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African American Census
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Local Census and County Records State census records, school census records, town census records, deeds, bills of sale, marriage records, county will books and probate records sometimes lists names of slaves, and other genealogy information.
African-American genealogical research can be challenging, especially after you hit the brick wall of the 1870 census. There are, however, more and more ways to get over that wall and more resources to learn the techniques for doing so. Included here are some of the best the Internet has to offer, as well as some searchable census sites of particular interest for African-Americans:
AfriGeneas, an outstanding resource and recommended starting point for "African Ancestored Genealogy," includes a beginner's guide, slave data, surnames, links, state and worldwide resources, newsletter, library, and a mailing list:
AfriGeneas's census schedules online:
Christine's African American Genealogy Website, an excellent resource for roots-seekers, includes links to a variety of genealogical sources and African American homepages:
Christine's Genealogy Website's census links for African-Americans:
Linda Ball's Ebony Ethnics site:
African-American Genealogy Ring, dedicated to genealogists who are researching African-American family histories:
About.com's list of links for African-American research:
Cyndi's List of African American genealogy resources:
Researching Your African-American Roots by Christine Sievers:
Family Tree Maker's articles(look under "African American Research" and the first topic under "Product Reviews"):
Cliff Murray's African American Lifelines' site to help inspire you and help you get over those brick walls in your research:
Slave Narratives. For autobiographical sketches of former slaves see:
Another useful website with links to the census by state:
Use census records to:
Searching Census Records
Before searching census records you must know:
Census records are accessible at:
Census Record Indexes
Use census indexes to:
Census index content varies according to the index being used:
Searching Census Indexes
Before searching a census index you should know:
Census indexes are located at:
The following resources are also helpful:
1870 Census Indexes
African Americans in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Heritage Quest, 2001. (FHL CD-ROM 388.) Use this index to find:
Accelerated Indexing Systems (AIS) Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records, Ronald Vern Jackson, 1988. (FHL book 973 A3ai.) Use this index to find the heads of household from Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Dakota Territory, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, and Wyoming.
This resource can be accessed at the Family History Library and many family history centers (ask for help to find where the fiche are kept).
Another index can be accessed at www.genealogy.com. Use this index to find heads of households for all states and links to the 1870 census images. The site charges a fee ($).
1880 Census Indexes
The 1880 U.S. Census includes names, dates, and places for nearly 6 million African Americans. The 1880 U.S. census index can be accessed at www.familysearch.org. This is the best index to the 1880 census. Use this index to:
There is a CD-ROM version of the 1880 census index that can be ordered by calling the Church distribution center at 801-240-2800. It can also be accessed by going to www.familysearch.org and clicking Order/Download Products. You can then print it from your personal computer.
1900-1930 Census Indexes
To use the 1900 census Soundex indexes see the following paragraph on "Soundex Indexes."
Soundex Indexes
The Soundex indexes are used to learn where an ancestor can be found in a census. Soundex indexes list surnames by Soundex code. This code groups surnames by sound, not exact spelling. For example, the surnames Stewart, Stuart, and Steward have the same Soundex code and appear together in the index.
Converting a Surname to a Soundex Code
There is an online name converter on the Internet. This is the quickest way to convert a surname to a Soundex code. Go to www.bradandkathy.com. Click Genealogy, and then click Yet Another Soundex Converter.
Steps To Do It Yourself
Soundex Code Key
Searching Soundex Indexes
Before using Soundex you must know:
Search Steps
Finding the Right Soundex Film
After you have the ancestor's Soundex code, find the Soundex film as follows:
Tips for Using the 1910 Soundex Index
Some major cities and counties have their own indexes. For example:
To find film numbers for city indexes in the FamilySearch Catalog, you must search under the name of the state, not the city. The following steps should be used:


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Two white pegasi sit on a dark hill.
It is autumn, and the ground is a carpet of stiff leaves. Overcast weather looms above, and there is no sign of sunlight besides the evening brightness in the clouds. Ghostly crows flit in the distance behind the pegasi. One might suppose that there is laughter beyond the frame, where delighted fillies perhaps play in a park nearby and lovers nuzzle affectionately beneath trees, but here there is only stillness.
The two are alone here, for it is Picture Day — that sacred time of supposed familial togetherness, standing on a thick foundation of stiff postures and held together with the glue of forced cheer. It is an unspoken agreement between the two to keep this tradition intact, if nothing else. This last promise persists, though its valued existence begins to tarnish through disinterest and decay through time.
The stallion smiles broadly outward, displaying teeth that jut from his gums like bricks. He is a solid mass of muscles, rippling with inert strength and confidence. His body glistens with sweat, and his buzzed mane bristles at attention. A lumpy bag lays nestled against his side like a snuggling foal; a massive barbel peeks from within like an unwanted onlooker.
He glows with pride and adrenaline, feeling satisfaction in his relative success. For the first time in years, he has surpassed his personal best in weightlifting. It is a feat he had not come close to before, and for a time he even began to grow uncertain at his contual failure to do so; but now he at last sits triumphant at the peak of his potential, secure in the knowledge that he truly is the best he can be and fully immersed in his special talent. He wonders why his son does not care about this.
The colt sits nearby, just close enough to acknowledge his neighbor. The corners of his mouth are pulled sharply upwards, but only his buckteeth can be seen past them. A close look reveals shadows beneath his wide eyes. His skinny form is hunched, sullen, withdrawn, defeated; he is almost dwarfed by the dirty backpack slumped in the leaves close by.
He buckles beneath doubt and exhaustion. The photos he takes are lovely and almost professional; his smiling teacher told him so. She also told him, with a gentle smile and a hint of disapproval, that there are more important things than practicing his special talent every hour of the day. His questioning look was coolly answered with the sight of his most recent exam, topped with his most unflattering grade yet and sprinkled with his classmates' mocking laughter. He wonders why his father does not care about this.
Between the two pegasi is a conspicuous emptiness, devoid of everything aside from a thoughtless gesture of affection. This space was occupied, once upon a time, back when words and voices meant everything. But its occupant is long gone, and with her laughter and sincerity. They have stopped wondering why she has never come back.
In this moment of stillness the stallion's pride falters. He wonders what it means to have a son who is unenthusiastic enough to ignore his greatest moment. In a brief epiphany he considers the possibility of his own ignorance being at fault, and he feels a hint of a sadness deeper than he can identify. Loneliness and hidden despair blend messily together, melting into an unbearable longing for times that he can never recapture even in his dreams. With uncharacteristic hesitance he reaches sideways to the colt with a foreleg bulging with muscles, trembling ever so slightly in the autumn air.
The colt senses this motion, perhaps from a displacement of air that tickles his feathers. He feels the distance between them shrink, and the comfortable barrier that separates them cracks unpleasantly. Yet in a flash of half-understanding he distantly realizes his desire to allow this, to feel pride and affection from an estranged yet genuine touch that he has not felt in years. His protective shell suddenly restricts him from breathing, and so he briefly rebels. He only leans in slightly towards his hulking companion, not even glancing at the stallion as he does so. He does not hate his father, after all. Not yet.
