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Michael Shermer, author of such books as The Science of Good and Evil
and Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design, recently interviewed a researcher under the employment of AIG's Creation Museum.
Here is the You Tube clip. Enjoy.
Michael Shermer, author of such books as The Science of Good and Evil
and Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design, recently interviewed a researcher under the employment of AIG's Creation Museum.
Here is the You Tube clip. Enjoy.
Some creationists attempt to say that Jesus and Paul also taught a literal six day creation. I've already discussed what Jesus had to say here. Regarding Paul, Romans 5 is often quoted to support creationism, as Eric Kemp does here:
If death and suffering already existed before the first man had a chance to sin, why do we need a savior? The most important doctrine of Christianity, humanities need for a savior and Jesus' ability to fill that roll, is based, according to Paul, on Adam's first sin (Romans 5:16-18).
Are we condemned merely because of Adam's sin? No. According to Genesis, sin entered the world through Adam and Eve, but we are all sinful. Do we not all deserve damnation based on our own deeds?
…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. (Romans 3:23-24)
Was Jesus' goal to save us from physical death? Are we ever promised that we won't have to suffer physical death simply because we are believers? No. We are safe from spiritual death because Jesus died for our sins and rose again.
The entire focus of Romans 5 is man's fall and redemption through Jesus Christ. It is not teaching creationism.
Yet another common argument proposed by creationists is that the theory of evolution turns God into a cruel tyrant. Some go even further and accuse "old earth creationism" of the same, even when it doesn't include the theory of evolution. For instance, Eric Kemp recently wrote:
How can God call His creation "very good" if there was billions of years of suffering and death in the animal kingdom before humans were created? This notion also makes God into a bumbling, lying, cruel creator who lacks the power to prevent disease, natural disasters, and extinctions to mar His creative work, without any moral cause, but still calls it all "very good."
How does this make God into a liar? He said it was "very good"; who are we to judge Him? How does this make God bumbling? One could easily make the argument that God is a bumbling fool if He created in the "creationist" manner. "Oops, this model of Archaeopteryx isn't really working out for me…I'll let them go extinct and then start over from scratch."
The argument of God being "cruel" or "impotent" applies regardless of how old the earth is or whether evolution is factual. Indeed, this is one of many reasons why people choose not to believe in God. People get sick. People get injured. People die. God could stop that if He chose to, could He not? He is all-powerful, according to Christianity.
Even if one does view evolution as cruel, etc, does it really matter? We aren't God. If He chose to create via evolution, it really doesn't matter what we think about it. God's character is complex. Let's face it. The bible teaches that He has thrown plagues against the earth (and shall again), He will eventually demolish the earth in judgment, and ultimately sentence nonbelievers to eternal torment. And yet years of animal death, of all things, is what bothers us about God and His creation in light of these other biblical tidbits?
Updated 10-25-08
Creationists often cite Exodus 20, which refers back to Genesis 1 and the six days of Creation, as proof that the days in Genesis 1 are meant to be read literally. For instance, Eric Kemp states on his blog:
Read the above passage again[referring to Exodus 20], no really I mean it. God's entire reason for the Sabbath, and for the literal Jewish work week, was because of a literal creation week. If God wanted to say that the Jews should work six literal days, and rest a seventh, because He worked in an indefinite period of time, He could have used any of the other three Hebrew words for "a period of time", but instead He chose what the Jews would interpret as literal days, the word yom.
Get ready. I'm about to shock the heck out of some of you.
In reality, I don't think it really matters whether you think Genesis 1 is using such terms as "yom" in a literal manner. I'm sure some of you are wondering, "Then why go to the trouble of the stuff you have written previously on your blog?" I do think good arguments can be made for not reading these terms so literally. Also, things like this are what initially piqued my curiosity, several years ago, that maybe there is more to the creation story than meets the eye.
I actually don't have much of a problem with this argument of Eric Kemp's, quoted above. It is entirely conceivable, in my opinion, that God would have indeed used the words in Genesis in this manner to make the Jewish people treat the work week in such a way. I agree that one of the interests in Genesis 1 is to correlate the divine work in creation with the six days of work in the Jewish week. Obviously it would have been inappropriate to depict God's creative work in eleven days to a society who based many of their rules, celebrations, etc, on the six-and-one schema (six days of work, one day of rest).
God set a pattern for us in creation, with six "yom" followed by a seventh "yom". This is acknowledged by all. Yet do not mistake me. To read into these verses that God is making statements about the actual length of the creation is more than what the text supports. This still does not mean that Genesis is teaching, scientifically, how God created the heavens and the earth.
The intent of the creation story in Genesis is to set up a monotheistic religion at a time when most people worshipped many gods. The intent is to smash the beliefs of polytheistic societies to bits while affirming belief in one supreme Creator. God gave the Jewish people something they could relate to in Genesis by drawing on cosmological imagery familiar to Near Eastern cultures. It is doubtful that this would have been as effective at helping the Jews establish their identity and religion if God had used scientific principles and terminology to describe exactly how the universe was created. More on this to come.
Updated 10-25-08
A somewhat hotly debated issue is the usage of the Hebrew word "yom" in Genesis 1. "Yom" is translated in Genesis 1 as "day". Some Christians have gone so far as to say that "yom" always means a literal 24-hour day. This is simply false. Some Christians make a more intelligent argument by saying it can mean something other than 24 hours, but they claim in Genesis 1 it clearly is literal.
A word of caution before going further…Genesis 1 contains the phrase "and there was evening, and there was morning – the 'nth' day". The actual number of words in the Hebrew is much fewer than what one reads in the English translations. The actual phrase is better described as "evening and morning 'n' day". This phrasing is unique in the Old Testament, occurring only in Genesis 1 to my knowledge, so making firm conclusions on its meaning is tenuous at best.
Eric Kemp at Intelligent Science makes the following argument:
It is true that the Hebrew word for day, yom, does not always refer to a literal twenty-four hour period (it can also mean from sun up to sun down and an indefinite period of time). But when it doesn't, the context always makes it clear.
Is the context for "yom" always so clear? Let's look at Genesis 2–also part of the creation story.
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven. (Genesis 2:4)
Did it literally take God only one day to make earth and heaven? Recall that according to Genesis 1 it took Him 6 days.
Genesis 2 uses "yom" again when God commands Adam not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil:
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die." (Genesis 2:16-17)
Yet did Adam really die that day? No; according to the Old Testament he lived for hundred of years after this event. (Now, of course, there is another issue here–one could say that the death referred to here is not physical death but spiritual death. That would not make reading this particular verse literally as much of a problem. Yet most creationists actually don't make this argument.)
Another argument often seen on creationists sites is that when "yom" is combined with "evening" (ereb in Hebrew) and "morning" (boqer in Hebrew), it is always referring to a literal 24 hour period of time. Here is such an example from Eric Kemp again:
Yom is also used here with "morning" and "evening". Everywhere these two words are used in the Old Testament, with yom or without it, the text is referring to a literal evening or morning of a literal day.
Moses, traditionally held to be the author of Genesis 1, is often also credited for writing Psalms 90. In this Psalm, Moses compares human lives to grass. He says that the grass sprouts in the morning and withers in the evening. Evening and morning in this example surely do not refer to a 24-hour period of time.
You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning [boqer] they are like grass which sprouts anew. In the morning [boqer] it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening [ereb] it fades and withers away. (Psalms 90:5-6)
The verse above does not also contain the word "yom", but it does demonstrate that the words for "evening" and "morning" can be used for something other than a 24 hour day.
So what about when "evening" and "morning" ARE used in conjunction with "yom"? Do they really ALWAYS indicate a 24 hour day? Unfortunately there aren't many instances of such usage. But let's continue our investigation with Daniel 8:
"The vision of the evenings [ereb] and mornings [boqer] Which has been told is true; But keep the vision secret, For it pertains to many days [yom] in the future." (Daniel 8:26)
Daniel 8 is a hotly debated chapter in eschatological circles, but no matter how one interprets it, it is clear that this part of the vision in Daniel does not take place in a mere 24 hours.
The reference in Genesis 1 to "evening" and "morning" on the first day also means we have to ignore the fact that there is somehow light and dark without there being a sun or other stars at that point–which is how one would normally gauge such times as "morning" and "evening". Also interesting to note is that the seventh day does NOT refer to evening and morning. The seventh day of Genesis is not "closed", yet the vast majority of creationists treat it like the other "days" mentioned in the creation account–as 24 literal hours:
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
Another creationist claim often made is that when "yom" is used with a number, it always refers to a 24 hour time period. Again, Eric Kemp demonstrates:
Yom is also used in conjunction with a number; one, two, three etc. Every other time yom is used with a number, it is in description of literal days.
In Genesis 1, numbers are used to describe the different days. Genesis 1:5 states:
And there was evening, and there was morning—the first [echad] day [yom].
The word "echad" is used to represent "one" here. It is also used in Daniel 11:20:
Then in his place one will arise who will send an oppressor through the Jewel of his kingdom; yet within a few [echad] days [yom] he will be shattered, though not in anger nor in battle.
"Echad" is also used here but is translated as "few" instead of "one". This verse is widely believed to refer to Seleucus Philopator, who reigned for several years, not mere days (though certainly a short period of time when compared to his father).
Zechariah 14:7 also contains the word yom combined with an ordinal (again, the number one, echad). (It is interesting to note that the NIV translates yom echad as "unique day" in Zechariah, but translates the same Hebrew phrase as "first day" in Genesis 1:5) The context of Zechariah 14:7 seems to indicate that the yom echad will be a period of time at least spanning one summer and one winter (see 14:8).
"Echad yom" is also used often in the Old Testament to refer to the "Day of the Lord"–a time period which is often not regarded as lasting one day, but for several years (some people insist it will last literally 7 years).
I, for one, actually believe that the intent of the creation story is more important than whether one should read it figuratively, literally, symbolically, and so on. Yet I find it interesting to engage in such discussion anyway, especially as such issues as the ones above and the ones in my previous post simply cast doubt on how the account should be treated.
Further thoughts from other commentators:
Some thoughts from Christian scholars:
Gleason L. Archer, Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, pages 60-61, Baker 1982:
" There were six major stages in this work of formation, and these stages are represented by successive days of a week. In this connection it is important to observe that none of the six creative days bears a definite article in the Hebrew text; the translations "the first day," " the second day," etc., are in error. The Hebrew says, "And the evening took place, and the morning took place, day one" (1:5). Hebrew expresses "the first day" by hayyom harison, but this text says simply yom ehad (day one). Again, in v.8 we read not hayyom hasseni ("the second day") but yom seni ("a second day"). In Hebrew prose of this genre, the definite article was generally used where the noun was intended to be definite; only in poetic style could it be omitted. The same is true with the rest of the six days; they all lack the definite article. Thus they are well adapted to a sequential pattern, rather than to strictly delimited units of time."
Norman L. Geisler, Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, page 271, Zondervan 1999:
"Numbered days need not be solar. Neither is there a rule of Hebrew language demanding that all numbered days in a series refer to twenty-four-hour days. Even if there were no exceptions in the Old Testament, it would not mean that "day" in Genesis 1 could not refer to more than one twenty-four-hour period. But there is another example in the Old Testament. Hosea 6:1-2 . . . . . . Clearly the prophet is not speaking of solar "days" but of longer periods in the future. Yet he numbers the days in series."
There are certain issues that arise when attempting to read Genesis 1 literally. Now, let's be clear…with God all things are possible. Could God have created in six literal days using nothing but His words? Sure. But, let's explore these briefly just for the fun of it:
Day 3–man, those plants are fertile!
Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
The Hebrew word "zera" is used for "seed" here. This word is often translated as "descendants". The text implies that on day 3 plants sprouted, grew to maturity, and then also produced descendants that same day.
Day 6–No wonder Adam needed to model God's seventh day of rest after this!
God creates animals, man, brings the animals to Adam for him to name according to Genesis 2, and then creates woman. Phew! That sounds like quite a day. Adam would have had to name many, many, many organisms or at least many "types" of organisms.
Some creationists will argue that this really would not have taken so long because Adam was only naming "kinds" of animals (fish, dog, cat, bird, etc.). Let's look at the text of Genesis 2:
Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field.
It is doubtful, naturally, that Adam was giving a name to each cow, each fish, each bird, and so on. "I name thee Bessie, and thee Belle, and thee Milky…" The text says Adam gave names to the birds of the air, livestock, and beasts. Even if he was only naming "kinds" of these organisms, there would still be many "kinds" of birds, many "kinds" of beasts, and so on. This is also ignoring the fact that we do not really know what is meant by a "kind" (is it something along the lines of a taxonomic family, order, phylum, class, or something else entirely), and we also can't even conceive of how many "kinds" this would be anyway since some of the organisms alive at the time of Adam would now be extinct!
I've been having a discussion over at Internet Pastor with the blog owner about the mention of the "firmament" in the Old Testament.
This is something I've planned on discussing on my own blog, but it looks like it will have to wait this week.
In any case, it's turned into a rather interesting and somewhat humorous conversation, as I feel the good pastor keeps dodging my questions.
*Update 10-6-8
Internetpastor claims he can no longer have this discussion with me after learning of my gender.
Having only recently learned the truth of your gender I am obligated to inform you that due to the enormous respect I have for my marriage I have a personal conviction to not engage in intimate conversations (debates) with persons of the female gender. You are involved in other similar debates and I hope you find them stimulating.
You are welcome to comment on any of my articles as you wish.
Be well, sister.
Now, my gut tells me this is a cop-out. But, I'll give this man the benefit-of-the-doubt and drop the debate at his site unless he wants to continue pursuing it. I posted the following as a response:
Well, that's certainly a new cop-out for me.
Hope you're truly being honest and not running away from something you're tired of debating/don't know how to debate/are worried you might be wrong about.
God bless.
I still plan on writing more about the firmament in the near future.
*Another update, 10/13/08
This guy is really a hoot! After telling me he can no longer converse with me based on my gender, he then refers to me in his most recent post as a "christian?".
Likewise, if you believe as this {christian?}, you really have no clue what to believe, so you just go along with the current intellectual dogma, thereby actually losing your mind completely.
So, if you come across my mind, please return it. I've lost it completely (not partially, mind you).
And, in another post, I left a comment pointing out how Internet Pastor had contradicted himself (again). He then replies to the post but at the end leaves the following disclaimer:
This comment is to the panel and to no one in particular.
Like I said, he's a hoot! Who does this guy think he's fooling?


