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I'm not big on business books. You're more likely to catch me reading Nouwen or Newbigin than Collins or Covey. So when a friend said I "had to" read Multipliers, I did so reluctantly.
I'm glad I did.
Toward the beginning of the book, author Liz Wiseman asks, "Do you want to be a genius or a genius maker?" Her definition of genius doesn't require high IQ or exceptional knowledge; it's about reproducing life change in others. True geniuses make other geniuses.
We tend to think movements are led by brash visionaries, but Wiseman debunks this notion. She explains how movement makers are usually people humble enough to live a life bigger than themselves.
She also writes about "diminishers," people whose pride limits the capability of those around them. Having a "diminisher" at the helm can spell doom for an organization. "As we studied Diminishers we heard case after case of smart individuals being underutilized by their leaders ... We learned that it is indeed possible to be both overworked and underutilized." Such cautions ring especially true in our time. Wiseman writes: "In down markets and times of scarcity, managers must find ways to get more capability and productivity from their current resources."
Multipliers frames a hopeful reality. The author contends that everyone—not just the talented and charismatic—has the potential to be a multiplier. If you can navigate a little corporate jargon, there are plenty of takeaways for people in ministry.
As a "multiplying pastor" on staff at my church, this book made me think. Do I want merely to be a disciple or a disciple-maker? Am I seeking to extend my own reach or to make the people around me better? How many Bible studies, ministries, and churches are spiraling downward because they are led by diminishers?
The book also opened my eyes to the untapped potential around me. It was like putting on glasses for the first time. Suddenly what looked fuzzy and indistinct was crystal clear. There are geniuses all around me! Since reading the book I have begun to see one of my primary roles as putting on the "genius glasses" and trying to spot talent around me. Whether it's at a meeting with staff or lunch with a lay person, I am always looking for latent talent. There truly are geniuses everywhere, and I have begun to seek opportunities to validate and equip them for service.
The book also hit a pain point felt by churches: we're simply not able to hire people like we used to. We find ourselves looking largely to volunteer teams to fulfill roles that were once covered by full-time staff. We are doing less with more and addition won't cut it anymore. We are going to have to learn the language of multiplication.
Reading Multipliers reminded me of Ephesians 2:10. There Paul reminds us that we are all "created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." As leaders our job isn't to do all the work. It's to empower all God's children to discover their identity in Christ and engage in the work God has called them to do. Multiplication is a crucial concept for church leaders. Jesus was the greatest genius when it came to multiplication. As his followers, we should be, too.
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- The 2008 New Orleans Boat Show runs 5-10 p.m. today, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans. The oldest and largest Gulf Coast boating and sport-fishing show boasts more than 100 exhibitors showcasing the latest model boats, motors, trailers, marine accessories, fishing gear and marine electronics. Attendees can browse the latest in marine-recreation products and talk shop with experts. Admission is $9 for adults, $5 for ages 13-15 and free for children ages 12 and under. For schedules, tickets or other information, visit www.NewOrleansBoatShow.com.
- Mardi Gras Float project for children ages 7-12 will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the E.D. White Historic Site, 2295 La. 1 north of Thibodaux. Families and children can make their own floats to take home and enjoy. Free event with all supplies included. Call 447-0915.
- Teen Gaming, 4 p.m. Saturday and Jan. 19 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.
- Estate Liquidators Home Décor and Antique Auction, Saturday at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Auction begins at 11:30 a.m. Free to the public. Visit www.auction-preview.com.
- The Krewe of Aphrodite will hold its 2008 Mini Mardi Gras Parade at 2 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Rouses Supermarket on West Main Street in Houma. Registration begins at 2 p.m. The parade and judging begin at 3 p.m. The contest is free and open to all children ages 12 and under. No motorized floats allowed. Contest includes first, second and third places as well as best individual costume, best group costume and best mini float. Rouses king cake and punch to be served following the parade. Call Angie Helluin at 688-1279 or 223-2099.
- The Bayou Chapter of the American Parkinsons Disease Association will hold its annual Cajun Fais-Do-Do from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the St. Joseph Life Center next to St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, 721 Canal Blvd., Thibodaux. Includes music by Jason Frey with Lagniappe, Cajun dancing, food and drinks and door prizes including a $200 U.S. Savings Bond. Tickets are $5 each in advance and $7 each at the door. Young children with parents get in free. Call Richard Weimer at 446-1838.
- "Penguins and Polar Bears" story time, 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Bayou Blue Branch Library, 198 Mazerac St.
- Eager Readers Book Discussion Group, 1:30 p.m. Monday in the second-floor Charles Davidson boardroom at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. The group will discuss "Falling Man" by Don Delillo.
- After School Club for first- and second-graders, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Gibson Branch Library, 6363 Bayou Black Drive.
