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"If you turn your backs on the pro family pro life constituency… you will be consigned to permanent minority status," Ralph Reed told presumptive presidential candidates earlier this month at his Faith and Freedom Coalition forum.
Among those at the event was Herman Cain, who must have been listening. The former candidate for U.S. Senate from Georgia has been getting some ink – bytes?—as a result of this passage from the tail-end of an interview with Christianity Today:
CT: When speaking about your battle with cancer at the Milner church, at one point, you indicate that you were a little uncomfortable when you found out that your surgeon's name was Abdallah, until you found out he was a Lebanese Christian. So what's your perspective on the role of Muslims in American society?
Cain: The role of Muslims in American society is for them to be allowed to practice their religion freely, which is part of our First Amendment. The role of Muslims in America is not to convert the rest of us to the Muslim religion. That I resent. Because we are a Judeo-Christian nation, from the fact that 85 percent of us are self-described Christians, or evangelicals, or practicing the Jewish faith. Eighty-five percent. One percent of the practicing religious believers in this country are Muslim.
And so I push back and reject them trying to convert the rest of us. And based upon the little knowledge that I have of the Muslim religion, you know, they have an objective to convert all infidels or kill them. Now, I know that there are some peaceful Muslims who don't go around preaching or practicing that.
Well, unfortunately, we can't sit back and tolerate the radical ones simply because we know that there are some of them who don't believe in that aspect of the Muslim religion. So their role is to be allowed to practice their religion freely, just like we should be allowed to practice our religion freely, and not try to convert the rest of us.
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March 22nd, 2011
8:51 am
So their role is to be allowed to practice their religion freely, just like we should be allowed to practice our religion freely, and not try to convert the rest of us.
If only EVERYONE could follow this basic concept.
March 22nd, 2011
8:54 am
Herman Cain 2012!! FAIRTAX.ORG
I do not see what the issue is with his above statement, at all. Maybe Keith Ellison can turn on the hystrionics and the water works again because someone didn't kiss the pedophile mohammeds child rapist rear end, but oh well..thats life.
Love ya, Herm
March 22nd, 2011
9:00 am
I cannot remember a time when I was approached by a Muslim person to convert me, either by force or persuasion, to convert to Islam. Countless are the times that I have been told by a Christian that I should believe how they believe or I am going to hell or that I am a substandard person because of it. I am glad for Herman Cain to join the world of religious tolerance, however begrudgingly. When I am given a choice of medical provider, I am more concerned about their medical school education than their religion. If you do my surgery well, you can worship a turnip.
March 22nd, 2011
9:02 am
Mr. Cain is absolutely correct in his characterization of Muslims in America. Nobody wants to be converted at the point of a gun.
March 22nd, 2011
9:02 am
But it's okay for Christians to try to convert the rest of the country to Christianity, right Mr. Cain? As for your 85 percent figure… how about the percentage of people who actually practice their faith… what is that number? I'd be willing to bet (if legally allowed in Georgia) that it's nowhere near 85 percent.
March 22nd, 2011
9:04 am
I'm surprised that these people still allow Ralph Reed to be a mouthpiece for their alleged values.
March 22nd, 2011
9:06 am
"The role of Muslims in America is not to convert the rest of us to the Muslim religion. That I resent. "
- Herman Cain
Herm, buddy, NO ONE likes having someone from another faith try to convert them. I could say the same thing about Mormons when they repeatedly come to my door and try to convert me. I don't thinks it's their job either to convert us to their religion, but I don't spend my time getting angry and condemn them from doing what they believe.
March 22nd, 2011
9:12 am
I agree with Cain to a degree.
I resent Baptists, Methodist and Assembly of God people from trying to convert me. And many have tried.
But, strangely, no Muslim has ever tried to convert me.
No Muslim has ever knocked on my door to pass out literature. No Muslim has ever invited me to a Mosque. No Mosque has sent me a letter inviting me to attend services.
Cain says: "And based upon the little knowledge that I have of the Muslim religion…".
I find it ludicrous that someone would form firm opinions based on ignorance.
If Cain wants to be president, he will need to be president of the Muslims, atheists, gays, whites, straights, baptists and catholics as well as those he considers mainline Judeo-Christian.
This interview just took me out as a potential member of the Cain camp.
March 22nd, 2011
9:13 am
Simply the MAN!!!!
March 22nd, 2011
9:16 am
What an @$$hat.
March 22nd, 2011
9:24 am
Alrighty then, let's immediately get out there and recall all of the 'CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES' around the world who are 'RESENTED' by all! Wake up people! Do we really have this need to be fed things to be angered about? Is this the best that we can do? Whether we want to admit it or not, it is all about what needs to be said to people to get their vote! It doesn't matter if the issues are real or made up, a politicians job is to say whatever they need to say to get a VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!
VOTES = GOOD PAYING JOBS!!!!!!!!!!! (For politicians) THAT'S IT, THAT'S ALL IT WILL EVER BE!!!!!!!
March 22nd, 2011
9:29 am
I have NEVER had a Muslim try to convert me. On the other hand, I HAVE had Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Baptists try to convert me. Cain is simply playing to the right wing fringe of the Republican Party. He just lost me as a supporter.
March 22nd, 2011
9:30 am
What exactly are the Muslims here doing?
Are they acting like the white man did when they invaded north America? Killing a whole race of people in the name of Jesus?
March 22nd, 2011
9:33 am
And I don't think we should sit back and tolerate the Evangelical Christians who go door to door and accost people on the street to convert others to their religion. Religious freedom includes the freedom not to practice religion. I resent people of any religion who try to convert me to their faith. My beliefs are my business.
March 22nd, 2011
9:34 am
The difference in different faiths spreading their message is that ONLY the muslims are directed to convert you or KILL YOU!!! Other religions may want to convert you but they won't take your life if you decline. Wake Up America!!!
March 22nd, 2011
9:35 am
Our world has matured and we are past the time of religious conversion. With the internet, anyone who is curious about a religious belief or system can find it themselves. Which was the original purpose of conversion. To let those who were uninformed, know what they were missing. That age is over. We are now in an age of self conversion.
March 22nd, 2011
9:35 am
Funny, I too have never been the victim of Muslim conversion attempt, but I have by many Christians.
What is this being concerned the surgeons name was Abdallah? Seriously? I mean seriously? Not concerned he had good training and experience? Just that his name sounded like he might be on of…………."them."
Oh well, he's playing to his base. Foster fear and paranoia and you'll always have a blindly loyal flock.
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9:35 am
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March 22nd, 2011
9:41 am
CT: follow up, where do you think the Muslim's got the idea of converting other's to their faith or else killing them?
Herman: Well I'm not a History Professor but I heard that all pre-20th century wars were based on religion, so uh, well um, well I er, I want to be the GOP nominee for president so I stand by our party platform that Muslims are evil…
March 22nd, 2011
9:42 am
If that "cost you as a supporter" then I doubt you ever did support Cain.
March 22nd, 2011
9:55 am
Hey Herman, you're an idiot. Sit down and shut up.
March 22nd, 2011
9:58 am
So…Herman Cain just hates Muslims. There are plenty of proselytizing christian sects…and Herman Cain does not seem to resent them. Why? Because he hates Muslims.
March 22nd, 2011
9:59 am
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March 22nd, 2011
9:59 am
Judeo Christian Nation? Huh?
Yyyeaaaa… me needs to blog about this.
March 22nd, 2011
10:00 am
I get tired of the political correctness about not offending Muslims. Our President is one of the worst offenders. He treats them with kid gloves. Allow them to practice their religion and nothing more. Like it or not much of the terrorist acts that have been planned or committed in the US have been by Muslims. If they feel they are being mistreated, let them go to another country. They come into our country and open businesses with special incentives from our government that our US citizens are not allowed. I feel they are like those that prefer same sex relationships. Leave them be. However, no special treatment.
