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While Secretary of State-designate John Kerry's nomination hearing last week was pretty much a lovefest (it was before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which he chairs), this week's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Chuck Hagel for Defense should be anything but.
Setting aside his controversial past statements, there's no shortage of pressing global issues — not to mention Team Obama policies — that sorely need to be discussed and debated:
Afghanistan:After more than a decade of fighting, the administration is looking at a drawdown — or complete withdrawal — of US troops from Afghanistan over the next two years.
How does the nominee see the threat from al Qaeda, the Taliban and the Haqqani network? What should the future US presence be, and how ready are the Afghan forces to meet the insurgent threat?
Iran:From its nuclear program to its ballistic missiles to terrorism, the Islamic Republic is arguably the greatest threat to international security today.
Committee members need to ask how Washington should deal with the growing threat "radiating" from Tehran. (Hagel has pushed for direct talks, while pushing against economic sanctions and force.)
Defense Budget:Some believe Hagel is being sent to the Pentagon with a cleaver to hack away at an already-shrinking defense budget; his past comments on Pentagon spending makes this concern credible.
Senators should drill down on what Hagel plans to recommend for a Defense Department that's endured more than 10 years of war and is in dire need of recapitalization.
Missile Defense:North Korea successfully tested a long-range ballistic missile recently and is reportedly getting ready for another nuclear test. Iran's ballistic missile and nuclear programs aren't far behind.
Considering the lack of progress in dealing with these growing threats, how does Hagel plan to prioritize the development and deployment of missile defense — our best option at the moment?
Nukes:The prez sees himself as a modern-day proliferation Pied Piper, believing he can lead the likes of Russia, North Korea and, eventually, Iran down the road to total nuclear disarmament or "Nuclear Zero."
Hagel is reportedly in sync with Obama on this issue. Considering the world today, does the prospective secretary really believe further reductions, including possible unilateral US disarmament, are wise?
Middle East:The region is nothing less than a mess, with ineffective US policies a big part of the problem: Syria is on fire; Egypt after two years of the "Arab Spring" is a big question mark, and other pro-West regimes are teetering.
The senators should press Hagel to unpack administration plans for protecting and advancing American interests in this important region, including the nominee's view on our security relationship with Israel.
Terrorism:Al Qaeda affiliates and other militants are on a tear in places like Syria, Libya, Mali and Nigeria. The terror group may be "on the run" as the president has suggested, but it seems like it's running to any place where US troops or drones aren't.
What does Hagel see as our strategy going forward on fighting terrorism? What role will Obama's second-term Pentagon play in dealing with the al Qaeda resurgence?
China:With its runaway military buildup — especially its naval, air, missile, strategic, cyber and space forces — Beijing is on a trajectory to challenge Washington's military dominance in the Pacific.
Committee members should probe how Hagel plans to project American power into the Pacific, considering budget constraints. Is Team Obama's rebalancing to the Pacific going to be a powerful pivot or more of a plucky pirouette?
The concern, of course, is that Hagel — like Kerry — will push US foreign and defense policy violently Left, more in line with Obama's real sentiments. So a solid airing of the issues this week is critical.
Peter Brookes
The writer is a Heritage Foundation senior fellow and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense.


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This article originally appeared in the Nov. 21, 2011 issue of Forbes magazine.
We already have one. It's called the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a committee of "experts" appointed by the Department of Health & Human Services. This group recently de-clared that men should not be routinely screened for prostate cancer. The most common test is the PSA, which is part of a blood test. The panel also said no to rectal exams and ultrasounds, claiming that testing does no good, that it doesn't save lives.
Two years ago this task force said wom-en under the age of 50 shouldn't get annual mammograms—a "finding" so preposterous even the Department of Health & Human Services ran away from it.
This latest dictate is meeting the same fate. And rightly so. After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer found in men. Last year it killed 32,000 people in the U.S. The panel's tortured reasoning is that oftentimes traces of cancer in the prostate don't lead to a full-blown attack that can kill the patient. True enough, as far as that goes. But the panel ignored the inconvenient fact that physicians have a measurement called the Gleason score to determine how dangerous the disease is. If that score is low doctors will take a watchful attitude; if it gets high they'll recommend action.
I know. A routine rectal exam last spring resulted in an alarming finding, subsequently confirmed by an ultrasound and a biopsy. The Gleason score was flashing red, so my prostate was removed, and—knock on wood—it seems the disease was caught early and successfully.
The task force makes a big deal about the unpleasant side effects in treating prostate cancer. But with a disease like cancer I'll take the side effects of treatment over letting nature take its course.
You'd never realize it from this panel, but the death rate from prostate cancer has dropped 40% in recent years, the result of a combination of early detection and better treatments.
What's going on with mammograms and testing for prostate cancer? At bottom, it's an attempt to save money. Treatments are not cheap. The panel claims that its recommendations won't increase mortality, which is about as convincing as saying that letting mosquitoes proliferate in certain environs won't increase the incidence of malaria.
If the government succeeds in dominating health care, as it's now on its way to doing, we can expect more of these weird and lethal findings. The focus will be on rationing and saving money. What we need in health care is more free enterprise, not Soviet-style controls.
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|The Lost and Damned
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30 March 2010
|Johnny Klebitz
|Liberty City
Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned or TLAD is the first of two "episodes" of downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV on the Xbox 360. This episode features a new storyline, with a new protagonist - Johnny Klebitz, of The Lost Brotherhood biker gang.
The episode features new missions, multiplayer modes, weapons, vehicles, and music/radio shows. It became available only on the Xbox 360 for download via Xbox Live on February 17th 2009, and costs $19.99 or 1600 Microsoft Points. It is part of a disc-based title, "Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City" , which do not need a GTA IV disk to be played and will be bundled along with the second episodic content, The Ballad of Gay Tony, for $39.99.
"Johnny is a very different character than Niko, with a very different background," says Dan Houser, vice president of creative development for Rockstar Games. "I can't go into too much detail on the story, because we try not to give away too much plot before the game is released. But I can say that the story will show you a different side of Liberty City."
"The story is not directly impacted by decisions you took in the main game," he says. But "tons of details and mysteries from the main story get explained, so it will add a lot of color to the main story."
Recently, in GTA IV's fourth PC patch, The Lost and Damned's achievements where added to the PC version. Rockstar Games has finally confirmed that The Lost and Damned along with The Ballad of Gay Tony will be released for the Playstation 3 and PC on March 30.
The stories for Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony were written by Dan Houser and Rupert Humphries.
Johnny Klebitz, Vice President of the Alderney Chapter of The Lost Brotherhood, has been busy protecting the gang's business interests in Liberty City, and is loyal to the motorcycle club's President, Billy Grey, who was recently sent to rehab for heroin addiction after narrowly avoiding a sentence in prison. When Billy returns, his violent actions towards the gang's rivals, The Angels of Death, causes a previously established truce to be broken between the two gangs, threatening the Brotherhood's survival. When a member of the gang, the recently patched in Jason Michaels, is killed in Broker, Billy uses the opportunity to convince Johnny that the AoD were responsible for the murder, rather than the actual killer. In retaliation, the gang attacks an Angel clubhouse and secures a large amount of heroin. The gang attempts to sell the heroin through drug dealer Elizabeta Torres, but the buyer turns out to be an undercover cop. After this, Billy introduces Johnny to Thomas Stubbs III, a corrupt Congressman who pays Johnny to help him stay on top politically. Eventually, Johnny's friend and fellow club member Jim Fitzgerald learns that the heroin was stolen from the Triads by the Angels of Death, so the gang attempts to sell it back to them, only to be betrayed. Billy is captured by the police.