- Lefevres Art Supply and Gallery, 230 Enterprise Drive, Houma, will offer drawing classes for children on Mondays beginning Jan. 14, with classes for first- through fourth-graders from 5 to 6 p.m. and classes for fifth- through eighth-graders from 6 to 7 p.m. Classes cost $55 for seven weeks. Fee includes supplies. Call 580-7991.
- The Houma Regional Arts Council will hold free workshops at 5:30 p.m. Monday and Feb. 11 at the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 Park Ave., Houma, to help individuals and organizations apply for money through the Terrebonne Parish Arts Funding Program. The deadline to apply for the parish money is March 3. Any nonprofit organization in Terrebonne presenting a public arts project may apply for up to $1,500. Previously funded projects include opera and puppet performances, visual art workshops and others. Program guidelines and applications are available online at www.houmaterrebonne.org, or by contacting Andrea Dupree-Cenac at 985-873-6367 or email@example.com.
- Terrebonne Parish Inaugural Ceremony, 6 p.m. Monday at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Free to the public. Call 850-4657.
- Margaret Burlew with the LSU AgCenter will be guest speaker for a library event at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Montegut Branch Library, 1135 La. 55.
- The film "A Lesson Before Dying," based on the book by Ernest Gaines, will be shown from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Gibson Branch Library, 6363 Bayou Black Drive. The screening is part of The Big Read Project, an effort sponsored by the Houma Regional Arts Council to promote reading. Admission is free and open to the public.
- Snow Globe Craft Workshop for first- through fifth-graders, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bourg Branch Library, 4405 St. Andrew St.
- Learn to foxtrot and keep in shape with music. Lessons begin from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the SLECA Building on Coteau Road in the Bayou Blue community. Call Gene and Etta Sonnier at 876-4753.
- After School Club for third- and fourth-graders, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Gibson Branch Library, 6363 Bayou Black Drive.
- Bobble-head Snowman Workshop for teens, 4:45-6 p.m. Wednesday at the Gibson Branch Library, 6363 Bayou Black Drive. Limited to 10. Registration required. Call 575-2639.
- Tween Zone Scrapbook Workshop, 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Bayou Blue Branch Library, 198 Mazerac St.
- Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, including annual awards ceremony and installation of new officers, Wednesday at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Cocktails at 6 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m. Call 876-5600 for tickets.
- Need money for college? The Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma will hold a free Financial Aid Workshop at 6:30 p.m. Thursday to help local students learn about Louisianas TOPS college-scholarship program, as well as how to fill out forms for FAFSA and the Army College Fund. Call the Main Librarys Reference Department at 876-1733 to sign up.
- The Terrebonne Association for Retarded Citizens staff and clients will hold its first celebration and remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18. All departments and units will create banners to carry in a march around the TARC circle in honor of King. Line-up for the march will be at 1:15 p.m. in front of the TARC Cafeteria, on the TARC campus off Grand Caillou Road in Houma. The march begins at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments and the reading of an excerpt from a King speech will follow in the TARC Cafeteria.
- The Everett Street Gallery, 201 Everett St., Morgan City, will begin hosting a monthly Gallery Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 18. The evening will feature work by artists Barbara Brown of Morgan City, Ron Cutrera of New Iberia and Laura Zuniga of Franklin. Light refreshments will be provided. Gallery Night will be the third Friday of each month. Call the Everett Street Gallery at 985-385-9945.
- The Nicholls Players, the Nicholls State University acting troupe, presents "Fun! A night of Monologues, Music, and Short Plays," at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 and 19 and at 3 p.m. Jan. 20 in Talbot Theater on the Nicholls State campus in Thibodaux. This student-led production, directed by Joey Pierce, includes selections from "Saturday Night Live," "Spamalot," and "RENT." Admission is $5. The event is suggested for mature audiences.
- The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation will host a free quilting workshop by New Orleans textile artist Cely Tapplette-Pedescleaux from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Jazz & Heritage Gallery, 1205 N. Rampart St., New Orleans. The workshop is open to all ages. All quilting materials will be provided. Participants will work together on a quilt with themes relating to the Underground Railroad. The quilt will be unveiled on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 21. To reserve space in the workshop, call the Jazz & Heritage Foundation at 504-558-6100.
- Arthur Storytime for pre-kindergartners through third-graders, 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.
- Second Thoughts Book Discussion Group will meet at 3 p.m. Jan. 19 at the East Houma Branch Library, 778 Grand Caillou Road, to discuss "Years of Rage" by Joseph Suglia.
- Bingo for adults, 4 p.m. Jan. 19 at the East Houma Branch Library, 778 Grand Caillou Road.