March 22nd, 2011
10:02 am
Thanks for saving me time typing a response.
Herman should have experienced being a Catholic in middle Ga in the 50's, 60's. The Baptist hound you like you are an atheist…most "Christians" have no clue how "intolerant, self centered and self serving" they are…it is always those "other" religions that are the problem.
Herman is the perfect hypocrite…or Christian.
March 22nd, 2011
10:04 am
P Camp @ 9:34am:
Not to pick on you but, a good reading of European history might be in order. Europeans spent over a thousand years killing European non-coverts of the same religion (Protestant vs. Catholics). This, of course, does not excuse Muslim extremists for doing the same thing. That religious dictate that you mention came about during a more barbaric period when Islam was struggling for survival. Do you really think most Muslims today, like members of other religions, are clinging to literal phrases from their past?
March 22nd, 2011
10:05 am
So….in other words, Herman Cain is no different than Mitt Romney except he hasn't been the governor of a state and he hasn't tried a health care plan like Obama's.
Oh and he's black. Which means supporting him proves you're not 'racist.'
But of course to Republicans, business experience = Executive experience. Even a single year. Obama was a community organizer….but because Obama wasn't a governor for 2 years or didn't run a pizza restaurant, he didn't quality.
March 22nd, 2011
10:09 am
I resent the Christian movement to convert the world. I travel the Far East and am in constant contact with Americans that are trying to convert that part of the world to their forms of Christianity. One preacher went so far as to tell the local children that they were poor because they were not Christians. I brought to his attention that there were poor Christians in the world and he responded that they were the "wrong kind" of Christiains, not his variety of Christian. HUH?
This is a big part of why the USA is resented worldwide by local citizens. We try to shove Christianity, our form of Democracy and our morals down the throats of those not wishing to be like us. We need not go to other parts of the world, we should tend to our own flocks in the USA before we try to convert the world. Ours is a sad commentary on the state of Christianity in the USA.
March 22nd, 2011
10:09 am
Herman: The less you know, the better you'll do among Republicans! Good job, and I look forward to your show on Fox News when your campaign is over.
Resentment of Muslims + Little Knowledge = WINNING!!!!
March 22nd, 2011
10:10 am
Tom @ 10:00 has a point.
I'm SO SICK of all this special treatment! Let's make the practice of religion in this country TRULY fair and balanced: Practice all you want, no more proselytizing with pamphets or junk mail, and TAX 'EM ALL!
These alleged churches with their alleged relationships with God use our infrastructure, police & fire services, and sell promises & hope for CASH on Sundays. TAX 'EM so we can pay our bills. Special treatment indeed. Buncha leeches.
March 22nd, 2011
10:14 am
He's worried about Muslims trying to convert people? I believe the psychological term for this is 'projection'. Conversion is at the core of Evangelicalism (which he erroneously conflates with all Christianity). He's wrong with some of his numbers as well, as according to the latest Pew report, Christians account for 78% of Americans. He may just have been using older statistics however, as the number of Christians is shrinking, while the ranks of the un-religious are growing.
March 22nd, 2011
10:48 am
I hope Mr. Cain applies the same standard to those Christians who try to convert non-Christians.
March 22nd, 2011
10:49 am
"And based upon the little knowledge that I have of the Muslim religion"
I learned everything I will ever need to know about muslims on 9/11. America is a Christian nation, despite what Hussein has to say.
March 22nd, 2011
11:14 am
And that's all you need to know about Herman Cain.
If Herman Cain is saying things like this to attract the vote of people who "Learned all they need to know about Muslims on 9/11″ then do you really want someone like that in charge of the government?
How long will it be before you're not the right kind of CHRISTIAN either?
March 22nd, 2011
11:14 am
Not to outdone! The religious spiritual group known as the Venus Reverse Cult said they could convert Cain in a heartbeat if he was willing to visit their Gold Strip Club in downtown Atlanta..
March 22nd, 2011
11:16 am
It's not freedom OF religion that I support, it's freedom FROM religion.
March 22nd, 2011
11:20 am
Sorry, LMS, but the US is no more a "Christian nation" than it is a "white nation".
As of 2009, the population of the U.S. was ~74.8% white (alone).
As of 2008, the percentage of U.S. adult population that consider themselves as part of one of the Christian denominations was 76.0%. The 1990 figure was 86.2%.
March 22nd, 2011
11:21 am
Freedom of religion means you can try to convert anyone you want.
If you don't want to be a Muslim, then don't become one. And if you don't want to be a Christian, then don't become one. And if you don't want to be an atheist, then don't become one. But don't tell people they have no right to advocate for what they believe in.
March 22nd, 2011
11:25 am
You took the words right out of my mouth. What a moron this guy is.
March 22nd, 2011
11:26 am
I was considering Cain because of his stance on fiscal and economic matters; but I will no longer even consider him. I'm sick and tired of these far right so-called Christian loonies telling me how to live and hating everybody who is different from them.
March 22nd, 2011
11:28 am
you should run for president. The rest of the gop just doesnt get it
March 22nd, 2011
11:33 am
Huh? I am in my forties and have never once in my life had a muslim try to convert me.
March 22nd, 2011
11:38 am
"As of 2008, the percentage of U.S. adult population that consider themselves as part of one of the Christian denominations was 76.0%. The 1990 figure was 86.2%."
76.0%? I rest my case upon your words.
March 22nd, 2011
11:46 am
Actually, I do know quite a bit about the muslim school of thought. I made it my business to do a lot of research after 9/11. Anyone who didn't was very foolish. As I learned more and more about the muslim 'faith', I became more and more convinced that 9/11 should have taught everyone all they needed to know.
Don't speak of the peaceful religion of Islam – because it isn't.
Islam teaches it followers what to do with the 'non-believers', and what it teaches is NOT to leave them alone. They are instructed to convert, elslave or kill the 'non-believers'.
March 22nd, 2011
11:48 am
So, LMS, by your rationale the U.S. is also a "white nation"?
At what percentage does your nomenclature change?
Does the -10.2% variance '90-'08 make the U.S. a "declining-Christian nation"
March 22nd, 2011
11:55 am
Ah the leftist embrace of the noble muslim ..haha this blog is as funny as when the gays were clapping for ahmedinijad at the UN because they thought he was showing up Bush. Strange bedfellows, since Ahmedinijad and his mullah masters cure for gayness is to cut the gay in half and toss both halves back in the closet. I think stalin had a word for American leftists in the 30's..useful idiots..people who invite their own eventual destruction.
March 22nd, 2011
11:59 am
I know Mr. Cain personally and wish he would have won the Senate seat for GA when he ran. However, I hope he is not used as a tool for the GOP, he is better qualified than Palin and a lot more intelligent to, but I do not see Palin supporters jumping over to support him, even though he supports many tea party issues.
March 22nd, 2011
12:01 pm
I can't help but think of History of the World, Part 1 with Mel Brooks singing "The Inquisition"
March 22nd, 2011
12:03 pm
This simply confirms that Herman Cain is more concerned with patronizing and fanning the flames of the anti-Muslim constituency (read the Tea Party) than leading the entirety of this country into the future.
Herman, you're a one-note singer, and you're tone-deaf to boot.


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Is it the camo synthetic one? ATS Turkey?
Because Wal*Mart has these new for about $364.00 or so, in my area.
You can get a new one for around $350 or so, plus additional tax and possibly some paperwork. If he is indeed your friend, he should not have a problem parting with it for $275. I would give no more than $275 for it.
