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Bishop Jim Mauney (center) and Pastor Dave Delaney, (left) assistant to the bishop, met with Richmond students and Pastor Phillip Martin (right) from Epiphany, Richmond.
Pastor Phillip Martin of Epiphany, Richmond, brought six students from his congregation's confirmation class and a chaperone for an Election Day visit to the Roanoke College campus, continuing a long tradition started by retired Pastor Chris Price.
The 9th and 10th grade students met with Bishop Jim Mauney in Bittle Hall, the Synod offices, took a college scavenger hunt with college student tour guides, met College President Mike Maxey in his office and attended a college chapel service led by Chaplain Chris Bowen. They had lunch in the college Commons with Lutheran students, Pastor Dave Delaney, assistant to the bishop, Brenda Poggendorf, college vice president for enrollment, and William Greer, director of church relations at the college.
Lutherans in the news
Pastor William S. Wiecher, co-pastor of College, Salem, with his wife, Pastor Wynemah Hinlicky, for the past five years, has been called to a three-year assignment as chief of plans, programs and training for the Air Force Reserve Command Chaplain at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. Lt. Col. Wiecher has been a chaplain since 1999, serving in the Air Force Reserve and on active duty in several short assignments. He will provide recruitment, commissioning, training assignments and attachments for 150 Air Force chaplain candidates and do administrative work for 700 Reserve personnel. Pastor Hinlicky continues at College Church.
Dr. Ben Huddle, College, Salem, who retired last year after 44 years as a chemistry professor at Roanoke College, received a top science award from the Blue Ridge chapter of the American Chemical Society. He received the Gene Wise Award, recognizing an influential member of the Society for dedication to the profession and advancement of chemistry. Huddle taught more than 5,000 students in chemistry, math, computer science and some general and honors courses. He helped bring the first computer to the college. Huddle still teaches a general chemistry course. He has been a visiting professor at Hollins University and a university in Korea.
Dr. Paul Wee, a former executive of the Lutheran World Federation who teaches at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, preached at Christ, Radford, as the guest of Interim Pastor Conrad Braaten, on All Saints Sunday. Wee also portrayed Martin Luther in a short play he had written, for the Radford congregation.
Terri L. Cobb, daughter of Sandra and Gerald Cobb, Trinity, Newport News,
received the 2013 Unsung Hero Award at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
Cobb, a Roanoke College graduate, is the registrar for the Museum on Main Street program of the Smithsonian's Traveling Exhibition Service. She oversees the refurbishment of 15 exhibitions for rural communities and handles their repairs and shipping arrangements. She trains volunteer staff for dozens of small museums.
In a seven-hour dance marathon, Noke-A-Thon, more than 200 Roanoke College students raised $8,500 for the Children's Miracle Network, which includes a Carilion Clinic children's hospital in Roanoke.
A celebration of more than 13 years of service at Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp by Pastor Wayne Shelor and his wife, Vikki Shelor, was held on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 10, at the camp. More than 60 people attended.
Jacob Ridenhour, son of Pastor Steven and LaRue Ridenhour, Holy Trinity, Wytheville, and his wife, Kara Ridenhour, have been appointed co-program directors at Luther Rock Camp and Retreat Center, Newland, N.C. Luther is part of the Novus Ways Outdoor Ministry which operated church camps in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Dean Comer. Holy Trinity, Martinsville, was named Officer of the Year by the Sheriff's Department of the City of Martinsville.
At Bethel, Winchester, volunteers gathered the weekend before Thanksgiving for Returning Thanks, a servant ministry for such tasks as raking leaves, trimming bushes, hauling wood and general household cleaning for "people who could use an extra hand." Bethel members have been asked to consider an alternative Christmas gift from the congregation's Global Mission Team. Support for children in missions in Tanzania, Philipines and India will be offered for purchase at Bethel's Global Christmas, starting Dec. 1.
Our Saviour, Virginia Beach, is preparing for the season with a workshop on "Surviving the Holidays" on Monday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. at the church. A Grief Support Group, facilitated by Lutheran Family Services, is meeting at the church on eight Monday morning sessions from 10 to 11:30.
A Lost and Found Concert, featuring George Baum, playing guitar, and Michael Bridge, on guitar, will be sponsored by St. Peter, Woodstock, and presented at Bethel, Winchester, Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m.
Christ, Wise, raised more than $800 for the Mountain Empire Fuel Fund at a cookout. Additional money from the Care in Communities Fund of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised the total to over $1,000. The congregation sold more than 80 loaves of bread at the Fall Fling of the Town of Wise.
Muhlenberg, Harrisonburg, planned its annual Advent-ure Sunday, a family event. to start the Advent season. Stations are set up with Advent-themed crafts and home decorations and lunch is served after morning worship. The congregation announced that its Red Door publication is stopping after 20 years. Communication will continue with The Chimes, a weekly publication and social media.
Trinity, Roanoke, reported that funds raised through the ELCA Good Gifts Program will be enough to buy five pigs, two goats, 40 chickens, two hives of bees, two fruit tree seedlings, a clinic visit for a child and stocking of a clinic. The money was collected in a Stewardship Ministries Time and Talent quiz. A team of sisters competed in the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco, raising more than $87,000 for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society in memory of their mother, Joyce Driscoll, a member of Trinity.
A Dove Project at Christ, Fredericksburg, provides Christmas gifts for adults who are mentally challenged. Many have no family.
Pastor Guy "Tex" Ritter dies at 94
Retired Pastor Guy A. Ritter Jr., 94, died Nov. 19. He taught religion at Roanoke College for 27 years, served as an Army chaplain, was pastor of two congregations, designed the Roanoke College seal and completed a number of paintings. He was widely known as Tex Ritter.
A native of Princeton, W. Va., Ritter served in the Army Air Corps in Europe in World War II and graduated from Roanoke College in 1948. He graduated from Philadelphia Seminary and served as pastor at Bethel, Manassas, and Glade Creek, Blue Ridge, and as a supply pastor at St. Mark, Springfield. He taught at Roanoke College from 1957 to 1984. He earned a Bronze Star as an Army chaplain in Korea and he served in the Army Reserve from 1945 to 1984, retiring as lieutenant colonel.
Surviving are his wife, Doris Chambers Ritter, and two sons, Ivan and Paul Ritter, all of Salem. The funeral was at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Roanoke, Nov. 22, and burial was at Sherwood Memorial Park, Salem. In lieu of flowers, the family asked that memorials be made to the Guy A. "Tex" Ritter and Doris Ritter Endowed Scholarship at Roanoke College.
Bristol service premieres old music adaptation
The Abingdon Schola, a group of mainly Lutheran singers based at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Abingdon, premiered Saints Alive at an Evensong service for the All Saints festival at Redeemer, Bristol, on Sunday, Nov. 3.
