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Nourishing Notes/
I first posted about Nourishing Notes back in 2011 (a post I just deleted because all of the links are outdated), when they had an Etsy storefront and a much smaller collection of cards. Sweet Ali just sent me a package containing a variety pack of Foodie Notecards that I love, so I checked out the company's website. They create "paper goods for the food obsessed" and have expanded into kitchen towels, aprons, totes, and prints, as well as a broader selection of witty, food-related stationery. The company is run by an adorable duo out of Chicago. Check them out! I've included a few of my favorites below. I love that dish towel, although that leaving the dirty dishes for tomorrow is something I find impossible to do... can you do that? To me, the dishes are just harder to do the next day and it stresses me out to know they are waiting for me in the morning.
All images credit to Nourishing Notes.


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I have a LAMP stack box (CentOS 6) and another CentOS 6 box running mysql server.
I've installed phpmyadmin on the LAMP box but I can not get it to talk to my SQL box at all.
I have configured the following in config.inc.php
/* Servers configuration */
$i = 0;
/* Server: usp-ggdb2 [1] */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = 'usp-ggdb2';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = '10.1.2.3';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['port'] = '';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket'] = '';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['connect_type'] = 'tcp';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = '';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '';
When I browse to the phpmyadmin site I get the following error:
#2002 - Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) The server is not responding (or the local server's socket is not correctly configured).
I don't know why it is talking about trying to connect to a local server as I've configured just the one server (and it's remote).
If i tcpdump I can see that it makes no attempt to establish a connection to the IP i specified.
It's as if my config file is being ignored.
Is there a way to turn on some more debug information? Any and all suggestions welcome!

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The largest number of gun deaths each year are suicides, not homicides. Every year in the United States, tens of thousands of people bring their lives to an end with a gun. In 2017, of the 39,773 total gun deaths, 23,854 were suicides.
The prevalence of suicide in the United States is directly linked to the easy availability of firearms. The completion of any suicide attempt depends primarily on the lethality of the means employed, and guns are the most lethal means available. Approximately 85 percent of suicide attempts with a firearm are fatal.
The Harvard School of Public Health notes that "virtually every other method is less lethal than a firearm so there's greater chance the person won't die in their attempt … With a firearm, once the trigger is pulled, there's no turning back."
We cannot ignore this ongoing epidemic. It is well past time for effective gun violence prevention policies that could drastically reduce the number of suicides in the United States.
Fact Sheet
Guns and Suicide
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States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Suicides (05/30/2018)


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Vote of confidenceThe Election Commission should be strengthened to make it a bulwark of democracy
Bishnu Hari Marasini
The Election Commission is a constitutional body set up to realise the concept of separation of powers with the main duty of conducting periodic elections and referendums in a free, fair and credible manner. Any electoral management body (EMB) practices the fundamental principles of independence, impartiality, transparency, professionalism and sustainability while conducting an electoral event. The Election Commission is an independent organisation and is expected to be autonomous. However, it has been drawing criticism from some quarters that it is merely a puppet of the government and is unable to maintain its independence.
The government plays a significant role in strengthening the Election Commission by refraining from undue interference and providing cooperation at the operational, political and financial levels. This EMB is accountable to the Parliament and the public through reports on the conduct of elections. The government and parties in government should develop a culture where the Election Commission conducts free, fair and credible elections. A number of legal and organisational mechanisms need to be put in place to enhance the Election Commission's independence. The appointment of the commissioner should not be based on politics but on the candidate's experience and expertise in the field, adequate research and study in the management of elections and related activities.
A vote against self-interest
Even though we have a constitutional council to recommend a candidate for commissioner, and hopefuls have to appear at a parliamentary hearing, this is just a formality. The commissioner is picked from among political vagabonds, and the parliamentary hearings committee consists of representatives of the major political parties. It is better if the Parliament selects the commissioner from a list by majority vote in order to encourage political parties to reach a consensus.
The next important point is that the Election Commission should have full regulatory powers to draft and approve laws, secondary regulations and specific procedures regarding the enforcement of electoral laws. This would guarantee proper conduct of elections. In none of these activities and responsibilities should it be subject to oversight by the government. The third important point is that the government should let the Election Commission be free from financial control, and subject to internal audit and external oversight. An impartial electoral administration is a requirement for credible elections and legitimate results. Impartiality means acting as an honest broker so that all the electoral processes are undertaken in an objective and fair manner. In addition, a level playing field is necessary for genuine democratic competition.
International experience shows that impartiality is closely linked to independence from the government and political parties. In our case, the Election Commission implements the code of conduct during an election. Political parties usually violate the election code of conduct. So far, the Election Commission has not taken prompt action against violations except for issuing press releases. The government sets the date for elections and postpones it repeatedly without getting the Election Commission's consent. The Election Commission can do nothing except follow the government's whims.
Where there's a will
The time has come for the Election Commission to play a proactive role as an independent body with the power to fix the election date. This will not only guarantee periodic elections but also ensure smooth functioning of democracy by maintaining its independence. The Election Commission should follow international experience. The most widely accepted and used approach in all stages of the electoral process should be practiced here. Using a proactive approach to ensure that all stakeholders are confident about the integrity of the process is the need of the hour.
Making use of modern electoral devices, ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and innovation in the working style will not only increase confidence but also help to win public trust. E-voting, e-voter education and modernisation of the ballot paper are some of the areas that the Election Commission should immediately work on. The lengthy time taken to declare the results of the recent local elections has prompted the Election Commission to explore alternatives to the traditional ballot paper. Revamping its organisational structure and recruiting a professional workforce is another area where the Election Commission needs to pay attention.
Political parties are major actors in a democracy. They play a significant role in forming electoral legislation that will make the Election Commission a truly autonomous body. They can help in implementing the election code of conduct. They should extend cooperation by maintaining financial discipline during election campaigns.
Political parties should not hesitate to lobby for authorising the Election Commission to fix the poll date. They must realise that periodic elections can be ensured when the EMB is empowered and allowed to work independently. They should build consensus among themselves and work to strengthen the Election Commission and make it independent and autonomous without undue influence.
Finally, civil society members, intellectuals, media persons and all stakeholders should work untiringly to strengthen the Election Commission so that it can embody basic principles such as the ethical framework for the conduct of elections by maintaining independence, impartiality, transparency, professionalism and sustainability.