Their bodies touch in this moment, tentative hoof making contact with grudging shoulder. The stallion's eyes flicker in the flash, and something in his grin grows less empty, more sincere. His success at reconnection, however brief, is captured in the blink of an eye. He celebrates not with his usual monosyllabic exclamation, but with simple contented sigh. Beside him, the colt's head leans toward his father inexplicably, just a little. His slumped posture is a little straighter, and his gaze is pulled upwards from the dead ground. They can almost imagine that nothing is missing in this picture, that no memory of a mother's laugh echoes hollowly on the breeze.
In all this, the unseen photographer does not count. He is an invisible nonentity, a tool to facilitate the process and nothing more. The colt knows this better than any; the stallion could not care less. No one will remember his face or his name.
Everything here is faded. The photo lays in this dusty album, inert. Black becomes gray, gray becomes pale. Contrasts wither and die. But in this moment, shapes still hold their form. Life, even in its current stagnant state, holds meaning.
Yet there will be a time when they look through their photos and point to the moment when everything went wrong and tenuous ties were cut for good. This will not be that moment. This will be one of few snapshots of their familiarity with affection: one of a dozen leaves that will fall when their family tree is finally struck down, fluttering silently on its lonely path to the cold earth and the oblivion of the forgotten.
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About the same time Thursday afternoon that a consultant's report was released saying Philadelphia public schools are rife with disciplinary failures, a long-term substitute teacher was trying to fend off an attack by an eighth-grade girl at a school in West Kensington.
"You can't turn your back for a minute," said Joseph H. Smith III, 53, who was hit above an eye with a phone, clobbered with a dictionary, and choked before he toppled to the classroom floor, where two other girls joined in pummeling him.
Smith's account of an assault inside his classroom at Julia de Burgos School, at Fourth Street and Lehigh Avenue, came amid growing concern about discipline and safety problems in city schools following a Feb. 23 attack that left a math teacher at Germantown High School with a broken neck.
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers has been pressing for improved discipline in the schools for years, but union leaders said yesterday the assault on Frank Burd at Germantown had made safety the union's priority.
"It moves to the top of our agenda," said Jerry Jordan, union vice president. "As a teacher, you cannot teach kids in an unsafe environment, and you can't have children learning when they don't feel safe."
Ted Kirsch, president of the union that represents 18,000 teachers and other employees, said the union was considering asking to have legislation introduced in Harrisburg to make it easier to remove violent students. The union also may seek stiffer penalties for administrators who try to skirt state law by underreporting serious incidents.
"It is one of the alternatives we are looking at as a follow-up, because the school district is not doing all that it should be doing," Kirsch said.
Paul Vallas, the district's chief executive, said he supported changing state law to let the district permanently expel violent students from the regular student population and send them to disciplinary schools for the remainder of their education. Now, students in disciplinary schools have a right to return to neighborhood schools after 180 days.
Vallas said about half the district's 270 schools handle discipline properly, while it's a "a challenge" at the rest.
"We know we have a problem," Vallas said. "We have a lot of kids with a lot of problems, and we don't have a lot of resources."
He said 28 violent students had been expelled recently from the 1,500-student Germantown High and the number would increase to 64 on Monday.
At the time Burd was injured, Vallas said, "there were at least two dozen expulsions being processed" at the school.
A spokeswoman for Albert Einstein Medical Center said Burd, 60, was out of the intensive care unit and in stable condition yesterday.
Meanwhile, Smith, who had been teaching eighth-grade science and history at de Burgos since early November, said he was attacked Thursday afternoon when he told a student to stop making crank calls from the classroom phone.
It was 2:50 p.m., and students were getting their coats and preparing for dismissal when the eighth grader was making calls.
When Smith told her to get off the phone, he said, she whacked him across his left eye with the receiver.
As he attempted to restrain the girl and hang up the phone, Smith said, she grabbed his tie and choked him. As he struggled to break free, she grabbed a dictionary and hit him in the back of the head.
Smith said that as he was starting to pass out, three other girls jumped on him. Security officers and other teachers arrived and pulled off the students.
Felecia D. Ward, a school district spokeswoman, said the 15-year-old student who assaulted Smith had been suspended, pending a formal hearing for disciplinary expulsion.
Ward said the incident report filed with the district did not mention other students' being involved in the attack.
Although Smith filed a police report, police said last night that the girl had not been arrested. Smith sought treatment for a head injury at the emergency room at Temple University Hospital Thursday night. Aafter waiting many hours without being seen, he said, he went home. Early yesterday evening, he was being examined at Roxborough Hospital.
Smith said he did not intend to return to de Burgos. "This is the third time I've been attacked," he said.
Jacqueline Barnett, Philadelphia's secretary of education, said yesterday that in light of the consultant's report, a meeting she had scheduled for Tuesday took on new urgency. Expected to attend: Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson; James B. Golden Jr., the district's chief safety executive; safe-school advocates, and others with a stake in the 173,000-pupil district.
"We have a climate in which young people have lost respect for the adults in their lives. It is unfortunate and unacceptable that any teacher's sense of safety would be threatened when they cross the school threshold to educate students," Barnett said.
Greg Wade, president of the Philadelphia Home and School Council, said he fields at least a few phone calls a month from parents worried about discipline.
Some of them are angry over the lack of district response after children are attacked. Others have said the system enforces discipline problems unevenly.
But, he said, he has been in a number of district schools where discipline was handled well.
"Even if there are problems in just one school, that's not acceptable. We need to get a system-wide discipline plan in place," Wade said.
Wade believes a discipline czar would help, but with a looming budget crisis - the district's deficit for 2007-08 is estimated at $176 million - he is worried that job could be pointless if there are not more security officers in schools.
To read the complete report by consultant Ellen Green-Ceisler on the student disciplinary system in the Philadelphia School District and the district's response, go to http://go.philly.com/
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Now, that's not the case here. Earlier this year, I taught my first class for UC Davis Extension. It was a six hour class that was not for credit. Apparently enough people liked it that I was asked back, and they turned it into a 15 hour for credit class.
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Britney Spears quits from X Factor USA after learning that Simon Cowell will fire her, reports sayBy Angel Cuala on Jan 10, 2013 in Entertainment, Hollywood, Music, Television •
Is Britney Spears out from X Factor USA? Well, this is what some reports are now saying; noting that she decided to quit from the show after she learned that Simon Cowell will fire her as a X Factor Season 3 judge. The report comes almost a month after L.A. Reid announced that he will not also be returning to the show.
Britney Spears and Simon Cowell
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According to TMZ on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, multiple sources told them that Britney Spears quits from being among the X Factor judges and that she will be focusing more on her music. Spears, 31, is now working on her 8th studio album, which will be released through RCA Records.
"Britney loves Simon, she likes Demi Lovato but her thing is music." A source was quoted at TMZ, with Britney reportedly considering doing a concert tour again since her 2011 Femme Fatale Tour was a success. Her Femme Fatale album won various Billboard Awards on the same year.