Johnny is now forced to take control of the gang, but member Brian Jeremy refuses to follow, having been fiercely loyal to Billy and blaming Johnny for his arrest. Brian attempts to create his own chapter, and Johnny is forced to kill him. In order to keep the brotherhood afloat, Johnny begins working with people such as Uptown Riders members Malc and DeSean, and eventually comes to help out Pegorino Family capo Ray Boccino after his former lover Ashley Butler asks him to. Through Ray, Johnny steals a large amount of diamonds from Gay Tony and attempts to sell them to the Jewish Mafia with the help of Niko Bellic, but the deal fails and Johnny manages to escape with the money, planning to keep it for the Brotherhood. An angry Ray kidnaps Jim and tortures him while holding Johnny at gunpoint, but the two escape. Johnny fights off several hitmen and learns from Ashley that Jim is dead. He plans on attacking Ray but is told by Stubbs not to, and instead focus on Billy, who has agreed to testify against Johnny and Angus Martin so that he may be freed from prison. Johnny, Terry Thorpe, Clay Simons and other members of the Lost infiltrate the prison and Johnny personally executes Billy. Afterward, he has the clubhouse burned down and decides to disband the brotherhood.
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Investigating How New Media Channels Have Created Opportunities For Popular Music Artists
The digital age has brought about many changes within the music industry in both how we receive and how we consume music. It has been well documented that the music industry has had a hard time trying to keep up. In this article I will be looking at the way in which new media channels have opened up opportunities for popular music artists to convey themselves and capture an audience through some the new channels that have opened up from the creation of the Internet.


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Tunisia votes: world watches first post-Arab Spring election
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Libyans now face the task of filling the political vacuum created around him by Muammar Gaddafi. Also, reasons to hope in Tunisia's election, reasons to despair over Europe's fate and reasons to expect a lot of cute baby pictures on the French election campaign trail.
- Anne BAGAMERY, Senior Editor, International Herald Tribune
- Nathalie NOUGAYRÈDE , Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, Le Monde
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Making money in Real Estate is the most popular strategy to build wealth. If you're not currently making money and building wealth in real estate you need to start. I have been making money using four very simple strategies that are very simple to duplicate.All of the millionaires I have learned from make money and build wealth in real estate. That's right, all of them! These real estate strategies can set you free for life!If you learn and implement them you can build a massive amount of wealth in a very short period of time. I use a system for all four of the strategies that all go hand in hand.These strategies can easily make you rich in a very short period of time. I use the first strategy to make money fast, the second strategy for making money in chunks and the third strategy is for building wealth and creating income for the rest of my life. The last strategy I use to buy real estate extremely cheap.I use a step by step system for all of these money making systems. The first strategy requires in many cases no money and no credit. It's the strategy I use to create anywhere from three to fifteen thousand dollars in profits per deal in a short period of time without ever even buying real estate. This strategy is known as wholesaling.It's easy to begin making quick money. You don't need money to make money with this strategy! If you have bad credit don't worry, you don't need good credit to make money with this strategy. My goal is for you to have a check in your hands of $5,000 or more in 30 days or less!I can show you my exact system on how to do it. Wholesale is nothing more than making an offer on a piece of real estate, getting that offer accepted, then simply assigning to contract to someone else. Don't worry, making an offer on something doesn't mean you'll be forced to buy it".Making offers on Real Estate is easy! You can do it two ways. Through a realtor or directly to sellers who don't have their homes listed with a realtor.I developed a specific step by step system to find listed and unlisted properties to make offers on. Most of my deals are through listed properties. I use a realtor to make offers for me on properties that are listed.There are a lot of realtors who won't understand what you're trying to accomplish. I'll teach you exactly the process I use to find my realtors as well as how to get them on the same page as you with what you want to accomplish.There are so many properties for sale. You need to learn how to find the best one's to make offers on. Learning how to wholesale is the first step in becoming a real estate investor and getting out of the rat race! In all of my money making strategies I believe it is the easiest one for both beginners and advanced investors.I use the second strategy to create larger chunks of cash anywhere from twenty to sixty thousand dollars in profits per deal. It takes a little longer to generate those profits than the first strategy but one deal generates much more money. This strategy is called retailing.This strategy has some great advantages. It's easy to make consistent $20,000+ on every deal, it can be done part time, and it can and should be done with someone else's money!Flipping real estate is nothing more than buying a house; fixing it up if it needs repairs, and then selling it for a profit. Most Real estate flippers that fail don't understand the number 1 rule, Buy Cheap! When they buy a house most of them think they're buying it cheap but chances are they're not.The biggest mistake investors make is they don't calculate all of their costs before they do the deal. There is a specific formula that's easy to follow that will make sure you follow this very important rule. The way you buy your real estate is the difference between winning and losing.If you are new to real estate investing the first strategy you should implement is wholesaling. The reason is with wholesaling you learn how to make extra money without risking your own money. When you accomplish that then move to retailing.After you learn how to earn extra money wholesaling, you will have accomplished your first step in becoming a successful flipper. That first step is learning how to buy cheap!The third strategy I use to build wealth and get paid forever. By doing this I create a monthly income that will last forever. Making money in Real Estate is not just creating quick cash; it's also about creating enough wealth where you can literally never have to work again! This strategy is known as buying and holding.There are many ways to build a Money Making Machine. The best way is through real estate investing focused on building wealth. Making money now is important but creating wealth for the rest of your life is what will set you free!Buying real estate isn't hard, but, buying real estate correctly is where most people go wrong. Understanding what makes up a good deal is your greatest asset with this strategy.You make money when you buy; you get paid when you sell. If you're a beginner this will be the most important thing that must be understood. If you buy right you will have a lot of equity and great cash flow for the entire time you own a particular investment. This is what I refer to as building a money making machine.In real estate there are many strategies to make money quick. Those are the strategies you should begin with because you have to learn how to buy cheap enough to make money.After those strategies are executed that is the time to worry about building for the rest of your life. There are multiple ways to buy cheap it's all about learning the ones that will work for you.Now, once you know how to buy cheap creating wealth is easy! Simply make sure you have great cash flow with each deal you intend on doing and before you know it after multiple deals you will start building monthly cash flow.Continue this simple recipe over and over and in a very short period of time you could be generating enough cash flow to live on then you can focus on getting rich and wealthy! Best of all you can focus on whatever you want because you don't have to work if you don't want to.The reason this is my favorite real estate strategy is because I love residual income. Creating something once that pays you for the rest of your life is the smartest thing you can do financially. All my rich mentors made this lesson very clear to me.Building a money making machine first starts with making quick money in real estate. Once you learn that you will know how to buy real estate the right way. From there all you have to do is hold it for cash flow for the rest of your life!The final strategy I use to buy real estate extremely cheap from distressed sellers. Buying cheap through properties in pre-foreclosure is a tremendous opportunity.There are so many ways to make money in real estate. Many people have a hard time finding which way fit's them the best. Some people like to stick to one strategy, others like a lot of different strategies.I recommend doing some research and reading some books to learn about all the different ways there are to make money before you choose one. I recommend the following products because they should help you decide what kind of real estate strategy you want to pursue.Making money in real estate goes hand and hand with all of the other best money making strategies. The reason is the tax advantages you get blend very well together with all of the other money making strategies. Real estate investing is also one of my favorites because it is the best way to build ultimate wealth that will last forever!Learning a simple money making strategy is easy. The hard part is where and who do you ask to teach you? This used to be my problem until I met some very successful mentors.I learned for them many strategies to get rich, this one is one of the best. Making money in real estate is all about buying cheap! By finding and buying distressed real estate you will be able to buy extremely cheap.Those who have a way to buy real estate extremely cheap will succeed. Pre-foreclosure investing is a great way to buy cheap from distressed sellers. It's a win-win situation for you and the seller.There are a few ways to buy real estate in distressed situations. If a seller is in pre-foreclose which means they are behind on payments but their home hasn't been foreclosed on yet they would probably be very interested in selling.Most of the time people end up losing their homes and would have been much better off if someone was there to help them out of that situation. Like I said, Win-Win situation.There are two scenarios for the buyer. There is either already sufficient equity in the property for them to purchase it or there isn't enough equity. Most of the time there won't be enough.There is a simple money making strategy know as short sales for properties that don't have enough equity. In this case the bank or mortgage company that has a lien on the property will most likely accept a huge discount on what they are owed in exchange for a payoff of some amount for what they are owed.For example, if a property is worth $200,000 and the bank has a lien of $180,000 for a property in not great shape they will probably accept a huge discount. The reason is the cost they have to incur to foreclose, list, and resell is huge.You make them and offer at $100,000 as a payoff. After negotiations they accept $120,000. You're now able to buy a $200,000 home for $120,000 through your knowledge.All in all, these four Real Estate Investing Strategies all have their advantages and disadvantages. There is a sequential order they should be implemented in. Take this information and use it to the best of your ability and be smart and savvy out there.
