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December marks half a year as a fulltime freelance translator and was challenging due to just how quiet it was. However, it was still productive in other ways. Here's what I learnt from a quiet month.
1. Enjoy the time off (as much as possible!)
This is easier said than done as some days it's hard not to wonder where you'll get work from/why all your regular clients are silent and sometimes you don't want to plan ahead so that you're available for any project which comes in. However, after months with ridiculously late nights and back to back deadlines, it's important to try and enjoy the quiet times - no doubt later on I'll be wanting more of a break!
2. Make contact with clients
It's easy to panic and think all your clients have decided never to work with you again for some inexplicable reason. With it being December, I used the opportunity to send customers a digital Christmas card and touch base. It was incredibly reassuring how many responded saying they'd love to work with me in 2018! The reassurance that clients genuinely don't have work and haven't replaced you allows you to keep your head in the game and not internally implode!
3. Use the time productively
With a lack of work, I've been able to do things which have previously been pushed further and further down the list! Rather than wondering what to do, I could finally catch up on marketing content, business set up, plan ahead for CPD and my finances which leads me on to my next point...
4. Invest when appropriate
I decided to invest in the accounting software Xero and I cannot recommend it highly enough! It's made the whole money side so much easier as I can track every account, create invoices and quotes and see exactly what's overdue or what money I've been spending. I could do it via my spreadsheets but this is so much easier. However, it did take me a while to get my head around and get all my accounts reconciled so if I'd been working flat out it would have got pushed down the list.
5. Know that work will come again
Although it's only the 5th day of 2018, I've already translated 15 000 words. Work will reappear. At least that's what I've found so far!
See you next month to discuss what I learn in month seven! As ever, comments are very welcome!


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This #InuktunInTheWild sighting is courtesy of Inuktun Europe Ltd. who exhibited at Subsea Expo 2018 in Aberdeen last week, a show that was well attended by many relevant industry stakeholders, and Inuktun Europe's stand kept very busy!
Attending Inuktun equipment users and customers included JFD, TRAC Oil & Gas, and Eddyfi (formerly TSC Inspection Systems). Inuktun Europe's Director, Brian Storie, said contractors and asset owners were particularly interested in the modular nature of Inuktun's Multi-Mission Modular (IM3™) technology and the capabilities it provides to the offshore industry. In particular, the 'X-Y crawler' received a significant amount of attention. In applications such as ship hull cleaning and inspection, a man portable robotic inspection crawler offers a simplicity of deployment and alleviates the need for additional costly resources. The level of interest shown by booth visitors confirmed that remote inspection and cleaning of marine vessels are a very hot topic. See the 'X-Y crawler' in action here and another example of one of our adaptable crawlers employing cleaning technology, the MaggUT™ - Marine, here. Want more? Check out this case study of MDB Marine employing IM3™ technology for subsea operations.
The Inuktun Europe team were frequently asked whether the revolutionary Versatrax 50™ pipe inspection vehicle on display was a model – its miniature size a first in the industry. Take a closer look here.
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There are a lot of needs that every house has. That's probably because humans that inhabit these houses have a lot of needs. Thanks to the technological advancements in the world, it has become easier to avail these needs without having to put much work or labor into it.
One such need is of entertainment. Yes, the verdict is still out about whether entertainment can really be classified as a "need" but regardless of that, people require something to occupy their minds with. As mentioned earlier, it has become easier to avail these needs without much deliberation. However, as the options have grown, it has become important to identify the names that will render quality service. It is important because it guarantees the peace of mind that almost every customer craves.
It's a similar story when it comes to installations and repairs in London. You'll want nothing less than an expert for all your devices because of the professional service that they provide as well as the guarantee of performance. However, if you feel that you can save a few more dollars by hiring an amateur then continue reading on below to know why getting an expert for these tasks would be the sensible option.
Getting Things Done In One Go
This is the one area where you'll be able to see the difference between hiring an expert and an amateur. It doesn't matter what kind of aerial installations or repairs you get, every customer wants the quality of service. If you compromise on quality then you may save a few bucks in the short terms, but you'll be frequently bothered by the constant repairs that'll inevitably occur from time to time.
On the other hand, if you get an expert to do these same installations or repairs for you then you'll have the peace of mind that nothing will go wrong. And even if something does go wrong, then you can simply call them on their number and within no time, they'll be able to send a serviceman to do any required repairs and maintenance.
The Quality of Service
This may seem like a repetition but there is a reason for the specific insistence on the quality of service you get as a result of getting quality services. Not only will the job be done quicker, it'll be done in the most efficient way possible to ensure that you will have these services up and running in the best possible manner. Another indicator of quality of service is the customer reviews, and they'll tell you that trying to save a few bucks can be a costly error.
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As a customer you'll undoubtedly want a smooth delivery of services, anything that hampers that entire process is nothing more or less than a nuisance. Hiring an expert of the industry to carry out any installations and repairs can spare you the extra fuss that comes when dealing with amateur or people that are taking on a job for the first time. Hire a professional and let them take care of everything.


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"Finally, I suspect that it is by entering that deep place inside us where our secrets are kept that we come perhaps closer than we do anywhere else to the One who, whether we realize it or not, is of all our secrets the most telling and the most precious we have to tell." Frederick Buechner
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Roe v. Wade: 1973
I vaguely remember this article on the front page of the NY Times, which began, "Washington, Jan. 22 -- The Supreme Court overruled today all state laws that prohibit or restrict a woman's right to obtain an abortion during her first three months of pregnancy. The vote was 7 to 2."
Mostly, I was concerned about the death of our 36th President, Lyndon Baines Johnson. It was my way of not dealing with what I needed to deal with.
My mother and some of my aunts and uncles and many of my neighbors were outraged about the legalization of abortion. They were good Roman Catholics. They knew what they should think. We all did. We had all be very carefully taught what to think and mostly, that's what we thought.
I would rather have poured my attention into the death of a former president than walk into that emotional mess - the one that was in my own heart, that is.
I also took heart from my grandmother who was strangely silent while everyone tut-tutted around us about the abortion decision. In fact, she shushed her daughters and neighbors when they talked about it.
"Have respect for the repose of the soul of Mr. Johnson," she admonished piously, making the sign of the cross on her body and looking up at the framed picture of JFK, the one right next to the framed picture of Jesus - the one I call his "high school graduation picture" (You know the one: long hair, profile shot, back lighting. Yup, that one.)
That worked for a while but when they started up again she pointed to me and said, "Look, you are upsetting Isabella (That's what she called me instead of 'Elizabeth'). She's pregnant. You don't want this baby to be born with a birth mark, do you? That will be on your soul."
My grandmother, like many women of her generation, had been carefully taught that, if a child was born with a birthmark, it was due to something that had upset the mother while pregnant. She believed it. And, that settled it.