Marasini holds Master's degrees in English and public administration, and currently serves at the Election Commission, Nepal


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The moment I saw the series of pictures, they intrigued me. Far from the expected subject matter of a sports photographer, the images captured the essence of Colombian cycling and its social milieu all at once. Yes, something like what was depicted could have happened in another country. But the strength of the series of images, I think, was partially based on the fact that each viewer can instantly project their own thoughts upon them. The photographer who took these pictures is Horacio Gil Ochoa, a fixture in Colombian cycling who lovingly captured the sport for many decades.
With Cochise Rodriguez
With Ariel Betancur
With Manuel Puerto, winner of the first U23 Vuelta a Colombia (1968)
(All photos by: Horacio Gil Ochoa)
(All photos by: Horacio Gil Ochoa)
Since I published this series of images on the blog, that post has proven to be very popular, being mentioned in several other blogs, as well as a few tweets. But most of all, I received emails asking just who the woman depicted was. She cared for riders, bringing them each bags with snacks, and treating them each as though they all were her sons. She served as a mother of sorts, the patron saint of riders who traveled throughout the country without a mother figure (one must keep in mind that Colombia is a deeply matriarchal society). She seemed happy and mournful at once, and the riders clearly knew her well. But who was she? I wasn't the only one who wanted to know. The images prompted Bicycling Magazine's Bill Strickland to ask the following in his Twitter account:
"@TrueBS great lost character of cycling—anyone know anything?"
Sadly, I knew no one would answer Bill's question. Colombia is a place that is at once connected with the world, but also incredibly distant in many ways. This is particularly true when one takes into account when these pictures were taken. Some of the people depicted in the images are long gone, either literally, or simply by vanishing into the kind of thin air that many in Colombia seem to disappear into. Large cities that function like any city around the world, give way to nearby towns and rural communities where time has, in many ways, not changed a single thing in many decades. The drop from industrialized civilization to nothingness is precipitous in Colombia, something I've always loved deeply about the country.
With this mind, I knew there was only one person I could speak with in order to get some answers. The man who took the pictures: Horacio Gil Ochoa. At first, however, it appeared as though he too had vanished, and I was unable to find him. But one phone call led to another, which led to another person's phone number, and eventually I was talking to Horacio himself.
82 years old, and living in Medellin, Horacio Gil Ochoa is a pleasure to talk to. This series of photos aside, there were so many things I wanted to talk to him about, and we did. Horacio was witness to some of the most amazing moments in Colombia's history (cycling and otherwise), but also world cycling in general.
During our first conversation, we spoke endlessly. Time passed, and the amazing stories flowed effortlessly out of him. We laughed about the numerous characters in Colombia's history, and I listened intently, as another great story was always around the corner.
Soon, I will have the full interview. But in the meantime, here's a bit of a teaser. Below, I ask this great fixture of Colombian cycling about one of the more unusual characters he photographed. The woman he kindly refers to as "la viejita de Manizales" (the little old lady from Manizales). Thanks to Horacio for his time and patience.
You took some wonderful shots of all kinds of characters and riders during your time. One of my favorites is a series. They are of a woman who would come out to the races in Manizales, and greet the riders with bags of food as though she was their mother. They are beautiful images, because of what they convey, but also because they allow me as a viewer to fill in the blanks as to what is going on in those images...though perhaps incorrectly. Can you tell me about those images, and about the woman in them?
Oh my god! Those pictures! That was something you don't forget. She's one of those events, one of the characters, at the Vuelta a Colombia that reach into your very heart, as you think back on them. I wrote about those pictures, and thought what they did best was represent the human condition of a woman, and what it means to be a woman in the traditional sense. To me, that was the most beautiful thing about her and her behavior, is that in the end, she represented one thing: woman.
There's something joyful but also sad about her. She's dressed in black, perhaps in mourning.
You can see that she's not dressed in ragged clothing, but being from Colombia you can still tell that she's poor. And yet she dressed elegantly. But the important aspect there is that she was poor—clearly—but she's the one giving. There's wealthy people that don't give, but there she was giving her food and her love. Giving what she could to the riders she loved. It was so beautiful. The little lady showed up every single year to the race.
So all the pictures were not taken in the same year, correct?
No, I'm pretty sure they weren't. Every year, she would just appear in Manizales.
Was this at the beginning of the races, since she was giving food to the riders before the start? I spoke with one rider in Bogota that seemed to remember that being the case.
No, this was at the end of the stages into Manizales.
I guess to me, there's something charming about this woman caring for the riders. These men who, like most Colombian men, missed their mothers terribly. They were so young, and they traveled throughout the country without a mother figure, which is a huge part of Colombia as a matriarchal society.
She was a unique and beautiful character. Seeing her then, and thinking about her now still moves me. I would watch her closely, often putting my camera down to really look at her and what she was doing, because I found her to be so interesting. I would look at her as she gave a little bag with food to one rider, and then slowly move toward another rider. She once even sought out Carlos Arturo Rueda [radio personality considered the voice of the Vuelta a Colombia].
It would be possible to dismiss her as someone who did this type of thing all the time to everyone, perhaps because of her mental state or some other reason.
No, she knew cycling. You could tell that she completely involved in the sport. She knew who each rider was.
And you never spoke with her?
No. I looked at her from afar, and I admired her actions. But that was all.
So now I have to ask, do you know who she was. Her name?
I was told once that she was the mother of a rider known as "Peluca" López.*
*"Peluca" means wig. If you want to read more about nicknames in Colombian cycling, go here.
Right, Luis Arturo "Peluca" López. Was he from Manizales?
I think so, but maybe he was from Pereira [Pereira is the capital of the department of Risaralda, and is not far from Manizales].
"Peluca" López, died when he was very young, I've often read references about that fact. So maybe she was actually in mourning over him?
I don't know. I don't know that she was really his mother. I was just told that once. And I think he was from Pereira too. I was never able to confirm that she was his mom.
[Update: In a video from 2010, Colombian legend Cochise Rodriguez remembers her as "the mother of a cyclist from Manizales who died on the bike", though he does not remember the rider's name.)
Was he, Peluca Lopez, alive when you took those pictures?
I think so. I think he was still alive. You know, maybe in that situation, I lacked a bit of curiosity on the matter. I say that in retrospect. As a photographer, I stopped and looked at her, her expressions, her actions. I photographed her, and what she was doing, but never stopped to wonder who she was. Was she someone's mother? I never really wondered about that. What got my attention was the event. But admit that now, as the years have passed, I'm very curious. Do you understand what I mean?
