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One of the things I love about WoW is that it's a very accessible game for people from all walks of life and levels of ability. While my guild is mostly comprised of people in their 20s & 30s, we have a couple of grandparents and a few members in their early teens (kids of guild members). One guildie is partially blind, while another has a seizure disorder. We have lawyers, at least one doctor, a baker, accountants, stay at home moms & dads, and not surprisingly a number of IT professionals. Not everyone is a hard-core endgame raider (I'm certainly not) but the game has something for everyone, and we all have fun and enjoy our time in guild chat and on vent.
But with all the different, awesome people I've met playing this game, I'd have to say the most unlikely WoW player I've met yet is my wife. :)


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The Merchandiser will print your support group meetings once a month, free of charge. In order to provide a current listing to our readers we will need you to submit your group meeting to us at: The Merchandiser, Support Groups, PO Box 840, Lebanon, PA 17042; fax to 717-273-0420; e-mail email@example.com or drop off the information at your local Merchandiser officeA.A. - Alcoholics Anonymous. Info and schedules online, www.readingberksintergroup.org. 24 hour hotline, 610-373-6500.
A.A. - Alcoholics Anonymous. Info and schedules online, www.readingberksintergroup.org. 24 hour hotline, 610-373-6500.
A.C.T.S. - (Alcohol Chemical Treatment Series) Meetings held at the Lighthouse Christian Center, 500 Franklin St., West Reading. Call for schedule, 610-678-2500.
AD/HD/CHADD - Parent Support Group, 1255 Perkiomen Ave., FairView Counseling building. 2 p.m. every third Sunday of the month during school year. Call 484-824-1298 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. No children.
After Breast Cancer Support Group - Peer Support Group held the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. Reading Hospital Medical Center, American Cancer Society. For info, call 1-888-227-5445, option 1.
Al-Anon Family Group - Are you troubled by another's drinking? Purpose of this group is to help families of alcoholics. For info on local meetings call 610-373-5237.
Alzheimer's Assoc. Support Group - Held the first Thursday of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Home at Topton. For info, call the Alzheimer's Assoc., 610-375-4990 or the Lutheran Home at Topton, 610-682-1400.
Alzheimer's Assoc. Support Group - Meets every third Thursday of the month from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Chestnut Knoll Residential and Memory Care and At Home Services, 120 W. Fifth St., Boyertown. For more information call 610-473-8066.
Alzheimer's Support Group - Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month 1-3pm at Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center & Village 1 Reading Drive Wernersville. For info call Elizabeth Risser at 610-927-8200.
Amputee Support Team of Lancaster - Meets the last Thursday of the month at 6:30pm at the Lancaster General Suburban Outpatient Pavilion, 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, 3rd floor Conference Center. Call Jim Yohn, 717-665-0139 or email@example.com or visit www.astlancaster.com.
Arthritis Foundation - Offers free monthly 1-hour sessions about their programs and services. For more info and locations, please call 717-397-6271 or visit www.arthritis.org.
Arthritis Support Group - Meets the third Saturday of the month from 10-11:30 a.m. at Giannotti's Berkshire Restuarant, 1714 State Hill Road, Wyomissing. For info call 717-445-4757.
Bereavement Support Group - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Bern Campus. For additional information and registration, please contact Sister Rose Dvorak at 610-378-2297.
Bereavement Support Group - Meets for five Wednesdays beginning Oct. 1 from 6:30-8 p.m. in St. Benedict's rectory meeting room, 2020 Chestnut Hill Road, Mohnton. Free and non-denominational. Call Judy, 610-775-7782 or 610-856-1006., to register.
Berks County Association for the Blind - Support group for caregivers of blind and visually impaired individuals. 2020 Hampden Blvd., Reading. Prior reservations required. 610-375-8407, ext. 12.
Berks County Fibromyalgia And Rheumatic Related Illnesses Support Group - The 1st Tuesday of each month 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM at the West Lawn United Methodist Church, (Community Center/Library, Room 202) and the 3rd Thursday of each month 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at the Reading Hospital (R-Building, 5th Street Lobby). Call Carolyn at 610-670-0496 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Better Breather Support Group - For those with lung health concerns. Meeting held the fourth Monday of each month at 1 p.m. at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, R-Building, Ground Floor, Conference Center. Maryann Karwejna, 610-988-9860.
Brain Injury Support Group - Meets the first Saturday of the month, 1:30 to 4:30 at Healthsouth, 1623 Morgantown Rd.(Rte. 10) in the cafeteria for the purpose of support, sharing, socializing and/or game playing. For questions call 610-374-0989 or 717-484-2151.
Caregiver Support Group - Family support group meets the third Thursday of the month. Birches at Arbour Square, Harleysville from 6-7 p.m. For reservations call 215-541-3700.
Caregiver Support Group - Sponsored by Alzheimer's Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Meets at Phoebe Berks Village Chapel. 1-3:00 p.m. Second Tuesday of the month. Call 610-927-8515.
Caring for the Caregiver Support Group - Meets the second Monday of the month from 6-7:30 p.m. Reading Hospital Regional Cancer Center, N-Ground. Registration is encouraged. For info, call 610-988-HELP.
Celebrate Recovery - Meets weekly on Fridays at 6:30-8 p.m. Spring Valley Church of God, Temple. Ministry for addictions and everyday burdens. Call 610-929-7969.
ChiariPeople of PA Support Group - Meets the first Saturday of the month at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, 6th Ave. & Spruce St., R Lobby Conf. Room 14, Reading. 10 a.m.-noon. For families with children or adults with the Chiari anomaly. For info call 610-777-4699 or 610-413-3259.
Colon Cancer Survivors' Support Group - Meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. American Cancer Society, Berks Unit, 498 Bellevue Ave., Reading. For info call 610-921-2329.
Debtor's Anonymous - For those struggling to manage their finances and/or compulsive spending. For help please visit the D.A. National website at www.debtorsanonymous.org.
Down Syndrome Support Group of Berks County - Meets the 2nd Friday of the month at 6 p.m. St. John's Reformed Church, 4001 Penn Ave., Sinking Spring. For more info call (610) 777-0758.