The service music was chosen for fall, in preparation for Advent season, featuring ancient chant in addition to music of Taize, Joseph Gelineau and Bernard Huijbers, a contemporary Dutch composer. Death and birth , light and darkness, the coming of the cold season and the earlier approach of darkness play roles as the church prepares for Advent.
Schola is Latin for school, referring to the historical groups known as Schola Cantorum or Schools of Singers that supplied service and ritual music for monastery or other chapel events in medieval times. Schola were often comprised of youth but today the term is used for small choirs who specialize in Gregorian or other stylized chanting.
The text of Saints Alive was translated from the original Dutch by Gracia Grindal of the faculty at Luther Seminary in Minneapolis and the music was adapted from a chant tune in the 10th century by James Hansen, Schola conductor.
Advent devotions prepared
Twelve writers, many with Virginia Synod ties, have prepared free Advent devotions to be read on a computer, tablet, or smart phone this year. To subscribe for a daily email, beginning on Monday, December 2, click here. Each devotion includes a meditation on scripture, questions for use alone or in a small group, and a seven-word prayer for use throughout the day. A similar resource was published for Lent in 2013.
The project was led by Pastor Paul Walters, Church of the Master, Troy, Mich., and formerly of Grace, Massaponax. Other writers serving in the Synod are Pastor Chris Bowen, dean of the chapel at Roanoke College, Pastor Kate Costa, St. Luke, Culpeper, and Pastor David Drebes, Prince of Peace, Orkney Spring/Basye. Formerly of the Synod, retired Pastor Robert Holley, Summerville, SC, also contributed. Caryn Anderson, James Authier, Laurel Dahill, Terry Daly, Sherry McGuffin, Judi McMillan, and Will Stenke also wrote devotions.
The devotions are "an invitation to be intentional about prayer and reflection throughout this holy season," the text's introduction states. "It is our hope these brief devotions will help you mark the days of the season and through this simple practice Jesus may work through you doing that which is good in the sight of God."
Anyone 701/2 can make a tax-free gift from an IRA
A year-end giving idea for those who receive income from an IRA comes from Ellen Hinlicky, director of the Synod Partners for Mission. Anyone who is 701/2 or older who has income from an IRA that will not be used before Dec. 31 can make a tax-free gift to a church or other charity with those funds. To make arrangements for such a gift, an IRA provider should be contacted.
Bread and Circuses (Panem et Circenses)
by Pastor Kelly Bayer Derrick, Chair, Synod World Hunger Team
I am a big fan of the Hunger Games trilogy. I've read all the books and, by the time this goes to print, will have seen the first two movies - The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. The phrase "Bread and Circuses" is part of the Hunger Games story: 1. The setting of the story is the fictitious nation of Panem; and 2. The Capital appeases the people not by addressing the underlying social concerns of inequality, hunger, injustice, and greed but by offering up entertainment (bread and circuses) for the masses. If you haven't read The Hunger Games trilogy, I encourage you to do so. It's got great social commentary!
I was thinking of this phrase and this idea of "Bread and Circuses," of entertainment for the masses, as I sit here on the day before Thanksgiving and am inundated with ads for Black Friday. Do I really need all the things that are up for grabs this holiday season? Of course not, but it sure is tempting to buy more stuff, isn't it? I know that I live in a global economy which is driven by capitalism, but do I really need all this stuff? Is it a just and righteous use of my resources to buy more stuff - that I don't need? I don't think so.
Don't get me wrong, my family will certainly buy Christmas presents this year. But we will also remember my brothers and sisters who go without, who have no food on their table, who live outside in this bitter cold. Many of you likely know the statistics: Globally, 868 million people - that's 1 in 8 - are chronically hungry and cannot lead active daily lives, and 1.4 billion people live in extreme poverty, living on less than $1.25 per day. In the United States, more than 50 million people do not know where their next meal will come from. That's about 1 in 6 Americans.
Statistics can be helpful in making us aware of the extreme need all around us, but I often hear people talk about how personal stories make such a difference. One such story came to me from the principal at our local elementary school. She told of a kindergarten student who came to school late one Monday; she was screaming and crying and making a ruckus. When they finally calmed her down, the child told them that she was upset because coming to school late meant that she missed breakfast and she was so very hungry. This is a child in my neighborhood, in my own backyard. This is personal.
It is also personal when people suffer from hunger all over the world. It is personal because we are all children of God. So, each is my sister and my brother. Every person is a part of me in the one body of Christ. How much more personal can you get?!
God calls and empowers us to see one another with eyes of faith. God enables us not to be distracted with the immediate satisfaction of Bread and Circuses, but rather to reclaim our living in the peaceable kingdom of God. My hope for us this Christmas time is that we will replace our "Bread and Circuses" with this prayer: "Blessed be God who is our bread, may all the world be clothed and fed."
Pastor sought for
Independence correctional center
Chaplain Service Prison Ministry of Virginia is seeking a chaplain for the new River North Correctional Center at Independence in Grayson County. The part-time position requires college and seminary degrees, ordination and ministerial and administrative skills. A resume may be sent to 804-358-7020 (fax) or firstname.lastname@example.com.
College poll finds real estate market is strong
Virginians' sentiment about the real estate market is down from August but still quite strong, according to a Roanoke College poll of 608 people. More than 57 percent said the condition of the real estate market has improved since last year and 49 percent believe conditions will improve in 2014.
Among the factors influencing buyers and sellers, the poll found that the labor market is considerably stronger than the nation as a whole and the October unemployment rate at 5.6 percent was unchanged since September and well below the national rate of 7.3 percent. Housing inventories have risen in most areas in recent months and overall prices for goods and services have remained low since the recent recession.
But mortgage rates are rising and that increases the cost of buying and owning a home. Uncertainty about future health insurance rates is likely raising questions about the affordability of home ownership, according to the poll. Northern Virginia sellers of real estate said this is a better time to sell than a year ago while only 26 percent of people in Southwest Virginia believe selling conditions are better.
Community garden uses Hungry Mother center
Sprouting Hope, a non-profit community garden, is located at Hungry Mother Lutheran Retreat Center, near Marion. The goal of the garden organization is to provide fresh produce for people in need of food, as well as mentoring and education about organic gardening, nutrition and budget issues. The retreat center board recently agreed to allow Sprouting Hope to use the land for the next 20 years. The website of the garden is www.sproutinghope.org.