I do, and that's probably your way of looking at things as a photographer. Documenting the moment, the event and the emotion. I think my interest is that of a viewer, an outsider trying to find further meaning in an image.
Yes, but maybe I should have been more of a journalist, and asked more questions. Who was she? Where did she work? Was she someone's mother?
I like to think of her as the mother of the whole Colombian peloton. That sounds silly, but it suits my way of thinking I suppose. It's a nice thought.
You know who could have answered this question, and given you every bit of information about her that you'd like to know?
|With Carlos Arturo Rueda, "The Voice of the Vuelta a Colombia"
Ruben Dario Gomez [the radio broadcaster photographed with her while wearing the "Caracol" cap]. But he also passed away.
Right, it's sad that so many of these people are gone.
But you know, I ran into Ruben Dario's cousin, who was very close to him just days ago. I let him borrow a book that was published with some of my pictures. He owns a little stand on the side of the road where he sells food and drinks. Since I'm now intrigued about this myself, I'll ask him to see if he knows. He was close to Ruben Dario and cycling. ▇
So there you have it. Perhaps this raises even more questions, but may eventually lead to more answers about this most unusual and elusive figure in Colombian cycling. I will try to have my full interview with Horacio up soon.
Lastly, I should mention that the Vuelta a Colombia, where these very pictures were taken many years ago, is going on right now. You can watch daily video highlights here. Videos are usually uploaded mid-afternoon (EST).


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The National Eagle Scout Association & Palmetto Council are proud to announce that Robert "Bob" Eugene Justice will be awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Bob Justice will join a very elite fraternity of Eagle Scouts. Less than one percent of Eagle Scouts Nationally will be recognized with this honor. The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award is reserved for those Eagles who have received extraordinary national-level recognition, fame, or eminence within their identified field. We are very proud of Bob and hope that you will consider joining us for a reception in his honor on January 30, 2016 at 6:00 pm at the Episcopal Church of the Advent prior to the 2016 Palmetto Council Volunteer Recognition Banquet. If you wish to stay for the banquet (starts at 7:00 pm) to see the presentation of the award, you can purchase your ticket ($25) by clicking HERE. To attend the reception, simple complete the below form. We are strongly encouraging all of the attendees of the reception to consider making a donation to the newly established Bob Justice Eagle Scout Award Scholarship Endowment to be awarded annually to local Palmetto Council Eagles.
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Official Press Release
This upcoming weekend the world's greatest creator-owned and operated publisher, Image Comics, makes a big return to the Baltimore Comic Con.
"Baltimore is a favorite show of mine, I can't wait to attend that show again, it's always a blast," said Image Comics partner Robert Kirkman. "This may be the biggest collection of Image creators outside of the San Diego Comic Con, but at a show where one-on-one face time with them is prime. Plus, I hear we're bringing a massive slate of announcements to this years' Image Comics Show! It's going to be a great year!"
Kirkman will take part in two panels at the show, first on Saturday for the long-awaited debate on the future of comics between him and POWERS' Brian Michael Bendis, Saturday at 2:45 PM in Oa room (upstairs, room 307). Then Sunday, The Image Comics Show will take place from 12-1 PM in Earth 53 (upstairs, room 307) and will be the epicenter of announcements for the weekend, with highlights including Kirkman being joined by special guests BACK TO BROOKLYN's Jimmy Palmiotti, ELEPHANTMEN's Richard Starkings and SAVAGE DRAGON's Erik Larsen as well as the public debut of IMAGE UNITED art and the very first word on a number of titles.
In addition, the Baltimore Image Island will feature a massive guest list of Image Creators, including Kirkman, SAVAGE DRAGON's Erik Larsen, LIBERTY MEADOWS' Frank Cho, THE SWORDS' The Luna Brothers, ELEPHANTMEN's Richard Starkings, PVP's Scott Kurtz, RED MASS FOR MARS' Ryan Bodenheim and MICE TEMPLAR's Bryan J.L. Glass. In addition, many other Image Creators will be in attendance, such as BACK TO BROOKLYN's Jimmy Palmiotti, THE PRO's Amanda Conner, SPECIAL FORCES' Kyle Baker, INFINITE HORIZON's Phil Noto, AMERICAN FLAGG's Howard Chaykin and PERHAPANAUTS' Craig Rousseau & Todd Dezago.
Image Comics can be found at booth #110 during The Baltimore Comic Con, Saturday, September 26th and Sunday, September 27th, at the Baltimore Convention Center. For more information, please see http://www.comicon.com/baltimore/.
Image Comics is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. There are currently five partners in Image Comics (Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino), and Image is currently divided into four major houses (Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, and Image Central). Image comics and graphic novels cover nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable, offering science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. Visit www.imagecomics.com.


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It was published by the University of Toronto Press in June 2005 and is already in its second printing. Douglas Janoff spent nine years researching 120 queer-related homicides and more than 350 assaults that occurred in Canada between 1990 and 2004. Pink Blood is now being read at universities around the world.
Click the following links to read about Pink Blood. You can also hear an interview with the author at the Writer's Cafe or listen to his lecture at the University of Alberta. Media inquiries can be directed to the author, or to Andrea Wilson, University of Toronto Press.


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False Teeth
A friend of mine asked me to crochet some spare teeth for him (strange, I know) and this is what I came up with!
I'm very very new to crochet so bear with me. I did this mostly on the fly, making it up as I went along. This pattern should be considered more of a guide. Gague isn't important, and neither is yarn type. It just depends on how big and fuzzy you want you false teeth to be! I welcome any suggestions to better this one. The teeth had me scratching my head for awhile and I'm still convinced there's a better way!
This is my first pattern I've ever submitted, so all suggestions are welcome…
Materials List
I used the following materials:
3.5mm hook
Sirdar Supersoft Baby Double Knitting wool in red for the gums
King Cole (a beige color, didn't make a note of the name) for the teeth
Finished Size
The finished size is totally up to you! As far as I can tell, no standard has been set for crochet false teeth :o)
Gauge doesn't matter for this pattern
The Pattern
Gums: (make 2)
Chain 26, sc in 2nd stitch from hook.
sc in each stitch (24sc)
In the last stitch, 4sc
sc in the other side of each stitch
Continue crocheting in rounds until your oval is desired size (when folded in half) for the bottom 'gum'.
Finish off.
Ch 4, sc in 2nd stitch from hook.
