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BYU-Idaho offers students many opportunities to have experiences studying aboard at a low, convenient price, with programs which can last for a couple of weeks or even for a whole semester, according to the International Studies Program Web page.
Robert Bird, a professor in the Department of English, said the English Study Abroad program usually costs $3,900 for a three-week trip to England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
"The price usually goes up each year due to inflation, but it is the most inexpensive it will be if students decide to travel now instead of going later on in life," Bird said.
The school gets cheaper prices for these programs because it gets group rates and educational rates, Bird said.
Danae Sorensen, a participant in this past MesoAmerica Tour and a sophomore studying exercise physiology, said the most rewarding experience she had while participating in the tour was the lasting friendships she made with the others traveling with her.
The MesoAmerica Tour offers students great opportunities to learn and grow as they visit Mexico, Guatemala and Belize, according to the MesoAmerica Tour Web page.
"My favorite city to visit was probably San Cristobal, Mexico," said Sorensen. "It is a gorgeous place to walk around the streets, see the small shops and take in the uniqueness of the buildings and even the people there."
Aside from the MesoAmerica Tour, BYU-I offers a variety of programs to help enrich students and give them a great cultural experience, according to the International Studies Program Web page.
These different programs are offered through different departments on campus, like the Department of Religion, English and Humanities, and usually last three to four weeks, according to the International Studies Program Web page.
Chelsea Jackson, a past participant in the Humanities European Tour and a senior studying humanities, said the most rewarding experience she had while participating in the tour was the close friendships she made and the self-discovery she had along the way.
"My experience is pretty unique because the group of friends I made on the tour is still super close three years later," Jackson said.
The humanities tour travels through Europe, visiting famous cities like London, Paris, Rome, Florence and Munich, according to the Department of Humanities and Philosophy Web page.
"Choosing a favorite city is like choosing a favorite kid," said Jackson. "I love them all."
Bird said the most memorable experience he has had while participating in the English Study Abroad program has been the literary plays the group sees along the way.
"Every year, we visit Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, a replica of Shakespeare's theater built in the 1590s," said Bird. "This year, we saw Romeo and Juliet. It's just a wonderful educational experience to see, in a replica of the theater, how Shakespeare's plays may have been performed."
Participating in these programs allows students to gain a better sense of self and have greater confidence, lifelong friendships and many unforgettable moments, Jackson said.
"It's the most cost-effective way to travel, it's always a deal, you get college credit and you can only have the opportunity once while you're young and responsibility free," Jackson said. "Experience is the best education you can get. You feel more connected to past events and current cultures by traveling."


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Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Repeating the Same Mistake
This particular entry regards my habit of repeatedly attempting to fool my own senses, only to be foiled by myself each time.
Specifically, I'm referring to my fish aversion. As I've noted and probably made clear based upon the frequency with which I delve into matters food-related, I enjoy a bit of the culinary. I like cooking, learning about cuisines, tasting and testing new recipes in the kitchen.
It's probably in the family genes. My youngest brother Josh, the true, family gourmand, has a degree from the prestigious, New York CIA and now stands at the helm of an upscale, Cincinnati eatery where he whips up delights for his regulars. Among his offerings one Christmas season was my mother's matzoh ball soup - a recipe he added to the menu for the fun of it.
Emulating Josh to my utmost, I forge into the kitchen with vim and vigor. This week, in fact, I spent three hours at Shuk Ha'Carmel gathering shallots, ginger, fresh lemon grass, Thai stick noodles, tamarind paste and a mortar and pestle to make authentic, Tom Yum Goong .
Back in my cramped kitchen, another two hours went into prepping, simmering the fish stock and adding the called-for ingredients until the broth was ready for consumption, noodles, prawn tails and all. I sat down, inhaled the vapors and froze. You have mine. I'll throw up. I told Tonny.
Familiar with my aversion he asked: It's the fish, isn't it? I nodded glumly, heading into the kitchen to fix myself a plain bowl of noodles with instant, chicken soup instead.
Why, oh why, do I continue to torture myself with this fish thing? I want so badly to fawn over baked salmon and ooze over steamed clams - and yes, there are some swimmers I can tolerate like a super mild halibut.
But why, when my stomach clenched in exactly the same manner some years ago while in St. Maarten after purchasing a live, 10-pound lobster at the pier and having the hotel chef prepare it in butter, do I push to the front of the line, begging: "Please sir, may I have some more?"
What would Buddha say I should learn from this experience? Were it that this was my most exacerbating challenge in life.
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4 October 2011.what the heaven is happening ? it's PMR yawwww !!!! the second most important examination in Malaysia after SPM.PMR is a stage for the student like me to measure how focus I had studied along this 3 years.PMR also help me to decides which stream im going to choose in form 4.seriously I am freaking scared right now.i just realizes that time passed very fast -,- but life must go on..right? what im going to do is open the books and study ! FOCUS LYDIA ! if you fail,there are no more tomorrow for you ==' I promised myself that im gonna do all my very best on PMR :) There are no other way than makes the A's mine.so,goodluck to me and all the PMR victims 2011 ! trust yourself and help our mum change the world :) be the next PRESIDENT ! CHOW!
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As Salamu alaykum,
My question Dear Shaykh is about the official Sunni Islam position on those who ask the dead Awliyah for help such as we hear of people saying 'Ya Abdul Qadir Jilani Madad!'. I am reffering to Istigatha and not Tawasul. Jazakallah khayr
Wa alaykumus salaam wa rahmatullah
In the ahaadeeth of our beloved Rasulullaah sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam we are instruct
اذا سألتم فاسألوا الله و اذا استعنتم فاستعنوا بالله
Whenever you ask ask from ALLAH and whenever you seek help seek help from ALLAH."
Normally Istighaathaa refers to asking help from others. In our day to day matters asking help from other fellow living beings is permissable. However to ask those who have left the world such help is something everyone agrees upon that it is not possible. What then the situation of asking the individual to aide and help you in matters that is regarded as the maghibaat and Huqooq of ALLAH??


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The House Financial Services Committee has set a hearing on advisor oversight for next Tuesday.
Relatively few details have been released beyond the timing and the title, "Ensuring Appropriate Regulatory Oversight of Broker-Dealers and Legislative Proposals to Improve Investment Adviser Oversight."
However, people familiar with the event say it's likely that it will cover both the prospect of moving RIAs to a self-regulatory organizational (SRO) framework and the shape that a universal fiduciary standard will end up taking.
Supporters of the SRO idea will definitely be testifying. We know that FINRA has practically volunteered to take over RIA oversight -- a controversial notion, to say the least -- while advisor response has been fragmented.
We also know that the SEC isn't popular with the committee, which has scheduled another hearing on Thursday to look into possibilities for reforming the way the regulator operates.


