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NATHAN: "The Republican party is statistically more evil (that is, more likely to place in power a corrupt world corporate government of some sort)."
RICKI: Nathan you may be right about the Repubs. I've heard other say things simular that they operate from a platform of fear and hate I just have no time for neither party.
WILLIAM: The modern Democrat Party has attacked Christianity and God more pervasively than any political party in recent history. It has worked closely with organizations like ACORN, MOVEON.ORG, and Planned Parenthood to promote just about everything that God calls sin or evil in the Bible, from homosexuality to abortion. The liberal flagship organization, the ACLU, labors relentlessly to erase all references to God from every public venue, including the outlawing of public school prayer and the attempt to erase "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. President Obama has claimed that Christians are still "clinging to our Bibles and our guns." He is absolutely right about that. I know I certainly am. There is an overwhelming sea of evidence that the liberal leanings of the Democrat Party are damaging the fabric of our nation, some as recent as last week's efforts by the White House to block the execution in Texas of a self-admitted rapist and murderer from Mexico. Studies can certainly be constructed to produce statistical results that support almost any position, but the overwhelming sea of evidence is not merely a series of anecdotes. The liberal agenda is methodically and deliberately anti-Christian, and anti-God. It is therefore by definition pro-evil. While either position – conservative or liberal – can be taken to extremes that result in evil, the pendulum in our country has swung much too far to the left, and the damage has been profound.
As to the "Corrupt Government" definition of "evil", does anyone remember "Cold Cash", the "Louisiana Purchase", and the "Cornhusker Kickback"? When the Democrats cannot get legislation rammed through legally, there is always the payoff or extort approach. One doesn't need to do a study to understand where evil is coming from – one just needs to open one's eyes.
RICKI: Stop, William! The Repub's also have their own method of corruption even the beloved Reagan had a history of back door dealings.
END of CONVERSATION
It's often hard to believe how gullible Christians can be, and how much we are willing to accept – turn a blind eye to – in the name of political correctness. Ricki (whoever she is) actually uses a cross as her profile picture. Yet she seems unwilling or unable to come to grips with any difference between the over-archingly evil-oriented agenda of the current Democrat party and the Republican party which, while flawed and corrupt, is oriented far more toward an accurate representation and implementation of the US Constitution, and it's general alignment with the doctrines of Christianity.
In an exceptional piece of research performed a few years ago, modern Christianity was laid bare by it's harshest critics – America's youth. The book is entitled: "unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity…and Why It Matters" by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons (Baker Books). The book's press release describes it as "a portrait of a faith and its followers perceived to be anything but Christlike." Reviewed in an excellent article entitled "A Survey of Young Thinking About Christianity" by Clint McCoy, (http://execumusings.synodne.org/article.php/20090129232344667) a number of perspectives about modern day Christianity – and modern-day Christians – are exposed. Some of them are painfully accurate. However, to be completely fair, I believe that much of what America's youth finds repulsive about today's Christians reflects their own spiritual weakness.
The research included a series of interviews with those known as Busters (born 1965- 1983) and Mosaics (born 1984-2002). There are five broad and thematic findings that can be drawn from the interviews:
First of all, Christians are perceived by America's youth to be antihomosexual. Christians are viewed as generally showing contempt for gays and lesbians. "To outsiders, Christianity is more a brand than a faith," says Gabe Lyons, who commissioned the study for the Fermi Project, a collective of church leaders driving forward a new way of being Christian in today's culture. "It is a bad brand in the minds of tens of millions of people. It has come to represent hypocrisy, judgmentalism, anti- intellectualism, and bigotry. It's easy to see why the next generation wants nothing to do with it."
A "bad brand?" Uh-oh! Who is going to tell God? God has made it abundantly clear from end to end throughout the Bible that homosexuality is a sin. There is just no arguing with that unless one is determined to simply disregard what God said – as Eve and Adam did initially – or one believes that the Bible does not faithfully present God's instruction to Christians. God informs and instructs us as Christians that a LOT of things are sin – including lying, stealing, adultery, and gluttony. I am in no position to throw stones here – I am as sinful as anyone else, and only the grace of God, flowing directly from the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, stands between me and an eternity in hell. But to say that God's clear statement that homosexuality is sin – and is basically abhorrent to Him – is "bad branding" is incredibly vain and reflects the root of the real problem.
Man is in no position to sit in judgment of God, or what God says is right and wrong. The Bible is filled with examples of people who have tried this – a couple of examples include the golden calf and the Tower of Babel. It never works out well for them in the end. Christians, if they believe that God has inspired the Bible, have no choice but be anti-gay unless they decide NOT to be anti-sin. At that point, they can no longer be accurately described as Christians, since they no longer follow Christ. Once again, let me point out that as a Christian, I am anti-gluttony, but I am always overweight. I am anti-deception, but I have lied many times in my life. I do not speak to this issue or any other issue from a position of personal perfection. However, America's youth, and all of the rest of us who try to be "politically correct" are kidding ourselves when we think that sin does not really matter to God, and that even though God has clearly defined what is sin in the Bible, He doesn't really mind if we ignore it.
Secondly, Christians are perceived to be too political. Christians are regarded by America's youth to be primarily motivated by a right-wing political agenda. "Christians are known for what they stand against," says Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group. "We are famous for what we oppose, rather than who we are for." This is true, I think, to some extent. However, why is this true? It is true because Christianity is constantly under attack, and when attacked, Christians sometimes (not often enough in my view) actually stand up for their beliefs. They respond when people say that there is no God, when they say that sin is really OK, and that the Quran is superior to the Bible, and that murdering her unborn children is the right of any mother. These brave souls, who still stand up for what they believe in the face of overwhelming pressure to be politically correct, denying Christ just as the Apostle Peter did three times at the time of His crucifixion (Mark Chapter 14), are the Christians that America's youth are finding so offensive. In my opinion, they are among the best examples of Christianity remaining on Earth today. In Matthew 10:23, Jesus said: "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." As Christians, we can choose to make the message of Christ a lie by diluting it so that sin is really OK, or we can tell the truth about what Christ says, and what Christianity therefore means. It's not a matter of being perfect. As Romans 3:23 says: "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God", and it is not a matter of being any better than anyone else. It's just a matter of what is true and what is a lie. If the Bible is true, then homosexuality is a sin. As Christians, we don't make the rules. We are just supposed to live by them. Denying that they are the rules doesn't change them.
Thirdly, Christians are Hypocritical. America's youth perceives that Christians live lives that don't match their stated beliefs. In fact, 85% of the young people surveyed describe Christians as hypocritical. I couldn't agree more. The vast majority of Christians (including me) are indeed hypocrites. Some time ago I developed an assessment tool, which I have consolidated into a single chart, and it demonstrates that situation pretty effectively. This chart measures Christian maturity (defined as the degree to which the life of a Christian actually demonstrates compliance with what Christ directed us to do, and what He did Himself as an example to us). It looks like this:
The percent of the Christian population occupying each level is smaller and smaller as one travels further and further upward in the scale. Between levels 5 and 6, where believers begin to really share our faith in a meaningful way with others on a frequent basis, the population drops like a rock. What percentage of Christians do you think meet that criteria? I would estimate that it is less than 10%; certainly less than 20%. By level 7 – where the majority of free time is focused on telling others about Jesus, worshiping, meditating, and praying, I'd guess we are down in single digits on a percentage basis. Most of us spend the majority of our free time on TV, web surfing, sporting events, restaurants and concerts. The percentage of us who actually take the Great Commission literally, drop our proverbial fishing nets and move into full time Christian service to become "fishers of men" as Jesus Christ directed us to do, is miniscule. Many of us talk a great game. We make great spectators, and great commentators. Not many of us ever really enter the arena. However, to my earlier point, the more Christians truly emulated Jesus Christ, I believe, the more offensive we are to the general public. That is born out by the study's next finding, related to "insincerity".
Fourthly, Christians are perceived to be insincere. America's youth thinks that Christians are focused exclusively on collecting converts. I think that is an interesting perception; I only wish it was an accurate one. I do recall a time when some evangelical programs were broadcast by the Billy Graham crusade that were focused on one thing: winning converts to Jesus Christ. They were immensely successful, and Mr. Graham remains one of the most successful and most popular Christian evangelists in modern history. But the fact is that kind of commitment and sincerity is extremely rare these days within our Christian community.