1 sc in each stitch (2sc)
Ch 1, turn
1 sc in each stitch (3sc)
Continue until the strip is long enough to join your oval together when it is folded in half.
Stitch the strip to your oval creating one gum. Make sure you leave an opening to stuff it with fuzz or old yarn before you stitch it up.
And do it all over again for your second gum!
Teeth: (top)
Ch 2, 2 dc in 2nd stitch from hook
In the same stitch as last 2 dc, 1hdc and 1 sc
Chain 4
In 3rd stitch from hook, 2 dc, 1hdc, 1sc
Repeat this until you have twice as many teeth as you need for the upper gum.
Once you finish off, fold the strip together and stitch them together so 2 teeth become 1 tooth. Stitch these to your upper gum.
Teeth: (bottom)
These are the same as the top, but you don't have to stitch 2 teeth together to make one tooth. Just make enough to peek out the bottom. Making a whole row will make the mouth to look too full.
When both gums and teeth are finished and assembeled, stitch the two top teeth that are farthest back to the bottom gum. Now you're done!
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Barbara Jacket Pre Fall 18, Black by Meotine.
Jacket with two side pockets and button closure in front. The Jacket has removable soft faux fur cuffs and collar, so you can mix or match with different colours.
-77% Polyester
-21% Viscose
-2% Spandex
-55% Polyester
-45% Viscose
-Simple side pockets
Collar and Cuffs:
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CULTURAL READINGS: Colonization & Print in the Americas
New Spain
What most impressed contemporaries about the New World was not its exoticism but the fact of its rapid incorporation into the Spanish empire. For the Spanish, the right to possess that which Columbus had discovered was implicit from the beginning.
The Spanish were quick to diffuse the story of the first major conquest in the New World, Cortés's defeat of the Aztecs in Mexico.
Three Spanish accounts of the conquest of Mexico, all retrospective, were printed: that of Cortés himself; that of the historian, López de Gómara; and that of one of Cortés's captains, Bernal Diaz.
But Mexico and Peru posed more interpretive than military challenges for the Spanish. Cieza de León admired the political achievements of the Incas, even as he chronicled the deterioration of their civilization.
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LaContrie, a label of custom-made leather bags and accessories, was founded by the Parisian Edwina de Charette de la Contrie. Her background provided indirect preparation for her love of maroquinerie (the making of leather goods): her family worked in the luxury business, her mother wore tailor-made clothes, and she grew up around beautiful old family furniture that trained her to discern fine materials.
Though she has an intuitive affinity with her métier, she used to work in another field altogether — as a TV producer for "Paris Dernière," a French show about Parisian night life. Her initiation into leather craftsmanship happened quite unwittingly. "It started when I made my own bag," she says. "I couldn't find the service or the design. All the craftsmen I met were old-fashioned. … They made things with whatever leather they had in stock. They showed me stuff I didn't like. So I went to a trade show in search of new material — and realized I loved it."
She met one craftsman with incredible technical prowess; she describes him as her "coup de foudre professionel" (loosely translated, her professional love at first sight). He taught her the fundamentals, and she learned to make her own prototypes; she later opened her own boutique and atelier, connected by a spiral staircase.
The brand is based on a selection of bag exoskeletons, every element of which is made to measure: leather (60 color choices, in exotic skins like ostrich, crocodile, kidskin), lining, buckles, zippers, pockets, straps or handles, and the hue of the stitching. The "mix and match" spectrum ranges widely, from classic to bold. Once selected, every detail is fashioned seamlessly in the atelier, using French artisanal techniques. Each feature has pragmatism and great design behind it, to create durability. The policy is "if it's not perfect, we don't sell it," Edwina says simply.
LaContrie , 11 rue de la Sourdière, Paris; en.lacontrie.com.
Edwina de Charette de la Contrie's boutique and atelier are connected to each other, but not via the person who taught her; both spaces are fully her own.


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Thursday, August 18, 2011
New H1 Bill pose impact to Green card Renewal?
The H1B is a US visa which is usually provided to any individual, non- Americans. It is an employment based non-immigrants green card that serves the purpose of a work permit, for any highly skilled workers to work for the United States. Specifically, the visa can last only for six years. And, it is a fast and quick alternative for US green card application. However, only employers are allowed to file for H1B visa not the hired individual himself. Of course, all expenses are shouldered by the company.
Certainly, the non-immigrant green card has a lot of benefits for the hired foreign individual. And, this has brought in a lot of technical issue as well to plenty of Americans. The wage is one thing. Hired foreign individuals are cheaper regardless of whether they are skilled or not. Employment status for many Americans is another thing. Thousands to millions of Americans are losing their jobs to foreign workers. These perhaps have raised a lot of misunderstandings to parties.
In Lieu to this, Pres. Obama in one of his recent interviews has mentioned of this. There is a new H1 bill submitted to congress, which can either enrage or bring forth relief to parties, the Americans and foreign workers. The new H1 bill states that only companies with majority of American workers are allowed for an H1 bill. For foreign IT companies, this can have a negative effect while it may pose advantage to many American workers. The question now is does the new bill affect the green card renewal?
Posted by Thripthi Krishna Mohan at 6:20 PM
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YOu know, I usually try to do productive things at my desk during lunchtime. One thing I often do is catch up on my news blogs or work on my church's webpage.
I am a little frustrated though, because regardless of if I am stuffing food in my mouth, working on something or whatever, everyone comes over and starts barraging me with questions.
Today it was one of the supervisors here at work. He brings over one of his other guys, asks me, "What PBX is extension 1990 in in this network?" I modem in and tell him 1990 doesn't exist. He then calls the engineer from his group, draws the whole thing out on my whiteboard while I have to get the call flow information.
Nice lunch huh?
Wonder what time HE is going to lunch. I think I'll be calling him. Better yet, I'll call him tonight at 4:00 AM and ask him if he's awake.


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Just over a year on, and we're still a little stunned by how entertaining Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" turned out to be. Seemingly displaying the reboot mentality that's been Hollywood's curse the last few years, and coming from a director who hadn't turned out anything watchable in a decade, the film has its share of problems (principally the redundancy of Rachel McAdams' character and a sub-par final set piece), but the chemistry of its leads, Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, carried the picture, and ensured it was one of the more quietly enjoyable tentpoles in recent memory.
But with "Sherlock," the Steven Moffat/Mark Gatiss contemporary take on the character for the BBC proving a surprise hit critically and commercially on both sides of the Atlantic, the bar's been raised for the upcoming sequel, but with some promising new additions to the cast joining the original team, we're optimistic that the follow-up can continue the success, and a set visit at Hero Complex has continued the good vibes.