Eating Disorder Support Group - Meets 1st Monday from 6-7 p.m. at 2209 Quarry Drive, Suite C-36, West Lawn. For more info, call MHA of Reading and Berks at 610-775-3000.
Epilepsy Support Group - Meets at Reading Hospital in Rground Conference Rooms 1&2, Sixth Ave. and Spruce St. from 6:30-8 p.m. Second Thursday of every month (no meeting in July). For info or to register, Kerri, 800-887-7165, ext. 104.
Family & Friends Coping With Incarceration - Support group held the 1st Thursday of each month from 7:00-9:00pm. For individuals 16 years of age or older who have a loved one incarcerated or involved with the adult or juvenile justice system. New members welcome at any time. For meeting location and more information, contact BCPS/Berks Connections at 610-478-6920.
Fatigue to Fantastic Support Group - Meets the second Thursday of month from 7-8 p.m. Call Ann, 610-779-6207 for details.
For Those Who Are Grieving - Workshop and Support group meets Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Catharine's of Siena Church in Mt. Penn. To register call 610 370-1174.
Gam-Anon - Meets Wednesdays at Ephrata Church of the Brethren, 201 Crescent Ave, Ephrata from 7:30-9 p.m. Contact, Shriley L., 717-413-6789.
Gam-Anon - Support group for families of compuslive gamblers. Meets Tuesdays at Christ Church UCC, 4870 Kutztown Road, Temple. 8-9:30 p.m. Contact, Shriley L., 717-413-6789.
Grandparent Support Group - Lost Access: Fleetwood, a non-profit organization addressing Grandparent visitation issues, meets the first Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Berks Encore, 109 W. Vine St., Fleetwood. Visit www.grandparentchildconnect.org, email preciouschild6546@ ptd.net or call 610-698-7359.
Grief/Share Support Groups - Reformation Lutheran Church, 3670 Perkiomen Ave., Reading on Thursdays 1-3 PM and 7-9 PM. Call 610 779-0534 for information.
Healing For Damaged Emotions - For those suffering from depression, anger, guilt...? Meetings at Lighthouse Christian Center, 500 Franklin St., West Reading. Call for schedule, 610-678-2500. Available for men and women.
Heart Failure Support Group - Open forum for patients, friends and family. Meet in Education Room B, The Reading Hospital. Registration required. For info, call 610-988-HELP.
Hepatitis C Support Group - For individuals with hepatitis C, friends and family. Meets second Monday of the month from 7-9 p.m. The Reading Hospital C2 Seminar Room. For info, call 610-988-HELP.
I Can Support Group for Persons with Disabilities - Social groups held the first Saturday of the month at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6th & Washington?Sts.,?Reading. Call Mental Health Assoc. at 610-775-3000 for details.
Kids Konnected Group - For children with a parent being treated for cancer. Meets the fourth Monday of each month. For info call 610-378-2602 or visit www.kidskonnected.org.
Life After Stroke - Helping stroke survivors, family members and friends learn more about life after stroke. Meets the first Wednesday of the month from 3-4:30 p.m. The Reading Hospital Transitional Care Center, E3. Call 610-988-HELP.
Man-to-Man Support Group - American Cancer Society peer support group for men with prostate cancer held the second Thursday of each month from 7 p.m. For info, call 1-888-227-5445, option 1.
Memory Café - A place of camaraderie for those with dementia and those who support them. Every third Thursday from 1-3 p.m. Elmcroft of Reading, 9 Colin Court, Reading. Info, Vickie, 610-370-2211.
MOMS Club of Douglassville West - Please email firstname.lastname@example.com for specific meeting location. All moms and kids welcome. www.momsclubofdouglassvillewest.4t.com.
MOMS Club of Exeter - Support group for stay-at-home moms meets third Wednesday of month at Reformation?Lutheran Church, 3670 Perkiomen Ave., Exeter, at 10 a.m. For info email email@example.com.
MOMS Club of New Hanover Township- Meetings 10 a.m. second Friday of each month at New Hanover Lutheran Church, Gilbertsville. Please contact us if you are interested in attending one of our meetings or joining. Children are always welcome. firstname.lastname@example.com or www.momsclubofnht.webs.com for more information.
MOMS Club of Oley Valley - Support group for stay-at-home moms. Please contact Rain Clark, 610-730-5568 for info and meetings and times.
MOMS Club of Sinking Spring - Support group for stay-at-home moms Monthly meeting Koinos Community Church, 801 Commerce Street, Sinking Spring @ 10 am on the last Monday of the month. Amanda, 484-650-3509 or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
MOMS Club of Southern Berks County - Meets 10 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month. Contact Mary, 484-955-9671 or email@example.com for location.
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MS Support Group - Meets 6-8 p.m. 1st Thursday of each month at Shillington Church of Christ, 475 Phila. Ave.
Nar-Anon - Journey to Serenity. 7PM. St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 584 Old Swede Rd (RTE 662), Douglassville. For info, 267-228-6752 or 484-529-2545.
Overeaters Anonymous - Meets every Friday at 10:15 a.m. Muhlenberg Community Library Conference Room. 3612 Kutztown Road, Temple.
Overeaters Anonymous - Meets every Tuesday at 4 p.m. Maidencreek Church, 261 Main Street, Blandon.
Overeaters Anonymous - Meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Atonement Lutheran - Annex, Penn Ave. & Wyomissing Blvd., Wyomissing.
Overeaters Anonymous - Meets every Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. Wyomissing Church of the Brethren, 2200 State Hill Road.
Overeaters Anonymous - Meets every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Reading Hospital Conference Room CC5, park in 5th St. garage/enter main hospital entrance.
Overeaters Anonymous - Meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. West Lawn UMC Community Center, 2nd floor, 103 Woodside Avenue at Noble Street, West Lawn.
Overeaters Anonymous - Meets every Monday and Wednesday at 1:15pm at Reformation Lutheran Church, 3670 Perkiomen Avenue, Reiffton.
Parents and Tots Time Out - Information and support group. Babies and toddlers included in meeting. Trinity Lutheran Church, 357 W. Main St., Kutztown. For info call 610-683-9012 or 610-683-7790, ext. 3.