Apparently, a source was quoted at Daily Mail on the same day and confirmed that X Factor creator Simon Cowell was about to fire her because her performance was "boring." Show insiders allegedly complained that she was not able to make a connection with the contestants.
"Britney and her team knew it was unlikely she'd be asked back as a judge. The producers have already been making other plans for next season over the holidays. The reality is that toward the end of last season the main players knew they wanted to replace both Britney and LA Reid." The source said.
Meanwhile, Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment for the Fox Broadcasting Company, had only good words for Britney Spears for being an X Factor USA judge, and could be an indication that the network liked her performance. She reportedly received $15 million in X Factor Season 2.
"I actually thought it went very, very well. It was fraught with unknowns. I think Britney did a really good job. She came on, people remain fascinated by her and always will be." Reilly was quoted at E! News, telling to reporters during an executive session at the Television Critics Association gathering in Pasadena this Tuesday.
"People got to know her a little bit, maybe some people were waiting for more drastic displays of some nature that never came…She tucked in really nicely on that bench." Reilly added, noting that he still does not know if Britney Spears will still be hired in X Factor Season 3. Fox has no official statement yet.
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Making Arrangements for Your Children When Divorcing
How do I get or maintain contact with my child?
If relationships between parents breakdown then it often means that one parent does not see enough of the children. Every effort is made by the Courts to ensure that both parents play an active role in the children's lives. The government is proposing a single Child Arrangements Order rather than the old form Residence and Contact to encourage shared parenting. It is not in the children's interests for one parent to deny them contact with the other. If parents cannot agree about contact arrangements and mediation fails then an application to Court may be necessary. Please see this page for mor information on how the Courts decide disputes over children in divorce cases.
Making Arrangements for Your Children
How you are making arrangements for your children when you're divorcing will determine how quickly your divorce can proceed and how costly it will be in the end. As far as possible try and avoid conflict between yourselves or in front of the children. It is not separating that can damage children but the conflict that may arise as a result. The government is encouraging the concept of shared parenting arrangements after divorce to reflect the fact that children will need to maintain contact with both parents. The terms "Residence" and "Contact" Orders are being replaced by a single Child Arrangement Order.


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It's A Sin Lyrics
Artist: Eddy Arnold
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It's a sin my darling how I love you because I know our love can never be
It's a sin to keep this mem'ry of you when silence proves that you've forgotten me
The dream I built for us has tumbled each promise broken like my heart
It's a sin my darling how I love you so much in love and yet so far apart
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It's a sin to hide behind this heartache to make believe that I've found someone new
It's a sin to say that I don't miss you when people know I'm still in love with you
I'm sure you're happy with another who shares the love I couldn't win
Why pretend that I can't live without you when deep inside I know that it's a sin
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Eddy Arnold - Poor Boy Lyrics
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Police accused of releasing, sending mentally challenged man to Florida
Police accused of releasing, sending mentally challenged man to Florida
CARROLLTON, Ky. —
A Kentucky police department is accused of releasing a mentally challenged man and then sending him 900 miles away.
The state attorney general's office is investigating the incident involving the Carrollton Police Department.
The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting claims that officers were so sick of dealing with Adam Horine that the chief set him free and then paid for his one-way bus ticket to Florida.
The incident stems from an April court appearance on charges that Horine threatened a cab driver.
The judge had requested an immediate mental health evaluation and a transfer to Eastern State Hospital, but instead, Horine was driven 50 miles to a bus station and sent to Florida.
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I am now able to observe, both in myself and in the elderly population with whom I work as a psychotherapist, the attributes and qualities that contribute to healthy aging. While aging can bring with it the emotional freedom of being able to sort out one's priorities, and hopefully, learning not to "sweat the small stuff," aging can also bring with it complex and painful emotions that are often not recognized by society.
Experiencing the loss of a loved one or friend can be particularly difficult, and of course, as we age, the chances increase that we will experience multiple losses.
Then, there is the loss of dreams, and coming to terms with the decisions and choices we made when we were younger. It may be difficult to reconcile these within us when we get older.
The loss of our physical selves is also problematic, watching as all kinds of "aches and pains" suddenly come careening out of the woodwork when we least expect them. There are many things we can do to stay healthier as we age, including diet and exercise, but the thing that I will concentrate on in this article is creativity.
While some of us may have a natural desire to express our creative sides through painting, sculpture or music, making a conscious effort to produce art, regardless of the medium, has been shown to actually change the connections between brain regions, which may help one to become more resilient in the face of stress and less prone to worry and anxiety. Moreover, creativity has been shown to improve wellbeing and to lower depression, especially in those who have an illness.
It turns out, according to a recent study in the Journal of Aging and Health, that creativity is actually a key contributor to longevity. Not only that, a report on the two-year "Creativity and Aging" study (2001-03) stated that participants in the study's weekly art program had "better health, fewer doctor visits, and less medication usage; more positive responses on the mental health measures; [and] more involvement in overall activities. These results point to powerful positive intervention effects of these community-based art programs. true health promotion and disease prevention effects . they reveal a positive impact on maintaining independence and on reducing dependency."
In another study, women who had been diagnosed with cancer completed an eight-week mindfulness class based on art therapy intervention, which included mindfulness training as well as art projects. Compared to those who did not participate in the intervention, the participants had better mental health, lower levels of anxiety, and fewer symptoms of depression. It turns out that creative people often see stressors as challenges to overcome, rather than obstacles that can't be overcome.
Another benefit of creativity in aging is that it allows one to "forget self" and to live in the present moment, rather than focusing on the past or the future. It is not surprising that coloring books for adults have suddenly become very popular as a way to decrease symptoms of anxiety and stress.
In summary, creativity can help lower stress levels, reduce depression, help people cope with chronic illnesses, allow us to better understand our emotions, and help us to be truly present in the moment. Taking the time to revisit one of the activities you participated in as a child, or finding something new, can actually improve your health and wellbeing.
Thankfully, we're never too old to find something that brings us joy, something creative that makes our hearts sing.
Caroline Chase, M.S., LMHC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who lives in Massachusetts. She is currently working as the Behavioral Health Specialist for the Community Health Team at Grace Cottage Family Health in Townshend.
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HIDALGO, Texas, April 13, 2017 – The Oklahoma City Blue (1-0) defeated the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (0-1), 112-108, on Thursday night.
The game was tied at 80-all going into the fourth quarter. After three lead changes, Oklahoma City trailed by one with 4:09 left in the game after a runner from Kyle Wiltjer, but Dakari Johnson responded with a layup to put the Blue back up for good.
Johnson led the team with 27 points and eight rebounds, his fourth consecutive game scoring above 20 points.
"I thought in the fourth quarter we really got our defense in the game," Head Coach Mark Daigneault said. "We stabilized after a rough third quarter…there's a lot we can learn from tonight for Game 2."
The Blue trailed by nine points in the first quarter, but behind 12 points from Reggie Williams, went into the second quarter leading 35-29.
Williams was one of five in double figures for Oklahoma City, finishing with 21 points, four rebounds and four assists. Josh Huestis, on assignment from the Thunder, turned in 11 points and three rebounds, while Alex Caruso led the team with eight assists.