The site has premiered a new image from the film, showing Holmes and Watson taking tea together, and visited the set in Didcot, England, where they manage to get a few new tidbits from the cast and crew. Firstly, the gypsy woman to be played by "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" star Noomi Rapace, making her Hollywood debut, now has a name — Sim — while the other new additions are also teased, with producer Susan Downey describing Mycroft Holmes, the detective's brother, who'll be played by Stephen Fry, as "stranger and perhaps even more brilliant" than Sherlock, while it's hinted that Professor Moriarty, who's being embodied by "Mad Men" star Jared Harris, is 'the world's first supervillain.
The plot involves Holmes and Watson pursuing Moriarty to Europe, while Watson tries to keep his relationship with Mary Morstan (Kelly Reilly) on track. The action seems to be still out in full-force, with the article describing a bullet-heavy set piece in a train depot, with Watson firing a Gatling Gun, although Law revealed in the current issue of Empire magazine (not online, page 80) that the occult overtones of the original film are absent this time around: "The beautiful thing about the books is that if you looked at all of them, you could divide them into categories. There were some that dealt with the occult, but this movie has been influenced by the ones that deal with out-and-out dastardly acts and double-crossing."
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Options Volatility Is Non-Exceptional
The VIX is now at very "normal" levels.
Bernie Schaeffer injects some reality to the "doom and gloom" options analysis.
...before you look to buy calls on the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) based on a statement that "the cost of buying insurance to guard against a possible decline in equity valuations is currently very low," consider that the 15-year moving average of the VIX is 21.50. With the VIX at 21.88 as I write, the cost of buying insurance against a possible decline in equity valuations is actually very average. Worse yet for those looking to wager that the VIX is "cheap" is the fact that the 20-day historical volatility of the S&P 500 -- a pretty decent benchmark for the VIX -- is currently at 15%. In other words, the VIX as a volatility forecast is trading well above recent market volatility levels. Perhaps there are in fact too many investors who believe they need protection?
And perhaps this perceived urgency to protect portfolios from disaster might help explain the booming business in VIX options? For example, on Dec. 4 the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) reported that options volume on the VIX hit a new one-day record: 712,315 VIX options traded on Dec. 3, which easily surpassed the previous record of 426,661 set on Sept. 16, 2008. I find two things noteworthy about this record. First, about 85% of the volume was on the call side, which would likely indicate a stampede betting on higher VIX levels. And second, Sept. 16, 2008 (the date of the previous VIX volume record) was the day after Lehman filed for bankruptcy.
The bottom line is that there are plenty of players betting on higher volatility in 2010, and that the VIX is not at all cheap compared to some very important benchmarks. In other words, the bears would like you to believe they're in the contrarian trade, but I'd suggest they're in the crowded one.
One caveat though, the VIX call volume spike was on a big spread and the customer actually sold the spread. So while it printed as calls, it was a bearish bet on the VIX.
That being said, he's right on the gist of this, in my humble opinion. Options volatility is very fair right now. Implied volatility should trade modestly above realized volatility, it commonly has a roughly four point premium. A strategy that net sells options will win more often than it loses, it's just that the losses are open-ended and tend to dwarf the one's. And if I was a behavioral finance writer, I would also point out that the pain of a loss, and our reaction to it, is not equal and opposite to our reaction to wins.
And as he notes, we're very normal in absolute terms with the a low 20's VIX. There's often a knee-jerk reaction to absolute VIX numbers, but if you forget about 2008 for a second, you'd see that we're neither here nor there right now.
There's always going to be doom and gloomers, and many make arbitrary VIX observations to justify them. But there's nothing there right now, it's a very non-exceptional time.
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The "mysterious ways" bit was that I was able to spend a lot of time with some local Christians, all of whom had become followers of Jesus within the last year. The original contact had been that one of them was a waitress at the pub that we usually play in Regina, and she had numerous friends who, like herself, had recently become Christians, and were very interested to find out that one of the band members was a Christian.
We all spent most of Saturday together, and it was incredibly encouraging to hear their stories of how they became followers of Jesus, and how things like alcoholism and drug addiction had been left behind, and one of the teenagers had not only completely quit drugs, but had seen her school marks jump almost 20% -- "it's mostly because of how Jesus changed my attitude" was her comment on her scholastic improvement. She proudly wears a pink-and-white baseball cap with the words "Truckin' With Jesus" wherever she goes.
|It was another reminder of the mystery of how when Christians meet, no matter how little personal history we had with each other, the Holy Spirit in me is the same Holy Spirit that is in them, and we are quickly able to have table fellowship. As we sat in a local diner having supper, holding hands around the table and praying together, I couldn't help but marvel at how God brings people together to encourage each other and be reminded that the Kingdom of God is advancing everywhere.
They kept telling me how much I'd encouraged them, but I think they totally underestimated how much more they had been an encouragement to me. It was a great weekend as a performing band, but an infinitely better one for the spiritual fruit of God's "mysterious ways".


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I wish we could make sure they have an actual background in the Constitution vs a theoretical one.
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I really don't believe a background is as important as an understanding ,that might keep lawyers from being the only applicant.The most important thing is the ability to be TRUSTWORTHY.Obama swore to protect and defend the constitution and we all know how that worked out
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In its blind haste to protect the $1 billion abortion industry by gutting Virginia's abortion center health and safety standards, Governor Terry McAuliffe's administration and his hand-picked members of the Board of Health violated state law that guides the regulatory process multiple times in multiple ways. Of course, considering it's Terry McAuliffe acting on advice from Mark Herring, this should come as little surprise to anyone. Neither has exhibited much fidelity to the law since being in office.
Consequently, to this point, we've blamed the mistakes on the administration's incompetence and/or complete lack of respect for the law. Perhaps, but if nothing changes, the precedent set could have dramatic consequences.
If allowed to stand, the process the Governor used to pay back the abortion industry could become a model for ignoring long-standing state law that guides what is supposed to provide the public and those being regulated with an abundance of transparency and opportunity for input.
Essentially, the Administrative Process Act (APA) provides agencies and boards with the process to adopt regulations. One of the initial responsibilities of the agency or board involved is to publicly announce what it plans to do – the Notice of Intended Regulatory Action, or NOIRA. In the case of amending existing regulations, like the abortion center health and safety standards, the NOIRA is supposed to provide the public and affected persons notice of what areas of the regulations may be changed. This provides transparency for everyone involved. It's also the, you know, law. The thing the McAuliffe/Herring regime finds so bothersome.