Parents Supporting Parents - The Challenged Child. Meets every Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m. For more info, call 610-775-3000.
Parkinson's Support Group - For friends, family and caregivers. Meets 2-4 p.m. second Sunday of the Month. Reading Hospital and Medical Center Education Rooms A & B. For info, call 610-988-HELP.
Pet Loss Bereavement Support Group - First and second Mondays of each month. (except July 4 and September 5) 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Wyomissing Public Library, 9 Reading Boulevard. Good-will offering will benefit Humane Society of Berks and Wyomissing Public Library.
Post-Adoption Support Group - Meets from 6:30-8 p.m. at Atonement Lutheran Church, 5 Wyomissing Blvd., Wyomissing. Sponsored by Diakon Adoption & Foster Care - Northeastern PA. Contact Christine Smith Hoh, 610-682-1510 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Postpartum Depression Support Group - Meets second Thursday of the month from 7-8 p.m. The Reading Hospital Doctors Office Building, Suite 125. For info, call 610-988-HELP.
PSALMS - Preschoolers and Moms group meeting. Maranatha Baptist Church, 25 Gaul Rd., Sinking Spring. For info, 610-670-1191.
Scleroderma Foundation Support Group - Meets on the 2nd Saturday of every other month at 10:00 am at Reading Pediatrics Office, 40 Berkshire Court, Wyomissing. Free. For info contact Dawn Batzel at firstname.lastname@example.com or 610-287-1445.
Separation & Divorce Recovery Group - Meets at the Lighthouse Christian Center, 500 Franklin St., West Reading. Call for schedule, 610-678-2500.
Sex Offender Friends and Family Support Group - Meets the second Tuesday of every month from 7 - 9 p.m. at Hopewell Mennonite Church, 6th and Cherry Street, Reading. For information call 610-803-3312 or e-mail at email@example.com.
Sight Loss Support Group - Open to visually impaired individuals, their friends and caregivers. Call 610-375-8407, ext. 12 for information. Spanish speaking support group also available.
Single Mothers Support Group -Meets at the Lighthouse Christian Center, 500 Franklin St., West Reading. Call for schedule, 610-678-2500.
Sleep Apnea Support Group - For individuals with sleep apnea and snoring problems. Meets second Tuesday of every third month at 7 p.m. Next meeting in March. The Reading Hospital Education Center. Registration required, call 610-988-HELP. For info, 610-988-8749.
SPELL (Supporting Parents of Exceptional Learners for Life) Support Group - For parents of special education students in Berks County. Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7-9 p.m. at 227 N. 5th Street, Reading. For info call 610-376-6988 or visit www.berkscountyspell.org.
Spinal Cord Injury Peer Support Group - Contact Robin Goodman for info, 610-775-2466.
Stay Quit Support Group - Free group for ex-smokers meets second Tuesday of the month. Reading Hospital K Building First Floor Conference Room. No registration required. Info, 610-988-HELP.
Stroke Survivors - Support Group meets the 2nd Thursday of the month, from 1-3 p.m. at Health South Reading Rehabilitation Hospital. Call 610-796-6328 for info. Caregivers welcome.
sudSSpirit (Sudden Unexpected Death of a Spouse Bereavement Support Group) - Meets monthly at the Exeter Community Library from 6:15-7:45 p.m. Free. No registration. Free. For info email@example.com or call John @ 610-777-4181.
Survivors of Suicide Berks County - Support group for anyone having lost someone to suicide. Meets second Tuesday of month at 7 p.m. MHA of Reading and Berks, 1234 Penn Ave., Wgomissing. For more info, call 610-775-3000.
The Compassionate Friends - Support for parents who have lost a child. Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in Reformation Lutheran Church, 3670 Perkiomen Ave., Reifton.?For more info call 610-777-7531 or 610-929-0790.
The Esther Principle Workshop - This class will give you tools to be a moral woman of Godly character. Meetings are held at Lighthouse Christian Center, 500 Franklin Street, West Reading. Please call for the schedule – (610) 678-2500.
TOPS - PA 839, Amityville meets on Tuesdays at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 548 Old Swede Road, Douglassville. 6:15 p.m. For info please call Linda, 610-582-3323.
Women of Soverign Authority - Meets 3rd Saturday of the month at 1003 Hilltop Court, Leesport (behind St Joseph Hospital - Rt 183) to focus on healing the Whole Woman. 3pm - 5pm. Ask for Blossom 484.332.0247 Email: email@example.com
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (May 27, 2011) – Rutgers senior sprinter Aaron Younger (Franklinville, N.J.) became the second Scarlet Knight to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships with his performance in the 400-meter hurdles Friday at the East Regional at Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex in Bloomington, Ind.
It marks the second time in his career that Younger will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after he qualified in the 400-meter hurdles in 2010. At this season's East Regional, Younger placed eighth in the semifinals with a time of 50.97 en route to earning a spot at the 2011 NCAA Championships on June 8 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Junior high jumper Adam Bergo (Plainfield, N.J.) also captured a place at the NCAA Championships with his performance on Thursday as he cleared a height of 7' .25", finishing tied for ninth as the top-12 advanced.
The three-day event wraps up on Saturday, May 28. The remaining Scarlet Knights at the East Regional include junior James Plummer (South Toms River, N.J.) in the discus, the men's 4x400-meter relay, which features Younger, senior Kevin Brown (Woodbury, N.J.), junior Steve Werner (Newtown Sq, Pa.) and freshman Corey Caidenhead (Bergenfield, N.J.). On the women's side, senior Natalie Clickett (Union City, Pa.) will compete in the discus and junior Alex Kelly (Florham Park, N.J.) in the javelin.


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I made this tonight and it was so delicious!! I absolutely love hot chocolate, so I'm always looking for different recipes to try. I've made so many different kinds, and this is definitely one of my favorites. The spices give it a really nice and unique flavor that really resembled gingerbread. My family and I sipped it while watching The Grinch Stole Christmas, and it put us in the best mood(: Will definitely make again. Would be great in coffee too!