The room fell quiet. Even though the next generation of women didn't really believe it, no one wanted to take that chance.
In the midst of very strong emotional bond I had with my grandmother, I could feel - I knew - in my heart there was something more about this that she was not saying. Something was disturbing her about this abortion decision, but I got the distinct impression that it wasn't about the legalization of abortion. What, then, might it be?
Later that evening, I came back to see her for our nightly drink. For as long as I could remember, she and my grandfather had a glass of brandy or schnapps (apricot was her favorite) before they went to bed. These days, she warmed it and put it in her evening latte - her own "dessert coffee".
She poured me a glass of wine. Red. "Good for the baby's blood. Good to build up your milk for the baby." Bad for fetal alcohol syndrome, but we didn't know about that then, so we had no worries.
I asked her about abortion. What she thought about the decision of the Supreme Court. What that meant to her.
It was then she told me about a friend of her's with whom she shared a room when she worked as a domestic in Boston in the early days of her immigration to this country.
The girl had been flattered into having an affair with one of the sons in the house - one she thought loved her and would marry her. Until, of course, she got pregnant. Then, he gave her some money and took her to a man near Chinatown who would, he said, "take care of everything."
She died three days later of an infection and bleeding that could not be stopped.
My grandmother looked around to be certain that no one was around and then she whispered to me, "The Supreme Court did a very good thing for women today," she said. "It is not something that should be used carelessly, but only when necessary."
"But," I said, "what about the Church? They say it's murder and its a sin and you will burn in hell for eternity."
A look of revulsion came over her face, "Yes, yes, that's what they want us to believe. But then, every year on the fourth of July, they dress men up in uniforms and parade them down the street and everyone cheers because they have killed - they have killed many men and women - some of whom are pregnant - as well as their living children. And everybody cheers and Father blesses them with Holy Water when they march by because they have done these things in the 'name of God'."
"When it is convenient for them, it is okay," she hissed, "but they would rather protect and defend the lies men tell than to allow her to make a decision about her own body, her own life, her own future, in the name of God."
It was then that I heard for the first time what I would later see in posters supporting the decision of Roe v. Wade. The logic is so simple as to be considered simplistic, but there is also great wisdom inherent it the logic.
My grandmother said, "If you don't want to have an abortion, don't have one." Then, she added, "But, if a woman needs to have an abortion, that is between her heart and God, and no one - NO ONE - should make that decision for her or have the right to take away her right to make that decision for herself."
I suspect this is the genesis of my distress over those who call themselves 'orthodox' - small 'o'. Very small 'o'. I do not mind if someone thinks they are 'right'. Indeed, I do. I don't even mind that someone thinks I'm wrong. I certainly think that of the 'orthodites'.
That's not the point. The point at which my 'Portuguese' gets fired up is when that thinking is imposed on me as that which I must embrace. And then, they shame or blame me for everything that's wrong with the world.
You can get a sense of the RC position, which is embraced by the 'orthodites', in this new video here from 'Catholic Vote'. It's the same old RC 'guilt trip' of my youth, all gussied up in new technological clothes. Some things never change. Sigh.
I give thanks for the courageous decision of the 1973 Supreme Court. I give thanks, this day, that we are a democracy, and not a theocracy.
I have never had an abortion, and, unless some great miracle occurs, I will never need one. I will always believe that an abortion is a tragedy. It is so because sometimes, because we are human, our lives make tragic turns. We make bad choices. We believe the lies we are told and that we tell each other. We declare war and murder in the name of God.
In a democracy, a decision to go to war is made by a president and must be approved by Congressional vote. In a democracy, the decision for abortion is made by a woman, hopefully with the advice from and support of the man who helped her conceive, her family, her doctor and her pastor.
I pray that we will always keep abortion safe and legal. With this particular presidential administration in place, we have a greater chance of doing just that.
"You have to be carefully taught." Isn't that the way that song from South Pacific goes? The one about the ways in which prejudice and discrimination are instilled in us? Even so, I believe that there is something in the human heart, something deep in the human soul, that understands right from wrong, good from bad, despite what our culture or our church may carefully teach us.
It is this understanding that is at the heart of all of the goodness that is also part of the human enterprise. It is this understanding, ultimately, that will bring an end to war, eliminate prejudice and discrimination, improve health care, housing, employment and education and, thereby, limit the number of abortions.
Not laws, well crafted as they may be. Not government, necessary as it is. Certainly not religion, the paragon of good intentions.
The the impulse to protect and defend and secure the 'sanctity of life' is where it has always been - deep in the human heart.
40 comments:
- Two Auntees said...
Wow! A powerful post and I couldn't agree more. I worked in Family Planning clinics for 34 years. The constant wrangling of people over the issue of abortion was so frustrating. This really speaks to the heart of the matter.
- Thu Jan 22, 11:49:00 AM
- rick allen said...
Rev. Keaton, thank you for a thoughtful and obviously very personal post. I hope you don't mind a few observations by one who doesn't share your opinion.
Your grandmother was of course quite right to be disgusted by the hypocrisy of disapproving abortion while rewarding those who kill the innocent in war. When, a century or so ago, we began to wage war by the aerial bombing civilians, the conscience of the world was shocked. We have now progressed to the point that we think it a normal part of conflict, and give these atrocities video-game names like "Shock and Awe." Gaza city is just the latest witness to how far we have come.
But it disturbs me that, rather than taking a stand that, "if it's wrong here, it's wrong there," we do the opposite: "If you can get away with it, why can't everyone?" Rather than demanding an end to killing in war, we see that as a reason to extend it. So we recognize an unreviewable right to kill, but call it "progressive."
I often point out that the Roe v. Wade decision was by a Republican judge on a Republican court, with the most eloquent dissent by the Democratic Kennedy appointee Byron White. How a decision to move the unborn from the "person" category to the "thing" category became a Democratic dogma has always been for me a great mystery, at least from the party that so often took up the cause of the least and most helpless.
In any case, we have a new administration, and I am curious where we go from here. I was, and am, an enthusiastic supporter of President Obama, though I voted for him in spite of, rather than because of, his position on abortion. It is very much my hope that, with two questionable wars raging, and an economy going from bad to worse, he doesn't unnecessarily re-ignite the "Kulturkampf."
I suppose it's inevitable that we will now directly fund abortions, both here and abroad. But I hope that he looks carefully at this idea that hospitals and obstetricians that won't perform elective abortions should be penalized.
In criminal law, at least last time I looked at the issue, people who oppose the death penalty (such as myself), are to kept off juries where the law provides for possible capital punishment. I think it's a violation of the principle of trial by jury, myself, but I bring it up only because it has brought into existence a strange phrase, the "death-qualified jury."
It is my hope that we are not on our way to restricting our medical practice to "death-qualified obstetricians."