Two passages of scripture are especially illustrative here, I believe. The first is the passage where Jesus tells a young man to follow him, not even returning to his home first to bury his recently deceased father. It is recounted in Luke chapter 9, verses 57-62: "And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
Whoa! Can you imagine? Jesus told his would-be followers that in order to truly commit to following Jesus, they had to give up everything – including their relationships with their families – even their houses – so that they literally would "have no where to lay their heads." Now THAT is what Jesus meant when He spoke of commitment. Do you know anyone who has done that? I don't. I know missionaries who have taken their families into Africa and others who have been persecuted and beaten for the cause of Christ in foreign fields of service. But I do not know of any who literally turn their backs on their families and don't even provide a place for themselves to sleep at night. Think I am taking Jesus' direction too literally? No. Earlier in this same chapter in verses 2-4, Jesus says to his disciples: "And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart." He wasn't kidding. When it was time for Jesus to ascend into heaven following his resurrection, His instructions to us were deliberate, specific, and clear (Matthew 28:18-20): "And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." I am having a difficult time interpreting Jesus' words to mean: "Go ye therefore and 'rebrand' Christianity so that it is acceptable to America's youth."
Finally, American youth perceives that Christians are dullards. They see Christians as anti-intellectual, boring, and out of touch with reality. There is indeed statistical evidence that religious people in general demonstrate lower IQs than Atheists and Agnostics. Beyond that, there is even evidence that the more dogmatic the religion, the lower the average IQ score. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence) In 2008, intelligence researcher Helmuth Nyborg conducted studies to determine whether IQ relates to denomination and income, using representative data from intelligence tests on a representative selection of white American youth, where they also replied to questions about religious belief. His results were published in a scientific journal called Intelligence. His findings were that on average, Atheists scored 1.95 IQ points higher than Agnostics, and 5.89 IQ points higher than dogmatic denominations. "I'm not saying that believing in God makes you dumber. My hypothesis is that people with a low intelligence are more easily drawn toward religions, which give answers that are certain, while people with a high intelligence are more skeptical, "he said.
The same researcher subsequently co-authored a study with Richard Lynn, an emeritus professor at the University of Ulster. That study examined the relationship between religious belief and average IQs in each of 137 countries. The authors found that atheists scored 6 IQ points higher than those adhering to a religion. They also investigated the link between religiosity and intelligence by country. Among the 137 countries evaluated, only 23 (17%) had more than 20% of atheists, and almost all of them were among the "higher IQ countries." The authors reported a correlation of 0.60 between atheism rates and level of intelligence, which is "highly statistically significant." Indeed, I remember making a comment to my family after observing this same phenomenon personally over many years of church attendance. I probably remember it best because the notion was met with vehement disbelief by a couple of family members, who naturally disagreed with my observation. They were wrong; I had hit that one on the head.
There are a couple of points worth making about this situation, I think. The first one is that intelligence is not always the best measure of "correctness". Several factors are involved in being right or wrong. While intelligence provides the intellectual horsepower to reason and understand, our primary measure of determining what is right and what is wrong is the Bible – specifically the 10 Commandments. That simple set of guidelines provided by God thousands of years ago remains the foundation of most human law today. While we need fundamental intelligence to read and apply those rules, one doesn't need to be Einstein to understand, based on what they say, the difference between right and wrong. Indeed, on may occasions human intelligence is perverted by our own selfishness and pride in order to distort these principles. We use that combination of intelligence and egocentricity to rationalize our actions even when we know in our hearts that they are wrong. In that sense at least, intelligence is over-rated.
In addition, there is a significant difference between intelligence and wisdom. One aspect of that difference that is especially relevant here is that wisdom requires humility (Proverbs 11:12). It comes from God (Proverbs 2:6), and it is far superior to anything that mankind can produce without Him. Anyone who follows the news these days can find many examples of intelligence gone awry. Professors at some of the world's most prestigious universities have become so enamored of knowledge itself and so depraved in their own vanity that they are virtually beyond moral reach, and they are infecting many of our youth with their views. A couple of recent examples from the news include William Ayers and Ward Churchill. 1 Corinthians Chapter 1 tells us: For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the cleverness of the clever I will set aside." Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men."
God has rarely selected the most articulate, the most intelligent, or the most attractive people to be His most beloved servants. Moses was a timid public speaker, David was just a young man when he defeated Goliath, and none of the Apostles were rock stars in the secular world. The majority of the closest followers of Christ were fishermen. One was a tax collector. Even Jesus Christ was not esteemed among men. Isaiah 53:3 prophesied the coming Savior this way: "He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
In his recent review of the Kinnaman and Lyons book, Clint McCoy reports: "In summarizing, Kinnaman writes that young men and women are mentally and emotionally disengaging from Christianity, skeptical about the faith. "The nation's population is increasingly resistant to Christianity, especially to the theologically conservative expressions of that faith." That certainly doesn't surprise me. American society is increasingly liberal, and increasingly turning away from the God who has so richly blessed this country. Like spoiled children, we increasingly turn our backs on God, and flaunt His providence. 2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 seems to indicate that this will only get worse in the years to come. The world – including the community of self-proclaimed Christians – is becoming increasingly liberal in their thinking. They are much more prone to "interpret" the Bible and biblical doctrine by applying it in diverse ways, making it fit better with changing societal norms and customs. A growing number – already a majority – of Christians no longer consider the Bible to be an immutable yardstick by which Christians determine what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil. (https://biblicallythinking.com/2011/bible-and-constitution) These Christians regard the Bible as merely a guide – a generally correct in principle, but not hard-and-fast truth table for day-to-day Christian living. In many respects, the Bible is essentially reduced from the "inspired word of God" to the level of "Chicken Soup for the Soul".
This of course enables self-professing Christians to embrace concepts like homosexuality in spite of numerous extremely clear condemnations of homosexuality throughout the Bible (http://carm.org/homosexuality ), and acceptance of women in the pastorate (http://www.gotquestions.org/women-pastors.html) – also in spite of the New Testament admonitions against that practice. In other words, we simply ignore those elements of biblical direction that don't support what we want to do. It's very like a child telling his parents that he won't obey their rules if he doesn't want to behave that way. It wouldn't work for child rearing – if Christians are the children of God, why do we believe that approach is appropriate for us? In our human hubris, we appear to believe that we are better at evaluating what is appropriate and inappropriate, acceptable and unacceptable, than the God that created us.
Kinnaman asserts that young people, those who are professing Christians and those who are not, "do not want a cheap, ordinary, or insignificant life, but their vision of present-day Christianity is just that – superficial, antagonistic, depressing." Here is where I disagree with Kinnaman, because I know he is wrong. He would probably have been correct if he has said: "young people, those who are professing Christians and those who are not, REPORT THAT THEY "do not want a cheap, ordinary, or insignificant life." The truth is that a cheap, ordinary, and insignificant life is EXACTLY what the vast majority want. That is what the vast majority has ALWAYS wanted. If young people wanted a genuinely meaningful life, a life of real significance, they would be trying to change the world for the better. They are not. They are increasingly turning to entertainment, sports, and leisure as their primary pursuits. It's just too easy to call Christians hypocrites and walk away, eschewing one's self of the need to stand before an absolute standard of right and wrong. That's the easy way out – the way of the lazy. The Bible describes it well in Matthew 7:13-14: "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it."
Kinnaman also concludes that: "The generation of young people from 16 to 29 years old yearns for a faith expression in which honesty, integrity, enthusiasm, energy, joy, humility, service, community, loyalty, faith, hope and love are self-evident in the lives of people. They are looking for congruence between what is spoken and what is lived. It is an enormous challenge presented to any congregation to cut through the curtain of skepticism that has been woven into the fabric of current American life." I have an answer for them. If they want a genuine life, filled with happiness and integrity and enthusiasm, then they need to lead one – and stop looking to others for an example. The example is Jesus Christ; all the rest of us are imperfect. There is one source of truth and fulfillment in the universe, and that is Jesus Christ.
What do you think?