Why a Job in Fashion? | Fashion
Why look at the fashion industry and the fashion world these days? Well there is a good reason to look at fashion especially if you plan on getting a job in the fashion industry. There are different types of jobs in the fashion industry. If you decide to be a designer you have to be up on the latest trends of celebrities and political people alike. You also have to know your clients and what they want and most of them want to be fashionable and be presentable when they go to a job or when they go to a photo shoot.You can get a job as a photographer in the fashion world and be happy in it but you still need to know what is fashionable in the time you are in and what is considered not to be fashionable. You can be an editor in a fashion magazine and be able to research fashion trends through out the United States and through out the world or you can be a fashion assistant where you go and do things for the photographer, editor or designer. The fashion world has all kinds of opportunities available for jobs if that is an area you are interested in.A retail store has to be up on the latest trends in order for them to sell clothes. If they were not then they would not be able to sell the line of clothing. Many places carry a line of clothing and fashion from a certain celebrity. For example some stores like Wall-mart and K-mart and other superstores carry brands like Martha Stewart, Miley Cyrus or Just My Size and those are just some of the brands they carry.Mom and pop shops in New York and other cities start trends as well because they have made a name for them selves with celebrities. Macy's is another place that carries a lot of fashionable and celebrity fashions as well. In fact Macy's is known not only for their Thanksgiving Day Parade, but they are known for making a bold statement in the fashion industry when it comes to showing off their clothing and other accessories.The fashion world is full of surprises and you can do all kinds of modelling for fashion. Modelling is definitely another job in the fashion industry and includes people like Tyra Banks who does Victoria Secret swim wear and lingerie. She has also went gone from just walking the run way to hosting her own reality show in modelling and fashion to allow girls the opportunity to see if they have what it takes to be a model in the fashion industry these days. She also has had her own day time talk show and talks with women about issues that face not only black women in the fashion industry but women in all different industries. She discusses the troubles women face in society today and talks about fashion and modelling as a way of getting out of those struggles. She also talks about it as a way of getting into acting and into theatre as well.Fashion is considered to be here one minute and gone the next. Trends tend to come and go from one century and follow another trend from another century down the road. Every time you look back at past fashion the designers put there own twist to it and make it there own. This is why the fashion industry changes so much and why the jobs available in it would be guaranteed to brighten your day.
Travel Vacations – Want to Explore a Well-Kept Secret? Scuba Diving Catalina Island | Travel vacation
When it comes to California vacations, we often think of nothing more than sunny Los Angeles. Yes, Los Angeles is a great place to visit, but how would you like to explore a well-kept secret? That well-kept secret is just off the coast of California and it is known as Santa Catalina Island. There is so much to do and see, including scuba diving Catalina.Here are the Top 3 things you can enjoy on Catalina Island:1 – Scuba Diving off Catalina IslandCatalina is often referred to as a scuba diver's paradise. Why is this? It is home to some great diving locations, including the Avalon Underwater Park. For many weekend warriors, it is just easier to head to a more accessible location than a far off destination. This means three important things to you: no damage has been done to natural resources, prices are affordable, and dives are less crowded. What you will find is beautiful beaches, pristine kelp forests, and pleura of marine life.2 – Glass Bottom Boat ToursI recommend scuba diving at Catalina, but I know not all of us have an adventurous side. If you are one of those individuals, your next best option is a glass bottom boat tour. With clean and clear waters, you might be surprised how far you can see down. While the excitement is not as a great as it is with scuba diving, it is more than satisfying.3 – The Catalina CasinoNow you might gather from the name that the Catalina casino is a gambling establishment. This is a common mistake. The establishment's name was derived from the Italian definition of casino, which means a social gathering place. The Casino alone is a great vacation destination and activity due to its beautiful architecture. Inside, you will find a number of must-visits including the theater and the Santa Catalina Museum.Visiting the Catalina Casino, taking a glass bottom boat tour, and scuba diving Catalina Island are just three of your endless choices. Honestly, it does not matter what time of the year you visit Santa Catalina Island or the reason for that visit; you will have plenty of things to do and see.


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That's hilarious!!!!
I have probably done that a million times.
Call me crazy but, when you are on the court it's fair game. As long as it's in the rules.
Totally agree however, what is not cool is to be a total Jerk on purpose.
I've got two current pet peeves:
1. My tennis partner is constantly correcting my technique when he can barely hit well himself! In my mind I am always telling him to "GO COACH HIMSELF!!" Please free to replace the word "coach" with any other "happy word". Ha ha!!
2. When I play doubles and my partner yells 'yours!' on shots that are obviously mine. That annoys the heck out of me!!
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- Toro Rosso news
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Daniel Ricciardo believes he has been getting the better of Jean-Eric Vergne at Toro Rosso since the summer break.
Both drivers were confirmed as staying on at Toro Rosso for 2013 ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with a seat at Red Bull the potential prize. With Ricciardo finishing tenth in the race he is now just two points behind his team-mate in the standings, but believes his performances in qualifying and improving races means he has the edge at present.
"I think definitely the Saturdays have been my stronger point," Ricciardo said. "I think in terms of Sundays I gave a few away earlier in the year, I made a few little mistakes and it took me a little bit of time to get what I wanted out of a Sunday. But I think definitely now since the Summer break it's been more in my favour.
