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The claim is that Christianity is the cause of terrible violence throughout the world, throughout its history. I will try to argue against this using perhaps only two points that I think are the strongest to pit against this attack.
1. The foundation of Christianity, so to speak, is that men are unrighteous, fallible, evil…sinners. To see them do evil is no surprise. Likewise, the foundation of a secular humanist (who usually attacks Christianity in this way) is that men do good things, that we are righteous, that we can judge and find what is right in the world.
So where am I going with this point? Here: If church leaders throughout history have sided with evil (numerous cases can be pointed out) it is not the antithesis of Christianity, but the foundation of it. They are trying to point out hypocrisy or a flaw in Christianity, but what they are pointing out is only a flaw in the character of man, which they hold to be so high.
As a theological side note, which need not be included in this argument, the Church, in all its failings, guilt, and tribulations is fulfilling its role on earth as a sign post, pointing not to itself (which is void of goodness in itself) but beyond itself, to God. It is reminding us of our own guilt and tribulations, and pointing us towards reconciliation with God. The secular humanist, meanwhile, points only inwardly and towards himself, to the rotting character of man, and never beyond.
2. Historically the greatest evils in the world have tried to eradicate religion from the face of the earth. These evils were political in nature, and anti-religion. What am I talking about? Try Hitler, Stalin and Mao…see which one supported religion for what religion is. All of them tried to turn the worship of God into the worship of themselves. From this study, you can also see that great violence and evils don't just errupt from Christian lands, but from Buddhist or Islamic etc lands as well.
So is the problem religion then in general? No, as I said, it is political in nature, and any serious study of these great evils in the world would make that clear.
These two points taken together, I feel, are enough to squash the argument that Christianity is responsible for terrible violence in the world. The crux of the matter is that the great violence in the world is almost always political in nature. Citing the times when the church was complacent with evil, as if these are incidences proving Christianity false or evil, only demonstrates the character of man as such. This point is damaging to the secular humanist world view, not the Christian one.
As a P.S. I would like to add that sometimes the phrase "Violence in the name of Jesus" comes up in these arguments. To that I would simply rebut firstly that anyone can do violence in the name of anything, no matter what. Someone could blow up a building in the name of the easter bunny…that doesn't make the easter bunny some evil thing that should be eradicated for inciting violence. Secondly, the teachings of Jesus are not violent, and to look at his life and work one can not draw violent conclusions. This is not true of all major world religious founders / figures however…


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First wave of scientific studies on the Elwha since the dam removal
Five peer-reviewed studies on the effects of the Elwha River dam removal were released this week. Authors with the U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, Washington Sea Grant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe and the University of Washington provide detailed observations about the changes in the river's landforms, waters and coastal zone during the first two years of dam removal, which began in 2011. In the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams were demolished, allowing the river to revert to its wild state. The five new papers can be found in Elsevier's peer-reviewed journal, Geomorphology, which can be found at www.journals.elsevier.com/geomorphology. (Peninsula Daily News)
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All of these concepts will be discussed, various films and discussions will be presented and depending upon which phases of the project you are participating in, many techniques will be practiced. We will introduce the importance of growing your own healthy food (for yourself, your family and your community) to provide better nutrition using environmentally sustainable and economically practical methods. At times, we will be sending volunteers around the local community to help people with limited resources learn to grow their own food as well. The program will be focused on mostly growing plant foods, but we will be maintaining a group of chickens for eggs and compost materials.


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|LAST OF THE MOHICANS, THE (director/writer: Michael Mann; screenwriters: Christopher Crowe/based on the novel by James Fenimore Cooper/Philip Dunne; cinematographer: Dante Spinotti; editors: Dov Hoenig/Arthur Schmidt; music: Randy Edelman/Trevor Jones; cast: Daniel Day-Lewis (Hawkeye, Nathaniel Poe), Madeleine Stowe (Cora Munro), Russell Means (Chingachgook), Eric Schweig (Uncas), Jodhi May (Alice Munro), Steven Waddington (Maj. Duncan Heyward), Wes Studi (Magua), Maurice Roëves (Col. Edmund Munro), Patrice Chéreau (Gen Montcalm), Edward Blatchford (Jack Winthrop), Mac Andrews (General Webb), Mike Phillips (Sachem); Runtime: 114; MPAA Rating: R; producers: Hunt Lowry/Michael Mann; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; 1992)
blends together action, romance and history."
Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz
We encounter along the
frontier in 1757, after three years of war between the
French and
English, a new threat in the upstate NY area as the
Hurons ally with
the French and the colonial settlers, being British
subjects, are
compelled to fight for the
British at Fort William Henry, in the Adirondacks,
where the French and
their Indian allies plan to attack. Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis) is the buckskin trapper
with the long
flowing hippie cut, who is at home in nature. The
brave young man is a
white man
adopted and raised by his wise Mohican father Chingachgook (Russell Means, Indian rights activist) after his white settler
parents were
killed in an Indian raid. His younger Indian brother
is Uncas (Eric
Schweig, a Canadian actor of Inuit
descent). The
Mohicans live in
peace with the white settlers, and get along with all
the tribes but
for the Huron.
Newly arrived dutiful
arrogant Brit
officer Maj.
Duncan Heyward (Steven Waddington) is entrusted to take Cora
Stowe) and her
younger sister Alice (Jodhi May), the daughters of the Fort William Henry
commander Colonel Munro (Maurice
from Albany to
the nearby fort with Mohawk Indian guide Magua (Wes Studi) leading the way. The
Mohawks are allied
with the British. But Magua doesn't let on that he's
Huron, working for
the French General Montcalm (Patrice
and leads the
military escorts into an ambush. Only the major and
the girls are saved
from being chopped up by the Indian hatchets,
tomahawks and hunting
knives in the ensuing
massacre, as
Hawkeye, Uncas and Chingachgook rescue them and then escort
them to the fort by foot.
When Cora turns down
marriage proposal, Hawkeye steps in and it's love at
first sight for
both. There are a few twists and turns, before the
English are forced
to surrender to the superior forces of Montcalm.
The gentleman
French soldier promises generous terms for the
English: they won't be
jailed or harmed, and can rejoin General Webb at his
nearby fort before
returning to England. But Magua, who hates the English
for killing his
family and forcing him to be adopted by the Mohawks,
made no promises
and attacks in an ambush and brutally crushes the
British as they march
in the open fields of the woods. Again, with the help
of Hawkeye, Uncas
and Chingachgook,
the major
and the girls are the only ones rescued.
The gruesome climax
leads to
Magua throwing Uncas off a mountain, Chingachgook getting his
revenge on Magua
and crying out that he's The Last of the Mohicans.
Hawkeye wins the
white girl, and is free to join the white culture. The
result is a
lively old-fashioned Hollywood adventure story with
great modern-day
photography as a supplement, and with a dashing Day-Lewis
appealing as a rugged
frontier hero and Stowe tramping through the woods in
a long evening
dress making a spicy civilized soul mate for her
wild-eyed nature boy.