Foundation head talks about Lutheran legacies
Chris Anderson, president and chief executive of the Lutheran Community Foundation, recently talked at the Village at Orchard Ridge at Winchester about ways for Lutherans of all financial means to create a legacy by working with his staff on such plans as charitable gift annuities, charitable trusts and donor-advised funds. He stressed that such gifts are possible for everyone, not just wealthy people. The Foundation's website is www.thelcf.org.
Resurection dedicates Pentecost mural
(Inspired by Pastor Chip Gunsten)
Sunday, November 24, was a special day at Resurrection, Fredericksburg. Worshippers gathered for a festive Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for a new mural that was created by Pastor Carol Kniseley on the east wall of the expansive narthex.
In her sermon, Pastor Kniseley told the worshippers, "Please receive this mural as my gift to you, my Resurrection Family." The mural depicts a variety of people of all races and ages sitting in a boat together. Jesus looms above the boat with outstretched arms as his robe becomes the sail. The heart-shaped nail prints in the wrists are a sure give-away as to which one is Jesus.
Pastor Carol has been co-pastor with her husband, Jim, at Resurrection since December, 2000. Before pursuing seminary and ordination, Carol was the medical illustrator for the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville. After receiving her bachelor of fine arts degree at the University of Tennessee in Drawing, Carol earned her master's degree in medical illustration from the Medical College of Georgia.
Creating murals has been a long-time interest and passion for her. She remembers creating murals for the World's Fair when it arrived in Knoxville. Her pastoral internship project in La Canada, California, involved creating murals along the walls of the 60-foot hallways in the Sunday school area. She organized children, youth and adults to help her paint the Biblical characters.
Here is how Pastor Carol explains the meaning of her mural: The inspiration for the mural came from multiple conversations with friend and colleague, Pastor Chip Gunsten. While serving on the Synod Candidacy Committee, I enjoyed reflecting with Chip on "what God was doing" not only in the Virginia Synod since the 2009 Church-wide decision...but in the world at large. Chip spoke of this being a time of renewal in the church...much like a new Pentecost...where the Holy Spirit has been set free. Set free to do what? This mural is meant to draw attention to that unique conversation that is now taking place within the entire ELCA. A conversation that begins with a boat...twelve disciples...and the blowing of the wind. Sound familiar? It should. Pentecost continues to be God's creative way of reaching out to the world...with an open skiff and a strong wind.
Resurrection is located at 6170 Plank Road (Route 3) in Fredericksburg. Contact Pastor Carol Kniseley at the church office (540-786-7778) to arrange a viewing and narrative about the Pentecost mural.
Messiah, Mechanicsville is 45!
Messiah, Mechanicsville, celebrated its 45th anniversary of shared ministry On Christ the King Sunday, Nov. 24, with a sermon by Bishop Jim Mauney and dedication of a new processional cross, banner, outside cross and memorial garden. The outside cross, over 10 feet high, was handcrafted out of mahogany by Kevin Hendrickson and Ethan Gunn. John Drazenovich placed the memorial bricks and cross.
Photo: (l to r) Pastor Lou Florio, Kevin Hendrickson, John Drazenovich and Bishop Jim Mauney
LARCUM Conference to meet at Winchester
Bishop Jim Mauney and Bishop Richard Graham of the Metro-D.C. Synod will be among the worship leaders who will speak at the annual LARCUM (Lutherans, Anglicans, Roman Catholics and United Methodist) Conference in Winchester Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7. The theme will be "Living Out the LARCUM Covenant: the Reception of Vatican II by the Churches."
The Friday evening session will be at Grace, Winchester. Pastor Martha Sims and Daniel Hannemann, music director, at Grace, will participate.
Southern Seminary plans pre-Reformation events
Southern Seminary has announced a series of events and initiatives leading up to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. The Seminary will host events, develop programs, introduce new curricula and make campus improvements in each of the coming four fall seasons, according to Dr. Clay Schmitt, provost.
Some of the things planned for the coming year, he said, are a Reformation Hymn Festival, developing master of arts degrees at the Lenoir-Rhyne Unversity campus at Asheville, N.C., undertaking improvements in Smith family apartments, continuing campus upgrades to buildings and a wi-fi network, establishing an endowed affiliate professorship in Lutheran confessions, hosting a missional leadership seminar, establishing an Academy for Faith and Leadership, starting a certification program for first responder chaplains, commissioning a life-size Luther statue on campus and launching an online video educational series.
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton will speak and receive an honorary doctor of divinity degree at the May 24, 2014 commencement, Schmitt said.
Richard Goeres, Seminary student body president and son of Pastor and Mrs. Rick Goeres of First, Norfolk, said the atmosphere at the seminary is "vibrant...Day-to-day life here is lived among a prayerful, hopeful, Christ-centered community."
St. Luke, Richmond
wins award, exceeds malaria goal
St. Luke, Richmond, completed an ELCA Bible study and adopted a goal of paying for 100 mosquito nets but they exceeded that in two weeks, increased it to 150 and reached 200 within six weeks. "It was a wonderful response by our congregation," said Vince Reedinger, congregation president.
Also, the congregation won a "Golden Sneaker Award" for having the most walkers in the annual CROP Walk on Nov. 3. "Our spirit and service to Christ has increased in the past 18 months," Reedinger added. Pastor Fred Marcoux is "providing excellent care and leadership," he said.
"Thank you, St. Luke!! I commend every net and every step," said Bishop Jim Mauney in a note of commendation.
Where I was when Kennedy was shot
(Retired Pastor Murray Ziegenfuss, who lives in Wythe County, wrote this
recollection on Nov. 22, an historic date.)
Mr. Meister taught mostly juniors and seniors. He was a little quirky, but was
generally regarded as "the grand old man" of the English Department. I felt honored to be
his first intern.
By late November I had led several classes in his presence. This, however, was to be my first day with the students on my own. He promised to stay in the building, but not to meddle. School began in a regular way, and I was sailing through my lesson plans. It was after lunch that the kids first came in with fuzzy tales of an accident or a shooting in Dallas that had hurt President Kennedy. These reports seemed more like gossip than fact. At least, I wanted to believe that. At the next break I asked teachers in the hall what was up. No one knew much for sure, but there were fears.
Finally, the intercom blared the word, "The President has been shot in Dallas, but his condition is unknown. We will keep you posted." The kids were abuzz with feelings and fears and suppositions.
During the change of classes Mr. Meister and I made contact. He expressed both concern and confidence, and we decided to let me go on alone, as planned. It was into that next class that the intercom clicked on again, this time the principal's voice thudding, "President John Kennedy is dead. Vice President Lyndon Johnson will be taking the presidential oath of office this afternoon." More words trailed out, expressing sorrow, staunching fears, giving information. The school day would be over at the end of this class, and we would probably be out through the Thanksgiving break.