Gingerbread Cocoa
Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Mary Clayton Carl
Apple pie spice and ground ginger liven up the flavor in Gingerbread Cocoa.
Yield: Makes about 16 cups
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- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 teaspoons apple pie spice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 gal. milk
- Garnish: miniature marshmallows
- 1. Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a 6-qt. Dutch oven until blended; gradually whisk in milk.
- 2. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker, and keep warm on LOW. Garnish, if desired.
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- COOKING METHOD: Slow Cook
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Why gold and platinum are buys
In a slow economy, commodities are particularly sensitive to supply. And what's happening in South African mines could mean short supplies of gold and platinum.
Image: Striking workers gather outside the Marikana platinum mine in Rustenburg, South Africa, earlier this month.
When the global economy is booming, all that investors in commodity stocks seem to pay attention to is news about rising demand. China increases its imports of iron ore, and shares of Vale (VALE), BHP Billiton (BHP) and Rio Tinto (RIO) climb. Housing sales rise in the United States, and the shares of copper miners such as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) and timber producers such as Weyerhaeuser (WY) go up with them.
Of course, there are doubts about growth even during a boom, but investors don't do much listening to the pessimists.
When global economic growth falters, as it has now, stories about demand have a harder time winning investor mind-share. When it comes to moving stocks, stories about excess or tight supply carry more weight.
Want an example from our supply-conscious times? On Tuesday, Sept. 18, crude prices and oil stocks fell on a surge in inventories as crude oil stockpiles rose by 8.5 million barrels to 367.6 million barrels. That blew through analyst projections of a 500,000-barrel increase. On the day, the price of a barrel of U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate fell 3.47% to $91.98. ExxonMobil (XOM) closed down 1.18%; Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) dropped 1.45%; and Total (TOT) retreated by 0.88%.
It's not that investors don't want to hear stories about rising demand for commodities and rising commodity prices. It's just that good news about demand has a hard time getting a hearing because we're focused on supply.
And that suggests a strategy for investing in commodities and commodity stocks during a period like this, when the news is dominated by stories about supply. And that strategy leads me to gold and platinum right now. Here's why.
Jim Jubak
Watch the supply side
The strategy is simple: Invest in commodities only where supply is tight, falling or in danger of disruption. The best supply-side investment, if you can find it, is in a commodity sector where prices have been hammered by worries about rising supply but where supply disruption is just around the corner.
If you think those are tough to find, you're right. It takes a lot of digging to ferret out a situation like that. But I think I've found one.
Fortunately (for investors, not for workers in the industry), we're looking at an extended supply disruption scenario in the South African mining sector. I'm going to tell you about that today and suggest a few stocks that could run up on this disruption.
What leads me to South Africa
So let's get down to specifics. I've put together a summary of the Wall Street consensus on supply for some basic commodities.
- Commodities where Wall Street is forecasting that supply will exceed demand -- which isn't good for prices, of course. There's no shortage of aluminum, nickel, zinc or thermal coal (coal for power plants) in 2013, according to Morgan Stanley. And 2013 will be the third straight year with a glut of lead, says Barclays Capital. The International Energy Agency forecasts record oil demand in 2013, but it also says that inventories are comfortable.
- Commodities where Wall Street sees the potential for shortfalls in supply, which is good for prices. Gold production won't keep up with demand, thanks to the turmoil in South Africa's mining sector. In 2013, copper supply won't meet demand for a fourth consecutive year, says Morgan Stanley. Corn and soybean supplies are low, because drought in critical production areas promises to cut harvests and stockpiles are already at historically low levels.
The biggest short-term gains from a supply-side commodities strategy come when a commodity thought to be in supply excess turns out to be in scarcity. That requires a serious supply disruption.
And that's what we've seen recently in South Africa's platinum sector.
Strike and shutdown
A six-week strike that began on Aug. 10 shut down production at the Marikana mine owned by Lonmin (LNMIY) and ended only after violence took 46 lives.
The strike and mine shutdown -- and the threat of other mine shutdowns -- completely reversed assumptions about the short-term supply-and-demand situation for platinum. The assumption had been that falling demand from automakers that use platinum in catalytic converters would see supply outstrip demand. That sent platinum prices tumbling, but then the strike generated big revisions in the supply-and-demand picture.
Suddenly, platinum prices soared, rising about 20%. Platinum miners without exposure to South Africa rose even faster. Shares of Stillwater Mining (SWC), the sole major producer of platinum in the United States, went from $9.49 on Aug. 10 to $13.91 on Sept. 14, a gain of 47%. Shares of North American Palladium (PAL), a Canadian company that is the only other major producer in North America, went from $1.50 to $2.15 a share, a 43% gain, in the same period.
The price of platinum fell on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 19 and 20, on news that the strike had been settled with a pay raise of between 11% and 22%. That might lead you to conclude that you've missed out on this supply-side chance.
But you'd be wrong. The disruption in South Africa's mining industry is much too serious to be settled by the end of one strike.
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That strike was part of a struggle for control of the mining industry between rival unions linked to competing factions of the ruling African National Congress that are themselves contesting control of the party and the national government. All of this is taking place in an atmosphere of worker anger over conditions and pay at the mines (and in the wider society, where many people feel that the economic gains since the end of apartheid have gone to a small, politically connected elite). And mining companies are also worried about the potential for nationalization of the mining sector.
Anglo American (AAUKY), the world's largest platinum producer, and Aquarius Platinum (AQPTY) have been able to reopen mines after recent strikes, thanks to a heavy police presence, but I think both are susceptible to future strikes.
Most of these actions have been wildcat strikes not sanctioned by the National Union of Mineworkers, long the dominant union in the industry (and with strong ties to the current leadership of the African National Congress government). Instead, dissatisfied workers have turned to the rival and more militant Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, saying that the National Union of Mineworkers has become too close to the big mining companies and that its leaders have lined their own pockets while neglecting members' needs.
A case in point is that of Cyril Ramaphosa, once head of the National Union of Mineworkers but now a multimillionaire businessman, who, union members are well aware, bid 19.5 million rand ($2.3 million) for a prize buffalo earlier this year. (The average black South African made 26,000 rand a year in 2010, the last time national incomes were surveyed. That's worth about $3,140 at current exchange rates.)