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Biography of Michael Ardizzone
I was born not too long ago in a suburban hospital in New Jersey. I grew up in my hometown-lived there throughout my formative years with a good family in a two story house. I go to college currently in Poughkeepsie, NY at Marist College, studying Computer Science (my major) and Writing (my minor) . Currently I'm in a program that will allow me to graduate after five years of schooling with both a BS and MS in Software Development.
My eyes have been a trouble since I was very young and though I wear glasses now, I can never hope to see the world how it should be seen. As such, I've developed a different way of looking at things. Everything is rich with metaphor and significance to me-sometimes it is overwhelming. This is my inspiration to write.
My skill in writing was slow to develop. I didn't grow into anything close to a writer until I was 16 and discovered that I enjoyed writing poetry. The past five years have been speckled with spurts of poetic productivity. I read poetry every day from both amateur and professional authors. I try to study and hone my art as much as I can while I work and go to school.
I'm still not a quick reader, though I greatly enjoy reading novels, it takes me a month to get through one. I enjoy being immersed in another world and drawing the emotions from the characters into myself, feeding on them. These emotions inspire much of my work. Likewise, I need all the emotion I can get-I tend to be a loner. My friends are few and close, but none seem to appreciate poetry as much as I do, so I've come on the internet seeking like-minded individuals.
Michael Ardizzone Poems
All of your nonsense is sense to me your truth I'll take for any that can be. I'll suffocate in the fruit that you bear and dedicate myself to a strand of your hair.
The heavens may forget that lovers sit on idle haunches waiting for the stars to fall for lust to make manifest.
Technology's Siren Song
A faith so strong shall fall before the end to gods: the men who shatter wills on truth and fruitless will their search come to an end for truth will conquer strength and hope with proof.
The Erosion Of Faith
Wakened by the turbulence of thought and fed by hopes more insolent than lies, this log we need, too soon shall start to rot when on it stands the one who holds the skies
A Collapse Of Conscience
It's a way to live: (in this space between the stars) all the falling happens with opened arms.
A Sonnet For Cliched Lovers
The strength I draw from you I make my own to fight for you so happy you can be and of this strength I hope it's eas'ly shown through strength for you my love enhanced be.
Ars Poetica
I. Poetry is taking a blind man and trying to describe the rainbow to him using no adjectives.
Three Words
Like a fire that sucks all the air from the room she enters and drains my hope into a reservoir of love. A collection of choices made once now will alternate forever forever altering my mindset, my set of hopes and dreams
I Hate Writing
The ability to torture the reader, Like other writers torture me, Is a comfort.
It Is Better To Live Than To Love At All
There once was a man who thought it was better to love than to live at all.
I have a creeping suspicion that life is a collection of no in a container of yes.
Men with knives can hurt themslves As much as truth's been soiled Men tell truths with lies at heart Their hearts will get them boiled.
Sun To None
Deaf speakers feed me my life with a spoon longer than the plank
Getting older: So fast leaves grow from bud to stem they unfold, awaiting
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The sun stabs through the window;
its jealously, a terrific sign for me-
the air is full of her when I awake;
the broadness of the world seems
a quaint question of accompaniment
soon solved in our meeting.
When she's indoors the sun rages
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Governance change for Pony Club Victoria is critical. Pony Club Victoria needs to change. The current structure just isn't coping in today's world.
Your State Council, the leaders of Pony Club Victoria, have agreed that the organisation needs to find a new way to get the job done. Things aren't quite working. Membership is in decline and there is no long term strategy to address this vital issue. It is a big problem that needs concentrated effort to find a solution.
Your government support agencies, particularly Sport & Recreation Victoria (PCV's major funder) and experts in this field are telling us there is a better way to get the job done. They have seen many organisations, just like Pony Club, make this change and prosper as a result.
The governance change that has been proposed is best practise for an organisation such as Pony Club; it is a tried and tested model that is serving many organisations like Pony Club very successfully.
Pony Club Victoria are behind the game in governance change, we are one of the last organisations to make this crucial leap. Our competition are already set up with governance models that make them more competitive in the market. We are not trail blazers; we are simply following a well-trod path. There is no danger in change however there is in standing still. The time for change is definitely now.
The State Council, the management committee of the organisation, recognises that the job of managing operations and future planning are too difficult to do well together. The organisation is currently lacking a strong strategic vision and plan. The State Council know they need to plan but operational matters are pressing so claim first priority at meetings, which generally results in reactive decisions rather than proactive solutions. The governance experts will tell you, our current structure creates this reactive management; it is due to the structure, not the people.
The proposed Board structure will enable our organisation to concentrate on planning and strategy. The mix of people with different skill sets, elected and appointed to the Board will give more scope for creative thinking. Board members are not running zones so they have the ability to think solely about how the organisation can move forward. Strategy, compliance, financial and risk management will be the Board's top priorities.
It is currently hard to find Zone Representatives due to the large volume of work involved in this role. Our current structure is the reason for this challenge. To be on State Council you have to be active at both Zone and State levels, the time commitment is significant. Separating the job into operations and strategy will make it easier to find people to fill these roles.
Your Club will have more say. All members of the Board will be voted in by your Club. Every Board member is there to represent your interests. Our current structure has one voice in ten for your Club. Your Club will be able to nominate Board candidates who you think will be an asset to Pony Club.
The State Council and Zone Representatives will still be there to support your club and feedback the needs from the field. The Board will look for trends and create strategy to resolve issues, while the Zone Representatives will implement and manage changes on the ground.
Your leadership group knows Pony Club Victoria needs to change but it is paramount your Club understands why change is needed and has confidence this change will make Pony Club a stronger organisation into the future.
If your Club is not yet comfortable that this change will create a brighter future for Pony Club then please call the State Office and have a chat on 03 8685 8925.
The future of Pony Club is in your hands; your Club's vote holds the key to a brighter tomorrow for Pony Club. Your Club can ensure Pony Club is still here in the years to come and is a force in the equestrian industry. We exist for the faces on this page, lets make sure Pony Club is here for everyone as we move into the future.
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The Pre-Coat filter is well know for its superior performance as a filter system. In the case of the Atlas Filter the water is pumped in at the bottom of the tank, through a non return flap valve, and flows, from the outside, through a vertically placed polyester cloth filter bag coated with Pre-Coat Filter. The filtered water is then pumped out through the top of the tank back into the pool. The filter is backwashed by reversing the flow through the filter tubes.
The system is easy to operate and maintain, saves water and energy and ensures superior water clarity.
A large filter area is achieved by vertically placed filter bags, supported on special configuration cores. The result is a compact plant size with the ability to cope with very large bathing loads. This makes the product a cost-effective solution for filtering large public swimming pools.
The Atlas filtration system can be used for both fresh and salt water filtration.