- The Flow Zone open-mic night returns to B.E. Bistro, 1129 Audubon Ave. in Thibodaux, at 7 p.m. Jan. 19. The mic is open for poetry, song and other clean performances. This months featured artist is True Believers of Praise with Minister Chris Burrell. The Flow Zone is put on every third Saturday of the month by 2 L.I.V.E. Productions.
- Its Winter story time for kindergartners, 2 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Gibson Branch Library, 6363 Bayou Black Drive.
- Tween Zone Jewelry Box Workshop, 5 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Bayou Blue Branch Library, 198 Mazerac St.
TERREBONNE PARISH parades
- Krewe of Hercules, 6 p.m. Jan. 25, West Houma, Royalty: King Hercules XXIV Dwight Kraemer, Grand Marshal: Bobby Hebert
- Krewe of Aquarius, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26, West Houma, Royalty: Queen Melissa Wyman
- Krewe of Petit Caillou, Noon Jan. 26, Chauvin, Royalty: King Matthew Sims and Queen Ashley Lirette, Grand Marshal: Vernon Bourgeois
- Krewe of Hyacinthians, 12:30 p.m. Jan. 27, West Houma, Royalty: Queen 57th Laura Cancienne and King Darrin Guidry
- Krewe of Aphrodite, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 1, West Houma, Royalty: Queen Aphrodite XXV Arlene Bourg
- Krewe of Mardi Gras, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2, East Houma, Royalty: King Danny Constant and Queen Christine Constant
- Krewe of Terreanians, 12:30 p.m. Feb. 3, West Houma, Royalty: King Terre XXII Tommy Hebert and Queen Melanie Morgan
- Krewe of Montegut, 2 p.m. Feb. 3, Montegut, Royalty: King Dylan Levron and Queen Danielle Ledet
- Krewe of Cleopatra, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4, West Houma, Royalty: Queen Jenny Ledet
- Krewe of Houmas, 11 a.m. Feb. 5, West Houma, Royalty: King LXII Carleton Casey and Queen LXII Stephanie Marie Spinella
- Krewe of Kajuns, Feb. 5; follows Houmas parade West Houma, Royalty: Queen Brittany Allgood
- Krewe de Bonne Terre, 4 p.m. Feb. 5 Montegut, King Bonne Terre XXXVI Ricky Smith and Queen XXXVI Loretta LeBouef, Grand Marshal: Joe Waitz Jr.
LAFOURCHE PARISH parades
- Le Krewe Des T-Cajun, Noon Jan. 26, Larose
- Krewe of Versailles, Noon Jan. 27, Larose
- Krewe of Ambrosia, 12:30 p.m. Jan. 27, Thibodaux
- Krewe of Shaka, 2 p.m. Jan. 27, Thibodaux
- Krewe of Apollo, Noon Feb. 2, Lockport
- Krewe of Atlantis, 1 p.m. Feb. 2, Golden Meadow
- Le Krewe Du Bon Temps, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2, Larose
- Krewe of Babylon, 7 p.m. Feb. 2, Larose, (follows Le Krewe Du Bon Temps)
- Krewe of Cleophas, 1 p.m. Feb. 3, Thibodaux
- Krewe of Nereids, 6 p.m. Feb. 3, Golden Meadow
- Krewe of Ghana, 11 a.m. Feb. 5, Thibodaux
- Krewe of Gheens, 11 a.m. Feb. 5, Gheens
- Krewe of Neptune, 1 p.m. Feb. 5, Galliano/Golden Meadow
- Krewe of Chronos, 1 p.m. Feb. 5, Thibodaux
- Krewe of Choupic, 2 p.m. Feb. 5, La. 304, Chackbay/Choupic
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It is actually far more likely that the actual number is far less. They are extrapolating the data from the number of dead, out of state licenses, and people in prison, ect... It is just as likely that the paperwork error is the other way and that some of those people are not dead, moved and could not drive for any number of reasons, or have been released from prison and the records not updated properly. Until a real investigation is completed and convictions obtained (probably less than a dozen) we will not know the real extent of the abuse.
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Why is he an idiot. BB is a jesus freak who doesn't care about poor people. Like Jesus said "blessed are the rich for they deserve to keep what they take, and screw all you little people."
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UNIKU--we can not all live lives as boring as yours. Besides what is being proposed is an attempt to stop police illegality. The constitution is as important as any petty criminal offense. The fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments are the supreme law of the land.
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Stupid and misdirected would be better descriptors. The grunts at the end of a long line of ignorant government policy brought to you by your neighbors who vote for morons.
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Pitchforks and Torches. Someone made a mistake in a newspaper that has a mistake in it every day. Lets take it out on Shaun personally rather than the paper that devotes insufficient resources to cover stories in a format that is dying.