It is used and has been driven off the lot.
it's the ATS turkey/deer combo in that woodland camo finish. i've been looking around for one but i can really only find them for about 375 up here in mass, maybe that's my problem. he said that he was looking for around 300 so maybe i can work a few bucks off. the only thing is that i've felt bad, i don't want to really try and jip him off the price only because i know he's been hurting for money since knee surgery left him unemployed. but it's also not a sympathetic buy either. thanks for the help though so far!
Maybe you can have him toss in a case of shells and then everybody is happy?
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we all know that gun prices much like car prices fold as soon as you walk out the door with one but it does help to know the true history behind the gun and in my opinion 100 round put thru it is still brand new. that isnt enough for me to want to go home and clean it so i would have to look at it as 300 for a brand new gun is not a rip IMHO jump for it
For around the same price you can get a remington 870 much better in my opinion but if the guy is your friend and going on hard times perhap you should concider helping him
300 really isn't bad, but like somebody else said, see if he'll toss in an extra box of shells or something
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Southlawn United Methodist Church in South Bend hosted its annual Snacks with Santa event Saturday.
You could get some food and get your picture taken with the big jolly guy in the red suit.
The church has been doing this for so long it started as polaroids and now it's digital pictures.
"We loved to be involved with the community and it's just a nice outreach and some people can't afford to get pictures with Santa so we want to provide that service for free," says organizer Deanie Kopec.
Pictures were printed right there on the spot so you could go home with your picture with Santa.
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Hi followers! So it may have come to your attention that I have been neglecting this blog for months and months. The reason for this is that my blog has moved. I now keep all my writing at (the patriarchy is a) massivehassle.
In the past months I have realised that, as much as I love tumblr, it really is not the best platform for long-form text posts and original work, and it makes it difficult to have structured, easy-to-follow discussion, which is a very important aspect of blogging for me.
I started this blog purely as a pet project to keep me writing. The past two years of posting have really helped me solidify my thoughts on feminism, gender and social justice and I hope to continue along that journey on my new platform. I've also realised I'm actually not terrible at this whole writing thing and hopefully my blog will help me reach a wider audience.
So if you have liked reading my stuff and would like to read more, please take a moment to follow me at massivehassle.com or bookmark it or add it to your RSS reader or do whatever you do to keep track of blogs you like! I also intend to continue posting links to my new blog here, so if you would like to sit back and do nothing, that is fine too!
To begin with, I offer you two of my latest posts:
an ode to sansa stark is about how I think Sansa is an incredibly underrated character and embodies a strong femininity we don't see on screen very often.
the sex ed I wish I had does exactly what it is says on the tin, and deals with my experiences growing up in super Catholic Ireland.
And finally, thank you followers, you are awesome and you are the reason I've actually stuck with blogging for far longer than I ever thought I would. I am still firmly addicted to tumblr, so feel free to message me here, with thoughts, questions and rants.
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Selena's Scandalous Selfie Sparks Drama
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The Olsen Twins' Style Transformation
A New Site Exposes Everyone's Past. What Can You Uncover?
14 Celebrity Moms Who Breastfeed in Public
Plastic Surgery Scar Spotted on Kylie Jenner's Face
54 Photoshopped Celebrity Before and After Photos
Celebrities You Didn't Know Share Exactly the Same Face
The Worst Celebrity Feet EVER
22 Celebrities Who Need SPANX Badly
Emma Watson's Intentional "Side Boob"
Inside Kim and Kanye's $20 Million Mega Mansion
Kylie Jenners $1 Million Plastic Surgery Shocker
Images of Iconic Celebs That Will Shatter Your Perception of Them
20 Celebrities Who Were Born Rich
8 Celebs Who Claim to Be Bigger Than Size 6
9 Celebrity Starlets Caught Creeping: Their Shocking Affairs
Kim K and The Jenners Act Totally Shameless
The Plastic Surgery That Changed Lisa Kudrow's Life
Paris Hilton's See-Through Purse is Filled With...
Audrey Hepburn's Granddaughter Pays Beautiful Tribute to The Fashion Icon
20 Celebrities with Smoldering Eyes
Brangelina's Wedding Bliss: The Sweet Details
The 14 Worst Awards Show Outfits of All Time
9 Celebrities with Secret Drug Addictions
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Ahh, a peaceful night sleep right? WRONG!!!! There is something up on the third floor.
Night was setting in fast. Most of the students were going to bed. (Some are night owls, but that's not about them!) Mark and Aki are two of the most of the students. "Good night, Mark." Aki called as she was heading into her room. "Night, Aki." Mark replied. Then, they headed back into their rooms and shut the doors for the night. You would assume that it would be a typical night like the others. Ha-ha! Yeah right! Otherwise, this wouldn't be a good story.
Aki lied back onto her bed. She seemed worried. "Please let me survive the whole night without losing my mind." she thought as she breathed heavily in and out. You see there had been this noise up on the third floor. But nobody has been on the third floor in ages. Aki as it has been seen, is superstitious. Aki told Mark about the sounds upstairs. His response? "It's all in your head." her "boyfriend" would say causally. That never really satisfied for the young journalist. For a while after that, she had been trying to ignore the sound. It only made things worse.
Then, it sounded up again. First, it was a soft rapping sound. Aki froze in panic. "Just stay calm." she told herself. The journalist clinched her light blue and sunflower sheets tightly for security. She could even feel herself trembling. The sound only grew louder gradually. "Just stay calm." Aki kept telling herself. The rapping and thumping were always the first sounds to come. It always sounded like something was hitting against the pipes. Or maybe it was something trapped in the pipes. Probably both. "Maybe it's something stuck in the pipes." Aki thought trying to think positive. The rapping sound became heavier. "Something big..." Aki tried to guess. But the sound was too heavy for it to be that way.
Aki was now worried again. No amount of positive thinking was going to get her calm or to sleep now. Should she go wake up Mark? No. "He'd think I was crazy again!" she thought in despair. The journalist saw that she had no choice but to try and ride out this night of terror. It wasn't going to be easy. Next came loud and heavy stomping sounds. Footsteps. Something or someone was on the third floor. There was no earthly way her imagination could create this! But was it a ghost? Was this dorm house really haunted?
The final nail in the coffin was the voices upstairs. It was a man's voice. He was swearing angrily. Aki was terrified out of her mind. "There is a ghost here!!!!" she thought. The poor girl screamed aloud in fear. "Stop! Stop!!!!" she kept screaming over and over again. The line had been crossed too far. She had to get help or the ghost would come and kill everyone in the house. But how? Talk to Mark! "But he'll think I'm nuts!" Aki argued. It's the only way! Aki strengthened up. "All right! I'll do it!" she thought. Then the journalist rose out of bed and headed to Mark's room.
"Mark!!!" Aki called loudly as she pounded wildly on the door. "Wake up!!! There's a ghost on the third floor!!!" The door slid open. Mark stared at her looking tired. "What?" he mumbled. Aki panted wildly. "There's a ghost on the third floor!!!" she repeated loudly. Her "boyfriend" just stared at her like she was crazy. "There is no such thing!" he protested. "But I keep hearing it!!!" Aki argued back. Mark just shook his head in annoyance. "Look, how many times must I tell you..." he began again. Then, the noise itself came again. Mark quickly awoke fully and looked up. The thumping was strong and heavy. The "couple" froze stiffly. "What was that?" Mark asked as he kept looking at the ceiling. "That's the ghost!" she whispered. Her "boyfriend" just rolled his eyes in annoyance. "No it's not!" he said. Aki glared at him coldly. "Okay then, smarty pants!" she barked. "If it's not a ghost, than what is it?!?" Mark stared at her blankly. "I don't know." he replied. "But we're going to see." Aki became a little better. "Okay then." she said. Mark stepped out in front of her. "Follow me." he said at last. Aki nodded weakly. Then, the "couple" headed to the lift.