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- A great way to make sure that your smoothies are nice and cold is to freeze your greens and your favourite fruits like pineapple, berries and even things such as ginger. This is also a great way to not waste ripe fruits and veggies!
- Change up your liquid base every once in a while. Or combine a few; almond milk and coconut water is a winner!
- Experiment with your extras. This is a great resource of information about the different kinds of super foods!
- Try to drink your smoothie as soon as possible to maximise the nutritional content from it. Fresh is always best, but sometimes you will inevitably have leftovers. Store in an airtight container to limit oxidation (which breaks down nutrients and changes the colour). You can usually keep green smoothies in the fridge for about 12 hours.
The Wellness Series: Green Smoothies
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Okay, I've bookmarked this page and I will definitely be coming back to it, you've put my usual breakfast of toast and jam to shame!ReplyDelete
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Thank you for all the recipes, I'm friends with some super keen juicers. I always give their breakfast green ones a try but I don't much care for them. I'm working my way up to it! I know the nutri-bullet is on their hit list though - a much lusted after device. I need to definitely get something and give it a go using the formula above!ReplyDelete
I'm looking forward to the series! x
I've already posted on Facebook how excited I am about your new series of posts but I need to add it here too. I love green smoothies, I *adore* them, but my blender is a little... shall we say... useless?! For blending up soups, great, for blending up leafy greens... Not so good. My kale smoothies end up with very woody/fibrous chunks which really aren't good.. Once I'm back from travelling I'm definitely going to get myself a nutribullet... Unless I can persuade someone to buy me one to take travelling ;) Imagine that. I would be the travelling health bunny... xXReplyDelete
I love green smoothies!! I have them at work (they have awesome blenders) and I just feel the goodness. Spinach is a constant staple, yet to try it with kale though!ReplyDelete
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I LOVE green smoothies! I usually get one from around the corner where I work. They use spinach, an apple, a pear, a kiwi fruit, and some lime. It's so delicious!ReplyDelete


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Hormonology uses hundreds of scientific studies to show you how your hormones impact you in virtually every way every day of your monthly cycle. The Hormone Horoscope is a nifty little way of dispensing this information daily. To get started, find the week you're on in your monthly cycle (you can use this easy guide if you're not sure), then read your Hormone Horoscope for today!
Which week are you on
in your monthly cycle?
Find out what it reveals about
what your day has in store:
Week 1
Day 1 (first day of period) to Day 7
Estrogen and testosterone rise
Today's Hormone Horoscope: You may feel like spilling the beans and telling someone a big secret today. Why? Rising estrogen is making you chatty and rising testosterone is making you impulsive. Together this hormonal duo makes it super-hard to keep your lips sealed!
Week 2
Day 8 to Day 13
Estrogen and testosterone rise till they peak
Today's Hormone Horoscope: You may end up stressing out over an issue today, making your stomach churn, your shoulders tight or your head pound. Blame goes to high estrogen, which makes your response to anxious situations more intense and longer-lasting, research shows. Therefore, have relaxation methods that work for you ready when you need them, such as distracting yourself with TV, comforting yourself with tea or slow breathing. If you choose slow breathing, try keeping your breaths shallow. A recent study out of Southern Methodist University reveals that slow, shallow breaths soothe you faster and more effectively than deep breaths. The researchers explain it's because deep breathing causes you to exhale an abnormally high amount of carbon dioxide, which, in turn, triggers dizziness and a suffocating sensation, leading to more panic. But, taking shallow breaths limits the carbon dioxide you expel, calming you and lessening that throat-constricting feeling.
Week 3
Day 14 (or ovulation) to Day 22
Progesterone rises; estrogen and testosterone drop for half the week, then rise again
Today's Hormone Horoscope: Week 3 is when you have to cash the checks that Week 2 you wrote. Meaning? You may be regretting decisions you made last week that you now have to act on this week, such as, throwing a party, remodeling the bathroom or going on a blind date. While you were in Week 2, high hormones had you feeling adventurous, energetic and brave—pretty much the exact opposite of what your hormones have you feeling this week.
Week 4
Day 23 to the end of your cycle
Estrogen, testosterone and progesterone plunge
Today's Hormone Horoscope: With your powers of concentration on the downswing as estrogen and testosterone plunge, you may want to take extra precautions to avoid distractions while working if you want to get anything done before the weekend, for instance, turn off your text message and email alerts, turn off your phone's ringer and hang a "do not disturb" sign on your door.
Start every day with your free Hormone Horoscope at hormonehoroscope.com. It's the newest, most accurate way to predict your day and plan your life!


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A Haiku - Refurbished
The Grandkids want to stop by and say "Hi!"
New paint, new fabric,
That's easy to do right now.
How to brighten me?
The muscles declined.
"Doesn't," what it "did" before
Two percent, now eight.*
Each year downhill, true.
Each one has his or her turn.
Which one? Me and you.
Thin and loosening,
What was tight before, not now.
Energy was lost.
Memory still good.
How long? I can't be too sure.
Glasses now to see.
Hearing's good so far.
(Sometimes I wish it wasn't!)
Stable on my feet.
I know the answer!
Grandkids think it's all okay:
"It's the way they are."
That's the way it is.
"Sure can! Bring them over soon!"
…refurbished, again.
* After age 25 some say we start naturally losing 2% (on average) of our remaining muscle each year. But we reach a point in later years where inactivity can sap (on average) 8% of the remainder per year. Refurbish means "to brighten" or restore a newness. The loving acceptance of a grandchild can do it as well as anything else.
© 2012 Demas W. Jasper All rights reserved.
Stories for grandchldren....
Carom Board Games....
phdast7: More like a soup mug than a cup.
Oh, my! Sixteen. Your cup indeed runneth over. :)
I love these and they are so appropriate for the stage of life I am in. Re furbish, indeed.! :) I have three grown sons, all married now and the oldest and youngest have children. So I am "shesha" (shehshuh) to three grandchildren who are 5, 7, and 8. And no one lives more than an hour from me, which is wonderful. :) I hope you have great weekend.
Amen to all of that, Perspycacious!!!
So true, as mine do make me feel younger and happier for sure. Beautiful poem. In His Love, Faith Reaper
I'm beginning to know what you mean, Perspycacious! We each find different ways to refurbish our "houses." I enjoyed reading this.
it's so true that ones we've aged the body is slow to regenerate...yet, youthfulness is what one perceives...
Voted up and beautiful. I know its grand-kids who always make people feel like they were born again. Have a good time with yours.
This is wonderful and so very true..
You hit this nail on the head!! I know exactly what you mean. Well done!!
Loved this and I can so relate!