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The rules for carry-forward/carryback are as convoluted as the plot of an Agatha Christie novel. However, all this will be changed by the sim-ple expedient of abolishing the lot.
The end of the 2000/01 tax year marks the arrival of stakeholder pensions and the new defined-contribution regime. There will be a number of changes to the way personal pensions are administered, such as the self-emp-loyed paying contributions net of basic-rate tax for the first time and waiver benefit having to be written as a separate contract outside the boundaries of a personal pension.
Prominent in these changes is the fact that the carry-forward/carryback facility is in the last throes of its life as far as personal pensions are concerned. The use of carry-forward has enabled individuals to make up for lost time by paying a contribution based on net relevant earnings from up to six years in the past or up to seven years when combined with carryback.
Carry-forward has always been a useful retirement planning tool. Individuals who are close to retirement have been able to supplement their pension by means of a substantial one-off contribution while those who have had to miss out on making contributions in previous years, perhaps because times were not as good as they are now or because the money was needed for other purposes, have been able to make up for those missed contributions.
Carry-forward is also a useful tool when looking at tax planning. As contributions to personal pensions attract tax relief at an individual's marginal rate of tax, it has been beneficial for contributions to be suspended in years when an individual has been a basic-rate taxpayer and paid in subsequent years when that indivi-dual is a higher-rate taxpayer.
However, from April 6, 2001, the carry-forward facility will only be available when combined with carryback and will be lost for ever from January 31, 2002. It will still be available under retirement annuities but it has not been possible to set up any such policy since 1988.
So, those individuals who have not made use of their maximum entitlement in previous years have only a limited amount of time to make up for those lost contributions. It is important to take action sooner rather than later if the potential to maximise retirement income is not to be lost.
The following points should be remembered when considering the use of carry-forward for the last time – and, perhaps, in some cases, the first time.
Carry-forward can only apply to an individual's contributions. Employers cannot make use of carry-forward.
The amount that can be carried forward from a previous year is the amount that could have been paid based on age and earnings in that year, less any contributions (including employer contributions) already paid in respect of that year.
Tax relief will be given for the year in which the contribution is actually paid – or deemed to be paid if carry-back is used – not the year from which unused relief is being carried forward.
It is necessary to maximise unused relief in the current year before looking at unused relief from previous years.
The total amount paid in the current year, including both the current year's entitlement plus the amount carried forward, cannot exceed an individual's earnings in the current year although carryback can be used to help in this situation.
The demise of carry-forward/carryback is a price to be paid for much needed simplification in the tax treatment of pension contributions.
Rather than dwell on its passing, it is necessary to check what unused relief remains from previous years and take action to make use ofthat unused relief. Act now before it is too late. If you do not use the facility now, it will be lost for ever.