Moreover, the union-versus-union struggle is wrapped up in a fight for leadership in the African National Congress. Many leaders of the National Union of Mineworkers -- Ramaphosa, for example -- are also leaders of the party, and the union supplies solid support for the government of President Jacob Zuma. The Zuma government was rightly rocked when, after the police killed 34 strikers at Marikana, the national prosecutor ordered the arrest of 259 miners and charged them with the murder of their fellow workers under an apartheid-era law. (The charges were later dropped.)
On the other side is Julius Malema, once the head of the more radical African National Congress Youth League, but recently cast out of the party. He has called for Zuma's resignation and for workers to make the mines ungovernable.
Gold as well as platinum
And as you might expect, this economic and political battle isn't limited to platinum mines. A wildcat strike has hit AngloGold Ashanti (AU), the world's third-largest gold producer by sales, at its Kopanang mine. (Kopanang was responsible for about 4% of AngloGold Ashanti's gold production in the first half of the year.) And 15,000 workers at Gold Fields (GFI) have been on strike for six weeks.
The 11% to 22% wage hike at Lonmin alone would have been enough to rock South African platinum mining companies, since about half of the sector had been losing money at pre-strike platinum prices and with pre-strike costs. Wages account for about 50% of costs in the sector.
But longer term, platinum- and gold-mining companies face tough decisions on whether to make new investments in South Africa. If costs are rising and operating conditions are, to put it mildly, unpredictable, how does a CEO calculate a rate of return or justify capital spending? Some companies, including Lonmin, had begun cutting capital budgets even before the Marikana strike.
Lonmin also faces the need for a major refinancing of as much as $500 million to $1.5 million, according to Investec. Think that's going to be easy? Analysts at Investec have set a target price for Lonmin with a range of $0 to $22.58 a share. The shares closed at $9.65 on Sept. 21 in London.
Still time to buy?
So, yes, I think there's a good chance of further supply disruptions at South African platinum producers. Under the circumstances, the pullback at Stillwater Mining as the strike moved toward settlement -- shares were down 13.3% from Sept. 14 to Sept. 21 -- creates a good opportunity to buy into an ongoing supply disruption. As of the Sept. 21 close at $12.06, the stock has already retraced 41.6% of its gain from the price on Aug. 10 of $9.49. A 38.2% retracement, technical analysis say, is often a good level for a buy after a gain and sell-off. If you want to be especially conservative, you might wait for a 50% retracement of the gain (to $11.69). I think the current price is a reasonable entry point, and I'm adding the shares to my Jubak's Picks portfolio today.
The supply-side story for gold is potentially as strong. South Africa isn't nearly the gold producer it was as recently as 1970, when it produced 79% of the world's gold. Since then, South African gold production has been in decline, and production from countries such as China has been on the rise. By 2010, South Africa accounted for just 7% of global gold production.
But South African production is still a major factor in the global industry, especially when you consider that gold, unlike platinum, isn't facing a supply overhang. In fact, before the strikes in South Africa, the consensus saw gold supply with only a slight surplus over demand. In the second quarter, according to the World Gold Council, gold demand fell by 7% from the second quarter of 2011. But gold supply from new production declined by 6%. And that kept supply -- at 1,059 metric tons -- roughly in line with demand at 990 metric tons.
Most forecasts for rising gold prices have been based on projections of increased demand for gold; the assumption is that central bank stimulus from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank will make gold more attractive as a hedge against inflation and a declining dollar. Deutsche Bank raised its forecast price for gold to $2,000 an ounce in the first half of 2013 in the days just after Sept. 13, when the Federal Reserve announced its third round of quantitative easing. Bank of America raised its forecast to $2,400 an ounce by 2014 at about the same time. Gold closed at $1,778 an ounce on Sept. 21, making the gains to those two targets 12.5% (by the end of 2012) and 35% (by 2014).
However, I think both targets, and especially the near-term target for the end of 2012, are likely to prove conservative if the South African industry is in as much turmoil as I think it is. On that possibility, I'd be buying shares of gold miners without exposure to South Africa. My two favorites are Goldcorp (GG) and Yamana Gold (AUY), both members of my Jubak's Picks portfolio. If you're looking for an additional play (or just a new one), I'd recommend Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM).
There are two other supply-disruption scenarios to keep an eye on as we get into the end of November and into December. One involves crude oil and a possible attack on Iran, and the other involves cooking oil -- palm oil in particular - and possible drought in Argentina and Brazil.
But those are commodities for another day.
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Good advise and good picks. Wouldn't bet the farm on any of it, but diversifying with a bias to hard assets , dividend payers, energy producers looks good to me.
Just keep chipping away, and make sure the pantry is stocked, the generator works, and Smith and Wesson , Ruger and Remington are your neighbors.
Some people think that gold is a bubble like real estate or stocks were but I disagree on 2 counts.
One, most ordinary people still have no desire to get into gold, there is no huge bandwagon of ordinary people like there was in the bubbles.
Two, constant monetary easing, increasing government debt and interest rates being low now. Inflation will kick in, partly driven by supply-driven oil price increases and partly by government debt and money printing.
"... where many people feel that the economic gains since the end of apartheid have gone to a small, politically connected elite"
Of course it has. You didn't think economic gains would be shared evenly, did you? A rising tide lifts all boats, snicker, snicker. Why have political connections if it doesn't benefit you? Vote for whoever you like, it won't matter.
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After a long winter the weather suddenly got nice out, so the ducks decided to waddle through Central Park today.
"What's a two headed duck gotta do to get a funnel cake around here?"
This weekend the ducks went out to celebrate National Tartan Day. The first thing they did was head over to the Haggis cart for a snack before the parade.
It was such a nice day that Scotty decided to go for a swim in a fountain along the way. " Scuze me while I take a quick dip-it has been a long winter."
Before the parade Seumas warms up with some other pipers.
And Scotty gets a picture with a fellow Scotsman.
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New Business Models spreadsheet gives specific details about if/how performers, labels and songwriters are compensated under various models.
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It's pop quiz time!