The tanks are of a solid steel plate, stainless steel or composite fiber glass construction. All seams are welded internally and externally by qualified coded welders. The tanks are complete in every respect with necessary pressure gauges, air release valves, plus all necessary fittings.
Complete consideration is given to corrosion protection in the form of sand blasting, galvanizing and 3 coats of Copon Epoxy Bitumen to 250 microns. Then internal filter elements are constructed of patented injection moulded ABS cored covered by Polyester/Polypropylene bags which are heat set. The tubes are held down by a pressure planet and inert rubber "O" rings. The spacings of the elements are 37mm apart, thus avoiding any by bridging during the filtration cycle. The internal design conforms strictly to the N.S.F codes laid down for this particular type of filtration.
The tanks are manufactured from solid steel plates with the wall thickness varying between 8mm and 16mm depending upon the model. Likewise the manifold varies in thickness from 12mm to 30mm. All seams are welded internally and externally by qualified coded welders. The tanks are complete in every respect with pressure gauges, air release valves and butterfly valves, plus all necessary fittings.
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Diana Crisman Smith has been researching genealogy since childhood and has served as a lay librarian at the local Family History Center for more than 20 years. She has written for numerous genealogical publications, including current regular columns in the National Genealogical Societys NewsMagazine and the Association of Professional Genealogists APG Quarterly. In this guest post, she talks about the two sessions she is presenting at Family Tree Universitys Fall Virtual Conference: Smarter Online Census Searching and Finding Land Records Online.
Im Diana Crisman Smith, and Ive been researching my family since I was eleven years old. I have been helping others with their research for more than twenty years through writing, speaking, teaching and volunteering at the Family History Center. I have roots throughout the US and Europe, but US research is the starting place for all my family branches. Two of the most useful tools I use in US genealogical research are land records and census records.
Now that so many of the US censuses are available in online images or indexed online, researchers have a wonderful opportunity to use these important records. We all know that they are not perfect, since we cant always find what we want easily. Join me to learn some tips to make the best use of these records by searching smarter.
I also love playing in the dirt with land records. If your ancestors were farmers, they are critical for you; if they were city folk, they still may have land purchases (they bought houses just like we do, which means land records). For those who were in the Western states (essentially west of the original colonies, plus a few special states), the Bureau of Land Management website is one of the most useful, but little-known, resources of the Federal Government. Come learn to use some of the great information available through this source.
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Historically the family has been the primary sphere within which most women have lived their lives. It is often regarded as the most important unit in society with women usually regarded as the "glue" that holds the family together. In the modern world, however, the family has also been identified as the location for women's greatest oppression. News items describe disturbing realities: families who sell daughters for sex or servitude, honor killings, female genital mutilation, female dowry burning, forced or prevented abortions, and alarming worldwide domestic violence.
One reason such problems continue is the perception that regulation and government intervention are inappropriate within the private sector of the home and family. Another is the reality that the family is the area in which assumptions about gender difference are most solidly entrenched and can be most powerfully enforced. International and local agencies have a hard time trying to implement uniform human rights standards or finding equitable answers to questions such as: Should a woman have the right to choose whether to marry or not? Choose whom she wants to marry? Choose to live in plural or monogamous marriages? Choose whether or not to have children, and to decide how many? Should wives have equal rights with husbands to divorce? Have access to their children after divorce? Have the right to remarry? Share equally in inheritance? Own businesses and property in their own name? Be protected from physical and psychological abuse by family members?
Only recently have laws regulating the status of women in the family incorporated the modern norm of equality between the sexes found in such documents as the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW, 1979), and the Declaration on Elimination of Violence Against Women (1993).1 Such documents are seen by some as threats to cultural standards or national sovereignty. Opposition along these lines prevented the ratification of CEDAW in the United States (making it the only developed country not to do so). Fierce debates continue between those who contend that human rights standards should differ from one group to another and those who advocate the equal application of international human rights standards to all human beings.
These current debates and the prevalence of sensational reports about human rights abuses offer a unique opening to explore historical attitudes about women in the family. Taking time to investigate mandated roles in the family in the past helps uncover what might be considered human rights obstacles today.
One way to open such discussions is to use primary sources. Described here are some from commonly taught world history periods. Any one of them will make clear the extent to which the position of women in the family was an integral part of the large patriarchal structures in society, and also will indicate how deep beliefs about inherent male/female difference resulted in the assignment of gender roles. What is described in these sources did not necessarily reflect the reality of people's lives. Restrictive laws and teachings did not apply to women in all social classes, were followed unevenly, or were sometimes simply ignored. Sometimes family control was harsh, sometimes not.
These sources could be used in a variety of ways. They could be used to analyze differences and similarities among civilizations, or changes and continuities over time. Students could be asked to think about what the source suggests a good wife should do in order to achieve power within her family, or what the possible effects family restrictions might have had on the lives of women in the period. The sources can also be read to note areas where women were held in some esteem or were protected. After examining the sources, students might find out what the larger situation for women in that particular culture was. (All the source readings mentioned here are found on the Internet with their web addresses listed in the endnotes.)
Early Codes
Laws and codes often establish the extent to which gender difference was embedded in concerns about marriage. "Marriage is the basis of all disputes," proclaims the first sentence of the chapter "Concerning Marriage and Women" in the Indian Arthashastra by Kautilya (c. 250 BCE).2 Most codes illustrate the truth of this comment. Prevalent are concerns about property rights. They also provide details of wifely duties, inheritance, sexual intercourse, and punishments for violating justice.
Influential Teachings
Prose sources are a particularly engaging way to learn about women's marriage duties.
The Enlightenment and Natural Rights
In Europe, the eighteenth century saw continued discussions of women's subjugation and challenges to male supremacy. Both men and women used concepts of reason and natural rights to mount their arguments. Questions were raised. Were women equal to men? Could they be emancipated from familial control? What about the transmission of property, and love and sexual liberty?
Nineteenth Century Reform
During the nineteenth century, there were calls in many nations for reforms to benefit women. Questions regarding suffrage were of course raised, but the idea of more equitable marriage rights took pride of place. The United States managed the first successful campaign to undermine common law principles concerning the dependence of married women.
In colonized countries and those engaged in efforts to compete with the industrialized West, calls for women's rights were complex and varied widely from place to place. Egypt and Japan offer two case studies. In both regions by the later nineteenth century, middle class and elite women were emerging from household restrictions. The argument that women should be educated not necessarily for their own sake but for their capacity to improve the nation became a major rational for these new freedoms. Often this was in response to attitudes of the colonizers who considered non-western cultural practices regarding women as "barbaric," while ignoring women's demands for reform at home.
Twentieth Century Communist Revolutions
In Russia and China, old beliefs had enshrined practices in which wives were sharply controlled. The communist revolutions in these countries attempted measures to radically alter the old family structure. Such changes were deemed necessary ways to support women's abilities to work in their new society. Some fundamental changes were accomplished, but over time reaction and sometimes outright rejection limited their effectiveness.