Thus, in 2014, the initial NOIRA developed by the Department of Health stated that six of the 27 sections of abortion center health and safety standards would be reviewed for potential amendment. This gave interested parties the opportunity to weigh in and make suggestions. But by the time the Board of Health took its final vote on the amendments on Monday, around 20 of the 37 sections of the standards had been changed, and several of those amendments had never been made public or had any public input whatsoever. This is why several Board members objected over and over again to amendments that were "outside the original NOIRA." They were, in fact, illegal.
Now, let's reverse this and put it in the context of adding new regulations instead of removing them. The new McAuliffe way provides a path for over-zealous regulators who aren't interested in or care about the input of those being affected by the regulations. You simply adopt an NOIRA at the start of the process that is very narrow, quietly work the process and then at the very end, drop all the additional regulations you had planned all along but didn't want the public or those being affected by the regulations to know about. Outside of dotting a few Is and crossing a few Ts, the deal is done. No transparency, no accountability, no problem.
Welcome to Terry's new Virginia.
Because the issue of abortion has overshadowed the process of providing standards of care for abortion centers, few who don't otherwise care about "social issues" are likely paying attention, which is exactly why it's the perfect issue to test run the new process. That said, based on the first three years of his administration, I highly doubt this was all planned. More likely, they tripped into the new process by mistake while simply ignoring the law.
Regardless, if allowed to stand, you can count on this scenario playing out again in the future, only next time some highly disliked industry is going to be the victim. And those who dismiss this instance as "social issues" not to be bothered by will be the ones loudly protesting the unfairness of it all.


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I woke up this morning to a notification from WordPress. I guess the time to pay the annual fee is around the corner. That reminded me that its been awhile since the last time I posted something on here. I can think of plenty of excuses for my disappearance from the blogging world. But in reality the main reasons I haven't been around are laziness and lack of drive. I have been thinking about chancing my blog and making it a little more fun to use. Any ideas?
I hope you guys are having fun and enjoying the blogging world as much as I once did. Will be thinking about the changes I need to make in order to get hooked once again. Have a wonderful day!
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The Christmas Tag
I usually never do any of the tags or "blogger awards" posts. But since Christmas is around the corner, I decided to do it for the first time. Plus I couldn't say no to Nad since she is the one always helping me with "technology issues".
1. What is your favorite Christmas film?
Ha, I can't choose one so I'm going to pick two out of the list.
Elf and The Grinch are the two of my most favorite Christmas movies. Pretty funny movies. I don't know anyone who doesn't like them.
2. Have you ever had a White Christmas?
No that I remember. I don't think I have ever seen snow during Christmas day. To me that's a good thing because the last thing I want is to freeze during Christmas day.
3. Where do you usually spend your holiday?
I always go back home. Not that I have to travel far since home is only fifteen minutes away. Usually all my brothers and sisters are there. Mom and dad always cook a bunch of food so we just stay at home and eat and drink (not alcohol) like kings.
4. What is your favorite Christmas song?
5. Do you open any presents on Christmas Eve?
It varies. But since we started doing "Secret Santa" we started opening them on Christmas Eve. Just too many people to try to hold back from opening their presents.
6. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
Yes, who doesn't know "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" song?
7. What holiday traditions are you looking forward to most this year?
Just getting together with the family. That's what the holidays are for.
8. Is your Christmas tree real or fake?
I don't have a Christmas tree at my place but if I did the mofo would be real. I don't have time for fake things in my life 😆 The tree at my parents place is always real. My mom is a little weird though. She likes to throw it away right after Christmas is over.
9. What is your all-time favorite holiday food/sweet treat?
My favorite meal has to be my dads Lasagna with Italian sausages. I can eat that meal for the rest of my life and never get tired of it…just fat.
10. Be honest: do you like giving gifts or receiving gifts better?
Receiving of course. Giving sucks! First you have to break your head trying to figure out what they want, then you have to worry about if they like or not. That's too much work, I'll be a receiver any day.
11. What is the best Christmas gift you've ever received?
I don't know… Probably one of the many toys I got when I was a kid.
12. What would be your dream place to visit for the holiday season?
I would like to spend the holiday season in a beach down in Mexico or Belize. That seems like great place to be during the holidays. No snow to worry about and can relax all day.
13. Are you a pro-present wrapper, or do you fail miserably?
I'm a pro. I just throw it on a bag, staple the top and put a name tag on it 😆
14. Most memorable Holiday moment?
Every Christmas has been memorable. Every year something memorable happens and it seems like the trend is going to continue. This year we welcome a new member to the family so I know for a fact that he will be the memorable part of this year.
15. What made you realize the truth about Santa?
I think I always knew that he wasn't real. You can't fool me!
16. Do you make New Years resolutions? Do you stick to them?
Hahaha yeah and fail miserable couple of hours later. This year I don't think I'm making any since I already now the results 😆
17. What makes the holidays special for you?
The family part of things. I love hanging with my family more than anything. I could care less about the presents or material side of the holidays.
18. What do you wish for Christmas this year?
I wish for the Colts to win a Superbowl and for the rebels to make it to the dance. Come on! Is that too much to ask?
19. Favorite Christmas smell?
The smell of the lasagna coming out of the oven 🙂
20. What is the worst/weirdest gift you ever got?
When I was a freshman in college we did a gift exchange with my teammates and someone gave me a pair of rain boots. I couldn't stop laughing at the idea that someone gave me rain boots.
21. Favorite holiday drink?
Idk… I don't think I have a favorite drink but if I had to choose I'll take a nice cold NewCastle.
22. Have you ever spent Christmas in another country? If yes, which one(s)?
Yes, I spent Christmas in Guatemala when I was younger. I was born in Guatemala.
23. What place/landmark in your town do you love during Christmas?
My parents house. But if we are talking about public places I would have to choose Red Rock. Nothing like a nice run in Red Rock before eating like a pig.
24. Were you naughty or nice this year? You know that Santa is watching *smirks*
Both, I would have to say that I was a little more naughty this year than usual, but overall I wasn't that bad. I guess we learn as we go along.
Mental Block
WARNING!!! today's post is going to consist of me whining about different things in my life and a lot of negativity. Haven't been feeling very optimistic lately. I have been dealing with a serious case of mental block. It feels like I have zero control over it and it's holding me back. I can't find a way to complete a task and for some reason that's driving me insane.