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Former Australia stars lambast Ponting's captaincyNovember 11th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 11 (IANS) A day after Australia lost the Test series in India, skipper Ricky Ponting received flak from the media as well as former cricketers who branded him an "ordinary captain".Former Test players described Ponting's use of part-time bowlers to speed up Australia's poor over rate in the must-win match in Nagpur as "ridiculous".
One-time Australian spearhead Jeff Thomson pulled no punches when he claimed Ponting had lost the plot.
"I always thought he was an ordinary captain and this proves it," Thomson was quoted as saying in the Courier Mail.
"His captaincy calculator is not that brilliant, is it? Don't get me wrong — he's a great batsman but an ordinary captain."
Former Test skipper Ian Chappell labelled the fourth days' play as "the most bizarre day of Test cricket I have ever seen" and questioned how Australia could have been so tardy in its over rate.
"It was a situation from where Australia could well have won the Test had they continued to push the Indians. But by putting himself in that position all the momentum was gone."
Ponting appeared less concerned with winning a Test than he was about the prospect of being suspended for next week's first Test against New Zealand at the Gabba as he bowled part-timers Mike Hussey and Cameron White on day four to step up the over rate when Indian batting was shaky.
"It was a ridiculous decision. Ponting should have just gone for the throat and worried about the consequences later," former Test player Rodney Hogg said.
"Surely team management must have had a say in this as well. What a stupid decision it was. And on the over rate, I would prefer to watch 60 overs of quality rather than 90 overs of crap."
Former Test captain Steve Waugh, strongly advocated a change of rules to make the entire team, rather than just the captain culpable. He made the point at a meeting of the MCC Rules Committee.
"I felt it was unfair for the captain to wear all the blame," Waugh said.
"But there are far too many stoppages, drinks breaks. But it is not just the captain's fault. It is up to coaches, referees and umpires to keep the show moving.
"I am sure Ricky would regret the decision. Winning the Test match is what mattered. You have just spent six weeks in the subcontinent. You just don't take your foot off the gas."
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Dumbing Down the Library
The government is embarrassed of itself; we're ashamed that we exist, and so we have become beggars. Libraries have been doing it for years. The right wing in this country has found an easy target, politicians have grabbed the pitchforks and led the charge. And government services, and especially libraries, are cowering in the corner saying, "Please don't hurt me."
Look at what libraries have done to prove that they really aren't going to be trouble. Cut hours, cut staff, cut materials.
There are other neat things library directors are doing to make libraries more palatable to those who control the purse strings.
Computers. Not only do we have public computers, and free wi-fi, but it's now okay for people to bring their coffee and soda to the library, because we don't want Starbucks taking business away from us. And bring your cell phone, and don't be shy -- talk as loud as you like, because we don't want you to stay out of the library because you feel inhibited by its rules.
And because we need more space for computers, and for the bistro-like atmosphere we are trying to develop, and of course to save money, we will cut our book budget. No, no not the bestsellers, we'll still get plenty of those, hundreds of copies so you don't have to wait for them. But those books not too many of you read, that literature type fiction and those non-fiction books.
And because we don't want you to think we are old fashioned, we are going to spend more on e-books and downloadable audiobooks, but not too much, because, of course, we don't want you to think we are wasting money. So we won't get those esoteric kinds of books that most of you don't read.
And if we haven't yet convinced you that we are the library of the future, the library that all you taxpayers will want to fund, we are going to carry DVD's -- lots and lots of DVD's.
Our director boasted that our circulation statistics have gone up some ridiculous number, like 45%, since changes he put in place in September. Well, I'll tell you, in September, we went from limiting DVD checkouts from five to unlimited. So ask the librarian about the increased checkouts.
When people check out 10, 15, or more DVD's and are back before the week is up, when a parent stocks up on DVD's to keep the kids quiet in the car, we have to ask ourselves -- we really have to ask ourselves, is this what we want our libraries to become?
Count libraries in in the race to the bottom.
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Only the best in the world can play in The Presidents Cup, and this year Callaway will have the most staffers and the most drivers at Liberty National.
Eight of our guys are in the 24-man event (that's a whopping 33 percent of the field!), where they'll try to help their team take home that beautiful gold cup. And we certainly have a lot to talk about:
What's In The Bag: Daniel Berger, Branden Grace, Adam Hadwin, Marc Leishman
More Players Than Anybody
With eight staffers, we have more pros in the field than any other brand. They are: Kevin Kisner, Daniel Berger, Patrick Reed and Phil Mickelson for the U.S. team. And Branden Grace, Marc Leishman, Adam Hadwin and Emiliano Grillo for the International Team.
Such an incredible honor to be able to play for #USTeam in @PresidentsCup
— Kevin Kisner (@K_Kisner) September 5, 2017
Honoured & privileged to play for #IntlTeam in the @PresidentsCup again! Let's ride off our incredible week in 2015. pic.twitter.com/Dg1UUHoGh9
— Branden Grace (@BrandenGrace) September 5, 2017
Pumped to play in my first @PresidentsCup! Vamos #IntlTeam. pic.twitter.com/7Ig6dBKZiy
— Emiliano Grillo (@GrilloEmiliano) September 6, 2017
Straight.#PresidentsCup teams. 👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/YQqjfosrFD
— Callaway Golf (@CallawayGolf) September 6, 2017
Number 12 For Lefty
This will be the 12th playing of the Presidents Cup, and Phil Mickelson is the only man who has competed in every single one. He's also earned more points (29) than any player. It's safe to say he has the greatest Presidents Cup record of all-time.
When you've played in every #PresidentsCup ever pic.twitter.com/LIuvqnG8AG
— Callaway Golf (@CallawayGolf) September 6, 2017
The #1 Driver Brand
Based on what every competitor is currently playing, Callaway is going to be the #1 Driver brand at The Presidents Cup, led of course by GBB Epic. The Epic has been the #1 Selling Driver every month in 2017, and Callaway continues to be the #1 driver, #1 fairway wood, #1 hybrid, and #1 irons brand in golf.
Thank you for making 2017 an Epic year for Callaway >> https://t.co/4C90Q6kzfG pic.twitter.com/ubeaLLdaK4
— Callaway Golf (@CallawayGolf) September 1, 2017
Speaking of driver success, did you know that Team Callaway won both the Men's AND Women's World Long Drive Championships this week in Oklahoma? True story.
Callaway cleans house at the 2017 #WorldLongDrive Championships 🏆🏆
STORY >> https://t.co/1ED0NVbaY0 pic.twitter.com/XfVyvjrQYu
— Callaway Golf (@CallawayGolf) September 7, 2017
This makes it back-to-back World Long Drive championships after Joe Miller's triumph in 2016. Miller was also profiled in our newly released collab with Vice Sports.
It Might Get Loud
We've heard the golf crowds get a little rowdy in New York. We can't wait to see all of our guys in action next month. This is gonna be fun!


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The twists and turns on the bumpy road to Showtime's Twin Peaks revival are already worthy of the show's iconic plot mazes. After distancing himself from the project over apparent budget issues in April, Peaks mastermind David Lynch announced the limited series is back on track.
Dear Twitter Friends, the rumors are not what they seem ….. It is !!! Happening again. #TwinPeaks returns on @SHO_Network
— David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) May 16, 2015
Lynch tweeted today that the limited series set for 2016 is actually happening (again), this after he made a public and very abrupt withdrawal via Twitter, citing the cable network would not give him the budget he needed to get the episodes done. Showtime confirmed all was set to go with Lynch in the director's chair for the entire series, which will run longer than the previously announced nine episode run:
#TwinPeaks pre-production starts now!! Every episode will be directed by @David_Lynch! #Showtime #damngoodcoffee — Showtime (@SHO_Network) May 16, 2015
The series, set 25 years after the Peaks' final cliffhanger episode, had star Kyle MacLachlan signed up to return as Agent Dale Cooper plus all the completed scripts were turned in to Showtime before the big Lynchian bump in the road was hit.
MacLachlan took to Twitter following Lynch's announcement:
But it wasn't a dream. It was a place. And you and you and you…and you were there… Good to be home. #TwinPeaks pic.twitter.com/UvICThbmRq — Kyle MacLachlan (@Kyle_MacLachlan) May 16, 2015
Mädchen Amick, who played Double R Diner waitress Shelly Johnson in the show, thanked fans for their support:
We want to thank ALL of you #peaksies for helping us #SaveTwinPeaks – WE DID IT!!!!!! https://t.co/TBlR9kMBDd
— Mädchen Amick (@auntwendythecat) May 16, 2015
So rejoice fellow fans, Lynch and Showtime have kissed and made up. There are undoubtedly more details to be revealed on the behind-the-scenes drama and hopefully further announcements of returning cast members.
SOURCE: David Lynch