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Drawing upon Gannon's years of experience as an AP correspondent in Afghanistan, this contemporary history of the country is strongest when it focuses on the ins and outs of reporting. Particularly compelling is her account of being the only Western journalist allowed into Kabul after 9/11. Less gripping, but still sound, is her "big picture" overview of the Taliban regime, from its origins as a humble vigilante force assembled to stop post-Soviet corruption to its eventual overthrow in 2001. Gannon takes the United Nations to task for refusing to confront the Taliban on women's rights, thereby abetting its repressive edicts, and argues that Osama bin Laden orchestrated the destruction of Afghanistan's ancient Buddhist temples in order to turn the country into a safe zone for himself. But Gannon also has little respect for the current mujahedeen leaders, underlining their reputation as "mass murderers" while noting their possible links to bin Laden. Some readers might wish that Gannon had tied together the various strands of her analysis more neatly, but her firsthand knowledge of the region ultimately gives her interpretation of its recent history strong legitimacy.
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Gannon debated with leaders and moderate members of the Taliban movement, with commanders of the Northern Alliance as well as Pakistanis, intimately involved in recent events. Her analyses and conclusions don't make for comfortable reading, yet they are essential to appreciating the complexities and dangers of the political developments in the region. For example, she exposes the naïveté and short sightedness of western governments. Rather than building on their influence, she contends, they abandoned the Afghani people several times. Once the Soviet Army had withdrawn, the US and its allies left warlords and mujahedeen commanders in control. Many Afghans saw their new regime as a reign of lawlessness and arbitrary terror. When the Taliban fought back, many Afghans initially welcomed them as protectors. Yet, the West, Gannon claims, ignored the moderate Taliban, who were eventually overwhelmed by the movement's fundamentalists. There were strong indications that bin Laden and Al Qaeda commanders consistently influenced the Taliban leadership also towards its role in a global jihad.Read more ›
With its central location in Asia's cross-currents of trade routes, Afghanistan has been the focus of many imperial ventures. These intrusions have been efforts to make it somebody's client state. In the 19th Century the British used it to block Russian expansion southward, while the 20th Century witnessed a reversal of that effort. Kathy Gannon witnessed, sometimes dangerously closely, that latter invasion. Afghanistan was almost hopelessly overmatched by the Soviet forces, leading the United States to dabble with a new set of clients, the mujahedeen. When the invading forces were ousted, a new internal power struggle ensued, with the US-supported mujehadeen challenged by a vigilante group known as the Taliban.
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Well, I'm sorry, but you would never know it just from reading the main part of the book.
Here is a book by a seasoned journalist, although I've never read Ms Gannon's reportage, and it is poorly written, repetitive, but most importantly, it just fails to give the reader the much-desired understanding of a complex situation.
Even more, her credentials would lead us to expect some genuine enlightenment concerning the desperate matters in Afghanistan, a sparkling narrative history of events so incompletely understood. We do learn some things here, but the quantity, quality, and the consistency are meagre at best.
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But what I found most disappointing was the incompleteness and anecdotal nature of the story she tells.Read more ›
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Gannon has written a break-neck account of the violence, corruption and plain stupidity that has often defined Afghanistan since Soviet occupation. She takes no sides (unless you consider civilians caught in war a side) and is just as likely to point out the tragically blinkered view of American government as the obvious cruelty of the Taliban. Her criticisms and revelations make you wonder how she can feel safe in our War-On-Terrorism world.
The book is as compelling a read as there is on who the major players were in a geopolitical game that continues to use Afghanistan and its people as virtual colonials. It's almost too much to take in at once. Yet Gannon's access and insight provide treasures for anyone interested in this place and time.
Gannon debated with leaders and moderate members of the Taliban movement, with commanders of the Northern Alliance as well as Pakistanis, intimately involved in recent events. Her analyses and conclusions don't make for comfortable reading, yet they are essential to appreciating the complexities and dangers of the political developments in the region. For example, she exposes the naïveté and short sightedness of western governments. Rather than building on their influence, she contends, they abandoned the Afghani people several times. Once the Soviet Army had withdrawn, the US and its allies left warlords and mujahedeen commanders in control. Many Afghans saw their new regime as a reign of lawlessness and arbitrary terror. When the Taliban fought back, many Afghans initially welcomed them as protectors. Yet, the West, Gannon claims, ignored the moderate Taliban, who were eventually overwhelmed by the movement's fundamentalists. There were strong indications that bin Laden and Al Qaeda commanders consistently influenced the Taliban leadership also towards its role in a global jihad. Even after the defeat of the Taliban regime, western governments were not systematically supportive of re-emerging moderate forces in Afghanistan. This lack of engagement facilitated known criminal elements and brutal warlords to retake large parts of the country. In many Afghans' view only a strong and competent military presence of western allies could have overcome the political crises that continue to unfold, Gannon argues.
