.
Having dispensed with introductory comments, Barna's conclusions concerning key trends may be highlighted. "The first of those patterns had to do with the priorities embraced by church leaders, in which most local churches essentially ignore three critical spiritual dimensions: ministry to children, ministry to families, and prayer." Certainly these areas of ministry are critical.
Regarding children, it appears to me that too often we seem to assume that they are saved by virtue of the fact they are raised in the church and make the required profession of faith. Yet, approximately 80 percent of those children fall away when they hit college. We must minister to them and in such a way that they are confronted with and equipped to defend a biblical worldview.
At the same time in my estimation, the issue of family ministry has largely been ignored in the sense that church is viewed as that dynamic at which we get our spiritual fix so that we might then return to our normal activities for a week or so. But biblically speaking, the father is a prophet, priest, and king in his own home. Churches must equip him to be such that he might minister effectively to his own family.
When families come to church these days, they are separated into various groups that they might ostensibly receive specialized instruction. Perhaps if the whole family received ministry as a family with an emphasis upon the family unit, then families would understand their roles in relation to one another and view it as quite normal that the family would come together for times of worship and devotion, even at home. The divide and conquer approach to family ministry seems to be working: our families are being divided and conquered.
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Students who reported having conversations with adults in school and at home about violence against women and bullying were more likely to view these social behaviors as being wrong than did peers reporting fewer adult interactions.
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Adult influencers matter. Adolescence is a time when kids are actively exploring their identities, experimenting and distinguishing themselves from their families. As adults in their lives, we may feel that we're in a losing competition with peers and the media to influence their choices. Youth are informed by multiple sources in their worlds, but kids say that they are listening to the adults in their lives, and that they are influenced by our advice.
It might work best to start by remembering. Think back to your early teen relationships. Remember the power they had in your life. Remember the exhilaration of a mutual crush; remember feeling gutted like a fish by a bad break-up. Teen relationships matter. Remember how those relationships impacted your social status, and your peer relationships. It was Shakespearean. Whether those relationships ran their course in your teens, or whether you sustained them into adulthood, they mattered to us then and they influenced who we are now. With the advantage of perspective on teen relationships, adults sometimes minimize them; it's important to keep in mind that none of us listen to folks that we don't find credible, and we don't tend to find credible folks who don't respect or understand our experience. As you talk with the youth in your life about teen relationships, it's important to remember that they mattered and to let the kids you talk with know that you understand their significance.
The key is to talk with, rather than at the youth whom you guide. Talking with youth about teen relationships does not mean telling them what to do; this almost never works. The most effective strategy will lie in the sweet spot between representing your opinions and values and respecting their emerging experience and perspective.
Helpful (talking with):
- Negotiating to create the rules
- Discussing your values
- Troubleshooting challenges
- Providing empathetic support
Not so helpful (talking at):
- Dealing in absolutes
- Censoring ideas and discussion
- Telling kids what they have to do
- Judging
It can be challenging to loosen the reigns—especially when we care so much about the wellbeing of the teens in our lives. This doesn't mean not having rules; it means creating open space where honest conversations can happen. In our zeal to protect, we may sometimes get it wrong. Luckily, this isn't a one-time pass/fail type of conversation. Talking with young people about healthy relationships is a process that unfolds as they develop. You will have many conversations about feelings, fairness, respect, intimacy, consent, boundaries and break-ups.
Ideally, these sorts of conversations will have begun early and the conversation models that you used with preschoolers around good friendships and sharing can be adapted for romantic relationships. If not, there's no time like the present to get started. By postponing these conversations until we think that our kids are or even should be dating, adults often miss the opportunity to inform early relationships. In reality, kids are practicing relationships early. In a study conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2012, ¾ of 8th grade students reported that they had already had a boyfriend or girlfriend. And abusive relationship behaviors can be present from the beginning; in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study, 1/3 of youth reported experiencing psychological abuse, 1/6 reported physical abuse and ½ reported experience of sexual abuse. Adults can get in front of the problem by helping our kids to develop healthy relationship expectations by having regular, open conversations about what respectful relationships look like.
What might you talk about?
A good strategy is to ask open-ended relationship questions, and then to let the conversation unfold. The Respect! website offers helpful talking points for adults initiating conversations about healthy relationships. By asking open-ended questions, you give the youth in your life the opportunity to talk and to explore the complexity of their emerging relationships. Here are some examples:
Why is it important to respect yourself?
What qualities are important to someone you would date or go out with?
What makes a relationship good?
What makes it bad?
What does respect look like in a relationship?
Here's the link to the full exercise at the Respect site:
These conversations can be undertaken casually, in the in-between times (during the commute, in the lunch room, on the bus, etc). Another great option is Jane's 20 questions, a game designed to foster trust, understanding and empathy among family members. The game was developed by I Am Jane, a project of Start Strong Oakland. Go play!
If your kids clam up about their own relationships, you can also look for points of entry from youth culture. People are talking about relationships all over the place—in song lyrics, books, movies, video games, blogs and TV shows. You can use any of these pieces of youth culture as a point of entry into a conversation about what's going on with relationships in their world. Attempting to judge or to censor the content of the media that kids are consuming falls into the "telling them what to do" category, and just doesn't work. And, honestly, if we think back to the media that was popular in our teens (take a moment) the same problematic elements of sexism, control, casual intimacy and abuse were present. Instead, adults can empower teens to become critical consumers of the media that surrounds them–to distinguish for themselves the messages that make sense from the nonsense. Start Strong (a national initiative designed to promote healthy relationships in order to prevent teen dating violence) sites have developed cool, relevant tools to help youth evaluate elements of their culture; here are some great examples:
The Boston Public Health Commission and Start Strong Boston developed the Sound Relationships tool. The tool uses an adapted nutrition label that guides youth through an exploration of the "healthy" and "unhealthy" elements of popular songs. Check it out: http://www.bphc.org/programs/cafh/violenceprevention/Forms%20%20Documents/Start%20Strong%20Sound%20Relationships.pdf
Start Strong Idaho uses cultural cornerstones like the Twilight series and the Hunger Games to engage youth in discussions about teen relationships. Here's a link to their Hunger Games gender empowerment lesson plan:
By introducing regular conversations about teen relationships, we can normalize these conversations and demonstrate to the youth in our lives that healthy relationships and their well being matter to us.
Works Cited
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2012. Prevention in middle school matters: A summary of findings on teen dating violence behaviors and associated risk factors among 7th-grade students. Available at: http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/42529.start.strong.interim.eval.rpt0312.pdf
Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention. 2011. The Sioux City Project. Preventing violence and bullying: A school district and community in motion. Available at: http://wivp.waittinstitute.org/navigation-left/sioux-city-project/2011-white-paper/