"I don't like looking back and saying 'I would be' because I think everyone has got an excuse, but without the brake problem in Korea if we'd stayed eighth and ninth then I would have been ahead in the championship. It's been positive from my side, I think the progression has been positive; the Saturdays have remained strong yet the Sundays have improved, which were my weaker point at the beginning of the year. So it's heading in a better direction, at least from my views."
Christian Horner said prior to the Abu Dhabi weekend that he keeps a very close eye on performances at Toro Rosso, and when asked if certain moments stick in his mind as having the potential to impress Red Bull, Ricciardo replied: "Yeah, I think so.
"Bahrain qualifying is definitely the one that stands out; it was one of those days when everything just fell in to place. Not to boast my efforts - obviously I was ragging the car and trying to get the most out of it - but I didn't have to put life and limb on the line to do the job I did there, it just fell in to place. You do have a few days like that over the year where you think 'this is where I belong and this is where I want to be', so I definitely hope to have a few more of those."


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The Bachelorette Spoilers 2013: Desiree Hartsock Final Four, WINNER Revealed!by Free Britney at . Updated at .
Desiree Hartsock begins her quest for love and ratings as The Bachelorette May 27, and we're starting to piece together the coming season bit by bit.
The Bachelorette spoilers revealed so far hint at a multitude of charming, impressive guys and magical moments for Des. But which man will win it all?
Desiree Hartsock, 26, competed for Sean Lowe's affections on The Bachelor. That didn't work out, as she finished fourth. But when one door closes ...
As he did then, the man, the myth, the one-man online oracle of TV, Reality Steve, has been digging like a fiend for the spoilers we know you crave.
What has he found out through his mysterious unnamed sources?
A lot. And his venerable track record speaks for itself at this point.
Come along as we reveal the men who will vie for the California cutie's heart - and the final four who are left standing at the end! Which one will win it all?
Follow the jump for The Bachelorette spoilers 2013!
The beautiful bridal stylist's final four fellas this season are ...
- Brooks Forester: 28, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Zak Waddell: 31, San Antonio, TX.
- Drew Kenney: Scottsdale, AZ.
- Chris Siegfried: 27, Seattle, Washington.
Four worthy contenders. Four epically cheesy PR photos.
Following hometown dates, Desiree is set to head to the Caribbean with her final four. She'll cut the field down to three, and then two, and then one.
Desiree's Finale Rose Ceremony reportedly took place in Antigua, at The Verandah Resort & Spa, an oasis with sandy beaches and nature trails.
Bachelorette spoiler alert: Des hearts nature trails!!
Even more than that, she loves one of these four gents so hard. Word on the street is that he was the man to beat from the get-go in her mind.
So who is the one? Let's break it down by week ...
Week 1 (May 27) kicks off with the "Cinderella" story of Des, followed by the obligatory intros. The 19 guys remaining after the first rose ceremony:
James Case, Juan Pablo Galavis, Brad McKinzie, Zack Kalter, Kasey Stewart, Ben Scott, Zak Waddell, Brooks Forester, Brandon Andreen, Dan Cox, Chris Siegfried, Bryden Vukasin, Michael Garofola, Mikey Tenerelli, Robert Graham, Drew Kenney, Nick Mucci and Will Reese.
Week 2 (June 3) eliminations: Will Reese, Robert Graham, and Nick Mucci.
Week 3 (June 10) eliminations: Brandon Andreen, Dan Cox.
Week 4 (June 17) eliminations: Zack Kalter and Brad McKinzie.
Week 5 (June 24) eliminations: Ben Scott, Mikey Tenerelli and Bryden Vukasin
Bryden, apparently, eliminates himself because he is "not feeling it."
He was also knowingly hooking up with what seems like his girlfriend right before leaving for the show, then resumed doing so afterward. Awesome.
Week 6 (July 1) eliminations: Kasey Stewart, James Case, and Juan Pablo Galavis.
Week 7 (July 8) elimination: Michael Garofola.
Week 8 (July 15) hometown dates elimination: Zak Waddell.
Week 9 (July 22) overnight dates elimination: Drew Kenney.
Week 10 (July 29) is the Men Tell All special. So much filler.
Which brings us to Week 11 and the August 5 season finale, where both guys show up to the final rose ceremony, one gets dumped and the winner is ...
Brooks Forester!
Yup, Reality Steve wrote weeks ago, in fact, that "Desiree has been smitten by Brooks from the beginning" and "that's the guy she's gonna choose."
That was in April. Now the rose ceremony is over and done with and Brooks did in fact bring it home. So Steve picked the winner before she did!
He adds that a final rose does not a wedding make: "From everything I'm hearing, Brooks Forester is not ready to be married anytime soon. Just sayin'."
Hmm. Not a very rosy (pun oh-so-intended) outlook. But anyway, it's now official. Desiree picks Brooks and as of right now, they are engaged.
So if he's not the marrying type, well, things are going to get interesting once the season ends and the tabloid feeding frenzy begins. Can't wait.
So there you go. We'll have updates and corrections for you if and when they become available, but you can pretty much take this to the bank.
UPDATE, 6/4/13: The 16 remaining contestants following the first two episodes are, in fact, the ones listed above. No major surprises there.
UPDATE, 6/17/13: The eliminations are going according to plan, though there have been increasing whispers that Des ends up with no one in the end.
This could just be classic misdirection on the show's part to keep us guessing and disguise the true favorite(s), which has been a go-to move in the past.
UPDATE, 6/25/13: Still on track for exactly the finish predicted above. It looks like James may eliminate himself or be kicked off pre-rose ceremony.
UPDATE, 7/2/13: As predicted, Kasey, Juan Pablo, and James are heading back to the real world, leaving Chris, Michael, Zak, Brooks and Drew.
UPDATE, 7/2/13: Interestingly, Reality Steve has just flip-flopped his third- and fourth-place finishers, with Zak now the odd man out after hometowns.
Drew, he now says, is eliminated in third place, setting up a Chris/Brooks finale, as expected all along. Could this mean he is wrong about that?
Only time will tell, but word is that the final two are still iron clad. Stay tuned, though. Many, many more updates to come as the season develops.
UPDATE, 7/9/13: The final four are set, as predicted. Brooks Forester, Chris Siegfried, Drew Kenney and Zak Waddell have earned hometown dates.
UPDATE, 7/16/13: Zak got the boot, leaving Brooks, Chris and Drew.
The initial Bachelorette spoilers were slightly off, but the amended reports were accurate, as Zak will not be moving on to the coveted overnight dates.
UPDATE, 7/23/13: The Men Tell All is behind us now, and what's promised next is a two-part finale that's the most surprising and emotional EVER.
As you saw in the previews, Des' tears are the primary focal point.
UPDATE, 7/30/13: The shocking conclusion we've been promised certainly is that, though it remains to be seen if she will leave engaged or heartbroken.
Will Brooks return? Will Drew or Chris sweep her off her feet? Will she leave as single as the day she got there? It will all play out come August 5.
UPDATE, 8/5: Well ... that one certainly threw us all for a loop, no?
On the season finale, Drew Kenney was eliminated, Chris Siegfried proposed and Desiree Hartsock accepted. No Brooks Forester return. At all.
The Bachelorette spoilers were spoiled. As in rotten. All summer!
Was there deliberate misdirection on ABC's part to plant fake spoilers out there? Or just a terrific job of keeping the actual ending a secret for months?
Whatever the explanation, Chris Siegfried and Des are engaged!