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Article Summary
- Silver and gold are safe haven assets that are undervalued relative to equities and currencies.
- Industrial applications for silver are expected to increase demand by 27% by 2018.
- The dollar doesn't have room to continue its upward trend which should translate into gains for gold.
There might have been a positive vibe for stocks coming into 2015, but relentlessly negative economic data seems to be doing everything it can to warn investors that a correction is upon us. Just take a look at how indecisive stocks have been trading for the past several months…
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Lyman et al v. Sexton et al
Plaintiff: Amy Lyman and Curtis Lyman
Defendant: Larry Sexton and C and L Trucking
Case Number: 4:2014cv00184
Filed: March 25, 2014
Court: Arkansas Eastern District Court
Office: Little Rock Office
County: Pulaski
Presiding Judge: J. Leon Holmes
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28:1441
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Same-Sex "Marriage," Christian Imagination and Christian Education
Several days ago I posted the video of the Douglas Wilson – Andrew Sullivan debate on same-sex marriage. Since then I've read several post-mortems, with perhaps the most substantive critique provided by the moderator of the debate himself, Peter Hitchens. In his piece entitled Moscow Nights – A Debate on Same-Sex Marriage between Andrew Sullivan and Douglas Wilson, Hitchens posits that the debate was largely "a diversion from the main issue – the survival or otherwise of heterosexual marriage." He has high praise for Sullivan as "a reasonable, generous person with considerable skill at words," who "doesn't ever engage in the silly bigotry against religious conservatives, to which so many sexual revolutionaries resort." Yet Hitchens rightly wonders "how many of [Sullivan's] allies in this cause would have come to Moscow, Idaho and remained polite and generous (as Andrew Sullivan did) throughout nearly two hours of tough, unforgiving debate against an opponent who several times invoked the law of God as his ultimate argument." Ultimately, Hitchens concludes that the same-sex marriage issue is a kind of non-sequitur, a distraction from the full-scale assault on the institution of marriage "which was actually achieved by pressure from a post-Christian heterosexual society and (as Mr Sullivan rightly says ) by the contraceptive pill." Hence, Hitchens "stick[s] to the view that the desire for same-sex marriage is ultimately a cultural and moral revolutionary act, applauded by its many heterosexual supporters because it emphasises that we are no longer a Christian society." One can hardly doubt that heterosexuals have done more to tarnish and denigrate marriage than homosexuals have ever done. This is a harder truth because it of the dissonance it creates in those of us who are complicit in it.
Peter Leithart over at First Things gave the trophy to Sullivan. He viewed the debate as an illustration of the losing battle Christians are waging over same-sex marriage in the public arena. According to Leithart, "Sullivan clearly has all the hurrah words on his side – love, happiness, equality." Further, "Sullivan . . . has liberal order on his side." The argument trotted out by Wilson, that same-sex marriage arguments lead ultimately to the legalization of polygamy, holds little sway today. Says Leithart, "Nobody seems to be much worried about a polygamous future for America, and making polygamy the centerpiece of opposition to gay marriage looks too much like fear-mongering." That leaves Christians with one tactic on this issue, namely, "theologically rich, biblically founded arguments against gay marriage." Yet making such arguments would require, in Leithart's words, "a renaissance of Christian imagination." And he's just not sure where this "renaissance" will come from.
Denny Burk agrees with Leithart, holding that "[t]he very best non-religious arguments in favor of traditional marriage are those coming from the natural law folks, and they are not convincing the unconvinced. That leaves us with the biblical case for traditional marriage, which has been roundly rejected by our culture as well." He concludes that public arguments in favor of marriage are a lost cause, and thus, "[t]he only 'renaissance of the imagination' that will give us a greater hearing comes on the other side of regeneration."
I heartily agree with all three assessments of the debate, and the need for a "renaissance of Christian imagination" hit home. There is no doubt that new life in Christ is an indispensable requirement for such a revival of Christian imagination and proclamation on this issue. Yet, like Leithart, I wondered what means God might use to inculcate the vocabulary, the articulation, and the imagination of "theologically rich, biblically founded arguments against gay marriage." And as it so often does, my mind turned back to Christian education.
The above commentators, churchmen all, are not wringing their hands because they think the local church service and Sunday School offerings are getting the job done. They are likely well aware that they are not. This does not mean they have nothing to offer God's people, but on this count, I think they don't fit the bill. Further, I would want to hold up the centrality of the Christian home for stoking the moral and spiritual imagination that is so necessary to engaging these issues in the public square. No educational system can entirely make up for what the training and example at home lack.
Yet an explicitly Christian education is able to cultivate imaginative and theologically rich Christian thinking in a way that the Sunday sermon and the home devotionals cannot accomplish on their own. Of course, it would have to be a Christian education of a certain kind, and not just something that goes under the name. But in the school setting, students have a chance to chew on things more deeply, to mull them over, consider them from many angles, get their minds into literature – both fiction and non – on the subject, and imbibe the kind of language and vocabulary to be winsome on this issue. The Christian education is able to do what a public school education is entirely and explicitly unable to do. The language of the public school is indeed the language of bland, ill-defined and ill-considered notions of "love, happiness and equality." The public school is largely an extension of the liberal political culture, and it frames things like same-sex marriage in the language and vocabulary of that culture. The "debate" – if one can even call it that in the public schools – is lost before it's begun, for the terms are set against the Christian view from the outset. From where will the Christian young person acquire the type of thinking and feeling about same-sex marriage that the need of the hour requires? The Christian home, including ones where homeschooling is done, cannot face the onslaught alone. The community of other Christians, and particularly Christians who themselves have the vocabulary and imagination to engage on this issue, are vital. And I contend that the best hope for finding this kind of community is among those who are committed to an explicitly Christian education, particularly those who aim to discharge it.
The point is, if Leithart and Burk in particular are correct, then the failure of the Christian imagination is a product of the failure Christian education, rightly understood and practiced. By failure, I mean the failure of Christians to establish, promulgate and sustain Christian education for their children and as an institution. Thus, the losses in the public arena over same-sex marriage are largely self-inflicted. Christian education is not a panacea for all woes, but I don't see the woes abating absent its prevalence. I don't see a "renaissance of Christian imagination" without a return to it. It is disheartening to see such ambivalence about it in God's church. May God grant us a renaissance of explicitly Christian education, and as a fruit of it, of Christian imagination.
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I don't believe it's the failure of Christian education at all. I think more and more Christians are starting to realize that by fighting against gay marriage, they are doing a lot more harm than good. Opposition to gay marriage essentially means not only opposition to "religious" marriage, but also opposition to "civil" marriage. Youth are starting to realize that by keeping traditional marriage, homosexual couples will be denied tax exemptions, hospital visitation rights, social security benefits, immigration benefits, etc. For Christians to cause the LGBT community to suffer economically because they are "sinners" is hypocrisy. WE ALL SIN. Homosexuality is no greater of a sin. Why should homosexuality be the sin that is discriminated against in the public sphere? According to Biblical teachings, (which a good Christian education should teach) remarriage is wrong and IS NOT MARRIAGE. It clearly states that if you remarry, then you are committing adultery. By what standard should Christians support second and even third or fourth marriages and say it's marriage, but not allow LGBT individuals to call their unions marriage? It's clearly hypocrisy! I repeat it's not the failure of Christian education. More Christians are beginning to understand that evangelism doesn't work very well when homosexuality is one of the top sins called out in politics rather than more "NORMALIZED" sins like remarriage.