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Get A Job
"Mom, you should get a job," counseled my son from the back of the minivan. What?? I nearly swerve off of the road. Must I actually endure career advice from a 5 year old, one whose most passionate vocational aspiration entails a hand drawn, homemade book titled What do People Do All Day at the Landfill?
My son peered at me from atop his Auto Trader magazine. "You know," he continued, "while the girls are at school." He was serious; I was stupefied.
Besotted with equal bits curiosity and amusement, I had to encourage him. "So what kind of job could I have?"
Without a beat, he posited, "You could work at Costco." It's not like we couldn't use the employee discount. Maybe he had a point...
"Well isn't taking care of you and your sisters and cooking and cleaning enough work?" I mused. (Stop laughing. I do clean- on occasion).
"No," he insisted. "You should drive the miniloader and stack up palates of water."
"Well what about working on our wine company? Isn't that a job?"
And there it is: the crux of my personal, existential dilemma, exposed by a child who aspires to see his mom behind the wheel of a heavy duty construction vehicle. I am no longer practicing medicine but am too terrified to return to pathology. Each day is idled away with the hour long aliquots toddler ballet, gym, swim, and art classes. On the side, I drink and taste and cook on your behalf, sumptuous calories consumed for the good love our beloved Bruliam Brigade, due diligence indeed. Of course all this begs the question, "really, is this a job?"
Obviously, Brian and I love wine. And food and wine. And eating and wine. But unless you're contracted by some magazine or newspaper to review the local restaurant scene, there isn't much of a "job" in what I do. For one, there's no health insurance, benefits, or 401K. Heck there isn't even a salary, since we're entirely not-for-profit anyway. Plus, what happens when you're commandeered by your kid's preschool teachers to volunteer in class and "talk about your job?"
Some weeks back, my son's curriculum included a "Be All You Can Be" unit highlighting different jobs in our community. All parents were encouraged to come to class and explain what it is that they do. Giddy with anticipation, our son, of course, rushed to sign us up. "Daddy can come in and talk about being a company," he gushed, excited and gesticulating wildly.
"What can I do?" I asked him.
"Talk about cooking," he solemnly replied.
To be fair, his teachers did ask me to chat up my culinary school experience and discuss what it means to be a "chef" (their generous title, not mine). But what if I had headlined as "winemaker" instead? Given the daily prominence of wine at our table (and our girls' moniker "daddy's special water"), I suspect our iterations as "wine people" is integrating naturally into our kids' consciousness.
Still, I fear the day when my child's classmate responds to mom's requisite query of "how was school today, honey?" with their own half-truthed interpretation of Bruliam LLC. "Bruno's mommy taught us how to distill grain alcohol in the backyard- without going blind. Don't worry, mom. The explosion isn't that loud." How the heck do I spin that?
So what did we drink in San Francisco?
Terenzi "Colle Forma" Cesanese del Piglio (2003)
More on this unusual varietal next week. (And no I hadn't heard of it either until I got to the restaurant).


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101 Watch & Beatlejuice Pants
There are two key features I love most about this outfit. One, the pants, and two, the watch. Okay, Okay…I know that the pants aren't quite "Beatlejuice" level, but a friend of mine keeps referring to them as my "Beatlejuice pants", so I'm going to roll with it. I bought these pants six months ago at Brandy Melville. Unfortunately, I could not find the exact pair online, but found a similar style, provided in the link below.
The watch was a gift from 101.watch. (Thank you by the way). They have the cutest watches online, and shipping is free! The brand of watch I am wearing is called: SIMPL. This classic accessory can really go with any outfit. The watch is durable, waterproof and fairly inexpensive (see link below).
This past weekend I headed to the mountains where I boated and sipped on a Mojito lake side. I hope you all enjoyed the August long weekend, I sure did!
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Yesterday's changed route was a good mix of up, flat, tracks, boggy bits and minor roads, although the many new hill tracks did confuse me.
I camped roughly where I'd planned – and spent the first hour of today's walk spotting pitches that would have been better.
I was the first Challenger to reach the Tuck Inn but a few others arrived while I was there.
NWB campsite is slowly filling up and I reckon it'll be busy tonight. I feel a bit guilty having my tent up before 3pm, but hey I'm on my holidays!