But peace, and at least we can both rejoice that Guantanamo is being closed, that torture is no longer the American Way of interrogation, and that we have, if not a perfect president, an active and caring one.
- Thu Jan 22, 02:36:00 PM
- Göran Koch-Swahne said...
Yes, who is to make that decision, if it has to be made... The woman has to do it. No one can do it for her! Simple as that in my simple view.
- Thu Jan 22, 04:44:00 PM
- Brian R said...
What a wise grandmother you had, and wise before her time. You obviously take after her.
- Thu Jan 22, 04:52:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Thanks to everyone who had the courage to leave comments here about what continues to be a very controversial, 'hot' topic. Rick, I think there are many, many of us who have been trying to end the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and in the Gaza, but for 8 long years, our cries and the cries of people in those countries have fallen on deaf ears. What is astounding to me is that those same deaf ears are often the same ones that are horrified at reproductive rights for women. That leads me to think that the abortion debate is not so much about the 'sanctity of life' but power. Specifically, I think, it's about the sanctity of the dominant paradigm of power, which is decidedly tilted toward the maintenance of patriarchy.
In question of when life begins is one that has been a mystery since the beginning of time. Scripture seems to support that life begins with the first breath. Although the psalms talk about being known by God before we were knit together in our mother's womb, the wonder and mystery of that is more about the miracle of being known and loved by God even before life begins - before we are a full 'person'.
We moved "the unborn from the "person" category" not as a political posture but as an embrace of the standard posed by the scientific and medical communities.
You and are not going to settle this debate. What gives me hope is that, at today's march on Washington on the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the so-called pro-life and pro-choice forces joined together to reduce the number of abortions performed by a deep commitment to changing the climate of economic disadvantage which contributes to the need for abortion in the first place.
Now, that's progress!
- Thu Jan 22, 07:42:00 PM
- FranIAm said...
This may be the most powerful post about this topic that I have ever read.
As for me, I too have never had to make the choice to have an abortion. If by some miracle I were to become pregnant now, I would not terminate it.
I do believe that abortion is wrong. That is a choice that I have made in my own heart and not one that could be imposed upon me.
Nor is it one that I wish to impose upon others.
I actually was in a conversation about abortion with a woman from my parish. She was on the big rant, although to her credit, she is less histrionic than most.
The thing that she said that astounded and offended me most was that George Bush was such a strong president for life issues.
It was a parish board function and was not the time nor place for me to have the blow up that was taking place in my mind and heart.
It illustrated the pathetically narrow view of life held by so many.
I won't even go into the woman who came into my office on this topic. She was simply a sad example of people who are politcally active in "pro-life" politics and who has no clue about how government works.
- Thu Jan 22, 08:41:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Fran, You make my point from the other side of this argument with passion and truth and eloquence.
The point is that no one - no one, not another man, not another woman - can know what it's like to find yourself pregnant and have to make a decision about what to do.
Your choice would be different from mine. But, you have searched your heart and are free to make your choice. No one has the 'right' to make that decision for you, or to impose their theology on you, no matter our differences.
Our job is to keep all options for reproductive choice open, safe and legal.
Thank you, my friend. This is at the core of why I have come to love you.
- Thu Jan 22, 09:26:00 PM
- PseudoPiskie said...
I know what it is like to be in a position to have to decide whether or not abortion is the best solution. Frankly, it ain't nobody's business. Everyone other then the woman and her physician needs to butt out.
When my brother was in ninth grade, one of his classmates became pregnant. Her professional father was able to find someone to abort the fetus. Unfortunately, she died from the illegal procedure.
When abortion is necessary, it must be medically safe. IMNSHO those who would make abortion illegal are potential murderers. But then so are those who make birth control devices verboten.
- Thu Jan 22, 11:36:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Good point, Kirke. I hadn't considered that argument.
- Thu Jan 22, 11:42:00 PM
- Kirkepiscatoid said...
All of it is incredibly powerful...the post, the comments, everything. I do not want to go back to the days when we needed to put "septic abortion" on the top end of the differential diagnosis of a young woman who comes to the ER with an "acute abdomen". I just don't want to go there.
- Fri Jan 23, 12:09:00 AM
- JCF said...
How a decision to move the unborn from the "person" category to the "thing" category became a Democratic dogma has always been for me a great mystery
Because it's logical?
We, in the United States, are not a Jainist culture (believe ALL life inviolate). Most Americans "stop a beating heart" w/ almost every meal.
That some people can believe a fetal life form, w/ less sentience than a cow or pig, a "person", is just as much a mystery to ME, Rick, as the alternative is to you.
I don't understand it at all (though, admittedly, I didn't grow up Roman Catholic, w/ that particular dogma hammered into me).
Beyond indoctrination, however, I find myself speculating.
One consequence OF our sentience, though, is a lot of psychological conditions (I say this as a person w/ my own share of 'em! *g*). One such, is projection. Human beings love to project their own inner issues, outwardly. I humbly suggest, that to project one's own inner sense of powerlessness onto "the powerless, innocent unborn child", must fulfill a psychological need for many people.
- Fri Jan 23, 12:27:00 AM
- Göran Koch-Swahne said...
"... move the unborn from the "person" category to the "thing" category..."
Traditionally it has been considered that the "quickening" is what makes moves the from the one to the other.
- Fri Jan 23, 02:15:00 AM
- Two Auntees said...
We all have different feelings about abortion and what choices we would make personally. I am thankful that we can all honor our feelings on this subject. Early in my career as a nurse, I cared for a number of young women who had had illegal abortions and complications. That experience changed my position on abortion.
The bottom line is that it is impossible to legislate whether abortion will occur or not. We can only legislate whether it is legal and safe.
- Fri Jan 23, 10:16:00 AM
- Suzer said...
I think the difficulty for me comes in those circumstances where women are using abortion as a means of birth control, who are using abortion because of their own (and their partner -- not letting the men off at all!) recklessness. I am pro-choice, but believe abortion should really be a last resort. I do believe life begins at conception, and hate the idea that abortion happens at all. But the reality is that it does, and there are circumstances where a woman finds it is a necessary choice.
But, again, what to do in the circumstance of women who get abortion after abortion, with virtually no thought to the life of that unborn child? Many of my fellow pro-choicers would argue with me, saying "every woman who makes that decision agonizes over it," but that's just not true. There ARE women and men who don't take sex or its consequences seriously. There are women who DO get two, three, or four abortions (I've known a couple of them personally). Not only do I believe it takes a life each time, but I also know this can't be good for the woman's health.
So, I guess my question to those who believe in a more absolute "abortion on demand" approach would be -- would you support a limit on the number of non-medically necessary abortions a woman can have? I realize that brings a whole other set of complications. However, the irresponsbility factor -- which is indeed a number of women who get abortions -- is something not often discussed by pro-choice folks. We'd like to believe it is only women in dire and desperate circumstances that turn to abortion. We don't like to deal with those messy situations where the anti-abortion crowd has a point. Where do we draw the line?