Just goes to show that you never really know until you tune in and see it play out for yourselves. Congrats, Des! Now that it's over, tell us, Bachelorette fans:
Did Desiree make the right decision?


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Court records indicate the parents of a 15-year-old Connecticut girl have withdrawn their lawsuit that claimed their daughter was kicked out of summer camp in Massachusetts after a boy kissed her.
The lawsuit filed on Monday said the girl was kicked out of Camp Emerson in Hinsdale, Mass., earlier this month and a camp official falsely accused her and the boy of sexually provocative behavior.
The suit did not name the girl or her parents, who live in Westport.
Court documents list a withdrawal of action on July 29.
Rosemarie Arnold, attorney for the girl's family, would not confirm for the Associated Press that the lawsuit was withdrawn. Speaking generally, she said cases can get resolved.
The lawsuit filed on Monday in Bridgeport Superior Court sought more than $600,000 in damages, alleging negligent infliction of emotional distress, defamation and other claims.
According to the lawsuit, male counselors at the camp encouraged the boy to kiss the 15-year-old because they recognized the pair had "deep feelings for each other." The counselors high-fived the boy after learning of the kiss, the lawsuit states.
After learning of the kiss, Sue Lein, named as the owner/operator of Camp Emerson in the lawsuit, scolded the teen, accused her of sexually provocative behavior, and called her a slut, the attorney claimed.
A camp official declined to comment.
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Hold On Forever!/
Earlier this week, I received a letter from one of my Senegalese fans, B. Her letter hit me hard, for its rawness and truth. Although my life is very hectic, I wanted to get back to her rather sooner than later, because we cannot afford to lose any such engaged person to hopelessness and despair.
I also decided to post her letter here and my answer, because I know many go through the same. And I am trying to lift them up through this as well.
Read on, and hope it helps.
B's Letter:
Hi Magatte,
It's 2h30 am in Dakar and I cannot sleep...I have been very troubled these days and my mind constantly keeps going back to you. You know, when discouragement hits me really hard, I listen to the Coran, my beloved Khasidas and I read/watch inspirational talks/quotes. Among them are your youtube videos and blog. You are such an inspiration, machallah! So, I thought I would write to you to share a couple of concerns and hopefully pick your brain and get unstuck.
Magatte, I am very concerned about our country's economic development and I am trying my best to make my little contribution. I know I am still very far and that the road will be a long one. First, because working in a so-called development agency is not the best place where you can effect meaningful change, hence I am considering making a drastic change. Secondly, because I have not identified yet a field, an area and issue that will keep me awake in the middle of the night (like you said at the Global Competitiveness Forum, I loved that). Everything is a priority area for Senegal and Africa and it can be overwhelming to pick and commit to one fight (education, health, citizenship, access to water, people's empowerment etc)! I personally believe that being spread out is not an option, especially if one want to get meaningful results. Magatte, how do you choose one cause to fight for the rest of your life when so many issues move you to tears?
I was just reading your blogpost titled "My biggest fear" and this sentence deeply resonated with me: "Thus if I became famous like some freaks I will not name here or for some BS, I would not be happy, at all." This might sound like an unfair generalization but I have come to realize that our people give precedence to looks, wealth, fame, elegance, over substance, authenticity and hard work. People like to take shortcuts and being famous at any cost is what seems to drive the majority of Senegalese, hence the booming of "top models", wrestlers, actresses, tv presenters, politicians-by-training (and not for genuinely serving the community), people who indulge in multiple TV appearances where they make shallow interventions. I have nothing against people being artistic or into sports and expressing their inner talents through those means. However, the core of the matter is to be seen and "sagn-see ba diek". Even if you are selling BS, people will worship you. Sometimes it saddens me to see that the millions for whom a few are genuinely fighting for do not seem to care about development, about doing what is right, about preserving our values. People lie and take shortcuts to be rich and famous. Girls sell their souls for petty cash. It saddens me that the majority of the Senegalese population gets abused by BS-tellers who manipulate them and seek political power just to just fill up their bank accounts. Magatte, where does one find the energy to keep on fighting when the majority don't give a damn and barely listen? How does one keep on fighting when trying to be genuine+authentic in a general atmosphere where one is looked at like an alien? I am just in tears as I am writing this...
I hope you will have time to read my long message and look forward to your insights. You really give me strength to push through the disappointments.
My Answer:
Hello My Dear B!
Sorry it took me awhile to get back to you. I have been very busy.
I know too well the feelings and realities that you are describing. It is not surprising you feel development agencies are not the proper answer to our situation and needs. Because they simply are not!!! For many reasons, that I am sure you probably understand better than most by now. So I support you getting out of there, because we cannot afford to have the very few youth (and people in general) who have their heart + mind in the right place slowly give into the ranks of the "establishment" because they got beat. So get out before you let your fighting soul die there!
All those problems you are referring to (when you say "education, health, citizenship, access to water, people's empowerment etc") have to do with ONE cause at the end of the day: POVERTY more or less directly!! And poverty is because people have no jobs. And we know jobs are created by entrepreneurs. So in a way, you already do know what keeps you up at night :) And the remedy is a "monomaniacal focus on entrepreneurship". Everything that you do from here on should focus on supporting entrepreneurship. It does not matter if you decide to work from the Education, Government, Private or NGO sector, you need to be laser focused on "How can I support entrepreneurship from my position". So pick what you are most excited/passionate about and operate from there.
As for all the crass-ness and mediocrity surrounding you that you are referring to, I can understand how frustrating it can be. And it is tempting to lift up your hands in the air with a defeated "Why even bother? I give up!". But in times like this , you must remember that you are not alone in this. Somewhere else, 10 feet away from you, or 10,000 miles away from you, someone else is fighting your fight. Your job is to find them and together create little islands of excellence in everything you do and the way you do it (especially having and taking pride in not cutting corners). At some point others will start noticing, and wanting to emulate that for you would have created something very irresistible.
Things will change, I believe that firmly. But things will change because of people like YOU! And every little thing you do counts. Cheikh Amadou Bamba, Mandela, Ghandi, Dr King, and countless others all operated within very hostile environments, and they still managed to win their battles. I am trying to give up on being mad at my fellow contemporaries, but it does not mean that I am happy to say "Oh this is the way it is". Instead, I focus on those beautiful alternatives I am working on creating for them. I know that the day those become real, others will slowly embrace them. And at some point it will become the new norm. Most will resist at first of course, because as humans we are creatures of habit. But there are always going to be those 2-3 first people to join you. And those are the ones who will change everything. But you have to create "IT" first, for them to have something to rally to. At the end of the day, "there is nothing to promote until there is something to sell". So go back to your core, remember your dreams for your country and the world you live in, and get back to work! Be relentless at it and only llisten to that small voice in you, the voice of God. Let that voice and its comfort guide you as you create your "it" and they will come! Criticize by Creating!!! Hope it helps! Much Love.


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Bulldogs Face UConn in First Round
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Hockey-starved fans can get their fill after Thanksgiving with four games at Ingalls Rink as Yale hosts the ninth annual Nutmeg Classic Friday and Saturday. The tournament features three women's ice hockey teams from Connecticut ("the Nutmeg State") -- Quinnipiac, UConn and Yale. This year, No. 5/6 BC is the fourth team.