In China, the Communist party also made a conscious effort to free women from age-old family restraints. Peasant women, considered to be at the bottom of the social heap, were targeted as early as the 1930s. Women's groups were created to give poor women a place where they could gain confidence and express their grievances against, the Party hoped, their bad treatment by local landlords. In these "speak bitterness" sessions, however, many of the women aimed their attacks at husbands and in-laws who had physically abused them.
These sources not only provide information about the history of women and men in families but also raise questions about the struggle for women's rights today: To what extent have beliefs about gender differences in many societies changed? How have they remained the same? What obstacles have women around the world identified as the hardest to overcome? The multiple international and local women's rights organizations with Internet sites provide places to locate current concerns.35 For example, there is a discussion on the Human Rights Watch site on inheritance customs in Kenya where, in some areas, the equal rights of widows to their property are obstructed.36 Noting the importance that groups like Human Rights Watch give to the status of women will help students understand why the position of women within their families remains an important contemporary as well as historical issue.
Biographical Note: Lyn Reese founded and directs Women in World History Curriculum. She also consults for the International Museum of Women in San Francisco.
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1 Excerpts: Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW, 1979), and the Declaration on Elimination of Violence Against Women (1993), Women in World History, [http://womeninworldhistory.com/WR-11.html]
2 On gender issues from the Arthashastra, Indian History Sourcebook, [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/kautilya2.html]
3 The Code of Hammurabi, Ancient History Sourcebook, [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/hamcode.html]
4 The Code of the Assura Assyrians, Ancient History Sourcebook, [http://www.world-mysteries.com/awr_laws3.htm]
5 Middle Assyrian Codes, Center for Hellenic Studies, [http://www.chs.harvard.edu/activities_events.sec/conferences.ssp/conference_women_property.pg]
6The Roman Twelve tablets, Women's Life in Greece and Rome, [http://www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/wlgr/wlgr-romanlegal108.shtml]
7The Augustus Period, Medieval Source Book, [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/cjc-marriage.html]
8The Code of Justinian, Women in the Ancient World, [http://www.womenintheancientworld.com/justinian's%20law.htm]
9 The Laws of Manu, Women in World History, [http://womeninworldhistory.com/WR-01.html]
10 The Magdeburg Law of 1261, Women in World History, [http://womeninworldhistory.com/WR-02.html]
11 Xenophon's "Oeconomicus", World Wide School Library, [http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/lit/historical/TheEconomist/chap8.html]
12 Nujie (Lesson for a Woman) by Ban Zhao, Other Women's Voices, [http://home.infionline.net/~ddisse/banzhao.html]
13 Mencius' Mother, Humanistics Texts, [http://www.humanistictexts.org/menmoth.htm]
14 The Greater Learning for Women, Reading About the World, [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/kaibara.html]
15Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1173, Medieval Sourcebook, [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/eleanor.html]
16 "The Mirror of Honor", Mount Holyoke College, [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/hgarrett/documents/mirror.htm]
17Elizabeth I's Marriage Homily, Dayspring Anglican Church, [http://dayspring.bizland.com/docs/homilies/Hom2-18.htm]
18 William Gouge's "Of Domesticall Duties," The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I, [http://www.elizabethi.org/us/essays/marriage.htm]
19 Mary Astell in "Reflections Upon Marriage," Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature, [http://www.luminarium.org/eightlit/astell/astellquot.php]
20 Mary Wollstonecraft, "Vindication of the Rights of Women", Women in World History, [http://womeninworldhistory.com/WR-03.html]
21 Women's Petition to the National Assembly in 1789, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution, [http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/searchfr.php?function=find&keyword=women%27s+petition+national+assembly&x=12&y=12#]
22 Olympe de Gouges' "Declaration of the Rights of Woman and (Female) Citizenship", Liberty Rhetoric, [http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/americanstudies/lavender/decwom2.html]
23 The 1803 French Civil Code, (the Napoleonic Code), The Napolean Series, [http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/government/c_code.html]
24 Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions (1848), Sunshine for Women, [http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/book-sum/seneca3.html]
25 Ernestine Rose's Speech, Women's Rights Convention (1851), Women Studies Research Center of Brandeis University, [http://www.brandeis.edu/centers/wsrc/Ernestine_Rose_Website/1851speech.html]
26 Caroline Norton's "English Laws for Women" and "Letter to the Queen", Women in World History, [http://womeninworldhistory.com/WR-07.html]
27 John Stuart Mill, "The Subjection of Women", Middlesex University, [http://www.mdx.ac.uk/WWW/STUDY/xMil1869.htm]
28 Qasim Amin, "The Liberation of Woman", Mujeres mediterráneas, [http://www.mediterraneas.org/print.php3?id_article=72]
29 Malik Hefni Nassef's Lecture, Women in World History, [http://womeninworldhistory.com/WR-05.html]
30 Kishida Toshiko, Women in World History, [http://womeninworldhistory.com/WR-04.html#Anchor-Kishida-47857]
31 Civil Codes of 1898, Women in World History, [http://womeninworldhistory.com/WR-04.html]
32 Alexandra Kollontai's "Communism and the Family", Alexandra Kollantai Archive, [http://www.marxists.org/archive/kollonta/1920/communism-family.htm]
33 The Marriage Law of 1950, UCLA Center for East Asian Studies, [http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/restricted/marriage.htm]
34 Li Kuei-ying, Women in World History, [http://womeninworldhistory.com/WR-06.html]
35 Women's Rights Organizations, Women in World History, [http://womeninworldhistory.com/WR-13.html]
36 Women's Property Rights, Human Rights Watch, [http://hrw.org/campaigns/women/property/]
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|Waynedale Elementary School is named for the neighborhood in which it is located. It has long had a special focus on biophysical education with biophysical activities integrated with academics.
The school was built in 1971 on the same site as the original Wayne Township school, known as School #8. The first principal was John J. Johnson. Waynedale is a Title I school and offers the English Language Learners program (ELL). Students from Waynedale feed into Miami Middle School, Portage Middle School, and Wayne High School. The school is located in the Board of School Trustees District 5.


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Iron Nicole reveals a secret that the Iron Queen never saw coming... and now all bets are off as the duel to end them all begins! But that's just the half of it, as friends, foes and perhaps a bystander or two enter the fray with freedom hanging in the balance! Don't miss this thrill-packed issue filled with one great Sonicverse character after another including Monkey Khan, Tails, the Iron King, Espio, Snively Robotnik, Geoffrey, Lien-Da, Amy, Antoine and more! Don't miss the explosive action!