- Fri Jan 23, 03:35:00 PM
- IT said...
What Two Auntees said.
Look at what has happened in Nicaragua, where abortion is completely illegal, and hospitals are even afraid to treat women for hemorrhage from illegal abortion for fear of being criminally prosecuted as accessories. See the report from Human Rights Watch (PDF).
Women will not stop having abortions. There will always be reasons they want to terminate a pregnancy. But they will die. The "pro-life" movement is very selective in whose lives it is "pro", leading to the conclusion that they believe that women should die for the "sin" of wanting to terminate.
- Fri Jan 23, 06:14:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Suzer - I agree. It am personally repulsed by abortion as birth control. I do not believe that is the intent of the law. You name the problem, however - how to contain or control the problem. Where to draw the line? One? Two? Three strikes and you're out? What do you do with a child that is not wanted? Would you be able to sleep at night if you were a judge or doctor who forced a woman to have the child against her will? Or, forced her to give it up for adoption? What then? Forced sterilization? Can you say "Hitler"? That distresses me as much as abortion as birth control.
Bottom line: We need to keep abortion safe and legal AND educate, educate, educate while we work on the causative factors of poverty.
Sorry. No easy answers. You know. Like the rest of life.
- Fri Jan 23, 09:48:00 PM
- JCF said...
would you support a limit on the number of non-medically necessary abortions a woman can have?
Absolutely not (speaking personally, of course).
Ultimately, it is the pregnant woman who decides whether an abortion is "necessary" or not. Short of deciding that an abortion might itself harm her (and I mean IMMEDIATELY harm, not the BS that anti-choicers would have you believe about "consequences"), abortion providers SHOULD respect a woman's expression of need of an abortion.
People make decisions I don't like, all the time.
But even as *I* can't set "a limit on the number of" times someone votes Republican ;-/, neither should this other thing we don't like ("abortion as birth control", as you stipulate) be outlawed, either.
- Fri Jan 23, 11:56:00 PM
- Grace said...
I consider myself pro-life, and I think abortion should be a very last resort, too, Suzer.
I think the sanctity of life in general has become cheapened in our culture. It's true that many women do agonize over the decision to have an abortion, but many do not.
And, I can't help but think the law has played a major rule in helping to further shape, and influence
public opinion. The law should be helping to deter, and not enable the taking of life.
To be honest, I think this is more than just a religious matter. There are atheists who are pro-life.
And, what are othodites?
P.S. I also agree with many of Rick Allen's comments.
Before the election, I had been struggling with my vote. I actually had taken one of these online tests to see where my opinions would fall on the issues, either progressive, or conservative. My score was split evenly down the middle, absolutely fifty, fifty. It was a stalemate.
I was still struggling, praying, and undecided right to the point of pushing the buttons on the voting machine.
But, in the end, I could not bring myself to vote for such a strongly pro-choice president. I just couldn't.
And, now barely in office, Obama, has signed legislation that means a portion of my tax money is going to be spent helping to fund abortion overseas. I'm broken-hearted, and totally angry at the sametime.
- Sat Jan 24, 07:56:00 AM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Thanks, Grace, for stopping by and risking leaving your opinion. We will always disagree on the final, legal matter of abortion, but we do agree that they should never be used for birth control or convenience. I suspect where we disagree is that, even when abortion is used for convenience, I still feel strongly that it is the woman's decision - even though I am strongly opposed to her making that decision which I believe is a tragedy.
I'm curious though, Grace, and wonder if you would risk further: Would you REALLY write a law that would restrict or deny an abortion based on 'convenience'?
Who gets to define 'convenience'? What stops this law from invading in other parts of our lives? Say, a fatal car accident is now 'vehicular homicide' but would become 'first degree murder' if you were in your car just for the sake of convenience?
And, what would the punishment be if the woman was found to have lied about the reasons for her abortion? Would it be considered a capital offense?
- Sat Jan 24, 09:07:00 AM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Actually, Grace, you don't have to answer those questions. I'd just like you to think about them, is all.
- Sat Jan 24, 09:08:00 AM
- FranIAm said...
Perhaps late to this portion but I must weigh in on this matter to Grace, whom I have come to know and respect in the comments of many blogs. We may disagree on much my sister, but so we grow and learn.
My words are not meant to antagonize you or anyeone else but...
I am wondering how you feel about your tax dollars that are spent on wanton war and destruction as well as those that were used for torture?
What about the tax dollars that are used to bail out companies that result in large executive compensation packages for the mighty and job loss for the less so?
What about the tax dollars not spent on education, housing and health care?
These rhetorical questions are posed to ask the bigger questions.
We can't so easily impose our views on others in a secular democracy.
- Sat Jan 24, 09:57:00 AM
- Two Auntees said...
I worked in Family Planning Clinics seeing patients on a daily basis for 34 years. During all that time I saw only one woman that was using abortion as a method of birth control. I, too, find using abortion as a method of birth control repugnant.
I believe that women who do make the choice to use abortion as a method of bc may have deeper issues going on in their lives. However, I would not limit the number of times a woman could use abortion as distasteful as that might be to me personally. I do believe that the women who have repeated abortions are rare.
- Sat Jan 24, 11:40:00 AM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
You make some excellent points about how our tax money is used against our better judgment or even our will. I know many people who have refused to pay taxes as a protest against the war. Indeed, I know someone who learned that part of the taxes we used to pay to Ma Bell went to fund the Viet Nam war and got their service cut off because they refused to pay it. They took it to court, made the phone company reinstate their service while it was in litigation, and after 10 or 12 years won the case.
I would love to know if there are those who are so opposed to abortion that they would do the same thing.
I think this will be an ongoing conversation, Fran. I hope we don't stop. We keep each other accountable and, as you say, we grow and learn.
I have not met a woman who has had more than one abortion, and I've been at this for more years than I care to admit. I don't think it's as common as some would like to think. Even so, it happens more often than I would like to think. More than once is too much for me.
But then again, it's not about me. And, that, ultimately, is the point.
- Sat Jan 24, 12:39:00 PM
- Br. Christopher Nicholas said...
I am an Affirming Catholic, Integrity member who is generally progressive on most social issues but not this one.
I consider abortion the ultimate form of discrimination against the most vulnerable. To my way of thinking human rights begin in the womb.
I have worked in social services for many years and have worked with clients, who were very savvy about birth control and were given free condoms and other forms of birth control regularly. The problem is not education, at least not anymore.