Yale (1-9-0, 1-5-0 ECAC Hockey) has made six appearances in the Nutmeg Classic championship game in the previous eight years, winning the title in 2006. Last year a 1-0 loss to Robert Morris in the first round left the Bulldogs out of the championship game for the first time in six years. They fell to UConn 3-1 in the consolation game, with the lone goal coming from Aleca Hughes '12.
Sophomore goaltender Jaimie Leonoff (Montreal, Que.) made 28 saves in that game, and she is off to an even better start this season. She has made 31 or more saves in nine of Yale's 10 games, including a season high of 44 against Harvard. She has 362 saves for the season, trailing only Danielle Butters of Minnesota State (418) and Nicole Paniccia of Penn State (407) for the NCAA lead. Her .916 save percentage is an improvement of more than 50 percentage points over last year (.865).
Freshman forward Janelle Ferrara (Winthrop, Mass.) leads Yale in scoring (4-2-6). Two other freshmen, forward Jamie Haddad (Wilbraham, Mass.) and defenseman Kate Martini (King City, Ont.) are right behind her with five points.
Yale faces UConn (2-10-2, 1-5-0 Hockey East) in the first round Friday night at 7 p.m., and the Huskies are a familiar opponent. The Bulldogs faced UConn in the championship game three straight years from 2007 through 2009, and those same two teams also played for the inaugural championship in 2004. UConn won each of those matchups, and the meeting in the consolation round last year, but the Bulldogs did knock off the Huskies 5-2 in the first round of the 2010-11 tournament. All told, Yale is 2-6-0 vs. UConn in the Nutmeg Classic. The Huskies have won four tournament titles, the most of any school.
Two forwards, Michela Cava (5-5-10) and Kelly Horan (3-7-10), lead UConn in scoring. Elaine Chuli and Sarah Moses have split time in goal. Moses has a .911 save percentage, while Chuli has an .894 save percentage.
The other first-round matchup on Friday pits BC (6-3-2, 5-2-1 Hockey East) against Quinnipiac (7-5-2, 4-3-1 ECAC Hockey). The Eagles, playing in the Nutmeg Classic for the first time, bring in a seven-game unbeaten streak (5-2-0) in which they have scored 34 goals. Alex Carpenter (10-9-19) leads the team in scoring. She has four power play goals and three game-winning goals, and she has yet to be called for a penalty this season. Corinne Boyles (.885 save percentage) and Megan Miller (.890) have both seen time in goal.
Quinnipiac has won three Nutmeg Classic titles, including the last two. The Bobcats are 4-2-1 in their last seven games, and play at New Hampshire Tuesday night. Forward Kelly Babstock (14-15-29) leads the team in scoring. Victoria Vigilanti has seen the majority of time in goal, posting an .894 save percentage and a 2.58 goals-against average.
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Aaron, It seems to me that regarding #1, order is not defined by the spec currently. There are two cases to consider though: When the user selects an item in the UI, you could imagine either that the control sets the value into the instance and then dispatches xforms-select / xforms-deselect, or the other way around. To me, it seem more useful to have the value set in the instance before dispatching xforms-select. What seems to argue in favor of setting the value first is that you also have the other scenario, where the item changes not in response to user interaction but to the control's value being updated during a refresh. In that case, clearly the value in the instance is already set, and then the selection control dispatches xforms-select / xforms- deselect. For consistency, therefore, I think that xforms-select / xforms- deselect should be dispatched after the value is set in the instance. I don't have the absolute answer to question #2, but it is an interesting one. We should bring it up in the Working Group. But if the value is set in the instance before xforms-select is dispatched, it seems to me that you would get only one refresh. Independently from what the spec says, I have always felt that we should have the smallest amount of refreshes as possible. We had a discussion with John a long time ago about the "outer" action handler thing. My feeling was that we should look at this not in term of outer action handlers, but outer event dispatches. But that's probably another story. -Erik On Feb 29, 2008, at 4:24 PM, Aaron Reed wrote: > > Hi, > > One of our users found this interesting testcase that we (FF XForms > extension) handle poorly. But as it turns out, of the processors > that I tried (Orbeon, XSmiles and formsPlayer besides ourselves), > only fP came close to handling it correctly so I don't think that we > are the only ones unsure of how this should work. > > The problem arises if the author has a xf:select/select1 with an > item that has an event handler for xforms-select in it and inside > that event handler the author put a xf:insert. In my interpretation > of the spec, when the user clicks on the item to select it, the > xf:insert should happen which will cause RRRR to occur immediately > after the insertion since this is an outermost action handler. > After the xforms-select fires, the bound node value should change. > Then the xforms-recalculate, xforms-revalidate, and then another > xforms-refresh will fire as per section 4.6.7 in the spec. > > fP only fires one xforms-refresh, so even though they seem to handle > the testcase correctly otherwise, this doesn't correspond with what > I think should happen. The other two processors only fire one > refresh but they also seemingly don't process the xf:insert so they > probably have bugs like we do. > > So I guess I'd like to know: > 1) Should the bound node value change before xforms-select? Or is > that being left intentionally vague and being deemed implementation > dependent? > 2) How many xforms-rebuild, -recalculate, -revalidate and -refresh > events should fire? 1 rebuild and 2 of the rest or just one of each? > > Here is the testcase: > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0 plus SVG > 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/2002/04/xhtml-math-svg/xhtml-math- > svg.dtd"> >  xmlns:ev="http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events" > xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" > xmlns:xf="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms"> >  > <xf:model id="selection"> > <xf:message level="modal" ev:event="xforms-refresh"> > xforms-refresh > </xf:message> > <xf:instance id="choice"> > <selection xmlns=""> > <sort> > <item label="dummy"/> > </sort> > <types/> > </selection> > </xf:instance> > </xf:model> >  >  >
 Each time the testitem changes to the selected state, > it should add another node to the nodeset >
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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV tonight that may be worth skipping out on that night school cooking class you signed up for. Making Beef Wellington is hard. You'd much rather just eat the thing. LET'S GO!
TONIGHT! It's the ladies' short program in figure skating. Women's figure skating, usually, is the big money event of any Winter Olympics. However, this year no American women are expected to medal. That hasn't happened since 1964, and the idea of it likely has NBC's sports honcho Dick Ebersol beside himself. Your top American contenders are 17-year-old Rachael Flatt and 16-year-old Mirai Nagasu. Could either pull off the unthinkable and medal, or will they go all Michelle Kwan on us? I'll tell you one thing about figure skating: I don't like it when judges give out low scores to unheralded skaters just because they aren't familiar with them, then turn around and hand out perfect scores to skaters who are favored, though the performances are indistinguishable to the naked eye. That's like that one kid at my high school who always got A's simply because of his reputation for getting nothing but A's. He knows who he is!
Also tonight: the Gold medal final of men's giant slalom, and Nordic combined finals. Poor Nordic skiers. They'll never be as cool as the downhillers. They're the chess club of Olympians. ANTICIPATION: THE FRENCH JUDGE WILL HOSE US.
Tonight's episode is called "Lighthouse". WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? Apparently, Jin encounters an old friend. Is it his wife? Is it Locke, who is now the Smoke Monster? Is it a new character who comes in to make the show even more overcrowded just as it should be resolving things? Will the Sideways world ever come back to the real world? Will the castaways get out of the Temple? WHO KILLED THE LINDBERGH BABY? ANTICIPATION: CONFUSED YET STILL INTRIGUED
The final 12 female singers perform for your amusement. Once, just once, I'd like to see one of these people bust out the full eight minutes of Metallica's "Master of Puppets." MASTER! MASTER! ANTICIPATION: COME CRAWLING FASTER!