Let me make this distinction: for my own personal religious beliefs, I define marriage as between a man and a woman, but for my political views I define marriage based on public opinion. One of the central elements of being American is that we all are treated equally. This means in the political sphere both sides of the argument over gay marriage must be considered for validity. Because most of America is rejecting the traditional view on marriage, "FORCING" the entire country to still follow it won't do anything. Calling it gay "marriage" doesn't really change the fact that a lot of Americans didn't believe the traditional view
in the first place anyway. This issue is hurting evangelism because it's alienating Christians away from the non-Christians and particularly the LGBT community. Why would any logical LGBT individual want to go to church in the first place when many there want to ensure he can't do simple things like join the military or the boy scouts? Even if your intentions for opposing gay rights are good, you and many others in the church are distancing yourselves from relationships with non-Christians and specially gays. My point with remarriage is that yes it's sin, but why should that be legal and not gay "marriage?" Both of them "AREN'T MARRIAGE" by Biblical standards. What makes one less "sinful" than the other? The consequences of homosexual marriage are not equivalent to the consequences of polyamory, incest, bestiality or any of the other sins you mentioned that are illegal. The consequences of gay marriage are more comparable with the consequences of pre-marital sex and yet pre-marital sex is legal, right? Let's look at the consequences of gay marriage: 1. Acceptance of homosexuality 2. Children 3. Threat to Religious Liberty. I would argue that Americans will continue to perceive homosexuality as acceptable regardless of if we call it gay "marriage." 70% of Americans younger than 30 are for gay marriage and yet we haven't officially called it gay "marriage" nationwide. Also, by opposing same sex adoption, one is not supporting children under heterosexual marriages. In contrast, one is actually indirectly supporting that children remain in foster care. Even if gay parents aren't as great as straight parents, to argue that having NO PARENTS in an orphanage is better than having gay parents is absurd. There are over 100,000 children in America that live in foster care "WITHOUT ANY PARENTS." In regard to the threat to religious liberty, why can't parents teach there kids that same sex marriage is immoral if that's what they believe instead of FORCING the public school system to teach this? Even if some teachers say homosexuality is acceptable, a child's parents can easily enforce the exact opposite if they really wanted to.
" No one is talking about "forcing" anything. "
Um….yes, you are! You are forcing two men or two women who don't believe homosexuality is wrong to still abide by traditional Biblical teachings. You are imposing your religion on the entire nation when all views are supposed to be treated equally in the political sphere. How would you like it if Jews made eating shrimp or pork illegal? You are logically doing the same thing, but just with a more consequential issue. Everyone's vote matters. Because individuals like you vote against gay marriage, homosexuals essentially lose the freedom to marry. Conservatives might argue that gays do have marriage rights because they can still marry someone of the opposite sex. However, would you, as a heterosexual, be able to marry a man? If you aren't able to marry a man in order for it to be called "marriage," why would you tell an LGBT man that the only way he can get "married" is if it's with a woman? What if God somehow made it where homosexuality were natural and acceptable and heterosexuality were a sin? If this occurred and you didn't believe heterosexuality was a sin, you wouldn't be the one saying, " I don't deserve the freedom to marry because I can only be with the same sex and I'm not attracted to the same sex. " You'd be the one arguing for your marriage rights now, buddy. The only possible way an LGBT person has marriage rights is if either 1. Gay "marriage" is legal. 2. Sexual orientation is changed. The amount of gays who "claim" to successfully change their sexual orientation of those who attempt this is around 15-20%. Of these that "claim" to change, many will either end up leaving their opposite sex spouses because they weren't really attracted to them or have homosexual affairs. If you couldn't change your sexual orientation, would you want to only be allowed to get "married" unless it were a man? No you wouldn't want this. You are violating the Golden Rule. How is this treating others like you would want to be treated?
" Fourth, homosexual sin is NOT the only sin "that is discriminated against in the public sphere." We don't allow polygamy. We don't allow incest. We don't allow bestiality. We don't allow exhibitionism. Need I continue? " " The consequences of homosexual marriage are not equivalent to the consequences of polygamy, etc."
There are ONLY TWO ways "EROS ROMANTIC LOVE" can exist non-abusively and with equivalent consent among humans: heterosexuality and homosexuality. Polygamy, incest, and bestiality are all abusive relationships without equal consent. Polygamy involves a man or woman having to commit to multiple partners. You cannot equally love(eros) a bunch of people, let alone two separate partners. Because you can't equally commit to more than one person romantically, this leads to jealousy, break up among the partners, and ambivalence as to "how many" partners in general should be allowed. Many women might easily be taken advantage of by one man for mere lust and so cause family destruction. This instability would most definitely hurt children. How can children be properly raised with many parents coming and going for simply lustful purposes? Homosexual parents, even if not as good as straight parents, do not harm children more than having no parents at all in foster care would. It's absurd to argue that a child with no parents is more well off than a child under a gay household. I can go on about how incest and bestiality have worse consequences than that of homosexuality, but I think that is obvious? The nature of homosexual relationships is non-abusive and equally consensual. Two adult men or women can just as easily make a conscious decision to love each other and children under them as heterosexual couples can. Even if only heterosexuals can procreate, homosexuals are still currently raising children and trying just as hard to be successful families like their straight counterparts. In a 2010 review of virtually every study on gay parenting, New York University sociologist Judith Stacey and University of Southern California sociologist Tim Biblarz found no differences between children raised in homes with two heterosexual parents and children raised with lesbian parents. Why should their hard work as a gay family not matter? Do gay families not deserve the same protections as straight families simply because of "same sex makeup?" What about the children in these gay families? Don't they deserve to see their parents get married and be happy with them? Don't they deserve to have both of their parents have legal custody over them(which would happen if gay marriage were legalized)? Again, remember to take children out of same sex families is to put them in foster care without any loving parents in the first place.
" Even if that day comes, because I actually love homosexual people, and I know that what Jesus says is best for them and for me, then I will never stop preaching what he says. " = You are arguing that God is against gay marriage legalization because the Bible says that gay marriage is a sin.
My Main Thesis: " Just because something is sin and God opposes this sin does not mean God opposes the legalization of this sin. "
This should be quite obvious, but it is still not clear to you. Let me make this distinction: God opposes sin; He doesn't necessarily oppose sin's legalization. If God were to oppose sin's legalization that would mean EVERY SINGLE SIN should be punishable by human law. God does not want this. He gave us free will from the beginning. God might very well support gay marriage legalization because well gay marriage is just like any other sin that God is giving humans the free will to choose or not to choose. SAYING THAT GOD OPPOSES THE LEGALIZATION OF GAY MARRIAGE BECAUSE GAY MARRIAGE IS A SIN IS NOT AN ARGUMENT. God says it's a sin to lie. Does that mean He supports that I go to jail or pay a fine for lying? We should arrest every single person who has lied because well, God says lying is a sin so that equals illegalization. This is the bad logic you are using.