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Happy Thanksgiving! Do you have "Hungry Eyes"?
I got together this last week with some old friends of mine from the band, Last Nights Vice to make a quick lil holiday video for the upcoming season, with a little too much affection for gravy and mashed potatoes.
There's really no explanation needed, it was just fun to make and fun to watch!


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Headed to Australia's Red Centre? Here's how to travel responsibly
With its raw, wild landscapes, unique wildlife and rich Aboriginal culture, it's easy to see why more than 700,000 travellers make the pilgrimage to Australia's Red Centre every year. To travel responsibly in these ancient lands is largely about respecting Aboriginal culture and customs, especially the deep cultural and spiritual significance of tourist magnets like Uluru (Ayres Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) to their traditional owners. While it helps to have a basic knowledge of Aboriginal history and culture before you come, you can expect to enjoy a deeper, more memorable trip simply by following these tips...
Choose Aboriginal-led and owned tours
Signing up for a tour with an Aboriginal guide provides a great opportunity to support Indigenous owned-and-run initiatives, and learn the Creation Time stories (also known as 'Dreaming') behind the land from the people best-placed to share them. While the number of Indigenous tour guides and operators in Central Australia is still relatively low, there are several great guided and unguided opportunities for cultural tourism in both Uluru and Alice Springs.In Uluru, SEIT Outback Australia works with local Aboriginal guides on two tours it runs on private Aboriginal lands (Anangu country and Cave Hill). On a recent trip to Uluru, I had the opportunity to experience the 'Patji' tour led by Uluru family guide Sammy Wilson, who took our small group on a journey into Anangu country to gather bush tucker (which culminated in eating my first witchetty grub – which tastes a bit like fried egg when cooked), visit sacred sites including an ancient waterhole, and learn more about Sammy's late grandfather's role in the land rights movement of the 1970s. You can read more about my experience in this article I wrote for Adventure.com.Ayres Rock Resort in Yulara, Uluru's accommodation centre, also offers several cultural experiences including free bush tucker walks led by Anangu guides.There are more Aboriginal-led tour options in Alice Springs, including cultural tours of Rainbow Valley (Wurre), 100km south of The Alice, with Ricky Orr from Rainbow Valley Cultural Tours, who is a descendent of the area's traditional owners. Former chef Bob Penunka Taylor, also from a family of Rainbow Valley traditional owners, offers culinary and cultural tours of the region through his company RT Tours Australia.If you're planning to hike Kings Canyon (roughly halfway between Uluru and Alice Springs), it's worth combining with the one-hour cultural tour offered by Karrke (located next to Kings Creek Station) four times daily from Wednesday to Sunday that that introduces guests to local bush tucker, and reveals how traditional arts, crafts and weapons are made.
Visit Aboriginal-focused cultural attractions
If you don't take a tour or get the opportunity to chat with Indigenous locals, there are a handful of other ways to learn more about Aboriginal history and culture in Central Australia. In Alice Springs, for example, you can visit the Alice Springs Desert Park (on the outskirts of town), which was inspired by the Arrernte worldview that unites desert animals, plants, people and land. At Telegraph Station, about 5km north of town, photographs and information panels provide some insight into the role the historic site played in the removal of Aboriginal children from their families now known as the Stolen Generation.In Uluru, the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre, about 15km from the gates to the national park, is a must-visit for a primer on the history of the area and its traditional owners. In nearby Ayres Rock Resort, the Wintjiri Arts and Museum has some interesting information panels, and you can see the Indigenous art form of storytelling come to life at the resort's free Mani Mani Indigenous Culture Theatre.
Buy Aboriginal art (responsibly)
Producing art is an economic mainstay of Central Australia's Aboriginal community, and for many travellers, a trip to Central Australia would not be complete without purchasing some. But while you're spoiled for choice when it comes to galleries, especially in Alice Springs, it's worth keeping in mind that not all were created equal when it comes to paying (and treating) Aboriginal artists fairly for their work.To help you make informed and ethical decisions, consult Desart, the industry body for over 50 Aboriginal art centres (representing approximately 8000 artists). Most are also represented in Alice Springs by Talapi, a gallery that promotes the artists and artworks of Desart members. Another particularly reputable gallery in Alice Springs is Yubu Napa, which is well known for ensuring the artists it works with are treated with respect, and paid fairly.In Uluru, look for the Maruku Arts and Walkatjara Art stores in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre. You can also watch artists at work (and purchase works) at the Wintjiri Arts and Museum. All art centres welcome visitors, but it's always best to call ahead for planning and out of respect for culture. If you prefer to cut out the middlemen, you can purchase art directly from artists in Alice Springs' Todd Mall, and in Yulara's 'town square'. Before striking a deal, Karl Bajzik from Yubu Napa recommends considering how long it took the artist to produce the work; Australia's minimum wage is currently AU$18.29/hour.For more information about purchasing Aboriginal art, check out the Indigenous Art Code, a system designed to promote the fair and ethical trade of Indigenous art, and download the helpful Purchasing Aboriginal Art, An Ethical Buying Guide.
Respect the privacy and customs of Aboriginal people
While every community is different, privacy is particularly important to all Indigenous Australians. Respect these protocols to avoid causing unnecessary offence.
- Photographing Aboriginal people, artwork, communities or sacred sites is generally off-limits; always ask for permission if you're unsure.
- Many remote Aboriginal communities are 'closed', requiring special permits (obtained from the Central Land Council) to visit. Heed the rues.
- When visiting any kind of Aboriginal community, wait until asked before approaching homes or people.
- If tourist sites that are places of cultural significance are closed or have restricted access, respect this, even if you're alone.
- Show particular respect to Aboriginal elders, who play very important roles in their communities. Elder men are addressed as 'uncle' and women as 'auntie'.
- Dress modestly when visiting remote Aboriginal communities (in clothes that cover your shoulders and knees); some are more conservative than others.
- Do not bring alcohol into 'dry' communities.
- Be respectful of the fact that English may be an Aboriginal person's second, third or even fourth language.
- Keep in mind that images, footage or recorded voices of deceased persons can cause distress to Indigenous people.
Respect sacred sites and the environment
Indigenous Australians have a unique and complex relationship with the natural environment, which goes hand-in-hand with the care and protection of their country. Many natural formations are also deeply sacred to the local custodians. Here are a few more ways you can demonstrate your respect for this spiritual relationship to country:
- Respect the wishes of the traditional custodians of Uluru by not climbing the sacred monolith; their reasons are clearly and eloquently outlined on a huge sign at the base of the climb.
- Refrain from kicking stones, and from removing rocks or other objects from Aboriginal lands without permission from the traditional owners.
- Do not break twigs from, or carve initials into, trees (or other natural formations).
- Don't clamber on sacred sites, or delicate natural formations, for the sake of photo opportunities.
- Heed signs that prohibit the presence of women (or otherwise men), at certain sites of cultural importance.
- Leave no trace in the natural environment – including toilet paper. Pack your rubbish out with you.
- Ask questions. The simple act of enquiring about whose traditional lands you are visiting is a mark of respect in itself.
Thanks to Tourism NT for supporting my trip to Central Australia.