People suspend disbelief when they perceive it is to their advantage. Hence the cynical reply often heard: "Well, you can believe whatever helps you sleep at night." In other words, "What you are saying is nonsense, but if it enables you to live with yourself, I don't care that you are deluding yourself." This happens all the time. In fact, it is reflected in one of the first accounts of human conversation. In the book of Genesis, Chapter 3, the Bible says: "Now the serpent [Satan] was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman: "Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?" And the woman said unto the serpent: "Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat, but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die." And the serpent said unto the woman: "Ye shall not surely die, for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil." And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat."
Eve and then Adam suspended their disbelief of Satan's words because Eve "saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired…." and that was all it took. Everything, as they say, went downhill from there. People often believe what they want to believe, as long as they can convince themselves that it might just possibly be true. Those who are not trained to think critically, and trained to resist this impulse are led astray all their lives. They are the willing victims of confidence ("con") schemes, sales pitches, conspiracy theories, and swindles of various kinds throughout their lives.
As we rocket ahead into the 21st Century, we find ourselves deluged with a vast ocean of data, some of which is information, but the bulk of which is designed to persuade – not to inform. And one sad aspect of this situation is that the entities who we formerly relied upon for rational and unbiased reporting of accurate information have almost all given way to two pressures: The pressure to produce a profit, and the pressure to advance a "politically correct" and increasingly liberal agenda – even at the cost of the truth.
A classic example is the recent avalanche of "information" slanted in a fashion so as to persuade the public that there is absolutely no meaningful and significant difference between children raised in a traditional "nuclear" family and children who are raised in non-traditional families such as single parent homes, and homes where both parents are of the same gender. It is simply patently untrue, and because the people who produce this misinformation are intelligent and informed people, it cannot be a mistake – it can only be a deliberate lie.
One such case is the report produced recently by the American Academy of Pediatrics titled: "The Effects of Marriage, Civil Union, and Domestic Partnership Laws on the Health and Well-being of Children". This report, claiming authorship shared by 10 medical doctors and attorneys, says: "There is ample evidence to show that children raised by same-gender parents fare as well as those raised by heterosexual parents. More than 25 years of research have documented that there is no relationship between parents' sexual orientation and any measure of a child's emotional, psychosocial, and behavioral adjustment. These data have demonstrated no risk to children as a result of growing up in a family with 1 or more gay parents. Conscientious and nurturing adults, whether they are men or women, heterosexual or homosexual, can be excellent parents. The rights, benefits, and protections of civil marriage can further strengthen these families."
This blog is not designed to rail against single parents, gays, or the homosexual life style. God has made it abundantly clear from end to end throughout the Bible that homosexuality is a sin. There is just no arguing with that unless one is determined to simply disregard what God said – as Eve and Adam did initially – or one believes that the Bible does not faithfully present God's instruction to Christians. However, God informs and instructs us as Christians that a LOT of things are sin – including lying, stealing, adultery, and gluttony. I am in no position to throw stones here – I am as sinful as anyone else, and only the grace of God, flowing directly from the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, stands between me and hell.
However, I really hate being lied to. I hate it even more when my children, my family, my friends, and the American public are lied to in order to advance the agenda of social engineers attempting to move our nation further away from God and closer to destruction. Especially when organizations with prestigious names and memberships foist such nonsense on the American people, it ticks me off. And that's exactly what is going on around this topic. In order to reach the conclusion that "children raised by same-gender parents fare as well as those raised by heterosexual parents", the American Academy of Pediatrics was required to simply ignore many years of evidence to the contrary. Why would they do that? The answer is that the Academy is making a concerted effort to advance a predetermined political agenda. Perhaps the strongest evidence of this is found in their own statement at the beginning of their report: "This analysis explores the unique and complex challenges that same-gender couples and their children face as a result of public policy that excludes them from civil marriage." The bulk of their report is centered not on reporting facts, but on explaining the challenges experienced by individuals that have chosen alternative life styles. Its purpose is to demonstrate that gay marriage should be fully legal and acceptable, in this case, because it has no adverse impact on children raised in this setting.
I realize that both sides in any debate, and especially the contentious ongoing debate about gay lifestyles have strong opinions and strong biases. And I have no compunction about admitting that I am a pretty conservative guy, as well as a Christian, so I have my own point of view. However, the level of structured bias that comes through some of these ostensibly scholarly reports is incredible – literally un-credible – and yet it is hammered like a bass drum by the popular media outlets. In this case, where objective data is required in order to understand the differences between conditions, experiences, and outlooks for children of traditional two-parent heterosexual homes versus other less traditional family types, there is probably no more objective and authoritative source than an exhaustive study of US Census data performed by the United States Depart of Health, Center for Disease Control (CSD) titled: "Family Structure and Children's Health in the United States: Findings From the National Health Interview Survey, 2001–2007". This report – in it's entirety – is available at: (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_246.pdf)
Before reporting on their findings, though, I'd like you to see some of their data – expressed in graphic form – because in this world of propaganda overload, a picture truly can be worth a thousand words. This data reflects the collection of information spanning more than 84,000 children between 2001 and 2007.
The chart above presents clear evidence that traditional nuclear families typically have higher income levels than non-traditional families.
The charts above present clear evidence that children in traditional nuclear families typically have lower incidences of chronic illness, disabilities, and learning difficulties than children in nontraditional families.
The charts above present clear evidence that children in traditional families have fewer visits to emergency rooms and generally enjoy superior health care services versus children in nontraditional families.
The chart above reflects clear evidence that children in traditional families experience dramatically lower incidence rates of emotional and behavioral problems than children in nontraditional families.
And what are the summarized findings from years of hard data gathered by the US Census bureau and analyzed by the US Government? To quote from the report:
"The findings presented in this report indicate that children living in nuclear families—that is, in families consisting of two married adults who are the biological or adoptive parents of all children in the family—were generally healthier, more likely to have access to health care, and less likely to have definite or severe emotional or behavioral difficulties than children living in nonnuclear families.
For example, children in nuclear families were generally less likely than children in nonnuclear families to …. have a basic action disability; or to have learning disabilities or ADHD. They were also less likely than children in nonnuclear families to lack health insurance coverage, to have had two or more ER visits in the past 12 months, to have receipt of needed prescription medication delayed during the past 12 months due to lack of affordability, or to have gone without needed dental care in the past 12 months due to cost. Additionally, children living in nuclear families were less likely to be poorly behaved or to have definite or severe emotional or behavioral difficulties during the past 6 months than children living in nonnuclear family types.
These findings are consistent with previous research that concluded that children living with two parents were advantaged relative to children living in other types of families. Using data from the Child Health Supplement of the 1988 NHIS, Dawson reported that children living with two biological parents were less likely to experience behavioral or emotional problems than children living in other family types. Dawson found small and inconsistent differences in prevalence estimates by family structure for most chronic conditions and indicators of physical health, but noted that children living in households with two parents were less likely to have had chronic asthma in the past 12 months than children living in households without fathers. Heck and Parker found that children in two-parent families were less likely than children living with single mothers to have unmet health care needs and more likely to have employer-sponsored health insurance.
Bramlett and Blumberg reported that children living with two biological parents were more likely than children in single-mother or grandparent-only families to be in excellent or very good health and less likely to have asthma-related health issues during past year, to have ADHD, or to have moderate to severe emotional or behavior problems.
Relative to children living in nuclear families, children in single-parent families clearly had higher prevalence rates for the various health conditions and indicators examined in this report. However, when compared to children living in other nonnuclear families, children living in single-parent families generally exhibited comparable prevalence rates with respect to child health, access to care, and emotional or behavioral difficulties.
Children living in blended (i.e., stepparent), cohabiting, unmarried biological or adoptive, extended, and other families were generally disadvantaged relative to children in nuclear families, and were, for the most part, comparable to children living in single-parent families regarding most health status and access to care measures. However, few, if any, consistent patterns emerged in the prevalence estimates of children living in nonnuclear families. Interestingly, children living in unmarried biological families share some of the health characteristics of both nuclear and cohabiting families.
This report is based on 7 years of NHIS survey data that contain numerous child health and access to health care measures for a sample of nearly 84,000 children. In addition, this study incorporates a detailed indicator of family structure that takes into account both parental marital status and the nature of parent-child relationships (e.g., biological, step, etc.), making the identification of nontraditional families possible. Very few nationally representative data sources contain reliable measures of both family structure and child health. Thus, NHIS provides a unique opportunity to understand the complicated relationships that exist between family structure and child health in the United States today."