They made it to the third floor. The same cloud of dust greeted them. The "couple" fought it off wildly. So far, there was nothing. Just a dark hall and a few dorms. Mark turned to Aki again. "See! No ghosts up here." he remarked. Aki still stood close to him like a scared child. Then a loud groan noise came through the air. Both froze again. "What was that?" Aki trembled out loud. "Dunno." Mark said slowly. The groaning came again. Mark looked straight ahead. "It's called from the closet!" he exclaimed. The "couple" ran straight to the closet. Mark flung the door open wide. Both stood there in complete shock. A drunken-looking man was sitting in the closet groaning. Mark relaxed and turned to his "girlfriend." "Is this the ghost you were talking about?" he asked loudly in sarcasm. Aki glared at him in anger. "Very funny!" she snapped. Mark turned back to the man. "Well, let's get him off of here so we can all sleep tonight!" he spoke up. "Right" Aki said.
The "couple" dragged the man down to the lift. It was a total backache. But Aki and Mark got the job done. They threw the drunken man onto the couch. When it was all over, Mark turned to Aki. "Now," he said. "Good night!" Then he stormed off to bed. Aki just stood there staring at him. "Okay..." she said slowly.
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Maestro is releasing a signature shoe with Vans Vault next month and it's real nice! This guy has come a long way. Good job, Levi.
Black Hearts.
I'm going to listen to Pistol Grip now.
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Early birthday gift from my cousin. This obsession runs in the family.
leopard print everything.
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Cole Haan Trio.
Tony is also the only person I know who wears visvim.
My friend Tony (Gaws/Grave Shifters) has great taste in shoes. His Native Miller's are really dope.
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I picked up a pair of Urshuz earlier this week and wasted no time putting them together to get them on my feet. I love working my with my hands, so I was immediately drawn to the concept of this brand. They're recyclable too. What's not to love about customizable and recyclable sneakers?
You create your own combination by choosing an upper and matching it with one of the many soles they have available. Since the soles and uppers and interchangeable you can use the same upper with different soles and vice versa…like Lego shoes!
For those of you who aren't fans of bright soles, neutral colors are available too. Relax.
Attaching the soles is pretty tricky, but once you figure out how it's done, it's easy. The soles come with a special tool to help with this process.
Success. You can pick up a pair of Urshuz at The Academy in Long Beach, Urban Outfitters' online shop and a few select locations, including the Urban at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Check their site for more information and to see all the available combinations.
The Urshuz Launch Party hosted by The Academy in Long Beach was great. There was a constant flow of people checking out the shoes throughout the event, and a good amount taking a pair home with them.
The concept behind this brand is great. I can see it catching on very soon.
Founder of Urshuz, Grant Delgatty.
My nephew's new kicks! He's taking after me for sure!
We'll be in Long Beach tomorrow night supporting the launch of Urshuz at my friend's shop The Academy. Come through for good food, drinks, and creative footwear.
Very nice and insightful look into Gourmet's 2012 Spring/Summer Collection.
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WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - The Wausau school board has reached an agreement with its teacher's union after a series of budget talks this weekend.
An agenda released by the school board today says they'll be ratifying an extension of their current contract with the teachers union through the 2013 school year.
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Rashad Evans breaks down the UFC 135 main event between Jon Jones and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson… well, sort of.
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I looked at vexels.net, wikipedia, answers.com, and several other sites to get a good base of what a vexel exactly is. I also read through an old vexel forum thread here and found a good bit of debate on the definition. Many people pointed to vexels.net, many disagreed with that definition because of it's limiting parameters in saying a vexel is a style of art. In short, a conclusive definition of what a vexel is still remains much to debate as people are divided over this.
Taking all that into conclusion, a gallery description was written and put into place. When the gallery was launched, in typical fashion, miscats occurred. Some have blamed them on how the gallery description was written. Ludicrous. Every single gallery has miscats, regardless of how well the description is written. On one hand I believe strongly in gallery descriptions, but they only work when people read them so the miscats will likely never be completely removed. On the other hand, vexels are such a new medium that many people don't understand them regardless of the gallery descriptions. To help reduce miscats to a minimal level, I have rewritten the gallery description to it's most base level, the new description is posted below:
Vexel Art
"Vexel images are:
- 1. Vector-like images that contain non-vector (raster) elements used to enhance the artwork.
- 2. Images created by digital tools such as the Photoshop pen tool, selection tool, or similar device that causes the image to have filled sections of colors next to each other to create the artwork. This technique gives the image a posterized look, making it look more 2D in appearance much like what a vector image looks like.
Vexel images are not:
- 1. Photographs that have been ran through a filtering process.
- 2. Paintings, airbrushed images, and heavily filtered artwork.
- 3. Pure vector artwork. Please read the gallery descriptions for vector artwork if unsure.
- 4. Any type of artwork that does not adhere to the rules above as to what a vexel is.
Note: images that are predominately photographic in nature with little vector work should not be posted here. Images such as those should be posted to the appropriate Digital > Misc gallery."
As you can see, it's as simplified as possible. Another way to help the gallery is to promote art that actually is a vexel. With that in mind, here is a good dose of some really great vexel images.
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*just a small sample randomly selected for the broad range
Some things to consider about the new gallery:
1. There have been a huge amount of miscats moved but the gallery is taking shape nicely. From what I have seen, the quality level is really starting to shine.
2. In basest terms, if you do not know what a vexel is, you probably shouldn't be posting art to this gallery. Vexel artists know what vexels are, there's no doubt to them. If you think you might be doing this art but aren't sure, ask for assistance, we gallery directors like to help.
3. In the future, regular vexel articles will be posted to help the gallery gain identity, stay tuned.
4. Lastly, if you think there's still something that needs to be included in the gallery description, speak now or forever hold your peace.


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resources to support teachers, districts, and states with Common Core
implementation. This document is available for free on the CCSSO website
and will be updated in winter 2013.
The Curriculum Materials Analysis Tools provides a set of tools with objective measures and information to guide selection of mathematics curriculum materials based on evidence of the materials' alignment with the CCSSM and support for implementation of the CCSSM in classrooms.
The tools were developed by a national team with expertise in mathematics, mathematics education, and school administration to assist textbook selection committees, school administrators, and teachers in the selection of curriculum materials that support implementation of the new CCSSM.
The CCSS Curriculum Materials Analysis Project manual is divided into the following sections for ease of use:
As 45 states, the District of Columbia, and two territories move from widespread adoption of the Common Core State Standards to implementation, there is a need to appropriately identify and link assets using a shared system of identifiers and a common XML representation. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center), working closely with the standards authors, aim to put forward a viable approach for publishing identifiers and XML designation to represent the standards, consistent with their adopted format.
In a statement of support for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Jo Boaler, mathematics educator, suggests the new standards will support more equitable achievement and embrace broader mathematics. In this recent article in The Atlantic, she offers reflections on why these new curriculum standards help usher in a new era of mathematics teaching and student achievement.
Making it Happen is a guide for teachers, teacher leaders, and supervisors that identifies and highlights the ways in which NCTM resources can support them as they implement and supplement the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) in their states. NCTM resources include: Principles and Standards, Curriculum Focal Points, Essential Understandings, Navigations, Illuminations, and more. For more information on Making It Happen, visit www.nctm.org/mih.


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How? He's not human, or even humanoid. No, he's a dragon, and quite frankly applying human expectations is kinda silly. Especially since dragons are an artificial race.