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Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse SA v. MT Maritime Management BV (MTM Hong Kong) [2015] EWHC 2505 (Comm)
The fundamental principle governing the assessment of damages under English law is the compensatory principle, i.e. that damages should compensate the victim of the breach for the loss of their contractual bargain. In applying the compensatory principle in this case, the English Court departed from the normally used measure of damages where the charterers wrongfully terminate a voyage charter. In doing so, it significantly increased the owners' recovery.
The background facts
On 6 January 2011, Owners and Charterers entered into a voyage charter for the carriage of vegoil from two safe ports/berths within a range of loadports in South America, to one safe berth at 1-4 safe ports Gibraltar-Rotterdam range.
The ship's previous employment had taken her to an up river port on the River Congo where she had suffered a grounding. This led to a delay, which meant that the ship only commenced her ballast voyage on 19 January 2011.
After an exchange of messages between the Owners and Charterers, the charterparty was terminated on 21 January 2011.
The ship then continued towards South America as the Owners thought this was the best place to find substitute fixtures. The Owners were found to have acted reasonably in doing so.
The ship arrived in Punta del Este, Uruguay on 2 February 2011. However, she was only fixed on 24 February 2011. This delay was unexpected.
The substitute fixture was for a voyage from South America to Rotterdam, and ended on 12 April 2011.
If the voyage charter had been performed, it would have been completed on around 17 March 2011. The ship would then have carried a cargo of urea ammonium nitrate from the Baltic to the USA, followed by a chemical cargo from the USA to Europe. The ship would then have been in Europe around 12 April 2011, around the time she did in fact end her substitute fixture.
The North Atlantic chemical trade between the USA and Europe commanded higher freight rates than the vegoil trade from South America to Europe.
The usual measure of damages
In cases where a charterer has walked away from a voyage charter, the usual measure of damages is:
- the amount of freight that the ship would have earned if the voyage had been performed, less the expenses which would have been incurred in performing the voyage (i.e. the net profit of the voyage);
- what profit the ship actually earned (if anything) during the period which would have been occupied in performing the voyage.
The Owners' claim
However, in this case, the Owners claimed as their losses the difference between:
- the net profit that the ship would have earned if the intended voyage and the next two voyages had been performed
- what the ship actually earned during the period that would have been occupied in performing the voyage and the next two voyages (which, in this case, was the same length as the substitute voyage).
Calculating their losses in this way significantly increased the Owners' claim, from US$478,386.80, to US$1,212,316.50.
The London Tribunal awarded the Owners the higher amount. The Charterers appealed to the Court on the ground that the Tribunal had made an error of law.
The Commercial Court decision
The Court upheld the Tribunal's decision and dismissed the appeal.
In doing so, and after a thorough review of the case law, it found that the normal measure of damages in these kinds of claims was the net profit of the voyage less what profit the ship actually earned during the period that would have been occupied in performing the voyage.
However, it ruled that this method may be departed from if the result of applying it would be to breach the compensatory principle. The compensatory principle is paramount.
This was a case where the normal measure should be departed from because:
- the Owners had acted reasonably in sending the ship to South America – the lack of employment at South America was unexpected;
- no suggestion was made by the Charterers that the losses being claimed by the Owners were too remote (i.e. beyond the reasonable contemplation of the parties when they entered into the charterparty); and
- it was possible to predict the ship's future employment if the fixture had been performed with some certainty. That employment would have taken the ship back to the same location at the same time as the completion of the substitute fixture. This meant that damages could be calculated with a degree of confidence that would otherwise not be possible.
The Court found that the Tribunal did not err in law by awarding the Owners damages for losses suffered beyond the period when the cancelled voyage would have been completed. This was a clear break from the normal method, and one that substantially increased the Owners' recovery.
Although the Court departed from the normal method, it made clear that it did so only because of the particular circumstances of this case. It will be interesting to see over the next few months/years the extent to which other owners will be able to make good similar claims. The prospect is certainly there for them to try.


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Saddle up your horses! On your mark! Get set! Hop! Giddy-Up Hop Balls are more fun than your average hop ball and are a great way to burn off some pint-size energy. This is the perfect toy for your next birthday party, play date or family get together. The set includes 2 hop balls, 2 covers and a foot pump.
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Conservation status: 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants category R.
Plants arborescent.
Leaves dark grey green, dull, flat (not keeled) in section (opposing
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Q: How did the Tustin Tillers get their name?
A: According to a previous Tustin News "Remember When" column by Juanita Lovret, the Tillers were most likely chosen as the official Tustin High mascot due to its alliteration.
In 1929, the Tustin High yearbook referred to the varsity football team as the Farmers. During the next few years, Farmers and Tillers were used interchangeably.
It wasn't until after 1941 that Tillers became the name of choice for the varsity teams. When a celebration was planned in 1957 to mark the reorganization of the Chamber of Commerce, the bash was dubbed Tiller Days.
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Tamara Ternahan has been a licensed real estate broker representing buyers and sellers in Oregon, for eighteen years. She has worked appraising real property in the states of Oregon and Washington for seven years as a licensed appraiser. As a member of the National Association of Realtors she is proud to adhere to the professional standards of the organization. Her real estate expertise includes vacant land sales, rural property, homes located in the Portland metro area, and REO sales.
The Portland metro area is Tamara's home, growing up in Portland and currently living in the outlying area. She enjoys her family, home life, and the outdoors. She is a Master Gardener and enjoys her garden and trying out new plant varieties.
Tamara believes a person's sense of wellbeing and happiness is impacted directly by where they live. With this thought, she does her best to help her clients. As a full service broker Tamara believes every client is important. She makes herself readily available to her clients, communicates clearly, and is intent on completing every transaction in a satisfactory manner.