I encourage everyone to read this report in detail, so satisfy themselves about its veracity. But from my perspective, this is an unbiased, comprehensive, and scholarly presentation of the facts with no political agenda. And it exposes the political agenda and willingness to propagandize of our current media, complicit with organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics.
What do you think?
In the early days of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt said: "We have always known that the heedless pursuit of self-interest was bad morals; we now know that is also bad economics." According to the US Census Bureau, median income in the United States has been declining for the last decade. Middle America took a substantial hit with the crash of the dot-com boom in 2001, and has never fully recovered. With the mass exodus of manufacturing jobs to China and IT / Help Desk jobs to India, America's middle class work force s finding itself with substantial and permanent household income reductions. The politically correct refer to this situation as "the internationalization of the US economy", the "realities of the new global economy", and a number of other things. However one wishes to phrase it, America's economy is on a steep declining course and it has been for more than a decade.
This is certainly no surprise to America's churches. In a survey of more than 1,000 Protestant Pastors by Lifeway (http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/files/lwcF_LifeWay_Research_Financial_Downturn_for_Churches_in_2010_pdf.pdf ) the following results were tabulated:
As a result of these circumstances, most Protestant churches are freezing the salaries of church staff or reducing them – either by reducing staff or by reducing salary levels. Many are also doing things themselves that they previously outsourced to community businesses and individuals to cut costs. Given the current propensity of Americans – and government in all its forms – to spend more than their income, this is a situation that will only worsen for the foreseeable future. As David Pearce Snyder pointed out in a recent issue of The Futurist Magazine (http://www.amazon.com/rendezvous-austerity-American-consumers-Futurist/dp/B002EWJL4I) , "in spite of falling household income, US consumer spending has risen in recent years." "Vigorous growth in American consumption has consistently outstripped subpar gains in household income," wrote Stephen Roach, chief economist for Morgan Stanley Asia. "In the days of frothy asset markets, American consumers had no compunction about squandering their savings and spending beyond their incomes". The situation has been further exacerbated by the easy access to low-cost credit, making it far too tempting for Americans to live beyond their means.
Viewing these circumstances from a Biblical perspective, it's pretty easy to see some lessons that apply. The first, of course, is that neither Christians nor anyone else should live beyond their means. The Bible includes a number of pretty fundamental economic principles reduced to their basest element – man's desire for material things. The Bible refers to this as covetousness. "Beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses" (Luke 12:15). "Let your conduct be without covetousness, and be content with such things as you have" (Heb. 13:5). The Bible also instructs Christians to set money aside not only for themselves but for their children and their grandchildren: "A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children" (Prov. 13:22). Most importantly, the Bible instructs us to prepare ourselves for difficult financial times. Just as Daniel advised the Pharaoh to set aside grain in years of plenty against future years of famine, we should be prepared with our own savings for economic downturn. "Like fish taken in a cruel net, like birds caught in a snare, so the sons of men are snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them" (Eccl. 9:12).
But looking below the surface of the obvious, there are other lessons for modern day Christians – and especially for leaders of our Protestant churches. First of all, God expects those who have been blessed by Him financially to support His church with tithes and offerings. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more. (Luke 12:48) Personally, this makes great sense to me; it is the reason that I support a flat income tax for everyone without exception and without exemption.
Secondly, Christ expects His followers to reach out to the poor and needy, making that a part of their personal ministry. In fact, Jesus was very encouraging about giving beyond what would be considered reasonable. And [Jesus] looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury. And He saw a certain poor widow putting in two small copper coins. And He said, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on." (Luke 21:1-4)
When we review the facts from the Lifeway Survey referenced above, we see a picture of Christian leadership who – when times become financially challenging – cut back on church spending rather than giving more to the church, and actually volunteered less time volunteering in the church's outreach ministries. This is human nature, of course, and from a business perspective it makes financial sense. They run the church like a business in many respects. But that is not consistent with the model of the New Testament Church as Christ demonstrated by example, and as it was demonstrated in the days of the Apostle Paul and Timothy. It reflects a lack of faith, a lack of confidence that God is in control, and a failure to respond to God as though they believe He has brought them to these circumstances for a reason, and He will see them through.
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cupcake sandwiches and a sweet girl turns eighteen
Written by Annie, Posted in cupcakes, shopping
CAPES [something empowering] As often as you can, avoid the "maybe" reply. "Maybe" communicates lack of commitment, and we see right through your "I'll be there unless something better comes up" cover-up.
COFFEE [latest trend or addiction] Do you own belts that are too big? Or when you wear them over a cardigan, they flare out in an annoying way? Solution: beltloopy.com. Love these.
THE COLOR ORANGE [something noteworthy] Tonight I had the privilege of attending the 18th birthday of someone super special, not to mention she is probably the most faithful reader of this blog. The cake for the festive occasion came in cupcake form, and I was so proud to see all the ladies correctly eat their cupcake sandwiches (which allows for equally proportioned cupcake-to-frosting bites).


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Hey Dolls! Last week my good friend Panos invited me to meet him up at Tryfwnas Samaras' name day party at Big Apple in Kolonaki. I had a fun time and got to meet new people. Enjoy the pics!
|In love with lace!
What I'm Wearing:
Blouse: Zara
Lace Shorts: Pull and Bear
Tank Top: Pull and Bear
Accessories: Tally Weijl
Boots: Louboutin knock-offs from a shoe store.
|The only picture of my full outfit I took that night, looks like shit but just wanted you to get the idea of the outfit :P


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A scatter gun drum barrage, thrashing guitars, and even a bopping blow up doll, Pornosurf have a new CD out and their wave of surf inspired punk washed into the rocky bay at the edge of Las Galletas. Matinal Beach Club was no place to chill out as the wonderful Tenerife band had the outside deck jumping with some classic rock and newly penned tracks from "Verano Sin Fin" (summer without end).
Originally a Ramones tribute with Beach Boy influences, they have grown over the years and are now finding a new audience, they have quite a large following in Japan. I first saw them at the Underground in El Medano and they had me hooked. Normally a three piece, Teby on bass and vocals, Javi on guitar and vocals, and Ale on drums, they were joined by keyboard player Mattia Carrara who is featured on the new disc.
The set up took a while as they perched their equipment on the edge of the decking within serving distance of the bar. As this gig was for the filming of the video promotion clip there were plenty of angles to cover with a camera on the roof and another fixed to a small photo drone plane. As we waited in the late afternoon sun, the new disc belted out 11 new tunes and an up tempo cover of the Elvis ballad Can't Help Falling In Love. It was enough to assure me that they still have that raw edge that makes them so good.
With sun and sea bathers cooking BBQ's and sipping cold drinks, Pornosurf ripped into the evening calm with a blistering mix of old and new. Surfing USA, Let's Dance, Barbara Ann, Shout, and the surf instrumental favourite Wipeout had us all bouncing. The doll started off wedged between the drum kit but was soon body surfing with many helping hands, and other parts, from the audience. It was quite a precarious stage but that didn't stop the band from climbing amps and dancing with the fans.
Rather than take their glowing bodies home, many of the beach crowd were drawn to the music and gave in to the pounding beat. These guys are real pros, no problems juggling beer and instruments at the same time. The opening slow notes of Can't Help Falling In Love teased a few new converts into expecting a breather but once the drum kicked in it was full steam ahead. Something special was needed for a climax (no not the dolls) and it came in the form of Surfin Bird, it would have sent Peter Griffin right over the edge.
The CD, Verano Sin Fin is on sale for 8 euros at El Corte Ingles and Carrefour and some smaller independent record shops. For a taste of their live act try the Son Atlantico free concert from 5pm at Playa Honda, Las Americas on Sat 23 August and you can find plenty of their music on You Tube. Gabba Gabba Hey, there's a corner of Las Galletas that will now always be Rockaway Beach to me.


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If you consider the volume of searches for most topics which go through the search engine Google each and every day, you could be forgiven for thinking they somehow have a monopoly on internet content. Whether you are a fan or not, Google don't do things badly, they have the best performing search engine, the fastest growing social network and a raft of other services which are being gobbled up by the internet savvy at every turn.