During that announcement something miraculous happened. My head cleared. It clicked that I was in charge of a roomful of adolescents during a terrible situation. I had to manage my own feelings and step up. My mind flew to a poem written in response to a similar situation. I fumbled through the anthology and found Walt Whitman's, "Oh Captain, My Captain." With a brief introduction and blurred vision, I read it to the class. They were quiet, listening and being there. I think we all clung to the words and, in a way, to each other.
Afterward, one of the students asked if they could spend the rest of the class writing in their journals. "Of course," I said. It was Mr. Meister's year-long assignment that they write daily in their journals. The content was their choice, as well as the writing style. The entries were read periodically, but not graded. Journals were to be theirs, a way of knowing the power of self-expression. I watched, amazed and grateful, as everyone in the class settled down to write. I hope that today, fifty years later, some who were in that class remember and evaluate that time we shared as quality time.
When school was out I drove home, feeling bleak and heavy, my usual pace tamped down. Gradually, I noticed that this was true of others. Everyone was driving slowly with our lights on, as though we were in a funeral entourage expressing communal grief.
That evening Mr. Meister phoned me. I told him about letting the kids write in their journals, hoping it was okay. He replied, "That's fine, that's what they're for. You know," he continued, "there's a poem that's especially fitting here. It's Whitman's,"Oh Captain, My Captain..." His voice trailed off with a trace of yearning. "Yes!" I answered, perhaps too quickly, "I thought of it, too, and read it to the class." "Oh, you did? Good for you! Good for you!" He was relieved, and even now I am so glad for the affirmation. It was a strobe of light on a dark day, the day Kennedy was shot.
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Well, my old sketchbook hasn't been updated in a long time and the stuff there is quite old so I thought I'd start a new one
hmm, well I'm a 15y old boy from Iceland, been taking drawing seriously for a year and a half I think. Im currently in 2 art courses, model drawing and drawing1, they're soon over (5 classes left) and then I'll try taking pics of all my stuff from there. Dont know what more to say so on to the drawings
did this yesterday, from a ref of two friends of mine
aaand here's one of one of 'em again
some weird heads
some mafia dude (also posted in finally finished)
another mafia guy
some rugby dude, trying out the painter IX trial
Just trying to get into painter IX with these two also, wasn't thinking much about anatomy with the girl so she might be kinda weird, dunno.
and then 2 ps speedpaintings
ok, as you may have noticed, these are all digital paintings
but I DO draw traditionally too, do alot of it in fact, but im just lazy as hell when it comes to scanning
but dont worry, one of those days when I go hyper, I'll probably scan them and put them up.
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If you're going to criticize a person or a corporation, you should do so because of something they have actually done. You shouldn't be making things up out of thin air. Don't invent a story out of whole cloth in order to demonize your target.
However, some people have taken to the Internet to accuse Monsanto of complicity in the Holocaust. Here are some examples:
Monsanto was the main supplier of Zyklon-B to the German government during the extermination phase of the Holocaust. pic.twitter.com/klK9iBQdYG
Okay, this is a pretty horrendous accusation. But, is it True?
— Taylor Pike (@pike_taylor) March 11, 2015
Well, no. It isn't.
I sent this Tweet in response
@pike_taylor the company was actually Tesch & Stabenow. The owners were executed after WW2 for supplying Zyklon B to the Nazis.
— Duane Browning (@fixedgear808) March 14, 2015
I received this in reply
@fixedgear808 you're just trying to covering up a major corporation. Good try @MonsantoCo
— Taylor Pike (@pike_taylor) March 14, 2015
So, by pointing-out an error, I was accused of being a Monsanto operative.
Okay, enough bullshit. Let's get to work.
The patent for Zyklon B was actually owned by the German company, Degesch, of which 45% was owned by IG Farben and they licensed several companies to produce it. One such company was Tesch & Stabenow. During the Second World War, Tesch & Stabenow sold Zylon B to various Nazi death camps.
For it's normal usage as a pesticide, Zylon B was made with an accompanying warning odorant, so people would have some way of knowing that they were being exposed to it. Zyklon B was an odorless gas and the additive was included as a safety measure. When Tesch & Stabenow sold Zylon B to the death camps, they deliberately omitted the warning odorant, thereby with the full knowledge that it was going to be used on humans. This is why the heads of Tesch & Stabenow - owner Bruno Tesch and director Karl Weinbacher - were executed after the war for their part in the Holocaust. In fact, it was supposedly Tesch's idea to sell it to the Nazis in the first place.
So,Bruno Tesch was the guy who had the idea to supply Zyklon B to the SS for use in the death camps. This was not an idea that people at either Degesch or IG Farben came up with.
Certainly, IG Farben did work with the Nazi regime and there were trials after the war for people who directly assisted the Nazi and its war effort. However, the blame for supplying the SS with Zyklon B was squarely on Tesch & Stabenow.
So, how did Monsanto get blamed for supplying Zyklon B to the Nazis? It's because somebody made it up.
You see Monsanto did enter into a joint venture with IG Farben. But, this happened in 1967, about 22 years after the war was over.
During World War 2, Monsanto worked very closely with the US Government in the Manhattan Project. Also during the war, Monsanto produced DDT, which was of great help in the fight against malaria-carrying mosquitoes. From what I can find. Monsanto did not produce Zyklon B and had no connections whatsoever to the Nazis.
There were American companies that actively did business with the Nazis even during the war and you can watch this video
- Coca-Cola;
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer;
- Chase Manhattan Bank;
- Dow Chemical;
- Brown Brothers Harriman;
- Woolworth;
- Alcoa;
- Ford Motor Company;
- General Motors; and
- International Business Machines
For all its flaws, complicity in the Holocaust and/or otherwise aiding the Nazis is not one of which Monsanto is guilty.
If you don't like Monsanto, fine. As I said, there's a lot to criticize them about. But, don't pull stuff out of your ass and tell me it's gold.
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In the era of Total Information Awareness, representative democracy as we practice it in the U.S. is looking more and more quaint and out-dated. The Obama administration continues the Bush post-911 paranoia with increased surveillance of "we the people". While the government's ability to collect data on it's people (more than 99.9999% of whom have done absolutely nothing wrong) increases so does the paranoia, creating a feedback loop of diminishing civil rights.
As rights-infringing technology has advanced exponentially, the technology of democracy has not. Our leaders make decisions very much in the same manner that they have for the last two centuries. They travel to a central location and meet in committees. They pound the needs and desires of their campaign contributors into a slurry of semantic abstractions. They ad heaping spoonfuls of pork-fat earmarks, appropriations and amendments, obfuscate the intent with archaic legalese, then force-feed the resulting pablum to the public while claiming victory for their party. With any luck, these franken-laws, stitched together from the putrid flesh of dead ideas, rise to zombie-life in the course of several months- but more likely several years.