Today I had planned to go out and run a hard 8-mile run with a local running group. But instead I decided to listen to the little voice of negativity in my head and didn't go hard. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoyed the run. I got to talk to some of the guys in the group and had a pretty good time, but the problem is that my goal for the day was to run hard and see where I'm at. It felt like I wasted a workout.
I feel like running should be helping me release stress and with all the other positive things people say running helps with. But in reality that's not the way things are going. Running sucks! and is making me feel miserable. I guess I forgot how hard I have to work and how long it takes to get faster. When I got back to it I came with the wrong mentality. I wasn't expecting it to take me this long to gain some of the speed/endurance I once had. I'm not even close to being in shape and I'm already feeling burned out. I know, I know…I need to stop being a pussy about it. just do the work and wait for the results to come.
Next thing I want to whine about is music. I was super pumped to see Young the Giant for the first time ever. Well, I was disappointed with their performance. They were out of sync. At some points it sounded like they never played together before. Usually that happens when members are drunk/high or haven't played together very much. That wasn't their case, they didn't look drunk or high and they have been playing together for awhile so I don't know what happened there. Maybe I should consume way more alcohol next time… In a positive note I will be watching The Smashing Pumpkins tonight and I can't wait for them to play some real music.
The next thing in the list: no other than this blog. I tried posting something the last two days and had no luck. I knew what I wanted to write about but couldn't put it together. I know I don't have to update it everyday but nothing pisses me off more than not being able to type what I have on mind. It seems like I have it all figured out and then POW!! its all gone.
Well, have an amazing weekend and don't let my negativity rub off on you.
What she really means…
And this post proves my point. Women are so complicated…
Wow so you named your blog the decoder and it's taken you four bloody months to actually decode something. About time isn't it?
Well you know what they say – good things come to those who wait -here's six of the most-used phrases of the female population accompanied by a male-friendly definition. Enjoy.
- 'I'm fine' – If you have ever believed a woman who has informed you she is fine it's a miracle that you even have a girlfriend. No female has ever uttered those words and genuinely meant it. It is an excuse – a polite way of telling you that you have pissed her off. So please take the hint, leave her to cool off and do not question her like you're the Spanish Inquisition.
- 'It's not you it's me' – Drum roll please. It is you. You have screwed up and now you're left with…
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Running Buddy
I have been looking for a mofo crazy enough to be my running buddy for almost two months without luck. I don't even have high standards. I don't care if he/she is fast or slow as long as he/she can cover the distance. Actually, now that I think about it, I do have a list of qualities a running buddy should have.
What do I look for when trying to find a running buddy? Well, I look at a lot of things..
1. Numero uno is the most important one. He/she has to be crazy enough to listen to me talk during the entire run. I'm not kidding about this one. I can and will talk the whole way. I sometimes listen but most of the times I am the one doing most of the talking.
2. My running buddy has to be comfortable with me burping and occasionally farting. My body likes to get rid of gas when I run. I guess that's a normal thing every runner goes through. The only difference is that I'm a strong believer of: "Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine and into your brain. That's where shitty ideas come from…" so I release everything.
3. He/she has to be comfortable to call me out when I occasionally change the pace. I don't know why I do it. Something inside me triggers and I start running a little faster than what we are supposed be running. I do appreciate it when someone calls me out on it right away. It saves me from feeling like crap a mile or two later. Jacob is pretty good at calling me out.
4. Headphones? You better not even think about it. I would round kick the crap out you. I don't understand why people do that. I find it sad when I see a group of people running and instead of having a conversation they are listening to whatever crap is coming from their headphones.
5. He/she better have a sense of humor. I'm pretty immature and most of the times I say whatever is on my mind. If you are easily offended there is a chance we won't work out. If you trip and fall expect me to laugh about it while giving you a hand up. Pretty much be able to laugh at yourself and don't get butt hurt when something silly happens.
6. Be positive. Running is hard enough so don't bring your negativity. Be positive and be happy with your progress. Even if you trained all year long and only got a couple of seconds faster. Progress is progress…
7. This one is pretty important. Be on time. If for some reason you are not going to make try to let me know in advance so I don't waste my time waiting for you to show up. Something that rustles my jimmies is when I don't get my run done in the morning because we are supposed to run later in the evening and the mofo cancels at the last minute. It gets me every freaking time.
8. Don't race me. We are supposed to be running together not racing each other. Nothing kills a workout more than someone who always wants to be one step ahead. It freaking blows my mind and probably will earn you a whack behind the head (notsrs).
I can't think about more qualities so I'll end it here. Anyone wants to be my running buddy?
My favorite song from the King was playing this morning and now I can't stop thinking about it. why do the good ones have to die young?
Lost and Found!
I was going through a bunch of old crap looking for my high school diploma when I found an old cd I made when I was in seventh grade. I remember making the cd when I was in computer class. Almost every kid made a cd for their parents or their crush. I did the only smart thing and made it for myself 😆 It was the first cd I ever made. It has eleven songs from Bad Religion, System Of A Down, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Social Distortion, Flogging Molly and Rage Against The Machine.
I used to listen to this song from Flogging Molly all of the time. I remember discovering the song the day I broke my wrist playing soccer. I went to the hospital and the doctor was playing the "Alive Behind the Green Door" album and I became a fan instantly. Flogging Molly became the first and only "Irish Punk" band I like. Dave King is a bad ass vocalist who knows how to get the crowd pump. I would like to see them live again. Its been over six years since the last time I saw them. Do any of you guys remember this song?
I Hate Change
WTF is wrong with the people in charge of WordPress? Why would you change the website. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I feel like a 100 year old man trying to figure out how to navigate my way through the new set up. Not cool WordPress!
7x7x7 Rubik's Cube
Holy mother of Jesus… I guess there is a huge Rubik's cube that puts the ones I posted about to shame. I can't believe there is someone out there who can complete it in less than three minutes.
According to this Youtube video the world record is 2:39.41. That's insane. I can't even complete one side of the original 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube in that little amount of time. I wish I was as cool as Lin Chen. I bet he gets all the ladies 😆


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The woman Mizard, now aged thirty-nine years, had been married, when young, to Stanislas Janvier, a man whom she disliked; the result was that she deceived him, and he, who was aware of the misconduct, frequently ill-treated her. She at length grew to hate him, and Anne Dupin, a woman of a most profligate character, having been taken into her service, became her confidante in all her intrigues, and at length persuaded her to get rid of her husband, offering to procure the poison. This was obtained from the wife of a veterinary surgeon in the neighbourhood, and was effectually administered in a bowl of soup.