As for his underhanded methods, well, it's not like he has the support of a dragonflight, or centuries of magical experience, or even any real freedom; from what little has been revealed so far, he's grown up under house arrest, always under the (largely hostile) eyes of the other dragonflights.
And then there's the fate of his mother. Yeah, that story is certainly going to persuade the youngling to trust the people watching over him.
Kid's had a crap life so far; maybe he'll grow up to have a heart of gold. And it's not like his ascension to Aspect of Earth is going to stop the rest of the Black Dragonflight from being villains, any more than Bolvar putting on the Helm of Domination shut down the Scholomance.


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The Homestead National Monument of America, in Beatrice, Nebraska, will provide a live interactive tour of its exhibitions that depict land use for survival and the importance of the buffalo to the Plains Indians. Participants will be able to ask the guide questions about the exhibitions and the objects shown.
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Vintage 1977 Hermes huge H buckle belt is up for S A L E. This extra giant belt buckle is specially order-made at Hermes boutique. It is in great vintage condition with normal / light sign of use. It is a reversible belt. One side is tan, one side is dark brown. Extremely rare vintage piece from the 70's Hermes. It fits large size waist size of 97cm (38.2 in). It has three belt holes.
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Make card-giving a snap this Valentine's Day with these new cute and funny printable cards. They're perfect for your child to deliver to all of his friends at school. Choose from "Happy Valentine's Day" cards and fun character cards, which you can print in color or black and white.
Click on the above link of your choice (each page contains four cards) and the pdf file will automatically open up or be saved to your desktop. Your browser needs to be running the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in to view and print this file. Click here to download and install the free plug-in.
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When to compile?
Ready-compiled binaries exist for a few platforms. If these work with your system there may be no reason to compile Elmer from the source codes. Even most of the code development may be done without compiling the main program as new solvers may be dynamically linked. However, local compilation usually gives the best performance and is often needed for non-standard systems. Also it is often useful to download the source code just for checking the functionalities of different solvers when the documentation is not completed.
These instructions may partially be out of date. Also they do not cover the compilation of ElmerGU. For further instructions look at the section on compilation on www.elmerfem.org/elmerwiki.
Obtaining the source code
Elmer development uses the subversion version control system available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/elmerfem. There are some old "releases" but in general the "trunk" is preferred since it includes all latest features and bug fixes. You may obtain a complete snapshot of the current source codes, for example with
svn checkout svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/elmerfem/code/trunk elmerfem
The code may also be viewed under "Code" and you can get a up-to-date tar ball by clicking at "Download GNU tarball" at the bottom of the page. There are also some older tarballs available at
With the current update frequency these should mainly be used for historic reference.
Quick start
Make sure you have a working f90 compiler (preferably one that is listed in this table). Then pick an installation directory, e.g., /opt/elmer, /home/username or /usr. Then compile the elmer source packages in the following order: matc, umfpack, mathlibs, elmergrid, meshgen2d, eio, hutiter, fem, and optionally post, using the normal procedure of
./configure ; make ; make install, or use the following convenience script:
#!/bin/sh -f
# Compile Elmer modules and install it
# replace these with your compilers:
export CC=gcc
export CXX=g++
export FC=gfortran
export F77=gfortran
modules="matc umfpack mathlibs elmergrid meshgen2d eio hutiter fem"
for m in $modules; do
cd $m
./configure --prefix=/opt/elmer
make install
cd ..
Step by step instructions
Basically the following instructions are written in the Linux/Unix point of view. If you are using Windows, take a look at the bottom of the page first.
First, check out the list of supported platforms and compilers to get a feeling of the chances you have of compiling Elmer. If your platform and compiler isn't listed, there is a chance that you won't be able to compile Elmer.
Create a directory where you will compile the source.
> mkdir -p /tmp/elmersrc
> cd /tmp/elmersrc
Decide where you want to install elmer. Good choices are eg. /home/username or /opt/elmer, but /usr shouldn't cause any harm to your system either. In this case, we will use /opt/elmer. The packages will be installed under prefix as follows:
|-- bin
|-- include
| `-- elmer
|-- lib
`-- share
|-- elmerfront
| |-- lib
| `-- tcl
| `-- images
|-- elmerpost
| |-- help
| |-- lib
| `-- tcl
`-- elmersolver
|-- include
`-- lib
Compiling each package
Get the recent packages and compile everything (repeat the
./configure ; make ; make install for each package) or use this script.
If something fails (which is likely), there are several things you can do. First of all, you might be able to make the code compile by specifying the compilers manully. Also, another possible cause for compilation failure is that libraries are missing or broken. You can help configure by manually specifying libraries using environment variables or command line arguments to ./configure. If all hope is lost -- send a message to the mailing list email@example.com.
Manually specifying compilers
To override the default compilers found by configure, you can use the environment variables: CC, CXX, F77 and FC. For example, the following will cause configure to use GNU compilers:
> export CC=gcc
> export CXX=g++
> export FC=gfortran
> export F77=g77
> ./configure
Manually specifying libraries
If you want to specify your own blas and lapack, you can eg.
> ./configure --with-blas="/home/username/lib/libblas.a"
or use the environment variable:
> BLAS_LIBS="-L/some/convoluted/path/lib -lblas3.1.03"
There are other variables and command line switches for specifying other libraries as well. See ./configure --help for a detailed listing.
Manually compiling solvers
elmerf90 command is provided to help compiling your own solvers, it is a wrapper script to the compiler that was used to compile the elmer that is in the PATH.
elmerf90 MySolver.f90 -o MySolver.so
By default, Elmer is compiled with optimization and without debugging information. To get any meaningful debugging information, you can either use the elmer-specific --with-debug switch for configure, or manually specify the compiler flags before configure:
> ./configure --with-debug
> CFLAGS="-g" CXXFLAGS="-g" FFLAGS="-g" FCFLAGS="-g" ./configure
Testing the build
The fem module contains a set of tests that can be used to test that the solver really works. The tests can be invoked with
make check:
> cd fem
> make check
-- cut --
testing: 1dtests [PASSED]
testing: 1sttime [PASSED]
testing: 2ndtime [PASSED]
-- cut --
testing: streamlines [PASSED]
testing: ThermalCompress [PASSED]
testing: TimeAdapt [PASSED]
Tests completed, passed: 52 out of total 52 tests
but also seperately from the tests subdirectory of the fem module using the runtests script:
> cd fem/tests
> ./runtests PoissonBEM
$ELMER_HOME undefined, setting it to ../src
testing: PoissonBEM [PASSED]
Tests completed, passed: 1 out of total 1 tests
If a test fails, a test.log file will be left in the test directory for debugging purposes.
There are two packages that need special care if you intend to use the MPI version of elmer: mathlibs (parpack) and fem. If the mpi libraries are not in a trivial place, then you will need specify the location to the configure script. For this purpose there are several command line arguments provided:
--with-mpi-dir # Specify a dir containing--lib/, include/ and bin/
--with-mpi-lib-dir # Give location of libmpi.{a|so}* or libmpich.{a|so}
--with-mpi-inc-dir # Specify location of mpif.h
--with-mpi-bin-dir # Specify location of mprun
Usually, the --with-mpi-dir will suffice, eg. on Sun:
./configure --with-mpi-dir=/opt/SUNWhpc/
But sometimes there is a tricky situation (in this case, for 64 bit mpi libs), and you will need something like this:
./configure --with-mpi-lib-dir=/opt/SUNWhpc/lib/sparcv9 \
A good way to look for MPI library directory is to `locate libmpi` or compiling a simple test program with mpf90 (if provided) with verbose compilation options to see which directories and libraries are used.
Testing MPI
There are many different MPI environments, so it is difficult to give a set of commands.