She presents solid evidence by way of examples. Several warlords, now participating in the government and supported by the US and its allies, were in fact close collaborators with first the Soviets, then the Taliban. They were also part of the group that welcomed Osama bin Laden into Afghanistan. For obvious reasons they had no interest later in handing him over. At the same time, under the disguise of exposing Taliban fighters, longstanding ethnic and political feuds are being violently settled, in particular against ethnic Pashtuns.
Gannon quotes extensively from her interviews with various leaders, conveying their positions directly and candidly. She depends on the insights of several contacts, who she has learned to trust over the years. The picture that emerges is highly complex defying simple interpretations and generalizations. Pakistan's role in Afghanistan is a case in point. Gannon is quite candid in describing the contradictory behaviour of political leadership and military in that country. While on the one hand supporting the US administration's "war on terror", there is continued support for the Taliban among Pakistani leaders. For example, Gannon provides disturbing insights into the role of the Pakistani Intelligence who seem to support the Pakistani jihadists and Al Qaeda in contradiction of official Pakistani positions.
Gannon's lively, engaging and personal style makes the reader forget how close to danger she often was during her travels. She does not question her reasons for being in the country despite the looming threats to her safety. While the immediacy of her reporting style had strengths, it also has weaknesses. She sometimes jumps the timelines and assumes context knowledge that may not be at hand for the less familiar with the region and its history. For all the information contained here, one can only hope that many will read this book to better understand the challenges we all face from the continued conflicts in the region. [Friederike Knabe]
Actually it was worse than that. Gannon reports on several incidents where the US military allowed the Northern Alliance warlords to direct US rockets and bombs at personal enemies or people allied with rival warlords. They told the Americans these people were Taliban, and got them mowed down.
Well, war is hell, you say. What Gannon argues is that the US only made a half-hearted effort to get Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda, leaving most of the work to the Northern Alliance of murderous warlords (Reagan's old Cold War "freedom fighters") whose main desire was to retake their territory from the Taliban and return to business as usual. Which they have.
From Gannon's tone and from the evidence she presents, the warlords are in some ways worse than the Taliban. Be that as it may, and both are pretty horrible, the fact remains that we killed a lot of people in Afghanistan but really did not do anything substantial in ending the terrorist threat. The main reason for that, according to my reading of Gannon, is that the Bush administration found no way to get to the real source of Al Qaeda terrorism which just moved inside Pakistan. Bush talked to Pervez Musharraf, the head of Pakistan's military government and got his assurance that he would support the US in its war on terrorism. That was it.
The problem for Bush was he had no plan to force the military government in Pakistan to hand over bin Laden and no plan to make Musharraf close down the madrassas religious schools that flourish to teach young men how to be terrorists and indoctrinate them into hating the West. Toppling the Taliban in Afghanistan was only one step in the war against terrorism, the easy part. The hard part remains: how to persuade Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and some other states from supporting terrorism. Bush had--and apparently still has--no idea how to do that. He couldn't invade Pakistan. Regime change there was too dangerous considering Pakistan's nukes and other considerations. He didn't dare go after the Saudi princes who are the source of the wealth of many of his top supporters. Instead he did a non-sequitur: he invaded Iraq.
What is most enlightening about this book is how it reveals the dismal failure of the Bush administration to meet the challenge of terrorism. But the book is also a vivid and fascinating reportage on personalities of the warlords and the Taliban in Afghanistan and the extremist Muslims in Pakistan, some of whom Gannon personally interviewed at great personal risk. She is one gutsy reporter and does the profession proud. She could easily have ended up on Al Jeerza television begging for her life. She was also lucky not to have been bombed or rocketed by the US military since she was in Kabul when the strikes began.
I have only one small fault with this book. She writes that the West ought "to take a critical look at itself and examine the apparent double standards at work that allow it to attack Iraq for possessing weapons of mass destruction but not North Korea, whose leader shares Saddam Hussein's megalomaniacal qualities; that permit it to rail against Iran about nuclear weapons but be silent about Israel's arsenal..." (p. 172)
Actually, if anything North Korea's Kim Jong Il is even worst that Saddam Hussein in what he has done to his people. However, it is one thing to attack a second-rate conventional force in the Middle East and quite another to attack a nation with nuclear weapons and a million-man army that has Seoul in virtual hostage. And as for the difference between Iran's incipient nuclear program and Israeli's established (although illegal) program, it is essential to understand that Iran is run by radical Islamic clerics who have expressed their hatred for the West and their desire to wipe Israel off the map. Israel is a democratic country with checks and balances whose leadership is interested in self-defense first and foremost--not to mention that as a practical matter there is nothing the West can do about Israel's arsenal.