The series switches to Oklahoma City for Game 2 on Sunday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU.


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Kavalai Vendam was originally shared to hit screens for the six day Ayudha Pooja weekend. Later, the film got postponed due to delays in the post production stage.
Now, the makers are swiftly focusing on releasing the film soon. The audio composed by Leon James has been confirmed to be launched on October 17th.
Directed by Deekay of Yaamirukka Bayamen fame and produced by Elred Kumar of RS Infotainment, Kavalai Vendam features Bobby Simha, Jiiva, Nikki Galrani and Sunaina in the lead roles. RJ Balaji will provide comic relief. The team is planning to release the film in the second or third week of November.


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Stormzy has revealed his idol Jay-Z witnessed him perform on the main stage at V Festival last month.
Stormzy has confirmed Jay-Z watched him from side of stage at V Festival.
The grime superstar's life was made when he found out his hero witnessed him shut down the music event in Chelmsford, Essex last month, and revealed he had no idea till he'd finished his set that the hip-hop icon was there for his song 'Big For Your Boots'.
Speaking on BBC Radio 1 for his Live Lounge special, the 24-year-old rapper said: ''Jay-Z was at the side of the stage for that one. I didn't know.
''I came off after and all the Mandem were running round excited.
''OK, something exciting has happened.
''And then I heard Jigga was side of stage and I was so happy because he was there for 'Big For Your Boots'.
''I was so excited. You came for 'Big For Your Boots' everyone was showing love and you came and saw me...''
The 'Shut Up' hitmaker - who is tipped to take home the 2017 Hyundai Mercury Prize at the ceremony this evening (14.09.17) -
didn't get the chance to speak with Jay - who is often nicknamed 'Jigga' - after his performance, but he's hoping it could leave to them working together in the future.
He said: ''For him to witness that moment ... I haven't seen or spoke to him since.
''I've never even spoken to him or met him.
''All I know is that Jigga watched me and that is the end of it.
''I don't know what comes from that, I am just blessed when it comes to things like that.
''He is just the greatest of all time. I am just happy with that.''
Labrinth has teamed up with Sia and Diplo to form a new supergroup: LSD.
The Struts teamed up with Kesha for a red and gold themed music video as part of their collaboration on 'Body Talks'.
Brody Dalle's band dropped their first new music since 2003's 'Coral Fang'.
Sometimes actors are not acting.


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This Year We Celebrate 75 Years!
United Way of Inner Wisconsin is proud to be celebrating 75 years of making a difference in our community! You can celebrate too!
- Visit our online museum (click here).
- Watch for our Flashback Fridays on social media.
- Check out our "75 Reasons to Give" page (click here).
Through The Years:
1942 - The South Wood County Community War Chest was incorporated.
1958 - Our named changed to the South Wood County United Fund.
1972 - We became the United Way of South Wood County.
1992 - We celebrated our 50th Anniversary.
2000 - We moved into our current location.
2007 - Our name changed to United Way of Inner Wisconsin when we added Adams County to our service area.
A Message From Our Former Leader, Jan Suzda:
To: United Way Friends
From: Jan Suzda (former United Way CEO - 1969-1999)
CONGRATULATIONS to our local United Way on 75 YEARS of service to our community!
- Putting on my thinking cap, here are some of the events in my 30 years:
- First public United Way Office
- Community Fund name-change to United Way
- Planned Giving Program introduced
- First computerization
- United Way US postal stamp issued
- Involved in introduction of Boys and Girls Club
- Involved in introduction of Wheels of Independence
- First United Way McDonald's Day
- First Administrative Assistant, Carol Romanski
- First Volunteer Center Coordinator, Darlene Rause
- First Communications Director, Mary Casey Martin
My first office was in my upstairs bedroom. During campaign, the Wood County National Bank provided office space. Next move was to an upstairs office above Daly Appliance on West Grand Avenue, next to the - then - First National Bank. (Donated used desks, bookcases and shag carpeting. Carol Romanski and I painted the walls.) Last move during my years was to the lower level of the Chamber of Commerce building. (New desks and spray painted the used book cases.)
After my retirement in 1999, the banner was picked up by today's capable leaders: effecting many positive changes to carry essential community services forward into United Way's 76th year. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU!
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I know we need to do something, but I'm not sure how deep we are going to jump in.
Our insurance covers infertility treatments. They cover 3 cycles in a lifetime. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but I know that if we tried IUI that it would count towards the 3 cycle limit. Looking at the stats, IUI has such a low success rate per try it makes me think that for me personally it isn't the right thing to do. I don't think I can handle that emotionally. Maybe if other things don't work out then we will pay for IUI out of pocket, but I don't know. My latest GYN said that "when you want to have a baby we'll do IVF" but I don't know if that means that the other things are a waste of time. I'm guessing so with my medical history.
Trying to get in for an appointment is hard. I've been calling for over a month, and they returned my call one time but of course I missed it. I am trying to get in to Seattle Reproductive Medicine. Super lucky that they are in network. Same with Overlake Reproductive Health, but for some reason I don't want to go there. I know they have better success rates than SRM, but I don't think I would feel comfortable with the doctors.


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What's in a name?
SkyDrive Pro might be the worst named of all of the products to come out of Microsoft in a while. I sometimes think about the meetings that must happen in Redmond, Developers on one side of the room and Marketing on the other.
Marketing: "Yeah it's just like SkyDrive where you can store all your files but more corporate because it links to SharePoint"
Development: "Huh? But it doesn't have anything to do with SkyDrive"
Marketing: "Yeah but SharePoint is moving to the cloud and SkyDrive is in the cloud so it's the same isn't it?"
Development: "Whatever dude, call it what you want, you will anyway"
That conversation and the obvious retreat of technology reality to marketing dream left most of us with the following confusing array of icons and names in Explorer, Task Manager and the Tray.
Whats worse is the "SkyDrive" menu bar in SharePoint 2013 is not SkyDrive either, nor is it SkyDrive Pro, but instead it's a link to a personal SharePoint document library. Something tells me we are half way along a not completely formed roadmap.
Bad naming (and icons) notwithstanding, SkyDrive Pro is not SkyDrive and it's more than SharePoint Workspace. Under the hood SkyDrive Pro is, just as SharePoint Workspace 2010 was, a synchronization product called Groove (Marketing team again?). Try right clicking on SkyDrive Pro in the Task Manager and click Properties.
Groove is a synchronization technology that uses the Sync Framework under the hood. The Sync Framework is a generic library for implementing synchronization of disparate data sources, and is appearing under the hood in many applications, including SQL Azure Data Sync.
There is one very important improvement in SkyDrive Pro over SharePoint Workspace 2010, and that is the way it stores files locally on your machine. Where SharePoint Workspace 2010 persisted files in large encrypted blobs that could only be accessed through the SharePoint Workspace user interface, SkyDrive Pro lays the files down on your disk just as they appear in your SharePoint document library. You are then free to interact with those files just as you would other files on disk. SkyDrive Pro will sync the changes between SharePoint and local file system as required in the background.