The wife was, before her husband's death, on terms of intimacy with the man whom she subsequently married, and her own mother having come uninvited to reside with her, became an obstacle to their intercourse, and a week after her arrival was despatched with a similar dose of arsenic. Louis Dabonneau, stepfather of Anne Dupin, was also taken ill, and died suddenly one day when he had been working with her, and on his body being recently exhumed, traces of poison were found in his remains; finally, the servant's own son, a lad of fifteen, had become acquainted with the practices of his mother, and having one day threatened to denounce her, shortly after expired under similar suspicious circumstances.
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This is the most important factor that plays a major role in the growth of your career. It applies to all fields – be it a web designer or photographer. The moment you stop learning, that's the moment you stop growing. So, keep your minds open and grasp the maximum you can, around the web. Subscribe to blogs like Smashing Magazine, CSS – tricks, webdesignerwall, hongkiat, etc.. The list goes on!!! In short, learn from every site/blog that inspires you!
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I am a former Pentecostal evangelist who renounced his beliefs for atheism in 1994. I have decided to write a blog where I share my thoughts and ideas about Christianity in general and the biblical God.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
I've been there and I've done that!
In those days back in 1990 I never questioned my faith, and in fact just the thought of doing so struck a genuine fear in my heart. People who don't know me nor have ever taken the time to read about my journey from Christianity to atheism make a lot of assumptions about me that are entirely unfounded. They don't understand how I now claim that there is no god and that the bible is definitely not inspired by him or his word. They accuse me of being an absolutist which is partially correct simply because I have taken the journey.
I once believed every single word of the bible as being god breathed (inspired) and I took the authors at their word that they had been instruments of this god to convey his word to mankind. But upon backward reflection I have come to realize that in those days I never questioned what I believed. I just accepted it along with some subjective experiences that at that time served as confirmation of the truth of what I was hearing.
I often make a distinction between atheists that were former believers and those that have never had a belief in god. I am as adamant now as an atheist as I was as a theist with the only difference being that my position seems more probable and is based on the lack of evidence for the opposite position. Naturalism explains the world much better than any unfounded mythical belief system can ever hope to achieve.
I take being called an atheist evangelist as an insult because quite frankly I don't think that such a thing exists. I hate when a Christian accuses me of trying to "convert" theist to atheism. Anyone making that assertion is simply demonstrating their immense ignorance as to what the word atheist really means and stands for. I wasn't converted to atheism by anyone and I did not read any books to get me where I am right now.
My own curiosity set me off on the search for truth even if that search led me to places I didn't really want to go to. The only book that led me to atheism was the so called 'Holy Bible' itself. I read about Gods' treatment of man and even recognized in the language of the scriptures the language of racism, slavery, and bondage. I began to see god not as some loving being who cared for the needs of every living person on this planet. I saw a god who was no different than a slave trader from the Southern U.S. states when slavery was at its peak.
The blacks were considered a different species entirely, they were called niggers, and it was believed that god made them to be slaves and to serve the so called righteous. It is a known fact that many slave traders and owners were professing themselves to being Christians and they used the bible to justify their god given right to own slaves. Today we look at those people with disdain and disgust at what they have done during one of the darkest periods of U.S. history.
But if you took the time to read the bible from cover to cover you will see this same language sprinkled throughout the scriptures. God speaks of himself as the Lord of all, he can create and destroy as he wills and its okay due to who people believe him to be. This is what is called special pleading and is also considered a double standard. If the biblical god were a man we would consider him a monster based on what we have read about him in the bible. In fact, we already have done so when it comes to the case of Adolf Hitler. But the biblical deity's acts as portrayed in the bible make Hitler's acts seem like child's play.
Why is it that just because we accept god as creator of all things great and small that we assume that that makes him exempt from committing crimes against humanity? Why do we insist on calling this monster good? Why do we call this beast loving? Are we insane or have we forgotten what that means from a human perspective?
I share my experiences because although I think that my blog will not make converts for atheism which is not its intended goal, but that through my experiences I can help others who are going through the same things I have.
I call myself an atheist because I've done my research and have experienced theism to its fullest. I have come to the conclusion that there will never be anyone who can prove or disprove conclusively the existence of god. But I demand evidence and here is my greatest dilemma. Subjective experiences, the healing of psychosomatic disorders through prayer, or the coincidental apparent answer to prayer is not evidence. Those are all subjective experiences which in my opinion with careful reflection can be easily debunked and explained naturally.
I was told by a theist once that when I stopped blogging that he would stop criticizing my work. I told him that I would stop blogging when I'm dead. This blog is not for me, I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone. I am simply sharing experiences that I think may help others who are going through what I once had gone through myself.
The journey to freedom from superstition is not a journey that is forced on anyone and it is not something that you can convince someone to take. It has to come from within that individual to question what they believe. To step back and look at what they believe with fresh eyes and to be willing to follow the evidence wherever it may lead them. Some may go back to theism, but others like myself will be too appalled at what they find that even if this god were later revealed to be real I personally would rather rot in hell then bow down to this tyrant!
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As one who has never experienced the "faith" of the truly faithful, you know that I have difficulty understanding the persistent delusion shared by true believers. Your path from believer to atheist is something amazing nonetheless. Many of the other atheists with whom I'm acquainted come from religious backgrounds (a surprising number of Roman Catholics especially), although few who were originally as committed to religion as you, for whom religion was also a profession!
While your blog may not be intended to "sell" atheism to the faithful, we can hope that in some fashion it may serve to provide aid and comfort to some of those who find themselves "on the fence" and in need of some encouragement to come to the side of reason. Personally, I look forward to each new entry, and recommend them to my doubting and still closeted friends. Please keep up the good work.Replies
Thanks for the compliments and most of all for your faithful support. It is because of fellow atheists such as yourself and theists who find themselves where I once was in one degree or another that I write.Delete
My mission is to help and inspire others who are currently under the oppression of their own religious delusions to stop and think for themselves without fear.
Another excellent post, my friend. Its really interesting to read your thoughts on this topics. Given your religious background, it gives them some perspective and insights that many atheists - including me - are not always privy to since we come from mostly secular life styles. Good work.ReplyDelete


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December 13th, 2003
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