Gannon believes the primary reason the Bush administration failed to put enough boots on the ground in Afghanistan and relied almost exclusively on the warlords to get Al Qaeda was because George W. and the neocons wanted to save the troops for the big splash in Iraq. In other words, Al Qaeda kills 3,000 Americans and in response you topple a dictator in another country. However that doesn't explain why it took the Bush administration so long to act. They knew immediately who had attacked America. Bush's response to the attacks on America amounts to a kind of bait and switch. Here are the murders, but we can't really get them, so we switch to a "shock and awe" demonstration of our military strength and our will to use it. That ought to work, or at least keep us in office.
If you want the appalling reality about Afghanistan and the war on terror not seen on the sanguine six o'clock news, I recommend that you read this book.
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When it first came out 20 years ago (yes, it's been that long!) it struck the musical scene like a bolt of incandescent lightning. It wasn't just the anger or the political activism, but the fact that there was actually a level of extraordinary significance to the music. This wasn't just some nihilistic self-indulgent plaint (Prog), or some anarchistic primal scream (Punk). It was four young men filled with righteous anger, but who chose to express that anger intelligently, thoughtfully and even compassionately. This expression was wrapped up in a talent that borders on the transcendent.
Let's remember how old the boys were when they created this little gem. A few years out of their teens, still filled with piss and vinegar, with their fists up and ready to set the world back on its ear. Most guys that age can't get beyond indignation over the high cost of their car insurance. These guys tackled sectarian hate, xenophobia, refugees and spirituality.
Today, this album may seem somewhat naïve, but that is due to the distortion of hindsight. It's not fair comparing this album to genre defining masterpieces like The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby and All That You Can't Leave Behind. Those were more mature works simply because they were written with the benefit of more years. Had the band not subsequently produced such definitive works, where would we place this album? Right up there among the greats.
The songs on this album have been the staple of classic rock anthologies for years.Read more ›
"War" is an album which takes U2's anger at the fighting in their homeland of Ireland and turns it into music. It's quite good if you're in the mood for some edgy rock! This album, particularly "Sunday, Bloody Sunday", is mostly very serious. If you're not the kind of person who likes really hard, serious rock, and you don't already know much U2, you might not warm up to this very quickly. Any other U2 album will be a lot easier on you if you're a beginner. If you're a huge fan, though, get it anyhow. It's a must-listen for a U2 buff, no matter what! Also, if you even like any rock music at all, you're sure to find a few tracks you like even if you don't like the whole album. I can't imagine anyone not liking at least two or three songs!
If you ever see U2 labelled as "Christian Rock", it's because of some of the material on this album. Rest assured all you non-Christians, that is a misrepresentation and a misunderstanding of the material. The religious overtones of this album come from the nature of the conflicts that U2 are singing about here. The bombings in Ireland that made U2 so angry were all because of religious fighting. The song "40" is actually just a psalm, I think. From Psalm 40! If you want more information on this stuff you can simply do a search for something like: Ireland bombings. You're sure to get all kinds of information on it. There's nothing to be afraid of here with regard to lyrics. It's all very relevant to things which continue to go on in the world today; one of U2's strong points has always been the ability of their music to remain relevant well beyond the date of it!Read more ›
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David Skara sank the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 20 seconds left and Valparaiso held off BYU 72-70 on Tuesday night to reach the championship game of the National Invitation Tournament.
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David Skara sank the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 20 seconds left and Valparaiso held off BYU 72-70 on Tuesday night to reach the championship game of the National Invitation Tournament.
Michigan State's Denzel Valentine and Oklahoma's Buddy Hield picked unanimous First Team All-America.
Indiana's Kevin Yogi Ferrell has been selected to the 3-point roster for the 28th annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships at Berry Center in Cypress, Texas on March 31, Intersport announced today.
Fisher averaged 10.4 points per game this past season with the Dons, second-best on the squad.
Weatherford, a 6-2 guard from Cicero, Indiana, will have three years of Division I eligibility remaining after redshirting this past season at Purdue.
Demetrius Jackson had 26 points and V.J. Beacham had 18 for sixth-seeded Notre Dame (24-12
For Head Coach James Blackmon, it was extra special. Blackmon, who coached Fort Wayne Bishop Luers to state titles in 2008 and 2009, is a 1983 graduate of Marion. He was an Indiana All-Star his senior year, leading the Giants to the Final Four and later being inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
USF (8-10) scored in every inning in Game 2 to snap a five-game losing streak in Crossroads League action. USF finished with 12 hits, its eighth double-digit hits game in the Lady Cougars last nine games.
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The IPFW softball team dropped the final game of its Summit League series to South Dakota 10-6.
The visiting Mastodons (10-13, 1-5 Summit League) dropped the opener against the host Golden Eagles (12-11, 4-2 Summit League), 5-2, before falling in the nightcap, 15-0. IPFW will play its first home game of the season against NAIA member Goshen College on Tuesday, March 29 at 3 p.m. at Mastodon Field in Fort Wayne.