Which got me to thinking, could we convince SkyDrive Pro to sync two SharePoint lists with each other by syncing them with folders that themselves are synced? Turns out you can, with some work.
First set up two SharePoint document libraries. They can be in the same site, different sites, online of on-prem and even different versions of SharePoint. In one create a DocumentA and the other create Document1. Now use the Sync button in the top right corner to sync the libraries to local folders on your machine.
Once these are syncing with SkyDrive Pro you'll end up with files in two folders (SkyDrive Pro won't let you sync to the exact same folder so it will add a number on the end to avoid the clash.).
What we need to do is Sync those two directories with each other.
SyncToy (I blame this name on the Development team) is a product that again uses the Sync Framework under the hood but is focussed on keeping file systems in sync. It can be used through the GUI or scripted to regularly sync 2 folders. Now use SyncToy to set up a sync between your two folders.
And optionally set up a regular scheduled task to run the sync with the following command.
"C:\Program Files\SyncToy 2.1\synctoycmd" -R
Add or remove files from one SharePoint library, after the schedule task runs, the changes are reflected in your other SharePoint library. What we've done is set up a 3-way sync between SharePoint libraries and local directories
That's pretty powerful but there's a couple of problems with it. First the sync is only as regular as the synctoycmd
scheduled task. Second, SyncToy adds a couple of files your directories to maintain state that are hidden in the file system but show up in SharePoint
Symbolic Link
NTFS supports a symbolic link between folders which will make the same files appear under multiple folder locations. If we use a link then there's no need to sync files locally using SyncToy. The difficulty in setting this up is SkyDrive Pro is holding onto these folders and is remarkably resilient to being shut down even temporarily so we can set up the link. But it can be done.
There's probably a couple of ways to do this. Here's my attempt (on Windows 8)
Copy the following into a link.bat file on your desktop (replace with the names of the directories you need to sync)
rmdir /S /Q "C:\Users\Peter\SharePoint\Kloud Team Site – Documents 1"
mklink /D /J "C:\Users\Peter\SharePoint\Kloud Team Site – Documents 1" "C:\Users\Peter\SharePoint\Kloud Team Site – Documents"
Click Start and type msconfig and choose "Safe boot- Minimal".
And Restart as requested
This will launch Windows without all the services running in the background and means you're free to play with the SkyDrive Pro folders.
Run the link.bat file and reboot again but this time using "Normal startup". When Windows comes back up, right click on SkyDrive Pro icon in the task bar and "Open your SkyDrive Pro folder" (Don't worry about the red cross, I think this is because the "Link" explorer icon and SkyDrive icon don't work together)
Now any changes made in either SharePoint library are constantly being synced to the other.
Sync Services
While it's a bit of work to set up, the effect is quite powerful. What we've set up is a local sync agent for two SharePoint sites. It could be used as a backup service or keeping development and test environments in sync, or bringing remote data closer to the user. That's a service that some software companies sell expensive replication products for and it's a service that would make a great PAYG service like Data Sync Service for SQL Azure.
Now there is one product absent from the new 2013 suite of SharePoint products, a new version of Groove Server. This technology can be used as just this sort of a synchronization agent between multiple parties. As the challenges of dealing with remote cloud based services like SharePoint Online becomes more prevalent, I expect it'll turn up again in other clothes.
Maybe SkyDrive Pro Sync Service? (Over to you Marketing team?)


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We have a new location at 717 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI 53713
We love Madison, WI so much we decided to move from the far east side to downtown. Well, we're not exactly downtown next to the Capitol, but moved closer to downtown in a more convenient location for our clients and employees… Right by the Alliant Energy Center and just off of the beltline highway on John Nolen Drive.
What the new location means:
- Client Convenience – Centralized to make travel to our office a snap.
- Employee Convenience – We're now a more attractive place to work for east and west siders.
- Better Support – Our new digs centralize our team making our working environment more collaborative. And, our newly installed power generator keeps us running when the power goes out.
- Outside Adventures – We're a 5 minute walk to Lake Mendota and our parking lot doubles as a playground for Frisbee, footballs and a grill.
- A bigger place to fly remote control helicopters and shoot nerf guns (every office needs a little fun time!)
This change is just one of the many advancements that we have been making lately. We have grown our eCommerce platform, AcumiumMarket™, our content management platform, AcumiumCMS™, and our online marketing services platform, AcumiumEngage™. The new location is just one way that we can continue to be competitive and more accessible to our clients.


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I thought the idea was great and off we were! The focus of the party was of course her mom, but really more than that. Her mom has been making changes to live a healthier and active lifestyle. I wanted to take that a step further and celebrate all the love and family she had "acquired" in her sixty years.
The idea of a tree came into play and after a few attempts, I created a logo that was used throughout the party. A tree is a great symbol of life and an ever growing family.
(As you read, you can click on any photos to enlarge if you want to see more detail.)
With an earthy sort of tone (her mom is really laid back and we wanted the party to reflect her casual style) we started to think about invitations.
Again, invitations really set the tone for your party. We wanted to create a "package" for guests to open and feel as though this is one party they don't want to miss. Sending a boxed invite to 50+ guests could become very expensive quickly. It's one thing to do this for your wedding (um, I did!) but to keep our budget in check I got our creative cap on and tried to think about the "texture" of this party.
My plan was to use burlap but I found a fabric at my local craft store to use as a test run to create the invites. It was a canvas/linen look with imperfections with a bit of muslin feel. I came across some projects online that talked about printing on fabric using your inkjet printer. All I have at home is my hubby's all-in-one that I hijack from time to time for various projects and of course my coupons.
I had no idea how much I loved burlap until I started working on this party. It's such a fun fabric with great texture and nowadays comes in many, many colors. However, with all the lint (schnibbles as I like to call them) hanging around after cutting burlap, I didn't want to chance ruining the hubby's printer by getting all those fibers stuck inside. It's a nice all in one and I don't think I would have heard the end had it gotten wrecked. The other problem with the weave. Some of the burlap I was finding had a very loose weave which wouldn't work for this project. It ended up my original fabric choice was perfect. It didn't have a nap so I could print on it without losing spaces and it was very natural looking.
The very first thing you want to do is determine your invite size and find envelopes to fit. If you work the other way around, you could find yourself in BIG trouble with a gorgeous invite and no way to send them out!
PaperandMore.com is one of my favorite paper sites. Their prices are great and customer service is really on top of things.
I found a gorgeous green pocket to use on the back of the invite and a beautiful taupe A7 envelope.