Basic MPICH2 style test
> cd tests/heateq-par
> mpirun -np 2 ../../src/ElmerSolver_mpi
On IBM, the solver executable is linked with mpxlf90, so no mpirun/mprun is needed
> ../../src/ElmerSolver_mpi -nprocs 4 -pfile
Common errors
If you have several versions of Elmer compiled with different compilers, you are likely to face problems, as the shared objects and module files are usually not compatible between compilers. Make sure that you have the correct libelmersolver.so and binaries (ElmerSolver) in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH and PATH.
Another source of potential problems are the ELMER_HOME and ELMER_LIB environment variables. Make sure they point to the correct locations, or unset them, if you haven't relocated your binaries.
Compilers known to work
|GNU (gcc, g++, g77, gfortran, g95)
|Intel 7.1,8.1,9.0 (icc, ifort|ifc)
|Pathscale (pathcc, pathCC, pathf90)
|Portlan group 6.0-4 (pgcc, pgCC, pgf90)
|Sun Studio
|IBM Fortran
|HP fortran and Visual C++
|barely compiles
A good rule is to try compiling everything with compilers of the same vendor. The only exception is maybe ifort and pathscale, which work fairly well together with the gnu c and c++ compilers.
gfortran can be downloaded from http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GFortranBinaries
and g95 can be dowloaded from http://www.g95.org/
Platforms known to work
Elmer has been known to compile and function on the following platforms:
|Working modules
|x86, x86-64
|Sun Solaris
|sparcv7, sparcv9
|Apple OS X 10.3
|Windows 2000,XP
Legend: S=Solver P=Post F=Front
It is possible to compile ElmerSolver for Windows in a Unix/Linux fashion. In order to do this, you will have to install the latest MinGW/MSYS environment on your Windows system (see http://www.mingw.org for more details).
You will also need to install GNU-binutils (2.17.50 or later), msysDTK (1.0.1 or later), mingw-runtime (3.13 or later), wget (1.9.1 or later), and the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) version 4 (gcc-core, gcc-g++, gcc-gfortran, gcc-obj). The packages are available from:
As of 17. Sept. 2007, GCC 4 with sjlj-exception handling is recommended.
Disclaimer: The MinGW-port of GCC 4 is currently a "technology preview version" of the forthcoming stable release. Please keep this in mind if you decide to use it.
Compiling the software: Before running the configuration scripts, you should set up the following environment variables (if you are using the automated convenience script, please edit the file accordingly):
$ export CC=gcc-sjlj
$ export CXX=g++-sjlj
$ export FC=gfortran-sjlj
$ export F77=gfortran-sjlj
$ export LDFLAGS=-L/mingw/lib/gcc/mingw32/4.2.1-sjlj
Please make sure that LDFLAGS has been set correctly according to your MinGW/MSYS installation.
Running the Solver: Make sure that the variable ELMER_HOME has been set and points to the installation directory defined in the prefix of the configuration scripts. Also make sure that ELMER_HOME/bin and ELMER_HOME/lib are contained in PATH:
$ export ELMER_HOME=/where/ever/elmer/was/installed
$ export PATH=$ELMER_HOME/bin:$ELMER_HOME/lib:$PATH
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So it`s been weeks and I can`t help but stop and think,
These rooms seem cold without you.
Memories turned salty cheeks,
I still feel the flames you held beneath my feet.
Life may ever be so good again.
I`ve been staring at these pictures so long, I swear they`re talking back.
Today is for the living.
These songs we`re singing are more than moving on,
They`re the only ways we`re making sense of a world that`s small enough to shake.
But it`s still strong enough to break us down.
I`ve tried to capture it and never found a way.
`Cause wrapping words around a love that made
Palaces of parking lots and art of ugly hearts
isn`t easy.
What we gave, what we had.
Some may never understand how twenty kids in three vans won`t ever be the same again.
What we gave, what we had.
Six weeks in the clouds and I`m still not ready, not ready to come down.
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This man must fall as all men must
The fate of all is always dust.
It hurts so much, she thought. Our children, Ned, all our sweet babes. Rickon, Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb… Robb… please, Ned, please, make it stop, make it stop hurting… The white tears and the red ones ran together until her face was torn and tattered, the face that Ned had loved. Catelyn Stark raised her hands and watched the blood run down her long fingers, over her wrists, beneath the sleeves of her gown. Slow red worms crawled along her arms and under her clothes. {…} Then the steel was at her throat, and its bite was red and cold.
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An Upstate tax preparer was given prison time for creating false tax returns.
Sandra Burton, 49, was sentenced in federal court in Spartanburg Thursday on 10 counts of preparing materially false federal income tax returns.
Burton pleaded guilty in December.
She is required to serve 21 months in a federal prison and to pay
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Posted: December 13, 2013
Sandra Burton of Abbeville pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to ten counts of preparing materially false income tax returns. She will be sentenced once the judge reviews the pretense report.
Had the case gone to trial, the Government was prepared to show that during the years 2006 through 2008, Burton ran a tax preparation service in Abbeville. The IRS took notice, after an unusually large number of her clients claimed educational credits and IRA contributions.
IRS agents went undercover to Burton's business, and asked her to prepare a return, based solely on a W-2. According to the agents, Burton gave them an IRA deduction and education credit, they were not entitled to.
Burton's tax service was then searched by IRS agents. Investigators say Burton admitted to giving taxpayers deductions they were not entitled to. The IRS claims Burton's activity cost the government in excess of $200,000.
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Past Spafford Endowed Chairs
Helen V. Graber, PhD - 2001-2009
Dr. Graber initiated a community conversation through a series of events, including the Belle S. Spafford Birthday Recognition Event and the Spafford Roundtables. Valuable information from the 1996 Centennial Summit for Utah Women was used as a foundation to determine current needs and priorities. Over 400 different people participated in this process, which resulted in the announcement, in August 2002, of three areas of focus for Dr. Grabers tenure: education, leaders, and families, with specific attention to womens income and child care.
Dr. Graber earned her PhD in public policy analysis and administration from St. Louis University and her masters degree in social administration from Case Western Reserve University. She was a member of the Utah Womens Forum, the International Womens Forum, the Utah Womens Alliance for Building Community, and was the treasurer of the Utah Commission for Women and Families. She also served on the board of Voices for Utah Children. She firmly believed that these and her other community activities mirrored the many ways Belle Spafford worked with others to achieve better lives for women, their families, and their communities.
Ruth A. Brandwein, PhD - 1994-1996
Dr. Brandwein held the Belle S. Spafford Endowed Chair for two years. Her area of interest and research while at the College of Social Work was domestic violence, with a special focus on Utah. Previously, Dr. Brandwein served as dean of the State University of New York at Stony Brooks School of Social Welfare and spent four years as Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Social Services. She was also the second vice president of the National Association of Social Workers.
Dr. Brandwein earned her PhD from Brandeis Universitys Florence Heller Graduate School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare, and an MSW from the University of Washington School of Social Work. She was named the first Distinguished Alumna by the University of Washington School of Social Work.
Marie Cornwall, PhD - 1993-1994
Dr. Cornwall spent her year as the Spafford Chair examining the status of women in Utah by using census data, available research, and vital statistics. She used this information to compare the status of women throughout Utahs 100 years of statehood. Her findings were published in a book and were featured in a three-part documentary aired on KUED in 1995. The documentary examined three intergenerational families of different ethnic groups to explore the changes in womens status over time.
Dr. Cornwall earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Minnesota and a masters degree from Brigham Young University. While the Spafford Chair, Dr. Cornwall directed the Womens Research Institute at BYU and served on the faculty of the institutions Department of Sociology.