THE TRUTH BEHIND CROP CIRCLES – 8PM (NatGeo – an NBC/Universal network)
I'll tell you the truth behind crop circles. They were created by aliens to inspire M. Night Shyamalan to pen a Mel Gibson vehicle that starts out really well then turns out to have a dopey, pious ending. Do not watch this if you are a "Lost" fan. You'll never be able to piece everything together. ANTICIPATION: CREEPY!
PREDATOR – 7:30PM (SyFy – an NBC/Universal network)
"If it bleeds, we can kill it." So true. ANTICIPATION: COME ON! GET TO THE CHOPPUH!!!!!!


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Omega introduces the OS151-USB series of non-contact infrared temperature transmitters. The new models feature maximum, minimum, average and instantaneous readings; peak or valley hold; reflected energy compensation, OPC server capabilities and a response time of 240 mS to 90%. The 4 to 20 mA output is compatible with most indicators, controllers, recorders or data loggers without special interfacing or signal conditioning.
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6 Great Takeaways from the Wild Goose Festival: One thru Three
Wild Goose Takeaways: One thru Three
Last week I journeyed to the other side of the country with Rich and Alex to take part in the second annual Wild Goose Festival. Wild Goose is a collective camping experience whereupon hundreds of people (possibly a couple thousand? Rumors abound about the actual attendance) converged in the hills of North Carolina to talk about things pertaining to justice, spirituality, music and art.
Once we successfully got the generator running in our RV (yes, yes… we weaklings enjoyed the comfort of an RV instead of most folks who went the traditional route: tent), and once we got the AC cranking, we were ready to set out and discover who we might meet and what sorts of moments would challenge, encourage, convict or inspire us.
It's helpful for me, after attending things like this, to write out what impacted me most. It helps it "stick," if you will.
And since I also like to blog ocassionally, I thought I'd share those things with you.
Who knows, maybe you'll be similarly impacted?
There were six moments that had significant impact on me. I'll share three today and three more tomorrow.
So here are, in no particular order, the first three things that I can point to and say, "it was worth the gross heat, sticky humidity, the scare of tics and buzz of mosquitos because that made an impact on my life."
Phyllis Tickle, Constantine, and Birth Control Pills
If you don't know who Phyllis Tickle is, she is a 79 year old spit fire of a woman who has helped shape and give voice to the emerging church movement. Her voice has been extremely formative for those of us who have wanted to challenge the status quo in Christianity over the past decade (i.e. Western Conservative Fundamentalist-driven Evangelical Christianity). On Saturday morning she delivered a talk called "From Constantine to Us" wherein she gave us all a quick drink out of the fire-hose of Church History, laying the foundation of when the Christian religion became tied to the State (possibly one of the biggest mistakes and most damaging things to ever happen to the Christian faith… sigh). One of her things is to point out how every 500 years the Christian faith goes through an extreme makeover. 500 years ago was the Great (Protestant) Reformation. 1000 years ago was the Great Schism. 1500 years ago was the Great Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. And, of course, 2000 years ago was the Birth of Christ. And so now the church is again poised to experience another significant and defining shift, towards what is being called the Great Emergence.
And as impressive as it was to watch and listen to her rattle off all these dates and names and places and events with zero notes, it was more amazing to watch her build up her argument. Utilize rhetoric to create her proposition. She is sharp and quick and witty, but also brilliant and smooth and masterful in her craft. I'm certain she's put in more than the 10,000 hours required to become a genius in her field.
Her final "point," if you will, was to establish how the basis of our Christian faith, rooted in Judaism, has always been grounded at home (or, in the case of our ancient heritage, the "tent"). And how it was the responsibility of the families to pass on the narratives to their children in the tent, and then occasionally multiple familes would gather together and worship corporately in the synagogue. Once a year, also, the families would pilgrimage to the temple. But the foundation of the faith was established at home, in the tent.
Our culture, today, has lost that value. So many families either have two working parents or are single-parent led (there is no moral judgment on these scenarios, just an observation of their reality. Also, this was where the "birth control pill" part came in... not sure I totally understood where she was coming from, but she had an interesting sociological and professional vocational take on how birth control pills impacted women in the workplace and trickled down to impacting the family at home. You'll have to get the .mp3 later and listen for yourself), and other families have zero interest or understanding in how to raise their children in the Story of God and they rely on their church's children ministries and youth groups. And by Phyllis' estimation this needs to be re-considered. We need to, as followers of Jesus, re-establish the value of raising our homes to walk in and through the story of God.
Kate and I can point to many things that our little family already does and has been doing to accomplish just what Phyllis was talking about. So that was really cool to feel affirmed in that. But it was also encouraging and inspiring for me to think about how to do it even more, and to also have the bigger philosophical (and, dare I say, "biblical?") values to drive such efforts.
Ian Cron and Cynicism
Ian Cron, to put it simply, is an ex-Evangelical pastor, current Episcopal Priest, author and speaker. I've read/listened to a handful of Ian's work over the past couple years and was thrilled to get to spend an hour listening to him share at Wild Goose.
He told us stories of how his previous pastoral position ended in a sadly negative way (to which I could certainly relate), and how that led him to a season of great cynicism (to which I could, and can, also certainly relate). He walked through several things that can cause cynicism to burrow its way into our souls and slowly begin to eat it away. Cynicism, he said, seems to be the new hip and cool posture to have towards the church. If you want to fit in with the cool kids, you need to be anti-church in some way. Be negative and cynical, everybody's doing it!
And for a season it feels good. But it is ultimately a path that will lead to death.
The opposite of cynicism is resurrection. Living as new creation will weed out a cynical heart.
My favorite line from his talk was this, "let the excellence of your life be your biggest form of protest." In other words, instead of moaning and bitching about how you were wronged or how things are messed up in the church, just put your head down and move forward. Keep doing your thing, and do it well. And when you do it with excellence, may THAT be what ultimately critiques and protests against that which you are cynical towards. (An aside: while I love this, and hope to embrace it one day, I'm not quite there yet. Just being honest. But I DO love the intent behind it!)
He ended by saying, "don't criticize the church… just DO IT BETTER!"
Good word, Ian. Good word indeed.
Being cynical is easy, and often times it masks our own laziness.
Frank Schaeffer and Wonder
In college, one of my textbooks (actually, one of my favorite at the time), was called "The God Who is There" by Francis Schaeffer. Francis was one of the leading voices of Fundamental Christianity, defining the movement with tight apologetics and ultra-conservative theology. His son, Frank, spent years following in his foot steps. But soon the curtain was pulled back and the wizard had to admit that there was no wizard, it was all a sham.
Frank gave up the million dollar private jets and the multi-thousand-people arena speaking gigs because he could no longer stomach the very theology and ideology that his dad and other Fundamentalists espoused.
Now he speaks about things in a much more open and loving way, and during his Friday afternoon talk I couldn't help but be moved as he talked about how he now believes in the God of Love. Gone are the tightly wound theological arguments, gone are the neatly packaged biblical expositions, gone is the certainty and knowing all the right answers and right ideas. What stands there now as his assurance that God is Love and that God loves him is his relationship with his grandkids, especially his four year old granddaughter Lucy.