I ironed Pellon Wonder Under to one side of my fabric, then cut rectangles using a template of the size (5x7 plus .25" around) made from card stock. My plan was to use cereal boxes and cover with the printed fabric but with 50+ invites in the making, I found chipboard instead. It was a little thicker but not too bad. (think cardboard without the corrugation- found at Joanne's)
One side was the birthday girl, Susie's logo printed on fabric. That was wrapped around a piece of chip board using Aleene's Tacky Spray and double sided tape for the edges. Double sided tape adhered it to the green pocket back. The actual invite was an insert printed on white card stock with a subway art feel to it.. just a mix mash of information for the guests that made it look fun. Of course we reminded everyone that it was a surprise party. (if you click on the photos, they'll enlarge so you can see them better). To take it one step further, I created a liner for the pocket using google maps and added speech bubbles to show you where the start of the hike was and where the hostess's house was. The addresses were included on the invites but this was a fun visual for guests to make it seem like more of an adventure.
Thankfully Sarah came over for a few hours one day for us to assemble all 58 invites! They were definitely a labor of love and resulted in one of my favorite invites to date. It was great to hear from Sarah how excited some of the guests were when they RSVP'd and commented on the invites.
If you're still with me, there's much more!
Each of these six trail markers marked a spot for guests to meet and relax while waiting for the birthday girl and her ever growing group of hikers to arrive. After the hike, guests brought them back to the house where they were displayed for everyone to see.
|Trail mix in a 4" bag with custom topper
Signs on the coolers told them which trail marker to stop at. They were sent out on the trail in groups with one volunteer that carried the cooler. While they waited, they enjoyed mimosas and trail mix that was left for them in a cooler.
Sarah purchased table cloths online.. did you know you to purchase them was about the same cost as renting? Of course someone may not want to store that many tablecloths or think they'll use them again, but that's where reselling comes into play. There are always people online (me, me, me) looking for used party items.
Sarah scored some burlap runners on Craigslist that someone had used for their wedding. They came mighty wrinkled as they were shoved in a garbage bag, BUT they already had their edges folded under and ironed. I was nervous about tackling that job to make a clean edge on a runner. Again, love burlap but not the easiest fabric to work with. Thank you bride!
First I tried to steam out the wrinkles but that wasn't working. Got out my trusty iron and a spray bottle with water.. few hours later, nine runners were cut to size and wrinkle free!
Aren't these adorable?
Sarah found these pinwheels on Etsy. Each one had her mom's logo placed in the center. As you may tell from the photos, she lives on a gorgeous hill overlooking a canyon. Because of her home's location, it can get breezy to say the least. These pinwheels were perfect for the decor and each was placed in a pot (look at Ikea for inexpensive ceramic pots, 49 cents each!) with bright cheerful flowers.
We talked about how I could create pinwheels for her BUT if you find a seller than does it all time, and for not much money, I say outsource! Many times for the amount you'd spend on materials and waste, someone else could make for much less.
|This isn't the finished tree but the last photo I took.
|Give guests lots of room, this table doubled as the favors table.
|Don't forget to leave your guests wipes and small trash basket
I wasn't sure how it was going to go over with guests but they LOVED it! At one time there were 10+ people flocked around the table checking it out and watching as the thumbprints were added. We also had a few fine tip markers so people could add their names to their "leaves". A small sign a the table let guests know what to do. (I also started the tree with my family's prints so they had an example.
Knowing that a hike was the start and very important part of this party, Sarah wanted her guests to have a memento of their entire experience. The perfect to thing to hand each person/family as they headed out on the hike was a water bottle. This one was special because it had the same logo that was used on the invitations (and unknown at the time but throughout the entire party). They remind me of the can koozies we had made for our wedding in Cabo that our friends tell us they still use today (5 years later!) When ordering favors, especially semi-expensive ones. There will always be some left over. People leave early or don't think to grab one before the end of the party. As much as you remind them to do so. With that in mind, you don't have to order one for every party guest. Just order close or figure one or two per family.
Some people may not agree but those people probably didn't have 50 extra koozies after their wedding. (Just kidding, we had to have a min order for those and knew we'd have a ton left over)
Discountmugs.com was a great vendor to work with. When I had some questions on the logo I was submitting, they assured me the person I spoke to on the phone was handling my order from beginning to end... how's that for customer service?! They came in time for the party and were packaged very well.
After the farm party, I'm obsessed with banners. Actually I always used paper banners but I'm really loving that I can print on fabric. I had some fabric left over from the invitations and printed a large birthday banner and a few smaller banners to pin on table cloths. I think that adds a little something special to each area. We also had colorful paper lanterns in various colors and shades of blue and green to both sides of the party. (I ran out of time or there would have been more hanging!)
|Here's what it looked like in my living room.
The cake was absolutely gorgeous. It really is tough to cut into cake that looks so great. Sue, the same lady that did the Barn cake with animal cupcakes and the Mickey Clubhouse cake created this masterpiece. Sarah sent her a copy of the logo and I found a few tree cakes online but Sue's outdid them all! The cake was also displayed in a place where everyone saw it as they walked it. It was a real conversation piece!
Guests were asked to not bring gifts on the invitation. I know from past experience, that nobody listens to that and many will still bring gifts and cards. I wanted to have a place for those cards to go. I also wanted an excuse to buy another craft tool! Sooo, I found something that turned out to be lots of fun.
A Creative Versa-tool aka a woodburning pen. I found a small plain box at Michael's and went to work. I printed out the logo and using transfer paper, created something to trace with my wood burning pen. I went over a it a few times with different tips and came back to it a few times to add more "burns". To finish it off, I lightly sanded it and I sprayed with with a glossy lacquer inside and out... The drying time was one hour between coats so I just set it up in the garage and set the microwave timer to remind me to add another coat. It turned out so pretty and a special place for Susie to keep moments from the day. For display I added a little pennant that said "cards" and guest knew exactly what it was for.
|Wish I got a prettier photo of the finished result but I was very proud of my first project!
I had in mind to stamp them with "60" or a cute saying (I even busted out my wood burning tool to see how that would look) but in the end decided to keep them plain and simple.
One of the last projects I made was just something I had been thinking about for awhile. I'm so sad when the party is over and the decorations have to be taken down.. guess that's because I know how many hours went into making them. I wanted to make something the hostess (or her party planner) could use in their home afterwards. I had some burlap left over from the runners and came up with this. Fabric roses are really easy to make and hot glue makes fast work of the wrapping.
This is the same foam ring I used for the "She's about to POP" balloon wreath. I love reusing materials my hubby was glad to get it out of the garage.
It was an absolutely perfect day for a hike and a perfect day to celebrate one of my favorite people and her life at 60! Happy (and Healthy) Birthday Susie!


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By Jasy Jones
Benedictine University's Family Weekend took place on the weekend of October 24.
Families started at the football game, and then made their way to upstairs Krasa for a chance to interact with different activities.
Participants were able to create sand art in a heart, build their own Benedictine bears, create a taffy apple, participate in bingo and enjoy dinner and a show.
"Family weekend was really nice. Donnie's cousins loved making their BenU bears and the sand necklaces. The prizes for bingo were so nice. I could not believe that bingo was free. The raffle items were amazing and again free! It's not often a family goes out, has a great time and only spends $20 for dinner," said Lena Cole, Aunt of Benedictine student Donnie Rollins.
Families of BenU filled the second floor of the Krasa building as well.
Students that wanted to build Benedictine bear mostly at the sand table and another table surrounded young children.