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Walking through Tompkins Square Park in the pouring rain this week we spotted a gorgeous girl ahead of us with a Kitty Cat bag slung casually across her body. It was so incredibly cute, we had to find out where it was from. We followed her through the East Village to Verameat, the super cool jewelry store, where dog rings and unicorn necklaces sit beautifully beside delicately designed feather rings and robot charms.
In the store we were thrilled to discover the Kitty Cat bag. It's a limited edition design, the first bag created by the talented designer behind Verameat, Vera Balyura. Made of buttery soft leather with a thick leather tassel which looks like a cat's tail, it's one of those bags that will make any summer outfit suddenly adorable.Kitty Cat Bag. Vermeat. 315 East 9th Street. East Village. New York. 10003. Tel: 212 388 9045


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Film review: November
IFC Productions
STARRING Courteney Cox, James LeGros, Dori MizrahI, Amir Talai, Nora Dunn, Robert Wu, Greg Harrison
WRITTEN BY Benjamin Brand, Greg Harrison
PRODUCED BY Jake Abraham, Danielle Renfrew, Gary Winick, Holly Becker
DIRECTED BY Greg Harrison
SHOT BY Nancy Schreiber
EDITED BY Greg Harrison
MUSIC BY Lew Baldwin
DISTRIBUTED BY Sony Pictures Classics
Courtney Cox plays a woman who teaches college photography (this is not a truncated description, this is the depth of her character). While stopping at a convenience store one night, her boyfriend is executed by a thief. Cox's mind fragments and she spends the rest of the film lamely trying to ascertain what truly happened on the fated evening. Unfortunately, I'm unable to give November a grade lower than "F." November achieves distinguished ignominy in ranking highly among the worst films I've ever seen. Clocking in at about 75 minutes doesn't make it any easier to sit through. Is November a narrative or an experimental film? As a narrative it is incomplete; even as a short story this would've dragged. As an experimental it isn't shot or cut together well enough to provoke anything interesting.
Director Greg Harrison (Groove) gives half an effort in creating a lugubrious digital smear; adding insult to injury, this seemed to be his intention. Characters are lifeless lumps of flesh that transparently stepped onto the set and were filmed one minute later. The film contains a great many close-ups, which would be fine if Cox didn't display the same uncertain, bored, emotionless expression time after time. November is an idea without a story, a world without life, a film without meaning: to quote the film, "an underachiever's haircut."
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.6 years is the avearge job tenure in America in 2014—the most recent data available. The combination of midlife + career in search engines results in page after page of "changing you midlife career" and "midlife career crisis."
One career expert, Alison Doyle, estimates the average person changes jobs ten to fifteen times (with an average of 12 job changes) during his or her career. Many workers spend five years or less in every job, so they devote more time and energy transitioning from one job to another.
Whether voluntarily changing jobs or being forced to find a new career because of circumstance, stress is inevitable according to experts. Rather than making a move as often, try these three tips maintain your job as an experienced worker:
1) Maintain your perspective
We all have tough days, bad years and challenging co-workers or bosses. When you have 20+ years of experience, you can look back on how you handled the less than perfect times previously. One medical device employee told me, "I had a boss who was a nightmare and he was rapidly advancing through the company. I knew he wouldn't be my boss for more than 2 years at most. He spent most of his time managing to higher ups-we rarely saw him. Me and my co-workers decided we would focus on doing our jobs excellently. Fortunately, in 15 months he was gone." The next department manager was markedly better according to the worker who now has been with her company for 11 years. As long as your manager is not abusive or harassing, remember your survival instincts. Do your job exceedlngly well and and seek internal opportunities first. It also helps to develop a strong network of positive people inside and outside work, Remember: This too will pass.
2) Keep learning
Never utter the words, "this is the way we have always done it." Just because you run a report one way doesn't mean the information could not be processed differently. Even if you have to learn on your own—go online, take a workshop, find your own mentor or coach, watch YouTube videos to update your skills or knowledge. If your company sponsors courses or training—remain open. One manager discussed his employee's change in attitude, he's coachable and it is great working with him. It was a pleasant surprise." Remember all the information, processes and technical information you've learned over your long career. You've got this!
3) Attitude is Everything
U.S. life expectancy is 80 years and moving up annually. So those of us born in 1957, the largest year of the baby boom, have at least 21 years ahead of us if we remain healthy. Experienced workers may work longer due to economic necessity, a desire to remain productive or for the social interaction. According to an American Psychological Association study, 80% of the people 55+ say they're remaining on the job with their current employer because they enjoy the work they do. Many mature workers want to extend their careers and cannot because of health reasons or changes at the company. Optimism is a learned trait. Remember, if you work in your later years by choice, foster an attitiude of gratitude. You choose to work, found work and have an opportunity to expand your horizons.


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World digest 05/17/05
Mexico's Fox apologizes for remark about blacks
MEXICO CITY -- President Vicente Fox reversed course Monday night and apologized for saying that Mexicans in the United States do the work that blacks won't. Fox repeatedly refused to back away from his Friday comment, saying his remark had been misinterpreted. But later, in phone conversations with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton the president said he "regretted" the statement.
Kuwaiti women get right to vote, run for offfice
KUWAIT CITY -- Parliament extended political rights to Kuwaiti women Monday, but religious fundamentalists who opposed women's suffrage succeeded in attaching a clause requiring future female politicians and voters to abide by Islamic law. It was not clear whether that meant a strict dress code or just separate polling stations and election campaigns. Some of the women activists who ululated and sang the national anthem after the 35-23 vote expressed concern about the vague restriction, but others refused to let it dampen their joy. Women can now vote in all Middle Eastern nations where elections are held except Saudi Arabia.
Nepalese soldiers search for abducted children
KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepalese troops resumed their search Monday for hundreds of children taken hostage by Maoist insurgents in the mountains of western Nepal, officials said. The exact number of children taken by the rebels was unclear. In the past, rebels have taken students for a few days to indoctrinate them with their revolutionary ideology, and then returned most of them safely.
Turnout in Ethiopian election 90 percent
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The government of Ethiopia said late Monday it had won a majority of seats in parliament, while acknowledging that the opposition had won in the capital, Addis Ababa. About 90 percent of voters turned out for the parliamentary election. Nationwide provisional results, however, were only expected Saturday, and final results would be announced June 8.