The problem is getting people to USE the birth control. I worked with many at-risk youth, some of whom had more than three abortions. The main reason I heard from these young women was that a.) they were going to go to college one day b.) a baby would affect their lifestyle (i.e. "I just want to have fun and party for awhile. I'm gonna have a career one day but now I just want to be free and experience eveything!"
Also, do a little looking and you will see that couples/singles/glbt families take out adds in Rolling Stone and all other kinds and types of magazines and newspapers. There are women and men dying to be parents, agencies that will pay ALL the mother's expenses, enroll her in college or vocationsl school, teach her life skills, and help her get a job, and apartment and they follow up for 5 years after the birth and offer lifetime assistance in some cases i.e. Edna Gladney Center.
I do not support making abortion illegal (though I would support limits...three strikes and your out seems more than generous to me!) I only wish we spent as much on education and resource allotment towards really showing women the beatiful choice of adoption.
In my younger years I supported abortion strongly. Then, I saw (thanks to the internet) several actual abortions performed and my heart broke open with sorrow. They weren't blobs of jelly but teeny tiny babies.
Finally, I've never understood why we call an unborn child a baby when it's being carried by a mother that wants her/him but a fetus when a mother doesn't want it.
Also, why do we grieve with, support and comfort women who have miscarriages if they are not seen as unborn children? Current therapeutic practice is for these mothers to name their miscarried babies.
I recently joined Democrats for Life. They are not trying to repeal any abortion laws but too make good on the often claimed "safe, legal and RARE." and they support adoption and issues of poverty and education to help women have other viable options.
My heart aches for a child to love and care for. I hope to go through the foster care process and eventually adopt a medically fragile child. But I make very little money and adoption is expensive. I will be happy if I can just foster a child and be Mr. Rogers meets Aunti Mame!
I'm not judging or condemning anyone who is pro-choice but my belief is that human rights start when human life begins.
For any who are interested check out the GLBT pro-life group (they are NOT fundies either): the Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians.
Bottom line: promote foster care and adoption (with money and awareness) with at least the same commitment and attention we give to reproductive rights.
- Sat Jan 24, 05:34:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Thanks for dropping by today, Br. I'm not where you are, but I do understand your point. For me, bottom line, it's a human right's issue, too - where we differ is that I believe the human with the rights is a woman.
Yes, the pictures on the internet are not pretty. Those pictures are placed their by "Talibangelicals" who want to elicit the exact reaction you had.
Let me tell you about the pictures they won't show you: Women and children living in poverty. The uterus of women that have been punctured or infected by botched abortions. Women who have bled to death or died from sepsis from poorly done abortions.
Foster care and adoption? I speak as a former foster care parent as well as the adoptive mother of a profoundly retarded, multiply handicapped special needs child. Throwing money at foster care and adoption won't make it better. Needs lots more regulation.
I'm neither judging nor condemning your, Br., but this is a much more complex problem than foster care or adoption.
Stats prove that the 'wanton youth' who have multiple abortions are not the source of the problem.
Let's deal with the causative factors: Poverty. Unemployment. Poor educational standards. Alcoholism. Drugs. Divorce.
And, oh, a little thing called 'sexism' which causes women to have lower pay, higher unemployment, poorer education, and is more adversely affected by alcohol, drugs and divorce.
As people of good faith across the religious and political spectrum have come to agree, we can reduce the number of abortions done in a year by working together to deal with the causative factors.
That's where I'm with you, Br.
- Sat Jan 24, 06:02:00 PM
- rick allen said...
"And, what would the punishment be if the woman was found to have lied about the reasons for her abortion? Would it be considered a capital offense?"
I am not sure about the old abortion laws in all fifty states, but I have looked at New Mexico's old abortion statute, and it carried no penalty for the mother. She was considered as much a victim as her child, and was subject to no punishment for an illegal abortion.
It does raise a question that I've always been curious about. Roe v. Wade transformed what had been a crime into a constitutional right. Presumably anyone imprisoned at the time as a result of an abortion could no longer be incarcerated. How many people, I wonder, were in fact released when Roe was decided--if any?
- Sat Jan 24, 06:05:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Great question, Rick. Anybody know the answer?
- Sat Jan 24, 07:15:00 PM
- IT said...
Br Christopher, the Catholic church opposes birth control. It is a logical inconsistancy to oppose abortion while simultaneously opposing the means to avoid abortion.
And no one has address the Nicaragua experience (or the US pre-Roe):
Criminalizaing abortion will not stop it. It will instead kill women in illegal back-alley efforts to terminate unwanted pregnancies.
Is that acceptable? Apparently so.
So, back to the days pre-Roe of unwiling mothers strapped to the tables for delivery. Charming picture, isn't it? This womb for hire. Or rather, this womb as property of the state.
I also find that the willingness of so many of the pro-life side to ignore what happens to children after birth, including abuse, starvation, the death penalty, unjust war, and other issues of, simply, LIFE, makes it hard for me to see their "pro-life" stand as part of a consistent thread of LIFE.
Don't like abortion? Don't have one. Feel free to advocate your views. But you have no right to force your views on any free individual who does not share your religion, and prevent her from having full authority over her own body.
- Sun Jan 25, 02:34:00 AM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
In fairness, IT, I think that's what Br. was doing - saying that he doesn't want abortion to become illegal, but stating his views in opposition to abortion in certain situations. At least, that's how I heard him.
It's hard, when you feel so emotionally attached to your position, not to hear anything that comes even close to a compromise of your - or any woman's rights - as a threat. But Br. was simply stating his opinion while stating that he did not believe in making abortion illegal.
I know. He also said "three strikes and you're out" sounded good to him. I heard that as musing. I don't like the sound of that either, but he wasn't proposing that this become the law. He was just expressing his revulsion to multiple abortion / abortion as birth control.
Feel free to weigh in, Br.
- Sun Jan 25, 06:40:00 AM
- rick allen said...
"I also find that the willingness of so many of the pro-life side to ignore what happens to children after birth, including abuse, starvation, the death penalty, unjust war, and other issues of, simply, LIFE, makes it hard for me to see their "pro-life" stand as part of a consistent thread of LIFE."
I agree entirely, but would point out that it is a sword that cuts both ways. Why is it any less inconsistent to oppose those atrocities, but care nothing for the millions who have not been allowed to live till birth?
Why, I wonder, is a consistent ethic of life so difficult to maintain?
- Sun Jan 25, 08:45:00 AM
- Suzer said...
Thank you for sharing here, Br. Christopher. I think it's important to note that not all who identify as "liberal" or "progressive" are in lock step on this issue. My opinion closely mirrors your own.
JCF -- I'm not suggestion abortion be outlawed altogether. However, I do suggest that something be done to avoid the abuse of abortion as a tool for irresponsible people. I'm all for birth control, alleviation of poverty, education, affordable day care, helping women escape from abusive situations, etc. However, because I truly believe that life begins at conception (my belief is not based on science, but is more of a spiritual/religious belief - though one could scientifically argue the matter as well - even a zygote is a form of human life), I do tend to see abortion as a form of murder.