The No. 3 (NAIA/NWLL) Indiana Tech women's lacrosse team continued to roll on Saturday with a 19-6 win over Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) foe Lourdes at Warrior Athletic Field to push their winning streak to seven games to start the 2016 season.
The Tar Heels beat the Hoosiers 101-86 to complete the Elite Eight, half of which will be Atlantic Coast Conference teams.
Senior Brandon Soat had two hits and scored three runs to lead IPFW to a 6-3 Summit League baseball road win at defending league champion Oral Roberts University Friday night at J.L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Erica McCall scored a career-high 27 points and No. 4 seed Stanford stunned No. 1 seed Notre Dame 90-84 on Friday night in an NCAA Lexington Regional semifinal, ending the Fighting Irish's bid for a sixth straight Final Four appearance.
IPFW fell to South Dakota 10-1 in their first game of the season at the IPFW softball field.
Black won the 400-meter hurdles over the weekend at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with the nation's fastest time this season.
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The open, mosaic bathrooms offer steam showers and Jacuzzi baths with jet stream, as well as Pürovel amenities.
The signature rooms also offers the following: lights and electronic instruments navigated via a central control panel; a 150-channel television integrated into a room-high mirror, with a media connection panel allowing guests to connect an MP3 player, an iPad or notebook; and a view over the English Garden or Lake Geneva. Minibar, ironing service on arrival, Nespresso coffee machine and free WiFi access are all included.
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"Bearing in mind the amount of student debt incurred by college students today, it is my hope that my gift to Becker will alleviate that burden for one of our students each year".
John received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Iowa, then relocated to Worcester in 1966. Since 1998, he has served as of counsel at the Worcester-based law firm Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP. Prior to joining the firm, he was senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary of the Paul Revere Companies for 21 years and a staff attorney for 10 years prior. He has also served as chair of the Board of Directors for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care; as a trustee for UMass Memorial Health Care; and as chair and former campaign chair of the United Way of Central Massachusetts Investment Committee. John was appointed to the Becker College Board of Trustees in 2011, presently serving as Secretary. In June, John made a five-figure leadership Planned Gift to the College.
"Ernie" arrived on the Leicester Junior College campus in the fall of 1958 from Hartford, Connecticut. He served as Sophomore Class Treasurer, was a member of the Gold Key Society, International Honor Society and Student Council, and played on the tennis team. He returned to Connecticut after graduating and worked for more than 30 years at the Frasse-Bassett Steel Co. He retired to Stuart, FL, where he has lived for over 35 years. During his retirement, Ernie has traveled extensively in the U.S. and Europe, and also enjoys time at his apartment in Portugal. Because, according to Ernie, "Leicester Junior College filled a void in my life," he made a very generous six-figure planned gift to Becker College.
"I have established an endowed scholarship fund because I have a true regard for Becker's mission and its history," says Mrs. Settle. "I am astounded at Becker today and impressed with President Johnson and his goals for the future of the College."
Judith Hulbert was a resident of Maple Hall while pursuing her medical secretarial degree and enjoyed the Glee Club, Kappa Omicron Kappa, and parties. After graduating in 1959 she made her way west to Los Angeles where she enjoyed a career working in the then nascent cosmetic surgery industry.
Later in life, she met her husband, Cornelius "Corny" Leondes, Ph.D., a professor of engineering at UCLA, and they eventually retired to Carlsbad, Calif. There Judith dove headfirst into her second career as a sculptor mainly working in the bronze medium. Judith and Cornelius travelled extensively throughout the United States and Europe and enjoyed collecting antiques and fine art.
When it came time to plan their estate, they chose to support Becker College with a bequest in their will. Their generosity resulted in one of the largest testamentary gifts in the history of the College and it will soon be used to update a residence hall on campus. We will be forever grateful to Judith and Corny as they have enabled Becker to better fulfill its educational mission.
* Judith and Cornelius chose to remember Becker via their wills. This method of philanthropy allows the donor(s) to retain custody and control of their assets during their lifetimes but their wills then specify that a particular sum or percentage of their estates, upon death, passes to Becker. In addition, this particular mechanism allows the donor to designate the ultimate usage of their gift. Some examples: named scholarships, improvement of facilities, funding of an academic chair, etc.
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Gayle has chosen to designate Becker College as a beneficiary in her will to help ease the financial burden of today's Becker College students. "Education is so important," she says. "Becker College continues to lead the way in creating a great learning and living environment for its students. I have seen the many exciting campus improvements that have been made since my graduation, and I truly believe Becker prepares young people for personal and professional success. That is why I want to do what I can to support the students."