True or false: Songs/compositions must be registered with the US Copyright Office before they can be released commercially.
How about this one: A classical composer's music is streamed on Spotify. Her publishing company is a member of the Harry Fox Agency in the US. As the composer, what should she expect to receive in royalties when her compositions are streamed by user request on this interactive service? read more
Future of Music Coalition supports equitable and transparent compensation for creators, wherever and however their music is used. We think that artists should have the ability to exploit their copyrights in the ways that make the most sense for them. We believe that artists must have leverage on current and future music platforms. We believe that information about artists revenue streams are best arrived at by asking artists themselves. We support the congressionally-established right for musicians to have their copyrights revert to them after a set term.
[Post authored by FMC Policy Intern Cody Duncan]
Away from the aisles of brick and mortar retailers, independent game sellers have been experimenting with new marketing models. Some of their sales strategies may even prove valuable for musicians and record labels. Product bundling — along with strategic timing, live and variable pricing and charitable giving — are providing a range of incentives for potential customers to support artists and developers. read more
The first time I saw singer/songwriter Alexandra Niedzialkowski perform under the moniker Cumulus was six years ago at the small town artist space/venue where we both lived. It was an auspicious debut, highlighting her disarmingly intimate voice and a spark of charisma that more than outshone any beginners' nervousness. read more
On Thursday, May 16, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition Policy and the Internet held a hearing entitled "A Case Study for Consensus Building: The Copyright Principles Project."
Witnesses included Pamela Samuelson (University of California at Berkeley Law School); Jon Baumgarten (former General Counsel of the U.S. Copyright Office); Laura Gasaway (University of North Carolina Law School); Daniel Gervais (Vanderbilt Law School Intellectual Property Program); and Jule Sigall (Assistant General Counsel for Copyright at Microsoft). All of the panelists contributed to the Copyright Principles Project and its 2010 report [PDF].
Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) called the hearing as his first effort in a broader inquiry to examine specific aspects of current copyright law.
FMC's written testimony, which was submitted to the Committee for the official record, makes the basic point that creators must be included in future hearings, as their perspectives will help inform any apparaisal of the impact of existing (or proposed) rules.
This post co-authored by FMC Communications Intern Olivia Brown
The big music biz news this week is all about the launch of Google's new subscription streaming music service. But that's not the only development in the world of streaming. Last week, at the annual NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) Convention, one of the first such services, Rhapsody, announced that it would be the first major digital music service to join the Recording Academy's new "Give Fans The Credit" initiative. The campaign aims to make songwriter, performer, producer, and other credits widely available to digital music consumers at a time when physical media sales — along with liner notes — are on the wane.
Casey Rae is the deputy director of the Future of Music Coalition, and an independent musician/producer. I asked him about whether indie musicians have the ability to build an audience that matched their ability to distribute digitally.
"We have tremendous access to audiences, but as musicians we might not have leverage in the new marketplace that's comparable to the folks who always had leverage in the marketplace," Rae said.
On Thursday, May 16 at 2PM EST, the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet will kickoff its review of current copyright law at a hearing called "A Case Study for Consensus Building: The Copyright Principles Project." You can watch it live right here. read more


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A generalised model of judgment aggregation
AbstractWithin social choice theory, the new field of judgment aggregation aims to merge many individual sets of judgments on logically interconnected propositions into a single collective set of judgments on these propositions. Commonly, judgment aggregation is studied using standard propositional logic, with a limited expressive power and a problematic representation of conditional statements ('if P then Q') as material conditionals. In this methodological paper, I present a generalised model, in which most realistic decision problems can be represented. The model is not restricted to a particular logic but is open to several logics, including standard propositional logic, predicate calculi, modal logics and conditional logics. To illustrate the model, I prove an impossibility theorem, which generalises earlier results.
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by Barry Kent MacKay,
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Barry is an artist, both with words and with paint. He has been associated with our organization for nearly three decades and is our go-to guy for any wildlife question. He knows his animals — especially birds — and the issues that affect them. His blogs will give you just the tip of his wildlife-knowledge iceberg, so be sure to stay and delve deeper into his Canadian Project articles. If you like wildlife and reading, Barry's your man. (And we're happy to have him as part of our team, too!)
About 700 Dogs who WON'T be vivisected
It was close to a quarter of a century ago that a group of us, then working with a local humane society, began to fight one of the most insidious pieces of provincial legislations there was, popularly known as "pound seizure". What made the fight so difficult was this: In Ontario research facilities could only requisition from pounds and shelters certain types of animals (usually dogs) as identified by such characteristics as age, size, gender and so on. But the pounds and shelters did NOT have to turn such animals over. However, they could not kill them (except under dire conditions requiring euthanasia for humane reasons). They could either keep them (even indefinitely), or adopt them out, but could not simply kill them.
It works like this: Suppose the pound has a dog that fits the requisition...say a five year old neutered male spaniel mix. If the pound wants to keep the dog until someone adopts it, it can.
But what if no one adopts it?
Sadly, animals do become stressed to the point of illness if kept too long in most pounds or shelters, and at any rate can take up room and expenses badly needed for other animals. The animal costs money to keep, earns money if sold to the researchers. And the researchers can simply state that the dog was "unwanted".
Our campaigns were multi-pronged. Lager shelters or those associated with humane societies simply refused to cooperate. The researchers never took them to court, since that would have meant some terrible publicity for them. We began to encourage all shelters and pounds, some of the latter being pretty disreputable organizations, to ignore the requisitions, but our research and surveillance indicated that some pounds saw the research community as a cash cow, and were only too glad to sell the animals that were not immediately either claimed by their respective owners, or adopted. It was all about money.
We began Project Jessie, whereby we would do all we could to get in ahead of the researchers, pay more to adopt the animals ourselves, and then place them either in foster homes (there were some really unsung heroes involved in all this) or in safe pounds or shelters where they would be given a second chance to be adopted.
We sought to change the legislation, even so far as getting a private member's bill before the provincial parliament. But private member's bills rarely become law and this one was no exception.