So honestly, why not create a limit to non-medically necessary abortions? Women who need an abortion for medical reasons could have any number of them.
I went to a meeting yesterday (had nothing to do with abortion, this was just coincidence) where a woman spoke about her experience working at an abortion clinic. She was trying to conceive at that same time. She was astounded (and I dare say sickened) by the number of women coming in to get late term abortions in particular. Women came in at 36 weeks wanting to end their pregnancies. Of course, she had to explain they could not get an abortion at that time, but would have to choose adoption.
What is so wrong with people having to face responsibility for their actions? After two or three abortions, don't you think a woman would have "figured it out" so to speak? And yeah, the guy, too? If a woman killed three human lives outside of her womb, she would be held responsible. I would think that, after three abortions, sterilization would be appropriate. I'm not talking about throwing anyone in jail, but about setting some limits on irresponsible behavior that harms the life and health of mother and baby.
Multiple abortions can also cause much harm to the woman's body. Should we not be concerned about that as well?
- Sun Jan 25, 08:51:00 AM
- Br. Christopher Nicholas said...
A final thought.
When I was hospitalized for AIDS related anxiety (I could not accept, cope with or beleive my diagnosis)we were having a support group meeting which always opened with a meditation from one of the wonderful Hazeldon (sp?) series books most often used by folk in recovery. The daily meditation closed with this affirmation:
"I forgive myself for accepting sex when I needed love."
I almost fell out of my chair because of the resonance I had with those words. That was the source of my sorrow. From there forward I began to accept and to live with AIDS instead of see myself as dying from AIDS. It was an Epiphany like the hard fall of roses on an empty grave. The clarity was my Damascus road.
I remember moving deeper into that awareness and thinking that if I had been a woman I would have most likely been pregnant several times already. What would I do? Probably, I would be a welfare mom but who can say for sure.
What I mean to say by all of this is for how many women with an unplanned pregnancy would that affirmation ring true? I think many.
Love is what we were made for and some of us are/were dying for it so much that we settle for loves too small and risk all kinds of dangers.
Most secular awareness programs won't/can't get to the blood and root of the hunger. But the Church can.
In the end, to my way of thinking,
"The greatest thing we ever learn is just to love and be loved in return"
- Sun Jan 25, 08:51:00 AM
- Grace said...
Thank you, Mother Kaeton. But, I don't feel that I am really taking a risk sharing. I sense the love of the Lord in everyone here, and I know we are all grappling with this together. Our lives are hidden in Christ with God.
Brother Christopher I"m especially blessed by your comments. My prayer for you is that God will open a path for you to adopt that special child.
My heart is to maintain a consistent life ethic, and I have to be honest, and say that it is my progressive Christian friends that have very much challenged my thinking in this, and have shown me some inconsistencies in my own life, and thinking.
I would not make all abortion illegal, particularly very early on, or when medically necessary.
But, unlike many here, I do think we need a fresh look a Roe vs. Wade, and would want to see the legal parameters tightened. Of course, I also feel that we need to do everything possible to show compassion, and support women in poverty, and in crisis pregnancies.
- Sun Jan 25, 03:17:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
I just want us to pay attention to something here: We have disagreed with each other, but we have done so with respect and dignity - and, often, with eloquence. But mostly, while we have disagreed on methodology, we have agreed that we need to keep abortion safe and legal while working to reduce the number of abortions performed in this country.
This, my friends, is nothing short of a miracle.
Can I just get me a "Woo hoo!"?
Or, at least, an 'Amen! Thank you Jesus!"?
- Sun Jan 25, 04:27:00 PM
- Br. Christopher Nicholas said...
Deo Gratias!!!
And (so far) no one has left the debate to start a new church.
Civil discourse and agreeable disagreement are not lost arts.
- Sun Jan 25, 08:04:00 PM
- Two Auntees said...
You definitely get a WOO HOO from me. This is a wonderful conversation from differing points of view.
- Sun Jan 25, 08:46:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
I really think this has to do with the tone set by this new administration. YES WE CAN is absolutely infectious - on so very many levels.
- Sun Jan 25, 09:00:00 PM
- Grace said...
Hey, I'll give ya an Amen, and a thank you Jesus!! :)
- Mon Jan 26, 09:39:00 PM
- Paul (A.) said...
A couple of points:
Roe v. Wade was not about a criminal defendant trying to get out of jail. It was about a pregnant woman seeking an injunction against the anti-abortion law so that she could get an abortion. It may be that following the decision imprisoned doctors may have sought to have sentences reopened, but I am not aware of any.
Br. Christopher writes, "The problem is not education, at least not anymore." But consider that the administration just passed was strongly committed to restricting contraceptive education at home and abroad. Some have mourned the end of that policy. There is always room for education.
He also asks, "Finally, I've never understood why we call an unborn child a baby when it's being carried by a mother that wants her/him but a fetus when a mother doesn't want it." Not everyone does this. A fetus is a fetus. A baby is a baby. Calling something other than what it is is either metaphor or propaganda.
Rick Allen notes that under pre-Roe New Mexico law the aborting woman "was subject to no punishment for an illegal abortion." Other than the death penalty, in far too many cases.
Göran Koch-Swahne corectly points out that the traditional position of the Church drew the line at "quickening:. This was held to take place at around the end of the first trimester (coincidence?) and represented ensoulment: Abortion prior to thie time was only a venial sin but a mortal sin thereafter. This "life begins at conception" line was introduced in the late nineteenth-early twentieth century by revisionists. The scientific position is that life begins about 3.8 billion years ago; everything since is mere variation.
And pregnancy begins at implantation. And the person in whom the implantation takes place is the one person affected by that. And she should choose, in my view, what if anything to do about it, not anyone else.
- Mon Jan 26, 10:30:00 PM
- Br. Christopher Nicholas said...
Paul A. Wrote:
"Roe v. Wade was not about a criminal defendant trying to get out of jail. It was about a pregnant woman seeking an injunction against the anti-abortion law so that she could get an abortion."
In fairness, it should at least be mentioned in this discussion that the real Jane Roe, Norma McCorvey, has since come to repudiate her involvement in the abortion movement and claims, in her own testimony, that she was used by her lawyers as a pawn in a legal battle. She speaks quite loudly for herself and has since written two books about her journey. She entered the Roman Catholic Church in 1998 and has her own ministry.
"It was my pseudonym, Jane Roe, which had been used to create the "right" to abortion out of legal thin air. But Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee never told me that what I was signing would allow women to come up to me 15, 20 years later and say, "Thank you for allowing me to have my five or six abortions. Without you, it wouldn't have been possible." Sarah never mentioned women using abortions as a form of birth control. We talked about truly desperate and needy women, not women already wearing maternity clothes."