He told story after story of how his interactions with Lucy would constantly remind him of Love and give him hope of the Creator's existence.
He talked about how his posture towards Lucy helped to illuminate how God must posture himself toward us. One such story was about how Lucy accidently broke a vase at Frank's house. Lucy turned to see if "Ba" was angry (Ba is her "grandfather surname" for Frank), and even asked, "Ba, are you mad at me?" To which Frank replied, "Lucy, when you and I are together, the only thing I care about is you. There is nothing in this house that you could break that would make me angry or upset at you. You are the only thing that matters to me."
I love the following reflection he offered (this is my paraphrase):
I can no longer buy in to the idea that God would require of me the absolute correct beliefs about a few certain (or possibly many?) doctrinal issues, and should I not be correct on that itemized list then I will find myself forever tormented in a literal Hell. I cannot buy in to this because of my granddaughter Lucy. Imagine if I say to her, "Lucy, in order for us to have a true and real relationship you need to know the names of all my cousins, you need to know my favorite color and food, you need to call me by my correct name which is "Frank" and not "Ba," and you need to read all the books I've written and view them as the most important books you'll ever read. If you do not do these things, and get them right, then I'm sorry but you will not get to spend time with me, and worse, I plan on punishing you forever and ever." Now if I, as a jerk and an ass-hole of a man, could not even fathom such a thing, then how much more a supposedly good and perfect Creator? If God is not at LEAST as good a Father to his children as I am a Grandfather to my grandkids, then that's not a very impressive God.
I appreciated Frank's various examples of how his grandkids kept alive his WONDER towards God.
My own kids are the most important things to me, and too often I forget, or get lazy, or get selfish and don't appreciate how the Love of God is manifest every time I play basketball with Zeke. Every time I accept a full-body hug and kisses from Tai. Every time I let Jae leap from the ottoman in to my outstretched arms. And every time Lil' Huck cranes his neck around just so that he can see me, smile, and touch my face.
Like Frank, I want to allow those moments to bring me the wonder of knowing and receiving the Love of God.


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College football scores: Top 25 analysis, roundup
The Red River Rivalry — Oklahoma vs. Texas — went the Sooners' way the past three seasons, but not Saturday. The Longhorns gave their embattled coach Mack Brown a much-needed win. And are the Missouri Tigers for real? They're in the driver's seat in the SEC East after taking down Georgia on the road. Track all the top games action on Sporting News' live scoreboard.
Later Saturday night, Penn State upset Michigan in four overtimes and Utah shocked Stanford.
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No. 1 Alabama 48, Kentucky 7 (recap): T.J. Yeldon and Kenyan Drake both ran for more than 100 yards and AJ McCarron threw for more than 300 as the Crimson Tide overcame a scoreless first quarter to handle the Wildcats in Lexington.
No. 2 Oregon 45, No. 16 Washington 24 (recap): The Huskies might have Marcus Mariota nightmares. The Ducks QB answered every Huskies' rally Saturday and helped Oregon remain unbeaten even though one official had a memory lapse.
No. 3 Clemson 24, Boston College 14 (recap): It wasn't easy, but the Tigers managed to escape Boston College with a win, making next Saturday's showdown with FSU as big a game as there's been this season.
Utah 27, No. 5 Stanford 21 (recap): A fourth-down play inside the Utes' 10 misfires and Utah pulls off the day's biggest upset, knocking off the fifth-ranked Cardinal.
No. 25 Missouri 41, No. 7 Georgia 26 (recap): The Tigers dominated the first half, thanks to two big plays that gave them a 28-10 halftime lead. But Georgia fought its way back in the second half, trimming the 18-point lead to just two. Things looked grim for Missouri when quarterback James Franklin left the game with a shoulder injury, but Gary Pinkel dialed up some trickeration that led to a 40-yard touchdown pass. Missouri won 41-26, the Tigers' first road victory over a top-10 team since 1981.
No. 9 Texas A&M 41, Mississippi 38 (recap): Johnny Manziel didn't stay out long after an early knee injury, and then he led the Aggies on a game-winning drive that ended with a 33-yard field goal on the game's final play.
No. 10 LSU 17, No. 17 Florida 6 (recap): The Gators struggled on offense and LSU figured out the stellar UF defense just enough and picked up the key SEC victory.
No. 11 UCLA 37, California 10 (recap): The Bruins took care of business and now they get back-to-back road games at Stanford and Oregon. Brett Hundley threw for more than 400 yards and three touchdowns.
Texas 36, No. 12 Oklahoma 20 (recap): Case McCoy shook off a big hit, and delivered big plays in the first half. Daje Johnson scored on an 85-punt return for a touchdown in the second half and Texas rolled in the Red River Rivalry. Oklahoma's offense was anemic, with just 263 yards of total offense. Any talk of firing Mack Brown should dissipate following the victory.
No. 14 South Carolina 52, Arkansas 7 (recap): Jadeveon Clowney recorded just one tackle, but the Gamecocks steamrolled the Razorbacks, 52-7. Connor Shaw threw for three touchdowns and ran for one more, and Mike Davis ran for 128 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.
No. 15 Baylor 35, Kansas State 25 (recap): Baylor entered the game on record pace toward of number of statistical categories, SN's Bill Bender writes. K-State managed to slow down the Bears some Saturday, but not enough to pull off the upset.
Penn State 43, No. 18 Michigan 40 OT (recap): What a finish. Penn State put together an amazing final-minute drive in regulation to tie the game and survived a last-second field goal attempt. Then, in the fourth overtime, the Nittany Lions win it.
Wisconsin 35, No. 19 Northwestern 6 (recap): Last week the Wildcats just missed upsetting Ohio State, but they didn't have nearly enough in the tank to compete with the Badgers on Saturday.
No. 20 Texas Tech 42, Iowa State 35 (recap): Freshman quarterback Davis Webb threw for 415 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start as the Red Raiders hung on to defeat the Cyclones, 42-35.
No. 23 Northern Illinois 27, Akron 20 (recap): Terry Bowden's Zips fall to 1-6, but they pushed NIU on Saturday.
No. 24 Virginia Tech 19, Pittsburgh 9 (recap): Virginia Tech scored just one touchdown, but that's all they needed to move their winning streak to six games. Pitt struggled all day against the Hokies defense, mustering just 210 yards of total offense.


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Use this checklist to help avoid medication errors. Simple checks could save your life!
Bring a list or a bag with all your medicines when you go to your doctor's office, the pharmacy, or the hospital.
Include all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements that you use. If your doctor prescribes a new medicine, ask if it is safe to use with your other medicines. Remind your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any medicines.
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Check Your Medicines: Tips for Taking Medicines Safely: This short DVD provides patients with five simple steps for taking their medications safely and correctly, thus avoiding medication errors. Experts featured include, Carolyn Clancy,M.D., Robert Muscalus, M.D., Gregg Meyer, and David Bates, M.D.
Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support : DVD features information from AHRQ to help patients who have been diagnosed with an illness to learn more about their condition and treatment options. It aims to help patients not only find information and resources but deal with the various physical and emotional aspects of a diagnosis. The short program provides individuals with important questions they should ask their doctor when they receive a diagnosis, and information to help them understand their disease or condition, how it might be treated, and what they need to know before making treatment decisions.
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