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Old Gadgets That Are Still A Good Buy
There are some devices that still command a good demand in the market irrespective of how old they are. They might be known for their camera, operating system and other features. Due to the awesome experience they provide, they have given their competitors a run for their money. They still rule the market and will be the best ones of their time.
Apple iPad 2
Apple claims there was nothing like iPad when it was launched. Even though there are two versions of it, the iPad 2 is the slimmest device with an 8.8mm thickness and slightly smaller surface area. As iPads are best known for video and gaming, users would definitely look at its performance and speed which are the main specs to be noted.iPad 2 also upgrades to the latest iOS 6 version and this remarkable battery life give no interruption in running all new apps.
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView captured the market attention with a 41 MP camera sensor and made headlines in the tech world. Though launched in 2012 it is still loved by the imaging buffs even in the present. Nokia has given this Smartphone a high point camera so that it could simply capture better quality lower resolution images. Therefore the 808 lower resolution PureView mode offers good quality, generous speed and quick sensitivity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
Classy and pleasant looking along with a great build quality, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is favorite among users and. It is a great option for anyone who wants a 7" tab other than an iPad. The dual core processor clocked at 1GHz is also notable besides the operating system which is Android Jelly Bean 4.1 that gathers a strong point in this device.
Apple iPhone 4
Launched in 2010, we saw a big shift in the design of iPhones with iPhone 4 grabbing attention. It has a world class design, without any major drawbacks and offers a fast and smooth performance. It is also a solid device and can comfortably fit into hands without any trouble.
HTC One X
Known for its good screen, stunning design, powerful processor and quality camera, HTC One X unibody design has been a great feature, besides the 4.7 inch screen with Super IPS LCD 2 technology. Its 8 MP camera allows to you to create so many diverse styles of photos, using the raw power of the quad core processor to good effect.
Samsung Galaxy SIII
Loaded with 4.8 inch display screen that supports a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, Samsung Galaxy SIII has earned a reputation of great design and display. It has an 8 MP rear camera which has a noteworthy feature of panorama option for great landscape pictures.
Are you fond of any old gadgets that you would like to possess? Do share with us if you have any.
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January IXth, MMXVI
Hon. Dave Eggen, B. Ed., MLA, Minister of Education, New Democratic, Edmonton-Calder
Dear Dave:
With the incompetent progressive morons who run the City Of Edmonton Transit System & Edmonton City Council such as Mike Oshry & Scott McKeen & Mike Walters & Bev Esslinger & Andrew Knack & Mayor Don Iveson who are spending & wasting millions upons millions here in Edmonton so we can have a light rail transit system that doesn't ever work (especially around the Northern Alberta Institute Of Technology (NAIT) campus) for students, we turn to Illinois Congressman Michael Quigley. Mike is trying to figure out ways to improve transit service in the district & state he represents, thus improving things like ease of student access & overall infrastructure safety.
"We used to dream big & it drove the economy. Now we're still using infrastructure that we built during the Great Depression."
Indianapolis, Indiana,
Source: Congressional Representative Michael Quigley, Democratic-Illinois, The Vth District.


text: Wednesday we had our first port which was Montego Bay, Jamaica. We started getting nervous for this one after talking to everyone on the boat the first couple of days. We hadn't booked an excursion for this port, we just planned on having a beach day, but everyone said this was a bad idea. Apparently with where we port if you want to get anywhere worthwhile in Jamaica you have to drive up to 2 hours and apparently there is a lot of crime so everyone says to stay away from local taxis. So at this point we felt it would be better to book an excursion through Carnival so that we could ensure that we were on a little saver transportation and in better locations. We ended up just booking a cheap beach tour. We got on a bus and took and 1 ½ hour drive through the island. We had an awesome tour guide; she was super hilarious and made the experience all that more fun. She has officially dubbed us jamaricans and taught us the necessary lingo to fit into Jamaica. Like Irie, yeah mon, and NO PROBLEM! She took us to the Jimmy Buffets restaurant where there is a private beach access which was nice. The water was so gorgeous and warm it was so fun. They served us lunch, and after a few hours we loaded back up and headed to see some cliff divers. They were seriously amazing! We then got to stop at a few places to shop. We didn't get very much, but I got a dress, and Eric got this really cool cane. After that we headed back to the boat. It was fun to see some of it, but over all Jamaica was just pretty dirty and full of people trying to sell you weed at every corner. Ha ha works for some people, but it was just not up our alley. I'm glad we got to go once, but I'm not sure we would ever go back to Jamaica.


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This morning we all went to a nearby attraction that we chose. There was an elephant sanctuary, monkey sanctuary, and market. I was the only person who wanted to go to the monkey sanctuary. So, what did I do? I went by myself!
It was pretty enjoyable! I got to see all sorts of monkeys in a wild setting, playing and moving around. A lot of them came up really close to us, and one even had a conversation with me. There were a few bushbabies in quarantine and I was allowed to stick my finger in the cage and let it lick me. Adorable!
When I finished the tour I moved on to a candle-making factory while I waited until time to meet the bus. They couldn't show me many things because the electricity was out, but I did get to make my own candle. It's average, but if I'd had more time it would have been nicer!
This is when the fun part of the day happened. I was supposed to meet the bus at 10:30 in front of the property on the road. I wandered there at about 10:20 and sat on a ledge by the road. 10:30 came and went. 10:45 hit and I was starting to get a little worried at this point. What if they had forgotten me? I had no way to contact them. Finally at 10:50 the woman who owned the lodge we were staying at came to get me. The bus had gotten held up and they didn't want me getting worried.
When I finally got onto the bus my tour leader told me that he was so glad I was safe and that he had been really worried about me. This coming from the same man who assured me that going by myself was completely safe. I was confused, so I pestered him until he told me why he was worried.
First off, three days ago our hostel was broken into and robbed. Keep in mind that the hostel isn't even a mile down the road from where I was sitting. Even worse, apparently there were gunshots coming from the road last night. The road that I was sitting on. Our tour leader then told us that he's been mugged four times and stabbed twice in Johannesburg (25 miles away). We also learned the shocking statistic that the yearly number of Johannesburg murders is higher than the total number of deaths in the Iraq war, including civilian casualties.
So, apparently, I could have died today! I guess I'm glad I rubbed the anthropologist's nose and spit on a rock for good luck yesterday!
We're now on the drive to Swaziland. We'll hit the border soon, which is supposed to be quite difficult. Like all African borders, it's actually two separate borders: an exit from South Africa and an entrance into Swaziland. Hopefully I'll still have some good luck left over!


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This year's Capital Classic already had a strong local flavor with three area players on the Capital team, and now it has even more of a taste of Baltimore: Loyola's Jerry Savage will coach the U.S. All-Stars.
"I'm really looking forward to it," Savage said of the April 9 game at Maryland's Cole Field House (8 p.m.). "Certainly it's an honor and a challenge in that you get to work with some of the best players in the country."
Savage is no stranger to the Capital Classic. Loyola standouts Pete Budko (North Carolina) and Tony Guy (Kansas) played in the 1977 and 1978 games, respectively.