They could choose from brown, black or white bears with Benedictine shirts on them and they could stuff them at the next table.
"It was amazing to see so many Benedictine students with their families having fun engaging in all the activities offered. This past weekend was a great opportunity to meet all my student's families and friends and be able to show them the true Benedictine spirit," Danny Turano, Coordinator of Student Involvement at Benedictine.
After crafting at each table, families were able to sit down and enjoy a game of bingo. There were many prizes awarded such as: t-shirts, notebooks, and kids toys.
"I was super excited and shocked to be first bingo winner. I loved family weekend," said Frankie Kerin, Joan Henehan's (Director of Student Engagement and Leadership Development)
After the bingo was over, dinner was served. The meal was filled with many options such as chicken, pasta, and mashed potatoes.
"Family weekend was fun! I enjoyed the dinner and the comedian the most. He was hilarious! I hope he is there for next year also," said Marisa Mantucca, mother of Benedictine student, Dionna Mantucca.


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"Books cannot always please, however good;
Minds are not ever craving for their food."
I can never remember I time when reading was not one of my favorite pastimes. It was just something I always did. I never had many friends as I grew up, so I found my friends in the characters I would read about, and learned of the other worlds that one could only wish they could find. Understandably these books were just fiction, but I read them like I would read a story of my own life and learned a lot about life in general. Watching others go through all the experiences that I might eventually have to go through had given me the knowledge to not have to go through most of the situations of life. My only regret seems to be that I do not have the personal experience that most do, but I have been in enough situations to know that there seems to always be something more to learn. Especially considering that there is more twist and turns in life than even the most complex minds can create in a story.
Slowly over the years, I started reading less and less, and in life I experienced new twists that I had never read about. The new twists started with the mentally unstable, druggies, and girls with fewer morals than I had met or read about. I find it slightly ironic that the first real growing period of my life had to deal with its darker side. I had never read anything that had to deal with the mentally disturbed actions, drugs, or girls that lowered their standards dramatically around guys before, so at the moment I found myself in a situation with them, I did not know quite how to react.
All my life I had been taught in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter – Day Saints, and with all its morals and ways of life, one would think I would have been able to withstand involving myself in their darker world. Alas, I learned by example (which happened to be my reading), and did not really "know" about my church. So, as there were no examples in any books I had ever read, I involved myself in their lives. I never engaged in any morally wrong acts, but engaging in that type of friendship was bad enough, and I got involved in some sticky situations. I eventually changed a great deal as a person. I started cursing, and didn't care about the things I was doing quite as much, but then I turned 14. I went to a church camp/school, and learned more about my church, and where my life was headed.
After that experience I changed many things, but still I was not there. Then our Prophet issued our members a challenge; to read The Book of Mormon within the year. This book defied the laws of not being able to prepare you for any situation. It wasn't fiction or written by people that weren't inspired to write what they did, which made its lessons far different than those of the books I had been reading. The books I had been reading would not have been able to tell me how to turn my life around, or make me realize that I needed to. Therefore, all I can say is that I believe that you can't learn everything about life from a book that you aren't meant to and is not inspired.
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If we were to ask what is Christian Bale's best movie, the popular answer would be The Dark Knight. But even die-hard fans of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy aren't so quick to say Bale's performance is his best. He's good, sure, but there's that voice everyone mocks, and overall the character calls for a leveled style of acting that can't compete with his showy Oscar-winning work in The Fighter or his over-the-top brilliance in American Psycho and now American Hustle.
With Bale currently starring in two movies out in theaters (Out of the Furnace is the other one), it's time to consider what is the actor's greatest performance. He has been starring in movies for more than 25 years now, having broken out at age 13 as the lead in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun. It took him a while after to become a big star, but there are those of us who enjoyed him along the way, including in the guilty pleasure Newsies and in a supporting part in the 1994 adaptation of Little Women.
Really it was Batman Begins that brought him into the big leagues, leading to great parts worthy of great acting in The Prestige, The New World and Werner Herzog's Rescue Dawn. Before donning the cape, though, Bale gave one of his most remarkable performances in The Machinist, having lost a record amount of weight to be authentically sickly thin. Does the transformation and devotion to character make that his best ever display of his talents, though?
We polled Twitter users this week for their vote on Bale's best movie performance, and here are the results:
The Fighter: 5
American Psycho: 4
Rescue Dawn: 3
The Prestige: 1
The Machinist: 1
Empire of the Sun: 1
@thefilmcynic NEWSIES! Jk....kinda...I love that movie. AMERICAN PSYCHO.
— The NYC Film Chick (@TheNYCFilmChick) December 12, 2013
@thefilmcynic American Psycho or Rescue Dawn.
— Craig Bloomfield (@DarkEyeSocket) December 12, 2013
@thefilmcynic The Fighter. American Psycho. Rescue Dawn. Batman Begins. American Hustle. In that order.
— Adam Frazier (@AdamFrazier) December 12, 2013


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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Wear It 3/9/2011
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I finally found wine colored tights which, as I suspected, work better with this dress than black. The green shoes, however, are a mistake. I was just so excited to find them in my closet that I decided to throw common sense to the wind. I also bravely chose not to wear a cardigan today and instead wore my leopard print coat. Judging from the looks I got in the post office this morning, this was perhaps a bit too bold of a choice. Live and learn.
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I actually love it! Wise choice with the leopard coat!
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I listened to a conversation where a Christian was trying to explain how the whole salvation thing works. Below is part of what he had to say, though I am of course giving some leeway that he may not have explained it ideally.
Well if you give me a minute to explain it - my view on it - yes - I will have to - okay - God is the - hypothetically if God exists - in your case - if he does - he's the ultimate judge - if he condemns you to hell then yes - I would have to be alright with it - because 1 - he's the ultimate judge - and let me just put it in this light - okay most people view God as total love - and God is love - and human beings were never meant to stand in front of the lord Jesus and and be judged - there was a hell created only for Satan and the falling angels - the 1/3rd that got casted out - that is reserved for Satan and his following angels - that's why we have a hell - human beings were never created to go to hell - but because God is love - but there's one thing that overrules God's love and that's his righteousness and his justice for holiness and sin cannot be in God's presence therefore he had to kick out the angels - therefore we in the garden of eden got casted out and we can come back into into his presence through Jesus Christ covering of - because he gave his life on the cross for us - he was a sacrificial lamb.
The Christian Core Engine
Specifically, I want to address the "Christian Core Engine", as I call it. What I mean by this term are those parts of Christian doctrine that cannot be removed without breaking the belief. As an analogy, how many parts can you remove from a car before it's not really a car anymore?
For instance, we can remove virtually all of the Old Testament, the misogynistic rants by Paul in 1 and 2 Corinthians - parts like that, without affecting the core belief. One could say that the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve is necessary, but I think I can argue that we can chuck that too.
Here's what I see as the "Core Christian Engine":
- Humans are imperfect and guilty of sins
- God doesn't want imperfect people in his club
- God relents and sends his son to go get sacrificed to atone for everything we've done
- If we accept Jesus into our hearts, we can get into heaven. Jesus either is vouching for us, or his sacrifice somehow absorbs our guilt somehow.