So what next for this behemoth company? Well my two cents says that if they were to really want to attract the best to their shores they could simply run a lottery each and every day, it wouldn't even need to be a particularly complex or exciting code rich service either. Here is how Google has the power to make you rich overnight.
If you have a blog with adsense or a business listing on google, they could drive literally millions of visitors to your site. The way they could do this is by utilising the already existing keywords your website or listing has signed up for. Ranking you first for a day would drive the volume of traffic that would be life changing. This would happen one of two ways, the number of ad clicks on your blog would sky rocket and you would be rich, or alternatively you would generate the kind of sales that only Amazon enjoy. This overnight success for your business could really change lives, giving something back to the millions of Google users at no cost, like a lottery with the cost of either time or money spread across millions of other people.
The publicity factor alone in a stunt like this would be so earth shatteringly positive that people who shun Google for their dodgy tax evasion and questionable monopolisation of the internet would simply forgive and forget. So Google, why not make everyone's life a bit more exciting and perhaps show some love back to the little fish of the internet?
In reality this is unlikely to ever happen because corporate entities have no moral conscious and care so little for the individual they may not even notice when they destroy your rankings due to a human error. Any advice you have been given about ways to make money online, by either writing content or selling goods has led you here to the truth of the matter, to the only advice you will ever need to hold onto as you furiously attempt to escape your day job for the promised land of self employment, working from home!
To be successful in both making money from writing online, or selling goods through a website:
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Brewers Arms is a 17th century pub and restaurant in Brightlingsea, Essex. As well as offering a place where residents and non residents can enjoy something to eat and drink, we also have cosy bed and breakfast accommodation available. We offer a place to stay that is family friendly, relaxing and comfortable.
Our guest rooms have been tastefully decorated and furnished; ensuring guests have a nice place to return to at the end of the day. All of the rooms include:
En suite facilities.
Beverage tray with tea and coffee.
Wi-Fi internet access.
Breakfast is included within the room rate and is served in our restaurant. We always utilise fresh, local produce to prepare your food and provide a selection of breakfast items.
To enjoy delicious, mouth-watering food in the evening, step into Lek's Thai Restaurant. We serve authentic Thai cuisine that you and your …
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The Crown & Horns is a traditional countryside inn located in the Berkshire village of East Ilsley. The market town of Newbury is an easy car journey away. This is the ideal stopover for those travelling on business or leisure.
There are 11 en suite bedrooms available. These are located around the kitchen courtyard.
The bar is a relaxing place with log fires and oak beams. It serves a range of beverages including traditional ales. Traditional pub dishes can be enjoyed in the restaurant.
This quaint area of Berkshire is perfect for walking and cycling. Newbury is a small town close by which has shops, places to eat and a good nightlife. It is also home to some beautiful walking and cycling trails. There is lots to explore close to the inn such as Highclere Castle, Donnington Castle and Avon Canal.
For more information about our inn in East Ilsley please see our website.
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The Dickleburgh Crown is located in a beautiful part of Norfolk and offers luxury en suite accommodation, situated at Dickleburgh near Diss.
All of the guest rooms at the inn are tastefully decorated and furnished; ensuring guests have a comfortable and relaxing place to return to after a day exploring the area. Each guest room is has comfortable beds, Wi-Fi internet access and a TV. They can sleep up to 3 and interconnecting family rooms are available. Breakfast is not included within the room rate but is available at a small extra cost. All the food is freshly cooked to order.
Our inviting village inn is popular with all, including the locals. We offer a varied range of ales, beers, wines and spirits with something to suit everyone's taste. Our food menu offers traditional home cooked dishes and our popular Sunday roast is not to be missed. Traditional games such as darts and …
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Horse & Jockey in Waddington, Lincoln in Lincolnshire, offers wonderful accommodation in a traditional English pub. Situated in rural Lincolnshire but only a 15 minute drive to the city of Lincoln, we are ideal for an unforgettable holiday away.
Our charming pub, parts of which date back to the 15th Century, offer a range of comfortable and relaxing rooms to choose from. We have a mixture of double, twin and family rooms to choose from. Named after famous racecourses, the rooms are well equipped and contain a TV and tea and coffee making facilities. The cost of the room includes a homemade English style breakfast and a choice of cereals.
At the Horse & Jockey Waddington, we have a menu packed full of delicious dishes and daily specials. Each meal is cooked to order and prepared using fresh, seasonal produce from the local area.
We also take pride in the range of drinks we have…
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The Black Bull Inn is a coaching inn that is over 700 years old. The inn is located in the market square of Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire. It has bed and breakfast accommodation as well as a range of delicious dishes. Ideal for those visiting on business or leisure.
There are 6 en suite bedrooms available.
The inn has 3 bars. These serve a selection of draft beers, wines and spirits.
Boroughbridge is a thriving town. It has shops, places to eat and a range of attractions such as Newby Hall, Devil's Arrows and Aldborough Roman Site. The town is roughly midway between the starting point and the destination.
Within the county of North Yorkshire there are interesting towns and attractions including Harrogate, Leeds, Ripon, Bramham Park, Lightwater Valley, Newby Hall and York.
For more information about our inn in Boroughbridge please see our website.…
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The Bay Horse Inn dates back to the 17th Century. Today it is a family run inn located in the picturesque village of Great Hammerton, North Yorkshire. This is the ideal base to explore York, Harrogate, Leeds and Knaresborough.
The inn is open 7 days a week and provides a range of homemade meals daily. Meat is locally sourced and of the highest quality. At the cosy beamed bar you can enjoy a range of real ales and good quality wines.
There are 10 en suite bedrooms available in the courtyard. All come with a TV, tea/coffee making facilities and toiletries. In the morning a full English is served. Guests can enjoy money off treatments at Garden Room Therapies which is just round the corner.
The inn is an hour away from the coast.
This area is jam packed with outdoor activities including walking, golfing, horse riding and cycling. There are a number of attractions close by such a…
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The Britannia Inn is nestled within the Langdale Valley at Elterwater in Cumbria. We offer comfortable accommodation that is ideal for walkers. For those passing Ambleside or wanting to explore the Lake District, we are the ideal base.
Our bedrooms have been tastefully renovated, ensuring your offer modern rooms with lots of character. We have double and twin rooms available with either private or en suite facilities. Dogs are also very welcome to stay in the rooms we just ask that they dont sleep on the bed.
Visitors can enjoy a full Britannia breakfast in our restaurant before blowing away the cobwebs in the spectacular Langdale Valley, one of the most picturesque areas of the Lake District. Pub accommodation at it's very best!
Make the most of the pub's open fire and cosy nooks during those long Lake District winter evenings, and spill out into the garden for some stunn…
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Queen in The West in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, offers magnificent accommodation in a charming pub. We are only a stones throw away from town, making us the ideal holiday destination.
Our wonderful pub offers accommodation in 2 superb rooms. The rooms are comfortable and tastefully furnished, ideal for a great nights sleep before exploring the local area. The rooms are en suite and include a range of excellent facilities: flat screen TV, tea and Coffee making facilities and Wi-Fi. Breakfast is included in the price.
Our lovely pub serves a good selection of real ales and draught. We also have a free quiz every Thursday and live sports are shown here, as well as live music.
There are many places/things to do while visiting us:
Lincoln Cathedral.
Lincoln Castle.
Museum of Lincolnshire.
Doddington Hall and Gardens.
Brayford Pool.
For more information please visit our website…
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Universal Design for Learning Principle I (Multiple Means of Representation) Overview
- Universal Design for Learning Principle I (Multiple Means of Representation) Guideline 1 (Perception)
- Universal Design for Learning Principal I (Multiple Means of Representation) Guideline 2 (Language, Expression and Symbols)
- Universal Design for Learning Principle I (Multiple Means of Representation) Guideline 3 (Comprehension)
- Universal Design for Learning Principle II (Multiple Means of Action and Expression) Guideline 4 (Physical Action)
- Universal Design for Learning Principle II (Multiple Means of Action and Expression) Guideline 5 (Expression and Communication)
- Universal Design for Learning Principle III (Multiple Means of Action and Expression) Guideline 6 (Executive Function)
- Universal Design for Learning Principle III (Multiple Means of Engagement) Guideline 7 (Recruiting Interest)
- Universal Design for Learning Principle III (Multiple Means of Engagement) Guideline 8 (Sustaining Effort and Persistence)
- Universal Design for Learning Principle III (Multiple Means of Engagement) Guideline 9 (Self-Regulation)
Universal Design for Learning Principle III
Multiple Means of Engagement
In the book Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined, Scott Barry Kaufman proposes that "rather than focus on how to make people more motivated for the possibility of external rewards (such as money or grades), we should focus, instead, on creating the learning conditions, experiences and positive expectations that will make it more likely that students will both want and like to engage in school and in the world." The section of the book dedicated to engagement is split in to three chapters: passion, mind-set and self-regulation.