- "Home Invasion" - Part Two: Security Measures
Sonic, Tails, Monkey Khan, and Sally break through the dome covering New Mobotropolis, having returned from the Dragon Kingdom. Geoffrey St. John tells the Iron Queen to pack it in, but she refuses; she summons forth Iron NICOLE and orders her to smash her friends out of the sky. With a devious smile, NICOLE instead uses the nanites to trap the queen in an orb and brings her up-to-date; reverting to her true form, she announces that she's been free of the Queen's control for some time and has updated her defenses against the Queen's Magitek. The Iron Queen is indignant, refusing to believe a machine has gotten the best of her; she tells NICOLE that she is nothing but a tool, a thing, but NICOLE replies that her friends have helped her grow into something more. Angered, the queen uses her own powers to control the nearby nanites, reforming NICOLE's cage into a hideous insect-like tank. She says that if NICOLE won't control the nanites for her, she'll do so directly, but NICOLE refuses to allow her nanites to be misused any longer. Meanwhile, Iron King confronts Amy, who fends off his Tremor Mace with her Piko Piko Hammer; Sonic quickly intervenes with a spindash, briefly knocking the King back. Standing atop the King, Sonic asks Amy if she missed him; joyful, Amy states that she knew he would come back and that she (of course) missed him, giving him a hug. A slightly chagrined Sonic replies he was being "ironically cliché" while the King angrily demands they get off him.
Watching these events unfold, a panicked Snively attempts to crawl away, only to find himself before an angry Sally Acorn. She addresses him coldly, saying she's lost count of how many chances she'd given him in the past, obviously not approving of his continued evil in the face of her generosity. Sweating, Snively nonetheless attempts to maintain some bravado, insisting that the Iron Dominion still has three other ninja Clans with which to fight back. Grinning, Sally replies that that's no longer the case as Monkey Khan flies overhead.
With a flash of lightning from his Atom-Bat, Monkey Khan addresses the masses below; he announces himself not just as the King of the Free People, but as a humble messenger. He tells the Yagyu that he has met with their leaders in the Dragon Kingdom, and upon his word of honor declares that their ties to the Iron Dominion have been severed. Below, the Legionnaires are confused, but the Yagyu react with surprise.
Lien-Da laughs in utter disbelief, thinking that after being gone for so long, her opponents have little to show for their efforts. She is shocked when a nearby Yagyu Lord announces to his troops that they're returning home. She grabs the Lord by the arm, unable to believe that the word of "one monkey" is enough to make them drop the fight; the Lord replies that while he doesn't know how things are done on this side of the world, where he comes from, one's word of honor is a sacred thing. Stammering, Lien-Da protests that the Dark Egg Legion can't win this fight alone; the Lord merely replies that it is unfortunate for her and tells her goodbye. Lien-Da angrily watches as the Yagyu begin streaming out of the Coliseum, but then she realizes that both the Iron King and Queen are caught up fighting the heroes. Thinking this is a perfect opportunity, she calls out to the Legion to fall back to her, announcing that the Eggman Empire now belongs to her. This catches the Iron Queen's attention, and she is infuriated. She slams her staff to the ground, temporarily disrupting the nearby nanites as well as NICOLE. She demands that the Legion obey and fight for her, but Lien-Da is smug; she coyly asks the Queen if she's trying to take control of her with the neural chips she had distributed to the Legion. Lien-Da reveals that her own chip had been modified, preventing the Queen from controlling her mind. As the troops flock to her, she says that the Legion is hers to command, and adds that the Queen has once again been played. With that, she laughs, and the Queen is shaken. However, Regina then informs Lien-Da of something she'd forgotten; with her Magitek, she can manually set off the bomb in Lien-Da's cybernetics. Lien-Da is caught by surprise; she cries out futilely as the explosion consumes her.
The nearby Legionnaires are confused, only remembering an order to regroup, but one quickly takes notice of situation. A Legionnaire turns to Snively, asking him for orders as there's no one left to take command; unable to handle the situation, Snively stammers before running off in a panic. The Legionnaire orders the others to "gather up the Grandmaster" and retreat to the Eggdome. Meanwhile, Sonic, Amy, Monkey Khan and Antoine are attempting to subdue the Iron King with little success; Sonic finally concedes that the king is a problem. Khan says that the only way to reliably defeat him is to use the Fan of Fen Xing; to their surprise, Espio the Chameleon suddenly appears, saying it's a good thing he brought it. He addresses Khan as the King of the Free People and hands over the fan with the blessings of the Raiju Clan as well as the Shinobi Clan. Khan asks him to hold his Atom-Bat for a moment and then tells everyone to fall back, though Sonic insists he doesn't want to miss the show. The heroes scatter as Khan opens the fan and Jun Kun looks on in shock, saying the fan was supposed to be hidden in his armory. Khan offers Sonic the chance to use the fan, but Sonic says he got to do it last time. Sonic calls out to the king, telling him that the west coast is nice this time of year; Khan brings the fan down in a grand sweep, and its force launches the king into the air.
Meanwhile, a panicked Snively pilots a saucer through the city, muttering anxiously to himself. He gives a small scream as he sees the Iron King launched overhead and tells himself to hurry. He rushes into the city's detention center and frantically enters the code to unlock a cell; Dr. Eggman appears in the doorway, telling Snively it's about time. In a rush, Snively gives a fractured explanation as to what's happened, unable to cope with the sudden collapse of power. Eggman asks of Regina, but Snively screams that there's no time, desperate to escape and regroup, adding "Don't let them get me!" Smiling cruelly, Eggman says that that's the Snively he knows. Outside, the two climb into the saucer, Eggman saying that they'll use the confusion to escape back to the Eggdome.
Within the city, a frightened but defiant Regina is cornered. Sally points out that all her supporting forces are gone and demands her surrender, saying that if she does so, no harm will come to her. A surprised Antoine asks Monkey Khan if he agreed to that; Khan replies that Sally had convinced him earlier that justice was more important than revenge (though he adds "Well, mostly convinced me"). However, the Queen cackles at the notion of surrender, and begins conjuring the nanites around her; she forms a massive robotic dragon around herself and says she'll never surrender to them. Sally asks if NICOLE can intervene, but the AI replies that it's taking all her resources to prevent any more of the city's nanites from being used. Sonic replies that they'll have to stop her the old-fashioned way and calls out to Tails, who's been circling in the Tornado. The young fox strafes the robotic dragon with fire. While the dragon chases after Tails, Khan flies in from behind and strikes the machine with a supercharged bolt of lightning from his Atom-Bat, causing it to crash to the ground. Amy takes the opportunity to land a powerful hit from her hammer. Enraged, the Queen attempts to escape by flying the dragon towards the hole broken through the city's dome, but Sonic races up the dragon's spine. The Queen screams for him to stay away, attempting to hit him with laser cannons mounted on the dragon's body, but he dodges and launches himself far above its head. Hanging in the air for a moment, Sonic announces that it's been fun, but "It's time for me to win now." The Queen screams uselessly as Sonic spindashes down the length of the dragon's body, splitting it apart successfully. Amid the debris, Regina falls from the sky, screaming "I hate that hedgehog!" Before she hits the ground, however, Monkey Khan summons up his cloud to catch her - and then dismisses it with a snap of his fingers, dropping her in a heap.