Despite information technology's rapid advancements, those advancements have yet to be applied to the decision making process but only to the command and control structure. Hyper-specialization within the bureaucratic class has lead to the establishment of an American Apparatchik. These political functionaries desperately fight to preserve their territorial power through the maintenance of the status quo. The resulting Kafka-esque system virtually guarantees that laws are outdated before they are passed, assuring – nothing.
Virtually every "hot-button" issue in the American political discourse right now is an example of lawmaking that is trailing far behind the public. By dropping the anchor of policy, politicians are holding the ship of state in position, trying to hold back the flow of society- but they cannot control the flow- our culture has proceeded far downstream, leaving government behind.
Examples are endless:
- "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - polling among troops show clearly that this is a non-issue. Most people under 30 have grown up in the post "metro-sexual" era and simply don't give a shit.
- Gay Marriage- Why is marriage defined in law? By replacing all "marriage" laws with civil contracts, the rights of all people are protected, leaving the marryin' to the preachers.
- Cap and Trade Legislation – In the years between Kyoto Protocol (1997) and it's implementation (2005), the renewable energy sector grew exponentially. The push to add a dubious financial market based on carbon trading has gained more detractors to clean energy technology than it has fans.
Because of this growing disconnect between the people and their rulers, more and more citizens are choosing to practice "selective obedience". By simply choosing not to observe certain laws, boundaries are stretched and eventually they become irrelevant. For example, many (if not most) young people in America today violate copyright laws. They download music and movies from pirate sites overseas, and most never experience any legal issues. It has become the norm. Persecuting a few poorly chosen individuals to make "examples" out of them simply makes the entertainment industry and their friends in the new Apparatchik look that much more foolish. Drug prohibition, clearly a long-standing example of the total failure of policy-making, serves only to profit the prison-industrial complex, while the vast majority of casual users continue to enjoy altering their realities un-hindered by big-brother. Speed limits? They only matter if you get caught. Taxes on barter, trade or cash payments? Yeah right.
The governments response to all of this is to increase the authority of agencies under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security. They are using information technology against citizens in order to make up for the governments inability to deal with it's own obsolescence. By collecting information on EVERYONE, they are working under the premise that the larger the haystack, the more needles they will find. But as Cory Doctorow points out in his 2008 article for the Guardian:
"The problem of sifting through vast amounts of data was highlighted by the US 9/11 Commission, which concluded that the American intelligence community knew in advance that the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon were in the offing, they just didn't know they knew it. The pieces were all there for anyone who knew to look for them, needles buried in a haystack of irrelevancies. "
Today, we are all potential needles. Your anomalous behavior makes you look more and more like a needle. Your donation to a charity, your phone calls to an overseas relative, your purchase of allergy medication, all can potentially add to a profile that makes you look more like a needle. Your commuting habits- tracked by your transit pass. Your regular meals at the neighborhood middle eastern restaurant- noted on your credit card record . Increasingly, any variation from the mainstream is suspect behavior.
As we know from our countries history of locking up non-violent "offenders", criminalization of anomalous behavior creates criminals. Persecution leads to aberrant behavior. What we need is not to be increasingly surveilled to make sure that we are not violating norms, but to be given the freedom to rise to humanities highest potential. When given the opportunity, people generally choose to work for the common good. Is it any wonder that a recent study shows that people who download pirated music are also 10 times more likely to buy music? This knowledge has lead savvy music business executives to rethink the way they deliver their product and to profit from it, rather than suing their customers. Civil unions and gay marriages, as it turns out, are good for the economies of the states who recognize those unions as a civil right. Decriminalization of marijuana and the use of marijuana as medicine is good for everyone except large drug companies and the prison industry. Opening up the monopolistic electric utility industry to innovation by solar and wind development will bring about emissions reductions faster than a byzantine financial trading scheme.
In the world of computing, operating systems are continually improved. Problems are located, patches written and updates issued. Occasionally, a completely new version of the OS is warranted. In the "open-source" software community, that source code is open to anyone who wishes to work on it, and their improvements can be freely adopted to the benefit of all. This dynamic system assures that the system is constantly improving, and that everyone has the freedom to customize the system, adding new ideas, taking away things that don't work.
In government, fixes take the form of new patches, in a never-ending additive process. Nothing is ever subtracted, no new source code is ever written. Innovators do not go into government, because there is no room for innovation in government. By forcing people into "the middle", our government is suppressing individuality and grinding off the rough edges of society where innovation lives. They have institutionalized mediocrity, stifling any hope of advancing as a civilization. The fallacy of "the middle ground" is dragging us down. The term "moderate" increasingly refers not to people who carefully consider both sides of an issue, but rather to people without conviction or imagination. The "middle ground" is not where we should choose to live- it should be where we meet to set a few ground rules that allow us all to live and work unhindered as individuals.
Until we agree to addressing the issue of our out-dated government source code, there is no hope for cultural evolution in this nation. It is up to individuals to adopt "selective obedience", to hack the system and accept the mantle of peaceful dissidence.
"People who live in the post-totalitarian system know only too well that the question of whether one or several political parties are in power, and how these parties define and label themselves, is of far less importance than the question of whether or not it is possible to live like a human being."
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If you are using this product as a pin board we would recommend using at least a 6mm thickness.
How to fix adhesive cork sheet?
Cork sheets are a fine material that can be fixed in a variety of ways. The self-adhesive cork sheets use a peel and stick method. The surface for your cork tiles must be flat and smooth. You need to make sure you have cleaned and prepared your chosen surface well, making sure it is free from dust and grease. The protective backing paper can be pulled off and you can stick the adhesive cork tile to the surface. The cork tile must be pushed firmly onto the surface.
As well as offering adhesive cork sheets, we also supply non-adhesive cork sheets and a recommended glue to fix these to the wall.
Needing some finishing?
Cork tiles can be left alone without any finish. However, they can also be painted over with any paint, lacquer or wood stain to enhance or cover up the cork's structure. If the cork tiles will be exposed to dirt and will be washed frequently, it is worth finishing it with a protective product. The cheapest and least labour intensive finish is to leave the cork tiles unfinished! The original structure will bring a new and natural dimension to the interior and furthermore, such a cork wall can be a perfect cork pin board.
Our cork wall panels have a variety of applications limited only by imagination and creativity. We offer a wide range of cork products to meet different requirements. Please get in touch if you would like any more information at all.
Did you know that by choosing our products you are helping the environment?
Natural cork is produced with care for low energy usages, it has practically non-existent emissions and has minimum environmental impact. Choosing 100% natural cork products, you are contributing to the development of responsible, innovative and sustainable solutions, helping protect our environment.