Interestingly, these three chapters tie fairly closely to the CAST UDL Guidelines for Principle III (providing multiple means of engagement). These three guidelines are related to (7) recruiting interest, (8) sustaining effort and persistence and (9) self-regulation. Note the numbering system ties to the actual guidelines. I'm starting with the third principle because it seems to me that motivation, engagement and participation is where we should be starting when we are talking about reducing barriers to learning for students.
One of the first books that I read when I first started exploring approaches to support inclusive education of students with complex needs is The Beyond Access Model: Promoting Membership, Participation, and Learning for Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom by Cheryl M. Jorgensen, Michael McSheehan and Rae M. Sonnenmeier. The book outlines a model is a collaborative teaming model to designing and continually evaluating and refining inclusive programs for students with disabilities. The model is based on three foundations: (1) the presumption of competence - this include presuming competence of the student but also presuming competence of all team members involved in supporting the student's participation and learning, (2) membership, participation and learning (this is what I'm going to expand on below), (3) collaborative teaming (because after all... it takes a village).
The statement that first jumped out at me as I began to read this book was...
Many educators begin their planning for instruction by asking questions about how to modify the curriculum content and materials based on unwarranted lack of confidence in student ability. These perceptions of students abilities are inaccurate, in part, because of insufficient AAC supports. In doing so, there is a risk of the trap presented in Jay's story in Chapter 1. 'How do I modify a lesson on computing additions problems for a student functioning at the 2-year-old level' or 'How do I modify a fourth-grade novel to make sense for a student with low-functioning autism?' These questions lead a teacher to create a version of the curriculum that is different from the one taught to students without disabilities and then to design ways to teach it that also may be different from the instructional plan for students without disabilities.Up to that point, as I tried to piece together the "how" of including students with significant disabilities, particularly those with complex communication needs, in general education classrooms, I had been asking the exact questions that I was reading in that moment. As educators, we want to put our focus on student learning and this seems the right place to start.
This book presented an alternative... prioritize context and learning processes before the content to be learned. This means that the focus of the collaborative team in supporting a student is on ensuring membership (being part of the larger learning community) and participation (in academic, social and functional routines and processes). By focusing here, the team is able to establish the conditions for learning that allow long-term focus on what we want to start with from the beginning.
Learning becomes a result of membership and participation and from what I've seen with this approach to this point as we implement the philosophy behind this approach, it also shifts the motivation for learning from extrinsic to intrinsic.
It was eye-opening to read the UDL guidelines meant for ALL students a few months after finishing this book as it was just one more indication that the theories and strategies related to learning for students with significant disabilities are just not different from the theories and strategies related to students without disabilities.
And a post on motivation would seem incomplete if it didn't include Daniel Pink...


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Nutrition which helps the athletic performance
Nutrition helps in enhancing the performance of athletes. A very active life style as well as routine of exercise, along with a good diet plan is a very good way to keep healthy.Having a well planned diet helps in offering the energy to the athletes. An athlete is likely to be dull and tired & even perform bad if he or she has not taken in enough:
- Carbohydrates
- Calories
- Fluids
- Protein
- Iron, Minerals & other Vitamins
An ideal nutritional diet for athletes isn't different from diet which is recommended for any other healthy individual.
However the quantity of every group of food your requirement would be based on:
- The kind of sport
- Training you undergo
- The time you devout in doing an activity or any exercise
To make the athletes perform even better, they need to avoid exercising with empty-stomach. Every individual is very different, and thus you need to know:
- When should you eat before exercising
Quantity of food that your should have
Carbohydrates are required for providing energy when you exercise. They are stored in the liver and muscles.
- Carbohydrates are present in most of the foods like pasta, whole-grain breads, bagels, & rice. They offer energy, vitamins, minerals and fibers.
- Simple sugar like cold drinks jellies and jams, & candy have loads of calories but they don't offer minerals, vitamins, & other such nutrients.
- Most important thing is the total quantity of carbohydrates that you consume every day.


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weekend girls trip somewhere. It's been a different location and feel each year... we've hit beaches, and cities. We've seen Beth Moore. We've had bachelorette parties with the groom's face on a cardboard stick. We've eaten at dives and gourmet restaurants. We've eaten s'mores over beach campfires. We've talked late into the night and we've stared at waves for hours, not moving or talking. We've laughed until our sides hurt and cried alongside one another as hearts unfolded. We've got the giggles in hot tubs at midnight and had to force ourselves to whisper so we didn't get kicked out. We've never had fights, drama, or weirdness. We know with six women, that in itself is a gift and we acknowledge it's sweetness.
the country. The nothing-around-for-miles type of country. Except horses. (Kristin A.)
we didn't have to do for three days.
instagraming all over the place for those of you that follow me there. I think having no cell phones might have been another gift to us all. Though it was really funny when one of the husbands got through to our resort, and we all went running to the phone to offer up our individual husband's numbers for him to pass the information on to. Then a volley of phone calls to our room commenced, as each of our men called us to check in.
happily married.. some of us newly so, and we love our men to pieces. We speak freely about our best friends and how much they mean to us. No husband-bashing, just building one another up and real life struggles that could use encouragement from time to time. It's such a breath of fresh air in a world of the opposite.
horseback riding. One of the girls hadn't ever riden a horse before. She was very brave.
Taco. I think that might be my favorite horse name of all time. (From the left, Betsy, Me, and Alli)
we'll be zip lining.
(Kristin S.)
nearly five hours. And we talked...
sky had exploded with the kind of starry show you can't see in the city.
adventurous spirit in this group.
fun happen. (From left: Kristin A, Nurse Nicki, and Me.)
Comfortable silence. (From left: Me, Allison, Kristin S., Betsy, Kristin A, Nurse Nicki.)
refreshed and ready for the return trip.
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Not only is this a line from Hamlet, a one act play by David Ives, and a comedy routine with subsequent album by a fellow named Bo Burham (I heaven't seen nor heart the Ives nor the Burham works, so I can't vouch for or against them), but it's also a proper invocation for the many words Shakespeare added and or retooled within the English language (his restyling of weird being one of my favorites) and one of the greatest tools and challenges of any writer. Those darn blame squiggly lines that make letters, then words, then sentences, if only they could emerge from our conscious fully formed into the very work of art we're imagining--our work would be so much easier and quite frankly--boring, vapid, and a word I just learned while writing this sentence-bromidic which comes from bromide--a cliche and a sedative--ha! Now there's a good comparison--cliche as sedative.
We often talk about the importance of unique language- inventive turn of phrase--lyrical imagery--all of which require a firm and expanding command of language. Not to mention spelling. At least, that's what my English teachers always told me in grade school, high school, college, graduate school and at the water cooler at the college where I work (it's in the same room where we host our department gatherings). So why am I such a blasted lousy speller? I blame it on dyslexia--which took me a devil of a long time to learn how to spell, so did restaurant and I still frequently need help with soldier. This is my way of saying, do your best with spelling grammar and don't hide behind any excuses like dyslexia, my spell check is broke, learn as many words as you can, inside and out.
I love the opening of "Almost a Whole Trickster" where the narrator (who is never identified by gender nor is the character's gender revealed within the story) pinches Ashinabe words with a dying relative--alluding to the power of words. Not just how they sound, what they mean according to a dictionary or the connotations we ascribe to them culturally,but also because what they mean to us emotionally. Those two family members rode to the hospital in the dead of winter pinching summer words. The very idea is beautiful, poetic, and emotional all in one.