We also went to municipalities who hired independent pounds to "manage" their "surplus" companion animals, and had some heartening victories, turning them from suppliers of animals to researchers to shelters whose only focus was serving the community, seeking to return lost pets, or adopt them to loving homes but no longer conduits to the research community.
I oversimplify, and being an expert on wildlife, not companion animals, my personal role was always very modest, but it was an ongoing struggle by a dedicated group of valiant colleagues to slowly shut down supply while attacking the demand side.
And that is why, in the middle of April, we were shocked and delighted when a supporter sent us a copy of a letter received from the University of Guelph.
This university specializes in agriculture and veterinarian medicine. You are hard put to find a veterinarian in Canada who was not taught at Guelph. And one of the teaching practices that we abhorred was to use "random source" animals for various horrific teaching procedures. We knew that Tufts University and others had given up this practice as unnecessary, but Guelph was unapologetic, and continued to compete with Project Jessie to get animals from those ever fewer pounds willing to sell to them.
One dog they used has special meaning to us. He was an elderly, much beloved golden retriever whose family had just moved to Ontario. Their treasured dog still had tags from the province where they had lived, and was microchipped. No matter, the pound where he wound up in after he wandered off his rural property sold him to Guelph before his owners could locate him, and because he was too old to be of use, he was simply killed. And the university saw nothing wrong with that.
Which brings us to the recent turn of events. Without telling us, without fanfare, the University of Guelph has capitulated. "The University made the decision some time ago to cease using impounded animals for teaching and the change will be implemented by 1 June 2010," according to the letter.
We investigated and found, to our delight, that the university will close down the Ponsonby Facility, which is where impounded dogs were housed for reconditioning, resale, or use at the University. Put simply, the University will no longer be using "random source" pound dogs.
The fight is not over; other animals are still to be used, including those used in terminal surgeries, but we estimate that hundreds of dogs per year will now be saved from this particular form of horror.
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May 11, 1894
The Pullman Strike
An industrialist's dream of an ideal worker's community dies in a bitter labor dispute.
Violence in Chicago escalated when federal troops came to break the 1894 Pullman factory strike, as illustrated in this drawing from Harper's Weekly. More than one thousand rail cars were destroyed, and 13 people were killed. (Photo Courtesy of Chicago Historical Society)
George Pullman, in addition to building railroad sleeping cars, was a visionary who thought he had solved the problems of modern industrial society.His factory was surrounded by a village--entirely owned by Pullman--located 9 miles south of what was then the Chicago city limits to insulate his workers from the city's baleful influences.
Instead of living in tenement slums, 20,000 Pullman employees and their families lived in carefully planned row houses and town homes.
Nearby were markets, shops and schools. Taverns were banned. Upon its opening in 1881, Pullman Town was saluted by editorial writers across the nation as a picture-book example of modern city planning.
When Chicago was host to the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, special trains carried visitors from around the world to witness Pullman's handiwork.
But when the 1893 depression caused business to plummet, Pullman sharply reduced wages to cut costs. Yet he held firm on rents, which paymasters subtracted from employees' shrinking paychecks.
Desperate, the Pullman workers appealed to the American Railway Union, which was holding its national convention in Chicago. The union voted to support the Pullman strike, instructing its members not to handle any trains containing Pullman cars.
By July, sympathy strikes were under way in 23 states. Episodes of violence led President Grover Cleveland to order federal troops to intervene, however, and the strike collapsed.
Eugene Victor Debs, the union's president, was imprisoned, an experience that radicalized him. Afterward, he became a founder of the American Socialist Party and ran for president five times on a platform promising working men and women a better society in which to enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Pullman died three years after the strike and, his name by then synonymous with hostility toward the working class, was buried at Graceland Cemetery.
In 1898, the Illinois Supreme Court ordered Pullman Town sold off, ruling that a company town was incompatible with the spirit of America.


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I was locked out of my dorm room years ago, and decided to climb through a window (wish I was still that agile). Not five minutes later, a cop shows up and demands to see some ID. He'd seen me climb through the window himself.
I was scared and a bit indignant, too, because I thought the cop knew me. It was a very small town and I'd had to get a few students out of the soup with that same cop.
That meant nothing to him. He demanded ID, demanded to know why I'd crawled through the window instead of getting help and told me I should be keeping my windows locked at all times. I wanted to get belligerant but knew better. What good would it have done? And really, the man was simply doing his job.
I think if Prof. Gates hadn't gone spare on those cops, this might have turned out differently. If he'd calmly presented his ID and offered to find someone to back up his story, they'd probably have left him alone.
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Walid Shoebat was interviewed yesterday on Cross Talk America about the Muhammad filmmaker's possible connection to terrorism and how the Jews and the Coptic Christians may actually be his target:
As it pertains to the film, Walid believes our media and government are using a narrative that is mired with contradictions, relying on false statements by the filmmaker who himself is not a trustworthy source. Walid makes this claim based upon the fact that the film's producer, Nokoula Basseley Nokoula (a.k.a. Sam Bacile), was arrested again recently and he also changed his name again.
Walid noted that there are court documents and he has collaborated with the F.B.I. as well as with the Canadian Intelligence Bureau on the issue of Walid's cousin, a terrorist supporter, who Nokoula Basseley Nokoula has been dealing with for some time.
Why has Nokoula been dealing with Walid's cousin? This is just part of the narrative behind this film that the media for some reason refuses to report on.
Complicating matters even more is the fact that no one has stepped forward or can confirm positively that whoever holds the identity of this filmmaker is even that man. This means that the man who calls himself Nokoula Basseley Nokoula could actually be Muslim.
Perhaps what's most interesting is what Walid shared concerning the Muslim world; the idea that everyone is known by their clan names. So you'd think that of the many thousands of Muslims that were angered by this film, if they really wanted to find the man behind it, they should be able to produce his siblings, wives or even ex-wives if they exist. In other words, it makes no sense that Egypt cannot produce this man.
The audio of the interview is below. Don't be dismayed by the 53 minutes as the actual interview is less than half of that. In the second half they take questions from callers (which I haven't heard yet).
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Thalidomide (tha-LID-oh-mide)
Treats and prevents erythema nodosum leprosum, a skin disease caused by leprosy. Used in combination with dexamethasone to treat multiple myeloma.