Sally asks NICOLE for a damage report; the AI replies that her systems are still coming back online but that everything seems stable. She adds that there seems to be no sign of the Legion or Yagyu within the city. Antoine places handcuffs on the disheveled Queen, who is lead away by Geoffrey St. John. Sonic says that that's it, and Sally says that they've won. Amy, thinking more celebration is in order, catches a surprised Sonic in a hug while Sally and Monkey Khan embrace.
As the city's nanites reconfigure to their original structure and the iron dome dissolves behind them, Snively looks back from within the saucer. He timidly suggests that while the city is recovering, they can quickly head back to save Regina; Eggman bluntly replies no. Snively attempts to protest, but Eggman insists the answer is no; he says that he's rested, recharged and ready to get back to work, adding that "Sonic won't know what hit him!"
Off Panel
"Tails And His Amazing Magic Hat 2!" Tails is up on the stage with his hat once more, this time chanting "Hocus Pocus"! At that moment, El Gran Gordo pops out of the hat, startling Tails. Tails then kicks his hat off of the stage in frustration.
- Iron Queen: You can't play me for a fool! You're just a program! You're a tool! A thing!
- NICOLE: Once, perhaps. But my friends have helped me grow into something more than my original programming. Something you cannot and will not control.
- Lien-Da: The Legion is mine to command! It looks like you just got played again! Hahaha!
- Iron Queen: You forget. I can still command the bomb in your cybernetics to detonate.
- Lien-Da: (as the explosion engulfs her) Wha-- NO!!!
- Sonic: You've been hiding there this whole time just waiting to make your entrance, haven't you?
- Espio: Maybe.
- Snively: Ruined! Everything's ruined! Yagyu gone! Legionnaires retreating! Lien-Da -- boom! Iron King -- whoosh! And I-I-I-I...
- Eggman: But what about your oh-so-precious Regina?
- Snively: No time! Must escape! Regroup! New plan! Don't let them get me!
- Eggman: That's the Snively I know. Let's go.
- Iron Queen: (as her robo-dragon is destroyed) I hate that hedgehog!
Key Events
- NICOLE reveals her true loyalties to the Iron Queen.
- Lien-Da tries to take control of the Dark Egg Legion away from the Iron Queen, but is badly injured when her explosive detonates.
- Snively releases Dr. Eggman from confinement, and they escape.
- The Iron King is defeated by Sonic, Monkey Khan, and Espio who use the Fan of Fen Xing on him once again.
- The Iron Queen battles the Freedom Fighters by using the nanites to become a robo-dragon.
- The Freedom Fighters defeat and arrest the Iron Queen.
Background Information
- The cover art for this issue bears a striking similarity to that of SSS: #1.
- As the queen attempts to escape in her dragon, Sonic tells her "There's no 'next-time-gadget' built into that thing!" This is a pun in reference to the cartoon series Inspector Gadget, in which the villain ends each episode threatening "Next time, Gadget!"
- Lien-Da being severely injured with an explosion mirrors the second story of StH: #205 when the Experimental Dark Legion weapon exploded when she killed her father.
- The Iron Queen's downfall is similar to Eggman's downfall in StH: #200, as both tyrants stated the infamous line "I hate that hedgehog" when their machine is destroyed and they are being defeated.
- The Iron Queen's encasing of herself in the form of a giant mechanical dragon is similar to the transformation of Maleficent from both Sleeping Beauty and Kingdom Hearts.
- In the Q&A section at the back of the issue, Ian Flynn revealed that Knuckles' body was inhabited by the "spirit of Enerjak" thanks to Finitevus' help, indicating that becoming Enerjak involves more than the absorption of immense amounts of Chaos energy.
- What the Yagyu Lord says to Lien-Da about one's word of honor is almost the same thing Ken said to Sonic word for word in the "Journey to the East" saga.
- The robot dragon created by the Iron Queen is similar to a robot shown in StH:#207.
- The Iron Queen referances what Dr. Robotnik says after being defeated in The Adventures Of Sonic the Hegehog.
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ODD SHAPED PARCELS: It's pretty rare, but occasionally we receive orders where the products selected are of mixed shapes and weights, which in some instances creates a parcel size that does not fall within our normal International delivery charge parameters. Whilst we will try our best to find an affordable way to get them to you, we reserve the right to cancel any order that exceeds our stated delivery charge. A surcharge may apply, and we will notify you via email as to your options.
ORDERS TO SWITZERLAND: For some insane reason, shipping to Switzerland is inordinately costly. And try as we might, we can't seem to find a way around it! Please be advised that we will apply a surcharge of £10 on top of our usual standard service charge for EU orders (total to be paid will be £19.99). An additional request for payment will be emailed to you via Paypal and your order will be dispatched upon payment of this extra £10 delivery charge.
Occasionally an order may go through our website and complete the transaction payment process but for one reason or another, an incorrect delivery charge is applied to the order (or not applied at all). When this happens we will email you to let you know there was a delivery charge issue on your order and if any additional payment is due. We reserve the right to correct delivery charge errors (up to and including refusing the order) before dispatching any goods. We will send you a payment request via Paypal which you can use any card to pay the outstanding fee – once settled we will dispatch your item immediately.
Certain goods on this site are only available on a longer delivery schedule because of the nature of how they are produced. Some of our collars are made to measure, and only produced as and when the order is received. These are not "shelf stock" items. Personalised items are bespoke items and thus take longer than normal to fulfil. We'll do our darnedest to get you your goods pronto, but it would be unrealistic to promise these types of items in Express service time. Thanks for your understanding!
If you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase you can return it for an exchange or refund, provided it is within 30 days of receipt of your order and in saleable condition. Please be advised that a restocking fee of £3 applies on all orders dispatched to addresses within the UK to cover the cost of postage and packaging, which we incur when we send parcels out – £3 will be deducted from the refund applied to your original payment card. After 30 days from the date of purchase, returned items will be assessed on a case by case basis to determine cause of failure, if any applies. Faulty items will either be replaced or refunded as appropriate to the circumstances. Products purchased as gifts can only be refunded to the original purchaser. Food items will only be exchanged or accepted as a return if they are unopened and your request for an exchange or refund is received within 30 days from the date of purchase.
Personalised or customised items are strictly non-returnable and we will not issue a refund for any reason. Please ensure you have selected the correct size before you place your order. Read our Size & Fit Guide before you place your order. Christmas items are non-returnable. Sale Items sold as Final Sale items are non-returnable.
If you decide to return an item (or exchange), the cost of return is your responsibility and HOUNDWORTHY will not refund you the cost of return postage. Additional postage for exchanging an item is also your responsibility and we will not pay for additional postage if you decide to exchange an item.