Rosemary C. Sarri, PhD - 1992-1993
Dr. Sarri spent one academic year as the Belle S. Spafford Endowed Chair. During that time, she presented three lectures, which were free, open to the public, and well-attended: Comparative Perspectives on Strategies for Empowerment of Women (October, 1992); Gender Perspectives on Social Policy and Social Change (February, 1993); and Women, Men, and Children: An Agenda for Their Well-Being in the 1990s (May, 1993). In addition to the lectures, Dr. Sarri taught seminars on Women, Work, and Careers and Women and Leadership: Management Roles in the Human Services.
She earned her PhD in social work and sociology from the University of Michigan, later joining their social work faculty and working with their Institute for Social Research. Her career and research focused on gender studies, single parent families with children, social welfare administration, social policy and social change, and juvenile and criminal justice. Dr. Sarri authored numerous books and journal articles on these subjects.
Nancy Amidei, MSW - 1990-1992
Ms. Amidei, a national social issues and women in poverty policy expert, was selected to be the third Belle S. Spafford Endowed Chair. As the Spafford Chair, she focused on the contributions that low-income women make to society. Ms. Amidei produced a year-end report: Feminization of Poverty How Does it Look in Utah? The project updated facts and figures reported 10 years prior in a national study on the same subject, but with a focus on current Utah families. Ms. Amidei also taught classes and advocated for poor women and their families in talks to community groups, university forums, social service providers, and others. She presented the College of Social Works annual Beeley Lecture, speaking on Advocacy in Human Services.
Ms. Amidei earned her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Michigan School of Social Work and received their Distinguished Alumni Award in 1984. She was a former National Public Radio social policy commentator and a correspondent for Commonweal magazine and four major newspapers. At the time of her appointment, Ms. Amidei was a visiting professor at Washington University School of Social Work and on the faculty at Catholic University School of Social Services in Washington, D.C.
L. Diane Bernard, PhD - 1988-1990
As the second Belle S. Spafford Endowed Chair, Dr. Bernard brought an interest in franchising women, particularly those in higher education, to become more active and effective in key positions of government and public office. During her tenure as the Spafford Chair, she sponsored a two-day research conference: A Womans Conference: Developing an Agenda for the 90s in Utah. In the spring of 1990, she chaired the Third Annual Belle S. Spafford Conference: Women Entering the Workforce.
Dr. Bernard was a visiting professor from Southern University in New Orleans. She had served as dean of the School of Social Work at Florida State University and had been a faculty member at Smith College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Bryn Mawr College, and Tulane University.
Naomi R. Gottlieb, DSW - 1987-1988
Dr. Gottlieb was selected as the first Belle S. Spafford Endowed Chair. As the Spafford Chair, she organized a working conference on health and economic issues of older women, which was held in Salt Lake City in 1988. She also prepared a monograph as the conference report: The Conference on Older Women: The State of Knowledge and the Need for Action.
Dr. Gottlieb earned her Doctor of Social Work degree from the School of Social Welfare at the University of California at Berkley. At the time of her appointment, she was director of the Project on Women and Mental Health and a professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work.


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The heart of Smiley and West's message is simple and profound: the United States is far more economically divided than most people want to acknowledge,and this chasm will destroy our nation. They make their case in their book by using vast amounts of very robust data from credible sources, like the Pew Research Center. (Indeed, this is the same data that drives the work we do at EARN to help low income workers save and invest to foster prosperity.)
There are some of you who will quickly dismiss Smiley, West, and their message. You may dismiss them because you don't like their politics, or don't like them as people. You make this dismissal at your own peril, and the peril of our nation. Irrespective of how you view Tavis Smiley or Cornel West, their passionate call to the American public to face the hard facts, is rooted in data that transcends politics or ideology.
In fact, the Smiley-West cautionary message is backed by groundbreaking research from economists Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, in their new book Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty. Acemoglu and Robinson conducted expansive research to understand why some nations fail while others prosper. While much of the conventional wisdom among economists on the issue involves natural resources or cultural traits, Acemoglu and Robinson found that it is open political institutions that allow for shared power, and collective decision making about economic opportunity that drive prosperity.
This thesis cuts straight to the heart of what Smiley and West warn us is coming. Tens of millions of Americans toil endlessly, but never find their efforts rewarded with economic security. Increasingly, these hard working people will be disenfranchised and disengaged from the political process, and have less say in how economic opportunity is fostered and distributed. This is precisely the dynamic that Acemoglu and Robinson found at the heart of poverty, corruption, and human beings at their worst. We're moving down a dangerous path as a nation. Listening carefully to what West and Smiley have to say, however, is a good step back in the right direction.
Those who take the time to read Coming Apart should also pick up William Julius Wilson's When Work Disappears (1996), a study of the "new urban poor." While Murray places the blame squarely on changing mores, Wilson traces the shifts in inner city family life to the loss of working class jobs and the disintegration of neighborhood social organization. In a review of Coming Apart, economist Paul Krugman echoes Wilson's argument, noting a precipitous drop in the wages of male high school graduates after 1973. In the absence of good jobs, blue collar men have been less likely to marry. Other sociologists have pursued a similar line of inquiry, exploring the cultural side of poverty without blaming the victim.
But where is the condemnation of the culture of violence fetishization? Where are the tough questions for those Christians who support the NRA, paying dues to an organization that spends millions to continually expand access to weapons of violence in a nation with more guns – and more gun violence – than nearly any other? Similarly, where is the condemnation of a system that is so broken that thousands of people can be deprived access to health care to the point of dying? Where are the tough questions for those Christians who demonize and promise to repeal attempts at making that system better, such as the Affordable Care Act? Are the victims of gun violence no less our neighbors than the victims of abortion? Are the children dying from preventable diseases in our own country no less our neighbors than the children dying in their mothers' wombs? If Trayvon Martin Were a Fetus, Christians Would Be a Whole Lot More Upset ☀
Sadly, feeding the homeless has been banned in major cities all over America. Other cities that have not banned it outright have put so many requirements on those who want to feed the homeless (acquiring expensive permits, taking food preparation courses, etc.) that feeding the homeless has become "out of reach" for most average people. Some cities are doing these things because they are concerned about the "health risks" of the food being distributed by ordinary "do-gooders." Other cities are passing these laws because they do not want homeless people congregating in city centers where they know that they will be fed. But at a time when poverty and government dependence are soaring to unprecedented levels, is it really a good idea to ban people from helping those who are hurting? Paul Craig Roberts ☀
We executed children in this country until long after the rest of the world — except Iran — thought that was a good idea. Almost six million children live in poverty in this country. Almost six million of them are without health insurance of any kind, and that's reckoned to be an improvement. None of this is accidental. These children are expendable because the people we elect make policy decisions of which we approve — or, at least, of which we do not disapprove. The Republicans in Congress — behind the "leadership" of zombie-eyed granny-starver Paul Ryan — would like to zero out the SCHIP children's health-care program. If they do that, it will not be done by accident. The Florida legislature, behind the leadership of the National Rifle Association, passed the "stand your ground" law, despite the fact that even police and prosecutors were warning that it amounted to a hunting license for anyone who had both a gun, and the ability to concoct a good story. Trayvon Martin is not dead by accident. Charles P. Pierce ☀
Should getting laid off make each one of these individuals a suspected drug user? It's disgusting and disrespectful to think of our neighbors that way, and for politicians to think of their own constituents that way. It makes me sick. E.J. Montini ☀
What Romney is essentially proposing to do is finance a massive tax cut by cutting Medicaid, food stamps, housing subsidies and job training. In other words, the neediest Americans — and, to a lesser degree, federal workers — will be financing a massive tax cut. Is this why Mitt Romney's stadium is empty? ☀
Advocates for unemployed workers suspect that conservatives who would require unemployment recipients to submit to mandatory drug testing have a hidden motive: First, undermine public support for unemployment insurance by associating recipients with drug users. Then, get the public to think about unemployment insurance as just a government handout. Finally, blame the unemployed for their predicament, thus creating a political environment that allows benefits to be slashed. Legislating Under the Influence ☀
For every 100 households that earn less than one-third of the median income for their region, according to the report, there are only 30 affordable and available rental units — meaning, places to live that aren't dilapidated, prohibitively expensive, too far from public transportation, or already occupied by someone earning a higher salary.