To follow her journey, whether you pity, disagree with or support her go here: http://www.priestsforlife.org/testimony/normamaster.htm
Paul A, says:
"There is always room for education."
I don't deny this. What I am trying to say, based on my experience working with at-risk youth for 16 years and teaching comprehensive sex education is that I personally gave out tons of condoms to HIV+ youth who were highly educated about virus transmission, how to avoid unwanted pregnancies and STD transmission. The majority still choose, like most teens,to have unprotected sex.
Therefore, I think we need to swith from knowledge ABOUT birth control (at least in the USA) to getting these birth control and sex educated beloved ones to USE them. This article supports what most of us already know:
"As for sex education's impact on condom use, Brown notes that knowledge is only part of the equation when it comes to adolescents' engaging in risky behaviors. Kids are taught over and over again to use seat belts and not to smoke, he points out, yet they continue to ignore those lessons in droves.
So here's my proposal: Let's get the people who do marketing for cigarettes and hyper-caffeinated soft drinks to put their might behind marketing condoms. If condoms were presented as fun and cool, wouldn't kids be more likely to at least buy them, and perhaps even to use them?
You tell me."
source: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2008/09/why_teens_dont_use_condoms.html
For those who think that being pro-life is for religious folk, less enlightend Christians or out right Fundamentalists, please see:
The Athiest & Agnostic Pro-Life League
Pagans for Life
and Feminists for Life
Paul A. wrote:
"This "life begins at conception" line was introduced in the late nineteenth-early twentieth century by revisionists. The scientific position is that life begins about 3.8 billion years ago; everything since is mere variation."
Their is no "scientific position" and more than there is the "Christian position". There ARE "scientific positionS" as there are widely varying "Christian positionS".
For a non-biased and well done presententaion of the earliest held positions (pre-Christian) up to current "scientific positionS" see here: "When Does Human Life Begin?" (from a widely used, award-winning, college level developmental biology textbook)
Finally, Paul A. wrote:
"And pregnancy begins at implantation. And the person in whom the implantation takes place is the one person affected by that. And she should choose, in my view, what if anything to do about it, not anyone else."
I side with Mother Theresa on this one: ""It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you live as you wish"
Good debate!
P.S. My letters in caps. are meant to be italicized, but being new to blogging, I have not yet figured out how one does this.
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Erica and I started this Friday like every other Friday. We volunteered at the animal shelter at 10 am. I was starting to get a little sad because it was almost time to stop volunteering at the shelter. I just love cats so much.
After volunteering, we headed home. Erica had violin at 3:15 and I was working for Instacart at 3, so we ate lunch and watched a little bit of TV before leaving.
I drove Erica to her violin teacher's house then headed to Whole Foods. I wasn't really happy with the order I was given, considering I had to drive 20 minutes away to deliver it. It was around the time that traffic picks up, so that was a pain. I find all the groceries easily, but the lady that's checking out the groceries was so slow. Because she was slow and because of the traffic, I delivered the order a tiny bit late. I also had to drive all the way back to Erica's violin teacher's house where she was waiting for me. I was late then too.
Because I didn't have any other orders, Erica and I went to the mall. She wanted to find new jeans, so we went to JCPenney. She bought some jeggings and then we had to go back to Whole Foods because I had another order. This one took a while because I couldn't find grape leaves. When we finally drove to the customer's apartments, we couldn't figure out where she lived. There were so many apartment buildings and she wasn't very clear on which one to go to. Eventually, I just texted her. Also, she said the limes I gave her were damaged, but they definitely weren't damaged.
After that order, we went home. Erica was surprised because she didn't realize that the customer's house was pretty much right off of a road that takes us back to our house. She was confused for the whole ride home.
When we got home, we ate dinner with our parents. My dad was complaining about the price of the jeggings Erica bought because his pants are cheaper. The rest of the night was pretty calm; we didn't really do anything.


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Men, are you interested in cleaning up your appearance for the warmer weather? Some men might hesitate at the idea of sugaring because it seems too effeminate for them. However, this beauty ritual is great for both genders and can be a great alternative for men who prefer to take an all-natural approach to their appearance.
Is sugaring really a better alternative to waxing? This is what it boils down to for many men who are interested in removing the hair from their chest, legs, arms, or any other area of the body. You could even opt for a "manzilian" if you feel particularly brave on your first visit.
If you've been hesitant about what sugaring could do for your manscaping routine, take a look at these key reasons why many men are jumping aboard the sugaring bandwagon.
Sugaring is more natural and gentler on the skin
The truth is that sugaring is a natural alternative to wax that is gentler and easier for your skin. It's no secret that removing the entire hair root can be rough on your skin. That's why you need to take every precaution to make this an enjoyable experience for yourself. The ingredients and the process are inherently gentler than the alternative.
Consider the mixture that you would find in a traditional sugaring shop. It only contains a high content of sugar, lemon juice, and water mixed together. That's all we really need to help you achieve a smooth and hairless façade. It doesn't get much simpler or more natural than that.
Sugaring lasts longer than waxing
Do you want to take care of that unsightly body hair but are worried that you need to do it more regularly? The good news is that sugaring can keep you out of the chair for longer periods of time. It tends to last significantly longer than the traditional waxing form of hair removal.
Many men are curious whether that's genuinely true before they are ready to make a commitment. First, both waxing and sugaring remove hair from the strand all the way to the root itself. This automatically reduces the amount of time you need to spend manscaping compared to shaving on a daily or semi-weekly basis.
Some experts claim that sugaring can mold to your skin much more closely than wax, allowing for a deeper pull that can extract the root more effectively. Because it can penetrate deeper into the skin, this process could potentially last longer than other versions of hair removal.
It's important to consider that everyone's hair regrowth will be slightly different, so we can't accurately predict just how long your sugaring will last. However, we can promise that your skin will be perfectly smooth whenever you leave the shop. Manscaping can drastically change your appearance for the better, no matter what area of the body you decide to tackle first. A high percentage of Bare Body Sugaring clients are male, so don't be shy – you'll love the results!


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In a matchup of two AFC West teams, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos inside Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night.
The Denver Broncos knew it was going to be tough to go into Arrowhead Stadium and pull out a win, and they certainly did not do themselves any favors early on. Chiefs star safety Marcus Peters scooped up a Jamaal Charles fumble and rumbled 45 yards for a touchdown to open up the scoring. Already down 7-0, the Broncos let Travis Kelce get behind the defense for a second Chiefs touchdown, and in a blink, it was 14-0 Chiefs.