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From the Pharmacist: Managing psoriasis flares
There are several options for treating this common skin condition.
When an itchy rash doesn't go away — and instead becomes raised, inflamed and painful — chances are it may be developing into psoriasis. According to the National Institutes of Health, over 6.7 million adults have been diagnosed with this disease.
It occurs when the immune system sends faulty signals telling skin cells to grow abnormally fast and pile up on the surface before they mature. Affected skin appears thick and red, is covered in silvery scales (plaque) and feels itchy or sore.
There are several different forms that can occur, including psoriatic arthritis, where joints become inflamed in addition to the development of skin lesions. Psoriasis patients are prone to "flares" — times when the disease is particularly active. These flares can be caused by stress, changes in the weather (resulting in dry skin) or infections.
The treatment goal is to reduce the number of lesions and provide symptom relief. The National Psoriasis Foundation has established guidelines to reduce the amount of the body affected to less than 1 percent — about the size of the palm, fingers and thumb of one hand. Treatments can take several months to become completely effective, even though they may provide some symptom relief sooner. Not all treatments work for all patients, and often multiple treatments are needed.
Ointments or creams including corticosteroids, vitamin D3, coal tar and anthralin are often prescribed. Bath solutions and lotions are also used to soothe the skin, but these are mild-acting agents and not very strong.
These are prescribed and include both natural and artificial types. This type of therapy should be under a doctor's supervision since it needs to be safely done to minimize cancer-causing ultraviolet light.
Drugs like retinoids, cyclosporine and methotrexate are intended to reduce joint tenderness and swelling. Because these drugs can have side effects, patients are usually closely and frequently monitored through blood tests and office visits.
A class of drugs called biologics are available for treatment. Some of these include Humira®, Enbrel®, Taltz®, Orencia® and others. Biologics are an option for patients with moderate to severe cases of plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
A patient who suffers with psoriasis is challenged to maintain a high quality of life. It is important that treatment options are discussed with a healthcare provider so the best one can be chosen. Your pharmacist can also help you understand costs, side effects and safety.
Psoriasis quick facts
- It can affect both men and women of any age+ Psoriasis is not contagious
- Typically, the lesions are not infectious
- In some cases, the disease is triggered by genetics
- Common disease zones include the scalp, face, hands, feet, nails and skin folds


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When you're living with a felony, there's a potential for your past to make your present very difficult. It's particularly difficult for some people with criminal pasts to rent apartments.
Everyone needs somewhere to live, so having difficulty getting an apartment is a big deal. Sadly, even if it's been 10 or 15 years since a conviction, there's a chance it could still hold you back from getting an apartment to call home. A landlord has the right to refuse you based on your criminal history at his or her discretion.
Across the board, most rental companies and individual landlords adopt a "no felony conviction" requirement. However, not every landlord is the same, and not every major company is the same. It's possible to find somewhere to live, but you'll have to be calculating.
First, remember that people don't take on people with felony backgrounds because of the risk. To help paint yourself in a better light, make sure you get the best possible references and look as responsible as possible. Be honest about your background, because the landlord will inevitably check your background for a criminal record.
Another thing to remember is that there's a possibility to have your record expunged. Doing this helps remove your past from the public eye, eliminating the chances of being turned down because of a past felony. Not all cases are eligible for expunging, but your attorney can help you understand if this is a possibility for your case.
With help, you can find a place to call home, even if you have a spotted history.
Source: For Rent, "Leasing an Apartment with a Felony Conviction," accessed March 13, 2018


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Repurchase MLM Plan, a popular multi-level marketing plan is getting tremendous popularity nowadays. This is due to the reason that more companies are entering to the products and service industries, and they need to promote their business to a level where they can ensure the achievement. MLM Repurchase Plan helps these companies to accomplish their target because this plan is also based upon selling products and services.
If you are not sure about the significance of this plan, consider a simple fact. Accomplishing success in the business world demands huge investments in advertising and marketing. In fact, advertising and marketing has turned on a billion-dollar company itself. Those big companies with great financial support may afford to contribute such huge amount on promotion, but smaller companies and startups cannot afford this. MLM Repurchase Plan is a big help for such companies as the MLM industry itself is a marketing tool and it doesn't require any type of additional marketing.
Repurchase MLM Plan Benefits for you
The MLM Repurchase Plan depends upon promoting and selling products and services offered by a company. Members and distributors of the plan help the organization to promote and sell their products and services, and get compensated for their hard work. The commission depends upon a specific percentage of the expense of the product or service. Someone with incredible marketing skills may make millions of dollars a month by working, and may live a luxurious lifestyle.
In the mean time, the company that gives products and services get additionaladvantages with the assistance of this plan, since it does not have to spend anything for marketing and can still earn huge profits. All it takes is powerful software equipped with the features and capabilities of managing the process, and the benefits are shared for everyone.


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Beyoncé has rolling papers in her bag—swag!
Over the weekend, the history-making star gave new life to her Coachella performance, reasserting the festival's new name, Beychella. And, while the entire performance will give you enough empowerment and energy to actually run the world, Queen Bey and her longtime makeup artist Sir John revealed a makeup hack that will have you high on your own flawlessness.
After applying Dermablend Quick Fix Concealer SPF 30 under the singer's eyes, the beauty expert used cigarette rolling papers to blot prior to setting it with powder, a hack that he learned after years of working on concert tours.
"If you apply [the powder] before blotting, you'll just push the oil right into your pores," he told Vogue in very close timing to the smoker's holiday, 4-20.
Rolling papers are commonly made with lightweight materials, such as flax, hemp and rice straw, which will soak up the sebum on the skin, so it makes sense to use them in lieu of makeup blotting papers. The only major difference between rolling papers and blotting papers is the use of salicylic acid and minerals, which beauty companies add to prevent acne.
However, if you happen to be a music festival where rolling papers and sweat are frequent, grabbing one to occasionally dab your face isn't a bad idea. Or, if you're at the gas station on a hot, summer day, purchasing the $3 product is a quick solution to a more matte complexion.
Sir John also recommended skipping moisturizer on hot days: "When it's hot, an emollient moisturizer is going to lift off your foundation," he shared.
Instead, he applied L'Oreal Paris Infallible Pro Primer instead, which retails for around $11. Then, he moved on light concealer for a "refreshed and youthful" look.
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Although a 4.3 in . screen is becoming standard dimension for personal navigation devices, the improvement to a 5.0 inch display can make a significant difference. TomTom has two series of XXL products along with 5.0 in . screens, the XXL 540-TM and the XXL 550-TM reviewed in this article.
The "TM" models consist of both life time map updates and live traffic. The basic feature set of the XXL 550 series of products suits the functions discussed in the previously reviewed XXL 540-S. All models consist of TomTom's IQRoutes technology, 7 million Points of Interest database, Text to Speech, and maps for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. So what is the difference with the TomTom 550TM?
1st, you will find a somewhat revamped and simplified graphical user interface. The Options menu, previously named Preferences, right now includes only 3 screens of options. The 540 series had 6 screens of preferences when you selected the advanced viewing option. Individual option choices group related configurable options together. For example, the driving view preferences on the 550 items allow you to set status bar information and POI visibility. On the 540 items, all those were separate preference settings.
The main menu for the 550 series has also been completely revamped. A touch on the map view still opens up the main menu, however for the 550 items, you now have 2 big symbols: "Plan Route" plus "Browse Map." Plan route provides the extra choice of specifying your departure place besides with the default, "current location." Your Navigate-to options consist of Home, Favorite, Address, Recent Destination, POI, or Point on map. Individual symbols for City Center, Zip Code, plus Intersection are removed on the 550s, but the functionality remains to be built-in. Just type in the zip code instead of the city name, and it can get the city for you. This fundamentally saves you a screen touch or two. One icon absent on the 550 which i enjoyed on the 540 is the one which allows you to navigate directly to a latitude/longitude.
Other improvements to the interface also make several functions more easily accessible. From the main menu, there's an icon to change to night colors, to mute the sound, and to access a more useful Help function. A single touch of the Help icon shows your location on a map along with your latitude plus longitude. The identical details is available on the 540 products, but it surely takes an extra touch for getting the information.
The map view has also been changed somewhat. With no an active route, 2 centered icons on the bottom of the display screen allow you to very easily switch between 2D and 3D views. Along with an active route, the status bar that occupies the lower portion on the display has been reorganized. The lower-left portion of the display indicates the current time, speed, plus direction. The center of status bar shows distance to your next turn. The bottom right portion of the display indicates user-configurable trip information.
Some functions found on the 540 products were dropped on the 550 items. Gone is the Quick Menu that will enables you to access up to 5 frequently used options with a one tap. As well missing is ability to simply add your current location as being a favourite. Safety features are enabled by default, but you can not configure them for the XL 550-TM, as possible on the XL 540. Though I realize that tweaking the user interface requires compromises--especially when you're wanting to simplify it. I am hoping that TomTom provides all these functions back in a future launch.
Obviously, the actually big option for the XXL 550TM is the bundled life time traffic plus lifetime map updates. At only $50 more than the base model that lacks live traffic plus map updates, getting the XXL 550-TM is a no-brainer. Those wanting to save a quite a bit of money might consider the XXL 540-S--it currently looks to have a fantastic cost.
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The multidisciplinary Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean programme welcomes abstract submissions to a Session they are convening at the forthcoming IMBeR Open Science Conference in Brest, France, from 17-21 June 2019. The abstract submission deadline is 1 December 2018.
Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean (ICED) Session:
Managing the effects of change on Southern Ocean ecosystems: Understanding, challenges, and solutions.
The aim of the session is to reflect on the past decade of ICED science and apply insights to improve research on understanding and projecting changes in Southern Ocean ecosystems and to ensure its relevance to conservation and management decisions. The session will include a set of invited keynote talks, together with lightning presentations and posters covering the following themes:
- Southern Ocean species and ecosystems;
- Modelling and projections of ecological change;
- Policy implications and decision-making (with a focus on integrated understanding of natural and human systems interactions).
This session will also include an afternoon workshop: Southern Ocean ecosystems: a workshop on the marine ecosystem assessment for the region (MEASO) and its general application.
For more information, please visit the IMBeR Open Science Conference website.