The Republican primary field has recently decided to revive the Welfare Queen trope, perhaps in hopes that a bit of that old Reagan magic will rub off on them. The argument, as usual, is that there's a vast stream of federal money going to people who are sitting on their asses eating Cheetos instead of going out and earning a living instead. These people are being bred into dependence on Uncle Sam's tit and having their work ethics destroyed.
So the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities decided to add up the numbers and figure out how much money the federal government spends on the nonworking poor. The answer: about 10 percent of all federal welfare spending. How did they come up with that? CBPP's methodology uses census data to figure out exactly where program dollars are going, but you can get pretty much the same answer using a simpler, easier-to-understand technique. Step One is to list every federal welfare program. Step Two is to deduct spending on the elderly, blind, and seriously disabled. That's Social Security, Medicare, SSI, and about two-thirds of Medicaid. Step Three is to deduct spending that goes to the working poor. That's unemployment compensation, EITC, and child tax credits. Step Four is to add up the rest. This overstates how much goes to the nonworking poor, since these programs are open to both working and nonworking families, but it gives you a rough idea.
It comes to about $235 billion, the bulk of which is SNAP (formerly food stamps) and about one-third of Medicaid. That's 12 percent of all federal welfare spending and about 6 percent of the whole federal budget. Once you account for the fact that some of these program dollars go to the working poor, you end up with CBPP's estimate of 10 percent, or about 5 percent of the whole federal budget.
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After the Marley documentary directed by The Last King of Scotland Director Kevin Macdonald, Usain Bolt's 9.63 Olympic record and Yohan Blake's silver in the 100 (Usain Bolt vs. 116 years of Olympic sprinters), a new Jamaican influence arised on July 30th namely Snoop Lion. The doc Reincarnated features nobody else then Hip Hop artist Snoop Dogg. A co-production of Vice Films and Snoop's own Snoopadelic Films. It all evolves around Snoop travelling and living in Jamaica and changing his name to Snoop Lion. Why? Well Snoop says that he was and still is captured by the Rastafarian culture. And this is how he basically ended up producing his first reggae record with Diplo. Even though this perfectly coordinated and marketed artistic 'change' comes at the right time cause Snoop's career was moving towards TV series like Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, roasting Donald Trump, phoning in verses on Katy Perry Top 40 hits and writing rap songs about True Blood it all feels somehow right to me. Hey….It is what it is! Check the FUSE Press Conference here and the Trailer here. Listen to Snoop Lion's first single "La La La" here (Vice Records). The doc Reincarnated will premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival September 7th. Can't wait for the album and doc. Watch-Like-Share.
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My doctor was glad when I told him that I stopped smoking. He didn't have an opinion or much knowledge of vaping and was in favor of any approach that got me off cigarettes. It would have been kewl if he was more interested or encouraging, but I was still pleased with his attitude.
While nicotine is a drug still and we should all aim to get off of it at some point in our lives, it's nice to see people who are not ignorant to the fact that this doesn't destroy us like cigarettes do. I don't go to the docs that much but I never mention vaping, I just say I am leading a cigarette free life now.
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110 Yale Boulevard Southeast, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Very knowledgeable staff, decadent food and the owner stated that 99% of the menu (save two items) can be made gluten free. One of my favorite spots in town.
319 S Guadalupe St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
DO NOT EAT HERE CELIAC/INTOLERANT. Someone stated that the manager has celiac, but I would doubt it. He couldn't care less about us, as he won't fix the menu. He and the rest of the staff were extremely unfriendly, uncaring and cold. They had a TYPO on their menu. A TYPO, the yak meatloaf labeled as gluten-free is not. By any means. It was served with onion rings for God's sake! (onion rings weren't listed in the menu, anywhere in the description). All the manager could say was a sad "sorry". The menu won't be changed despite the certain doom and peril for celiacs and the gluten intolerant. I would rate lower, if possible. When it comes to gluten free they either do not care or have absolutely no idea what they're doing. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME.
2 Beaver St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
The food is great and the staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. Gluten free buns. Celiacs can actually have the fries, as only gluten free breading is used in the frier. Great quick place to eat. Kids meal even came with a Frisbee. Highly recommended.
4041 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85018
Great place, the good is simply and technically decadent. The staff is very friendly and the atmosphere is great. The macaroons are to die for, and the entrees are amazing. Everything is gluten free, the non gluten free in our family loved it. Highly recommended.
6015 North 16th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Amazing food, I had no reaction to the sandwich of the day. The staff was very helpful and knowledgeable, but a tad bit slow. The joint is very cool and laid back, with great atmosphere. The live music was great. All in all a great place, I would recommend it.
3052 North 16th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85016
I had the shish and lamb kabob. The staff was very knowledgeable and the food was amazing. We were amazed that the pita bread was gluten free. We spoke with the owner and he was very nice. He showed us that he had a huge selection of frozen gluten free foods ranging from the famous pita bread to meat pies. He stated that 98% of his menu could be made gluten free and that he would be happy to adjust the items as needed. I would very highly recommend the joint.
Paris Resort & Casino, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Absolutely decadent food. The staff was very friendly and they knew everything about gluten. I had the gluten free eggs Benedict and the gluten free french toast. They were both delicious. The gluten free menu was huge. I would highly recommend eating here.
3663 Las Vegas Blvd S Ste 610, Las Vegas, NV 89109
All the meats are gluten free, so it's a great choice of you have a sensitivity or an allergy. The food is great, however be sure you know for sure what is gluten free at the food bar. We were told everything but the obvious was gluten free, but later that the vinaigrette was not. Thankfully I hadn't touched it yet. We had a very good waiter, who was very knowledgeable. He brought me a new set of tongs when mine had touched the vinaigrette. A salmon plate was undercooked. It's a very pricey restaurant, and you don't fully get what you pay for. I would not recommend.
6629 Las Vegas Freeway, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Spectacular food. I had the rotisserie chicken, which was amazing. The wait staff wasn't only nice, but were very knowledgeable. They have a large gluten free, hardback menu. I would highly recommend this place.
1111 Carlisle Boulevard Southeast, Albuquerque, NM 87106
This is a great place to eat. Great selection. They have great food and there's no need to worry about cross contamination being that they cook nothing with gluten in the restaurant. One of my favorite places to eat in Albuquerque.
11 Beaver St #1, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
They have great food from their pizzas to their sandwiches. They have a sizable gluten free menu. Their staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. Sadly they do not have a dedicated fryer, so those with celiac can not have their french fries. Overall it's a great place to eat.


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Join us in San Diego 15-17 Oct to discuss innovation and transformation in Distribution, Customer Experience & Airport Design
In his State of the Industry address, Tony Tyler shared his reflections on the 100th anniversary of civil aviation
IATA is working to lower industry costs and improve the passenger travel experience. Our mission is to help transform the air transport value chain, covering the following areas:
Airline Distribution
Passenger Experience
Baggage Services
In each of these areas IATA Passenger supports the industry through delivering:
Passenger Glossary of Terms (pdf)
Upcoming events
Passenger Experience Regional Workshops
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