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High Velocity Human Factors (HVHF) is an area within the study of Human Factors that specialises in the human factor in mission critical domains (MCD). Such domains can include military operations or emergency services such as police, ambulance or fire-fighter operations. HVHF was first proposed by Motorola's Principal Scientist, Moin Rahman, basing it upon research that he had conducted on human performance in mission critical domains such as that of police operations.
Normal human factors is the study of humans when their environment is considered to be in a state of equilibrium (balanced physically and emotionally). High Velocity Human Factors studies humans when the environment that are operating in is in a nonequilibrium state (unbalanced).
When a human is faced with a time-pressured situation that is considered to be abnormal, dangerous or complicated, human performance is affected. The study of HVHF aims to understand how the human reacts and performs in such situations in order to assist with the improvement of tools for the user and training development for those entering such environments.
How does HVHF analyse Human Performance?
HVHF analyses human performance through three measures:
- Decision Making; how the human's decision making process is affected in stressful environments.
- Velocity differential; the delay of processing information by the human and what their environment requires.
- Psychophysiological reactions; how the body reacts, such as increased heart rate.
Application in Aviation
The research conducted by Rahman has been used to assist in the design of technology and their interfaces for humans in mission critical domains. In aviation, Rahman's research and the study of High Velocity Human Factors could be used in the training and development of military aviation technology such as cockpit displays. It could also be used for standard pilots as when they enter difficulty, their operation does become mission critical as how they perform becomes a matter of life and death. Thus the need for understanding of HVHF is actually widespread in aviation; not just in military aviation.


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By Chioma Obinna
The President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, Pharm. Ahmed Yakassai has identified sincerity of purpose, political will and proper funding of drug regulatory agencies as major strategies to check drug abuse in the country.
Yakassai who spoke at the commissioning of the new Secretariat of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, ACPN, in Lagos noted that the way out of drug abuse is not only to punish abusers but to have proper control of the drug system.
"How do we get these drugs, most of them come through the seaports or land borders. For about nine to 11 years, NAFDAC was removed from all the ports, but of recent, they were asked to return to only the seaports. Still they are not allowed to stay at the land border or at the airport, which means there would still be problem. We need to focus on that angle.
"So if there is political will and honesty with ourselves on issues around corruption and indeed unemployment, especially among our youths,and the enforcement of the laws of the land, we will be able to reduce drug abuse."
Further, Yakassai lamented poor funding of regulatory organisations such as the PSN, NAFDAC, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, among others, stating that the agencies have no work tools, money or enough manpower. "It is a serious problem."
Stating that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki was coming up with the National Drug Control Bill for inter-agency collaboration, and then the issue of mental health where it can possibly separate psychiatric case from drug abuse problem, he said most drug abusers don't want to go to the psychiatric hospital because of stigma, hence the need for the Bill.
He called for rehabilitation centres to be set up where vocational trainingwill be established. "There, you are being rehabilitated and learning skills at the same time, be it wood work, electrical, plumbing, and indeed all our religious leaders need to be preaching, this issue of eulogising people of money, while we know they don't have good character is not good, because our young ones will emulate them.
Stating that all professional bodies and pharmacists have a role to play in reducing drug abuse, he called for implementation of prescription policy, cautioning on the current way drugs are prescribed in the country.
"Also, the National Drug Distribution Guidelines must be implemented by the government by December 31, 2018 as they promised."
On his part, National Chairman, ACPN, Dr. Albert Alkali said the new secretariat would help improve operations of the ACPN Drug Information Centre as well as enhance coordination and passing of information to the public and their members.


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LSA IT Monthly Status Report - August 2014
Welcome to the start of a new academic year! Below is this month's status report for significant projects which LSA IT is leading, as well as broader Michigan IT initiatives that may be of interest to you. Feel free to forward to others who may be interested. Feedback and questions are always welcome.
LSA IT Extended Hours During Fall Rush — In order to provide more timely support during the busyness of the next month, hours of support provided by the LSA IT Service Desk will be extended. Phone (734.936.3279) and email (firstname.lastname@example.com) support will now be provided 8:00am to 9:00pm Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 5:00pm on Fridays, and email only support will be provided Sundays 6:00pm to 9:00pm. We will be piloting these expanded service hours Monday, August 25 through Friday, September 26 (closed for Labor Day, September 1). Based on level of usage during this pilot, on-going hours of operation of the Service Desk may be adjusted. While the Service Desk can assist with many different types of computer issues, some issues may need to wait until the next business day depending on nature of expertise required to resolve. Thank you for your patience during this pilot as we explore ways to better serve you. (Contact: David Sweetman)
Flux summer maintenance and upgrades August 23-29 — the Flux HPC cluster will be out of service starting at 6:00pm Saturday, August 23rd, returning to service by end of the day Friday, August 29th. Compute jobs with walltimes that would extend into the maintenance window will be held and will run after Flux returns to service. All Flux allocations will be extended by the number of days the maintenance takes. (Contact: email@example.com)
New LSA IT Customer Experience Manager — We are excited to announce that Lisa Callihan will be joining LSA IT at the beginning of September as our new Customer Experience Manager. While Lisa is new to LSA, she has been with UM for nearly a decade. She has in-depth experience leading helpdesks and other support services to consistently deliver awesome IT user experience. Please join us in welcoming Lisa to LSA. (Contact: Lisa Callihan)
2014-15 LSA IT Council Members announced — The LSA IT Council is a subset of LSA key administrators, who provide advice, guidance, and perspective regarding the services provided by LSA IT. Membership in this group was recently finalized for the coming year. Key Ad members are Jen Barnett, Chris Gale, Jeff Craft, Talisha Reviere-Winston, Dawn Viau, and Diane Wyatt. (Contact: David Sweetman)
Trending Tools: Book writing — Writing a book? Scrivener is a great tool for gathering and organizing your segments of work. For more information, check out our 10 Easy Steps Guide to Scrivener. (Contact: Nancy Herlocher)
UM3D Lab Open House September 12, 12-6pm — The UM3D Lab Open House will feature demonstrations of Virtual Reality, Rapid Prototyping, Motion Capture, 3D Scanning, and more. This event will take place on Friday, September 12, from noon to 6:00pm in the first floor collaboration area of the Duderstadt Center. (Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Innovate Brew: More than great coffee — Faculty, do you have 30 minutes once a month to talk research with U-M colleagues? The University of Michigan Office of Research and Innovate Blue have launched the Innovate Brew program, an opportunity designed to help you generate new research agendas and partners by fostering informal encounters with faculty members outside of your field. Sign up to meet once per month for 30 minutes with colleagues you've never met before, grab a coffee or drink, and see what ideas percolate! (Contact: email@example.com)
Classroom now available to all Google Apps for Education users — Classroom, a new tool designed to let faculty create and organize assignments, provide feedback, and communicate with students, is now available. Watch this video for a quick overview. Visit classroom.google.com to sign up. To learn more, refer to the Classroom Help Center and Classroom Product Forum. (Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com)
New from M+Google — A number of important features have been added (or soon will be added) to M+Google: A new Gmail setup gadget for new users, an updated and enhanced iOS app, users can now sort and use filter views in Google Sheets without edit access, enhanced Suggested Edits functionality between Microsoft Word and Google Docs is now available, an updated Google Drive viewer has been released, non-Latin character support for M+Google Mail and Calendar is coming soon, and additional cell borders options are now included in Google Docs. (Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com)
New and updated software available — Since last month's update, we've released the following upgrades to titles in the UmichITAM software catalog: Inspiration 9.2.2, PGI CDK 2014 v.14.7, SAS 9.4 TS1M1, Dragon Dictate 4, and Autodesk Education Master Suite 2015. Maintenance contracts were renewed for PyMOL and PCTeX. New authorization codes are available for SPSS and Amos. Additionally, Adobe Connect is a new offering in the software catalog. Complete list of all titles. (Contact: Crystal Borgman)
Working around M+Google Mail's 25 MB limit — What do you do when you want to share or send a file larger than 25 MB? Use Google Drive, M+Box, or AFS/IFS - MFile. See the Storage Solutions Summary Chart for the pros and cons of each of these options, as well as more information on other available storage solutions. (Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com)
M+Box monthly updates — For the latest happenings with M+Box, check out the July Update. (Contact: email@example.com)
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"When we travel, I count what we see," this little girl tells readers.