If you don't believe any of these parts (or some variation), then I would say you aren't a Christian. Different denominations of Christianity hold to different combinations of new/old testament doctrine, but these core parts are central to the religion. The sacrifice of Jesus is at the heart of what this "Christianity" thing is.
#1 is where "original sin" comes into play, and thus Adam and Eve, but it's probably sufficient to say that we're just naturally sinful, and how we came to that isn't really important.
#1 is where "original sin" comes into play, and thus Adam and Eve, but it's probably sufficient to say that we're just naturally sinful, and how we came to that isn't really important.
#2 could also be said that it's not so much imperfect people that God doesn't want around, so much as that we have to be "acceptable" in his eyes, and hugging Jesus helps.
#4 is typically explained such that it's not so much that hell was created for us, but rather for true evil entities, and we're just collateral damage - Jesus is the loophole out of the problem. Also, there's an open theological debate about whether it's acts or belief that gets one into heaven.
If you believe that acts (being a good person) is the sole avenue for gaining entrance into heaven, then I'm not talking to you - this is about belief - accepting Jesus Christ Lord Savior as your uh Lord and Savior - as the deciding factor.
Everything else in the Bible, outside of these 4 items is essentially icing on the cake. Mostly putrid icing, but icing nonetheless.
Qualifications for Heaven
This is the first part I don't understand.
Why did he decide to have such a high bar for admittance? Is he really that pompous? I thought he loved us. If he loved us so much, why doesn't he want us hanging around without heavy modification?
To create a sentient entity for the explicit purpose of being tortured and killed instead of simply lowering the standards, and forgiving us on minor infractions, is a testament to his character - a character that's an ass. No moral person would consider that a viable option. Plus, he's omnipotent, so he can do anything. He apparently chose the scenic route of blood and gore.
Why did Jesus have to die and be tortured? Why couldn't he have done a million years of community service? See, now we can atone for sins AND make the world a better place, all without atrocity.
One could point out that this would reveal that there's a God and free will would be extinguished, etc. Okay, fine, let him do the community service while invisible. God can remain invisible, so why not Jesus?
Most of these problems are due to having an omnipotent omniscient omnipresent omnibenevolent entity. A lot of these attributes start to conflict or are internally contradictory. Once we start mixing in poorly thought out doctrine, it makes even less sense.
Why couldn't God create a "minor heaven" or "tiered heaven system", where you went to better places based on how good you are. Most people would get into the "mundane" level.
I can only shake my head in disbelief that, as a mere stupid mortal, I can come up with better solutions than this supposed omniscient god.
Acceptance of Jesus
Time Delay between Hell and SacrificeMy first question is - what was the time delay between hell being created, and God's plan to create the Jesus loophole? When did the "Great Shakedown" happen that God created hell?
I ask because, in the time God was farting around, people were dying and going to hell, right? Jesus's sacrifice hadn't happened yet, and so there was no capacity to accept him into one's heart for salvation.
If Hell was incorporated and then God set out on his plan with Jesus, that's about 33 years minimum that people were dying before Jesus did his trick. Maybe God planned it out so that Hell was created the instant Jesus did his sacrifice thing, so hell is actually only as old as Jesus's resurrection. Wouldn't that mean that, during the following decades that Christianity hadn't yet spread out across the world by Paul, people were still screwed? If Hell was around since the beginning, then that's thousands of years of doomed people.
It's a theological and moral mess. Of course, one can make up some band-aids for the problem such as saying that God knew ahead of time those who would have accepted Jesus, etc, and brought them into heaven ahead of schedule. Sure, as long as we're just making things up...
All of this potential problem could have been avoided if God had narrowed his Hell qualifications to Satan and his minions only. The qualifications he made were too broad and many people supposedly suffered for it. Whoops!
Substitutional Atonement
Jesus dying for our sins is substitutional atonement - meaning, that he took the punishment so we didn't have to. This isn't a recognized moral action.
Let me put it this way. Let's say there was a murderer who went on a shooting spree, killing 30 people. I volunteer to go to jail and be executed in his place, and the murderer gets to go free.
No one would think that's just or moral. There's no way to remove the fact that he did it (guilt). This is how Jesus's sacrifice operates, though. We're not talking about taking a bullet for someone, we're talking about appeasing the blood lust of an omnipotent being so he'll decide "alright, you can come in", once someone else was punished in your stead.
This concept is gibberish in terms of justice.
Acceptance Mechanism
I don't understand how the "Accept Jesus H. Christ as your Lord and Savior" mechanism works. If you believe in him (and/or God, depending on your theological flavor), you get to go to heaven.
Yes, but how?
The most comprehensible explanation is that it's cronyism. Jesus went through this horrible experience, and if you love him and give him praise, etc, he'll put in a good word on your behalf. This system is not the mark of a moral character. If God truly loved us, he would let us in whether we believed in him or not. It should simply apply to anyone who's reasonably good. That's what the "heaven through acts" people tend to believe, more or less.
If the mechanism isn't that, then maybe it's some kind of mental synchronization, where by believing in God, you're tuning your soul to the proper frequency to be uploaded? Bizarre, it sounds.
Often, Christians try to characterize the salvation as though they're throwing you a life preserver, and all you have to do is grab it. In this case, it's sort of an action my part to simply choose to go to heaven?
The acceptance mechanism is probably the more baffling part of the core. It's either unethical or unintelligible.
Where's the Sacrifice?
"God sent his only begotten son to die for our sins", they say.
Couldn't have make more? He should be able to create an infinite supply of Jesus clones, if he wants. After all, he's omnipotent, right? How is that a sacrifice?
Is Jesus in hell right now? Not according to Christian doctrine. He's up in heaven at God's right hand. He endured some torture and died, and now he's in paradise forever. How is that a sacrifice?
If that meant that no one would die a horrible death anymore, that might make sense, but that's not the case. People still do die horrible deaths, and that apparently doesn't atone for anyone else's sins. I guess the Jesus-God hybrid has special sin-absorption powers?
The Life PreserverOn a broader note about the salvation assertion - I can't accept any of this. None of it is justified by evidence. Thus, I simply cannot be convinced that it's true. I care too much about my beliefs being accurate to compromise on that.
Going back to that life preserver the Christians cast to me, as I sit in the water. All I have to do is take it, they say, and if I don't grab ahold of the life preserver then I'm choosing to drown, and it's not God's fault or anything. That's what they say.
Well, no. That's not what's happening at all. My perspective is much different.
I'm sitting on dry land, not drowning, or in any risk of drowning. A Christian comes by and tells me that I'm about to drown as I'm over my head in water. He claims that he's thrown me a life preserver, although it's apparently invisible and intangible. From my perspective, there's nothing there to cling to, and there's no water to save me from.
They've invented a problem out of nothing, and invented a solution for the invented problem, and all you have to do is join their club, and give them political clout and money.
Well, sorry if I just don't take his word for it.