For this reason, we need to understand all of the layers of language and use them in our writing. To do that, we have to love language, look at words from every possible angle--for instance, is there a reason angle and angel are but flipped letters apart? Did anyone else notice that "lousy" looks like someone's name. Or is that just to me? The girl who loves words like pifflesquat, sluiced, and onomatopoeia (even if she does have to look it up to know how to spell it). We need to understand their sound, their rhythm, their meaning, their emotional resonance, their cultural significance in various cultures. For instance-- to be smart here in the US, you need to be intelligent, to be smart in the UK only requires a sense of fashion--or to use another of mine--to be natty. Play is also a necessity-- throw your words around a bit-- see how they can play off each other-- sarcasm, irony, and no it isn't ironic that John Crapper invented the toilet, after all that's why it's called the Crapper-- he invented it. And low and behold that Otto fellow and his French rival made into quite a song in the film Beaches are both fictional and the real inventor of the modern female undergarment was Mary Phelps Jacob who did so circa 1913. By the way, she was also a poet. She and her husband were also the first publishers of folks like James Joyce and Ezra Pound.
In other words, don't be afraid to go where the words lead you--to learning new ones, figuring out how to spell old ones, urban legends, inventors, and the first publishers of writers. You never know what you might discover by looking at words in all their splendor.
Please do share a bit about words--what new words have you learned lately? Any urban legends you've debunked? New meanings? Pronunciations that have changed how you view a word. For instance, check out how you're supposed to say cupola. Is it said the way you thought it was? If so, where do you live? Why should that matter?
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Mushrooms: Put the oil and butter in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Once the butter has melted, add the crimini mushrooms, garlic, and thyme, saute until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes. Add the balsamic vinegar, season with salt and pepper, toss and remove from heat. Reserve the mushrooms to add to the cooked lentils.
Lentils: Put the lentils, shallots, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, and water in a pot, bring to a boil, cover and reduce to a simmer, cook until lentils are tender. Remove the bay leaves, garlic, and shallots, and set aside. Strain the lentils and put in a large bowl. Puree the garlic and shallots, and add back to the lentils and season with salt, and pepper. Add the sauteed mushrooms and diced tomatoes to the lentils. Toss and garnish with chives.


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The rich and predominantly white elites of Hollywood will soon be swimming in $330 million in tax credits paid for by the hard working citizens of California. This more than triples the amount of corporate welfare the failed state was previously doling out to Hollywood gajillionaires:
California legislative leaders and Gov. Jerry Brown announced a deal on Wednesday to extend and expand California's movie and TV tax credit, more than tripling its size to $330 million annually.
"Proud to announce a deal with Dem and Rep leg. leaders to expand, extend & improve CA's TV and film tax credit program," Brown said via Twitter.
The $330 million annual outlay would be less than the amount of the $400 million per year outlay sought by the bill's principal co-authors, Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra and Assemblyman Mike Gatto. Nevertheless, it will be a significant improvement from the $100-million per year currently awarded in California tax credits.
The deal reached between Brown and Senate and Assembly leaders also extends the program through 2019-20, an additional year beyond the latest version of the legislation. The new program would start in fiscal year 2015-16.
Remember the left's rule of economics: Lower taxes are good for Hollywood, bad for everyone else.
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Trigonometry BasicsTrigonometry, which literally means "triangle measurement," deals with the relationships between the angles and sides of triangles. For the purposes of explaining the trigonometry basics, this is going to specifically deal with triangles that have one 90 degree angle (right-angle triangles). These particular kinds of triangles have important distinctions to point out regarding their nomenclature. The longest side, which is always the side that is directly opposite to the right angle, is called the HYPOTENUSE. There is a common triangle notation of naming the sides and angles, as explained below, for which I will refer to this diagram:
The first concept that is essential for you to really understand is how to name a triangle. The standard convention of naming triangles is to name them by the letters of their 3 corners. So in this example, this is triangle ABC. Similarly, the sides are named by the corners at either end of the side, so here we have sides AB, BC, and AC. The angles may be named with a single letter, or designated by 3 letters representing the points that make up the angle, in order, with the corner point in the middle (ie. angle B = angle ABC, angle A = angle CAB, angle C = angle ACB).
An alternate way to look at triangles is to name the ANGLES with capital letters. Then, the side that is directly opposite the angle is given the same letter, but in lower case. Therefore, from the above example, side AC = side b, AB = c, and BC = a. Somewhat confusing, but not really... it makes sense. The keyword in this method of notation is OPPOSITE, which tells you that the angle and the side opposite to it are related. If this doesn't quite make sense to you automatically, you can also consider that the side c is the only one that doesn't help make angle C. Check it out and see for yourself that this concept applies to all of the angles in any triangle. If you can understand this basic naming scheme used in triangle problems, solving trigonometry questions will be that much easier.
In working with triangle sides and angles, you will also need to be able to recognize their RELATIVE positions. So, in addition to the hypotenuse, which can easily be identified, the other two sides can be labeled relative to the angles. So, this means that for angle B, you could be interested to label its OPPOSITE side and ADJACENT side. The opposite side is easy to identify: it is the side that does not touch the corner you are looking at. The adjacent side equally easy, though care must be taken to not mistake it for the hypotenuse: it touches the corner, but is not the hypotenuse. Also recognize that in a right angle triangle, the two acute angles will always be created by an adjacent side and the hypotenuse.
A solid understanding of these trigonometry basics, including triangle notations and the naming of angles and sides (in particular, the relative naming designations) is important before you can move on to confidently do calculations involving these measurements. These calculations in themselves, however, are very straightforward, and as will be explained in separate posts, may be figured out very easily by remembering just one word - SOHCAHTOA. This is one of the most important key points there is to memorize on this topic! Make sure you check out some of my other posts (specifically, my lessons about sine, cosine, and tangent, where you will find sohcahtoa explained simply).
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In June this year, the Sibelius Software founders Ben and Jonathan Finn were awarded the OBE (Officer of the British Empire) by Her Majesty the Queen for services to software technology. The honours are the most prestigious recognition to date for the twin brothers. They founded Sibelius Software in 1993 with just £3,000, since when the two musicians have established the company as the world market leader in music notation software. The OBE awards coincide with the launch of the latest version of the software, Sibelius 5, which has been two years in development.
The Finn brothers no longer have day-to-day involvement with the company, as Sibelius Software Ltd was acquired by Digidesign, the audio division of Avid Technology Inc., in August 2006. However, Daniel Spreadbury, product manager for Sibelius Software, still works closely with the Finn Brothers, 'to make sure that we are following their vision', he says.
A choral director in his spare time, Spreadbury completed his BA in Music from University College, Oxford in 1998. He has been working for Sibelius Software in Cambridge since May 1999. For two years, he was also a lay clerk in the choir of Ely Cathedral, performing daily services with the cathedral choir, though increasing time pressures resulted in him leaving the cathedral foundation in October 2000.
'It's very nearly two years since Sibelius 4 came out,' says Spreadbury. 'What we always do between versions is to spend a lot of time going out and meeting our customers and our prospective customers - schools, composers, arrangers, film composers, publishers - all these sorts of folks, to ascertain their level of satisfaction with what we've already done, and also think about what they might want.
'It became very clear to us that one of the big challenges that people were facing now is that the way that music is being created digitally, on computers, has changed dramatically over the last few years. As computers have become far more powerful, people have got the ability to run big, very realistic, sample libraries that bring a tremendous degree of realism to artificial playback.
'But at the same time, many of our users are musicians rather than computer whiz-kids. We've always designed Sibelius to be for musicians, by musicians. Actually, some of these sample libraries can be very difficult to use. Rather than just putting in the notes and having your programme play it back, you'd actually have to do a tremendous amount of work - aside from writing the music - to get a realistic performance out of it.
'So we looked at this to see if we could produce a system of working with these virtual instruments that would be easy for musicians, and not just for computer whiz-kids. As part of that, not only have we made Sibelius able to load any Virtual Studio Technology (VST) or audio unit virtual instrument or effect, but we've also introduced this new system called Sound World, which is a special classification system for sounds.
'Basically, you listen to the sound produced by a device, and you categorize it by its similarity to other sounds. For example, a flute sound would be classified as something like: winds.flutes.flutes So we would have dots to separate the different elements. As you add more and more nodes to each of these sound's IDs they become more and more specific.