Please send an email to email@example.com and we will guide you through the process for returning your goods. All goods must be returned to us in undamaged, unused condition so please take care to package them well. We recommend you include a short note with your name and the reason for your return or exchange. We cannot be responsible for returned goods lost in transit so please insure your returned items for your own peace of mind. Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing.
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We've worked really hard to provide high quality goods that we believe are worthwhile. However, should you wish to exchange your goods you may do so within 30 days of ordering. If you decide to return an item for exchange, the cost of return postage is your responsibility and we will not pay for return postage nor supply pre-paid return labels. Additional postage & packaging on exchanged goods incurs a re-stocking fee of £3.00. We offer free shipping on your initial order but we do not offer free shipping on exchanged items. We will send you a payment request via Paypal to clear the re-stocking fee, or deduct it from the difference in price (if any). As long as the item is in "as new" condition, HOUNDWORTHY will accept it and replace your purchase with a product of your choice, refunding any difference in price or taking additional payment. Your exchanged item will only be dispatched once the re-stocking fee is cleared, if any applies.
Due to the nature of dog goods and their intended usage, we are unable to provide exchanges for goods that we deem to have been used, no matter how lightly. Please keep this in mind when considering your request for exchange. Personalised or customised items are strictly non-exchangeable and we will not accept an exchange on these for any reason. Please ensure you have selected the correct size before you place your order. Read our Size & Fit Guide before you place your order.
Many of our products are made by artisans and skilled craftspeople in small quantities; minor variations in manufacturing detailing can be expected in some products, and we believe it often adds to the character of these interesting items. From time to time some products are subject to minor design changes to improve their overall construction or performance. We reserve the right to alter our products (particularly leather goods) where we deem the changes are necessary to improve them, but these minor changes do not affect stated sizing nor fit, as described in the product listing on the website. As such they are not acceptable reasons for return on the basis of manufacturing fault. However, if you think your product has a serious problem, please contact us and we will assess whether or not the product has suffered a manufacturing fault. Items that are damaged as a result of usage are not considered to be faulty. Due to the nature of dog accessories, and their intended usage, we are not able to accept returns nor exchanges for any reason after 90 days from the date of purchase.
Please note that Vintage Finds are not considered new goods and are sold as is; all items in this section are pre-used and will not be considered as Faulty Goods for any reason. Condition of each item varies and the degree of wear or patina of age is different from piece to piece. Please contact us if you want to know further details about a particular item before you place your order. Vintage goods are non-returnable so please be sure before you buy!
We are not responsible for lost parcels or item gone missing due to delivery address errors entered during checkout. Please ensure you double check your address details before your submit your order. The address you provide is the one that will go on the label. Please note that we are not responsible for parcels once they have left our care and entered the postal system. If you have requested Tracked or Signed For delivery, we will provide assistance to locate lost parcels but no action can commence until 30 days has elapsed from the date an order was dispatched (from which time an official Lost Parcel investigation can be filed with Royal Mail).
HOUNDBOX is available for international orders but only as single boxes. Orders containing multiple boxes will incur additional delivery charges. Depending on the options selected, some orders will require additional postage due to the increased weight of your HOUNDBOX. Our Standard Service Rest Of The World Charge of £9.99 will be applied to all orders coming from outside the UK. We will contact you to notify you of any additional postage required on your order.


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Ibec's policy team also represents Irish business and employers on a numerous government working groups, committees and boards. This structured engagement with government is core to our work.
Ibec's own policy committees are supported by our 25-strong policy team and Brussels based office which work full-time on the issues directly affecting our members both individually and collectively. Click on any of the policy committees listed below and find details of how our committees work, key contacts and how to get involved.
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AFL Northern Rivers Juniors Indigenous Participation Scholarships a huge success.
With the recent celebration of the AFL's Indigenous Round, AFL Northern Rivers Juniors took part in Australia wide acknowledgment of Indigenous Australians contribution to the national game.
The League is proud to announce the sponsorship of over 10 new Indigenous players whom coincidently timed their AFL debut to correspond with the Indigenous Round two weeks ago.
These players are proud recipients of a 2013 Scholarship through the AFL Indigenous and Disadvantaged Scholarship Program, a new initiative implemented through the AFL Northern Rivers Junior League in season 2013. The program has been funded through the NSW State Government – Office of Communities, Sport and Recreation and has been extremely successful in its first year. So far the league has approved over 20 scholarship applications with many more expected.
"Its fantastic to see we've had such a great response to the Indigenous Scholarship opportunity the League has offered this season" said AFL Northern Rivers Juniors President Bob Lodge.
"AFL Northern Rivers Juniors is making every effort to better engage with Indigenous communities in the Northern Rivers to ensure the junior competition better reflects the community in which we live."
With the majority of Indigenous recipients being from Casino, Casino JAFC Vice President David Heath said "Indigenous players bring a charismatic atmosphere to our Club whilst adding to the exciting future of AFL on the Northern Rivers."
The newly recruited Casino players thoroughly enjoyed their first game experience and are excited at the prospects of the remaining 2013 season and beyond.
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The story "Russian meteor spurs memories of Western Pennsylvania incident in 1938" (Feb. 17 and TribLIVE.com) from The Derrick of Oil City brought to mind something my late mother, Marion McGinnis Heaton, told me many times: that a "piece of a meteor" landed in the backyard of either her childhood home or the next-door neighbor's home in West Sunbury. The locale would seem to support her memory.
Most of us in the family were skeptical of her tale about a "big hole appearing in the backyard" and "some men from Pittsburgh" coming out "to dig in the hole" and "maybe taking something" away. She would have been about 12 at the time, so her memory of the event was vague.
After reading this story, I wonder if perhaps a fragment actually did land in West Sunbury, and if so, who the researchers were and what, if anything, they found. It would be fascinating to learn that her story was related to the story reprinted by the Trib.
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Over 20 years in this industry and loving every minute of it.
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moved from St. Louis with their 4 young children in 1989. Debra went to Jerry's School of Hairstyling (now Paul Mitchell) from 1989-1990 and then began work at the family business for four years. Once she achieved her licensed, her husband Al went to school at Sam Brown. They began as independent contractors and each rented booth space.
By 1994 the couple began to work together and soon found that working for themselves would not only be better for them financially, but most importantly for their family wellness. Making their own schedules allowed for them to be intricate parts of their children's activities and made for an overall better family life.
They stay abreast with the industry changes by attending innovative and informative hair shows each year. They have also hosted their own hair shows for the Columbia community in the past and are planning more in the near future.
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According to a study conducted by Penn State researchers, eating healthy food and not eating less is the best way to lose weight. They show that the diets that are low in calorie density can help people to control their hunger and also helps them to lose their extra weight.
Low calorie density food are those that are having high amount of water and lower amount of fat like fruits, vegetables, soup, lean meat and low fat diary products. So by eating such healthy foods, we will be able to satisfy our hunger more and also be able to eat lesser calorie per bite.