After a Peters interception of Trevor Siemian, the Chiefs looked like they were going to punch in another score. However, Kansas City tried to run a trick play on a running back pass, and Tyreek Hill was intercepted in the end zone. Denver would proceed to drive right down the field on the Chiefs, but they would have to settle for a field goal. Kansas City booted one of their own through before the half, hitting the locker room with a 17-3 lead.
In the second half, it was all about the defense, as both units really stood out. Siemian just could do nothing to move the ball, and every time it looked like the Chiefs would break the game open, the Broncos defense would get a stop. With a little under one and a half minutes left in the third quarter, Denver scored their first touchdown of the game, as Devontae Booker ran one in from six yards out to pull the Broncos to within a score, 20-13.
From that point, it was the Harrison Butker show, as the rookie blasted three field goals to put the game out of reach. He has been as close to automatic a kicker as there is in the AFC, and is a serious weapon for the Chiefs moving forward. Denver tacked on a touchdown late, as Siemian hit A.J. Derby with under two minutes left, but they missed the two-point conversion, essentially ending any chance to win the game.
Both of these teams showed some kinks in the armor on Monday night, but the Chiefs are a legitimate Super Bowl contender at this point.
Three Stars
1. Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Travis Kelce showed the world why he is considered one of the best tight ends in the NFL on Monday night. Every time the Chiefs need a big play, there was Kelce, shredding a very tough Broncos secondary. Kelce finished the game with seven catches for 133 yards and a touchdown on Monday night, helping the Chiefs to a tie for the best record in the AFC at 7-2.
2. Harrison Butker, Kansas City Chiefs
This kid from Georgia Tech has been one of the Chiefs best weapons this season and has now not missed a field goal since Nov. 2. In his last three games, Butker has hit 15 straight field goals, and is about as automatic as they come in the conference. The offense struggled when in the red zone, but Butker picked them up, and we all know how big that will be come playoff time.
3. Kansas City Chiefs defense
This game was not close, and even when it looked like Denver may make a run, the Chiefs defense made sure there would be none of that. Marcus Peters opened up the scoring with a fumble return for a TD, and then led a unit that intercepted Trevor Siemian three times. On a day where the offense struggled mightily at times, the defense made sure to keep their foot on the Broncos throats all game long.
Betting Lines
The Kansas City Chiefs were big-time home favorites in this one, giving the Denver Broncos seven points, as they have been pretty tough at home this season. They covered that spread, winning by 10. The over/under for the game was set at 44.0 points and had it not been for the late Broncos touchdown, it would have gone under. Remember to check out sportsbookreview.com for up-to-date numbers prior to kick off each week.
These two teams will take on the NFC East this upcoming week, in two games that should be very intriguing. The Kansas City Chiefs will leave the friendly confines of Arrowhead Stadium and head to the Lonestar State, as they take on the Dallas Cowboys. Denver will remain on the road, heading East, where they will take on the Philadelphia Eagles, who are sporting the best record in the NFL at 7-1.


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We are so excited to introduce Tamina Pollack-Paris as this week's #FEMMEFEATUREFRIDAY. We have known Tamina for years now, and we couldn't be more proud and inspired by our Canadian sister! This woman is a dancer, choreographer, actress, and badass entrepreneur, and she is always looking for ways to evolve.
Not only is Tamina one of the top bookers in Canada, but she has also found tremendous success in Los Angeles. This bicoastal performer has worked on so many incredible shows and movies such as Glee, Disney's Camp Rock, Frenemies, Turn the Beat Around, Hellcats, and High School Musical 2. You may also know her as "Tiffany" in The Next Step. She has shared the stage with top artists such as Justin Bieber, Ke$ha, Big Sean, Rye Rye, and she has toured the world with Lady Gaga, too. On top of that, Tamina is the creator and director of The Girls Club (thegirlsclub.ca), a company that promotes strength and unity among females. She provides the tools to help mold dancers into becoming top performers in the industry, and she mentors young women to be positive leaders.
We absolutely love Tamina, and we are so happy we get to share this interview with all our YGTGirls! Tamina is the perfect example of what hard work, dedication, and passion will attract into your life. If a door doesn't open, this girl creates a new one for herself. She's never afraid to be herself, and she's effectively used her unique talents and gifts to give back to the world. We admire her fiery energy, her dedication to spirituality, and her perseverance towards manifesting all of her desires. Enjoy getting to know the amazing Tamina!
What inspired you to start The Girls Club?
THE GIRLS CLUB is a collective of talented & versatile entertainers. As a unit, we thrive on creating remarkable experiences through immersive performance arts at various events. Members receive industry level dance and business training in our 'Academy', and are hand picked to represent elegance, beauty & freedom.
After having the opportunity to travel and work within various sectors of the industry, I wanted to find a way to give back to the community by mentoring the next generation of female performers. We identify as leaders who believe in the beauty and strength of femininity, and the importance of self love and unity. I was fortunate enough to have wonderful mentors to look up to in my formative years, so I really believe in the importance of having solid examples not to emulate, but to seek valuable insight so that you may have the tools to build your own career path.
Were there struggles in starting your business? What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
When starting a business, the first struggle you usually encounter is finding your own niche; the median point between your passion and the needs of society. I always say do what you're most passionate about because trends come and go, but any venture coming from the heart is an infinite resource for the journey ahead. For me, it took a huge personal transformation to figure out exactly how I could contribute to society. Through this transformation, I realized that the worlds of dance and spirituality didn't have to exist exclusively. This is how my newest venture, Intuitive Feels was born.
Intuitive feels is mindful movement for the mind, body and soul. It's a place for movers to heal, release and expand awareness through community and unity. I've always had a divine connection to music that has moved and healed me in ways that I didn't think was possible. I'm so excited to mentor others on their own personal journeys of embodying musical energy, expressing genuine emotion, and releasing tension in their bodies.
After answering my calling to connect my passion for dance and spirituality, I feel so much happier and fulfilled. I no longer feel forced to work on projects, because I remain open to the universe and what it has planned for me. Essentially I'm no longer working in overdrive, and am taking a second to enjoy the beauties in life while contributing positively to the community.
What does female empowerment mean to you?
BUILDING A COMMUNITY. Support. Network. Female empowerment is a strong network of driven females who are passionate about a common cause, and through unity and support, uplift one another to progress as a unit while simultaneously pursuing their own individual ventures.
Is there an issue in this day and age that you are most passionate about? What is it and why?
I feel strongly about the value of working hard before expecting a return. I think the age of instant gratification is affecting society on so many levels; work, health, food & even beauty. We are of the mindset that FASTER and EASIER is better. Truly there is much to be said about anything that is developed and refined over time, and imperfections are the beginnings of individuality. It's time we accept ourselves for all of who we are, and be grateful for the blood sweat and tears we get to put towards a cause we actually care about. Not everyone has this luxury.
What is your definition of a YGTGirl?
Carving your own path, while inspiring and helping others along the way!