'So, for example, you might have a very specific flute technique, something like: wind.flutes.flute.vibrato.heavy for heavy vibrato, or possibly: wind.flutes.flute.fluttertongue for a flutter-tongue playback. The idea behind doing it this way is that we can actually replace the old system of MIDI patch names and channel numbers with a more meaningful semantic tree, which describes the sounds in a more detailed way. That also allows them to map that description of sounds between different devices. So, for example, you might have one device that does provide a very specific flute flutter-tongue sound. Then you might have another device that just has a normal flute sound. And of course, what you really want the programme to do for you is to say, well, I'm looking for a flutter-tongue sound but I can't find one, so instead I'll just fall back on a normal flute sound. And that's what Sibelius is able to do. The Soundworld makes that possible. They are saying that you can describe every sound that you want in your score, as specifically as possible, right down to the level of vibrato, and even how many instruments are supposed to be playing. If that sound is available in your device, then Sibelius will use it. But if it's not available, it will choose the best available sound.
'Even that is extremely subtle. For example, you might have a string sound, and you might want a muted pizzicato sound. On another device you might not have a muted pizzicato sound. Sibelius will know to choose the pizzicato sound instead of the muted sound, because it makes more of an impact on the timbre of the sound. So it has extremely sophisticated rules.
'The user doesn't need to know anything about it. You set up virtual studio - a playback configuration - where you can load up any instruments you've got, whether it's an external MIDI box (a Roland sound box), or your sound card, or even one of these virtual instruments. Then you set up a configuration that tells Sibelius, for example, that you might want to hear the string sounds off your Roland box, and the brass sounds off your sound card, and the percussion sounds off the sample library that you've got installed. And Sibelius will automatically do all of that for you. It will look at the staves in your score, automatically allocate them to the best instrument, will look at all the markings in your score (slurs, texts, dynamics), and will automatically work out the best way to play that particular sound. Now you've got a whole world of playback possibilities opened up to you. You press 'play', and out come the noises that you want.'
Surprisingly, only seven developers work on Sibelius. 'They do amazing things, they are really a wonderful team,' says Spreadbury. 'Other programmes of similar complexity have hundreds of developers. It's extraordinary how our team works and produces these features.'
Two other new features in Sibelius 5 are Ideas Hub and Panorama. Ideas Hub is a way to capture a musical idea, name it, tag it, and store it to use again. To give users a helping hand, 2,000 professionally composed snippets have been provided. Panorama is a way of viewing your score as a single infinitely-wide page (sometimes called a 'scroll view' or 'gallery view' on other programmes) so that one doesn't have to worry about page layout when inputting music. 'Using Panorama on a wide-screen monitor is a wonderful experience,' says Spreadbury. He tells me that his own wide-screen monitor is the sort that can be swivelled to view scores in portrait format. One can imagine that such a monitor will quickly become the must-have high-status accessory for all Sibelius-using musicians.
'We have included some sounds from several of Garritan's different products inside Sibelius 5,' says Spreadbury, alluding to the top award-winning sample library. 'But they are only a selection of sounds,' he says. 'Sibelius Sound Essentials, which is the sample library which comes with Sibelius 5, actually has about 150 different instrument sounds, and many hundreds of unpitched instrument sounds, drawn from a number of sources. Most of the instruments in the orchestra, from Garritan Personal Orchestra software (GPO), are represented. In Sibelius Sound Essentials, the Garritan sounds are a bit more limited. For example, the violins only provide arco and pizzicato, and not tremolando, and not mute.
'In terms of the realism, they will obviously sound more real if you have the full GPO product. We've tried to produce a library that will give good playback for all genres of music. That's why we've got saxophones and trumpets from the Garritan jazz and big band collection, which is very specific in that idiom. The trumpet has a Harmon mute sound, for instance. We are the first music notation programme to have specific wind and concert band sounds included.'
Spreadbury is frank about the fierce competition that exists between different types of music notation software in the USA. 'Finale was very deeply entrenched by the time we brought out Sibelius for Windows in 1998, and then Sibelius for Macintosh (Mac) in 1999,' he admits. 'But very quickly we took a large amount of market share from Finale. Around 50% of the market belongs to Sibelius in the US, which is really extraordinary. Of course, competition is good for everybody. It's especially good for customers. We, and Make Music, the American company that produces Finale (formerly Coda Music Technologies), want to compete not only for new customers, especially in the schools - a very big part of what we try to do - but also musicians in general, whether they are composers, arrangers or publishers.
'On the whole, Finale has been playing catch-up to Sibelius, in that Sibelius has always been the easier programme to use. Finale have made great strides in recent versions by copying what we've done, which is what a free market will allow. In Sibelius 5 we've tried to keep ease of use, and simplicity, very close to the heart of what we do.
'By way of comparison, Finale does come with some sounds from Garritan. Indeed, they are about to announce their new version. I believe that they'll have a very similar bundle of sounds included with Finale as included with Sibelius. But Sibelius offers you better control; it allows you to use any virtual instrument, whereas Finale is still limited to using only virtual instruments that are produced by Native Instruments. But there are many many others, including some fantastic ones by the Vienna Symphonic Library, East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra, and Synful Orchestra. Now, none of those can be used with Finale, but you can use all of them with Sibelius. Not only that, but Sibelius is able to use its Soundworld technology to exploit them to their fullest, whereas Finale is really not able to do that. Superficially, the programmes look really similar, but I hope that people find that when they look at them deeper, they'll find that not only is Sibelius much easier to use, but also in many ways much more sophisticated than Finale in terms of our approach to things, and how we've tried to integrate the new features really deep into the heart of the programme. Whereas what people often find with Finale is that the core of the programme has remained unchanged for 20 years.
'With Sibelius 3 you had one big user guide. With Sibelius 5, when you buy your upgrade you receive a 72-page book that describes all of the features in detail. Sibelius 5 contains the full text of the reference book, which is now a whopping 632 pages. That's all included on screen. You can print that out if you want to. Sibelius is one of the few programmes that still comes with a printed manual at all. I spent quite a lot of the last few months writing it!'
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The SAE is dedicated to the promotion of land, air, & sea mobility. This site is maintained for the benefit of members and non-members interested in the programs, activities, and interests of the Texas Section.
What is the Texas Section of SAE?
SAE and its sections are tax-exempt, not-for-profit organizations. All section officers are volunteers and receive no payment for work on behalf of the section and SAE. Like all sections, the Texas Section is operated through an elected Governing Board: Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer. Numerous appointed officers assist in setting meetings, coordinating with students, and doing the work necessary to run a section.
The governing board usually meets for about two hours on the first Tuesday of each month at a restaurant in the DFW area to discuss section strategy, set objectives, and provide progress reports. If you are interested in serving on the governing board, please contact us.
Perhaps you are wondering about the size and scope of the Texas Section of SAE. Here are a few particulars: The Texas Section serves Northern Texas down to near Austin and west to El Paso. With more than 700 members, we are a medium large or "Heavyweight" section. Geographically, we cover one of the largest areas in the U.S. The Texas Section is also a diverse section, with members working in many areas of mobility engineering. The Texas Section of SAE meets mainly in the Dallas/Fort Worth area on the third Thursday of each month.
Members of the Texas Section reside in the areas covered by the following zip code ranges:
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- Are you a teacher interested in developing as a teacher leader?
- Are you a teacher leader interested in collaborating with colleagues about enhancing your leadership without leaving the classroom?
- Do you enjoy discussing professional readings with other teachers in order to impact your students' learning or your team's productivity?
Come check out the SUHSD Teacher Leadership Book Study starting this Fall!
For Round One we will be reading and discussing The Innovator's Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity by George Couros
- This book study is open to any teacher in the SUHSD.
- There will be two meetings and teachers will be paid extra duty to participate.
- The first meeting will be an orientation about the expectations of the Book Study.
- If you RSVP to attend and commit to participate, you will receive a copy of the book.
- Everyone who takes the book will be invited and encouraged to return for the second meeting, to discuss the book and how we can apply the principles from the book in our work here in the SUHSD.
- Each meeting will be offered on two different days; teachers wishing to participate may come to either day, as long as they attend one meeting #1 and one meeting #2.
- Meeting #1: 8/23 or 8/24 in the PDC
- Meeting #2: 10/17 or 10/18 in the PDC
- RSVP here so we will be expecting you!
The author will be hosting a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) called IMMOOC in October