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Despite factors that might otherwise suggest a good year for stock pickers, the early returns are not encouraging.
Through the first two months of 2016, just 28 percent of large-cap mutual fund managers are beating their benchmarks, according to a Goldman Sachs analysis. Worse yet, only 1 percent are showing a profit in what has been a tough year for the market.
With volatility and a breakdown in correlation expected, many on Wall Street anticipated this would be a good year for active management. However, 2016 is looking a lot like 2015, when only about 27 percent of active managers outperformed.
Read More Buffett: Economy's wavering, but I'm buying stocks
"Despite the greater alpha return opportunities that come with higher dispersion, the market environment has been challenging for investors," Goldman strategist David Kostin wrote in a report.
"Dispersion" is the investing term for performance difference between sectors. Low dispersion rates make it difficult to find mispricing opportunities and favor passive management, or investing in funds that track various market indexes. In 2016, the worst-performing sector has been financials, with an 11.4 percent decline, while the best of the 10 broad groupings has been telecom, with a gain just shy of 3 percent as of Monday trading.


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I lead a workshop at Jonny Kest's Center for Yoga in my hometown of West Bloomfield last weekend. Recently targeting yoga studios for more of my classes, I realized yoga practitioners are people already engaged in the mental and physical work of transformation, with a willingness to further explore ancient practices of spiritual purification.
The workshop's central theme flowed from an understanding of the Lakota term Matakuye O'yasin, meaning All My Relations or We Are All Related, a saying harkening to the energetic link between all human beings. Even though you had this Mother and I had this Father, even though your skin color may appear one way and mine another, we are related, integral parts of one human family. Matakuye O'yasin casts light on the relationship we share with the people and the world around us as well as the world within us. When we come to some realization of this truth of Matakuye O'yasin, we are brought into greater harmony or a state of balance with our existence.
Tying the teaching back to yoga practice, behind yoga's elaborate system of body postures or asanas is an entire philosophical way of life that addresses the purpose of our existence from the perspective of our highest potential. Similar to the spirit of Matakuye O'yasin, this integral approach can harmonize our individual and collective experiences. Ceremonial living and the yoga of a higher consciousness are both sacred sciences of body, mind and spirit. Utilizing elements of nature like fire, water and even the human participants, Ceremony arranges matter in a sacred manner to bring about a sense of unity, uplift and purification. In many ways similar to yoga, this integration of our individual being with the greater cosmic reality is a means of reunification with our highest awareness, flowing from our deepest nature.
More upcoming workshops at Yoga Loft in Chicago this weekend, Soulistic Soul and Spa later in April and Libertyville's Studio Lotus in early May, as well as Ceremonial gatherings to connect directly with the spiritual, energetic Source.
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Director, Modern Hebrew and Israel Studies Program
Contact Information
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Ph.D., 1980, Princeton
Selected Research
- What We Talk about When We Talk about Hebrew (and What It Means to Americans), edited by Naomi B. Sokoloff and Nancy E. Berg (University of Washington Press, 2018)
- Naomi Sokoloff, "Rereading David Grossman's See Under : Love," Prooftexts 35:1 (2015): 1-12.
- "Israel in Jewish American Literature." In The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Jewish American Literature. Ed. Hannah Wirth. Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Naomi Sokoloff, The Boundaries of Jewish Identity, Co-edited with Susan Glenn (University of Washington Press, 2010).
- Naomi Sokoloff, The Jewish Presence in Children's Literature. Edited, with an introduction, with Suzanne Rahn. A special issue of The Lion and the Unicorn 27, 3 (September 2003 - Johns Hopkins University Press)
- Naomi Sokoloff, Gender and Text in Modern Hebrew and Yiddish Literature. Edited, with Anne Lapidus Lerner and Anita Norich (The Jewish Theological Seminary of America and Harvard, 1992).
- Naomi Sokoloff, Imagining the Child in Modern Jewish Fiction (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992).
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http://126.96.36.199 – The Reasons behind the Snowballing Poker Indonesia. With the emergence of poker Indonesia, things can't get better. For a long time, there have been various states that have been well-known for poker. They include the United States, Bahamas, Monaco, China, Australia, Spain,and Costa Rica just but to mention a few. Indonesia wasn't in the scene,and things are changing day by day. That calls for a celebration because that comes with a lot of benefits to poker players living in Indonesia and a country as a whole.
Benefits of Poker Indonesia
For the gamblers, the practice is more convenient than ever. It saves a lot of time since one does not have to endure long flights to Las Vegas, Paradise Island, Macau, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Melbourne,and the likes. These cities have had fame because of their well-lit casinos, but Poker terpercaya is catching up quickly.
One must also agree that organizing the trips can also be exhausting. Indonesian gamblers have had to plan poker games. They had to spend a lot of money planning that. Survival while in foreign countries required them to use a lot of money. It has been worth the fun that poker offers but no one hates saving extra bucks. That is yet another reason why poker Indonesia is a life-saver for many.
Why is poker Indonesia booming?
Why the popularity of Poker in Indonesia is proliferating is a question that plagues many people. There are a million and one reasons as to why that is the case. Nevertheless, we will only highlight the main ones.
It is no secret that South East Asia is one of the best parts of the world as far as poker is concerned. Most of those that have made a mark in the past are from the region. They include Australia, Philippines, Hong Kong,and Macau. With such neighbors, it is evident that Indonesia learned from the best.
The population of Indonesia is another factor. Did you know that Indonesia is the fourth most populated country globally? It shows the potential market. That has become another reason for the great Poker terpercaya.
There are great online sites that also promote playing poker in Indonesia. An excellent example is score88poker. They have great features that enable both beginners and experts to play smoothly.The platforms are also open to people living in other parts of the world.
Final Words
As a result of all the benefits and factors, poker Indonesia is doing well. It is one of the best poker markets no doubt. It would be a shame if a poker player would to miss such an opportunity.