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You are missing the point. The people who are experiencing the void and want help are those who are experiencing fear and uncertainty. They are inhabiting a place where it can seem that nothing is certain. It is a place where, when we go there, we can often feel alone and without hope. It is good to have someone who can relate and offer guidance. I would've wanted it when I experienced this place for the first time.
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you are avoiding addressing the reality of evil. why? this is seems to be some kind of personal issue with you somehow. why?
"Evil" is a word we use to describe antagonistic forces. These forces manifest through the actions of sentient creatures. But evil is an obscure concept. Generally speaking, people who commit negative acts do not get defined as evil. But these acts are going on all around us. So what do we define as "evil?" We seem to reserve the highest level of judgement to those who take life. And yet, (during war, for example) taking a life is acceptable to us. And then there is sickness. A person who hears voices and believes those voices are coming form a higher source. If those voices tell said person to commit a heinous act and the person complies, are they evil? What if they believe that doing so is the only possible way to save the world? This person is not evil. They are very sick and unable to utilize their "moral compass." AND MOST PEOPLE WHO COMMIT "EVIL" ACTS FIT INTO THIS CATEGORY. You, yourself, claim that your god is the only force which is capable of proper judgement. And yet you are full of judgement yourself. I do not see this as evil. I see it as misguidance.
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u copied and pasted an earlier response on evil? really. did not want to extend the effort?
i previously gave as examples: sandusky (and other child molesters), rapists, abusers of animals and children and elderly and disabled, serial killers (dahmer). these people who do this are EVIL.
please address specifically. i hope to not see another copy and paste from another thread again. thx.
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I began my practice as a third-year law student admitted to practice in all State Courts in Arizona through an internship program, where I worked with a wonderful supervising attorney at a Scottsdale real estate firm. I was fortunate to start my trial expereince early on, in that I had already handled six trials by the time my internship concluded, including two jury trials. From there, I immediately moved on to a reputable Phoenix general practice law firm. I worked primarily with the firm's Senior Partner to establish a new practice area for both the firm and the State of Arizona, which would become my niche in the legal field. We represented homeowners and condominium owners against their owners' associations (HOAs/COAs). Most firms practicing in this area represent HOAs/COAs only, so we began pioneering the way with only a few others in the State working specifically with owners. Although my practice was very focused on community law and litigation in that regard, I practiced (and continue to practice) in other civil law and litigation areas, including but not limited to: commercial litigation, commercial collections, land use, zoning, real estate generally, torts such as defamation and invasion of privacy/Lanham Act violations, personal injury, wrongful death, business law and litigation, partnership disputes, elder abuse, construction law and litigation, lien litigation, and employment litigation for both employers and employees. It was truly a general litigation firm, such that I had amazing opportunities to gain experience in numerous areas of the law.
I remained with that firm for nearly 8 years, until the time was right for me to open my own practice with my husband when he graduated from law school and immediately passed the Arizona Bar examination. We opened our firm in 2011, and upon his admission to the Bar, it became McKeddie Cooley, in May 2011. Since that time, my practice has remained essentially the same, but I am more focused on community law and litigation than other areas, although our firm still handles cases of a general civil nature frequently.
I am passionate about my work and care deeply about my clients' satisfaction. With respect to HOAs and COAs in particular, I believe there is a bias in favor of the associations both financially and legally. I advocate for legislative change and speak with the media in an effort to influence the legislature to consider positive change for owners as often as I can. Associations spend approximately $2 million per year lobbying with the Arizona legislature alone, yet essentially nothing is spent on owners' rights. There are some dedicated volunteers that work tirelessly for owner rights, but again, the deck is stacked against them and the result is often inadequate and/or well-intended, but misguided legislation. There is no regulation of HOAs or COAs in Arizona, such that attorneys are essentially the only hope an owner has when he or she (or an entity) finds themselves in a dispute with their association. There is an adminstrative process at the Office of Adminstrative Hearings, but I believe it is problematic in many ways, as owners often end up with unfavorable results even when they win at the OAH level (HOA/COAs can and do appeal the results owners obtain at the OAH). I am very sympathetic to the overall cause of owner rights and abuse of power that unfortunately often occurs within the boards of directors for owner associations in Arizona. This is not to suggest that all HOAs/COAs are bad, as I recognize the hard work good people do as volunteers serving their communities who are dedicated to fairness. Those individuals do not end up on my desk, as they manage their communities well.
Fairness and justice are concepts that are not lost on me in any respect. I make every effort to keep my rates as reasonable and fair as possible, often offering discounts as a courtesy to my clients. We are generally an hourly based firm, as our contingency fee and flat fee work is extremly limited in nature. It is my goal to be as upfront with potential clients as I possibly can be, which is why I provide as much disclosure here as possible regarding the nature of our firm's billings.
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