So eating such food, we will be able to fulfill all of our wishes of eating healthy, reducing our feeling of being hungry and eating fewer calories. According to Dr. Julia A. Ello-Martin, such diets surely will help us in reducing our calorie intake in the short term but was not sure about its effect in the long run.
71 women between the age of 22 and 60 were divided in two groups first taking the
Low fat diets and other following low calorie density diet with water rich foods. At the end of one year, both the groups were able to lose some weight. But the group that eats diet with high amount of water food was able to lose higher amount of weight.
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Living in a hotel has a taught me a lot about myself.
Example? I need a maid and an indoor pool.
Mostly though, it is teaching me about judgment. It's teaching me about judging a book by it's cover. It's teaching me that things are not always how they appear on the outside. It's teaching me that first impressions should not determine what you think about someone.
You get the picture.
One day last week I was doing laundry here at the hotel. I was lugging baskets up and down the hall. I will admit, I was wearing sweat pants and flip flops and my hair was, well, rough. These are the things you normally do in the privacy of your own home. Schlep around laundry whilst looking like a bag woman. I, however, do not have that luxury. I decided I would not get dressed up and put on make up to do laundry. Who cares if some random stranger sees me this way in the hallway, anyway? Not me!
So I thought.
On one of my less than glamorous trips down the hall I passed a group of moms who were bringing their kids in for swimming lessons which they hold at the hotel pool. These moms were not in sweat pants and flip flops. Their hair looked quite lovely.
I felt so small.
They looked at me with such harsh and sad judgement in their eyes.
"Look at that poor single mom lugging her laundry down the hall. Poor thing lives in a hotel with her three kids! What a tragedy. Get off food stamps and get a job, lazy. And fix your hair for crying out loud."
This is what I imagined they were thinking. This is what their stares were saying to me.
They could be perfectly nice women, I don't know what they were thinking. But I wanted to tell them so badly, "I have a husband! I have nice things! I don't live here! I'm buying a house! My hair can be fixed, let me show you!"
Then on one of my trips to the laundry room that day, (yes, there were several) I met someone.
She was a single mom with two boys and she lived in the hotel. She explained that she was trying desperately to find a place to live since she left her husband. But everything was too expensive in this area for her to afford on her own. She didn't want her kids to have to switch schools though so she was just staying here until school was over. She was doing the best she could while putting her kids first. We laughed over the things we do to save money while paying for laundry. Making our kids wear their pants three times at least. Using lots of febreeze. She was just like me.
I felt so small.
You see, when she first walked in the room, I had thoughts in my head very similar to what I imagined those other women were thinking about me.
"Wow, how tragic, this single mom lives in this hotel. Does she have a job? What's up with her?"
This is what I like to call a Holy Smackdown.
I judged her. Thirty seconds after having felt judged myself. I judged her. The women who I felt judged by had no idea about me, about my life, about what was going on behind the scenes. And when I saw this woman in the laundry room, I didn't know either. Yet. I judged.
It reminded me of a blog post I read by one of my favorites, Mama's Losing It, called But For The Grace Of God Go I. There are not many steps between the woman in the laundry room and myself. How dare I think myself better than her? But for the grace of God? I could be in her place. That could be my story.
So in closing, friends, I would encourage you to NOT judge a book by it's cover. The next time you see a woman looking rough and appearing worn down, don't assume the worst of her. She could be a perfectly nice blogging lady going through a hard time. She could be a very tired single mom doing her best to do right by her kids.
She could be me.
She could be you.


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Hey guys, this is Maxime de beast and this is going to be an improvised video on how to change your skin on your knife. In order to follow this tutorial, you're gonna need a knife it has to be a skin, and for best results The exterior has to be factory-new. So what you need to do is you go on steam, You right-click on CS:GO, you say properties, and there you go local files, and then you browse local files. Next up you have to go to the "CS:GO" folder -> scripts -> .. -> items and then this file (items_game.txt), we're going to change some stuff in this file. so basically what you want to do is just make a backup.. …we're going to call it.. ..backup What you need to do now is you need to search for your knife Since I have a flip knife, I'm just going to bring up the 'Find' function here, It's ctrl+f for people that don't know, and you're going to type.. knife_flip and then search for that.
Now when we search for that we've come to the ID.. '505', and that stands for weapon-knife-flip, so that's my Flip Knife. Now, the first step is… Do we want to change our knife to another knife? My answer to that is yes, I want a huntsman knife instead of my flip knife, so in order to replace my knife We're going to search the Huntsman knife. It's kind of easy actually we're just going to go down until we find it (Searching) (Still Searching) Tactical! Tactical is the Huntsman knife: in this case. So what we need to do now is you need to drag everything here, you need to copy everything except the name I'm going to keep going down like this…
Until you stop here, then you right click, and you say copy then you're going to go back up to the flip knife Should be here. Now we're going to replace everything here except the name again. There we go! so we will paste this.. …that's that. So now we can save and now we've basically replaced the flip knife and fooled the game so it thinks that it's a flip knife, but it's going to show up as a huntsman instead. Now the next step is to know What your skin ID is.
I've compiled a list here a neat little list of all the knife skins that are in the game. We know that we have a 'slaughter' knife so basically we're going to search for slaughter It's right here, and this is the ID for slaughter. Strangely enough, It's called 'Zebra'. I have no idea why! So what you do, is you copy this, you go back to the items_ game and you're going to search for it, right here, and.. ..we're going to search for it until we find PaintKit. There we go, PaintKit. So now we're at the right place. All this code here.. ..represent the.. Slaughter skin. And if we want to replace it, we're just going to go back to our document here which I'm going to share.. ..let's choose another skin. So I'm going to try the.. ..'Marble fade' that's interesting. Okay, let's try that. So we're just going to copy the code here for 'Marble fade' and.. We're going to search for it.. until we get to the paint kits. There's the paint kits, and then we're going to copy everything EXCEPT for the first three lines or rows.
We're going to copy that, and then we're going to go back to Zebra and we're going to paste it in Zebra. So now you're basically done. You've replaced your flip knife, so it shows a Huntsman knife and the Huntsman knife will show.. ..that.. whatever we took, what was it? Oh, the marble, sorry! So now we need to do is you go back to Steam, you right click on global offensive you save properties, and then you say 'General', 'set launch options', and we're going to add this "-insecure" Hey guys, I'm in game. So let's check on our inventory. Let's go to the.. ..Huntsman knife you see here that it's replaced.
You can even inspect it and you can see here that it works.. ..So this is how it's going to look in game. We can even try it if we want in order to do that We're just going to go to the console and we're going to type.. ..'map de_dust2′ and that's going to start a server with bots. Now the only thing you need to do is join the team (Which you selected to use the knife for) and it should work Ok, so we're inside and we're going to take out the knife, ready..
boom! There we go! Ain't that lovely! So that was it guys! Hope you liked this little tutorial, and thanks for watching! Bye bye!.
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