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Members of Simpay decided Friday at a general meeting not to pursue the roll-out of an "m-payment" system on a European scale as initially planned.
Instead, Simpay's operations will be scaled back with "immediate effect", the group said, adding that member operators will be able to use the group's intellectual property rights at a national level.
In 2003, four of Europe's largest mobile phone companies, Orange, Telefonica, T-Mobile and Vodafone, launched the Mobile Payments Services Association, which they later renamed Simpay. Its goal was to allow customers connected to one of the four networks to pay for a product or service and have the cost debited from prepaid credit or added to a monthly phone bill.
In 2005, Simpay announced the addition of two new members, Amena and Proximus, amid plans to launch the new m-payment service commercially in mid-2005. Earlier this month, rumours emerged in the German press that T-Mobile planned to abandon Simpay and pursue its own system.
Although T-Mobile declined to confirm whether it had abandoned the group, a T-Mobile spokesman said the group is more interested in an "open Internet-based system rather than Simpay's Walled Garden approach".
Vodafone plans to use Simpay technology "in some form or another in its numerous markets," said company spokesman Jon Earl. "All the work done in developing this technology hasn't been wasted entirely." One of the reasons why Simpay failed is that "it proved too difficult to implement internationally," Earl said.
In a comment published by the German university press agency UniPressedienst, Professor Key Pousttchi, head of the mobile commerce group at the chair of business informatics and systems engineering at the University of Augsburg, said the collapse of Simpay could open the door for efficient and effective mobile payment systems on a national level.
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UM coach Mark Richt speaks after Hurricanes' dominant win over Duke
If quarterback Brad Kaaya's final regular-season game at Hard Rock Stadium also becomes his final collegiate game, the 50,000-plus Miami Hurricanes fans who showed up Saturday will know they viewed history in the making.
And if Kaaya should return in 2017 for his senior season, those fans can also return for more.
Down by one point late in the first half, Miami, behind a record-breaking day by Kaaya, scored 30 consecutive points to defeat Duke 40-21, raise its record to 8-4 (5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) and likely assure itself of one of the higher-quality ACC-affiliated bowls.
In doing so, Kaaya, a junior who is contemplating entering the NFL Draft, broke Ken Dorsey's all-time UM passing record of 9,565 yards from 1999-2002. And he did it in only three years.
Kaaya completed 22 of 35 passes for 396 yards and four touchdowns, just shy of his personal-best of 405 yards at Florida State in 2015.
His three-season total passing yards, with a bowl game to go: 9,686.
"It's just a huge honor,'' Kaaya said. "It feels great. But all credit to the guys who have made plays for me the past three years. Even back in my freshman year, you get guys like Clive Walford, Duke Johnson, Phil [Dorsett]. Last year was Rashawn Scott, Herb Waters, just all the guys I had — plus some of the offensive lines I've had.
"Similar to some of the quarterbacks that have been here before me, they had great supporting casts.''
Kaaya's season numbers so far: 237 completions in 387 attempts for a nice, even 3,250 yards — with 23 touchdowns to only seven interceptions.
Kaaya's receiving corps was brilliant in helping him break the record.
Senior Stacy Coley caught nine passes for 118 yards and a touchdown, while tight end David Njoku dazzled and stiff-armed his way to two catches for a career-high 134 yards — both catches being touchdowns (76 yards, then 58).
"A great feeling to send them out like this,'' Njoku said of the seniors, who were celebrated on Senior Day.
Njoku, a redshirt sophomore, is another Hurricane who might make the leap to the NFL early, though both he and Kaaya were noncommittal about their decisions, indicating they'll decide in the coming weeks.
At one stretch in the third quarter, Kaaya went 5 for 5 for 192 yards, completing passes of 76 yards for a touchdown to Njoku, 33 yards to Coley, 38 yards to Braxton Berrios, 3 yards for a touchdown to Coley and 42 yards to Coley.
Njoku's 76-yard gallop down the right sideline made it 23-14 at 8:30 of the third quarter and was the back-breaker.
"He audibled the first one," UM coach Mark Richt said of the 5-for-5 stretch, "and I laughed when I saw him on the sidelines. 'You got tired of all of this dink-and-dunk, high-percentage stuff? You just want to launch it?'
"He's like, 'Yeah, I wanted to launch it.'
"It got contagious with me. I said, 'Alright, let's launch a few more and see what happens.' ''
UM kicker Michael Badgley also had a good day, making field goals from 47, 25, 33 and 43 yards.
Tailback Mark Walton added a 30-yard touchdown reception.
Defensively, the Hurricanes held Duke to 395 yards — only 79 rushing — and had three sacks and four tackles for loss. Miami was led by senior Jamal Carter, who had 13 tackles.
"To me, the best thing about this defense this year has been our consistency,'' UM defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said. "Every week, we have challenged them to play like Hurricanes — to run to the ball, play fast and tackle well when we got there. Twelve games in, we've done that all 12 games."
Duke fell to 4-8.
UM, which ended its regular season with four consecutive victories for the first time since 2002, will learn its bowl fate a week from Sunday. Among the potential destinations are the Russell Athletic Bowl on Dec. 28 in Orlando and the TaxSlayer Bowl on Dec. 31 in Jacksonville.
"It's hard to stay close as a team when you lose four in a row, but we just listened to what our coaches were saying,'' Njoku said of last month, when the Canes fell to Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame before rebounding with wins against Pittsburgh, Virginia, North Carolina State and Duke. "Coach Richt and Coach [Todd] Hartley, for the tight end group, just said, 'Stick together. Focus on every play. Don't give up.' And I guess we did that.''


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The map also gives the locations of a number of alleged portals, such as the sculpture of a dragonfly in a West Seattle park, which is said to be a gateway to other dimensions on the hottest days of the year, and the Hedgewitch Portals, built at the Equinox Studios in Georgetown. The artistic installation features 100 pounds of moss, lichens, other botanical specimens and string models of Einstein-Rosenbridges, or wormholes.
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