She counts hens, cows, "one little bored donkey," and a russet mutt that her father calls a chucho and that joins the two on the road. That one Spanish word and a sign for the frontera constitute some of the few textual clues to the pair's circumstances. Adult readers will see Latin American migrants, probably without papers to judge by the raft they ride across the river and the soldiers they flee. Children will see an adventure that's sometimes thrilling, sometimes boring, sometimes terrifying—how much will depend on how familiar readers are with this perilous trek, but even those from the coziest of homes will detect some. They ride atop boxcars, and they stop while Papá works to make money for the next leg of the journey. They are dark-skinned; their fellow migrants range from pale to dark. The only constants are the chucho, the girl's stuffed bunny, "the way people we meet on the road look at us," and the current of affection that runs between father and daughter. The story does not conclude; it simply ends with the companions "back on the road," now with the titular rabbits. Like the creators' previous book, Jimmy the Greatest (2012), it's a masterpiece of understatement.
In leaving readers with much to wonder about, the book packs the most powerful of punches. (Picture book. 4-10)


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How are representatives elected ?
All reps have a job description and person specification. When a board requests a Voluntary Sector representative they are sent this information and asked to specify any additional skills or knowledge requirements as well as give an overview of the nature and purpose of the board and time commitment etc.
This information is then sent to all BCVS member organisations who are invited to nominate a member of staff of volunteer from within their own organisation to become the rep for that board. They complete a nomination form outlining their skills and experience and describe how they meet the person specification and board requirements. This information is sent to the wider sector as part of the election process.
If more than one person is nominated for the board, BCVS member organisations are invited to vote for their preferred candidate (one vote per organisation). If only one person is nominated and they meet all the requirements they are elected unopposed.
New representatives have an induction which includes a meeting with the Chair of the board or key contact. They also have the opportunity to take part in a training session delivered by an external trainer to cover issues such as conflicts of interest etc.


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17 comments:
- Anonymous8/10/11, 10:58 AM
Cute dress! I saw those at Target one day but I think they'd be way too short on me. I'm 5'7.ReplyDelete
I almost got that dress at Target!! And that clutch is great!ReplyDelete
Anon: I hate that! Well, not that I have that same problem very often but I did have to size up in this dress because they are rather short!ReplyDelete
Love the dress Noelle! Target has some really cute stuff.ReplyDelete
The dress I'm wearing today is from Target (haven't posted it yet). When I bought it I was thinking of different ways it can be worn. Love versatile pieces.
i love this dress it's so pretty on you!!! the mustard clutch is the perfect addition to your outfit!!ReplyDelete
Thank you girls :)ReplyDelete
You look amazing!!! Love the dress...xoReplyDelete
Love the dress! Don't you just love Target? Half my wardrobe must come from there!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8/10/11, 2:53 PM
You look so great as usual! The clutch was such a great find, the perfect accessory to wake up any outfit, love it!ReplyDelete
adorable dress...ReplyDelete
pockets equal perfection!
Perfect staple dress! I love pockets on dresses...even wedding gowns! ;)ReplyDelete
Thank you loves!ReplyDelete
Great dress. I love the clucth.ReplyDelete
You look great! Love your hair, and the new modern look of your blog.ReplyDelete
Thank you :) I'm happy you like the new look Kim!ReplyDelete
lovely clutch!ReplyDelete
Good find, reminds me of a Banana Republic dress.:DReplyDelete
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1999 Krebs Lecture
1999 Edwin G. Krebs Lectureship in Molecular Pharmacology
The Twelfth Annual Edwin G. Krebs Lecture in Molecular Pharmacology
Sponsored by an from endowment Sterling Winthrop, Inc.
Elementary and Global Aspects of Calcium Signaling
Michael J. Berridge, Ph.D.
Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, Laboratory of Molecular Signaling, The Babraham Institute; Honorary Professor of Cel Signaling, University of Cambridge
Wednesday, March 29, 1999
3:30 PM, Room T-625 HSC
Dr. Michael J. Berridge is best known for his discovery of the second messenger inositol trisphosphate (IP 3), which plays a universal role in regulating cellular processes including cell growth and synaptic transmission. His studies on cell signaling began with research on control of fluid secretion by an insect salivary gland. A role for second messengers in controlling secretion was first recognized when cyclic AMP was found to mimic the stimulatory action of 5-hydroxytryptamine. Subsequent studies revealed the integrated action of the cyclic AMP and calcium messenger systems and showed that signal calcium could be derived from both external and internal reservoirs. In collaboration with John Fain, he provided the first direct evidence to support Robert Michell's hypothesis that hydrolysis of inositol lipids played a role in calcium signaling. Berridge then developed the new approach of measuring the formation of inositol phosphates directly, demonstrated that 5-hydroxytryptamine stimulated rapid formation of IP 3, and proposed that this metabolite might function as a second messenger. Such a messenger role was rapidly verified when IP 3 was found to mobilize calcium when added to permeabilized cells or injected into intact cells, and this calcium response has now been found to be important in intracellular regulation in nearly all cell types. Berridge's pioneering work opened the way for studies which showed that this novel signaling pathway mediates the actions of many hormones, neurotransmitters and drugs, establishing the IP 3 regulatory pathway as one of the most important in cell physiology and molecular pharmacology
Dr. Berridge received his B.Sc. in zoology and chemistry at the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1960 and his Ph.D. degree for research in insect physiology with Sir Vincent Wigglesworth at the University of Cambridge in 1964. After postdoctoral research at the University of Virginia and Case Western Reserve University, Berridge returned to Cambridge to take up an appointment at the AFRC Unit of Insect Neurophysiology and Pharmacology in 1969. He is currently Scientific Director at The Babraham Institute Laboratory of Molecular Signaling in Cambridge and an Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge. He is a Fellow of Trinity College and of The Royal Society. He has received numerous awards including The King Faisal International Prize in Science, The Louis Jeantet Prize in Medicine, The Albert Lasker Medical Research Award, The Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics and The Wolf Foundation Prize in Medicine. In 1998, Berridge was knighted for his service to science.


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Fabletics is a shining exception in a retail market that's shrinking by the day. The product – stylish athleisure wear for women – is high quality, and the celebrity spokesperson Kate Hudson is a dynamic fitness inspiration all her own, but what Fabletics has that other companies don't is a finger on the pulse of their crowd of customers. And it's a lot of customers.
Fabletics began by breaking through drab workout wear to give women a more stylish option that fit the lifestyles of many who wear athleisure not just to the gym but throughout their day. To look good at the gym for that triumphant selfie at the end of a workout. Fabletics built their fashion line around what women actually want and need. From there, they let the customers do the talking through the data which has informed the company's rapid growth (644% last year alone according to an article from Forbes).
It's fair to call Fabletics a "social brand". They expertly leverage platforms like Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook while also creating a personalized experience on their own website. Customers get to choose their favorite looks and the Fabletics system remembers their preferences and helps make recommendations based on their tastes.
By following their crowd, Fabletics is constantly refining their designs to give customers exactly what they're looking for. With a regular cycle of new designs being released, Fabletics builds excitement for 1.2 million members who look forward to new designs made just for them.
Celebrities are part of the crowd at Fabletics, too. Actor Kate Hudson is the face of the brand, and has been intimately involved in every aspect of the business from day one. In a 2017 interview she told fashion blog Refinery 29, "I've always wanted to do something in the fashion world, but it's really important to me that everything I do is meaningful and makes a positive impact." She found that impact with affordable, trendy workout gear for women to feel strong and beautiful. The extensive line of their famous leggings, tops, sports bras, outerwear, shorts and pants comes in vibrant colors and patterns with interesting cuts that are flattering to women of all sizes. Other celebrities like Demi Lovato have taken note of the brand's inclusive approach and have gotten on board, too.
The entire line of Fabletics athleisure can be shopped at their website, https://www.fabletics.com. Not sure where to start? Try this Lifestyle Quiz to find out which Fabletics gear is best for you!


text: My phone's screen is turning black, often, when I slide in or out the keyboard. I don't mind it turning black between portrait to landscape, and its never stuck black in portrait. But sometimes I will slide it all the way till it locks with the keyboard it doesn't light up. It will stay black until I unslide it a bit. This feels like a hardware problem. I bought the phone from BestBuy, and it went with their insurance instead of Verizon's, so I plan to take the phone to best buy and see if I can get it replaced. I don't have 2.0.1 yet, so I figured I'd wait for the firmware update just in case this is a known bug they will somehow fix with software. But it really feels like a hardware problem.


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A couple of years ago we were taking our 1 and 3-year-olds on a trip to Disneyland with my husband's family. His family loves to go in January when the park isn't as busy which works beautifully except that we have to get there and back in winter weather. We got stuck in our smallish airport for hours waiting for a storm to pass, and the batteries started to run out on their movie player. We walked up and down the terminal several times, we ate, we looked out the window at the snowflakes and airplanes, but we still couldn't leave.
Finally, we were sent to a large, circular, crowded boarding area where hundreds of people were sitting on every part the floor waiting to get on their flights. Then we waited another 1-2 hours, and this time there was no space to walk. So we played 'I Spy.' It was a bit tricky at first for my 3-year-old. She had a hard time guessing and I wasn't sure she was really thinking of something while I was guessing. I decided to tell her what color the item was that I was spying. "I spy something Red." Instantly she would look around the room for anything red. If she happened to guess something that was not red, I would teasingly remind her that the item was not red and encourage her to guess again.
It was a fabulous game. She was searching for colors, choosing colors, and getting an instant response on whether she was correct on her color guess and she was enjoying it. Before long I noticed the a little girl from the family sitting next to us watching us. I could see that she wanted to play so I invited her to spy along with us. Her mother told me later when we were leaving to board our plane that her daughter had whispered to her, " I wish I had a mom like that." Of course I was flattered, but it also deepened my appreciation of 'I Spy.' Any game that could make me look like an enviable mother, after getting up way too early in the morning and spending 4+ hours in the airport trying to keep 2 little children happy, was a good game!
A couple of other variations we play: Big or Small and Tall or Short.


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Rick Santorum blasts Pope Francis as 'not credible' on climate change: 'Leave the science to the scientists'
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said this week that he was a "huge fan" of Pope Francis but that the pontiff should stop buying into the global warming debate and, instead, "leave the science to the scientists."
During a Monday interview with WPHT, host Dom Giordano noted that Pope Francis was expected to urge lawmakers to take action on climate change when he visits the U.S. later this year.
According to Santorum, who is Catholic, the liberal media had been misrepresenting the pope as less conservative that he really was.
"He's someone who is as committed to the nuclear family as I am," the former Pennsylvania senator opined. "I'm a huge fan of his and his focus on making sure that we have a healthier society."
"I understand and I sympathize and I support completely the pope's call for us to do more to create opportunities for people to be able to rise in society, and to care for the poor," he continued.
But when it came to a responsibility to care for the planet, Santorum advised the church to proceed with caution.
"The church has gotten it wrong a few times on science, and I think that we probably are better off leaving science to the scientists," the candidate insisted.
Instead, Santorum encouraged the church to focus on "what we're really good at, which is theology and morality."
"I think when we get involved with controversial political and scientific theories, then I think the church is probably not as forceful and credible," he remarked. "And I've said this to the bishops many times when they get involved in agriculture policy or things like that, that are really outside of the scope of what the church's main message is."
Listen to the audio below from WPHT.


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