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Figure 17.25. Setting Allow Toolbars to Off prevents a user from turning on any toolbars.
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Figure 17.26. Setting the Disable Toolbars script to run when the file opens will disable access automatically.
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Figure 17.27. Users won't be able to access toolbars after you run the Disable Toolbars script.
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CA finds virtualisation security fears have substance
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The security industry has been warning for a while about the dangers of unsecured virtual environments and those fears appear to be justified.
According to research carried out by Forrester on behalf of CA the consequences of a widespread move towards virtualisation is to increase the potential risks towards data because of complexity and management issues.
As virtualisation is rolled out there is the potential for the quality and reliability of services to be weakened and those responsible for management can find it increasingly difficult to work effectively.
"The study reflects CA's belief that management is the key to unlocking the business value of virtualisation," said Roger Pilc, corporate senior vice president and general manager of virtualisation and service automation at CA.
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Holyoke Road will be closed from Sandy Hill Road to Sherman Street Extension for about four hours while crews repair a sinkhole that was eroding the road and making it unsafe for drivers.
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A truck has crashed into crowds of spectators during Bastille Day festivities in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 people in an apparent terrorist attack. The attacker was shot dead by police but there was no immediate claim of responsibility. (more)
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The attack happened at about 10;30 p.m. local time on Thursday when a cargo truck deliberately plowed into large crowds at the Promenade des Anglais, where a fireworks show to mark France's National Day was taking place in front of thousands of people.
Footage from witnesses showed police officers firing multiple shots at the truck before it plowed into the crowds. The driver, believed to have been alone in the vehicle, was later shot dead after an exchange of gunfire with police.
Scores of dead and injured were scattered across hundreds of meters of road as police, ambulances and anti-terror units rushed to the scene. The death toll stood at 80 by early Friday morning, but dozens more were injured, including 18 who remained in a critical condition.
The attack prompted thousands of people in the area to flee or seek shelter in nearby homes and businesses. Mayor Christian Estrosi, who called it the deadliest tragedy in the history of Nice, urged residents to remain calm and stay at home until further notice.
"France has been hit by tragedy once again," French President François Hollande said in an address to the nation after a crisis meeting at the interior ministry. "France is in tears. It is hurting but it is strong, and she will be strong, always stronger than the fanatics who wish to hurt us."
Hollande said the national state of emergency, which was due to expire later this month, will be extended by at least three months. He said an investigation was still underway to determine whether the attacker - said to be a French national of Tunisian origin - acted alone.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, though Islamic State-affiliated accounts on social media praised the attack. Thursday's attack is the deadliest since November, when 130 people were killed in a series ISIS attacks in Paris.
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I awoke from surgery in a recovery room bed, still drowsy from the anesthesia but certainly aware that I was forever changed, forever less of a woman than I had ever dreamed. Thirteen vertical inches of my stomach/lower belly were pieced together with too many staples to count. I had three or four holes from which drains and tubes were still hanging out from. The pain I remember feeling never once really eased even with the use of the morphine pump that only barely numbed my mind and body enough to keep me a tiny bit sane. I lay trapped in that ICU bed for days, crying for myself, my dead baby, and my husband.
Although I don't have a period each month, and believe me, I have learned to appreciate that and see it as some sort of blessing, I am still dealing with menopause as a young 20 something woman. It took four years after my hysterectomy to find hormone treatment that made me feel how that most women my age do.
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Two Grounds for Sensible QualitiesPosted Friday February 3 by Robin Keller
Philosophy job talk by Umrao Sethi, UC Berkeley on Tuesday, February 7 at 4:15 p.m., Schapiro 129. Sethi's work primarily focuses on the philosophy of mind and metaphysics. She is particularly interested in the metaphysics of perceptual experience and the nature of sensible qualities. All welcome to attend!


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1 stick butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 cup well-shaken buttermilk
5 Tablespoons Flour
1 cup Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Butter
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Now to the cupcakes... preheat your oven to 350 and line a cupcake pan.
Cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy and then add the eggs, one at time, beating after each addition.
In a small bowl, combine the mashed banana with the vanilla and buttermilk and stir well until combined.
In a larger bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon).
Add the wet and dry ingredients alternately to the creamed butter, mixing well after each addition. This works best if you have a Kitchen Aid and keep it running on low the whole time.
Fill muffin tins about 3/4th of the way full and bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.
While the cupcakes are in the oven, go back to the icing and cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla to the cooled milk/flour mixture.
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You Are Not Special Speech
Dr. Wong, Dr. Keough, Mrs. Novogroski, Ms. Curran, members of the board of education, family and friends of the graduates, ladies and gentlemen of the Wellesley High School class of 2012, for the privilege of speaking to you this afternoon, I am honored and grateful. Thank you.
So here we are… commencement… life's great forward-looking ceremony. (And don't say, "What about weddings?" Weddings are one-sided and insufficiently effective. Weddings are bride-centric pageantry. Other than conceding to a list of unreasonable demands, the groom just stands there. No stately, hey-everybody-look-at-me procession. No being given away. No identity-changing pronouncement. And can you imagine a television show dedicated to watching guys try on tuxedos? Their fathers sitting there misty-eyed with joy and disbelief, their brothers lurking in the corner muttering with envy. Left to men, weddings would be, after limits-testing procrastination, spontaneous, almost inadvertent… during halftime… on the way to the refrigerator. And then there's the frequency of failure: statistics tell us half of you will get divorced. A winning percentage like that'll get you last place in the American League East. The Baltimore Orioles do better than weddings.)
But this ceremony… commencement… a commencement works every time. From this day forward… truly… in sickness and in health, through financial fiascos, through midlife crises and passably attractive sales reps at trade shows in Cincinnati, through diminishing tolerance for annoyingness, through every difference, irreconcilable and otherwise, you will stay forever graduated from high school, you and your diploma as one, 'til death do you part.
No, commencement is life's great ceremonial beginning, with its own attendant and highly appropriate symbolism. Fitting, for example, for this auspicious rite of passage, is where we find ourselves this afternoon, the venue. Normally, I avoid clichés like the plague, wouldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole, but here we are on a literal level playing field. That matters. That says something. And your ceremonial costume… shapeless, uniform, one-size-fits-all. Whether male or female, tall or short, scholar or slacker, spray-tanned prom queen or intergalactic X-Box assassin, each of you is dressed, you'll notice, exactly the same. And your diploma… but for your name, exactly the same.
All of this is as it should be, because none of you is special.
You are not special. You are not exceptional.
Contrary to what your u9 soccer trophy suggests, your glowing seventh grade report card, despite every assurance of a certain corpulent purple dinosaur, that nice Mister Rogers and your batty Aunt Sylvia, no matter how often your maternal caped crusader has swooped in to save you… you're nothing special.
Yes, you've been pampered, cosseted, doted upon, helmeted, bubble-wrapped. Yes, capable adults with other things to do have held you, kissed you, fed you, wiped your mouth, wiped your bottom, trained you, taught you, tutored you, coached you, listened to you, counseled you, encouraged you, consoled you and encouraged you again. You've been nudged, cajoled, wheedled and implored. You've been feted and fawned over and called sweetie pie. Yes, you have. And, certainly, we've been to your games, your plays, your recitals, your science fairs. Absolutely, smiles ignite when you walk into a room, and hundreds gasp with delight at your every tweet. Why, maybe you've even had your picture in the Townsman! [Editor's upgrade: Or The Swellesley Report!] And now you've conquered high school… and, indisputably, here we all have gathered for you, the pride and joy of this fine community, the first to emerge from that magnificent new building…
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