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- Do not drink alcohol while you are using this medicine.
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- This medicine may cause birth defects if either partner is using it during conception or pregnancy. Tell your doctor right away if you or your partner becomes pregnant.
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- Men who are sexually active must protect their female partner from getting pregnant. Use a latex or synthetic condom every time you have sex with a woman who could get pregnant, even if you have had a vasectomy. You must use a condom during therapy, even if the dose is stopped for a short time, and for at least 4 weeks after your last dose.
- Women who can get pregnant must have a negative pregnancy test before starting therapy. Pregnancy tests may be done weekly for the first month during therapy, and then every 2 to 4 weeks.
- Do not donate blood or sperm while you take this medicine and for at least 4 weeks after your last dose.
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- This medicine may cause nerve damage. Call your doctor if you have any numbness, tingling, burning, or pain in the hands or feet.
- Never share this medicine with anyone, even someone who has similar symptoms.
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- This medicine may lower your white blood cells and you may get infections more easily. Avoid people who are sick and wash your hands often.
- This medicine may cause tumor lysis syndrome in patients with multiple myeloma. Call your doctor if you have less urine than normal, joint pain or swelling, lower back or side pain, weight gain, swelling of the feet or lower legs, or feel tired.
- Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.
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Cardinal Pell has been criticised today for calling the Greens 'sweet camouflaged poison'. As a pastor, stepping into political debate is always a vexed issues fraught with controversy. Not that controversy is a bad thing in itself, the gospel is controversial. But I'm careful to choose my fights.
And so, it seems was Jesus. When the religious leaders tried to goad him into commenting on taxation (which in context had religious and nationalistic connotations), he skilfully dodged with his famous, "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's". Still, they despised him for associating with tax collectors.
When they were about to carry out the death sentence on a woman caught in the act of adultery (and ever since we've asked, where was the man?) Jesus managed to save her, and said, 'Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more.' His loose moral code (if 'stop sinning' can be considered loose) won him no friends among the religious elite. Not that it stopped him from fellowshipping with them, and some became his followers.
Did I mention his association with terrorists (or freedom-fighters, if you prefer)? And Roman soldiers (or the oppressors, if you like)?
Seems Jesus was comfortable on all sides of politics.
Thing is, when anyone became a Christ-follower they were expected to leave their previous way of life, whether that was a life of immorality, violence or judgmentalism. They were to put love for God and others ahead of their own agenda, ahead of any other agenda. They were to live lives empowered by God that reflect God's Kingdom agenda of radical love.
And here is the nexus between faith and politics. Jesus came preaching an entirely different political agenda – the Kingdom of God, a heavenly Kingdom. Let that sink in because it's as revolutionary today as it was then. It actually got him crucified.
As persecution of the early church increased they began to feel the divide between the Kingdom of this world and the Kingdom of God more keenly, until the Apostle John could say, "If you love the world, love for the Father is not in you" (1John 2.15). When Kingdom and Empire values collided, for the Christ-follower, Kingdom trumped.
Of course, this Kingdom agenda has led its citizens to make a huge impact in the world – hospitals, orphanages, drug rehab and schools for example. But this was all motivated by the gospel as Christ-follwers sought to express their faith and live out the Kingdom. It wasn't a social agenda, it was a gospel agenda, encompassing both the spiritual and social. Which, incidentally, is why Christ-followers can't separate the preaching of the gospel from social action, in God's Kingdom the two are inextricably linked. As people are transformed by the gospel, the structures and society they are part of change too.
It's not surprising, then, that serious problems arise when Christianity becomes politicised. Kingdom morality is radical – forgiveness, acceptance, simplicity, generosity, sexual purity. You simply cannot legislate these and few can truly attain them by human effort. They must come from relationship with Christ and the deep work of God's spirit in the human heart. We have a divine vision for society and it can not be brought about by human means.
Jesus didn't come to preach morality, he came to preach relationship with God, from which a moral life can emerge (and that to a higher end, morality isn't the goal, its the means). In fact, he condemned those who tried to impose their morals on others. He didn't condemn the morals themselves or the effort to live by them, in fact he affirmed them (Matt 23.23). But rather than impose this way of life on others, he invited others into a relationship with God that enabled their expression through a transformed heart. He died that we might be able to connect again with the source of goodness. And God vindicated his approach by his resurrection.
Of course, there are things we can seek to do through politics and I think Christ-followers should be in government (they have been from the start). I think Jesus would cheer on attempts to solve homelessness, improve mental health (although I suspect he'd save the government the trouble), alleviate poverty and so on. I really think he could care less about the NBN or national debt. Not that these are unimportant, they're just not Kingdom priorities. I suspect he'd be distressed about the 'stop the boats' sloganeering, but just get on with the business of loving refugees. The environment? I suspect he'd call us into a life of radical simplicity which would solve the problem. And I really wonder if he'd fight tooth and nail to defend marriage in legislation, I think he'd be far more concerned about healing marriages. I don't think he'd be alienating gays, I think he'd be welcoming them into love and fellowship and trying to help them enter his Kingdom, radical demands and all.
Really, I don't think he'd vote for anyone. I think he'd say, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and uproclaim the kingdom of God" (Luke 9.60). That's offensive enough without getting sidetracked by politics.


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The smallest astronomical satellite ever built will launch shortly after 07:20 a.m. EST on Monday, 25 February 2013 as part of a mission to prove that even a very small telescope can push the boundaries of ...
A Russian Soyuz rocket on Wednesday successfully launched six US telecommunications satellites from the Baikonur space centre Moscow leases from the ex-Soviet state of Kazakhstan.
(Phys.org)—The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope – with a little help from an amateur astronomer – has produced one of the best views yet of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 106. Located a little over 20 ...
South Korea succeeded Wednesday in its third attempt to put a satellite into orbit, in a high-stakes test of national pride after arch-rival North Korea got there first with a rocket launch last month.
South Korea confirmed Thursday that it will make another bid on January 30 to put a satellite in orbit and join an elite club of global space powers that includes China, Japan and India.